The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Yulia remained silent for a long while, then, as if trying to drown her sorrows in alcohol, she gulped down a large cup of milk tea instead of wine before finally smiling bitterly:

"So, gangs are necessary? I shouldn't do anything even if I see gang members bullying people again? But I can't do that! I can't stand by and watch someone being bullied in front of me, even though I could stop it."

"Then stop it. Just beat up the party you don't like."

Amélie gave Yulia a strange look, and without making a sound, she took off the high heel hanging on her right foot and rubbed the toe of her black-stockinged foot against Yulia's white-stockinged calf:

"Are you misunderstanding something, Julia? What I'm telling you is that gangs do play a significant role in this society, but most gang members are scum. After all, even the police these days aren't many truly good people."

"So Yulia, just follow your heart. If you see gang members bullying you, beat them up however you want without holding back."

"what?"

Yulia paused again, the look of confusion still on her face:

"But doesn't that contradict the original question? This fire tragedy happened because I intervened carelessly... If you, Emerald, were in my situation, what would you do?"

"What about me?"

Emery tilted her head, pretending to think for a few seconds, before saying:

"I'll probably beat those gang members up on too, but I won't interfere with the shops paying protection money to the gangs. Because that's part of the existing order, and any order is necessary."

"Your biggest wish is to help others as much as possible, especially the vulnerable, right?"

"Yulia, do you know that what truly protects the weak from the bullying of the strong is never another strong person, but rather the order that even the strong must abide by?"

"This is society, and it is also the biggest difference between reality and novels and paintings—people's happy life is never based on absolute justice, but on stable order."

"So if you really want to help the weak, Yulia, you need to have a flexible bottom line of justice in your heart. Order and stability are often more important than justice."

"...Is order and stability more important than justice?"

Yulia murmured the same words over and over, her expression shifting, seemingly convinced yet still doubtful.

She stopped dwelling on the question and instead asked what she cared about most:

“I don’t understand these big principles, just tell me something simple, Emerald.”

"Like you said, if you were in my position, you would still follow your instincts and beat up those gang members. But how can you guarantee that those gang members won't retaliate against the restaurant owner? What if the restaurant owner really can't afford the protection money?"

"It's very simple."

Emerald still looked relaxed, and once again, while Julia was distracted, she nudged Julia's leg with her toes, letting her body gradually get used to her touch:

“I can show overwhelming strength and beat those gang members, and then threaten them that if anything happens to the restaurant, I will kill them, whether they did it or not.”

"Huh? You can do that?"

Yulia was speechless.

"Why not?"

Emery suddenly became more serious:

"Didn't I tell you before? Bad guys are never afraid of good guys, they're only afraid of bad guys who are stronger than them. I know you're kind, Yulia, and you wouldn't really be a bad guy, but that doesn't stop you from using some of the tricks bad guys use. For example, fear is one of the best ways to deal with those low-level gang thugs."

"Well……"

Yulia still seemed somewhat unable to accept it, but her refusal was no longer so firm.

"As for what you asked about what to do if the restaurant owner really can't afford the protection money, that's his own problem."

Emerald's expression relaxed again, and she leaned back lazily in her chair.

“Many gangs employ professional actuaries. The protection fees they charge vary depending on the business, location, and foot traffic of each shop in their territory. As long as the shop owner has above-average business skills, it's impossible for them not to be able to pay the protection fees.”

"If they really can't afford to pay, it means that the shop owner isn't suited to running a business. Should they close down sooner rather than later or cut their losses?"

"Ah this..."

Yulia was speechless once again.

She felt there was something wrong with what Emeryt said, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find any logical flaws.

In the end, Yulia could only bite her lip and mutter a complaint:

“Emerite, you know so much about gangs… That White River Gang, they really are working for you, aren’t they? That’s why their attitude towards me changed so much…”

Chapter 45 Emerald's Series of Schemes (Sixteen)

"That's right, the Baihe Gang is indeed my dog."

Faced with Julia's criticism, Amelie readily nodded in agreement:

"That's why their attitude towards you changed so drastically; otherwise, even if you were a mage, they wouldn't have let it go so easily."

"In fact, those guys you beat up were originally planning to take revenge on you, but their leader is my dog. Knowing that you are my friend, he scolded them and made them bring gifts to apologize to you."

"I knew it was like this..."

Yulia pouted, looking somewhat dejected.

Although she had already guessed this, she still felt a little uneasy after confirming that the gang members were not sincerely apologizing but were just being coerced.

Julia was grateful for Amelite's care, but she didn't want to become too dependent on Amelite. She wanted to rely on her own efforts to truly help people repent and reform.

"If only there were some kind of magic that could correct the thoughts of bad people... Huh?"

Julia muttered something to herself very quietly, but then noticed that Emery's body suddenly trembled, and she even almost lost her grip on the teacup. She quickly asked with concern:

"Emerite, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Ah, it's nothing, I just suddenly thought of a work-related issue."

Emerald quickly regained her composure, though she was utterly speechless inside.

Could it be that Yulia's most unreasonable overpowered ability in the original game was created under this kind of mindset? Isn't this like shooting herself in the foot?

"Thought correction boxing" and the like are terrifying.

Emerald glanced at Julia's fist subconsciously, then touched her lower abdomen, feeling a sudden weakness in her body.

Sure enough, I need to transform this silly girl into the person I need as soon as possible, otherwise I won't be able to take a punch from her someday.

The plan needs to be accelerated... around the time of the next demonic tide invasion. I must first become Yulia's true boss.

When Amelie made her decision, Julia seemed to have figured something out as well, and her expression looked much brighter.

"It seems you've come to a decision."

Seeing this, Emery continued to tease Julia with a smile:

"Now that your doubts have been resolved, why don't you stay and play for a while? It'll just be the two of us tonight. My bed is very big, so you can go to sleep when you're tired."

"No, no, no... thank you!"

Yulia blushed instantly. She had just realized that her leg had been being rubbed by Amelie's toes without her noticing. The lingering touch and smell of the black stockings gave her a strange feeling that terrified her.

I'm not... I'm not... I'm not... I absolutely cannot fall into this trap and become this bad woman's plaything!

Yulia kept reminding herself to decline Amelie's invitation to stay for dinner and hurriedly ran away.

"...You really do value her, Miss."

Marcy, who had been relegated to a decorative role throughout, only spoke up, somewhat puzzled, after Julia had left:

"But I still don't understand, what talent does she have that makes her so appealing to you, Miss? She is indeed quite beautiful, but she's also a complete idiot. If you just want her body and her magic workshop, Miss, why not just capture her and train her properly? I feel like you're spoiling her a bit too much these days."

"Oh? Sisi, are you jealous?"

Emerald reached out and grabbed Marcy, pulling her into her arms and onto her lap, so that her four long, beautiful legs, encased in black pantyhose and suspender stockings, intertwined.

"Or have I been too busy with work and cultivation these days and neglected you? You need to work hard for me to get rewards, you understand?"

"But I've already tried my best, Miss~~"

Marcy's voice was soothing and captivating. As she gradually awakened her elven bloodline talents, she was almost unrecognizable from the innocent girl she once was.

"How about giving her a little reward? You haven't punished or favored her for four days, she feels like she's about to die."

"Hmph, as expected of an elf, they really have no shame."

Emerald, who was gently holding Marcy, suddenly turned cold, tossed Marcy sideways at her feet like trash, and stomped on her.

"A nobody like you wants a reward? You'd better just be a stepping stone."

"Yes, Miss! I'll be your doormat for life!"

Despite the humiliating punishment, Marcy felt no shame whatsoever; instead, she was as excited as if she had received the greatest reward.

"Hmph, small fry?~~"

Emery continued with a cold expression, sipping her tea while stepping on Marcy.

The two played for a while, and after Marcy regained consciousness for the third time, she asked Emerald a question with some curiosity:

"Speaking of which, was the arson attack on that restaurant really unrelated to you, Miss? Wasn't this all part of your plan from beginning to end?"

"Ah."

Emery leaned back lazily in her chair, her eyes slightly narrowed:

"This was part of my plan, and the arson attack on the restaurant has little to do with me... At least the arsonist acted on impulse, and it has nothing to do with me."

“Just like I told Yulia before, statistically speaking, this kind of impulsive crime is the biggest threat to street shops. Without the protection of the Shirakawa gang members, it was only a matter of time before that restaurant got into trouble.”

"All I did was use a minor fate spell to make that restaurant unlucky these past few days, triggering some disasters that were bound to happen sooner or later. That's all."

"So it's a curse spell, I understand now."

Marcy suddenly realized, and twisted her body at Emerald's feet again:

"Although the curse is hidden, it is not without trace. Yulia is completely unaware of what you did to her now, but when she becomes powerful and looks back on this, she will most likely understand the cause and effect... Aren't you afraid that she will come back to cause trouble for you then? She should be very important to your plans, right?"

"Not afraid!"

Emery picked up a small cake from the tea table, took a bite, and smiled confidently.

“My plan is going smoothly, and it will continue to go smoothly. Yulia is destined to become a top powerhouse in the future, but by then she will be just like you are now, a nobody who obeys my every command. Why should I be afraid of her? Do you think you will have the idea of ​​hurting me after you become stronger, Sisi?”

"Of course not! I would never do anything to betray Miss!"

Marcy quickly declared her agreement, then hugged Emery's leg, her face beaming with happiness:

"After all, I'm just a nobody under your feet... a nobody for life?~~"

Chapter 46 Emerald's Series of Schemes (Seventeen)

In the original game's storyline, after Yulia demonstrated her talent, many people wanted to recruit her into their ranks.

Some of them chose to use violence and threats, some chose to bribe with power and money, and some even sent their beautiful female subordinates or took matters into their own hands to seduce others with their beauty.

As a result... those who chose to threaten with violence were eliminated as bosses, those who chose to bribe with power and money were treated as ATMs, and those who chose to seduce with their beauty were simply thrown away. Basically, not only did they fail to bring Yulia into their camp, but they themselves became members of Yulia's harem.

Her seemingly easygoing but actually very resilient personality, coupled with the protagonist's destiny and luck, makes controlling Yulia a very difficult task.

Amelie had made many plans and deductions about this, and ultimately her choice was to subtly influence Julia as she was doing now, to transform Julia into the kind of person she wanted to be.

Through the incident of the Hammer Armor Beast attacking the logistics convoy, Yulia accepts the concept that she can be rewarded with money for helping others.

Then, through the exquisite cuisine and customized dream services at upscale clubs, Yulia will understand the beauty of wealth, and she will gradually develop a desire for money within herself.

In the original game, the villains always tried to bribe Yulia to do bad things, which Yulia would definitely not agree to. Moreover, Yulia had always lived a very poor life in the original game, so if she were suddenly given a large sum of money, she wouldn't know how to spend it; money held little appeal for her.

Right now, it's unlikely that Yulia would go against her conscience for money, but if there's a high-paying task that doesn't involve doing anything bad, Yulia is quite likely to agree—after all, she has already experienced the benefits of money and wouldn't refuse an opportunity for extra income.

Instilling in Yulia a desire for money was Amelie's first step in changing her, and so far it seems to have been successful.

The restaurant fire was another offensive by Amelie against Julia.

In the original game, Yulia's wishes, besides helping others, naturally included upholding justice, something that most protagonists would do.

However, the concept of justice is often very vague.

Absolute justice does not exist; all justice is relative. The justice that Yulia upholds is naturally moral justice and common-sense justice.

It's difficult to force a change in this regard. It's impossible to point out something that is clearly immoral and say it's righteous, and expect Yulia to uphold it. Yulia is just a hot-blooded and naive girl, not a fool.

Therefore, Emerald's choice was to increase Julia's understanding of the concept of justice, to make Julia accept the idea that order is also justice... and even gradually make her believe that order is the greatest justice.

This concept can only be described as ambiguous, not wrong. Because in the vast majority of cases, the safety and stability of human society is order, and the stability of everyone's life is a kind of justice; maintaining order can be roughly equated with upholding justice.

If Julia can gradually accept this idea and imprint it in her heart, then Ameliete's plan to transform Julia will have taken a big step forward.

In Emerald's vision of the future, she would undoubtedly become the one who establishes order, and Julia would wholeheartedly protect the order she establishes. Thus, even if Julia outwardly refuses to admit it, she is already, in fact, already taking on Emerald's form.

So far, this step of the transformation appears to have been initially effective.