The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa ran her fingers through the ends of her hair on the side:

"Although the final product is quite different from what I wanted, the headmaster seems quite satisfied. He came today and is drinking heavily in a liquor store. When I saw him, there were already more than a dozen empty bottles next to him... He was even drinking directly from a barrel of liquor."

"Ah... as expected of the headmaster."

Upon hearing this, Tia gave a wry smile, somewhat helpless:

"Hopefully he won't get drunk and cause trouble..."

The two women were talking when they suddenly heard passersby nearby exclaim in surprise:

"Look up! Look up! It's the young lady!"

Valensa and Tia quickly looked up and saw a huge magical projection suddenly appear in the sky, which everyone in the resort could see clearly.

The projected image is of a lavishly decorated altar, upon which stands a person—the very protagonist of today's thanksgiving ceremony… Yashilo Nora.

She wore an orange high-slit sleeveless dress, long white lace gloves, and crescent-shaped earrings and a star-shaped necklace, looking both noble and charming.

"Distinguished guests and friends who have come from afar, members of the Nora Chamber of Commerce, good afternoon."

On the projection, Yashilo quickly opened his arms and began to speak, his voice clearly carrying to every corner of the resort:

"Welcome everyone to this year's Nora Chamber of Commerce Appreciation Festival..."

Then came a long string of platitudes typical of events, with very flowery language, but in short, it was nothing more than: everyone eat well, drink well, and have fun.

"How about... we both enjoy the thanksgiving ceremony first?"

Seeing the atmosphere become even more lively as Yashilo announced the official start of the thanksgiving ceremony, Valensa took the opportunity to link arms with Tia and extend an invitation:

"I don't think Gray Rat would cause trouble right at the start of the festival... At least we can have lunch together, right? Besides, there are so many experts watching, they don't need two newbies like us."

"Hmm...that makes sense."

Tia hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement:

"So, whose VIP tent shall we go to? Yours or mine?"

"Go to hell."

Valensa laughed:

“I gave my VIP tent to Melody and Cao Cao so they wouldn’t disturb our time together.”

"Hmph, who wants to spend time alone with you? You're just being delusional!"

Tia gave Valensa a charmingly disdainful look, then walked towards the VIP area first. After taking a few steps, she turned back and said coquettishly:

"What are you standing there for? Come on, you idiot."

"Here I come~~"

Valensa then smiled and chased after her, taking Tia's hand in the process.

Compared to other areas, the VIP area was much quieter, and you needed to verify your identity again to enter.

"Your Excellency Miss Britannia, Your Excellency Miss Bader, welcome."

The receptionist at Nora's Chamber of Commerce was still as beautiful and had such a sweet smile:

"Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"We'd like to have lunch."

Tia smiled and pointed to the naturally formed floating tents:

"There, together, please make the arrangements."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The receptionist first led Valensa and Tia to a lounge area and served them tea.

About ten minutes later, he came to the two women again:

"Please follow me, ladies. Your VIP seats are ready."

"Well, let's go."

Valensa took Tia's hand and stood up, following behind the receptionist. Soon they saw the floating tent that belonged to her and Tia.

Chapter 128 Lunch in the Air

This floating tent is quite large, about ten square meters in area. Four or five people can sit around a table inside without feeling crowded.

In addition to the entrance and exit, the tent also has windows on the other three sides, allowing people inside to enjoy the scenery outside at any time.

Below the tent is an even larger magic carpet, which is also the core component of the floating tent... The fact that this tent can fly is entirely due to this magic carpet.

The magic carpet is an extremely expensive alchemical tool, which only great alchemists can skillfully craft, and many of the materials required are not something that ordinary adventurers can gather.

So, similar to Tia's arcane carriage, the floating tent was also a toy exclusively for the nobility, roughly equivalent to Valensa's private jet in her previous life... or even more luxurious.

After all, private jets are mostly used for work, while floating tents are purely for entertainment.

At this moment, the floating tent in front of Valensa had not only been fully tested, but also had eight dishes laid out on the small round table inside.

Five of the dishes are expensive dishes commonly seen at high-society banquets, while the other three are new dishes that have recently become popular—Mapo Tofu, Secret Sauce Chicken Feet, and Braised Lion's Head Meatballs.

The receptionist had clearly done her homework; seeing Valensa observing the dishes on the table, she promptly flashed a sweet smile.

"I heard that Miss Bader is a gold-level member of the Gourmet Association, and those three new dishes are your patented products... However, the chefs carefully trained by our Chamber of Commerce are also excellent. Please taste their works and give us your feedback."

"Okay, then I won't be polite."

Valensa then pulled Tia into the tent and waved to the receptionist:

"Go ahead and get busy, we can handle the rest ourselves."

"This……"

The receptionist hesitated for a moment, then pointed to a crystal in the corner of the tent:

"I don't want to disturb the two ladies' enjoyment, but the floating tent is not easy to operate. Don't you two need a driver?"

Rest assured, our drivers are all carefully selected and meticulously trained. They are all women, and they will absolutely not see or hear anything they shouldn't.

"Thank you for your kindness."

This time, Tia smiled faintly, reached out and pressed her hand on the crystal, operating it skillfully:

“Your chamber of commerce’s professional drivers are indeed excellent and reliable, but I’ve been using this as a toy since I was eight years old.”

"Uh……"

The receptionist paused for a moment, then bowed deeply.

"Then I won't disturb you two ladies any longer. I wish you a pleasant meal and a good time."

"Ah."

Tia nodded and quickly maneuvered the floating tent into the air, cruising above the resort.

"Actually, the view from here is pretty good; you can see most of the area... Why don't we just wait here for the fish to bite?"

Valensa looked around with great interest; she hadn't ridden in such a luxurious toy in a long time since her parents' accident.

"Are you stupid?"

Tia rolled her eyes at Valensa, clearly annoyed.

"The visibility from the floating tent is good, but the mobility is too poor and it's too obvious. It's practically a fixed target for long-range attacks... If something really happens, it will definitely be the first one to suffer."

So don't overthink it, let's eat and then head downstairs.

"What a pity~~"

Valensa sighed regretfully, then moved closer to Tia, hugging her from behind, resting her chin on Tia's shoulder, and stealing kisses on Tia's cheek and licking her earlobe.

"If it weren't for the gray rat causing trouble at this appreciation festival, it would have been so much fun to spend an afternoon with you, Tia, in a place like this."

"What's there to regret?"

Tia glanced seductively at Valensa, her face slightly flushed:

"It's just a floating tent... I have one myself, and the interior is even better than this."

"Hey~~ Tia, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Valensa playfully retorted, then eagerly suggested:

"How about we use this for our next date? Let me think of a place... How about the beach? It should have a better view and be more romantic."

"Who wants to go on a date with a shameless idiot like you! No way!"

Tia gave a haughty snort, then used her fork to pick up a roasted quail egg the size of a strawberry and stuffed it into Valensa's mouth:

"Hurry up and eat... Don't forget our real purpose today, be serious!"

"Woo-hoo-hoo~~"

Valensa squinted comfortably as Tia fed her, her hands showing no sign of loosening their grip.

"I'm already looking very proper... If I were really not proper, do you think your clothes would still be this neat, Tia?"

"...That's enough, you idiot!"

Tia was once again teased and became like a steam princess, blushing and limp in Valensa's arms.

But this time she didn't give in halfway; instead, she gritted her teeth and forcefully pushed Valensa away.

"Stop fooling around!"

"Okay, okay... then I won't make a fuss anymore~~"

Valensa, knowing when to stop, gave Tia a quick, light kiss on the lips before returning to her seat across the small round table.

She picked up her fork, took a few bites of the food, offered a few insightful comments, then picked up a bottle of fruit wine that looked sweet and delicious, and looked at Tia:

"Want to have a couple of drinks? This fruit wine isn't very easy to get drunk on, so it should be fine."

"Better say goodbye."

Tia firmly refused, and even snatched the wine from Valensa, preventing her from drinking it.

"Even the hardest wine to get you drunk on is still wine. And as long as it's wine, it will affect a person's thinking ability to some extent... And what we can't afford to do today is be careless! And..."

Seeing Valensa pick up two slices of bread, sandwich a braised lion's head meatball between them, and about to wolf it down, Tia gave her another playful kick with her white-stockinged foot.

"You'd better not eat too much, or it will make your thinking sluggish... You're already a silly female knight, if you get any sluggisher, there's no hope for you!"

"Ugh... I'm not stupid, hmph!"

Valensa didn't seem to care at all as she took a big bite of the bread sandwich with the lion's head meatball inside.

"I recently had my intelligence enhanced and it seems to be working really well... At least I can understand things faster when I read books lately, and my memory has improved too."

"...Oh? Is that so?"

Tia raised an eyebrow and asked with amusement:

"How about I test you? How about testing you on the content of your tactical theory course?"

"Uh...please, please spare me!"

Valensa's lips twitched as she once again recalled the humiliation of being bullied by top students when she was a poor student.

Actually, Valensa was definitely not a bad student, but unfortunately Tia was too talented, able to remember and quickly understand all kinds of theoretical knowledge.

When they were children, Valensa was often bullied and mocked by Tia when they studied the history of the kingdom and the nobility together. Afterwards, Valensa would ask Tia to tutor her and find a way to bully her back in another way.

Chapter 129 Entertainment Phase

While enjoying a delicious lunch amidst casual conversation, Valensa and Tia didn't forget their business. Taking advantage of the superior visibility from the floating tent, they made several rounds of patrols above the resort, searching for clues that might be part of the Gray Rat's conspiracy.

However, if the revelers' plans were so easily discovered in advance, they wouldn't be revelers.

Most of the people attending the thanksgiving were immersed in a joyful atmosphere and showed no signs of anything amiss.

Valensa clearly wanted to spend more time alone with Tia in the floating tent, but Tia firmly resisted the temptation and landed shortly after lunch.

By this time, most of the participants in the Thanksgiving Festival had finished lunch, and the festival gradually transitioned from the food-enjoying phase to the entertainment phase.

The first entertainment program to warm up the crowd was, of course, a song and dance performance by the beautiful girls.