The villain daughter did all kinds of things

"daughter……"

Emerald chewed on the word over and over, growing increasingly surprised.

In the original game, Theresa Scarlet Moon only had one daughter, Marcy. After she became pregnant with Marcy unexpectedly, she was always very careful and would use magic contraception before and after each time she played with human slaves.

What's going on with Theresa Scarlet Moon now? How come she suddenly has over 100 daughters who are at least formal magicians?

Unlike humans who have various shortcuts to success, it takes at least 10 years for an elf to become a full-fledged magic user from an ordinary magic affinityist, and most elves take about 20 years.

Like Viliana, whose talent was already among the best of the elves, she still trained for more than 11 years in the Royal Guard's training camp before becoming a formal magician.

It takes a long time to become a Grand Mage. If you follow the traditional training methods and assessment standards of Elven mages, you can't become a Grand Mage without 50 years of training.

However, it is very strange that Theresa Scarlet Moon now has at least 16 daughters who are at the level of great mages.

An elf who can become a great magician shouldn't be younger than Marcy; logically, they should be Marcy's older sisters.

But Macy remembered it very clearly, and the original game's setting was also very clear: Macy was Theresa Scarlet Moon's first daughter, and this information was indisputable at least half a year ago.

So what exactly is going on with Theresa Scarlet's daughters?

Were they Theresa Scarlet Moon's adopted daughters? But according to the survivors' descriptions, all the elves had the Scarlet Moon family's distinctive red hair and the Flame of Life, and their faces did indeed resemble Theresa Scarlet Moon's, which was very strange.

Besides Theresa Scarlet's daughters, there is another thing that Emerald is currently struggling to understand.

That's what Theresa Scarlet's motivation was for doing that.

The surprise attack on the other Seven Rainbow Clan members during the Carnival Night seems to indicate that Theresa Scarlet Moon's ambition has grown so large that she wants to seize power over the Elven race and become the sole ruler.

But upon closer examination, it's not hard to see that this motive is full of flaws.

First of all, the absolute supreme ruler of the elves is the Elf Queen. Even if Theresa Scarlet Moon eliminates the other Seven Rainbow Nobles, she will still have to work for the Elf Queen. It's not worth it to do seven-tenths of the work herself.

Unless Theresa Scarlet Moon's strength has reached the level of the Elf Queen, but if she were really that strong, there would be no need for her to launch a sneak attack on the other six families during the carnival night. She could have just summoned the people from the other six families and made them kneel down.

Secondly, in addition to the six Seven Rainbow Families, all human companies like Baihe Shipping were attacked, including the official embassy of the Allen Federation.

This tactic of targeting external forces as well is somewhat inconsistent with the behavior of a typical coup plotter.

Since Theresa Scarlet Moon would need the recognition of other nations after gaining supreme power among the elves, such an act of antagonizing humans would be entirely detrimental.

Therefore, it's hard to say that Theresa Scarlet's motives were solely driven by ambition.

Considering the elven extremist groups that were quite active in this attack, Amelie also wondered if it was those stupid and wicked elves causing trouble again. Only they would be capable of attacking all human companies and federal government embassies without any reason.

But thinking about it carefully, that doesn't make sense. If it were the work of elven extremism, then there would be no need to wipe out all six rainbow families... Don't be fooled by how well-behaved those orphaned girls and widows seem now; many of them were elven supremacists before, and some were even core figures in that ideology.

Therefore, it shouldn't be related to the extremist ideology of the elves.

What is Theresa Scarlet's true motive? What is its connection to her suddenly appearing 100+ daughters? What will she do next?

Emery has made many conjectures, but due to insufficient information and clues, they remain only at the conjecture stage.

More information is needed.

A daughter of a wealthy family should not sit under a dangerous roof. Although she was eager to learn more, Emery had no intention of personally entering the elven kingdom.

Unlike those hot-blooded protagonists who dare to venture anywhere once they have a little bit of strength, Emery's main trait is caution.

