The story of the black silk female knight

The fact that a saint from the headquarters of the Church of the Sun was sent to Fran so quickly suggests that Friggia's importance, or rather, the level of danger, is likely even greater than anticipated.

While pondering these thoughts, Valensa wasted no time and quickly dragged out Friedia, who was sleeping in her shadow, and together they went to the Church of the Sun.

In Lika's office, she met the saintess from the continent of divine favor, but she didn't feel nervous at all; instead, she had a rather strange feeling.

Because this saintess is clearly also some kind of dark creature, and her attire is even more revealing than Valensa's silver skirt armor and black stockings!

Chapter 112 The Demon Saintess

Although Valensa was wearing slightly sheer black stockings, she was still wearing a silver dress over them.

It looks a bit risqué, but there's nothing actually wrong with it; it's the kind of photo that would pass censorship on a legitimate website in my past life.

Meanwhile, the saintess in Rika's office, with her arms crossed and a cold expression, was wearing only a purple bodysuit with openwork patterns, with no other clothing inside or outside.

The purple bodysuits are not fully covered; instead, they have a U-shaped opening at the back, with a ribbon tied in a bow connecting the shoulders to secure the bodysuits.

"The climate here is a bit too warm."

Seemingly sensing the meaning behind Valensa's strange look, Lika smiled and offered an explanation, then introduced the saintess to Valensa:

"This is Lady Velenkasa. Her previous residence was located in the northernmost part of the Divine Continent, a place that is covered in ice and snow all year round and is known for its snow scenery and hot springs."

So it turns out that northerners are having trouble adjusting to the sudden heat in the south...

Valensa nodded in realization and quickly gave a perfect knightly salute:

"Greetings, Lady Velenkasha."

As Valensa bowed in greeting, she caught a glimpse of a long, thick trench coat draped over the back of Lica's chair behind her desk.

Although it is now late autumn and early winter, the capital of France is still quite warm... so warm that most of the girls on the streets are still dressed in tank tops and mini skirts.

While it's true that powerful individuals at the Shining Rank can be immune to both heat and cold, it doesn't mean they can't feel the heat. It's perfectly normal to take off a long coat in a place like an office.

But this saintess... tsk tsk, she's wearing a simple, austere style loose long trench coat on the outside, but underneath she's wearing incredibly sexy purple bodysuits. How playful... I must say, she truly lives up to her title of saintess.

"You're welcome, my sister."

While Valencia was lost in thought, Velenkasha spoke up, her voice giving off a rather strange feeling.

Even though the room temperature hadn't dropped and there was no air circulation, it still felt a bit chilly.

Is it some kind of racial talent? I wonder what kind of dark creature this saintess is...

While guessing what was going on in her mind, Valensa certainly wouldn't actually be impolite just because the saint said not to be polite; she remained well-behaved and courteous.

"I wonder why Your Majesty is in such a hurry to find me...?"

"Naturally, it's for that witch."

Velenkasha's voice was calm and composed. As she spoke, her gaze followed Valencia's downwards, lingering for about seven or eight seconds on those long, slender, and alluring black-stockinged legs before finally focusing on the shadow behind them.

"I heard she lives in your shadow?"

"Yes, I'll call her out right now."

Valensa quickly replied.

Although she had pulled Friggia out of the shadows before they arrived, Friggia slipped back into the shadows upon entering the church. This was because Friggia was not a follower of the Sun Goddess, and wandering freely within the church could easily lead to misunderstandings with other priests and paladins.

"You don't need to call me, I can move by myself."

A seductive voice appeared out of nowhere, and before Valensa could call out, Friedia gracefully stepped out of Valensa's shadow... She even created a shadow door and a shadow staircase on the ground, and walked up step by step in her red-soled black high heels.

!

The moment Friggia stepped completely onto the ground, the room suddenly turned cold again... Even though the temperature hadn't dropped at all, the tea and coffee on the desk were still steaming.

Valensa couldn't help but shiver, instinctively hugging Lika beside her and rubbing her a few times as if trying to generate heat with kinetic energy.

Click!

Behind where Valensa had been standing, a sound of ice shattering suddenly rang out, and Friggia, who had just stepped out of the shadows, completely turned into small ice particles, scattering all over the ground.

"Oh dear, oh dear, are you going to be so rough with me right from the start?"

But Friggia's alluring voice remained, and the small ice particles on the ground melted rapidly, turning into drops of ink-like liquid that then coalesced again, transforming back into Friggia's appearance.

"……snort."

Velenkasa, who exuded an inexplicable chill, also withdrew her aura after letting out a snort. Her icy-crystal-colored hair returned to light blue, and her snowflake-like eyes turned into ordinary pale black eyes.

"Absolute immortality. Even if shattered by extreme cold without any energy protection, it can be completely regenerated within seconds... Just like my sister told me."

"Your sister... Oh, I remember now."

After recalling for a few seconds, Friggia clapped her hands:

"Among the saintesses who participated in sealing me back then, there was a high-ranking frost demon named Vesmia. Wasn't that your sister?"

"Yes."

Velenkasha's tone remained completely flat, showing no sign that she had just launched a fierce attack on Friedia, intending to kill her:

“My sister and I are twins. We were ordered by Her Majesty the Goddess to switch places 900 years ago… My sister went to the planet where I used to serve, while I came to this planet—Eve.”

Without giving Friedeja a chance to interrupt, Velenkasha turned to Valensa and extended three fingers encased in purple stockings:

"I have three things to discuss with you this time."

First, to verify the original witch's identity, confirm whether she is truly harmless, and monitor and protect her until she is confirmed to be harmless.

Second, after the initial harmlessness of the witch was confirmed, the biological experiments she applied for were monitored throughout the process, her dangerous behavior during the experiments was prevented, and various experimental accidents were handled.

Third, headquarters believes that with your talent and bloodline, the conventional training methods for paladins and priests are not suitable for you. Therefore, while monitoring the first witch, I will also be responsible for guiding your training in swordsmanship and divine magic.

Furthermore, although I am a saint, I will not interfere in the affairs of the church in Fran in any way except for the three matters mentioned above. All of you may continue with your work as usual.”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" x3

Valensa, Lika, and Fran bowed respectfully to indicate that they accepted the mission.

Then Valensa looked up, a look of curiosity on her face:

"Headquarters actually approved Friedia's research application? I thought research involving human experimentation wouldn't be approved..."

"We really don't want to approve this application."

Virenkasa remained expressionless, her voice flat and monotone:

"But she is the original witch who possesses countless knowledge! Rather than letting her secretly cause trouble after being rejected and end up causing a disaster, it's better to keep her research under our noses and monitor it from beginning to end!"

Although she is not bound by human morality, she is also proud enough to never break her promise.

Chapter 113 Returning to the Ruins

If life were a role-playing game, then Valencia's chat window would probably display this sentence right now:

[Saint Velenkasa has joined the team (temporarily)]

As she herself said, this saintess did not issue any orders or interfere with Valensa's plans; she simply kept a close watch on Friggia.

Friggia seemed quite pleased with the little room she had made using Valensa's shadow, and she would sleep in Valensa's shadow whenever Valensa went out.

When a person walks normally outdoors, their shadow is usually at their feet. That's why Velenkasa always keeps her head down when she stands next to Valensa, supposedly to monitor Friggia.

But Valensa could clearly feel that the eager gaze was actually fixed on her black-stockinged legs.

She really wanted to tease him by asking, "Aren't my black stockings beautiful?" But since they had only just met and weren't familiar with each other, and Valenkasa had a cold, aloof expression, Valenkasa held back.

Let's get down to business first.

According to the plan, there are many things to do next.

Collect materials for crafting the special information instant solvent that activates the self-destruct command of the wild beasts, select a piece of wilderness as a development target, apply for a "Development Order" from the king, practice the magic of the Frigia Cult, and conduct detailed exploration and restoration of the underground ruins.

But these things can be done slowly. The most important thing right now is to quickly establish a stable spatial coordinate system in the underground ruins. The one we left behind when we came back lasted only a little over five days, which is not enough at all.

After returning to the capital from the Third Fortress, Tia has been using her connections to acquire large quantities of high-quality, attribute-free magic crystals.

In just two days, the price of attribute-less magic crystals in the capital city rose by nearly 12%, and some merchants who got the information all took action, making attribute-less magic crystals very difficult to buy.

This infuriated Tia, but she didn't know what to do.

Although she was already considered wealthy as a noblewoman, most of her wealth consisted of businesses such as wineries, shops, and mines, and her net cash flow was still far less than that of the big merchants.

