The villain daughter did all kinds of things

The team conducting the investigation in the underground facility made rapid progress, carrying up the collected evidence piece by piece.

These artifacts were actually the experimental materials discarded by old man Langdon, namely the remains of those magic-repelling cubs.

Using their professional magic, investigators collected the remains of the same person and placed them in glass boxes. In just half a night, at least several hundred of these glass boxes had been piled up in the yard, while the collection of physical evidence underground was less than one-tenth complete.

"I didn't realize it when I was bragging to old man Langdon in the lab, but now looking at all this, I realize he really is a bastard... Just think how many people he's killed, tsk tsk tsk..."

After whispering a few words to Viliana beside her, Emery stretched and then yawned, saying:

"I'm tired... Anna, take me home to sleep."

"Yes, Master."

Just like when they arrived, Viliana skillfully activated spatial magic and left with Amelie.

Since Emerald spent most of her time wandering around like a spoiled rich girl, apart from the few old agents who witnessed her sealing the garden, no one else could guess what Emerald was there for. They thought she was just bored and wanted to watch the show.

Now that Emery is gone, many agents breathed a sigh of relief. They would rather fight the ruthless bandits with their magic guns than deal with the capricious young lady.

Meanwhile, after returning to Locke City, Amelie immediately took Viliana to an empty facility in the underground of Blue Star Film and Television, which had been built long ago but had never been put into use.

The place is extremely well hidden, with multiple layers of protection including defensive rune sets and autonomous magic devices. Even Marcy and Viliana don't know why Emery built this place.

Of course, Viriana now knows this, because the size and shape of this space were almost custom-made for old Langdon's garden.

Taking the jewelry box out of her collar, Amelie first broke her seal, restoring the garden to its original size. Then she had Viliana use earth magic to control the garden, and finally transplanted the garden along with the soil covering all the roots.

"almost……"

After the transplant was completed, Emery first carefully examined the area with her radiant golden right eye to confirm that everything was alright before she announced loudly:

"03, start!"

"Beep, power-on command received. Command issuer confirmed to be Emeryt Melson, the current highest-level owner. Command executed."

In an instant, those seemingly ordinary little white flowers seemed to come alive, swaying gently in the windless illusion, and even emitting clear and melodious girlish sounds:

"Good evening, young lady... Is this my new home?"

"Yeah, I've been wanting 03 to come visit me for a while now. How does it feel?"

"Amelie asked with a smile."

"Magic supply...sufficient, heat dissipation...good, magic transmission...good, this new home is wonderful, young lady."

03 sounded noticeably happier. Although it is not yet a truly independent intelligence, it has already learned to mimic the tone of voice of humans in different situations.

"If you like it, that's fine... I put a lot of thought into building this place."

Emery shrugged, then her tone became serious:

"Tell me, 03... what's going on with old man Langdon? Has he transferred your highest privileges to me?"

"Yes, Miss."

03 indicates affirmation:

"Before the doctor surrendered to the FBI, he removed all his permissions from my list of permissions. His last order was for me to shut down and remain silent. Only you, Miss, can wake me up."

"I knew it... I knew it..."

Emery sighed.

Emerald rushed over immediately after hearing about Langdon's accident, and teasing and comforting Mengmeng were just the ostensible reasons. Her most important goal was to retrieve 03 before others discovered its secret.

Emerald wasn't really interested in Langdon's grand ideals; what she truly valued was the magical version of artificial intelligence in 03.

That garden, the most prominent one in Langdon's residence, is actually the most exquisite part of Langdon's research facilities.

The little white flowers in the garden are actually all magical servers carrying 03 data, and 03's database records all of Langdon's research results and inspirational ideas.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. Even Mengmeng, an excellent investigator with keen intuition, never suspected that there was anything wrong with that ordinary garden.

Emerald had once complained that old man Langdon was too ambitious, but now it seems that this might be a kind of wisdom of the old man - 03 after old man Langdon's affair was exposed, it did not attract any attention at all, and Emerald successfully got it.

"Old Deng must still have left me messages or videos, right?"

After a few seconds of reflection, Emery asked 03 again.

"Yes, Miss."

The little white flowers in 03 swayed gently as if nodding:

"Before giving me my final orders, the doctor did record a video for me to save and pass on to you, Miss... Shall we play it now?"

"Play it."

"Emery said."

"Yes, Miss."

Upon receiving Emery's official order, a magical projection immediately appeared above the garden. The scene projected was likely in old Langdon's laboratory, and in several corners of the image, one could vaguely see a group of abandoned skeletons.

Langdon himself didn't look like a criminal about to be arrested at all. He had his clothes and hair neatly styled, and his complexion looked great. An outsider might even think he had fallen in love again.

Soon, the old man Langdon on the projection started speaking in a very casual tone, just like when he was chatting casually:

“Miss… By the time you see this video, I should have already been arrested, and 03 has been successfully retrieved by you. This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.”

"That investigator mistress you've got your eye on is really something. Not only did she successfully uncover the truth about me based on clues, but she even managed to get the Bureau of Investigation to take real action to arrest me. They even mobilized the combat advisor."

"I'm doomed. I probably won't have the chance to do research again in this lifetime... It's a pity that I ultimately failed to realize that wish."

"However, I am already very close to success, and I have recorded all my research results with 03. With 03's help and sufficient investment, even if the person who takes over the research is several times dumber than me, it should be enough to complete it in 5 years at most."

“If you’re interested, Miss, you can invest in it yourself. It would be a way to help your old friend fulfill his last wish.”

“If you don’t want to ruin your reputation, that’s fine with me… Please keep those research materials for me for now. But when someone like me appears again, I hope you can guide him onto this path, just as you did when you inspired me, and let him inherit my research.”

"Alright, that's about it. I should go out and surrender... It wouldn't be good if the Bureau of Investigation broke in and destroyed our valuable experimental facilities. In any case, knowledge and technology themselves are not evil."

"I will take full responsibility as promised. Miss, you can continue to be your kind and beautiful saint. You don't need to help me, and don't worry about me."

Langdon's projection video ends here.

"...Sure enough, what the old man was thinking about in the end was still his ideals... He was just too idealistic, which is why he ended up like this."

Emery was silent for a few seconds before sighing, then waved her hand:

"Let's leave it at that for now. 03, you can organize Langdon's research findings first. I'll take a look at them when I'm done with these next few days."

"Yes, Miss."

03 first obeyed the order, and then, seeing that Emerald seemed to be about to leave, quickly controlled a small white flower and stretched it out in front of Emerald:

"The doctor has one more gift for you, young lady."

"Gift?"

Amelie raised an eyebrow in surprise, a hint of curiosity rising in her eyes.

She reached out and grabbed the small white flower in front of her. After feeling around for a while, she discovered that there was indeed something hidden inside the bud... It seemed to be a pen?

She pried open the petals, inserted two fingers, and pinched them together. Amelie pulled out the pen-like object, her eyes widening slightly.

"This is... impressive, old man Langdon, he actually figured it out?"

That pen was none other than the magical artifact that old man Langdon used to defeat Mengmeng. It was made primarily from the fusion organ of the fusion-stage powerhouse Wayne. Wayne's finger was given to old man Langdon by Emeryte, and now it has returned to Emeryte's hands.

Theoretically, both human mages and monsters are life forms modified by magic, with fusion-stage mages comparable to ancient dragon-level monsters. If the core materials of an ancient dragon-level monster can be used to create powerful magical artifacts, then the fusion organs of a human mage should also be able to.

This idea has been proposed before, and some people have tried it. Some have even thought about hunting down fusion-stage mages to steal their fusion organs and transplant them into themselves.

However, all of these previous attempts failed, and those unlucky souls who had fused organs transplanted into themselves were eventually possessed and reborn by the true owners of the fused organs.

It is extremely rare for Emerald to be able to kill Wayne completely while the fused organs are relatively intact. It requires careful planning and a bit of luck. Even if Emerald were to do it all over again, she wouldn't be 100% confident.

Emerald has always believed that she can never have too much growth in strength, and the possibility of her fusing her second fusion organ in a short period of time is very slim, unless there is a special opportunity.

So Emery's idea is very much in the style of the Melson family - I can't fuse more fusion organs myself for the time being, so I will create magical devices with the ability to fuse organs!

When Amelie handed Wayne's finger to old man Langdon, that was essentially what she meant. She didn't say it explicitly at the time, but old man Langdon immediately understood, and indeed, he completed the research in less than two months.

"Actually, the doctor had already had this idea in mind."

