The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Emerald immediately handed these things over to Lily of the Valley for observation.

Having already gained experience through several observations and studies, Lily of the Valley now finds it easy to spot those colorless particles again.

Through observation, lily of the valley discovered:

There were no traces of those colorless particles on Lian's underwear, cups, and finger cots, indicating that Lian did not inject those colorless particles into Kerry's body through any part of her body, her mouth, or her fingers.

However, colorless particles were found on Lian's black stockings.

After receiving the results, Emery didn't say much, but simply showed Kerry Lily's test report.

Kerry blushed after reading it, and felt especially ashamed when facing Ark's gaze.

But with Yak's encouragement, Kerry finally mustered her courage again, nodded, and admitted it somewhat shyly but fairly:

"That's right, I really like her feet... Well, from the very beginning, I've found her feet encased in black stockings under her cheongsam to be very attractive."

"So the night I got drunk and made a mistake... well, I ate a lot."

"And every time I went on a date with her after that, I also liked to be at her feet... I never thought that I would be ruined by those feet."

...So it really was her foot?

This answer was not unexpected for Emery.

Because Ameliete still remembered that the trick Rean used to make her secret spicy sauce even tastier was called the Heartbreaking Kick, which seemed to be her innate ability.

Could the mysterious colorless particles that forced Kerry to cheat also be related to Lian's innate supernatural abilities?

Chapter 239: Julia is of normal strength, but Emery is the stat monster.

After combining all the currently known information, Suzuran proposed two treatment options for Kerry's condition.

The first approach is to continue gathering intelligence. As a magical AI trained on a big data model, Suzuran's abilities are entirely tied to the database. The more powerful the database, the more powerful Suzuran's abilities become. Theoretically, as long as there is enough data, there is nothing Suzuran cannot do.

The same applies to the micron-sized, colorless particles that Rei secretes through her feet; Suzuran is currently helpless against them due to a lack of information. If she could gather more relevant information, Suzuran would have a way to provide targeted treatment and help Kerry break free from Rei's control.

The second method is simpler and more efficient—just beat up Lian and grab her, forcing her to give up her control over Kerry. With the strength of the Lohid family, this is entirely possible.

But Yak firmly rejected the proposal.

Because the matter between Rei and Kerry has become Ark's nightmare, if Ark cannot defeat Rei or take Kerry back with his own hands, he will never be able to advance to the rank of Grand Mage.

This also puts Yak in a vicious cycle.

His current strength is not yet at the level of a Grand Mage, and he absolutely cannot defeat Lian, who is already at the Enlightenment stage. To defeat Lian, he must break through, and to break through, he must either defeat Lian or take back Kerry. Taking back Kerry also requires defeating Lian.

The simplest and most efficient method was right in front of him, but Ark couldn't choose it. For him, the best way was to bypass Rei and directly take Kerry back. To do that, he needed more information about Rei.

Therefore, although Suzuran has made many new discoveries in her treatment of Kerry, more information about Rei is still needed to make progress.

There's not much else to do, unless Ark is willing to give up his path of cultivation, but as the eldest grandson of Lohid, he would never willingly give up magic.

Therefore, Ark should put up with being cuckolded for now and wait until Emery finds out about Rei on the east side of the White Sea before making any decisions.

As for Kerry... according to Emerald's observation, Kerry feels very guilty when he has to go to meet with Rei, but he seems to enjoy it very much... continuing the status quo may not necessarily be painful for Kerry.

Let's leave it at that for now.

Ark and Kerry knew that Emerald had done her best to help, and after sincerely thanking Emerald, they left Locke City and returned to Sphingard to continue their slightly cuckolded lives.

. . . . .

Time passed by like this, and soon, about half a month had gone by before the New Year.

Having lacked a suitable opponent for a long time, Yulia, whose fighting spirit had been unfulfilled, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

She remembered what Milion had said at the New Year's family dinner, so she asked Emery to contact Milion and challenge him to a fight.

Emerald was speechless. She hadn't expected that even using water magic to exhaust Julia's energy every night couldn't extinguish Julia's desire for battle.

But since it was just a liking for fighting, not some bad habit, Emerald readily agreed to help Julia arrange a fight with her third uncle.

For the past two weeks, Milian has been staying at the Melson Magic Workshop, personally overseeing the construction of the magic warship that he intended as his dowry.

Although it was called supervising the construction, it was actually quite boring. After all, Milaen wasn't a technical expert, and he couldn't help at all with the assembly and debugging of the magic warship. He didn't even know how to give any instructions, and could only wander around the construction site every day.

Upon receiving Amelie's message, Milion was also very excited. Finally, he was no longer bored, and he rushed to Locke City almost immediately.

"Oh? This is your city, Ellie? It looks pretty nice~"

After taking a short stroll around Locke City, Milain didn't hold back her praise:

"Although the overall development seems to be relatively backward, it's just the infrastructure. After all, this used to be a remote third-tier city."

"Now I can clearly see that the economy here is very vibrant, the public security is excellent, and there are none of the thugs and ruffians that you'd expect to find on the streets. In fact, the gang members who are supposed to be oppressing the residents are working with the federal police to maintain order? Tsk tsk tsk, you're really something."

"Most of the residents on the street looked relaxed and seemed to be doing well. They had healthy complexions, wore clean and tidy clothes, and many even wore brand-name items, which suggested that their incomes were not low, perhaps comparable to those in state capital cities?"

"Impressive, Ellie. You've only been in charge of this city for two years, and the changes you've brought are roughly equivalent to 20 years of normal development... or even better. At the very least, I think this is probably the safest city in the entire Federation... Hmm?"

As they talked, Milaen finally realized something was wrong.

He first glanced at Julia, who was standing next to Emerald:

"I can understand why Locke City has a low crime rate thanks to this heroic young lady's active efforts, but how can there not be a single homeless person, thug, or outsider looking to make a quick buck on these streets? That doesn't make sense."

"Where there is light, there is bound to be darkness, especially in a city like this that is in a period of rapid development. It should have been targeted by countless people who want to get rich long ago... I don't think that Miss Hero's blows alone can deter them. Those people are willing to risk their lives for money."

Milain lowered her voice again, leaning close to Emerald's ear:

"Little Ellie, you didn't kill all those shady characters in the shadows with ruthless methods just to improve the city's image, did you?"

"Hmph, Third Uncle, what nonsense are you spouting? Do I look like such a cruel person?"

Emery immediately rolled her eyes at Milaine, then said smugly:

"But Uncle, you guessed right. I have indeed been cleaning up those people, but I didn't kill them. Instead, I arranged new jobs for them all, so that they could live a good life and make some money for me at the same time. I guess you could say I'm making use of them."

"You've assigned them all jobs? What kind of jobs?"

Milain's mouth opened even wider:

"To the bluntest point, people who end up as local thugs or rely solely on opportunism to make money are basically useless individuals with no talent! Because most people who can find a decent, well-paying job want to live a good life. What job would need so many people who are good for nothing but physical strength?"

“That’s right, their physical strength is their biggest selling point, Uncle San.”

Emerald's smile suddenly became sweet:

"Uncle, have you forgotten? Those wealthy elven women across the southern sea prefer strong human lads. In the elven kingdom, those robust human lads are even more sought after than our beautiful elven maidens."

"So you sold them to the elves as slaves!"

Milaine then realized what was happening, and then gave a thumbs up:

"This is a great idea! It can not only ensure the security of Locke City, but also improve relations with the nobles on the elf side, which is also a kind of extra income... Hmm, this idea is really brilliant."

After giving a thumbs-up, Milain rubbed her chin, then shook her head with some regret:

"Unfortunately, this method is difficult to replicate in other cities. Only cities like Locke City, which are close to the Emerald Strait and the Elf Kingdom with convenient transportation, and which also have strong people and powerful forces, can do this."

"Hmm~~"

Emery first gave a smug hum, then asked curiously:

"Speaking of which, is there a slave trade in Shangying Kingdom?"

"Of course there are."

Milaine nodded immediately:

"The Tianyun Empire and the Shangying Kingdom are the two major human kingdoms in the eastern part of the White Sea that we are familiar with."

"But in fact, the land area to the east of the White Sea is very large, at least larger than our Federation plus the Elf Kingdom plus the Northern Snowfield."

"Such a large landmass is certainly not something that the two countries of Tianyun and Shangying can occupy completely. The areas that are not within the territory of either country are collectively referred to as the Wilderness Land."

"There are no countries in this wild land, but there are many scattered tribes. These tribes have very backward civilizations, and many of them do not even have their own writing system."

"But those tribes are also inhabited by humans. At least from the outside, they are no different from the Tianyun and Shangying people, and they can also learn the culture of Tianyun and Shangying."

"So, both Tianyun and Shangying Kingdom have slave-catching teams. These teams would go to the wilderness to attack tribes, capture the strong men and beautiful women in the tribes and sell them as slaves. The rest of the people would be released back into the wilderness to continue developing. Once they had developed, they would be harvested again."

"So that's how it is..."

Amelie nodded, her curiosity somewhat satisfied.

