Li Lin accompanied Caitlin shopping for the whole afternoon and bought a bunch of miscellaneous things and various beautiful clothes.
A few days later, Miss Gilaman's 18th name day arrived.
Since last night, the entire Gilaman family has been busy preparing for this extremely important day.
But in fact, it was more of a social dance for the Gilaman family to build relationships than a coming-of-age ceremony.
Not only the Gilaman family, but every family that has entered the upper class will choose to hold such a dinner party when their descendants turn 18 and become adults.
Such dinners often become a platform for young men and women from different families to socialize and go on blind dates.
According to Piltover tradition, the coming-of-age ceremony is generally divided into four stages:
The head of the host family gives a speech, the elders of each family give blessings and gifts, the peers give blessings and gifts, and finally the dinner and dance begin.
The most important stages are the last two.
If a younger generation of a family or the family itself is interested in the protagonist of the coming-of-age ceremony, then the family will pay to purchase the most expensive gift and have it given away.
When this part is over, all family elders who participated in the coming-of-age ceremony need to leave the auditorium and leave the rest of the time to the younger generations.
At this point, the protagonist of this coming-of-age ceremony must first dance the first ballroom dance with the opposite-sex peer who gave the most expensive gift, regardless of whether they like it or not.
If the protagonist is a man, he needs to be polite and gentlemanly to invite the woman to dance. If the protagonist is a woman, she needs to accept the other party's invitation.
After the first dance in front of everyone is over, it is time for peers to socialize, build relationships for the family, and invite the opposite sex they like to dance.
If the protagonist of the coming-of-age ceremony also has feelings for the person who gave the most expensive gift, he or she can refuse all subsequent dance invitations from the opposite sex.
But if he does not like the person of the first dance, he can casually invite or accept a ballroom dance with another person of the opposite sex to show his attitude.
Li Lin felt that this traditional coming-of-age ceremony was very strange, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, when in Rome, do as the Romans do...
But he couldn't bear to see Caitlin dancing with other women, so the gift became a problem.
After all, she is the only daughter of the Gilaman family, one of the top families in Piltover. In addition, Caitlin's beauty is known to almost the entire northern city.
Therefore, whether they really have a good impression of her or covet the status of the councilor's family, there will definitely be many people who want to climb up the social ladder.
They may come from small families or from other top families.
In any case, Li Lin’s current network of contacts is definitely not as good as those old hands in the family.
They always have various channels to get rare and bizarre treasures, and the gifts that Li Lin can buy with money are only the best in Piltover.
Unless he asks Mrs. Karina for help, Li Lin feels that she will definitely not help him.
A small craftsman who was dependent on the Gilaman family, and wanted to marry the daughter of a councilor...
Li Lin had already imagined the scene where Mrs. Karina would "humiliate" him if he really did this.
Fortunately, he had not spent the 1125 blue essences he had saved. This "money" could be used to purchase a more expensive magic item in the [Essence Shop].
Giving gifts is a science.
First, you need to study what the recipient likes, and then choose a gift that is both presentable and suitable for his or her status.
In other words, the value of the gift you give should not only be considered, but also the appearance should be chosen according to the occasion and the recipient's wishes.
For example, Caitlin doesn't like things like gems and jewelry.
But at such a coming-of-age ceremony, Li Lin couldn't possibly give her her favorite sniper rifle, right?
This is not polite, lacks emotional intelligence, and may even bring shame to the Gilaman family.
There are many good things for Li Lin to choose from in the [Essence Store].
He struggled for a long time before finally choosing an item that was the most suitable for Caitlin and that no one else could match:
A purple heart-shaped crystal gem pendant.
Eliza's Miracle (Epic): Legend has it that in addition to climbing Mount Targon, those with the most devout faith in the Targon spirit will also receive blessings from the stars, as Eliza did.
[Attributes: 1000 HP, 1500 MP, restores 5 HP and 10 MP per second, 30% spell power.]
[Ability Effect]
【passive】
[Eliza's Piety: All the effects of this equipment are only effective on females.]
[Star Ruby: Provides an additional 2000 health points and 2000 mana points.]
[Insight into the Mind: The wearer can see through the minds of ordinary people (only available to mages).]
[Unyielding Will: The wearer's spirit and will will not be affected by negative magic.]
[Cosmic Blessing: When taking fatal damage, grants a layer of 100% maximum health, a celestial magic shield that can resist all types of damage. It lasts until you leave the battle. If the magic shield is broken, it will immediately restore all health and mana of the wearer (cooldown time 7 days).]
[Miracle from the Stars: When the wearer dies, this equipment will shatter, infusing the wearer with resurrection vitality, restoring all health and mana.]
The attributes of this equipment are ridiculously abnormal, equivalent to providing the wearer with two extra lives, and it is only sold for 925 blue essences.
If it weren't for the fact that it only works on women, Li Lin would have bought it for himself long ago.
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