The story of the black silk female knight

Even though Valensa used her mental powers to reduce her presence and employed the optical camouflage cloak she had used in the dungeon, the harpy beast still managed to spot her in advance and keep her distance, giving her no chance to pull the beast into her domain and kill it.

I tried many times, but the result was the same.

This harpy beast may not be strong in direct combat, but in addition to its ability to fly at high altitudes, it also has extremely keen senses... It can be said to be the pinnacle and the end of the scout profession.

How should we deal with this kind of enemy?

Valensa became distressed after several failed attempts to ambush the harpy beast.

Finally, even Tia, who was in seclusion at home cultivating her spiritual practice, was alerted and personally rushed to the underground ruins to help Valensa find a solution.

"...You're such an idiot! Did you drink too much milk tea and make you stupid?"

After hearing the whole story, Tia gave Valensa a thorough dressing-down without holding back:

"Can't you even solve such a simple problem?"

"Simple...simple?"

Valensa was unconvinced, but Tia's confident demeanor didn't seem like she was bragging... So she could only grit her teeth and humbly ask:

"So, darling, what brilliant ideas do you have?"

"It's very simple... Think about what your real purpose is... Your real purpose is to protect the safety of the trade routes, not necessarily to kill that harpy beast, right?"

Tia hit the nail on the head with just one sentence:

"So you don't need to rack your brains about how to ambush the enemy... Instead, you need to find a way to solve the loophole that the isolation zone can't provide early warning of enemies in the air!"

Otherwise, even if you successfully kill this harpy beast, there's a high chance that a second, a third, or even more similar beasts will appear in the future... What will you do then?

"That...that's true...I was just overthinking it."

Valensa quickly admitted her mistake, then hurriedly hugged Tia's arm and asked in an almost coquettish tone:

"Honey, do you have a way to solve this problem?"

"Of course I have... To be precise, you're the one who has the solution."

Tia rolled her eyes at Valensa again, slapped one of Valensa's restless hands aside, and rummaged through the four-dimensional snow valley constructed from her spatial storage underwear for a while before taking out a handheld game console.

Then, without bothering to explain, Tia simply turned on the handheld game console, entered a game, and after entering a certain scene within the game, pointed to the game console screen for Valensa to see:

"Look, what is this?"

Tia had opened a naval warfare game. The main character on the screen was a cruiser, and what Tia was pointing at was a device on the cruiser that looked like a large cauldron.

Valensa's face simultaneously displayed two expressions: astonishment and sudden realization.

"Anti-air defense radar?"

……

With the right approach, solving the problem becomes much simpler.

Ten thousand meters above the ground is a blind spot that is absolutely impossible for undead scouts to perceive, but it is nothing to the air defense radar of a technologically advanced civilization.

Valensa had just helped Vie solve the problem of an aerospace warship without receiving payment, so a few air defense radars were practically a freebie for Arasaka Corporation.

After air defense radar was installed in the isolation zone, the harpy beast was no longer able to successfully attack the trade route.

After returning empty-handed several times in a row, coupled with the frequent ambushes by Valensa, the harpy beast quickly lost its motivation and interest in the new trade route.

On the new trade route, the destruction of four caravans in one day did cause panic at first, but fortunately Valencia acted in time and brought the panic under control.

Aside from private discussions, the merchants did not express any dissatisfaction with the expeditionary force... After all, Valencia had warned them from the beginning that the safety of this trade route could not be guaranteed.

But no trade route is 100% safe, and the merchants had long been mentally prepared for that.

Every year, there are quite a few merchants who run sea routes but end up losing their lives at sea. In comparison, the fact that only this one incident occurred in the nearly three months since the new trade route opened is already considered quite safe.

However, this incident also served as a wake-up call for the merchants... Teleportation scrolls are not a foolproof means of survival; when facing attacks from powerful individuals, there is simply not enough time to use them.

Unless a team of guards is willing to sacrifice themselves to buy time.

As a result, the business of mid-to-high-level undead guards, which was not doing too well before, suddenly became extremely popular... Many merchants who previously thought the hiring fees were too expensive are now willing to pay generously.

As a result, this incident not only failed to reduce Valensa's income, but actually made her mid-to-high-level undead guard business even more profitable.

