I opened a shop on the Astral Train-Chapter 52

March 7th didn't hesitate. Without saying a word, she pulled out 150,000 Star Coins and bought the Hou Yi Bow.

Even though it was a replica, it was still incredibly powerful. The ability to ignore defenses below the level of an Envoy, automatically condense arrows, and track targets?

For an archer like March 7th, it was the ultimate dream weapon.

Holding the bow in her hands, she grinned. Now she could finally be as cool as Kevin!

If she had possessed this bow back when she fought Huanlong, things would have gone much smoother.

She couldn't wait to test it on a monster.

Unfortunately, after the battle of Jianmu, Luofu had already neutralized most of its remaining threats with the secret power of the King of Medicine.

Well, no matter. Shopping was always an option.

She quickly bought enough Unsealing Pills to restore her full strength.

Without a second thought, she grabbed a handful, tossed them into her mouth, and chewed.

In an instant, her sealed power surged back through her veins.

Paimon, watching from the side, cheered.

"That's great, Ying! You finally got your strength back!"

Ying nodded, clenching her fists as she smiled.

But just as she was about to rush off, a sobering thought struck her.

Ying sighed, patting her now-empty pockets. "Ah... I'm broke again."

Paimon, noticing her gloomy expression, floated up and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, Ying! We can always earn more Star Coins! Let's go see what's available!"

Ying nodded, and together, they left the train.

Meanwhile, everyone had gathered in an open space, drawn by the spectacle about to unfold.

Kevin had just spent 320,000 Star Coins to buy 320 Trash Can Scratch Tickets.

The scratch tickets were now neatly arranged in rows on the ground, forming a bizarre battlefield of luck.

Somehow, Kevin had even found a table and set up an altar with three incense sticks burning in it. A massive speaker blasted the song Good Luck Comes in the background.

The crowd buzzed with anticipation, eager to see what would happen.

After completing his pre-opening rituals, Kevin stepped up to the first row of tickets.

Thirty-two rows in total.

No hesitation—he went for a ten-pull right off the bat.

"Here we go!"

Ten dazzling lights flashed across the open space, and then...

Ten cans of herring appeared neatly on the ground.

Kevin froze.

The crowd erupted into laughter.

"HAHAHAHA! Kevin, what kind of rotten luck is this? Ten cans of herring?!" March 7th cackled.

"Seriously, even a durian would've been better than this!" Ying added, holding her stomach from laughing so hard.

Kevin flailed his arms in frustration. "No way! My luck can't be this bad!"

Determined not to let a bad start discourage him, Kevin made a decision—no more hesitation. He would open them all at once!

Dashing between rows, he tore open one ticket after another, barely glancing at what he was getting. He didn't care. The only thing that mattered was uncovering something valuable.

Suddenly, a blinding red light shot into the sky.

Kevin skidded to a stop, his heart racing.

He turned slowly, eyes widening.

The trash can he had just opened was glowing ominously.

Something big had dropped.

Yuri, who had been watching from the sidelines, raised an eyebrow. "No way... Kevin actually pulled something good?"

The crowd fell silent, every eye locked on Kevin as he cautiously reached down and picked up the item.

A core, pulsating with power, rested in his palm.

[Product: Weapon Fusion Core]

[Description: Can be implanted into a weapon. Once implanted, the weapon gains the ability to absorb and integrate the characteristics of three other weapons.]

[Note: Maximum absorption limit – Immortal weapon.]

[Price: 500,000 Star Coins]

Kevin ran straight to Yuri, holding out the core like a prized treasure.

"Yuri! Yuri! Did I hit the jackpot?!"

Yuri inspected the core carefully before nodding.

"You sure did. This is one of the best things you can get from the Trash Can Scratch Ticket lottery."

Paimon, hovering nearby, was desperate to know its value.

"Yuri, how much is it worth?!"

Yuri calmly held up five fingers.

Paimon's eyes sparkled. "Five thousand?!"

Yuri shook his head.

"Fifty thousand?!"

Another shake.

Paimon's jaw dropped. "No... no way... 500,000?!"

Yuri nodded.

"Yep. This thing is worth half a million. To put it in perspective, if Kevin finds three immortal weapons and fuses them into his Judgment of Shamash, he could theoretically fight some Star Gods at full power."

Gasps spread through the crowd.

March 7th gawked at the core in disbelief. "Kevin... you just hit the absolute jackpot."

Amber nodded. "Yeah. This is crazy powerful."

Himeko, who had been observing quietly, finally spoke. "It's impressive, but it's conditional. Yuri just said Kevin still needs to find three immortal weapons for it to be useful. And if it's this powerful, those weapons won't come cheap."

Yuri confirmed with a nod. "Exactly. Immortal weapons are extremely rare and usually found only in high-tier worlds. That said... I do sell them. The cheapest one starts at 1 million Star Coins."

Everyone immediately felt more balanced.

So Kevin had lucked out... but if he wanted to reach the level Yuri described, he would need to grind at least 3 million more Star Coins.

And with treasure chests mysteriously disappearing across worlds, even the Interstellar Peace Company had only managed to gather 300,000 after extensive efforts.

Yuri turned to Kevin, who was still grinning ear to ear. "Kevin, put it away for now. You still have nearly half of your Trash Can Scratch Tickets left to open."

Kevin, nodding eagerly, stored the Weapon Fusion Core safely in his inventory before rushing back to open the rest.

Just then, Klee tugged at Yuri's sleeve.

"Yuri~ Klee wants to open the trash cans too!"

When Yuri heard that Klee wanted to join in, he smiled and bought ten Trash Can Scratch Tickets for the four little ones.

"Here, take these and have fun."

The four children huddled together, excitedly chattering about what they might get.

Meanwhile, on Kevin's side...

After his unbelievable luck with the Weapon Fusion Core, everything else he pulled was disappointingly ordinary—supply cards, computers, furniture, and miscellaneous items.

They were valuable, sure, but utterly useless to him.

Seeing this, Hu Tao chuckled and tossed him 1,000 Star Coins to buy the computer pickup card.

This particular card allowed the retrieval of 1,000 computers, and to her delight, the configuration was far better than the ones Silver Wolf had sold her before.

Hu Tao already had plans—she would return to Liyue, rent a plot of land from Ningguang, and expand the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor into a full-fledged internet café.

It took everyone more than half an hour to help Kevin organize his prizes.

Himeko glanced at the small mountain of canned herrings stacked nearby and smirked.

"Kevin, it looks like that Weapon Fusion Core drained every last drop of your luck."

Kevin, who was in the middle of eating durian, looked up, spread his hands, and sighed dramatically.

"Not my fault! It just happened this way!"

He glanced at the ridiculous pile of canned herrings and decided to store them all away.

They might come in handy someday... wouldn't they, Your Highness?

Void Archives: ...Speechless.

While cleaning up, everyone found a few things they wanted and paid Kevin some Star Coins to take them off his hands. He gladly accepted—at least it helped him recover some of his losses.

He was completely broke. Every Star Coin he had earned had gone straight into those Trash Can Scratch Tickets.

Still, some of the odd trinkets he pulled were genuinely interesting to people.

Once everything was packed away, they moved on to the four little ones.

They set up the Trash Can Scratch Tickets in the open space, ready to be opened.

Klee and Hook each had three, while Diona and Bailu had two apiece.

The arrangement had been decided by Bailu herself, who declared, "Lady Diona and I are older than you two. We should take a little loss and get one less."

The four little ones took their positions in front of their respective scratch cards, and the sight was so adorable that everyone couldn't help but smile.

They really were everyone's happy pills, always bringing joy wherever they went.

March 7th, Hu Tao, and the others cheered them on, wishing them good luck.

Yuri ruffled Klee's hair.

"Klee, you go first."

Klee's eyes sparkled as she nodded eagerly. She stood on tiptoe and lifted the lid of the trash can.

A golden light flashed, and a single blueprint floated gently down into her hands.

It was a schematic for crafting a bomb.

Klee's face lit up with pure joy. She clutched the blueprint and immediately turned to run off, already imagining her next explosion.

Yuri sighed and grabbed her by the back of her collar, pulling her back.

"Klee, you still have two more to open. You can study your bomb after you finish."

Klee blinked, then laughed sheepishly. "Oops! Klee forgot! I'll open them now!"

Excited and impatient, she opened both remaining tickets at once.

Two blinding red lights shot into the sky.

The entire group froze.

March 7th pinched her own arm. "Ow! That hurt! No way... is Klee's luck even real?!"

Kurumi swallowed hard. "I have to agree. Kevin only got one red pull after all those tries."

Kevin, who was watching from the sidelines, clenched his fists. Then, suddenly, he started laughing.

"HAHAHAHA! I KNEW IT! I'M CURSED! AHAHAHAHA!"

Amber patted his shoulder sympathetically. "Kevin, you're not unlucky. It's just that Klee is absurdly lucky. Her constellation is a four-leaf clover, after all."

Kevin deflated slightly. "So it's not my fault? Just Klee being... Klee?"

Amber nodded.

He sighed in relief. "Okay, I can accept that."

As the red light faded, two objects were left floating in midair—a book and a small, fluffy kitten.

Yuri checked their details.

[Product: Magic Encyclopedia]

[Description: Contains every spell from a high-tier magic world, including forbidden magic and divine arts.]

[Price: 490,000 Star Coins]

[Product: Magic Cat]

[Description: A mystical feline from a magical realm. Helps its owner learn magic at an accelerated rate.]

[Price: 490,000 Star Coins]

Yuri was speechless.

He could only sigh and say, "Well, what can I even say about this? Klee is just... Klee."

Suddenly, a mechanical chime echoed in Yuri's mind.

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Yuri blinked in surprise.

The system had blacklisted Klee?

Wow.

Meanwhile, the Magic Cat gracefully leapt onto the Magic Encyclopedia, purring softly. A soft glow enveloped the book before both the cat and the encyclopedia floated toward Klee, settling beside her.

The cat meowed, rubbing its head against Klee affectionately.

Ying turned to Yuri. "What do you think of these two things?"

Yuri chuckled. "What do I think? Do you really need to ask? A red pull is never bad."

He smirked. "Let me put it this way—these two items together are worth 980,000 Star Coins. If nothing unexpected happens... in a month, Klee should reach her mother's level."

Ying nearly stumbled backward. "WHAT?! 980,000 STAR COINS?!"

The entire group gasped in disbelief.

That was an insane amount of money.

In fact, since Yuri's shop had opened, the total amount of Star Coins everyone had earned together didn't even reach that number.

And Klee had spent... only 3,000 Star Coins.

No. Actually, Yuri had given her the Scratch Tickets.

Kevin stared at Yuri suspiciously. "Wait a minute... Yuri, did you rig this?"

Yuri sighed. "Kevin, do you think I'd give away something like this if I knew what was inside? If I had that power, do you think I'd still be here selling them?"

Kevin thought for a moment... and then nodded. "Fair point."

Suddenly, the Magic Cat purred and brushed against Klee.

A strange energy surged into Klee's body, and her eyes sparkled with new knowledge.

"WEEEEEEEE!" she yelled.

Stretching out her tiny hands, she raised them toward the sky and shouted.

The sky changed.

A deep rumble echoed across the horizon as flaming meteorites manifested from nowhere, plummeting toward the ground.

Yuri immediately reacted, leaping into action to intercept them.

"I thought I was gonna be able to relax today..."