The story of the black silk female knight

“Although he didn’t have a beard when I was chasing him, nothing else had changed.”

"That's true."

Valensa was thrilled to finally confirm the enemy's identity. She quickly took out the small golden rod and pressed it to her forehead to search for relevant information in the church's database.

He has a real name, Savat Langdon, an age of 139, and a specific appearance; it's easy to find relevant information through the church's database.

Valensa quickly found out about Savat Langdon's recorded life and wrote it down on a piece of paper using her ability to read and write with a small golden stick.

Savat Langdon is a Fran, born into a noble family. He displayed extraordinary magical talent from a young age, and at the age of 16, he was admitted to the elite department of the War Academy. He graduated at the age of 18 and spent the next four years on the front lines against the wild beasts.

At the age of 22, Savat Langdon withdrew from the front lines with numerous merits and returned to his family's territory to take charge of the development of magic.

At the age of 23, Savart Langdon fell in love at first sight with the youngest daughter of a merchant at a ball, and they married six months later.

For the next three years or so, Savat Langdon was probably very happy, his only regret being that his wife was unable to have children.

Savannah Langdon's most painful year was when he was 27... His wife was involved in an accident while out and about... The startled horse threw the carriage off a cliff, taking Savannah Langdon's wife away forever.

For the next four years, Savat Langdon lived a secluded life, refusing all social activities.

Ultimately, when Savat Langdon was 31 years old, he disappeared completely. The only thing found was a suicide note in his solitary residence. Everyone believed that Savat Langdon ultimately could not overcome the shadow of losing his beloved wife and committed suicide.

Chapter 168 Next Stop, America (Final Chapter)

There are no further records of what happened to Savat Langdon after he turned 31.

But clearly, he did not commit suicide for his wife. Instead, he secretly began practicing necromancy at some point and embarked on an increasingly insane path of no return.

Valensa read Savart Langdon's information several more times and suddenly had a strange feeling.

To summarize this person's experiences before the age of 31:

He showed talent in his youth—graduated from the War Academy—performed outstandingly on the battlefield—after retiring from the front lines, he had a beloved wife and a happy marriage—his wife died in an accident, and he was so grief-stricken that he eventually began to practice necromancy…

This...this is a carbon copy of the Lily of the Valley Fairy!?

Valensa suddenly realized... Could this Savat Langdon be the victim before the Sinful Angel tormented the Lily of the Valley Fairy?

Think about it more carefully, why was the Lily of the Valley Fairy suspected of being involved in the tragedy in Bodeck Town?

It's because the contraband material that Fairy Lily of the Valley secretly purchased through members of the Royal Capital Gang was exactly the same as the contraband material that the perpetrator of the Berdock Town massacre bought!

The Berdock massacre was caused by Savart Langdon being caught in the act of trading contraband by a young girl in town. He murdered the girl to silence her and then transformed her into an undead lord.

The Church of the Sun then began its investigation into the murderer by investigating the trade in those contraband items. As it turned out, the fairy Lily of the Valley, who was also secretly buying those contraband items, was caught in the crossfire and killed by Valensa, who was then a novice paladin.

Now a new question arises... Is it really just a coincidence that Fairy Lily of the Valley and Savat Langdon would buy the same contraband used in necromancy?

If things are indeed as Valensa suspects, and this Savat Langdon is indeed the previous victim of the Sin Angel, then it is no coincidence.

Valensa now trusts Lily of the Valley... The little fairy herself is fine, but what about the source of those necromancy and dark magic spells she practiced before?

I remember when Suzuran was being interrogated by Rika, she said that she bought the original training materials for those necromancy and black magic on the black market.

It's true that there are some controlled cultivation materials circulating in the black market, but now that I think about it, are techniques like human transmutation and soul transfer really something that can be bought with money?

Even the black market?

Thinking of this, Valensa immediately contacted Tia and asked her to bring back the fairy lily of the valley who was learning alchemy from Friggia at the underground ruins.

"The materials I used to study necromancy and dark magic? I bought them on the black market."

Faced with Valensa's eager question, Lily of the Valley blinked her lovely eyes, somewhat puzzled:

"Didn't you ask me that when you interrogated me?"

"Do you remember who you bought it from on the black market? I have some new leads now, which might be related to your wicked ex-wife..."

Valensa hesitated for a moment, but still chose to tell Suzuran the truth... Although Suzuran was clearly still unable to get out of the shadow of the bad woman, Valensa believed that Suzuran was strong enough.

"what?"

After hearing about Savat Langdon and Valensa's speculation, Linglan's face turned deathly pale, and she swayed, almost collapsing on the spot.

"You mean... Mengmeng harmed other people before she deceived me? This..."

Lily of the Valley's breathing suddenly became rapid. She didn't cry, but tears fell like beads from a broken string, clearly indicating that she was extremely heartbroken.

