Hmm!
Although the Little Herta doll was incredibly lifelike and offered many possibilities for exploration, it still fell slightly short compared to Herta herself.
This was Lin Li’s genuine experience after trying it out—personally tested!
This trial experience was exceptionally good, largely thanks to Stelle’s [Viewpoint Sharing].
Lin Li shared Stelle’s first-person perspective, and coincidentally, the beautiful and captivating The Herta personally conducted the examination on Stelle.
For Lin Li, the visual experience felt as if he himself were undergoing Herta’s physical check-up!
It was a pity she was wearing a dress instead of a nurse’s outfit or the white lab coat often worn by researchers—missing just a hint of flavor.
Nevertheless, it was still an extremely top-tier experience, far surpassing the dull NPC version by who knows how much!
After completing the first trial with the NPC Herta, her Character Card was also created in Lin Li’s phone.
[Collected Member: Herta][Age: 18+]
[Affiliated Faction: Genius Society]
[Status: Unbonded][Favorability Level: 0]
[Operable Functions: None]
Just as Lin Li vented the frustration he had accumulated throughout the day, Herta’s examination in the real world also came to an end.
“Alright, the Stellaron inside you is stable and shouldn’t cause any issues,” Herta clapped her hands, announcing the end of the examination.
“This is the first time I’ve encountered a case like yours.
Would you be interested in becoming a tester for me?”
“Tester?” Stelle was a bit confused.
“I have a Simulated Universe project that requires someone to help with testing.
Your unique constitution makes you a suitable candidate.
Don’t rush to decide—think it over and give me your answer later!”
“Okay!” Stelle nodded.
“Alright then, you can rest for now.
Feel free to explore the space station.
There are also people from the Astral Express outside—you can chat with them and make friends.
Someone like you, with an unknown origin and amnesia, seems like a perfect fit for the Astral Express!”
Herta waved her hand and left the room, with Asta following closely behind.
“Lady Herta, are you planning to try entering the NPC World today?” Asta asked curiously.
“Of course, that’s exactly why I’m here.
If it weren’t for the Stellaron being a potential issue, I wouldn’t have bothered coming for this examination.”
“But we haven’t figured out any deeper patterns for entering the NPC World.
All we know is that we must fall asleep.
Yet, there are thousands of staff members on the space station sleeping every day, and only Asta and Stelle have successfully entered that world…” Asta was curious about how Herta planned to get in.
“In fact, you two have another commonality you haven’t noticed.” “What commonality?”
“You and Stelle are both pretty girls!
Since you can both enter, a beautiful girl like me should naturally be able to enter too.” Asta looked speechlessly at her teacher, several black lines practically visible on her forehead.
“What, do you think I’m not making sense?” Herta retorted.
“Um…
it makes perfect sense!”
“Alright, don’t worry about it.
Go attend to your duties.
I’m going to take a nap first—maybe I’ll just sleep through it.” Herta waved her hand dismissively and headed back to her room on her own.
To be honest, Herta wasn’t very confident about finding a way to reach the NPC World either.
This time was different from before; she couldn’t detect even the slightest trace of the NPC World.
Even after personally witnessing Asta’s process of falling asleep and crossing over, she had gained nothing.
Keep in mind, she was an Emanator of Erudition, someone who had encountered an Aeon more than once, yet she couldn’t grasp even a tiny trace of the NPC World!
However, this only fueled her curiosity.
She wasn’t discouraged—if she couldn’t find a pattern, she’d just use a clumsy method!
The “pretty girl” theory was, of course, just something Herta casually made up.
The clumsy method she had prepared was simply to sleep multiple times and try her luck—what if she happened to stumble upon it?
As it turned out, Herta’s luck didn’t seem to be very good.
She had a wonderful sleep at the space station, but when she woke up, she was still in the Real World.
It really was just a nap!
In the NPC World, Lin Li and Stelle were chatting across two worlds.
After Herta and the others left, Stelle noticed new messages on her phone, and her first thought was Lin Li.
The contacts in her phone were as clean as her memories, thoroughly Cleansed.
At this point, the only person who could contact her and speak in such a tone was Lin Li.
And so, the two began chatting idly.
To be honest, their topics weren’t very substantial—mostly casual banter.
When they eventually ran out of things to talk about, they even started asking each other random questions.
Questions like “What’s your favorite fruit?”, “What’s your favorite color?”, and “Can you cook?”—basically just making conversation for the sake of it.
It sounded boring, but Lin Li was thoroughly enjoying it.
It had been a long time since he had chatted with someone online like this.
It reminded him of his student days before he crossed over.
Back then, phones weren’t as smart, and he had just been able to log into a chat software called Penguin.
During summer vacations, he would hold his phone just like this, chatting with his first love every day.
Even if the conversations were trivial, they could talk for an entire day.
The two chatted for several hours until March 7th from the Astral Express heard she was awake and came to visit, temporarily pausing their online conversation.
Stelle went to make new friends, and Lin Li didn’t disturb her further.
Through Stelle’s Viewpoint Sharing, he admired the petite, pink-haired, and very cute little March for a while before a wave of drowsiness washed over him, and he fell asleep.
Lin Li was kissed awake.
In his groggy state, he felt something warm and soft covering his lips, which instinctively made him open his eyes.
Then, he met the gaze of Asta, who was leaning over after secretly kissing him.
The moment their eyes met, Asta’s face instantly flushed bright red, caught red-handed in the act!
She instinctively tried to pull back, but Lin Li pressed his hand against the back of her head, holding her in place.
You’re already here, and we’ve already kissed.
Thinking of running away?
How could that be possible!
Lin Li’s drowsy eyes instantly cleared, one hand pressing down on Asta’s small head as his tongue deftly slipped past the girl’s teeth.
Once her delicate tongue was captured, she lost all strength to resist.
With both arms wrapped around Lin Li, she began to silently cooperate with his demands.
Warm, sweet breaths continuously flowed to Lin Li, dispelling the last traces of sleepiness from him.
The kiss grew increasingly lingering, the ambiguous atmosphere continuously fermenting.
Lin Li’s hand unconsciously slipped inside the girl’s slightly open collar.
The smooth, delicate skin, soft and springy to the touch, made Lin Li reluctant to let go.
“Mmm~!” Her sensitive spot seized, Asta instinctively squirmed slightly, like a restless little fish.
Her wriggling struggle wasn’t intense; instead, it carried a hint of coy resistance, emboldening Lin Li’s actions further.
He captured one little bunny, gently kneading and teasing with his fingertips, as if playing a piano, unable to resist teasing her.
“Why is Asty suddenly so proactive?”