People are working on collapsing iron, and one concept-level capability is developed every month.

In his understanding, envoys can be roughly divided into three categories.

First, there are messengers like Lao Jing, who inherit their positions due to special status. Currently, as far as he knows, only the Immortal Ship has such messengers, namely the legendary "Seven Heavenly Generals of the Imperial Bow".

Secondly, the "Wu Qi Jiu 6 San Er" are like the Great Black Tower and the Illusionary Cloud, who, through their compatibility with their respective destinies, receive the blessings of the Star Gods and are promoted to Commanders. The vast majority of Commanders in the universe are of this type.

Finally, there is the most special type, so special that there is only one person in the entire category, namely the "Nothingness" Envoy who should not exist—Huang Quan.

This person became the Commander not through inheritance, nor by receiving the grace of the Star God, but entirely through his own will and strength, resisting the erosion of "nothingness" and thus becoming the Commander of "nothingness" who should not exist.

Oh right, I almost forgot, there's also Sunday Bro.

This person is also a talent. By using the power of "order" to steal the authority of "harmony", he briefly gained the strength of a Commander.

Serfina was born because of him and influenced by his understanding. She probably wants to follow the path of Huang Quan or Zhou Ri Ge to become a "Tong Xie" messenger.

But... "Harmony" is not "nothingness". Both the game plot he knows and the research of various schools of thought in the Star Iron World clearly prove that "Harmony" is much more active than "nothingness".

No matter how you look at it, the "Harmonious" star god Hipe could not possibly sit idly by and watch his authority be stolen without doing anything.

If Lin Yinzhou, who was deep in thought, glanced at the smiling Serfina, he could roughly guess that her confidence probably came from the glance that "Hipe" had given her earlier.

What did she glean from Hippe's glance? Or did Hippe say something to give her such confidence?

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yinzhou did not ask any further questions, but instead turned to look at Lao Jing.

"General Jingyuan, did the diviner Fu foresee this?"

Jing Yuan shook his head slightly. "No. The Immortal Boat Alliance has little contact with the 'Families' and very little understanding of 'Tong Xie.' Lacking relevant information, divination is bound to be somewhat inaccurate. This is not Fu Qing's fault, but rather my own fault for not thinking things through more thoroughly. I should have gathered more information before having Fu Qing perform the divination."

Seeing that Lao Jing took the blame as soon as he opened his mouth, Lin Yinzhou said helplessly.

"General, I am not trying to hold anyone accountable. I am just curious about how Fu Taibu will react after he finds out about this."

Jing Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "They will probably use the 'Exhaustive Observation Formation' again, recalculating based on the abundant information we already know. Since it involves an unfamiliar star god with limited information, I'm sure Fu Qing has already prepared himself for the possibility of an incorrect divination."

Seeing that Jing Yuan's answer was so thorough, Lin Yinzhou said no more. After a few simple pleasantries, the group boarded the star raft and left the Yongshou Plain Cave Heaven.

............

When we returned to "Changletian", it was already late at night.

After bidding farewell to Jingyuan, Lin Yinzhou and his group walked back to "Yuheng Villa".

Walking down the street, Lin Yinzhou couldn't help but glance at Chloe beside him.

This little "Destruction" loli, who looks like Kuro from "Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya" and has the aura of Orochi from "The King of Fighters," never touched the ground the entire time, even in the Starship.

Lin Yinzhou stared at her for a while, but seeing that she didn't react at all, he let her be.

Before long, we arrived at "Yuheng Villa".

As the owner of the villa, his identity information had already been entered into the villa's array core. Therefore, as soon as he reached the door, the mansion gate automatically unlocked. He habitually pushed the door open and entered, but at that moment, a row of cold silver throwing knives whizzed and stuck in front of his toes.

"Entering uninvited is not the proper way to be a guest."

A clear female voice came from inside the courtyard.

Lin Yinzhou looked in the direction of the sound and saw a silver-haired girl dressed in a maid's outfit gracefully walking out of the shadows of the corridor.

She held a throwing knife between her fingers, her delicate face maintaining the proper smile befitting a maid.

However, the smile on the silver-haired maid's face froze the next moment.

