The story of the black silk female knight

If old Winston had any other job, this wouldn't be a big deal, but old Winston was an ice hunter who frequently dealt with ghouls.

Valensa didn't let Winston and his two sons participate in the battle against the Wraiths at all, but that was only because Valensa had other purposes. In fact, the Ice Hunters had to participate in the battles themselves, and often even had to be the main force.

The mainstream method to completely kill a wraith is to first sever its limbs and then smash its body. Old Winston was the one responsible for smashing it with a hammer during the battle.

The priest guessed that old Winston was very likely to have accidentally gotten some of the ghoul's biological tissue on his body when he was smashing the ghoul with the hammer.

Afterwards, old Winston went home and got intimate with his wife without changing his clothes or taking a shower, accidentally getting the biological tissues of the ghosts into his wife's body.

A ghost cannot impregnate a human woman on its own.

But what if the biological tissues of the ghost do not play a major role in the pregnancy process, but only a supporting role, like cilantro and scallions in cooking?

Could this affect human fetuses born from the union of a normal man and woman, turning them into half-ghost bloodlines?

That was the priest's guess, and after thinking about it carefully, the others also felt it made a lot of sense.

But speculation is just speculation, and the truth still needs further research to verify.

After ensuring that Winston would not be harmed, the priest persuaded Winston and his two sons to stay at the Church of the Sun for the time being.

Valensa, who had initially considered this a personal interest, had more ideas and went to the Paladin Captain and High Priest of Arant to write a very detailed report.

Although Winston is of half-ghost blood, from what we can see so far, having received human education since childhood, his values ​​are no different from those of humans, and he stands on the side of humans. He is also a believer of the Sun Goddess.

If the priest's guess is confirmed, could we replicate the birth of Winston and artificially create more half-ghosts who stand on the side of humanity?

Putting aside his other abilities, Winston's ability to sense the presence of other ghosts is extremely important for hunting and preventing ghosts.

If such half-demon could be mass-produced... perhaps America would never have to worry about attacks from the demon race again, and one day could even push back into the depths of the ice plains and completely eliminate the demon race threat.

As for the issue of half-demon being discarded by humans after they have served their purpose, there is absolutely no need to worry. The Church of the Sun can provide protection for half-demon.

Anyway, the Church of the Sun only cares about faith and not background. Even a half-demon can become a paladin. There are all sorts of dark creatures like vampires, succubi, and demons among the clergy. Adding another half-ghost is no problem at all.

Valenza's ideas were quickly recognized by the high-ranking clergy of Arant.

Just as most Fran people dream of eliminating all the wild beasts, the Americas have always wanted to completely eradicate the scourge of the underworld.

If Valensa's idea can be realized, even if the Netherworld Calamity cannot be completely eliminated, the harm caused by the Netherworld race can be greatly reduced.

Support! Absolutely support!

Upon receiving the news, the American Inner Templar Knight [Moon Cluster] quickly sent a personal letter ordering the research team at the Arant Cathedral to dedicate themselves to studying Little Winston and striving to realize Valensa's idea. If necessary, they could request technical support from the Sun Church headquarters on the continent of God's Blessing.

Using Winston Jr. as a research subject would certainly require payment.

The Church of the Sun is arguably the wealthiest organization on the entire planet Eve... Backed by the true God, the church's wealth is theoretically limitless.

Therefore, the Church of the Sun was not stingy with the Winston father and his two sons, and hired them long-term at the price of ace hunters.

Once the birth of Winston Jr. is verified, America's Church of the Sun will fully implement Valensa's plan.

At that time, paladins would often have to venture into the ice plains to find ghouls as test subjects, and Winston and his son could serve as guides, ensuring that their skills were not wasted.

However, none of these things can be accomplished in a short time. For now, Winston Jr. can only stay in the laboratory every day as a research subject, while Winston Sr. and Winston G. can enjoy a period of happiness and receive a salary without having to go to work.

Valensa and Tia certainly didn't have time to wait for the outcome of this matter. After handing Winston and his two sons over to the Church of the Sun, they spent their time in the dueling arena that Yashiro had rented.

Now that the psychopathic killer is gone, Savat Langdon is gone, and enough Hades spinal cord to make Frostmourne has been collected, Valensa only has one thing left to do in America.

Defeat the two-time champion Miss Maisie in a duel and publicly humiliate her, complete the deal with the great collector Erquin Roggins, and acquire the Extreme Color Giant Chicken.

However, Valensa is not a professional duelist, and under the rules of dueling competition, it is impossible for her to defeat the champion. Now that the two are facing off, Valensa will only be severely humiliated.

Therefore, Valensa must find a suitable way to cheat... She has no patience to properly hone her dueling skills to win fair and square.

The idea is good, but it's difficult to implement.

While the Sage's Tower may have some flaws, such as being overly concerned with saving face and being too confident, it is, after all, the most authoritative research institution on the continent of Frenoia and the gathering place for the most outstanding science students.

