Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 127

"Well, the rat from the sewers finally crawled out?"

Azar heard that and immediately recognized his identity—one of the little Dendro Archon's subordinates.

"Attack!"

Azar waved his hand, and several guards charged at Aether.

Aether slashed with his sword, the sword energy instantly devouring the guards.

Azar was stunned. He hadn't expected the little Archon's subordinate to be this powerful.

"You're the subordinate of that useless god, aren't you? What's even worth pledging loyalty to in that failure?

Rather than follow her, why not serve me?

I'm the one who led the God Creation Plan to success! The new god is about to rise, that useless god and those desert bumpkins are all about to perish.

If you're smart, you'll know what to do."

As Azar finished, the ground began to rumble. Aether looked outside the Sanctuary.

A massive mech over thirty meters tall burst from underground and began indiscriminately attacking its surroundings.

Azar's face twisted with fanatic glee at the sight.

"See! This is the true power of a god!

Submit to me! And your future will be glorious!"

Aether looked at Azar like he was an idiot.

That big hunk of metal outside? Never mind Stelle and Firefly, even he could handle it easily.

It was barely at the early Archon level—how arrogant could this guy get?

Then again, it made sense. Sumeru hadn't seen divine miracles for over 500 years.

Just then, Aether noticed two flashes of fire in the distance and realized the mech's fate was sealed.

He instantly appeared behind Azar and knocked him out with a hand chop.

Then, he tied him up with a rope.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield—

Scaramouche was controlling the giant mech, destroying everything around him.

"HAHAHAHA! So this is the power of a god! Magnificent!

Beelzebul! I have ascended!"

His wild laughter echoed from the mech and was heard by those far behind—like Stelle, Nahida, and others.

Hearing the name Beelzebul, Nahida's expression changed.

"Beelzebul? The person piloting that mech knows Ei?"

Ye Yun nodded.

"That's right. That guy inside is a puppet Ei made long ago. But... he got misled and now holds a grudge, always plotting revenge."

Nahida nodded in understanding.

She turned to Stelle.

"Stelle, would you take care of this for us?"

Stelle sprang up nimbly and hoisted Judgment of Shamash onto her shoulder.

"Ohoho~ Finally my turn! That big mech, right? Looks kinda cool."

Nahida nodded slightly.

"Yes, but Stelle, please hold back a bit—the one inside seems to have a connection with Ei."

Stelle nodded.

"Got it! Leave it to me! Judgment of Shamash, unsheathe!"

Stelle leapt forward and charged toward Scaramouche at high speed.

In just a few steps, she was already at the base of the mech.

She jumped high, and the sword in her hand began gathering energy.

Scaramouche noticed Stelle.

He felt a deadly threat emanating from her.

He was stunned for two seconds.

What? I've already ascended—how could someone still make me feel danger?

No! It must be an illusion! My mindset just hasn't fully transitioned yet!

He threw a punch at Stelle.

Stelle raised her sword and slashed downward.

The moment the mech's fist touched Judgment of Shamash, it began to melt.

Scaramouche was horrified and tried to dodge.

But it was too late.

Stelle's slash melted half the mech's body. It lost balance and collapsed.

Inside the cockpit, Scaramouche looked terrified.

He got one-shot!

Stelle located the cockpit and lightly scraped it open with her sword, revealing Scaramouche inside.

"There you are. Come quietly, alright?

I heard you know Ei? I'll send you back to her."

Hearing this, Scaramouche's face changed dramatically. He struggled to escape.

Stelle saw this and grabbed his right leg to pull him back.

To her surprise, she pulled off his whole leg.

Scaramouche fell again, having lost a limb.

Stelle froze, looking at Scaramouche, then at the leg in her hand.

What the—? Is your body made of cheap junk?

I barely pulled, and it just came off? Seriously?

Just then—

Nahida, Firefly, and the others arrived.

Everyone noticed the leg in Stelle's hand.

March 7th was stunned, a drop of cold sweat forming on her forehead.

"Uh, Stelle, weren't you told to hold back?"

Stelle tossed the leg aside and shrugged innocently.

"I did hold back! Otherwise, he'd be dead.

How was I supposed to know his body was such poor quality? I barely tugged. Totally not my fault."

Nahida spoke up.

"It's fine. He's a puppet anyway. I'll find someone to reattach it.

Thank you, Stelle."

Stelle waved her hand.

"No problem, all settled?"

Nahida nodded.

"Yeah. Kong has already captured Azar—Saino is guarding him now.

The remaining Fatui soldiers and the thirty mercenaries in the city have all been taken care of."

Stelle smiled.

"Perfect. If that's all, we'll head back."

Nahida asked,

"Leaving already? Want to stick around a bit? I was planning to treat you all to dinner tonight."

Stelle shook her head.

"No need to be so polite, Nahida. The third lottery drawing is happening soon—I gotta see if I win anything!"

March 7th remembered.

"Oh right! The lottery! Ye Yun, open the portal, we're heading back!"

Ye Yun opened a portal—he had nearly forgotten about that too.

They all bid farewell to Nahida and returned to the shop.

At that moment, the shop was packed with people.

The Luofu group.

The Liyue group.

The Mondstadt group.

The Inazuma group.

The Belobog group.

They'd all gathered here, waiting for the lottery results.

Kiana and Calestia were curled up on a couch, each with a bag of chips, chatting.

***

Seeing Kiana walking over, Stelle greeted her with a grin.

"Yo~ if it isn't Kiana! What've you been up to lately? Haven't seen you at the shop."

Kiana placed her hands on her hips proudly.

"Hmph~ I've been having a blast these past few days! I'm now the number one Valkyrie of Schicksal! Hahaha!"

In recent days, Kiana had been busy quelling Honkai outbreaks and actively working on the front lines.