"Owner?!!"

The silver-haired maid recognized Lin Yinzhou's identity.

Her expression froze, and she quickly recalled the throwing knife and hid it under her skirt. Then, she placed her hands in front of her and took three steps at a time to quickly come to Lin Yinzhou and performed a skirt-lifting bow.

"Master, welcome home."

Looking at the silver-haired maid's familiar yet unfamiliar face, Lin Yinzhou smiled.

"Are you Izayoi?"

Upon having her name mentioned, the silver-haired girl seemed to have triggered something, and introduced herself with great elegance.

"Yes, I am Izayoi, a top-tier domestic puppet developed by the 'Ten Kings'."

Lin Yinzhou became interested, stepped forward, and pinched Izayoi's cheek. It was delicate and soft, like mutton fat jade, making it irresistible. It has to be said that Xianzhou's puppetry skills are quite impressive.

Then, he slightly lifted Izayoi's skirt and glanced at the ring of throwing knives beneath it.

Seeing this, Lin Yinzhou seemed to remember something, looked up at Izayoi, and asked.

Can you manipulate time?

The maid puppet named Izayoi replied calmly, "Yes, I have a top-tier 'Time Control' module installed within me, which allows me to manipulate time to a certain extent."

Good heavens, they even replicated the most difficult manipulation of time? How did the craftsmen of the "Ten Kings' Court" manage to do that?

Lin Yinzhou's interest grew even stronger, and he said directly, "Come on, let me experience your time stop."

"Ok."

Izayoi smiled and agreed.

The next moment, without any visible movement from Izayoi, a transparent ripple emerged from her body and swept across the entire "Jade Balance Villa".

Immediately, everything in the "Yuheng Villa" fell into a state of stillness, with fluttering leaves frozen in the air and water droplets dripping from the eaves suspended in mid-air.

Lin Yinzhou was also frozen in place, but his thoughts were not affected and could still function freely.

In a daze, he felt as if he were frozen inside amber, but the amber did not seem very solid; he could shatter it with just a little effort.

However, before Lin Yinzhou could exert any force, the amber was deliberately shattered like glass.

Even after the time stop was broken, Izayoi's expression didn't change much; she only glanced subconsciously at the dark-skinned loli behind Lin Yinzhou.

It was this petite girl who shattered her time-stopping domain without warning; she didn't even realize how the other party had done it.

Lin Yinzhou knew that Chloe had done it, so he ruffled her hair as a small punishment for her unauthorized action.

Then, he continued to look at Izayoi.

"Are you OK?"

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I'm fine."

"That's good."

Lin Yinzhou said no more, and pointed at Izayoi in mid-air, activating [Enlightenment].

Volume 1: Chapter 82, A Long-Awaited Reunion with Huo Huo

However, the next moment, Lin Yinzhou let out a soft exclamation.

The feedback from her abilities clearly showed that Izayoi's gender was "female".

Good heavens, the craftsmanship of the "Ten Kings" is truly lifelike; even the puppets he creates can be identified as "female" by his abilities.

Although he was very curious about what it would be like to be in the puppet body of Izayoi, Lin Yinzhou did not hesitate for long and continued to activate [Enlightenment].

First, change Izayoi's gender to "asexual", then perform another "enlightenment" to change her gender to "female".

After the physician Qi Qiwu finished doing all this, Lin Yinzhou spoke.

"Where are the others? Let's call them over too."

Before leaving the Immortal Ship, he commissioned a batch of household puppets from the "Ten Kings Division" through Xueyi.

He provided the intelligent template settings for these puppets. That night, he pondered for a long time and finally decided on four classic maid characters.

Among them, Izayoi was specially designated as the head maid, while the other three served as her subordinates.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master. I will call them over right away."

Having become a living being and possessing free will, Izayoi's expression became even more lively, and a clear look of gratitude appeared in her eyes.

After thanking Lin Yinzhou for his kindness, she took out the jade tablet and summoned the other three maids to the front yard.

Before long, three maids came from the corridor to the front yard.

Three maids, two with pink hair and one with blue hair.