03 chuckled and told Emerald:

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the doctor seems indifferent to his own strength. He actually cares a lot about it, especially after he learned that you, Miss, have successfully broken through to the Fusion stage. He has been secretly conducting a lot of research to make himself stronger."

"The doctor knew, of course, that his own talent for cultivation was not very good, so his initial idea was to create an artificial fusion organ for himself, just like the creation of magical bionic organs... but unfortunately he never succeeded."

"Simply mimicking the special abilities of a fusion organ is not difficult; in fact, there are some magical devices on the market that can do it. The difficulty lies in the fact that no magical device can produce magical power almost infinitely like a fusion organ, let alone modify the body and comprehensively enhance the mage's physical attributes."

"So after a series of attempts, the doctor gave up on the research... until you, Miss, sent him the key materials, and he finally achieved results."

"According to the doctor, although people below the fusion stage still cannot defeat a true fusion stage powerhouse with just this magical device, they have already gained a certain ability to struggle. In addition to being able to utilize about 76% of the capabilities of their fused organs, this magical device can also serve as a nearly unlimited external source of magical power to replenish the magic power of mages, making it a rather powerful magical device."

"...Can it also serve as an almost unlimited external source of magic power?"

Emerald's eyes immediately lit up.

Wayne's finger is quite powerful, but it requires excellent painting skills and the use of vibrant blood as paint.

If not, then it can only be used to bully weaker opponents, like when old man Langdon defeated Mengmeng; it won't be very effective against the real former.

Emerald can draw, but her drawing skills are average. She is best at drawing design drawings and internal structure diagrams of magical devices, and her style when drawing monsters is very Cthulhu-esque.

Therefore, if this magical artifact were used by Emery, it would only be icing on the cake, and the actual improvement rate might not even be 5%.

However, if we ignore the fusion organ ability of the finger itself and simply use it as a powerful source of magic for Yulia, then it's a different story.

As one of the two biggest advantages of the original game's female protagonist, Yulia is that she can continuously grow stronger by absorbing magic power, and the increase in temporary attributes has almost no upper limit, with an incredibly high rate of improvement.

So Emerald immediately asked 03:

"You should also have the technology to make this magical device, right? If I asked you to give up its special abilities and simply use it as a portable, high-quality source of magic, could you do that?"

"can."

03 first expressed affirmation, then added:

"But I can't conduct research in my current basic form. I need you to provide me with some researchers, or let me use a form that allows me to conduct research independently."

"...03 You have other forms that you can study independently?"

Amelie was quite surprised.

"some."

03's voice carried a hint of laughter:

"In order to take care of Miss Mengmeng Bell, who was visiting the doctor, I specially created a magical bionic body for myself to facilitate movement. It is still usable... Please grant me permission to use it, Miss."

"license."

There was no time to hesitate, and Amelie immediately agreed.

Soon, a patch of small white flowers in the center of the garden spread out to the left and right, causing a large iron box that looked like a coffin to rise from the soil.

Then the box opened, and a white-haired girl in a tight-fitting bodysuit stepped out, walked to Emerald's side, and gave her a graceful bow:

"Greetings, young lady."

"what?"

Amelie, somewhat curious, touched the girl's face and then tugged at her hair:

"This is the magical bionic body you created for yourself, 03? How come your figure and face are exactly the same as Mengmeng's? And you even changed your hair to white?"

"Because this body was originally created to take care of Miss Mengmeng~~"

Girl 03 tilted her head and answered in a very cute pose:

"I thought this might make things easier for Miss Mengmeng, so I created this body based on her twin sister."

"There's another point. You were my second-level access holder back then. After the doctor's natural lifespan reached its limit, I was ultimately meant to serve you... And based on my observations of the few days you lived at the doctor's house, I discovered that you seemed to really like Miss Mengmeng's body, spending more than 7 hours a day touching her with affection."

"As for the hair being set to white, firstly, it's to differentiate it from Miss Mengmeng, and secondly, based on data analysis, I calculated that there's over a 68% probability that your XP for hair is white..."

"Okay, okay, I know, don't say anymore."

Emery quickly waved her hand to interrupt 03.

This AI is really something, how could it secretly study her XP? That's such a waste of computing power!

After mentally ranting for a moment, Emerald looked at Girl 03 several more times, resting her chin on her hand thoughtfully:

"Hmm, 03, your body is really quite beautiful... If one day you and Mengmeng serve me together like this, it would probably be considered a sister set? Not bad, not bad."