Back home, Roy sent Ellery to Samantha's place again to avoid any more surprises.
He also took the opportunity to check on Ashley.
Ashley was doing much better, and after personally experiencing some terrifying events, her personality had changed a lot.
The rebellious teenage vibe was completely gone, and she seemed to have grown up overnight.
The next few days were peaceful in Waterfall Town.
Amalgamated Technologies and the Witch Council both chose to lay low and didn't bother Roy again, which gave him a lot of free time.
However, after April arrived, Waterfall Town became increasingly lively. Some tourists had already started coming to town, which meant the tourist season was about to begin.
"Jennifer, ready?"
Jennifer nodded.
"I'm ready!"
At midnight, to enhance Jennifer's abilities, Roy decided to perform a bloodline fusion ritual for her.
Having the experience of the Ritual of the Reversed Pact, Roy found it much easier to conduct the ritual again.
Moreover, Jennifer's ritual didn't need to be that complicated; the main goal was to purify her ancient witch bloodline.
So, Roy designed a blood pool ritual for Jennifer, using his own demon blood as a catalyst, supplemented with goat blood, and then adding the most important ingredient: perfect blood.
If the ritual went smoothly, Jennifer's strength could reach the level of an ancient witch.
As for the location of the ritual, Roy chose Sawyer Manor. It was big enough and private enough.
"Let's begin!"
Roy first dripped his demon blood into the blood pool. Instantly, the blood pool started to bubble intensely, as if it were boiling.
Then, Roy handed the perfect blood to Jennifer and had her take a small sip, about 100 milliliters.
Afterward, Jennifer took off her clothes and entered the scalding blood pool.
Niddy, who was watching, was a little worried about Jennifer's condition because the boiling blood pool looked quite terrifying.
"Roy, is this ritual going to be okay?"
"It'll be fine. At most, the ritual might fail and waste some materials. With Jennifer's constitution, she can definitely handle it."
Jennifer in the blood pool wasn't actually as relaxed as Roy made it sound. After all, her constitution was vastly different from Roy's. She could only rely on her witch talent to endure it.
Jennifer's skin was constantly ulcerating and then healing, a process that was incredibly painful.
It was only because she was in the blood pool that Jennifer didn't scream at the top of her lungs.
About half an hour passed, and Niddy was almost losing it when the bubbles in the blood pool finally disappeared. Jennifer weakly crawled out of it.
"Jennifer, are you alright?"
Niddy ran over and quickly helped Jennifer up, only to find that her skin had become incredibly delicate and fair, as smooth as white jade.
This surprised Niddy greatly.
After all, Caucasian people in Europe and America usually have relatively large pores, and even someone as naturally beautiful as Jennifer was no exception.
Now, Jennifer was like a different person. Her skin was exceptionally good, and she seemed to have grown taller, her "headlights" becoming even more magnificent.
Not only that, but Jennifer's aura had also become more outstanding, with a hint of Lilith's captivating charm.
Niddy quickly turned her head to look at Roy.
"Does this ritual have beauty effects too?"
Roy scratched his head, not knowing how to answer Niddy.
Beauty should only be an insignificant side effect of the blood pool ritual, but Niddy seemed to value it highly.
If Niddy had felt a bit scared when she first saw Jennifer undergoing the ritual, now she not only wasn't afraid but also had a kind of eager feeling.
That's probably just women; they always care more about their own beauty.
"Maybe? Jennifer, how are you feeling now?"
Jennifer looked at her body, and her face couldn't hide her surprise and delight.
"I definitely feel like I've become much stronger!"
As she spoke, the blood in the pool turned into a water ring under Jennifer's control, encircling her body. This kind of control was something Jennifer definitely couldn't have done before.
This showed that Jennifer's strength had indeed made significant progress.
"Roy, I want to do this ritual too!"
Seeing Jennifer's transformation, Niddy couldn't wait any longer.
"Niddy, your situation is different from Jennifer's. We can't directly apply her ritual to you. I need to design something carefully for you."
Roy already had a general idea, which was to use the angel blood in his body to perform the ritual for Niddy.
It just so happened that Niddy was still a virgin, so it should have a very good effect.
However, the ritual definitely couldn't be performed today.
Jennifer got up to get dressed, but her original clothes didn't fit anymore. Roy had no choice but to find some of Heather's clothes for her at Sawyer Manor.
Luckily, Heather was slightly taller than Jennifer, so Jennifer could barely squeeze into them.
"Jennifer, how tall are you now?"
Niddy gestured towards Jennifer. She was about five foot three, while Jennifer was originally around five foot six, but now Jennifer looked like she was a head taller than Niddy.
Roy roughly estimated.
"Probably around five foot nine to six feet!"
"Oh my gosh, can this ritual even increase height?"
Niddy had always been a bit dissatisfied with her height. Standing next to Roy made her feel like a child. Now, seeing Jennifer's situation, she was even more eager to undergo the bloodline fusion ritual.
"What, you want to be taller than me?"
Jennifer teased Niddy.
Niddy pouted and then started shaking Roy's arm.
"Roy, I don't care about anything else, but you absolutely have to make me taller than Jennifer!"
It was clear that Niddy really wanted to breathe the air up there.
"Okay, okay, I'll figure something out."
At this moment, the door to Sawyer Manor was suddenly opened.
Roy thought the servants had returned, but he didn't expect Heather and Penny to walk in.
Heather and Penny were initially chatting and laughing when they entered, but when they saw Roy, Jennifer, and Niddy, they both froze.
Roy smacked his forehead. He felt like his luck had been terrible lately; he always seemed to run into these kinds of situations.
This was the first formal meeting between the four women. Heather and Penny knew about Jennifer and Niddy, but Jennifer and Niddy didn't know Heather and Penny.
The atmosphere inside the manor instantly solidified, and you could hear a pin drop.
Roy helplessly spoke up, wanting to break the awkward silence.
"Let me introduce you. These are Jennifer Morgan and Niddy Lesnicki. And these two are Heather Sawyer and Penelope Brown."
"Nice to meet you!"
In the end, Penny, who was more socially adept, took the initiative to extend her hand, wanting to shake hands with Jennifer and Niddy.
The two women hesitated for a moment but didn't want to embarrass Roy, so they accepted Penny's goodwill. Afterward, Heather also extended her hand.
The awkward atmosphere in the room finally eased a bit, although it was still a little strange.
"Are you the owners of this manor?"
Jennifer observed Heather and Penny. Both were exceptionally beautiful women, and they seemed to be a bit older than her and Niddy.
"Yes, this manor is Heather's family estate," Penny explained for Heather.
After this question, the atmosphere in the room became silent again. Neither side was really prepared for this encounter, so they didn't know what to say.
After a long, uncomfortable silence, Heather blurted out, "Would you like some tea?"
"No, thank you. We're about to head home," Jennifer said, glancing at Roy.
"Then let me take you home," Roy offered.
Roy just wanted to quickly escape this awkward situation. The current situation made him feel a bit suffocated.
However, Niddy was still kind-hearted and pushed Roy, who was about to leave, back inside.
"No need, Roy. Jennifer and I will go home ourselves. You should stay here. I think you haven't seen your two older sisters for a while, right?"
Jennifer surprisingly didn't stop Niddy. She just winked at Roy.
This was also a gesture of goodwill, and Roy noticed that Heather and Penny visibly relaxed.
Then, Heather suddenly called out to Jennifer and Niddy.
"Ladies, Penny's birthday is on April ninth. Would you like to come over and celebrate with us? Just the four of us."
Jennifer and Niddy exchanged a look and finally chose to nod.
The two girls left Sawyer Manor, and Roy felt the weight on his heart finally lift.
"Roy, I'm so sorry. Heather and I originally wanted to give you a surprise!" Penny walked over and hugged Roy.
Roy gave a wry smile.
"This surprise has turned into a shock. I thought my heart was going to stop beating just now."
Hearing this, Heather chuckled and also came over to hug Roy.
"The result isn't bad, is it?"
With the warmth and softness in his arms, Roy felt a little better.
"By the way, Roy, what were you doing with those two ladies at my house just now?"
Roy didn't hide anything from Heather.
"I was performing a ritual for Jennifer. I needed a safe and secluded place, so I chose your house."
Penny immediately understood.
"Was it the same kind of ritual you performed in the San Fernando Valley before?"
"Yes, Jennifer's constitution is special and can withstand the power of the ritual. I will collect data and improve the ritual, and then I will perform it for you two as well."
Heather looked at Roy curiously.
"What's so special about that kind of ritual?"
"The most basic effects are that it can change physical flaws, extend lifespan, and make people more beautiful."
Upon hearing that it could make people more beautiful, Heather and Penny were immediately interested.
"Roy, when will it be our turn?"
"It will still take some time. After all, some rituals also have requirements related to celestial phenomena."
Roy hugged Heather and Penny for a while. Afterward, Heather and Penny started reporting on the situation in Los Angeles.
The framework of the studio had been mostly completed. The two of them had rented an office downtown as the studio's address.
The FEA had also deposited the first payment into the account, so Roy was now a millionaire.
Before Heather and Penny returned to Waterfall Town, they entrusted the studio to Dahlia and Amy to help look after it.
Anyway, Roy's studio didn't have much business, so it was equivalent to hiring Dahlia and Amy to watch the office. This way, the two women also didn't need to look for jobs for the time being.
Looking at the studio, it was an easy job with high pay, simply perfect.
"Roy, we missed you so much these past two weeks!"
After finishing the report, Penny suddenly put her hand inside Roy's shirt, her eyes seeming to hint at something.
Roy knew exactly what this girl was thinking, but he didn't act on it.
"How much did you miss me?"
Heather also leaned in at this time.
"So much! So, so much!"
"Alright then, let me see just how much 'so much' really means!"
With that, Roy carried the two girls and headed to the upstairs "battlefield."
Before long, beautiful duets echoed from Sawyer Manor, the sound so loud that it scared away the small animals in the surrounding woods.
Heather and Penny used their actions to express their longing, which was truly as continuous as the Nile River.
The Nile River is currently the longest known river in the world, nurturing ancient Egyptian civilization.
However, this river also often floods, and the floodwaters wash out the silt from the riverbed, thus creating a large amount of fertile alluvial plains.
Roy could only work like a diligent old farmer, cultivating the fertile alluvial plains on both banks of the Nile.
But for some reason, the more he cultivated, the more the Nile River flooded, which was puzzling.
While Roy was diligently working the fields at Sawyer Manor, some things were happening in Waterfall Town.
After several days of waiting and observing, Cordelia had learned some of Roy's situation, which was the FEA's understanding of Roy.
Originally, Cordelia planned to negotiate with Roy again, but her mother Fiona had run out of patience and ordered Cordelia to forcibly take Emma away.
Although Cordelia found this order difficult to accept, she couldn't disobey her mother's words.
So, Cordelia planned to act at four o'clock in the morning when everyone was sound asleep.
At this time, Roy was still plowing the fields at Sawyer Manor, and only his parents were at home.
That's right, because his parents had returned home, Roy had brought Emma back to his own house. If Emma were still at Niddy's, perhaps Emma, having completed the bloodline fusion ritual, might have been able to stop Cordelia's actions.
But now, Cordelia easily snuck into Roy's house and found Emma sleeping soundly.
Even in her sleep, Emma's witch talent was still at work, allowing her to sense someone infiltrating her room.
Opening her eyes and seeing Cordelia, Emma let out a piercing scream. However, Philip and Sarah heard nothing.
This was because Cordelia had set up a barrier in advance to prevent the sound from spreading.
Unable to make a sound, Emma then wanted to use her witch abilities to deal with Cordelia. Although she was exceptionally talented, she was still just a child, and how could her mental power compare to Cordelia's?
However, after sensing Emma's mental attack, Cordelia was also a bit surprised.
It was rare for a newly awakened witch to possess such strong control.
"Sleep now, child! When you open your eyes again, you will have arrived at your new home."
Cordelia reached out and hypnotized Emma. Although Emma resisted strongly, she was ultimately no match for Cordelia and quickly closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Cordelia carried Emma out of Roy's house, got into the Witch Council's car, and drove towards Boston.
Here's another picture of Cordelia.