Wearing black silk for a foreign woman

"You don't have to greet me when you see me normally." Lind said casually. He didn't expect to change these people's minds so quickly. Then Lind looked at Hespan.

Compared to before, Hespan looked better, and the dirt on her face was washed off with water. Although it was not completely washed, her appearance could be seen. She was very beautiful, a bit like her sister, but perhaps because of her age, her face was softer and not as heroic as her sister.

Seeing Lind coming over, Hespan subconsciously wanted to stand up. Lind rushed over and held the girl's shoulders to prevent her from getting up.

"You don't have to get up since you are sick." Lind said to Hespan with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you, your Excellency." Hespan felt a little hot because of Lind's handsome face. Of course, it might also be because his body temperature had not completely dropped.

"No need to be so formal, just call me Linde." Linde said with a smile.

"How can this be possible!?" Hespan's eyes widened.

"Forget it, call me whatever you want." Linde scratched his head. "How do you feel? Are you feeling any discomfort?"

"I feel much better." Hespan replied. "Thank you very much for your treatment!"

Hespan's eyes were full of gratitude. Sister Ranna had told Hespan that she was able to survive because of the young noble's help.

"Your treatment is not over yet," Lind said. "You have to come to me every day to take medicine until you are fever-free for a week. Also, you have to change the dressing on your wound every day. After the wound heals, you have to come to me to sew it up. You have to come to me every day. Do you hear me?"

Hespin blushed and nodded.

After explaining the precautions, Lind prepared to leave. Lind was also very surprised that allicin was so effective. Is it because pathogens in this world generally have no drug resistance?

"My Lord." Just as Linde was about to leave, Ranna stopped him. "Are you asking about the situation of the army in Vickro?"

"Yes." Lind turned to look at Ranna. "You know?"

"Among the twenty knights, eleven are the attendant knights of Guillon IX, and eight of the remaining nine are sent by the Duke of Aquitaine. Among these eight, two are Holy Grail Knights." Ranna said simply and clearly.

"Ah?" Lind was stunned. "How did you know?!"

"I judged them from their mounts and fighting movements." Jeanna bowed. "I used to be a shepherd for the Duke of Aquitaine. I often saw different knights, so I could judge their identities."

Linde looked at him in surprise and delight. He could tell the identities of different knights just by observing them! ?

"You just mentioned nineteen people, what about the other one?"

"There is another one who is not a knight." Ranna said firmly.

Chapter 369: Learned Secretly

"In Batoran, horses are very important animals, more important than any other animals. Knights need horses, and farmers also need horses to grow crops. In Batoran, horses are indispensable."

"Each knight's equipment is custom made. They are all knights, and it is difficult to find two knights with exactly the same equipment. Therefore, if you only look at the appearance, it is difficult to judge the knight's level, whether it is a knight, a kingdom knight, or a holy grail knight."

"But I found that although I couldn't tell by looking at the equipment, the horses of different knights were very different. Gradually, through constant observation, I discovered that I could judge the identity of a knight by the horse he rode."

In front of Linde, the village girl Ranna from Batoran talked eloquently about how she judged the ranks and identities of different knights, and Linde was stunned. How could this girl have such a mind?

Although the statement that common people are stupid and ignorant has a strong aristocratic bias, at this stage, Lind cannot say that this statement is wrong. On the one hand, common people generally lack education, and illiteracy is everywhere. Those who can write their own names are considered intellectuals. On the other hand, common people generally have a heavy burden in life. They exhaust their energy just to survive and have no energy to think.

But Ranna showed a cleverness beyond her status. She was able to distinguish the ranks of different knights by observing the quality of their horses. And as a knight's squire, Lind knew that what she said was right.

"You're a shepherd, and you know how to judge horses?" Linde asked with some surprise.

"I learned it secretly from the knights' horse breeder, and also made my own observations." Ranna said with pride.

"What else can you do?"

"I also know swordsmanship." Ran Na said confidently.

"You learned it secretly from the knight?"

"Your Excellency is wise."

Linde looked at Ranna in surprise. There was no trace of timidity on her face, and her eyes were full of confidence, as if she really knew swordsmanship.

And I learned it secretly.

but……

"Do you know that secretly learning other people's swordsmanship is a big taboo?" Lin De narrowed his eyes and said seriously.

"I don't know." Ran Na shook her head righteously. "I'm just a country girl."

Linder blinked.

"Words are not enough." Linde looked around, then picked up two sticks from the ground and handed one to Ranna. "Show me."

Ran Na took the stick, waved it in her hand, found her center of gravity, and then without even saying "start", she hit him with the stick.

"You!" Seeing this, several beastmen wanted to rush over angrily to stop Ranna's rude behavior.

"It's okay!" Linde was also stunned by Ranna's sudden attack, but he was not angry. Instead, he showed an appreciative smile on his face. "I can handle it!"

Seeing that her sudden attack was blocked by Linde's agility, Ranna showed a hint of surprise on her face, and then continued to chop.

The two used sticks as swords and had a battle of exploratory nature. Although Ranna was older than Linde and had a size advantage, Linde had the holy marks bestowed by the Earth Mother and the Emperor, and he had also eaten the Earth Mother's apple, so his physical fitness had long surpassed his peers, so Ranna did not have a strength advantage.

Soon, Linde had a basic assessment of Ranna's strength. Her swordplay was messy and disorganized, and many basic swordplay techniques were not used in a standard way, but her speed and strength were much stronger than her peers, and she was no worse than a real male knight.

Her swordsmanship was not standard, which was understandable. She learned it secretly, and no one taught her systematically. But she obviously had a lot of practical experience, and the most special thing was...

"Ah!" "Ha!" "Kill!" "You bastard!" Every time Ran Na swung her sword, she would shout loudly with great momentum. A village girl shouted out the feeling of fighting on the battlefield, and then she didn't know if she was too excited, but at first it was an ordinary monotonous war cry, but later it turned into a polite greeting.

She even said "Kiss my ass!". Another lord might have killed her with a sword, but the kind lord Linde didn't mind.

After about five minutes, Lind felt that it was enough, so he simply used his sword to knock the stick out of Ranna's hand, ending the fight.

"Okay, it's okay..." Just when Linde was about to end the fight, Ranna did not stop. She shouted and rushed towards Linde with her bare hands.

Linde had no time to react before being knocked to the ground by Ranna.

"Alright! Alright! Stop fighting! The sparring is over!" Lind was knocked to the ground by Ranna. He hurriedly protected his head and shouted at Ranna above him.

"Ah!" Ran Na, who was on top, came to her senses and stopped her fist from swinging down, not committing an act of rebellion.

After regaining her composure, Ranna realized what she had done and immediately panicked, at a loss as to what to do.

"Sir, I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose." After realizing what she had done, Ran Na lost all her previous calm and capable look and spoke in panic, at a loss.

"...Can you please get off me first?" Linde removed his hands that were protecting his head and looked at Ranna who was riding on him in a riding position with a frown.

"……terribly sorry!"

At Linde's reminder, Ranna hurriedly climbed up from Linde's body. Linde stood up from the ground and dusted off his body, while Ranna stood there awkwardly like a child who had made a mistake.

Fenrir and Judy, the two beastmen, stood quietly beside Ranna to ensure that they could control her immediately. As for Ranna, she was waiting anxiously for Linde's decision. It didn't matter whether she died or not, the key point was that her sister still needed his treatment.

What should I do to calm the lord down?

Linde was not angry at all, on the contrary, he admired Ranna's performance. Whether it was the sneak attack without shouting or the pounce after the weapon was gone, it was very much to the taste of Linde, who had learned unlimited fighting techniques.

"Not bad." Linde looked at Ran Na with a smile. "But the sword skills were indeed stolen, and he learned them from more than one person, right?"

"Besides swordsmanship, what else can you do?"

"I can also use a gun and shoot arrows," Ran Na said respectfully.

"anything else?"

"I can still... I can still command the battle." Ran Na said stiffly.

"Ah?" Linde was stunned. "You know all this!?"

"I learned it secretly." Ran Na said stiffly.

Linde blinked and remained silent in surprise at Ranna's answer.

"Then let me ask you a question." Linde waved his hand. "How do you think we can defeat those 200 men in Vicroli with the troops we have here?"

Chapter 370: People are forced out

Linde was very surprised when Ranna said she could lead troops in battle. This was completely different from other swordplay skills, and it was not something that could be learned simply by stealing.

It is understandable that people learn combat skills such as swordplay and spearmanship by observing and stealing. It is not surprising that some people with good comprehension can learn skills just by watching. However, commanding a battle...

Linde expressed deep doubt about this and asked, "Sister, can you please think about it before you brag?"

In fact, Ranna also regretted saying that she could command a battle. She did hear some knights discussing tactics when she was working for them. When she was a child, Ranna was temporarily recruited as a female worker, and then she heard some knowledge of war when the knights held combat meetings.

But that was all. Ranna knew that unlike swordplay and spearmanship, commanding a battle was not something that could be learned by just listening and learning, but it was not that Ranna had never put it into practice. In the previous village, Ranna had commanded the entire village and successfully resisted a sudden invasion by beastmen, but this was obviously not the same as a real war!

