The villain daughter did all kinds of things

The fog in the sea of ​​fog is indeed eerie and dangerous, but if you stay close to the coast, you won't get lost.

It was precisely because he often took this shortcut to school that the boy could clearly feel that the water surface visible along the foggy coast was wider this year, and the fog was also lighter overall.

In short, the information that the World Consciousness said the Fog Sea had begun to change has been definitively confirmed... I wonder what secrets this Fog Sea holds.

After leaving the Fog Sea, Amelie visited the Lohid Magic Academy and the club, and also contacted her third uncle in the Upper Sakura Kingdom and her junior sister in the Sky Cloud Empire.

The large-scale selection process to choose her disciples is already underway, and the first batch of people is expected to be sent to Locke City in a few days, with a total of more than 600 people.

But ultimately, how many people will stay is up to Amelie.

Seeing that there were still a few days left, Amelie didn't wait around.

After thinking about it, she decided to go to old man Langdon's place again to have him study the biological materials of the level 7 Demon Tide Lord and see if there would be any new discoveries.

Chapter 387 Rewarding You with a New Job

Nearly a year ago, Langdon was rewarded with a vacation by Emerald for successfully developing the technology related to the Sister Legion and the Crimson Moon Network. He was allowed to research what he liked, and all research expenses were still covered by the company.

Based on Amelie's understanding of old man Langdon, she felt that he would definitely seize this opportunity to work day and night to fulfill his dream and research how to completely save the magic rejecters.

However, when Emery found old man Langdon, she was shocked to discover that this was not the case.

Ever since dying once and being revived by Emerald, old man Langdon has stopped being human. Instead, he had Emerald use flesh and bone modification magic to turn him into a triphibious biological laboratory, similar to the base vehicle in a classic strategy game on Earth in Emerald's previous life, capable of flying, burrowing, and diving.

At this moment, Langdon did not unfold into laboratory mode, but transformed into vehicle mode. He was lying on a sunny grassy field with his tracks facing upwards, like a weary person basking in the sun.

"Old Langdon, you're actually slacking off?"

Emerald's tone was as if she had seen the sun rise in the west:

"You actually slack off?! Oh my god~~"

In his vehicle form, old man Langdon glared at Amelie using the magic detector as his eyes, then continued to lie there sunbathing without saying a word, the tracks on the chassis spinning a few times in the air.

"...What exactly happened?"

Langdon's ostentatious manner piqued Amy's curiosity.

She walked over and tapped Langdon's vehicle-mode shell with her finger:

"Get up and speak! Don't forget I'm your boss now... If you treat your boss like this, do you still want your research funding?"

The words "research funding" seemed to finally give old man Langdon some strength. His vehicle-form body first flipped itself right-side up, then unfolded on the spot, transforming into a biological laboratory form, and even opened the door to Emery as an invitation.

Emerald lifted her long legs, encased in high heels and black stockings, and walked straight in, effortlessly entering the central area of ​​the biological laboratory.

The place is a bit messy, with several tables piled high with discarded calculation papers covered in biological calculation formulas that normal people can't understand at all.

As soon as Emery entered, two mechanical arms that looked like metal tentacles extended from the ceiling of the laboratory, quickly cleaned a table, and served milk tea and desserts as a welcome.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Emery didn't stand on ceremony. She propped her feet up on the chair by the table, ate a piece of dessert, and drank two sips of milk tea.

"This is the first time I've seen you like this, old Langdon... Have you discovered some terrible secret and are you scared or feeling desperate?"

“…Young Miss, you were right.”

Finally, old man Langdon spoke. He used magic to project a human phantom of himself from within his own body in his laboratory. The phantom sat opposite Emerald and even pretended to make a cup of phantom tea, taking a couple of sips.

"I have indeed discovered some truly remarkable things... to the point that I am now beginning to doubt the very reality of this world."

"...I just said it casually, and it actually turned out to be true?"

Amelie was speechless, but even more curious:

"So... what exactly happened?"

"This all started with the project you arranged for me last year, Miss."

Old Man Langdon had clearly been holding back his frustrations for some time, and now that Amelie had come to talk to him and was willing to listen, he felt much more at ease.

"That was the first time I came into contact with the existence of divine power, and the first time I realized that there was such an existence that completely transcends the laws of the world... At that time, my concept was greatly shocked. That kind of power that can ignore any rules and principles was simply... sigh for someone like me who has spent my whole life studying and utilizing the rules and principles of the world."

Old Man Langdon didn't express himself very clearly, but Amelie understood perfectly.

To put it simply, it's probably similar to how those people on Earth who had spent their entire lives studying science felt when they first encountered magic.

"Were you shocked by the characteristics of divine power...? Well, I was also startled when I first truly came into contact with a god."

Emerald recalled the scene when she recklessly used the artifact and was captured by the Storm God and taken to the divine kingdom... Fortunately, the goddess behind her was powerful enough, otherwise she would have been completely defeated that time.

Shaking her head, Amelie picked up her milk tea and took another sip:

"Then what does this divine power have to do with your research, old man Langdon?"

"...I discovered a terrible truth."

After a moment of silence, Langdon's phantom grabbed his head with both hands and frantically ruffled his hair.

"When I was arrested by that female investigator, my research was at a crucial point. I had found the right path, and all I needed to do was conduct a lot of experiments to find that value, and my dream would come true."

"Now that I have the young lady's financial support, and the reusable experimental materials you created with your magical necromancy, I am naturally more confident... and I plan to complete this research in one go."

"According to my theory, as long as a certain dose of inert magic is injected into a magic-resistant cub of a certain age, his body can gradually adapt to magic and no longer reject it... Although it is still difficult to use magic like a magic-affinity user, it will not cause a severe rejection reaction and cause him to turn into pus and die as soon as he comes into contact with magic again."

“I was very confident that I could find those two numbers through a lot of experiments… but reality hit me hard. No matter how much I researched, experimented, or calculated, it seemed I could never find those numbers… it was like… it was like…”

At this point, old man Langdon became visibly agitated; not only did his projected hands wave wildly, but the metal arm in the laboratory also swung back and forth.

"It's as if some kind of absolute power, similar to divine power, has locked down my research. It doesn't allow me to truly research a way to change the constitution of those who reject magic, so no matter how hard I try, I can't achieve the reality of my research success."

"You mean..."

Emery's eyes narrowed:

"The reason why we humans have magic-repelling individuals is not a natural law of this world, but rather a forced setting by some kind of divine power? Are you sure?"

"Yes! That's exactly what I meant... As expected of you, Miss, you're probably the only one in the world who can understand what I'm saying so quickly!"

Old Man Langdon let out a heavy breath, first showing a somewhat relieved expression, then resolutely clenching his fist:

“I’m sure! With all the experiments and calculations I’ve done, I should have found those two precise numbers long ago! My theory is also completely sound… but I just can’t seem to succeed! Young lady, you should understand my abilities and trust Suzuran’s calculations, right?”

"But the result is that the truth and the answer that were so close at hand could not be reached by Suzuran and me no matter how hard we tried... There must be some kind of high-level power at work! There is some kind of being that can't stand to see us humans doing well! That's why there are such pitiful and pathetic beings like magic rejecters among us!"

"I see... um..."

Amelie's eyes shimmered as she fell into thought.

"That's why I did this..."

After explaining the reason for the matter, old man Langdon once again adopted a smug attitude:

"My life's efforts and pursuits are nothing but a joke to higher beings... So I began to doubt the meaning of my efforts, and also the reality of this world. Perhaps everything we live in is just a game played by some higher beings? Like the fake characters in that customized dream... Since the magic rejecters are required to exist by those higher beings, what's the point of me continuing to try to save them? Is it something I can save?"

"...No, quite the opposite, old Langdon, your conclusion is the most important achievement!"

Emerald finally spoke, but instead of comforting old Langdon, she praised him as if he had done something truly great.

Then, meeting Langdon's utterly bewildered gaze, Emery laughed:

“You think there’s no hope once this involves higher beings, but I think that’s precisely the greatest hope… You don’t have a way to contact higher beings, but I do.”

"In fact, if the existence of magic rejecters is indeed some kind of natural law, it would be more troublesome for me, because it would be difficult for me to convince that higher being to change the natural laws of the world."

"But if the Magic Repeller is an imposed setting, then that being should be very willing to remove this setting and let the natural laws of the world return to nature."

"So, old Langdon, I want to reward you. Your hard work has not been in vain. Your discovery has found a real way to save those who reject magic."

"Forehead……"

Langdon's expression immediately became very complicated and strange.

After a long while, his illusory figure shrugged helplessly and sighed:

"Alright, whatever you say, Miss... Anyway, hearing you say that has definitely made me feel better... So, what's my reward?"

"How about I reward you with a new research project?"

Emery chuckled and took out the biological materials from the giant spider, speaking to old man Langdon in a seductive tone:

"These are all from a level 7 demonic tide lord. It has a characteristic that ordinary demonic tide monsters don't have: no matter how it's killed, it can be reborn and revive by the demonic tide... How about it? Aren't you interested? Do you want to study it and find a way to kill it completely?"

