The villain daughter did all kinds of things

When setting up the new opportunities in the Trial Labyrinth, Emerald also included several systems that she had created on a whim, as a way of testing them.

According to Emeryte's settings, many of those systems already have hosts, all of whom are students who are not very talented and unwilling to work hard, only thinking about taking shortcuts.

At first, these students were somewhat skeptical about the existence of the system, but as the rewards for each completed task were delivered to their door the next day via anonymous courier, the system hosts became increasingly dependent on the system, and were considered to have undergone initial transformation.

According to the rules of the Lohid Magic Academy, only fifth-year students are allowed to enter the Trial Maze under normal circumstances, which means that the hosts of those systems are graduating today.

It is very suitable for him to participate in the next test of Amelie, which is also a preparation for preventing the Dao Ancestor from merging with the Dao in the future.

"So, Lulu, are you interested in taking on this?"

After briefly explaining the existence of the system to Lulu, Emerald asked directly:

"Disguise yourself as the system and issue tasks to those hosts. First, make them gradually believe that the system is an almost omnipotent being and their only hope for a comeback. Then, gradually increase the scale of the tasks so that they slowly give up their sense of shame and morality and become cold and ruthless task-collecting tools."

"This is fun! I want to play!"

Lulu's eyes had been shining with excitement, and now that Emery said she could play too, she agreed without hesitation.

Chapter 334 Returning to the Original Intention

She would casually create some systems and give them to the students as opportunities, not because Amelie really needed those obedient tools tamed by system tasks.

She acted impulsively in a good mood after her breakthrough and didn't pay much attention to it afterward, leaving it all to Suzuran to control remotely.

She suddenly remembered this because another project she had been investing in and researching had made considerable progress and needed some people to conduct experiments, and those who had just graduated from the Lohid Magic Academy were perfect candidates.

This project was something Emerald invested in and researched shortly after she met Barbara. After all, the two were friends and got along quite well, and Emerald didn't want Barbara to die in the final battle like in the original game.

So Emerald invested in developing a life-saving technology, and when she hired Barbara to help deal with Montorie, she also took a drop of Barbara's blood containing the essence of her soul, as a backup plan to bring Barbara back to life after she died in battle.

However, at that time, Emery's magical level was not high enough, and her technique was not mature enough. Her first attempt against old man Langdon was basically a failure—she couldn't even withstand the most ordinary magical explosion, let alone the intensity of the final battle.

But now, more than a year later, both Amelie's own strength and her technical team have improved significantly. The technology she used back then is now almost complete and has entered the stage where it must be tested in real combat.

Those who obtained the system had acquired a lot of cultivation resources from Ameliete by completing system tasks throughout the year, which enabled them to graduate smoothly from the Lohid Magic Academy. Now, participating in an experiment as guinea pigs is a way of giving back... In any case, as long as it is arranged in the form of system tasks, those people will be very willing.

. . . . .

The day after Amelie returned to Sphinx, following Lulu's parent-teacher conference, the annual year-end meeting of the Melson family's core members began.

At this time last year, Emerald could only sit by the door, and she could only speak after all the elders had finished speaking.

This year was completely different. Before the meeting even started, Emerald's grandfather, the head of the family, grabbed her and pulled her to sit next to him. Emerald only made a slight gesture of modesty before sitting down without any hesitation.

Antonis Melson, the nominal strongest member of the Melson family who should have been sitting in this position, showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever. After sitting down right next to Emeralt, he asked her all sorts of questions like a curious old child, mainly about the battle between Emeralt and the giant blood squid, which he still couldn't fully understand.

The core members of the Melson family who entered the meeting room later did not show any unusual reaction to Amelie's current seat; in fact, most of them thought it was perfectly natural.

This is one of the reasons why the Merson family has been able to endure for thousands of years – the status of family members is only related to their strength, talent and achievements, rather than things like bloodline, age, or seniority.

When power in a family is always in the hands of the most talented person, even if mistakes are made and losses are incurred occasionally, it is difficult to cause serious damage.

The core members of the family soon arrived one after another, or rather, only one person was missing: Milain, who had already become a prince in Shangying Kingdom.

The calendar in this world doesn't distinguish between the Gregorian calendar and the lunar calendar; it's the same calendar used by several major countries around the world—the New Year in the Allen Federation is also the Spring Festival in the Eastern countries.

It was one thing to have only dated but not married before, but now that he's officially a prince, Milain naturally has to stay in Shangying Kingdom for such an important holiday... After all, he's a son-in-law, no different from a daughter who's married out.

Once everyone had arrived, the meeting officially began.

As per procedure, each family member first introduces their achievements this year, and then talks about their plans for the coming year.

Of course, Emery should speak first this year.