The Elf Kingdom has an Elf Queen whose strength is comparable to that of the Dao Ancestor, as well as Theresa Scarlet Moon, who currently seems very strange. Amelie herself does not want to take any risks lightly.

Anyway, Emery is very rich, so getting more information wouldn't be difficult for her—a generous reward will surely attract brave men.

Furthermore, not only Shirakawa Shipping was attacked, but also the federal government's embassy. We could also leverage the government's resources to obtain intelligence.

Thinking this, Amelie glanced at Ji Xinyu again and sighed softly.

It seems my joyful holiday of cultivating together with my junior sister is coming to an end. Next, I must figure out and handle the matter concerning the elves.

But when I'm dealing with important matters, who will keep an eye on Ji Xinyu?

Given Ji Xinyu's current strength and personality, who in the entire Allen Federation, besides Emery, could control her and prevent her from acting recklessly?

Amelie struggled with this for several minutes until she noticed Ji Xinyu secretly swallowing as she watched the distressed elven noble ladies and young women, and then an idea struck her.

"Junior sister, could you do me a favor?"

Amelie patted Ji Xinyu on the shoulder and pulled her aside to whisper.

"Senior sister, just give me your orders, and I promise I'll obey!"

Ji Xinyu readily agreed, but her darting eyes clearly indicated that she was planning to cause trouble as soon as her senior sister left.

"Actually, it's not that difficult."

Seeing this, Amelie smiled slightly and gestured with her eyes to the orphaned and widowed noblewomen of the elite elves who had fallen on hard times:

"With your intelligence, Junior Sister, you should have figured it out, right? Their identities are rather special, and there's no suitable place to settle them for the time being. We need a strong and reliable person to look after them temporarily. Let me investigate this matter thoroughly... Junior Sister, would you be willing to help me?"

"Watch over them? Me?"

Ji Xinyu's eyes immediately lit up:

"Of course, no problem. Senior sister, you can go ahead and do your work. I promise I'll take good care of them all... I'm best at taking care of these down-on-their-luck and anxious ladies!"

"...Then I'll leave it to you, junior sister."

Amelie rolled her eyes at Ji Xinyu, pinched her, and then, after thinking for a moment, added another instruction:

"Junior sister, you can do whatever you want, but don't let your guard down... I suspect the elves might send assassins again, so be careful."

"An elven assassin? Then he must be an elf, right?"

Ji Xinyu wasn't afraid at all; on the contrary, she was even more excited.

"I'm even less afraid of these beautiful female assassins... Senior sister, you may not know this, but there's a small courtyard in my princess's mansion that's full of female assassins and spies who have designs on me. It's almost overflowing now."

"...Alright, junior sister, it's good that you have confidence."

Amelie didn't say anything more.

There are 17 beautiful elf women with different styles, all of whom were once high-ranking but now fallen heiresses and wives in distress. This should be enough for Ji Xinyu to have some fun for a few days. There is no need to worry about her causing trouble for the time being.

Amelie found a small estate consisting of three villas on the outskirts of Locke City and temporarily settled Ji Xinyu and the stranded elven beauties there.

Then Emerald found Julia and Shasha and told them to be on high alert and keep an eye on the other side of the Emerald Strait before she went to Sphinx.

The federal government was unaware of what had happened to the elves. All they knew was that all the embassies in the elves had lost contact, and they assumed that the diplomats had been partying too much with the elven beauties during the holidays, so they didn't take it seriously.

It wasn't until Amelie came to him personally that the director of the Federal Intelligence Service broke out in a cold sweat and immediately ordered agents to be dispatched to investigate. He also sent envoys through diplomatic channels to hold the elves accountable.

The agents' infiltration investigation will take some time to report back, but the envoys sent by the Federation did not even manage to land before being driven back by the elves.

The elven soldiers who had driven the messengers back did not answer a single question when the messengers asked if they were going to declare war on the Federation; instead, they responded by adopting an attack stance.

No matter how eloquent the diplomats were, they were helpless against the fireballs and lightning. They could only flee back in panic, clamoring to send troops to attack the elves and once again besiege the city.

The federal government was indeed quite angry about this, but few people rashly proposed war, because only a hundred years had passed since the last war, and the power of the Elf Queen was still fresh in everyone's memory... Those corrupt and ignorant elves are easy to defeat now, but what about the Elf Queen?

Therefore, the federal government's choice was to further gather intelligence and wait and see.

Fearing that relying solely on the federal government's agents wouldn't be enough, Amelie offered high bounties through the Lohid Club and the Dessert Gang in multiple fields, offering rewards for any valid intelligence related to the current situation of the Elven race and the Crimson Moon family.

Emery's private bounty was far greater than the salaries and benefits paid to agents by the federal government.

The promise of a great reward always attracts brave men. Many who considered themselves capable were unable to resist the temptation of the high bounty and secretly infiltrated the elven kingdom to gather intelligence.

Two days passed just like that. During this time, Emeryte was making various preparations for a possible war and also took the time to check on Ji Xinyu's situation.

Just as she had expected, Ji Xinyu was so happy with the down-on-their-luck elven nobles that she hardly ever left her room, let alone went out into the streets to bully men and women.

Meanwhile, after two days of investigation, intelligence agents from the federal government and adventurers seeking Emerald's bounty also began to send back information.

There is still not much core information about the Scarlet Moon family and Theresa Scarlet Moon, but the current situation of the Elf race has been roughly ascertained.

First, there's the Elf Capital, which is under high alert. Even fusion-stage mages dare not approach it easily. All agents and adventurers who have come close have lost contact, and no one knows what the situation is like in the Elf Capital.

In the remaining ordinary elven villages, wartime control was almost universally in effect. Strangers in each village were interrogated or even imprisoned, not to mention humans.

All humans who infiltrate the elven kingdom to gather intelligence can only operate in the outer wilderness far from the elven capital, waiting for an opportunity to capture lone elves who have left their villages, and obtaining information through mental magic or by simply killing them and examining their corpses.

Regarding the unexpected events that occurred during the elf race's carnival night, the Crimson Moon family did issue a public announcement to the ordinary elves, but the content of the announcement was meaningless.

The Crimson Moon Clan claims that their purpose in doing this is to make the Elven race great again and to rebuild the glory of the Elven Kingdom from ten thousand years ago.

However, the Crimson Moon Clan's announcement made no mention of how to make the Elven race great again or how to rebuild their glory.

Furthermore, the internal structure of the Scarlet Moon family has also changed drastically. The original head of the Scarlet Moon family and all the important figures have disappeared, and Theresa Scarlet Moon's sister is also gone. Now, the Scarlet Moon family is basically just Theresa Scarlet Moon and her daughters.

Theresa Scarlet Moon made no attempt to conceal her ambition. The day after the night of revelry, she officially proclaimed herself "Queen Scarlet Moon," while her daughters all began calling themselves "Princess Scarlet Moon," taking complete control of the Elven court.

The Moon Guard and the Elven Royal Guard, the two most elite elven forces, have seen a significant reduction in personnel, but they still retain their main strength and have sworn allegiance to Theresa Scarlet Moon.

Based on this intelligence, everyone could see that the Elven race might be planning some big moves, but how exactly they would do it was hard to say.

Because the intelligence blockade level in the Elf Capital is too high, neither federal agents nor adventurers accepting bounties can get in, and those who do get in can't get out. No one knows what the current situation is in the Elf Capital or what Theresa Scarlet Moon is doing.

After careful consideration, Amelie decided to remain calm and wait for the worst – make ample preparations for war, and if necessary, they could just fight another battle.

In any case, with the Dao Ancestor about to merge with the Dao, Amelie doesn't think the Elf Queen would dare to turn against humanity at this time... So if this war really awakens the Elf Queen, it's hard to say which side she will help.

Time passed to the 16th day after the New Year, the day Bobo and Judy were to officially get engaged.

With her brother getting engaged, Amelie, as his older sister, would definitely be there, not to mention that Judy, another main character, is also her friend.

With Amelie, now a true heiress of the Federation, backing them up, no one dared to disrespect Popo and Judy, despite the fact that their relationship was still the subject of much private discussion. The engagement ceremony was filled with Federation dignitaries, who all offered their sincere blessings and gifts.

Just as the emcee was leading Bobo and Judy through the engagement ceremony, Laura, who was in charge of managing the maids and servants at Melson Sky Estate, suddenly walked up to Emeralt and whispered a few words to her.

Amelie frowned slightly.

Ms. Laura just gave her some very suspicious information.

As the main base of the Merson family, Merson Sky Manor is subject to very strict security management. Anyone who tries to sneak in or force their way in without authorization will be killed on the spot.

Maids and servants in the manor need to apply in advance to enter or leave the manor. They can only go out after their application is approved. Otherwise, they will be taken away by the bodyguards for questioning immediately.

As Emerald's personal maid, Marcy certainly has higher privileges than ordinary maids. She doesn't need to apply in advance to enter or leave the manor, but she still needs to be identified and have her identity recorded each time she enters or leaves.

Ms. Laura is a very meticulous person, especially on important occasions. She will repeatedly check the entry and exit records of the maids and servants to avoid any accidents. It is precisely this meticulous and serious work attitude that has enabled Ms. Laura's family to gain the trust of Merson over the years.

Laura just told Amelie that Marcy's entry record at the manor today was one more than her departure record, which is a bit strange.

Normally, entry and exit records should correspond one to one, with the number of entry records equaling the number of exit records.

Of course, nothing is absolute. It's normal for a maid like Marcy, who has a special status, to leave the manor without verifying her identity if she's in a hurry, and it's not a big deal.

However, Laura's meticulous nature led her to report this unusual situation to Emerald, asking if Emerald had arranged for Marcy to go out on errands that day.

In the morning, Emerald did send Marcy out to buy something for her, but that was the only time. Marcy was basically always by her side the rest of the time, so it's strange that there were two records of her entering the manor.

Remembering that Marcy was also Theresa Scarlet's daughter, and recalling Theresa Scarlet's attack on the Seven Rainbow Nobles during the night of revelry, Emerald did not let her guard down.

She immediately used her Skywing Feathers to create a magical illusion of herself, remaining in place to continue watching Popeye and Judy's engagement ceremony. Her real body, however, was magically concealed, and she quickly moved to Marcy's location through her connection with Marcy.

As Emerald's personal maid, Marcy spends most of her time serving Emerald.

Only on major occasions like Popo's engagement would Marcy be separated from Emerald for a longer period of time, either staying at Emerald's residence or doing other maid work.

If anyone wanted to do something to Marcy, the best opportunity would be while Amelie was attending her brother's engagement ceremony with a friend.

Chapter 342 Two Assassination Attempts

As Emery's personal maid, Marcy is also a Fusion-stage mage and already enjoys many privileges within the Melson family.

While she doesn't need to be with Emerald for the time being, no one will assign Marcy any work. She can do whatever she wants, and it's okay for her to slack off or be lazy.

During Popo and Judy's engagement ceremony, Marcy did not need to entertain guests in the hall like the other hall maids of the Melson family, nor did any guest dare to ask her to entertain them.

So Marcy stayed at Emerald's place and was in the washroom, intending to wash Emerald's skirts, stockings, and underwear by hand.

dong dong dong.

Just as Marcy was repeatedly rubbing and washing a pair of Emerald's black stockings in her hands, there was a sudden knock on the bathroom door.

"Come in."

For Marcy, Emerald's residence at Melson's Sky Estate was one of the safest places in the world, so she paid no attention to the knocking and continued washing Emerald's pantyhose with great concentration.

"……Um?"

Marcy only looked up when she heard a slightly unfamiliar footstep. She saw a short-haired maid with chestnut hair approaching. She was a stranger to the woman, but she was wearing a maid outfit from the Melson family and had a cute lace headband on her head.

"You are……?"

Marcy asked, somewhat puzzled.