The sky city that Lin Luo created was not only vast in scope but also astonishingly tall; the main hall boasted thirteen floors, each five meters high, soaring toward the heavens as far as the eye could see.
Lin Luo certainly wouldn't refuse the requests of the girls; it was merely a matter of a single thought. Even if they hadn't asked, he would have created what they wanted, potentially increasing their favorability—why wouldn't he?
Thus, the group entered the main hall. Only a rough outline of the hall had been created; the internal details and architecture were almost nonexistent. The nearly thousand-square-meter hall appeared empty, resembling a massive, vacant square.
After walking about five hundred meters to the center of the main hall, Lin Luo raised his hand and pointed. A shaft, about ten square meters, materialized before him, leading directly to the top floor.
"Is this an elevator?" Mikoto immediately asked, though by now, they were hardly surprised by anything.
"Mm," Lin Luo nodded with a smile. "I'll design the lower floors properly later; for now, let's head up to the thirteenth floor."
Saying this, Lin Luo stepped inside first. Once the girls followed, the elevator doors closed automatically, and they began to ascend. Everyone instantly felt as though they were riding the clouds, a sensation of lightness pervading them.
"You didn't press any buttons, yet it went up automatically? Does it not require them?" Rin inquired curiously.
Lin Luo looked toward her with a hint of helplessness. "Rin, comparing a normal elevator to mine is a massive error. This elevator requires no switches or controllers; it operates purely on thought. Wherever you wish to go in your mind, it will automatically take you there... Ah, we've reached the thirteenth floor."
"Wow, so fast?" Everyone was instantly amazed, as they had been inside the elevator for less than five seconds, yet the distance from the first to the thirteenth floor was sixty meters.
"I already told you, don't measure things by the standards of the ordinary world."
"Stop bragging, you."
Though the girls scoffed verbally, as soon as they exited the elevator, they rushed to the windows to look out. Indeed, just as Lin Luo had said, they were now on the thirteenth floor.
Looking out at the blue sky and white clouds, Shokuhou Misaki sighed deeply, "The elevators I've ridden before were utter trash compared to this."
"Alright, now it's time to create what you all needed," Lin Luo said with a smile, gesturing to the side with his right hand. Instantly, a room appeared on the far right side of the hall, titled "Gua Tai Paradise."
"Ah, that's mine!" Mikoto shrieked, transforming into a flash of electric light and surging into the room. Inside the fifty-plus square meter space, it was entirely filled with Gua Tai figures—on the cupboards, hanging from the ceiling, on the floor, on the tables... a complete world of Gua Tai.
Mikoto was instantly lost in it, unable to extricate herself, her face radiating pure bliss. "Gua Tai... Gua Tai..."
"Is this girl a child?" The other girls broke out in a sweat seeing Mikoto's intoxicated expression.
But before they could say anything more, right next to the Gua Tai Paradise, another room of similar size suddenly materialized, labeled... The Gem Kingdom.
"Mine, mine!" Just like Mikoto, Rin immediately dashed inside. She flung herself onto the gem-encrusted floor, tears welling up in her eyes. "Waaah, I'm finally rich... Hahahaha!"
"This one has gone mad too," the remaining few girls remarked somewhat speechlessly, watching the scene. However, they wouldn't have much time to criticize others, because immediately after, a fashion boutique filled with countless gorgeous outfits and limited-edition exquisite handbags, along with a massive ballroom shimmering with multicolored lights, appeared simultaneously.
No girl dislikes beauty, and no girl dislikes magnificent clothing and accessories. That fashion boutique held an attraction for modern sensibilities that was no less potent than Gua Tai's appeal to Mikoto, or gems' appeal to Rin. So, the moment that room appeared, Shokuhou Misaki and Uiharu Shiori bolted toward it.
As for the other room, it was Nero's stage to unleash her powerful voice. Hadn't they already heard her singing?
"Ah, those moving notes are dancing, those pleasant melodies are sounding! At this moment, I hear the voice that belongs only to me, echoing in this grandest and most solemn plaza! Let the cheers praising the great one tremble, roar, and surge... Ah, that is me... The Ruler of Rome, the King of the World, His Majesty Nero!"
Standing on the enormous stage, the young girl sang loudly, while hundreds of spectators below waved their light sticks in response to her song... Setting aside whether the singing was good or bad, one thing was certain: His Imperial Majesty was currently filled with passion.
Although Lin Luo could not create living beings, he could project virtual life. The audience beneath the stage were virtual figures he conjured using various data streams. Lin Luo's only directive for their data was to make them die-hard fans of Nero.