"I didn't really do anything major this year. I just went on a mission to an Eastern country in the spring, ensured the smooth completion of the international teleportation portal in the summer, eliminated a major security threat in the autumn, and wiped out the squid demon in the winter while making a little money on the side..."

Amelie used very modest words in her report, but she made no attempt to hide her smugness.

The others didn't pay any attention and just looked at her with smiles, with Baphomet's face filled with a look of satisfaction.

After Amelie finished her report, the others began to report, but many of them started laughing as they reported.

Aside from some revenue from daily operations, the Merson family's biggest profit this year came from getting a lot of loans from the Ise Retsu Group for free.

Unfortunately, the Allen Federation only has the Ise Rei Foundation; otherwise, many people would want to have another good opportunity like this next year.

When discussing plans for the coming year, everyone's eyes turned to Emerald, hoping that this powerful woman, who seemed to have precognitive abilities, would lead everyone to make another fortune.

At this moment, Emery suddenly became serious, her expression even quite solemn:

"Next year, something very significant will happen... I can't say what it is right now, because saying it might cause changes and expose some plans."

Everyone frowned slightly at Amelie's appearance, but considering her impressive achievements over the past two years since she stopped keeping a low profile, they didn't say anything more.

"So what should we do?"

Finally, it was Emerald's father, Pias, who spoke up, asking the question on behalf of the other core members of the family.

"Strengthen our strength as much as possible, conserve our energy, and be ready for battle at any time."

After speaking, Amelie thought for a moment, first looking at her father and the other family members who were mainly responsible for production management and technological research and development:

"This matter is basically only for those who have reached the third stage of strength... that is, fusion-stage mages or grand mages. So there is no need to be nervous about regular power and daily production. Just do what you need to do."

Then Emerald looked at Antonis and several other powerful members of the family:

"Gentlemen, you can't stand idly by. It will be an ultimate battle that all the world's strongest warriors will participate in... So don't do anything dangerous next year. Keep yourselves in top condition at all times. Don't be injured when the time comes, that would be very bad."

The powerful figures all nodded in agreement.

In fact, they are the ones in the family who currently recognize Emerald's status and voice the most, because they are the ones who know Emerald's current strength best.

Apart from the space-type ancestor of the Lohid family in the alternate town who is a humanoid ark, there is probably no one in the Allen Federation who can rival Emerald... not to mention that Emerald also has Yulia by her side who listens to her every word.

With her formidable strength and verifiable record, everyone still holds Emerald in high regard. Even though Emerald's age is less than a fraction of many people's and her seniority is pitifully low, no one would underestimate her because of this.

The only thing I'm not entirely satisfied with is the old habit of those with prophetic abilities: they always leave things unsaid and like to be riddles.

But the more Emerald acted this way, the more everyone believed that Emerald must have accurately seen some important information through her prophetic abilities, so listening to her was definitely the right thing to do... This year's Squid Man incident has perfectly verified this point.

So in the end, no one objected to Emerald's words. Everyone silently remembered Emerald's reminder and would try their best to improve their strength next year, while also making some preparations for the end of the world.

After briefly revealing her plans for next year, Emerald fell silent, and only after a long while did she look seriously at Baphomet:

"Grandpa, I want to know information about the [Ultimate Weapon], but I don't want to inherit the position of family head. Is there a way to work things out?"

"This……"

Baphomet immediately became conflicted, his brows furrowing.

The core members of the family who possess the Merson Ring already have very high intelligence privileges, but there are still two top-level secret intelligences within the family that only the head of the family knows.

Firstly, there is the existence and contact information of the old witch, Granny Ya.

The other one is the "ultimate weapon" that Emerald is now referring to.

Moreover, this "ultimate weapon" is different from the old lich. The old lich is only the top secret of the Melson family itself, while the "ultimate weapon" is also the top secret of the Lohid family.

The so-called "ultimate weapon" is the ultimate means of the Melson and Lohid families, which has only been used once in the more than one thousand years since the establishment of the Federation.

It was that level 7 demonic tide that appeared in the northwest of the Federation that was finally destroyed after the Federation army sacrificed tens of thousands of officers and soldiers and many powerful warriors died in battle, and the [Ultimate Weapon] was finally used.

In the original game, the Level 7 Demon Tide is a dungeon that only appears after completing the game, and its numerical strength is even higher than that of the Dao Ancestor, who is the main story boss.

This may not be the case in reality, but if it can eliminate a level 7 demonic tide, then the [Ultimate Weapon] might also be effective against the Dao Ancestor. Amelie really wants to see.

This is also to resolve a question that Emerald had in her previous life—why didn't the Allen Federation use the [Ultimate Weapon] when fighting the Dao Ancestor?

"……All right."

