The story of the black silk female knight

Therefore, as the future leader of the Nora Chamber of Commerce, Yashiro was very clear that clinging to existing interests and established models would lead to ruin sooner or later. Only by mastering new technologies and products as much as possible could he ensure that his family's chamber of commerce would always be the largest in the kingdom.

And so the collaboration was decided.

With a bright future ahead, the three women were overjoyed and thoroughly enjoyed the fairy fruits on the coffee table, filling the entire room with a fresh fragrance.

"Slurp~~"

After sucking the last lychee-like fruit into his mouth, Yashiro squinted again and looked at Valensa:

"By the way, since our main clients are the military and adventurers, could we use your family's connections? The Britannia family is the number one military family in the kingdom."

"No problem, I'll tell Tia when I get back... *sigh*."

Valensa licked the banana from her lips, took another bite, and chewed as she answered:

"Neither Tia nor the strategist would refuse something that can reduce costs and increase the survival rate and combat effectiveness of soldiers."

"very good."

Yashilo nodded in satisfaction:

"Then it's settled... As for the specific details of the cooperation and profit sharing, let our respective subordinates discuss them one by one... Do you have any special requests?"

"Of course."

Valensa had been waiting for this. She finished the banana in a few bites, then smiled and pointed to Lily of the Valley, who was eating half a watermelon with a spoon.

"Although most alchemical potions can be used directly by injection, Lily of the Valley wants to research another inexpensive potion that is particularly suitable for injection, ideally one that can achieve the effects of a high-level potion at the cost of a low-level potion."

Therefore, I hope you can provide Lily of the Valley with another research facility.

"That's very simple. Our guild has plenty of alchemy workshops. I'll have the maid make a list for Linglan later. She can just pick whichever one she likes."

Yashilo readily agreed and ate another slice of the icy, sweet lemon:

"Any other requirements?"

"Gone."

Valensa tilted her head back, popped a strawberry into her mouth, chewed it with a smacking sound, and at the same time reached out her hand to Yashiro:

"Have you enjoyed working together?"

"Happy cooperation!"

. . . . .

The Nora Chamber of Commerce was very efficient. That very evening, Lily of the Valley became the new owner of an alchemy workshop in the northern suburbs of the capital and began researching modified potions.

Valensa trusted Lily's skills. She asked Melina to help her set up a long-term bounty quest to collect live goblins at the Adventurers' Guild before returning to the academy.

More than ten days passed quickly. During this time, Valensa accompanied Tia to the Nora Chamber of Commerce headquarters to meet with Yashiro and discuss the military order for injectable enhancement and treatment drugs.

Later, Leffre also took the initiative to find Valensa, saying that Lily of the Valley had made some preliminary discoveries in its research and experimentation on the modified potion, and invited Valensa to come and see.

Valensa, of course, wouldn't refuse.

If Lily of the Valley's research proves the safety and reliability of the modification drug, Valensa wouldn't mind giving herself an injection and experiencing the joys of being a superpowered girl.

Since she already possesses both mental power and holy light, as well as the bloodline of an evil god, and they are all getting along well and are quite stable, it wouldn't hurt to have one more superpower, right?

Chapter 224 Research Success

"Your research has yielded results so quickly?"

In the lily of the valley's alchemy workshop, Valensa couldn't wait to ask as soon as she arrived:

"So, how is it? Is there a high risk in using this potion? Can I use it? Can it be mass-produced and replicated using magic and alchemy?"

"It's just the initial results; what you're talking about is still a long way off."

Lily of the Valley rolled her eyes at Valensa, then gave her a few more copies of the experiment record:

"Well, through testing and observing the goblin's potion, I have roughly figured out the principle and effect of this potion, but I still don't understand the specific production method and materials."

"You directly injected the drug into goblins to conduct experiments?"

Valencia glanced at the experiment records and frowned slightly:

"This potion is limited. What if you use it all up without achieving any results? Wouldn't that mean you've completely failed?"

"Don't worry, all your precious potions are here, not a single one is missing."

Lily of the Valley smiled and took out a crystal bottle, gently shaking it in front of Valensa:

"Of course I know that these potions are used in small quantities, so I won't use them until I'm sure I can make them... Those injected into goblins are all replicas."

"replica?"

Valensa frowned, then carefully examined Lily of the Valley's entire body. Soon her eyes lit up, and she reached out to grab Lily of the Valley's chest, pulling out a necklace from there.

The necklace chain is just ordinary sterling silver, but the hexahedral red gemstone at the top of the necklace shines with a mysterious magical radiance.

"It really is this thing! One of the treasures of alchemy, the Philosopher's Stone, which can replicate almost anything simply by consuming magic power!"

Valensa played with the small red stone in her hand and couldn't help but sigh:

"The Nora Chamber of Commerce is really generous. They're willing to give you something that money can't buy."

"It's just a loan, you have to return it after you're done."

Lily of the Valley snatched the Philosopher's Stone pendant back in one swift motion:

"However, the fact that it can be copied by the Philosopher's Stone means that this potion is still a mortal thing that can be completely analyzed and then mass-produced."

Replicas of the Philosopher's Stone are too expensive and have a limited shelf life, making them unsuitable for long-term storage or sale as commodities.

"Yeah, I understand."

Valensa nodded:

"So what exactly does this medicine do?"

"It is a drug that targets mental strength."

