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Emerald immediately projected Rei's image onto the screen and introduced her as follows:

"Her name is Lian, and she is..."

"Hold on."

Fujiwara Momiji interrupted Emerald with a slight frown:

"Lian? Is that all she has? No surname?"

"No...or rather, I don't know."

Emery shrugged:

"Besides, isn't there a video of her? Is her surname really that important?"

"The surname is certainly important... According to what you said, her real age should be quite young, yet she's already a Dao Enlightenment stage expert, right? And there are only a handful of families in the Tianyun Empire with the capability to cultivate such talent. Knowing her real surname will save a lot of trouble, and..."

Fujiwara Momiji first blew a smoke ring, then pointed at Rei's projection with her pipe:

"Among the magic arts of the Tianyun Empire, there are many that can conceal one's true appearance. And most women in the Tianyun Empire are reserved and prefer not to show their true faces when they go out. There is a high probability that her current appearance is fake."

"..."

Amelie was speechless.

The name is fake, the appearance is fake, how come the women of your Tianyun Kingdom are so good at hiding their true identities? A fairy from the internet? Too bad I don't have any weapons.

After internally criticizing it, Emery thought for a moment and then said:

"She also has a magical artifact, which is shaped like a jade ruyi. The incantation for activating it is: 'Ruyi, ruyi, follow my heart, quickly manifest your power.'"

Fujiwara Momiji blew another smoke ring and smiled:

“Jade Ruyi-shaped magic treasures are all too common in the Tianyun Empire—from the elders of the immortal sects and the lords of their branches to the beginner seekers of the Dao and even ordinary people with a little wealth in their families use them… um.”

Speaking of this, Fujiwara Momiji thought for a moment and took another sip of tea:

"To make a comparison, the jade ruyi in the Tianyun Empire is probably equivalent to the magic gun in your Allen Federation, except that it is not as widespread."

"..."

Emery paused for a moment, then took another deep sip of tea:

"Na Lian was proficient in etiquette, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was also skilled in cooking."

"...In the large families of the Tianyun Empire, these are compulsory courses for female members."

Fujiwara Momiji shrugged:

"If a noblewoman of the Tianyun Empire is not skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or cooking, she is as laughable as a man who is illiterate and does not practice martial arts."

"Lian's specialty is spicy cuisine. At her restaurant, Zui Hong Lou, every single dish is spicy. If a customer can't handle spice, they'd rather not do business with them than serve a dish that isn't spicy."

Emery offers another clue.

"...Do you like spicy food, and would rather earn less money than make non-spicy dishes?"

This time, Fujiwara Momiji finally gave it some serious thought:

"There are many places in the Tianyun Empire that like spicy food, but the only place with such a strong obsession with spiciness should be Shuzhou Prefecture... In addition to your previous description, the person you are looking for is very likely a noble lady from a prominent family in Shuzhou Prefecture who has run away from home... Are there any other clues?"

"……Have."

Amelie thought for a moment, then said again:

"She has a move or supernatural power called the Heartbreaking Kick, and its specific effect should be related to illusions... I saw it by chance and have not experienced it myself, so I cannot determine its specific power, but I should not have misheard the name; she called it out herself."

"The name of the supernatural power or technique? Okay, I'll write it down."

Fujiwara Momiji nodded:

"This is also a valuable clue. Although I have never heard of the Ecstasy Kick, I can ask someone to help me find out."

"Then I'll leave it to Miss Hongye."

Emery breathed a sigh of relief and finished the last sip of tea in her cup.

The investigation wasn't just to help Ark; Amelie herself was also very curious about this mysterious woman, Rei.

After finishing her tea, Emery put down her teacup so Marcy could refill it, and said with a smile:

"Miss Hongye, how much do you intend to charge?"

"Charging a fee... Miss, you must be joking!"

Fujiwara Momiji shook her head and exhaled a thin stream of smoke evenly from her mouth.

"For businessmen at our level, money is basically just a number. Since you've asked me for a favor, how could I possibly only accept a small amount of money?"

...He really is a cunning and unscrupulous businessman who's hard to deal with.

Amelie thought to herself, but her smile remained unchanged on her face:

"What would you like, Miss Hongye?"

