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She couldn't bear to see all the soldiers who had come with her wiped out, so she preferred to be humiliated by Antonis like this.

"...I'm sorry, Mr. Mage, my attitude was too arrogant before."

With her head bowed and her voice as soft and sweet as possible, Machira apologized first.

"Tsk, actually I still prefer your previous domineering and arrogant self. That's how you taste when you're cooked."

Antonis' tone clearly showed some regret, and he was also someone who responded better to gentle persuasion than force.

Now that Machira had admitted her mistake, Antonis stopped binding her, removed the chains, and threw her back onto the ice, his tone somewhat impatient:

"Since you know you're wrong, then go back... You're afraid of traitors who collude with demons, but I'm not afraid at all. In fact, I hope she can trick more demons into coming to this world, so I can build a giant demon army."

Demonic giants... a legion?

The word made Machira swallow nervously, and even Yulia, who was watching the live broadcast on the projector, couldn't help but open her mouth wide. Rei's expression was also complicated.

A single demonic behemoth is already this powerful, and the Melson family already has the technology to mass-produce such a formidable weapon? Currently, all they lack are high-ranking demons as the primary material?

Is this the power of magical technology?

Only at this moment did Julia understand more clearly why the Melson family's position in the Allen Federation was unshakeable.

Machira was even more wary of the Allen Federation, but she didn't give up on the mission. Instead, she took a few more deep breaths, as if to encourage herself.

“I already know that your country is powerful and may not be afraid of the demon invasion... but I still have to fulfill my duty. That traitor who colluded with the demon must be killed.”

"Then go find her yourself. Your legs are your own... Oh, I forgot, you little seafood don't have legs."

Antonis mocked the mermaids again before lazily saying:

"Let's go, old popsicle... As long as these little seafood don't make any threats, let them go if they want to hunt down their traitor."

After all, the Federation still needs to rely on sea transport and trade with Shangying Kingdom. If transportation relies entirely on airships or teleportation portals, the cost would be too high, so they cannot completely break ties with the Merfolk.

Antonis and Carrent were well aware of this; if Machira's previous attitude hadn't been so arrogant, they wouldn't have bothered with it at all.

Now that Machira has been taught a lesson, there's nothing more for them to do. Let those government officials who are good at talking handle it.

As Karent left, he kindly reminded Machira of something:

“In fact, when you came here, Commander, you should have brought some deep-sea treasure with you and then issued a bounty on the traitor through the federal government... That way, everyone would be happy, and there wouldn't be any unnecessary sacrifices.”

"...Wouldn't a reward of treasure suffice?"

Machira's eyes were full of regret, but it was too late to regret now.

Because she was outmatched, she dared not hold the Federation accountable for the deaths of the merman soldiers; the responsibility had to be borne by her alone.

Extremely unwilling, but with no other choice, Machira could only use water magic to drag the surviving mermaid soldiers away in a sorry state.

She was as arrogant as she was when she arrived, threatening to flood Sphinx; now she's in a sorry state.

The Allen Federation is indeed the youngest of all nations in the world, but youth does not mean weakness.

It is certainly not as powerful as the ancient and profound Tianyun Empire, but it is definitely not something that the sea tribes, who have not even been able to achieve unification, can challenge.

In fact, if there weren't other transportation options available in the short term that were more cost-effective than sea freight, none of the mermaids like Machira would have been able to return to the sea today, and they would have ended up on the tables of wealthy tycoons.

After watching the excitement, Amelie originally planned to continue sitting in Lian's Ruyi Treasure Chest and go back to the Drunken Red Mansion to eat, drink, and chat.

Although there were still ordinary people lying on the ground in the port area who had been knocked unconscious by the magical pressure, they were only knocked unconscious. If left unattended, they would wake up in half an hour at most, so it wasn't a big problem.

Unfortunately, just as the Ruyi Box was flying back, Amelie's Melson Ring suddenly started vibrating, a call from other Melson Ring owners.

Emery probably guessed what was going on and answered the call with a helpless expression.

Sure enough, Antonis's somewhat eccentric laughter came over:

“Little Ellie, you were watching the commotion nearby, right? Well, I’ll leave the cleanup to you. I might have used a little too much force when I did it, hehe.”

“…Understood, Grandpa Antonis.”

After thinking about it for a while, Amelie agreed.

Cleaning up the mess is indeed a tiring job, but it's also a great opportunity to build reputation and establish a persona. The rewards are quite substantial, so it's worth doing.

“You heard it too, Lian.”

After hanging up, Emerald shrugged at Rean:

"My father-in-law has assigned me a task, so let's call it a day... Anyway, we've already agreed on you opening a branch on Fengqing Street, so let the staff handle the rest."

"Okay, Miss."

Lian naturally wouldn't force him to stay, but simply waved charmingly to Emerald:

"Then I won't keep you from playing the Saintess game any longer, Miss. Remember to patronize Drunken Red Pavilion often and support my business, okay?"

This time, Emerald and Rei didn't mention anything about Ark and Kerry, but they had actually reached a tacit understanding—it didn't matter and wouldn't affect their relationship or cooperation.

This, however, made Emery even more cautious about Rei.

Because Rei's actions towards Kerry couldn't possibly be just about her beauty; Kerry's identity must have been Rei's real target, but Emery ruined everything.

Lian showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; on the contrary, she voluntarily gave up most of the profits to seek business cooperation with Emerald. This can only mean that Lian's ambitions were greater, or that she had more ideas about Emerald.

If Lian is truly just a young lady who escaped from the Tianyun Empire and a survivor of demonic cultivation, then there's no need to be too nervous. However, since Lian is likely related to the Dao Ancestor, then it's worth treating her with extreme caution.

Fortunately, Lian hasn't shown any malice yet, so let's continue to get to know her and slowly explore her secrets.

After leaving Lian's private room, Amelie originally planned to have Julia, Marcy, and Viliana wait while she went to help her grandfather clean up the mess at home.

But when it comes to doing good deeds, Julia wasn't about to just stand by and watch; she insisted on helping, so Amelie took her along.

Marcy and Viliana, of course, were very obedient and found a place to wait.

Being knocked unconscious by magical pressure is not much different from being knocked out by a stick, and is even more harmless because there is no physical damage. Generally, it will not cause any problems if left unattended, which is why Emeryte had planned to leave directly.

Late spring in Sphingard is already quite warm; you won't get cold if you lie on the ground for a while.

But now that we need to clean up the mess, we should do it well and make it a grand affair.

So Amelie first changed into the Winged Saintess and flew over the port, then created a holy light that looked quite dazzling even in daylight, making it seem like she was working very hard to cast a spell.

As the holy light shone, Emerald scattered most of the wing feathers from the Winged Saintess's wings, sending them flying to various corners of the Sphinx Harbor area, and then transmitting the situation in those corners back to the Mystic Code in real time.

The combat support module already installed in the Heavenly Wing Saintess also received this data, which was then analyzed and calculated by Suzuran. Finally, the detection results and treatment plan were displayed in the AR field of vision of Emerald's monocle in the simplest way.

As Emerald had predicted, the vast majority of those who were knocked unconscious by the magical pressure were fine; a simple holy healing spell was enough to revive a large group of them.

However, a very small number of unlucky individuals suffered serious injuries or even lost their lives.

For example, there was a young man who wasn't even a mage, but he was very bold. When that kind of thing happened outside the port, instead of quickly finding a safe place to hide, he took a telescope and climbed to a very high place to watch the excitement.

And so tragedy struck. After being knocked unconscious by the magical pressure, he fell from a great height, and his head hit a sharp edge upon landing, instantly shattering like a watermelon.

The other unfortunate souls who were injured or died were in similar situations. The magical pressure didn't cause them any direct harm, but they were already in a dangerous environment, so they met their tragic end after passing out.

Fortunately, for Emery now, dealing with these unfortunate souls is not difficult.

The dead are not harmed by magic when they die; the cause of death is basically physical collision. So no matter what their bodies are like, their souls are still intact.

For Amelite, who had studied the "Netherworld Soul Technique," accurately binding souls with invisible ribbons was already quite simple. She immediately dealt with those unfortunate souls who were already dead or about to die, controlling their souls with the invisible ribbons to prevent them from dissipating.

Next comes healing the physical body. Those bodies that are basically shattered and scattered everywhere can be healed with normal treatment, but it is quite difficult.

Since they were complete strangers, Amelie didn't want to waste too much effort on them. So she simply transformed the bodies of these unfortunate souls into undead and then repaired them with flesh and bone modification techniques. That made things much simpler... As for those who weren't quite dead yet? Just kill them first.

In this way, the bodies of the more than 20 unlucky people who were seriously injured or even died in this incident were quickly repaired by Emerald, and then their souls were put back into their bodies.

The most distinctive feature of the undead created by Emerald is that they are almost identical to the living. If the original owner's soul is then inserted into them, it is almost no different from resurrecting a person.

However, these people's bodies are like computers with a backdoor installed, allowing Emery to remotely gain root access at any time.

They would become Emerald's eyes and ears without her knowledge, and when necessary, become puppets completely controlled by Emerald... This could be considered an unexpected gain in Emerald's cleanup work.

The 20-odd unlucky patients who were the most difficult to treat were all successfully treated, and the remaining people who just fainted on the roadside were naturally even easier to treat.

Amelite cast a Holy Heal and then used the Lohid Replication Technique on her Skywing Feather to create a synchronized copy, instantly spreading holy light to every corner of the Sphingard port area and precisely healing everyone who had fainted.

Although these passersby were still a little confused about what had happened before they fainted, they could clearly feel the warmth of the holy light and see the holy light shining on Amelie in the sky.

"Thank you, Miss."

"Thank you, Holy Maiden."

"Young Miss is indeed beautiful inside and out, I like her the most!"

"Young lady, I want to be your dog..."

Although some people expressed their gratitude in rather strange ways, those who regained consciousness and got up from the ground all thanked Emerald.

Amelie, who already had the title of saintess, had her image as a beautiful and kind-hearted person even more solidified.

While Amelie was treating the passersby in the entire port area, Julia was not idle either.

When Machira, Karent, and Antonis clashed, the sea outside the harbor was battered by giant waves, freezing temperatures, and scorching heat.

The people and buildings on land in the port area are largely protected by the ice walls provided by Kalent, but the ships at sea are in serious trouble.

Now that the battle is over, many ships have lost their anchors and have been swept far away, while many others have capsized and are slowly sinking.

Yulia's target for rescue was precisely these ships.

She first flew to the bottom of the overturned and sinking ships, lifted them out of the water with both hands, rocked them a few times to empty as much water as possible from the cabins, and finally placed the ships upright on the dock and secured them with anchor.

Those ships that were only washed far from the dock were easier to handle.

Yulia would grab the chains of the ship anchors and pull several ships together toward the dock. Once they were near the dock, she would manually put the ships back in their positions.

As for whether the ships that were put back in their original positions were at their original docks, Yulia didn't care that much. She just did what she thought was cleaning a room, forcibly tidying up the messy port with her strength.

It took about half an hour for Amelie and Julia to basically complete the cleanup work after the conflict, and the various rescue forces from Sphingard only reacted and rushed to the scene at this time.

"It's so kind of you, Miss, to personally take action... I'm so incompetent! Utterly incompetent!"

Mayor Sphinx, who had been so frightened by Machira that he wet his pants, had now changed and was kneeling before Emery, slapping himself twice.

Clearly, this mayor was different from the ordinary people who shouted the name of the saintess. He was more aware of and more afraid of Amelie's witch-like methods, so he decisively admitted his mistake and asked for forgiveness.

"You are indeed quite incompetent."

Emerald didn't mince words with the mayor either, giving him a disdainful look before turning and leaving, her cold words carried on the wind:

"No matter what, you are the mayor of Sphingard. I don't expect you to do anything against a strong person like Machira, but it would be too embarrassing if you were scared to death... I'll give you six months. I don't care what method you use. If your will is still so weak and you wet yourself at the slightest intimidation, then you should give up your position."

Chapter 280 Giving her a sense of security

After the rescue team organized by the Sphinx city government arrived at the scene, Amelie took Julia and left.

They have completed most of the cleanup work. If the Sphinx city government can't even handle the remaining small matters, then it has no reason to exist.

Just as the mayor was directing various personnel to tally the casualties and losses, Machira, who had just scared him to death, suddenly appeared again.

Fortunately, Machira did not come to threaten with force this time. She did not bring any mermaid soldiers, and she did not even wear her own weapons and armor. Instead, she wore a long dress made of light gauze, and her attendants were all mermaid maids.

Machira still didn't want to let go of the mermaid traitor she called a colluder with the demon, but she also knew that threatening human cooperation with force wouldn't work. So she took Karent Lohid's advice and came this time with a large amount of deep-sea treasure, ready to issue a bounty.

The mayor was also bitter. If he had known that Machira would come again so soon, he would have lingered a little longer and let a strong person like the young lady handle the meeting with Machira.

But now the young lady has left, and she has already said that if the mayor continues to act disgracefully, he will have to give up his position.

The mayor dared not question the authenticity of the threat. To ordinary people, the mayor of the federal capital, Sphingard, was an extremely important figure. But to someone of Amelie's status and power, he was merely a high-ranking servant skilled in politics and management. If he didn't do a good job, he would simply give up his position to someone else.

No one knows better than these federal government officials who the true masters of the Allen Federation are... because those who don't understand this cannot become officials.

The mayor certainly didn't want to give up his power; he hadn't had enough yet. He wanted more wealth and beautiful women, and greed was the biggest driving force behind his rise to his current position.

Driven by greed, the mayor, despite still feeling the urge to urinate whenever he saw Machira, mustered his courage and went to confront her once again to negotiate.

When Machira saw the man who had peed his pants after she had just slightly lowered her aura, a look of disdain flashed in her eyes.

But she quickly remembered how vulnerable she had been when facing Antonis, and after a moment of deep contemplation, her eyes softened into a smile.

One side mustered the courage to remain humble yet assertive, while the other tried to lower their stance and negotiate politely, making the negotiations go very smoothly.

Machira's problem was only her attitude and methods, but her motive of hunting down traitors of her own race was not problematic and would not affect the interests of the Federation.

Now that Machira has brought a large amount of treasure to the federal government and issued a bounty, promising to give a portion of the treasure to the federal government as commission regardless of success or failure, the federal government has no reason to refuse.

Mayor Sfingart's most proficient ability finally came in handy, and he quickly reached a cooperation agreement with Machira. The bounty notice for the merfolk traitor would likely appear on the front page of several newspapers across the Federation by tomorrow morning.

. . . . .

After leaving the port area of ​​Sphingard, Amelie went to the headquarters of Melson Entertainment to handle work in her president's office until nightfall before returning to Locke City.