201: Why are steamed buns so valuable?

As a result, Wang Yi didn't react at all, nor did he speak to answer her.

"What's wrong?" Gu Mingzhu noticed something was off, so she stood up and looked towards Wang Yi.

"Look at this," Wang Yi felt a headache coming on. He pointed to the menu in his hand and said to Gu Mingzhu.

Gu Mingzhu walked over curiously to look, then read aloud: "train exclusive water... seven hundred low-grade spirit stones, steamed bun... two thousand low-grade spirit stones???"

What kind of steamed bun is worth so much?

This price was simply too outrageous; even Gu Mingzhu and Wang Yi, who were never short of money, were surprised.

"That train exclusive water wouldn't happen to be the bottle of water that was just on this table, would it? Have you already bought it?" Gu Mingzhu asked after her initial shock.

Wang Yi nodded: "Mm, the only thing in the VIP section that hasn't increased in price should be this water, and here you can buy one more bottle each day. I just don't know if the menu in the front carriage also has... steamed bun."

"What's the use of this bottle of water?" Gu Mingzhu smiled. She had seen that bottle of water; it looked like just ordinary bottled water.

But was it really just ordinary water?

If it were, Wang Yi wouldn't have spent seven hundred low-grade spirit stones to buy it.

Moreover, judging from the subtitles that had appeared before, this water was even limited to daily purchases, seemingly three bottles, with an additional bottle in the VIP section.

If everyone didn't want to buy it, why would it be limited?

"It has many uses. I can't explain it clearly. How about this, when we take the train again tomorrow, I won't buy water and will give you my spot. You can buy one and try it yourself, how does that sound?"

Wang Yi thought about it, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to generously give the water he bought today to Gu Mingzhu.

"Alright," Gu Mingzhu nodded, not having any intention of taking the bottle of water in Wang Yi's hand.

"But if you want to buy water, you'd better come early. Limited-edition items sell out very quickly," Wang Yi reminded her.

Gu Mingzhu's curiosity about the train exclusive water temporarily subsided, but she was very interested in the "steamed bun" written below: "What kind of effect do you think this steamed bun would have, selling for such a high price?"

"I wouldn't know about that," Wang Yi shook his head. The items sold in the train were becoming more and more mysterious, including the train exclusive water. If they hadn't suddenly decided to buy and try it, they wouldn't have discovered its effects.

Lin Feng knew they would definitely be interested in the steamed bun; in fact, he himself was very curious.

Neither the microwave oven nor the new steamed bun on the menu had their effects explained by the system.

Could it be that the system itself didn't know? That couldn't be right.

In any case, Lin Feng was now hoping that one of them would be ruthless enough to spend two thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy a... steamed bun.

To try and see what the steamed bun's effect truly was.

However, looking at Wang Yi and Gu Mingzhu's current expressions, they likely wouldn't buy it.

But!

Lin Feng could take this opportunity to promote other items sold on the train:

"Do you need to purchase the New Upgrade Martial Pill (usable by Martial Artists below Level 8, can increase two Qi Vortexes after consumption), the New Advancement Pill (usable by those below Level 5, can raise one minor realm after consumption), or the New Healing Pill (can heal all external injuries for Martial Artists below Level 10 or fierce beasts below Level 10)?"

Several lines of text suddenly appeared, filling the screen. After Wang Yi read them clearly, he couldn't help but gape: "Even these have been upgraded."

The effects of the upgraded Martial Enhancement Pill and Healing Pill remained unchanged, only their upper limits shifted, but the Advancement Pill changed from directly raising one level to only raising one minor realm.

"New Upgrade Martial Pill?" Gu Mingzhu blinked, recalling that she had just bought an Martial Enhancement Pill she didn't need from the green train yesterday, and now a new version had appeared today, which was truly a bit hard to handle.

So this is what it feels like to be a sucker?

However... that Martial Enhancement Pill was useless to her, but it was useful to others.

She happened to have a playmate who was still at Level 3; she could let him try it then.

As for this New Upgrade Martial Pill... Gu Mingzhu touched the stray hairs by her ear, thinking she still had to buy one to see.

Gu Mingzhu took a step forward, about to speak to buy the Martial Enhancement Pill, but Wang Yi stepped out before her, asking, "What are all the prices?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingzhu remembered that she had forgotten to ask about the price.

She turned her head to look at the serious-faced Wang Yi, thinking, 'I didn't expect this guy to be quite meticulous.'

Little did she know, Wang Yi did this because he was afraid that Gu Mingzhu would do something outrageous after being swindled by the train, that unscrupulous merchant.

So he absolutely had to prevent such a possibility!

"The New Upgrade Martial Pill is priced at one thousand eight hundred low-grade spirit stones, the New Advancement Pill is priced at three thousand low-grade spirit stones, and the New Healing Pill is priced at one thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Wang Yi was stunned after seeing this; the prices were actually quite reasonable.

They hadn't increased too much.

"Then I'll also buy an Advancement Pill," Wang Yi thought, the competition was coming soon. His current realm was at the minor accomplishment stage of a Level Four Beast Tamer, and he still needed to experience major accomplishment and peak before he could break through to Level 5.

"I want an Martial Enhancement Pill," Gu Mingzhu was also straightforward. Since the prices were confirmed, of course she had to buy one.

However, only increasing two Qi Vortexes wasn't a significant improvement for her, who had already entered the ranks of Level 5 Martial Artists, because to advance from Level 5 to Level 6, a total of 16 Qi Vortexes were needed.

Even after consuming this Martial Enhancement Pill, she would still be 14 Qi Vortexes short of upgrading.

"Alright, here is your New Advancement Pill, please take it."

"Alright, here is your New Upgrade Martial Pill, please take it."

Lin Feng was now primarily pushing sales in the VIP carriage. After all, the new pills had been upgraded, and their prices had increased considerably, so passengers in the ordinary carriages might not be able to afford them.

"New Upgrade Martial Pill sales progress (1/10), New Advancement Pill sales progress (1/10), New Healing Pill sales progress (0/10), train exclusive water sales progress (4/30), steamed bun sales progress (0/10)."

After Wang Yi and Gu Mingzhu bought the pills they needed, they didn't check the strange microwave oven again, because the time left for their cultivation was already running out... Outside the Forest.

At this moment, Xiao Shen and his two companions were walking towards the Inner Circle.

News of the Four Great Families' incident had just reached Outside the Bastion, and passersby were discussing it animatedly. This was also why Xiao Shen and his group hadn't taken the train these past two days.

News Outside the Bastion was relatively delayed. The patriarchs of the Four Great Families had already entered the Martial Artist Training Base, but they had only heard about the Person with bamboo hat kidnapping young geniuses.

They didn't know who this Person with bamboo hat they spoke of truly was, to be able to abduct so many people right under the noses of the Three Great Powers.

And it was said that the Person with bamboo hat had not yet been apprehended, causing widespread panic.

Zheng Jinfeng wasn't particularly concerned about this matter, as she had never lived within the Wall and didn't know what those abducted geniuses looked like.

However, this incident reminded her once again of Chu Feiyue, who had been killed by mercenaries.