The story of the black silk female knight

"If I remember correctly, the second stage of the assessment requires a team of 6-10 people, right? And the team must include candidates from all three departments. It seems we're still missing a support person?"

"Is such that."

Tia nodded, seemingly unconcerned:

"Don't worry, with our team's reputation, there's absolutely no need to worry about not being able to recruit people... Actually, I deliberately rejected everyone else these past two days just to wait for you."

Now that you're here, let's not delay... Today we'll go to the assembly point and find another suitable logistics major candidate, then we can begin the assessment."

"Well, with our team's strength, even if we bring one more person, we should be able to get through the second stage easily."

Valensa smiled, then feigned shyness and asked:

"By the way, darling, you were so busy teasing me last night, you still haven't told me what the second test for our team is~~"

The second stage of the War Academy's admissions assessment only requires a team mission, but there are no restrictions on the type of mission.

It could be a joint effort to defeat a highly dangerous monster, an investigation into the truth of a matter, a mediation of conflicts between people, or, of course, the most common activity of escorting a caravan.

The team leader can choose the test questions, which are then submitted to the War Academy for evaluation.

The results are valid as long as the War Academy deems the difficulty of the exam questions to meet its standards.

"Don't worry, the questions I chose for the exam will definitely not be tricky."

Tia smiled smugly:

"Just as your elite troops do not restrict the use of equipment, props, and secret techniques in the assessment, our command troops can also use a certain amount of connections and wealth in the assessment."

The exam question I chose was actually about the mission from the War Academy... The academy ordered a large batch of high-end ingredients from the Culinary Association for the welcome banquet for the new students, and some of these ingredients were shipped from Suri City.

Our second test involves escorting this shipment from Suli City to the capital. After that, we can directly participate in the third test, saving us from having to take a detour.

"As expected of my darling... the exam questions you chose were fantastic!"

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

"But... isn't this test too easy? We'll definitely have to take the official road to escort the ingredients from Suli City to the capital, and the monsters that go near the official road aren't very strong. That's because powerful monsters are very smart and know that we humans are the most dangerous."

As for those mountain bandits and brigands... at most they would only target small caravans. A caravan with the banners of the War Academy and the Gourmet Association... could scare them away, right?

I really can't imagine what dangers we'll encounter along the way... How did the War Academy even pass our assessment?

"I'm not quite sure about that..."

Tia shrugged:

"Perhaps the War Academy knows some information that we don't... such as the sudden appearance of some more dangerous monsters along the way? Or are there any unresolved emergencies?"

Even if we really have nothing, our journey will definitely not be smooth... we might even have to prepare for a desperate battle.

"Oh? Why?" Valensa asked curiously.

"Because current faculty members of the War Academy might personally intervene to stop it."

Tia shrugs:

"This has happened many times before... In the second stage of the admissions assessment, if a team is too successful or too strong, the teachers will personally intervene."

In that situation, the candidates would basically lose, but losing didn't necessarily mean failing the assessment... as long as they could gain the teacher's approval in the battle.

Especially for your elite unit, this is actually an opportunity... The instructors who personally participate in the battles will point out your individual weaknesses during combat, which will greatly help you pass the third stage.

"Oh, I see... That's good then."

Valensa, who had been tense when she heard that a teacher would personally intervene and that her chances of winning were extremely slim, finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"Anyway, if we really encounter this situation, we should just give it our all and perform well, right? Besides, I don't think we'll encounter this situation... This is the War Academy's own stuff! They wouldn't send people to pretend to be bandits and rob us, would they?"

Chapter 86 The logistics department all ran off with that woman

Shortly after breakfast, Tia's party left the inn and headed to the tavern, which served as their meeting point.

As planned, now that Valensa had arrived, Tia intended to relax the requirements slightly and recruit another support staff member who would be acceptable, so as to begin the second stage of the assessment as soon as possible.

The ingredients from the food association were prepared two days ago and are ready to go at any time.

In fact, the Food Association has already sent people to urge them. Tia can use her connections and methods to delay once or twice, but she can't do it any longer.

The War Academy won't give you special treatment just because you're one of their students. If you accept a mission and then drag your feet on it, they can cancel the mission and replace you.

Therefore, it is best to complete the recruitment of logistics personnel today.

However, upon entering the tavern, Valensa was somewhat surprised to find that there wasn't a single logistics major candidate in the tavern today, even though that major had the most candidates, and there were quite a few last night.

The majority of the candidates present were from the elite cadet program, with some from the command program as well. Most of them were familiar faces that Valensa had already seen the previous night.

When they saw that Valensa had actually infiltrated Tia's group, none of them hid their surprise, especially the young man who had advised Valensa to be more respectful last night, whose mouth was agape.

hum.

Seeing this, Valensa proudly raised her head, took Tia's arm, and pressed it tightly against her, not caring whether Tia's arm would hurt from the breastplate.

The crowd's eyes widened even more at the sight... Just moments ago they were wondering if this black-stockinged female knight was actually a hidden master, but now it seems she really succeeded in seducing them?

Is this even allowed? What happened to the aloof and indifferent 'Young Master' Youlian, who was supposed to be uninterested in women?

Most of the men were internally cursing, but a few female scouts were getting restless, seemingly wanting to replicate Valensa's success.

However, after carefully examining Valensa's figure and appearance, her short skirt and black stockings, and then looking at Melody's rhinestone-studded white stockings and her curvaceous figure, they quickly abandoned this unrealistic idea.

There's no way around it, the difference in appearance is quite significant... Although they look down on Valensa's methods, they have to admit that she's a top-notch operative.

Beauty is also a weapon, especially for female elite soldiers.

Seeing that there were still vacancies in Tia's team, the elite students who had been rejected several times hesitated for a moment before shamelessly approaching to volunteer, wanting to give it another try.

"Feel sorry."

This time, Tia spoke more directly:

“My squad already has four elite soldier candidates, and we don’t plan to recruit more for the time being… We still need a logistics specialist.”

"The logistics department... Well then, Young Master Youlian, you'll have to wait."

One of the rejected elite student candidates shrugged and looked at Valensa:

"Miss Knight, do you still remember the dancer who tried to recruit you yesterday? The fact that her test didn't require combat was very attractive to logistics students. The logistics students who were originally staying here to find a team all went to find her after hearing about it."

I heard that her team was full overnight and set off this morning... There are no logistics personnel left at this assembly point for the time being, and we can only wait for the logistics personnel who have passed the first stage to fill the gap.

In fact, several teams here are only missing their logistics departments.

"That's it..."

Tia frowned slightly; this situation was indeed somewhat unexpected.

That was all, though; her demeanor remained calm and confident.

"Then we'll just have to wait here. Hopefully, new logistics department candidates will arrive today."

The other captains who were also recruiting logistics personnel stood up without making a sound and sat down not far from the tavern entrance.

Since everyone is recruiting logistics personnel, it means they are in competition. Their team is no match for Tia's team in terms of either strength or appearance. Any normal person would know which one to choose.

Therefore, they must send out invitations first, and given Tia's aristocratic style, she clearly disdains using such methods, which is the only advantage other teams have.

After that, the tavern fell silent again, with only the team members talking quietly among themselves, as everyone waited patiently for the arrival of the newcomers.

As a result, they waited for most of the day. In between, more than a dozen candidates arrived, but unfortunately, they were either from the elite or command departments. The logistics department, which theoretically had the most candidates, had now become a scarce resource.

The tavern curtain was not opened again until dusk fell once more.

This time, two people came in together. When the captains saw this, their eyes lit up, and they quickly surrounded the two people, just like the scalpers at the train station in Valencia's previous life. They even startled the two people.

It wasn't that these team leaders were reckless; rather, the only ones who could form teams in the first round of assessments were the logistics department candidates.

Since the two newcomers arrived together, they are most likely from the logistics department.

Valencia was also secretly observing them.

The two people, one male and one female, seemed to have a close relationship, suggesting they were a real couple, not just friends pretending to be lovers like Valensa and Tia.

The man looks ordinary, not particularly handsome, but he's quite pleasing to the eye, somewhat like the kind of slice-of-life anime male protagonist from Valencia's past life.

The women are relatively more outstanding. Although their looks and figures cannot compare with great beauties like Valencia and Melody, they are still pure and lovely.

But the most important thing is her clothes... Unlike her boyfriend's ordinary clothes, this girl is wearing the priest's robes of the Church of the Sun.

Priestesses and nuns are different. Nuns can become priestesses as long as they are devout, while priestesses need a certain talent for divine arts.

It's roughly the difference between ordinary monks and warrior monks in Valencia's previous life temple.

Given the prestige and power of the Church of the Sun, no normal person would dare to impersonate a priest. Therefore, the girl is most likely a logistics officer who can use healing magic, making her a highly sought-after individual.

The Church of the Sun does indeed send some young priests and paladins to the War Academy every year to prepare them for fighting the Beastmen on the northern frontier, but the number is small.

Even Tia was clearly attracted to the priestess girl, but due to the reserve of a noble family, she didn't rush to snatch her like the other captains.

After a while, the somewhat bewildered teenagers finally understood what was going on amidst the enthusiastic recruitment invitations from the team leaders.

They were clearly pleased with their popularity and quickly struck up a friendly conversation with the team leaders at the entrance, introducing their abilities and strengths.

As the girl introduced herself, the team leaders looked very satisfied and eager, as if they couldn't wait to bring her into their teams.

But when it was the boy's turn to introduce himself, before he could say more than a few words, the captains' expressions changed, and they were no longer as enthusiastic towards the priestess girl as before.

Chapter 87 One-to-One

"Ha~~"

Valensa overheard the boys and girls' self-introductions and couldn't help but chuckle.

The reason this young couple participated in the War Academy's entrance exam was the same as Valensa's: to avoid the forced marriage laws of the Kingdom of Fran.

The young girl, being a priestess, is naturally considered talented and can enjoy free love, but the boy doesn't have that ability.

The two grew up in a small town slightly larger than Besserkin. The girl's name was Asashi, and she was the daughter of the town's only priestess, so she could be considered a stepmother.

Young Luca was very ordinary. His parents were ordinary farmers, and he himself had not done any useful spiritual practice. He was just an ordinary villager like A.

I don't know what kind of luck Luca had, but even though there are many outstanding young men in town, Asaki just fell for him... The two have been close since childhood and officially became a couple at the beginning of last year.

The impending forced marriage law finally made Luca nervous. He only loved Asashi and didn't want to marry a woman he didn't know.

Therefore, Luca had to prove his talent to the kingdom, and he also trained with the town's blacksmith, carpenter, veterinarian, and others for a period of time, but he could not reach the corresponding level.

The young couple had no choice but to consider the entrance exam for the War Academy, and decided to try their luck by applying to the Logistics Department together.

Since the logistics department's three assessment stages all allow for team play, Asaki plans to use her healing magic to pave a free path for their love.

In the first test, Luca did nothing; the only way to pass was for Asashi to heal the injured adventurers.

Luca is a complete good-for-nothing who relies entirely on his girlfriend.

This is why all the other team leaders suddenly lost interest in the young couple.

Protecting the safety of logistics personnel is also the responsibility of the team leader and the vanguard during team missions.

Protecting a useless person who can't do anything will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of the mission significantly, unless it's a mission that doesn't require combat.

This is also the most important reason why Jacqueline's squad can quickly reach full strength; the fact that it doesn't require combat is extremely attractive to logistics personnel.

The captains in the tavern were clearly focused on combat, so they had no choice but to abandon the young couple.

Although they coveted Asashi's healing magic, they despised Luca, this good-for-nothing, even more.

"Just these two."

"Hey?"

Valensa was still reflecting on her own feelings when she suddenly heard Tia speak.

She was somewhat surprised:

"Honey, won't you reconsider? Although we desperately need logistics team members, maybe there will be better options later? After all, it's only early evening."

"No, they are the best choice. Go ahead."

Tia pulled her arm away from Valensa's embrace, gesturing for Valensa to get up:

"It's definitely better for a beautiful woman to extend an invitation, but Melody's clothes are too dazzling. Your friendliness is more suitable here."

"...Understood, darling~~"