Rin Tohsaka could hardly believe her eyes.
What had the newcomer just said?
Just from gaining some insight, she wasn't even sure if it was real or not, while using a skill, and he wanted to sell it in the Chat Group Shop for Points?
Who would buy something like that? Wasn't he underestimating this chat group?
Even Kanae was momentarily speechless before finally speaking after a dozen seconds.
[Kanae: "To consign an item, you just need to think about it. The chat group will automatically extract the relevant knowledge."]
After answering Su Mo's question, she then spoke in a very tactful way.
[Kanae: "However, there are certain requirements for being recognized as a product. If the insight isn't worth much, even if you can consign it, it will be difficult to sell."]
Not to mention, the Chat Group Shop likely wouldn't even list it as a product.
Actually, it's no wonder Kanae and Rin Tohsaka thought this way.
If the new member was some grandmaster from a magical world, then the insights they summarized might actually be useful.
But the new member, Su Mo, was just an ordinary person from an ordinary world. It was only now that they were first coming into contact with magic. What use would there be in extracting insights from such a complete newbie?
The others basically thought the same, feeling that the new member was a little overconfident, but they didn't say anything.
"If they find out their insights aren't even qualified to be a product, how embarrassing!"
Rin Tohsaka suddenly felt a wave of secondhand embarrassment.
And just as she was thinking about how to navigate this awkward topic, Su Mo's reply appeared.
In a single sentence, everyone from different worlds was stunned.
[Su Mo: "@Kanae, thank you! It's done!"]
[Su Mo: "The Chat Group has automatically set the price. If anyone needs it, you can buy it yourself!"]
"What?"
Rin Tohsaka's eyes widened.
"How is that possible?"
Kanae also looked very confused.
"Selling basic insights on how to cultivate Mana? That's impossible!"
Erica found it even more unbelievable.
She had tested the Chat Group Shop's item verification system before, and it wasn't the kind that could be easily fooled.
If Su Mo's supposed insights didn't provide any significant help with Mana Refining itself, they wouldn't have been recognized as a product.
[Madoka: "Big Brother is so amazing!"]
Only the most innocent Madoka was the first to accept this fact.
She was very interested in magic and, like Erica, practiced the Mana Refining Method. She was the first to open the Chat Group Shop and the first to search for the new items Su Mo had provided.
Then, the young Madoka was shocked.
[Madoka: "Big Brother actually listed three items at once?"]
[Madoka: "Big Brother just said he only had a little bit of insight, right?"]
Hearing Madoka's words, everyone else was stunned as well.
A newbie just starting with magic, and their insights were already enough to be considered a product by the Chat Group – this was already absurd.
And now they said that those insights were enough to form three products?
What was going on?
Shocked, everyone also checked the three products Su Mo had put up for sale.
Seeing the names of the three products, Erica, who was most familiar with the Mana Refining - Basic Version, was stunned on the spot.
Mana Refining - Master Version, Mana Refining - Speed Version, Great Source Mana Refining - Transcendence Version.
All of them were automatically named by the Chat Group, so there was no possibility of false advertising.
"Just by being exposed to the refining method I provided, they've already summarized a stronger Mana Refining Method?"
You have to know that, as a genius and a young lady from a prestigious family, the Mana Refining Method Erica used was the general Mana Refining Method passed down through generations of their magic association.
In her memory, even her uncle—Saint Paul, who was a Holy Knight—only used this method to refine Mana and had never changed it.
In other words, even the Holy Knight couldn't do it, but a normal person from the ordinary world did it so quickly?
After being stunned for a few seconds, Erica came back to her senses and wanted to buy it on the spot to see what was so special about it.
However, when she saw the price displayed by the Chat Group Shop, she was stunned again.
"This Master Version actually costs nine hundred and ninety-nine Points?"
Knowing that the original version she sold was only worth a hundred Points!
Su Mo's insights were even more expensive than her original product. Was this reasonable?
Not really lacking Points, she gritted her teeth and bought it directly.
