Zongman: Evolution Paradise

"Um, Chiba Zoo."

The name is somewhat difficult to say, and Jolyne has noticed that many players here are confused when they first hear it.

Come on, didn't Kanoko say that Chiba Prefecture is Chiba Zoo's territory? You players who are here at this trade fair should usually be active in Chiba Prefecture, right? How come you only know about the Kowloon Gang and don't know about the real leader, Chiba Zoo?

Chiba Zoo?

Fortunately, the old man, a member of the Kowloon Society, understood what the name represented. He frowned and glanced at Jolyne, saying, "I didn't know when Chiba Zoo had your presence."

He spoke quite subtly, but the underlying meaning could be: Aren't the members of Chiba Zoo a group of animals? Where did you come from? Were you originally a monkey who recently entered the park and evolved into your current human form?

Jolyne: "It's safe."

Listen to that, that's the advantage of having connections when you go out.

Even though he still doubted its authenticity, he had already changed his form of address from "you" to "Your Excellency".

Jolyne was not in a hurry. He opened his palm upwards and a roaring, golden lion appeared.

It was the token Mimi had given him back then [Seven Rebirths Devouring the Sky Mane]. Jolyne also had Kanoko's antlers, but unfortunately, he was afraid that Kanoko's altered perception would be too terrifying. Even if he took out her antlers, the person in front of him would not remember the existence of this Great Sage.

Oh, this antler isn't the same one as before.

The half of the deer antler that Kanoko gave to Jolyne has been swallowed by the Rokujin Castle Cult. The current one was bought by Kanroji Mitsuri from a TV program.

Um... TV programs.

To raise funds for the Little Deer Club, Kanoko and Koshimi appeared on a TV shopping program to sell "Deer antler-shaped stamp boxes that were originally 29800 yen after tax, but are now only 2980 yen for the sake of their families!"

This can't be criticized; these are true family.

Jolyne silently bought quite a lot.

The old man was lost in thought upon seeing the lion.

In his youth, Seven Rebirths Devouring Heaven was the face of Chiba Zoo.

This single hair can represent so much.

The situation has now changed, and it has become a question of how he should handle the incident.

At this moment, Takahashi Hajime had already managed to get up from the ground, his trembling body still intact.

Seeing the old man's reaction, he instantly realized that he had inadvertently gotten himself into a huge mess, and that the mess would inevitably lead to his death. The old man needed a scapegoat, a lamb that was dispensable but whose blood would eventually be drained to quell the conflict.

Takahashi Hajime was furious, but unfortunately, the fuel that ignited his anger was the opposite: fear. He wanted to bite off a piece of flesh from everyone present at all costs, yet he also wanted to kneel on the ground and abandon his dignity to survive.

His face, covered in fragments of the Red Demon, was contorted, displaying two expressions simultaneously.

Takahashi Hajime fell to the ground again, muttering incoherently, "Die, monkey, no, die! Monkey, I want to live..."

Ultimately, Takahashi Hajime lost control.

He transformed into a red demon, or a ball of red yarn, with each thread ending in a hideous mouth like a sandworm. He instantly swept towards all the players in the room. Although not as magnificent as the goblin giant that Aki Tomoya had transformed into when he lost control, he was far more lethal.

The players' expressions changed drastically, and all sorts of survival methods lit up in a dazzling array as they unhesitatingly fled towards Jolyne or the old man.

Xu Lun remained still, watching with great interest as the second out-of-control incident unfolded before him, as the elder of the Nine Dragons Society transformed into a demonic muscle man shimmering with black light and instantly slayed the out-of-control body.

"So it was about to get out of control. No wonder this player suddenly attacked your people just now."

The old man smiled kindly.

Chapter 406 Apology

"It is the Kowloon Society's fault that allowing players with mental issues to participate in the trade could lead to accidents. If you don't mind, the Kowloon Society will present you with a gift later."

The old man said kindly.

Jolyne countered, "But how come I see that this guy's loss of control was orchestrated by you?"

"You are joking, Your Excellency."

The old man did not admit it.

"Yotsuya Miko, is that really the case?"

Jolyne asked Yotsuya Miko behind her, not understanding what had happened, when she received a message from Jolyne through Saeko Busujima's Nen ability.

