Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 97

Aha, Sparkle, Ye Yun, and the six little ones watching the show clapped and cheered.

"Good! Well said!" Sparkle bounced up and down, clapping her hands.

Aha continued speaking.

"Aha recorded it already, and Aha is going to post it on the company network so all those company cattle and horses can see it, hehe. This is going to be fun~ Aha loves fun~"

Sunday glanced at Sparkle and the others with a slight frown.

"Masked Fools... Whatever. Since you're here, you can be witnesses."

Sunday slowly turned around and began to rise into the air. From the "rooms" around the grand theater, countless spirits floated out.

In an instant—

The entire grand theater shook violently, and a giant mech appeared before everyone.

Stelle drew the "Judgment of Shamash," staring straight at Sunday.

"Everyone, get ready to fight!"

The dreammaster Sunday waved his baton, directing the Resonance Choir to perform.

Musical notes appeared one after another, surging toward Star and the others.

Star slashed forward.

"Judgment of Shamash! Annihilation!"

Stelle immediately unleashed her ultimate attack — Sunday was much stronger than Aventurine.

Sunday calmly commanded the choir with his baton, launching another attack that forced Star back.

Landing firmly, Stelle charged at Sunday once more.

Himeko aimed at Sunday and fired the orbital cannon.

Welt's "Eden's Star" in his hand rapidly gathered energy, forming a black hole.

Welt casually tossed it — the black hole appeared around Sunday, violently pulling at the mech.

March 7th drew her bow.

"Sun-shooting Arrow!" March 7th pulled the Hou Yi Bow, firing several beams of light that pierced through the hand holding Sunday's baton.

Sunday quickly caught the baton with his other hand.

He hadn't expected this group of Nameless to be so strong.

No choice — he had to resort to the final measure!

"The crafting of all creation is complete!"

"First Day—"

Dreammaster Sunday's arms folded in, shielding the core.

He began a countdown.

Stelle sensed the danger and rushed faster toward him.

But the surrounding spirits kept interfering, preventing Stelle from getting close.

The spirits of the Resonance Choir were fiercely determined: even if it cost them their lives, they would block Star's path.

Finally—

Sunday's countdown finished.

"Eighth Day—"

Sunday looked to the sky. A massive hand, exuding a terrifying aura, tore through the heavens.

Himeko quickly warned everyone.

"Careful! Something big is coming!"

At that moment—

A water dragon streaked across the sky, striking and knocking the baton from Sunday's hand again.

March 7th turned around to see the Xianzhou Alliance fleet breaking through the clouds, flying proudly at the forefront.

Dan Heng in his Imbibitor Lunae form, Jing Yuan, Feixiao, Huaiyan, Zhongli, and Venti hovered high above.

"Dan Heng! You're finally here!"

Dan Heng gave a slight nod.

"Mm. Everyone, let's end this quickly."

Jing Yuan smiled.

"Who would've thought the family had such a big scheme brewing.

Xianzhou Alliance, attack!"

At Jing Yuan's command, the Xianzhou fleet opened fire — a rain of artillery bombarded Sunday.

Feixiao wiped her nose and summoned her divine beast, wielding her mighty axe.

"Victory lies ahead!"

She swung down hard at Sunday.

Jing Yuan and Dan Heng struck simultaneously, with a water dragon coiling around Jing Yuan's Lightning-Lord.

"Lightning Lord!"

"Azure Dragon Cleansing the World!"

Huaiyan stroked his beard.

"Time for this old man to move, too."

Their combined assault heavily damaged the dreammaster Sunday.

Welt noticed that Sunday's mech was absorbing dream energy to repair itself.

"This won't work. We must break the Dream world, or else he'll endlessly regenerate."

At that moment—

A melody echoed through the theater. Robin stood atop a platform, singing loudly.

As one of the chosen singers, Robin's voice shattered the Resonance Choir's performance.

Himeko realized the moment had come.

"Everyone! Now's our chance!"

Stelle led the charge, leaping high alongside Feixiao, sword and axe crashing down together on Sunday.

With everyone's combined attack, the mech was finally destroyed.

Sunday looked at Stelle, who held the Judgment of Shamash.

"Why does life slumber?"

Stelle sheathed the Judgment of Shamash.

"Because people always wake from dreams!"

— Two system cycles after the great battle.