At this point, it would be wrong to say anything good or bad about the Sinful Angel, so Valensa simply kept quiet, patted Lily of the Valley's shoulder gently, and handed her a wet wipe.

Lily of the Valley did not disappoint Valensa... After grieving through gritted teeth for a few minutes, the fairy cheered up and offered to take Valensa to the black market, where she remembered the place where she had bought forbidden cultivation materials a few years ago.

As someone who had secretly practiced forbidden magic for several years, it was a piece of cake for Suzuran to bring Valensa into the black market.

Based on her memory, Linglan quickly found the place where she bought her cultivation materials back then. Sure enough, that place still exists; it's a black market bookstore that still sells some prohibited magical materials.

After confirming with Suzuran that the shop owner was the one who sold her the spell data years ago, Valensa immediately revealed her identity as a paladin, arrested the shop owner, and brought him back to the Church of the Sun for interrogation.

The black market bookstore owner confessed everything without any struggle, admitting to his crimes without reservation, but he absolutely refused to admit that he had sold those magical materials to Suzuran back then.

"The spells you mentioned, sir, are the most forbidden of all. Selling those kinds of cultivation materials will get you executed if you're caught... I'm only taking the risk to make money, not to risk my life."

The black market bookstore owner spoke with a sincere expression.

He wasn't exactly lying. Most of the illegal spell materials found in his bookstore were the kind used for pink-themed fun... It was definitely against the rules, but the charges weren't serious; at most, it would just mean a few years in jail.

Several of the forbidden spells that Linglan bought back then were found to be at the level of being able to be purified on the spot without any conditions... whether for cultivation or dissemination.

In addition, the shop owner also remembered that during the time he bought the materials from Suzuran back then, he had closed the shop and returned to his hometown for more than half a year. He was not in the capital at all, so the person who sold the materials to Suzuran was definitely not him.

So who was the person who sold the data to Suzuran in the first place...? The answer is already quite obvious.

This cruel reality immediately silenced the fairy-like Lily of the Valley, whose personality had just begun to brighten... and caused Valensa to be complained about by Leffre several times.

Valensa didn't have any good solutions and could only hope that time would heal her heartbreak and provide various conveniences for Leffre's offensive against Lily of the Valley.

After all, the only cure for heartbreak in the world is a beautiful new relationship.

With Savat Langdon's true identity revealed, the Church of the Sun, the Council of Sages, and the Witch Forest jointly issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of practicing forbidden magic, conducting cruel human experiments, and making unauthorized contact with otherworldly civilizations.

Hunted down by the three most powerful organizations in human civilization, even with the mysterious and unpredictable Sin Angel behind him, Savat Langdon probably won't be able to cause trouble for much longer.

Valensa didn't plan to participate in the initial search operation... she only needed to participate in the final righteous brawl as an Inner Templar.

A few more days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the end of the last month of winter. The new year was just around the corner.

"We've got news, honey! We've got news about that! Confirmed news!"

That evening, in the gazebo of Duchess Sunflower's mansion, Valensa was lying on Melina's lap basking in the moonlight when she suddenly saw Tia hurriedly push open the gate and walk in, holding a large sheet of glossy paper that looked like an advertising brochure.

"...What news is there, my darling Tia?"

Valensa quickly sat up, and Melina quietly straightened her clothes, which Valensa had just messed up, trying to pretend that the two of them had really just been simply sunbathing.

Normally, Tia would have been jealous upon witnessing such a scene, but this time she showed no reaction, and excitedly handed the glossy paper to Valensa as usual:

"The Rainbow Giant Chicken! There's news about the Rainbow Giant Chicken!"

"Really?"

Valensa was overjoyed.

If you can obtain the wing root of the extinct Rainbow Giant Chicken, you'll have a high chance of collecting the materials, thanks to the special pheromone solvent that can activate the self-destruct command in the genes of wild beasts! With this, you'll be extremely helpful in either completely driving away the wild beasts around the underground ruins or utterly exterminating them!

Valensa quickly picked up the glossy paper advertisement in her hand and began to look at it, only to find that this glossy paper was different from the dueling and competition advertisements she had seen before. It looked more like a newspaper from her previous life, with the page filled with different messages of various sizes.

She quickly glanced through the list but couldn't find any mention of the "Extremely Colorful Giant Chicken," so she looked up at Tia with a puzzled expression.

"here."

Tia seemed to have anticipated this, pointing to a corner of the coated paper, which was an advertisement for a collector's private exhibition, with the time, location, and names of various exhibits.

"This is the Extreme Color Giant Chicken."

Tia pointed to one of the exhibits titled "Eternal Artist":

"Remember what I told you before? The Colorful Giant Chicken loves music and can create its own unique songs and dances. It can definitely be considered an artist among monsters."

