Group Functions Unlocked, the Value of the Phoenix Fruit

"Alpha, warp to these coordinates!"

His mind raced through calculations. With a slight stir of Commander's Authority: [Astrology], he locked onto the coordinates.

Although he still had not fully grasped or mastered Commander's Authority: [Astrology], performing a few basic applications was not difficult.

And that tiny bit of application alone was enough to calculate, within a single second, everything about a planet in perfect detail—from its gestation and birth to its development, prosperity, and eventual end!

And [Astrology] was far more than just a method of calculation!

Its deeper essence had yet to be uncovered.

Of course, that was not something he could figure out in a short time.

Just as he was wrapping up the experiment and considering what kind of reunion surprise to prepare for Paimon, the Chat Group's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

Ding! The Chat Group has met the upgrade requirements. The group leader is unlocking Group Functions.

Ding! Group Sign-in Function unlocked. Group Mall Function unlocked. Group Lottery Function unlocked.

Huh?

Had the Chat Group finally gotten on track?

And it had unlocked three major functions all at once, transforming the Chat Group from a simple chat tool into a proper Golden Finger.

With a hint of anticipation, Hermes opened the Chat Group and prepared to study the uses of these three functions.

[Group Sign-in Function: Members may sign in daily to receive 1–10 points. Points are the Chat Group's officially designated currency.]

[Group Mall Function: Opens a trading platform for items between group members. The Chat Group will charge one percent of an item's value in points as the cost of harmonizing and localizing the rules of different worlds.]

[Note: A BUG in the red packet function has been fixed. Sending red packets in the future will incur the corresponding point fee.]

[Group Lottery Function: Group members may spend a certain amount of points to randomly draw/exchange for items from the Heavens and Myriad Worlds and the boundless void through the Chat Group's channels.]

[Note: The Chat Group itself has no prize reserves. All prizes are acquired through legitimate channels using points. Prize quality is somewhat related to the number of points spent, but the causal relationship is not absolute. Members are advised to draw with caution!]

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "The upgrade is finally complete. That really took a lot out of me."

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "The Chat Group's upgrade algorithm was seriously difficult. I even had to estimate how much memory to reserve for unlocking Group Functions. I saved up for so long just to unlock these three crucial functions first!"

Luo Qianqiu wiped the sweat from her forehead and finally let out a breath of relief.

As the Chat Group's leader, she had glimpsed a sliver of the Chat Group's true nature.

Though the Chat Group's essence was extremely lofty, it could currently only be considered a newborn baby.

Where this baby would ultimately go depended partly on the group members, while controlling its direction was the responsibility of her, the group leader.

Star Sea Traveler: "As a Traveler, I'm second to none when it comes to opening treasure chests and drawing prizes!"

Lumine's eyes lit up as she looked at the newly unlocked functions. Her hands were even itching to take a draw—this was the treasure-chest-opening instinct of a Traveler from Teyvat!

Sinnoh Champion: "But the lottery costs points, right? Isn't it a little too early to draw now?"

Pioneering Wisdom: "No problem. The Chat Group seems to have considered that and gave everyone one free lottery trial."

Paper Angel: "I got one too."

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Thank me! I carved that benefit out of the Chat Group's reserves. It's meant for everyone to try it out."

Luo Qianqiu glanced at her Group Leader Panel and sighed. The Chat Group was great, but it was still only in its infant stage. Even as the group leader, she could only develop quietly and steadily. There was simply not much benefit she could squeeze out of it.

Mount Hua Sect Leader: "Thank you, Group Leader!"

Pioneering Wisdom: "May the Group Leader have a safe and peaceful life!"

A group leader who could secure benefits for the members naturally received a wave of praise.

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Chat Group, bless me. My expectations aren't high—Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit would be pretty nice. If not, Blondie Marco's Immortal Phoenix would be fine too."

Most Heinous Criminal in History: "Uh, your demands really aren't high! The Immortal Phoenix and Azure Dragon are both legendary Mythical Zoans. Even in the World Government's treasury, they're exceedingly rare!"

Dragon smiled bitterly. Devil Fruits of that level could already be considered legendary to some extent. Even if an incompetent person ate one, as long as they trained properly, dominating a region would be no problem at all.

Pioneering Wisdom: "If that's what you're hoping for, then there's no need to count on the lottery function."

Then, a Chat Group appraisal description was posted in the group chat interface.

Devil Fruit: Phoenix Form

[Extracted from the genes of the Twilight Ancient Beast: Phoenix, a crystallization of wisdom born from the hands of Hermes, #84 of the Genius Club. The consumer will gain the physical potential of a Twilight Ancient Beast capable of roaming across the universe's starry skies, as well as Phoenix Fire capable of nirvanic rebirth.]

[Chat Group appraisal. Estimated value: 998,000 points!]

The entire Chat Group immediately fell silent.

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Aaaah! Is this even still a Devil Fruit? Isn't this just a Devil Fruit wearing the skin of a Twilight Ancient Beast?"

Luo Qianqiu was the first to recover. Her eyes widened as she stared fixedly at the information before her.

What kind of existence was a Twilight Ancient Beast?

They were a terrifying race of Starry Sky Behemoths that had once brawled with the Entire Universe and ultimately gave rise to the Aeon of Preservation: Kliper!

It could be said that, in terms of physical potential alone, almost no lifeform in the entire Honkai: Star Rail World could compare to it!

Yet now, someone had condensed such a terrifying lifeform into a single tiny fruit!

Star Sea Traveler: "Good lord, no wonder he's the kind of genius the Group Leader said only eighty-five could be born in the Entire Universe throughout all of history. I think the most expensive Devil Fruit Dragon just appraised was only worth 2,890 points, right?"

As a Traveler who had once journeyed through the star sea, Lumine naturally understood the concept of the universe very well.

With a scope this terrifying and a timespan stretched this far, only eighty-five such people could emerge. Its value spoke for itself!

Pioneering Wisdom: "@Most Heinous Criminal in History, Dragon, thank you for your Devil Fruits. They have given my research considerable inspiration."

Most Heinous Criminal in History: "No need. Being able to produce results is your own skill. These Devil Fruits were originally my thanks to the Group Leader."

Dragon was noncommittal as he looked at the message. In his world, the history of Devil Fruits was impossible to trace, but why had no one else managed to research anything conclusive from them?

Even the strongest, Vegapunk, had only cloned a Mythical Zoan: Pink Dragon.

Without much hesitation, Luo Qianqiu used her Group Leader privileges to temporarily waive the red packet transfer fee and sent over the Phoenix Fruit.

There was no rush, anyway. It would not be too late to eat it after she finished the draws.

Divine Chef: "No wonder he's someone capable of rewriting the situation of the entire universe."

Floze spoke with feeling. The three children she had adopted also possessed the potential to change the world in the future, but the scope of their influence was limited to Earth alone.