"Don't let go, I want more...♡"
It's unknown how much time had passed, but Lin Tian had already let go of Shiho Miyano, yet she had wrapped her arms around him in return, looking at him with an insatiable expression, little hearts practically popping in her eyes.
'Did I... go too hard?'
Seeing Shiho Miyano like this, Lin Tian felt a little scared. He had originally just wanted to take advantage of the situation and reset the temperature in his mouth, but he hadn't expected to actually arouse Shiho Miyano's interest.
There was no helping it. He had to take responsibility for the mess he'd made. He would just have to bear this "suffering" himself!
.....
Half an hour later, Lin Tian stood by the altar, studying the functions of these maids.
As for Shiho Miyano?
She had already passed out and was sleeping on the large bed nearby, tucked into a sleeping bag.
In the past thirty minutes, Lin Tian had used every technique he had learned from the internet in his previous life. In the end, his rich experience led him to victory; Shiho Miyano was soundly defeated and fell into a deep sleep.
'Let's see, I'm supposed to tame them with cake, right?'
Lin Tian took out a cake. As expected, the gaze of the maid who looked just like Ai Haibara was immediately captivated, her eyes glued to the cake in Lin Tian's hand.
Seeing this, Lin Tian extended his right hand, bringing the cake closer to the maid's face.
"Swoosh—"
The maid snatched the cake from Lin Tian's hand and began eating it with a happy expression.
"Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!"
Seeing the maid talking while eating, Lin Tian was a little surprised. Did she like cake that much? Was it that good?
After the cake was finished, several red hearts floated up around the maid. She had clearly been tamed.
The maid blinked, smiled at Lin Tian, and greeted him, "Master."
"Oof!"
Seeing this maid, who looked identical to little Ai, smiling and greeting him, Lin Tian had to admit that his heart definitely skipped a beat!
'No! Resist! This is a maid, a program, not a real person! Besides, the real one is right beside me. Could this cold program possibly be better than a real person?!'
Lin Tian gradually convinced himself, but when he looked at the maid again, he couldn't help but let out a "hehe" laugh.
It seemed... he had a long way to go.
.....
After some experimentation, Lin Tian had more or less figured out the maids' abilities.
It was very simple. Give her a weapon, and she could help him fight; give her shears, and she could help shear sheep; give her a potion or food, and she could automatically feed him; give her a saddle, and he could have her sit on his head, which, when combined with a bow, allowed for ranged attacks (Hmm, this one needed special attention.).
Besides these functions, the maids also had their own rest time. Of course, he could make them work continuously, but that seemed a bit too cruel.
When the maids rested, they would read books, watch TV, or play the piano on their own.
If a maid happened to die, she would drop a small figure identical to her, just smaller. This figure could be used to resurrect the maid, which was a nice benefit since the resurrected maid would have the same stats as before she died.
Finally, there was Wenwen's Camera. This item could be used to capture the maids, serving as a sort of alternative Poké Ball.
"They don't seem very useful, do they? These functions are all too basic. With the Transmutation Table, I'm not short on food at all."
Lin Tian was a little disappointed. These maids were the type to be useful in the early stages but almost useless later on. They mostly just made the world feel more populated and were nice to look at.
Shaking his head, Lin Tian didn't dwell on it too much. It was better than nothing.
With that thought, Lin Tian first had the maid follow him, then walked over to the bed, picked up the sleeping Shiho Miyano in a princess carry, and walked out of the basement.
.....
Back on the surface, Lin Tian was, as expected, surrounded by Mitsuri Kanroji and the other girls. They were all astonished. Why were there two Shiho Miyanos?
However, after Lin Tian's explanation, they understood that the little Ai following him was just a maid who looked very similar to her, and the one in his arms was the real Shiho Miyano.
"Little Tian, does this maid have that kind of function?"
Mitsuri Kanroji looked at Lin Tian suspiciously. If it had that kind of function.....
"No, of course not! How could it have that kind of function? And even if it did, it has nothing to do with me!"
Lin Tian's face was full of righteous indignation, an expression that said 'it has nothing to do with me'.
Mitsuri Kanroji stared at Lin Tian expressionlessly for a long time before finally sighing.
Even if Lin Tian really had ideas, there was nothing she could do. After all, every time she "fought" with him, she lost spectacularly. Even more shamelessly, Lin Tian would sometimes secretly revoke a portion of the power he shared with her, making her even less able to resist.
That's right, after much development, Lin Tian could now control how much of his constitution he shared with others. As for who his test subject was... everyone who needed to know, knew.
The other girls didn't ask any more questions, as their relationship with Lin Tian wasn't like Mitsuri Kanroji's.
Among them, Shinobu Kocho was the most anxious. She was clearly the first one to meet Lin Tian, but now not only had Mitsuri Kanroji surpassed her, but even Shiho Miyano, who joined the group later, had caught up. She was even more favored by Lin Tian than she was.
Could it be that her own girlish figure couldn't compare to Shiho Miyano's little loli body?
(Lin Tian: Ahem, ahem ahem! Ahem ahem ahem ahem!!)
'No! I have to make my move as soon as possible! Otherwise, there will be more and more competition in the future! My position will just keep falling further behind!'
Shinobu thought to herself. She didn't want to be ranked behind the newcomers!
Having made up her mind, Shinobu decided to find a suitable opportunity to launch a surprise attack on him, preferably after Mitsuri Kanroji was defeated. Otherwise, she felt she might not be able to beat Lin Tian on her own.
After the small interlude, Lin Tian decided to create more maids. If for no other reason, then for the fact that they could help him in battle. After all, a fully armed maid could take down an iron golem with ease.
With these maids around, clearing the monthly challenge dungeons would be much easier.
Having made up his mind, Lin Tian prepared to get busy. After all, tomorrow was the end of the month, and the challenge dungeon would open the day after.
For the first challenge dungeon, Lin Tian still planned to go alone. Once he had a clear understanding of the danger level, it wouldn't be too late to bring the girls.
With that, Lin Tian once again fell into the grueling process of summoning. Personally summoning each maid was quite troublesome, as each summoning required him to call down lightning from the sky, which took up a lot of his time.
"Aigh, back to the grind"
Lin Tian muttered to himself, but being able to personally witness cute little lo... maids appearing before his eyes gave him a bit of motivation.
As he thought this, Lin Tian also turned his attention to the chat group, planning to slack off for a bit. What he saw immediately caught his interest.
"Yoho~! Lumine actually got out of prison."