The villain daughter did all kinds of things

In addition to these two actions targeting the sprayed fish oil, the rumors that Emery had previously asked Sulina to spread were also quickly put into practice.

She has partnered with several federal food companies to launch several new snacks targeting young people.

Those snack production lines that mainly ship to the Financial Delta region were also secretly tampered with by the people of Emerald, who added a magic potion that would reveal the true form of the squid people.

Through this multi-pronged approach, Emerald was able to sense, through her perception of the sealed crystals, that more and more squid spirits were consuming the potion.

But Emerald wasn't in a hurry to make the potion work. She wanted more squid spirits to consume it, and ideally, for the potion to enter the bodies of everyone in the Financial Triangle region.

After all, the Financial Triangle region is the stronghold of the Ise Retsu Group, and there are probably very few pure-blooded humans left there... Even if there are always financial professionals from outside going there to work, their offspring will all become squid people after they intermarry with the locals.

This is another special ability of the squid people: they have almost no reproductive isolation, and both males and females can have offspring with any race, and the offspring will always be squid people.

The reason why the Merfolk and Fish-Men were able to put aside their hatred and join forces to destroy the Squid People was largely due to this... At that time, the Squid People had already deeply infiltrated both races, and they were worried that their races would be silently swallowed up by the Squid People.

Fortunately, the squid people didn't dare use this method on humans.

Because humans possess a unique ability—what people in the Federation call innate magic, and what people in the Eastern countries call innate supernatural powers.

This is a racial talent unique to humans, which squid people cannot imitate, nor can the hybrid offspring of squid people and humans.

If no children with magical talents appear in a certain region for a long period of time, it will definitely attract the attention of the human elites and powerful individuals, and then there will inevitably be a second squid extinction war.

Therefore, even in the financial triangle region completely controlled by the Ise Group, there must be pure-blooded humans living there, and the squid people will try their best to prevent their own people from intermarrying with them.

However, these humans have lived alongside the squid people for a long time, making it very difficult to distinguish them accurately. So, it's better to just give them all the potion.

Anyway, that kind of potion only makes squid spirits reveal their true form and doesn't cause any serious harm. Its effect on humans is even weaker. According to old man Langdon, the worst that could happen is diarrhea. People with slightly better constitutions wouldn't feel anything at all.

Therefore, neither Emery nor the Melson family had any reservations and agreed that it would be best to wait until everyone in the Financial Triangle region had the potion before taking full action.

This required patience and could not be rushed, so Amelie went back to do something else—pursuing and studying the power of the gods.

After about 20 days of cross-border communication with the Holy Flame Meow Meow Cult, Ameliete had collected all the rare materials needed.

However, cross-border communication has not been done for almost 60 years. Even if some of the technicians who participated back then are still around, it will take some time to study and debug when setting up the communication array. They will have to wait patiently for a few more days.

Good things come to those who wait, and Emery wasn't in a hurry, so she just waited.

However, after a period of continuous busyness, Emerald finally had some free time, and since nothing unexpected happened, she was finally able to visit the sword saint uncle from another world.

Changing into a casual dress with a landmine theme, still wearing black stockings and boots, Emerald, accompanied only by her personal maid Marcy, found the place where the otherworldly swordsman uncle lived, following the address given by the leader of the 15th squad.

After all, the couple were both third-stage powerhouses, and the Sword Saint Uncle was quite wealthy, owning a small villa with an area of ​​over 800 square meters even in Sphinx, where land is extremely valuable.

The villa had three floors and a small yard in front. When Emerald brought Marcy to the door, the otherworldly swordsman, who was probably their target, was playing with his toddler grandson in the yard.

"Sword Saint, you seem to be in high spirits... Is this your grandson? He's so adorable."

Amelie didn't go straight into the courtyard. Instead, she stood at the gate, greeted the animals, and waved to the adorable cub that was looking at her curiously.

"Come here, let your big sister give you a hug?"

"Give me a hug, sister! Give me a hug, sister! You're so pretty, sister!"

The cub immediately walked over with its still very clumsy steps, and was lifted up by Emerald's arms under her armpits, giving her a high lift.

And that sincere, childlike remark, "Sister, you're so pretty," clearly paved the way for this little guy, because he made Amelie very happy.

Chapter 317 Holy Magic is Not Divine Art

If the young lady is happy, then of course there will be a reward.

After setting the cub down again, Emerald flipped her hand, and like a skilled magician performing a magic trick, a toy cross sword about the length of her index finger appeared in her palm. She then placed it in front of the cub:

"Here, this is a toy your sister gave you. It's a radiant holy sword that can slay demons and monsters. Do you like it?"

"like!"

What male human child doesn't like swords? On Blue Star, in Ameliete's previous life, many little boys would be happy for half a day if they found a tree branch that looked like a sword, let alone a real holy sword that was exquisitely crafted and shimmering with holy light.

Although the holy sword was a bit small, the human cub was also very small, so the holy sword was just right for him.

"The Holy Sword! The Holy Sword! It's the Holy Sword that the pretty lady gave me! Yay!"

After receiving the holy sword, the cub immediately began to excitedly demonstrate it in its own garden, its previously barely-walking steps becoming much more skillful in an instant.

"Young Miss, this..."

The otherworldly swordsman uncle standing to the side had of course recognized Emerald. After all, Emerald was already a well-known figure in the Allen Federation, and the otherworldly swordsman had also heard from the 15th Squad that Emerald would be visiting him soon.

His hesitation stemmed from the realization that the unassuming little sword was not a child's toy at all, but a powerful magical artifact, possibly even a magical costume utilizing the latest technology, which his grandson could activate and use once he reached a certain level of strength.

Such a magical artifact is worth far more than the Sword Saint's house, and the Sword Saint is worried that he can't afford it.

"It's alright, I just like sweet-talking kids... The grandson of the Sword Saint should have a holy sword as his weapon, shouldn't he?"

Emerald noticed the Sword Saint's hesitation, so she smiled and waved her hand:

"Moreover, I have come here today simply to learn about the customs and cultures of other worlds from you, Sword Saint. Would you be willing to have a good chat with me?"

"Thank you very much, Miss. Please come inside."

The Sword Saint uncle finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped aside:

"Any questions you may have about my hometown, I promise I will answer them to the best of my knowledge."

At this moment, the Sword Saint's wife also appeared. She was the female magician who had summoned the Sword Saint from another world. She was over 70 years old this year, but because of her powerful magic, she looked like a high school girl and was wearing a lively and cute miniskirt.

"Greetings, Miss."

But the stronger one is, the more one understands that Emerald is now a true lady of the Federation, so the Sword Saint's wife is also very polite to Emerald.

After welcoming Amelie and Marcy into the house with her husband, the female magician, knowing that Amelie had mainly come to see her husband, offered Amelie a cup of tea and then excused herself to take care of her grandson, leaving the room for conversation.

"You two seem very much in love... That's wonderful."

Emery sipped her tea gently, not rushing into the main topic, but instead making a joke first:

"So, Sword Saint, aren't the beauties in our world amazing? How do they compare to the beauties from your hometown?"

"Uh……"

The Sword Saint was momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting Amelie to use such a topic as the opening line of their conversation.

But the Sword Saint uncle did quite well after arriving in this other world, so he certainly wasn't lacking in emotional intelligence; he immediately laughed it off.

"The beauties of the Federation are certainly wonderful, like my wife... No matter how sharp and invincible I am as a sword saint, I will melt instantly when I encounter her gentle tenderness."

"As for my hometown... it actually has quite a few high-quality beauties, especially the goddess priestesses and priestesses who serve the gods. They are all one in a million... tsk tsk."

The swordsman uncle clicked his tongue as he spoke, giving Emery the kind of smile that anyone who likes beautiful women would understand. Then, he changed the subject, his praise becoming blatant:

"But no matter who it is, compared to you, Miss, they are like the dim starlight that is almost invisible when the moon is shining brightly. Even in my hometown, your beauty, wisdom and talent are unparalleled in the world."

"Hehe... Sword Saint, you really know how to talk. No wonder you have such a happy and fulfilling life."

Emery was clearly pleased with the compliment, her face beaming with joy.

"However, Sword Saint, you must have heard some rumors from Squad 15, right? I came here mainly to ask you about gods and churches... I heard that there are quite a few gods and churches in your hometown, Sword Saint?"

"Yes, Miss."

Seeing that Emerald was starting to ask serious questions, the Sword Saint uncle also became serious:

"My world also has vast oceans and three continents. Humans have established more than 20 countries on these three continents, and among these 20 countries there are more than 50 churches of various sizes that believe in various gods... Among them, there are 6 large churches, and the number of formal believers in these 6 churches all exceeds 10 million. Moreover, the gods they believe in often bring down miracles, and some gods have even descended into consciousness through the bodies of believers."

"Simply put, does that mean the more times God has been holy, the more powerful the church is? Logically speaking, that's certainly true."

Amelie took a small sip of tea and asked curiously:

"What about the remaining smaller churches? What's their situation?"

"Them..."

The Sword Saint uncle thought for a moment:

"Some churches have a history as long as the major churches, but they haven't performed any miracles for hundreds or even nearly a thousand years, so their competitiveness is naturally not as good as those major churches, and their number of believers is decreasing, so they are on the decline. There are also some churches that have never performed any miracles, and it is even hard to say whether the gods they believe in exist. However, the founders of those churches are very good at persuading people and preaching some more tempting doctrines, so they are also able to attract believers."

"Hmm... So it's the fallen ancient church that has lost the favor of the gods, and the fake church where cunning mortals use false gods to promote their own ideas and doctrines? I understand."

Emery smiled and nodded:

"And what about you, Sword Saint? I heard from Squad 15 that you are not a believer in the gods? I thought that in your world, a strong person like you must be related to the gods."

"Hmm... well, I think the young lady might have misunderstood something."

The Sword Saint uncle frowned slightly, then shrugged helplessly:

“In my home world, every human town has a church, and everyone is baptized by the church at birth... How could there be any unbelievers? Of course, I am also a believer under God, it’s just that I haven’t joined the church.”

Before Emery could ask any more questions, the Sword Saint uncle took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and then began to explain his situation in detail:

“I was born in a country called the Kingdom of Chiho, and I grew up there. I joined the swordsman legion, which is loyal to the royal family. I received training in the legion and fought for the country... Well, my position in the kingdom is probably similar to that of a colonel-level commander in the Federation Army.”

"I simply chose to be loyal to the monarchy over divine authority, but our Chiho Kingdom also has a state religion, one of the six major churches, and many royal swordsmen, including myself, are also believers in that church."

"We worship the Mother Goddess of Earth and Harvest, and among Her Majesty the Mother Goddess's powers is the power of reproduction. Therefore, all the clergy of the Mother Goddess's religion are women... because after receiving the Mother Goddess's blessing to a certain extent, one must become pregnant, and men cannot bear this."

"So it's not that I don't have faith, it's just that the church I follow happens to have gender restrictions, so I haven't joined it. This isn't the first time I've explained this, but the people in Squad 15 always equate my not joining a church with not having faith... sigh."

The Sword Saint uncle shook his head and sighed as he spoke.

"Because our world doesn't have gods or religions, it's normal to have some misunderstandings and unclear understandings about related situations."

Emery chuckled and offered a defense of the 15th squad, then continued asking:

"Since you, Sword Saint, are also a follower of that Mother Goddess, have you ever received her blessing? Do you have any knowledge of the use of divine power and divine arts? To be honest, the main reason I came to see you, Sword Saint, is to learn about divine power and divine arts."

"You understand divine power and magic... Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, young lady."

The Sword Saint uncle put down his teacup and shrugged with some regret:

“Didn’t I give you an example before, Miss? My position in the Chiho Kingdom is roughly equivalent to that of a colonel in the Federation Army. As for the divine power and magic that you want to know, Miss, they are similar to the magic technology of your Melson family or the magic theory of the Lohid family. They are simply beyond the reach of outsiders like me, so I probably can’t help you.”

Is that so?

Emerald wasn't particularly disappointed, as she had already learned about these circumstances from the 15th Squad beforehand, so she simply smiled slightly.

“Even the most ordinary colonel-level officer in our Federation has witnessed a great deal of the Melson family’s magical technology, and has fought alongside the magicians of the Lohid family many times… Since Mr. Sword Saint’s kingdom has an army, it must have experienced wars, right? Was it against something like a magical tide? Or was it a war with other countries or churches?”

"Yes, our country also has wars, but there are no demonic tides there. All the wars break out between humans, and the main reason is the conflict of faith."

The Sword Saint nodded, his eyes blazing with fury at the mention of war.

"Our main enemy is the Kingdom of Thousand Harvests, which is on the same continent as us but has a serious conflict of faiths. Their god of storms has a very bad relationship with our goddess of earth and harvest, so our two countries have been enemies for a long time... Before I was summoned to this world by my wife, I was in the middle of a war, so I guess I was probably treated as someone who died on the battlefield and was never found."

"So, the antagonistic relationship between gods can turn believers into mortal enemies?"

Emery nodded thoughtfully, not delving deeper into the topic, but instead continuing to ask what she truly cared about:

"Since you, Sword Saint, participated in religious wars, you must have fought against powerful clergy from opposing churches and fought alongside the clergy of the Mother Goddess Cult, right? Could you tell me about their power and the divine magic they used?"

"That's no problem. If it can help you, Miss, I can share some of my own experiences in detail... However, I am not a priest after all, so my understanding of divine power and divine magic is entirely based on my personal subjective impressions. You can just use it as a reference, Miss."

This time, the Sword Saint uncle agreed quite readily, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"Then shall I begin by speaking of the protection bestowed by the Mother Goddess?"

"please."

Emery raised the teacup that Marcy had just filled with tea, as if listening intently.

"Your Majesty the Mother Goddess is the Mother Goddess of the Earth and Harvest, and our kingdom is called the Kingdom of Thousand Harvests. From the name, Miss should be able to guess that Your Majesty the Mother Goddess has the strongest blessing, right?"

The Sword Saint Uncle laughed heartily:

"Indeed, Her Majesty the Mother Goddess's greatest blessing is a bountiful harvest, which gives our Thousand Harvest Kingdom a grain production far exceeding that of other countries in the world... Basically, apart from our mortal enemy, the Kingdom of Strom, all other countries in our world are extremely dependent on importing grain from our Thousand Harvest Kingdom."

"Miss must know about the planting magic of the Allen Federation, right? The crops here can be harvested every half month to a month, and every time it is a bumper harvest... So the basic living supplies in the Federation are very cheap, and people can easily find a job and live a life without worrying about food and clothing."

"Even the Federation's agricultural productivity is utterly insignificant compared to the blessing of the Mother Goddess that our Thousand Harvest Kingdom receives."

"In our Thousand Harvest Kingdom, the concept of a bountiful harvest is absolute. No matter where you plant a seed, even in a desert or a rocky mountain, the seed will grow successfully and vigorously, bearing abundant fruit."

"The inhabitants of our Thousand Harvest Kingdom have never had the concept of hunger. All kinds of crops are as abundant as the roadside weeds in the Federation... Even if they all fall off overnight after a storm, the branches will be full of fruit again in less than three days."

"Families in the Kingdom of Chiho never need to buy food. Whatever they want to eat, they can just plant some in their own flowerpots. If they leave it alone, they can harvest once every three to five days at most... And if they are willing to offer prayers to Her Majesty the Mother Goddess for the flowerpots, they can harvest more than ten times a day."

“I don’t know if you can understand my description, Miss… In short, the power of the gods is something that our mortal technology can never match, no matter how advanced it becomes. Such an absolute harvest should be unbelievable or even unimaginable to those who have never experienced the true blessing of the gods, but for Her Majesty the Mother Goddess, this is just the most basic blessing.”

"..."

Amelie tightened her grip on the teacup and took a deep breath.

Indeed, the scene described by the Sword Saint completely overturned Amelie's understanding of agricultural technology. It was something that neither the technology of her previous life nor the magic of this life could accomplish. It could only be described as a miracle of God.