Oops, I became the witch's substitute

I had expected it before watching it, and after watching it, this war became basically transparent.

Perris's philosopher's stone taking over the body was just an appearance. His real purpose was to recall his wife's soul to his biological daughter, just like Anila.

Chapter 215: The Great Collapse Plan

Carol looked through the information and said with disgust: "How disgusting. Alchemy is like a taboo. The more taboos you master, the more you feel you can transcend everything."

菲莉又从垃圾堆里翻出更多信息，猫娘小千凭着嗅觉凑过来看，忍不住读出来：“水35升、碳素20千克、氨4升、石灰1.5千克、磷800克、盐分250克、硝石100克……这是做蛋糕吗？”

Is it possible to create a human being?

Fili pursed her lips and sighed, then handed the thing to Carol. Carol shrugged, but neither of them answered Xiao Qian. Xiao Qian looked around boredly, then went into a cabinet and exclaimed, revealing a new discovery.

Xiao Qian opened a secret compartment: "There is something here."

Fili was convinced. She and Carol both expanded their perception fields to check for hidden objects in the room. Hiding things usually gives one the first-mover advantage, and it was difficult for them to find things hidden by high-level alchemists, but Xiao Qian didn't seem to be under any pressure at all.

Fili grabbed Xiao Qian by the collar and told her not to act rashly. Carol went over to observe and nodded: "There is no trap. They probably thought the location was hidden so they didn't set it up."

Otherwise, it's like locking a safe and making it kill-able, so that if the password is wrong, the owner will be shot on the spot.

"This is a list of names and research materials. He originally wanted to create a human body, then tried cloning but failed. He couldn't find his wife's soul either, so he wanted to use his daughter's blood to call her back." Carol pulled out a few booklets.

Fili took one of the books, which was a list of a large number of death row prisoners in Bereda Prison. It was the product of early experiments. He made profits by sending half of the criminals to prison and helping the death row prisoners take over the bodies and avoid death.

Xiao Qian moved closer to Fili again. She didn't know why, even though they had only known each other for a few days, she liked staying by Fili's side more and more, as if a cat met Tian Mu Liao. "The prison is so strict, how did these prisoners get in?"

Fili quickly replied: "I got in by taking advantage of a loophole in the law."

Xiao Qian murmured: "It sounds reasonable."

Carol quickly turned the pages, her expression gradually becoming serious: "In four years, there are about three thousand people. It's a huge upheaval."

The three of them investigated again and found no other valuable clues. They restored the room and exited safely.

Regarding this matter, Xiao Qian and Anila together have no brains, so excluding them, Marian is a thug and can communicate with her, and the only one left is Anila's ancestor.

Fili gathered everyone together and first made some snacks to entertain the mascot and Marian, then made tea, relaxed, and recounted what had happened.

Marian said, "I will directly dispatch troops to wipe out Bereda, right?"

Fili waved her hand and said, "Your expeditionary force just finished the Battle of Kalan. Even if you dispatch legions from other places, the logistics are still difficult. Don't add burden to the country. You just need to tighten your belt for the next five years. It will be good to have you here to support us."

After all, Fili needs a god-level fighter.

Anila's ancestor was silent for a moment. No one knew what he was thinking. Perhaps he felt that he had been a beast enough, but still underestimated Perris's cruelty. As a redeemer, he wanted to do something.

"My three lords, Bereda was not like this in the past. It was originally a noble city where scholars communicated with each other. People shared knowledge selflessly. It was not like today, where there are many academic cliques. Even places like colleges have their own factions. It is really beyond imagination. In the current Alchemy City, the gap between the rich and the poor is huge. The lower class people cannot get enough food, and the last drop of blood is squeezed out of the factories. They believe that as long as the lower class people can barely get enough food, they will not think about anything else, and use all means to maintain their rule."

"Even if we didn't come, I believe this place would collapse soon." Fili crossed her arms. "According to my intelligence network, I have discovered several resistance organizations. Some are organized by the people themselves, and some are funded by the powerful and have ulterior motives. There will naturally be unrest soon."

Marian was not stupid. She associated the knowledge in her memory and said, "Those puppet resistance organizations funded by the powerful are just knives to kill people. Even if they succeed in their name, the fruits of victory will be stolen. Ordinary resistance organizations lack strong power and resources and it is difficult for them to achieve great things. We are an external force, but Carol seems to be a very famous alchemist. Can we use this identity to do something?"

Carol walked around with her hands behind her back. Fili gently held her hand. She felt a little relieved and looked up at Marian, who gave her a casual look.

