Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 72

Silver Wolf, holding 1000 Starcoins, deliberately walked past Kafka and even slowed her pace when she got close.

"Oh my~ oh my~ this fresh Starcoin smells so sweet~ the fragrance of money~ delightful~"

Kafka's forehead twitched with an angry vein—her fist clenched!

Seeing she was about to get smacked, Silver Wolf quickly bolted.

Hu Tao saw this and copied Silver Wolf's exaggerated strut, swaggering up to Xiangling.

"Sigh~ I didn't even want these 1000 Starcoins. But alas, my teammates were just too good, right, Xiangling?"

Xiangling didn't say a word—she directly whipped out her polearm.

"Hu Tao! You're dead meat!"

Hu Tao immediately fled.

"Hehe, you'll never catch me, Xiangling~ nyeh nyeh!"

As she ran, Hu Tao turned back and made a silly face at her.

Meanwhile, Paimon, who'd won effortlessly, held her 1000 Starcoins with a blissed-out expression, muttering a list of snacks to herself.

"Chips~ hehe~ dried fishies~ hehe~ cookies~ hehe~ Spicy Prince sticks~ slurp~"

Yunli stood beside Paimon, holding her own 1000 Starcoins and mimicking Paimon's face exactly.

"Hehe~ skewers~ one skewer, two skewers, three skewers~"

These two foodies were completely beyond saving.

Jing Yuan, Fu Xuan, and Qingque were consoling Yanqing—poor guy had rotten luck and kept running into skilled players the whole match.

Just then, Feixiao, Huaiyan, Jiaoqiu, and Moze walked over.

Huaiyan and Feixiao didn't seem the least bit upset about losing the match.

Feixiao stretched his arms.

"Awesome! This game is so fun!"

Huaiyan let out a hearty laugh.

"Agreed! I feel like I've regained some of the heroic spirit from my days on the battlefield."

Jing Yuan smiled slightly.

"If we've got time in the future, we should all join in again. Even though the games rotate daily..."

"...judging by today's match, the others must be just as exciting."

Feixiao nodded.

"Then it's settled. I'll check in every day. If one looks fun, I'm joining."

Jing Yuan chuckled.

"No need to trouble yourself—Qingque."

Qingque, who was counting money, instantly put her Star coins away and ran over at the sound of her general's voice.

"General, did you need something?"

Jing Yuan said:

"Create a group chat and add all of us. I've already spoken to Miss Himeko and Mr. Welt. Once the new train car is done, they'll assign a room to you."

"From then on, besides posting product info daily, also share the day's game content."

Qingque's eyes lit up. She was thrilled! Wasn't this like a business trip?

The Express crew ran all over the galaxy—this meant she'd get far away from Master Diviner but still be on duty!

Her dream had come true!

A room on the train, close to home! A steady government job, great pay!

Far from the Xianzhou, no bosses breathing down her neck, and minimal responsibilities!

This job! This job!! High pay, low stress, close to home! Perfect life achieved!

"Got it~ General, I'll create the group chat right away!"

Qingque was already planning to go ask Himeko how much longer the new car would take—she couldn't wait to move in.

Once she made the group, she added everyone.

After Ye Yun finished handing out the winning team's rewards, he moved on to the MVP award.

"Everyone! Now it's time for the MVP award. Any guesses who it might be?"

Stelle immediately raised her hand.

"That's right! It's me!"

Silver Wolf stood with her hands on her hips.

"Sit down, Stelle. If nothing goes wrong, it's obviously me."

Ye Yun looked at the two of them.

"You both sit down.

The MVP of this game... is Klee!! Let's welcome our little cutie Klee to the stage!"

Klee jumped up with joy at hearing her name.

"Yay! It's Klee! Klee's the MVP!"

Diona, Hook, and Bailu all cheered for her.

Bailu encouraged her.

"Klee, go get your prize! After that we're buying spicy snacks, hehe~"

Klee beamed and ran off toward Ye Yun.

She stood upright before him.

"Big bro Ye Yun~ Klee's here to get her prize~!"

Ye Yun smiled fondly and patted her on the head.

"Great job, Klee. Here's your MVP reward."

He handed her 1000 Starcoins.

