203: When will steamed buns be sold at such a high price?

“The menu? Did the menu add something else?” Liu Ling'er blinked, a little expectant.

Xiao Shen, however, noticed something was off from Gu Mingzhu’s obviously troubled expression, so he didn't ask any further questions.

After talking for a while, the green train had gone quite a distance, so the three of them jogged to catch up, planning to check out the VIP carriage Wang Yi had mentioned.

Meanwhile, on Wang Yi’s side, Feng Zhi and Ge Yunying had already met up with them.

“Why were you two talking to those people for so long just now? Are they old acquaintances?”

Feng Zhi raised the question.

The two of them had been standing not far from Wang Yi earlier, intending to approach him as soon as he got off the train, but they didn’t want to disturb him when they saw Wang Yi and Gu Mingzhu suddenly stop to talk to other passengers.

“Yes, you could say they are old acquaintances.” Wang Yi nodded, then explained Xiao Shen’s background to them.

“What? So he’s that genius from the Xiao Family?”

Feng Zhi loved to gossip, so he was very interested in Xiao Shen’s story, but he had never met him in person.

Ge Yunying didn’t understand: “Who is this Xiao Shen you’re talking about? Why don’t I know him?”

“Sister Yunying, you live Outside the Bastion, so it’s not strange that you don’t know news related to inside the Wall. Come, let me tell you in detail.” Gu Mingzhu said, pulling Ge Yunying aside to whisper.

Ge Yunying truly didn't understand at all; only after Gu Mingzhu told her about Xiao Shen’s deeds did she realize what kind of person Xiao Shen was.

“An eighteen-year-old Level Seven martial artist, this… is this possible?!”

Ge Yunying’s eyes widened in utter shock, then she lamented, “It’s a pity, according to the rumors from your place, he should have lost his cultivation by now.”

“It’s precisely because everyone thinks it’s impossible that he’s called a genius.” Gu Mingzhu smiled slightly, her eyes a little sly. She whispered to Ge Yunying, “But I observed him just now; his confident demeanor and gaze don’t look like someone who has lost his cultivation at all. I bet he still has a trump card.”

“Ah? But…”

Ge Yunying was hearing about such a thing for the first time, so she was always a bit disbelieving of what Gu Mingzhu said.

However, Gu Mingzhu didn’t explain her conclusion to her, but instead smiled and linked her arm, saying, “Let’s go, it’s time for us to do the mission.”

“Oh, okay.”

... [Welcome aboard this train, please sit tight and hold on.]

[Please purchase a ticket to board. Different carriages have different ticket prices.]

Because Xiao Shen and his companions had just heard Wang Yi mention the “VIP carriage,” they went directly to the second carriage. Only upon entering did they understand why this carriage was called a “VIP carriage.”

The interior decoration was like heaven and earth compared to the green train they had ridden before!

To say it was a world of difference was truly no exaggeration.

It's just that the subtitles mentioned different ticket prices for different carriages... “This carriage is so luxurious inside, I bet the ticket price won’t be low.” Liu Ling’er shook her head regretfully; it was a pity she didn't have much money now, otherwise she would really want to sit in it.

[This carriage is the VIP carriage, ticket price two thousand low-grade spirit stones.]

[Passengers in this carriage can enjoy an additional fifteen minutes of travel time, and the daily purchase limit for train exclusive water is increased by one bottle. More features can be discovered once you take your seat!]

“An extra fifteen minutes of travel time? And an extra bottle of train exclusive water??”

Liu Ling’er covered her mouth in surprise; she felt that this time she really couldn't control herself and was a bit flustered.

Although the ticket price was a bit expensive, Liu Ling’er was, after all, from a prominent family, so she wasn't completely unaware of the concept of two thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Moreover, their maximum travel time each time they rode was only fifteen minutes, and the VIP carriage could actually double that time! Don't underestimate this doubled time; accumulated over days, it would be terrifying!

Not to mention the three bottles of train exclusive water with a daily purchase limit could be increased by one more in the VIP carriage. No wonder it's called the VIP carriage.

And just looking at the decorations inside, Liu Ling’er couldn't take her eyes off it.

Xiao Shen was also surprised by the decor inside this VIP carriage. Completely different from the carriages they had ridden before, this one was clearly designed for high-end passengers.

Wang Yi and Gu Mingzhu had just alighted from here.

Xiao Shen touched his storage bag, a little regretful: “Our spirit stones are probably not enough, and the train has just changed, so new elixirs might appear. We need to save some spirit stones.”

Zheng Jinfeng was the first to agree: “I think so too. Let’s not take the VIP carriage today. We’ll ride it when we’ve saved enough spirit stones later.”

To be honest, after seeing the decorations inside this VIP carriage and the ticket price, Zheng Jinfeng inevitably thought of Wang Dapeng’s family.

She could at least still ride the ordinary carriage every day, but Wang Dapeng truly couldn't even afford a ticket for the ordinary carriage anymore.

Behind vermilion gates, meat and wine go to waste; on the road, bones of the frozen dead.

Especially in this apocalypse where class distinctions were very obvious, such things were all too common.

Zheng Jinfeng sympathized with Wang Dapeng’s family, but she herself wasn't a rich person, so she could only help them within her means, just by giving them some food.

“Okay, let’s go check the carriage ahead.” Liu Ling’er also agreed; she knew her current status, and a carriage costing two thousand spirit stones per ride was something she couldn't afford right now.

“Wait a moment.”

Xiao Shen held back Liu Ling’er, who was about to get off the train, picked up the menu from the table by the door, and said, “Miss Mingzhu said to look at the menu just now, so there must be some new items.”

“Let me see.” Liu Ling’er quickly leaned over, full of anticipation.

Mainly, the first item originally on the menu, the train exclusive water, had given them such a huge surprise, so Liu Ling’er’s anticipation for the second item became even stronger.

Even Zheng Jinfeng came over to look.

However, when Xiao Shen opened the first page of the menu, all three of them, upon seeing the words clearly, showed expressions of utter astonishment.

“This, this, I didn’t see wrong, did I?”

Liu Ling’er raised her hand and shook Xiao Shen’s arm, asking incredulously.

“Shouldn’t be wrong…” Xiao Shen also looked surprised.

Zheng Jinfeng covered her mouth and whispered, “Since when could steamed bun sell for such a high price?”

That’s right, the new item on the first page of the menu was indeed a steamed bun for two thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Xiao Shen cleared his throat twice, closed the menu, and put it back, saying, “Ahem, let’s go. It’s time to buy tickets and board the train.”

This excuse was very clumsy, but neither of them refuted him.