Carrying out a complete puppet transformation doesn't take much time, but when performing the puppet transformation on Welt, treating all the various flaws in his body took a lot more time.
However, the good news is that if the Welt clone before modification could only be considered a defective product, after Chen Luo's modifications, he can now be considered a semi-finished product.
And this way, the output when using his gravity ability is even stronger.
If Chen Luo could get the original base material, the thing used to clone Welt, he felt he could do a much better job than that waste Cocolia.
Anti-Entropy's scientific technology is indeed strong, but they focus mainly on mechs, and even the mech knowledge comes from the Previous Era.
Not just Anti-Entropy; even including Schicksal, in Chen Luo's view, their human body modification technology is just so-so. If he did it himself, he could probably manage, and even surpass them in some areas.
After all, Chen Luo is practically someone who has fully inherited Mobius's teachings.
Of course, there are indeed those who surpass their teachers, like Otto.
It's a pity that old fool Otto doesn't do any righteous acts.
If you ask whether Otto's importance to humanity is great, it definitely is. But if you say he sincerely fights the Honkai for humanity's sake, that's certainly not true.
Otto's own original words were that he would not eliminate the Honkai, at least not before the Herrscher of Death appears. He might even protect the Honkai to ensure it can smoothly give birth to the Herrscher of Death.
Overall, it seems like Schicksal's technology is advanced enough, but in reality, Otto has even more amazing things he's unwilling to reveal.
"I really should check Void Archive later. It's just a shame that Void Archive is currently being upgraded, so I can't access the knowledge inside."
It's easy to imagine that once the upgrade is complete, Void Archive, fully obedient to Chen Luo's commands and granting all its permissions, will allow Chen Luo to read all the knowledge of the Previous Era. Chen Luo's theoretical knowledge will then become even more powerful.
After all, compared to Void Archive's ability to simulate any Divine Key, the knowledge contained within Void Archive is actually more important.
"So the question is, if you don't show me some value right now, I'll melt you down for scrap immediately," Chen Luo said displeasedly, looking at the Welt who was gradually being released by the threads.
When the binding threads begin to loosen, it signifies that the person has been completely turned into Chen Luo's puppet. At this point, those threads also become easier to cut.
Just like the modified Yae Sakura, after receiving nutrients, her combat power instantly soared, she cut through all the threads, and tried to kill Chen Luo.
The same went for this Welt. Chen Luo not only supplied him with Honkai energy but also spent a long time adjusting his body, bringing it to its peak condition and unlocking its output limitations. One could say the current Welt could fight at least two of his previous selves.
So...
Just as the threads were about to fully release Welt, Welt's eyes snapped open. A pitch-black sphere appeared before him, and a terrifying gravity began to press down on the poor, weak, and helpless ME Corp corridor.
"Hahaha! Although I don't know what you did to me, I feel better than ever! So, I've decided to grant you an intact corpse!" Welt, laughing maniacally, broke free from the threads that had become rather fragile after use. He held the gravity sphere in one hand and smoothed his hair with the other, looking arrogantly at Chen Luo.
"Hmph!" Seeing Welt acting so insolent, Chen Luo snorted and stared coldly at him.
Feeling Chen Luo's icy gaze, like that towards a lamb for slaughter, Welt suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His body even seemed somewhat out of his control, his proud head bowing low.
"Rein in your pointless temper. If there's a next time, I'll melt you down for scrap." Chen Luo looked at this replica he had personally modified.
"Y-yes, Sir..." Feeling the irresistible command, Welt's spirit also submitted to Chen Luo in worship.
Even someone as arrogant as Welt-One, after being transformed into a puppet, had no choice but to kneel and sing praises.
If the real first-generation Herrscher of Reason came, Chen Luo might not be able to defeat him. After all, that First Herrscher was truly bug-like; his power is terrifying. But a defective replica like this isn't even worth mentioning.
However, even if it were the first-generation Herrscher of Reason, if truly transformed into a puppet by Chen Luo, while he might have the ability to resist, it would only be resistance.
Chen Luo's Herrscher of Domination authority was no longer just the Herrscher of Domination authority.
