HUMMMMMM—DING!
A brilliant golden cube fifty miles wide descended from the starry sky and wrapped around the twelve sizzling mountains of space-cabbage, roasted mutton tallow, and stomach-soothing herbs floating above the Star-Train.
Inside the translucent walls of the Fusion Cube, millions of tons of crisp green cabbage leaves and golden lamb fat spun together in a miniature galaxy of culinary light. Every trace of bitter medicine smell vanished. In its place, the rich, savory aroma of slow-braised mutton meatballs, caramelized cabbage, roasted garlic, and sweet hawthorn berries condensed ten thousand times over!
Three seconds later, the golden cube dissolved into a shower of warm sparkles.
Floating in a neat horizontal row above the locomotive were twelve glossy, house-sized golden-brown spheres, each one simmering with a halo of fragrant white steam and etched with natural Rank 8 Digestion Runes.
The instant the twelve Fragrant Laxative Meatballs touched the open air, a tidal wave of mouth-watering roasted lamb and sweet cabbage aroma swept out across the space lane!
UUUUUUUU-WOOOOOOOO!
Fifty yards in front of the train, Big Gray and the other eleven hundred-mile-long Void Whales went completely cross-eyed with bliss.
