The story of the black silk female knight

Friggia, without batting an eye, calmly nodded and chuckled:

"I believe you will work hard, Tia, but don't overwork yourself. If you feel you can't handle it, you can always come to me for help."

"Hmph, no need for Sister Friedeja to trouble herself with that."

Tia's smile grew sweeter, but anyone with eyes could see that an invisible storm was constantly colliding between Tia and Friggia.

"Cough cough."

Seeing this, Valensa had to try changing the subject again:

"That's settled for now regarding the Giant Rainbow Chicken. I will do my best to replenish your mana, Sister Friggia. Please take care of the rest, Sister Friggia."

Also, could Sister Fregeia simultaneously work on forging the Sword of Domination for Her Highness using the spinal cord of the Netherworld Clan?

Tia and I are currently facing a tight budget and need more ways to make money. One method I've come up with so far involves establishing an undead army as soon as possible.

"That's quite simple. If you have all the materials and equipment, it can be done in a few days."

After thinking for a moment, Friggia added:

"Whether it's forging that sword or dealing with the Brilliant Giant Chicken, both require magic... It seems a bit extravagant to forge the sword entirely using fantasy alchemy. Could you help me get a set of blacksmith equipment? That way I can save a lot of magic."

"I've already thought of that; the equipment should arrive soon."

Tia, with a hint of smugness, continued the conversation:

"Our Britannia family is, after all, the largest military family in France, and we have quite a few weapons forging plants with all kinds of forging equipment."

However, those weapon forging factories aren't under my name, so accessing those resources would be a bit troublesome. But I had my personal maid handle it a few days ago, and judging by the time, it should be ready by now.

“Very good. Then give me the spinal cord of the Netherworld Ghost Clan that you hunted. I can do some preparatory processing on the material first, and we can start forging as soon as the equipment arrives.”

Friggia nodded, then hesitated for a moment:

"If circumstances allow, you should also invite that princess to stay here for a few days... After all, it's forging weapons for her, and it would be more convenient if she were here."

"This should be very simple."

Valensa laughed:

"In the first few days after Elsers returned to Fran, His Majesty the King and His Highness the Crown Prince will probably dote on her, but after a few days they will most likely find her annoying... They won't like the way she eats, drinks, and plays all day. When that happens, Tia and I will invite her to stay for a while under the pretext of the completion of our new house. I don't think there will be any problems."

“That would be wonderful,” said Friggia.

The matter of forging the sword was thus settled, and Valensa also took out the spinal cord of the Netherworld race that she and Tia had obtained while hunting on the ice plains and gave it to Friggia.

Friggia carefully examined the six Netherworld Spinal Cords in her hands, one by one, and her expression was quite satisfied:

“Not bad, not bad... Just as I expected, the corpses of the Netherworld Clan given by the Sage Tower had been excessively damaged in various experiments, and the fresh spinal cords now are of better quality.”

With these six spinal cords, it's enough to forge a sword capable of commanding a million undead... Speaking of which, I don't think I've asked yet, how was your hunt on the ice plains?"

"This……"

Valensa and Tia exchanged a glance.

They had planned to ask about the strange girl in military uniform on the ice plains another time, since it wasn't as important as the matter of the Rainbow Giant Chicken and the Sin Angel; it was more of a matter of curiosity.

But since Friggia brought up the topic herself, let's just ask her.

In the instant their eyes met, a decision was made. Valensa and Tia worked together seamlessly. Tia took out the image crystal and began playing the video of the girl in military uniform, while Valensa, in her usual manner of boasting to the adventurers in the tavern, began to tell the story vividly.

Both Suzuran and Levre, who had never been to the Icefield, listened attentively, but Friedia's eyes widened when she saw the girl in military uniform, even more so than when she examined the Rainbow Giant Chicken.

"It could be her... How is this possible? This can't be... I clearly..."

Fredia's unusual behavior forced Valensa to abruptly end her story, then she quickly grabbed Fredia's shoulders and shook her twice, asking:

"Sister Friggia, snap out of it... You know her?"

"know!"

Friggia nodded without hesitation at first, then hesitated for a moment:

"To be precise, I recognize her image; I'm very familiar with her!"

"Oh?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow:

"So, she's also a remnant of the ancient Eve civilization?"

"Very likely, but not necessarily."

After all, she was a great witch who had weathered many storms. After being shaken a couple of times by Valensa holding her shoulders, Friedeja quickly regained her composure and calmness.

Seeing this, Valensa and the others stopped urging her and patiently waited for Friggia to speak.

Friggia carefully took the image crystal from Tia's hand, stared at the girl in military uniform in the projection for about two minutes, then closed her eyes, let out a long breath, and opened them again.

"She was... well, one of my early test subjects."

Friggia slowly revealed what she knew:

"As you all know, I was not born naturally. I was created by the ancient Eve civilization using all the power of its entire race to fight against the catastrophe that swept the universe."

Given the scale of this project, before finally beginning to manufacture me, the Eve civilization would naturally create several test subjects to verify whether some theories were correct and whether some technologies were feasible.

There were six test subjects like her, all of whom were false gods created by the ancient Eve civilization. However, their powers were relatively singular, unlike mine, which was omniscient and omnipotent.

The test subject you encountered is named Qingyi. She was originally a super popular online game character from the ancient Eve civilization... Because so many players liked her, and even developed a kind of faith in her, she was quickly selected by my research team and became one of the earliest test subjects.

The result... was fairly successful. Although Qingyi could only exist in the internet, she was indeed a false god with divinity and power, which was the initial achievement of my plan.

"So that's how it is... a false god... no wonder he's so difficult to deal with."

Upon hearing that the girl in military uniform who had given her such a hard time was a false god, Valensa's frustration and resentment dissipated considerably, and she then asked curiously:

"What was her relationship with you, Sister Friedeja? What happened in the end?"

"All the test subjects, including Qingyi, naturally had a good relationship with me. They all fought alongside me to protect the Eve civilization until the very end, but... sigh."

Even though Friggia had regained her composure, her tone still carried a hint of sadness as she spoke:

"That was ultimately a catastrophe that we false gods could not withstand. Qingyi and the others all lost their divine status and souls before my very eyes... They were not me after all. After the Eve people perished due to the depletion of energy, they, like humans who had not eaten or drunk for many days, also perished due to the loss of their faith."

"Huh? They're all dead? Sister Friedeja, are you sure?"

Valensa pointed to the image crystal again, puzzled:

"Then who is she?"

“I don’t know… Qingyi must be dead. I saw it with my own eyes, and it was the kind of death that had absolutely no possibility of resurrection.”

Friedia spoke with certainty, but her brows were tightly furrowed:

"That's why I was so shocked before... Qingyi should have been dead, but the enemy you encountered looks exactly like Qingyi... including her military uniform and weapons, which are exactly the initial outfit she wore as a super popular online game character."

"Ah this..."

Valensa and Tia looked at each other again.

They suspected that Friedeja might have misremembered... After all, more than 6000 years had passed since that catastrophe, so it was normal for her to misremember some things.

But seeing how certain Frigia looked, the two of them didn't know how to start the conversation.

"...Forget it, let's not worry about this for now. Whatever she is, we can talk about it later."

Fortunately, Friedeja is not in a hurry about this matter. As a great witch who has existed for over 6000 years and is likely to exist forever, she has plenty of time:

"It's just a mere ice field. Once my magic power recovers to a certain level, whatever secrets it holds will be unveiled by me."

Chapter 8 The News Brought by the Bald Man

There's no need to rush things about the ice field; it's okay to put it on hold for now.

So after a brief discussion about the girl in the military uniform, Friggia began to work on the six spinal cords of the Netherworld race, preparing to forge Frostmourne.

Lefrée wanted to help decorate the room with Lily of the Valley, but Valensa stopped her.

"There's one more thing I'd like to ask of you, Lily of the Valley."

Valensa gestured for Leffre to go about her business, and pulled Lily of the Valley aside:

"I originally wanted to ask Sister Friggia for help with this matter, but she's already busy enough with Frostmourne and the Rainbow Chicken."

"Lily, you were already a very talented necromancer, and you've learned a lot from Sister Friedeja. I think entrusting this matter to you is perfectly feasible."

"What is it?"

Lily of the Valley asked curiously.

"Take a look at these first."

As Valensa spoke, she took out several sheets of paper from her storage space. The papers were covered with various magical formulas and thought processes written in rather messy handwriting, seemingly someone's research notes.

Linglan took the papers, rearranged them slightly, and began to carefully examine them. However, she soon frowned.

"This...this technology is so evil, and I don't even understand many of its underlying principles..."

"Yes, this is part of Savat Langdon's research records. It's all about functional modifications to the undead. I specifically asked for it after the battle to defeat him."

Valensa nodded and explained:

"Although it contains a lot of Savat Langdon's own research insights, his technical theories should have originally come from the Sin Angels, just like you."

The fact that you were chosen by the Sinful Angels as a victim of emotional manipulation suggests you possess considerable talent. Perhaps you could learn some of Savart Langdon's techniques through these research records to modify the undead?

Once Frostmourne is forged, a special type of undead will play a crucial role, whether for earning money to replenish funds or for attacking the Wild Beasts. I hope you can research it.

"Hmmmmmm..."

Linglan didn't answer immediately. Instead, she carefully looked at the documents in her hand for a while before nodding softly and reluctantly.

"Hmm... Although his research approach is rather insane, some of the fundamental principles are the same as the black magic and necromancy knowledge I initially acquired. I should be able to give it a try... What kind of undead do you specifically want? You don't mean you want me to create a bunch of undead beauties to serve you, do you?"

"Hmph, do I need undead to serve me with a bunch of beautiful girls? I can easily do it whether I spend money or use my noble status, okay?"

Valensa ruffled the pigeon-wing-like hair behind Lily's ear in an annoyed manner until Lily's body went limp and she made gurgling sounds, before she said seriously:

"Remember those weapons I got from another world, and the dirty bomb I told you about? I want you to try combining them with undead modification technology to create an undead that can continuously generate nuclear radiation."

With these undead, both my method for making quick money and my subsequent war of annihilation against the beastmen will be much easier.

"Nuclear radiation ghosts... hiss~~"

Lily of the Valley gasped in shock after just imagining what that thing was like.

"What an evil and terrifying tool of war... How could you have such terrible thoughts? Are you really a paladin? Sometimes you seem even worse than those necromancers and cultists..."

"The worse and more evil you are to your enemies, the kinder you are to your own people. Especially when the enemy is a natural disaster-like alien race like wild beasts, no matter how cruel the methods are, they cannot be considered excessive."

Valensa patted Lily of the Valley's head again:

"You used to be a military medic on the front lines, so you should know very well how ignorant and hopeless the wild beasts are, right? You don't want the precious lives of our Fran soldiers to be taken away by a few dozen expendable trash wild beasts in the future, do you?"

The very existence of the Wild Beasts is a mistake... If the world were a person, the Wild Beasts would be a malignant tumor on that person. Suzuran, you're a doctor, you should know better than me that sometimes fighting poison with poison is the most efficient treatment.

This scourge has brought millennia of suffering to human civilization; it is time to eradicate them from the world completely… No matter how cruel the methods, they are the right thing to do.”

"……I see."

Linglan remained silent for a moment, then carefully put the documents away.

"I'll give it a try and see if I can turn your idea into reality."

"You can do it for sure."

Valensa ruffled Lily of the Valley's head again and stroked the little wings behind Lily of the Valley's ears:

"By the way, your little wings are really cute! They feel so nice to touch, and your reaction is so funny. Why don't you just keep wearing them? It'll be so much fun!"

"It's not for you to play with!"

Lily of the Valley instantly became embarrassed and annoyed. She grabbed Valensa's hand that was stroking her little wings and bit it, leaving a clear teeth mark on the lace stocking. She then glared at Valensa before turning and leaving.

On the morning of the third day after the women moved into their new house in Jilan Town, the red-haired maid Enori, who had served Tia since childhood, arrived.

Enori brought not only a complete set of top-of-the-line forging equipment, but also a team of maids and a guard from the Britannia family.

This new mansion was, after all, the official residence of a great nobleman, so it was still necessary to have maids and guards to maintain appearances.

Tia was finally able to take a proper bath with the help of the maid... Having been waited on hand and foot since she was a child, she was still not very good at bathing herself, especially when it came to washing her beautiful silver hair.