The story of the black silk female knight

"Why hasn't the Wild Beast Clan been wiped out yet? Our Kingdom of Fran has ample food and weapons, and many elite soldiers and strong warriors. Why not take the initiative to strike and eliminate this threat once and for all?"

Actually, Valensa had this question for a long time.

Based on her knowledge from her previous life, she believed that one should not allow others to snore beside one's bed.

If a foreign race like the Wild Beasts bordering the kingdom is incapable of fighting, then so be it. But given the absolute military advantage, it is clear that annihilating or driving them out is the only way to ensure border stability.

Throughout her life, Valencia had only ever heard about the great victories in the defense of the North, and had never heard of any human invasion of the Barrens.

She hadn't been involved in these things before, and although she had some doubts, she didn't think much about it.

But now the beast assassin almost took her life, and after graduating from the War Academy, she will most likely be going to the Northern Battlefield for a period of time, so she must do her homework in advance.

Of course, consulting materials or teachers afterward is also an option.

But what can be more useful than a knowledgeable best friend, even if it's a book or a teacher?

Valensa thought that Tia would then launch into a long speech with a hint of smugness, just like she always did when showing off her knowledge.

Unexpectedly, Tia jumped off the bed and went to the window. She first peeked out and looked around, then closed and locked the window. She also took out a magic card with the word "Quiet" written on it and activated it.

This……

Could it be that the matter of the Wild Beast Clan involves some major secret?

Valensa became even more curious.

"Come."

After making sure the conversation wasn't overheard, Tia waved to Valensa.

Valensa quickly moved closer.

"What I'm about to tell you is a secret known only to a few of the kingdom's high-ranking officials... You must not tell anyone else."

Tia instructed:

"If this news gets out... it shouldn't be a big problem for you given your status, but it's hard to say who knows this secret... at best they'll suffer temporary amnesia, at worst they'll simply disappear without a trace."

"……I see."

Valensa nodded solemnly, indicating that she would not speak carelessly, and waited for Tia to continue.

"If we only look at the data comparison, we humans do indeed have an overwhelming advantage."

Tia first affirmed Valensa's earlier statement:

"Leaving aside the obvious advantages such as abundant resources and the number of strong individuals, even the only advantage that the Wild Beasts have over us humans is their reproductive rate, which they have rendered useless by their suicidal behavior during their annual autumn offensives."

Even so, as long as they don't leave the barren lands, it will be very difficult for humans to completely eradicate them.

"They are difficult to eradicate if they don't leave the barren lands?"

Valensa immediately grasped the key point:

"You mean... the biggest challenge for humans in eliminating the Wild Beast Clan lies in the Desolate Ridge?"

"Yes."

Tia nodded:

"Just as the beast race is weakened when they go to the land protected by the Sun Goddess, it is also difficult for us human strongmen to exert our full strength when we go to the desolate land."

An opponent who could be defeated one-on-one in the past would require at least three against one in the Barrens, and there was no guarantee of victory.

Military rations like the crunchy flower fruit, which could normally last two days if eaten sparingly, would only last half a day at most on the barren plains.

"Will my strength be suppressed and my energy consumption greatly increased? This is indeed troublesome..."

Valensa nodded, but was still somewhat puzzled:

"Even so, with the kingdom's resources, it could easily accumulate strength first, and then seize the opportunity to achieve a permanent solution, right?"

"The method you mentioned was actually thought of by our ancestors in the Britannia family a long time ago, and we almost launched a large-scale expedition to the Barrens."

Tia sighed:

"But just when the army had been assembled and everyone was eager to show their skills, the plan was abruptly halted."

"...Why?" Valensa asked.

"because……"

Tia glanced around very cautiously before taking a deep breath:

"Just before the main army was about to set off, the scouts who went ahead to scout the desolate lands sent back a message... The beastmen may also be protected by gods."

If it were only a harsh environment and a powerful enemy, our kingdom's warriors would certainly not be afraid.

But if the enemy contains someone like Her Majesty the Sun Goddess… we absolutely cannot let our soldiers die in vain.”

Chapter 11 Preparing for a Breakthrough

Is it possible that the Wild Beast Clan also has divine protection?

Valensa seemed to understand something, and she realized why Tia was being so cautious.

According to the scriptures of the Church of the Sun, Her Majesty the Sun Goddess is the only true God in the world, and all other gods are nothing but false gods.

Valensa, who has memories of two lifetimes and has even been to a dimensional hardware store, naturally doesn't believe this.

The Sun Goddess is indeed a great and true deity, but certainly not the only one. The fact that the scriptures record her that way clearly shows an attempt to monopolize the faith.

Of course, Valensa had no intention of going against the sun goddess; she was even quite willing to be a devout believer and cling to her.

But if the Wild Beast Clan truly has the protection of a god... why are they still unable to get enough to eat?

Valensa had witnessed many miracles in the Church of the Sun. According to the priests she knew and her own understanding, creating food out of nothing was very easy for the true God.

In fact, a large part of the abundant food in the Kingdom of Fran, which could be wasted without consequence, came from the miracles bestowed by the Church of the Sun; agriculture alone would not have been enough.

According to the previous beast hunter, the entire beast race is currently living in a state of chronic hunger, which contradicts the claim of divine protection.

It's impossible that so many wise men of the kingdom hadn't thought of these things.

So Valensa just asked directly.

"This is indeed very strange. In fact, many high-ranking officials in the kingdom suspect that the scout who sent back the message back then made a mistake in judgment, but..."

Tia looked serious:

"But precisely because of this, the kingdom has never stopped sending out scouts to investigate the desolate lands over the years, and has made even more significant discoveries."

"An even more significant discovery?" Valensa became even more curious.

"Hmm... this information is also top secret. If you blurt it out, we might both end up in the dungeon together..."

Tia said this, but she didn't hide anything from Valensa:

"Actually, I'm not even qualified to know this information now. Most of it I peeked into my father's study when he wasn't looking."

Based on the secret investigations conducted by the Kingdom's elite forces into the Barren Ridge over the years, it is certain that... there is a vast space beneath the Barren Ridge, which may be ancient ruins or lost temples... in any case, there are many incredible things there, which can almost only be explained by miracles.

The style of those miracles was completely different from that of the Church of the Sun, but they were just as miraculous.

Many insiders believe that those underground facilities are related to the gods of the Wild Beast Clan, so even though there is no sign that the Wild Beast Clan is protected by the gods, we dare not launch an expedition lightly.

After all, this kind of expedition is no small matter for us... If it succeeds, all will be well; if it fails, the kingdom may need decades to recover.

"Possibly existing primordial beasts and gods, and the underground ruins of the desolate lands..."

Valensa listened attentively to Tia's words, even taking notes in her notebook and circling the words "gods" and "underground ruins" heavily.

"What are you doing?"

Tia was a little curious.

"It's really nothing~~"

Valensa casually put the notebook away again.

"It's just a concept that's just starting out... Didn't that so-called Beast Clan prophet dream that they were wiped out? I'm thinking of trying to turn that dream into reality..."

"...Are you serious?"

Tia immediately sat up straight and became serious:

"This is something our kingdom has never been able to accomplish for generations... Don't do anything reckless! The Barrens are extremely dangerous!"

"Don't worry, I'm not that reckless."

Valensa waved her hand and smiled:

"I just wanted to contribute a few ideas... Tia, didn't you say that my wild ideas are sometimes quite useful?"

"...That's fine if it's just like that."

Tia finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"The college happens to offer related courses. If you can write a paper on the subject, you can earn a lot of credits."

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

Valensa nodded quickly.

After that, the two didn't talk about anything serious and mostly chatted casually.

Time flies, and it soon got completely dark; it was almost time for the dormitory curfew.

Although she really wanted to stay and sleep with Valensa, Tia went back to her own dormitory.

Even if she has a special status, it's not good for her to violate school rules right at the start of the semester.

After Tia left, Valensa didn't rush to take a shower and go to sleep. Instead, she hesitated for a moment before knocking on Melody's door next door.

"……What's wrong?"

Melody must have just taken a shower; she was only wrapped in a bath towel, and the scent of her shower gel was very strong.

Valensa glanced furtively at Melody's barely concealed, voluptuous figure, and secretly compared it to her own before smiling and asking:

"Nothing... I just wanted to ask if there's a place in our dorm building where we can cultivate?"

"Cultivation? So late?"

Melody was quite surprised, but she didn't ask any further questions and readily answered:

"Of course there are... The basement level has training rooms and meditation rooms, but the protective barrier in the training rooms isn't very strong, so you have to be careful... It's usually just for warm-up."

"I understand, thank you."

After thanking Melody, Valensa quickly arrived at the basement of the dormitory building.

She hesitated for a few seconds at the entrance of the corridor where the training room was on the left and the meditation room was on the right, but still chose to turn right and walk towards the meditation room.

Normally, warrior-type cultivators should choose the training room, while the meditation room is more suitable for magic-type cultivators.

There is only one exception... that is when a warrior-type cultivator is about to break through to a higher realm.

Valenza's physical abilities had long been enhanced to their current limit by the Dimensional Hardware Store's enhancement function, and her combat experience had been fully honed through her adventurer life in Sergin Town.

If her bloodline power hadn't been delayed in awakening, she would have broken through to the Pearl level long ago.

She has now finally awakened the light power inherited by the Baldr family, and her body is in peak condition under the nourishment of the Sun Dew Holy Water. She also ate a lot of top-quality ingredients at the freshman welcome banquet.

This is the perfect opportunity to achieve a breakthrough.

Moreover, school officially starts tomorrow. Those who can get into the elite department of the War Academy are all geniuses with pearl-level strength at a young age.

If only the top student in the class is at the Candlelight level... that would be a bit embarrassing, and Valensa is very concerned about her image.

So she decided to strike while the iron was hot and make a breakthrough tonight.

Valensa thought there wouldn't be anyone else in the meditation room at this time, but as soon as she pushed open the door, she shuddered.

It's so cold! {{{(>_<>)}

Chapter 12: Select a few powerful passive skills

Valensa crossed her arms and exhaled a breath of air, which visibly turned into frost.

This temperature... it must be below minus thirty degrees Celsius again, right?

Normally, a meditation room, not some extreme environment training room, wouldn't have such a low temperature.