Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 165

Toward Janusopolis City.

A mushroom cloud soared into the sky, and the entire Janusopolis City region was engulfed in scarlet flames—an explosion.

Mydei and Phainon were both too shocked to speak. That attack!

Hutao looked at the mushroom cloud and sighed.

"Every time I see Stelle activate Annihilation Mode, it gives me chills~ This destructive power is even fiercer than our family's Guest Consultant."

Dan Heng nodded slightly.

"Indeed. The first time Stelle used this mode, she created a habitable zone on Belobog."

Hutao raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Belobog? That ice-covered planet?"

Dan Heng nodded.

"Yeah. That time, someone from the Company angered Stelle. She didn't even know how powerful her strike was back then, so..."

Hutao gasped.

"Hisss~ They didn't survive, did they?"

Dan Heng paused in silence.

"They didn't."

"HISSS!!!" Hutao gasped again.

Just then—

Aglaea arrived hurriedly with Tribbie, Trianne, and Trinnon.

"Are you all alright?"

Tribbie asked in concern.

Mydei shook his head.

"We're fine. But Stelle... is still in there."

Upon hearing Stelle was still in Janusopolis City, Tribbie's heart leapt into her throat, and her eyes filled with deep worry.

She looked toward the flaming inferno that was once Janusopolis City and tried to reassure herself.

"Little Grey... she'll be alright!"

It took more than two hours for the flames in Janusopolis City to die down.

Trianne quickly opened a Hundred Realms Gate and led everyone back to the Titan of Strife.

Tribbie rushed out first, scanning the area for any sign of Stelle.

Finally, in front of the Titan's body, she saw her.

Stelle was leaning against the corpse of the Titan of Strife, casually munching on an apple.

While eating, Stelle looked around at the scenery—completely relaxed.

"Little Grey! Are you alright?" Tribbie flew to her, checking her over anxiously.

Stelle smiled.

"Don't worry, Teacher Tribbie. I'm fine. It was just a Titan—nothing I couldn't handle."

Tribbie let out a sigh of relief.

"Whew~ That's good."

At that moment, Phainon arrived and looked behind Stelle.

The Titan's corpse had been carbonized by the flames, flaking away when Stelle shifted slightly.

Tribbie spoke to her.

"Little Grey, could you stand up for a moment? We need to extract the Ember."

Stelle stood up and stepped aside.

Tribbie turned to Bai E.

"Little Phainon, it's your turn now."

Phainon nodded and approached the corpse.

He reached out to touch it, then retracted his hand, his expression grave.

"How could this be? I don't sense the Ember inside it."

Tribbie frowned as well.

"We don't know what's going on either... but there's someone who surely does."

Stelle asked:

"Who?"

Tribbie smiled.

"The Titan of Time—Oronyx. She definitely knows."

Stelle thought for a moment.

"So... we have to fight this Time Titan now?"

Tribbie shook her head.

"No need to fight. We just have to meet her."

She turned to Trianne.

"Trianne, open a Hundred Realms Gate. Let's head back first."

Trianne waved her little hand, and a gate appeared.

Everyone stepped through it and returned to Okhema.

Trinnon said:

"Everyone, get some good rest. Tomorrow, we'll go look for the Time Titan—Oronyx."

Stelle and the others nodded.

"Alright. I'll go for a stroll."

Everyone dispersed for free time.

Stelle, Hutao, and the others headed to the marketplace. Stelle cleared her throat.

"Alright everyone, let's move out—treasure chest hunt time!"

Hutao and the others chuckled and spread out in search of treasure chests.

Stelle and Ayaka eventually wandered into the Dromas Workshop.

There, Stelle spotted the Dromas that had first brought her to Okhema.

"Oh! It's you—you're still alive!"

She ran over excitedly. The Dromas didn't understand her words.

If it could, it would probably curse her out.

What do you mean, "you're still alive"? Of course I'm alive! What, my being alive offends you now?

Stelle reached out and patted the beast. The Dromas lowered its head and nudged her gently.

Stelle giggled, looked around, and found its food—a kind of red soil.

She ran over, grabbed a shovel, scooped up a big chunk, and brought it back.

"Here! Time to eat."

The Dromas's eyes lit up at the sight of the red soil and it chomped it down eagerly.

As it chewed, its tail wagged slightly—clearly in a good mood.

Ayaka watched from the side, too afraid to approach. The Dromas was huge, and she was a bit scared.

Stelle noticed and waved to the Dromas.

It lowered its head. Stelle pointed to Ayaka and spoke a few words.

The Dromas, as if receiving a command, walked over to Ayaka, squatted down, and let out a friendly sound.

Though it couldn't understand Stelle's speech, it could follow simple instructions.

Ayaka realized—it wanted her to ride on it.

She climbed onto its back, and Stelle followed with a leap.

Stelle grabbed the reins.

"Ayaka, sit tight. Let's go have some fun!"

Ayaka quickly sat down, gripping the reins tightly, afraid of falling.

Stelle patted the Dromas, and with a roar, it began walking down the main road.

As it moved, Ayaka's whole body tensed.

Stelle chuckled.

"Don't worry, Ayaka. The Dromas is really steady. You could even nap up here. Look at the view—it's beautiful, isn't it?"

Ayaka relaxed a little and looked around.

She had never seen scenery like this from atop such a massive creature.

As they moved, the view kept changing, and because they were high up, they could see quite far.

Along the way—

Stelle and Ayaka ran into Hutao, Amber, and Eula.

The three of them were on a rooftop chasing a treasure thief sprite.

They had just found a luxurious chest when the sprite suddenly dashed out of nowhere and stole it.

Fortunately, they ran into Tianing, and with her guidance, they caught the sprite and retrieved the Star Jade from the chest.

In the Hero's Bathhouse—

Aglea and Phainon were chatting.

"Lady Aglaea, aren't you worried that letting Stelle and the others freely roam around the city might expose their status as otherworlders?"

Aglaea replied calmly.

"No worries. I trust Stelle and the others can keep their mouths shut.

Even if they are exposed, it doesn't matter—Stelle's power can help us overcome this crisis.

The ruins of Janusopolis City are still right there, after all."

Phainon nodded in agreement.

After all, that one slash from Stelle had turned the ruins of Janusopolis City into... actual ruins.

***

In the ruins of Janusopolis City, not a single follower of the Titan of Strife could be found now—all had been devoured by flames under Stelle's sword.

That strike from Stelle could be said to have solved a major problem for Okhema. For a long while, the people of Okhema could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Aglaea was in a good mood. She looked at Phainon.

"Everyone has worked hard lately. Phainon, take a few days to rest."

Phainon shook his head at the words.

"I'll pass. Tomorrow I'm going with Stelle and the others to the Temple of the Time Titan."

Aglaea responded, "Alright then, take care of yourself. I'm heading back—still got some things to take care of."

Phainon smiled. "Sure, suit yourself."

Then the two left the Hero's Bath.

At Ye Yun's shop.

Ye Yun was playing with Klee and the others when the system's voice rang in his mind.

[Notice: Congratulations, Host's soul has turned 20 years old. Birthday gift granted: QQ Farm Space.]

Ye Yun was dumbfounded.

What the heck?

Soul turning 20 years old? His soul was 20?

Ye Yun did the math—if counted from his previous life's birthday, today really was his 20th birthday.

Ye Yun called Rios to play with Klee and the little ones while he returned to his room to check out what the system's birthday gift was.

Once back, he shut the door and communicated with the system in his mind.

"System, where's my birthday gift? Bring it out, let me see."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wooden door wrapped in bubbles appeared before him.

The moment Ye Yun touched the bubbles, a stream of unfamiliar information surged into his mind.

It took him half an hour to digest it, and he finally understood what his birthday gift was.

QQ Farm—it was the game he used to play as a kid in his past life!

Each player had a plot of land to farm. The crops they grew could be sold for money, which in turn gained experience and unlocked more advanced crops and livestock.

Players could also water, fertilize, or even steal crops from each other.

The only difference now was that the in-game currency had been changed to star coins.

Everything in the farm—from buying seeds to selling products—was done using star coins.

Ye Yun brought the farm's wooden door into the shop and placed it beside the dungeon portal.

After setting it up, he took out his phone and sent a group message.

Ye Yun: Everyone, if you're free, come to the shop. I have something important to announce.

Three Realms' Greatest Chef: What's up, Ye Yun? Is it a feast? I'll come help right away.

Raiden Mei: I'll be right over too.

Ye Yun: A feast sounds good. It's my birthday today.

Real-name Internet User: Didn't expect it to be your birthday today, Ye Yun. I'll be there shortly.

Morax: Happy birthday. I'll be there soon.

Galactic Fire Hero: What? It's your birthday? I'm on my way back now!

The Lone Wolf: Yo~ Happy birthday! Kafka and I are shopping in Penacony. We'll bring a big cake back.

Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Director: Happy birthday, Ye Yun!

After browsing his phone for a bit, Ye Yun headed to the kitchen to prepare ingredients. It was his birthday today, after all—definitely a good reason to treat everyone.

And along the way, he'd tell everyone about the QQ Farm.

On the HSR side—

Aventurine saw the message in the group chat and was thinking about what birthday gift to give Ye Yun.

Just then, Sparkle barged in.

"Little Peacock, did you see the group chat? It's Ye Yun's birthday today~"

Aventurine smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, I saw it. I was just thinking about what to get him. Got any good ideas?"

Sparkle grinned.

"Of course! I just placed an order on your company's website. Wanna guess what I bought?"

Aventurine thought for a moment.

"A luxury watch?"

Sparkle shook her head.

"Nope~ Try again."

Aventurine thought again.

"Designer clothes?"

Sparkle looked disappointed.

"Come on, Little Peacock. Do I look like some tacky guy? Of course, I bought a prank toy~ Hee hee!"

Aventurine chuckled. That really was Firefly's style.

"Want to go together later?"

Sparkle nodded.

"Sure! I'll ask Aha to open a portal."

Over in the Xianzhou Luofu—

Jing Yuan, Feixiao, Huaiyan, Jiaoqiu, Fu Xuan and the other were discussing what birthday present to give Ye Yun.

Feixiao suggested, "I say we bring some good liquor. It's Ye Yun's birthday—he'll definitely want to drink."

Huaiyan shook her head. "No way. He already has plenty of liquor. We should give something more meaningful."

Yunli said, "How about a sword? Doesn't he use one?"

Jing Yuan agreed. A sword was a practical and heartfelt gift.

"I think it's a great idea. What about you guys?"

No one objected. A fine sword was both useful to Ye Yun and carried their sincerity.

Around 6 p.m.

Ye Yun's shop was packed—almost everyone had shown up to celebrate his birthday.

Ye Yun had originally planned to cook, but Himeko, Xiangling, Mei, and the Evil God directly kicked him out of the kitchen.

How could the birthday star cook?

So Ye Yun took the opportunity to show everyone the QQ Farm.

Unsurprisingly, everyone was intrigued by it.

This thing could generate a steady income in star coins!

Stelle ran into the QQ Farm door first.

Once inside, each person was sent to a private space. To visit others' farms, you had to add them as a friend.

Stelle followed the tutorial and planted a plot of wheat. Seeing it would take over 7 hours to mature, she decided to check out others' farms.

After adding Firefly as a friend, she visited her space and noticed something strange.

Above Firefly's wheat sprouts, there were buttons for watering and fertilizing.

Stelle tried pressing them. Under both their gazes, the crop's countdown timer instantly shortened by half an hour.

Both were stunned.

"What the heck? You can actually speed it up like that?"

Stelle had Firefly try it on her own farm—it worked the same. Fertilizing reduced crop maturity time.

Excited, Stelle started visiting everyone else's spaces. Each person could fertilize up to three times a day.

But while exploring, she made another discovery: you could steal crops from others!

That got her really interested. Stealing crops? That sounded fun!

Stelle quietly visited all the farms, jotting down the harvest times.

Looking at the schedule on her phone, she grinned.

Perfect! Today's the day to get rich! Once the time comes—steal them all!

Ye Yun also opened up a farm space and had the seven little ones manage a plot of land together.