The ale improvement arc surprised me with its logic. He didn't just magic good beer into existence. He consulted a farmer, partnered with an alchemist, and experimented with herbs and wine. The flavored beer concept feels like a genuine innovation that could exist in a real fantasy world.
Xing Xing’s physical description is classic for this genre—thin, scrawny, but with cute features. The “torn clothes covered in scrapes” paints a picture of a survivor. The contrast with her polite, careful speech makes her seem older than three.
The description of Lu Yao’s figure (curvy, “two large rabbits” under her clothes) is a bit on-the-nose and could be seen as oversexualizing her. But it’s common in this genre, and it does establish her beauty as a plot point (Zhou’s desire).