Train time, 5:30 AM.
Mu Bai pushed aside her pillows and got out of bed.
She used the train window as a mirror and, seeing that the red marks had faded, felt relieved enough to put on her classic off-the-shoulder dress.
Perhaps because the outfit was custom-made by the System, it was exceptionally comfortable and lightweight.
She hadn’t realized it before, but now that she had more clothes to compare it to, it had become Mu Bai’s favorite piece.
‘Ye Yin, wake up, it’s time to get up.’
‘Mnn…’
After waking Ye Yin, Mu Bai went to the adjacent carriage and woke the other two.
Sometimes, Mu Bai felt a bit helpless.
It was just like a family reunion during the holidays—the person responsible for cooking was always the one who was best at it.
Since she acquired ‘Cooking Master’, cooking had become a matter of course.
The key was that her food wasn’t just delicious; it also had special effects.
For a team about to enter a Station, it was somewhat useful, which made it hard for her to just drop the responsibility.
Today, she didn’t really want to be the little chef.
Mu Bai simply sliced some bread and added some sliced ham and green leaves to call it a meal.
Anyway, even a perfunctory effort would still trigger the Talent bonuses.
Then, she gave everyone a carton of pure milk.
Yesterday, Mo Cha had insisted on buying two crates of pure milk, which had been delivered along with the supermarket delivery food.
She was slacking off; she’d just make something simple, and they could take it or leave it.
Fortunately, the three girls—Ye Yin, Mo Cha, and Tang Shifu—were all quite unusual and weren’t picky about food at all.
Even if they only had sandwiches to eat, they didn’t have any complaints.
After the four of them replenished their energy and finished washing up, the Station announcement rang out.
[The Train is about to arrive at a Trading Station (Special). Difficulty Level: ?]
[Stop time: 3 hours.]
Mu Bai’s heart skipped a beat.
A Trading Station was great!
By entering a Trading Station again, there was a high probability she could gather enough Train Coins needed for the upgrade.
“Trading Station…”
Tang Shifu’s expression was dazed; clearly, she didn’t know what a Trading Station was.
Mo Cha also looked slightly puzzled.
“A Trading Station is a place specifically for trading with Site Natives from different worlds. It’s similar to a face-to-face Trading Market, and there’s a chance to meet Players from other Chat Rooms,” Mu Bai explained.
“You’ve encountered a Trading Station before?”
Mo Cha asked.
“Mhm,”
Mu Bai nodded in confirmation.
“Can you tell me what was in the Trading Station you experienced last time?”
Mo Cha asked curiously.
Mu Bai then recounted her experiences selling the Weapon Strike Fist and Compound Bow.
However, halfway through, Mu Bai suddenly felt a bit guilty.
Thinking of the Dodo bird reminded her of when she sold the stew to Tang Shifu; she had planned to sell information about the Trading Station for one Train Coin back then.
They weren’t teammates at the time, so it was justifiable, but she felt she had been a bit unfair.
Therefore, Mu Bai intentionally omitted the latter part of the story about buying the Dodo.
“So that’s how it is… a special space with unified language and script. How amazing,”
Mo Cha marveled.
The Train arrived at the station, and the scene inside the Trading Station was revealed to them through the open doors.
Mu Bai quickly gathered all her Train Coins.
After some thought, she put the firearms and the last syringe of Serum into her Storage Space.
She exchanged a look with Ye Yin.
Ye Yin understood and was the first to enter the Station.
Ignoring the inquiries from the guide robot, Mu Bai led the team directly to the counter.
“How may I help you?”
the robot asked.
“Help me open a stall… do you guys have any items that are a bit useless?”
Mu Bai asked, turning to her teammates mid-sentence.
“No,” Mo Cha spread her hands.
The only valuable item she and Tang Shifu had was a Pendant, but that thing might still be useful.
“Alright then,”
Mu Bai turned back and continued to the robot, “Help me prepare item labels for these goods. Here are the Silver Coins I might use for the appraisal fee.”
On the counter, she placed an assault rifle with a full magazine, the Perfect Zombie Serum, and forty-six shiny Silver Coins.
Mu Bai had an idea; she remembered the wealthy lady she met last time, Talina, who ran a potion shop.
Could she sell the Zombie Serum to the shop?
If it worked, everyone would be happy.
Mu Bai felt the Serum was like the Weapon Strike Fist—high in value but with a niche market.
Since the other woman had been so generous last time, she surely wouldn’t let Mu Bai lose out this time.
If it didn’t work…
To gather the Train Coins needed for the upgrade as quickly as possible, she would have to sell the assault rifle.
The robot responsible for scanning the goods finished its work quickly and produced the labels.
Then, another robot took the labels and handed them to Mu Bai along with a stall number card.
Mu Bai took the labels and card and gathered her items from the counter.
After reminding Mo Cha and Tang Shifu not to get into conflicts with anyone, she led the three of them toward the area where she had set up her stall last time.
She remembered… the potion shop was near her old stall.
A few minutes later.
Mu Bai arrived at the entrance of the shop she vaguely remembered and pushed open the door.
Inside the shop, various potions were neatly arranged in glass cabinets on both sides—some in test tubes, some in syringes, all multi-colored.
Mu Bai glanced at the prices and was shocked into silence.
The potions in the shop started at ten Silver Coins for the cheap ones, while the expensive ones were priced in gold coins.
For Players at the current stage… it was purely a luxury shop.
“Oh? Are you… Mu Bai?”
In a corner of the shop, a long-haired woman sitting in a chair put down the book in her hand and looked toward the door in surprise.
“Talina! These are my friends. I brought them here this time to see your potion shop.”
Mu Bai said the other’s name very sweetly.
Even though they had only met once, it didn’t stop her from acting a bit spoiled to gain favor.
‘I’ll be sweet, I’ll be gentle.’
‘Maybe that will turn something impossible into something possible?’
After these days of dealing with Slaying Stations and getting along with new teammates, Mu Bai felt she had become much more socially adept and was gradually getting used to utilizing the advantages of this body’s appearance.
Seeing that Mu Bai remembered her name, Talina stood up with a smile to welcome them: “Hello, everyone. My name is Talina, and I am the operator of this potion shop. Do you have any needs? If not, feel free to just look around.”
“Um,” Mu Bai approached, somewhat nervously taking out the syringe, “We actually do have something. Do you buy Serums here?”
Talina didn’t agree immediately.
Instead, she took the syringe and observed it briefly before saying, “I do buy potions… let me identify it first. If it’s a type of potion I don’t have here, I can buy it.”
Mu Bai gave a soft “Mhm.”
Talina walked behind the counter and placed the Serum syringe into a box-shaped device.
A few seconds later, the Identification was complete.
“Perfect-grade antitoxin… the quality is indeed good, but unfortunately, it’s a specialized type with a narrow range of application.”
Talina’s tone carried a hint of regret.
“I see…”
Mu Bai was a bit disappointed.
“But I can still take it. Twenty… no, for the sake of it being Perfect-grade, I’ll give you thirty Silver Coins. How does that sound?”
Talina deliberated.
“Huh? Really?”
Mu Bai thought the other person wouldn’t take it, but she didn’t expect such a turn of events.
A look of excitement immediately flickered across her face.
“Of course. Would you like to continue browsing my shop? If you see any potions you like, we can settle it all together. For your sake, I’ll give you a 20% discount,”
Talina said with a smile.