We are all free-spirited people, we all have our own interests and hobbies, and we are all immortals (on the surface). We are not saints or sages, but when faced with the philosopher's stone taking over the body, anyone with a little humanity will not sit idly by and will do something within their own capabilities. Even if it is like in the previous life, ordinary people see unfair news and events, forward them more and spread the news, which is also a contribution.

After all, if we don't even do the little things, there is really no justice in this world.

The atmosphere in the room was a little silent. Anila was at a loss and went to boil water for everyone. Fili and Carol looked at her back, looked at each other, and shook their heads at the same time after eye contact.

"No."

Then they turned their attention to Xiao Qian. The cat girl Xiao Qian seemed to give Marian a "death stare", but Marian was completely unaware.

Fili and Carol looked at each other again and nodded slightly.

"It's you." ×2.

The independent city-state of Alchemy, Bereda, is an industrial behemoth. A large number of factories create countless workers, and the villages and towns around the city-state also serve industrialization. Although its own farming is supported by alchemical products, its grain output is still a mess, and under the decision of the top leaders, most of the output is cash crops.

Fili was not in a hurry to find trouble. While they were secretly investigating the crimes of alchemists such as Perris, Marian also began to contact the high-level officials of the Alchemy Kingdom, and played British nonsense every day. Now Fili finally helped Marian find something important to do.

"During the Kalan War, our country consumed a lot of resources and now needs a lot of cotton, soybeans and standard weapons. After visiting neighboring countries, I found that the factories in Bereda made up for the gaps in this area in a short period of time..."

Marian proposed a purchase plan to the top management of Bereda. As a goddess, basically no one would doubt it. Many forces asked Marian for cooperation. Marian pretended to be urgent and rushed to purchase it at a slightly higher market price.

Fili turned around and asked Miriam to use her identity as Filin to seek sponsorship from Arabella, and then wrote songs and provided technical support and creative upgrades, explaining the situation of the philosopher's stone in Bereda. Then she contacted Serena, and the supplies purchased in Bereda could be eaten, drunk, and used to press oil for Morrigan herself, and the standard weapons would be sold at a discount to Serena's legion to support Serena in expanding the territory.

On this basis, Marian began to show her edge. She started to paint a rosy picture, visited the large factories of various Bereda families, spoke highly of the technology and efficiency, and designated a procurement plan that increased year by year. The Bereda top management passed the resolution.

Thus, the Bereda Collapse Plan began.

Chapter 216: Life Needs a Ray of Light

Even if Fili's plan happened in the previous life, many small countries would not be able to escape the fate even if they knew about it, not to mention this world with backward information. The independent city-state of Bereda had fallen into a trap from the moment it accepted Marian's cooperation. Even after the collapse, Marian could distance herself from all ties.

However, it is still early for the future. After Marian discussed many cooperation issues with the top management of Bereda, Fili is currently doing two things. One is to use the Kingdom of Miriam and the Holy Kingdom of Arius to take turns serving Bereda and give them some preferential treatment in grain exports. The other is to start paying attention to the supply of raw materials for the manufacturing industry in the cooperation that Marian has discussed.

As long as Fili mentioned this matter to the people she found, such as Arabelle, they would show enough interest.

However, the person who went to see Arabelle was Filin, and Filin didn't want to be forgotten, so he also wanted to make his presence felt, okay?

When Filin told Arabelle everything about the raw material sales, she showed great interest. This was a sure win. "Ah, Mr. Filin, you really gave me a great gift. But did Miss Fili tell you all about this secret?"

The pie is big, and Arabelle can still pull in some more tissue to eat.

Feilin appropriately showed some superiority: "I am Feili's agent. You can trust me completely, just as you trust Feili."

Arabelle seemed to understand everything and smiled gently: "Is this your secret? I won't ask any more questions. Please tell Fili that I will use 10% of the proceeds to support the expansion of Knight Serena's territory in the future."

The profits are huge, but the cycle is also long. Bereda has now made the cake. Once the business information is leaked, they will naturally be besieged, and the contract concluded by the goddess is impossible to default.

During this period, Fili couldn't just sit there and wait. It would be so boring. Could she have a baby in Bereda? In the next few days, they carefully investigated the Bereda market, refined the collapse plan, and then paid attention to the real daughter of the Perris family.

Fili really didn't expect to encounter such a female-oriented story in real life. The real daughter was used as a sacrifice, the fake daughter lived happily, and the sick father was not a human being and was even more crazy than his husband Deng.

The crow is imprisoned behind iron bars. Yes, a girl named Xia Duoli lies listlessly on the bed. Her personality is as blank as a sheet of paper. Since she could remember, the only thing she knows about the world is what she sees through the only window. She does not understand the meaning of her existence.

"That's not okay."

A strange sound rang out in the room. The girl looked up in surprise and saw a woman as beautiful as a doll sitting on the windowsill.

Fili smiled and opened the window: "Want to leave here?"

The girl nodded first, then shook her head. She was afraid of her father.

Fili came to the girl and checked her carefully again. She made a new discovery and then pulled the girl up: "Don't worry, I am a witch passing by with ulterior motives but who likes to meddle in other people's affairs. I am your father's enemy. By the way, girl, what's your name?"

Facing the sunshine outside, Fili was particularly dazzling.

Fili said this deliberately just to see the girl's reaction, but she didn't have any expression. Although she didn't know joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, her emotions were inexplicably fluctuating, and she spoke with difficulty.

The girl couldn't even speak clearly: "My name is... Xia Duoli, what... should I do?"

Fili turned around and distanced herself from him, then faced Xia Duoli again, waving her fingertips and gently shaking out a rhythm: "Do as I do, and recite as I do."

Fili cleared her throat and sang the hymn: "Was yea ra chs leeya fhyu~?... (I want to be the wind of hope)"

Xia Duoli had no experience, but she had a bit of talent. Fili taught her two verses of the hymn, and the girl sang the first verse perfectly after twenty minutes.

A slight breeze blew through the room; small but with special significance.

"What's this……"

"I hope so."

"But father..."

Fili chuckled. What was that alchemist? She snapped her fingers lightly, and Xia Duoli was shocked to find that Fili had turned into her own appearance, and then pushed open the chained door.

In fact, the iron door and the chain were both fine. It was just that the door frame was pushed out perfectly by Fili, causing a crack in the wall.

There was a cry of surprise from the corridor. The servants were stunned by the scene. Fili pulled Xia Duoli out of the room. Strangely, the people outside did not notice Xia Duoli. Because of the spread of the false field, they could only see Fili who had turned into Xia Duoli.

A young man in gorgeous clothes walked out of the crowd. He was Xia Duoli's brother, Xia Er. As a brother, the first thing he asked when he saw Xia Duoli was: "Xia Duoli, why did you come out?"

Fili glanced at him and said disdainfully, "You are as sick as that man. When you see your sister after a long absence, shouldn't your first reaction be concern? After all, we are related by blood."

There was a hint of weakness and evasion in Charles' eyes, and he looked away: "I..."

A new voice came from the corridor: "Brother, I heard a loud noise, what happened?"

"Lafite, don't come over, it's dangerous." Charles turned back hurriedly.

Fili said, "Danger? Me? Also... Haha. How ridiculous! Who locked me in the attic? Who took away my place? Who left my own sister aside and cared about an outsider who had no blood relationship with me?"

Charles argued, "That's enough. Rafi is your sister too. How can you say that to your cute little sister? You've already scared her!"

Fili brushed her hair and turned to walk towards the restaurant. She had already investigated this house thoroughly, and now it was time for dinner. "It's fun to be unreasonable, but if you have the guts, just come towards me. You can scold me, beat me, whatever you want, but I won't let you do whatever you want to me."

Master Charles protected Miss Lafite and quickly left the corridor under the protection of the servants. No one with a discerning eye dared to approach the abnormal Xia Duoli at this time, as they believed that their bodies were not as strong as the broken iron door.

The restaurant was filled with fragrance. The servants were preparing meals. Fili pushed open the door and pulled Xia Duoli in. She walked barefoot on the cold floor and felt unfamiliar with everything here.

Fili said to her in the realm of deception: "Look, do you see? This is the true face of those people, the servants who bring you cold water and slop, and the guards who scold you at will. As long as you show a little strength, they don't even have the courage to approach you."

Fili helped Xia Duoli to the main seat and told her to eat whatever she wanted. With Fili's strong encouragement, Xia Duoli picked up the bread and started eating it in small bites. The most she knew was bread.

Xia Duoli looked at Feili with a gleam in her eyes, carrying a little hope: "But I... don't have the same... strength as you..."

Fili showed a bright smile. Although this smile belonged to Xia Duoli, it was like a mirror, allowing Xia Duoli to see a different self, a free self.

"So I'm here. I'm a witch. A witch does whatever she wants. I feel sorry for you and can't stand your father, so I'll help you. But, it's like someone is about to commit suicide by the river. If that person really wants to die, I will watch her until she drowns as a sideshow. But if someone falls into the water and desperately asks for help, I will at least lend a hand. But do you want to learn how to swim?"

Having said this, Fili silently emphasized her tone.

