The story of the black silk female knight

With the righteous cause of supporting the coalition in place, most transport teams should no longer have any ulterior motives for a little toll... If someone really can't even control this little bit of greed, then it's perfect to make an example of them and show the authority of the coalition.

In times of peace and prosperity, it's one thing, but in a critical period of life and death, anyone who dares to embezzle the Allied Forces' funds, whether noble or wealthy merchant, must be severely punished.

"...So that's what you were planning."

Princess Yu immediately rolled her eyes in annoyance:

"I thought you were genuinely kind and wanted to support the Allied forces, but it turns out you were still thinking about your Tia... You really spoil her."

"After all, she's my wife... Due to her status, I can't openly support her in competing for the position of commander of the coalition forces, so I can only try to find a way in this regard."

Valensa squinted and chuckled softly... It's only because Tia wasn't there; if she were, she would most likely have hugged Tia and kissed her on the spot to show their affection.

"...Tsk."

Princess Mi smacked her lips again, but said nothing more, instead continuing to answer the other of Valensa's first two questions:

"Let's continue talking about the wild beasts... They have indeed been quite active lately, but it shouldn't be related to our new trade route. Rather, they've been shrinking their strength and sphere of influence. Even the wild beast armies that have been confronting the undead legion have retreated, leaving only a small number of reconnaissance teams."

"Contracting their sphere of influence...that's normal."

Valensa nodded.

"After all, they have suffered heavy losses in the last two years, and they probably no longer have the ability to control such a large territory as the Barren Ridge."

"Yes."

Princess Yu also sighed:

"They were first dealt a severe blow by your nuclear bombs and undead legions, completely losing this area along the western coast of the Barrens. They finally made up their minds to gather their main forces and prepare to launch a major attack on Farron in the autumn war, but then they just happened to encounter the descending evil god... The chieftain's younger brother and more than a dozen tribal chiefs, as well as more than a million main forces, were all wiped out."

The current Wild Beast race is arguably at its weakest point in a thousand years... If we, the Fran, are willing to make some sacrifices, we can completely wipe them out. The Wild Beasts themselves are certainly well aware of this.

Add to that the prophecy made by the Great Prophet of the Wild Beasts a few years ago… the current leadership of the Wild Beasts is probably quite panicked and can only consolidate their forces for defense.”

"Concentrating our forces on defense is useless; they're destined to have no next year!"

Valensa sneered, her eyes devoid of any pity.

"Don't be too careless."

Princess Yu then earnestly reminded her:

"Although we humans expelled wild beasts from the list of intelligent life a long time ago, wild beasts are not just wild animals that act on instinct... There are very intelligent individuals among them. After being bombed with nuclear weapons so many times by you, they may have already developed countermeasures."

"Oh?"

This really surprised Valensa, who raised an eyebrow:

"Have the beasts found a way to counter nuclear weapons? Is the news confirmed?"

"...Emmm, probably."

Princess Yu hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly:

"The wild beasts have been dealing with our expeditionary force for quite some time now, and they are very wary of all undead creatures. Warlocks and shamans often use their spiritual senses to search for the undead creatures I use to gather intelligence near the camp, so my intelligence is not complete."

That was a conversation I overheard by chance using an undead creature—a conversation between beast officers. They said that the tribal chiefs had developed a way to deal with nuclear explosions and no longer needed to worry about being ravaged by your terrible weapon.

I wanted to hear more, but the undead creature that was on a reconnaissance mission was quickly discovered and killed by the Beastmaster, and I was unable to obtain more detailed information.

So all I can say is that it's possible... it's possible it's just a lie those beast tribe leaders used to fool their lower-ranking officers, it's possible they deliberately told it to scare us, but it's also very possible they really do have some way to deal with nuclear weapons.”

"That's it...I understand."

Valensa nodded thoughtfully.

Even if the Wild Beasts did find a way to deal with nuclear weapons, Valensa wouldn't be surprised.

Nuclear bombs are indeed powerful, but in essence they are just a highly powerful explosion, with the added negative effects of nuclear radiation... Combining forbidden fire spells and curse spells can achieve a similar effect.

Valensa was able to use nuclear bombs to crush the army of wild beasts and the powerful beasts at the rank of Radiant because nuclear bombs were technological creations that the wild beasts had never seen before and did not exhibit any magical fluctuations... The explosion came too suddenly and unexpectedly.

But wild beasts learn their lesson after being hit with a stick a few times, let alone a race of wild beasts with their own civilization and tribes? After being bombed by Valensa with nuclear bombs so many times, they will definitely be very wary of all kinds of metal objects similar to nuclear bombs, and will certainly study ways to deal with them.

However, given the mysteries of magic and the need for preparation, there are actually quite a few methods and approaches to handle a major explosion.

This is why Valensa didn't cause much of a reaction after she first used a nuclear bomb to annihilate the beast army... Besides the fact that she shifted most of the blame to Friggia, another reason was that those top-tier powerhouses didn't consider nuclear bombs a threat. In their eyes, nuclear bombs were just a relatively novel forbidden spell, and there were quite a few forbidden spells with the same destructive power.

So even if the beasts do develop some new tactic to deal with nuclear bombing, Valensa wouldn't be too surprised.

They wouldn't be worried about it.

Why did Valensa have to wait until she obtained the Human Acorn and Friggia concocted a new special pheromone solvent before launching the war to exterminate the Wild Beasts?

It was because she already knew that nuclear bombs alone were unlikely to wipe out the wild beasts. The explosion and radiation of nuclear bombs could slaughter ordinary wild beasts, but they were not very effective against powerful wild beasts that were prepared.

After all, explosions are a common form of destruction in magic.

However, the genetic collapse caused by the special pheromone solvent is something that magical civilizations absolutely cannot understand or deal with in the short term.

Any wild beast that still needs a physical body, even a powerful Radiant-rank beast, will surely die once its genetic collapse command is activated by a special pheromone solvent.

Because some materials are so hard to obtain or even out of print, Valensa was worried that she hadn't collected enough materials to make enough special pheromone solvent to wipe out all the wild beasts. After all, the Wild Ridge is a very large land, and the number of wild beasts is also very large.

But now that the wild beasts have chosen to completely retract and concentrate their forces... it's just the right time to use a special pheromone solvent to wipe them all out.

Moreover, even if the wild beasts had a way to deal with a nuclear attack, they would most likely react quickly after the nuclear attack appeared.

But can such a rapid reaction be faster than a time jump?

Faced with a nuclear bomb like Tia's that exploded right next to them when she took it out, would the beasts' methods of dealing with nuclear attacks still be effective?

Valensa is quite curious... and she'll wait and see.

The Human Acorns will be ripe soon this year. Valensa's trip back to the underground ruins was not only to inquire about the Mist Demons from Friedia, but also to inform Friedia to prepare for the formulation of a special pheromone solvent.

After a brief chat with Princess Jing to learn about the expeditionary force's current situation, Valensa left Thousand Leaf Grass, Phantom Thief Sister, and Yi Qiuya behind to play with Princess Jing, and went to find Friedia by herself.

With Tia not around, Valensa will most likely be teased by Friggia, and she doesn't want anyone else to see that scene.

How could an invincible female knight be so easily defeated by a witch?

The area near Friggia's laboratory hasn't changed much from before.

The passageway lacked the sci-fi style of silver metallic exteriors and the classical palatial decor dominated by sandalwood red; it still resembled a pre-wasteland civilization... except that most of the previously damaged equipment had been reconnected to power and was now operational.

The great witch in the laboratory did not cast spells on various bottles and jars as she had done every time Valensa came. Instead, she sat on a swivel chair with wheels at the bottom, waving her hands in the air.

There was a huge 3D projection screen, filled with geometric shapes and mathematical formulas that would leave anyone who looked at it closely bewildered or even dizzy.

Friggia's constantly waving hands were either dragging and piecing together geometric shapes or performing mathematical calculations.

This was the first time Valensa had ever seen Friggia who looked more like a researcher of technological civilization than a great witch.

Seemingly to match her current demeanor and behavior, Friggia wasn't even wearing her witch's robes today, but instead a white lab coat that perfectly suited her identity as a researcher.

However, only two buttons were fastened on her white coat, and she wasn't wearing any other outer clothing underneath, so you could see her snow-white skin and purple camisole... This alluring outfit perfectly showcased her witch-like side.

The scientific intellect and rigor, combined with the indulgence and allure of a witch, are perfectly combined in Friggia in this state, making her incredibly charming.

Add to that the perfect face created by the entire ancient Eve people with all their might... Even Valensa, who had seen too many beauties, was momentarily captivated by the Great Witch and involuntarily walked to her side, only snapping back to reality when her fragrance filled her nostrils.

"Hehe, Sister Friggia is so beautiful, I'm mesmerized by her."

Facing the amusement in the Great Witch's purple eyes, Valensa playfully twirled a few strands of hair behind her ear and said coquettishly:

"Is your sister still researching the revival of the ancient Eve civilization? Is there any progress? Many of the facilities here are back in operation now, so there must have been some gains, right?"

"Hey, it's not as easy as you make it out to be."

Valensa arrived, and Frieda clearly lost interest in continuing her research. She shoved and swung her hands to shut down the projector, shaking her head and sighing.

“I am not a true god after all… I am not even a false god anymore. I do not have the genetic blueprint of the ancient Eve people. If I want them to reappear, I need to find the only correct combination from the countless permutations and combinations of the genetic code… This kind of work cannot be completed in a short time. I am prepared to spend hundreds of years trying slowly.”

"That must have been quite tough."

Valensa sighed, then hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking:

"Why don't you try asking Her Majesty the Goddess for help, Sister Friede? With the power of a true god, it should be easy to revive the ancient Eve civilization, right?"

"I don't want it!"

Friedeja refused very decisively:

"That Sun Goddess can indeed easily revive the ancient Eve civilization, but she will definitely not let me, this witch, go... She will definitely use her divine power to forcibly transform me into a saintess! I don't want to become her new toy!"

"Oh... well, okay then."

Valensa initially wanted to defend her idol, but after carefully recalling her own experiences and understanding of her idol, she realized that this was indeed highly likely to happen, and there was no point in arguing.

That goddess is wonderful in every way, except that she still retains the lewdness of her human self and has a particular fondness for beautiful but wicked women with dark bloodlines.

A beautiful and single witch like Friggia is well within the Sun Goddess's hunting grounds... It's indeed very dangerous for her to seek help from the Sun Goddess.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore... Thanks to your guidance last time, I'm not in a hurry about this anymore. I'll just take my time to figure it out, and I'll succeed someday."

At that moment, Friggia stretched and deliberately showed Valensa her stunning figure, revealing that she was only wearing a camisole under her white coat, and even gave her a flirtatious wink.

"Tell me... what brings you here this time, dear sister? It can't just be to chat with me, right? After all, you're a very busy person, either busy saving the world or busy drinking and carousing around."

"I'm not out drinking and carousing! I'm a proper female knight who's already engaged!"

Valensa stamped her foot and said coquettishly, then awkwardly crossed her legs:

"But I do have two things I need your help with this time, sister... hehe."

Then, Valensa told Frieda about the preparation of the special pheromone solvent and the research on the core of the advanced fog demon.

When asked about preparing the special pheromone solvent, Friggia readily agreed, saying that they could start immediately once the acorns arrived, and it would be done in three days at most.

Friggia was also very interested in the high-level Mist Demon core, and immediately asked Valensa to take it out for a look.

So Valensa lifted her skirt.

Of course, it wasn't for having an affair. It was because the high-level Mist Demon core couldn't be stored in a storage space and could only be carried on one's person, so Valensa put it in a small cloth bag and tied it to her leg ring.

Now, after walking for a while, the smell on that little cloth bag is almost exactly the same as the smell on Valensa's black stockings.

Unfortunately, Friggia wasn't some kind of perverted smell addict. She casually tossed the small cloth bag aside and grabbed the transparent cube, which was covered in a layer of holy light, to examine it closely.

That layer of holy light was naturally Valensa's divine magic, used to prevent the high-level mist demon core from sending out signals to call for attacks from other mist demons.

Friggia frowned slightly, then snapped her fingers, instantly creating three layers of magical barriers around herself. With a casual wave of her hand, she erased the divine spell Valensa had left on the core of the high-level mist demon.

"This thing..."

After staring intently at the transparent cube and the metal plate in its center for a while, Freya's brow remained furrowed, replaced by a new layer of uncertain confusion:

"This is indeed the first time I've seen this thing, but it also feels somewhat familiar... There's a high chance that I know its prototype."

"Do you know its prototype?"

"Yes, the prototype."

Friggia didn't look at the high-level mist demon core again. After resealing it with a magical barrier, she tossed it back to Valensa and leaned back in her chair.

"After all, I've been sealed away for over 1700 years... There are many things in this world that can be drastically changed through evolution, and I've long since lost my pseudo-omniscience, so my understanding of many new things is probably not as good as yours and Tia's."

So just looking at this core, I can't see anything special... I just have a vague feeling... or maybe it's just an illusion.

"But dear sister, if you really have no other way, I can try my best... Tell me everything you know about the Mist Demons, whether it's something you experienced firsthand or something you heard from others."

"it is good."

Valensa, of course, wouldn't refuse.

She simply pulled up another chair and sat down next to Friggia, slowly recounting everything she knew about the Mist Demon.

The lecture lasted for several hours... Valensa was getting a little hoarse, while Friedeya listened with even more languidness, her alluring witch body exuding seductive charm.

However, the Great Witch's expression was quite serious. She listened carefully and pondered deeply after hearing everything.

"Could it be... that?"

Seemingly having identified a suspect, Friggia pressed further:

"Are there any other clues? For example, in these hundreds of years of battles, have the Mist Demons always relied on the illusion of mist in their fighting style? Have they ever used magic?"

"magic……"

This question made Valensa frown and think for a while before shaking her head:

"Probably not? Anyway, none of the fog demons I've encountered have ever used magic, and I've never heard of any fog demons using magic... But the time two years ago when the Morgan family was attacked by a new type of high-level fog demon, the fog demons used weapons that looked a bit like submarines and fish."

"...Just as I suspected."

Friggia seemed to have further confirmed one of her guesses, but she still couldn't be sure.