Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 116

With that, Stelle wandered off.

As she walked, she spotted an old acquaintance—Osail?

Osail was hammering nails, repairing one of the prison cell doors.

"Yo? Isn't that Osail? Oh right! Hutao wanted to spar with you!"

Stelle called out to Hutao in the hall.

"Hutao! Hutao! Osail's over here. Do you still want to fight him? If you do, I'll help hold him down!"

Hutao paused to think.

"Forget it. I just finished a fight. I'm heading back with the guest consultant."

Hearing that, Stelle raised her eyebrows and looked at Osail.

"Well then, sit tight. Hutao doesn't want to fight you anymore. She was originally gonna use you for some practice."

Osail glanced at Hutao. He'd seen this little girl before, but in such a short time she had grown so strong?

From his senses, Hutao's energy now exceeded his own.

However, it looked like the girl hadn't yet mastered full control over her power.

Osail gave Stelle a look, then glanced down at Zhongli and sighed in relief.

Luckily, those little werewolves had already served as her training. If he really had to fight her...

If he took it seriously, he might hurt her—and then those two killing monsters might actually come for him.

But if he didn't fight seriously, he'd still get his butt kicked by her strength.

Later, after a short rest at the Shackling Prison, everyone headed back home.

Stelle and March 7th returned to the shop. Stelle patted her bag and pulled out 10,000 star coins.

"Gonna open a Golden Trash Can before bed."

She bought a golden trash can and opened it. A flash of golden light—and a claim ticket appeared.

Stelle calmly put the ticket away. She had decided to open one every day instead of saving them up for a big pull.

Because she'd heard that everyone's luck varies daily.

Rather than going all-in at once, she figured it was better to try a little each day.

Seeing this, Hutao wondered—should she try too?

She rummaged through her bag and found she still had enough star coins for one Golden Trash Can.

Stelle stopped in her tracks, curious to see what Hu Tao would pull.

"Hutao, open it! I wanna see what you get!"

Hutao opened the Golden Trash Can. Just one. She didn't have high hopes.

Suddenly!

Everyone's eyes widened as a red light burst forth, illuminating the whole shop.

"No way! She pulled something? A red item from her first Golden Trash Can?!"

Stelle felt like she was dreaming.

When the red light faded, there was a spear, a golden ring, and a red ribbon.

Stelle was confused.

"You can get three items at once?"

Firefly said,

"Maybe those three are parts of one item? Let's ask Ye Yun."

Hutao picked up the three items and walked to Ye Yun's room.

She knocked on his door.

"Ye Yun? Ye Yun? Are you asleep?"

A few minutes later, the door opened. Ye Yun yawned and looked at her.

"I was almost asleep. What is it?"

Hutao raised her hands and showed him the three items.

"Ye Yun~ Help me check what these are. I just got them from the Golden Trash Can."

Ye Yun rubbed his eyes and looked.

[Item: Nezha's Three-Piece Set (Low-End Version)Description: The three magical treasures of a certain rebellious kid in pink.Price: 5 million star coins]

After reading the info, Ye Yun couldn't believe it. He rubbed his eyes and checked again.

"HSSSS!!!"

Ye Yun gasped sharply.

Seeing his reaction, Hutao realized she had probably pulled something incredible.

She asked anxiously,

"Ye Yun, what is it? Tell me! Don't keep me in suspense!"

Ye Yun replied,

"Put it this way—these items sell for 5 million star coins."

The room fell completely silent.

The silence lasted several minutes, until Klee, Hook, and the other little ones burst into the shop, breaking the tension.

Klee and the kids had just washed up and, with Himeko's permission, came to watch some cartoons.

Klee noticed the crowd at Ye Yun's door.

"Eh? Brother Ye Yun? Sisters? What's going on here?"

Bailu shrugged.

"No idea. Don't worry about them. Let's watch cartoons. Afterward, we've gotta sleep—we're making potions tomorrow."

Klee dropped her curiosity, ran to the sofa, and started watching.