All true Herrscher authorities belong to S-rank talents, but even among S-rank talents, there are higher and lower tiers.
The Herrscher of Domination and the Herrscher of Corruption—these two authorities, or talents, are a perfect match to begin with. Coupled with Chen Luo's Puppeteer Stigmata, it's enough to make ordinary S-rank talent holders unable to resist.
Here, 'ordinary' refers to those whose talent price is around 10,000-12,000 Primogems.
The prerequisite is that the target must be incapacitated; otherwise, successfully transforming them would be really tough.
And don't forget, Chen Luo's Puppeteer class comes with a class skill, [Control], whose level hasn't been defined.
With multiple buffs stacked, Chen Luo might not necessarily be able to control the top-tier S-rank talent holders on the verge of breaking through to the next level, but someone like that angel Yvette could indeed be controlled.
Thinking of this, Chen Luo felt a tiny bit of regret. He should have left Yvette in the War Domain back then; he shouldn't have killed her so quickly.
That way, if he kicked her with a "Jashin Dropkick", wouldn't she, after losing her abilities, become the most easily controllable S-rank talent holder?
It's just a shame she's already a corpse now. The Herrscher of Domination's ability cannot dominate a corpse.
Now, he can only wait until his Puppeteer class skills reach Mastery level to craft her into a puppet.
Using the Puppeteer class to modify a puppet and using the Herrscher of Domination to create a puppet might sound like the latter is more convenient, but the one with greater development potential is actually the former.
Chen Luo's current strength isn't sufficient yet. Using the Herrscher of Domination authority, he can only transform entities below top-tier S-rank talent holders into puppets. Once the target breaks through to SS-rank talent, they might break free from control.
But if he uses the Puppeteer class skills, no matter how strong the target is, once the modification is complete, he doesn't have to worry about betrayal.
One could say each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Use the Herrscher of Domination authority to dominate elites.
Use the Herrscher of Corruption authority to control minions.
Use the Puppeteer class skills to modify bosses.
Tch. Sooner or later, he'll create a Fourth Faction Army.
"I won't change your thoughts; you will still be yourself. But remember to adjust your habits. Do you understand what humility and courtesy mean? With your conduct, you wouldn't survive three episodes, you know? I don't want a clone I carefully transformed into a puppet to be easily crushed by someone." Chen Luo, sitting on Sin's back, said to Welt.
This reminded Chen Luo vaguely of the scene when Welt-One first appeared.
In the manga, when Cocolia led Anti-Entropy to invade St. Freya Academy, this Welt-One served as the decoy to attract attention on the surface.
And the method of attracting attention was to seize the Third Herrscher's core. Of course, even though the plan had a high chance of failure, if it succeeded, Cocolia wouldn't mind obtaining another Herrscher core.
And the Welt clone's power to control gravity was indeed formidable, punching Bronya and kicking Mei.
Then... this Welt replica was taught a lesson by Raiden Mei's Herrscher personality.
That wasn't even the main point; the key point was that later, he was almost blasted to death by Kiana, who had obtained the 4th Generation God-Slaying Battlesuit, White Comet.
Of course, compared to that, what's more important is that this Welt, while escaping, accidentally bumped into a history teacher. Yes, that very history teacher who gave Kiana a zero on her history exam.
After knocking down the history teacher, Welt not only didn't apologize but also tried to kill the witness.
Then... Welt-One was utterly annihilated by the history teacher, to the point where not even ashes remained.
Because that history teacher was actually Welt Yang, can you believe it?
The leader of Anti-Entropy insists on going to St. Freya Academy to be a history teacher? What kind of confusing plot is this?
In fact, if only this Welt-One had a better attitude, said sorry, and acted like a good kid, Welt Yang probably wouldn't have killed him. After all, being cloned wasn't his fault.
He might even have been able to follow Welt Yang later.
Take, for example, Joffrey Joyce Yang, who appears in Post-Honkai Odyssey. He is a clone of the young Welt Joyce, adopted by Welt Yang and treated as his own son.
Look at that treatment.
So sometimes attitude determines everything, and details determine success or failure.
"U-understood." Under the influence of the Herrscher of Domination's authority, Welt had no room for resistance.