The products that the Sage Tower carefully manufactured are of reliable quality.

Even with her reputation as a genius and the design blueprints and research notes provided by Mord, it would be difficult for Tia to come up with a way to deceive or bypass the duel barrier's judgment mechanism in a short period of time.

Many ideas that could be used for cheating were blocked by the developers through various subsequent patches not long after the Duel Barrier was designed.

After all, the dueling competition has been held for three years, and the dueling barrier that Tia is facing now can be considered the final and perfect version, making it difficult to find any flaws.

None of the methods Tia has come up with so far have passed actual testing.

Even the most successful method has less than a one-third chance of allowing Valensa to unleash power beyond the limit.

If Valenza loses the face contest, she will be immediately judged to have lost by the duel barrier.

The probability is so low that it can only be considered the worst possible strategy... because Valensa only has one chance to defeat the champion.

During the month-long Icefield Hunt, Valensa missed all the competitions. Even if she wins all her remaining matches, she definitely won't make it to the finals.

To complete the deal, Valensa only has one chance to defeat Miss Champion... and even that chance was obtained through back channels.

During the campaign against Savat Landon in Poliland, Valensa successfully rescued over 100,000 hostages, earning her considerable prestige within the Merchant Alliance.

So, at the victory celebration banquet, while drinking with the officers of the Merchants' Union, Valensa subtly expressed that she was very interested in America's dueling competition and, since she had come all this way, she would like to witness the champion's charm for herself.

Duel competitions are purely commercial entertainment events; everything is for making money, and there are far too many behind-the-scenes scandals.

Arranging a preliminary match was incredibly easy; the merchant officer immediately assured Valencia that it was no problem.

Considering that she was quite busy and needed time to train on how to defeat Miss Champion, Valencia asked the Merchants' Union officer to schedule her match with Miss Champion as the last match of the qualifiers, and the Merchants' Union officer readily agreed.

After Valensa returned from the ice field, she saw that the specific schedule had been released... At this point, there were less than two weeks left before her match with the champion.

Tia couldn't find a reliable way to fool the duel barrier's judgment, so Valensa had to come up with a solution herself.

Valensa's solution was simple—since the probability of deceiving the duel barrier was low, and it was virtually impossible to win by playing normally according to the rules, the only option was to use off-field methods.

Valensa planned to attack Miss Maisie, who had won the championship twice, before the match, capture her alive, lock her up somewhere, and use all sorts of tricks that only existed in manga to completely mold Miss Maisie into her own shape. Then she would order her to cooperate in throwing the match.

Valensa is very efficient; she acts on her thoughts immediately. In the past two days, she has made several trips to the Church of the Sun and borrowed two prohibited items from the Church of the Sun's warehouse, which were confiscated by the paladins when they were exterminating cultists.

It was a cult that primarily preyed on women by swindling them out of money and sexually exploiting them. The prohibited items they used naturally had related functions, which could significantly reduce women's resistance and make them more easily subdued.

Normally, these cult props can only be used in conjunction with corresponding evil magic, and ordinary people cannot use them even if they obtain them.

But Valencia is an evil god, and the cult artifacts she uses, powered by the power of chaos, are even more effective than those used by the original cult leader.

Valensa even personally conducted an experiment with the thousand-leaf grass... The thousand-leaf grass was very well-behaved for two days after the experiment, and its eyes would turn into hearts almost every time it saw Valensa.

This effect is still achieved even though Valensa showed considerable leniency towards the Thousand Leaf Grass during the experiment and purified and treated it afterward.

If Valensa were to abandon all moral boundaries and go all out on that champion, she was confident she could turn her into the most obedient dog in just one night.

Tia, of course, strongly opposed Valensa's plan.

Valensa always respected Tia's opinions, but she was also always a woman who would do anything to win.

That champion was indeed an innocent victim, but the giant rainbow chicken Valenza was determined to win; she was determined to exterminate the wild beasts... This was her obsession after witnessing Tia being swallowed up by the explosion.

Besides, there's no need to go too far with the champion. As long as we can make her behave for a couple of days and cooperate in throwing a fixed match, that's fine... We can always give her some other compensation later.

Valensa didn't think there was anything wrong with her plan, so she simply shrugged in the face of Tia's strong opposition.

"If you have a better idea, darling, I'll listen to you."

The implication is that if Tia doesn't have a better solution, Valensa will have to prepare to capture Miss Champion and use cult tools to "educate and reform" her.

Tia didn't want Valensa to do that, but she had to admit that Valensa's judgment made sense, so she could only try harder to think of a better way.

However, the design drawings and R&D notes that Mord gave her were almost worn out, and Tia couldn't find a better technical solution, which made her extremely anxious.

Unfortunately, Valensa used the excuse of testing cult artifacts to target Thousand Leaf Grass again, infuriating Tia once more.

Even the most elegant young lady, when she's anxious and angry, is bound to do things like smashing things.

That day, Tia practically smashed up the entire hut where she was researching her plans, scattering all sorts of documents and plans all over the place, before stomping on them with her white-stockinged feet.

As she walked along, a document that Tia hadn't paid much attention to before suddenly caught her eye, giving her a sudden realization.

That document did not come from Mord's design drawings and research notes, and it had nothing to do with the duel barrier itself.

It was a set of rules for dueling competitions. Tia had only glanced at it twice a long time ago, and hadn't touched it much since, keeping it in a pile of documents.

Seeing these rules again gave Tia a sudden idea.

Since it's difficult to find technical loopholes in the duel barrier created by the Sage's Tower, could we try to exploit the rules of the competition itself and cheat by taking advantage of some loopholes?

Chapters 181-183: Plan Completed, Ready to Go Home (Last Chapter)

Tia thought about it for a moment, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this might be a solution.

People in the Philosopher's Tower may have flaws such as being vain, stubborn, and blindly confident, but they are also very rigorous in their research, and they believe that any mature technology is very reliable.

It is precisely because the sages are so concerned about their reputation that they take every research result very seriously, especially well-known works like Duel Barrier. Their research and development team upgrades and optimizes its performance every once in a while, fixing any possible bugs.

However, the organizers of dueling competitions may not have this spirit. Their fundamental purpose in holding such large-scale events is to make money, and they don't care much about the so-called competitive spirit.

Over the past three years, even if the organizers have made some improvements to the rules, they have only tried to make the competition more exciting and profitable, rather than making it fairer.

In other words, some of the rules that are actually related to the competition are likely still the original, first-edition rules from three years ago... These rules are very likely to have loopholes!

With that in mind, Tia no longer hesitated.

She snapped her fingers, signaling a maid from the Nora Merchant Guild to come in and clean the room. She then lay back in the rocking chair, clutching the rules of the dueling competition, and carefully read through them, word by word.

They watched it for an entire night.

The next day, Valencia, who had become quite adept at manipulating the cult's tools, was about to carry out her plan to attack and kidnap Miss Champion when she was stopped by Tia.

"Don't go!"

Tia looked quite tired, but her eyes were full of excitement:

"I have a better way! You don't need to harm others!"

"...Is that so?"

Valensa paused for a moment, then a look of surprise quickly appeared on her face.

I felt a little disappointed... The champion was quite pretty, it seems I won't have the chance to have anything happen between us.

"Humph."

Tia clearly saw through Valensa's thoughts, pinched her playfully, and then revealed her discovery and plan from the previous night.

As Tia had predicted, the organizers of the dueling arena had not made many changes to the rules in the past three years, and the current rules are still the original rules.

Of course, as a large-scale national competition, the rules must have been revised many times before being officially released. These rules are actually quite comprehensive and do not have any obvious loopholes.

However, Tia keenly noticed something.

Perhaps to make the competition more entertaining, or perhaps because the organizers were overly confident in the technology of the Sage Tower, the rules explicitly state that there are no human referees in the dueling arena, and all judgments during the competition will be made by the dueling barrier.

More importantly, the duel rules do not prohibit participants from attacking the barrier itself during the match. In fact, they explicitly state that once the duel barrier stops functioning during the match, the outcome of the duel will be determined in the traditional duel format, meaning that one side will lose if they surrender or lose the ability to act.

In fact, in the early stages of the first Duel Arena, many hot-tempered duelists, similar to Valensa, chose to beat up the Duel Barrier during the competition.

To avoid this situation, the organizers upgraded the duel barrier at the Sage's Tower, so that any attack on the duel barrier would result in an immediate loss.

but!

While the Sage's Tower has indeed added new features to the Duel Barrier, the organizers of the Duel Arena have not added corresponding new rules!

Even in the latest rules of dueling competitions, there is still no explicit provision prohibiting participants from attacking the dueling barrier!

Based on the principle that anything not prohibited is permissible, theoretically, contestants can still attack the duel barrier during the competition.

Although attacking the duel barrier will result in an immediate loss, this loss is based on the duel barrier's authority as the main referee of the match, not on the basic rules of the match!

In other words, as long as the duel barrier itself can be destroyed before a violation is made, the rules of the game can be directly changed, turning the dueling competition into a traditional duel.

In a traditional duel, Valensa is not afraid of the champion. Even without entering her god mode, she is confident of winning.

"I think I understand what you mean... To put it simply, if I can kill the referee before he ejects me, I can play the game however I want, right?"

Valensa stroked her chin and pondered for a moment:

"It does seem feasible... but is it really that simple? Destroying the duel barrier before I lose... I don't think it can be done just by being fast, right?"

"Speed ​​alone is certainly not enough."

Tia nodded with a light laugh:

"The design of the Sage's Tower's duel barrier is ingenious... The barrier is very strong. To stop it from functioning in an instant, you would need an attack strength of the Radiant Rank."