Klee raised it high and bounced up and down, overjoyed.

Her smile warmed everyone in the room.

March 7th suddenly remembered how many players Klee had taken out.

"Y'know what? Now that I think of it, Klee really did blow up a ton of people."

Once the rewards were distributed, everyone was teleported back to Ye Yun's shop.

They were still buzzing from the game, chatting in small groups about all the funny moments they'd experienced.

The four little ones scampered over to the snack bar with their Star Coins to buy treats.

Ye Yun called out:

"No overbuying! One bag per person, got it?"

The four of them answered in unison: "Okay!"

Satisfied, Ye Yun turned to Xiangling and led her into the kitchen to cook for everyone.

Tonight, they were all staying for dinner.

Looking at the table, Ye Yun realized there were way too many people to sit normally.

So he decided to make it a buffet-style gathering—laying all the food out on the table for everyone to help themselves.

Once you had your plate, you'd find your own spot to eat.

In the kitchen—

Ye Yun bought a massive load of ingredients in one go. With over 50 people eating tonight, it was going to take a lot of food.

Seeing the mountain of ingredients before him, Ye Yun was overwhelmed—it would take ages just to wash everything.

Just then, Himeko, Kafka, Natasha, Jean, Lisa, Bronya, Ningguang, Keqing, and Ganyu came over.

"We'll help prep the ingredients," Himeko said with a gentle smile.

Ye Yun didn't hesitate—of course he said yes.

The women each found a little stool and sat in the kitchen area, cleaning the food while chatting.

Next to them, Guoba helped fetch water—everyone was in high spirits.

Ye Yun and Xiangling exchanged a glance, tied on their aprons, lit the fire, and got to cooking!

Meanwhile—

Stelle, Silver Wolf, Lumine, Calestia, Amber, Eula, March 7th, Seele, Huohuo, and Hu Tao were all sitting on the carpet in the lounge area, each holding a game controller.

They were playing a friendship-ending party game called "Chubby Cats Park."

Each person controlled a little cat. All the cats were tied together by a string, and they had to cooperate to pass each level.

"Calestia! Don't move! Go forward!"

"Huh? Forward? Like this?"

"No! That's backwards! We're doomed!!"

On another sofa, Paimon and Yunli were surrounded by a mountain of snacks, munching away and passionately comparing flavors to find the best one.

Feixiao and Venti were continuing their drinking contest, going bottle for bottle.

***

Zhongli, Welt, and Jing Yuan brought Huaiyan and Jiaoqiu to the reception room for tea and chatting. This kind of slow-paced life was more suitable for these "elderly" people.

Beside them—

Topaz and Jade were also chatting next to Topaz's little office space. The two had a lot of fun today.

If it weren't for the fact that Jade still had to assist Aventurine with matters in Penacony, she would've considered staying permanently on the train like Topaz.

Topaz was thrilled when she heard Jade say that.

"That's great, Jade. Himeko's new carriage design is already done—it has a total of eight rooms. Although a bit smaller than March's room, it's totally fine for one person.

Plus, I've made a deal with Himeko. I'll take care of all the renovation materials needed for the new carriage, and in return, I get one of the rooms.

If you're thinking about coming, I can talk to her and probably help you get a room too."

Jade smiled at that.

"No rush. Let's talk about it later, Little Jelena.

By the way, where have you been staying recently? There aren't any spare rooms on the train."

Topaz replied:

"I've been staying with Clara. You know there's a portal on the train, right? I go back with Clara every day."

Jade responded:

"I see. Then I'll stay with you for the next few days. I've still got time, no need to rush to Penacony—it's not my turn to step in yet."

Topaz nodded.

"Sure! I'll go tell Clara."

Jade smiled and said:

"Let's go together. Do you know where Clara is?"

Topaz replied:

"Of course. After we teleported back just now, Clara went to the lab."

Jade looked confused.

"The lab? Where is that?"

Topaz explained:

"Ye Yun built a lab for Clara on the train. The equipment inside—you wouldn't believe it—they're all top-tier stuff. Come on, I'll show you."

Then the two headed toward the lab.

Meanwhile, inside the lab—

Clara was consulting Herta.

Herta had returned and remembered that Clara's previous question hadn't been fully answered, so she brought Clara to the lab.

After all, she had taken Ye Yun's 500 star coin tutoring fee, so she had to fulfill her duties.

While Herta explained, Clara assembled. Whenever Clara made a mistake, Herta would correct her and explain the correct method and principles.

Under Herta's guidance, Clara finally completed the main body of the Gundam.

Herta was quite pleased—Clara had real talent, far surpassing those idiots in the space station.

"Not bad. You've got more talent than all those idiots in my space station."

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Clara nodded happily at the praise.

She didn't know that Topaz and Jade had already arrived and were silently watching without interrupting her work.

They were completely stunned by what they heard.

The renowned genius from the Genius Society, Herta the Erudition Emanator, actually praised Clara?

After casually complimenting Clara, Herta turned coldly toward Topaz and Jade.

"Alright, you two. What are you here for?"

Topaz then explained that Jade would be staying with Clara for a few days.

Clara happily agreed—she was delighted Jade would be staying with her.

"Big Sis Jade~ After dinner, let's go back together!"

Jade smiled and agreed.

Herta, seeing this, said:

"Clara, I'm heading back now."

As she reached the lab's door, Herta suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, tell Ye Yun that if he wants more tutoring sessions, let me know. Same price."

Clara nodded in reply.

Satisfied, Herta left the lab for a stroll on the first floor.

Around 8 PM.

Himeko and Kafka brought out bowl after bowl of delicious dishes and placed them on the table.

Since there were a lot of people, Ye Yun used big iron bowls for serving. After all, it was a meal among close friends—no one cared about formality.

Everyone was hungry but no one touched the food yet—they were all waiting for the two main chefs.

Yunli held her tray, drooling uncontrollably, trying her best to suppress her appetite.

At that moment, Paimon flew over holding a large iron bowl and placed it beside Yunli.

"Yunli, this is the proper way to eat!"

Yunli stared at it in awe and gave Paimon a big thumbs-up.

"Got it! Where did you get this? I want one too!"

Paimon pointed toward the kitchen.

"Over there. Go ask Xiangling—she'll give you one. Ye Yun won't."

Yunli nodded and ran into the kitchen to get a big bowl from Xiangling.

Ye Yun and Xiangling brought out the final dish and placed it on the table.

Ye Yun gave Xiangling a nod.

Xiangling waved her spatula and shouted:

"Dinner time!"

Everyone clapped and cheered.

Especially Yunli and Paimon—they were the loudest.

Everyone took their trays and began lining up for food.

The cheerful atmosphere made everyone feel warm and happy.

Jing Yuan held his tray, wondering what to take first.

A voice came from behind.

"Try the shrimp dumplings. It's one of Xiangling's specialties—I had it before, really tasty."

Jing Yuan turned to see Dan Heng behind him, also holding a tray.

Jing Yuan smiled faintly.

"Alright, I'll give it a try."

Dan Heng then recommended a few more dishes, and Jing Yuan took all of them—whatever Dan Heng said, he took without question.

After Dan Heng and Jing Yuan finished getting their food, Blade also came over with his tray. He tried to remember the dishes Dan Heng had recommended and picked them out one by one.

But he forgot two dishes.

Then—

Silver Wolf walked over with a plate.

"Hey Blade, don't forget the vine pepper fish and the radish beef stew."

Blade nodded and added the two dishes to his tray, then sat alone in a corner to eat.

Silver Wolf sighed, grabbed two bottles of cola, and sat beside him.

"Here, brought this for you."

Blade stared at the cola for a moment, then smiled and took a sip.

Kafka then sat down with them.

"Darling, you brought cola for Blade but not for me?"

Silver Wolf made a face.

"Nyeh~ Nope! You stole my airdrop today!"

Kafka chuckled.

"I didn't even get it in the end—Klee outplayed me."

Silver Wolf thought of Klee.

"Klee's luck is insane. Just with her bombs, she got that many kills."

Blade nodded.

"I heard that her Constellation is a four-leaf clover symbolizing luck."

Silver Wolf blinked.

"Huh? Really?"

Then, the three Stellaron Hunters sat together, eating and chatting.