Sunday disappeared, and Robin was tasked with presiding over the Harmony Festival.

The Xianzhou Alliance, Liyue, Mondstadt, and the Express crew returned to the train.

Everyone was tallying their spoils: this expedition to Penacony had yielded massive amounts of Stellar Jade.

Zhongli set down his teacup and looked at Venti.

"Barbatos, it's time we started terraforming the planet."

Venti, who was playing music for the six little ones, nodded.

"Got it, old man."

Jing Yuan and Huaiyan spoke as well.

"We'll also be returning to our original course. We'll need some time to digest everything we've gained.

Speaking of which, the planet you chose is conveniently along the Xianzhou's trade route.

When the time comes, expect us to visit."

Zhongli replied:

"You're all welcome. I must first return to Teyvat."

He and Venti traveled back to Teyvat to find Calestia.

When they arrived at the internet café, they found Calestia engrossed in gaming.

Zhongli spoke calmly.

"Lady Calestia, it's time to begin terraforming."

Calestia glanced at him, still tapping away at the keyboard rapidly.

"Go, go — can't you see I'm busy? Terraforming can wait, but if I lose this match, it's really lost!"

She then focused entirely on the game.

Today, she'd finally met a worthy opponent — a day-long match still locked in a draw.

Zhongli was speechless. Considering their power gap, he could only quietly wait.

Finally—

As sunset approached, Calestia achieved a hard-fought victory.

"Hah! Trying to beat me? I'm the unbeatable Calestia!"

Clapping her hands, she stood up.

"Alright, let's go terraform."

Zhongli asked:

"Should we gather others?"

Calestia snapped her fingers, summoning the Cyro Archon.

"Four of us are enough for now. Earth, wind, plants, sky, and water — Furina's situation is special, so Tsaritsa, you'll cover for her and melt the ice when needed."

Tsaritsa realized — the preparations for immigration were starting.

"Understood."

Zhongli nodded — for now, these four were enough.

As for lightning and fire, they could be added later.

Currently, the four could already build a sustainable ecosystem.

***

On a desolate planet in the star system next to Jarilo VI—

Calestia arrived with Zhongli, Venti, Nahida, and Tsaritsa.

Not far away, Topaz had summoned a battleship. Hu Tao, Lumine, Amber, Stelle, and March 7th were aboard, watching the spectacle unfold.

They wanted to see how Zhongli and the others would terraform a planet.

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Then—

With a grand wave of her hand, Calestia cast a transparent barrier, like glass, covering the entire planet.

Calestia turned to Venti.

"Barbatos."

Hearing himself called, Venti took out his lyre and began to play. A tremendous gale surged from around him, rushing into the shield.

The wind Venti infused filled the entire planet with oxygen fit for human life.

Next, Zhongli made his move — the barren, hardened earth began to churn and shift, gradually transforming into soil suitable for farming.

Nahida then stretched out her small hand.

Though still somewhat weak in power, Nahida managed to create a patch of rainforest about 10 square kilometers in size.

But there was no rush — as long as there was a rainforest, oxygen would be produced continuously.

Currently, with no inhabitants on the planet, oxygen loss wouldn't be an issue.

The tsaritsa surveyed a low-lying area on the other side of the planet, then poured her full effort into it, filling it with ice.

Moments later, the ice melted completely, forming a vast, azure ocean.

The group didn't stop there — they continued refining the planet, crafting mountain ranges, shaping air currents, and establishing various climate zones.

Meanwhile, aboard the battleship—

The onlookers watched with great interest. A once lifeless, barren planet was now starting to become habitable.

Stelle tossed a chip into her mouth.

"Calestia and the others are really something. Just five people, and they can terraform a planet."

Firefly, standing next to Stelle, nodded.

"Yeah, this is definitely a feat worth remembering. I've never heard of anyone terraforming a planet all on their own."

Firefly had already taken the "Cure-All" medicine Stelle gave her, and her Entropy Syndrome had been successfully treated.

For now, like Kafka and the others, she was staying temporarily aboard the Astral Express, waiting for the next story arc.

March 7th looked at Nahida in admiration — she could create a rainforest with just a wave of her hand.

"No wonder they're called gods. Only a god could do something like that."

Jade chuckled lightly, sipping from her cup of black tea.

"March, you're absolutely right — this is indeed a miracle only gods could create."

