Their commission was suspicious.

“That’s right. This way, we can speed up the process of condensing the accumulated souls into physical bodies. You don’t know, there are already more than 700 million souls accumulating in the current group network… Hmm? How come there are more? Is there another war somewhere? Why is there such a sudden increase?” Chen Luo had a headache.

The original backlog of souls numbered only about 500 million, but in just one day, the number increased by 200 million.

Who knows what happened?

In any case, the only thing Chen Luo knew was that his puppet world was severely underutilized!

“The choice between two civilizations is indeed a heavy burden, and the burden of one civilization is indeed unbearable.” Himeko looked at Chen Luo, who was covering his forehead, with some pity.

Himeko had already heard Chen Luo explain the necessity of turning pre-civilizations into puppets.

One person's strength is very limited when faced with the entire planet, which is why pioneers like Himeko often had to leave after solving the core problem rather than staying on the planet to help build their nation.

After all, if we were to actually build it, it would take a lifetime, and many more planets would be tormented by their star cores.

"The idea of ​​using the star core as an energy hub or power plant has been put into practice and the results are very good. Since I've almost finished the main star core and taken a few bites of the silver one, I only have the gold star core power plant now. Calling it a power plant is just a device that places the star core there, and then the group network extracts the star core's energy and transfers the energy to where it's needed," Chen Luo said, pointing to a star in the distance.

"Hmm, so that's the star core?" Himeko was taken aback.

Himeko had just wanted to ask why there was a star shining in this void world, but Chen Luo told her that it was a star core.

“That’s right. Even if it’s turned into a doll, the star core is still quite corrosive. So we just threw it into the starry sky. It can also be used to decorate the starry sky. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?” Chen Luo was very satisfied with his idea.

The golden star core did not disappoint Chen Luo's expectations, providing ample energy.

In fact, the output power of a single silver star core is greater than that of the golden Holy Grail.

After all, a single star core can stir up a blizzard that covers the entire planet, and the silver star core is naturally not to be outdone.

The addition of the golden star core also accelerated Chen Luo's speed in imbuing the souls accumulated in the group network into physical bodies.

For a group network, what energy source isn't considered energy?

Any energy source can be used to revive dead dolls; this can be done even without the Golden Eye of the Elements' additional properties.

Chen Luo's puppet world now has four energy centers: the original Holy Grail, the silver Holy Grail, the gold Holy Grail, and a gold star core.

These four energy centers, after being allocated, can roughly guarantee the conversion of the souls of 300,000 people per day, plus the resurrection of 600,000 dead puppets.

These are the allocated slots.

The energy required for soul transformation and doll resurrection is different because the souls accumulated in the group network are only dollified souls, not their bodies, so more energy is needed.

This number sounds like enough, but it's actually not enough at all!

After all, now that Chen Luo is wearing that pangolin costume, he has another place where he needs to be transformed into a puppet.

Moreover, the previous civilization suffered attacks from Herrschers and Honkai Beasts, resulting in a much higher death toll than the 15 deaths per day in peacetime.

Especially that Ninth Herrscher, who directly sank a continent!

Oh shit!

That will just add more work for me!

“Since that’s the reason, then I’ll leave the star cores that were sealed away on other planets to you. However, there aren’t actually that many star cores on the Star Train,” Himeko said.

Don't expect the Star Train to have dozens or hundreds of star cores; if it did, the Star Train would have exploded long ago.

The Star Train that Chen Luo mentioned has many star cores, but that's only in the case of Yalilo or the Black Tower Space Station, because those places only have one star core.

"No, those who carry firewood for the masses should not be left to freeze to death in the snow. Although this saying might be slightly inappropriate here, these star cores truly prove your achievements in saving the world. Therefore, I will not take your star cores for nothing. Let me think of what I should offer in exchange..."

“Actually, there’s no need…” Ji Zi was about to say something when Chen Luo interrupted her.

“I’ve got it. I’ll have Void Treasury speed up the train’s resupply. It won’t be credits, but some essential supplies that you’ll probably need. And besides that, take this.” Chen Luo handed Himeko a uniquely shaped engraving.

"What is this? If it's something valuable, we don't need it. It's enough for us to resupply the train," Himeko said.

"This isn't really anything valuable; it's just a mark. It's the mark of Paradise, the official mark of this doll world we live in. You can also call it... Paradise Mark. It's adapted from Alicia's True Self Mark, although even Alicia probably can't tell that this thing is her own mark."

