Zongman: The wrong person on the ground, double Shenwei at the beginning

Because Rod had already equipped the girls with the ability to speak four languages—Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean—they were able to gradually understand these new things, aside from the reading difficulties caused by their cultural backgrounds.

Celty nestled in the single sofa, watching the downloaded version of the Three Kingdoms on her tablet. She clenched her little fists and puffed out her pretty face, seemingly indignant about the characters and events in the story.

Rhodes would occasionally steal a glance, not because of the fairy's lovely, white, and smooth toes.

Let me state upfront that he is not a football fanatic.

He simply envied that clean-headed person who hadn't watched the new Three Kingdoms!

That's right, that's it.

The girls were all very interested in Rod's hometown. In order to build shared values, Rod suggested that they first read the Four Great Classical Novels and then consider reading history books.

Rod scoured the world of demi-humans for all sorts of things, and among them, he had no shortage of books from various countries.

Kaguya's favorite novel is *Dream of the Red Chamber*, while Nize is more interested in the gods and demons of *Journey to the West*. As for Iska, she's currently hiding in her room secretly reading *Jin Ping Mei*...

Meanwhile, the thoughtful Alyssa, accompanied by the goddess Astraea, solemnly read a set of red books.

"Rhodes, open your mouth, ah—"

Maru gently offered the sliced ​​apple pieces to Rod's lips.

Rod turned his head, took a bite, and then smiled with satisfaction.

"tasty..."

"Hehe, this is a specialty sent by the goddess Demeter. It's said to be a special kind of apple, and its production is very limited."

Most of the gods in Orario are benevolent towards the Astrea Familia, and they also express their support for the innocent girls in their own ways.

This is also a rare moment when those who uphold justice selflessly can receive a small reward.

"Speaking of which, Rhodes can bestow [traits] upon others, right?"

After signing the contract, the girls became Rhodes's closest people, so there was no need to hide anything from him.

Rod swallowed the fruit in his mouth, nodded, and then asked curiously.

"That's right, does Muryu desire some kind of ability?"

Maru shook her head, her face slightly flushed, and lowered her head.

“We don’t have the idea of ​​letting Rhodes make sacrifices and then reaping the benefits, but... there is something a little embarrassing right now.”

"When a demi-human is resurrected, they probably don't restore their clothes along with them... in case of an emergency..."

Rod frowned upon hearing this.

This is indeed a problem.

Since Suzuki Jun and Shimomura Izumi had never died while he was around in the demi-human world, he had somewhat overlooked this fact.

"Does Maru have something on her mind?"

Maru chuckled.

"Actually, we've discussed a possibility before: is it possible that Rhodes's gifting abilities don't only affect living beings?"

"!!!"

Rod stood there, stunned, his eyes slowly widening.

He immediately began to examine the system's detailed instructions.

Wishing points can be used for lotteries and to copy or plunder specific abilities.

Designated target... This description is a bit ambiguous, but it doesn't seem to specifically refer to humans!

If that's the case, then monsters, medicines, weapons, items, and even the planet itself—everything is within the system's scope!

Yes, I was somewhat stuck in my preconceived notions before!

If that's the case, then the power of prayer points is probably much greater than he originally imagined!

【...】

[An ambiguous system description was detected. The effect, which originally only applied to living beings, is now applied to all beings!]

Ha, is this considered exploiting a system bug?!

Rod couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Ignoring Leila's protests, he pulled her out of his arms and put her aside, then hugged Maru tightly and kissed her.

"Hahaha, Maru, thank you!!"

"If you hadn't reminded me, I probably would have discovered it even later!"

Maru's body leaned limply against his chest, her two strongest members of the Familia pressed against Rhodes's chest, their bodies burning hot.

"Hmm...actually, Rhodes, you haven't had this ability for very long, have you..."

Maru nestled in Rhodes' arms, her face flushed, and uttered words of rebuttal.

"Rhodes is only doing this because he's not familiar with it yet; otherwise, with your intelligence, you would have figured it out in two or three tries at most!"

This elder member of the clan, who was like an older sister to him, now had an almost blind trust in Lotte.

The reason is that the system's prayer missions are born from the human heart, which is why Rhodes didn't even consider the inanimate objects involved.

Judging from the patch that just appeared in the system, it did indeed seem to originally only affect living beings.

It can only be said that Maru's unintentional remark caused his system to forcibly evolve to a new version!

Rod put one arm around Maru's slightly plump waist and shook his head with a chuckle.

"Maryu's previous idea was for me to attach the properties of IBM particles to your weapons and clothing, right?"

"Is that alright? If it's too much trouble, then forget it."

Rhodes did not reply immediately, but instead summoned his IBM.

The IBM he now named Apophis is depicted in human form as a tall woman with black dragon horns on her head.

She immediately knelt down in front of Rhodes after she appeared, bowing her head respectfully and affectionately.

Rod pointed his right hand at her and silently prayed.

"It embodies the self-regeneration property of IBM particles and integrates my wound regeneration property into Murrue's clothes."

[Operation complete.]

[Current Prayer Points Balance: 78900]

After doing all this, Rod took a small knife from the coffee table and, under Maru's curious gaze, slashed her sleeve.

The broken part then produced jet-black IBM particles, which instantly mended the gap as if it were still intact!

"Wow! It really can repair itself!"

Maru cheered with delight.

"Now I don't have to worry about my clothes getting torn anymore!"

She excitedly kissed Rod's lips, then hugged him and gently pushed him away, laughing as she spoke.

"We can't show favoritism; let's make everyone happy!"

“I had already planned this out, after all, I don’t want you to be seen by anyone other than me.”

"Rhodes is really possessive, but that childlike nature is also something everyone likes~"

Her loving gaze and the doting expression that seemed to flow naturally as if she couldn't control her laughter almost made Rhodes want to stay nestled in Maru's arms forever.

After all, she was different from most of the girls in the clan.

Our Lady of Starlight is the woman who could be my mother!

After Maru coaxed him for a while, Rod reluctantly got up and did the same thing to each girl's clothes.

Afterwards, while the girls were busy with their own things, he returned to his study alone, took out the [Vulcan's Blade], placed it on his desk, narrowed his eyes slightly, and whispered something.

"I wonder what would happen if we added various attributes or even human skills to weapons."

Maru's suggestion completely broadened Rhodes's thinking.

However, he did not intend to try it immediately. Although the Vulcan Blade was a decent weapon, it seemed somewhat ordinary compared to the weapon that Hephaestus was forging for him.

It's not too late to upgrade the weapon once it arrives.

Moreover, inspired by Maru, Rhodes came up with another, even more exaggerated use!

"If the [Indestructible Attribute] were attached to the human body... wouldn't that make it a body of steel?!"

Rod licked his lips excitedly.

"System, how many wish points are needed to copy the [Indestructible Attribute]?"

This ability is S-rank and requires 1600 points.

Rhodes glanced at his balance and was about to copy it immediately when he suddenly remembered the next world he was about to travel to.

He frowned and pondered for a while, but then temporarily suppressed his eagerness and gave up the idea of ​​copying it now.

"Forget it, I'll transform into a body of steel after I get that ability."

Obtaining the "not bad" attribute now would disrupt his plans. Although forcing it wouldn't eliminate the chance of gaining the ability, he wasn't willing to take the risk for nothing.

Rhodes lay half-reclined in his office chair, crossed his legs, and pondered what other things in the DanMachi world were worth extracting into his own entries.

Those special drop materials, panaceas... seem to be useful all of them.

Tsk, this means I won't have enough wish points again.

I pondered this for quite some time.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and Jun Suzuki's voice came from outside.

"Master, may I come in?"

Rod snapped out of his daze and sat up straight.

"come in."

After Suzuki Jun walked in carrying a stack of documents, he skillfully spread them on the desk in front of Rod.

"Master, this is the initial contribution value system that I and everyone else have come up with. I'd like to ask for your opinion."

Rod raised an eyebrow and casually picked up a page to read.

This document records the preliminary calculation ratio for exchanging materials, medicines, weapons, and other items submitted to the [Organization] for contribution points. It is clear that it has been revised multiple times because it was just drafted.

Jun Suzuki pushed up his glasses, smiled wryly, and explained.

"The members of the clan are all innocent girls who have disappeared from the original society... After you bestowed clothes upon them with IBM particles, they came to me to discuss this."

“They don’t want you to keep making sacrifices all the time, and they also want to support you, so Leila proposed this exchange plan.”

"Contribution points are currently mainly used to exchange for your blessing abilities, and their value will vary depending on the abilities you grant."

"This way, the girls can let you use your abilities without any burden, and they can also continuously become stronger according to their own inclinations."

"However, you still need to decide on the specific exchange rate for contribution points."

As Rod flipped through the draft documents, he mentally asked the system a question.

"System, can I be the only one to complete the prayer quest?"

This can be done by you and your dependents.

"How will the mission rewards be distributed?"

The randomly acquired abilities and prayer points will be automatically added to you; your attributes will not receive any direct rewards from the system.

Good guy!

Rhodes clicked his tongue in amazement.

This really is a capitalist system!