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Machira's anger flared even more, and she could hardly contain herself as she gripped the three-pointed double-edged spear, wanting to poke several holes in Emerald's body.

"I am not targeting your Mermaid Kingdom."

Emerald simply shrugged, her tone as casual as if she were having a casual chat over tea after a meal:

"What I mean is, all feudal kingdoms like your Mermaid Kingdom are backward! They are a huge waste of productive forces!"

"You... well, well, as expected of the Federation's young lady, you are indeed quite willful."

Machira took several deep breaths again, managing to hold back her outburst, and instead tried to find a loophole in Emery's words:

"You just said... this traitor is your personal property, do you have any evidence?"

Chapter 284 The Young Lady's Methods

"Evidence? Of course we have it."

Emerald's smile grew even brighter, so bright that Machira began to wonder if she had been tricked and if the other party had deliberately wanted her to ask that question.

"According to the laws of the Allen Federation, any non-human wild animal that is kept in the home of a federal citizen and fed for more than 7 consecutive days will become the private property of that citizen as a pet."

Emerald walked over to Shasha, reached out and scratched Shasha's chin, whispering in a seductive tone that seemed to reach the very soul:

"My little cutie, you're my ornamental fish, right?"

Xia Sha felt a moment of disorientation, as if she were experiencing a warmer and more comfortable feeling than when she embraced Yuan An, and her head felt dizzy.

As a former high priestess of the merfolk and a third-stage cultivator, Xia Sha knew very well what would happen once she agreed, and she was capable of refusing if she didn't want to agree.

But the current crisis left Xia Sha with no choice. Between freedom and life, Xia Sha had to choose life, because many of her followers were still sleeping in the darkness, waiting for her to awaken them. She could not be killed by Machira here no matter what.

Moreover, the sense of security that Emerald gave Shasha was intoxicating, and her leisurely life as Emerald's ornamental fish had made her feel no aversion to this identity.

then……

"Yes, Miss, I am your ornamental fish, your private property."

With Xia Sha's murmured reply, the contract was established.

Amelie and Shasha exchanged their magic in an instant.

A small ball of dark blue magic power within Xia Sha's body was grasped in Emerald's palm and then slowly absorbed by Emerald, essentially giving Emerald a key to control Xia Sha's body.

Meanwhile, Emerald's divine magic entered Shasha's body and gathered in Shasha's abdomen to form a pair of golden wings. In the middle of the wings, a keyhole was formed, which matched the key formed by Shasha's magic.

This kind of magical contract was very common in ancient times.

Humans at that time were extremely weak and had no ability to face the natural environment independently. In order to survive, the people of the western continent had no choice but to make such a pact with the elves and seek their protection.

This is the original slave contract, also called a voluntary slave contract, which is proof that one party to the contract offers everything to seek protection from the other party.

"See, now we have the evidence!"

Feeling that the mermaid had finally become her fish as planned, Emerald was in a very good mood and smiled as she looked at Machira again:

"She is indeed my personal property now. If you insist on killing her, then you will be the culprit who destroys the peace between the Merfolk and the Allen Federation, and all the innocent people who die in the war will also be your sins... So, what will you choose?"

Machira gritted her teeth, gripping the gun handle with both hands and glaring fiercely at Emerald. Powerful water magic continued to gather, causing the river in Locke City to stop flowing.

Emery was not afraid at all. Not only was she surrounded by holy light, but the hundreds of celestial wings that had been scattered in the sky were also fully charged and ready to be used to cast spells at any time.

This is not over yet.

"Yada!"

With a somewhat strange shout, Yulia finally got used to the waterspout and rushed out, delivering a flying kick to Machira.

This kick not only interrupted Machira's gathering of magic, but also seemed to stop her rising anger, allowing her to regain her composure.

"This isn't over! Traitors who collude with demons must die! We'll see!"

Instead of gathering more power, Machira used the barrel of her gun to block Yulia's kick, and at the same time used the force to fly directly into the river, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Julia wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by Emerald.

"Huh? We're just letting her go like that, Emery?"

Yulia rubbed her hands together, looking quite disappointed, as if the fight had ended just as she was getting into it, leaving her with a burning desire to fight that had nowhere to go.

"She's strong, but if the two of us team up, we can definitely beat her up! We should definitely give her a good beating, right?"

Are you an idiot?

