The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Marcy responded at first, then asked with some confusion:

"But they are, after all, people of the Tianyun Empire, and they are all defectors... Since they can betray their own country, they will naturally betray you, Miss."

"It doesn't matter."

Emerald simply leaned back in her chair, completely unconcerned.

"Sissi, why do you think so many people call me a witch? As long as they are talented, I have a way to guarantee their absolute loyalty, from body to soul."

"Uh, I understand."

Marcy then realized what was happening, and went out, firstly to put away the tea set that Starling had used, and secondly to convey Amelie's wishes to the relevant departments of the company.

On the other side, Stella Morgan, who had just walked out of the Blue Star Film and Television Building, also turned back and glanced at the top floor with a complicated expression.

There was something she hadn't told Amelie earlier: the Morgan family also hoped their friendship would change, ideally by having another child.

Just like Amelie's feelings for Starling, Starling also found it difficult to have those kinds of thoughts about Amelie, even though Amelie's looks and figure were exactly what she wanted.

So it just won't change... Naïve or foolish, even after years in the chaotic world of finance, Starling Morgan still firmly believes that there are friendships more reliable than love... and that a friendship that changes doesn't necessarily become love.

"Hmph, does she really think that just because she's become the strongest and most beautiful woman in the Federation, she can charm everyone? I'm the exception!"

With a flick of her peach-colored curly hair, Starling Morgan didn't look back and continued striding towards the teleportation station, preparing to return to Sphinx to begin her new job.

. . . . .

Almost half a month after the Squid Man Extermination War ended, Emerald finally had some free time from all sorts of complicated matters and could attend to her own affairs.

According to the original game's main storyline, after completing the Squid Demon's Nest dungeon, the next boss to fight is the Dao Ancestor.

However, in the original game, these two events occurred consecutively in time, while in the reality of this world, Emerald destroyed the squid demon a year earlier. Therefore, Emerald is unsure whether there were other events in between.

But regardless of whether there are other matters to attend to, seizing every opportunity and resource to continue improving her strength is Emerald's top priority at present.

So after having a little free time, Emerald immediately stayed in the church again to study the reward she received after sacrificing the giant blood squid.

This reward is also a divine spell, but unlike the Sunfire Burst, this new divine spell requires a corresponding artifact to use, and its effects are naturally much more powerful.

The divine spell is called [Holy Spirit Seal].

The effect of this divine spell is that it can be used on any target that is in a weakened state, sealing the target in the matching artifact card and turning it into an absolutely loyal holy spirit summon.

Its power lies in the fact that the loyalty of the summoned creatures is guaranteed by the goddess. Therefore, even if the target is much stronger than the spellcaster, once sealed, it cannot resist, unless the target is stronger than the goddess, but the probability of this is negligible.

"...If only I had obtained this divine art sooner."

Upon learning the details of the new divine magic, Emerald immediately expressed this sentiment.

If she had obtained this divine spell earlier, she could have used it during her duel with Lian Shui to turn Lian into a summoned creature... and she could have been completely at ease now.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." The opportunity to capture the most powerful creature in the world as a summoning object for the Holy Spirit has already been missed.

Even if the perfect opportunity to capture Rei is missed, this divine spell is still powerful, and there are still several targets in the world for Emeryte to use this divine spell on. Therefore, it is still necessary to make a few artifact cards that match the divine spell.

According to the information provided by the goddess, the technology required to make artifact cards is not difficult; the difficulty lies in the materials used to make artifact cards—divine metals or divine alloys are required.

This world is not blessed by any gods, so forget about wild divine metals. The only source of materials is the scepter, a divine artifact that once belonged to the god of storms.

To craft a Divine Artifact Card, you must use the Divine Artifact Scepter as material and smelt it.

However, the artifact scepter played a crucial role in the battle against the giant blood squid, and Emeryte was really reluctant to melt it all down.

After some hesitation, Ameliete modified the artifact scepter again.

She cut off about a quarter of the end of the artifact scepter, intending to use it as material for artifact cards and see how many she could make.

Then, referencing the principles of the individual rocket launcher from her previous life, Amelie added stabilizing wings and a magical propulsion device to the tail of the artifact scepter, making the artifact scepter fly more smoothly after being launched, and also allowing it to accelerate or change direction during the flight.

After completing the modification of the divine artifact scepter, Amelie followed the method obtained from the faith circuit and used divine power to melt and purify that quarter of the divine artifact scepter, removing impurities and obtaining approximately 700 grams of high-purity divine alloy.

It's more than enough to craft three artifact cards, but a little lacking for four.

"...Three bills it is, three bills will be enough if we use them sparingly."

After thinking for a moment, Amelie decided not to cut the artifact scepter in half again. Instead, she used the refined divine alloy to forge the artifact card.

The tutorial said this step was very simple, and Emery, who was always very confident in her talent, didn't think it would be difficult. But she didn't expect that this step would get her stuck.

The specific steps of this step involve heating the divine alloy to a high-temperature, soft state using the fire of the sun god, and then manually hammering and shaping it with a tungsten steel hammer to form a card shape, while maintaining focused prayer during the hammering and shaping process.

This hammering and shaping work must be done entirely by the clergy by hand, without the aid of any mechanical devices, nor by anyone else, and without the use of any magic. It can only be completed by the clergy through their own physical strength and willpower.

Emerald was thus stumped.

Her current physical condition is definitely not comparable to Yulia's, but she still has no problem wielding a hammer to forge iron. The problem is that she simply doesn't know how.

How could a young lady from a top-tier conglomerate, who cultivates as a spellcaster, possibly study blacksmithing techniques?

Forging iron seems simple, giving the illusion that as long as you have the physical ability, you can do it too. But that's not the case at all, not to mention that you also have to maintain focused prayer while forging iron.

At least Amelie's talent in this area was far inferior to her talent in reading and meditation. She tried to fight several times but failed every time. The Divine Rank Alloy was hammered into a very strange shape and could only be reheated into materials for recycling.

After several failed attempts, Emery realized that it was unlikely she could forge the artifact card on her own in a short time. She needed to find a professional blacksmith to learn blacksmithing skills.

But who should I learn from?

The secret of divine magic is Amelie's biggest secret right now, and she doesn't intend to let too many people know about it, not even her employees.

Crafting artifact cards requires completely different skills from ordinary blacksmithing. Without proper explanation, one will inevitably take many detours. What Emery lacks most right now is time; she just wants to learn quickly.

Besides, given Amelie's current status, if she says she's going to learn blacksmithing, everyone who knows about it will definitely worry about being silenced.

and so……

"I guess I have no choice but to go to her? Ugh, she'll definitely take advantage of me and bully me. I'm so upset..."

But unwilling and helpless, after thinking it over, Emery couldn't find a second suitable person, so she could only connect to Julia's communication magic device:

"Hey, baby... How's the retrieval of the human cubs' remains from the bottom of the lake going? If it's almost finished, come back first. Leave the rest to the staff."

"Hehe, did you miss me, Emily? Can't sleep without me?"

Lying in a beach chair by the lake, Julia lazily basked in the winter sun while happily talking to Amelie.

Not far behind her were more than a dozen large shipping containers, all filled with the remains of human infants salvaged from the bottom of the lake. Preliminary estimates suggest there are at least 40 remains.

Chapter 332 New Project

"Yes, baby, I miss you. Come home soon, I'll cook you something delicious~~"

Emerald's tone was gentle yet alluring, as she leaned against Marcy while communicating with Julia using a magical device, enjoying Marcy's skillful massage. Marcy, who knew her body very well, was making her feel extremely comfortable.

"Okay, I'll go back now... no, wait!"

Yulia was about to agree when she keenly heard the faint sounds of Marcy massaging on the other end of the communication magic device. She immediately realized what was happening and pouted.

"Hmph, you wicked, womanizing Emerald, you're enjoying Sissi's massage, aren't you? I can tell from your voice... With so many people keeping you company at night, why would you miss me? Maybe you'd be even more unrestrained and play around more freely because I'm not here, wouldn't you?"

Although she said that, Yulia was just being arrogant. She quickly tidied up the situation by the lake, instructed the company's employees to stay and continue working, and then took off for Locke City.

Lake Tania is quite far from Locke City, almost diagonally across half of the Federation, but for Julia now, that distance is nothing. She quickly flew directly into the room from the window of Emerald's office.

The first thing Julia did after entering the room was to chase away Masie, who was behind Emerald, and personally give Emerald a full-body massage. However, her skills were clearly inferior to those of a professional maid, and she quickly tore several holes in Emerald's black pantyhose.

Marcy wasn't angry. Instead, she stood aside and watched with a smile for a few minutes before preparing their favorite drinks and snacks, which took her more than half an hour.

When Marcy returned to the office with a trolley full of drinks and desserts, Julia was already sprawled on the sofa like a cat that had been petted. Amelie sat next to her, gently rubbing a small white-stockinged foot with her left hand, while looking at a document in her right.

Seeing Marcy return, Yulia regained her energy. She sprang up from the sofa, grabbed several small cakes and pastries and swallowed them in one gulp, then gulped down tea from the teapot.

"Ah...that feels so good!"

Only after the pot of tea was finished did Julia lie back down contentedly, rubbing her belly while resting her head on Amelie's lap.

"It's strange, really. It's the same snacks and tea, but the ones you make are so much tastier than the ones the staff makes... Is there some secret to it?"

"As for the secret... there's no objective technique involved. Those employees are even professional pastry chefs and tea masters. They should be able to make more delicious desserts and teas than I do."

Marcy tilted her head slightly and thought for a moment:

"If there's any difference, it's that when I'm making tea and desserts, I sincerely pray that they will become more delicious and more to the young lady's liking, and then they really do seem to become delicious."

"...A prayer?"

Upon hearing this, Emery put down the documents in her hand, glanced at Marcy, and smiled.

In my past life on Earth, the maids in those maid shops also used so-called "delicious magic," but that was just to provide emotional value to customers. In reality, the taste of many maid shop products was quite ordinary.

But this world has magic, and it's quite idealistic; a sincere prayer can indeed trigger a miracle.

Marcy's desire to help Emerald was so strong that she was able to obtain the third fusion organ, which should have been the most difficult to acquire, in the easiest way. Of course, making desserts and tea even more delicious was a piece of cake.

After all, in the original game, Marcy was Yulia's main love interest, and she stood in the center position with Yulia on the game cover. In the game, she could both heal and deal damage, and could always be a main force in the team.

Although Marcy in this world has hardly participated in any battles because she became Emerald's maid, her strength has not lagged behind, and her speed of becoming stronger is second only to Julia and Emerald.

Others may not yet understand what's going on with Marcy's special ability, but Emery, who has been through it all, has already figured it out—Marcy will most likely follow the same path as her, gaining both fused organs and a magical concept.

Should we train Marcy's combat skills so she can also go to the battlefield?

The thought only flashed through Amelie's mind for a moment before she suppressed it.

Whether it's the Marcy from the original game or the real Marcy in this world, it's clear that neither of them enjoys fighting.

In the original game, there was no other way; many times, Marcy would die if she didn't fight. But in this world, there's no need for that. The situation isn't so dire that a maid needs to go to the battlefield.

While Amelie's mind was racing, Julia stretched again:

"Now you should tell me what really happened, Emerald? There must be something else behind your sudden call for me back."

"It's nothing, there's just something I need you to teach me, darling."

There was no need for Amelie to hide anything from Julia, so she told Julia about the difficulties she encountered when forging the artifact card.

"Ha ha……"

As a result, Yulia immediately burst into laughter, laughing heartily:

"I thought you, Emerald, could learn anything after just one look. Turns out there are things you're not good at... Don't worry, it's just hammering softened metal into small cards, right? That's a basic skill for a blacksmith. I'll teach you."

They had already done everything they needed to do after their brief separation, so the two didn't linger. After giving Marcy a few brief instructions about the company, Emily took Julia to her church and asked Julia to teach her blacksmithing.

I thought it would be an easy task, but it took three days of instruction, and I still couldn't hammer out the little card successfully.

It wasn't that Julia was a bad teacher, nor that Amelie was slow to learn; it was just that accidents kept happening during their blacksmithing lessons.

Just as Yulia had said before, hammering softened metal into small cards is just a basic skill for blacksmiths. Anyone with a little practice can learn it as long as they don't have too little talent.

Amelie was the same. Even if no one taught her the skills, she could definitely learn them with enough practice. But she had too many things to do, so she wanted to hurry up.

Yulia tried her best to teach, but there were many techniques that she couldn't accurately describe due to her limited verbal skills.

So Julia could only stand behind Emerald, grab Emerald's hand, and personally demonstrate each movement to Emerald.

As for the result...

"We agreed to forge iron together, why did you hit my butt?"

"Who told you to have such a perky butt? It makes me want to spank you."

The lessons were always interrupted due to similar reasons, and on one occasion, even the Divine Rank Alloy was contaminated with impurities, requiring Ameliete to use her divine power to refine it again.

Emerald was able to control herself, but the requirement for forging the artifact card was that she had to wear that very alluring anime-style nun's outfit while forging iron, and she also had to pray devoutly in her heart while hammering the iron sheet.

Yulia, on the other hand, seems to have developed a new XP system called uniform fetish. She can't help but get excited every time she sees Emeryte dressed as a nun praying earnestly.

Fortunately, although the blacksmithing lessons were often interrupted, Julia still managed to teach Amelie the necessary skills, which Amelie quickly mastered.

So on the third day of teaching, Emerald thought there were no more advanced blacksmithing techniques to learn, so she kicked Julia out of the church and trained on her own.

As it turned out, although Julia had a great time with Sister Emerald, the little tricks she taught her were also very effective.

After another two days, Amelie finally succeeded, forging the quarter of the divine artifact scepter she had cut off into three small cards that met the requirements.

Then, for about a week, Amelie spent almost all her time in the church, using her divine power to inscribe the surface of the card, turning it into a true artifact.

It was almost the end of the year, and Amelie, as a core member of the family who possessed the Ring of Melson, was about to return to the castle at Melson Sky Manor for a meeting.

Before going home, Amelie went to see old man Langdon again.

"How's the artificial fused organ project going? Any progress?"

After a few casual words and jokes, Emerald got straight to the point, saying that she was there as the boss to inspect the work, not as an old friend to chat.

"...I'm sorry, Miss."