March 7th crossed her arms and looked speechlessly at Stelle.
"You knew I wasn't talking about that Stellaron, right? Do you get some kind of kick out of messing with me?"
Stelle gave March 7th a thumbs-up.
"Sure do!"
March 7th had nothing left to say; Stelle was completely a lost cause, a total menace through and through.
More than half an hour later, the group finished eating the hot pot.
March 7th stretched her back and stood up.
"I'm full and satisfied, time to get to work."
Stelle shook her head.
"Not so fast, let me go for one more round!"
Stelle walked over to Ye Yun and pulled out 30 Stellar Jades.
"Ye Yun, give me three Trash Can Scratch-offs!"
Upon seeing this, Ye Yun helped Stelle purchase three Trash Can Scratch-offs.
Except for March 7th, no one else present had ever seen this gadget before, and they all looked at Stelle with disdain.
Stelle didn't care about that at all; she only knew she could open this magical Trash Can Scratch-off again!
The three Trash Can Scratch-offs appeared in front of the crowd.
Like an ancient emperor flipping tablets to choose a consort for the night, Stelle pondered which trash can to favor first.
Clara couldn't quite wrap her head around Stelle's thought process.
"Brother Ye Yun, what is this Sister Stelle doing? Why is she playing around a few trash cans?"
For a moment, Ye Yun didn't know how to answer Clara.
What could he say? Should he tell her this was just Sister Stelle's quirky hobby? Hmm. Better not, it's not right to talk bad about people behind their backs.
Ye Yun called out to Leos.
"Leos, take Hook and Clara outside to play for a bit."
Hearing this, Leos picked up the two little ones in his mouth, tossed them onto his back, and trotted out the door.
Soon, Stelle chose the first trash can she would favor.
"I choose you! Give it to me! Open!!!"
A flash of golden light filled the room!
Stelle forced her eyes open.
"Come forth! Golden Legend!!!"
The golden light dissipated, and a box of Herring Cans identical to the previous one appeared before everyone's eyes.
Stelle was utterly numb; no way! Not this Herring Can again!
However, Stelle didn't get discouraged; she still had two more trash cans left to open.
"Again! I choose you for the second one! Come forth! Golden Legend!!!"
Another flash of golden light swept past, and a durian appeared right where they were.
Stelle had never seen a durian and assumed it must be something good.
"Ye Yun! What is this thing? Did I win a good thing again?!"
Ye Yun looked at the durian and thought for a moment.
"How should I put it, this is a kind of fruit. It's quite nutritious, and the taste and texture are also okay, but as for the value... I sell these at 10 for 1 Star Coin, do you want them?"
The moment Stelle heard the price of the durian, she petrified on the spot.
Masaka! It hit rock bottom again! The Star Coins she had painstakingly earned by fighting monsters and opening chests were almost gone!
March 7th looked at the durian in her hand, then glanced at the petrified Stelle, and a sly smile suddenly flashed across her face.
"Hehe~ Stelle, seeing how pitiful you are, this girl will take this durian off your hands for 1 Star Coin. How about it, aren't I good to you? That's a 10x buyback price!"
March 7th bringing up the price of the durian made Stelle's mental defenses shatter all over again.
Her Trash Can Scratch-offs cost 1000 Star Coins each, and all she got was a 0.1 Star Coin durian—her mindset instantly exploded.
Stelle instantly dropped to her knees and wailed.
"Darn it! Why did I buy this! My Star Coins! It hurts! Heartache! Unbearable heartache!"
Seeing the deeply remorseful Stelle, Seele leaned close to Ye Yun's ear and whispered.
"Ye Yun, what's wrong with this Stelle? Is there something wrong with her brain?"
Ye Yun thought about it.
"Well, you could put it this way: right now she's like a gambler who bet her entire life savings and lost miserably."
After hearing Ye Yun's explanation, Seele understood.
"Then I get it, just like those guys placing bets down at the fight club, right?"
Ye Yun nodded.
"Yep, you can look at it that way."
Right then, a voice rang out beside the two of them.
"Hey, Seele, can I borrow your scythe for a sec?"
Ye Yun and Seele turned around to see March 7th holding a durian and smiling warmly at them.
March 7th shook the durian in her hand and chuckled.
"This thing has thorns, so I'm gonna use your scythe to open it up, and we can eat it together in a bit, sound good?"
Seele got interested the moment she heard that; this fruit looked like a pretty decent thing.
"Here, take it."
Seele handed her scythe to March 7th.
March 7th placed the durian on the table and swung the scythe a couple of times.
"Slash!"
The scythe cleaved the durian open, and that rich, unique scent of the durian instantly filled the entire room.
Seele was left completely dumbfounded!
Why does this fruit smell like this! Blech~
Seele suddenly noticed the scythe in March 7th's hand, and her pupils instantly dilated.
Oh no! Her scythe!
Seele hastily snatched back her scythe and sniffed it.
Blech~ Blech~ Oh no! It has the smell now!
March 7th, Dan Heng, and Stelle weren't having a good time either; they were all pinching their noses, refusing to smell the odor of the durian.
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow—no rush, no rush, once they ate the durian, they wouldn't despise it like this anymore.
Ye Yun picked up the durian, dug out a large chunk of the flesh, and began eating it in small bites.
"Mmm~ Delicious, this durian tastes pretty good. I'll buy some more later."
Seeing that Ye Yun actually still dared to eat the durian, March 7th was beyond shocked.
"Ye Yun, how on earth do you still dare to eat such a stinky fruit?"
With durian in his mouth, Ye Yun mumbled vaguely.
"Durians are just like this: they smell stinky, but they taste sweet. Do you want to try some?"
March 7th shook her head frantically.
"No way, something this stinky can't possibly be good."
Ye Yun swallowed the durian flesh in his mouth.
"How about this, you give it a taste first. If it doesn't taste good, I'll give you 100 Star Coins. How's that?"
Hearing that, March 7th thought trying it didn't sound too bad; she'd just eat a tiny bite, and if it tasted bad, she'd still get 100 Star Coins out of it.
"Then I'll just have a taste, give me a teeny-tiny, microscopic bit."
Ye Yun was a bit speechless—how could she possibly taste anything from just a tiny nibble? He directly tore off a piece of flesh and handed it to March 7th.
"I'm really not lying to you. Didn't you see me eating it? This is definitely good, just eat it and you'll see!"
March 7th looked at the durian in her hand, then glanced at Ye Yun who was currently eating durian, and it really did look quite delicious.
So, pinching her nose, March 7th took a big bite right into her mouth.
She chewed and chewed.
"Mmm! This actually tastes pretty good! Ye Yun, give me another piece!"
Ye Yun tore off a whole chunk of durian flesh and handed it to March 7th.
March 7th took it and started eating it in big bites, looking utterly delighted.
Ye Yun looked toward Dan Heng and tore off a piece to hand to him.
"Dan Heng, you should try some too. This durian is very nutritious, and on a certain planet, it's hailed as the King of Fruits."
Dan Heng thought for a moment and took the durian. He couldn't let down Ye Yun's good intentions, and March had already proven that this durian actually tasted pretty good—it just smelled stinky, that was all.
Dan Heng ate a bite of the durian and felt it wasn't bad either.
Seeing this, Stelle took matters into her own hands, plucked off a piece of durian, and started eating.
She had spent 1000 Star Coins to open this! Even if it tasted bad, she was going to eat it all!
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