After a busy day, Lulu was a little tired, so she closed the door and lay down on the sofa for a short rest.

...

About an hour later, Linda opened her eyes on the bed.

Looking around, he saw Monica sleeping soundly in his arms, her head resting on his arm, her little face completely unguarded.

Her clean forehead made one want to kiss it twice, and her pair of white-stockinged legs were curled up in a position as peaceful as a baby's.

Linda gently pinched Monica's little face. It was soft, smooth, and full of collagen. It must feel so good to kiss her... But Linda didn't do that. He woke up early because he was worried about the pile of useless diamonds.

While the team members are asleep, upgrade the back quarters and, incidentally, train... uh, instruct Monica and Lulu.

"Open the inner quarters."

With a thought, Lin Da commanded, and a dilapidated wooden cabin, resembling a scene from a mobile game, appeared before him.

It hadn't been checked in for a while, and now it's attracted cockroaches.

Five cockroaches, each the size of a chibi-style cartoon character's head, scurried around the cabin, scaring Monica so much that she stayed on the metal bed, her mood turning a red -30%.

Lulu was chasing a cockroach, but the cockroach was moving too fast and left Lulu far behind. It even stopped and covered its mouth with its front limbs, making a smirking expression.

The only one with a green mood rating is Kaphni.

This guy is huddled in the corner, doing who knows what, and his mood has reached a terrifying +100%.

As expected of you, you useless god!

Linda was surprised to think that even if a monster were to be summoned to the cabin, Kaphni would remain unfazed.

He first spent 500 diamonds to kill all the cockroaches, then clicked the house upgrade button:

[System prompt: Do you wish to spend diamonds to upgrade your cabin to a bungalow?]

yes!

Linda's total number of diamonds reached a certain amount, costing her a negligible sum.

As the diamonds dwindled, only a golden light could be seen enveloping the cabin.

Amidst the cheers and jubilation of the chibi-style team members, the log cabin transformed into a small bungalow with a concrete floor!

It's unfurnished, a simple bare-bones apartment, but at least it won't attract rats or bugs anymore.

The house upgrade unlocks new features in the Homestead system:

Your daily base diamond earnings have been increased by 1000!

[New items added to the shop: White painted walls, wine glasses, silver chandelier, noble red carpet... Team member experience vouchers!]

Linda's attention was quickly drawn to the latter: Team Member Experience Exchange Coupon?

It seems I can enlighten Monica and the others, and force-feed them experience points?

Clicking on the Houzhai Mall, the first item is a dazzling array of furniture.

The second item is the Guide Coupon Shop, located at the very bottom, where there is a blue and white 'Team Member Experience Exchange Coupon'.

[Item: Team Member Experience Exchange Coupon]

Price: 1 diamond/1 card

[Effect: Increases a team member's experience point by 1. Can only be used when a team member is asleep.]

It really did give the team members a boost!

In addition to the 'experience points' that the team members gain through daily training, Linda can also actively impart 'experience points' to the team members in her dreams.

It's equivalent to transferring power, instantly enhancing the team members' skills and enabling them to break through to a higher level.

Linda thought for a moment: For Monica and Lulu, the former is more suitable for instilling experience points, as Monica's level is low and she's easy to improve. As for Lulu, it's more suitable to use potential guidance tickets to increase her attributes.

He spent diamonds to buy a potential guidance ticket, and then spent diamonds again to buy the same number of team member experience tickets.

【Please select Dream Guidance/Automatic Training?】

The former has a chance of 'instructional effectiveness UP', improving training quality.

Linda naturally chose to become a dream guide.

"I will be coaching both Lulu and Monica at the same time."

[Simultaneous guidance and confirmation in progress... guidance available simultaneously... entering team member's dream state...]

...

"Hehe, hehehe... Captain's shoulders are so broad."

In her dream, Monica had Linda carry her on her shoulders, and she became less socially anxious, walking down the street basking in the envious gazes of many adventurers.

Just then, with a whoosh, the dream went black.

Once the colors returned, the surrounding scene had transformed into the rooftop of a tall building under the moonlight.

Monica was pushed to the ground by an irresistible force in the air. Her hands supported her shoulders and heavy chest, her legs straight and taut... she was clearly in a push-up position?