Chapter 11: It Became a Body Pillow

Mu Bai drew the Special Dagger from its leather sheath, holding it in her hand to examine it closely.

The blade shimmered with a cold, silvery light.

Although the material appeared heavy, it felt remarkably light in her grip.

The engravings on the hilt were complex and fine; the craftsmanship was truly exquisite.

She felt her Soul of a Man being stirred.

This Special Dagger was truly elegant.

If it were back on Earth, it would definitely have immense collectible value.

“Don’t play with the Special Dagger like that. It’s dangerous.”

Seeing the Little White-Haired One balancing the dagger in her hand to weigh it, Ye Yuan suddenly felt a bit worried.

She could tell the blade was extremely sharp.

Mu Bai was an amateur; if her hand slipped, she could easily get hurt.

“Oh, I see…”

Mu Bai immediately stopped what she was doing.

Being called out so suddenly made her feel a bit embarrassed.

Since Ye Yuan was only worried about her, Mu Bai didn’t argue.

She sheathed the Special Dagger and obediently handed it back to Ye Yuan.

Then, while Ye Yuan inspected the new weapon, Mu Bai returned to the touch screen.

Mu Bai still had official business to attend to.

Aside from Train Coins, she didn’t know how to obtain the other materials needed for the Train’s continued upgrades, and there was a significant shortage of those remaining resources.

Initially, she hadn’t been short on iron, but after trading away 40 kilograms, she needed to replenish her stock.

With Infinite Water, it was relatively easy to acquire these conventional resources.

Most players would find it difficult to upgrade their Train to Level 1 in a short amount of time.

Even if they reached Level 1, it would be hard for them to quickly build a toilet or a bathroom.

Selling water by taking advantage of the information and time gap was easy.

However, before that, she needed to get enough containers.

These things were like the string used to tie a crab—they weren’t worth much on their own, but they became valuable once they held water.

Therefore, buying simple containers was quite cheap.

She took out some more iron and listed it on the market, setting the trade requirement to clean containers.

After finishing this, Mu Bai returned to the bedside.

The rice was steamed, and the Canned Hotpot was heated.

It was a sumptuous lunch.

Mu Bai took out two cleaned cans to use as bowls, giving one to Ye Yuan and keeping one for herself, then used a spoon to dish out the rice.

Humming a little tune, she served herself a meatball and a piece of green bamboo shoot before burying her head in her food.

Having survived the difficult initial period of the Survival Game and now being able to live so peacefully without worrying about survival, Mu Bai was very satisfied.

Holding the rice Mu Bai had served and smelling the fragrance of the hot food, Ye Yuan pursed her lips.

Instead of tasting the Canned Hotpot immediately, she took a bite of rice and chewed slowly.

Watching Mu Bai, who was completely relaxed and enjoying her lunch, a tiny smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

***

Near 6:00 PM.

Looking at the type and difficulty of the current Station, both of them fell silent.

Eerie Class, Level 3.

Bad memories began to resurface.

Even if the outside looked like a normal hotel building and didn’t seem particularly dangerous, Mu Bai and Ye Yuan chose to stay inside the Train for the first time.

They played it safe.

Since they weren’t going out today, they could use the bathroom to shower.

It was already the fourth day of survival on the Train.

Not having showered for three days made both Ye Yuan and Mu Bai feel very uncomfortable.

“Do you want to shower?”

Mu Bai looked up and asked.

“You go first,”

Ye Yuan said calmly.

Mu Bai didn’t decline.

Her communication with Ye Yuan was usually this concise.

She felt that while the other woman could accurately express what she wanted to say, her personality was a bit too cold.

When they first met, she thought Ye Yuan looked down on socializing, but she gradually realized Ye Yuan simply didn’t want to engage in meaningless expression.

In short, she had some degree of social anxiety.

It wasn’t exactly social phobia, but she definitely didn’t have many friends in reality.

For Mu Bai, who wasn’t used to communicating with girls anyway, this was actually a good thing.