Expose the old man in front of you.

“My Lord, this old man also said before that he would harm us girls.”

Yotsuya Miko said without changing her expression, making the surrounding players just want to leave as soon as possible. Is this a situation that ordinary players like them can stay in?

If I hear something I shouldn't, I'm afraid the Kowloon Society will come after me.

Oh, maybe it doesn't have to be after the fact. Isn't it frustrating enough to be killed off so casually like Takahashi Hajime?

Just then, the room returned to reality, and the group subtly observed the old man.

The old man's face turned cold, and his body, which resembled that of a muscular demon, creased with serpentine wrinkles. He, too, did not want the players to stay here and watch the show.

I have no idea who this person in front of me is.

He had already guided Gao Qiaoyi to lose control and come up with a plausible excuse. Wouldn't it have been better if everyone just laughed it off, gave him a gift, and pretended the accident never happened? Now you're having the people around you say such things because you don't want to let it go so easily?

Just then, the bartender walked in. He opened the door and looked at the situation inside, feeling a bad premonition and a sense of danger rising from him.

"Mr. Ryusuke, what happened?"

His gaze fell on Jolyne, who wasn't wearing the Trade Fair mask. He was about to question her when the Eye of Fool struck him, making him forget what he was trying to do.

The old man waved his hand, "Are you going to stay here and wait to die if you don't get out?"

No one dared to utter a sound at this moment, and they breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly left.

Although Hayama Hayato didn't know why Yukino Yukinoshita was here, he didn't think she would be so unwise as to provoke the Kowloon Society so easily.

"Jolyne from Chiba Zoo?"

Hayato Hayama has many questions.

Kasumigaoka Utaha shrugged and gestured as if she were zipping up her mouth, indicating that she didn't want to stay there and hear anything she shouldn't.

“You should go back too. Jorogumo will show you a contract. There’s no need to rush to make a decision. You’ve already seen the death of that person.”

"I understand, Lord God."

Soon, only Jolyne, Yukinoshita, the old man, and the bartender remained.

"My name is Long Jieyinchuan, and I am the current Black Dragon Hall Master of the Nine Dragons Society."

Ryusuke Ginchuan introduced himself and snapped his fingers to try and bring the bartender back to his senses, but he frowned and found that his subordinate's state was locked, and he was unable to break the state directly. "Such a strange mind control ability, and the intelligence level has reached seventy to eighty. This kind of strength is not considered a big shot in Chiba Zoo, but what about that person's token?"

"Is it great?"

Jolyne directly asked Yukino Yukinoshita, who hadn't been with Chiba Zoo for long and didn't know much about other factions.

Um... okay, actually Jolyne didn't know much about Chiba Zoo.

She didn't know what grudge Yukinoshita had with that old man from the Kowloon Society, so she suppressed a laugh and answered in a low voice, pretending to be serious:

"He's a bit stronger than the average member, but that's about it. Otherwise, he wouldn't be the former head of the hall, and he wouldn't be here in Chiba as an appraiser."

To Long Jieyinchuan, such a volume was like a loud conspiracy being whispered in his ear, and even after he introduced himself, the person in front of him didn't seem to care and treated him like he was invisible.

"It's a disgrace..."

Ryusuke clenched his fist and then relaxed it, finally just looking at Jolyne calmly.

"That's it?"

Jolyne was a little disappointed; if the old man had dared to lay a hand on her, she could have gotten more benefits.

After all, Yotsuya Miko and the others weren't official members of the Chiba Zoo. If they caused too much trouble and attracted powerful figures from both major forces, he would inevitably feel embarrassed.

“My name is Jolyne, and I am the current head priest of the Shikagami Shrine. According to Mr. Kakuta, my position at Chiba Zoo is that of a priest.”

No longer provoking Ryusuke in Yinchuan, Jolyne also gave a casual self-introduction.

He had no intention of concealing his identity.

From the moment he joined Chiba Zoo, it was unlikely that he could hide his identity.

Jolyne's only concern right now is to avoid revealing her player nickname "Darwin," otherwise the weekly magazine's paparazzi might sniff it out, take some photos, and put up headlines like: "[Shocking! After provoking Hengyu Workshop, an S-rank character joined the Zoo to protect himself!]"

"So what is a priest?"

Jolyne hadn't asked either; it was Mr. Kakuta who told him about this title, and Mr. Kakuta's exact words were, "Kanoko, Noko, I've decided that your future position is the priestess of Chiba Zoo."

It sounds like someone who's second-in-command or a traitor.

When Jolyne was introduced, Ryusuke's previously calm expression completely crumbled.

"Priest? Priest?"

He asked two questions in a row, then immediately denied it, saying, "Impossible! How could someone with your strength, whom I could easily crush with one punch, possibly be a priest!"

Jolyne: "..."

He knew that the players in the main world had already raised their strength to an extremely high level, but wasn't it a bit too much for a former minor leader of the Kowloon Society to say that he could kill him with one punch? Believe it or not, I'll bring Kanoko and Kanoko to the martial arts arena to fight you.

“You could never be a priest.” Ryusuke Ginchuan was absolutely certain, then began to doubt himself. “But what about that token?”

Jolyne was no longer willing to waste words with him. "We were just politely introducing ourselves. What does my identity have to do with you? Whether you believe it or not, I am at least a current employee of Chiba Zoo. Mr. Ryusuke, could you please compensate me for my emotional distress?"

Ryusuke Yinchuan: "..."

“Indeed, I was talking nonsense.” Ryuji Yinchuan took a deep breath and asked, “Compensation for emotional distress? I remember just mentioning that I would send a gift later, but Mr. Xu Lun, you didn’t give me any face at all.”

"Do you mean you casually kill a player, then shift all the blame onto them, and finally offer me a heartwarming gesture of concern out of remorse for your negligence?"

"You mind the death of such a piece of trash?"

Long Jie Yinchuan couldn't help but sneer.

Why are you acting like a saint when we're all just players? Do you feel guilty because someone else died because of you?

If it were anyone else, he would have killed that idiot who used it as an excuse to gain more benefits.

"I do not mind."

Jolyne shook her head. "I just don't need a blind box; I want specific compensation."

Chapter 407 The Proof of Leadership

Ryusuke Ginchuan: "Designated?"

"I heard you have an item here called the Leader's Certificate." As soon as Jolyne spoke, Ryusuke Yinchuan stared at him silently, as if to say, "So this whole thing was something you orchestrated."

Jolyne refused to take the blame. "I did nothing. This was just an accident. I only asked for the Leader's Certificate because I happened to know that you had the item I needed."

"She told you?"

Ryusuke looked at Yukinoshita Haruno. He remembered Yukinoshita Haruno, but he had always been too lazy to pay attention to players from small families like this.

"It's me."

Yukinoshita held Jolyne's arm in her arms and looked at Ryusuke Ginkawa with an innocent expression. She knew that Jolyne was the S from Chiba Zoo, so she wasn't worried at all about encountering any danger in Kowloon.

Ryusuke Ginchuan sneered, "Even if you get in touch with Chiba Zoo, the Kowloon Society won't give you the spot for the Takamagahara assessment this time."

"It doesn't matter, I don't care anymore."

Yukinoshita, still all smiles, leaned down to Jolyne and explained, "The assessment slots he mentioned are for this year's recruitment of unofficial players in Takamagahara. Even if you already have a faction and can get some resources, I heard that this year's unofficial players will be given three opportunities to go to the Dragon Pool of the Snake Clan..."

"What is the use?"

Yukino's breath smelled sweet, but Jolyne inexplicably smelled a magical energy scent. Yukino had told her that this guy was following a [mechanical weapon] path.

So what is this guy doing?

Finding that Yukino Yukinoshita's allure to me was too low, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

"It's roughly about transforming one's bloodline."

Many players can't resist using the power of bloodline that affects potential in the early stages, only to find that after reaching the bloodline growth cap, they can neither find a superior alternative that can be directly used on themselves, nor can they completely wash away the bloodline that runs through the entire ability system.

It is said that the Dragon Transformation Pool of the Snake Clan is forged from the bones and blood of the Four Seas Dragon Kings, capable of helping various bloodlines mutate and transform into true dragon blood with greater growth potential.