Zongman: Evolution Paradise

"Not actually."

Jolyne shrugged innocently. "I never intended to work for you. I'm only here because your men provoked us, and I just happen to need a quiet, clean hideout where I can get away from the cyberpsychotics for a while."

Nikaido: "...Huh?"

Cayman: "..."

"After all, they're new clothes, you know what I mean."

Jolyne complained, "That's the situation. I've temporarily requisitioned your territory. If things go smoothly, we'll leave shortly. You can start thinking about your future now..."

"What future?"

Cayman Islands inquiry.

"To be my... subordinate."

After all, it's a blessed land in the main world, and Cayman and Nikaido have potential. Since we're so lucky to have encountered it at the beginning, Jolyne doesn't mind cultivating a few seeds here to use at some point.

Hmm... this is the capital of technology.

His workshop is short of researchers; he could easily find a way to recruit a few.

No, we can't say "tied up" yet.

With [Leadership Qualities] and [Endgame Observer], as long as Jolyne has enough strength, and presents the development prospects of Darwin Workshop and the power of Chiba Zoo, I believe some researchers will be willing to leave 008's blessings and embrace a better future. Only when encountering those who are unwilling will we need to use the legendary mercenaries we have cultivated.

Cayman and Nikaido did not answer. If Jolyne hadn't clearly been no ordinary person, they would have definitely retorted with something like, "What a little punk dares to bark like that?"

The prerequisite for "willing to join me in restoring the Han Dynasty" is to first be familiar with Liu Bei. Xu Lun has not yet completed the task of "becoming a legend," so how can he convince people like Cayman and Nikaido without a title?

"Cayman, Nikaido."

The fourth wall began to rotate, and Jolyne released Cayman's soul exchange. The essence of the End Watcher lingered around him. When Jolyne used Charisma, the affinity brought by this value was enough to knock on the door of the spirit world and awaken him to become a psychic.

"You have a strong sense of self, and you openly exude an aura of 'countless troubles awaiting you in the future.' The only ones this city that never sleeps will remember are legends and the company's CEO."

I will surely raise a Taiyi Green Mountain above the City of Never Sleeps someday in the future, and I believe you have the potential to become legends. So I ordered the rest of the lizardmen to leave the bar and wait outside, but left you alone. Don't mind enduring this stench of decay that's like being pickled and marinated for a while.

Before I leave, you need to let me know your answer after you have considered it.

Of course, if you refuse, I won't be so kind as to say "everyone has their own ambitions."

Jolyne didn't mention this, because Cayman and Nikaido weren't fools. Having witnessed Jolyne's power to exchange souls at will, the two who had distinguished themselves in the City That Never Sleeps were well aware of the consequences of refusing.

Jolyne stood up and looked at Nakano Satsuki, who was absentmindedly chewing on a straw.

"I'll go back first and see if I can call Nakano Maruo to assassinate Mayor Penguin."

"Ah good……"

The assassination of Mayor Penguin was obviously a joke.

No kidding, Jolyne does indeed intend to pull some help from the Mainworld to sort out the trouble here.

Please, he already knows this is a blessed land, so why does he need to find a way to complete the mission himself?

Task Mode - Do Whatever You Want?

To become a legend?

Bai Yujing?

Taiqing Heavy Industry? A global giant?

A quick glance at the news in this world will make it clear that the advanced combat power of this city that never sleeps is definitely not something he can mess with! What if he accidentally kills some company dog, and then the non-Paradise faction's director targets Jolyne [Deus Ex]?

The true name of the technique: Deus Ex!

Jolyne had no idea what level of strength Shinoko possessed.

Judging from their power levels, the top combat power of this [City That Never Sleeps] must include at least several individuals at the same level as Kanoko. Otherwise, how could the City That Never Sleeps maintain its foothold in the face of various forces?

Then contact Nakano Maruo.

The background was used as needed, and Jolyne showed no sign of being pretentious. It just so happened that he was about to start his own game and couldn't stay here for too long anyway.

The reason for finding a temporary base was that Jolyne needed to return to the workshop.

Leaving the ghost story behind, Jolyne vanished from everyone's sight with a thought.

workshop.

Since there was no entrance to the City That Never Sleeps, he couldn't leave either, because once he left and returned to the workshop, he never returned to the City That Never Sleeps.

