Personal Mall, Public Mall, Random Mall

The literal meaning of Group Livestream was that the introductory information also let newly joined members understand the Chat Group.

What Flender truly cared about were the Group Check-in and Group Mall functions. Just hearing those two terms sent all sorts of ideas racing through his mind.

"First, this Group Check-in—do I just click it?"

[Day 1 of check-in, obtained Group Points ×10]

"Ah, points. Just as expected, a 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]

[...]

"Hmm, Adaptive Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones? They were probably those so-called God-Bestowed Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones. The points required increased by tier, and Spirit Bones cost ten times as much as Spirit Rings."

Flender skimmed through it and roughly understood why it was called the Personal Mall. It sold goods suited to the circumstances of one's own world.

However, the so-called Adaptive Spirit Rings adapted to the attributes of the Spirit Ring. Buying a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring did not mean one could use it as their first Spirit Ring while still a Spirit Master. One still needed sufficient Soul Power cultivation.

"So they aren't sacrificial Spirit Rings. That's rather disappointing."

After scrolling down a little further, Flender also saw Soul Tools and Immortal Herbs. Their prices were even more outrageous. Even the cheapest Soul Tool cost over a hundred points, while Immortal Herbs started at several thousand.

There were currently only four types of goods, but Flender soon noticed an inconspicuous line of text on the mall interface—Level 1 Mall.

"So the mall can be upgraded in the future?"

After studying it for a while, he found that spending points to a certain extent seemed to trigger an upgrade.

"It's rather like a pay-to-win game, though it makes sense that way."

Flender skipped over the Personal Mall. He had only checked in for one day and had ten points, enough to buy nothing. He would wait until later.

When he opened the Public Mall, he was surprised to find nothing inside. It was completely empty.

Flender searched around and quickly found the words "Sell." After clicking them, another interface immediately popped up.

[Please set a price: ...]

"So this is for transactions between group members."

Flender was slightly disappointed. It seemed the Chat Group did not recycle goods in exchange for points, so his plan to flip merchandise was impossible.

Otherwise, he could have found a few slaughterhouses, specifically killed tens of thousands of ten-year Soul Beasts, and easily recycled their ten-year Spirit Rings. A million-year Spirit Ring would have been within reach.

But clearly, the Chat Group would not let anyone exploit loopholes.

Without group members putting goods up for sale, the Public Mall would probably remain empty forever.

Finally came the Random Mall. When Flender entered, four large lines of 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 was this? A blind box?"

Flender rubbed his eyes and roughly understood what the Random Mall was. It sold special products and abilities from the worlds of group members, but everything was random. What one got depended entirely on luck.

It also needed to be upgraded. Only four sources of goods were currently available.

"I need to plan out these points carefully. In the future, they probably won't come from check-ins alone. Perhaps there will be mission rewards?"

Flender recalled memories from his past life and shook his head with a smile. What familiar mechanics.

When he returned to the Chat Panel, several old group members had also finished examining the mall interface and checking in, and were discussing it.

[Zephyr: My Personal Mall sells Devil Fruits, all kinds of martial arts, famous blades and weapons that have eaten Zoan Fruits, as well as technology.

But they're all so expensive. Even the cheapest Skillful Grade Blade costs me 50 points.]

[Dumbledore: Mine has all sorts of alchemical products, magical creature materials, magic manuscripts, and magical items. They are equally expensive. A single Phoenix feather costs one hundred points. I truly never expected Foxy's clothes to be so expensive~]

[Flender: Spirit Rings, Spirit Bones, Immortal Herbs, and Soul Tools. But I have cheap things here. A ten-year Spirit Ring costs one point, though unfortunately, they're useless to me.]

[Samuel Oak: Oh, oh, then I have things that are both cheap and useful. All kinds of berries—for example, Oran Berries that can restore a small amount of stamina. One point can buy ten of them, so that's quite cost-effective.]

[Flender: Is this what a high-magic world is like? The supernatural has become part of everyday life~]

The value of the Pokémon world was still rising. Flender remembered that among its medicinal herbs was Revival Herb, which could restore a near-dead Pokémon's HP completely. Its only drawback was that it was extremely bitter, and in the anime setting, it was even used to make curry.

Thinking about how the Pokémon world grew ever more peaceful and friendly over time, the three of them felt somewhat emotional.

[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, there are plenty of great disasters here too. Don't focus only on the good sides.]

[Flender: That is true. Those legends capable of destroying the world are truly terrifying.]

Dumbledore and Zephyr also replied with a few words. They had merely been expressing their feelings.

[Bang: I truly never expected that child Garou would become like that in the future. Human Monster, Absolute Evil, God...

@Mr. Flender, I really have to thank you. The future me was far too indecisive, allowing Garou to reach that point. I think I now know what to do. I will definitely guide him properly.]

[Flender: Garou is indeed rather conflicted. He says he wants to become a monster, but he actually wants to become a hero. He simply cannot become the perfect hero in his heart, so he settles for the next best thing.]

[Bang: I know. It also stemmed from failures in his childhood education.]

[Samuel Oak: Sorry to interrupt, but what are you talking about?]

[Flender: Oh, right. You still don't know this story. @Bang, sir, could you release that story for everyone to see?]

[Bang: No problem. After all, you all released the stories belonging to your worlds as well.]

[Member Bang has changed the permission settings for the One Punch Man series. Everyone may now view it.]

In an instant, the four of them clicked into the story, some curious about that world and others wanting to know its specific circumstances.

The scene before their eyes changed accordingly. Alarms echoed through the sky. Amid a city reduced to ruins, a purple humanoid creature slowly emerged, while heroes of every kind lay scattered across the ground, unable to rise.

At that dangerous moment, a little girl's crying suddenly rang out.

Vaccine Man turned his head and stretched out a massive hand, preparing to crush the little girl to death.

At the critical moment, a red cape flashed into view, moving so fast it was nearly impossible to see.

Hero execution!