Rhode didn't bother with any complex methods; he simply extended his right hand and casually waved it at the woman on the hospital bed.
He spent a few insignificant wish points, directly copying and adding the E-Rank Hunter's magic aptitude that belonged to Cheng Xiaoyu to the woman on the hospital bed.
"It's done."
Cheng Xiaoyu was dumbfounded.
"D-done...?"
Just... like that?
But the next moment, he saw that his mother, who had been in a coma for several years on the hospital bed, actually had her eyelids gently tremble, as if they were about to open the next second!
An indescribable ecstasy instantly overwhelmed all his rationality.
Tears almost burst forth!
He suddenly turned around and bowed deeply to Rhode.
"Thank you for your great kindness! From now on, whenever you need me for anything, please do not hesitate to command! My life is yours!"
"Ding! A-Rank wish completed."
"Reward level judgment: Normal."
"Task completion: Normal. Wish-maker satisfaction: Exceeded!"
"Congratulations on receiving an A-Rank reward!"
"Congratulations on acquiring Cheng Xiaoyu's passive skill: Indomitable Will!"
"Congratulations on acquiring 3000 wish points. Current balance: 11100 points."
Rhode looked at the system prompt with some surprise.
"Passive Skill: Indomitable Will"
"Effect: Always maintain a firm will, unswayed by any external factors, no matter what desperate situation is faced."
Hmm... with a skill like this, it's certainly natural that this guy was originally destined to be the protagonist of this world...
Rhode casually waved his hand at Cheng Xiaoyu, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
After a while, the sound of a mother and son embracing and weeping filled the quiet hospital room.
After returning to the villa, Rhode stretched lazily.
He calculated the time; there were about four more days until the time flow of the Danmachi World and this world would completely synchronize.
"However, most of what can be done at this stage has been completed."
"The Ant King on Jeju Island also hasn't appeared yet... It seems I can finally slack off for a while."
The next day, the Z Nation held an unprecedented grand press conference in front of media worldwide.
Liu Zhikang himself served as the spokesperson for the first time, solemnly announcing to the entire world—the unique title of "Nine-Star Hunter" was bestowed upon Hunter Rhode!
Upon this news, the world was shocked!
But thinking of Rhode's heaven-destroying performance, where he regarded national power as mere grass, many people felt that this seemed... reasonable.
However, Rhode himself was not present; he sent Noin and Leyana to go in his stead.
It was precisely because of this that these two girls officially entered the sight of all top global powers for the first time.
Three days before returning to the Danmachi World, Apophis's voice finally echoed in Rhode's mind.
"Master, Subsidiary System 1.0 test version, design complete!"
After his initial surprise, and a simple experiment, Rhode, with a subtle feeling, immediately prioritized synchronizing it with Noin and Leyana.
The result was...
These two curious women unexpectedly discovered the most prominent "Limited Gacha" function on the system interface, and then...
Accidentally, they used up all the initial contribution points given by the system!
So, for the next few days, they had to wear a bitter expression on their pretty faces, getting up early and staying up late to complete the training tasks set by the system, while constantly moving around various portals outside, frantically triggering and completing a large number of wish tasks to earn contribution points.
In just two days, while Rhode was playing games and humming songs at home, lounging with his legs crossed, his account's wish points increased by a full 3000 points!
Because of this, he became even more convinced—letting others work for him was the true way to use the Wish System!
With only one day left until his return.
The Valkyrie Guild was officially established!
The base building was "voluntarily" donated by Liu Suxian's father after he learned that his daughter was going to work with Rhode.
It was said that this chaebol big shot, upon hearing the news, was originally furious and shouted that he would break the legs of the man who dared to seduce his daughter.
But when he learned that the man was Rhode, he silently pulled out a black gold credit card with no upper limit, telling Liu Suxian to "spend as much as you want, ask for more if it's not enough"...
Top floor, in the huge conference room.
Li Xiaoxi handed a final list to Noin.
Noin took the list, her gaze sweeping over the girls standing below, then she lightly coughed.
Her gaze swept over the row of girls standing below, a sight that would make any man take notice.
Each of them possessed a beauty that would overshadow a star, exuding a powerful and proud aura.
"Perhaps, you are all wondering why Rhode wants to form such a guild composed entirely of girls."
All the girls quietly listened to Noin speak.
Initially, when they were informed by their respective guilds that they were to transfer, they felt both astonished and angry.
