Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 186

When Ye Yun saw that the latest large dungeon was the "Genshin World (Game Version)," he found it quite interesting.

Ye Yun clapped his hands to get everyone's attention.

"Alright everyone, no need to discuss any further. I've already confirmed the fixed dungeon."

Stelle leaned in after hearing this.

"You've already confirmed it? Which dungeon is it, Ye Yun?"

Ye Yun glanced at the group from Teyvat.

"This dungeon is related to many of the people present here."

Ye Yun's words piqued everyone's curiosity.

Himeko lowered her head in thought.

"It's related to most of us? Wait, don't tell me... is the dungeon based on one of our worlds?"

Ye Yun snapped his fingers and smiled.

"Exactly. The fixed large dungeon is called 'Genshin (Game Version).'This dungeon is a game based on the continent of Teyvat."

Everyone was shocked, especially those from Teyvat like Zhongli, Venti, and Calestia.

They were literally watching gossip that involved themselves!

Zhongli asked,"Will this have any effect on the real Teyvat continent?"

Ye Yun shook his head. "No. It's just a game set in your world. You could say it's based on events that would've happened in your original timeline."

Amber looked a bit confused after Ye Yun's explanation.

"Original timeline? What does that mean?"

Lisa explained from the side:"Amber, since we came to Ye Yun's shop, our fates have already changed.What Ye Yun means is that in a world where we never met him—that would be our original world."

Amber suddenly understood."Oh, I see."

Ye Yun clapped again."It's hard to explain everything here. You might as well go experience it for yourselves. I've already locked in the dungeon, and you can enter at any time."

Hearing that, everyone turned and headed toward the dungeon teleport gate.

At the gate, a wooden sign had appeared, next to a floating virtual screen.

On the screen was the login screen for Celestia Island.

Calestia saw the login screen and finally believed that this game really was based on Teyvat—Celestia shown in the screen looked exactly like the real one.

Stelle quickly pressed the login button before anyone else.

In an instant, she was enveloped in white light and sucked into the portal.

Everything went black for Stelle, and when her vision returned, a cutscene was playing.

Someone was drawing in the sand, and another voice spoke.

Stelle listened closely—Wasn't that Paimon's voice?

Paimon: "So, you're from another world?"Lumine: "Yes, my brother and I..."

Stelle watched the whole cutscene for a few minutes.

Once the game officially began, she landed on a beach. Looking at her hands, something felt off.

She ran to the shoreline and looked at her reflection in the water—and her eyes widened.

"What the hell?! I turned into Lumine?!"

Then a realization struck her.

"Wait a second... This game is based on Teyvat,And now I look like Lumine...So that means Lumine is the main character of Teyvat? Damn, that's crazy!I wonder who the main character is in our world?"

Stelle then followed Paimon's guidance and went off exploring.

She collected everything she could find—Even a single mint leaf didn't escape her.

She couldn't help it—her obsessive-compulsive side kicked in.All those items glowing with a shiny white light—she just couldn't leave them behind.

Guided by Paimon, she reached the Statue of The Seven at Starfell Lake.

Paimon: "We can swim across the lake, but be careful! If you run out of stamina while swimming, it could be dangerous!"

Stelle smirked."Let's see how dangerous it can get!"

She jumped into the lake and swam back and forth, refusing to go ashore.

Heh~ I'm just playing! Not getting out! What can you do?

As she kept swimming, she suddenly felt all her strength drain away and sank straight to the bottom.

When she came to, she was back on shore with part of her HP missing.

"What the hell?! I actually drowned? I'm supposed to be the protagonist!"

Grumbling, Stelle finally swam properly to the statue and activated the Wind element inside her.

After using her skills to defeat two waves of Pyro slimes, she continued on.

Just before entering Whispering Woods, she suddenly turned around and headed in the opposite direction.

She left Paimon behind and dove into a nearby cave.

After going through it, she found an NPC, but no quests were available, so she kept moving.

She was headed toward Windrise—where the Anemo Hypostasis was.

