"Almost! Almost ready, Lord Ren! Group chat has been done for ages. I'm mainly adding group announcements and group file features now. Honestly, it's been usable for a while, but I think it still needs fine-tuning to be more refined and match your temperament..." Book's sycophantic voice instantly reached Ren's ears.

"Refined? Can't you refine it slowly later?" Ren felt speechless hearing this: "Just go live with it! Right now, immediately!"

"This... Lord Ren, such a major update as group chat should be more perfect, shouldn't it? This doesn't seem that urgent..."

"Group chat has a big impact on that mortal war." Ren directly interrupted Book's words: "Do as I say."

Book still didn't quite understand but quickly updated the new feature.

Almost instantly, everyone currently viewing the Magic Net got notification sounds.

"Whoa—we can actually chat with multiple people now?"

"This feature feels really useful!"

"Definitely! Chatting in Magic Space where lots of unrelated people can see, and private messaging several people to discuss things is too much trouble. Now everyone can discuss things together!"

"I'm suddenly thinking—could our academy establish a group chat to announce important matters directly?"

"Thanks to the Goddess of Magic, thanks to the God of Technology! This feature is absolutely amazing. I'm once again deeply sorry about the Magic Encyclopedia incident! I've already shared lots of knowledge to make up for that mistake!"

Magicians were already the smartest group in this world.

After accepting the Magic Net, their minds had become even more active.

Seeing group chat, they instantly thought of many use cases.

Just a few minutes of discussion revealed group chat's many advantages.

Wide information coverage—could send messages to multiple familiar members simultaneously... promoted teamwork and discussion—multiple people could discuss and brainstorm... improved efficiency—multiple people could speak at once... could...

There were just too many benefits!

People immediately started creating group chats, pulling in familiar friends and Magic Space buddies.

Twilight City training grounds—Lucina looked at the ray gun in front of her with interest, muttering under her breath: "So this is a ray gun? Really is pretty nice!"

The garrison commander immediately felt speechless. Are you some sheltered minor noble too?

This is pretty?

There couldn't be a more 'crudely made' magic item in this world!

Wait, she hadn't seen a ray gun before?!

Wasn't she supposed to be a 'tech legion' expert?!

"You haven't seen a ray gun before?" The garrison commander swallowed hard, carefully asking. Though he was the supreme commander of this war, he really had no experience using these Magic Conductors in warfare. He'd pinned all his hopes on Lucina!

"Ray guns have only existed in the capital for eight days total? How long does it take me to get from the north to the west? Where would I find time to go to the capital?" Lucina waved her hand: "Alright, let me try this thing first. No experience, no right to speak!"

With that, she eagerly picked up a ray gun and, following tutorials from Viscount Roster, directly aimed at the first target and channeled magic power.

She could feel her channeled magic power being instantly amplified after passing through energy storage runes, then entering the spell model, transforming into scorching heat that shot straight out through the barrel. A huge blue beam like an arrow instantly hit a target dozens of meters away.

The leather-armored wooden target was effortlessly pierced through, covered in burn marks. The key thing was that the beam didn't stop—it shot straight into a nearby wall, knocking off quite a few fragments before finally dissipating.

Without another word, she immediately turned her attention to another target...

"Effective range over 500 meters, no different from regular shock waves." After seven or eight shots, Lucina couldn't help muttering: "Accuracy is pretty good too. With just a little practice, it's basically no different from normal spellcasting. As for magic consumption, even the most ordinary mage apprentice should be able to fire over 100 times..."

"Oh right, Viscount Roster told me they invented some kind of scope in addition to producing these ray gun basic components? Why don't I see any?!"

Suddenly, Lucina seemed to remember something and turned to the garrison commander.

"This... I haven't gotten word about that!" The garrison commander was slightly stunned. "You know Viscount Roster? Should I ask the capital?"

"Yeah, go ask. Viscount Roster told me they invented a simple aiming device that can help mage apprentices get the hang of it quickly and improve accuracy, though aiming might take some extra time."

"If that's the case, it would be extremely beneficial for our upcoming war!" The garrison commander had just opened his Magic Net when, before he could send a message, he cried out in surprise: "Wolf General, quickly open your Magic Net! The Magic Net released a new feature, and Lord Berion should have invited you to join group chats!"

"Group chats? What's that?"

Lucina was having fun playing with the ray gun in her hands. She was initially a bit annoyed at being interrupted by the garrison commander, but after hearing about a new Magic Net feature, she immediately got excited.

As she spoke, she'd already pulled out her Magic Net—prayer, activation, all in one smooth flow, like she'd gone through this routine countless times.

"We can actually chat with multiple people together?!" Lucina looked at the Magic Net with some delight, unable to stop her mouth from turning up. This was so much more convenient!

Western War Command Group... God of Technology Faith Group... Magic Bomb Combat Training Group... One group chat invitation after another made this northern countess's eyes light up.

Now there'd be a place for more private conversations.

But she quickly pulled herself together, rapidly accepting all these invitations, then focusing on the Western War Command Group.

"The capital lacks griffon messengers. Strategic materials like magic bombs and ray guns will be transported by griffon messenger. Scopes, food and other supplies will be handled by ground forces. I've invited the person in charge to join the group chat—you can ask them directly about the specific location of scopes in a bit!"

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