After watching for a while, Ye Yun spoke.

"Alright, let's head back. Looks like Zhongli and the others will still need a while to finish."

Topaz heard this and steered the battleship to return home.

Calestia, Zhongli, and the rest continued their detailed work on the planet, fine-tuning the environment.

— Meanwhile, in Luofu.

Jing Yuan, Huaiyan, and Feixiao had returned.

The three of them were gathered at the Seat of Divine Foresight, holding a meeting.

Jing Yuan reviewed a form handed in by Fu Xuan.

"This expedition has been quite fruitful. We collected a total of 11,000 Stellar Jades. As expected, the top contributor is... Qingque."

Huaiyan chuckled, stroking his beard.

"Of course. That girl Qingque has incredible luck. Plus, with the incentives you offered, General Jing Yuan, she had plenty of motivation."

Jing Yuan smiled.

"Indeed. Alright, let's talk about what we should purchase."

He gave an order:

"Someone, go fetch Qingque. Tell her to bring the list of recorded goods."

About a system cycle later—

Qingque was carried into the meeting room by two Cloud Knights.

At this moment, Qingque very much wanted to resign. The general had promised she could start her vacation today!

She had been happily gambling in her favorite card game when two Cloud Knights forcibly dragged her back to work.

After delivering Qingque, the Cloud Knights left. Qingque sighed heavily.

"General!!! Can I even have my vacation anymore?!"

Jing Yuan smiled warmly.

"Of course, of course. I just need you to show us the product list you recorded earlier.

General Feixiao, Elder Huaiyan, and I are discussing what to buy.

Any recommendations?"

Realizing it wasn't heavy work, Qingque pulled out her phone and connected it to a projector.

"Here it is, generals. These are the items I thought would be useful for the Xianzhou."

Jing Yuan, Feixiao, and Huaiyan turned their attention to the projected list.

Jing Yuan read the first item aloud:

[Product: Imperial Jadeite Deluxe Mahjong Table. Description: Crafted by the most powerful company from a certain sci-fi world. Each tile is meticulously polished and feels smooth to the touch. Price: 10 starcoins per tile.]

Jing Yuan stared blankly, then turned to look at Qingque.

Qingque scratched her head awkwardly, a bead of cold sweat rolling down her forehead.

Feixiao read the next item:

[Product: Doppelgänger Doll Description: A magical item from a fantasy world. Can alter appearance and perform simple tasks. Price: 100 starcoins per doll.]

Feixiao asked Huaiyan and Jing Yuan:

"Should we buy this? It could replace labor for some tasks."

Huaiyan shook his head.

"No need. It's not cost-effective. We're not short on manpower."

Jing Yuan again silently glanced at Qingque.

Another cold sweat dripped down Qingque's forehead.

Huaiyan read the third product:

[Product: Guide to Slacking Across the Multiverse Description: A manual compiled by a bored powerhouse. Reading it guarantees mastery of advanced slacking techniques. Price: 50 starcoins per book.]

Huaiyan chuckled, stroking his beard.

"Slacking, huh? If you slack off when you're young, you'll only have regrets when you're old. We don't need this — slacking is harmful!"

By now, Qingque was so embarrassed she could have dug a three-bedroom house into the floor with her toes.

"E-ehh... Generals, the goods are delivered, so I'll take my leave now! Bye-bye!"

Qingque bolted from the Divine Strategy Mansion like a gust of wind, only stopping to catch her breath once she reached Changle Sky Square.

Jing Yuan watched her fleeing figure and shook his head with a chuckle.

Huaiyan commented:

"She's still young. It's normal. Let's continue reviewing the list."

Fortunately, the rest of the items were more practical — no more personal "extras" sneaked in.

Huaiyan took a liking to a forging technique from a cultivation world that could produce spiritual artifacts.

Jing Yuan focused more on development, choosing a variety of seeds for medicinal herbs from other worlds.

Seeds for ingredients needed to make the Clear Spirit Pill would be bought in bulk to have the Alchemy Commission cultivate them — relying solely on purchasing from Yeyun was not sustainable.

Feixiao, meanwhile, decided to purchase body-forging techniques to promote across the Cloud Knights, aiming to strengthen the entire army.

The previously won Swordsmanship Technique had too high an enlightenment requirement, suitable only for training elites, not mass promotion.