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    Star Rail, My Little Shop on the Train 73

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    Chapter 73: Lottery Shop’s First Draw

    A few minutes later.

    The Young Master lay on the ground in his Demon King armament, his chest heaving violently.

    Star disdainfully glanced at the Young Master.

    “I thought you were powerful. That’s it? I haven’t even unleashed Annihilation, and you’re already down.”

    However, Star thought the Young Master’s… what was it called again? Oh well, it looked pretty cool. She’d check it out at Ye Yun’s place later and buy a set for herself.

    Then, Star gestured for Hutao and the others to continue on their way. Going to Wu Wang Slope was more fun than fighting this guy, right?

    Star had already planned it out. She’d learn a few ghost-catching techniques from Hutao on the way, and then try them out in Wu Wang Slope as soon as they arrived.

    Hehe~ Little ghosts, I’m coming for ya!

    After Star and the others left, the Young Master struggled to his feet.

    “Why are there so many monsters in Liyue?”

    The Young Master was a bit numb. He was belligerent, a martial arts fanatic.

    But since arriving in Liyue, he’d been completely crushed in both fights he’d been in.

    Yesterday was a bit better; he at least managed a couple of exchanges with that Immortal.

    Today, though, it was a complete rout. The other side hadn’t even tried.

    Even with his Demon King armament activated, he’d been cut down by a single sword strike from that girl named Star.

    The Young Master suddenly felt a bit worried. If these people were this strong, just how powerful was the Geo Archon, Zhong Li, the god of Liyue?

    He didn’t think he’d offended the Tsaritsa, did he? Why would the Tsaritsa send him to seize the Geo Archon’s Gnosis (a divine artifact)?

    The strength of Liyue was such that the Captain wouldn’t even be able to hold his own.

    “Tok, big brother might be gone for a while.”

    After resting for a moment, the Young Master looked around. All the debt collectors he’d brought with him had been dealt with.

    The debt collectors were simply no match for the other women, easily defeated.

    Time flew by, and soon two days passed.

    Inside Ye Yun’s shop.

    Almost everyone who had ever shopped at Ye Yun’s store was gathered in the lottery shop.

    Towerpa and Emerald were also there.

    After asking Broniya, they immediately found Ye Yun.

    Emerald had already reported the matter to Diamond.

    Diamond immediately ordered them to build a friendly relationship with Ye Yun.

    Furthermore, Diamond had already arranged for people to secretly collect Star Crystals.

    Diamond intended to handle this matter secretly, without the company’s knowledge.

    If what Emerald and Towerpa said was true, this would be a major opportunity for their Strategic Investment Department.

    Everyone present had bought lottery tickets, though in varying amounts.

    The one who bought the most was Star. In her words, it was to “increase her odds of winning.”

    The crowd crammed into the lottery shop, with the three little ones running around, exploring the place.

    Star and the other girls chattered incessantly, discussing how they would use the prize’s ability.

    Star pulled out the ten lottery tickets she had bought and flicked them.

    “Okay, okay, I’m definitely going to win this time, alright? Why are you all discussing my ability?”

    March 7th, seeing Star’s smug expression, was furious.

    “Hmph! It’s not certain who will win!”

    Lumine also said,

    “Exactly, I’m generally very lucky.”

    Hutao wore a worried expression.

    Star asked,

    “Hutao, what’s wrong? Why are you so down?”

    Hutao sighed.

    “Sigh~ Yesterday, I tallied Wangsheng Funeral Parlor’s accounts for this year, and business is terrible.”

    At this point, Hutao got angry at Zhong Li.

    You damn Guest! You’re clearly the Geo Archon, yet you make me pay for everything you eat, drink, and play with! Annoying!

    Towerpa, hearing this, suddenly spoke.

    “Why don’t you try doing some other business, like adding a side service?”

    Hutao hesitated. Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was a legacy passed down through generations of her family, dedicated to guiding souls to the afterlife.

    Would adding another business really be a good idea?

    At this time, Zhong Li suddenly said,

    “Director, I think Miss Towerpa is right. With our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor’s manpower and resources, we can definitely develop a side business.

    With a side business, we can have more funds to promote Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, wouldn’t you agree?”

    Hutao thought Zhong Li’s words made sense.

    It wasn’t like she was abandoning the business of guiding souls; she’d simply use her free time to develop a side business to make money.

    The money earned could also be used to promote Wangsheng Funeral Parlor—why not?

    However, Hutao was stumped on what kind of side business to open.

    “What kind of side business should I open?” Hutao stroked her chin, pondering.

    Silver Wolf, who was sitting with her legs crossed, playing a handheld game, suddenly chimed in.

    “Why don’t you open an internet cafe? In your area, an internet cafe would definitely make money.”

    Hutao was a bit puzzled.

    “Internet cafe? What’s that?”

    Silver Wolf replied while playing her game,

    “It’s a place where people can go online. Didn’t your guest bring a laptop back before? It’s like renting out laptops to people, charging by the hour.”

    After Silver Wolf’s explanation, Hutao understood what an internet cafe was.

    She thought about it and felt it was feasible.

    Then, she prepared to go find Ye Yun to buy some equipment.

    “Let’s try it then. I’ll go find Ye Yun and buy a few computers.”

    Silver Wolf stopped her.

    “You don’t need to go to Ye Yun for that, I’ll help you with it.”

    After saying this, Silver Wolf used the Aether Edit to open a teleportation gate.

