Apocalypse Star House Hoarding-Chapter 264

The password hint this time is not complicated, but there isn’t a single number on it, which might leave people feeling confused at first glance.
Ya Tong directly gave up, leaning against the door of the compartment with her backpack while observing the situation outside. The train would arrive at the station in ten minutes. Through the door between the carriages, she noticed that there weren’t many passengers standing up in the other compartments ahead.
It might be because not many passengers were getting off at this station, or perhaps because it was an S-level station, where the passengers getting off here were experienced travelers. Experienced travelers are generally more composed, and there were few people hurrying to stand up.
Inside the compartment, Yu Xi was checking the four mobile phones arranged neatly on the table, trying to verify her puzzle-solving approach using reverse deduction.
The problem seemed unclear at first, but ultimately, they only needed to figure out two numbers. Inside the parentheses, the left number represented the carriage number, and the right number represented the door number. Excluding the sleeper compartments numbered 10 to 12, the possible carriage numbers were from 1 to 9, while the door numbers were simpler, ranging from 1 to 4.
So, if their answers fell within this range, it would indicate that her deduction was correct.
Lin Wu: (↙, ←←), her answer was (7, 3).
Ya Tong: (↑↙, ←←), her answer was (4, 3).
Yu Zhenzhen: (↑↙, ←→), her answer was (4, 2).
And her own (→←, ←←) was (5, 3).
All the numbers were within the range for carriage and door numbers, confirming that her reasoning was correct. Meanwhile, Yu Zhenzhen and Lin Wu, who were also solving the puzzle with paper and pen, arrived at the same answers around the same time.
Because the carriages where passengers would disembark were far from the 10th carriage, once the puzzle results were out, they all grabbed their phones and symbolically slung their backpacks over their shoulders, leaving their compartment and walking forward.
Yu Xi was the last to leave. She handed Ya Tong the notebook with the disembarkation details—carriage number and door number—and told her the circled numbers were hers.
This time, the disembarking doors were slightly farther apart, but as long as they exited through the correct doors, they wouldn’t face any platform creatures. After leaving the station hall, they would be able to quickly reconnect through team messages.
For this, they had made all the necessary preparations.
Another benefit of staying in the sleeper compartments on the train was the convenience of organizing supplies.
Ya Tong and Lin Wu had small spaces. To ensure the supplies were evenly distributed, Yu Xi unpacked a box of metal ice that hadn’t been used yet, giving each of them five bottles (500L per bottle). She then gave Yu Zhenzhen five bottles as well. Once released, this would be equivalent to 500 barrels of 5L purified water—enough for drinking and daily use.
Most importantly, it didn’t take up much space and was perfect as a backup water source.
Lin Wu’s initial supplies, like Yu Xi’s, included a box of unopened nutritional liquids (100 bottles). He also opened them on the train, giving each of Ya Tong and Yu Zhenzhen 20 bottles. One bottle of nutritional liquid could last three days, prepared for emergencies.
Ya Tong then took out her weapons and ammunition, letting them pick what they wanted. Her MP5 had unlimited ammo, so for weaponry, she only needed to keep a few heavy weapons. As for ammunition, a small handgun was enough as a backup.
Because the unlimited currency activation voucher was only one, Yu Xi gave Yu Zhenzhen and Ya Tong some gold and emerald ore. Lin Wu already had these.
Next, all the food, drinks, snacks, medical and protective supplies, personal items, tents, and other useful supplies were moved, as long as there was space to store them.
Currently, Yu Xi had the largest space. She opened two treasure boxes to add 50 cubic meters of space each, upgrading her capacity to 300 cubic meters, so temporarily unused supplies were stored there.
“Be careful, see you later.” The four of them stood in front of their respective doors.
This time, the train arrived at the station calmly, much quieter than the previous puzzle platforms. The platform lights were bright, no longer dim and yellowish, and it looked just like any normal train station in the real world. The only difference was the neatly lined-up people on the platform.
Those—should be people, right?
There were men and women, all with perfect appearances, almost indistinguishable from one another at first glance…
They wore white shirts, black vests, and black trousers, each with a black bow tie, resembling high-end service staff at some upscale venue. Once the train doors opened, they all turned their gaze toward the door, simultaneously speaking.
“Welcome to Fairy Tale Amusement Park—please exit this way.”
No matter the expression, tone, speech speed, or the hand gestures pointing the direction, everything was exactly the same, almost indistinguishable.
If this scene were set in an amusement park in her original world, it might have seemed like a harmonious and beautiful picture. But this was the world of the endless train, at an S-level station. Such a scene made people instinctively feel a chill down their spine.
The passengers inside the train hesitated for a few seconds before quickly moving.
Everyone was an experienced traveler and wouldn’t easily be frightened by any situation.
After the people ahead of her got off, Yu Xi also quickly left the train. Her exit was on the left side of the train. This platform was large, with arrival halls on both sides. The arrival halls were directly opposite the train, with more than one entrance.
She saw Ya Tong coming out of the 4th carriage. There was a corresponding entrance to the hall there as well.
Ya Tong also turned around and noticed her, giving her a nod from a distance before both of them walked toward their respective entrances.
This time, since most of the passengers were experienced, and the number wasn’t large, nearly everyone chose the correct exit.
Whenever a passenger exited the train, the men and women on the platform would cast eager gazes as if expecting something. After staring at the disembarking passenger for a few seconds, their gazes would quickly shift to the other passengers in front of them, without any apparent meaning.
