Zongman: Collecting starts with Shiori

Various electronic devices are running non-stop, and the glass in the front shows the endless blue sky, with birds flying side by side from time to time.

Everything tells Shizhi that they are now flying in the sky.

At this moment, Kotori turned around and opened her arms towards the two of them.

"Welcome to Ratatosk!"

"Ratatosk...Kotori, what is going on? Why are you here? Who are they? Can you tell me?"

Shiori felt her mind was in a mess, so she asked all the questions at once.

"They..."

Kotori took out another lollipop and put it in her mouth without knowing it.

"They are all my subordinates, and I am the commander of Ratatosk."

commander.

Although Shikimori had guessed that Kotori was not simple, he was still a little surprised by this answer.

He glanced at Shizhi who was somewhat speechless, and took the initiative to ask.

"So, what was your purpose in taking me out of there?"

"For you, and you."

Kotori pointed at her sister Shiori, and then at Shikimorikaze.

"Sister, you should know some of his strange features, right? For example... he can put you into a card?"

After hearing this, Shiori's expression became a little strange.

"Well... I only remember that Feng said I had been subdued and he was my master. Then I entered a transparent space and knew nothing."

Shiori also looked at Shikimori Kaede behind him. Obviously, she also needed an answer.

Chapter 36 Do you want to conquer me too?

Shikimori Kaede knew that this matter could not be kept secret any longer. Not to mention that Shiori was his card, he might need her to fight in the future.

Even for Kotori, she probably knew everything about it, and all she lacked was the crucial explanation from Shikimori Kaede.

Shikimori Feng shrugged indifferently.

"You are hiding something from me, right? No, I should say Kotori is hiding something? About the spacequake, about this world. But it doesn't matter, I'll be frank. I have my purpose, and I need to subdue the target to achieve my wish."

"Subjugate the target..."

Kotori lowered her eyes slightly in thought.

"Is the target you are referring to the elf?"

"Not entirely, right? Shiori isn't an elf, right?"

Shikimori Kaede glanced at the confused Shizhi and denied it.

"Do not..."

But Qinli shook her head.

"In a sense, my sister is also a half-elf."

"Varied..."

Before Shiki Shoufeng could express his surprise, the sound of a card device rang in his mind.

"Found the collection target: Gokawa Kotori

Card strength: 3 stars (can???)

Collection method: Card trust reaches 30 (current trust: 0)

Rewards for successful collection: Combat range expanded fivefold, Gokawa sisters bond activated, and host ability value selectively improved.

Kotori Gokawa: Codenamed "Flame", her abilities are extremely unstable and she may go berserk at any time. Her abilities are currently sealed. She has a deep understanding of space tremors and has established her own organization to save the spirits that accidentally appear from harm and protect the safety of Tiangong City. She is one of the 'spirits' in this world.

"..."

The words in Shikimori's mouth were like a thorn that he couldn't swallow or spit out. He stared at Itsuka Kotori with wide eyes.

"Yes, I am also an elf."

Seeing that Shikimori Kaede obviously misunderstood his expression, Kotori Itsuka nodded and acknowledged her identity.

She looked at Shiori with a barely perceptible apology on her face.

"The reason why my sister is a half-elf is because she possesses my abilities. This is the amulet I gave to my sister. It can protect her and allow her to recover even if she is hurt. This should be the reason why you were able to subdue my sister, right?"

Shikimori Feng grinned when he heard this. Although Kotori's analysis had nothing to do with his real reasons, since he had been given a ready-made way out, it would be a shame not to take it.

"If it is really as you said, then it is indeed the case, but I need further evidence to determine whether what you said is true..."

Shikimori Kaede not only followed Kotori's lead, but also went so far as to express his doubts directly to Kotori, perfectly portraying a character who was kept in the dark.

But Shiori, who was truly kept in the dark, now had a dazed look on his face.

What elves, half-elves, abilities, conquering...

The riddle that seemed like a heavenly book almost drove Shizhi crazy.

"that..."

She looked at the two of them, seeming somewhat helpless.

"So what's going on? Why can't I understand a word you say?"

"Ah... my idiot sister..."

Qin Li sighed helplessly.

Idiot...sister?!

Shiori was somewhat shocked. This seemed to be the first time Kotori called her like that. It was quite uncomfortable!

"To put it simply, I am an elf, and you can barely be considered an elf, and the one next to you, Shikimori Kaede, is a person who can subdue elves... Eh..."

Kotori looked at Shikimorikaze with ill intentions, as if she had thought of something.

"Are you planning to subjugate me as well?"

Hearing this, Shi Shoufeng's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and asked back.

"Guess? It's not impossible, right?"

"Yeah..."

