The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Julia immediately frowned, but she also realized that she could no longer hold Beth to her own standards.

"Hey……"

This made Yulia sigh with some worry:

"How can Little Beth be a hero when she's so weak? With her current strength, she'll really get defeated and captured by bad guys and sold to a brothel."

Why are you in such a hurry?

Marcy chuckled:

"Before you received Senior Uri's inheritance, weren't you just a weakling? Miss Beth is at least an awakened mage now—let's wait patiently. Once the young lady makes Miss Beth's exclusive equipment, she will definitely have a way to improve Miss Beth's strength."

"That's right, Emery will definitely have a way to make Beth stronger!"

Julia then realized what was happening, and humbly asked Marcy for advice:

"So, Sisi, what kind of training do you think I should do with Beth before Emery makes the equipment for her?"

"Of course, it's some training that has nothing to do with physical fitness and combat ability."

Marcy blurted it out, then thought for a moment and said:

"For example, training in willpower, such as resisting temptation... You can first exhaust her physical strength and make her feel hungry, then tie her up and eat and drink in front of her, so that she can use her strong will to overcome her desire for food."

"Training in willpower to overcome temptation? Great idea!"

Julia's eyes immediately lit up, and she gave Marcy a thumbs up:

"Sissi, you truly live up to your reputation as Emery's personal maid; you're so clever."

. . . . .

Meanwhile, Emerald, who designed and made exclusive equipment for Beth, also encountered a problem.

The crux of the problem is that Beth herself is too weak.

With the current technology of the Melson family, it is not difficult to design and make a magical costume tailored to a person to greatly enhance their combat power. However, the basic requirement for a mage to use a magical costume is to have the strength of a master mage. Otherwise, she will be drained of magic power by the magical costume and fail without the enemy even having to attack.

The core technology of the Mystic Code was obtained by the young lady of the Melson family from a magical girl in another world more than 500 years ago. Its characteristics are that the performance of the whole set of equipment is enhanced by each other, and it can also be conveniently carried as jewelry in daily life. However, it requires that the user be the source of magic power, and it is not possible to use an external source of magic power.

Therefore, Beth cannot use magical artifacts. Emery devised several solutions, but she immediately rejected them all because they were unworkable.

If you can't use the Mystic Code, then use multiple magical artifacts to create a set. Although you can't activate the set bonus to get higher performance, as long as each magical artifact is of excellent quality, the combined combat power will be a considerable increase.

So Emery started designing according to this idea, but after spending the whole morning, she only got a pile of waste paper - she was not satisfied with any of the design schemes.

This time it's not a matter of combat power. Emerald can arm Beth to the teeth with the most advanced magical artifacts, and can even connect to Suzuran's combat assistance module to allow the entire magical artifact to fight autonomously. Beating up a typical control-stage opponent would be no problem at all.

However, no matter how it's designed, this level of magical weaponry will ultimately turn Beth into a mecha warrior, obscuring her beauty and figure.

This is also one of the biggest differences between ordinary magical artifact sets and magical mystic costumes. Magical mystic costumes can have both performance and good looks, making them the favorite of almost all female mages, while ordinary magical artifact sets cannot do this.

Beth isn't going to be a soldier fighting; she's going to debut as a hero, the kind of idol hero who makes movies, does endorsements, and attends commercial events. If she can't show off her sweet face and hot body in battle, then why choose her? Wouldn't it be the same to just pick any burly man or hunky guy? Anyway, the audience won't be able to see her face or body.

Therefore, ordinary magic weapon sets are not suitable for Beth.

This put Amélie in a slightly difficult position. She had to use a completely new concept to create a brand-new magical equipment to meet Beth's needs.

While Emeryte considered herself a genius, she wasn't that arrogant to think she could accomplish all this in such a short time.

Fortunately, Emerald is no longer alone. She has Marcy to take care of her in her daily life, Julia to help her in battle, Sulina to manage the company's operations, and Viliana to handle intelligence work and some dirty work.

In terms of developing new technologies and innovative ideas, we certainly have trustworthy old friends, at least in terms of ability, we are absolutely trustworthy.

Emery contacted old man Langdon and found the place where he was secretly conducting research and experiments deep underground.

"What's wrong, Miss? Do you have another task for me to complete?"

Langdon has now gone from being Emerald's collaborator to being her employee. Although he would rather do the research he loves, he has no choice but to put down his work to receive the young lady when she calls.

"There's no specific task yet, but I've run into a bit of trouble and need your help, old Langdon, to come up with a solution and broaden my thinking."

Emerald sat in what was essentially Langdon's biological laboratory, drinking tea, and recounted to Langdon the difficulties she had encountered with Beth.

"Hmm... Simply put, the target is too weak to use a magical artifact, but needs a powerful magical device that combines good looks and performance as their exclusive equipment, right?"

After identifying the problem, old man Langdon first made a sarcastic remark:

"Young Miss, you really know how to make trouble for yourself... Isn't the simplest way to solve this problem to replace the person in charge?"

"If people can be replaced, why would I need to come to you for advice?"

Emerald rolled her eyes at the ceiling of the biology lab:

"Her identity is the key to the matter; it cannot be changed."

"Then just kill her and turn her into the young lady's ghost, wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Old man Langdon immediately offered another suggestion:

"Anyway, Miss, your undead form is indistinguishable from the living by the average person. And with your current strength, Miss, even if she doesn't wear anything after becoming an undead, she can still guarantee her combat power, right?"

"...Turn her into an undead?"

Emery's deep blue eyes flickered, as if she were momentarily tempted, but she still shook her head:

"No, I need to use her to test a very suspicious person this time. That person is likely related to a very powerful person. I don't want to reveal too much of my methods to that person... So turning her into an undead is only a last resort. It's best to think of another way."

"...Tsk, as expected of you, Miss, you have so many calculations to make."

Old man Langdon grumbled again, then fell silent, presumably pondering possible solutions.

Amelie wasn't in a hurry. She took out a teapot and teacups and brewed a cup of black tea for herself. While drinking the tea, she continued to think of a solution and waited patiently.

"This is a product of one of my previous discarded solutions; perhaps it's worth a try."

About half an hour later, old man Langdon finally spoke again:

"If I remember correctly, the file number for that plan is 175. Miss, you can open Lily of the Valley's database first."

"Okay... Lily of the Valley, bring me old Langdon's file number 175."

Emerald put down her teacup and immediately gave the order.

"Yes, Miss."

A small, unassuming white flower, used as a decoration in Amelie's hair, suddenly came to life, using magic to create a projection in front of her and bring up relevant files.

"Is this... still one of the discarded designs from the Magical Puppet Soldier Project?"

Amelie quickly glanced at the plan and had basically finished reading it.

In short, this is a design scheme for a spy-type magical doll. Based on the needs of the Melson family, who were his clients at the time, old Langdon designed a magical doll that could not only guarantee combat power, but also change into the appearance or form of any person at any time.

The core technology of these magical dolls lies in the materials used to create their bodies.

It was a special substance that looked a lot like black mud, which was synthesized by old man Langdon using a variety of materials through biotechnology.

This black mud has excellent magical conductivity, easily transforming into various desired forms under the influence of magic. It can also absorb most substances to replenish its self-repair, but it cannot replicate itself, somewhat like a low-end version of liquid nanotechnology.

The reason this plan was abandoned was that the production cost of this black mud was too high, making it impossible to mass-produce and sell, which did not meet the needs of the Merson family.

There's no need for even small-scale production, because the cost of manufacturing one such magical puppet spy is enough to train nearly a hundred excellent human spies and agents.

But if it's just for building a person, then there's no need to worry about the cost, since Emery is already very rich and will soon become even richer.

“…Interesting stuff. Old Langdon, you really produced a lot of good stuff back then. I really need to take a good look at all the technical materials you left behind when I have time.”

Emery quickly understood what Landon meant:

"You want me to use this synthetic material with good magical conductivity to make a powerful magical artifact for Beth that can change shape at will and has multiple functions, right? Good idea... And inspired by your idea, I have an even better idea... Well done, old Langdon, it was definitely the right decision to go through the trouble of bringing you back to life."

Having made up her mind, Amelie didn't linger any longer, waving goodbye and leaving, leaving old man Langdon alone to continue his research deep underground.

Langdon didn't mind at all; in fact, he was quite satisfied with his current life—he didn't need to participate in any social activities or engagements, and all the necessary research resources were provided by Emery. For a researcher who truly loves research, this was practically the ideal situation.

Meanwhile, after having a suitable new idea, Amelie returned to her private magic workshop located underground at Blue Star Film and Television. She first had Suzuran synthesize a portion of the special substance that looked like black mud according to the formula left by old man Langdon, in order to verify her idea.

"It really works!"

The verification was completed very easily.