However, Mu Bai still felt that the only time she had seen that indifferent expression completely vanish… which was the moment she accidentally touched the grenade… that shy expression, like a normal girl’s, was more charming.

Thinking about random things, Mu Bai entered the bathroom for the first time to take a shower.

As she reaching out to turn on the showerhead, her expression suddenly froze, and her hand stopped.

She suddenly realized that showering required taking off her clothes.

Having lived on the Train for so many days, she had never taken off her clothes, even while sleeping, because she lived with Ye Yuan and there was someone else around.

Now… was she finally going to face her own body?

Mu Bai swallowed hard and nervously pulled back her shoulder straps…

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Since there was no shampoo or body wash, Mu Bai used the unopened bar of soap she got from the Doomsday Station to scrub herself for a long time before she felt she was clean enough.

In reality, she wasn’t that dirty, but she had frequently entered Stations to scavenge for supplies over the past few days, getting covered in a bit of dust and sweat.

After drying her body, she had no change of clothes, so Mu Bai could only put back on the clothes the System had created for her.

As for her private items like her little white socks and underwear, she decided to wash them and hang them to dry.

Stepping out of the bathroom, her hair felt heavy after being washed.

It was wet and draped over her body, which was a bit uncomfortable.

Mu Bai’s feelings were complicated.

This body was truly flawless.

One could say that aside from not satisfying those who preferred mature women, there wasn’t a single blemish.

From top to bottom, it was so smooth, so fair and delicate.

Every part of the body was just the right size and shape.

As a transformation fiction writer, she had once fantasized about plots where she turned into a girl.

But those were just fantasies after all.

In essence, she was just experiencing a life that didn’t belong to her, not needing to take responsibility for any changes, and thus able to immerse herself in and enjoy all the benefits the change brought.

But now, her mind was a mess.

“I’m finished!”

Through the ajar door, Mu Bai spoke to Ye Yuan in the other carriage.

“Coming,”

Ye Yuan replied.

Mu Bai didn’t leave the carriage.

Instead, she went to the sink to wash her undergarments.

Before this, she had never visited the Train’s sink area.

And this time, Mu Bai mentally prepared herself to appreciate her own appearance.

Standing in front of the mirror, she lifted her head.

In the mirror, the white-haired girl’s pupils subconsciously constricted, and her small mouth opened slightly, as if she had stepped out of the second dimension into reality.

Mu Bai suddenly didn’t miss her old body that much anymore.

***

After washing her clothes, she found a place to hang them to dry.

Mu Bai returned to the bed.

Feeling empty underneath gave her no sense of security, so Mu Bai curled up under the covers with her legs tucked together.

They had eaten lunch very late, so she wasn’t hungry now.

They didn’t need to go out to explore this Station tonight, so no physical energy had been spent.

It was a tacit agreement between her and Ye Yuan to go to sleep early and save a meal.

After all, food was still very scarce.

A large number of people were still going hungry; otherwise, the value of weapons in the market wouldn’t be so low.

If they woke up early tomorrow for breakfast, there wouldn’t be any stamina issues for the morning Station.

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped.

After a while, the sound of footsteps gradually approached from the other end of the carriage.

Mu Bai turned her back, leaving a space for Ye Yuan to sleep.

A fragrant breeze drifted from behind.

Mu Bai felt a hand rest on her waist, and her body immediately tensed up.

That smooth hand gradually moved up along her skin, circling her dainty figure from the front.

The sensation, like an electric current passing through her, made Mu Bai jump involuntarily.

“Relax.”

As if sensing her struggle, the embrace tightened directly, as if locking Mu Bai in place.

Ye Yuan’s indifferent voice sounded by her ear, but the breath blown into her ear was moist and hot.

“We will sleep like this from now on. We can’t let our Talents go to waste.”

“…”

Perhaps because this reason was too logical, it choked back the words Mu Bai wanted to say.

Or perhaps the heat pouring into her ear made her mind go blank.

After a long silence, Mu Bai let out a soft “Mm.”

This time, she had become a body pillow.

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