Lily of the Valley explained solemnly:

"This drug will stimulate mental power in a rather... well, brutal and bizarre way, causing mental power to materialize like a mutation, becoming a kind of summoned beast-like existence without self-awareness."

It feels more like having an extra part of your body. Even goblins, after a short period of adaptation, can control their mental physical form with unparalleled precision.

"Yes, I've experienced that firsthand."

Valensa nodded.

The man she encountered when she tried to steal the potion was clearly an office worker, yet he was able to quickly and skillfully control the entity that resembled a stand-in after using the potion, indicating that the abilities granted by the potion were easy to master.

Therefore, Valensa was more concerned about another point:

"Does this kind of spiritual entity possess any special abilities? Or can it only be used for close-quarters combat based on its manifested form?"

"Well..."

Lily of the Valley hesitated for a moment, clearly unsure:

"At the moment, it seems that the spiritual entities that appear on the goblins do not have any special abilities, and they only fight each other with their fists."

However, I also remember you telling me that the enemy you encountered had a spiritual entity that could not only easily cut through steel shields, but even cut through holy light, right?

This sounds a lot like some kind of special ability... so all I can say is that it still needs further research.

"Then let's continue the research."

Valensa was slightly disappointed:

"I heard your research has yielded results; I thought it was some major breakthrough..."

"There hasn't been any major progress, we've only found a preliminary research direction... I didn't even want to tell you, but Leffre insisted on coming to you to report."

As Linglan spoke, she pushed Valensa out of the alchemy workshop:

"Alright, go back to being your good student... If you really want to help with my research, try to build a better relationship with that young lady from the Nora Merchant Guild so I can use the Philosopher's Stone for a little longer. It's so convenient for research."

"……All right."

Valensa did not refuse.

Two more months passed, and the continent of Frenoia fully entered summer, with the weather beginning to get hot.

The War Academy is about to begin its summer vacation, which will last for a month and a half.

For the past two months, the Church of the Sun has been searching for the necromancer with all its might, but unfortunately the necromancer seems determined to lie low and has not made any further moves, so the search for him has not made much progress.

Valenza's cheap senior sister, the phantom thief, still hasn't shown up, and the other revelers have been quite well-behaved during this time.

Wei visited twice more, bringing with her a lot of original research data on the modified potion, which greatly helped the research on Lily of the Valley.

Finally, less than 10 days before the War Academy's holiday, Lefred excitedly approached Valensa again, saying that the research on Lily of the Valley had yielded results and could be put into use.

In the same alchemy workshop, Valensa and Lily of the Valley sat facing each other.

Compared to a few months ago, Lily looked noticeably more tired, and even her body, created using alchemy, showed obvious dark circles under her eyes.

However, starting today, she should be able to get some rest.

"Here you go, I have not failed in my mission."

Lily of the Valley pointed to the table in front of her, where there were two bottles of potion, one red and one blue:

"One type is safe and stable but has limited effects, while the other is very effective but has many side effects and may cause various unknown risks after use. It is best not to use either, unless you are desperate."

"understood."

Valensa wasn't one for adventure, so she quickly put away the red bottle and carefully examined the safe and stable blue one.

"What effect will this have if I use it? Will it create a mental entity that can only engage in melee combat?"

"If we use it directly, it's like this... For you right now, it's just icing on the cake."

Linglan smiled and nodded, then changed the subject:

"Therefore, I recommend that you use it more cleverly, and find a vessel for your spiritual power, such as your usual weapons and equipment."

Using it this way will put less strain on your body, the consumption will be negligible, and the weapons and equipment that carry your mental energy can become like your hands and feet, freely controlled by you.

"For example, this."

Snapped.

As Linglan spoke, she snapped her fingers again, and the toolbox beside her opened automatically. Various tools flew nimbly through the air, and a pen flew onto the table and began to write quickly.

Chapter 225 Old Equipment and New Abilities

"You've already used this drug on yourself?"

Valensa understood immediately. She reached out to grab the scalpel that flew past her, but the scalpel was quite agile, and she couldn't catch it after several attempts.

Of course, Valensa wasn't taking it too seriously, but even so, it was enough to prove that Suzuran's handling of the scalpel was very agile, almost like the hands and feet of an ordinary person.

"Well, I'll be the last one to conduct the experiment."

Lily of the Valley nodded:

"As you can see, I have been injecting the blue medicine for half a month now, and everything is fine so far. There are no adverse reactions, which is exactly in line with my theory."

"Okay, I see."

Valensa was fairly satisfied with the result.

For warrior-type cultivators, a weapon or piece of equipment that can be freely controlled like limbs is indeed more useful than a spiritual entity that can only engage in melee combat.

The fact that spiritual entities are invisible to the naked eye is quite powerful in technological civilizations, but in fantasy worlds, there are too many ways to see spiritual entities. They can only be used for sneak attacks and are useless against people with keen intuition.

If this spiritual entity could have various special abilities like a substitute, that would be fine, but that would require a deeper level of stimulation to the person's mind, which carries a great risk.

There's no need to take that risk right now; let's stick with the safe and stable version for now.

Moreover, Valensa already has ideas on how to use it.

After receiving detailed instructions from Lily of the Valley, Valensa returned to the academy, preparing to use the special potion that could develop mental power.

Valensa has quite a few of her usual weapons and equipment, but she decided which one to use to carry her mental power without much hesitation.

That alloy round shield that accompanied her through the most difficult pioneering period was eventually divided into six parts by the Dragon Fang Short Sword.