    In a short while, 10 computers emerged from it.

    Silver Wolf said,

    “I bought these a while ago when I was bored; they should be fine for opening an internet cafe.”

    Seeing this, Hutao felt she owed Silver Wolf a debt of gratitude, considering her advice and help with getting computers. She couldn’t just accept this without reciprocating.

    So, Hutao took out 1000 Star Coins and handed them to Silver Wolf.

    “Silver Wolf, thank you. I’m not sure about the price of these computers. Do you think 1000 Star Coins is enough?”

    Silver Wolf glanced at the Star Coins in Hutao’s hand. She felt a bit awkward about accepting the money.

    These computers were outdated and not very valuable.

    However, although outdated, they were still suitable for a more “old-fashioned” internet cafe.

    Silver Wolf thought for a moment.

    “Forget the money. For the next month, just send me meals every day.”

    Hutao readily agreed.

    “No problem. Let’s add each other as friends. Tell me in advance what you want to eat, and I’ll make it for you.”

    Hutao took out the phone given to her by姬子 (Ji Zi), opened the messaging app, and added Silver Wolf as a friend.

    Silver Wolf put away her phone.

    “You can’t use these computers directly. Let’s add another month, and I’ll help you set up the network and the internet cafe management system. How does that sound?”

    Hutao considered it and agreed.

    Thus, Hutao’s internet cafe venture was about to begin.

    Ye Yun checked the time; it was time for the lottery draw. The final result was in, and Ye Yun needed to retrieve the numbered ball from the counter.

    Ye Yun got up and walked towards the counter. The crowd, which had been playing around just moments ago, fell silent, all eyes on Ye Yun.

    Ye Yun took a sphere from the counter and showed it to everyone.

    Everyone clutched their lottery tickets, staring intently at the sphere in Ye Yun’s hand.

    Ye Yun turned the sphere, and everyone saw the number written on it:

    002

    Star and the other girls let out a series of wails.

    Especially Star; she bought ten tickets, spending a total of 10,000 Star Coins, and still didn’t win.

    “No!!!” Star was heartbroken, kneeling on the ground in agony.

    At this time, Dan Heng, who was listening to music nearby, looked at his lottery ticket.

    “Hmm? It seems I won.” Dan Heng said calmly.

    Star clutched her head in disbelief.

    “What! Dan Heng won? You bought a lottery ticket too?”

    March 7th was also surprised.

    Heavens! The cold-faced little Azure Dragon actually bought a lottery ticket? Based on her impression of Dan Heng, shouldn’t he be uninterested in this kind of thing?

    Dan Heng nodded.

    “The shop had just been renovated, and I saw Mr. Welt and the others buy one, so I bought one too.”

    After saying that, Dan Heng walked towards Ye Yun.

    “I’d like to claim my prize.”

    Ye Yun didn’t expect Dan Heng to be the winner.

    Ye Yun took Dan Heng’s lottery ticket and put it on the counter.

    After a while, a scroll wrapped in bubbles floated out from the counter.

    The bubbles flew directly towards Dan Heng, bursting in his hand, leaving the scroll to fall directly into his hand.

    Ye Yun leaned against the counter, hands on his hips.

    “Just tear it up.”

    Following Ye Yun’s instruction, Dan Heng tore the scroll apart.

    The moment the scroll shattered, Dan Heng felt a surge of unfamiliar information in his mind.

    This information detailed the use of “Spatial Jump.”

    Dan Heng looked towards a small bar in the distance and used the Spatial Jump.

    In an instant, Dan Heng appeared near the small bar.

    While some powerful individuals could reach the bar at a similar speed, they would leave behind traces of their movement.

    Spatial Jump, however, left no such traces.

    The difference is that one could be interrupted or have its destination altered by an attack, while the other could not be interrupted.

    Imagine if the opponent could predict your trajectory, they could preemptively attack, forcing you to change direction.

    With Dan Heng’s Spatial Jump ability, however, this problem is nonexistent.

    March 7th approached Dan Heng.

    “Dan Heng, how does it feel?”

    Dan Heng said,

    “Good.”

    March 7th rolled her eyes.

    “Can’t you be more specific?”

    Dan Heng thought for a moment.

    “Very useful.”

    After saying that, Dan Heng went to the library to read.

    Since acquiring this library, Dan Heng had spent his days either training or immersed in books.

    March 7th twitched the corner of her mouth, watching Dan Heng’s departing back.

    It was indeed more detailed, as it had one more word, wasn’t it?

    Forget it, there’s no point trying to communicate with Dan Heng.

    March 7th returned to the lottery shop.

    At this time, the lottery shop’s big screen displayed new prize information:

    [This Period’s Prize: Swordsmanship
    Introduction: Swordsmanship from a high-level Xianxia world. Upon reaching the Mahayana stage, one can comprehend Sword Intent.
    Value: 130,000 Star Coins
    Draw Countdown: 7d, 23h, 40s]

    After reading this, everyone bought another lottery ticket.

    This time, Star didn’t buy as many, only one.

    She had realized that buying more didn’t help; good luck was the key.

    After everyone bought their lottery tickets, they dispersed.

    姬子 (Ji Zi), Welt, and Pamella went to inspect the train; if there were no problems, they would depart for the next stop tomorrow.

    Thank you to the generous patron, Saint Happy, for the reward! Thank you!!!

    Please vote with your monthly tickets! Please donate! Thank you all for your support; the book’s performance is quite good.

    (End of Chapter)

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