Zongman: From No Job to Becoming a Collector King

Kalon Fortress.

From a distance, it looked like a small stone castle, a common building that made people feel unreliable at first glance.

Sitting on the Nishizuku floating in the air, Rhode glanced at the fortress below with a dull look, and then drank the wine that Rita brewed for him.

“That’s it. It’s not as good as the fortress that our pioneering team built to avoid monster attacks.”

Mavis hugged the Rhode pillow, lay on the bed and looked at the fortress curiously, with wisdom flashing in her clear green eyes.

“After all, our Arcadia technology has been more than ten years behind the outside world.”

“But, Rod, you see, the location of this fortress is just right, it is located at the confluence of rivers similar to a delta.”

“There is an open wilderness in front of us. In addition to the twists and turns of the terrain, there are huge weeds and rocks scattered everywhere.”

“In addition, there is a slope. When looking at the Kalon Fortress from the ground, you have to look up, and the defenders are completely in a dominant position.”

“The most important river also flows from the south to the north, so there is no need to worry about being trapped and lacking supplies. It is really an ideal location.”

Mavis’s gorgeous golden hair shone brightly in the sun, and the cute little wings above her ears fluttered happily, reflecting her owner’s sunny mood.

She looked around the surrounding terrain, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and pointed to the forest on the side of the castle and said

“There is a forest in front of the river. According to Rhodes’ map, it is easy to enter the Kingdom of Shillong through the forest.”

“But this is a deliberate trap. Leading a large army through the forest is actually a risky move.”

“After all, monsters will appear in the forests of this world. If I were the commander of the city, I would definitely take the opportunity to bypass the exit when the enemy army stops fighting the monsters.”

“Then we can attack the monsters from the front and back and easily defeat the enemy.”

Mavis turned her head majestically and raised her head expecting Rhode’s praise, but she saw Rhode discussing the taste of wine with Yuki Yuuki who came over.

“I think the taste is still a little too sour, what do you think?”

“Your Majesty, I am not old enough to drink. But personally, I prefer Pepsi.”

“Oh? It seems that your daily life is not healthy?”

“Don’t look at me like this, I’m a vegetarian”

“Then Tanxi has to start eating meat, after all, the essence of magic is to consume vitality.”

“No…….But if I eat meat, the burden in front of me will become heavier. It’s really distressing. Alas!”

Mavis kicked Rhodes lightly with her white feet, puffing up her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

“Hey, don’t flirt with other girls when girls are showing off their coolness!”

Then she lowered her head and looked at her own mediocrity, frustrated for a moment, then raised her head and glared at Yumi Yuuki fiercely.

“And you, don’t talk about things that good kids can’t understand in public!”

Rhode and Yumi Yumi looked at each other, forcing themselves to hold back their smiles, and admitted their mistakes in the face of the blonde loli’s accusations.

“Feel sorry!”

“I understand!”

Mavis’s cheeks flushed slightly, she hugged the pillow tightly in her arms, coughed lightly, nodded, and said pretentiously

“”Okay, okay, I’m not a petty bad kid. I forgive you!”

Rhodes rubbed Mavis’s soft hair and said teasingly.

“It’s okay, Mavis, small ones are cute too~”

“I don’t understand what you are saying!…….In short, could you please not disturb the work of professional military advisors?!”

“I have trained elite troops for ten years and with Mavis as my military advisor, I have the advantage no matter how I think about it. I don’t even need to think about any strategy.”

“Humph, although I admit that you have a point, it is taboo to underestimate the enemy on the battlefield!”

Yuki Yui held the wine glass, smiled, and watched the warm interaction between Rhode and Mavis, sighing in her heart.

Anyone who saw this scene would probably think that they were an ordinary pair of stupid siblings.

However, in fact…

She looked back at the village in flames.

She could see that it had turned into a hell on earth with corpses everywhere………

“Awaki…….”Ashi, what are you daydreaming about?”

Ashi suddenly came to her senses and turned around to meet Rhode’s eyes that seemed to be able to see through people’s hearts. She couldn’t help but shiver.

“No, nothing……..”

Rhode looked at her deeply and said nothing more.

“We were just discussing how to use magic to attack this castle. What do you think?”

Kneeling on the edge of the bed, looking down, she silently calculated the size of the castle.

“If it were me, I might consider moving a huge rock above the castle and letting it fall freely to break through the fortress.

Mavis’ eyes lit up when he heard this, and he slapped his forehead in annoyance.

“No…….I almost forgot that there is a super-standard magic like space magic. If it is used properly, it can really overturn the battlefield situation in an instant.”

She excitedly took out a notebook and carefully recorded the new idea.

