"Old Six also needs to use the restroom, so I brought him back. Want to go check out Platform 3 later? It seems pretty crowded over there."
Because Old Six was not a Train Conductor, someone had to bring him back to the Train for teleportation.
Qi Xiao closed the light screen. He changed his combat uniform back to his usual clothes and chose Platform 3 for teleportation.
Upon arriving at Platform 3, Xi Jian and the others were already there.
Platform 3 was located in a vast forest.
It consisted of a large red circular platform and three supporting legs, resembling a giant mushroom.
The area around the teleportation platform was filled with dense trees, their leaves shimmering with emerald green light under the sunlight.
Occasionally, a few small birds would flit across the treetops, emitting crisp chirping sounds.
Initially, some people tried to cut down these trees, but after being penalized with supplies and train coins, they all behaved.
Stepping off the platform, they strolled through the fresh-smelling forest.
Many people had also set up stalls under the shade of the trees.
"Boss, how much is this?"
The old man stroked his beard and pointed to the sign behind him.
"Can't you read? It says right here, Azure Sky Fruit, three train coins each, ten train coins for three."
The young man put down the fruit, muttered a curse, and turned to leave.
These emerald green fruits were wu gou fruit.
Qi Xiao picked one up; it really was.
He picked up another, but this one wasn't.
He rummaged for a long time, and out of ten fruits, only four were wu gou fruit.
The rest just looked similar.
"Don't touch if you're not buying."
The white-bearded old man looked displeased.
Xi Jian didn't humor him, casually tossing one down.
"Look at this one, it's all withered. And this one, it's turned yellow. The worst is this one, it's even bruised."
The old man huffed angrily, blowing on his beard.
"Isn't it because you people keep touching them! Don't touch if you're not buying!"
Qi Xiao stood up and clapped his hands.
"Let's go, it's just a pile of rotten winter dates, nothing special."
"You little brat, don't talk nonsense if you're not buying! I'll sue you for defamation!"
Although the old man was furious, his heart skipped a beat, as this kid had indeed seen through him.
These fruits did have a miraculous effect when eaten in the world where they were obtained, but for some unknown reason, they had no effect once taken out of that world.
They were completely ordinary fruits.
He had hoped to trick some people, but he didn't expect to be seen through by this young man at a glance.
"I bet you've been sitting here for so long and haven't sold a single one, have you? How about this, one Train coin, and I'll take them all."
"Consider it a vitamin C supplement, I've got a canker sore lately anyway."
"One Train coin? Young man, are you taking advantage of my age? I advise you to be careful!"
"Then you keep them and eat them yourself. Oh, and you better eat them quickly, some of them are almost rotten."
Qi Xiao waved his hand, taking Xi Jian and Old Six, and left without looking back.
"What a pity, unlike train coins, they don't rot."
The old man's expression was indecisive. Watching their backs grow more distant, he shouted loudly:
"Hey, hey, hey, wait! Five train coins, you can take them all."
Seeing that they didn't turn back, the old man gritted his teeth.
"Four, no lower!"
Qi Xiao turned back.
"Two."
"Three! If you haggle any lower, I'm not selling."
"Deal!"
The old man took the three train coins and carefully put them into his cloth pouch.
Qi Xiao picked out two wu gou fruit, and the rest were equally divided between Xi Jian and Old Six.
"Chief, these fruits are so sweet!"
"Mmm, yes, they're really tasty."
Qi Xiao ate the wu gou fruit.
With one bite, a crisp 'crunch' sound echoed, and the sweet juice spread on his tongue.
Xi Jian watched Qi Xiao eat one after another, and asked in confusion:
"You eat the fruit without spitting out the seeds?"
"My throat is wide, I eat them all together."
"Six."
After two wu gou fruit, Qi Xiao felt the fatigue that had accumulated in his body completely disappear, his eyes clear, and his spirits lifted.
The energy of the wu gou fruit accumulated in his body, ready to be used at critical moments.
He made a huge profit.
He only got one from a Level 3 treasure chest before, but this time he bought four directly!
And it only cost him three train coins.
In the evening, Xi Jian followed Qi Xiao to his Train again.
Old Six was washing dishes there. Xi Jian was eager to show off her cooking skills again, but she was jointly stopped by Qi Xiao and Old Six.
Qi Xiao went to the back carriage to get food, and Xi Jian followed him.
"I want to eat buldak noodles! Before my period comes, I have to eat it one more time."
Soon, a sumptuous meal was served on the table.
Qi Xiao made stir-fried beef with pickled radishes, dry pot potato slices, spicy braised chicken feet, flavored eggplant, and mushroom egg drop soup.
Xi Jian cooked buldak noodles with extra cheese, and also made a portion for Old Six.
"Try it, I guarantee it's delicious!"
"Didn't you get this modification when you upgraded?"
Qi Xiao showed Xi Jian the light screen.
Xi Jian, gnawing on a chicken foot, shook her head.
She extended her sauce-stained hand, recalling and gesturing what she had modified.
"Bathroom, Train color, hairdryer, mist collector..."
"With this light screen, even if someone boards your Train, they won't be able to see what modules you have."
"However, this station is fine; it won't expose your module cards."
"I don't know about the New World."
"It's fine, I don't let other people on my Train anyway."
Qi Xiao curled his lips. If you don't let others on, does that mean they won't get on?
He really didn't know if she was just thick-skinned or foolish.
"Phew, spicy, refreshing."
Xi Jian also took a few bottles of beer, but after only one can, her face turned extremely red.
"Are you okay?"
Seeing that Xi Jian was not in a good state, Qi Xiao raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.
"Ugh!"
Xi Jian let out an 'ugh' and vomited all over the floor.
Then she flopped onto the ground and wriggled like a maggot.
Damn it... One can and she's this messed up, and she drinks?
"Black Wind Monster! No licking!"
Old Six brought cleaning tools and began to clean up the mess.
Qi Xiao, on the other hand, dragged Xi Jian to the bathroom to clean the vomit off her body.
That night, Xi Jian slept on the temporary bed Qi Xiao had set up.
Qi Xiao remembered the dream he had when he activated his spiritual vision. He stared at Xi Jian for a long time, but couldn't see anything unusual.
Suddenly, Xi Jian twitched, then started talking in her sleep.
"Abs, hehe, abs."
Qi Xiao looked speechless and returned to his own bed.
......
Nighttime.
With each breath, a faint pink mist exhaled from Xi Jian's mouth.
She opened her eyes, her pink pupils flashed and disappeared, then returned to normal, and she closed her eyes again.
In the darkness, Qi Xiao stood beside her, silently watching it all.