"But, Sir, what you said about being a clone..." Welt struggled against the absolute commanding force from a superior as he asked.
"Still haven't remembered? Tell me, what is the full meaning of 'Herrscher of Reason'?" Chen Luo asked.
"..." Welt was instantly speechless.
Because Welt had originally been caught off guard and controlled by Chen Luo precisely because he couldn't answer this question.
"Stop deceiving yourself. You are a replica of the First Herrscher, Welt. And what's more, you're a defective replica. You think Cocolia respects you? No, she's just using you as cannon fodder." Chen Luo never hesitated to speak bluntly to his own puppets.
After all, they can't resist him, right?
However, Chen Luo didn't alter the thoughts of either Welt or Yae Sakura. That's because if he doesn't touch their thoughts, the obsessions they develop can form commissions. But if he alters them, then he can't exploit them anymore.
Chen Luo's commission acquisition now isn't limited to just customers; he doesn't even let his own puppets off.
Case in point: he received a commission related to Kallen from Yae Sakura.
But these commissions absolutely cannot be mixed with any other emotions. As long as the desire or obsession isn't strong or pure enough, it cannot form a commission.
Commissions are easy to form. Take Venti, for example; Chen Luo could get up to 10 commissions from him in a single day. Even induced commissions are allowed.
But commissions are also hard to form. The Herrscher of Sentience once tried to hypnotize herself into issuing Chen Luo a commission to learn Eminence, but she didn't succeed.
"Of course, rest assured, I won't look down on you because you're a clone. After all, we're all puppets here; peaceful coexistence is most important," Chen Luo said.
"That damned Cocolia!" Welt gritted his teeth hatefully.
Welt didn't even suspect that Chen Luo might be lying.
Since he had become Chen Luo's puppet, it was quite easy for Chen Luo to make him believe what he said was true. Moreover, what Chen Luo said was indeed the truth.
Forget making him believe Cocolia deceived him; Chen Luo could even make him believe he himself was female.
Clones differ from one another. In the manga, two clones appeared: Welt-One and Welt-Two. Welt-One's mission was to go die, used as a decoy to attract attention. He didn't even have a single mech assisting him.
Whereas Welt-Two was tasked with the important mission of seizing the Gem of Desire, with a large number of attendants and mechs providing support.
Clearly, Cocolia valued Welt-Two more than Welt-One.
"Mmm, correct. Maintain this mindset, maintain your hatred for Cocolia, but don't show it. Next, I'm going to assign you a task," Chen Luo said, feeling quite satisfied as he sensed Welt's emotions through the connection between master and puppet.
"What task?" Welt-One asked.
"Infiltrate Anti-Entropy. After all, Anti-Entropy still has quite a few good things," Chen Luo said.
"Also, keep a close eye on Cocolia for me, that vixen. If she has any plans or moves, remember to inform me via quantum communication or leave me a message," Chen Luo added.
All the Herrscher of Domination's thousand puppets possess means of communication between different individuals. Chen Luo, as a 'thousand Herrscher' (Herrscher of Domination), naturally has it too.
"But Sir, if I go back like this, won't Cocolia suspect something?"
"Suspect what? After all, all the witnesses were eliminated, right?" Chen Luo looked at Sin.
"Although your body and power have been enhanced after my modifications, which will inevitably make you different from before, you can say this later..." Chen Luo quietly instructed Welt.
"Understood, Sir. But Sir, are you planning to make a move against Cocolia?" After receiving Chen Luo's command, Welt-One nodded and asked.
"Indeed. Why? Is there something?" Chen Luo's intuition suddenly sensed that something interesting seemed about to happen.
"Please... turn Cocolia into a puppet as well." Welt-One suppressed his anger as he spoke.
Welt-One was not a magnanimous person. He would not forget being fooled by Cocolia, being used as a disposable pawn.
And what revenge is more vicious than making her lose her complete self?
Death? How could that be as terrifying as becoming a puppet?
One's entire life, one's entire self, one's entire fate, all resting on a single word from the master.
[Ding! You have a new commission!]
Looking at Welt, who faced him respectfully but with the fire of hatred ignited in his heart, Chen Luo revealed a pleased smile.