About 1000 years ago, a giant, colorful chicken was singing and dancing when it was struck by a legendary spell called "Time Lock" by a top expert... It didn't die, but it wasn't really alive either; its time was frozen forever at that moment.

The exhibit in the "Eternal Artist" section is none other than the Extraordinary Giant Chicken! Although the "Time Lock" spell is theoretically unsolvable, perhaps the Great Witch, Friggia, has a way to deal with it!

"If we can get our hands on this exhibit and give it to Sister Friggia to remove the spell, then time will start flowing again for this giant rainbow chicken..."

"It will come back to life! Providing us with fresh ingredients and materials!"

Valensa's eyes lit up, and tears of joy involuntarily streamed down her face.

After the initial excitement subsided, Valensa rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a moment before letting out a soft sigh:

"But this means America has no choice but to go."

(End of this volume)

Volume 4 America's Black Silk Duelist

Chapter 1: The female knight and the female ninja will participate in a duel.

"Are you sure you want to go to America for the dueling tournament?"

"Yes, I'm definitely going."

In the private rooftop garden of Yashiro, atop the Nora Chamber of Commerce headquarters in the capital of France, this young lady was wearing a very fitted halter-neck long dress and chunky-heeled sandals. Her long legs were encased in flesh-colored stockings, revealing their allure through a slit on one side of the dress.

Sitting next to her was her best friend, auctioneer Ms. Lan Zhi, who was dressed almost like a couple. Behind her stood four hot, beautiful maids in miniskirts and stockings.

Sitting on the sofa opposite them were Valensa, who wore a silver skirt armor, black stockings, and soft leather boots, and Chiba, who wore a silk bodysuit-style anti-demon ninja uniform.

Now that we've entered the last five days of the last month of winter, Valensa suddenly visits the Nora Merchant Guild with Thousand Leaf Grass, saying she wants to participate in the duel competition that Yashiro mentioned before.

Valensa did this so that she could find a legitimate reason for her upcoming trip to America.

In Valensa's previous life, the status of the top student in the elite corps of the War Academy would have meant being a military talent who would have received special attention and protection, and whose departure abroad would have required multi-level approval from relevant departments.

This world is much better, after all, it doesn't have such a complicated international situation. The three human political entities on the Frenoia continent have always had a good relationship and rarely infringe on each other's interests.

But for Valensa to go to America, she must have a legitimate reason... otherwise, not only will it be difficult to explain to the school, but even the royal family may get involved.

The reason of participating in duels is an almost perfect excuse.

For elite soldiers who value individual strength the most, nothing is more important than training. Going to America to participate in duels and hone their skills is a reason that no one can find fault with.

However, if Valensa goes alone, it will be too conspicuous, and Tia's fighting style is not suitable for one-on-one combat.

Anyway, Yashiro had said before that Valensa could bring friends along, so Valensa brought along another second-year Lighthouse-level Thousand Leaf Grass.

"Okay, then I'll become your contracted sponsor."

Yashilo seemed to realize that Valensa had ulterior motives, but she didn't care and readily agreed, instructing her maid to prepare the contract.

The project was personally overseen by the young lady, so the efficiency was naturally extremely high... Usually, similar contracts would take three to five days to complete the process at the Nora Chamber of Commerce, but this time it was done in less than two hours.

"To be honest, you've made your decision a bit too late, my friend... There are less than two weeks left until the start of the qualifiers for the new season of Duel Arena."

After completing the signing process while sipping tea and eating snacks, Yashiro shrugged.

"Although this is our first time participating, it doesn't matter if our results are not good, but I still don't want you friends to lose too badly."

"...Yashilo, do you think Caocao and I will lose badly? It can't be that bad, can it?"

Valensa gulped down the cake in her mouth, looking somewhat curious:

"Isn't this dueling competition supposed to limit participants' strength to no more than the Shining Rank? I think I'm pretty strong in the Lighthouse... Even if I don't need to compete for a top spot in the finals, I shouldn't lose so badly, right?"

"No, it's different... This competition is completely different from real combat."

Yashilo smiled and shook his head with his finger:

"In fact, the stronger a knight like Valensa is in actual combat, the greater the restrictions and weakening she will face in competition, making it a very tough fight for her."

Based on your attitude just now... hmph, let alone a Lighthouse-level duelist, even a Pearl-level duelist could easily defeat you under the competition rules.

"Really? I don't believe it!"

Valensa, still unconvinced, swallowed another piece of fresh cream cake—a piece that would normally take at least five bites to finish—and then snatched a leaf from the thousand-leaf grass, steeped it in her tea, took a sip, and said:

"Putting everything else aside, my speed alone is something that even Pearl-level cultivators can't keep up with... It's too much of an exaggeration to say that Pearl-level cultivators can beat me, isn't it?"

"Oh ho ho, it seems you don't believe me, Valensa... Hmph."

Yashilo squinted his eyes with a grin, looking like he was about to witness a good show.