The story of the black silk female knight

buzzing.

Valensa, who was immersed in the deep bond between master and servant or sisterhood, suddenly felt a violent tremor under her skirt. It was a dimensional hardware store membership terminal that looked like a leg ring.

Huh?

She subconsciously opened the terminal interface and glanced at it, only to find that in the time it took to read those two sentences, the number of blind box draws in the lower right corner had changed from 07 to 10... enough for a ten-pull.

As expected... Compared to the kind of physical intimacy that happens when you're drunk, this kind of emotional interaction with Melina is much more touching to those great beings.

While Valencia was delighted that this unexpected discovery confirmed her earlier assumptions, she also secretly bit her lip, her heart filled with complex emotions.

Since intimate physical contact is far more effective than mere physical intimacy, it means that trying to quickly become stronger by being a playboy in brothels is not a viable strategy.

You can't just lust after the bodies of beautiful girls; you also have to develop feelings for them.

But if that happens... wouldn't that mean becoming a player and a heartless womanizer?

I don't want to be a bad girl!

Valensa shouted in her heart.

But then she thought about all the problems that might arise in the future, and she became hesitant again.

To truly live freely in this world, the strength of a candlelight level is far from enough; one must at least advance to the star-level.

Putting aside her lack of talent for business and making money, Valencia must admit that compared to the second path of recklessly causing trouble everywhere, the third path of being a "bad girl" and getting close to various beautiful girls is safer and more efficient.

Just like eating protected animals when you're about to starve to death in your past life is considered an emergency and not illegal, it shouldn't be a big deal if I'm a little bit of a scoundrel in this life just to survive, right?

Valensa slowly found excuses to convince herself.

He continued to rub against Melina, feeling a slight pang of guilt towards her:

I'm sorry, Melina... I'll always be with you, but not just you.

. . . . .

The next morning, Valensa arrived as promised with Melina and met with Baron Lambert, who was already waiting at the south gate of Sergintown.

Lambert was slightly surprised that Melina would come along, but he only glanced at her curiously without asking any further questions.

After all, it was common for nobles to travel with maids, and nobles who always ran around on their own like Valencia before were a minority.

Even Lambert, who came from humble beginnings and joined the army, has long since developed the style of an aristocrat. This time, he will travel by carriage to the city of Clare, accompanied by several guards.

This is why Lambert invited Valencia to accompany him... He knew very well how penniless Valencia was after giving up her inheritance rights and pension, and that she couldn't afford a carriage and guards.

To attend a noble gathering on foot?

That would be so embarrassing; you'd never be able to hold your head up in social circles again.

Therefore, many nobles like Valencia, who were financially down on their luck for various reasons, would accompany other nobles when attending parties.

On the surface, it's a friendly gathering of good friends for easy chatting, but in reality, they're just hitching a ride on the carriage and the guards.

Valensa naturally understood Lambert's good intentions, and she was still very grateful to her father, her old subordinate.

The two greeted each other with impeccable manners in front of the guards, then boarded the carriage together and enjoyed the black tea that Melina had personally brewed as they traveled.

Drinking tea naturally involves chatting. Valensa and Lambert were already acquainted, and now that there were no outsiders in the carriage, they didn't need to be reserved.

Valensa, laughing and joking, regained her girlish liveliness, and Lambert, also humorous and witty, no longer maintained the tough soldier image he presented to outsiders.

As they chatted, they naturally drifted into the topic of Valencia's changes over the past three years.

Lambert couldn't help but sigh:

"I really didn't expect this... The little girl who couldn't even hold a sword properly when she first came here more than three years ago is now an excellent female knight."

Chapter 28 Inherited Treasures

"Hmph, Uncle Lambert, how dare you say that!"

In response to Lambert's exclamation, Wanlunsha tossed her head, a hint of smugness in her expression:

"Back then, you didn't think much of me at all. You said that swords were not suitable for me at all, and that a pretty young lady like me should obediently get married, otherwise I would only increase the enemy's attack speed and morale on the battlefield."

"Haha...you quick-witted girl, please spare me...I admit I misjudged you back then, okay?"

Lambert shrugged helplessly, then sighed again with a hint of relief:

"To go from a young lady who can barely hold a sword to a Candlelight-level warrior in just three years, this is the first time I've ever seen such talent in person... Maybe the Baldr family really won't decline, and another Moonlight-level Countess will emerge to restore its glory."

"Uncle Lambert, you're exaggerating... Luna-class and all that is still a long way off for me."

Valencia quickly expressed her modesty, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes; she was very happy to be praised like that.

After laughing for only a few seconds, Valensa frowned slightly again:

"Whether my talent can reach the Moon-level is another matter. Uncle Lambert, what did you mean by saying that the Baldr family would decline? Although Father is gone, there are still many branches of the family with positions in various departments of the kingdom, as well as territories and businesses under their names... How could they decline?"

"...That was just the last hurrah."

Lambert looked intently at Valensa:

"Now that you've embarked on this path, don't you understand? Only the strong can truly control the resources of this world in the long run; power and wealth are merely superficial prosperity."

The greatest loss to the Baldr family from your father's sacrifice was not a patriarch, but the shattered heirloom.

Think carefully, in the past generations of the Baldr family, besides the patriarch who possessed the inherited treasure, were there any other experts above the Star Glory level?

"This……"

Valensa frowned even more. She had only ever thought about protecting herself and avoiding being forced into marriage, and had never seriously considered the future of her family.

Now that Lambert had brought it up, she quickly understood a lot of things:

"Uncle Lambert, do you mean... that the Bader family's connections and wealth will be suppressed after losing a Star-level expert?"

"It's inevitable."

Lambert nodded firmly:

"Actually, if you have studied the history of the kingdom's nobility, you will find that many once glorious families have fallen like this... If no new strong person provides protection for the Baldr family, it will be increasingly difficult for those in your family who are involved in politics to get promoted, and it will be increasingly difficult for those in business to do business."

At most two generations later, you will lose most of your connections and wealth, becoming a fallen aristocrat with almost nothing left but your status.

Think about it again. Which of the noble families in the capital, similar to the Baldr family, doesn't have a treasured artifact or a secret technique passed down through generations?

These individuals, capable of ensuring the advancement of successive family heads to the Star-level, are the very foundation upon which you, the nobles of the capital, maintain your honor and status.

"……So this is ah."

Valensa paused for a moment before biting her lip tightly:

"I knew it! That's why the relatives in the family looked at me so strangely after Father's accident... I always thought they wanted to use me, the heir, as a puppet, but now I think they were just resentful that Father lost the family's most important treasure?"

"maybe."

Lambert shrugged:

"Some things were indeed cruel to you when you were just a little girl... but your elders in the Baldr family may have had people who truly cared about you, otherwise you would never have come to Sergin Town in the first place."

Even though you have a bad impression of the family because of how your relatives acted after your parents' accident, I still sincerely hope that one day you can restore the glory of Baldr... Strive to become stronger, Miss Knight.

"Yes, I definitely need to work hard to become stronger."

Valensa nodded solemnly:

"This is not only for my family, but also for my future and freedom!"

Lambert simply smiled and said nothing more, silently sipping the black tea Melina had brewed.

He knew that his words must have had an impact on the girl, so he decided to let the brave girl calm down first. There were some things that she needed to figure out for herself.

Valensa's thoughts were indeed in turmoil. She didn't even bother to drink the cold tea in front of her. Leaning back against the back of the carriage, she tried to sort out her thoughts amidst the swaying.

She always felt that Lambert's words meant more than that, and were hinting at something else.

Let's sort it out.

First and foremost, the true dividing line among human powerhouses is the Star-level.

Although Valensa spent the first ten years or so after being reincarnated into this world playing around and being lazy, she wasn't completely ignorant and incompetent; she knew a lot of things she should know.

For example, among the seven levels of cultivators on the continent of Frenoia—Firefly, Candlelight, Pearl, Lighthouse, Starlight, Moonlight, and Sunlight—the hallmark of a Radiant Rank expert is...

When warrior-type cultivators advance to the Star Glory level, their commonly used weapons will also be upgraded into treasures. Possessing treasures is the most prominent characteristic of Star Glory level warriors.

As their strength continues to grow, Star-level warriors can further enhance their Noble Phantasms, or even create new Noble Phantasms themselves.

