Emma: So This Is What Making Big Money Feels Like!

After hearing the two men out, Emma was secretly alarmed.

"Sacrifices? There's something wrong with that scar-faced man!"

From what she knew, sacrifices that had to be kept this secret were usually living people!

"A live sacrifice!" Emma felt her heart race.

Every god had different tastes.

The Twins of Pleasure had little interest in material offerings. They preferred pure emotion.

The Goddess of Black Cinders, whom the company worshipped, was more straightforward. She liked Void Abyss Coins and all kinds of rare, precious metals and gems.

What should I do? Call the police? No!

Kindhearted Emma despised such acts.

More importantly, the pleasure she sought came from saving others and feeling the satisfaction of their respect and gratitude.

After a moment's thought, a name sprang to mind. Gheros!

He has a grudge against the Wolf Fang Gang, and they're helping cultists transport live sacrifices! That's leverage!

With that in mind, Emma glanced toward the entrance to Su Yi's company and quickly made her way over.

Su Yi was sitting in the first-floor lobby, sorting through records. Among the company's debt files, he had actually found an orphanage called the Karlbanyans.

With a name like that, it can't be a coincidence!

As Su Yi pondered this, a voice suddenly sounded beside him.

"Gheros! Got a moment?"

Su Yi looked up and saw Emma standing across the table. Dressed in violet gauze and wearing a veil, she looked beautiful and mysterious.

Before Su Yi could speak, Emma said, "I just heard the Wolf Fang Gang discussing how to go after you and your subordinates' families with a scar-faced Blessed."

A cold glint flashed in Su Yi's eyes. He wasn't surprised, but he hadn't expected them to move so quickly.

Emma continued, "Also, the Wolf Fang Gang seems to be transporting live sacrifices for those cultists. That gives you leverage!"

Su Yi's eyes widened slightly. "You really can't judge a book by its cover! That information is incredibly important!"

Live sacrifices were rare these days.

Both the company and the Alliance were cracking down on such twisted, fanatical practices.

Not because they were particularly civilized.

It was simply that live sacrifice was too violent. Death on such a scale, coupled with emotions pushed to their extremes, could easily tear through the barrier between the Void Abyss and the material world.

The resulting flood of Void Abyss energy would leave wounds on this planet that could never heal.

No creature of flesh and blood could survive in a place polluted by the Void Abyss, and there was currently no way to restore such land.

Instead, extreme emotions and filth in those polluted areas gave rise to Void Abyss spirits resembling vengeful ghosts.

These were the creatures all flesh-and-blood beings feared: Void Abyss Wraiths.

The purple mountain range where Su Yi had rescued Ilis was what remained after Void Abyss contamination.

That enormous range split the Rhode Central Continent in two, forming the Void Abyss Chasm, which even aircraft could not cross.

Live sacrifices. This is almost certainly the House of Loving Kindness's plan.

The House of Loving Kindness was an extremist cult devoted to the Loving Father of Light, with many followers among the lower ranks of both the company and the Alliance.

Their blood sacrifices were exposed in version 0.2, setting off the legendary main quest that spanned all ten versions of the closed beta: saving Rhode Star from being swallowed by the Void Abyss.

The version 0.3 Void Abyss Uprising, the version 0.4 Great Expansion of Lase City, and the version 0.5 Hunt of Pleasure all bore the House of Loving Kindness's fingerprints.

Back then, the witch had been struggling to survive. The House of Loving Kindness had manipulated and pressured her into helping them.

Then, at the crucial moment, they betrayed her. Emma's ensuing breakdown concealed their true objective.

Su Yi looked at Emma, a trace of emotion in his eyes.

In his previous life, the House of Loving Kindness's scheme had driven her to a breakdown, and players had killed her while she served as a distraction for their plan.

This time, through sheer coincidence, she had brought him such vital information.

"Thank you for telling me. This is absolutely crucial!"

Su Yi spoke with complete sincerity.

"Thank you!"

His earnest thanks filled Emma with pleasure and satisfaction, but also left her a little flustered.

She realized this pervert seemed more polite than she had imagined.

While Emma was still dazed, Su Yi spoke again.

"Since you're here, I take it you heard our conversation."

Emma shook her head frantically.

"No, no, I was just passing by! How would I know Aunt Sefni was here?"

Su Yi smiled. "I never mentioned Sefni's name."

Emma: "!!"

Su Yi laughed and held out his hand. "Here."

"What?" Emma eyed his hand warily.

"We barely know each other."

"You helped me, so you deserve a reward," Su Yi said with a smile. "Hold out your hand."

Still doubtful, Emma held out her small, fair hand beneath his.

She muttered, "What is it? Why so myster—huh?!"

Before she could finish, a sharp cry escaped her lips.

A fifty-Void-Abyss-Coin note had suddenly appeared in her hand!

Fifty Void Abyss Coins!

She had worked odd jobs for three years and saved only a little over fifty Void Abyss Coins.

Today, all she had done was pass along something she'd overheard, and she had earned fifty!

"Y-you... you can't take it back!"

Emma's face flushed beneath her veil. Her eyes sparkled as she clutched the money tightly and spoke with excitement.

Su Yi watched her, finding her adorable. "Interested in working for me like your aunt?"

"In the future, you could earn not just fifty, but five thousand—even fifty thousand."

Emma's mind went blank.

Five thousand? Fifty thousand?!

She had never dared imagine sums like that!

"Let me... let me think about it..."

Emma barely remembered leaving Su Yi's company afterward.

The unpleasant smell of motor oil in the air brought her back to her senses.

She slowly opened her hand. At the sight of the large "50," she felt a little dizzy.

Fifty Void Abyss Coins could buy 150 kilograms of nutritious beans—enough to feed her for a year!

It could pay for five semesters of Annie's tuition, or buy Aunt Mary a lightweight, flexible mechanical leg!

"In the future, you could earn not just fifty, but five thousand—even fifty thousand..."

Su Yi's devilish voice echoed endlessly in her mind.

Gulp!

Emma swallowed and patted her cheeks. "So this is what making big money feels like?"

"I... I can help everyone too!"

"I can buy Annie the fluorescent pen set she loves!"

"I can buy Aili her favorite Pretty Bear doll!"

"I can get everyone into a bright, comfortable home, away from those blankets that are moldy year after year!"

A joy and satisfaction Emma could hardly describe welled up inside her.

An unimaginably vast gaze swept across her, sending a sudden shiver through her body.

Then she felt an indescribable comfort and strength.

Emma trembled with excitement.

The pleasure she had felt from the bottom of her heart had drawn the Great Twins' gaze once more.

In that instant, she had gained four levels. Without making an offering, she had reached level 20!

Her Void Abyss Projection had also reached stage three!

That meant she was now at Aunt Sefni's level and could learn her third blessing!

"The Great Twins approve of my idea too. They approve of Gheros!"

Emma took a deep breath, her beautiful, lively eyes full of resolve.

"The first step toward becoming a Saint is earning enough to give my sisters and aunts a good life!"