The story of the black silk female knight

After all, she was very poor before, and could only do five consecutive draws at most, or even single draws often.

The shop owner quickly placed 17 identical blind boxes on the table, and Valensa began to take a deep breath.

Mind power, activate!

Just like before in the Lucky Draw, Valensa focused on enhancing her luck. However, this time she wasn't hoping to draw high-quality items.

Forget about the legendary gold, she doesn't even count on the rare purple one.

She poured all her energy into changing the types of items inside the blind boxes... She was trying to turn a permanent gacha pool into a targeted gacha pool.

I don't want golden legendary items, nor purple rare items, and I don't even care about getting them from a single pull... I just want one item of the type I want from these 17 blind boxes!

Please! Give me some equipment that can enhance my 3D mobility!

Open the box!

Just like the test results of Valencia's Plan B, after she reduced the requirements as much as possible, the consumption of the Heart Pool by enhancing Luck was indeed reduced a lot.

However, the blind box draws at the Dimensional Hardware Store are far superior to the entertainment options at the casino. Even though Valensa's wish was so humble, her heart's reserves were still reduced to less than 1%.

Fortunately, Valensa succeeded.

Of the 17 blind boxes, 15 items could only be sold to the pawn shop with tears in her eyes, but one blue, high-quality item met her wish, and another purple, rare item was an unexpected surprise.

Although she was also interested in the unexpected surprise, Valensa first looked at what she needed most.

Those were brown leather boots that matched Valensa's hair color. The boot shafts reached about mid-calf, and the style looked quite nice.

Valensa then took the boots in her hands to examine the inside and the sole, and even put her hand inside the boot shaft to try it on.

The inside of the boots feels great; I can't tell what material it is, but it's soft and comfortable, so I don't have to worry about it hurting my skin or chafing my stockings.

The faintly visible electroplated pattern on the sole of the boot made Valensa raise an eyebrow.

"This is also a... high-tech product?"

"That certainly applies to Miss Valensa."

The shop owner replied with a smile:

"These are standard military boots from a technologically advanced civilization... a civilization whose technology was at least 100 years ahead of Miss Valensa's previous life."

"Really?"

The term "standard military boots" didn't surprise Valensa, after all, it was just a blue, high-quality pair.

She was more concerned with how advanced these military boots were:

"Since it's such a powerful civilization... their military boots couldn't just be ordinary boots that are more comfortable and warmer to wear, could they?"

"of course not."

The shop owner extended a tentacle-like mechanical arm, pointing it towards the sole of the boot:

"Miss Valencia must have seen these electroplated patterns, right? These are the main combat support capabilities of these military boots."

It can store the kinetic energy you generate when you walk or run normally, and then unleash it all at once when needed, creating a powerful reaction force directed towards the bottom of your boot.

Using this reaction force, you can perform multiple jumps in the air to increase your three-dimensional maneuverability, or you can use your boots to launch a second burst of speed during a dash attack.

"so smart?"

Valensa's eyes lit up for a moment, then she quickly frowned:

"Wait... if these boots are really that good, they can't just be blue and of excellent quality... is there any other relevant information?"

"Have."

The shop owner didn't try to hide anything; he simply scanned Valensa again with his mechanical eye before saying:

"In that technologically advanced civilization, military boots had matching charging devices, so there was no need to worry about battery life when using them... But Miss Valencia, that's not the case for you."

Once your military boots have activated their abilities, you can only accumulate kinetic energy by running and walking... until they are fully recharged, they are just ordinary boots.

I've done a rough calculation... given Miss Valencia's physical condition, running about 200 steps continuously would be enough to fully recharge your military boots."

"Hmm... Multi-jump can only be used once every 200 steps... Tsk, I guess I shouldn't have too high hopes for blue-grade items..."

Valensa sighed with a wry smile, then consoled herself:

"But something is better than nothing... Although it has some limitations in terms of endurance, the military boots themselves are quite functional... If used at the right time, they can also turn the tide of battle."

After putting away the new leather boots to try on later, Valensa looked at another blind box, the unexpected delight of one that shimmered with a rare purple glow.

She reached out and picked up the blind box, tearing it open completely. The purple light gradually dimmed, revealing a silver ring lying at the bottom of the box.

Compared to gemstone rings or diamond rings, this ring doesn't resemble ordinary jewelry; it's more like a cosplay prop from anime or manga, like Valencia's previous life.

The ring was about 0.5 centimeters wide and as thick as 10 sheets of paper stacked together, with a row of words that Valensa couldn't understand carved in openwork.

"This...could it be some kind of magic ring?"

Valensa examined the ring from all angles for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

This wasn't the first time she'd drawn similar magical items, but unfortunately, she knew absolutely no magic, so most of the magical rings were just jewelry to her.

Fortunately, this kind of magic ring can be exchanged for a lot of gold coins at the pawn shop, so it's not a complete loss... but Valensa still hopes to be able to use a rare purple item since she finally managed to get it.

"No, this ring and the military boots actually come from the same civilization."

The shop owner's blocky monitor head, however, revealed a soybean-covering-mouth-smiling emoji:

"That civilization is purely a technological civilization, how could it possibly have magical artifacts?"

"Is this also a product of technological civilization?"

Valensa's disappointed eyes lit up again, sparkling with curiosity:

"So what are its effects? Blue rare quality is military equipment... this ring must be something even more powerful, right?"

"Well..."

The expression on the shop owner's square monitor head changed to sweating like soybeans:

"This ring does use more advanced materials and technology, but it is not military equipment... but a civilian entertainment product."

"Civilian entertainment products?"

Valensa paused for a moment, but the curiosity in her eyes did not diminish... because she believed in the item grading standards of the Dimensional Hardware Store, and this ring, as a rare purple item, must have something special about it.

"Yes, civilian entertainment products."

The shop owner explained with a smile:

"It's a cosplay prop, based on the equipment of the female protagonist in a popular anime... That female protagonist is an assassin who is best at using the wire hidden in her ring to assassinate her targets."

This cosplay prop almost perfectly recreates the effect from the anime, with a metal wire approximately 50 meters long inside the ring.

Chapter 60 This is also a maid's job

"Metal wire? Is this what you mean?"

The more advanced the scientific tool, the simpler its operation.

After listening to the owner of the Dimensional Hardware Store, Valensa fiddled with the ring for a bit and easily figured out how to do it, pulling out a metal wire so thin it was almost invisible to the naked eye.

"Yes."

The shop owner's square monitor head was bobbing up and down, presumably nodding.

"This metal wire is the most valuable part of this prop, and it is also the main reason why it can be classified as a purple rare item."

To maximize the recreation of the cosplay effect, the materials and craftsmanship of this metal wire are very particular.

It uses aerospace-grade materials and technologies that are far superior to those required for ordinary military applications. In terms of physical properties, it surpasses most enchanted metals in this world, and it can cut through ordinary melee weapons with incredible speed and precision.

"In that case, it truly lives up to its rare purple rarity."

Valensa nodded thoughtfully, then snapped the wire back into place.

She decided not to sell the ring to the pawn shop and to keep it for herself.

In many spy-themed works she had seen in her previous life, similar metallic wires were used to create striking effects, and Valensa felt that she could give it a try as well.

However, the fighting style of using metal wire as a weapon is clearly biased towards assassination and sneak attacks... Doesn't that seem a bit out of place with her image as a female knight?

...Fine, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Victory is everything! As long as we eliminate all the enemies, no one will say that I, this noble female knight, lack martial ethics.

Well, that's it.

Valensa quickly and comfortably put away the assassination ring and said goodbye to the shop owner.

She was fairly satisfied with the results of her 17 consecutive pulls. She certainly couldn't compare to the luckiest people, but she had managed to escape bad luck.

With only three days left until the War Academy's entrance exams began, they had to leave Sergintown.

"Young lady, we'll miss you. Remember to come back and visit us when you have the chance!"

At the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild, Kiri and Lulu were saying goodbye to Valensa with red eyes.

They could only be considered ordinary friends with Valensa, but since they were all young girls, parting with their friends still made them quite sad.

"Don't worry, I mean it. I'll definitely be back... The earliest I can expect is next holiday."

Valensa smiled and hugged each of the two girls, giving them a meaningful smile.

"I hope to hear good news from you all when I come back from my vacation~~"

Kiri and Lulu blushed instantly, unable to meet each other's eyes, and both lowered their heads shyly in front of Valensa.

"Ah."

Valensa's unexpected discovery about the noble ladies of Clara City taught her that she could also receive a reward for getting other beautiful girls to get close to each other.

She immediately thought of her two friends and wanted to pair them up.

However, this kind of thing cannot be rushed; changing long-held, ingrained ideas takes more than a day or two.

Valensa could only plant the seeds first; when they would blossom and bear fruit was up to fate.

"Manager Melina, we'll miss you too."

After saying goodbye to Valensa, Kiri and Lulu rushed into Melina's arms, one on each side:

"Although you often scold us for being clumsy and have made us cry many times, and have threatened us many times not to lead the young lady astray... you have also taught us a lot and taken great care of us... there have been many times when it was clearly our mistake, but in the end you took all the responsibility... we know that!"

"Hmph, the fact that you two know these things means you're not too stupid."

Melina smiled and ruffled the hair of the two girls:

"Be careful when working under your new supervisor... Not every supervisor will take the blame for their subordinates' mistakes like I did... They are better at shifting responsibility and making their subordinates take the fall, understand?"

"Oh~~ Manager Melina, I wish you could stay here as manager forever~~"

As a result, the two girls' eyes became even redder, and they were even more reluctant to let Valensa and Melina leave.

But they also knew very well that Valencia had no choice but to leave... Nobles have greater power and wealth, but also greater responsibilities and obligations.

They didn't want to see the dashing female knight in black stockings forced to marry a stranger and used as a tool to produce superior offspring.

They hoped that Valensa could continue to be cool, and that one day the legend of the black-stockinged female knight would spread even in a border town like Sergin.

"You must get into the War Academy, you must become an outstanding powerhouse, young lady!"

In their final moments apart, Lulu couldn't help but grasp Valensa's hand:

"If one day the mainland falls into crisis, I hope that it will be your sword light that cuts through the sky, like a hero, to save everything!"

By then, I, Lulu, will be able to brag to everyone I meet... Do you know that lady? She used to drink with me, and even lost a pillow fight to me!

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Valensa couldn't help but laugh a few times at Lulu's antics before hugging her again.

"Thank you for your expectations... Yes, I will definitely become strong, definitely! Because I still have many wishes that require sufficient strength to fulfill."

The parting eventually came. Through the tearful eyes of the two receptionist girls, Valensa, holding Melina, leaped onto her horse, and the two rode towards the city of Klar.

When we arrived in Klar, it was already close to evening.

Valensa wanted to send Melina directly to the Church of the Sun to prepare her for the path of holiness, but Melina politely declined with a smile.

"Please take me to the Church of the Sun tomorrow, Miss."

In the setting sun, Melina stroked her long hair, her smile captivating.