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Chapter 321 - 317 Moon Port (500 subscriptions for additional updates ~ 3/5)
Chapter 321: Chapter 317 Moon Port (500 subscriptions for additional updates ~ 3/5)
According to the previous journey’s calculations, Mu Ying should almost be arriving at Moon Harbor today.
Thinking of the nearby sea at Moon Harbor, Mu Ying got up and picked out a simple sea blue dress from the Magic Wardrobe, grabbed a small sun hat to wear, and then climbed down the ladder from the Space Travel Box into the Magic Carriage.
Opening the carriage window, the warm sunlight streamed in as the carriage raced along the winding dirt road.
The breeze that blew carried a faint salty scent, a smell Mu Ying was very familiar with, the scent of sea breeze.
Moon Harbor must be near.
Windsor said Moon Harbor is an open and free port city without cumbersome etiquette, where even the nobles are laid-back.
As a witch disguised as a noble young lady, Mu Ying didn’t need to be restrained, so she casually opened the door, sat on the carriage shaft, leaning against the door, with legs dangling in the air.
Her consciousness probed into the Space Ring, pulled out a small bamboo basket, and then selected various items from the space, grabbing a bag of fried potato chips, a bag of candied fruit, a bag of nuts, and a bag of fresh strawberries.
The little bamboo basket quickly became full.
Swinging her legs, Mu Ying enjoyed the refreshing scenery while munching on snacks.
Before long, at the end of the road, a city appeared in the distance.
That must be Moon Harbor.
More and more diverging roads gradually converged onto a straight and wide path that had been compacted down firmly and smoothly.
The number of carriages increased on the road.
Mu Ying encountered merchant caravans from other countries, young nobles out for a ride, and an old farmer driving an ox cart full of fruits and vegetables to sell in the city. There were even more people walking with large and small bundles.
Her disguised Magic Carriage traveled among the flux of carriages and passersby, inconspicuous.
Mu Ying did experience the open-minded local customs as Windsor mentioned, but she did not notice the peculiar aesthetic of the people of Moon Harbor.
The only odd thing was that the local young nobles out and about all looked quite similar.
All had tall shoe-horn-shaped faces with long, sharp chins that turned upward, resembling the kind seen on a boot.
From the side, they looked like curved crescent moons.
Such a shape might be poetic on the moon, but on a person’s face, it was rather unattractive.
But a person’s looks have nothing to do with beauty standards, as one cannot decide their own appearance.
As the carriage entered the city and encountered more people, Mu Ying retracted her previous thoughts.
It could be a coincidence for a few people to have such faces, but it’s bizarre for all the young people to look alike.
If it were a genetic trait of Moon Harbor’s people, then the middle-aged and elderly should have the same facial shape, but in fact, they looked quite normal.
Mu Ying was almost certain that the peculiar beauty standard of Moon Harbor’s people must be at play here.
She was dying of curiosity—could it be that Moon Harbor also provided cosmetic surgery services? Otherwise, it was hard to explain why the young people all had such facial shapes.
Facial shape was just one commonality. Strictly speaking, it was the overall abnormal standard of beauty.
One could say, she hadn’t seen a single young person of average looks. In other places, each one would be considered very unattractive, with every individual having some flaw in beauty, with the odd facial shape just being the foundation.
Some people have skin problems, such as acne, large birthmarks, moles, or ferocious scars, and others have body shape issues, being overly obese, too skinny, or even having limbs of uneven lengths that appear disabled.
In other places, people with such defects are a minority and aren’t considered abnormal.
But here, not long after entering the city, Mu Ying saw over a dozen young people with birthmarks covering half their faces, a rarity that suddenly seemed common, which was very strange.
Moreover, normally, people with such appearances tend to be quite self-conscious, but here, their mindsets didn’t seem to be affected by their looks, as everyone walked with their heads held high and chests puffed out, exuding special confidence.
After watching for a while, Mu Ying felt that the attractiveness of young people in Moon Port had plummetted, while children and middle-aged to elderly people all looked very normal, even young couples too, whose looks were above average compared to other places.
In the end, Mu Ying could only conclude that the young people in Moon Port either liked to play ugly or considered ugly beautiful?
With this question in mind, she drove the carriage to King’s Cross Street and then along that street, she found Windsor’s store: Water Blue Fragrance.
The storefront was small, and the sign looked like it was made by Windsor herself, with the writing in her own handwriting.
The store door, the small display window, and the interior decoration extensively used white and various shades of blue, creating a strong maritime vibe.
Mu Ying didn’t inform Windsor about her visit today, so this was a surprise attack that was sure to startle her.
She parked the carriage in front of the store, by the roadside, straightened her clothes, hopped down from the carriage, and sneakily peeked into the store through the display window.
Windsor seemed to be serving customers, introducing them to something.
Although dressed very differently from before, Mu Ying recognized her at first glance.
She wore an elaborate, intricate crystal headpiece, a small blue droplet at the center of her forehead, donning a figure-flattering royal blue mermaid dress embellished with tiny, white crystals at the hem.
Her hair must have also been dyed, a long brown with blue highlights curled beautifully.
The overall impression was one of feminine Charm and mystery.
So beautiful!
Looking down at her own attire, Mu Ying turned around and climbed back onto the carriage.
No, I refuse to be outdone!
She dove into the Magic Wardrobe, rummaging through it, and chose an even more exquisite sea-blue dress, with an inner layer of fine satin, a flared, umbrella-shaped hemline, adorned with green vine embroidery from the waist down, and white wave embroidery at the edge of the hem, with a layer of light blue tulle overlay.
Her long hair was tied into two loose, lazy braids that hung in front of her chest, with twin strings of pearls interwoven, subtly visible.
Mu Ying stood in front of the mirror, straightening her dress and braids, nodding with satisfaction.
Once again standing in front of the store, she held her head high and chest out, pushed aside the bead curtain, and stepped in.
The sound of the bead curtain clinking rang out.
Windsor turned to look, "Welcome... Mu Ying!"
The polite smile on her face instantly widened, her eyes sparkled with surprise, and she said to the customer beside her, "I’m sorry, my dear friend has come to see me, and all the stinky perfumes in the store are over this way; you can try them by yourself first, if you don’t mind—I’ll have to excuse myself for a moment."
After saying that, she bowed slightly in apology to the lady with the shoehorn face, then gathered her skirt and excitedly ran towards Mu Ying, opening her arms for a big hug.
"You’ve finally come, why didn’t you call with a Dingling Flower beforehand, I’ve missed you so much!"
Mu Ying calmly patted her back, "Isn’t this to give you a surprise, beautiful girl!"
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