The Group Livestream was exactly what its name implied, while the preliminary information was also meant to help new members understand the Chat Group.
What Flender truly cared about were the Group Check-in and Group Mall functions. Just hearing those two terms had already sent his mind racing with ideas.
"So this is the Group Check-in? I just have to click it?"
[First day of check-in, gained 10 Group Points]
"Ah, points. Just as expected, the check-in reward."
Flender shook his head with a laugh, then followed the information sent by the Chat Group and opened the Group Mall.
"Personal Mall, Public Mall, and Random Mall?"
He opened the Personal Mall first. A string of familiar terms appeared, and Flender immediately understood.
[Ten-Year Adaptive Spirit Ring, 1 point] [Hundred-Year Adaptive Spirit Ring, 10 points] [Thousand-Year Adaptive Spirit Ring, 100 points] [Ten-Thousand-Year Adaptive Spirit Ring, 1,000 points] [Hundred Thousand Year Adaptive Spirit Ring, 10,000 points] [Million-Year Adaptive Spirit Ring, 100,000 points] [Ten-Year Adaptive Spirit Bone, 10 points] [...]
"Hm, Adaptive Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones? They probably refer to the so-called God-Bestowed Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones. The points required increase by tiers, while a Spirit Bone costs ten times as much as a Spirit Ring."
Flender glanced over the list and roughly understood why this was called the Personal Mall: it sold products suited to the conditions of one's own world.
However, the so-called adaptive Spirit Ring only meant that the ring's attributes would adapt. Buying a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring did not mean it could be used as the First Spirit Ring by a Soul Scholar. One still needed sufficient Soul Power cultivation.
"They aren't sacrificial Spirit Rings. What a disappointment."
After scrolling down a little farther, Flender also saw Soul Tools and Immortal Herbs. Their prices were even more exorbitant. Even the cheapest Soul Tool cost over a hundred points, while Immortal Herbs started at several thousand points.
There were only four types of merchandise for now, but Flender soon noticed an inconspicuous line of text on the Mall panel: Level One Mall.
"So the Mall can be upgraded in the future?"
Flender studied it for a while. It seemed that spending points and using the Mall to a certain extent would allow it to level up.
"It does resemble a pay-to-win game, but that makes sense too."
Flender skipped the Personal Mall. He had only checked in for one day and possessed ten points, which could not buy anything. He would wait until later.
When he opened the Public Mall, to his surprise, there was nothing inside. It was completely empty.
Flender searched around and quickly found the words "Sell." He clicked to use them, and another panel immediately popped up.
[Please set a price: ...]
"So this is for trading between group members."
Flender was slightly disappointed. It seemed the Chat Group would not buy back merchandise and return points, so his idea of reselling was impossible.
Otherwise, he could simply find several slaughterhouses and have them kill tens of thousands of Ten-Year Soul Beasts. Recovering Ten-Year Spirit Rings would be easy, and obtaining a Million-Year Spirit Ring would be just around the corner.
Clearly, though, the Chat Group would not let anyone exploit loopholes.
With none of the group members putting anything up for sale, the Public Mall would probably remain empty forever.
Finally, there was the Random Mall. When Flender entered, four more lines of large text appeared.
[Random Immortal Herb, 5,000 points] [Random Devil Fruit, 5,000 points] [Random Pokémon Egg, 500 points] [Random Magic Spell, 500 points]
That was all.
"What is this supposed to be? A blind box?"
Flender rubbed his eyes. He roughly understood what the Random Mall was: it sold special products and abilities from the respective worlds of the group members, but everything was random. What one obtained depended entirely on luck.
It also required upgrading. At present, only four sources of goods were available.
"I need to plan how to spend these points carefully. In the future, I probably won't rely only on check-in rewards. Could they be quest rewards?"
Flender thought of his memories from his previous life and shook his head with a laugh. The process was truly familiar.
Returning to the Chat Panel, Flender saw that several old group members had also finished browsing the Mall and checking in. They were currently chatting.
[Zephyr: The products in my Personal Mall are Devil Fruits, various martial arts, Famous Swords, weapons that have eaten Zoan Devil Fruits, and technology. But everything is so expensive. Even the cheapest Skillful Grade Blade costs me 50 points.] [Dumbledore: Mine has various alchemical products, Fantastic Beasts materials, magical manuscripts, and magical items. They're just as expensive. Even a Phoenix Feather costs 100 points. I never expected Foxy's clothes to be so expensive~] [Flender: Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones, Immortal Herbs, and Soul Tools. But I have some cheap items here. A Ten-Year Spirit Ring costs one point. Unfortunately, I have no use for it.] [Samuel Oak: Oh, oh. I have both cheap things and things I can use here. Various Berries, such as Oran Berries that can slightly restore stamina, cost only one point for ten. That's quite a bargain.] [Flender: Is this what a high-magic world is like? The supernatural has already been integrated into daily life~]
The value of the Pokémon world was still rising. He remembered that among medicinal herbs, there was a Revival Herb that could restore a critically injured Pokémon to full HP. Its only drawback was that it tasted extremely bitter. In the anime's world view, it could even be used to make curry.
Thinking about how the Pokémon world's future would become increasingly peaceful and harmonious, the three of them were filled with emotion.
[Zephyr: What an enviable world.] [Dumbledore: I have to admit, I'm a little jealous of you too, Yukinari.] [Samuel Oak: Hahaha, every world is different. Besides, my world has plenty of major disasters as well. Don't only look at the good side.] [Flender: That's true. Legends capable of destroying the world are truly chilling.]
Dumbledore and Zephyr also replied briefly. They had only been sighing over it.
[Bang: I never expected that Garou would become like that in the future. A Human Monster, Absolute Evil, Deity... @Mr. Flender, I really have to thank you for this. My future self was too indecisive, allowing Garou to reach that point. I think I now know what I should do. I will definitely educate him properly and help him become a fine person.] [Flender: That child Garou is indeed rather twisted. He says he wants to become a monster, but in reality, he still wants to become a hero. He simply couldn't become the perfect hero he envisioned, so he settled for the next best thing.] [Bang: I know. It also stemmed from the failure of his childhood education.] [Samuel Oak: Sorry to interrupt, but what are you talking about?] [Flender: Oh, right. You don't know this story yet. @Bang, old sir, could you please publish the story that belongs to you?] [Bang: No problem. After all, you published the stories that belong to you as well.] [Member Bang has changed the viewing permissions for the One Punch Man series of stories. Everyone can now view them.]
In an instant, the four of them clicked into the story. Some were curious about the world, while others wanted to know its exact circumstances.
The scenery before them changed accordingly. Alarms blared into the sky. Amid a city reduced to ruins, a purple humanoid creature slowly walked out, while heroes lay scattered everywhere, powerless to rise.
At that dangerous moment, a little girl's cry suddenly rang out.
Vaccine Man turned his head and extended his large hand, about to crush the little girl to death.
At the critical moment, a red cape flashed into view, moving so quickly that it was almost impossible to see.
Heroic Execution!
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