Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 173

Silver Wolf was full of confidence.

Unexpectedly—

[Congratulations! Enhancement failed! Hacker Dagger destroyed!]

Upon hearing the word "congratulations," Silver Wolf put her hands on her hips and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha! I knew it'd work! Come on, let me see what new effects my precious Hacker Dagger got!"

She looked at the enhancement machine—and immediately froze.

Silver Wolf rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

"This... this is my Hacker Dagger? That can't be right. Why is it in pieces?!"

Stelle placed a hand on Silver Wolf's shoulder, gloating.

"Hey, Silver Wolf, I think you didn't hear the message clearly. Let me repeat it for you:

Congratulations! Enhancement failed! Hacker Dagger destroyed!"Stelle even mimicked the mechanical tone of the system announcement.

Silver Wolf's mouth dropped open.

"Damn it! This thing can fail?!And what's with the 'congratulations'?! There's nothing to celebrate! Ugh!!"

Ye Yun chuckled.

"I forgot to mention—this enhancement process has a chance of failure.See the enhancement level behind the success message?

The higher the enhancement level, the greater the failure rate.You can enhance up to +15."

Stelle perked up at that.

"Oh ho? You can go up to +15? Let me try again!"

Without hesitation, Stelle bought 200 enhancement stones and fed them into the machine.

After two heavy hammer strikes—

[Congratulations! Enhancement succeeded!Judgment of Shamash +1Judgment of Shamash +2Fire Attribute Attack +20%Sharpness +20%]

Stelle was just about to grab her weapon when Ye Yun spoke.

"Stelle, try one more time. If it works, you'll get a special effect.Enhancement levels 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 each have their own effects."

Without hesitation, Stelle bought 300 more stones and started the process again.

After the clang of hammering—

[Congratulations! Enhancement succeeded!Judgment of Shamash +2Judgment of Shamash +3Fire Attribute Attack +30%Sharpness +30%Attacks now inflict 1% true damage]

Upon hearing that, Stelle's eyes lit up with stars.

"True damage?! Is it the kind I'm thinking of?!"

She looked at the Judgment of Shamash again, delighted.

Not only did it gain true damage at +3, the blade now glowed with a faint blue light.

Stelle swallowed hard. ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Shllp~ My Judgment of Shamash! It—it—it's glowing!!"

She recorded it and swung it a few times.

"This is too cool! I LOVE this enhancement machine!" she beamed.

Silver Wolf stared wide-eyed at the glowing Judgment of Shamash, full of envy.

Noticing Silver Wolf's expression, Stelle chuckled slyly and walked over.

"Hey Silver Wolf, doesn't my My Judgment of Shamash look awesome?"

Silver Wolf scoffed and turned away.

"Tch~ It's just +3. Didn't you hear Ye Yun? The max is +15. You're not even halfway there."

Kafka chuckled.

"Darling, could you stop sneaking glances at her sword while saying that?"

At that, Silver Wolf broke character.

"I was not! I'm the great Silver Wolf—how could I be jealous?! No way! Absolutely not!+3? Pfft, I'll get my own!"

She pulled out another Hacker Dagger and tossed it into the machine.

Since the Hacker Dagger wasn't as high quality as the Heavenly Fire Judgment, the first enhancement only needed 10 stones.

Silver Wolf threw in 10 stones and started the enhancement.

A few seconds later—

[Congratulations! Enhancement failed! Hacker Dagger destroyed!]

Silver Wolf snapped, flailing her arms.

"What the hell!!! Is this machine out to get me?! Huh?! Why am I the only one failing?!

Looks like I need to teach this thing a lesson!"

She yanked out another Hacker Dagger and smashed it against the enhancement machine. It shattered on contact.

She stared blankly at the hilt left in her hand.

"No way... It's that tough?! AHHH!!! I'm so mad!! I need to play a few games to calm down!!"

Ye Yun couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her—not even getting to +1.

"Silver Wolf, try one more time. I'll cover the enhancement stones this round."

Silver Wolf brightened and held out her hand.