When she comes, she will help Xia Duoli escape her tragic fate. After she leaves, people will not hurt Xia Duoli easily, just because Fili has been here. But if she herself does not live up to her expectations, she will sooner or later return to that little attic. Xia Duoli has a talent for singing hymns. Whether the drowning girl is willing to learn to swim depends on herself.

"I...I'm willing to learn!"

Chapter 217: Fili's Proxy Service

The despicable alchemist Peris has been feeling uneasy lately. Ever since the breakdown of talks with the witch's agent, he has been worried that his philosopher's stone would be investigated. In fact, there are many inhumane experiments in Bereda, and everyone knows it, but what he is about to do seems to be a bit too much.

As I recall, I outsourced the scapegoat to three levels, pretended to be ignorant, and hid all the clues. Even if I was found out, I could survive. The worst outcome was just being expelled. With his ability, where could he not make a comeback?

Unfortunately, the quiet of the day was broken by a loud noise before lunch. Since the loud noise, there has been noise in the mansion. He went to the dining room and saw the servants were always in a panic along the way. Finally, he saw his eldest son and adopted daughter standing in the middle of the corridor, cowering.

Perris subconsciously asked: "What happened?"

As the eldest son, Charles hesitated and pointed upward, in the direction of the attic: "Xadoli has come out of the attic."

Perry was immediately furious. He seemed to get angry whenever he heard Xia Duoli's name: "This bastard! Who let her out? How did she get out?"

Charles said: "The door was... no, the wall was broken open."

Rafi, the adopted daughter, who threw herself into Charles' arms, also said timidly: "Father, my sister looks so scary now.

It can be seen from this that this family is somewhat weird, with the twisted and vicious old Bidden, the conventionally cowardly and indecisive eldest son, and the teasing adopted daughter. They are tired, let them be destroyed.

In the restaurant, Xia Duoli had a rare full meal. The poor child didn't dare to eat more, but because of long-term malnutrition and half-hungry, Fili wouldn't let her eat more either. She could only sigh when she saw such a poor child.

Old Deng of this generation in the Morgana family provided enough for his children. At the very least, they were treated as standard aristocrats. They were not extremely wealthy, but they had never lacked basic learning resources. After all, he wanted to train a group of stepping stones. It was not Fili who defeated him, but he was committing suicide and was dragged to death by Fili.

This family is different. Old Biden, Perris, imprisoned Xia Duoli. Looking at her appearance, you can tell that she hasn't had a good meal for a long time. It's hard for her to even get a sip of water in the attic. Even now, she can't expect to be at peace.

"I'm full... I don't want to... go through the past... again... Is there anything... I can do?" Xia Duoli spoke more and more fluently.

Just after finishing eating, I heard the scolding outside. Peris pushed open the door and rushed in, pointing at Xia Duoli and cursing.

"You have no manners and are disgracing yourself. Your existence is a disgrace, you son of a murderer..."

Fili grabbed Xia Duoli and asked her to hide in her own false world. Now Xia Duoli would shrink in fear when she heard Perris' voice. She had just walked out of the cage and had not yet gotten rid of the shadow of old Biden. But Fili was different. She had no psychological burden at all. She looked at Perris coldly with Xia Duoli's attitude, waiting for him to finish all the dirty words.

It was hard to understand why this father would hate his own daughter because his wife died during childbirth. Shouldn't he have cherished the fruit of his love more? Fili gave up trying to understand the scumbag's thoughts.

Waiting for Perris to finish, Fili crossed her arms and asked calmly, "What's wrong?"

Perris had been talking for five minutes without stopping. After hearing Fili's light voice, he felt something was wrong, but now he was dominated by anger: "You ask me what's wrong? Look at what you did? How did you get out? Who told you to make a mess in the restaurant!"

Fili replied disdainfully: "Of course I came out to eat because I was hungry. Is that all you want to ask?"

Perris clenched his fists: "Is this your attitude?"

Fili faced him: "What attitude do you want?"

Perris came closer and put his hand on the dining table. The table began to deform, and steel thorns formed from the edges and wrapped around Fili's hands and feet. This scene made Xia Duoli in the virtual field nervous. It could be seen that she had been deeply hurt before, but Fili was different.

Fili just opened her mouth and chanted a short hymn, and the power of the elf suddenly burst out, lifting the table.

If it's not easy, then don't do it. The dining table was lifted up towards Peris, and all the unfinished dishes and soups were spilled towards Peris. Peris did not expect this, but he also had a certain fighting ability. He waved his hand violently, and an alchemical magic circle unfolded in front of him. The ground under his feet decomposed and reconstructed into an elliptical barrier, keeping the storm and debris out.