The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Even after having a heart-to-heart talk with Emerald, Julia would still rush up and beat up any gang members who bullied her, even those from the White River Gang, showing no respect for Emerald whatsoever.

However, Yulia would no longer easily get involved in matters such as collecting protection money or recovering usurious debts.

She accepted Amelie's argument to some extent, acknowledging the necessity of gangs in contemporary society. Therefore, as long as violent debt collection incidents did not occur, Julia turned a blind eye to those who collected protection money and debt collectors.

Yulia still patrols the streets every day looking for people in need of help. Most of the time, she helps ordinary people and doesn't ask for any reward after helping them. Sometimes she even pays them out of her own pocket.

Unlike the original game's storyline, Yulia no longer patrols only the streets of the commoner districts every day. She also frequently visits the wealthy areas and readily helps rich people in need. These rich people are very generous, and each time they do so, they give Yulia a considerable sum of money as a token of their gratitude.

At first, Yulia would pretend to refuse, but later she stopped refusing altogether and readily accepted money as a thank you.

Anyway, these rich people have plenty of money. Rather than letting them waste it or do bad things, I'd rather use it to eat something good and enjoy myself.

With this in mind, Yulia gradually saved up some money, and she began to pursue a higher quality of life like a rich girl, filling her wardrobe with more high-end dresses, stockings and shoes.

About half a month after the pleasant daily life had passed, on this day, Yulia was still using her magical cloak to float in the air, keeping an eye on everything around her and listening to her surroundings to find someone who needed help, when she suddenly heard an alarm sounding throughout Locke City.

Yulia's expression immediately changed.

She was familiar with this alarm sound; it was the alarm signaling the approaching demonic tide.

The Demon Tide is a peculiar natural phenomenon in this world. Every month or so, demon lairs appear in random locations around the world, and if left unattended, the number of demons will only increase.

In the original game, this was a setting that allowed players to have a constant supply of monsters to farm, but in the real world, it remains an unsolved mystery.

The city-wide alarm about the demonic tide indicates that a large lair will spawn near the city during this demonic tide invasion, and all residents need to prepare for evacuation.

The territory of the Allen Federation is vast. Although there are many monster lairs that appear during each monster tide, these city alarms only sound once every few years in each city.

Yulia was too young to remember the last time the alarm sounded in Locke City, but she had heard from Dora, the grandmother who had adopted her, that she must have become an orphan during that alarm's time.

Regardless of whether Yulia's biological parents died in a monster attack during the demonic tide or were harmed by opportunistic villains, she did not want any other child to suffer the same fate as her.

So less than half a minute after the alarm sounded, Julia flew directly to Emerald's villa.

Most people in the federal government know that the so-called city hall is just for show; the real orders that determine the fate of each city come from the estates of those big capitalists.

And indeed, when Julia flew to Emerald's villa, she saw that many of the city government's magic-powered vehicles were already parked there. A middle-aged man with a pale face and covered in cold sweat was the mayor of Locke City. He couldn't even get into Emerald's villa and could only pace back and forth anxiously outside.

Chapter 47 Emerald's Series of Schemes (18)

"Hello, Mayor."

"Hello, Miss Julia."

Yulia, who had just descended from the sky, greeted the mayor, who responded politely.

Yulia has already gained considerable fame in Locke City, and given her status as a friend of Emerald, even the mayor dares not neglect her.

"Mayor, you're here to see Emerald too, right? Why don't you go inside?"

After exchanging greetings, Yulia asked a somewhat clueless question.

"..."

The mayor stared at Yulia for a few seconds, speechless, before replying somewhat angrily:

"Because I'm just a mayor, there's nothing I can do in the face of the demonic tide. The people having the meeting inside are military personnel and mercenaries from a large security company. They are the main force in fighting the demons, so it's not my turn to go in yet."

"Military personnel and security company mercenaries have already arrived?"

Yulia breathed a slight sigh of relief:

"As expected of Emerald, she has such a wide network of connections... Hmm, in that case, I'll stay here with you and wait for news, Mr. Mayor."

"No, Miss Julia, you can come in."

Before the mayor could speak, Marcy opened the door from the inside:

"The young lady said that you can also help in this operation, and you will be willing to do so."

"Yes, yes! Of course I'm willing!"

Ignoring the mayor's even more unpleasant expression, Yulia quickly nodded and then rubbed her hands together, heading into the house with great anticipation.

"I came to Emerald because I wanted to help."

After following Marcy into the house, Julia quickly arrived at the small dining room where the meeting was being held, only to find that there weren't many people there as she had imagined. In fact, apart from Emery, there were only two strangers.

A short-haired woman who looked 3 or 4 years older than Emery, with a rather robust build and sun-tanned tan, was wearing a Federation military officer's uniform, presumably from the military.

The other was a middle-aged man with a square face and a full beard. He was nearly two meters tall, and his arms were thicker than Amelie's waist. He was a towering, muscular man wearing a combat suit equipped with various magical devices. He was probably an elite mercenary from a large security company.

"Oh, Yulia's here? Perfect, let me introduce her to everyone."

Emerald and the other two seemed to have just finalized some plans and were in a silent state. After Julia entered the room, Emerald naturally began to introduce them:

"This is Major Judy from the Federal Army, and she was my senior in school. This mission to destroy the monster's lair is being handled by Senior Judy's unit. Senior Judy serves as the commander's adjutant in her unit, and she will lead two Federal Army squads to help our local armed forces in Locke City defend the city during battle."

"This is Mr. Balk, the captain of the M19 squad of Melson Security. He will lead an elite mercenary squad composed entirely of Master-level mages, responsible for hunting down powerful monsters that approach or have already entered Locke City."

After introducing the female officer and the burly mercenary, Amelie introduced Julia to them:

"This is the friend I mentioned earlier. Although she has only recently become a mage, she has a very good flying magic device and is quite well-known among the common people of Locke City. It would be most appropriate to entrust that matter to her."

Judy and Balk looked at Julia with a scrutinizing gaze, seemingly not quite believing her.

But they all nodded slightly in the end, indicating that they were willing to trust Emerald's judgment.

"What do you need me to do?"

Yulia ignored all of that and asked with fighting spirit:

"I'm willing to do anything to help the people of Locke City! I'd even be willing to charge into the front lines to attack monster lairs!"

"Then there's no need, Miss Julia."

Judy seemed a little unhappy and glared at Julia:

"Our federal government may have its problems, but it hasn't stooped to the point of having civilians participate in attacking monster lairs! This is a responsibility and honor unique to our federal army. You civilians just need to protect yourselves in the rear and not cause trouble."

“Judy did it out of kindness and enthusiasm.”

Seeing the atmosphere suddenly become tense, Emery quickly spoke first to reassure Judy before turning to Julia:

"Don't worry, Julia, you can help. In fact, you're the most suitable person in the entire Locke City to do this."

"As long as it can help, that's fine."

Yulia immediately perked up and hurriedly asked:

"what can I do?"

"Take this."

Emerald handed Julia a small, trumpet-shaped magical device directly:

"Take a look, do you know how to use it?"

"This is……"

Julia, being a graduate of the Magic Engineering Academy, accepted the magical device from Emerald, examined it briefly, and nodded.

"A magical device that combines amplification and detection functions?"

"Yes."

Emery smiled and continued:

“Yulia, you can fly nimbly in the air and are quite famous among the people. In some ways, you are much more useful than that mayor outside who only knows how to sign documents and play around with his female secretary.”

"I need you to take this and patrol the city from the air like you do on your regular patrols, telling the citizens to stay at home, keep their weapons handy at all times, and not to go out easily... This should have been the mayor's job, but he's really not up to it. If you asked him to fly at high speeds like you, he'd probably pass out in a few seconds."

"In addition, Senior Judy and Mr. Balk will be responsible for dealing with the vast majority of monsters, but there will definitely be a few cunning monsters that will sneak into the city through their innate abilities or other means. It will be difficult for the soldiers and mercenaries to detect them in the first place, so a highly mobile mage must be on guard to keep an eye on those guys."

"So Julia, your second task is to use the detection function of this magic device to find the monsters that have infiltrated the city."

“If those infiltrated monsters are about to harm someone and you can handle them yourself, you can take them down directly. If the monsters are strong or don't pose a immediate risk of harming anyone, then tell Judy and Mr. Barker their location and let them handle it... Your top priority is always to be a patrolling sentinel, understand?”

"Understood!"

Yulia answered loudly and gave a completely non-standard military salute, which made Judy snort again.

"One last thing."

Seeing that Julia was already preparing to leave to carry out her mission, Emery deliberately hesitated for a moment before adding:

“If you see anyone trying to take advantage of the chaos and do something bad, Julia, you can scare them or even teach them a lesson. You beat up quite a few people the other day, and now you have some reputation in certain circles in Locke City. They are afraid of you, and your deterrent effect is much more effective than that of the police.”