Yu Xi always felt that after those few seconds of staring, the eagerness and expectation in their eyes would turn to disappointment. That disappointment always made her think of something unpleasant…
Soon, the reason for that eagerness and disappointment became clear to the disembarking passengers.
Although the chance of experienced travelers exiting from the wrong door was small, it wasn’t nonexistent. Moreover, there were always a few first-time travelers who had just woken up.
They were panicked and confused. Even though some kind-hearted passengers warned them, the sight of the bright platform and the eager service staff on it inevitably tempted them to get off.
When Yu Xi reached the middle of the line of men and women, a male attendant, who had been standing to her left, suddenly smiled and said, “Sorry.”
His speech and tone were the same as before, but the eagerness and expectation in his eyes had been replaced by excitement. “Please continue along this path to exit. I have something small to handle, so I must excuse myself for now.”
Though his words were polite, the excitement and agitation in his eyes could no longer be hidden as he “turned around” and walked toward the door behind her.
Yu Xi was stunned.
It was literally a “turn around,” but only his body turned. His head stayed facing her. That perfect face remained looking her way, while his body had completely turned away.
At the same time, several other male attendants were heading in the same direction.
At the train doors, a young woman who had just gotten off the train, her expression uneasy, was immediately surrounded.
In the next second, it seemed she saw something terrifying, and she screamed loudly.
Yu Xi didn’t know what the men did to her, but the air quickly filled with the smell of blood. The man who had spoken to her earlier was quickly tearing something apart, yet his face was still facing her, even smiling at her with pleasure…
Elsewhere on the platform, there were screams of terror from other men. She glanced over and saw that this time the ones surrounding the passengers were all female attendants.
Those perfect, beautiful faces remained facing outward, seemingly maintaining the best expressions for the other travelers.
But the passengers surrounded by them (or them) let out the most desperate screams…
Yu Xi couldn’t bear to watch any longer. She furrowed her brows and quickly made her way past the other attendants, heading into the arrival hall.
The sky was a pale red, gradually deepening into a magnificent purple from low to high, vast and endless.
Among the faint white, striped clouds, four or five planets of different sizes hung, partially visible.
Behind her was a tall silver door, wide open, with people entering and exiting.
The people had various outfits, some similar to hers.
They mostly appeared to be mixed-race, though there were also a few who looked like her, purely Eastern or Western. She wasn’t particularly noticeable among them.
Her phone vibrated, updating the information.
Location: Fairy Tale Amusement Park (S-level)
Stay Duration: 22 days
Identity Information: Enabled
Unlimited Currency: Disabled
Ticket: Not expired (1 stop remaining)
Hint: Find the hidden departure station within 22 days, confirm the station (three chances), and board the train. (Hint: This station is special, each zone has a hidden station.)
Remaining Time: 21 days, 27 hours, 58 minutes, 32 seconds
Item Slots (Max 10): Equipped (10)
Skills (Max 1): Space (300 cubic meters, enabled)
Teammates: Lin Xiang, Yu Qi, Yu Meixi
Team Status: Enabled
Teammate Permissions (Enabled): Damage Immunity, Text Messages, Arrival Station (Optional), Hints (Optional)
Easter Egg (Activated): Fragment Collection Rate (40%), Fragments in This Station: 1 (No hints available)
In front of her was a plaza filled with various plants, with uniquely shaped buildings scattered around. Happy and relaxing music floated through the air.
Yu Xi stared at the unfamiliar buildings in front of her, still puzzled about the hidden station confirmation chances and hints, when a huge virtual 3D advertisement screen nearby solved all her questions.
—Welcome to the Fairy Tale Amusement Park Galaxy. You are currently in Zone 2 of the gjgw star.
—Please head to the plaza service station to pick up your park wristband, your data has been registered. You can use the wristband to freely explore the Fairy Tale Amusement Park Galaxy.
—Today, the open amusement areas on gjgw star are: Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Frog Prince… You can use your wristband to make a reservation for tomorrow’s amusement area.
—The air pollution index outside the Air Fortress of gjgw star has risen, so activities such as the space cruise around gjgw star are temporarily canceled…
Yu Xi: !!!
Fairy Tale Amusement Park is not the small station they had imagined; it is a—galaxy!?
Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella… These are all stories from the Brothers Grimm!
Wait—Yu Xi suddenly realized, gjgw star… isn’t gjgw an abbreviation for the Grimm brothers (Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm)?
In shock, she quickly opened her phone. In the team chat, a message from Yu Zhenzhen had already come through.
Yu Zhenzhen: Fam! Which amusement area are you guys in? How about we meet in “Little Tadpoles Looking for Their Mommy”?
Ya Tong: …I have Daughter of the Sea, Red Shoes, Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Tinderbox… but no Little Tadpoles Looking for Their Mommy【worn-out face】
Lin Wu: Same here. I have Aladdin’s Lamp, Sinbad’s Adventures, Ali Baba… looks like we’re all in different areas. Yu Xi, where are you?
Yu Xi: ……..
She sent three rows of ellipses and finally replied: I’m in the Grimm Fairy Tales area, and by the way, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but because of where I came out, there was an advertisement board right there with a lot of information on it.
The planet we’re on is named after a fairy tale series, so we’re not just in different areas.
We… should currently be on different planets…
Yu Zhenzhen: …
Ya Tong: …
Lin Wu: …
They had once thought this station would be the smallest of all the stations, but it turned out to be the opposite. One station equals one galaxy—this might be the largest station in the world of the Endless Train.