March 7th waved at Welt.
"Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang, don't worry, Ye Yun is a really nice person."
Stelle immediately chimed in.
"That's right, Ye Yun is a really nice person."
Dan Heng added from the side.
"I've observed him. There is no hostility toward the Astral Express in his eyes. Besides, although the Astral Express has no history of renting out carriages, haven't non-Express members ridden the train before? The nature of both is similar—they are just following the train from world to world."
Pom-Pop expressed approval of Dan Heng's words.
"That's right, Pom. Anyone who is willing to travel with the Express is welcome. Renting a carriage is fine; we have so many empty ones."
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Himeko made the final decision on the matter.
"Since that's the case, I'll send a message to Ye Yun right now. As for the carriage to rent, how about the cargo carriage right behind our lounge carriage?"
Everyone expressed no objection, and Himeko immediately sent a message to Ye Yun.
.........
Meanwhile, Ye Yun had already fallen asleep in the small room arranged by Herta.
As expected of Herta's help, this room was quite luxurious.
When the person in charge of accommodations heard it was Herta's order, they were extremely attentive. Without a second word, they directly assigned the most luxurious presidential suite to Ye Yun and arranged a very lavish dinner for him.
Ye Yun didn't receive the message until the next morning.
Although there was no distinction between day and night in space, Ye Yun still maintained a routine of being active during the day and resting at night. Even without a way to tell day from night, time still existed. Through the passage of time, Ye Yun could deduce what the time of day should be.
After waking up and enjoying the exquisite breakfast prepared by the staff, Ye Yun came to the Astral Express.
Ye Yun walked up to the door of the parlor car and knocked.
Before long, the door was opened from the inside, and Pom-Pom appeared before Ye Yun.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
Ye Yun said.
"My name is Ye Yun. Himeko asked me to come over to discuss renting a carriage."
Hearing this, Pom-Pom stepped aside and invited Ye Yun aboard.
"Oh, it's you, Pom. Come on in, Pom. Himeko and the others are having breakfast."
Ye Yun boarded the train and entered the parlor car.
As soon as he stepped in, he saw Himeko and the others sitting around together eating breakfast.
Seeing Ye Yun, Stelle waved.
"Ye Yun! You're here!"
Himeko also greeted him.
"Ye Yun, have you had breakfast yet?"
Ye Yun walked closer.
"I have. You guys' breakfast looks quite lavish."
At this point, Welt spoke up.
"Why don't you have a bit more with us?"
Ye Yun looked at Welt.
"No, thanks. By the way, how should I address this gentleman?"
Welt introduced himself.
"I am Welt, a member of the Astral Express. Yesterday when you arrived, I was busy taking inventory of supplies, and by the time I came back, you had already left."
Ye Yun smiled.
"It's not too late to get acquainted now. You guys go ahead and eat. I'll wait until you're finished, and we can talk business afterward."
With that, Ye Yun walked to the side, sat down, and took out his phone to continue copying down the commodities from the system.
Currently, the variety of goods on Ye Yun's phone had already exceeded one thousand types.
Welt watched Ye Yun and genuinely sensed no hostility from him. After all, he was an old veteran who had lived for so many years; his judgment of people was still quite sharp.
.............
A few minutes later, after finishing their meal, the members of the Astral Express brought Ye Yun to the carriage directly behind Himeko and the others' lounge.
At this moment, the debris and clutter in this carriage had already been cleared out.
Himeko turned around and asked Ye Yun.
"How about this one?"
Ye Yun nodded in satisfaction.
"This will do."
With that, Ye Yun took out the [Shop Card] and tore it apart.
The moment the shop card was torn, it turned into a beam of light that enveloped the carriage. The light filled the entire carriage, and everyone was forced to close their eyes against the dazzling glare.
When the light dissipated, a striking sight greeted the group.
The once dim and crude carriage had now transformed into an exquisite restaurant.
On everyone's right was an open kitchen, complete with several bar stools beside the counter connected to the griddle.
On everyone's left was a floor-to-ceiling window, by which stood three booth seats, each capable of accommodating four people.
Ahead of them was a small bar, upon which sat two touch screens displaying the items Ye Yun sold.
In the center of the carriage was a long table that could seat ten people for dining.
The overall color tone of the carriage was warm, giving off a cozy and bright feeling.
Ye Yun looked at the shop before him with immense satisfaction.
The system's shop card is truly amazing—this interior decoration is completely to my liking. It can be used for cooking and selling items alike. When free, he could also sit down with a few good friends to chat and have a little drink.
Stelle and March 7th looked at the drastically changed carriage in utter shock.
"March, pinch me to see if I'm dreaming."
March 7th firmly pinched Stelle's waist and gave it a twist.
"Hiss—!"
Stelle drew a sharp breath.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
Confirming it wasn't a dream, Stelle stared at the shop before her in disbelief.
"This shop is real? Ye Yun, how did you pull this off?"
Ye Yun clapped his hands.
"Naturally, I used one of the products I sell."
The shop card was also sold in the system mall, though under a different name called the Renovation Card, priced at 1,000 Credits.
Shortly after, Ye Yun led the members of the Astral Express on a tour of the shop.
Himeko looked at the empty space beside the small bar, wondering whether she should move the Spiritual Qi Coffee Machine over here. The cabinet space in the parlor car was still a bit too small and inconvenient for her to operate; moving it here would make things much better.
Stelle and March 7th were wandering around the small bar.
Stelle ran into the bar, opened the refrigerator, and took a look inside, instantly stunned. The refrigerator actually had an extra layer of space inside, featuring a freezer compartment with a capacity of about fifty cubic meters.
"March! Come look!"
March 7th, who was holding her starry sky camera to take pictures of the drinks, ran over to Stelle's side.
"What is it?"
Stelle pointed inside the refrigerator. "March, look at this! This fridge is huge!"
March 7th looked closely and was similarly shocked.
"There's so much space inside this fridge!"
Himeko, Welt, and Dan Heng happened to walk over to this area as well, clicking their tongues in amazement at the refrigerator with its pocket dimension.
While the members of the Express were touring, Ye Yun sat aside and communicated mentally with the system.
"System, submit quest."
[Notice! Congratulations to the host for completing the quest, Open for Business!
Rewards obtained: Special series commodities (Spirit series unlocked), Otherworld Guest Invitation x1.]
[New quests issued now.
Quest 1: Serve a cumulative total of 20 different customers.
Reward: Lottery Machine x1
Quest 2: Reach a cumulative business turnover of 100,000 Credits from now on.
Reward: Lord Ravager Tier strength x1]