After seeing the three women go [Offline] one by one, Luo Hong wasn't in a hurry to 'eat' Ji Lin's puppet. Given the current combat power of his territory, it was already sufficient to handle the ongoing Lord War.
It wasn't time to start training a second team yet.
Therefore, he simply leveled up the three puppets—excluding Ji Lin's—to [Level 30], sparing these four unconscious NPCs for now.
Currently, his territory could be considered unprecedentedly powerful:
[Bronya: Level 35][Theresa: Level 32][Kiana: Level 30][Murata Himeko: Level 30][Cang Xuan: Level 30][Dan Zhu: Level 30][Chi You: Level 30][Fu Xuan: Level 25][Qingque: Level 25][Raiden Mei: Level 25][Wendy: Level 20][Ji Lin: Level 1][Seele: Level 1]
A total of thirteen Valkyries, with seven above [Level 30]—enough to clear the first territory completely.
After all, the late stages of the first territory would require three teams at most.
Moreover, the captured generals and soldiers retained their original levels. So even though Fu Xuan and Qingque hadn't been drilled much by him, they were still at [Level 25].
Additionally, the capture rate wasn't 100%. It was due to his overwhelming level advantage combined with a massive burst of luck (RNG) that he managed to capture both the generals and the soldiers—a pleasant surprise, really.
As for Mei, ever since he started pursuing the 'pure love route,' he hadn't touched her. It wouldn't be pretty if Mei suddenly came [Online] while he was in the middle of 'leveling her up.'
Although he could use hypnosis or consciousness modification to alter Mei's memories, since he was committed to the pure love route, he naturally wouldn't resort to such underhanded methods along the way.
Otherwise, back when he and Mei were in the dojo, they wouldn't have been seriously practicing Kendo.
As for 'Green Seele' (Wendy), he hadn't really flipped her card lately.
Mainly because Wendy herself hadn't entered the dream. Why would he focus on an NPC when he had real people to play with?
At most, when he was bored, he would stack Bronya and Wendy together and use them simultaneously.
But now that the real Seele had arrived, he could potentially consume all three together—triple the flavor.
Unfortunately, he had promised Bronya not to touch Seele for the time being. So for now, he could only teleport Seele and Wendy over and carefully observe the differences between them.
To be honest, the difference wasn't huge. Aside from the color palette, their appearances were similar enough that while they might not pass for twins, they could certainly pass for cousins.
—Seele is an orphan... she isn't actually related to Wendy by blood, is she?
Thinking of this, a fire ignited in his heart.
If he couldn't touch Seele, couldn't he at least touch 'Green Seele' to satisfy his cravings?
With that thought, he began to drill Wendy right in front of Seele.
It was a pity she was just a puppet; the fire in his heart was quickly extinguished as Wendy reached [Level 25].
After discarding Wendy, who lay on the bed covered in pearly white sweat, he got off the bed and came before Seele to examine her closely—
"Mmh, there are indeed a few differences..."
Just as he was saying this, he suddenly saw Seele's status change from [Offline] to [Online · White].
"!!!"
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A spark of pleasant surprise burst in his eyes. He hurriedly refreshed the surroundings back to a pristine state and then teleported Wendy away.
A moment later—
"W-Where is this place?"
With a pitiful expression, Seele spoke in a voice that evoked tenderness.
Her hands slightly covered her chest—which would put the current Bronya to shame—as she looked at Luo Hong with fear.
"No need to be afraid."
Wearing a warm expression, Luo Hong sat back on the edge of the bed and snapped his fingers, generating a chair behind Seele.
"Sit down, let's talk."
"Mmh..."
Faced with Luo Hong's gentle attitude, Seele felt a little reassured and obediently sat down.
However, due to her cautious nature, she only dared to sit on half of the chair, keeping her back straight like a model student.
"No need to be so uptight."
Chuckling lightly, Luo Hong said, "Regarding the explanation of this world, I assume you've heard it, so I won't explain it again."
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Luo Hong, the Lord of this place."
"Entrusted by your Bronya-oneechan, I am here to ensure you have a pleasant experience within this dream."
"As for reality..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Seele interrupted him anxiously—
"You know Bronya-oneechan?"
Her eyes widening, the previously timid Seele showed surprising boldness in this moment, actually standing up.
"May I ask where she is?"
"I know her, quite well in fact."
Maintaining his warm smile, Luo Hong said, "You don't need to be so agitated. You'll be able to see her tonight."
"So for now, just wait patiently."
"Ah, this... I'm sorry."
Only then did Seele realize her rudeness and impulsiveness. She hurriedly brought her knees together and bowed her head to Luo Hong in apology.
"I told you, no need to be so uptight. Sit down."
Seeing Seele take her seat again, Luo Hong continued, "As for your situation in reality, Bronya will launch a rescue operation. However, the current situation is still a bit complicated, so you need to wait a while longer."
"But while you are in the dream, you can do whatever you want."
Saying this, he stood up from the bed, snapped his fingers, and took Seele outside.
Faced with the scene of singing birds and fragrant flowers, Seele blinked, looking at everything before her in disbelief.
Having stayed in the sealed space of the Sea of Quanta without light for so long, she was filled with longing for the outside world.
More importantly, someone was walking over from the distance—it was the Bronya-oneechan she had missed day and night!
However—
"Sorry."
To avoid disappointing Seele, Luo Hong spoke in advance, "Currently, your Bronya is just an NPC... Uh, you play games with Bronya, so you should understand the concept of an NPC, right?"
"Mmh, Seele understands..."
Nodding, Seele suppressed the excitement and joy in her heart.
Otherwise, without Luo Hong's explanation, she would have already sprinted over and pounced on Bronya.
"But by tonight, she will come [Online], and then you can reunite."
Manipulating Bronya to come over, Luo Hong smiled. "For now, you can act spoiled with the NPC Bronya to relieve your longing from being apart for so long."
"Ugh..."
Being told this by Luo Hong, Seele couldn't help blushing shyly.
But the longing was real. So, knowing full well that the Bronya before her was just an NPC, she still hugged her.
At the same time, under Luo Hong's control, Bronya hugged Seele back. For now... it was a heartwarming scene.
A genuine smile appeared on Luo Hong's lips. He was looking forward even more to seeing Bronya's expression when she came [Online] tonight.