These Noble Phantasms are different from enchanted weapons. Their power does not come from materials, but from the Star-level powerhouses who wield them... Once the wielder falls, the Noble Phantasm will lose its brilliance and turn into scrap metal.

Only when a warrior's own strength reaches the Luna level can their Noble Phantasm be further upgraded into a Heritage Noble Phantasm. Even if the wielder perishes, the power will not be lost, but will be used by their bloodline descendants, ensuring that subsequent wielders are promoted all the way to the Star level.

The same applies to the magician line, except that they don't sublimate magical artifacts, but rather comprehend various secret techniques and inherited secret techniques through their unique understanding of the changes in the nature of magical power.

Thinking about it carefully, it's true that, as Lambert said, each of the noble families in the capital has its own inherited treasures and secret techniques.

For example, the ancestor of the Baldr family was a Moon-level Radiant Swordsman.

As for the Sun-level beings above the Lunar-level, they belong to the level of world secrets... Valensa only knows that the Sun-level beings do exist, but she doesn't know what their characteristics are, where they are, who they are, or how many there are.

She wasn't in the mood to think about the Sun-class for the time being, and continued to ponder Lambert's words.

Why did Lambert say she had a chance to advance to the Moonlight level?

In terms of swordsmanship talent, Valensa's father and previous family heads were clearly stronger, and even possessed inherited treasures that could guarantee advancement to the Star-level. Why did they all...?

and many more!

Valensa's deep blue eyes suddenly widened:

"Uncle Lambert, do you mean... it's precisely because I've never practiced swordsmanship before, nor have I ever come into contact with the family's inherited treasure, that I have a chance to break through to the Moon-level?"

Chapter 29 Large Tea Party

"Hahaha... You really are a smart girl, you figured it out so quickly."

Lambert laughed with satisfaction, then paused for a moment:

"Actually, this matter is just a rumor, but rumors are not necessarily unfounded... Think about it carefully, it seems that none of you nobles who have inherited treasures or secret techniques have produced a Moon-level expert since then, right?"

This is the rumored side effect of inherited treasures or secret techniques... While they can propel successors to the Star Glory level, they also limit their ability to advance further.

The Earl was certainly aware of these things. In fact, I learned about them from him personally once... because I was the most promising member of his personal guard to break through to the Lighthouse level, and I even had the idea of ​​searching for a legacy artifact in order to go further.

Other nobles in similar situations should be in the same boat as the Earl, knowing this but having no other choice... because too many so-called geniuses are stuck at the peak of the Lighthouse level their whole lives, and their families need strong figures to hold the line. Using the power of inheritance to help them advance to the Star Glory level is the safest option.

According to the tradition of normal noble families, after the head of the family advances to the Star Glory level, he will usually pass on the inherited treasure to his eldest son... It's probably because you and your sister used to be too playful and irresponsible, so the Earl gave up on raising you and wanted to give you another brother to inherit the family business.

But this has given you an opportunity... Your own talent is not low, and you haven't been limited by the side effects of inherited treasures, perhaps..."

"Could the Badr family produce another Moon-level character?"

Valensa murmured to herself, taking a while to calm herself down:

"I have to say... Uncle Lambert, you really painted a big picture for me... But Moon-class is too far away for me. I'd better pass the War Academy's entrance exam first."

"Haha... Yes, I was too hasty... But I served your Badr family for more than ten years when I was young, and I really don't want to see it decline."

Lambert remarked with a sigh, then raised his teacup again:

"But just like you said, girl, these things are still too far off... so let's talk about something else... come on, have some tea."

"Yes, Uncle Lambert, I salute you."

Valensa smiled and nodded, raising her teacup and lightly clinking it against Lambert's.

After that, the two didn't discuss any more serious topics, but only talked about some interesting things in Sergintown.

Valensa would occasionally make a joke about Lambert's henpecked nature, and Lambert would tease her that she had captured the hearts of almost every man in Sergintown, and that countless men would be heartbroken once she went to the War College.

"This..."

Valensa smiled mysteriously:

"Actually, I'm already training a successor... Don't worry, Uncle Lambert, soon there will be a new little darling that those men are dreaming about."

"Successor? Who is it?"

It's hard for men not to get excited when talking about beautiful women, and Lambert was no exception.

He made no attempt to hide his curiosity: