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

However, anyone could see through this fairy's arrogant act of burying her head in the sand.

If we expose her now, she'll probably get so angry and embarrassed that she'll run away from home.

Rhodes didn't object and accepted Astraea's kindness with a shrug.

"Although I am not destined to become a partner of justice, it is an honor for me to walk alongside noble girls."

Upon hearing this, Alexie confidently closed her eyes, revealing a smug expression.

"Hmph, to say that I'm an honest and beautiful girl who is loved by everyone, admired by flowers, innocent and adorable, and so on! Rhodes, you really know how to flatter people!"

Rhodes finally couldn't help but join in the吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for complaining/cri

"I (he) never said that!"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

The girls couldn't help but burst into laughter, teasing their leader.

Alexie, however, seemed completely oblivious to everyone's teasing, taking it all as praise and closing her eyes with a smug smile!

Unbeknownst to him, Rhodes gradually integrated into the Familia.

When he realized this, he secretly sighed in his heart, "Alice may seem like a carefree idiot, but she's actually more perceptive than anyone else."

At the same time, Rhodes also made up his mind.

We will absolutely not let these innocent girls perish at the hands of those dark factions!

After chatting for a while, Maru, the team's healer, urged everyone to leave, giving Rhodes time to rest.

Although he was physically fine, he was mentally exhausted and needed to be relieved. The compassionate Starlight Mother judged that Rhodes needed to be alone for a while.

As expected of the eldest sister in the team, she is the number one presence in the entire Familia Mountain. Only she can deal with the troublesome Twin Hills who are causing trouble for the goddess Astrea, and she always exudes gentle maternal love.

She's a mother-type character, different from Rivera.

Chapter 9 The Unextinguished Flame (Seeking flowers and votes)

The girls waved goodbye to Rod with smiles on their faces.

The masked fairy curiously glanced back at Rhodes, only to be met with his probing gaze. Startled, she quickly turned away, pretending to be nonchalant, though the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

Before leaving, Alexandra gave them one last piece of advice.

"Rhodes, we're leaving now. We'll call you for lunch!"

Just as Astraea was about to leave, Rhodes slowly suppressed his smile and suddenly spoke.

"Goddess Astraea, can the gods see and influence the mortal realm?"

Astraea turned around in surprise, met Rhodes's earnest gaze that yearned for an answer, hesitated for a moment, and whispered.

"It's not allowed according to the rules."

The subtext is that it is indeed possible.

Why would Rhodes suddenly ask that question?

Rhodes did not hide it, but tried to confirm his guess.

"Actually, during my time in the dungeon, except for a few special days, I did not receive enough food or warmth."

Although Valetta took good care of him, the dark faction was a bunch of reckless madmen, and naturally they would outwardly comply but inwardly defy her.

“I even thought I was going to freeze to death there... but whenever I was shivering, the campfire in the fireplace always brought me warmth.”

After a pause, Rod added softly.

"It feels just like when you hugged me before."

Astraea narrowed her eyes subtly.

"Hmm... Is it possible that the warmth of the flames is just an illusion for you?"

Rhodes shook his head in denial, his expression extremely serious.

“At first I also thought it was a hallucination, but apart from the only piece of firewood I added on the first day, I didn’t add any fuel to the campfire for the next ten days or so, but it just kept burning.”

"It wasn't until Lyra and the others came to rescue me that it quietly went out, protecting me one last time..."

Now Astraea couldn't say anything in denial.

Her slender fingers were lowered to her forehead, and she seemed somewhat troubled.

"Hmm...I see. Would that friend really do something like that...? No, given her reclusive nature, it's quite possible..."

"And even though Rhodes already has me, he's still thinking about another goddess. My feelings are a bit complicated."

"Rhodes asked me about this, surely not because he wanted me to punish her for breaking the rules with the sword of justice, right?"

Astraea pouted slightly and gently swung her fist as if to vent her small grievances on her divine friend in the heavens.

While the scene of the goddess of justice chasing after the goddess of the hearth and banging her head on it was quite amusing, he was more curious as to why the one in the heavens who vehemently disliked men would pay attention to him.

Rod shook his head with a wry smile.

"Of course not, I wanted to ask when she would descend to the mortal realm if the schedule were normal?"

Astraea saw through Rhodes's thoughts and smiled brightly.

"Hehe, Rhodes is indeed a good boy who values ​​loyalty and righteousness... As for this, the gods in heaven can only descend to the mortal realm when a god ascends to heaven."

"She'll be happy to know you're thinking this, but as humans with limited lifespans, there's no need to be so fixated on it."

