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"Oh?"

Machira raised an eyebrow in surprise upon seeing this:

"Your strength isn't great, but your willpower is very strong... You must have some ability. I'm starting to look forward to your reply. Don't let me down."

"As long as the treasure you mentioned in the bounty is real, you won't be disappointed."

The undead Puka, neither humble nor arrogant, first bowed to Machira to show respect for the strong, and then, without any unnecessary explanations, directly used magic to condense a projection.

The projected image was of Xia Sha, and it was Xia Sha without any disguise. She was a mermaid with blue hair, blue eyes, and a fish tail, floating in a large fish tank and blowing bubbles.

"It's definitely her!"

Machira instantly became excited, her voice trembling slightly:

"Where is that bastard? I'm going to kill her right now! Destroy the demon!"

"She's in Locke City, in the fish tank at Amelie Melson's villa."

A strange smile suddenly appeared on the lips of the undead Puka:

“That young lady is known throughout the Federation for her fondness for all kinds of beauties. The mermaid you are looking for was probably captured or taken home by her because of her outstanding appearance and kept as an ornamental fish... Can such information be offered for a reward? Respected Commander.”

"..."

Machira didn't speak, but her eyes suddenly lit up with a light blue magical glow as she stared intently at the undead Puka.

Emerald, who was controlling the undead Puka, immediately sensed a kind of soul-level spying. It was probably Machira using some kind of magic to determine whether the undead Puka was lying, or she simply wanted to read the undead Puka's memories.

If it were the previous Emerald, there really wouldn't be a good way to deal with this situation, and it would most likely expose the identity of the undead Puka.

However, after studying the "Netherworld Soul Technique," Machira's level of soul-peeping was too weak for Amelie. She immediately wove a false soul memory and easily deceived Machira.

"You weren't lying, that's good."

Machira, who thought she had seen the memories of the undead Puka, nodded, very satisfied.

Then, with a swaggering wave of her hand, a giant clam filled with deep-sea treasures appeared in the room:

"Now, all these rewards are yours."

"Thank you, Commander! May you always be beautiful!"

The undead Puka showed appropriate excitement. Under the somewhat envious gazes of the mayor of Sphingart and his entourage, he quickly gathered all the treasures, then jumped out of the window and disappeared into the night before many could react.

Machira, also eager for a fight, immediately pulled out her three-pointed double-edged spear and slammed the butt of it heavily on the ground:

"The Emerald Melson Villa in Locke City? Hmph, I'm coming right now!"

Chapter 282 You'll Get Beaten Up!

"Wait...wait! Commander, wait a minute!"

The mayor of Sphingard was still immersed in jealousy over the undead Puka's acquisition of the treasure, until he heard that name. He was jolted awake from a nightmare, instantly breaking out in a cold sweat, and called out to Machira, who was about to storm Locke City.

"what happened?"

Machira gave the mayor a strange look:

"The traitor who colluded with the devil has been found and must be eliminated as soon as possible... Don't worry, I will try my best not to harm the innocent and only kill the traitor who colluded with the devil."

"No, it has nothing to do with that mermaid who colluded with the demon. The problem is that young lady... Hasn't Commander heard of her?"

The mayor nervously swallowed.

"Her position in our Federation is very special, and she's currently very influential, and her temper is rather... In short, if this matter isn't handled properly, it could very well trigger a full-scale war between the Federation and the Merfolk. Commander, you wouldn't want that, would you?"

"...Are you threatening me? Do you think I'm afraid of war?"

A glint flashed in Machira's eyes, and she began to exude murderous intent again.

The mayor was so frightened he almost peed himself again, but at the crucial moment he remembered that if he embarrassed himself again, he would lose his mayoral position, and all the fame, status, money, and beauty he had would leave him... So greed overcame fear, and he held back.

“That’s not what I meant, Commander.”

The mayor took a deep breath, trying to stop his trembling legs, and said earnestly:

"Of course I know that you, Commander, and your soldiers are brave and skilled in battle, and are not afraid to fight any enemy... But war only brings casualties and suffering, especially unnecessary wars. You agree with that, Commander, don't you?"

"……Um."

Seeing that the mayor wasn't intimidated by her this time, Machira was slightly surprised, and a hint of appreciation appeared in her previously disdainful gaze:

"War does indeed only cause suffering, and it should be avoided as much as possible... So didn't I promise to try my best not to harm the innocent and only punish the ringleaders?"

“But this time it’s not your problem, Commander.”

The mayor gave a wry smile:

"It's that young lady who kept your target mermaid in a fish tank..."

In a very tactful and cautious tone, the mayor gave a brief introduction to Emerald's personal information, of course, as he saw Emerald.

Machira, being a person who had lived for hundreds of years and held a high position, easily understood the mayor's meaning and frowned slightly as she said:

"You mean... that young lady from the Melson family not only holds a status in the Federation comparable to an imperial princess, but is also spoiled, unreasonable, petty, ruthless, and incredibly powerful with a proven track record?"

"Uh, I didn't say that, Commander, please don't get me into trouble!"

The mayor's face turned green instantly. He waved his hands repeatedly, then raised them like a believer confessing to a deity after committing a transgression.

"Young Miss is the saintess of our Federation, beautiful inside and out. I admire her the most!"

"So you're really afraid of her... Even though you're weak, you're still the mayor of Sfingart, the capital of the Federation. For you to be so afraid of her, she must be quite a troublesome person."

Perhaps because she was beaten up by Antonis Merson, Machira is now very cautious whenever she hears the surname Merson.

She suppressed the hatred and murderous intent in her heart and took a deep breath:

"So, do you have any suggestions, Mr. Mayor?"

"My suggestion..."

