The reason the Doppelganger Automaton could appear indistinguishable from regular people was indeed due to breakthroughs in Imaginary Alchemy.

In the early development stages of the Doppelganger Automaton, before Perfikot had access to Imaginary Alchemy, she attempted to use rubber to make silicone, thereby creating "skin" similar to human tissue imitation from the original world.

However, due to the industrial level of the era and the current state of chemical development, the development of silicone did not proceed smoothly, at least not to a degree that satisfied Perfikot.

Though she did manage to create some usable materials, leading to the development of Alchemy Puppets with special customization features, those puppets were prohibitively expensive, and only the extremely wealthy were even qualified to inquire about the price.

Moreover, although the silicone material could mimic skin, its maintenance and care were not simple at all.

Not only must prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, which could cause aging, be avoided, but regular cleaning was needed to prevent dust, along with frequent maintenance...

Some early silicone materials even had issues like oil secretion, making maintenance exceedingly troublesome.

The most crucial point was that despite various maintenance methods, products made of silicone materials did not have a long lifespan, making prolonged usage impossible, especially when mimicking human skin as a coating for Alchemy Puppets; they could crack and break within a short time.

And as for using those expensive alchemy materials on the puppet's face? Certainly, it could be done, but there was the issue of cost.

After all, this alchemy material required many rare materials, and even if Perfikot had a Philosopher's Stone to reduce costs, she couldn't possibly apply it to all the puppets herself?

Alchemy Puppets had already entered mass production in workshops, and Perfikot didn't have the leisure to craft each one by hand.

Moreover, even crafting by hand couldn't guarantee output; even if she had eight arms, she couldn't meet the demand for Alchemy Puppets in all of Langton at that time.

And another reason, naturally, was that the visual effect produced by these alchemy materials made it evident at a glance that they were fake.

Perfikot attempted improvements but simply couldn't resolve the significant color discrepancy with human skin.

Of course, meeting some special needs wasn't a problem; a material completely matching the feel of human tissue was a game-changer in this era, but the terrible color discrepancy was beyond redemption.

Especially since the development of synthetic colors was still in its infancy at the time, the pigments Perfikot could access were basically toxic or harmful.

Especially when she told the supplier she needed red dye, and what showed up was something as absurd as uranium oxide.

Incidentally, before the end of World War II in the original world, uranium oxide was commonly used in glazing ceramics in Europe and America at the time, producing quite bright and vibrant reds or oranges.

But for Perfikot, using such a thing as pigment meant either mutating or entering the grave.

Add to that the difficulty of adding color to the alchemy material itself, and after several fruitless attempts, Perfikot could only put the project aside.

This resulted in Alchemy Puppets usually using hard materials for the exterior, with joints directly exposed, making them distinctly different from real people.

Correspondingly, these completely non-human Alchemy Puppets also avoided the uncanny valley effect, saving Perfikot quite a bit of trouble.

However, as she mastered Imaginary Alchemy, the material issues that plagued her finally ceased to be problems.

Through Imaginary Alchemy, Perfikot not only obtained skin-like materials similar to silicone but also further upgraded them, achieving a material not only similar in feel and appearance to human skin but also easy to maintain, durable, and long-lasting.

Consequently, the design of the Doppelganger Automaton, which Perfikot had envisioned when initially researching Alchemy Puppets, was soon brought into practice and created.

The debut effect might not be considered stunning, but it certainly was without surprises.

Yet, this was precisely the effect Perfikot desired, because the best puppet should naturally be unnoticeable, with no flaws detectable being the greatest success.

So during the banquet, when Eldest Princess Annie awkwardly watched the "Perfikot" skillfully handling the social exchanges amidst the clinking glasses, she felt an immense discomfort.

However, in addition to discomfort, she also wanted to order such a Doppelganger Automaton from Perfikot to deal with the endless court balls and various engagements.

As Eldest Princess Annie's status as the heir to the throne became increasingly established, the things she needed to involve herself in multiplied.

The Queen's concession of power not only increased Eldest Princess Annie's workload but also required her to attend various official engagements.

Such engagements were far more than just balls and tea parties; they included various public appearances, some pointless yet mandatory important meetings, and tedious aristocratic social interactions...

Eldest Princess Annie was truly fed up with these endless and, in her view, utterly time-wasting activities.

Yet she couldn't push them all away; although these seemed like a waste of time, they were necessary for maintaining relationships.

This era was completely different from the highly developed information society of the original world; interpersonal interactions relied entirely on face-to-face encounters, with the only other means of communication being telegrams and letters.

With the telephone yet to be invented, the possibility of completely detaching from external communication, living self-sufficiently, simply didn't exist.

Hence, maintaining interpersonal relationships was unavoidable, even for the Royal Family, which must use such means to win over hearts and maintain relationships with the aristocracy.

But Eldest Princess Annie's personality was thoroughly tired of such social interactions, knowing the truth of the impending apocalypse kept her from accepting the idea of wasting time on these lavish and extravagant pursuits.

She preferred to spend time and energy preparing for the impending apocalypse and desired that the money and resources spent by the nobility on pleasure could be used to save more common people.

Unfortunately, she couldn't do that, at least not until the apocalypse crisis was officially announced.

Thus Eldest Princess Annie could only voice her disdain for extravagance through various overt and covert channels to reduce unnecessary waste before her.

As for social activities, she originally had no solution, but now with the Doppelganger Automaton, Eldest Princess Annie deemed it a good choice.

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