The story of the black silk female knight

However, although high-quality and top-grade magic crystals processed by alchemy are of good quality, they are not suitable for magical research... The artificial traces within the magic crystals will affect magical research.

Therefore, high-quality natural magic crystals have always been a favorite among magic researchers. Although the market price is not high, the supply has always been insufficient, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them.

Even Tia has had to slow down her magical research several times due to a lack of high-quality natural magic crystals.

But she won't have to worry about that anymore... she has her own magic crystal mine now.

Besides being praised by the high priests, Valensa also received a generous material reward.

A set of silver paladin armor made of divine alloy, inscribed with various blessing spells.

It not only greatly enhances the wearer's defense and self-healing abilities, but also has the function of automatically dispelling negative magical effects such as curses, as well as extremely high resistance to mental attacks.

The female knight, who was already quite resilient, is now even more so.

Not only is it practical, but this new silver skirt armor is also very beautiful, especially when paired with black stockings. It perfectly suits Valensa's taste, and she loves it.

In addition to the new dress armor, Valensa also received another reward she had long wanted... a small golden rod that could connect to the church's database to retrieve information.

With this, we won't have to bother Rika anymore when querying the church's database.

However, unlike the Crystal Instrument of Linked Minds, which anyone can quickly master, the use of the small golden rod is itself a kind of divine magic. Valensa will need some time to practice before she can use it proficiently.

Fortunately, this divine spell isn't too difficult, and Valensa will be able to master it in no time.

Several days have passed, but Valensa has no interest in practicing divine arts. She is often absent-minded during theory classes and has been called on by the teacher multiple times.

Valensa is troubled.

Moreover, she couldn't discuss this problem with Tia, because the cause lay with Tia.

In less than two weeks, it will be Tia's birthday, which is also her coming-of-age ceremony.

In the tradition of the French nobility, the coming-of-age ceremony is a very important day in life, even more important than the wedding ceremony.

Because a nobleman may marry many times in his life, but there is only one coming-of-age ceremony.

More importantly, if the nobleman himself was not engaged, then the day of his coming-of-age ceremony was the best opportunity to pursue him.

Given Tia's status and beauty, it's easy to imagine that on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, many young nobles from the capital would pursue her with various expensive gifts.

Valensa doesn't like to be in the spotlight, but when it comes to this, she absolutely doesn't want to lose.

What she's been agonizing over these past few days is what gift to give Tia.

Valensa's plan was to prepare two gifts.

One of the gifts was herself. She had decided long ago that she would first seduce Tia and bully herself that night, then launch a counterattack and complete the real coming-of-age ceremony with Tia.

Although she had already been intimate with her maid sister several times, it was all one-sided service from Melina. Valensa was still a virgin, and she planned to give it up with Tia.

This gift will definitely win over Tia, but it can't be presented openly. I need to prepare another gift to stand out from Tia's suitors.

Although it wouldn't be a big problem if she didn't come, Valensa still cares about her image.

What should I give as a gift?

Tia certainly doesn't lack or covet regular jewelry, ornaments, or artwork... Valensa, who could really catch Tia's eye, probably couldn't afford them either.

Practicing and researching various rare materials for magic is a good choice, and Valensa estimates that many people will devote their time and effort to this.

Valensa had considered this as well, but after some thought, she gave up on it.

Having trained in the Sage's Tower, Tia must have very high standards. Like jewelry and artwork, magical materials that catch Tia's eye are things Valensa couldn't afford.

More importantly, Valensa doesn't understand magic, so she's easily scammed when buying high-level magical materials.

After thinking it over, the best solution is to go to the Dimensional Hardware Store and draw a blind box, which will give you a golden legendary item that is perfect for Tia.

Valensa just got a guaranteed pull once, and has only saved up about thirty pulls. Even if she starts frantically trying to get help from people starting today, it's probably too late.

Fortunately, Valensa still had some gold coins, which she could barely scrape together if she used them all to spend on in-game purchases... but after that, she would be completely broke and would have to be supported by Tia.

He wanted to go to the Nora Chamber of Commerce to claim his share of the first quarter, but the Nora Chamber of Commerce had not yet recovered from the aftermath of the Gray Rat incident, and Yashiro was still resting in bed.

Valensa felt too embarrassed to bother them at this time.

Another problem is that the blind boxes in the Dimensional Hardware Store are too random. Even if Valensa can use her mental powers to enhance her luck and try to interfere, she cannot guarantee that she will get something suitable as a gift.

Therefore, it's best to prepare an alternative plan.

However, after daydreaming for another morning in the theory class, Valensa still couldn't come up with a good solution, so she could only get up and go to the cafeteria for lunch.

Just as she was about to call Melody and the others together, the academy's loudspeaker rang out.

"Valenza Bader, a first-year student in the Vanguard Department, please come to the principal's office."

The bald guy is looking for me?

When Valensa saw that her classmates were all looking at her with curiosity, she was completely confused.

I haven't done anything these past few days... Surely I shouldn't get a lecture from the principal for daydreaming in class?

Chapter 145 Compressed Experience Pack

Although she was very dissatisfied with the bald man for drinking and not doing his job during the Gray Rat incident, he was, after all, the principal and had even used the college's public address system, so Valensa had no choice but to obediently go to the principal's office.

After gently knocking and receiving permission, I pushed the door open and saw the bald man still drinking; the entire principal's office reeked of alcohol.

When Valensa arrived, the bald man specifically looked at her hands, and was visibly disappointed when he found that her hands were empty.

"Hey? You didn't bring me any good wine this time?"

How dare you drink my wine?

