The story of the black silk female knight

But there's nothing they can do in a hurry. There are still about 10 evil blood derivatives attacking them. Valensa can withstand the pressure and slowly fight back, but it will take time.

She could only watch helplessly as Zi Ye used her last bit of evil god power to kill her, her soul shattered into pieces, flying everywhere like scraps of paper.

Fortunately, after Zi Ye committed suicide, those evil blood derivatives also weakened rapidly, with their strength, speed, and physical strength dropping to below the level of the Radiant Rank, making them no match for Valensa.

The battle ended quickly and completely.

At this moment, the fragments of souls scattered across the sky by the purple leaves had not yet disappeared, so Valensa quickly inhaled them in a whirlwind.

We can't capture the person alive, but we can't miss the intelligence.

However, since it was a shattered soul, Valensa managed to obtain some of Purple Leaf's memories by inhaling a portion of the soul through the storm, but these memories were incomplete and contained a large amount of missing information.

Overall, they were lucky; the information they obtained was enough to give Thousand Leaf Grass an answer and also pointed Valensa in the direction to find Human Acorn next.

"good."

After briefly remarking on the outcome of the battle, Valensa returned to the Elven tribe in Northblade Bay to reunite with Tia and the others.

The battle here has ended, but the atmosphere is still quite lively.

Mai Asakura, who has a lively little sister personality and is good at socializing, has already become familiar with Tia and the others. She is currently taking selfies with Tia and Chiba with her phone.

Meludy was taking care of the seriously injured Gilu, while Serbi was providing emergency treatment to the men of her tribe and those who had lost too much blood... Several people had already died, but the rest could be saved if they were treated in time.

"Stop playing around... As a priestess, you should know healing magic, right? Come help me save people!"

Valensa unceremoniously pulled Asakura Mai to her side to help, while Tia and Chiba, who had been freed, searched the elven tribe... Their main search target, of course, was the Mother Tree, looking for any other useful information that might still exist.

Thanks to the combined efforts of the paladin and the priestess, 19 of the human men who participated in the sacrificial ritual survived, including the father and younger brother of the surviving girl from the small village. Unfortunately, the blacksmith from the former ninja village, Sanmiha, did not survive.

Besides Serbi, 27 other fallen elves survived, all of them weak and deeply corrupted by the evil god's power, their minds filled with male thoughts... They were probably beyond saving.

Giroud's fractures and internal injuries have been largely healed, but the weakness from the initial recovery from serious injuries is unavoidable. He will be unable to fight for the next two days, nor will he be able to engage in any strenuous nighttime activities.

After settling the rescued men and letting them rest, and binding all the fallen elves and sealing their magic with witch spells, Valensa and her group regrouped to rest and spend the night in the elven tribe and exchange the information they had gathered.

The wooden balls hanging from the mother tree have many comfortable rooms, but no one dares to stay there... because almost every room has green ornaments made of radioactive minerals, which are quite dangerous.

It's safer to pitch a tent in a secure place.

Setting up a campsite was also a required course at the War Academy. The group all did very well and quickly set up a campsite where they could spend the night. They gathered around the campfire, having barbecue and chatting.

"Sister Ziye, she...?"

Qianye Cao, who had been holding back for a long time, spoke first. Before she finished speaking, everyone knew what she wanted to ask.

"She chose to end her own life... Sorry, Cao Cao, I couldn't catch her... Ouch!"

Valensa replied with some regret, and then took a bite of the roasted deer leg as if to vent her frustration.

"No, it's already amazing that my sister was able to stop her plot... Whether or not she was caught is completely unimportant, what's more important is that my sister is safe."

Thousand-Leaf Grass quickly snuggled up to Valensa and rubbed against her, her voice noticeably lowered:

"I just can't understand why Sister Ziye has become like this? She used to be a very good person and she always doted on me since I was little."

“I do know that… Actually, she was also a victim, a victim of a cult.”

Valensa quickly patted Thousand Leaf Grass's head and fed her a couple of bites of the unfinished deer leg she was holding before continuing:

"At the end, I saw a part of Ziye's memories. Although a lot of content was missing, I could basically deduce what had happened."

The thousand-leaf grass pricked up its ears very seriously.

"That must have happened more than ten years ago..."

Valensa sighed:

"At that time, Ziye had just started to take charge of the ninja village's diplomatic work. As an accompanying diplomat, she followed the official delegation of the Four Islands Alliance to France to participate in various banquets and social activities. However, due to her special physical condition, she was unfortunately targeted by a group of cultists."

That's right, they are cultists who worship that lustful evil god. They kidnapped Ziye and forcibly performed evil rituals on her, corrupting her mind and turning her into a member of the evil god's kin.

The cult was later annihilated by the Church of the Sun, but they managed to transfer Ziye before being wiped out, making Ziye, who was already a member of the evil god's kin, escape.