The mayor frowned and pondered for a long while before carefully saying:

"According to the information provided by the bounty hunter, the young lady may not know the mermaid's true identity. She just kept her in the fish tank because she was pretty... After all, it's no secret that the young lady likes beautiful women, and she has many beautiful women around her."

"But this is also the most perplexing part... because the young lady's attitude towards beautiful women varies greatly."

"Some beauties are abandoned by the young lady after sharing a night of passion, and even if their families are ruined and their lives are lost, the young lady doesn't care at all. But some beauties are very favored, and the young lady will go to great lengths for them, uprooting an organization that has monopolized the Federation's art industry for hundreds of years."

"Therefore, I believe the key to this matter lies in how much the young lady likes that mermaid who colluded with the demon... So let's try to communicate with that young lady first and sound her out. If you trust me, Commander, I'm willing to do my part."

"...Should we talk to that young lady first? That would be good."

Machira hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"Courtesy first, then force... If things can be resolved through negotiation, I don't want to resort to violence."

"It's wonderful that you think that way, Commander."

The mayor breathed a sigh of relief and became even more confident.

"Then leave the matter of communicating with the young lady to me."

As a well-known public figure in the Allen Federation, Amelie has channels for contacting the outside world, in addition to directly using a communication magic device to contact her relatives and friends.

For ordinary people, the only way is by mail. The mail will first be sent to the company mailbox of Blue Star Films or Melson Entertainment. After the first round of screening by the secretaries of the company secretariat, the spam mail will be disposed of, and the valuable mail will be sent to Marcy.

Marcy would then conduct a second, more rigorous screening of these letters, and ultimately, less than one percent, or even less than one-thousandth, of them would reach Emerald.

However, people with power, influence, or wealth can directly contact Marcy, and the mayor of Sphingart is undoubtedly one of them.

The mayor first sent a magical communication request to Marcy in very humble terms, saying that there was a very important matter to discuss.

On a normal day, Marcy might not reply immediately, since she's very busy with work and there are so many people who want to get to know Emerald... Marcy usually only processes these kinds of messages once every few hours, and most of them are read but not replied to.

But everything that is happening now is part of Emerald's design, so Marcy's response speed is naturally very fast, and she soon established a magical communication with the mayor.

"The mayor is looking for the young lady?"

Massey's acting skills were already excellent, otherwise Viriana wouldn't have been fooled by her in the first place.

She pretended to hesitate for a moment before shaking her head and saying:

"I'm sorry, Miss will not be seeing anyone right now."

“But this is very important, Miss Marcy.”

The mayor emphasized:

"I must report this to the young lady immediately, otherwise the worst outcome would be to trigger a pointless war."

"...Are you threatening me, Mr. Mayor?"

Marcy remained unmoved, a mocking smile even playing on her lips:

"And have you forgotten what the Melson family's main business is? Starting a war? Is there really such a thing?"

"you……"

The mayor wanted to say something harsh, but he held back in the end.

He was, after all, the mayor of Sphingard, a position of great power and influence in the Federation. He wasn't afraid of even the maids of the Melson family.

But Marcy is different. Marcy is Emerald's most beloved personal maid, and Emerald could very well kill someone just because of a few words Marcy whispered in her ear.

The mayor didn't want to die such a humiliating death, so he tried hard to control his emotions and took another deep breath:

"This matter is truly important, Miss Marcy... In any case, please at least send a message to the young lady. Otherwise, if something serious really happens, Miss Marcy probably wouldn't want to cause trouble for the young lady, would she?"

"...You're right."

Marcy paused for a few seconds, then nodded before changing the subject:

"But it's really a pity that even I can't get in touch with the young lady now... The young lady suddenly had some insights into holy magic a few days ago, and has been in seclusion to cultivate recently. No one knows exactly where the young lady is in seclusion, or when she will return."

"This……"

The mayor was speechless for a moment.

Although he himself was just a weakling with no fighting ability, he was also very clear that this kind of magical insight was very important to the strong and could not be disturbed.

So the mayor had to settle for second best. After thinking for a moment, he asked Marcy directly:

"I heard that the young lady recently got a beautiful ornamental fish? Did she buy it at an auction?"

Why are you asking this?

Marcy's voice immediately became alert:

"Could it be related to that thing you mentioned before, the one that could potentially cause a war?"

"That's true."

The mayor's voice also turned serious:

“Miss Marcy should also know, right? Commander Machira from the Mermaid Clan has issued a bounty in the Federation for a dangerous mermaid who has colluded with demons and betrayed her race. Now there is intelligence indicating that… the young lady’s ornamental fish is that dangerous mermaid.”

"What?"

Marcy portrayed her surprise with great naturalness, both in her voice and expression, and then she laughed.

"Are you kidding me... A dangerous mermaid colluding with a demon? How could that be? You must have made a mistake. Our ornamental fish isn't that dangerous... Besides, she wasn't bought by the young lady. Lady Yulia picked her up on the beach. The young lady even scolded Lady Yulia for picking up random women when she came home the other day."

"Well... alright, I understand. Thank you, Miss Marcy. If the young lady returns, please tell her about this and try to clear up the misunderstanding."

The mayor's heart stirred, but he said nothing more and ended the magical communication with Marcy.

"So? Has everything been agreed upon?"

Upon seeing the mayor return, Machira asked somewhat impatiently.

"It's like this, Commander..."

The mayor didn't hide anything and told Machira everything he had learned from Marcy.

"That young lady actually went into seclusion to comprehend magic at this time?"

Machira's brows furrowed instantly:

"What should we do? Am I just supposed to wait here like this? Who knows how long she'll be able to comprehend magic? Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Of course I have suggestions... Rather, it's fortunate that the young lady is in seclusion comprehending magic, which is actually an excellent opportunity, Commander."

The mayor chuckled confidently: