Lumine walked into the small bar, sat down on a barstool, and opened the touchscreen to start browsing.
Seeing the touchscreen in front of him, Ye Yun couldn't help feeling speechless—back then, he had been foolish enough to copy everything down one by one using his phone.
The moment this shop opened, the touchscreen could display all the merchandise at once.
Sigh—Ye Yun had already completely deleted all the product information he had copied back then.
As Lumine browsed the items, Stelle and March 7th each pulled up a barstool on her left and right, sitting down beside her to look together.
Welt and Dan Heng each found a spot to sit or lean against, watching this side—or to be precise, watching Lumine.
As for Himeko, she was sitting next to Paimon, occasionally reaching out a finger to poke Paimon's chubby little cheek, finding it quite amusing.
Soon, Lumine selected the item she wanted.
[Unsealing Pill, Price: 2,000 Credits.
Effect: Can unseal a portion of one's own sealed power.]
Lumine's current state was that her original strength had been sealed. If this Unsealing Pill truly had the effect described, it should be able to restore her power.
Ye Yun glanced at the Unsealing Pill and casually summoned a scale, placing it next to the touchscreen.
"Do you have any Primogems on you?"
Lumine nodded and fished a large handful of Primogems out of her pouch.
Seeing this, Ye Yun pointed at the scale.
"Put them on there, and you can exchange them for Credits."
At these words, Lumine placed the Primogems on one end of the scale.
There were rather a lot of Primogems, and the scale barely managed to hold them all.
A few seconds later, the Primogems vanished completely, and 23 bills of 100 Credits each appeared on the other end of the scale.
Ye Yun picked up the 2,300 Credits and handed them to Lumine.
"Here, take these. These are the Credits you just exchanged your Primogems for. Judging by the ratio, it should be 1 to 10—one Primogem can be exchanged for 10 Credits."
March 7th looked a bit puzzled.
"Ye Yun, why can this what's-it-called gem only trade for 10 Credits, while Stellar Jades can trade for 100?"
Ye Yun explained:
"Worlds are countless and all different. The tier of each world varies, and the value of the unique products within them differs as well. The more powerful a world is, the more Credits its unique products can be exchanged for, and vice versa. Understand?"
March 7th experienced a sudden flash of insight.
"So that's how it is."
Lumine wasn't paying much attention to this matter right now; her heart was set on buying this Unsealing Pill.
Heaven knew how hard she had struggled to survive in the wild over the past two months relying solely on ordinary human strength. If she hadn't possessed martial arts skills, she probably would have starved to death in some desolate wilderness long ago.
Ye Yun pointed to the coin slot beside the touchscreen.
"Tap the item you want, click confirm payment, and then drop enough Credits right in here. Stelle, March, you two make a note of this too; whenever you want to buy anything in the future, just operate it like this."
Stelle and March 7th made an OK gesture to indicate there was no problem.
After Lumine inserted 20 Credit bills, a flash of light swept across the touchscreen, and a medicinal pill appeared in her hand.
Lumine looked at the pill in her hand. It wasn't very big, only about the size of a little finger.
Dan Heng picked up a cup of water and handed it to Lumine.
"Here."
Lumine took it and politely expressed her thanks.
"Thank you."
Dan Heng shook his head to indicate it was nothing, then walked straight away.
March 7th said to Lumine:
"That's Dan Heng for you—looks completely cold on the outside, but he's actually very warm-hearted."
Lumine smiled and nodded.
"Mm, I can tell."
Stelle waved her hand.
"Alright, alright, Lumine, you should eat this little pill and see if it works."
Hearing this, Lumine swallowed the Unsealing Pill, then took a gulp of water to wash it down.
The very instant the Unsealing Pill entered her stomach, Lumine abruptly sat up straight, her eyes widening.
At that moment, she felt the sealed power within her body being unsealed by a small fraction—not much, just about one-tenth of her prime condition.
Feeling that familiar, long-lost power circulating through her body, Lumine wore a genuine smile from the bottom of her heart.
March 7th asked anxiously:
"How is it? How is it? Is it working, Lumine?"
Hearing March 7th calling her, Lumine finally snapped back to reality.
"Mm, it works. My strength has recovered quite a bit."
As she spoke, Lumine waved her hand, and the Dull Blade appeared in her grasp.
Lumine let out a sharp cry, and the surface of the Dull Blade was instantly covered by a layer of white light.
Seeing this scene, Stelle and March 7th clapped their hands, feeling it was very cool!
Lumine patted her pouch, wanting to buy a few more Unsealing Pills.
As she searched through it, Lumine's expression froze.
Oh... her Primogems seemed to have run out.
To make matters worse, Lumine's stomach chose that very inopportune moment to let out a growl:
"Rumble—rumble—"
Lumine instantly transformed into a steam engine, her face turning crimson in a split second, just like a ripe apple.
Seeing this, Ye Yun checked the time.
[10:36]
"Lumine, you don't have any pressing matters on your side, do you?"
Shy and mortified, Lumine shook her head, her hands fanning rapidly as she tried to cool her face down.
Hearing this, Ye Yun said:
"Then let's have lunch here today."
With that, Ye Yun looked toward Himeko, March 7th, and the others.
"Everyone, let's all eat at my place today. My new shop is open, and I want to invite you all to have a meal together to celebrate."
Himeko stopped teasing Paimon's cheek, raised her head, and looked at Ye Yun.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Ye Yun."
Welt also spoke up:
"Sorry to bother you."
Ye Yun waved his hand to dismiss it as nothing.
Dan Heng rolled up his sleeves.
"Is there anything I can help with?"
At that moment, Pom-Pom tugged at the hem of Dan Heng's trousers.
"Passenger Dan Heng, go take a rest. I'll help Passenger Ye Yun cook."
With that, Pom-Pom trotted toward the front, preparing to fetch the "footstool"—the essential tool for cooking!
Seeing this, Ye Yun said:
"Dan Heng, go rest. Having Pom-Pom help me is enough."
Hearing this, Dan Heng said no more. Leaving behind a remark to call him anytime if help was needed, he walked over to the sofa on the side, sat down, and opened a book to read.
As for Stelle and March 7th, naturally they were staying behind to eat as well.
Ye Yun called out to Stelle and March 7th:
"Stelle, March, help me host Lumine. I'm going to cook for you all."
Stelle and March 7th answered in unison with an "Oh!" and agreed.
Ye Yun could tell that Lumine was still very nervous and reserved at the moment.
Therefore, Ye Yun asked Stelle and March 7th to play along with Lumine so she could loosen up a bit.
His place was a shop, not some terrifying or solemn place—there was no need to be so uptight.
Ye Yun walked into the kitchen, searched the system for the ingredients he wanted, spent a little over 50 Credits to buy a large pile of ingredients, and placed them on the table.
The prices of ordinary ingredients, daily necessities, and similar items in the system were extremely cheap.
Looking at the ingredients on the table, Ye Yun wondered what dishes to make today.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Yun decided to "simply" whip up eight dishes and one soup. Having studied cooking in his past life, putting together a table full of dishes was not a problem at all.
Besides, there was plenty of time; it was still an hour and a half before lunchtime.