The Group Mall's functions were very simple, divided into two types.
One was "Group Auction."
Group members could choose to sell items, abilities, or even living creatures (without resistance) they possessed to the Chat Group.
The auctioned items would be evaluated by the Chat Group, and corresponding points would be directly awarded.
Items sold to the mall would then enter the "Group Wish" range.
This was the second type.
But after Bai Chen saw it, he was completely stunned.
The function was still very simple.
To put it nicely, it was "Wishing" or "Drawing"; to put it bluntly, it was gambling.
One draw cost five hundred points, and a ten-pull cost 4950 points.
Besides that, Bai Chen also saw a lit-up icon, the "Group Sign-in" function.
He tried clicking it.
System message: Group member Bai Chen signed in, gaining 5 points.
He was even more stunned.
If there were no additional ways to get points, it meant that if he wanted to draw once, he would have to sign in continuously for a hundred days to get one draw.
Bai Chen: "I'm stunned. This drawing function is even worse than mobile game publishers."
Railgun: "Exactly! It actually takes a hundred days to sign in! I've been signing in for a month straight, and I only have 150 points!"
Spirit of Time: "I joined the group earlier, so I have over two hundred points, still half short."
Da Gu Ao Cheng Tang: "Newcomers get a free draw as a perk when they join the group. @Bai Chen, take a closer look."
Bai Chen paid attention.
After he clicked on the draw, there was indeed a prompt that the first draw was free.
Luo A Bao: "Newcomer, try drawing, but be careful, there are two pools in there, don't get them wrong."
The drawing pools were divided into two types.
The first type encompassed all items and abilities from the worlds where group members resided; this was the permanent pool.
The second type featured items and abilities from the world of a specific group member, lasting for a week according to Chat Group time, after which it would rotate to the next group member's world.
Whether it was the permanent pool or the specific pool, a ten-pull always cost 4950 points.
This thing…
It was utterly predatory.
At least mobile game draws had public probabilities, but the Chat Group's draw pool had absolutely nothing.
Bai Chen: "Let me ask first, what did everyone here draw?"
Luo A Bao: "I drew from Railgun's world, an LV2 Brain Power Boost, it's very helpful for me piloting Gundams!"
Da Gu Ao Cheng Tang: "…Mine was 'Sow Breeding and Postpartum Care.' I really envy Mr. Amuro."
Spirit of Time: "An atomic pen that never runs out of ink ╮(╯▽╰)╭."
Railgun: "Mine was a children's toy, nothing much to say. Besides Mr. Amuro, everyone's luck seems pretty bad."
Academy City.
Tokiwadai Middle School girls' dormitory.
Misaka Mikoto was hugging a Gekota pillow, typing with a cheerful laugh.
Only she knew that no superpower could compare to her love for Gekota!
After going through the round, Bai Chen understood that drawing was purely based on luck.
He had transmigrated and still had to draw cards.
If he was unlucky, wouldn't the drawing system be useless?
Railgun: "@Bai Chen, if you're worried, you can borrow some luck from Mr. Amuro."
Luo A Bao: "Oh, no, no, I just clicked randomly back then."
Da Gu Ao Cheng Tang: "Big shot, take me with you."
Spirit of Time: "Lucky bastard!"
Bai Chen: "No need, I'll just click directly."
Drawing only had to do with probability.
Spirit of Time: "Even if you don't draw anything useful, it's okay. We're all group members, and we'll find a way to help you solve the problem."
Seeing this, Bai Chen's impression of Tokisaki Kurumi improved somewhat.
In the Date A Live world, Tokisaki Kurumi was known as the "Most Evil Spirit." The number of humans she had killed, just what was known, exceeded ten thousand.
Although Bai Chen knew she only killed evil people, this conscious act of killing was unique among all Spirits.
However, Bai Chen, having read the settings, also knew that Tokisaki Kurumi was not truly evil. All she wanted to do was collect time, then go back to the past and kill the Origin Spirit who had originally bestowed her with a spirit crystal.
If that happened, history would be changed, and all the humans Tokisaki Kurumi had killed would be resurrected.
Railgun: "Newcomer, you can do it!"
Bai Chen: "Thanks."
After saying that, he opened the Group Wish interface.
The permanent pool included items and abilities from all group members.
However, Bai Chen didn't see anything from his transmigration world for now, which might be related to his current state.
After a quick glance, good heavens, Prototype Gundam, RX-78-2 Gundam, Zaku II, Red Dom, and other giant robots, tens of meters tall, lay quietly in the list.
"The Spark Lens for transforming into Tiga and the Super Ancient Genes are actually drawn separately?"
"The Wisdom of the Demon God, 103,000 little yellow books?"
"spirit crystal…"
Various dazzling items in the permanent pool made Bai Chen's eyes almost blur.
However, adhering to the usual predatory nature of major game companies, the permanent pool's alias was the "Poison Pool."
Bai Chen looked at the rotating pool.
It happened to be selected from Tokisaki Kurumi's world.
Without thinking, he directly used his free draw.