She wanted to see if it was really worth the price.
At the same time, others also discovered the price issue and found it unbelievable.
[Rin Tohsaka: "It's all Mana Refining Method, why is it so expensive?"]
[Kanae: "According to the rules, the price of goods is automatically set by the chat group, which means the chat group thinks this product is worth this much?"]
[Madoka: "Even so, it's still so expensive!"]
[Madoka: "Damn, I've been saving up Points from sign-in for so long, and it's still not enough."]
Faced with the high price, the few who weren't rich in Points were somewhat hesitant.
Just as Rin Tohsaka was about to @ Erica to ask for her opinion,
Erica's messages flooded the screen like a barrage.
[Erica: "Not expensive! Not expensive at all! It's practically a steal!"]
[Erica: "As expected of the Master Version of the Mana Refining Method! Not only has the efficiency increased several times, but even the Mana response speed, Mana conversion efficiency, and total Mana storage have all been significantly improved!"]
[Erica: "Using this Mana Refining Method, I feel like I can take on two or three of myself from before! With such a huge improvement, Liliana definitely isn't my match!"]
[Erica: "Compared to this, the refining method I used before was too crude, it's utter garbage!"]
[Erica: "I even suspect that because the Basic Version I provided was too crude and held things back, it caused the Master Version to sell for less than a thousand. Otherwise, this product should have been able to reach a higher tier."]
[Erica: "@Su Mo, newbie, no! Mr. Su Mo... no, Master Su Mo! The Mana Refining Method you improved is so good! Thank you for your contribution!"]
Having tasted the sweetness, Erica began to flatter Su Mo like crazy.
That whole string of messages flooding the screen left Rin Tohsaka and the others stunned.
Having been together for so long, they already knew that although Erica looked cunning, she was actually an arrogant person at heart. Even when facing a Holy Knight, or even a legendary god, she would have an attitude of wanting to try and challenge them.
So, they had never imagined that this vixen would be so excited and humble in praising someone else.
Was the newbie's comprehension really that amazing?
While everyone was bewildered and began to shift Su Mo's position from "newbie" to "Big Shot/Expert", Erica was still excitedly trying to get closer to the Master.
[Erica: "Master Su Mo, the Speed Version is also priced at 999 Points. This version's skill is definitely as valuable as the Master Version, right!"]
Seeing Erica say this, Su Mo shook his head slightly.
[Su Mo: "I don't recommend you buy the Speed Version."]
[Erica: "Eh? Why?"]
The golden-haired knight was extremely puzzled. Everyone wanted to sell more of their products; why was Master Su Mo stopping her?
Could it be that this was the so-called, "secrets are not easily taught"?
[Su Mo: "The Speed Version is designed to help those who have just started using the Mana Refining Method. It increases their mana refining speed, helping them reach their current mana storage limit as quickly as possible."]
Generally, it takes years, even decades, for people to refine mana and reach their limit.
The Speed Version's techniques could, depending on mastery, compress this time down to days or even hours.
As the technique's creator, Su Mo naturally needed even less time.
[Su Mo: "I found the Mana refining too slow, so I just casually developed this technique."]
[Su Mo: "This technique is useless for someone like you, who has already reached the current limit."]
Silence fell over the group again after Su Mo's statements.
It wasn't until several seconds later that the comments began to roll in.
[Erica: "Thank you for the reminder, Big Shot Su Mo. I almost bought too much."]
[Erica: "But a divine skill that can drastically accelerate one's Mana refining speed was just casually developed..."]
[Erica: "I don't understand, but I'm incredibly shocked."]
[Erica: "Perhaps, this is the world of the Big Shots!"]
[Rin Tohsaka: "Perhaps, this is the world of the Big Shots!"]
[Kanae: "Perhaps, this is the world of the Big Shots!"]
[Madoka: "Perhaps, this is the world of the Big Shots!"]
Stunned by the series of events, Rin Tohsaka and the others were at a loss for words to express their emotions, reduced to repeating the same phrase.