Amélie gave Julia a light tap on the head, clearly annoyed.

"If the two of us team up, we can indeed beat her up, but the result will be that the entire Locke City will be reduced to ruins in this battle! After all, we are not Grandpa Carrent and Grandpa Antonis, and we can't have one person beat her up while the other stops the aftermath of the battle."

"Hmm...that seems to be true too."

Yulia stuck out her tongue guiltily, then asked with some concern:

"Besides, that bad fish seems to have a high status among the merfolk. Amélie, won't you really start a war by angering her like this?"

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

Emery smiled confidently:

"War is never just about fighting on the battlefield. I will try my best to avoid war... but if war really breaks out, it will only be that stupid fish asking for trouble."

"Well, Emery, you're really bad at this, I believe you."

Yulia immediately felt relieved and even clenched her fist again:

"I'll keep training when I get back. If that nasty fish dares to do anything bad again, I'll definitely beat her to a pulp next time!"

"Okay, shall we make her fly next time?"

Amélie smiled, grabbed Julia's fist, touched it, and gently kissed it before letting go of Julia and walking towards Shasha, who was sitting on the ground with a complicated expression.

"What are you daydreaming about, my little darling?"

Emerald extended her hand, her voice gentle:

"Let's go, it's time to go home."

"..."

Xia Sha's expression faltered for a moment. The irresistible feeling in her body and soul gave her a sense of loss and sorrow, making her want to cry.

But when she met Emery's gentle eyes and heard her gentle voice, Xia Sha was as if bewitched, even her sorrow turned warm and comforting.

"Yes, Miss~~"

In the end, Xia Sha took Amelie's hand and obediently agreed.

Never mind... In any case, at least we're safe now. Being able to survive is more important than anything else.

As for losing freedom...

Xia Sha thought for a moment and then secretly glanced at Amelie's back as she walked ahead, her face gradually turning red as she looked down from her long pink hair to her long legs in black stockings and the tips of her high heels.

If she is the owner, it doesn't seem unacceptable?

. . . . .

Back at Emerald's house, there was naturally a trial... or rather, a group of women gathered around the fish tank listening to Shasha tell her story.

Just like how Xia Sha was conquered by Yulia in one night with water magic in the original game, Xia Sha, who has now offered her loyalty to Emerald, did not hide anything and told her everything.

"I truly did not collude with demons! Nor did I ever have any intention of betraying my race, really!"

After telling her story, Xia Sha, with a wronged expression, loudly emphasized:

“I simply came into contact with a deeper and gentler power, which changed my faith, and I shared this better faith with my friends… We haven’t done anything bad, and we’ve even used the new power to make our community better, but Machira and the others just want to wipe us out without any explanation… They’ve gone too far!”

"Hmm... this is indeed a bit strange."

After hearing this, Emerald rubbed her chin, placed one leg on Marcy's lap to enjoy a massage, and placed Julia on her other leg.

“I have already sensed the magic within you, Shasha. That magic is dark and profound, but it certainly has nothing to do with demons. Given the level of civilization of the merfolk, you shouldn’t be mistaken.”

“I can understand why the Merfolk royal family is worried that the new faith will shake their rule and so they will try to exterminate you and your followers… But why does Machira keep saying that you are colluding with demons? I don’t think it’s just to add more charges to your name.”

"Come to think of it... it seems that only that guy Machira is the one who keeps accusing me of colluding with demons; the other members of my kind are all calling me a traitor."

Xia Sha also seemed to be thinking:

"Could it be that Machira had seen someone using the power of the Abyss before, and was even bullied by them, and thought that was a demon... that's why she hates me so much? She is definitely the main reason why my followers and I will be wiped out."

"That's possible."

Emery smiled and nodded, stroking Yulia in her arms while looking into Shasha's light blue eyes:

"Speaking of which, I'm also very curious about the power of the Abyss... If you have the chance, Xia Sha, you wouldn't mind letting me experience the Abyss, would you?"

"Of course, no problem, Miss!"

Xia Sha immediately agreed excitedly and even swam around in the fish tank twice.

If Emeryte could also embrace the Dark Abyss, it would be double the happiness for Xia Sha.

"Well, then I'll leave it to you, Shasha... and your followers, you don't need to worry at all. I'll help arrange a new home for them and awaken their souls from the darkness."