After hesitating for more than ten minutes, Baphomet finally nodded:

"Actually, I have no objections at all. It's mainly the Lohid side... But I heard that those old guys in Lohid really dote on you, little Ellie, and have even shared their most secret skills with you? So I think they'll agree... After the meeting, you can come to my study to see those documents."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Emerald also smiled happily:

"Even without the [Ultimate Weapon], I'm confident I can overcome this challenge, but who can resist being more thoroughly prepared?"

Once the major issues are basically settled, the remaining minor details are easier to discuss.

This time, Emerald didn't speak first. Instead, she waited for the elders to discuss a few things that she didn't think mattered much before bringing up the matter of Popo and Judy getting engaged.

"This..."

To be honest, many more traditional and conservative older people are still not very satisfied with Judy, a strong and assertive woman who is the head of the household.

But Judy got Emery's support, and Popeye was also very capable.

For a thousand years, the Melson family has operated this way: whoever has the talent and strength calls the shots, and right now, the most talented and powerful person in the family is Emerald.

What, you're not convinced? If you're not convinced, then keep it to yourself.

Those older folks who were still not entirely satisfied with Judy could only keep quiet. In the end, the engagement between Bobo and Judy was approved smoothly, and the date was even chosen directly: the 16th day after the New Year.

After that, Amelie didn't care much about the other matters discussed at the meeting; she even dozed off with her hand supporting her chin.

If Amelie had dared to do this at last year's meeting, some older people would have said she was impolite and didn't know the rules.

But this year... those who witnessed this scene spoke in hushed tones, seemingly worried about disturbing Emerald's rest.

. . . . .

After the meeting, Amelie went to Baphomet's study as agreed.

"You've come, little Ellie."

"I'm here, Grandpa."

After exchanging greetings, Baphomet took out a very exquisitely crafted cube-shaped metal box from his personal storage space.

It's somewhat similar to the Five Elements Mechanism Box from Amelie's previous life, but with added magical authentication.

Baphomet first used his household authority to unlock and verify the box. Then, he placed the box with all six sides facing up in sequence for 3 to 8 seconds, just like entering a password, before the box finally unlocked with a click.

Opening the box revealed top-secret information known only to the head of the family. One document contained detailed identity information and emergency contact details for the old witch, Granny Ya, while the other contained information about the "ultimate weapon" that Amelie wanted to know.

"With your intelligence, Ellie, after looking at it once, you should be able to crack the access lock of this magical box, right?"

After taking out the relevant information on the "Ultimate Weapon," Baphomet first made a joke with a smile before handing the information to Emerald.

Amelie didn't deny it, because the encryption method of that magic box was really nothing to her now; she only had to look at it once to come up with several ways to crack it.

So Amelie just smiled, took the documents, sat down on a sofa in Baphomet's study, put her feet up, and started reading.

The material wasn't very extensive; given Amelie's reading and comprehension abilities, she finished reading it all in just over half an hour.

The "Ultimate Weapon" project is indeed a very ingenious concept. Its principle is completely different from what Emeryte had guessed, but the cost is also very high.

The true name of the "Ultimate Weapon" is Singularity Blast, an attack method that utilizes the world's own repair capabilities.

If we consider the world as the computer system of Amelie's previous life, then the "Ultimate Weapon" is a rather stubborn virus, or rather, a system bug.

These viruses and bugs themselves are not very destructive, and theoretically, they wouldn't cause much damage even if left unattended.

However, the world's own self-healing function is not something that computer users can ignore just because bugs and viruses are harmless; it will always repair them.

If antivirus software can handle viruses and bugs on your computer, that would be ideal. But what if antivirus software can't handle them?

The simplest way is to completely delete the folder containing the virus or bug, or even format the hard drive partition where it is located.

The world's self-repairing ability works in the same way when dealing with similar bugs or viruses, directly erasing the entire area where the bug occurred... and this rule-level erasure and cleanup is the true destructive method of the singularity explosion.

For example, the only time the Singularity Blast was used was during the Level 7 Magic Tide that broke out in the northwestern region of the Allen Federation.

After being powerfully cleansed at the rule level by the world's corrective forces, there is still no natural life in that area, no usable natural resources, and the soil on the wasteland can't even be considered soil, but rather some kind of residue without any attributes.

That entire area was abandoned by the world itself.

"That's indeed a very powerful attack method..."

Emery sighed sincerely, but her brows were tightly furrowed:

"The price was just too high."

Creating a world-running error called the "Singularity" is no easy feat.

To intervene in a region at the level of global rules, rule-level measures are necessarily required.

Therefore, it is essential to have a great mage who has grasped the concept of magic, and at least two such great mages are needed, and it is best if their concepts of magic conflict with each other.

In addition, a master craftsman of exceptional talent is needed to combine two or more completely incompatible magical concepts and powers, and use his ingenious skills to create a magical device that can generate a singularity, ultimately triggering the singularity explosion.

The world has a very strong self-correcting ability, and deliberately creating bugs is obviously a very harmful act in the judgment of this corrective ability.