"I also want a magic warship, young lady, can you sell it to me?"

Fujiwara Koyo made her request in a tone that sounded like she was joking.

"How can I sell you something I don't even have myself?"

Emery rolled her eyes in annoyance:

"Is it up to a junior like me to make a deal on something like that? My family's old men have been discussing it for ages just for my third uncle's magic warship."

"That's right... So it really is impossible?"

Fujiwara Momiji put her pipe back into her mouth and took a satisfying puff.

"But you are indeed very capable, young lady. At such a young age, you can hold meetings with the old men in the family to decide important family matters... That's great. The old fogies in our Fujiwara family never invite me when discussing such matters, no matter how much I have accomplished."

"..."

Emery didn't say anything, but simply raised her teacup to Fujiwara Momiji as if to offer some comfort.

In the Eastern Continent of this world, there is also a tradition of valuing men over women. It is considered good if the Fujiwara family can have Fujiwara Momiji in charge of a large part of the family trade. In some counties of the Tianyun Empire, women are not even allowed to sit at the same table with men to eat, let alone discuss important family matters.

"never mind."

After taking a few puffs of his cigarette, Fujiwara Koyo regained her composure amidst the smoke, raised her teacup and clinked it against Emerald's as if drinking wine, before saying:

"I was just joking about the magic warship... Of course, I would be very happy if you could sell me one, even if I had to sell myself to buy it. But since you can't sell me the magic warship, then sell me something else."

"What do you want? Some kind of magical device? The kind with customized functions?"

Amelie raised an eyebrow and asked.

As the eldest daughter of the Melson family, everyone who has ever asked her to buy something since she was a child has wanted to buy magical artifacts without exception.

But Fujiwara Momiji broke this record and took the first place:

"No, your Melson magical artifacts are indeed convenient and powerful, but our magical artifacts can do the same things as magical artifacts, so I don't have any need for them."

"So what exactly do you want?"

This time, Emery was genuinely curious.

"I want your movie."

Fujiwara Momiji's expression suddenly became very serious:

"To be precise, I want to buy a batch of portable props that can play movies, or you can authorize me to copy your movies and resell them... Of course, I will pay for it, and the price will be at least 50% higher than the market price in your Allen Federation."

"You want my movie..."

Emery's brow furrowed instantly:

"You're planning to start a film business in Shangying? I'm afraid that won't work... because I plan to do this business myself. Once the teleportation gate between the Federation and Shangying is built, Blue Star Films will immediately set up a branch in Shangying."

“I know… given the current relationship between you, Melson and the Tiangong family, you certainly wouldn’t let go of such a good opportunity to open up new markets. I’ve already thought of that.”

Fujiwara Momiji, however, smiled, a slight upturn to her lips.

"Besides, my family's business in Shangying is none of my business... Even if your movie does collaborate with the Fujiwara family in Shangying, I will hardly get any benefit."

"So you're going to sell my movie to the Sky Cloud Empire?"

Emery then realized:

"The Tianyun Empire adheres to a policy of isolationism, so it will definitely not allow a foreigner like me to open a movie theater in their country... That's why you want a portable device that can play movies, intending to sell it to wealthy people in the Tianyun Empire through the black market?"

"Not bad, as expected of you, Miss, you thought of it so quickly."

Fujiwara Momiji's smile deepened, and she took several more puffs of her pipe.

"Actually, I visited your Allen Federation once last year and even watched a movie there. It was in your capital, Sphinx, and I watched all three parts of 'Yulia' in one go."

"I have to admit, the movie was really interesting... It was just a projection recording of some things that happened and then played back, but it was quite wonderful."

Fujiwara Momiji then gave an apologetic smile:

“At that time, I saw the commercial value of the film… The entertainment industry of the Tianyun Empire has not had any major new ideas for a long time. Selling the film to those idle rich kids can definitely make a fortune.”

"To tell you the truth, Miss, after I came back that time, I immediately sealed the movie I had secretly recorded in the cinema into a kind of mirror magic artifact here, and then sold those mirrors to the sons of the powerful and wealthy in Tianyun Kingdom at a high price. They were indeed very popular and made me a lot of money."

"After selling them twice, I stopped decisively and had my subordinates renovate the workshop that made movie mirrors, dispose of the raw materials, and destroy all the evidence."

"...Oh? So you've been secretly selling pirated movies before?"

Emery's eyes narrowed immediately:

"Then why don't you continue selling?"

"Because I'm afraid of dying."

Fujiwara Momiji answered quite frankly:

"After I started doing that, I kept a close eye on information about you, Miss. I sent a lot of intelligence agents to be stationed at the port of Lukang City. Whenever there was a merchant ship from the Federation, they would go and chat with the crew to ask about you."

"I was naturally aware of the complete annihilation of the Federal Arts Association."

"If I remember correctly, the reason the Arts Association offended you, Miss, is because they had their eyes on your film and wanted to force you to cooperate and get a share of the profits, right?"

"You even eliminated those who wanted to collaborate with you through official channels, which is enough to prove that you value movies very much and will not tolerate others interfering."

"Given the relationship between His Highness the Prince and Her Majesty the Queen, it's inevitable that your film business will expand to Shangying Kingdom in the future... If my secret sale of films to the Tianyun Empire is exposed at that time, I don't think I can survive."

"Actually, I had already given up on this way of making money. After all, my life is more important, and there's no need to offend you, Miss, over this... until your maid came to my door and said that you wanted to talk to me about a business deal."

“I knew my chance had come… because no matter how capable you are, Miss, you can’t open a movie theater in the Tianyun Empire. But as long as you cooperate with me, we can make money together from the children of the powerful and wealthy in the Tianyun Empire… Money is just a number to businessmen like us, but no one will refuse profits that are handed to them, right?”

Chapter 255 When Western Demonic Cultivators Encounter Eastern Demonic Cultivators Refining the Myriad Soul Banner

"You're right, no businessman would refuse a high profit offered to him."

After thinking for a moment, Emery agreed to Fujiwara Koyo's suggestion.

Putting aside her desire to find out about Rei's background for Ark, Emerald did indeed have the idea of ​​introducing the film to the Sky Cloud Empire.

Since the final boss from the original game will most likely be encountered in this world as well, we must prepare for it in advance.

Using movies to convey certain ideas to the Tianyun Empire might allow them to gather more people to fight against the future leader of the immortal sect when she chooses to defy fate, thus further reducing the difficulty of that battle.

It is impossible to import films into the Tianyun Empire through formal commercial means, because the Tianyun Empire has been closed off from the world for thousands of years and refuses all trade with foreign countries... At least there is no trade that can be done openly and legitimately, only various private black markets.

Emery had no background in the private dealings between Tianyun Kingdom and Shangying Kingdom. Joining rashly would not only make it difficult to get started, but would also easily arouse suspicion.

Finding a partner with a strong foundation would undoubtedly be a better approach, and Fujiwara Momiji is a perfect fit from every perspective.

After reaching an agreement on cooperation, Emery and Fujiwara Momiji had a very pleasant conversation.

The specific terms of cooperation are not something they need to worry about. They only need to make the decision to cooperate. After that, both parties will send professional actuarial teams and contract teams to try their best to sign the contract.

After successfully reaching an agreement with Fujiwara Momiji, the subsequent Queen's wedding also went smoothly.

The wedding held by Tian Gongxue and Milain was similar in form to a divine wedding, except that there were no real gods in this world. The divine tree was the one who witnessed and blessed the two.

Since Rin Amamiya was previously known as the daughter of Queen Yuki Amamiya, it's not appropriate for her to change her story now—a king's word is law, and such an important matter cannot be reversed.

Fortunately, Milain eventually married Amamiya Yuki, and now Amamiya Rin can finally call Milain "father" in public with a clear conscience. Both of them are very happy.

At the wedding, Emery, as a representative of the Melson family, formally offered her sincere blessings to the newlyweds. She also announced that Melson would further deepen its cooperation with the Tengu family, and that the Allen Federation would establish more formal diplomatic relations with the Shangying Kingdom.

The first step in preparing for this is to establish a long-distance teleportation portal across the sea, otherwise taking nearly a month by ship for each journey is simply too slow.

Although the magic warships are much faster, and the powerful individuals can cross the White Sea on their own, the diplomacy between the two countries cannot be entirely entrusted to the warships and the powerful individuals.