Emery reassured Shasha once again, then thought for a moment and added:

"But let me deal with Machira first. Right now, it's safer for your followers to stay in the Abyss, Shasha... and even Shasha herself, it's best not to go out for the next few days."

"Yes, I'll do whatever you say, Miss."

Xia Sha lay obediently by the fish tank and nodded.

. . . . .

After listening to Xia Sha's story and comforting her, Yulia pestered Amelie to satisfy her pent-up fighting desire.

Amelie didn't refuse, but she didn't delay the important matter either.

She remained motionless, letting Julia attack with water magic with an air of enjoyment, while simultaneously activating her communication magic device to contact the other side of the White Sea.

"Hi, Uncle Milain, it should still be afternoon in Sakura Country, right? Has Rin gone home from school yet? How's she developing lately... Hey, Uncle, don't disconnect, I really have something important to tell you."

"It's like this, Uncle, you're still in charge of our family's maritime trade, right? Then please tell your subordinates to temporarily suspend all maritime trade for the next few days. I had some unpleasantness with the merfolk, and our family's ships might be in danger if they sail on the open ocean."

"What? Uncle, you know the Queen of the Mermaids? You were temporary teammates on a deep-sea adventure and got along very well? Uncle, you... tsk, you really are the number one playboy in our family, impressive, impressive."

"Okay, with your connection, Uncle, things should be simpler... Go find your old flame and put some pressure on Machira... What? Uncle, you're saying you and the Mermaid Queen are just friends? Oh dear, Uncle, why are you pretending with me? Do you expect me to secretly tell Auntie on you?"

"Also, Uncle, aren't you on very good terms with the Fishman princess? Could you introduce me to her? I'd like to boost sales for our family's main business... Don't worry, I know what I'm doing and won't completely disrupt the balance of power between the Fishmen and Merfolk."

"Okay, then I'll leave everything to you, Uncle... I wish you a happy married life! ~"

As the communication drew to a close, Amelie, who had completely abandoned her defenses, finally couldn't withstand Julia's onslaught of water magic, and her tone of voice became strange.

However, after ending her communication with Milaine, Emerald did not turn her attention back to the water magic duel with Julia. Instead, she made a new magical communication to lay out her plans against Machira.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, back in the sea, Machira grew angrier the more she thought about it.

That very night, she met with the Mermaid Queen and exaggeratedly recounted how arrogant Emerald's attitude was, which infuriated the Mermaid Queen, who readily agreed to Machira's proposed war plan to teach the Allen Federation a lesson.

Machira immediately began to gather the merfolk soldiers and prepare for battle.

Unexpectedly, just one night later, when Machira went to ask the Mermaid Queen when she could send troops to attack Locke City the next morning, the Mermaid Queen suddenly changed her attitude and no longer supported the war.

Machira was both disappointed and shocked. She tried her best to persuade the mermaid queen to change her mind, but the mermaid queen seemed to be under a spell and wouldn't listen to reason. No matter what Machira said, it was no use.

This is the nature of feudal dynastic civilizations, where the power of the king is virtually unlimited.

Since the Mermaid Queen disagreed with launching a full-scale war, Machira was powerless to do anything about it. At most, she could only use her personal guards to seek revenge on Emerald through personal vendettas.

Of course, as the strongest merfolk and the commander of the army, Machira has a considerable number of personal guards and is capable of launching a small-scale battle, but it is much less intense than a full-scale war between two nations.

In fact, Machira also planned to do just that.

She grew angrier and angrier at Emerald, so angry that she couldn't sleep at night. The magical aura emanating from Shasha was a childhood nightmare for her, and she wanted to kill Shasha no matter what.

So even without the Queen's support, it didn't matter. Machira immediately gathered her confidants and planned to take revenge on Emerald... For example, sinking a few of the Melson family's ocean-going cargo ships, capturing the crew as prisoners, and forcing Emerald to give up protecting Shasa.

However, the merfolk scouts quickly sent back news that no ships belonging to the Melson family had been seen on the sea in recent days, only ships from other Federation companies.

"That cunning witch! Did she already guess my plans? Perhaps His Majesty's change of attitude was also her doing... That witch!"

Machira gritted her teeth at Emerald and, in a fit of rage, snapped at her.

Without the Queen's support, Machira dared not unilaterally launch a full-scale war, so even though her blood pressure soared with anger, she ultimately did not take action against the other ships of the Federation.