In the original version of Palworld from Lu Ze's previous life, NPCs could be captured—and captured repeatedly.
But in this world, special NPCs had been given minds of their own, so each could only be captured once.
Also, only Zoe could be captured in the original game. In the Illusion Realm, every Tower Master could be captured, though the conditions were rather demanding.
Lu Ze had built a hidden affection system into it.
If players wanted to capture a Tower Master, they either had to complete a hidden side quest and max out their affection;
or overwhelm them with levels and force a capture using a high-tier Pal Sphere.
After learning that Pal Spheres could capture humans, Zhong Yi followed them to the Ruined Taoist Temple, ready to capture Zoe.
After all, Tower Masters were among the most extraordinary characters in Palworld. In both appearance and strength, they were no fish meant for a small pond.
"Hmph, small fry! I only lost because I was careless last time. Don't think winning the Competition made me see you in a new light!"
The moment Zhong Yi reached the temple gate, Zoe lifted her chin haughtily and turned her face away.
"That tone really gets on my nerves..."
Zhong Yi spoke through gritted teeth.
Zhou Yue and Zhou Qiaoling exchanged puzzled looks.
"Wait... When she talks to us, doesn't she just repeat the same lines?"
"I get the feeling there's something going on between her and Senior Brother Zhong..."
After muttering to each other, they began the capture attempt, with Zhong Yi taking the lead.
Zoe was only level 10, which wasn't particularly high. They soon whittled her health down to a sliver.
"Got you~"
Zhou Qiaoling reacted in a flash and threw a Master Pal Sphere. It didn't respond at all,