Naturally, she became famous among the Valkyries.

Soon after, Durandal approached her.

Durandal informed Kiana that she was a clone—K423—an experimental subject created by fusing Durandal's and Herrscher of the Void Sirin's Herrscher cores.

At the time—

Kiana couldn't handle the revelation. Late at night, she secretly ran to Ye Yun's shop and cried her heart out.

Ye Yun, being a light sleeper, was woken by her sobbing.

After asking a few questions, he learned what had happened.

He poured her a glass of water, and the two of them talked for a long time.

In the end, Kiana regained her usual cheerful energy.

Ye Yun had comforted her, saying:

"Whether you're a clone or not, you are your own person.

Your experiences, your memories—these are unique and belong only to you.

You are Kiana, a living, breathing person.

You know Mei, you know me, you know Stelle. That Durandal doesn't.

That makes you unique—something Durandal doesn't have.

You are you, silly Kiana~"

"I'm not silly! You are the big dummy, Ye Yun! I'm the embodiment of wisdom! I'm the incarnation of Athena!"

Back to the present—

Stelle understood now.

"No wonder I haven't seen you lately. So, are you still busy?"

Kiana shook her head.

"Not for now. Aunt Theresa said things have stabilized—I can take some time off.

Where are you guys going tomorrow? Take me with you!"

Calestia chimed in,

"Wanna go to the internet café tomorrow? It's super fun."

Kiana's eyes lit up.

"Sure! Let's hit the café tomorrow!"

Seeing this, Stelle and March 7th thought about it and decided to join in too.

They had nothing else to do anyway, and going online sounded fun.

Meanwhile, over on Ye Yun's end—

He had been dragged off by Herta.

That's right.

Today, Herta showed up, bringing Ruan Mei and Screwllum aboard the train.

Following Herta's suggestion, the two each bought a lottery ticket. Who knows—they might get lucky.

"Ye Yun, let me introduce you to some people.

This is Ruan Mei, and this is Screwllum. They're from my club."

Ruan Mei curiously examined Ye Yun. So this man was the owner of the magical little shop?

Screwllum gave a slight bow.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Yun. I'm Screwllum. It's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard about you often from Miss Herta."

Ye Yun returned the greeting with a smile.

"Hello, Screwllum. Nice to meet you."

Their conversation broke Ruan Mei's train of thought.

"Hi, I'm Ruan Mei. I heard from Herta that your shop can sell anything?"

Ye Yun smiled.

"Yes, Miss Ruan Mei. In this shop, as long as you've got Stellar Jade, you can buy anything you desire."

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As soon as Ye Yun said that, Ruan Mei immediately asked,

"Then... do you sell Aeons here?"

Her question stunned both Herta and Screwllum.

You want to buy an Aeon? Is that even possible?

But... it was the kind of thing Ruan Mei would ask.

Ye Yun gestured.

"Let's take a look over there. The screens can display images and details of the products."

The four headed to the little bar area.

Venti and Feixiao were chatting nearby.

"Ye Yun, come drink with us!" Venti, holding a bottle of Flying Moutai, called out drunkenly.

Ye Yun shook his head.

"You two go ahead, I've got guests."

Seeing that, Venti and Feixiao made room and moved to a booth to continue drinking.

Ye Yun opened the touch screen and typed in "Aeon."

Soon, several items appeared on the display. Ye Yun turned to the three.

"Yes—I do sell Aeons here."

Herta's eyes widened in disbelief.

Seriously? You actually have Aeons for sale?

She shoved Ye Yun aside and plopped onto the barstool, eyes locked on the screen.

[Item: Aeon of Destiny Divinity CoreDescription: Use this to instantly become the Aeon of Destiny in a certain sci-fi world.Price: 1 Gold Stellar Coin]

[Item: Aeon of Creation Divinity CoreDescription: Use this to instantly become the Aeon of Creation in a certain sci-fi world.Price: 1.5 Gold Stellar Coins]

Herta thought she had seen everything in the universe—nothing shocked her anymore.

Until today.

Ruan Mei and Screwllum came closer for a look and were also stunned.

Meanwhile, Ye Yun was communicating with the system in his mind.

"Hey, System—what's this Gold Stellar Coin?"

[Notification! 100 million Stellar Jades = 1 Gold Stellar Coin]

Ye Yun nearly choked. 100 million?!

At this rate, he figured he might not see even one Gold Stellar Coin in his lifetime.

Herta pointed at the price tag.

"Ye Yun, how does one get Gold Stellar Coins?"

Ye Yun replied,

"One hundred million Stellar Jades per coin."

Herta immediately gave up on the idea of buying an Aeon Core.

One hundred million? Yeah, right. Who can afford that?

Afterward, the trio browsed other items.

Ruan Mei bought a small world tree sapling—once grown, it could open up a space of 1,000 cubic meters.

She spent exactly all the Stellar Jades she'd brought.

Screwllum bought a few scout drones similar to Dummy No. 1.

He planned to cultivate them—he believed they had great potential.

Soon—

It was time for the lottery draw. Everyone gathered in the lottery shop.

With everyone's eyes filled with anticipation, Ye Yun took out a ball and opened it.

He pulled out the slip inside, read the number, and announced:

"Number 99! Who's number 99?"

The crowd looked around at each other.

Finally—

Zhongli, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, silently raised his hand.

Seeing it was Zhongli, Ye Yun couldn't help but imagine him striking a dramatic pose and shouting some overly theatrical catchphrase.

He burst out laughing with a pfft.

He couldn't hold it in! Just the mental image was hilarious.

Zhongli walked over, and Ye Yun handed him an Emperor Armor Transformer.

"Congratulations, Zhongli! You've won the grand prize!"

Zhongli took the device and asked,

"How does this thing work?"