As recorded in the archives, this synthetic black mud substance has excellent magical conductivity and is compatible with any kind of magic, including holy magic and necromancy.

This perfectly illustrates the saying—the only downside of expensive things is that they are too expensive.

"Hmph, you idiot old Langdon, such a great invention and you didn't even make it public... Just because it didn't meet the client's requirements, you just abandoned it and shelved it? Well then I won't be polite. Anyway, you are now my private property, and so are all your technologies."

After humming triumphantly twice, Emery, without any qualms, named this black, mud-like substance "Ellie No. 1" and even planned to register it as a patent.

The properties of the composite material, 【Ellie No. 1】, fully met Amelie's ideas, so Amelie immediately took action.

After reading about the black mud in the materials, Emerald suddenly had the inspiration to enhance Beth, and the source of the inspiration was a movie character she had seen in her previous life.

Symbiont.

In the movies of my past life, it was a special kind of microbial community that could fuse with humans and create a symbiotic relationship, greatly enhancing human combat abilities. One drawback was that the symbiote possessed self-awareness; if it broke off with the human and abandoned the fusion, the human would also lose their power.

The composite material 【Ellie No. 1】 can be completely modified using necromancy, transforming it into a symbiotic entity without self-awareness, and completely controlled by the user like a special piece of equipment that has been integrated into the body.

Of course, if the user is not capable enough, this equipment can also be connected to Suzuran's combat assistance module and controlled by AI to ensure the minimum level of its combat power.

Excellent magic conduction performance ensures combat effectiveness, the ability to transform into any form ensures aesthetic appeal, and the ability to use an external magic source perfectly suits all needs.

The only downside is that the black mud itself isn't very attractive and isn't really suitable as the main color scheme for a heroine.

However, this was no challenge for Emery. With just a touch of holy magic, the Ellie No. 1 compound transformed from black mud into a shimmering mercury-like form, complete with a divine aura—perfect for a beautiful idol hero.

Even Emery herself was tempted after seeing it and planned to make a few more pieces of this equipment for herself and the girls around her.

With the right approach, everything else can be solved with magic and money.

Even in a world with supernatural powers, money is equally versatile, and magic is even more versatile than money. Emerald has both.

So in just half a day and a night, that is, on the third day after Beth was carried back to Locke City by Emerald, her exclusive equipment was made by Emerald.

"Is this my new gear?"

Looking at the silver briefcase beside Amelie, Beth's voice was full of anticipation, while Julia beside her looked equally curious.

Only Marcy and Viliana remained relatively calm, because they had long regarded Emerald as an almost omnipotent being.

So what if I made a set of custom equipment in a day? What's so strange about that?

It was just the young lady (master) performing normally.

"That's right, you can open it now."

Emerald smiled and nodded to Beth, then gently pushed the suitcase in front of her.

"With it, you will become a hero."

"Is...is that so? Hahahaha..."

With mixed feelings, Beth reached out and touched the lock on the suitcase.

To be honest, yesterday, after being trained to the point of exhaustion by Yulia, and then being tied up and suspended in mid-air by Yulia while watching her wolf down her food on an empty stomach, Beth was already a little afraid of becoming a hero.

But every time Beth wanted to back down, her father's earnest hopes and Amelie's indifferent gaze would simultaneously appear in her mind.

Is it better to become the daughter of a high-ranking official and enjoy boundless glory, or to become a sex worker after her father's downfall and still enjoy boundless glamour?

Do we even need to choose a question like this?

There's clearly only one answer! Let's give it our all!

Beth took a deep breath, her eyes shining with determination, like a girl determined to become a hero, and opened the suitcase under Julia's satisfied gaze.

Pu Niu.

"What is this? Ugh... gurgle... not there... gurgle!!"

As a result, a large lump of mercury immediately appeared in the suitcase, and the mercury swallowed Beth like a slime, causing Beth to make strange noises.

"...What the hell is that?"

Yulia almost attacked directly. If it hadn't been Emerald who brought it out, she definitely would have punched it first.

"It's fine."

Emerald then took Julia's clenched fist and gently rubbed it against her own abdomen like a massager:

"It's just Beth putting on her new gear."

As she spoke, Beth's light white silk dress quickly melted away like snow under the sun, but the mercury then transformed into an identical white silk dress, just like the dress she had absorbed, and Beth wore it.

The simulated changes in clothing did not completely consume the mercury. The remaining mercury split into two parts again. One part entered Beth's body through her mouth, nose, and other areas, causing Beth to tremble and scream a few times during the process.