Kotori muttered something and immediately put the thought behind her.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I founded Ratatosk. The purpose here is to prevent the elves from causing damage to the human world. I hide the elves' abilities before the AST troops to prevent them from being killed. Do you understand what I mean?"

“Ah…mmmm…”

Shiori heard it, but the impact of these words was far less than the word "idiot sister" just now, so she stood there in a daze, a little absent-minded.

Shikimori Kaede smiled when he saw this. He patted Shiori's shoulder to comfort him and then looked at Kotori.

"So, what does this have to do with us? You don't think I'm willing to be your tool to fight against the AST troops?"

"A tool?"

The second lollipop was quietly eaten, and Kotori looked at the stick in her hand with some reluctance, as if she was wondering how there were no endless lollipops in the world.

"I don't think you are a tool. On the contrary, you need my help, don't you?"

Kotori pointed the lollipop stick in her hand at Shikimori Kaede.

"If you rely on yourself, it will be very troublesome to know where the elves appear, right? Not to mention if the elves appear far away, are you going to rely on your turtle-like running speed to move? And I have the most advanced elf detector. As long as there is a precursor to a spacequake, I will know it immediately. After all, this Fraxinus also has an extraordinary flying speed, which is obviously countless times faster than your movement, right?"

"Not very soon..."

Kotori was interrupted by the man next to her. She stopped helplessly and casually threw the lollipop stick in her hand onto the head of a man who was standing straight in a military posture with a serious expression.

"you..."

Just when Shiki Shoufeng was about to say that it was wrong to do so, he saw the seriousness on the man's face instantly disappear, and turned into a smiling expression as if he had been rewarded.

He carefully took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wrapped the stick as if it were a treasure.

After finishing everything, he stood up in military posture again.

Although his face had regained its solemn look, Shiki Shoufeng could no longer look straight.

But Kotori seemed to be accustomed to this kind of thing. She just looked at the man with some disgust and then turned her gaze to Shikimori Kaede again.

"In short, our ultimate goal is to protect the elves, but our methods are slightly different, right? In this case, there is no question of whether to use each other. I need someone who can decide the outcome of the battlefield, and you need intelligence. It's mutually beneficial, right?"

Looking at the hand that Kotori stretched out, Shikimori Feng also laughed.

"Cooperation... If our goals are the same, we can give it a try, but I'll make it clear that if it's different from what I imagined, I will definitely quit."

Shikimori also stretched out his hand and held it in front of Kotori, but he did not shake hands with Kotori. Instead, he seemed to be waiting for Kotori's response.

"You really won't admit defeat..."

After Kotori muttered something, she reached out her hand and held Shikimori Kaede's.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Pleasant to work with."

Chapter 37 Physical Examination

Since they are cooperating, both parties need to understand each other.

But this understanding is a bit rough.

Apart from knowing that the strange man just now was called Kanna Tsuki Kyouhei, who was the deputy captain of this flying ship, and that there was a woman named Murasame Reion who was in charge of technology and had big dark circles under her eyes and looked listless, as if she had been playing games all night long, but Kotori did not introduce anything else.

"Just treat them as A, B, C, and D. They don't have time to get to know you one by one."

These are Qinli's original words.

Having said that, the whole night was still going on. When Deng Shi Shou Feng stood on the ground again, he felt a little hopeless and found that it was time to go to school again.

"Go to school...Is that mouth-crazy nympho going to take me back again?"

Shiki Shoufeng covered his head with his hands as he felt a headache.

Forget it...avoiding it isn't a solution. Can I really not go to school just because of one person?

That won't do. After all, he has barely joined Ratatosk, and going to school has become one of his tasks. After all, this is his salary. Without money, there is no point in living in this world. He will starve to death.

With a little self-comfort, Shi Shoufeng arrived at school safely, changed his shoes, and came to the door of Class 4, Grade 2.

"safe..."

Shikimori Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Shiori already sitting in his seat.

But the next moment, he felt someone grabbing his arm.

I turned around and saw Origami's expressionless face.

"Master, follow me."

It wasn't like a negotiation tone at all. Origami used unquestionable strength to pull Shikimori Kaede away from the classroom door, who was just one step away.

Origami didn't say a word on the way, and Shi Shoufeng chose not to struggle when he saw that she was pulling him to the rooftop instead of outside.

"Click."

The two stepped onto the rooftop, and Origami naturally locked the door to the rooftop.

Looking at Origami's movements, Shikimori Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"So...you called me up here to capture me again?"

Origami shook her head, denying Shikimori Kaede's statement.

"I just want to know what you think, Master."

"What do you think? What do you mean?"

"Master, you know elves, how do you want to treat them?"