Along the way, she found several treasure chests, including a luxurious one that gave her two Primogems.

Opening her inventory, she made a shocking discovery.

No way! All the items in the bag could be taken back to the real world?!

That means she just struck it rich!!!

Eyes sparkling, she licked her lips and eagerly went hunting for more treasure.

And she wasn't alone—Others had made the same discovery and immediately ditched the main story to search for chests too.

Amber especially had the upper hand, knowing Mondstadt's wilds like the back of her hand.

Back when they were gathering Primogems in bulk, she had found the most treasure chests of anyone.

Home-field advantage was real.

Night fell.

In the new Liyue Harbor, lights glittered and the streets bustled with people. The city was prosperous and peaceful.

Ye Yun and the others were guests at the new Wanmin Restaurant—it was Xiangling's birthday.

Master Mao welcomed everyone and led them upstairs to a private room. freewebnoveℓ.com

In the kitchen, Xiangling, Jashin-chan, Mei, and Guoba were busy cooking.

By 8 p.m., four tables of dishes were finally ready.

Hutao pulled Xiangling to the center, tapped the mic to test it, and passed it to her.

"Come on, Xiangling, it's your birthday. Say something."

Xiangling took the mic, a bit shy—it was her first time speaking in front of so many people.

She stammered a bit, then blurted out six words:

"Everyone eat well and drink up!"

Then she quickly tossed the mic and ran back to her seat.

Hutao cheered her on:

"Nice! Well said! Eat well and... cough eat well and drink up!"

Stelle, Firefly, and the others joined in the applause.

Milim, Rimuru, and Shuna were also invited.

Milim sat with Stelle's group. Seeing everyone clapping, she joined in excitedly.

"Nice! Nice! Nice!"

Master Mao then stood up.

"Thank you all for coming to celebrate my daughter Xiangling's birthday.We may not have much else at Wanmin Restaurant,But we have plenty of good food and drink.So tonight—eat and drink to your heart's content!"

Upon hearing "eat," Milim pushed aside her small bowl and whipped out a giant rice basin, stuffing it full of food.

Nobody was surprised anymore.Milim currently topped the food-lover rankings—Paimon was second, Yunli was third.

Milim had way more combat power than Paimon. She might look tiny, but she was actually a dragon-type.

As long as there was food, she wouldn't put her chopsticks down.When her stomach really couldn't take more, she'd just cast a spell to digest it all—then keep eating.

For Milim, the point wasn't nutrition—it was savoring deliciousness.

She filled the rice basin to the brim, picked up a ladle, and happily buried her face in it.

As the meal went on, guests came one after another to wish Xiangling happy birthday.

Xiangling was overwhelmed—especially when Zhongli came over with a toast, startling her.

"The Geo Archon himself? I-I'm not worthy!"

Hutao patted her on the shoulder.

"No worries. These days he's just a guest consultant for the Funeral Parlor."

Zhongli nodded.

"Indeed. Today is your birthday—you're the most important one.And thank you for always preparing delicious food for everyone."

Hearing that, Xiangling breathed a sigh of relief.Oh My Archon—if the diehard fans of the Geo Archon knew he toasted me, I wouldn't even dare sleep at night!

Hutao handed over her gift.

"Happy birthday, Xiangling! Here's your present from the great Hall Master herself."

Xiangling lit up with joy.

"Thank you, Hutao!"

She accepted the box, and Stelle, Firefly, Kiana and others also brought out their gifts.

There were so many that Guoba had to fetch a large cardboard box to hold them.

Xiangling opened Hutao's gift, and the others gathered around to look.

Kiana gasped,"Huh? Isn't that a Rainbow Stone? Looks just like mine!"

Firefly compared carefully.

"No, yours is oval. This one is round."

Hu Tao said,"Correct. It is a Rainbow Stone. I had a craftsman turn it into a charm. Try it on, Xiangling."

Xiangling hung it on her waist next to her Vision.

The Rainbow Stone lit up and turned crimson red.

Suddenly, new information popped into Xiangling's mind.

Everyone stared in anticipation.

"So, Xiangling, what kind of power did yours give you?"

Xiangling casually swung her arm and punched forward.

"Slime Hotpot!"

Instantly, seven elemental slimes appeared out of thin air and landed on a nearby boulder.

Elemental reactions burst forth—explosions, catalysis, diffusion, melting, and more.

Stelle, Hutao, and the others clapped wildly.

"Awesome! That's so cool!"

Just then, Childe also came over.

He, La Signora, and Arlecchino had all come to the party with the Cryo Archon, Tsaritsa.

"Xiangling, what is that thing? You can summon all seven elements of slimes?"

Xiangling was very pleased. With this, she didn't need to catch slimes for cooking anymore.She could just summon them—fresh ingredients on demand.

"You mean this? It's a Rainbow Stone. It grants special powers based on the owner's personality."

Childe was intrigued.

"Hutao, where did you buy it?"

Hutao gave him a look."Where else? Obviously from Ye Yun's shop. Do you even need to ask?"

Childe gave a sheepish laugh.

"Uh... well, what if I've never been to Ye Yun's shop?"

Hu Tao looked at him like he'd just said something unthinkable.

"For real? You've never been?"

La Signora spoke up.

"He really hasn't. Neither have I. We've been busy lately, and before that we were on assignment in Liyue."

Hutao nodded.

"Okay, fair enough then.Ye Yun's shop sells Rainbow Stones. But... do you even have Star Coins? They're not cheap."

Childe smiled.

"Star Coins? The Tsaritsa gave me a few thousand. Hope that's enough?"

Hutao raised an eyebrow.

"Then forget it. The cheapest one costs 100,000."

Childe instantly gave up.

100,000?!He only had 5,000—and that was five months' worth of salary!

Yep—Childe's monthly salary was only 1,000 Star Coins.

Not a coin more.And any Primogems or other resources he found had to be handed in.

He once thought 1,000 a month was a lot—But now Hutao could spend 100,000 on just a birthday gift for someone?

In comparison, he felt absolutely broke.

***

Early the next morning.

Ye Yun was sleeping soundly in his dreams when he was suddenly awakened by a series of knocks on the door.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Ye Yun had just sat up when the door was violently kicked open.

Jashin-chan burst in, frantic, grabbing Ye Yun by the collar and shaking him wildly.

"Ye Yun! Wake up! Wake up! Come help in the kitchen! It's gonna blow!!!"

Ye Yun looked confused—what? What's going to blow?

Jashin-chan dragged Ye Yun outside, and he saw the shop full of people.

All of them had one thing in common: heavy dark circles under their eyes.

Jashin-chan pulled Ye Yun into the kitchen and quickly tied an apron around him.

"Ye Yun! Start cooking! There are too many people eating breakfast today!

Xiangling-chan and Mei-chan are too exhausted—it's up to us now!"

Ye Yun looked over and saw that Xiangling and Mei also had matching panda eyes.

Ye Yun grabbed Stelle for an explanation.

"Stelle, what's going on?"

Stelle, also sporting massive dark circles, replied,

"What else? Everyone was grinding Genshin Impact all night long."

Ye Yun sighed in speechless disbelief, waved Stelle off, and began cooking.

Meanwhile, the others chatted about the content of the Genshin dungeon.

Zhongli, Jing Yuan, and Welt were discussing in-game details and story text, much of which was eerily accurate.

On the other side, Stelle, Hutao, and others were crowding around Lumine, urging her to treat them.

"Lumine~ You're the main character! That's so awesome!"

"Totally! The protagonist of the story—wow, that status!"

"Lumine, you've gotta treat us to a meal! You're the hero now!"

Lumine was getting more and more flattered by their praise.

"Sure, sure~ Let's have mushroom hotpot at the treehouse tonight, okay?"

Everyone agreed.

"Sounds good! Lumine, move your camper into the teapot realm, okay? Then you can come straight to the treehouse after waking up—it's closer and more convenient."

Lumine thought for a moment.

