Zerg: I ​​was picked up by the cold and beautiful Major General at the start of the game.

After Lin Luo published the comic, he browsed the comments section with great interest, occasionally replying to a few interesting comments, which always sparked a buzz.

When he saw the comment that "looks like a family of three," his gaze froze, and he didn't move for a long time.

The consciousness of Eland, which was attached to him, also caught these words, and felt a pang of sorrow in its heart.

Lin Luo turned her head to look at the sleeping Ailand on the bed and murmured softly, "Ailand, when will you wake up?"

When Eland heard these words, his heart sank.

He had nowhere to vent the surging emotions within him. He wanted to hug Lin Luo to comfort him, to let him know he existed, but...

Perhaps this intention was too strong, for a faint silver phantom appeared behind Lin Luo—a brief manifestation of Ailand's consciousness.

The illusory figure gently embraced Lin Luo, as if guarding the most precious dream.

Lin Luo seemed to sense something and slowly turned his head, but there was nothing behind him.

However, Ailand's energy could only sustain him for a moment before he was pulled back into his mental sea after his energy was exhausted.

"Ding-dong, a guest has arrived." The smart home assistant's notification sounded.

Lin Luo composed herself and went to open the door.

The door opened, and there stood Theodore and Voske.

"Here, we only have juice left at home, please make do with this," Lin Luo said with a smile.

Voske said apologetically, "We apologize for disturbing you."

Theodore, however, seemed to take it for granted, which was rather willful, but this willfulness was not annoying.

"I brought Voske to check on you. You're always so busy, you never go out to play, you're like a workaholic, don't you ever get bored?"

Voske sensed the implication but didn't dare to respond, instead taking a sip of juice to calm himself.

"Then I thank you, kind and benevolent Lord Theodore," Lin Luo joked.

"Hmm," Theodore readily agreed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was harmonious, Voske cut to the chase at the right time: "Lord Linluo, I have found some information about Carlos's upgrade, and things may not be so simple."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Before he was promoted to B-rank, a mysterious insect often appeared around him. The insect was very well disguised and its identity could not be found. However, its attitude towards Carlos was very strange, and Carlos seemed to need something from it and wanted to get something from it."

"After the promotion, the mysterious insect seemed to be giving orders to Carlos. Carlos was also very strange. He looked very angry, but he managed to hold back."

"Therefore, I speculate that this may be related to Carlos's upgrade in mental strength."

Lin Luo seemed thoughtful: "That makes sense." He recalled the vial of potion at the auction, "Was it upgraded using illegal potions?"

Voske nodded: "Very likely, so you must handle the potion you brought back from the auction with utmost care."

"Don't worry," Lin Luo replied.

At this point, Theodore interjected, "I saw the 'comic' you just posted! Draw one for me too? I don't need the plot, just character illustrations, one big and one small, okay?"

Theodore stared intently at Lin Luo with his eyes sparkling.

Seeing his mischievous expression, Lin Luo threw a cushion at him: "Calm down, okay, I'll draw it for you, but... what do you mean by big and small?"

Theodore pointed to the quantum computer and said, "It's this small."

Lin Luo laughed when he saw it: "It's a chibi version, no problem."

"Is this what they call chibi style?"

"Yes, it looks soft and bouncy, very cute and adorable. That's what I usually call it, but you can call it whatever you like."

"Then I won't change it either," Theodore readily agreed.

Voske picked up the conversation:

"Lord Lin Luo, have you considered turning your comic book character into a doll? The chibi style would be perfect. After the last 'Rolling Roll' movie, the animal characters in the movie sold very well, and this time it should create another trend."

Lin Luo nodded in agreement: "Okay."

"I will send the contract to your email later. Please review it and sign it."

"it is good."

Theodore and Voske didn't stay long before getting up to leave. As they were leaving, Theodore leaned back against the doorframe and reminded them, "My painting! Don't forget it!"

Lin Luo experienced for the first time the pain of being pressured by the client to finish a drawing, and repeatedly replied, "Okay, okay, I'll go draw it right away, I'll go draw it right away."

After seeing his friend off, Lin Luo quickly finished drawing the character illustrations Theodore wanted, and also included Voske's as a bonus.

His pen paused, a sly glint in his eyes, and with a mischievous grin, he sketched out another one—

In the scene, Voske is lounging on the sofa, while Theodore straddles his lower back, forcefully loosening Voske's tie with one hand and stroking his taut abs with the other.

The two insects locked eyes, and invisible sparks seemed to fly in the air, the tension almost overflowing the screen.

Lin Luo was very satisfied with his "masterpiece" and clicked send without hesitation. He not only sent it to Theodore, but also "thoughtfully" copied Voske as well.

He could almost picture Theodore's fury when he saw the picture.

Sure enough, the communication request popped up instantly, and as soon as it was answered, Theodore's voice burst out: "Ahhh, Lin Luo, what are you doing?!"

"Snapped!"

Before Lin Luo could even speak, the call was abruptly cut off.

"Hahaha, I'm satisfied," Lin Luo leaned back in his chair contentedly, silently complaining, "Sure enough, people are least afraid of trouble when they're doing bad things."

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"Ding-dong, a guest has arrived." The smart home assistant reminded us once again.

"What's going on today? It's already evening, why are there still bugs?" Lin Luo muttered to himself.

Lin Luo opened the door and saw that it was Amber.

"Apper?" Lin Luo stepped aside to let him in. "What brings you here?"

"Your Excellency," Amber explained respectfully, "Carter was originally supposed to report to you, but he had an urgent matter and asked me to come instead. Didn't he... inform you beforehand?"

Lin Luo then remembered the message and said with a start, "Oh right, he mentioned it. I was so busy I forgot. Let's sit down and talk, instead of standing." He pointed to the sofa.

Amber was slightly surprised.

He had expected that, given Lord Lin Luo's magnanimity, he would be able to stand and report, but he never imagined that he would be sitting down and speaking face to face with the Lord.

He suppressed his emotions, sat down cautiously as instructed, and began to give a clear and organized report on the sales data and market response during this period.

"The product with the highest sales volume during this period is..."

After he finished his report, Lin Luo flipped through the reports on the screen and nodded approvingly: "The results are very good, and you've adapted to your job very well."

"That male insect that was giving you trouble before, hasn't it disappeared since?"

"Thanks to your protection, he never came again," Amber said sincerely. "Thank you very much."

"It was nothing, don't worry about it," Lin Luo waved his hand, then added.

"By the way, did you see the new comic I released on StarNet? We can consider developing merchandise featuring my and Ailand's images in it. Just be careful to control the quantity and make limited editions. You and Carter can discuss and decide on the specific plan."

"Yes, Your Excellency," Amber replied.

"...Well, if you have no further instructions, I'll head back now," Amber asked hesitantly.

"Okay, you can go back now." Lin Luo nodded.

He got up and walked to the door, but hesitated and stopped.

He turned around, his voice trembling with apprehension: "Your Excellency..."

"Hmm? Is there something else?" Lin Luo looked up at him.

"May I give you all the work reports from now on?"

"Um?"

At the same time, the fragment of Ailand's spirit finally nurtured a little energy and couldn't wait to come out to find Lin Luo, but suddenly heard these words!

"?!"

The fragmented movements suddenly stopped. "What happened? I was only gone for a moment, and my house is about to be burgled?!"