Princess Jing had to work overtime... The demand for mid-to-high-level undead had suddenly increased significantly, and the existing supply was no longer sufficient, so she needed to use Frostmourne to create more.

Fortunately, thanks to the enthusiastic contributions of the fellow beast enthusiasts, Princess Yi has long since achieved the freedom to create undead materials... Apart from the need to work overtime, it's not particularly difficult.

As the new trade route flourished, Valencia grew increasingly wealthy, regaining the level of wealth expected of a true descendant of a noble family.

. . . . .

Time flies, and the spring of the new year is almost over. Valensa, a student at the War College who has rarely been to school since her second year, is about to graduate.

Although her attendance rate was the lowest among all the top students, no one in the school ever criticized Valencia for it.

Because her abilities have long surpassed most of the teachers in the school, and her achievements are the strongest among all the top students in history... She has long since passed the stage where she can be proud of the school, and she will be able to make the school proud of her before graduation.

Compared to the now renowned Sunflower Duchess, Tia, who originally held the title of the capital's number one genius girl, was slightly inferior.

Although Tia also made great contributions in many events, in this world dominated by powerful cultivators, strength ultimately prevails... Tia lost because Valensa was already a Radiant-rank powerhouse while she was not.

On the surface, Tia didn't care at all and was very affectionate with Valensa. She even admitted on several occasions in formal social settings that Valensa's talent was indeed superior to hers.

In reality... as a girl who has been praised as the strongest genius since childhood, how could Tia not have a competitive spirit?

Even though Valensa was destined to be the person she would spend her life with, Tia didn't want to be inferior to Valensa, or at least not fall too far behind.

So for the past few months, Valensa has been at the underground ruins dealing with the beasts and exploring new trade routes, while Tia has been frantically catching up on her studies.

Tia memorized the entire third-year curriculum of the War Academy's Command Department in just half a month.

Tia copied down all the spells she practiced at the Sage's Tower and consulted her teacher, the Seventh Sage, whenever she had the chance.

However, the Seventh Sage had already stated that before Tia advanced to the Radiant Rank and became a true Sage, she had nothing more to teach Tia.

Therefore, Tia's main training location for the past few months has been the old house in the Britannia fiefdom.

Every noble family in Fran possesses a treasured artifact or secret technique that can ensure their heir is promoted to Star Glory at a very young age.

With Tia's current magical skill and knowledge, she could actually accept this kind of promotion and advance to the Star Glory level.

The strategist, who was eager to retire, had long harbored this intention. He had been tutoring Tia recently, planning to pass on the position of head of the Britannia family to Tia as soon as she graduated, and to have Tia and Valensa officially get married.

However, Tia herself did not want to accept the entire inheritance.

The complete lineage of the Britannia family can indeed guarantee her advancement to the Radiant rank, allowing her to catch up with Valensa once again.

But what happens after that?

The mechanism of passing on treasures and secret techniques is indeed useful, but it also limits the upper limit... According to current records, no one who has received the inheritance has ever been able to advance to the Moonlit level and reach the level of the Ancestor, let alone surpass the Ancestor.

Star Glory is the ultimate pursuit for most cultivators, but it was never for Tia.

Especially after learning about Valensa's identity as an evil god, Tia was even more unwilling to be just a minor Star God for the rest of her life.

Everyone has ambition and desires, and Tia is no exception.

Unlike most people who like to pursue power, wealth, or authority, Tia's ambition and desire is lifespan... She wants to stay by Valensa's side for a longer time, and even live with Valensa on other planets a thousand years later, and even have the opportunity to travel to other worlds again.

Tia didn't care about the mere few hundred years of lifespan of a Star Radiance.

Whether it's the inheritance of the Britannia family or the inheritance of the Sage's Tower, Tia doesn't want to take either of these two paths, both of which have already shown their end.

She wanted to forge a new future and pursue the power of miracles.

Chapter 39 All you do is drink milk tea all day!

In early summer, the northern part of the continent is still cold, and in many cities like America, there is still snow and ice on the streets that have not completely melted.

But in the capital of France, the climate was already quite hot.

Wealthy nobles and merchants could wear magical jewelry with cooling effects close to their bodies, while commoners could only rely on light clothing to stay cool.

Young women wearing light blouses and miniskirts can be seen everywhere on the streets, and many men who do manual labor are shirtless.

Summer is so wonderful!

Valensa, who had just returned to the capital of France, stretched and admired the beautiful young women lining the streets, while also becoming part of the scenery in the eyes of others.

As the new trade routes became more stable, Valensa no longer needed to stay there for long periods. She would occasionally return to the War Academy for a few days of study, purely for rest and relaxation.

Today was the same, except it was a rest day, and the War Academy had no classes. Many students were looking for places to train on their own, but they couldn't find many friends there, so it wasn't very interesting.

"Let's go get a milk tea instead~"

After standing on the street for a while and thinking it over, Valensa finally chose to follow her heart and headed towards the Nora Chamber of Commerce.

Since Yashilo opened that new milk tea shop, Valensa hasn't been to a brothel for a long time.

Yashiro is absolutely right... those drinks that anyone can have for a fee are definitely not as delicious as custom-made milk tea.

Valensa arrived at the bubble tea shop with practiced ease and pushed open the door to enter:

"A milk tea, please, a lighter color, strawberry flavor, extra ice... Hmm? Huh?"

While Valencia was ordering using code words, she suddenly noticed that the familiar bubble tea girl behind the counter was acting strangely and was frantically giving her meaningful glances.

Realizing this, Valencia quickly looked around the milk tea shop and suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the most inconspicuous corner.

She also had a tall, slender, and hot figure. She wore a light blue lace pleated dress and slightly sheer white stockings. She wore a lady's hat with the brim positioned far forward, covering most of her face, but her long silver hair that reached her waist could be clearly seen.

On the table in front of her was a cup of iced flesh-colored milk tea, and she was holding a thick hardcover book in her arms, turning a page every now and then.

...The typical image of a noble young lady going out for afternoon tea.

"Ah... Tia?"

Valensa, recognizing the silver-haired young lady, immediately felt guilty and wanted to pretend she had never been there and turn away.

But that would undoubtedly be an even greater admission of guilt, so after thinking for a few seconds, Valensa first gave the barista a look, signaling her to prepare a real cup of milk tea, and then walked over to Tia and pulled out the chair opposite her to sit down.

"What a coincidence, Tia... You're here for milk tea too? How's your secluded cultivation going?"

"It went very smoothly... Father said he has nothing left to teach me."

Tia's gaze remained fixed on the book, and she didn't even lift her eyelids.

"I'd heard that this shop's milk tea was especially delicious and always made you want to come back. People often come here and spend an afternoon drinking two cups of milk tea... I was quite curious, so I came to try it out."

"Is...is that so? Hahahaha..."

Valensa felt even more guilty, but could only echo her question:

"What do you think of the milk tea at this shop, Natia?"

"its not bad, right."

Tia casually turned another page of the book:

"The morning peach flavor with ice that I ordered today is refreshing and delicious."

"Yes, the milk tea here is very good."

Valensa didn't think too much about it and agreed with a fawning smile:

"I also love this iced peach-flavored milk tea, it's so refreshing and delicious... I never expected you to like it too, we're truly a match made in heaven!"

"..."

With a snap, Tia closed the book, finally looking up at Valensa, her eyes holding a half-smile:

"Really? But this is actually a mango-flavored milk tea, with a rich and smooth texture. It's a completely different kind from the peach-flavored milk tea, and the color is different too... Both of these milk teas are the shop's signature products. How could you, a regular customer, mistake them?"

"what?"

Valencia was stunned and completely dumbfounded, never expecting that she had fallen into such a simple trap.

Tia clearly knew everything all along, so there was no point in her trying to deny it now.

Valensa could only sit up straight, lower her head, and utter sounds of surrender and remorse:

"Goo~~~~"

"Hmph, forget it."

Fortunately, Tia didn't take the opportunity to scold Valensa; she just rolled her eyes.

"Anyway, I guess you can't change this habit. Even if I forbid you from drinking milk tea anymore, you'll definitely find a way to sneak off to drink at brothels... So you might as well come here to drink milk tea, at least you don't have to worry about any gossip."