Rhodes' attitude remained unchanged; he simply stared at Astraea, his eyes slightly narrowed, radiating absolute will.

"If... a god ascends to heaven soon, will it be her turn?"

Now that he had confirmed that he had been secretly cared for by that goddess during those days, Rhodes wanted to repay her no matter what.

If we wait for her to descend to the mortal realm according to the normal timeline, that would take far too long.

Astraea's blue eyes pierced through the resolute Rhodes.

"you...."

Rod added.

"I will not have bad intentions towards innocent people."

The human and the god stared at each other for a long time, but in the end, Astraea was at a disadvantage.

She turned her head and sighed softly.

"I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said."

Rhodes felt a pang of regret, but Astraea quickly followed up.

"I'll go find Hephaestus. She seems to have a way to contact the heavens. If I'm lucky, Hestia might have switched positions with someone else just before the next god ascends, and perhaps she'll have a chance to descend to the mortal realm early."

"Well, it all depends on luck."

Rod smiled with genuine gratitude.

"Thank you, Goddess Astraea!"

Chapter 10 rewards EX-level powers and an S-level lottery! (Please give me flowers and votes!)

The room fell silent.

Rhodes lay on the bed and let out a long sigh.

The sunlight streaming through the leaves outside the window shone on his face, somewhat dazzlingly.

These days of surreal experiences have left him feeling like it's all unreal.

"System, where's Suzuka?"

[The Wishing Ticket has six days of remaining usage time and is currently slumbering in a Valhalla-like world.]

"Okay, then we'll call her out to enjoy lunch together later."

Then came the part he was most looking forward to.

Rod asked in his mind with slight excitement.

"System, what are my mission rewards?"

"If you've put me through all this trouble and still don't give me any gold coins, I'm going to lose it!"

[New player quests are being completed...]

[Congratulations on obtaining the EX-level power, Absolute Contract.]

[Congratulations on obtaining the EX-rank power, Perfect Synchronization.]

Congratulations! You have received an unlimited wish ticket.

Congratulations! You have received two Grade A Wishing Tickets.

[After deducting the pre-paid prayer points, you still have 2,000 prayer points, which can be used for lotteries and duplication abilities!]

[Congratulations! You have acquired the ability of Lyra, one of the wishers: the wisdom of a cunning rat.]

"!!!"

"Good good!"

A series of dazzling rewards almost blinded them.

Rhodes rubbed his hands together, eagerly checking the details of the reward.

[EX-Rank Authority - Absolute Contract: You can draft any contract. As long as the target voluntarily signs, the contract will be absolutely executed regardless of their level!]

Rod stroked his chin, his eyes lighting up.

"This power seems to have many potential applications. Although it has the limitation of requiring the other party's consent, being [forced to consent] is still consent..."

"If we establish a power base in the future, it can also guarantee the absolute loyalty of our subordinates. It's a good thing!"

This one power alone was enough to satisfy him!

Rod nodded in satisfaction and continued reading.

[EX-Rank Ability - Perfect Synchronization: All abilities, moves, and items of you and your subordinates will have the same effect in any world, and all negative effects will be eliminated!]

"Oh? This means I can disregard vastly different rules and exert my abilities; it is indeed a powerful power!"

Various abilities in the myriad worlds often depend on the rules of their own world, but this ability can forcibly turn a unique ability into a universal one, which is undeniably powerful!

The unlimited prayer tickets that follow allow him to make wishes to any object regardless of level. Theoretically, he can summon any being in the myriad realms, but only if the other party responds; otherwise, it's a waste.

Rod murmured to himself, lost in thought.

"In other words, if you want to make a targeted wish, it's best to think in advance about what you can do to meet the other person's needs to ensure a response, or... the other person is just an overly helpful, kind-hearted type."

"However, I can't think of many of the latter for the time being, so I'll keep them as a trump card for now."

The same applies to the Grade A prayer tickets; there are no plans to use them for the time being.

Rhodes then looked at the prompts behind him.

"System, please provide a detailed introduction to the Wishing Points."

You will receive a certain number of points each time you complete a wish.

You can use some points to redeem wish tickets or participate in a lottery.

[You can also materialize a target character's abilities and moves into attributes, and consume Wish Points to copy, plunder, or even delete them.]

[D·100, C·200, B·400, A·800, S·1600, EX·depending on the situation]

[Note: The rating is relative to the corresponding single world.]

Rhodes stroked his chin and glanced at his meager 2000 wish points.

"So, I either have to copy an S-rank ability or draw a prize directly...?"

Without making any plans yet, Rhode continued to look at the last skill.