This is a symbol representing the doll world that Chen Luo just came up with. It is adapted from the shape of Alicia's true self imprint, but Chen Luo's doll maker mark has been added inside it.

"Why not use the symbol of the Moth of Fire?" Walter asked curiously.

“Because the world of dolls can’t just consist of moths chasing fire in the future,” Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.

"Ok?"

“Although dollification sounds inhuman, you can’t deny that it can quickly grant power and even save lives. Having traveled to so many worlds, you should understand that some worlds are beyond saving, on the verge of utter ruin. What happens to the people living there? I can’t just ignore it. So, the only option is to bring them to the doll world. And the doll world can only be entered by dolls… Oh, you entered through temporary dollification, but even I can only maintain a few slots in this situation,” Chen Luo explained hastily.

"For those worlds that have completely lost hope, the world of puppets is a paradise, isn't it? And for those who want revenge because of the destruction of their families or for various other reasons, the world of puppets can indeed provide them with greater power."

Chen Luo leaned on a railing, gazing at the real Earth above the golden Earth.

"Have you ever played Arknights?" Chen Luo suddenly asked.

"Yes, it's one of the games published by Void Archives. I've looked into it."

"But you didn't play because there weren't any super-large robots?" Chen Luo asked with a smile.

“…Hmm.” Valte nodded.

“Walter, you really know a lot. But… since you know something about Terra, you should also know how pitiful and tragic the infected at the bottom of that world are. Their lives are already on a countdown, but they don’t want to leave like this. Don’t you think the Doll World is indeed their final destination?”

"I happened to travel to a world that included Terra, and I'm currently searching for a cure for Oripathy. I expect to see results soon, but the cure for Oripathy will definitely not be cheap. Do you think those Reunion infected can really afford it?"

Rhodes Island does intend to contribute its resources to the Infected, but even Rhodes Island needs money to buy raw materials.

Or are you hoping that those empires and countries that view the infected as trash will be willing to spend their own money to help the infected for free?

"You want to gather all the desperate people in your puppet world?"

"More or less," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo is not a selfless person; he simply cannot stand by and watch certain things happen.

And it's not like there's no reward, is it?

Their wishes will always be rewarded in return for Chen Luo.

"Those who carry firewood for the masses should not be left to freeze to death in the wind and snow." This saying actually suits you better.

Me? I'm not that noble.

"In short, the Fire Moth belongs to the Puppet World, but in the future, the Puppet World will not be entirely composed of members of the Fire Moth. Paradise refers to the Puppet World, after all, the Puppet World doesn't sound like a legitimate force. You can also call it Eternal Paradise. The prefix may be changed, but the word Paradise will probably remain the same."

"Just as there are countless countries in Paradise, there will also be countless forces in the future, such as the Moths of Fire and the Tower of Babel."

Babel Tower was the organization that Chen Luo had planned for future infected individuals, because it sounded better, at least better than the Reunion Movement.

Won't they clash?

"No, as long as I'm here, they won't clash. And I'm quite confident in my immortality," Chen Luo said.

"Then... this symbol is proof of friendship?" Himeko asked, holding up the amusement park symbol.

"Yes, but not entirely. If you ever encounter difficulties, you can crush it at any time, and then... millions of Paradise Warriors will smoke, drink, and... cough cough, I mean they will fight for you. In the future, this number may be even greater. For example, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, or even billions," Chen Luo said with a smile.

How could Chen Luo give away something so cheap?

A testament to friendship sounds wonderful, but Chen Luo wouldn't mind adding something more.

And within this symbol lies a hidden teleportation anchor.

"This is so precious."

"If you don't intend to use its function, then take it and place it on the train as a symbol of friendship. If you do intend to use its function, then take it, because it might come in handy."

“However, I still hope you will never need it,” Chen Luo said earnestly, his words carrying an undeniable air of authority.

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Great success

[You persuaded Himeko and gained the friendship of the train crew. Now, let's drink to your strong and everlasting friendship, with that God-Slaying Coffee.]

Damn, why do these great successes always happen in unexpected places?

Chapter 1502 Let's chop down Fengrao to liven things up for our hunting brother!

After Chen Luo lightly personified several stars, he scattered them across the starry sky.

Chen Luo is not always a very generous person, especially when he himself is already short of resources.

These star cores, disguised as stars, only need a little humanization. They will remain in the puppet world. Once they are touched by humanization, they will eventually be completely humanized. It just takes time.

It's all that pangolin's fault. Not only did he not know how to save money, but he also squandered it by giving orange juice to the infected members of the Reunion Movement.

Although Chen Luo's control level has increased, the number of puppet marks needed to make orange juice has decreased, but the number of people who need to be puppetized has also increased!

Now, Chen Luo not only lacks the power of faith, but even the doll imprint is starting to disappear.

Although the millions of people in the puppet world are fanatical believers who continuously provide Chen Luo with faith power, the consumption is still too great.

The number of doll imprints needed to make orange juice is indeed much less than before, but the level of faith power has not increased, and the consumption of faith power remains as high as ever.

Damn pangolin!

"Ha, I don't believe you didn't foresee this future when you sent the pangolin. I already warned you back then. Besides, if you didn't want to, the pangolin could have stolen orange juice from your house, couldn't it?"

"Nonsense, if I didn't curse the pangolin, would I curse myself? Anyway, her real name isn't pangolin, and she doesn't care."

Although the workload has increased, Chen Luo is not actually dissatisfied with including the Terra continent in the Orange Juice Project.

Anyway, Chen Luo will definitely continue to increase the number of puppets in the future. Although the burden of this infected person came at an inopportune time, who can complain about having too many underlings?

As the humanized plugin said, Chen Luo had actually anticipated this, so the 10 tubes of orange juice allocated to the pangolin were different from the other orange juices.

Those 10 tubes of orange juice consumed far more faith power, several times more than ordinary orange juice.

Besides its ability to transform the physical body into a doll, the orange juice also has other functions.

A 3-choose-1 function.

1. Immediately proceed with complete dollification.

2. The choice to be completely dollified and forgotten only after death.

3. Reject doll-like treatment and forget this choice.

Because the functions have increased, the consumption of faith power has also increased.

The faith power that had been painstakingly replenished due to the increase in the number of fanatics is now being depleted again with the development of new features.

The reason for adding new features to these orange juices is that the infected individuals of the Reunion Movement are actually different from those of the previous civilization.

Chen Luo has no need to conceal this special ability on Terra, and the infected members of the Reunion Movement also have the opportunity to choose for themselves.

They could have chosen to forget and not join the puppet park.

Chen Luo respects everyone's choices.

Adding the first option was actually a last resort, because infected people in a worsening state of Oripathy suffer greatly, just like the four infected people Chen Luo treated on Rhodes Island—Manticore, Charmander, Nightingale, and Eyjafjalla. In addition to their Oripathy, they also suffered from additional complications caused by Oripathy.

Compared to the four infected individuals who were able to receive proper treatment, the infected individuals in the Reunion Movement may actually have a higher level of infection because they lack sufficient hygiene, food, and water.

This gives you an idea of ​​just how miserable their lives must be.

By choosing to become a puppet, one can directly apply to the group network to block pain sensations, or even abandon the Reunion Movement and join Paradise directly.

Honestly, I feel like these infected people should either choose option 1 or 3. How could anyone possibly choose option 2? Isn't that just burying your head in the sand?

"Regardless of whether they're burying their heads in the sand or not, you should at least give them the right to choose!"

Some people just don't like being bound, and they would rather die than be turned into a puppet. What can you do about that?

However, this orange juice actually has some other uses, such as distinguishing between good and evil...

Not all infected individuals are innocent. Chen Luo's plan is that petty thieves will be handled normally, while those who deserve to die, have committed multiple murders, and whose crimes are extremely heinous will be turned into puppets.

As for why he was turned into a puppet? Well, he'll be a seat in the Soul Lamp's elegant VIP section, of course.

Once his sins are completely cleansed by the Soul Lamp, he can enjoy the treatment of a normal doll.

It is precisely because so many strange and unusual functions have been added that the amount of faith power consumed in these orange juices has increased so much.

"Are these star cores useful?" Himeko asked, looking at the twinkling stars that dotted the night sky.

Just now, Himeko made a special trip back to the Starry Sky Train. After consulting with Pam, she retrieved all the Star Cores from the train and handed them over to Chen Luo.

According to Chen Luo, if Ji Zi and the others need to use this star core anywhere, Chen Luo can return it at any time, although Ji Zi felt that she probably wouldn't need it.