Stelle: Come! March, drink this coffee!

Himeko took the Spirit Stone and placed it into the Spiritual Energy Coffee Machine.

The indicator light on the coffee machine lit up instantly, and it began to run.

Stelle and March 7th also crowded over to join in the excitement.

Soon, Himeko skillfully brewed a cup of coffee.

Himeko turned around and looked at the three of them: Ye Yun, Stelle, and March 7th.

"Would you like to try some?"

March 7th shivered all over; Himeko's coffee was definitely not something one should drink!

"Um, well, I'm going to go see if Dan Heng has finished picking out his things. You guys enjoy!"

With that, March 7th turned on her heel and bolted. If she didn't run now, she would end up having to drink the coffee Himeko brewed!

The smile on Himeko's face stiffened slightly.

"Stelle, Ye Yun, would you like to try some?"

Stelle didn't quite understand the situation. Why was March 7th acting so flustered? It was just a cup of coffee, wasn't it?

One could only say that a newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger. Stelle took the coffee from Himeko.

"Thank you!"

Stelle downed the coffee in the cup in one gulp.

Himeko stared at Stelle, full of anticipation.

"How is it? Stelle, how does it taste?"

A smile hung on Stelle's face as she gave a thumbs-up.

"Delicious!"

After saying that, Stelle waved at March 7th.

"March! Come over and have some coffee, this coffee is really good!"

March 7th, who was hiding next to Dan Heng, poked her head out.

She saw Stelle holding up the empty coffee cup she had just drained.

A wave of confusion popped into March 7th's head.

Had Himeko's coffee actually become good? Looking at Stelle's expression, it really did seem delicious. Should she... give it a try?

March 7th mustered up the courage to ask Himeko to brew her a cup of coffee.

March 7th took the coffee and first gave it a sniff.

Hmm! The flavor was normal! No strange odors!

Stelle urged her from the side.

"March, hurry and try it, it's really good."

Ye Yun, standing to the side, was struggling to hold back his laughter. He had seen everything clearly; Stelle's legs were trembling slightly.

Judging by the situation, Stelle was likely trying to drag March 7th down with her so she wouldn't be the only one suffering.

March 7th picked up the coffee cup and took a large gulp. The moment she swallowed it—

Stelle and March 7th both collapsed on the spot, their legs kicked out, their eyes rolled back, and they passed out cold.

"Gah!"

Ye Yun watched the two of them with schadenfreude. Tsk, tsk, tsk, the lethality of Himeko's coffee was just too high.

Himeko looked at the two people lying on the ground and began to slightly doubt her coffee-brewing skills.

However, she quickly cast that thought to the back of her mind, turned around, and picked up a book on manual coffee brewing to check where she might have gone wrong.

Ye Yun looked at the two lying on the floor and kindly moved them onto the sofa.

Dan Heng had finished selecting the item he wanted: a pair of headphones with an infinite power supply. The price wasn't high, only 300 Stellar Jades.

Dan Heng took out 3 Stellar Jades, exchanged them for credits to make the purchase, and after saying goodbye to Ye Yun and Himeko, he took the headphones and headed back to the Archives.

Ye Yun looked at the two unconscious people on the sofa, thought for a moment, and decided to talk to Himeko about renting a carriage.

Ye Yun walked over to Himeko.

"Himeko, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Himeko heard him and set down the book in her hand.

"Oh? What is it?"

Ye Yun took a sip of water and spoke slowly.

"I'd like to rent a carriage to open a shop. Is that possible?

Of course, I won't use it for free. Your Express Crew can take one item from me each month with a value not exceeding 3,000 credits. How does that sound?"

Himeko fell into deep thought after hearing Ye Yun's proposal.

This was something that had never happened on the train before, at least not in any of the history of the Nameless that Himeko was aware of.

However, renting it out to Ye Yun wasn't entirely out of the question; every month, they could receive a treasure from the Myriad Worlds in return.

As for whether Ye Yun would pose a threat to the Express Crew? For the time being, it didn't seem like he would.

Regarding her assessment of Ye Yun, Himeko could only say that he was a pure merchant—a merchant with a conscience.

Himeko pondered for a moment and said:

"I can't make this decision on my own. I need to ask everyone on the Express Crew."

Whenever it came to major matters concerning the Express Crew, everyone followed a rule that had existed since the train's inception: a vote.

Ye Yun smiled.

"That's only natural. I'll be heading off then; send me a message once you've made up your minds.

Right, we haven't exchanged contact information yet. Let's add each other, shall we?"

After Ye Yun and Himeko exchanged contact details, he returned to the Space Station.

After getting off the train, Ye Yun sent a message to Herta, asking her to help him arrange a place to rest.

There was no helping it; he really couldn't find any public hotels or inns within the Space Station.

The staff members here all had their own private rooms, all provided free of charge.

Don't ask why—if you do, the answer is simply that the IPC is wealthy and doesn't care about such trivial expenses.

Over two hours later, in the Observation Car.

Himeko, Welt, Pom-Pom, Dan Heng, March 7th, and Stelle were all gathered together.

Welt, Pom-Pom, and Dan Heng had arrived earlier, and Himeko had already explained the matter of Ye Yun renting a carriage to them.

They were just waiting for March 7th and Stelle to wake up so everyone could cast their votes.

Just moments ago, March 7th and Stelle had groggily climbed off the sofa.

After downing a cup of hot water and regaining some of their energy, Himeko informed them of the situation.

Stelle was a bit confused. Why was Himeko telling her about this when she wasn't even part of the Express Crew?

Seeing Stelle's puzzled expression, Himeko smiled.

"Stelle, do you remember when I invited you to join the train earlier? Have you given it any thought?"

Upon hearing this, Stelle rubbed her chin and began to ponder.

March 7th chimed in from the side to persuade her.

"Stelle~ just join us! We can travel the galaxy, upholding justice together! And while we're at it, we can save a few worlds and become Saviors. How about it?"

Stelle heard this and thought it sounded incredibly cool. Over the past two days, she hadn't felt a shred of belonging at the Space Station.

Aside from Asta, Arlan, and Herta, nobody here even wanted to pay her any mind.

Everyone was too busy with their own tasks; there wasn't a hint of human warmth to be found here.

In contrast, she felt genuinely happy whenever she spent time with the Express Crew.

"Alright, I'll join the Express."

March 7th cheered happily.

"Yay!"

Himeko took out a Train Pass and handed it to Stelle.

"Stelle, wear this. It is the symbol of your status as a Nameless."

Stelle took the Train Pass and pinned it to her lapel.

Welt and Dan Heng also expressed their welcome to Stelle for joining the Express Crew.

After the group chatted for a while, Himeko brought the conversation back to the main topic.

"Alright, now that everyone from the Express Crew is here, let's put Ye Yun's request to rent a carriage to a vote.

Same old rules: the minority follows the majority. Raise your hand if you agree; keep it down if you don't.

3

2

1

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The results were in: Stelle, March 7th, Himeko, and Dan Heng all voted in favor. Only Welt did not agree.

Welt explained.

"Count me as an abstention. I haven't had any contact with this Ye Yun, so I can neither outright deny nor agree. I need to spend some time with him before I can give my opinion."