Smiling brightly, Shiroyasha replied:
"You decide." "I'm not picky about the amount." "As long as I get in, it's fine."
All Shiroyasha cared about was joining the group. As for how many points it sold for? She wasn't too concerned.
As long as it was enough to get her in, that was enough.
Black Rabbit: [Lord Shiroyasha says you guys can name your price.]
Black Rabbit naively shared the info in the chat.
Takumi: [I'll give 1,000!]
...
Seeing Takumi's message, Black Rabbit was momentarily stunned.
Seriously? Only 1,000?
She might be a bit ditzy, but she wasn't stupid. Now she was feeling a little burned.
Izayoi Sakamaki: [Don't bully Black Rabbit!] [Stupid bunny, just upload it to the shop system and check its price.]
Still reading his book, Izayoi was a bit annoyed. Who sells stuff like that without checking first?
Seeing his message, Black Rabbit's eyes lit up. She immediately uploaded the Gift to the marketplace.
A moment later, the system returned a price.
50,000 points.
That was the system-assessed value. Seeing that number, Black Rabbit was shocked.
Then she quickly posted the result in the group.
Black Rabbit: [Image] [It's worth 50,000!] [Anyone interested?]
Now she was excited. If someone bought it, she'd hit the jackpot!
Takumi: [Image] [Anyone want this? Simulated Herrscher Core of Flame.] [Price: 200,000.]
Takumi chuckled at Black Rabbit's optimism. Did she really think uploading it meant someone would buy it?
Even if they all pooled their points together, they might not have enough.
Now Black Rabbit was flustered. This... this!
"Lord Shiroyasha, you handle it yourself."
Black Rabbit gave up thinking altogether. Let Shiroyasha deal with it.
She showed her the entire chat log.
After reading through it, Shiroyasha raised an eyebrow.
A Herrscher Core? So that's the source of Takumi's power?
Now she was curious: How did the marketplace even calculate item prices?
Chapter 229: This Is Truly Amazing!
At this moment, Shiroyasha couldn't help but become curious.
How did this chat group determine item prices?
Her Divine Authority was only worth 50,000 points, while Takumi's Herrscher Core cost 200,000?
Was the gap really that huge?
But then she recalled what Black Rabbit had told her about Takumi's identity and abilities. After a moment's thought, she had a guess.
That core might also be a part of the Final Trial of Humanity. So that's why the price was like that?
She more or less understood the situation now.
"If anyone wants it, I'll sell it for 3,000 points."
Shiroyasha decided to offer a massive discount.
Black Rabbit blinked, a bit surprised. But she didn't say anything, and passed the message to the group.
Black Rabbit: [Lord Shiroyasha says you can take this Divine Gift for only 3,000 points.]
Himeko: [I only have 2,000 points on hand. Ask if that's enough.]
Himeko seemed interested. After all, this was a Divine Authority.
Even Herta popped up this timethough her goal was different.
Herta: [@Takumi, lend me some points?]
Takumi had the most points in the group. Herta was very interested in the Divine Authority tooshe wanted to study it.
If it was really only 3,000, she could afford it.
Takumi: [...Emm...] [Let Himeko buy it. You can always borrow it from her to study.] [Shiroyasha's watching right now, right?] [The one most interested is Himeko.] [The others are all broke.] [I have the points, but I'm not interested.] [So I'll pass.]
Everyone else? Their points had already been used for strengthening. They couldn't afford it. Even akeno was the same.
No one had many points left.
Takumi had the most, but he wasn't interested in a low-tier Divine Authority.
It could let a regular person leap to godhood, gain the power of a fire deity, and even divine longevity.
But it also had a ceiling.
Judging by the system's price, it wasn't even worth as much as his Simulated Herrscher Core. So Takumi had no use for it.
Because of that, he ignored it entirely.
Since Himeko was interested, let her have it.
"Sell it, then."
Seeing Takumi's message, Shiroyasha thought it over and agreed.
Fine, even if it wasn't the result she hoped forit was good enough.
Black Rabbit didn't hesitate. She delisted the Gift and sent it to Himeko.
Himeko immediately paid the points without delay.
Then, Black Rabbit invited Shiroyasha into the group.
Once Shiroyasha joined, Black Rabbit transferred the remaining points to her.
Shiroyasha: [Finally in.] [@Takumi, come to Little Garden and test if you qualify as a Final Trial of Humanity.]
As soon as she joined, she invited Takumi.
If Takumi really was recognized by Little Garden's core system, And became a Final Trial of Humanity Those other guys would have great expressions on their faces.
She was eager to make it happen.
Takumi: [Maybe later.] [I'm heading to another world first.] [Need to gather some knowledge there, then come back stronger.]
Takumi had a plan. Little Garden would come later. He wasn't in a rush.
Seeing that, Shiroyasha didn't say much. Instead, she asked another question.
Shiroyasha: [Is the strengthening system the same for everyone?] [Is the 1,000-point strengthening really worth it?]
That's rightShiroyasha had her eyes on the strengthening feature.
If it was really that effective, Then she definitely wanted a round.
The points she just earned from selling the Gift? They were for this.
Otherwise, she could've sold it for just 1,000 and gotten in. Charging 3,000 was only to give Black Rabbit a cut.
But nowmaybe that could wait.
Takumi: [It's super effective!] [You should try it.] [It might even restore your Divine Spirit rank.] [Hmm... but my advice is to buy a healing boost first.] [Heals everythingincluding Divine Spirit injuries.] [Strengthening can come after.] [Heal first, then power up. Standard protocol.]
Takumi offered her some advice.
Buy healing first, then think about strengthening.
Shiroyasha thought it over and agreed. She didn't hesitate and immediately bought a healing treatment.
As the chat group's power descended, Shiroyasha focused and began to sense it.
But... she found that even she couldn't fully perceive the power.
This shocked her.
The chat group was even more powerful than she'd imagined.
And more importantlyher condition had actually started to recover.
Even if only about 10%, it still stunned her.
And it was pure recoveryout of thin air.
As one of Little Garden's most fearsome Demon Lords, A Final Trial of Humanity herself, Her Divine Spirit had gradually eroded through human history.
She'd suffered several defeats Her spiritual identity fragmented and compressed over time.
Once a full authority-level two-digit entity, she had been reduced to this current state.
Now, that broken Divine Spirit was actually regenerating?
She might not even need to retrieve the part she left with the Buddhist sects.
At that thought, a bright smile spread across Shiroyasha's face.
"How interesting! Truly an unexpected surprise."
She genuinely laughed.
If she could really make a full recovery Just thinking about it made her thrilled.
Shiroyasha: [This is amazing!] [Even my Divine Spirit can be repaired?] [This group is fascinating.] [How do I earn more points?]
Now she was desperate for points. She wanted to be fully restored now.
Seeing her reaction, everyone in the group knew: Shiroyasha must've recovered a lot.
Takumi: [Wait for missions and daily sign-ins.] [And sell stuff.] [Upload items to the system store and hope someone buys.] [But everyone in this group is broke.] [I'm the group's richest. You can't squeeze anything from the rest.]
Just saying it made Takumi feel a little regretful.
The others had completed one mission beforethen used all their points for strengthening.
For example, akenoshe'd already strengthened herself twice quietly.
That's why she didn't even have enough points to invite Rias.
But now, akeno's power had reached Demon Lord-class. Almost at the transcendent tier.
That was no small upgrade.
Because of that, Rias was a little sulky.
Good thing she and akeno were close friends Otherwise, if someone else had surpassed her, their positions would've switched by now.
After all, in Neon culture, it's tradition to overthrow your superiors!
Chapter 230: Not Enough Points... Can I Borrow Some?
After learning the ways to earn points, Shiroyasha felt a bit downhearted.
Was everyone in the group broke?
Looked like Takumi had squeezed quite a few points from the others, huh? Smart guy!
Shiroyasha glanced through the group's item listings. Sure enough, most of them seemed to be uploaded by Takumi.
Especially that pile of gamesand they were actually selling well? Now that was interesting.
After browsing briefly, she had to give up for now. Seems like she could only rely on daily check-ins.
Izayoi Sakamaki: [@Shiroyasha, come watch Problem Children!] [Little Garden might be doomedcome take a look!]
Suddenly, Izayoi messaged her.
Seeing his message, Shiroyasha raised an eyebrow. Little Garden doomed? What was going on?
Immediately, she began watching.
As she quieted down, the rest of the group started venting.
Fujiwara Chika: [Sorry for being broke!]
Sagiri: [Am I too poor to be in the same group as Takumi-oniichan?]
Bronya: [I'm starving here. Can someone send me 50 points for food?]
In an instant, complaints flooded the group.
It couldn't be helped. Most of them were the weakest in the group.
Especially now that so many new members had joined, they had all dropped to the bottom of the ranks.
No way to earn points, No strength to take on higher-level tasks.
Truly pitiful.
Before Takumi could respond, Kaguya Houraisan suddenly spoke up.
Kaguya: [@Takumi, they're all ready.] [Can I come over now?]
Over in Gensokyo, after some time, everyone had reached a consensus:
Leave their world and head to another.
As for those unwilling to go? They could stay behind.
But over 95% were willing to leave. Only a small handful remained behind.
Everything had been packed. Yukari Yakumo was currently "pretending to be mysterious." Soon, she'd cross over too.
Takumi: [No problem. Come anytime.] [You'll need points to travel, though.]
Did Takumi need to prepare anything? Nope! Just wait for the youkai to arrive.
However, Kaguya still needed to spend points to cross over herself. Otherwise, she couldn't make the tripeven if she sent others through.
It's not like she could send herself first and mail the dimensional bracelet afterward.
Seeing Takumi's reply, Kaguya twitched slightly.
Kaguya: [Not enough points... Can I borrow some?]
She was in a bind. She didn't have enough points for a ticket.
Takumi: [200 points. No more than that.]
Sure, no problem. He'd loan her 200but that was the limit.
Kaguya: [Transfer it, quickly!]
Two hundred? That was enough! She might even have some left over.
After she finished checking in, she could repay Takumi.
Once she received the points, Kaguya went offline to prepare.
The group went quiet again.
Takumi didn't think too much of it.
More and more members were joining the group. Now that they could invite others, it was only a matter of time before the group expanded even further.
Others were likely thinking about who to invite as well.
Take Ais, for example. She had been checking in for a long time, probably had enough points now.
She had also taken on custom weapon commissions from others.
She likely had enough points and may have even gone through one round of strengthening.
In that case, Loki might be the next one invited into the group.
Takumi didn't think too hard about it.
After closing the group chat, he took a moment to relax.
By nightfall, Bronya returned home alone.
Seeing only her, Takumi was puzzled.
"Why are you back alone?" "Where are the others?"
The others didn't come back?
"They all went to Alice's world together." "I didn't join them." "Besides, my studies aren't with them."
Bronya didn't hide anything. She explained that Shima Maiori and the rest had gone to Alice's world.
Probably to search for ingredients or fight in the Gourmet Realm.
They might not come back for a long while.
Suddenly, Bronya froze.
If that was the case, didn't that mean it was just her and Takumi at home?
Even Lilia had gone with them.
Bronya instantly regretted not going too.
Now it was just the two of themit felt a bit awkward.
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned tense.
Takumi noticed Bronya's sudden silence.
...He was confused.
But since she wasn't talking, he didn't say anything either.
They just stared at each other.
"I'll go cook!"
Feeling flustered under Takumi's gaze, Bronya quickly blurted that out and ran inside.
Seeing this, Takumi's expression turned a bit odd.
He murmured to himself but didn't overthink it.
Instead, he pulled out his terminal and contacted March 7th.
Those girls had been out playing for a while. It was about time to summon them back.
Takumi planned to head over to Honkai Star Rail.
He sent them a message, and March 7th quickly replied:
They'd come back tomorrow. No need to worry.
Since that was the case, Takumi didn't say anything further.
That night, only Takumi and Bronya were at home.
...
All the food was cooked by Bronya.
She was really good at it.
While eating, Takumi asked:
"I'm heading to Star Rail for a bitwant to come?" "You might even find your Path."
Bronya had high intelligence. If she went there, she might just awaken her Path.
Hearing that, Bronya raised an eyebrow.
"Star Rail, huh?" "Yes, I'll go!"
The Pathit intrigued her.
If it could boost her strength, she wanted it.
"Alright. Then let's go together tomorrow." "If you do awaken a Path," "I'll send the others over toolike Vilvie and Mobius."
"If they go to Star Rail, they might reach the Path of Erudition."
Their intelligence definitely wouldn't be a problem.
"Them?" "Let's bring them all." "They're already researching the perpetual motion machine."
"Might as well continue therewho knows, they might just awaken their Paths mid-research."
Bronya agreed with Takumi's reasoning.
Just transfer the research over.
Maybe, during the process, they'd naturally reach their Path.
