Zongman: Evolution Paradise

"Saber, let's go."

The evening breeze ruffled the ahoge (cowlick) on her head as Yukino Yukinoshita pulled Saber down the stairs, while her older sister, Haruno Yukinoshita, leaned against the luxury car behind them.

"Did you ask?"

"He doesn't want to see any guests today."

"Yukino, you seem to have no sense of face."

"..." Yukino Yukinoshita stopped chatting and pulled Saber to sit in the back seat.

“Saber, I have learned cooking skills.”

Yukino Yukinoshita said reservedly.

"I will try it."

Saber's ahoge (cowlick) started to sway.

The car started and drove away, and Jolyne also withdrew her gaze.

He already had enough to do today and really didn't want to get involved with Yukino Yukinoshita's older sister.

As Mary casually floated past him, Jolyne looked around the apartment and realized that the place was no longer big enough to accommodate so many people.

Having found Saeko Busujima, Jolyne asked, "Shouldn't we move to a bigger house?"

"This matter will take time."

Saeko Busujima thought about it and realized that buying a house wasn't something that could be done on a whim.

There are many things to deal with, such as site selection, pricing, and renovation.

Where are we moving to?

Jolyne was pondering this matter when the doorbell rang again.

Looking through the clear world, Jolyne saw a deer standing outside the door.

Hmm... a deer.

Jolyne sighed and went to the door again to open it for it.

Unlike Kanoko, who is a girl with antlers like a male deer, there is a rather proper-looking deer outside the door, the kind you see in a zoo.

"Hello, Mr. Jolyne, I am Kakuta from Chiba Zoo."

"I was the one who drove you through the deer parade last time. You can call me Mr. Kakuta."

Lu introduced himself simply.

Its mouth didn't move; it just stared at Jolyne with dull eyes—it must be something like telepathy.

"Um, Mr. Kakuta, is there something you need this time?" Jolyne asked, then after thinking for a moment, invited it into the house.

The deer couldn't sit down, so it just stood there in the living room.

"I am here on behalf of Chiba Zoo to invite Lord Jolyne to join us."

Mr. Kakuta said succinctly.

Upon hearing this, Jolyne scratched his head and still asked his first question.

"Mr. Kakuta, what is Nonoko's status at Chiba Zoo?"

Regardless of the circumstances, Kanoko and Naoko were both very kind to Jolyne.

When Jolyne left Highschool of the Dead and returned to the main world, he encountered the strange Kanoko on the road. Kanoko not only did not harm him, but also helped him erase the traces.

Later, after leaving Demon Slayer, Jolyne and Mitsuri Kanroji unintentionally went to the zoo, where Kanoko even took him to a ceremony and they gained some luck.

In the Fate world he had just left, Kanoko even answered his call, killing the man in the red suit in a way he couldn't understand, making her a protector on Jolyne's path to becoming an S-class.

No matter how strange this protector was, the word "gratitude" was already slapped in Jolyne's face.

Loyalty and righteousness are on the left, gratitude and kindness are on the right.

Jolyne still needs to ask Kanoko about her status before deciding whether to join the organization.

After all... the name Chiba Zoo already implies that it is primarily for non-human players.

While it's unlikely that any terrorist organization dares to stay in Chiba City so openly, Jolyne still needs to find out if there are any high-level players inside who harbor extreme hatred towards humanity.

Hmm... "The Secret Life of Pets" features so many pets that hate humans because they were abandoned by them.

"Regarding this, I think you should know about Lady Kanoko's title."

"His name is the Great Sage with Deer Antlers."

Mr. Kakuta said respectfully, “This title proves that Kanoko is indeed the crowned queen of Chiba Zoo.”

"What level of player organization is Chiba Zoo in Japan?" Jolyne asked again.

"Well... I can only say that in the first batch, no one knows who will be stronger until one side is completely eliminated."

Seeing that Jolyne was unaware of the connection, Mr. Kakuta took the initiative to say, "One, two, four, eight, nine, hundred, thousand, these are the first batch of legal organizations in Japan."

"First, there's the official Takamagahara of Japan."

"Secondly, Inari Shrine and Fuchikai Shrine."

"Fourth are the four conglomerates: Shinomiya, Suzuki..."

"Eight refers to the Snake Clan Eight Families, which are part of the underworld."

"Nine is the Kowloon Society, which is also a criminal organization, but it is somewhat different from the Snake Clan."

"The Hundred Demons Parade at Night, the underworld, is just a group of demons and ghosts. The demon and ghost players active in Japan are basically all related to this organization."

"The last one is Chiba Zoo."

Lily chimed in from the side, "Compared to the previous titles, this one sounds so down-to-earth."

"That's true, but Chiba is our territory, you know."

Mr. Kakuta said it bluntly.