Valensa had a lot of complaints she wanted to vent, but unfortunately, she wasn't strong enough, so she could only give the bald man a ladylike smile.

"I'm sorry, Headmaster, I've been very busy with my studies lately and really don't have time to brew wine."

"I'm so busy with my studies..."

The bald man smiled meaningfully:

"Come to think of it, the current heir of the Britannia family will be coming of age soon, right? The way you two are practically inseparable is definitely more than just being best friends... Have you prepared a gift for her at her coming-of-age ceremony?"

Uh, the bald guy cares about this?

Valensa was very surprised, but reacted quickly:

"I wonder what your opinion is, Headmaster? I have been quite troubled by this matter lately. Once I have prepared a gift for Tia, I should have some free time."

The implication is that you have to help me sort out the gift first before I have time to brew wine to honor you.

"Here, look at this."

Without beating around the bush, the bald man took out a purple oval gem the size of a thumb and placed it on his desk.

What kind of gemstone is this?

At first glance, this gemstone appears to be an ordinary piece of jewelry, with no trace of elemental energy fluctuations.

But soon, Valensa felt her mind go blank, her thinking became sluggish, and her desires were amplified endlessly.

What beautiful gemstones!

I want it so badly, I want it so badly...

It's mine, it's mine, it's mine...

As if under a spell, Valencia gradually revealed a fascinated look in her eyes, moved closer to the gem, and reached out to take it.

Just as her hand was about to touch the gem, the new Paladin Skirt Armor she had obtained during the Gray Rat incident suddenly activated its effect on its own, and a burst of holy light flowed over Valensa's entire body.

Her dazed gaze snapped back to reality. Valensa stumbled backward and landed heavily on the ground, panting and showing signs of lingering fear.

"What...what exactly is this thing?"

"So easily bewitched... it seems your cultivation is still lacking."

The bald-headed principal picked up the gemstone, tossed it around in his hand a couple of times, and said earnestly:

“It’s not enough for a person to be physically strong; their mind, soul, and willpower must also be strong… You are clearly weak in resisting temptations, so you need to train harder in that area.”

"...I understand, thank you for your guidance, Principal."

Valensa was very unwilling, but she had almost messed up this time, so she could only obediently nod.

Then, he looked at the gemstone with curiosity once more:

"So what exactly is this, Headmaster?"

"Here, here it is for you."

As a result, the bald man casually tossed the gemstone toward Valensa.

Valensa hurriedly caught it, then used her mental powers to cast a spell to enhance her mental resistance before carefully examining the gem in her hand.

I still can't sense any elemental force, but it's clearly not ordinary jewelry.

The gemstone's internal color was so deep that even with her mental resistance, Valensa still felt bewitched when she stared at it.

They wanted to possess the gem, they wanted to eat it.

"You don't recognize him, do you? That's good."

The bald man chuckled and looked at Valensa for a while before finally explaining:

"This thing is called a soul crystal. Only a very few special life forms can condense it in their bodies... or it can be artificially created by compressing a powerful soul."

Simply put, this thing is a soul compressed into a crystalline form, containing all the knowledge and memories of the living being, which is like a big gift for those who like to study it.

Wasn't that little girl from the Britannia family very interested in the gray rat's magic circle? This is the crystallized soul of the gray rat... I suppressed it myself. It contains all of the gray rat's magic circle knowledge. That little girl will definitely like it.

If you don't have anything else prepared, you can certainly use this as her birthday present.

The essence of a gray rat?

Valensa's eyes widened immediately, and her mouth opened slightly.

After a few quick mental clicks, he roughly guessed the truth.

A bitter smile involuntarily appeared on his face:

"I tried so hard... but I still couldn't completely kill the gray rat? In the end, you had to take action yourself, Headmaster... and you were definitely faking being drunk back then, weren't you?"

"There's no need to be discouraged. You've already done a great job to reach that level."

The bald man smiled and comforted her:

"When I made my move, the gray rat was left with only its body and very little magic power... You were just a little unlucky."

"Was the last body... in the resort?"

Valensa quickly came up with an idea:

"The most dangerous place is the safest... I thought Gray Rat would try her best to escape the scene of the crime as soon as possible after failing, and I overlooked the possibility that she would hide in the same place... I guess I'm still not good enough."

Valensa sighed self-deprecatingly, then pouted again:

"Since you weren't drunk at all, Principal, why didn't you take action to catch Gray Rat sooner? Do you know how dangerous the situation was? A slight mistake could have led to a tragedy."

"...Well, young birds always have to learn to fly on their own."

The bald man leaned back in his chair, took a bottle of wine from his desk drawer, bit off the cap, and gulped it down, drinking almost half the bottle in one go before continuing:

"You received intelligence in advance, laid ambushes with so many experts, and even used divine artifacts... If you still can't thwart the Gray Rat's plot after all that, then you're just too stupid, aren't you?"

"Woo~~"

Valensa shrank back.

I almost really became a complete idiot.

She knew that arguing any further would only humiliate her, so she changed the subject and continued discussing the strange-sounding crystallized soul.

"Tia will definitely love this knowledge gift pack, but..."

Thinking about her past experiences, Valensa was very worried:

"This soul crystal feels really eerie... If Tia absorbs knowledge from it, will she be affected by the gray rat's soul?"

"Of course I will... hiccup."

By this time, the bald man had finished his drink and was burping.

"The greatest use of the Soul Crystal is to lure the prey to come to you, and then take the opportunity to seize the prey's body to revive yourself... Strictly speaking, the gray rat is not actually dead yet, it is in your hands, but I forcibly shaped it into that form."