Hutao and the others snapped out of their daze.

"HSSSS!!!" They all gasped again—five million! Five million!

Stelle slapped herself in the face.

"Eh? Didn't hurt... didn't hurt... I must be dreaming. I'm going back to sleep. Bye."

Her face turned red from the slap. She knew she wasn't dreaming, but she didn't want to accept the truth.

Nothing's scarier than your bestie pulling a Lamborghini while you're still on foot.

Hutao asked,

"Ye Yun, what exactly are these?"

Ye Yun replied,

"These are the treasures of Nezha, the Third Lotus Prince—a major deity from the Supreme Realm.

The golden ring is the Wind Fire Wheels, the spear is the Fire-Tipped Spear, and the red ribbon is the Universe Ring.

Just drip some blood on them, and they'll recognize you as their master."

Hutao did as told, dripping blood onto the three items.

The moment the blood touched them, the artifacts came alive.

The Wind Fire Wheels shrank and flew to her feet, lifting her off the ground.

The Universe Ring wrapped around her, flowing with immortal energy.

The Fire-Tipped Spear flew into her right hand.

This power-up was downright broken. With the Phoenix Spirit and now Nezha's gear—

Tsk tsk, Hu Tao should be the Pyro Archon of Teyvat, not Mavuika. Mavuika probably isn't even a match for her now.

Lumine and March 7th looked on in envy. Hutao looked so cool!

Spinning fire wheels beneath her feet, a flaming spear in hand, and the red ribbon swirling around her like a celestial being.

Lumine pulled out all her savings and went all-in, buying 100 Golden Trash Cans.

When she finished, she collapsed on the floor in despair.

"Heh... claim tickets... all claim tickets... who's even getting loot from these Golden Trash Cans?!"

***

Inside Liyue Harbor.

It was already midnight.

The internet café was still bustling with people; more customers came to surf the net at night than during the day.

Why? Because overnight packages were cheap! Many Liyue citizens who didn't have to work the next day would come here to play.

Zhongli was temporarily acting as the café manager at the front desk, as the staff on duty wasn't feeling well and had just gone to the restroom.

Suddenly, Zhongli frowned slightly and looked out toward the vast sea.

In the distance, the sea surged violently with thunder and lightning—like a ferocious beast about to emerge.

With a blink, Zhongli teleported to a seaside cliff, quietly observing the raging ocean.

He wasn't the only one—Ningguang, Yelan, Keqing, and all the Adepti also sensed the aura.

Asmodeus merely glanced over and went back to playing his game. "Just a minor character, nothing worth pausing my game for."

Ningguang activated the Jade Chamber and headed toward Guyun Stone Forest.

She stared at the sea beast below.

"So it's finally here! I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!"

Below was the wife of Osial—the sea beast Beisht.

Beisht raised her three heads and roared at the Jade Chamber in the sky.

"Return my husband to me!"

When Osial was blasted out of his seal previously, she had already sensed it.

Back then, the energy was too overwhelming, and her instinct for survival helped her regain her sanity—so she didn't immediately come to his rescue.

After observing for several days and confirming that the powerful ones had left, she finally dared to show herself.

Ba Zhe stirred up monstrous waves, and Ningguang immediately ordered the Millelith to activate the Guizhong Engine.

But with the massive waves as cover, the Millelith lost their target and could only fire blindly.

The giant waves surged toward the Millelith, about to sweep them into the sea.

At that moment, a meteor suddenly crashed down onto the sea.

A second later, a massive shockwave rippled outward from the impact point.

The tidal waves Beisht had summoned collapsed under the force of the shockwave.

Keqing looked toward the impact point and saw a familiar figure.

"Hutao!"

Hutao stood on Wind-Fire Wheels, holding the Flaming Spear, pointing straight at Beisht.

"What monster dares to invade Liyue Harbor? Come and meet your end!"

With a sudden burst of force from her feet, Hutao instantly appeared in front of Beisht, thrusting her spear.

Beisht had no time to dodge—one of her heads exploded before she realized she was under attack.

Seeing the fearsome Hutao before her, Beisht gave up trying to save Osial and dove into the sea.

Hu Tao pointed at Beisht.

"Huntian Ribbon, go!"

The ribbon flew out, dove into the sea, wrapped around Beisht, and dragged her back to the surface.

Beisht twisted and struggled frantically. Hutao rushed forward and blasted another of her heads with her spear.

In less than a minute, Beisht was down to one head—on the brink of death.

Rain began to fall. Standing high in the air on her Wind-Fire Wheels, Hutao held her Flaming Spear horizontally, ready to deliver the final blow.

Just then, Zhongli appeared beside her.

"Hold on, Director."

Seeing Zhongli, Hutao paused.

"Guest consultant, you're still awake? Oh right, with such a powerful monster attacking Liyue, of course you couldn't sleep."

"Did you see my treasures? Aren't they awesome? Hehe~"

Hutao proudly showed off the treasures she just drew: the three artifacts of Nezha.

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"The Director is indeed formidable. These three artifacts are...?"

Hutao explained:

"I got them from a Golden Trash Can. Remember how I had some leftover Star Coins after buying the Phoenix Spirit? I spent them on a Golden Trash Can just for fun.

Didn't expect to draw these three treasures! I'm telling you, Guest Consultant, these are worth five million Star Coins combined!"

Zhongli was genuinely surprised.

Five million? No wonder the Director's strength increased so dramatically.

Zhongli looked at Beisht.

"Director, she is a sea monster' kin. If she dies, her body will pollute the ocean.

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Even though we're relocating soon, this place isn't completely abandoned."

Hearing this, Hutao withdrew her spear.

"Alright then, I'll leave her to you. I'm going to bed—I'm exhausted~"

She flew away on her Wind-Fire Wheels back to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Zhongli coldly looked at Beisht, summoned divine power, and restrained her, dragging her to Wanmin Hall.

Ningguang, Keqing, Yelan, Ganyu, and the Adepti were all speechless.

Such a fearsome sea beast—completely crushed by Hutao just like that?

Back at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Hutao had just returned and was about to rest when someone suddenly popped out.

"Director, I want to discuss something with you~"

Calestia jumped out of nowhere, grinning slyly.

Startled, Hu Tao said:

"It's you, Calestia? What is it?"

Calestia chuckled.

"Director, would you like to become the Pyro Archon?"

Hutao blinked.

Become the Pyro Archon? For real?

"Nah, forget it. I've still got to make Wangsheng Funeral Parlor flourish. I'm going to sleep~ I fought too many battles today."

But Calestia wouldn't give up.

"Director, at least consider it?"

Hu Tao waved casually.

"Alright, I'll think about it."

Then she went to her room to sleep.

Calestia was truly sincere about wanting Hutao to become the Pyro Archon.

The position was vacant anyway, so why not her?

Our Director is so strong—becoming the Pyro Archon would be a piece of cake! Beating mortals would be child's play.

But alas, it seemed she wasn't interested.

Oh well, whatever happens happens. Back to my game.

Calestia teleported back to the esports room and resumed playing Audition Online.

In the Shackling Prison.

Zhongli brought Beisht there and placed her in the room next to Osial before turning to leave.

Beisht lay on the bed recovering her strength, carefully examining her surroundings and thinking of a way to escape.

Then, a familiar voice came from the next room.

"Beisht? You got caught too? It's me, Osial!"

Hearing Osial's voice, Beisht sat up abruptly.

"Husband? You're here too? I've missed you so much!

Don't worry—I memorized the route here. We'll escape together when the time comes!"

Osial sighed.

"Wife, let's forget it. This isn't Teyvat—we're in another world.

Our power here doesn't count for much."

Beisht was stunned to hear she was in another world.

Looking around at the unfamiliar architecture, it really didn't look like Teyvat.

Osial continued:

"At least here, we get a cell with space to move. Back when Morax sealed me, I couldn't even move an inch."