Chapter 305 Joining the Zoo

The simple statement, "Chiba is our territory," already proves our strength.

First, a concept: in Japan, prefectures are larger than cities.

In Japan, Chiba Prefecture holds a position equivalent to a province in the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, Chiba is right next to Tokyo, so close that people working in Tokyo can even buy a house in Chiba.

Mr. Kakuta's words made Jolyne understand many things.

For example, why was the official squad that appeared when Aki Tomoya lost control of the port so weak?

For example, the Black Organization only sent a new recruit named Twilight to guard this important city.

It turns out that Chiba is the territory of the zoo. With this organization there, other organizations naturally dare not send too many people to garrison it, thus giving the signal to start a war.

No wonder Jorogumo has become so unruly lately...

"So if I join, what are the obligations and benefits?"

Jolyne hates trouble, which is why she has always tried to maintain her peaceful life.

“Mr. Jolyne, you don’t need to worry about that. Lady Kanoko has already prepared a contract for you.”

Mr. Kakuta explained, “Besides providing a white letter to Chiba Zoo every year, you will have no other obligations, and Chiba Zoo will become your support, protecting you from certain things.”

"For example, if Mr. Jolyne accidentally killed a member of another large organization, ordinary players could simply send whomever they wanted to hunt him down, but joining a large organization would mean following its rules..."

"According to our rules, if we want to hunt someone down, we can only send players who are at least level 5 above the level of the person being hunted."

Jolyne's rise to S-class status certainly couldn't be kept from this strange Kanoko.

He was thinking about what was inside the deer's mouth.

Every circle has its own rules.

Once you join this circle, you have to act according to its rules.

This is a very simple principle.

Liu Fu entered the park to hunt down Jolyne because he didn't know Jolyne's true identity.

Now that Jolyne is active in the main world, if something happens, it's impossible for her to always hide her identity in front of others.

At that point, others won't wait for him to enter the Paradise before hunting him down; they'll simply wipe him out in the main world.

The protection of a major power is essential.

Moreover, from any perspective, Chiba Zoo is his best choice.

"That was just an example; the real benefits are naturally much more complex."

"You should have gained an extra point in luck from the last deer parade, right?"

“Our organizations all have some special blessed places, rituals, and blessings to varying degrees…”

"Furthermore, Chiba Zoo has shopping options inside that are different from those in the amusement park."

"Shopping channels?"

This caught Jolyne's attention; he still had a large amount of Paradise Coins left to spend.

Mr. Kakuta: "In some places, the goods in the amusement park are actually not as good as the internal channels of large forces, because the products that players of large forces bring out from certain worlds are not sent to the amusement park for sale. They are only used internally or bartered."

Jolyne: "Suppressing the strength of ordinary players?"

This kind of operation is perfectly normal. The upper echelons unite to control the channels, internalize powerful resources, and prevent them from flowing out.

This alone can significantly curb the strange phenomenon of "a prodigy suddenly appearing somewhere, and then developing for thirty years to destroy the Yunlan Sect."

Have you heard of Black Flash?

Jolyne suddenly asked, "His Black Flash effect is so strong, but it was bought at the amusement park."

"What effect?" Mr. Kakuta asked.

Jolyne briefly explained the bonus, and Mr. Kakuta said directly, "Based on the skill effect you described and the price you paid, there's only one reason why it's in your possession: it's too easy to lose control when using this skill."

At this point, Mr. Kakuta praised, "As expected of an S-rank, he can even control such power."

Jolyne: "..."

"Oh, by the way, when Lady Kanoko sent me here, she was saying that you were having trouble finding a place to live. She also said that the Deer God Shrine in Chiba would be given to you, and from now on your position at the Chiba Zoo will be that of a priestess."

Mr. Kakuta added.

Jolyne: "..."

Damn you, Deer Girl! Is this the power of the Great Deer Antler Saint?!

"I agreed."

Jolyne said from the bottom of her heart.

"That's settled then. You can find the Deer God Shrine on the Chiba map. The shrine has been emptied of its staff, so you can run it yourself."

Mr. Kakuta gestured for Jolyne to open the door for him; he wanted to go back.

Jolyne shook his head; he still had many questions.

For example, there's something he's always been curious about.

"This side of Japan is an autonomous province of the Ming Dynasty. Why is the official organization here called Takamagahara, instead of Hakugyokyo like in the Ming Dynasty?"

This issue is not just about the name, but about every aspect of neon lights.

Since arriving in this world, Jolyne has always wondered why Japan, which submitted to the Ming Dynasty during the Warring States period, developed its culture in this way.

This is a social culture of a separate country, with little connection to the Ming Dynasty.

"This……"

"I'm just a deer, I don't go to school."

Mr. Kakuta made a comment.