“......”
Xi Jian’s mouth twitched. Seeing the child, she swallowed the curse words that were on the tip of her tongue.
“This is my ally, Xi Jie.”
Old Six turned around and saluted Xi Jian:
“Hello, Xi Jie! I’m Old Six!”
Xi Jian gave an awkward smile and politely replied.
“Alright, go get to work.”
Old Six set off, continuing to move things.
“So, you asked me for children’s clothes yesterday because of him?”
“Is this your son?”
Qi Xiao shook his index finger, “He’s my newly recruited intern.”
“Where did you abduct him? How old is he? You’re using child labor, that’s illegal.”
“Are you jealous that someone is doing work for me?”
“Idiot.”
Xi Jian rolled her eyes at Qi Xiao and turned to leave.
“I remember you have a shopping cart in your Train, lend it to me.”
After getting the shopping cart, Xi Jian headed straight for the snack section.
......
When the Train arrived at 7:50 AM this morning, Qi Xiao had already roughly scouted the area.
Less than a third of the food on the shelves remained.
Compared to before the last departure, food and water were the most depleted items.
Other items were not as heavily reduced.
After Xi Jian left, Qi Xiao opened all seven empty carriages at the back.
Because of the jie bracelet, the efficiency of collecting supplies this time was much faster than the first time he came.
Qi Xiao first selected some suitable shelves and placed them in the carriages.
This would allow for better storage of goods.
After Qi Xiao set up the shelves, Old Six ran over:
“Chief, there are no clothes left over there, they’ve all been moved here.”
“Well done!”
“Old Six, your first task as an intern has arrived.”
Old Six carried a bag of rice into the carriage.
Qi Xiao nodded in appreciation, “Hmm, he’s a teachable talent.”
He already knew to actively move things into the Train without being told.
“Chief, tell me.”
Qi Xiao waved his hand:
“Two days, empty this supermarket!”
......
Qi Xiao came to the fruit section, where basically nothing was left.
He picked up a peach from the ground; only the part where it fell was rotten.
I’ve been gone for over twenty days, and this fruit hasn’t even gone bad?
Qi Xiao casually put it into his jie bracelet.
He would take it back to use as fertilizer.
Although the Wind Season required train coins to depart, its benefits were also apparent.
If a good station was encountered, one could stay for a few extra days without departing.
But there was one problem: other Trains might also stop there.
This was a gamble, betting on one's luck that no one else would come here.
Or having confidence in one’s own strength to defend the place and not fear others coming to contend for it.
In fact, when Xi Jian saw that there were people, she felt a sense of panic.
But when she saw Qi Xiao, especially his irritatingly smug face, she felt incredibly at ease in that instant.
Xi Jian pushed the shopping cart, haphazardly throwing snacks into it.
This scoundrel, he’s like a bandit.
I need to grab more stuff too! I’m going to fill the Train to the brim!
The time of free shopping flew by, and in the evening, they had a dinner party in Qi Xiao’s carriage.
Xi Jian insisted on showing off her cooking skills; her cola chicken wings were even blacker than the Black Wind Monster, becoming the only leftover dish on the table.
After eating and drinking their fill, Qi Xiao told Old Six to go to sleep first.
Old Six pulled open the bedroom door, and Xi Jian glanced sideways, seeing Ren Laotaiye at the doorway.
“Ah—!”
“You, you, you, you, you, a zombie!!!”
“That’s General Ren.”
Old Six said seriously:
“He’s an elder of our dynasty.”
Xi Jian was full of questions.
After Qi Xiao’s explanation, knowing that it was Qi Xiao’s puppet, Xi Jian felt relieved.
“I’m not staying here tonight, goodbye!”
Looking at Xi Jian’s departing back, Old Six looked puzzled:
“Chief, did you ask her to stay in our room?”
Qi Xiao spread his hands: “No.”
What no one noticed was that a faint, almost imperceptible pink mist had drifted from Xi Jian towards Ren Laotaiye.
......
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
At 7:30 AM, Ren Laotaiye hopped from one end of the supermarket to the other.
Xi Jian got up early today, just to move more things.
Yesterday, Qi Xiao had basically cleared out all the items in the other areas!
He was like last time; anything he touched would mysteriously disappear.
Today, his demonic claws were going to extend to the snack section!
To avoid being discovered by Qi Xiao, she moved lightly, not even using a shopping cart.
Seeing that Qi Xiao hadn’t started working yet, Xi Jian felt a surge of joy:
Sleep, sleep, sleep more, it’s best if you sleep until you die.
She was holding several bags of potato chips when she bumped into Ren Laotaiye at a corner while returning to her Train.
Uh......
Xi Jian closed her eyes and fainted.
The potato chips she was holding scattered all over the floor.
Another wisp of pink mist appeared on Xi Jian, slowly drifting towards Ren Laotaiye’s left ear.
Deep inside his ear, there was a peanut-sized gray pupa.
The gray pupa gradually turned pink after absorbing the mist, until it was completely pink, and then, accompanied by an almost inaudible cracking sound, the pupa split open.
A pink worm crawled out of the pupa.
It crawled out along the ear canal and fell onto Ren Laotaiye’s shoulder.
It continued to wriggle forward, then plopped onto the ground.
It seemed to have hurt itself from the fall, as it twisted frantically.
After calming down, the worm wriggled towards Xi Jian, who was lying on the ground.
......
“It’s good to be young, you just drop off to sleep.”
While Qi Xiao was washing up, he controlled Ren Laotaiye to patrol, and as a result, Xi Jian bumped into him herself and even fainted from fright.
Ignoring her, Qi Xiao continued to control Ren Laotaiye to patrol.
It wasn't until eight o'clock, after confirming that no other Trains had stopped, that Ren Laotaiye jumped back into the carriage and continued to act as the great gatekeeper.
During the day, they were still busily moving supplies into the Train.
At the same time, they also listed some less-needed items on the trading platform to exchange for upgrade materials.
9 PM.
Qi Xiao had been parked here for two days, creating a miracle.
He really did empty a supermarket!
The last six carriages were filled with food.
The seventh carriage contained various daily necessities.
Shelves were also added to the refrigerated carriage, filled with drinks, increasing the vertical utilization of space.
The second carriage was piled high with clothes, quilts, and pillows, and hadn’t been organized yet.
The extra shelves were all thrown into the feeding area by Qi Xiao, converting them into upgrade materials.
Qi Xiao and Old Six stood with their hands on their hips, looking at the almost empty supermarket, their faces full of pride.
Beside them, Xi Jian’s face was ashen; for some reason, she inexplicably had the illusion of her home being raided.
“Chief, how did I do!”
Old Six had indeed worked very hard these past two days; he was truly a Huluwa, full of energy.
If Qi Xiao hadn’t stopped him, he wouldn’t have even thought about sleeping last night, ready to work through the night by lamplight.
“Not bad, you’ve taken a big step towards the position of Deputy Train Conductor!”
Old Six was overjoyed. The old man lied, traveling isn't dangerous at all, and it's very interesting!
Qi Xiao looked at Xi Jian:
“I’m leaving, are you coming?”
Xi Jian rolled her eyes at Qi Xiao:
“You’ve emptied this place out, what am I staying here for?”
“So that means you can return my train coins tomorrow, right?”
“Go to hell.”
Qi Xiao brought Old Six onto the Train, closed the door, and then said to Xi Jian:
“Oh, and don’t resell that cabinet air conditioner.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means keep it safe.”
“Annoying.”
After Qi Xiao left, Xi Jian punched the air.
She sighed and returned to her own Train.
With a flash of white light, she also departed.