"...Why don't you just say you want to arrange a new job for me?"

Old Man Langdon's eyes immediately turned to one of utter disdain:

"They even said they'd give me a reward... What kind of heartless capitalist would offer a new job to reward an outstanding employee?"

"That depends on how you define the reward."

Emery wasn't embarrassed at all; she stood tall and spoke eloquently:

"I believe that a reward is letting a person do what they like."

"Giving money to those who love money, giving beautiful women to those who are lewd, letting lazy people rest... these are all considered rewards."

"And what about you, Langdon? You don't need money, food, drink, or rest right now, and you have absolutely no interest in beautiful women. All you like is research... So, isn't assigning you a new research project a great reward for you?"

"...Alright, alright, you're the young lady, you're right...I'll just take it as a reward for you arranging a new job for me."

Old man Langdon clearly didn't want to argue with Emery about a topic he couldn't win, so he directly operated the robotic arm in the laboratory to sort and organize the biological materials:

"The Demon Lord of the Seven Demon Tides? And even you, Miss, couldn't completely kill it. That's quite interesting and worth studying carefully."

With a new research target in mind, old man Langdon became much more excited and soon began to find his boss, Emery, annoying and telling her to leave as soon as she had nothing else to do.

Amelie didn't linger long and soon left old man Langdon's place, returning home to resume her deep meditation.

Since old man Langdon has determined that the reason why there are magic rejecters among humans is because they were forcibly set by some higher-level force, then the world consciousness may know the answer, and perhaps it can use its authority to directly adjust and solve the problem.

Having gained experience from her previous two attempts to enter the World's Root, Amelie was much more adept at it this third time.

She no longer lost herself in that starry sky filled with forbidden knowledge and secrets, and soon found the location of the world's consciousness.

The World Consciousness was at work at this moment. She floated in mid-air with her eyes slightly closed. Irregular light blocks full of information surrounded her, which was extremely beautiful.

Amelie didn't disturb them easily. Instead, she widened her bright golden right eye to carefully observe the behavior of the world consciousness, trying to understand its secrets.

"Don't look at me, you stupid sage."

But the world consciousness clearly noticed Emerald's arrival, immediately stopped moving, and in a flash appeared in front of Emerald, raising its white-stockinged foot to kick her forehead:

"Your level of understanding isn't high enough. Forcing yourself to study these things now will easily make you stupid... By the way, didn't you just come here? Why are you here again?"

"I just miss World Consciousness so much... I've only been away from you for a few days, and I already feel lonely."

Amelie casually grabbed the white-stockinged little foot of the World Consciousness, then hugged her whole body in her arms like a mother hugging her daughter.

"Don't underestimate me! I'm not lonely at all!"

The World Consciousness wasn't stupid; it naturally understood the true meaning behind Amelie's words and guessed that Amelie must have something to ask her again.

But the World Consciousness didn't say anything, instead pretending not to understand anything and acting like a child fooling around with Emerald.

Amelie knew that knowledge wasn't free, so she patiently played with the world consciousness for a while, like coaxing a daughter, before seemingly casually saying:

"By the way, Lord World Consciousness, are you familiar with Magic Repellers?"

"..."

Amelie just wanted to ask a question tentatively, but unexpectedly, the world consciousness seemed to be like a hypnotized and brainwashed girl in a strange anime, triggering a keyword, and the whole person froze and stared blankly.

Emerald stretched out her hand and waved it in front of the World Consciousness, even pinching her cheek, but the World Consciousness did not react at all.

After about 30 seconds, the world's consciousness returned to normal, and it had no memory of the previous problem, continuing to rub against Emerald and playfully tease her.

Could it be...?

Emery recalled the matters concerning the Fog Sea that the World Consciousness had mentioned before, and a guess formed in her mind. So she whispered to the World Consciousness again:

"Magic Repeller".

!

As expected, the world consciousness froze again, its eyes completely unfocused, and it did not react to anything she did.

Fortunately, Emery is a virtuous lady who doesn't practice ketosis. If it were a pervert in this situation, the world's consciousness would probably turn into a cream puff.

After testing this keyword several more times, Emery was certain that the secret of the Magic Repeller was also related to the secret of the Fog Sea.

Her world consciousness was restricted by a powerful being, preventing her from thinking about or even receiving this information. If anyone presented this information to her, she would immediately crash and restart.

Since that's the case, there's no need to rush. Let's wait a few years until the secrets of the Fog Sea are revealed... Anyway, the magic rejecters have suffered for so many years, a few more years won't make a difference.