"Alright, I'll go drive it over in a bit."

Jean, Bronya, Keqing, and Neuvillette—those workaholics—had already left early, still busy with their duties.

Neuvillette was fine—he didn't need much rest anyway.

But Jean, Bronya, and Keqing were all clearly annoyed, each leaving with a big cup of coffee.

Fu Xuan didn't stay long either. Once Qingque finished her tasks, they left with a copied list of names.

Half an hour later.

Jashin-chan stumbled out of the kitchen looking half-dead.

Way too slow! She was just a little demon—why did she have to make breakfast for 60 or 70 people?!

And within half an hour too.

If she hadn't smartly dragged Ye Yun in to help, breakfast would've definitely been delayed.

Yurine looked at Jashin-chan and, surprisingly, gave her a rare compliment.

"Good job, Jammy-chan."

Jashin-chan looked like she'd seen a ghost, springing backward on the spot.

"Who are you?! Get off of Yurine's body! Yurine would never compliment me! No way!"

Yurine sighed.

"Jammy-chan, get over here and eat."

Hearing that, Jashin-chan instantly relaxed.

"Ahh~ That's more like it~ I'm coming!"

She zipped over and sat down next to Yurine.

Yurine glanced at Jashin-chan.

"Jammy-chan, take some food over to Pekora later. I saw her faint from hunger in the park again last night."

Jashin-chan groaned.

"What? No way! She's an angel, I'm a demon—we're enemies! I'm not taking her food!"

Yurine stared into Jashin-chan's eyes.

"Take her some food."

Feeling the threatening pressure in Yurine's gaze, Jashin-chan instantly gave in.

"Understood! I'll go right away!"

Yurine nodded in satisfaction.

Everyone watching smiled knowingly—those two always had such a funny dynamic.

Then they continued eating.

After breakfast, everyone left to rest. Staying up all night playing Genshin was exhausting.

Only then did they realize that physical exertion in the game also drained their real-life stamina.

The more active they were in-game, the more tired they felt in reality.

Especially Stelle—she was the most exhausted after running all over Mondstadt last night.

Luckily, the prelims for the Spirit Tournament were scheduled for tomorrow.

Otherwise, in this condition, none of them would be fit to compete.

Topaz flopped onto her bed as soon as she got to her room.

She was beyond glad she had insisted on this schedule.

Originally, Aventurine and Jade wanted the matches to be packed tightly, one per day.

But Topaz had suggested a break between matches—not just to give players a rest, but also to boost tourism income for the Joyful Little Planet.

Some folks came from far away, and they usually only had one day to spend there.

Having to come and go quickly was just a hassle.

Back in Stelle's room.

She first poured a bowl of dog food for her Tempest wolf.

Then she let Mires out, telling her to take Blaziken out for training.

After a quick wash, Stelle collapsed into bed and fell asleep.

In the Jashin-chan World, inside Yurine's apartment.

Jashin-chan, holding a lunchbox, waved to Yuririn and headed out.

The lunchbox was filled with food for Pekora: six red bean buns, four beef buns, a bowl of warm milk, and a fried egg.

As she stepped out the door, she looked at the lunchbox with extreme reluctance.

Still, Pekora was pretty pitiful—no ID, forced to work illegal jobs.

She only earned enough to barely afford some cheap food that didn't even taste good.

And wasting food? That was the one thing Jashin-chan couldn't stand.

Well, fine. She'd deliver it to Pekora.

Wiggling her tail, Jashin-chan headed toward the park where Pekora was.

As she walked...

She arrived and immediately saw an angel chasing Pekora and trying to hit her.

Jashin-chan raised her hand.

"Uh, could you two stop for a second?"

The angel and Pekora both froze upon hearing Jashin-chan's voice.

Jashin-chan walked up to Pekora.

"Pekora, this food is from Yurine."

The angel looked over and sneered.

"Pekora-sama, you've truly fallen—consorting with a demon.

I shall now, in the name of the Lord, purify you both!"

She pulled out a spiked mace and swung it at Jashin-chan.

Jashin-chan reacted fast, catching the weapon with her bare hands.

She sneered.

"Hmph! You think you can ambush the invincible, ferocious little demon? Not a chance!"

But then came a "shlick" sound—two spurts of blood shot from the backs of her hands.

Only then did Jashin-chan realize—

Crap! It's a spiked mace! It's got spikes!

She instantly let go, rolling on the ground in pain.

The attacker, satisfied, grinned.

"Excellent! What luck—another demon.

One more kill, and my position will be even more secure~

Now to finish off Pekora-sama!"

The attacker was none other than the angel Poporon.

Originally just a trainee, she was promoted after Pekora disappeared.

As a full-fledged angel, she could command trainees and enjoy luxury baths, cloud-soft beds, gourmet meals, and fine drinks.

Trainees, meanwhile, served as servants for higher-ranked angels.

Having tasted this good life, Poporon decided to eliminate Pekora to keep her status forever.

So she came to the human world.

She never expected to run into a demon so soon—and defeat her so easily.

Jashin-chan continued to writhe on the ground.

Poporon approached with the mace.

Then—crack—she stepped on something.

Looking down, she realized she'd crushed the lunchbox.

Seeing that, Jashin-chan exploded!

"You wretched angel! How dare you waste food! That's it!!!

Jashin-chan's Super Flying Kick!!"

Jashin-chan hated wasting food and immediately launched into the air, kicking Poporon in the face.

Though not strong in general, she had anti-angel bonus damage.

Her flying kick knocked Poporon out, and she followed up by suplexing her into the ground.

Poporon's head hit first—knocked out cold.

Jashin-chan looked around, then grabbed some duct tape from the cardboard box that served as Pekora's shelter and tied Poporon up like a caterpillar.

Then she hoisted Poporon up and, in ten seconds, sprinted to the distant seashore and chucked her into the ocean.

Mission complete, she returned to the park and grabbed Pekora's hand.

"Come with me to explain what happened.

The lunchbox got crushed—Yurine's totally gonna think I was messing around again.

I'll make you more food too. Saves me another trip later."

Having just survived a brush with death, Pekora stared blankly at Jashin-chan's back.

"Is she... an angel?"

Back at Yurine's apartment.

Jashin-chan opened the fridge—no food.

Since going to Ye Yun's place, she hadn't gone to the market even once—she'd just been mooching off Ye Yun's ingredients.

Left with no choice, she decided to bring Pekora to Ye Yun's shop.

"Yurine, I'm taking Pekora to Ye Yun's for food."

Yurine, doing homework, looked up and nodded.

Jashin-chan grabbed Pekora and stepped through a portal.

Pekora felt the world go dark and instinctively clutched Jashin-chan.

When her vision cleared, she found herself in a new place—warm, beautiful.

Jashin-chan glanced around. Aside from Noelle, no one was there.

She waved.

"Noelle-chan~"

Noelle, sweeping, looked up.

"Eh? Jashin-chan? Why are you come back?"

Jashin-chan sighed.

"I know, right? Bad luck today. The food I brought her got ruined.

Nothing left at home, so I brought her here.

Oh, right—this is Pekora, the useless angel."

Pekora wanted to object but held her tongue.

Noelle smiled kindly at her.

"Hello, Pekora. Welcome. I'm Noelle, a staff member here."

Pekora bowed slightly.

"Nice to meet you, Noelle-chan. Please take care of me."

Jashin-chan patted her on the back.

"Noelle-chan~ Help her find a seat—I'm gonna whip up something for her to eat."

Noelle nodded and led Pekora to a booth, poured her a glass of water, and went back to cleaning.

Pekora sat, holding the glass and curiously observing her surroundings.

She watched Jashin-chan cooking, Noelle cleaning...

Sitting here doing nothing just didn't feel right.

So she got up and walked over to Noelle.

"Noelle-chan, is there anything I can help with?"

Noelle smiled.

"No, it's okay. I've got it covered."

Pekora replied:

"Please let me help a little—I feel bad just sitting around..."