Chapter 48 Emerald's Series of Schemes (19)

Having clarified her mission, Julia quickly left, carrying the small megaphone given to her by Emerald and a communication magic device given to her by Judy.

Once again, only Emerald, Judy, and Balk remained in the room.

"Is this the person you want to invest in, Miss?"

Watching Yulia's departing figure, Balk, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke:

"Forgive me for being frank, but I see no investment value in her. The mages under my command are all far superior to her."

“If you could see Yulia’s value so easily, you would at least be a regional president of the Melson Group now, instead of just a mercenary captain, Uncle Balk.”

Emery smiled and waved her hand:

"Don't ask too many questions about the specifics. Just follow my previous orders."

"...Your will, young lady."

Balk still looked puzzled, but didn't ask any more questions. He bowed slightly and remained silent.

He was a trusted subordinate of Amelie's father in the company, and was quite loyal to him. He was used to completing all sorts of tasks that he himself could not understand.

Although according to family rules, Amelie cannot mobilize the manpower of the Melson Group during the entrepreneurial trial, this is a magical tide that occurred near the city, so it is normal for Velon Copper to go through formal business channels and spend money to hire a team of mercenaries from Melson Security to help.

"And you, Judy? Are you alright there?"

Emerald was still reassured by Balk's loyalty and abilities, and then she looked at the short-haired female officer with wheat-colored skin.

“I don’t understand why you would choose her, but just like back in school, I trust your judgment and vision.”

Judy nodded readily:

"Don't worry, I'll take care of what you asked me to do."

"Very good~~"

Emery smiled contentedly, resting her chin on her hands on the table and leaning forward.

"In this way, my business plan can take another important step forward - recruiting the most important employees."

. . . . .

The task that Amelie assigned to Julia was indeed very appropriate.

The alarm for a demonic invasion hasn't sounded in Locke City for many years, and many people have forgotten what the alarm means. They often stand on the street in a daze for a long time after the alarm goes off.

It was Yulia's shouts while she was using a megaphone that reminded them that they should immediately go home and hide, and patiently wait for this wave of demonic energy to end.

Some people who were hoping to make a fortune during the disaster abandoned their plans after seeing Yulia flying overhead. Ordinary people are absolutely no match for mages; going out to cause trouble now would most likely only result in getting beaten up, not only failing to earn money but also incurring medical expenses.

Approximately 76 minutes after the alarm sounded, as a high-level fire spell turned the western sky of Locke City red, the Federation army's campaign against the monster's lair officially began.

The Federation army, which used a large number of magical artifacts, was still very strong in combat. From the high point of Locke City, one could see continuous fire and explosions in that direction, and occasionally there would be continuous lightning strikes, blizzards and tornadoes. One could also faintly hear the wails of monsters.

The battle lasted for about 40 minutes when Judy's broadcast on the public channel sounded on the communication device in Yulia's ear:

"Attention everyone! News from the commander: the monster's lair has been breached, and the monster horde has completely scattered! Our main force will be responsible for intercepting and annihilating most of the monsters, but a few will still break through the encirclement and approach the city! Some are just running this way in a panic while fleeing, while others are in their final frenzy before death! Everyone, stay alert and do not let a single monster into the city!"

"Yes, sir!"

The soldiers and police officers who participated in the defense of the city were very spirited, shouting in response, and even Yulia couldn't help but shout along.

Six minutes after Judy's broadcast, the first monster entered the outskirts of Locke City and engaged in a firefight with the mixed military and police forces deployed there. The whooshing sound of magic guns firing high-speed steel spikes could be heard on the communication magic device channel.

Then came the second and third locations, as more and more monsters entered Locke City, leading to an increasing number of battlegrounds.

Among them was a rather powerful golden sword-tailed lion, which caused one death and one injury to the city's defenders in less than a minute after the battle began.

Fortunately, Balk's elite mercenary squad arrived quickly and defeated the Golden Sword Tail Lion with more advanced magical artifacts and stronger individual skills than the Federation soldiers.

Yulia listened with great excitement through the communication magic device, and many times she wanted to rush over to support and join the battle.

Fortunately, Julia hadn't forgotten Amelie's words. She knew that she could be more effective as a sentinel in the rear than supporting the front lines.

"careful!"

Just as Julia continued her mission while keeping an eye on the situation at the front, Judy's voice rang out again on the communication channel: