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    Star Rail, My Little Shop on the Train 122

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    Chapter 122: Let’s Play Emperor’s Jade

    Qingque arrived before Jing Yuan, looking like she was about to cry.

    “General… any orders?”

    Jing Yuan smiled at Qingque’s expression.

    “Come with me somewhere.”

    After saying this, Jing Yuan walked towards the outside of the Shen Ce Mansion.

    Seeing this, Qingque almost fainted from lack of breath.

    It’s over, really over! Farewell, Emperor’s Jade!

    Following Jing Yuan onto the Star Chariot, the two headed towards the Star Rail.

    A short while later, inside Ye Yun’s shop.

    Qingque was very curious. What did the General want her to do here?

    At this time, only Welt and Dan Heng were in the shop; Noelle had something to do today and wouldn’t be coming for a while.

    Jing Yuan greeted the two.

    “Mr. Welt, Dan Heng, good morning.”

    The two responded upon seeing Jing Yuan.

    Jing Yuan looked around.

    “Have you seen Bailu?”

    Dan Heng said,

    “In the laboratory.”

    Jing Yuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, then turned to Qingque and said,

    “Qingque, you don’t need to go to Shen Ce Mansion for work anymore. I’ve arranged a new job for you, a very important job.”

    Upon hearing the word “important,” Qingque instantly didn’t want to take the job.

    She just wanted to slack off; don’t put important work on her head!

    The more important the task, the less she could slack off.

    Jing Yuan brought Qingque to the small bar.

    “These two screens display a lot of product information. Your task is to record it all, understand?”

    Qingque listened, “That’s it? I thought it would be more troublesome. This is easy!”

    “Okay~! General.”

    Qingque took out her computer and started recording. It was still early, only noon.

    If she was fast enough, she might still be able to play Emperor’s Jade today.

    Seeing Qingque start recording, Jing Yuan had finished the task assigned by Marshal Hua. Next, he would go see Bailu and talk to her about refining the Qingling Pill.

    Qingque was copying when she suddenly looked up and down at the screen, feeling something was wrong.

    What was wrong? The products? No, no, not that.

    Until, Qingque saw the Möbius strip (a symbol representing infinity) next to the total page number.

    Qingque gasped, then cried out,

    “General! You have no heart!”

    Qingque miserably began copying the product information; she felt her life was bleak.

    For some reason, she missed Fu Xuan; at least Fu Xuan’s tasks had a clear end in sight.

    Time passed quickly; in the blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed.

    Jing Yuan returned after chatting with Bailu about the Qingling Pill and checked on Qingque’s progress.

    Qingque couldn’t hold it in any longer upon seeing Jing Yuan.

    “General! It’s endless! It can’t be finished!”

    Jing Yuan looked at the Möbius strip Qingque pointed to.

    “Alright, don’t do so many. You just need to submit 100 product entries daily.”

    Upon hearing this, Qingque was ecstatic! She was saved!

    Then.

    Jing Yuan and Welt went to the reception room to drink tea and play chess.

    Qingque was copying when a sound came from the doorway.

    Qingque looked and saw Xing and a few others walking in from the doorway; Guinaifen and Sushang followed.

    Xing said,

    “Let’s rest first. We’ll go to Shuiyuan for some excitement tonight, heh~”

    They had just decided that they still needed to go to Shuiyuan, just at a different time; going at night would be more exciting.

    So, Xing suggested they rest first and then set off at night.

    As soon as Xing entered Ye Yun’s shop, she saw Qingque sitting at the small bar, copying product information.

    “Oh, isn’t this Qingque? What are you doing here?”

    Seeing Xing, Qingque wasn’t surprised, considering Xing’s identity.

    Xing was a nameless guest; this was the Star Rail, so it was normal for her to appear here.

    “The General asked me to do some work.”

    Upon hearing this, Xing remembered Qingque saying she would teach her how to play Emperor’s Jade.

    “Qingque, didn’t you say you’d teach me how to play Emperor’s Jade? Do you have time now?”

    Qingque’s face immediately fell.

    “I haven’t finished my work yet, sigh~”

    At this time, Guinaifen said beside her,

    “Emperor’s Jade? I can play that too, I’ll teach you.”

    Xing went to buy a set of Emperor’s Jade in Ye Yun’s shop.

    Hutao and Lumine moved a square table, and Xing placed the Emperor’s Jade on it.

    Lumine, Hutao, Guinaifen, and Xing sat down, one at each side, and began playing.

    Sushang and March 7th watched from the side.

    Guinaifen taught them while they learned.

    “Let me tell you, this Emperor’s Jade…”

    Soon, Xing, March 7th, and Lumine learned the rules of Emperor’s Jade and skillfully started discarding tiles.

    Xing: “Three Wan”
    Lumine: “Pong, Seven Tiao”
    Guinaifen: “Three Tiao”
    March 7th: “Wait, I’m going to Kong (declare a concealed set of four identical tiles) three Tiao.”

    The sound of them playing Emperor’s Jade reached Qingque’s ears, making her feel uncomfortable, like the whispers of demons.

    Two little people appeared in Qingque’s mind.

    One said, “No, you must finish your work before playing.”

    The other said, “Don’t worry, it’s only 100 product entries. You’ll finish copying soon. You can play after you’re done.”

    Qingque was undecided and couldn’t make up her mind.

    Until Xing said,

    “This is boring. Let’s play with stakes? How about a 1 Star Coin base?”

    Upon hearing that they were playing for stakes, Qingque couldn’t take it anymore!

    “Wait! Add me in! Loser pays!”

    Xing agreed.

    “Alright, whoever declares a winning hand pays!”

    Qingque’s eyes lit up. She happily moved a chair and sat next to Guinaifen, waiting for her turn.

    Once Qingque sat down, she basically didn’t get up again.

    Xing and the others changed their plans to explore Shuiyuan. This Emperor’s Jade was too addictive.

    They even made an excuse, saying they were caught during the day, so Shi Wangsi would be heavily guarding tonight.

    They played until 12 o’clock at night.

    In between, they changed locations because Ye Yun and the others needed to eat at night, so they needed to clear the space.

    So, they moved to the party car.

    Qingque was happily counting her money at the mahjong table when her phone rang.

    Qingque took it out and was stunned.

    Fu Xuan had sent a message urging her to send the product information she had copied today.

    Qingque looked at the information she had copied. Oh no! She hadn’t even finished half of it!

    Qingque rushed back to Ye Yun’s shop, sat at the small bar, and started copying.

    In the party car, Xing and the others looked at Qingque running away in a hurry with a dumbfounded expression.

    Hutao asked,

    “What’s wrong with Qingque?”

    Xing shrugged.

    “I don’t know~ Whatever, let’s keep playing. Someone take her place.”

    March 7th sat in Qingque’s original seat.

    “I’ll do it, I’ve been watching for so long, I want to play too.”

    Hutao was playing when she remembered that she had to go back to check on the new internet cafe site tomorrow.

    “I have to go too. I have to install new computers tomorrow. Do you want to come and play?”

    After discussing, they agreed and postponed their exploration of Shuiyuan for another two days.
    (End of Chapter)

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