In the original version of "Palworld" from Lu Ze's past life, NPCs could be captured, and they could be captured repeatedly.
But in this world, because special NPCs had been granted sentience, they could only be captured once.
Additionally, in the original game, only Zoe could be captured, whereas in the illusion-realm, all Tower Masters could be captured, though the conditions were rather harsh.
Lu Ze had built a hidden affection system into the game.
If players wanted to capture a Tower Master, they either had to complete hidden side quests to max out the affection meter,
or they had to overpower them with sheer level advantage and force-capture them using high-tier Pal Spheres.
Upon learning that Pal Spheres could capture humans, Zhong Yi followed the others to the dilapidated Daoist temple, ready to capture Zuo Yi.
After all, Tower Masters counted as the most special characters in the Palworld universe—whether in terms of design or combat prowess, they were clearly no ordinary catch.
"Hmph! You small fry! Last time was just a moment of carelessness on my part. Don't think I'll think any better of you just because you won that match!"
The moment Zhong Yi reached the temple gate, Zuo Yi inside raised her chin haughtily and turned her face away.
"That attitude is seriously annoying..."
Zhong Yi gritted his teeth.
Zhou Yue and Zhou Qiaoling exchanged glances, looking puzzled.
"Wait... isn't she supposed to have fixed dialogue when talking to us?"
"I feel like she's got something going on with Senior Brother Zhong..."
The two muttered their complaints to each other, and the capture operation was launched with Zhong Yi taking the lead.
Zuo Yi's level was only 10, not particularly high, so they quickly wore her down to a sliver of HP.
"Time to catch you~"
Zhou Qiaoling moved swiftly, tossing out a Master Pal Sphere—but it didn't react at all, bouncing right off Zuo Yi's forehead.
"Whoa!! What the heck is with it just bouncing off!?"
Zhou Qiaoling's heart ached at the loss; the pink Master Pal Sphere was the highest-tier equipment she currently had.
"One more try!"
She refused to believe it and threw another one.
The result was exactly the same—it bounced off again.
Zhong Yi frowned: "Damn. Looks like Tower Masters are special characters—Pal Spheres can't catch them!"
"Hmph! There's no way I'd be caught by something like that—"
Zuo Yi's words were cut off as a pale-yellow Quality Pal Sphere sailed lightly from Zhong Yi's hand and struck her.
The very next moment, a scene no one expected unfolded.
Zuo Yi transformed into a beam of white light, sucked into the Quality Pal Sphere, which then began to shake violently.
"???"
"???"
"???"
Under the dumbfounded gazes of the three, the Pal Sphere kept trembling.
[45%... 68%... 91%... 99%...]
"Just... like that?"
Zhong Yi stared at Zuo Yi now in his party, feeling a surreal sense of disbelief.
"Summon her out, quick!"
Zhou Qiaoling was brimming with curiosity about this good-looking girl character.
Zhong Yi nodded, switched his active Pal to Zuo Yi, and selected summon.
The twin-tailed young woman materialized in front of the three, and the moment she landed, she started chattering nonstop.
"P–pervert, pervert, pervert!"
"How dare you treat me like a Pal! I hate people like you the most... ugh!"
"Guh... don't think this will make me submit. I'll never be that kind of—"
Before Zuo Yi could finish, her figure vanished again as Zhong Yi recalled her into the Pal Sphere.
"This woman talks way too much..."
Zhong Yi frowned and muttered, a not-so-pleasant memory stirring in his mind.
"So annoying. Am I really that unlikeable?"
Meanwhile, the chat in Zhong Yi's livestream was losing its mind.
[First time I've ever seen Tower Master Zuo say this much]
[All exclusive dialogue for Zhong!]
[Streamer, streamer, have you considered the possibility that this woman has a crush on you?]
[Absolutely not! She literally said she hates people like Zhong the most!!]
[The guy above should just swear brotherhood with Zhong already]
[First time I've seen Zuo Yi get captured... honestly feels like she's got something with Zhong!]
...
At that very moment, Lu Ze, lurking in the livestream to enjoy the chaos, was laughing his ass off.
He had written special-version dialogue, sure.
But it was just generic lines for the general playerbase—zero interaction.
What Zhong Yi had unlocked here, though, was nothing but genuine emotion.
Lu Ze even suspected that the moment Zhong Yi caught Zuo Yi, their bond level was already starting at Level 5 or higher...
Unlike in his past life, Tower Masters were no longer pure decoration.
Though their strength couldn't compare to legendary bosses, they had growth potential now, with a decent ceiling.
Lu Ze was curious to see whether Zhong Yi raising Zuo Yi by his side might cure him of that stubborn, dense head of his...
[Machiavellian Value +2.6]
...
While he was enjoying the show, the sound of Machiavellian Value kept ringing nonstop in his ear.
No need to guess—Li Moran was still challenging the Forest Mammoth.
From last night until now, the sound of Machiavellian Value gains hadn't stopped.
But the frequency of the increases was gradually slowing down.
That meant Li Moran was lasting longer and longer against the Forest Mammoth.
"Treating Palworld like a Souls-like game... only you could pull that off."
Lu Ze chuckled to himself in amusement.
He then continued to hang around Zhong Yi's livestream for more entertainment.
Every time Zhong Yi let Zuo Yi out, there were all sorts of cute, sharp-tongued little exchanges—dialogue that Lu Ze himself couldn't even have imagined.
Honestly, it was kind of fun to ship.
...
Who knows how much time passed.
[Machiavellian Value +2.7]
"???"
Lu Ze froze for a moment.
A 0.1 increase in Machiavellian Value might seem tiny, but in reality, that was a visible boost in strength.
Wait...
Did this woman have another epiphany???
It's just playing a game—what do you mean "epiphany" again??
Don't tell me you've got cheats too???
Shocked and uncertain, Lu Ze stealthily slipped into Zhong Yi's Palworld, locating Li Moran's position.
At that moment, Li Moran was standing atop the Forest Mammoth's corpse, collecting the spoils scattered across the battlefield.
"You... actually killed it??"
Lu Ze was utterly astounded as he revealed himself.
The boss-state Forest Mammoth had over 4,000 HP.
Given the level gap between them, Li Moran shouldn't have been able to break through its defenses at all—only chipping away with forced 1-damage hits.
That would take over 4,000 strikes!
And without a single mistake.
Because even one graze from the Forest Mammoth meant instant death.
"Yeah. I killed it."
Li Moran nodded calmly.
"At first, I thought you were just messing with me... but then I had an epiphany."
"As long as it has a health bar, and as long as my attacks can deal damage... then my sword is invincible."
Hearing this, Lu Ze couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
Good grief—she's really achieving enlightenment inside a game, huh?
"This is also what you wanted to teach me... isn't it?"
Li Moran sheathed her iron sword and smiled calmly.
"Huh? Uh... yeah!! Exactly!"
Lu Ze nodded hastily.
The truth was, he just wanted to farm some Machiavellian Value off Li Moran, seeing as she hadn't come to the illusion-realm to play in ages while she was in closed-door training.
"Wait... have you been watching here the whole time!?"
Li Moran suddenly remembered something and drew her iron sword again.
She suddenly remembered the scene of falling asleep in the arms of the shimmering Fluffball yesterday, and her expression turned several shades colder.
"Wh... what do you mean? Do I look like that kind of person? Ha-ha, hahaha..."
"If you dare breathe a word about this, you're dead."
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