"Give me the stones first."

Ye Yun smiled and handed her two stones. She gleefully threw them into the machine and readied another Hacker Dagger.

Clang clang clang—

[Congratulations! Enhancement succeeded!Hacker Dagger +1Sharpness +10%]

Silver Wolf's face lit up like she'd heard heavenly music.

"That sound... so beautiful~"

Just then, Kiana jumped out of the portal.

"What's that beautiful sound? Let me hear too!"

She ran over curiously.

Himeko filled her in about the enhancement machine.

After listening—

"Can I use it to enhance my Athena Valkyrie Armor?" Kiana asked.

Ye Yun shook his head.

"Unfortunately, no. That armor is tied to your title—see the one over your head?

Only items that are still in physical form, like if you haven't equipped the title yet and it's still a wooden plaque, can be enhanced."

Walter chimed in.

"So it has to be a physical item, right?"

Ye Yun nodded.

Kiana pouted—she couldn't enhance her armor. What a shame.

Ye Yun looked at her.

"You can enhance other stuff—maybe buy some gear from me or something."

Kiana's eyes lit up. She raised her hand.

"Oh yeah! Ye Yun! I want to buy a Golden Trash Can!"

Everyone was stunned at her request.

Golden Trash Can? That thing... does have a physical form, so it should be enhancable.

The real question was: how many enhancement stones does it take?

Kiana spent 10,000 Star Coins to buy one and put it into the machine.

The machine quickly displayed the number of stones required—

500 stones.

That's 500,000 Star Coins. Kiana instantly reconsidered. At that price, it didn't feel worth it.

Ye Yun was also curious what a Golden Trash Can would become after enhancement.

He asked the system mentally:

"System, what happens if the Golden Trash Can is enhanced?"

[Response: A Golden Trash Can will upgrade to a Platinum Trash Can, which can contain items worth up to 10 million Star Coins.]

Ye Yun turned to Kiana.

"Kiana, once enhanced, your Golden Trash Can becomes a Platinum Trash Can. It can yield items worth up to 10 million Star Coins.

If you want to buy a Platinum one directly, it costs 1 million."

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Himeko did some calculations.

"So, based on this, if we use the enhancement machine to get a platinum trash can, it'll only cost 510,000 star coins?"

Ye Yun nodded.

"Technically, that's correct. But you have to consider one thing: if it fails, that 510,000 star coins is gone."

Kiana raised her hand and asked the crucial question.

"Then... should I enhance it?"

Stelle, who always enjoyed the drama, immediately grabbed Kiana's shoulders.

"Of course you should! Don't you want to know what amazing things could come out of a platinum trash can? Don't you want to feel the thrill of opening it?"

Kiana was taken aback by the excitement.

"Oh! I do!"

Stelle gave her an approving pat on the shoulder.

"Then go for it!"

Kiana clenched her fist.

"Let's go!"

Without hesitation, Kiana bought 500 enhancement stones and tossed them into the machine, placing the golden trash can in as well.

After a series of clanging and banging sounds, the enhancement machine suddenly fell silent. It looked stuck and didn't make a sound for quite a while.

"Is it jammed?" Kiana rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

"Congratulations! Enhancement successful! Luck off the charts! Enhancement level +1 bonus!

Golden Trash Can → Diamond Trash Can!!!"

As the announcement ended, a sparkling trash can made entirely of diamonds appeared before everyone.

Silver Wolf, the unlucky one, held her head in disbelief.

What?! There's a bonus enhancement level now?

Then what about me failing twice in a row at +1? Am I really that unlucky?

Kiana, thrilled by the success, rushed to grab the diamond trash can.

She excitedly hugged the trash can and brought it to Ye Yun.

"Ye Yun! What can I get from this diamond trash can?"

Ye Yun didn't answer immediately. His mind was flooded with system alerts.

[Notice! Customer Kiana is banned from using any luck-based products from this system!][Notice! Customer Kiana is banned from using any luck-based products from this system!][Notice! Customer Kiana is banned from using any luck-based products from this system!]

The system's alert volume was maxed out, ringing three times and leaving Ye Yun dazed.

Seeing him unresponsive, Kiana waved a hand in front of his eyes.

"Ye Yun! Hey, Ye Yun!"

Ye Yun finally snapped back to reality.

"Huh? Oh, Kiana, what is it? I was just thinking about something."

Kiana repeated her question.

"So what can come out of this diamond trash can?"

Ye Yun responded,

"This diamond trash can will give you an item worth at least 10 million star coins, and it could go as high as 50 million.

Kiana, you might be unstoppable now."

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

At least 10 million star coins?!

Stelle urged her excitedly.

"Kiana! Open it now!"

Kiana nodded and placed the diamond trash can on the floor.

With everyone watching eagerly, she opened it.

In an instant, a golden light illuminated the entire shop!

As the light faded, a bracelet inlaid with a red gem appeared.

Kiana walked up and picked it up, examining it closely with one eye squinted.

"What does this bracelet even do? It just looks like a normal bracelet to me."

Ye Yun checked its details:

Item: Enhanced Rainbow Stone (Makdo Edition)Description: A rare gem from a certain universe, it grants abilities based on the user's personality.

This Rainbow Stone contains the original abilities of its previous owner, Makdo.

Skill 1: Chinese Meat Bun Fist

Skill 2: Ramen Golden Staff

Skill 3: Meat Bun Acceleration

Skill 4: Meat Bun Spinning Bomb

Skill 5: Giant Rice Dumpling

Skill 6: Great Chinese Noodle Cake

This Rainbow Stone is an enhanced version! Extremely powerful!Market value: 25 million star coins

Ye Yun took a deep breath and sighed.

"Whoa... Kiana, are you the protagonist or something?"

Kiana was confused.

"Huh? The protagonist? I'm the protagonist?"

Ye Yun waved it off.

"Doesn't matter. Just put it on. This is a Rainbow Stone — it gives powers that match your personality.

And this one is enhanced."

Kiana put it on. The moment she did, a rush of unfamiliar information flooded her mind.

She also seemed to hear music in her ears:

"The familiar scenery aheadIs gradually blurring our promiseYou, wandering under the starry skyAre suddenly bathed in radiant lightAs long as there's a brilliant sky ahead...Let's go again!"

She vaguely saw a young man.

He wore a chef's outfit, one hand on his waist, the other raised high making a pinky-promise gesture.

The boy shouted loudly:

"Those who believe in miracles are as great as miracles themselves! Rainbow Ocean! Let's go!"

After a while, Kiana returned to normal, having absorbed the information.

Stelle and Firefly came over eagerly.

"How was it, Kiana? You spaced out just now."

Kiana grinned.

"Looks like I really got something incredible."

She gestured for them to step back, preparing to demonstrate.

They moved aside.

Kiana circled her hands, shouting:

"Ramen Golden Staff!"

A glowing rod appeared in her hands.

She grabbed both ends and pushed inward — a red-and-gold intertwined staff emerged.

She picked it up and swung it hard, sending out a blast of fierce energy.

Ye Yun snapped his fingers, dispelling the energy instantly.

"That power is no joke. It's on par with a standard Arbiter's attack.

No wonder it's worth 25 million star coins."

From this moment on, Kiana truly became what people from Ye Yun's previous world had called her online:

Qi Tian Dasheng (Great Sage Equal to Heaven — Kiana edition).

Jing Yuan was astonished.

"25 million star coins? That explains it. With that kind of price, this power makes sense."

Himeko looked at Kiana.

"Kiana, want to test your power? About three star systems away, there's an Anti-Matter Legion.

One of them is a Doomsday Beast. It should be a good warm-up."

Kiana twirled the staff in her hands. She had been unsure of its power earlier, which is why it exploded with such force.

Now that she understood it better, she controlled her energy and just spun it around without any blast.

"Sure! I've still got a bunch of moves I want to try!

Like the Chinese Meat Bun Fist, the Giant Rice Dumpling, and so on!"