The Wildlands setting also existed in the original game, but the Wildlands map was not open in the original game; players could only move within the borders of Tianyun and Shangying.

If a player forcibly leaves the country, they will be teleported back to town by a mysterious force, and will receive a message from an unknown entity:

[The Wildlands are currently under development. Please wait for a game update before exploring.]

At the time, Emery was really looking forward to the Wildlands, but unfortunately, she didn't live to see the game update before she was transported to this world by sheer luck.

If given the chance now, Emerald would really like to visit the Wildlands, as a reward for her past self.

After strolling around Locke City and chatting for a while, Amelie and Julia took Milaine to the training grounds of Blue Star Film and Television, ready to fight.

Hearing that two powerful cultivators at the Fusion stage were going to spar in the training grounds, almost everyone around Amelie rushed over to watch. Flora and Viliana, in particular, needed to broaden their horizons to improve their strength and attempt to reach the level of Grand Mage.

On the training field, Julia and Mila looked at each other with eager anticipation in their eyes.

Yulia was itching to get back to work, while Milaine had been bored for over half a month. This sparring match was like a godsend for both of them, a chance to really enjoy themselves.

Despite being a spectator, Emery was even more nervous than the two in the training field. Not only had she donned the magical armor [Celestial Wing Saintess], but she had also scattered Celestial Wing Feathers around her, ready to cast spells at any moment.

Because Emerald is afraid that the two idiots in the training field will get into a fight, she has to protect the other spectators, and even the city.

However, after observing each other for a while, the two in the training field did not make a move, and Milain even showed a puzzled expression.

He hesitated for a moment, but still asked directly:

"Excuse my bluntness, Julia... are you really in the fusion stage? Although my intuition tells me that you are very powerful and definitely a threat to me, I don't sense the powerful magical source of fused organs in you, nor can I sense that evolved soul aura... You shouldn't be a great mage, right?"

"Yes, I am indeed different from the typical fusion period."

Julia was an honest child, and perhaps because the other person was Emerald's third uncle, she revealed her information without much hesitation:

"Since I became a mage, I have been unable to release magic power or use magic. All the magic power that enters my body will be converted into an increase in my physical attributes."

"So my fusion period wasn't like yours, where there were any fusion organs. Instead, my entire body underwent an evolution."

"According to Emeryte, my current state cannot strictly be called a Fusion Mage, but should be called a Super Magical Form."

"...Super Magical Form? What an imposing name. I'd like to see what it's all about."

Milain's lips curled up, clearly showing that she was starting to get excited.

However, he did not act immediately, but instead declared loudly:

"I don't want Ellie to complain that I won unfairly after the battle, so let me tell you about my information."

"I don't have your special opportunities. I'm just an ordinary fusion-stage mage. My fusion organ is my lungs, and my ability is to strengthen myself by manipulating airflow through breathing."

"At first, my ability wasn't very strong, you could even say it was a bit weak. Besides making me a little faster and stronger, it wasn't very useful. The enhancement effect was probably not even as good as a divine blessing from Ellie. Most of the time, I simply used the fused organ as a powerful source of magic to fight with various high-level magical artifacts."

"Until I met a group of people called Qi Masters in Shangying Kingdom. They could control Qi without any fusion organs, and they could store Qi in their dantian, and burst it out in one go to defeat the enemy when needed."

"Although most of those qigong masters were weak to me, their techniques in using qi were eye-opening, and I felt that they could be combined with my abilities."

"So I humbly sought out those Qigong masters as my teachers, patiently learning various techniques for controlling Qi from them, until..."

As Milley spoke, he suddenly took a deep breath, and immediately a stream of blue energy flowed like water across his body, forming the center of a storm at his fists:

"The Wind Fist style is passed down without permission. Milain Melson, please enlighten me."

"Huh? Oh oh oh oh..."

Milaan's sudden display of formal martial arts etiquette startled Yulia for a moment. Then, Yulia imitated Milaan's movements and struck a pose:

"Super Magical Girl, Yulia, please guide me."

Whoosh!

In a duel between outstanding warriors, there is never any need for a referee to announce the start; often, a single glance is enough.

For example, right now, Julia and Milain are throwing punches almost simultaneously, without using any fancy techniques. It's just straight punches going head-to-head, a pure contest of power and speed.

The difference is that Yulia's punch was delivered entirely based on her physical attributes, while Milaen's punch was like a storm the moment it was thrown.

boom!

A deafening roar and a burst of air erupted simultaneously from the point where the fists collided. The immense impact, powerful enough to destroy a street, spread outwards, but was stopped by the solid sacred barrier before it could leave the training ground.

"Wow, that's amazing..."