Even though they were virtual, it didn't matter to Nero; as long as someone enjoyed her singing, that was enough.
Next, Lin Luo set up several more rooms for the other girls. For Leilei and Kuro ABER, it was a buffet restaurant where food never ran out... For Evangeline, it was a relaxing and comfortable seaside beach where she could lie down completely nude and play video games... For Lei, her room was an aerial pavilion filled with natural ambiance, somewhat reminiscent of the Edil Garden... Kuroiwa-chan possessed a small black-and-white castle... And for Suigintou, it was the virtual wonderland of "Alice" she longed for—the perfect doll. As for Lin Luo, he gave himself a room where he could become an invincible Servant, titled the "Small Country Holy Grail War," where his enemies were all trash with zero combat power...
In less than a minute, the twelve girls surrounding Lin Luo had all vanished. Although Suigintou loved Father the most, upon hearing the word "Alice," she still couldn't resist the allure of that room.
"Tch..." Lin Luo clicked his tongue. While he felt no disappointment, he was somewhat speechless.
Lin Luo then utilized this time for more detailed creation. The three-hour modification limit was neither excessively long nor short. Under his modifications, all thirteen floors underwent earth-shattering changes. Aside from the thirteenth floor being the girls' dream land, the twelfth floor was transformed into a massive entertainment complex: cinemas, arcades, amusement parks... everything imaginable was present.
With the creative ability of "wishes coming true," there truly was nothing he couldn't achieve if he could conceive it.
The eleventh floor was the Misty Illusion Realm, essentially a gigantic labyrinth that could serve as an adventure spot when they were bored. Under his meticulous design, the labyrinth's difficulty was set to A-rank; even he, the creator, would struggle to navigate it without using his G-powers.
The tenth floor was the Underwater World...
The ninth floor was the Natural Homeland...
The eighth floor was the Vast Starry Sky...
...
The second floor was the living area for Lin Luo and the others. Lin Luo put the most care into this floor, as it was his own residence; it naturally had to be the best. The first floor, serving as the main hall, only received minor additions of architectural decoration from Lin Luo, without major alterations.
In addition to remodeling the entire sky city, what pleased Lin Luo the most was that he also manufactured three hundred mechanical maid servants to manage the entire sky city entirely. Manufacturing the mechanical maids was not difficult; although they were humanoid figures capable of speech and movement, they were not living beings, so they could be generated with a mere thought. However, creating these three hundred maids took him nearly an hour, due to the issues of their personality data projection and physical appearance.
For Nero's listeners, Lin Luo only needed to input data like "die-hard fan," and appearances could be generic passersby (NPC A, B, C). But mechanical maids were different; having the same face and personality for all would be completely devoid of moe.
A maid without moe is not a good maid.
Therefore, Lin Luo invested significant effort in this aspect, ensuring even their names were different. Due to time constraints, he only heavily "carved" three maids: Yui, Hisano, and Yan Ye, appointing them to temporarily serve as head maids... Lin Luo vaguely felt he was still missing a supreme head maid, perhaps one who used throwing knives, or that one who used throwing knives, or that one who used throwing knives.
Of course, while the mechanical maids he created were fully functional, they possessed zero combat ability. Furthermore, he could not create combat-armed equipment; otherwise, if he manufactured thousands of Gundams, how chaotic would that be?
Additionally, based on Long Wanxuan's request, he constructed a Dragon City several dozen li away from the sky city. He created this using an illusionary method; from the outside, the entire Dragon City appeared to be only a few hundred square meters in size, but he magnified the internal space countless times. The reason for this method was his unfamiliarity with the environment dragons inhabited, so he simply used the command "city where dragons live," and he himself was unsure what the interior looked like.
Finally, Lin Luo undertook his grandest project yet... Human Projection.
In Lin Luo's view, if the world consisted only of the people present, it would become too monotonous. To make the world livelier, the forest and land stretching for hundreds of li in front of the Rainbow Bridge connecting to the sky city were entirely transformed by Lin Luo into a colossal city.
The Virtual City, inhabited by hundreds of thousands of virtual humans. These humans were created through data projection, much like NPCs in an online game.
The three-hour work session concluded, and Lin Luo returned to the thirteenth floor. The girls were still engrossed in their respective rooms. Lin Luo glanced over these rooms, then headed toward a specific one...
P: My recent state hasn't been stable; inspiration comes and goes. Today yielded only three thousand characters, a difficult write.
P: Everyone should know Yui and Hisano—they originate from Mechanical Maids. As for Yan Ye, she comes from Boutique Fantasy VI, the game I'm currently playing.