Kikyo

Lumine simply ignored the Group Leader's words.

Points were indeed precious—the hard currency of the Chat Group.

But sometimes, even if you had points, you might not be able to buy what you wanted.

For example, in the Universe, there was almost nothing Hermes could not get his hands on. But would he expend time and effort gathering such things just to upload them to the Group Mall and sell them for points?

Of course not!

Even if those things might be incredibly important to certain group members!

And when Hermes truly needed points, even if having the Chat Group directly recycle something meant losing several tenths of its value, would Hermes care?

Of course he would not!

What was more, there were many things that group members simply could not possibly upload and sell.

For instance, the right to use the Envoy Authority: Alchemy that Hermes had brought out now—under normal circumstances, you could not even touch such a thing!

Let alone borrow it!

With that in mind, Lumine quickly made her choice.

Star Sea Traveler: "I choose 3—the right to use the Envoy Authority: Alchemy for three days!"

Lumine had her own considerations in making this decision.

Whether she chose 1 or 2, the rewards would both be unimaginably huge. But Lumine believed that, having mastered Light Realm Power and unsealed the power within her body, she would still be a powerhouse even in the Honkai Star Rail Great Universe.

If she could set foot upon the path of a Path, her strength could take another great leap forward.

Therefore—

Whether it was Devil Fruits or other priceless treasures, none of them were necessities to her.

In comparison, if she could come into contact with an Envoy Authority now, it might allow her to see the road ahead clearly—even if it did not, those three days would still guarantee her some gains.

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "It truly is a very correct choice."

Luo Qianqiu felt rather envious.

The Envoy Authority: Alchemy was the ultimate sublimation of most of Hermes's lifetime of wisdom as a member of the Genius Club.

There were simply too many things it could accomplish!

For someone like Luo Qianqiu, if she had this opportunity, she would immediately rush into the starry sky, directly refine an Outer God, and turn it into part of her own foundation!

Pioneering Wisdom: "Sure. When you come to my side after some time, you can redeem this promise whenever you wish."

Crowned Puppeteer: "@Star Sea Traveler, it seems your luck-turning ritual was quite effective! Looks like I should gather some similar magecraft, rituals, and such as well."

Aozaki Touko was somewhat envious as well.

If she could borrow the Alchemy Authority, she was even confident that she could become a Magus.

After all—

Even Authority could connect to the Root. There was no reason the power of an Envoy Authority would be inferior to it.

Warring States era, Maple Village.

"Sis, do your injuries feel any better?"

Following Kikyo's instructions, Kofū carefully applied medicine and bandaged her sister's wounds.

Half an hour later, Kofū wiped away the beads of sweat seeping from her sister's face and asked worriedly.

"I'll recover after resting for a few days. Don't worry, Kofū."

Kikyo's face was slightly pale. She gently stroked her younger sister's hair before saying, "All right, go out first. Let your sister rest for a while."

"Then remember to call me if you need anything, Sis!"

"I know. Go on."

Only after quietly watching her younger sister leave did Kikyo's expression turn grave. She circulated the Exorcism Spiritual Power within her body and carefully began to encircle and suppress the Demonic Power around her wound.

Hngh!

The Demonic Power left behind by the Great Demon clung to her like gangrene, incredibly tenacious. Even when faced with Exorcism Spiritual Power, it displayed a stubborn resilience that was difficult to deal with!

Her eyes, once as clear as autumn water, were now streaked with blood.

Her bright vermilion lips had been bitten by pearly teeth until faint traces of blood appeared.

"There are currently at least three Great Demons active in this area."

Even in such pain, Kikyo continued to calmly assess the situation.

The Locust Great Demon among them had been severely wounded by her at all costs, and the injuries she now bore had been left by that Great Demon.

"But the situation is still dangerous!"

Kikyo had already been a powerful High Priestess, and after joining the Chat Group, her strength had advanced another step.

Yet under the watchful eyes of three Great Demons, severely wounding one of them had already pushed even Kikyo to her limit.

In this small village lay the targets of these great demons' greedy covetousness—

The Jewel of Four Souls, and...

High Priestess Kikyo!

The Jewel of Four Souls had been left behind by the previous High Priestess, Midori. It contained not only the High Priestess's lifelong spiritual power, but also the Demon Souls and Demonic Power of several great demons, along with the remnants of hundreds or even thousands of monsters of varying strength.

Their reason for coveting Kikyo was even simpler.

She was a High Priestess and possessed Exorcism Spiritual Power capable of restraining demons and evil spirits.

Although Exorcism Spiritual Power restrained demons, if a great demon devoured her, a High Priestess, it could slowly refine that power, potentially allowing the great demon to advance even further!

Warring States Witch: "@Pioneering Wisdom, Your Excellency Hermes, may I enshrine you at the shrine and become a shrine maiden who serves you?"

Kikyo stared at the Chat Group's chat log for a long time. After much hesitation, she finally spoke, her eyes resolute.

The situation was dangerous now. If she could not swiftly kill a great demon to establish her authority, she feared even greater dangers would follow.

That Locust Great Demon had originally been her target. She had seized an opportunity to heavily injure it, but just as she was about to kill it, threats from two other great demons had forced her to retreat...

She needed greater strength.

She had to protect Sister, safeguard the village, and crush the demons and evil spirits coveting the Jewel of Four Souls!

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Wait! Kikyo, you and Hermes are separated by worlds that are incredibly far apart. If you revere Hermes as a god, can you even establish a connection?"

Pioneering Wisdom: "@Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist, as the Group Leader, you're actually less familiar with the Chat Group's functions than Kikyo is. If you want to establish a connection across worlds, the Chat Group's new Group Function, [Group Link], can do that."

Pioneering Wisdom: "It's an extremely interesting function. If one is capable enough, it can be developed for many entertaining uses. Receiving faith is merely one simple application."

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Uh, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would've almost forgotten about that function. In that case, it really can achieve that effect, but..."

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "@Warring States Witch, but are you truly certain? As a shrine maiden, you should know the consequences of doing this."

Warring States Witch: "Of course I know. This is a decision I made only after careful consideration."

Having made her decision, Kikyo's expression was calm, without the slightest hesitation.

Even if...

Once she truly became a shrine maiden serving Lord Hermes, her entire being would be opened wholly and completely to the god she served, she still did not hesitate in the slightest.