The story of the black silk female knight

"When you are using magic..."

Valensa asked, feigning mystery:

"They should all be able to continuously control the magic using their mental power, right?"

"?"

The girls exchanged puzzled glances, and it was the red-haired girl who answered:

"Of course... How can you attack with magic without continuous mental control?"

“Normally, there’s nothing wrong with a magician doing this, but you guys…”

Valensa chuckled softly:

"You do have magical talent, but it's not high, and you haven't practiced for a long time, right? Under these circumstances, if you use your mental power to continuously control magic, the power of your magic will naturally be very weak."

However, if you stop using your mental power to continuously manipulate magic and instead focus all your energy on condensing elements, you can significantly increase the power of your magic.

Valensa didn't just make this up out of thin air; she had real experience with it.

When she was practicing the Light Flame Impact Kick before, she was unable to control the Holy Light Bullet with her mental power correctly because her magical talent was too poor.

Her solution was to focus the light without controlling it, changing the launch of the holy light projectile from mental control to manual throwing.

This was originally just a last resort for Valensa, but after actual use, it was discovered that although this Holy Light Explosion was not as accurate and flexible as the orthodox Holy Light Explosion, it was more powerful.

Magic and divine arts are certainly different, but in Valensa's view, they should both be about using mental power to control energy in battle.

If a trick can be used in divine arts, then it should be possible in magic as well.

The girls who knew a little magic were all surprised by Valensa's idea.

However, adhering to the principle of obeying the instructors' orders during military training, the red-haired girl decided to try Valensa's method.

She closed her eyes, ceasing to use her mental power to maintain control, and instead focused all her energy on condensing magical elements.

Flames quickly reignited in her palm, the same size, but the temperature was noticeably higher.

"Ouch! It's so hot!"

Before she could throw the flame as Valensa commanded, she suddenly cried out in pain and instinctively shook her hand, throwing the fireball in her palm to the ground.

boom.

The fireball, which was originally only meant for starting a fire and cooking, has now exploded slightly, instantly igniting the grass on the ground, and the fire is still spreading.

brush!

Valensa acted without hesitation, slicing off the burning turf with a single sword stroke and sending the flames extinguished in mid-air after they lost their flammable material.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

After extinguishing the flames, Valensa grabbed the red-haired girl's small hand, examined it closely in front of her eyes, and even touched it a few times:

"Does it hurt? Should I use my divine magic to heal you?"

"No...it's okay, thank you, instructor."

The red-haired girl blushed slightly and quickly withdrew her hand.

"This is my own magic after all, it's not enough to burn me... It just suddenly got very hot and startled me, but I'm fine."

"It's okay."

Valensa smiled:

"See? I wasn't wrong, was I? After giving up on using mental power to continuously control it, hasn't the power of the magic noticeably increased?"

"Ah."

The girls nodded in agreement; after all, they had seen it with their own eyes.

But... even if the magic power is increased, how can this completely uncontrollable magic be used for self-defense and to repel enemies?

"This will be your main training focus for the next two weeks."

As Valensa spoke, she stretched out her hand and, mimicking the red-haired girl's gesture of conjuring a fireball, formed a ball of holy light in her palm.

"This is the Holy Light Balloon from the divine spells. Normally, it requires mental power to control, but it can also be used like this... Look!"

Whoosh!

With a single wave of her arm, Valensa unleashed a holy light blast that struck a distant tree precisely, snapping the trunk in two.

"Throw it with...force?"

The girls who knew a little magic were all dumbfounded.

For someone with magical talent and accustomed to controlling magic with mental power, it is unimaginable to throw magic directly out by force.

It's like having both hands perfectly healthy but still having to use your feet to hold the utensils while eating.

"That's right, throw the magic out with force, that's the fastest way for you to gain a certain level of self-defense ability!"

Valensa nodded, then waved her hand:

"Come on... You all know the most basic thing in magic, like condensing flames, right? Just like what this student did earlier, let's begin your training."

Chapter 284 Heroic Dreams

Valensa thus devised the training plan for the last few girls.

At first, the girls, like the red-haired girl at the beginning, were burned and threw their fireballs around, burning several craters on the grass and almost setting the school building on fire.

Fortunately, these girls weren't stupid; they understood Valencia's thinking and didn't need to follow her instructions completely.

There's no need to use all your mental energy to enhance the condensation of elements; it's fine to set aside a little so that the flames won't burn you.

Valensa didn't provide any further detailed guidance on this, as she was truly an amateur, and simply let the girls rely on their own intuition.

The effect was quite good; the fireball's power decreased slightly, but it still had some lethality and was enough to threaten ordinary people.

Once you've mastered condensing and holding a fireball in your hand, the next step is naturally to practice throwing it.

This is a bit dangerous... because the girls' aim when throwing fireballs is really bad, and Valensa has to keep an eye on them, otherwise it wouldn't be surprising if a fire broke out at any time.

It wasn't until Valensa had a sudden inspiration and remembered the large fountain she had seen when she first arrived at Iris Girls' Academy that the problem was finally solved.

Just have these girls throw fireballs at the fountain... Fireballs that aren't even as powerful as fireflies will extinguish the moment they hit the water.

Valensa was thus freed up and no longer had to look after just a few magic students, but instead patrolled among all the girls.

Occasionally, he would go to the girls who practiced orthodox swordsmanship and spar with them, using various excuses to whip their butts with a wooden sword, enjoying their amusing expressions of shame and anger, wanting to hit him but not daring to.

Sometimes he would go to the girls practicing sword dance, using the excuse of instructing and correcting their postures, and then he would put his arm around their waists and wiggle their legs, making them blush.

Valensa would only become very serious when instructing Lian privately, sharing her valuable swordsmanship experience without reservation.

The first day of military training has come to an end.

Although the training intensity arranged by Valensa was nothing compared to real military training, those receiving the training were all noble girls who hadn't exercised much in a long time.

During the day, it wasn't so bad to hold on by sheer willpower, but by nightfall, these noble ladies were too exhausted to chat or hold tea parties anymore. Many of them would take a bath and go to bed after dinner.

Considering that it wasn't appropriate to be completely open with someone after only knowing them for a day, Valensa didn't rush to the bathroom and planned to wait until all the students had finished using it.

Just as she sat down on the bed, took out the little bat from her clothes, and was about to chat with Fran, she suddenly heard the sound of people moving around outside the dormitory.

This is……

Valensa raised an eyebrow, tucked the little bat back into her clothes, and got up to go outside.

Following the sound, sure enough, it was Lian who was still training on her own at this time.

Unlike during daytime training, Ren was no longer wearing that strange training uniform that resembled both a ninja and a bunny girl; instead, she was wearing armor.

A suit of armor riddled with cracks, with more than 30% of it broken and missing.

Even in its dilapidated state, Valensa recognized at a glance that this armor was no ordinary object... at least not when it was still intact.

"This is..."

Valensa hesitated for a moment, then, considering Lian's personality, she asked directly:

"The heirloom artifact that your Skye family destroyed?"

"Yes, it is."

Lian didn't seem to care much and nodded generously.

"It broke down completely in my great-great-great-grandfather's generation... But we didn't store it away in the depths of the warehouse. Instead, it has been passed down from generation to generation. Every generation of family heirs wears it when practicing swordsmanship."

"That's it..."

Valensa touched Lotus's armor, her expression somewhat complicated:

"Our family's heirloom was not so lucky... It broke completely four years ago, leaving not even a fragment that could be a souvenir for me."

"Huh?...Sorry, instructor."

Lian quickly covered her mouth and hurriedly took off her armor:

"I know perfectly well that you, instructor, also... I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let you see this."

"It's okay, I'm not that petty."

Valensa smiled and pulled Lian to sit down beside her:

"Have you heard about me?"

"Yes, I heard about it last year... Ever since you defeated the Wild Beast Slayer and became a hero of the War Academy before you even enrolled, I've been keeping up with your news."

Lian's eyes sparkled, making no attempt to hide her joy and admiration:

"You are my idol, instructor! When I found out that you were going to be our instructor, I was so happy that I almost couldn't sleep all night."

"An idol..."

Valensa patted Lian's head, her expression complex.

Lian's thoughts are actually quite easy to understand.

After all, Valensa and Lian are quite similar in some ways.

They must all be the sole direct descendants, facing a family that has declined due to the loss of its inherited treasure.

Valencia chose to abandon her family and start anew as a village girl; while Lian chose to fulfill her responsibility as an heir, obey her family's arrangements, and get married as soon as possible to continue the bloodline.

"I've always admired you, instructor."

Lian squinted, enjoying Valensa's head pat as she murmured:

"If I were as brave as you, and could persist in following the path I wanted even when faced with heavy family responsibilities, would I be able to be like you now?"

"...Does Lian feel that I am very brave?"

Valensa gave a wry smile:

"No... You're the one who's truly brave, Ren... I, the instructor, am just a coward who shirked my responsibilities... Although, I still feel I didn't do anything wrong."

"The instructors weren't wrong! It's those old guys who are too conservative!"

Lian immediately pouted, comforting Valensa while expressing her own opinion:

"Why should female heirs only be able to contribute to the family by getting married and having children? We can also achieve great things! Look at you, Instructor, aren't you already very capable?"

Of course, I know that I am the only young person in the direct line of the family, and I must protect myself before leaving offspring... but does that mean I should be forbidden from cultivating?

"I could have gotten married and continued the family line before going to the battlefield."

"...Lian, do you really want to go to the battlefield?"

"Yes, I really want to, I really want to!"

Faced with Valensa's earnest gaze, Lian's resolve remained firm:

"You might laugh at me for being naive if I say this, Instructor... but I've loved heroes since I was little! And I dream of becoming a hero... just like you, Instructor!"

Chapter 285 I really have something serious to say!

After chatting with Lian and practicing swordsmanship with her for a while, Valensa's first day as a military training instructor came to an end.

The situation remained similar for the next few days.