“According to my previous calculations, at least Saint-level magic, S-level ninjutsu, or a level 88 or higher level of breaking magic would be needed to directly blast through a wall of this thickness.”

Rhode emphasized lightly.

“This battle does not require the deployment of top-level combat forces, nor does it require infiltration and assassination. The main purpose is to train the lower-level soldiers.”

“Therefore, Mavis, your previous idea is not wrong.”

After thinking for a while, Rhode said to Yuki Yuuki:

“After that, you will bring Gilena to the front line and let her lead the soldiers here.”

“Now that the palace is surrounded by a barrier, the possibility of being invaded is extremely low.”

“What’s more, with the presence of the teacher and Nanami, the frontline battlefield is where Gilenu can show what he has learned.”

“Oh, let’s ask Uchiha Jiji to come over as well.”

Aoki Yuuki nodded obediently.

This place is very far from the palace, but with the convenience of magic crystals, she can also carry out large-scale space transfer.

Moreover, medieval cities are much more spacious than modern cities. She can transfer herself to high altitude first and then transfer again to avoid her psychological trauma.

“Also, tell Tsubaki I’m sorry, Shutara Senjumaru can’t go to the Tenko Club”

“You ask Rita to set up a separate research department for her. As for the primary task.”

Rhode looked at the doll of himself that was tightly hugged by Mavis and said helplessly.

“You will be responsible for transforming the existing textile equipment and designing new clothing.”

Yumi Yui’s eyes lit up and she nodded vigorously with great joy.

“”Okay!”

Among the people summoned by Rhodes, she was one of the few who came from a modern city.

When Yuuki Yumi came, she did not bring any spare clothes. She was originally worried that she would not be able to wear beautiful clothes in the future.

As a result, she never expected that the sister named Shutara Senjumaru would show extraordinary weaving skills in front of everyone.

The cause of the incident was that after Rhodes left, everyone was busy with their original tasks.

Only Shutara Senjumaru had not been determined because of Rhodes’s entanglement. Shutara Senjumaru simply asked Unohana Retsu to take her to see the textile factory.

After arriving at the factory, she personally experimented with the instruments and finally made a version of Rhodes doll.

The moment Unohana Retsu saw the doll, she remained calm on the surface, but in fact she immediately went home quietly, took out a large sum of money and forcibly bought it.

However, the news of this matter still leaked out.

All of a sudden, all the girls heard about it and rushed to the textile factory.

Seeing Rhodes���The moment they saw the doll, the girls’ eyes lit up and they shouted excitedly, saying they wanted one no matter what.

Unohana Retsu rarely showed a tough attitude, but the girls were persistent and almost started a war over it.

In the end, it was Rita who rushed over and made the decision to mass-produce Rhode dolls.

After giving priority to satisfying the girls’ preferences, Sonya was immediately arranged to start sales nationwide.

Part of the profit from the doll was used as the technical fee for Shutara Senjumaru, part was used as the salary for participating in the manufacturing and sales, and the rest was all put into Rhode’s inner treasury. Seeing this,

Kuon Asuka thought of the possibility of improving textile technology.

In her opinion, food, clothing, housing and transportation are important components that determine the national economy.

Judging from the backward aesthetics and technology of this world, if the clothing industry can be fully developed, Arcadia will also usher in a new round of prosperity.

Shutara Senjumaru himself had no objection.

However, since it was related to the overall national strategy, Rita asked Yuuki Yuuki to bring a second doll sample and report the two things to Rhode together.

Rhode felt a little helpless, but he didn’t think that making his own doll would affect his image.

If a hero becomes a taboo, then there will be no environment for praise or criticism, or even discussion.

In the end, the image of the hero will be distorted as time goes by, and eventually become incomprehensible and indifferent.

Yuuki Yuuki happily picked up another grape and fed it to Rhode.

“Then, Your Majesty, I will go back to see Senior Rita first!”

Shua——

After Yuuki saluted, her figure instantly disappeared from Nishizuku.

Seeing this, Mavis sighed.

“I originally thought that this girl’s personality would not get along with everyone, but I didn’t expect that she had such a good relationship with Senior Rita.”

Rhode swallowed the grapes in his mouth and showed a suspicious expression, a little confused.

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Both Yuuki Yuuki and Rita are the type who are used to the darkness hidden under the light.

But logically speaking, shouldn’t such guys be more repelled by their own kind?

Among the people he summoned, Yuuki Yuuki’s personality is relatively awkward.

She is a little arrogant and always feels superior when fighting with others, but in most cases she is very measured and will not kill people. Her nature is actually not bad.

Such a guy can get along with Rita. Is there anything in common?

Rhode held his chin and thought for a long time. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to him, and then the corners of his mouth twitched.

Yes, he remembered!

Yuuki Yuuki is a serious shotacon!

Rhode pinched his eyebrows with a headache.

Now I understand.

Damn, it turns out that Rita, the copper alchemist, has met a kindred spirit.

Rhode is an adult in this world, but in the era when Aoki Yumi lived, he was just on the edge of being a shota!

I wonder why, Aoki Yumi is obviously afraid of me, but she always wants to get close to me……..

This is really outrageous.

“…….”

After that.

Rhode, with mixed feelings, used the meat sled to carry Mavis to survey the surrounding terrain, and then returned to the front line of Arcadia. After being brought by Aoki Yuuki, Gilena quickly entered the working state.

She commanded everyone to patrol with high spirits, and her tail was wagging happily. It was obvious that she felt very excited to return to the battlefield.

The rebellious soldiers behaved quite well and obediently.[]

After all, the name of”King’s Hound” has been well-known throughout the country for the past ten years.

Mavis is also observing the magic that the soldiers are good at, and practicing the use of the Seventy-Seven Heavens of Binding, while connecting the brains of 5,000 soldiers to conduct micro-manipulation on the battlefield.

“Very good, the magician moves five meters to the left and the gunman moves five steps forward!”

“That’s it, good. Don’t panic on a real battlefield, just follow my orders!”

Rhodes silently observed for a while and nodded secretly, then quietly retreated and prepared to go straight to Latakia, the capital of the Kingdom of Shillon.

After observing two places, Rhodes has roughly guessed the truth.

Whether it is the previous adventurer village or the Kalon Castle, which now has only 500 soldiers, it shows that the actions of the Kingdom of Shillon were sudden.

In the original work, without Rudy’s timeline, Pakus would accumulate strength through the Slave Merchants Association, and then plan for many years to rebel in one fell swoop, and finally promote the reform and transform the country into a republic.

In the timeline with Rudy, Pakus would be induced by the King of the Kingdom of Wanglong controlled by the human god, and bloody hands in advance. He launched a coup and massacred almost all the royal family. In the end, he committed suicide because he could not get the recognition of the people.

In this timeline, Pakus’ personality was distorted because of Lokisi. He even imprisoned Lilia and tried to force Lokisi to show up.

Rhodes narrowed his eyes slightly when he thought of this, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

No matter how much this guy reformed later, this one reason alone was enough for him to cut this idiot into pieces.

The front-line war was left for the soldiers to gain experience, but when he arrived in the capital, he would personally take action.

At this moment, Gileno suddenly led a group of strangers over and knelt on one knee respectfully.

“Your Majesty, I found them around the camp, and they said they have important information.”

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion behind Gilenu.

They were so shocked that they just stood there.

“What? I didn’t expect that the wise king was actually here?!”

“Could it be that God is blessing us? We are so lucky!”

“It is really touching that he has revitalized a country at such a young age.

One of the female companions hurriedly whispered to him.

“”Fools, if you don’t want to die, then bow quickly!”

They came to their senses at once and hurriedly knelt down in a panic, imitating Gilena’s actions.

Rhode turned around, put his hands behind his back, looked at the stranger in adventurer’s gear, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

“Important information? Interesting, you guys���What’s the name?”

The leader, a gloomy-looking man wearing a reddish-brown robe, spoke timidly.

“Your Majesty, my name is Timothy. I am a magician by profession, and I am good at using offensive magic in the rear guard. I am basically the captain of this team…….”

The woman who had reminded everyone earlier frowned slightly, couldn’t help but sighed softly, and introduced herself loudly and confidently:

“Your Majesty, we are a B-rank adventurer team from the Kingdom of Asura [CounterArrow”

“My name is Susanna, and I am the vice-captain of the team.”

Susanna explained their origins in a concise manner.

After the adventurer team was promoted to B-level in the Kingdom of Asura, because the Kingdom of Asura had been at peace for a long time and had no commissions to undertake, they planned to move their positions.

Originally, their goal was to go to the northern land.

There was a whole piece of desolate land.

Although it was not as exaggerated as the Demon Continent, the northern land was covered with ice and snow for one-third of the year, and crops were difficult to harvest, so there was a lack of food.

Most of the countries here were extremely poor, and people competed for scarce resources and barely made ends meet.

There were also many monsters, and there were powerful monsters that the Kingdom of Asura could not compare with.

Therefore, there were many people who came here to practice martial arts and skilled adventurers, but they would not be the reason for the prosperity of the countries.

However, even in such a land, there were countries with relatively prosperous national strength.