So Joren summoned Jorogumo.

Today, Jorogumo is still as cute as ever, with exceptionally fair and tender calves. She summons her spider slaves to find Nakano Maruo and Kanoko Nonoko and deliver a message to them.

Chapter 436 The Situation of the City That Never Sleeps

Nakano Maruo is easy to find. On the surface, he is still the director of a large private hospital in Tokyo. Perhaps because the proportion of players in Tokyo is too high, under the prophetic power of "automatically staying away from players" that Nakano Maruo had previously set for Nakano Gotten, Nakano Gotten ended up at Sobu University in Chiba.

And what about Kanoko?

She is still a student at Hino University.

When Jolyne held the magic mirror and used the power of this ghost story to project her image onto it, she saw Kanoko lying on the lap of the tiger-eyed tiger in the "Deer Club" receiving a grooming.

She sheds a bit in the summer.

Hmm... falling hair...

"This isn't just shedding fur; it's like shedding a layer of skin!"

Tiger couldn't help but complain. In the corner of the Little Deer Club, there was a strange-looking leather suit made of Kanoko's skin. It was the skin that Kanoko had completely shed during her molting season. If it were given to a craftsman to polish carefully, it would probably become a powerful soft armor that was impervious to water, fire, and lightning.

"You still have the filling's panties, right?"

Tiger-eyed Tiger looked at Jolyne in the mirror, instinctively crossed his arms and raised his ahoge (cowlick) to start a conversation, but then realized something was off and immediately switched to a goofy style, waving his arms and talking to himself: "Wait a minute, why are you in the mirror? Did you also experience some supernatural phenomenon and get trapped inside? Or is this another conspiracy by the poaching organization targeting Kanoko?"

Jolyne: "..."

Clearly, Tiger, who is right next to Kanoko, has also experienced something extraordinary. Although he is not a player yet, he cannot remain calm. It is just a mystery why Kanoko cares so much about Tiger. It is a truly perplexing "mystery" in Chiba.

"I need to speak with Nonoko."

"I already know."

Nonoko didn't get up. She now had a strange, chibi-like style, and her head, like a jelly, would sway back and forth as the tiger-eyed tiger brush moved, a sensitivity that Louis XVI had always dreamed of.

"I know you definitely know, but the question is how should this be handled? And do we really have to bring this up in front of Hu-shi-hu-zi?"

Jolyne complained in the mirror that Kanoko was, after all, his boss. To prevent Nakano Maruo from seeing this embarrassing scene, he told Nakano Maruo to wait for the deer to return at the Kagami Shrine.

"So what are you talking about? Is there something you're hiding from me?"

She glared at her cub with a forced smile, ignoring whether Jolyne was in the mirror or not. The familiar delinquent older sister aura behind her transformed into arrogance. She grabbed Kanoko by the arm and delivered an elbow strike. Kanoko instantly looked like she was in a manga, her head tilting to the side and a white special effect representing death escaping from her mouth.

Jolyne: "..."

You're the head chef at Chiba Zoo!

Fortunately, he was already familiar with it.

If it were a proper subordinate, they would at least kneel down on the ground, weeping and shouting "A subject dies for his lord's disgrace," before smashing their head against a noodle and dying.

"Ouch, that hurts, Tiger-Eyed Carbon."

"Then hurry up and tell me what you're hiding!"

It was impossible for him to say, and Tiger Cub didn't really intend to force him to tell.

"Let's go, Jolyne."

Nonoko straightened her clothes and, unusually, changed out of her school uniform, reappearing in a deer god's robe with an aura as deep and boundless as the sea.

An ordinary deer walked out from next door, carrying the skull of Kanoko on its back. Kanoko had removed her own skull and replaced it with this new one, and the entire deer radiated a divine glow as if a deer god had descended to earth.

"...What are you doing?"

Jolyne thought to herself, "Is it really that complicated? Are you getting serious now?"

Noko did not answer, but a divine smile appeared on her lips. In the blink of an eye, they left Hino University and appeared at the Shikagami Shrine.

However, they were not in the backyard.

It was a worship hall.

This is the place where one pays homage to the gods at the shrine. The god sits in the main seat and receives worship. Nakano Maruo appears below the platform and stands there. The mirror with Jolyne's image on it is held in Kanoko's hand.

"Please speak, Jolyne."

Jolyne, who was in the workshop, didn't really have much to say.

In other words, the game of the Nakano Five Sisters was assigned to the blessed land in the main world by the amusement park. The mission mode was to do whatever they wanted and become a legend of the city that never sleeps. The difficulty was too high, so he came back to ask for help, putting these troubles in front of Nakano Maruo and Kanoko Noko.

After a brief explanation, Nakano Maruo's expressionless face remained unchanged, showing no surprise as he proceeded to introduce the existence of the City That Never Sleeps.

The city that never sleeps, also known as the night capital.

Located in the Blessed Land of the main world, it is an important spatial hub. There are many worlds in the Blessed Land that have not yet been completely subdued by the main world. The so-called City That Never Sleeps is a neutral entity that was created through the coordination and negotiation of various forces and serves as a trading port.

Perhaps it can be compared to the Qing Dynasty's gates being opened by cannons by the great powers in order to gain profits?

Of course, true neutrality is impossible.

Night Capital is situated at the feet of two top-tier powers, [Taiqing Heavy Industry] and [Universal Wonders], and it also boasts a large number of powerful individuals who lost their homelands due to player conquests or who refused to integrate into the main world. Even disregarding these factors and solely for the sake of eternal interests, Night Capital's stance leans towards continuing the war in the blessed land, since the companies are essentially warmongers.

However, none of this matters. Night City is only neutral on the surface. If injustice occurs, it can simply be destroyed in the wasteland and a new city can be built. There are quite a few companies in Night City that are inclined towards the amusement park.

"Players are prohibited from entering the city at night."

Nakano Maruo said that it wasn't that the Night City was targeting players, because forces like Taiqing Heavy Industry and the Wonders of the Universe were also not allowed to enter.

There are many historical reasons for this.

However, since there was important business to attend to, Nakano Maruo did not offer any explanation, but simply looked at Kanoko, who was dressed as a deer god, with a slight silence.

This matter has nothing to do with Jolyne anymore.

He was merely an informant, informing the Nakano Five Sisters of their current situation. If Nakano Maruo could resolve the issue himself, then he would go to Fukuchi himself. If Nakano Maruo couldn't resolve it, then the antlered stag at Chiba Zoo was sitting right in front of him.

“I remember that one of the council members in this term of Night City is the person in charge of Hengyu Workshop.”

Fukuchi is a vast area, and the forces of Yomiuri and Neon are not involved. Kanoko smiled and offered the solution she could provide.

"So, Nakano Maruo, what's your decision?"

The silence from the audience was deafening.

This is because the price of the Deer God's gift was already clearly stated in writing.

Chapter 437 Returning to the City That Never Sleeps

Nakano Maruo's choice needs no further explanation.

He turned and left.

Of course, this departure is not a refusal, but rather an acceptance of the gift without needing to say anything more.

A deer emerged from the wall, its head undecorated. Nonoko removed the head and replaced it with a regular one. In an instant, the divine radiance emanating from her vanished, and she returned to being the ordinary deer who, just sitting there, gave off the feeling that "maybe she'll pull out a deer cracker to eat later."

Jolyne looked towards the doorway. Nakano Maruo's figure had not yet disappeared. Seeing that Nakano Maruo's face was still expressionless and she could not tell what he was thinking, Jolyne had some indescribable feelings about this.

Nonoko: What's your decision?

Nakano Maruo: He left in silence.

You're done with just a few words?

It's obvious that Kanoko already knew about Nakano Maruo and the Nakano Five Sisters' secrets. Perhaps it was her invincible antler radar, or perhaps she had already over-interrogated Nakano Maruo when Jolyne summoned her to give him a dressing down, turning all of Nakano Maruo's secrets into delicious deer crackers.

It was as if the future lay before the Great Sage, and his fate was already bound to the herd of deer.

Although Nakano Maruo's strength is nothing compared to Kanoko's, he is not weak. He has been a player for eighteen years and has joined a mysterious organization. Jolyne does not think he cannot find other players who can solve this problem. However, judging from Kanoko's divine demeanor, it seems that his only option is the antlered sage right in front of him.

Nakano Maruo has a big secret! Nakano Quinton also definitely has a big secret!

But Jolyne already knew that, didn't she?