There is still a significant shortage of non-attribute magic crystals needed for developing and repairing the ruins, but there are enough non-attribute magic crystals to establish a stable teleportation coordinate.

Before the spatial coordinates left behind became invalid due to energy depletion, Tia once again activated the spatial link arcane technique that allowed for remote teleportation, taking Valensa, Friggia, and Velenkasa to the underground ruins.

"Let me first scout out the situation of the wild beasts in the vicinity."

Tia skillfully activated the Spirit Doppelganger spell once again, summoning 60 miniature Tia spirits the size of figurines. Taking advantage of the fact that spirits can ignore physical barriers, they emerged from the ground to quietly investigate.

"Then let me modify this."

Friggia picked up the energy converter she had conjured using her imaginary alchemy, and licked her lips as she glanced at Valensa's silver breastplate:

"Right now it can only convert raw biological energy into magic power. I need to readjust the parameters so that it can directly draw magic power from attribute-less magic crystals."

In terms of quality, magic crystals are definitely inferior to primordial biological energy, even if this is a so-called high-quality magic crystal... The modified version of this thing will have a greater energy loss than before.

With the amount of attribute-less magic crystals we currently possess, repairing the other modules here and maintaining the spatial coordinates probably won't take too long.

"It's all those despicable unscrupulous merchants' fault!"

Upon hearing this, Valensa couldn't help but poke the ground with the toe of her black-stockinged foot:

"After learning that Tia needed a large number of attribute-less magic crystals, they actually started hoarding them and driving up prices. Some even planned to buy Tia's winery at a low price. It's outrageous!"

"It's business, that's normal."

Friggia smiled and shrugged:

"Before resources and productivity reach a certain level, commerce in any civilization is bloody and cruel. Merchants who are not shrewd enough would have gone bankrupt long ago. All those who stand at the pinnacle of the business world, regardless of their appearance, can absolutely be called bastards."

"That's really awful..."

Valensa muttered a few more words to herself, but out of the corner of her eye she saw Virenkasa take off her long trench coat and wear only purple off-the-shoulder stockings.

Her eyes lit up as she suddenly realized that the Holy Maiden had the authority to build the Sacred Gate. This kind of artifact's teleportation was more stable and efficient than spatial magic, and it didn't require any energy to maintain.

If a sacred gate could be built in these underground ruins, not only would it save a batch of attribute-less magic crystals used to maintain spatial coordinates, but it would also allow the church to call for help when encountering powerful enemies here. No matter how you look at it, it would be a very profitable deal.

"Lady Velenkasha..."

Even though this saint wore revealing stockings and maintained a cold, ascetic expression, Valensa still addressed her with respect:

"What conditions are required if I want to build a sacred gate here?"

"Simply transform this place into a land blessed by Her Majesty the Goddess."

When Velenkasha spoke, the surrounding temperature didn't drop, yet people still felt cold... Perhaps this is one of the talents of a high-level frost demon?

As she pondered this, Valensa revealed an even more docile smile:

"Then may I ask, Your Majesty, how can a piece of unclaimed wasteland be blessed by the Goddess?"

Velenkasha's gaze immediately turned stern.

You don't even know this?

Vilenkasa didn't say anything, but her eyes clearly conveyed that meaning.

As she stared at Valencia, she clearly felt herself getting colder.

This cold was strange; it wasn't the kind of cold that comes from an objective drop in temperature, but rather a subjective cold, as if her senses had been deceived. She wasn't cold, but she felt so cold that she wanted to shiver.

...That's quite a strange ability.

As she pondered this, Valensa had another flash of inspiration. It seemed that she had found a solution to a problem that had been troubling her, but there were still some gaps, and she had not been able to completely solve it.

She subconsciously closed one eye, continuing to chase that fleeting inspiration while simultaneously feigning innocence and pitifulness towards Virenkasa:

“Um… I’m sorry to disappoint you, Your Grace. I know this is probably common sense for a Knight of the Temple, but my father passed away before he could teach me… If it weren’t for Sister Rika, I wouldn’t even know that my family has been church members for generations.”

"..."

This trick worked like a charm; the coldness on Valencia vanished almost instantly, and Valencia's eyes softened immediately.

"The number of believers living stable lives."

It was still that cold, indifferent, ascetic voice; the Saintess revealed the answer: