The story of the black silk female knight

On the surface of the cylinder, there were more than a dozen talismans that were clearly just pasted on, and special spells were being cast onto the cylinder.

The style of the talisman is completely different from the spells of the Sage's Tower, so it should be a spell from the Eastern Continent, most likely the work of Zhu Jiuchi.

He was likely coveting the false god's relic within the central earth pillar, but unable to quickly break through the layers of protection set up by the Great Sage, he used this talisman to try and gradually break through the central earth pillar, only to cause the false god's power to go berserk.

Without further hesitation, Valensa tore off all ten-odd talismans, then, still somewhat uneasy, crumpled them into a ball and stuffed them into her mouth, eating them.

Without the influence of those talismans, the power of the central earth pillar did indeed calm down a bit, but it was still far from being fully restored.

So... what should we do next?

Valensa observed carefully, pondering as she went.

Friggia, who is knowledgeable about both technology and magic, and Tia, a genius magician who has been exposed to various technological knowledge, have both told Valensa some things.

Magic and technology may take different paths, but they share some common principles.

Many creations that seem to have complex principles are actually very simple to operate, and even people who don't understand the principles at all can use them smoothly.

For example, various entertainment electronic products of technological civilization, and various magic crystal props used by the people of Frenoia to fetch water, cook, and clean at home.

So... the central foundation of the Sage's Tower might not be too complicated to operate?

After all, the Great Sage left behind three ways to enter the sealed area and control the central earth stake. If controlling the central earth stake is too complicated, the last method will be meaningless.

Furthermore, Valensa felt that no complicated procedures were needed.

Tia once said that many powerful magical items are actually quite similar to electronic products... If they malfunction, restarting them might solve the problem.

Where is the restart button?

Come out and help!

Valensa fought off the drowsy feeling that made her sleepy and carefully examined the dense magical runes on the central stake.

Completely incomprehensible.

But... there really was a circular magic rune, located at about the same height as a person, and its size was just about the size of a human hand.

It's like it's written in big letters above—"Press me."

Then just press it.

The situation couldn't possibly get any worse.

Valensa swallowed hard and reached out to press her hand against it.

Click.

It turned out to be a button, and there was a noticeable reaction after it was pressed... a slight suction effect acted on Valensa's palm.

Valensa reacted quickly, immediately putting aside her body's instinctive resistance and temporarily controlling the chaotic divine power within her body, allowing the holy light divine power to be absorbed.

The amount absorbed was not large; it was more like a verification process.

really.

Shortly after the holy light and divine power were absorbed by the central pillar, characters composed of magic appeared in front of Valensa.

The most eye-catching part is a sentence.

Welcome, Holy Knight of Her Majesty the Sun Goddess. Thank you for your help. May the friendship between the Council of Sages and the Church of the Sun endure forever.

At the bottom left of this sentence are what appear to be three clickable options.

[Multifunctional Spacetime Anchoring Device Restarted]

[Quickly self-detect and fix errors]

[Enter the rune encoding interface for manual debugging]

Valensa immediately ruled out the third option, while the first and second options made her hesitate.

Rebooting the device was her original plan, but the quick self-diagnosis and error-fixing feature also seemed quite tempting.

How to choose?

Valensa hesitated for about half a minute before deciding to restart.

This is experience I gained from playing computer games in my past life.

When a computer system malfunctions, restarting usually fixes the problem... at least it can continue to run normally for a short period of time.

But what if you let the computer automatically detect and fix errors?

Haha, it can freeze you for a whole day! It might even crash with a blue screen halfway through the repair!

So let's restart.

Valensa didn't expect a single reboot to completely repair the central pillar; she just wanted it to be able to function normally temporarily and bring the sages back... The subsequent complete repairs could be handled by the professional sages.

As the restart button was pressed, the runes on the central pillar gradually went out until there was no more magic flowing through the entire pillar.

Without the stimulation of magic, the energy fluctuations within the central pillar are getting weaker and weaker... What Valensa felt just moments ago was a flood that reached her waist, but now it's at most a small puddle that covers half her feet.

As the magical runes lit up again one by one, the puddles dried up... and there was no longer a trace of the false god's power leaking out of the entire underground space!

"Yes! It's done!"

Valensa jumped up excitedly and pumped her fist.

She didn't dare to rest, and immediately rushed out of the underground space and back into the Sage's Tower, climbing up the stairs floor by floor.

Sure enough, as the central foundation pillars returned to normal operation, the members of the Sage's Tower who had been forcibly thrown into another world were all pulled back.

This also includes the Central Continent Empire generals and soldiers who previously invaded the Sage's Tower.

Some of them continued fighting after being thrown into the other world, some had already decided the outcome, and others became food for powerful otherworldly creatures.

What Valencia needs to do now is to sweep through the tower layer by layer.

She eliminated the soldiers and generals of the Central Continent Empire, healed the wounded members of the Sage Tower, and at the same time, recruited the remaining members of the Sage Tower who were still capable of fighting to sweep through the tower with her.

The operation went very smoothly... The Central Continent Empire's army that attacked the Sage's Tower and the traitors in the Sage's Tower were indeed not very strong. They were able to succeed by catching the enemy off guard.

Now that the Sage Tower has recovered, and with Valensa's call to action and leadership, the purge of the invaders and traitors has proceeded very smoothly.

As the sun rose on a new day, the battle inside the Sage's Tower was basically over... All the invaders were killed on the spot, while a small number of traitors were spared.

Many traitors were deceived or acted on impulse, and regretted their betrayal as soon as they did. When they encountered the suppression team, they offered no resistance, surrendered obediently, and begged for forgiveness while crying.

These people didn't really need to be killed outright, but while they might escape the death penalty, they couldn't escape punishment. They would definitely have to accept punishment according to the rules of the Sage's Tower in the future, but that's a matter for the future.

Valensa wasn't concerned about those people for the time being; she was meeting with several sages... all of whom were among the top ten sages and were currently in charge of the Sage Tower.

The Sage Tower really fared badly this time.

The Great Sage is dead, the Seventh Sage is seriously injured, and the Ninth and Second Sages have betrayed them... Almost half of the ten core members are gone.

Fortunately, the remaining top ten sages are all alive... The sixth and tenth sages were also slightly injured in the previous battle, but their injuries were not serious.

Just to be on the safe side, Valensa didn't mention Yi Qiuya's matter, but only that the Great Sage and his group had been ambushed by the Central Continent Empire's vanguard fleet on the Four Islands Alliance side... She came to the Sage's Tower to rescue them because she was entrusted by the Great Sage on his deathbed and because of some speculation about the Central Continent Empire's conspiracy.

Everyone was shocked by the death of the great sage.

They also shared a common hatred for the enemy.

Valensa could tell that many people in the Sage's Tower hadn't really cared about the so-called threat from the powerful empire of the Eastern Continent.

But now, many of these sages are burning with rage, wishing they could immediately use magic to summon meteorites to destroy the Eastern Continent... if they could do that.

But whether it's anger or shock... since it has already happened, it needs to be dealt with.

The most urgent task at present is to make sure that the central foundation pile will not malfunction again... This task will be taken over by the Third Sage without hesitation, and he will immediately take the Fifth and Eighth Sages to inspect and repair it.

Chapter 16 The Queen's Dark History

After finalizing the ground piles for the maintenance center, the next step is naturally the summit.

原本参加峰会的3名贤者，现在1死1重伤1叛变……就算第七贤者经过治疗后可以出席会议，贤者塔这边也要至少再派出1个前十席位的贤者去一起参加才行。

After a brief discussion, the remaining fourth, sixth, and tenth sages decided that the tenth sage would accompany Valensa to the Four Islands Alliance, while the other two would stay behind to oversee the overall situation.

After all, the Sage's Tower had just experienced turmoil, and those sages who had betrayed and then repented needed to be thoroughly interrogated. The loss of various experimental materials, equipment, and research data in the tower also needed to be carefully inventoried and tallied.

But all of this had nothing to do with Valensa. She exchanged a few more polite words with the sages and then hurriedly left with the tenth sage.

Zhu Jiuchi, the Grand Admiral of the Vanguard Fleet of the Central Continent Empire who was captured alive, woke up once but was immediately knocked unconscious by Nana. He is still being carried in a sack by Nana.

Valensa considered handing this important prisoner over to the Sage's Tower, but ultimately rejected the idea.

Even the reasons why the Ninth Sage and his group betrayed us are still unclear. Who knows if there are any traitors inside the Sage's Tower?

After being sabotaged several times by the Sage Tower's internal traitor, Valensa is now genuinely a little wary of the Sage Tower.

However, upon closer reflection, this kind of thing doesn't seem surprising.

After all, the Sage Tower is essentially a large academic institution and exchange platform, and it is completely independent and not subject to any national regulation... The people inside are definitely elites in terms of technology, but their moral standards are inevitably uneven.