But when they learned that the owner of the new guild was the man who now reigned supreme in the world—Rhode—that anger transformed into an incredibly complex emotion.
Bai Meihao, with her fiery red hair, was the first to speak.
She wore a magenta light armor with gold and black trim, her cat-like iris eyes fixed intently on Noin.
"I hate being seen as a man's accessory."
Her tone was direct and sharp.
"But... if it's Mr. Rhode, I don't mind at all~"
This sentence spoke the thoughts of all the girls present.
Ultimately, by choosing to come here, they had already prepared themselves mentally.
No one was truly foolish.
Bai Meihao's gaze was burning, but then she respectfully lowered her head.
"But I embarked on this path to become a Hunter with genuine resolve."
"I don't want to be a canary kept in a cage… I hope Mr. Rod can at least permit this one indulgence of mine."
The girls behind her all showed expressions of approval.
Noin glanced around, a slight curve forming on her lips.
"It's good that you have such thoughts. If you were truly just pretty vases, Rod wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to select you."
"If he just spoke the word, all the countries in this world could send him hundreds, even thousands, of top-tier beauties in less than a day, couldn't they?"
The girls were speechless, unable to refute.
At least until someone capable of directly challenging Rod appeared, his words were equivalent to a royal decree.
"What I'm about to say will involve Lord Rod's core secrets."
"If, after hearing it, you still choose not to join, then for the sake of secrecy, Rod will erase your memories of this period and then let you leave."
Noin's voice became serious.
"If you're scared, you can turn around and walk out that door now."
Bai Meihao was silent for a moment, then she looked up and asked again:
"I want to know, after officially joining the Guild, what are the benefits, and what are… the drawbacks?"
Noin deliberately showed a sinister smile, like a villain. She was becoming more skilled at this recently.
"Join us, and your souls and bodies will completely belong to Rod. You will stay by his side forever."
"Without his permission, you won't even be allowed the right to die~"
The atmosphere in the room instantly became stagnant.
This kind of talk, like a devil's contract, was practically telling them in no uncertain terms—from now on, you are slaves.
However, just when everyone expected Bai Meihao to be angry or hesitant…
She nodded decisively, then asked in a matter-of-fact tone.
"The benefits are done, what about the drawbacks?"
"Eh?"
Noin… was completely dumbfounded.
The barrage of threats and inducements she had prepared instantly got stuck in her throat.
Even the girls, whose moods were subtly tense, couldn't help but want to laugh when they saw Noin's flustered expression, exchanging glances.
Noin recovered, narrowed her eyes, and for the first time, seriously scrutinized the red-haired woman in front of her.
This person… seems a bit extraordinary…
A smile returned to her lips.
"As for the drawbacks… the drawbacks are that you will get the opportunity to constantly grow stronger, you will forever work for Lord Rod, and even…"
Noin paused, then dropped a bomb, word by word, that was enough to overturn their worldview.
"—Even have the chance to personally experience the magnificent splendor of gods coexisting and myriad worlds, hidden behind the mists!"
"!!!"
All the girls present widened their eyes in unison, their breathing momentarily stopping.
What? Gods? Myriad worlds?!
They seemed to want to confirm if they had misheard!
Even Bai Meihao, who had been performing, involuntarily revealed her true emotions, her cat-like pupils suddenly constricting.
Fifteen minutes later.
Grace, myriad worlds, gods, wishes…
After encountering a world so vast it was unimaginable, the hearts of the girls in the conference room completely boiled over.
In the end, naturally, no one chose to withdraw.
Everyone unhesitatingly signed that slave contract, which they saw as full of supreme glory.
Rod "very generously" bestowed Grace and a Sub-System upon all the newly joined girls.
Immediately after, like a hands-off boss, he waved his hand and sent them off to carry out their respective missions.
The red-haired Bai Meihao, with her personal strength and combat talent, was undoubtedly the strongest among everyone.
Rod appointed her as one of the Vice Guild Masters. She would lead four A-Rank Hunters who transferred from the Hunter Guild: Xu Zhiyu, Li Baola, Han Se-mi, and Gina.
They formed a fully functional assault team to carry out missions to conquer sudden teleportation gates.
Bai Meihao confidently accepted Rod's appointment, but deep in her eyes, there was still a hint of imperceptible regret.
Compared to missions, she seemed to crave Rod riding her more now…
Yes, she meant literally riding.
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She could transform into a giant, pure white fox.
White fur, fox.
Both attributes were purely designed to appeal to Z-country people!
If it weren't for Noin and Leyana glaring from the side, Rod almost couldn't resist enjoying the pleasures of King Zhou on the spot.
Actually, another B-Rank Hunter named Wang Zhenzhen also came from the White Tiger Guild with Bai Meihao.
This girl possessed extremely accurate intuition and observation skills.
Rod had her team up with Li Xiaoxi, entrusting her with Li Xiaoxi's safety, and then had the two of them provide free treatment to low-level Hunters with insufficient strength at various teleportation gates.
This was a different method from combat, another way to stably and massively harvest Wish Points.
As the Guild's manager, Liu Suxian was primarily responsible for internal affairs and operating the IDLE idol group.
After consulting Rod, she decided to have these five girls completely transform, giving up singing and dancing to become… a girl band!
Although she didn't know why her boss had such a strange obsession with girl bands, Liu Suxian still meticulously planned it out.
IDLE would no longer perform offline, only broadcasting videos of their singing and playing online.
This was to promote Valkyrie and allow more people to generate designated wishes.
The girl sent by the Hunter Guild was named Xu Lin.
On the surface, she was an unremarkable information officer, but in reality, she carried out "secret business" at night and also possessed A-Rank power.
Rod allowed her to act freely and had the System issue her some grey-area wish missions that were inconvenient to do openly.
And Che Huiyi, as the Guild's only S-Rank Hunter currently, would temporarily return to the Danmachi World with Rod to further improve herself in the more stable Dungeon there.
… … …
After a full day of frantic shopping, the day finally arrived to return to Danmachi.
Che Huiyi beside him was a little excited and a little nervous. Noin and Leyana kept smiling and talking to her to comfort her.
Rod silently recited to the System in his mind.
"Return to the Danmachi World."
However, this time the System suddenly popped up a prompt.
[It is detected that your Sub-System has added a cross-world communication function. If this function is activated, the flow rate between worlds will be forcibly kept consistent. Do you wish to activate it?]
Rod was surprised for a moment but quickly understood.
Without this function, after Rod left this world, this world would be paused.
But now, it would likely maintain the same flow rate.
Hmm, there are pros and cons…
After a moment of thought, he sent a message to Liu Suxian, telling her to contact him anytime if she had problems, then he confirmed the activation of this function.
[Cross-world communication activated.]
[World flow rate kept consistent.]
[Returning… Target: Danmachi World…]
Goddess Astrea only felt a blur before her eyes, and the three of them—Rod, Noin, and Leyana—had changed clothes, with an additional spirited, never-before-seen girl beside them.
She reacted and smiled charmingly.
"Welcome back, Rod, Noin, and Leyana, and welcome to you, new companion~"
Although she had mentally prepared herself, Che Huiyi was still nervously flustered when facing this truly gentle Goddess who exuded a faint divine aura.
"Uh… G-Goddess, hello, my name is Che Huiyi!"
She didn't know what to do and instinctively bowed to Goddess Astrea.
Goddess Astrea chuckled, covering her mouth, and walked over to take Che Huiyi's hand.
"Although the children in the Familia also respect me, there's no need to be so polite."
"Come, tell me about the stories of that world. I'm very curious~"
Che Huiyi couldn't help but glance back at Rod, who smiled and nodded at her, giving her an encouraging look.
When she looked back, she saw Goddess Astrea looking at her with a somewhat ambiguous, teasing gaze.
Che Huiyi's ears instantly turned bright red.
"G-Goddess!"
"Hehe~ In the past, whenever Rod went out, he would bring back two girls each time. This time, he only brought you. You are very special~"
Che Huiyi's heart instantly rippled.
I-Is that so…
After a brief stroll through the long-unseen Court of the Stars, Noin and Leyana immediately couldn't wait to get ready and set off on their patrol mission.
It wasn't that they were obsessively diligent about it; it was purely to earn those damned Contribution Points!
At the same time, the Sub-System's notification sound rang in the minds of all of Goddess Astrea's girls throughout Orario.
[Hello, Lord Rod's subordinate.]
[Sub-System 1.0 is officially online.]
[Now issuing you an A-Rank Wish Mission.]
[Content: Save the girls of the Dionysus Familia from death and hell.]
Alise suddenly froze.
However, her action attracted the attention of the God opposite her.
This God's appearance was handsome, his golden hair shimmering slightly in the sunlight, appearing noble and elegant.
Dionysus narrowed his eyes, seemingly asking out of pure curiosity.
"What's wrong?" Little.