Himeko Goes Shopping, Boarding the Train

More than half an hour later, at the entrance of a cafeteria on the Space Station.

Ye Yun held a bowl of noodles, eating while watching Himeko, Stelle, and March 7th, who were sitting on a nearby bench browsing for items.

After Ye Yun had left that small garden earlier, he had spent the entire time looking for a place to stay.

As he searched, he hadn't found any lodging, but he had managed to find this cafeteria.

Upon entering the cafeteria, Ye Yun thought about buying something to eat.

However, the cafeteria here required a work permit to be scanned.

With no other choice, Ye Yun found Herta and had her issue him a Space Station work ID.

As for Ye Yun, this uninvited guest, Herta didn't care how he had arrived at the Space Station.

As long as Ye Yun had something she was interested in, that was all that mattered.

Ten minutes later, Himeko still hadn't found what she was looking for on the screen.

March 7th noticed Himeko closing her phone without having bought anything.

"Himeko, if there's nothing you like on there, you can just tell Ye Yun what kind of thing you're looking for.

He said that there's nothing you can't buy from him."

Ye Yun nodded.

"That's right. My goods come from the Myriad Worlds; as long as you have enough Credits, you can buy anything you want."

Himeko thought for a moment.

"Do you have any coffee machines? The one on the train just happened to break."

Ye Yun snapped his fingers, instantly summoning three coffee machines that floated in the air, encased in bubbles.

"Take a look and see which one you like.

The first is a Magic Coffee Machine from a magic world. It's equipped with a Water Drawing Array and a Grinding Array; just press the button and it will automatically dispense coffee. The price is 2,000 Credits.

The second is called an Automatic Coffee Machine, from a technology world. You only need to pour in coffee beans and water to get coffee. Price: 500 Credits.

The third is called a Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine, from a certain Xianxia world. It uses Spirit Stones as an energy source. The coffee produced by this machine has the effect of strengthening one's physique. The price is 3,000 Credits. A special note: Spirit Stones are 100 Credits each, and one stone can produce 100 cups of coffee."

After listening to Ye Yun's introduction, Himeko locked her gaze directly onto the Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine.

The coffee brewed by this machine actually had the effect of enhancing one's physique.

Most importantly, this machine was for manual brewing! Hand-brewed coffee was exactly what she loved most.

Himeko showed no interest whatsoever in those fully automatic, fixed-ratio coffee machines.

Himeko pointed to the Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine and said.

"Let's go with this one. However, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip; I need to return to the Express to retrieve some Stellar Jades."

Ye Yun put away the other two coffee machines and carried the Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine in one hand.

"Let's go. I'm free anyway."

Himeko smiled gently.

"Sorry for the trouble."

Afterward, the four of them headed toward the platform where the Astral Express was docked.

The four walked along the way, chatting and laughing.

On the way, the group even encountered a Common Treasure Chest.

Stelle walked straight up, brandishing the Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash, wiped out the Voidranger guarding the chest, and took the Stellar Jades inside.

There were a full 5 Stellar Jades—worth 500 Credits if converted!

March 7th felt bitter with regret. Damn it! How could she have been a step too slow!

Over half an hour later, the four of them finally arrived at the platform.

Ye Yun stood on high ground and looked over. A retro-style steam train was docked at the platform.

In the rear carriages, Ye Yun saw Welt and Pom-Pom checking off a cargo manifest.

Seeing Ye Yun staring at the Astral Express in a daze, Himeko smiled.

"What do you think? Isn't the Astral Express magnificent?"

Ye Yun nodded in agreement.

"Mm, I've long heard of the Astral Express, but this is my first time seeing it with my own eyes.

I never imagined such a long train could actually travel through the universe."

March 7th put her hands on her hips, looking quite proud.

"You bet! Our Astral Express is also incredibly, incredibly fast! Whoosh~ and it's already traveled so, so far away!"

Himeko pointed toward the train and said.

"Let's go, let's head over."

I followed Himeko, Ye Yun, Stelle, and March 7th into the Observation Car.

Stelle looked around the Observation Car like a curious child.

This was Stelle's first time inside the train. She hadn't expected that while it looked so retro from the outside, the interior decor would be so avant-garde.

Himeko led Ye Yun and Stelle over to a sofa.

"The two of you, please sit and rest for a moment. I'm going to retrieve the Stellar Jades. Little March, go pour two glasses of water."

March 7th, who was busy snapping photos everywhere with her new camera, trotted off happily to fetch the water upon hearing this.

Himeko walked toward the Lounge Car to head to her room and retrieve the Stellar Jades.

With nothing better to do, Ye Yun simply opened his phone to continue transcribing his merchandise.

Seeing this, Stelle leaned in to watch. She read every item Ye Yun wrote down.

Whenever she saw something that interested her, she would take out her own phone to snap a photo and keep a record of it, so she could find Ye Yun to buy it later.

March 7th, who had returned with the water, saw what was happening and joined in as well.

Ten minutes later, Himeko returned to the Observation Car.

Unlike when she left, she was accompanied by a young man: Dan Heng.

Dan Heng, one of the Nameless on the Express Crew, was known for his silent and reserved personality.

March 7th was quite surprised to see Dan Heng.

"Yo! Dan Heng, you finally decided to emerge from the Archives!"

Dan Heng spoke in a cold, indifferent tone.

"I was recording information on the Doomsday Beast."

March 7th was left speechless. Dan Heng, can't you give a little more of a reaction?

Forget it, forget it. Better to see if Ye Yun has anything here that she wants to buy.

Himeko handed the Stellar Jades in her hand to Ye Yun.

"Ye Yun, here are 30 Stellar Jades. See if that's enough."

Ye Yun took out his Scale and said, "Place the Stellar Jades on one side."

Hearing this, Himeko placed the 30 Stellar Jades onto one side of the Scale.

The next second, 30 Stellar Jades vanished, and 30 100-denomination Star Credits appeared on the other side.

March 7th was standing nearby and reached out to take them down for Himeko.

"Himeko! This is what Star Credits are! Come on, let me show you how to use them!"

As she spoke, March 7th pulled Himeko over to the floating Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine.

March 7th coughed twice to clear her throat.

"Himeko, watch closely!"

March 7th grabbed the 3000 Star Credits and slapped them onto the bubble encasing the Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine.

The bubble and the Star Credits vanished simultaneously, and the Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine slowly descended to the floor.

"Ta-da! See, that's all there is to it!"

Himeko watched the lively March 7th and smiled gently.

"Alright, thank you, March."

March 7th chuckled, feeling very happy inside.

Himeko then turned around and spoke to Ye Yun.

"Ye Yun, could you let Dan Heng take a look at your product list?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun handed his updated product list to Dan Heng.

Dan Heng simply said "thank you" and began to look through it.

Himeko, meanwhile, picked up the Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine and placed it on a nearby cabinet.

Seeing that Dan Heng was still choosing items, Ye Yun thought for a moment and walked over to Himeko to see what was happening.

Looking at the Spirit Stone installation slot, Himeko suddenly remembered she hadn't bought a Spirit Stone yet.

Seeing this, Ye Yun spent 100 Star Credits to purchase a Spirit Stone.

All Star Credits earned from selling products belonged to Ye Yun; the system did not take a single cent.

"Here, this one's for you. Give it a try."

The corners of Himeko's mouth curled up slightly.

"Thank you."