But Ranna really had no choice. The lord was aggressive (he thought he was), and although he had a smile on his face, who knew how angry he was in his heart. Her own safety was nothing, but her sister still needed Linde's treatment, and she must not let Linde abandon her and her sister.

People were forced to do things. Under Linde's questioning, Ranna had no choice but to tell him about the command of the operation.

Of course Lind didn't believe it. There was no textbook for this thing. It was all taught by a teacher. How could he learn it secretly?!

But Lind's playfulness was also aroused. You said you can command operations? Well, let me ask you a small question.

"How do you think we can defeat those 200 men in Vicroli with the military strength we have here?" Lind asked Ranna a question with a smile.

There were a total of 200 warriors in the Velcro Ruins City, 20 knights, including two Holy Grail Knights, and 180 followers, mostly infantry.

On Lind's side, there are only sixty beastmen in total. No matter who looks at it, they don't think they have a chance of winning.

Linde certainly didn't expect Ranna to come up with any feasible strategies or tactics, he just wanted to tease this elder sister. Although people are forced to do things, not everything can be done when pushed, such as mathematics. If you push yourself, you will still not be able to do mathematics.

But Ranna seemed to really start thinking seriously about tactics.

"Are they the people from here?" Ranna asked.

"Correct."

“Including the farmers here?”

"Not included." Lind shook his head.

In Batoran, in some cases, the knights would force the peasants in the territory to pick up pitchforks and other farm tools and go to the battlefield to serve as cannon fodder to consume the enemy. When Lind said that he would not let the peasants go to the battlefield, many serfs who were paying attention to the conversation here breathed a sigh of relief.

Ranna lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked up at Fran.

"Little girl, why are you looking at me?" Fran asked, puffing out her chest.

"This... Sister Nun." Ranna bowed to Fran. "Excuse me, do you know any divine arts?"

Hearing being called elder sister, a dangerous smile flashed across Fran's face. After exchanging glances with Linde and getting Linde's nod of agreement, Fran raised her chin slightly and said with some pride: "Of course I know divine arts, but I have to correct you. I am not a nun. I am a shaman of the Mother Earth and a concubine of the Son of God."

"Concubine?"

"Yes...ah!" Fran was about to admit it when her foot was stepped on hard, and she screamed like a fart spirit whose toes were stepped on.

Linde glared at Fran who had run away. It was not that he was not going to admit it, but it was not the right time yet. He and Fran had clearly agreed that he would give her a status when he came of age. If he announced it now, it would be no exaggeration to say that he would be killed as soon as he returned to the camp.

"Nothing, I just made a slip of the tongue." After being stepped on, Fran reacted and stuck out her tongue at Lind, then continued: "I am the shaman of the Earth Mother. I know the magic of the Earth Mother, mainly controlling animals. I also know some basic plant manipulation."

As she spoke, Fran knocked her cane on the ground, and the grass around the cane immediately twisted abnormally, and then a mole was controlled to drill out of the soil. Not long after it drilled out of the ground, it was released from control, looked around, and immediately ran away.

Fran displayed her two magics at the same time.

"Did you see it clearly, little girl?" Fran asked Rana.

"I see it clearly." Ran Na frowned slightly. "This seems to be a spell of the beastmen..."

"Yes, this is the magic of the beastmen."

"What?" Ran Na was stunned.

"New Beastman, new Beastman." Lind added quickly.

The Chaos Beastmen's shamans knew a kind of evil magic that made all kinds of human livestock go crazy. In Ranna's opinion, Fran's magic was very similar. In fact, it was indeed a similar thing, but now was not the time to explain the difference between the two.

After watching Fran's magic, Ranna looked at Lind and asked, "Excuse me, sir, do you want to abide by the code of chivalry?"

"I am not a knight."

"So, are you going to abide by the rules of the Noble War?"

"If I kill all the enemies, who will know if I have violated the rules?" Lind said with a smile.

"Then..." Ranna knelt on one knee in front of Lind. "I have an idea to destroy all the enemies."

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At the same time, inside the ruins of Vicro.

The purpose of Guillen IX's coming to Aiwo is to complete the trial of the Holy Grail Knight. As one of the twelve dukes of Batoran and the only son of the current Duke of Aquitaine, Guillen IX must complete the Holy Grail Trial to be eligible to inherit his father's title, which is also an additional requirement for duke-level lords.

Originally, there was no need to leave the continent or build any colonies to complete the Holy Grail Trial, but the situation of Jiyang IX was special because he had received divine inspiration from the Lady of the Lake, who specifically asked him to come to the Island of Ivozhen.