Chapter 70
A few minutes later, inside Ye Yun's shop on the train.
Everyone had gathered here for a meal.
Huohuo was surprised to see Jing Yuan—she never imagined she would be dining with General Jing Yuan.That was something she wouldn't have dared to dream of before—the gap between a general and a trainee judge was just too great.
Tonight, many people came for dinner. Yesterday, Klee and the other three little ones had fried way too much fish.Ye Yun and Xiangling had spent over an hour preparing a huge seafood feast.
Paimon was hugging a king crab bigger than herself, happily devouring it. She couldn't believe such enormous crabs existed in this world—it was outrageous!
After getting familiar with everyone, Feixiao, Huaiyan, and the others gradually blended in. Just like Ye Yun had said—here, everyone was a friend.
Right now, Feixiao had her arm around Venti's shoulders, drinking together.
"Awesome! Come on, Venti, one more chug!"
Venti popped open a bottle.
"Let's do it! Chug!"
The two of them put one foot on their stools and downed an entire bottle of alcohol in one go.
Feixiao slammed the empty bottle onto the table.
The force made the dishes on the table jump slightly.
"SO GOOD!!!!"
Jiaoqiu, watching this, quickly tried to intervene.
"General, you should take it easy on the booze."
Feixiao looked displeased.
"Take it easy? No way! I used to have Lunar Madness, but it's almost completely gone now. Don't tell me I can't enjoy a proper drink anymore?"
She waved him off.
"Go, go, go, eat your food and leave me alone."
Jiaoqiu was speechless. Uh... well, fair enough. Since the Lunar Madness was under control, a drink or two should be fine.
He gave up persuading and turned back to chat with Jing Yuan, Welt, and the others.
Nearby, Yunli's eyes sparkled as she stared at the feast on the table.
Oh my god, is this how the Nameless eat every day?
She picked up a mantis shrimp as long as her arm, peeled off the shell, revealing a massive chunk of meat.
Eyes shining and drooling, she stared at the meat in her hands.
Dipping it in some sauce, she opened her mouth wide and slurped it down like a noodle.
"So good!!!"
Right then, Yunli had a sudden thought—she wanted to join the train crew as a Nameless.
That way, she could eat this kind of delicious food every single day.
Next to her, Yanqing gave her a side glance, watching her devour the food like a hungry beast.He just quietly sipped the fish soup in his bowl.
Meanwhile, Ye Yun sat at the table, communicating with the system.
"System, the task should be completed by now, right?"
[Notification! Task: Host 50 unique guests has been completed.] [Congratulations, Host. Reward received: Instance Portal.] [New task issued: Clear one instance dungeon (completion not limited to host). Reward: Interdimensional Guest Invitation x1.]
As the system finished speaking, a stone door wrapped in bubbles appeared in Ye Yun's hand.
This scene was spotted by Kafka, who was sitting nearby.
She reached out and poked the bubble—her finger went right through it.
"Ye Yun, what's that thing in your hand this time?"
Ye Yun chuckled.
"This is a good one. You'll see in a bit. For now, let's eat."
Kafka was now thoroughly intrigued.
"Can't you just tell me now? Why keep me in suspense?"
Ye Yun shook his head.
"I'm not trying to tease you—I just want to tell everyone together.This thing... concerns your benefits."
Kafka raised an eyebrow but didn't press further, continuing her meal.
The feast ended quickly.
Everyone leaned back, full and content, finding a comfy place to relax.
Ye Yun glanced around—some people still hadn't arrived.
He called out to Stelle, who was lying on a garbage bin sofa, digesting her meal.
"Stelle! Come here, I've got a task for you."
Stelle didn't want to move. She'd just eaten three king crabs and her belly was bulging.
"Not taking it, not taking it. Busy digesting. Do not disturb."
Ye Yun rolled his eyes and pulled out a 100-Star coin bill, slapping it onto the bar counter.
"100 Starcoins. Go to Belobog and call Bronya, Seele, and the others over."
The moment Stelle heard the word "money," she struggled up from the sofa.
"You should've said there was money earlier~ If there's money, of course I'll go!"
She snatched up the Star coin and disappeared into the portal to Belobog without looking back.
Paimon, seeing that helping Ye Yun earned money, instantly lit up and floated over.
"Ye Yun! Anything I can help with?"
Ye Yun replied:
"Actually, yes. Go fetch Jean and the others, and Ningguang and the rest too."
Paimon nodded cheerfully.
"Okay!"
But she didn't move—just stared expectantly at Ye Yun.
Ye Yun could tell what she wanted—of course she was hoping for a reward too.
He decided to tease her.
"You're not leaving?"
Paimon stretched out her hand.
"Where's the Star coin?"
Ye Yun grinned mischievously.
"Stelle only got paid because I needed her help. You're different—you volunteered.You're so kind—would you really ask me for money?"
Paimon hesitated.
"Y-you… actually make a good point."
Seeing her droop in disappointment, Ye Yun laughed.
"Alright, alright, I was messing with you. Here, take it—now go and come back quickly."
He handed her 100 Starcoins.
Paimon grabbed the money and spun joyfully in the air.
"Yay! Paimon's making money now!"
Ye Yun smiled.
"Go fetch them."
Paimon saluted like a loyal henchman.
"Yes, Boss Ye Yun! I'll be right back!"
She zoomed through the portal.
Very soon—
Everyone who had ever visited Ye Yun's shop arrived.
Fifty people in total, packing the store to the brim.
Everyone gathered in the sofa lounge area, forming a semicircle around Ye Yun.
The place was buzzing with chatter.
In the very front, Klee, Hook, Bailu, and Diona were playing with LEGO blocks.
Behind them, Stelle, March 7th, Seele, Hu Tao, Eula, Amber, and Xiangling were sitting on the floor, discussing tomorrow's martial arts ceremony.
Diluc, Jing Yuan, Welt, Zhongli, Huaiyan, and Jiaoqiu—the "old-timers"—gathered together to chat about recent interstellar gossip.
Astha, Jean, Bronya, Ningguang, Keqing, and Yelan—the government leaders—were discussing political affairs.
Surprisingly, the two cold-faced guys, Moze and Dan Heng, had actually hit it off and were chatting away.
Feixiao and her newly-met best friend Venti were still drinking.
Himeko was with Clara and Nahida, asking Herta some questions.
Herta, in exchange for 500 Starcoins, was patiently answering.
As usual, it was one of Herta's dolls.
***
Ye Yun looked around at everyone present and clapped his hands.
"Everyone, look over here. I have an announcement."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their eyes toward Ye Yun.
Herta urged him impatiently.
"If you've got something to say, hurry up. I still have experiments to run."
Ye Yun took out the stone gate and threw it against the wall.
The bubble wrapping the stone gate burst the moment it touched the ground, revealing a stone gate five meters tall and three meters wide.
The gate looked desolate, like the entrance to a cave.
Vines were growing all over it.
On the stone gate hung a wooden plaque with several lines of text:
[Today's Dungeon: CFGO (Elemental Version)] Countdown to Start: 10 minutes. Description: This dungeon is a 25 vs 25 team match. The map is a transport ship. The first team to reach 1000 kills wins.
Reward for Victory: 1000 star coins per person. The top killer will become MVP and receive an additional 1000 star coins.
Everyone looked and went "Ohoho! Now this looks fun! And there are rewards!"
Silver Wolf, hands on her hips, burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! Finally, a game I excel at! Victory is mine! Silver Wolf team now recruiting — K/D above 2, apply now!"
Several girls around Star quickly raised their hands.
"Pick me! Pick me! Silver Wolf, carry me!"
Ye Yun suddenly interrupted.
"Don't even think about it — you'll be matched randomly once you enter. Hurry up and register, just a few minutes left!"
Everyone rushed to register.
Ye Yun sighed helplessly — as the system host, he couldn't participate. A pity.
However, Ye Yun could spectate the match.
After registering, Stelle stood at the door, pointing at the ceiling.
"Today, I will be MVP!"
Silver Wolf scoffed.
"Stelle, not to be rude, but with your aim, I suggest you take back that statement."
March 7th nodded in agreement.
"Exactly. MVP should be me — after all, I'm an archer!"
Hearing that, Seele protested.
"Sure, you're an archer, but you're just using bows. Bronya's the real MVP — she uses guns! Bronya's the best in this kind of game!"
Bronya blushed a little at Seele's praise.
March 7th was fired up.
"Alright then, let's compete! Let our final scores speak for themselves!"
Bronya was about to say she'd rather not, but Seele chimed in.
"Bring it on! Bronya, show them your skills today!"
Meanwhile, Zhongli gathered Ningguang and others to boost morale.
"Let's do our best. No matter who wins, let it be someone from Liyue who earns the reward."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Jing Yuan also called Yanqing, Fu Xuan, and Qingque over.
"Good luck. Try to win — our Luofu is running low on star coins."
Yanqing cupped his fists.
"I will do my best to win."
Jade and Topaz also joined the match.
Jade looked at the nervous Topaz and smiled.
"Jelena, no need to be nervous. Just relax. Win or lose, it's fine — looks like there'll be a match every day."
Topaz nodded, though she still looked uneasy. Around them, everyone was hyped up and cheering — especially Stelle, March 7th, Lumine, Seele, and Silver Wolf, who were all yelling pre-match trash talk like they were on energy drinks.
Soon—
A voice echoed from the stone gate.
"The game is about to begin. All participants, prepare yourselves! Countdown!
10!
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Teleportation beginning!!! Good luck to all!"
In the train, everyone was enveloped in beams of light and vanished. Ye Yun, seeing this, asked the system to open spectator mode.
At the match site, everyone had been distributed to their respective battlefields.
Stelle looked around and saw March 7th and Hu Tao.
She waved and was about to walk over, only to find her feet wouldn't move.
"Why can't I move?"
March 7th and Hu Tao tried as well and discovered the same.
"I can't move either. What's going on?" asked Hu Tao.
A voice soon answered their confusion.
"Now, let us explain the game rules.
This game is: CFGO (Elemental Power Version) Victory Condition: First team to reach 1000 kills. Game Mode: 25-player teams—Blue Team (Defenders) vs Red Team (Infiltrators)
Map: Enhanced Transport Ship—2000 meters long, 500 meters wide, filled with containers
Note: Each player can only choose one type of elemental bullet and one weapon. These cannot be changed once selected.
Movement lock will be lifted in 3 seconds. Game start!"
Three seconds later, Stelle could move again.
The three gathered. They were in a small room, next to other teammates.
Stelle had chosen a Negev machine gun with Wind Element bullets. March 7th chose a Maglan sniper rifle with Ice Element bullets. Hu Tao picked dual UZIs with Fire Element bullets.
March 7th looked at Stelle.
"Why did you pick a machine gun? That voice said the terrain is complex—you won't be able to use it well."
Stelle rubbed her nose and slung the Negev over her shoulder.
"Who cares? Firepower rules! I'll just go 'brrrt' all the way through! Let's go, go, go!"
March 7th and Hu Tao followed her out.
Not far ahead, Stelle spotted Xiangling hiding sneakily in a corner, marked with a red team icon.
"Hehehe—Xiangling! You're done for! DADADADADA!"
Stelle held down the trigger, sending bullets flying. Xiangling jumped up, terrified.
"Yikes!!!"
Luckily for her, Stelle's aim wasn't great, and Xiangling escaped with a sliver of health.
Hu Tao sprinted after her, UZI in hand, adrenaline pumping from all the surrounding gunfire.
"Hehe! Xiangling! You can't run from me!"
Hu Tao chased her into a corner.
Suddenly—Hu Tao was flung backward.
She lay on the ground.
"Ah! This Hall Master is dead!"
A notification echoed across the battlefield:
Infiltrator Bronya eliminated Defender Hu Tao
Xiangling looked gratefully toward Bronya, who was perched on a container reloading her sniper.
"Bronya! Thank you! You saved me!"
Just as Bronya was about to reply, a bullet struck her head, and her body vanished in a shimmer of light.
Defender March 7th eliminated Infiltrator Bronya
Xiangling barely had time to mourn before Stelle came charging from behind.
"Hehehe! Nowhere to run, Xiangling!"
Stelle, still holding the Negev, kept spraying bullets as she turned the corner—
But then, the gun stopped rattling.
She and Xiangling looked at each other—awkward silence.
Stelle glanced at her weapon.Out of ammo.
"Oops… out of bullets. Not good."
Xiangling gave a sinister grin, pulled the bolt on her AK, and aimed at Stelle.
"Hehehe~"
She fired a full burst.
Infiltrator Xiangling eliminated Defender Stelle
Scenes like this played out all across the transport ship—everyone was going wild.