Hopefully, after this turmoil, the core members of the Sage's Tower can reform their internal management, stop focusing solely on technology, and also pay attention to the moral and ethical education of their apprentices.

Valensa intends to entrust the interrogation of Zhu Jiuchi to Himika and the ninjas.

Firstly, Himiko is originally from the Eastern Continent and is quite familiar with that region. Since Zhu Jiuchi claims to have participated in the war to unify the Eastern Continent with the Dragon Emperor, he might even know Himiko.

Secondly, Himiko is the most skilled necromancer on the continent of Frenoia, and the ninjas are also masters of interrogation... No matter how stubborn Zhu Jiuchi is, he will eventually be pried open.

Now that the false divine power of the central pillar of the Sage's Tower has been restored, the powerful interference that affected the teleportation spell has naturally disappeared.

The return journey became much smoother, and Valensa could have Tia bring her and the Tenth Sage directly from Sage's Tower to Fran.

In the cathedral of the French capital, Himiko and the Seventh Sage, after being treated by the high priests and soaking in the holy water of the sun and dew all night, finally awoke.

Although still very weak, she can already walk and talk with difficulty while holding onto the wall.

The Seventh Sage seemed very worried about the situation at the Sage's Tower, even though she had already learned from Tia that Valensa's rescue operation had been successful.

Now that the Tenth Sage has arrived, the Seventh Sage naturally pulls him aside and bombards him with questions, inquiring about the specific losses suffered by the Sage Tower in this incident.

The Tenth Sage didn't actually know the answer, but to appease the Seventh Sage, he told him what he knew.

Seeing that the two sages were talking, Valensa greeted them politely and then went to find Himiko to ask her about the details of the ambush yesterday and her plans afterward.

After all, Himiko was the initiator of this summit and the leader in resisting the Central Continent Empire. Now that such a big thing has happened, the plan will definitely have to be changed.

As Valensa expected, Himiko thought for a moment and decided to postpone the summit for two days—at least until the prisoners' interrogations were over and the Sage's Tower had roughly tallied the losses.

This data should make it easier to establish a coalition.

When asked about the events leading up to yesterday's ambush, Himika gave a self-deprecating bitter smile:

"I never thought I'd suffer such a loss because of my cravings..."

"Tell me details."

Valensa pressed for more details with great interest, and Tia also cast a curious glance at her.

"You...hum!"

Himika glared at her with some annoyance, but since she currently only looked like a 5 or 6-year-old, her glare had no intimidating power; it only made people feel that she was cute and wanted to pick her up.

In fact, if Valensa wasn't worried that Himiko would beat her up once she regained her strength, she would have really wanted to hug her and lift her up high.

"After picking up the Great Sage and the others in Chuyun City yesterday noon, everything went smoothly... They all agreed with my ideas, and we discussed the details of our full cooperation while flying towards Jade Island."

Knowing that these things would eventually have to be revealed and be embarrassing, Himika didn't hide anything:

"When we were halfway through the flight, we suddenly discovered an island in the sea below. On the island were several trees with very active elemental energy, which we could even sense from hundreds of meters in the air."

We were all a bit curious, so we landed on the island to take a look. We discovered that it was actually a very rare tea tree... The fresh leaves could be steeped directly in water and drunk. Not only did it taste sweet, but it also had the effects of quickly restoring magic power and enhancing mental strength.

Such a good thing was naturally not going to be missed, so everyone planned to collect some.

As a result, the traitors and the ambush troops suddenly made their move... The Great Sage was the first to suffer. He was caught off guard and was pierced through the body by a magical ray from behind by the Ninth Sage. Then, a guy from the Sword Pavilion chopped off half of his head, killing him on the spot.

After realizing what had happened, the Seventh Sage and I fought back with all our might, but unfortunately, we were outnumbered and outmatched, and were quickly defeated.

I was forced to use the molting technique once again to save my life, while the Seventh Sage was almost cut in half at the waist by someone's claws... In short, we all suffered a terrible defeat.

And that small island wasn't an island at all; it was actually a disguise created by the Xuanwu, a mechanical behemoth of the Central Continent Empire, using illusion magic... At the time, we were so attracted by the extremely rare tea tree that we didn't even notice it.

With the Central Continent Empire's pre-arranged array blocking our way, we couldn't even call for reinforcements... In fact, I thought I was doomed this time."

When Himika, still in her child form, finished speaking, she patted her chest, looking as if she were still shaken.

"Then the great sage who died became a spirit and continued to fight to save you?"

Valensa thoughtfully refilled Himiko's teacup with water as she asked.