The shorter pink-haired maid and the blue-haired maid are twins. Although they are twins, there is a huge difference in their bust size. The pink-haired one is only slightly flat-chested, while the blue-haired one is undoubtedly huge.

Apart from that and their hair color, the two are almost identical.

The remaining pink-haired maid appears aloof, yet she possesses both a mature, sophisticated air and a hidden maternal instinct.

"Ram, Rem, and... Wilhelmina, 'The Thousand Hands'."

Looking at these familiar yet unfamiliar faces, Lin Yinzhou was reminded of his lost youth.

After reminiscing for a while, he raised his hand and pointed at the three people in mid-air.

Like Izayoi, the three are puppets, but their gender is classified as "female". They also need to undergo two "enlightenment" processes to become living beings as "female" and gain free will.

After doing all this, Lin Yinzhou then had Cocolia come forward and introduce her to the four members of the group.

The housekeeper and maids will be responsible for most of the household affairs from now on, so it's natural for them to get to know each other.

Afterwards, Lin Yinzhou left Cocolia behind so that she could get to know Izayoi and the other three, while he himself took Yuki, Chloe, and Serfina to the backyard to rest.

Upon arriving at the backyard, Lin Yinzhou immediately spotted the lamp inside Huo Huo's room.

In the entire backyard, only Huo Huo's house had its lights on; the other bedrooms were all dark.

Seeing this, Lin Yinzhou suddenly thought of a question.

Is the backyard going to become too small to live in?

He himself, Xueyi, Huohuo, and the Star Goddess girl's group of five, Tail Grandpa plus Yinhuang and Yuheng's group of three, the butler and maid group of five, and finally the Yaoyue and Jingyuan group of two.

Goodness, it hasn't been that long, and his family already has 18 members.

I used to think "Yuheng Villa" was too big, but now it seems it's far from that.

Lin Yinzhou had a bit of a headache. He left Chloe and Serfina in the garden for the time being, and then took Xueyi to Huo Huo's bedroom to ask her about the current situation at home.

"Knock---Knock---"

Arriving at Huo Huo's door, Lin Yinzhou politely knocked.

"Who? Miss Izayoi?"

The soft, sweet voice came from inside, making Lin Yinzhou feel quite nostalgic, and his expression relaxed considerably.

He subconsciously raised his eyebrows and smiled in response.

"It's me, I'm back."

"?!!!"

Lin Yinzhou had no idea what Huo Huo's reaction was inside the room. He only heard a series of crackling sounds, as if Huo Huo had knocked something over, followed by a series of light footsteps and the faint sound of clothes being put together.

Lin Yinzhou waited outside the door for quite a while before Huo Huo opened it for him.

"Mr. Lin... please come in."

After a few days of calming down, Huo Huo finally stopped blushing when she saw him, but she still couldn't shake off her soft and sweet appearance.

She hunched her thin neck, timidly and tiptoeing, making people want to bully her.

After staring at Huo Huo for a while, Lin Yinzhou finally couldn't resist and reached out to rub her little head.

Perhaps because she didn't have to go out, Huo Huo was wearing very ordinary home clothes, and her hair was a little messy, unlike her usual neat appearance.

The long-awaited physical contact still made Huo Huo stiffen, but fortunately she resisted her shyness and remained rooted to the spot, without running away.

A moment later, Lin Yinzhou withdrew his hand with a smile and stepped into Huo Huo's bedroom.

After staying for more than ten days, Huo Huo's bedroom had many signs of life. There was a comb casually placed in front of the dressing table, a tea set on the table, a quilt that had been pushed aside on the bed, and the "Ten Kings" uniform that was still hanging by the bed.

After looking around, Lin Yinzhou sat down at the table and poured himself a cup of warm tea.

Behind him, Huo Huo, with stiff limbs and a puppet-like demeanor, followed step by step.

As for Xueyi, she closed the door behind her and then sat down at the table before Huo Huo.

After the two of them sat down, Lin Yinzhou poured them both a cup of tea.

"Huo Huo, what's the situation at home right now? Are there enough bedrooms?"

Seeing that Lin Yinzhou immediately asked about serious matters unrelated to her, Huo Huo inexplicably relaxed.