After that, relying on her special status as a foreign envoy, Ziye evaded further investigation and successfully returned to the ninja village to lie low. Following the instincts of the evil god's clan, she always wanted to hold another ceremony to advance herself.

However, the Ninja Village was the most important military organization in the Four Islands Alliance, heavily guarded and teeming with skilled fighters, making it difficult for Ziye to find an opportunity. This is why she chose to target the elves of North Blade Bay.

"I see... I knew Sister Ziye couldn't possibly do such a thing... So it was that despicable evil god who corrupted her into this state... Evil gods are the worst!"

Unaware that the person she was rubbing against was actually an evil god, Chiba gritted her teeth in resentment.

Valensa could only manage a wry smile.

"correct."

After venting her indescribable frustration, Chiba asked nervously:

"Did Sister Ziye have anything to do with my mother's death in battle? And why did she wait until now to start planning?"

"This……"

Valensa hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head:

"I can't say... Her suicide was too sudden and too resolute. There are many missing details in the information I have, and it's probably difficult to uncover the truth."

Upon hearing this, Chiba couldn't help but show disappointment, but she obediently didn't ask any further questions. She hugged the roasted meat Valensa had given her, leaned against Valensa's black-stockinged legs, and sat on the ground, slowly munching on it.

popping.

"Alright, alright, let's leave these unpleasant things behind and talk about what we've learned."

Tia clapped her hands at the opportune moment to draw Valensa's attention, then took out a very thick and large book, patted the cover, and laughed:

"If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to achieve nuclear fuel freedom in the future."

After laughing, Tia handed a glass of juice to Asakura Mai, who was eating with her mouth full of oil.

"If I remember correctly, those nuclear bombs Valensa brought back last time, she got them from you, right? I heard they caused you a lot of trouble?"

"Thank you, Sister Tia~~"

Asakura Mai first thanked him with a sweet smile, then waved her hand:

"It's nothing... Sister Sasha helped me a lot before, not only protecting my hometown but also helping me defeat my enemies. It's only right that I help Sister Sasha get some resources."

Unfortunately, Sister Sasha caused quite a stir in my hometown last time, scaring a bunch of pathetic rats and insects out of their wits, and they've caused a lot of trouble lately... I had no choice but to ask Sister Sasha to wait two more years before coming to my place to steal resources, otherwise it might trigger a world war.

If Sister Sasha could achieve nuclear material freedom in her own home, that would be wonderful! Congratulations, Sister Sasha!

"So, Tia, what exactly did you discover?" Valensa asked curiously.

"That's it."

Tia patted the cover of the big book again:

"Although the Lark tribe is small, it has all the essential organs. Although the population of this Elf tribe never exceeded 160 at its peak, there has always been an individual in the tribe who served as a historian and recorded the tribe's history in its entirety."

I only learned today that the Elven Mother Tree is not actually static... It is a special plant that needs to draw a huge amount of magical elements from the earth. If it grows in one place for a long time, it may completely deplete the elemental power of that land, turning the area around the Mother Tree into a barren wasteland.

Therefore, every so often, with the help of special magic from the elves, the mother tree would change its location to find land with richer elemental energy, while allowing the original land to recover on its own.

According to this history book of the elven tribe, the mother tree changes location approximately every 80 years, and it was moved to Northblade Bay about 30 years ago.

I compared the map of Sword Island with the places the mother tree had stayed in, as recorded in the records, and sure enough, they were all those so-called military restricted areas that Granny Brownleaf had circled for us.

"I didn't know such a thing existed."

Valensa nodded in realization, then continued to ask:

"So what does this have to do with our freedom to use nuclear materials?"

“I have carefully studied the records of each migration of the mother tree.”

Tia flipped through the large book and pointed to a page for Valensa to see:

"The records clearly state that the radioactive ore used by the elves to process into ornaments was all discovered after the recent migration of the Mother Tree... It was a small vein located deep underground, right next to the roots of the Mother Tree."

We actually have natural radioactive minerals here, and there are quite a few veins. The reason they can't be used as nuclear raw materials is because they contain magical elements and are very unstable, right?

The Elf Mother Tree excels at absorbing all the magical elements from the earth through its roots, while leaving other substances completely untouched.

"I understand!"

Valensa's eyes lit up immediately:

"So, the radioactive ore here wasn't actually formed naturally, but rather acquired its stable properties after the Elf Mother Tree absorbed all the magical elements within it?"

"Yes."

Tia smiled and nodded:

"Didn't you find a lot of unclaimed radioactive ore veins before? Even if the nuclear materials here are all mined out in the future, we can still find a way to plant an Elf Mother Tree on those veins and obtain stable nuclear materials."

"Yes...and not only that."

Valensa quickly came up with more ideas:

"Do you remember what Serbi said? The fruit production of this Elf Mother Tree started to decrease, it seems to have started more than 20 years ago? Could it be because of the radiation from underground?"

"If we mine away all the radioactive ore underground, or simply move the mother tree to a different location, perhaps it can bear new fruit again, ensuring the continuation of the Grass family's bloodline."

"Very likely."

Tia agreed, then thought for a moment and said:

"However, these are all just speculations and require further research... Once things are almost finished here, let's call Sister Friggia over."

"Row."

With the matter of nuclear materials settled, everyone began discussing their next steps.

Valensa naturally wanted to continue searching for the last material for the special pheromone solvent: the human acorn.

From Ziye's fragmented memories, Valensa obtained some clues—the human acorns that the elves had secretly collected and the crystal bead inside the body of the second-in-command of the Seren race were both hidden by Ziye in a place called Cloud Hidden Ridge on Ruler Island.

However, Valensa didn't know the exact location of Cloud Hidden Ridge on Ruler Island, nor why the Human Acorn was hidden there... This part of Purple Leaf's memory was completely missing.

On the official map of the Four Islands Alliance, Cloud Hidden Ridge is not on Chino Island at all. The only clue is that Cloud Hidden Ridge seems to be related to the Tsuchimikado family. Chiba said that she heard Teido Ayumi mention this word when she was a child.

So Valensa will first go to Mirror Island to ask Emperor Tangbu about Cloud Hidden Ridge, and also fulfill her promise to Serbi by introducing Serbi to the cathedral in Chuyun City, so that Serbi can live out the rest of her life peacefully as a nun.

Tia was naturally with Valensa.

Chiba has to stay on Sword Island for the time being. Not to mention that the Ninja Village is currently in a special situation, Chiba alone has to explain the matter of North Blade Bay to Granny Brown Leaf.

Fortunately, although Granny Brown Leaf is a bit old-fashioned and conservative, she is not a bad person at heart and adheres to principles. Today, these things can be resolved as long as they are explained clearly.

Those poor men who had been bullied by the elves obviously could no longer return to live in the small village, so they could only be temporarily arranged to recuperate in the ninja village, and then find another way to make a living... The only surviving girl in the small village would of course go with them.

As for the 27 fallen elves who were still alive, Valensa diagnosed them and confirmed that they were beyond saving; their souls had completely taken the form of evil gods and could not return.

After a brief discussion, everyone decided to make use of these fallen elves.

Although they were not the masterminds behind the assassination of the second-in-command of the Seren clan, they were all participants and accomplices. Handing them over to the Seren clan for disposal would be a way to give them an explanation.

These matters require Chiba to communicate and handle with the ninja village, which is also an opportunity for her.

If this turmoil between the Seren clan and the Four Islands Alliance can be quelled, it will be a great achievement, worthy of the reputation of the Chiba clan's three main families.

In the end, only Melody, Gil, and Harry remained. After some hesitation, they decided not to continue with Valensa but instead to stay in the Sword Island Ninja Village.

Firstly, it serves as encouragement and support for Chiba, and secondly, Gil is recovering from serious injuries and is not suitable to continue his adventure on Ruler Island. It would be best for him to rest and recuperate in the Ninja Village for a few days.

The plan was decided, and the fatigue from the journey and the battle began to take effect. After a barbecue, everyone couldn't help but yawn, so they said goodnight to each other and went back to their tents to sleep.

When camping in the wild, someone always needs to keep watch at night, and Valensa, being the strongest, is the obvious choice.

She didn't go to sleep, but a second woman still entered Tia's tent.

It's the Asakura dance.

After advancing to the Radiant rank, Valensa's friend support system was fully upgraded, and each friend who came to help could stay for half a day.

Mai Asakura was very interested in Tia's magic, and Tia was also curious about the shrine maiden's magic. The two hit it off and began exchanging spells.

Magic and spiritual power differ in their specific properties, but in essence, they are both biological energy transformed from natural energy absorbed by cultivators. Some techniques are universal. After their exchange, both of them benefited greatly, their cultivation advanced further, and they touched the threshold for advancement.

In the middle of the night, Mai Asakura's stay time reached its limit and she was forcibly sent back to her own world. Valensa was just about to go back to her tent to cuddle with Tia and take a nap when she heard the sound of several people's footsteps rapidly approaching.

It was a group of ninjas from a ninja village sent by Granny Brown Leaf to find the Thousand Leaf Grass. The two ninja guys who had chatted with Valensa at night were also among them.

Having someone you know present can help avoid many unnecessary misunderstandings when communicating.

After learning the whole story, the ninja team did not make things difficult for Valensa and her companions. Instead, they helped Chiba bring the rescued male villagers and the captured fallen elves back to the ninja village.

Valensa didn't go to the Ninja Village to join the fun. She trusted that Chiba Grass could handle it, so she directly had Tia activate the spatial coordinates left on Mirror Island and teleported Serbi to Chuyun City.