Lucas stared at the pink card ticket that the sister handed over to them.
He didn't understand what it meant, but his heart told him that these shiny things his younger brother picked up were very nice to have.
It saved them from the mutant monster, and it let them meet a gentle sister.
"Just ride my Heavenly Train. Whatever your heart wishes, you can reach it!"
"Then what if I wish to eat a lot of delicious food?" Lucas blurted out.
Little Carlos didn't understand what his older brother and the gentle sister were talking about, but the moment he heard delicious food, his stomach growled.
"I'm hungry, brother..."
Lucas's face fell, remembering how they had lost the can of food they found in the dump.
He glanced at the gentle sister, who didn't seem to have any problem with food.
Maybe he could ask her. He was even willing to work under her as a servant, as long as she would give them a bite to eat.
Aria, who didn't know what the older one was thinking, was actually hungry as well.
At the same time, she wasn't sure if she could give them food or if the Heavenly Train Mall Stop would even open.
She could only try to go along with them.
"Of course. Let's enter the train, let's go eat delicious food!"
"Yey, eat, eat a lot of delicious food!" Little Carlos sang his words like a song, happily following the gentle sister into the train, while his older brother trailed behind with a little serious face.
A female mechanical voice announced the train's departure.
The rumbling sound filled Aria's ears, familiar like any normal train.
Aria thought it wasn't anything special, only the view outside had changed, the Wishing Stop Platform fading into a grey tunnel-like scenery.
"Next stop, the Heavenly Train Mall Station."
"Train Mall?" Aria blinked.
It really worked like how she imagined the train's stations would be.
Aria turned to the fluff ball beside her and asked in her mind.
"Will this station appear on the map of my Heavenly Train now?"
"Yes... and no."
Aria frowned, not completely understanding.
What do you mean, yes and no?
"This is just a special train stop, created according to the passengers' needs. The Heavenly Train Mall exists in a spatial space between dimensions, and only those with train tickets can enter. It will not appear as one of the regular stations on your map. But it will show as a special stop in between stations."
Back at the Wishing Stop Station, on the map on the wall, a colored star appeared not far between two stations.
"Oh..." Aria wanted to ask more, but the female operator's voice cut in, announcing their arrival.
"We've arrived at the Heavenly Train Mall. Please be careful when leaving the train. Have a nice day."
It felt like not even three minutes had passed, yet they had already reached their destination.
Aria led the two children out of the train, glancing left and right at the platform that seemed empty of life except for their sudden presence.
The train did not vanish or leave when they stepped off.
Instead, it remained there quietly, as if waiting for them to return once they were done.
There's no much difference on the platform like in the Wishing Stop except they cannot see the sun nor moon outside, as if they're inside of a building.
Walking forward, in front of them are ticket scanner , and she has no tickets so she will go to the employee side which fortunately let her in with just a tap of her fingerprint.
Before going through her way she helped the two children use their premium card tickets.
Lucas nervously tapped the card on the gates scanner and he saw the number credits on the scanner went from 5000 has minus of 4990.
Only 10 credits where taken from his card.
It did not take much of the boy's credits.
Aria's heart believed this Train Mall Entry was not so expensive.
The system was not so cheap and stingy, and she felt a bit of justice.
Little Carlos followed his older brother's example.
He just tapped his own card, and the metal bar stopping him from walking fell down.
Happily, he went through.
As the group walked further, they saw an entrance like a mall.
There was no guard, but they still had to pass through a walk-through security gate.
Inside, the whole mall was air-conditioned like the train station building.
Many stalls were closed and empty, but the food court on the first floor was open.
With steaming fresh cuisine already cooked and waiting at each stall, it looked like a buffet ready to be picked from.
Lucas and Aria were stunned.
Meanwhile, Little Carlos immediately ran to the sizzling plates section.
"Brother, brother! Look! Why do they smell so delicious! I want to eat it! I want to eat it!"
Little Carlos shouted, jumping around before running back to the gentle sister and his brother, who were still stunned at the entrance, their stomachs grumbling.
"Ah… wait, let me help you." Aria walked forward awkwardly, silently asking the Fluff Ball in her mind.
"Why is there such a thing? Is my Golden Finger really this powerful?"
Fluff Ball did not answer the host's question but simply announced.
"Host, congratulations for achieving the first passengers to use their premium card tickets."
"Please check the task rewards: 1 Bronze Mystery Character Draw and 1 Pure Healing Bottle. Items are stored in the Host's System Storage Space. "
"Please continue to work hard, complete more tasks, upgrade further, level up more, and the Host's pinnacle of life will be 100% guaranteed."
Without emotion, the Peak Stationmaster System's Spirit encouragement felt bland.
Aria did not bother talking with Fluff Ball anymore, her mind focused on the food.
When she was about to take a plate of sizzling beef with rice, she was suddenly electrocuted.
"Ouch! It hurts...—" Aria yelped.
The two brothers were alarmed and didn't dare to move.
Little Lucas suddenly felt aggrieved.
He was thinking, were they not going to be able to eat this delicious food?
Grumble...grumble...
His little tummy was really hungry now.
Before the Fluff Ball system could explain, a cheerful female mechanical voice came from the small size stall's mascot sitting on the counter.
"Dear customers, please tap your card to pay. Enjoy your meal after payment."