The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa immediately surveyed the approximately 200-square-meter room, searching for the source of the cold, and quickly found her target.

A petite girl wearing a blue short-skirted robe was floating in mid-air with her eyes closed in a meditative posture, with a large amount of ice-attribute magic constantly overflowing from her body.

After a moment's recollection, Valensa was certain that she had not seen the girl at the welcome banquet.

Is she a second-year... or third-year senior? Wow, that's amazing... Her magic power is clearly much higher than Harry's, she's probably already at the Lighthouse level.

It's just too cold.

Valensa turned to leave, not wanting to disturb others' cultivation, and even less wanting to freeze.

If the meditation room is unavailable, then we can go to the training room.

However, before she could even take a step with her long, black-stockinged legs, she felt the chill on her body lessen considerably.

Although it was still around minus ten degrees Celsius, Valensa's current physical condition meant she wouldn't feel particularly cold even wearing a short skirt.

More importantly, this change clearly indicates that the girl withdrew her magic after noticing her arrival, and it would have been too impolite to leave immediately.

"...Thank you, senior."

Seeing that the girl still didn't open her eyes or speak, Valensa could only thank her and sit down in a corner of the meditation room.

A slightly colder environment isn't necessarily a bad thing; in fact, it might help her stay alert and perhaps make her breakthrough even smoother.

With that thought in mind, Valensa quickly closed her eyes and entered a meditative state similar to that of a spellcaster.

Unlike magic-based cultivators who can't even get started due to a lack of talent, warrior-based cultivators, no matter how poor their talent, will achieve some results as long as they are willing to train hard.

The Candlelight level is the limit that warrior-type cultivators can reach through physical training alone.

To go further, you either need exceptional talent with special bloodline power, or you need amazing comprehension to master power such as sword energy or battle energy.

Simply put, for warrior-type cultivators to break through to the Pearl level, simply improving their physical attributes is not enough; they must master a certain energy to further modify and strengthen their bodies.

Once the body fully adapts to this energy, it can be passed on to the next generation through bloodlines.

Valensa, as a descendant of a Moon-class Radiant Swordsman, was naturally no exception.

Although she awakened a little late, her power of light has finally awakened.

Unfortunately, the Baldr family's heirloom artifact has been completely destroyed, so even though Valensa awakened the power of light, she couldn't learn how to train and control it, which is a great pity.

Although Tia told her that the Church of the Sun might have a way, she didn't have the chance yet.

Even without training or control methods, Valensa had already experienced the benefits of the power of light, a bloodline power.

When she encountered the savage beast assassin in the Trial Maze, it was the passive self-healing effect of the light power within her that allowed her to withstand the Dragon Fang Short Sword for a long time.

Therefore, Valensa is not in a hurry to learn those ancestral sword techniques. She already has her own fighting style, and it would be awkward to force a change.

Valensa has other plans regarding the power of light in her bloodline, and now is the time to put them into practice.

Hey~~~~

Without the right techniques, it's quite difficult to actively condense and control the power of light within the body.

Valensa clenched her teeth, feeling a bit like she was constipated, and it took a lot of effort to condense a ball of light the size of an egg into her body.

Then she drew upon a stream of clear water from her heart and tried to merge it with that small ball of light.

But fusing two different forces is no easy task.

Valensa tried for a long time, but the light within her body remained light, and the water remained water; there was no sign of them wanting to merge.

...So it really didn't work out? Then we'll have to stick with Plan B.

Valensa sighed quietly. The ideal outcome would be to fuse the two powers and then manipulate the power of light by controlling the power of the mind, but unfortunately, it wasn't that easy.

So she completely gave up controlling the power of light and instead used the power of her mind to strengthen her control over her body, deeply absorbing the power of light flowing within her.

In this way, even if she learns how to manipulate the power of light in the future, it will be difficult for her to mobilize the power of light again.

But the effects were equally immediate; the light energy acted like a nutrient, greatly enhancing Valensa's body's defenses and self-healing abilities.

This was Valensa's Plan B; she planned to temporarily give up the active skills of the Light Force and instead give herself a few more powerful passive skills.

It's actually quite funny when you think about it.

Valensa dressed as a female knight and called herself one, but her previous fighting style was clearly based on agility and flexibility.

Rather than calling her a female knight, it's more accurate to describe her as a female assassin clad in armor and wielding a sword and shield.

But that won't be the case anymore. As the awakened power of her bloodline grows naturally, the strengthening effect of the power of light on Valensa's physical defense and self-healing will continue to increase, and she can completely act as a true tank to draw aggro and absorb damage.

Of course, her agility, which was already far superior to others, would not disappear. While she could withstand enemy attacks like a meat shield, she could also seize the enemy's weaknesses at any time and launch a fatal counterattack.

For the rest of the night, Valensa meditated in the meditation room, using her mental power to control her body and absorb as much light as possible.

When the dormitory's morning bell rang, Valensa opened her eyes and took a deep breath.

It became.

There was no thrilling life-or-death battle, nor any remarkable celestial phenomena. The bottleneck that had been holding Valensa back for quite some time was broken through by her silently.

After looking around, Valensa realized that the cold senior had left sometime earlier, and the temperature in the meditation room had clearly risen, even becoming slightly humid.

The most obvious sign was the black pantyhose that Valensa hadn't changed all night, which already had a slight odor.

To avoid an overwhelming body odor on her first day of class, Valensa quickly ran back to her room, took a quick shower, and changed into new black stockings and underwear.

Almost the instant she finished dressing, there was a knock on the door.

"Valenza? Are you up yet?"

It was Melody's voice from outside the door:

"Grandma Enya's breakfast should be ready by now. Would you like to come downstairs for breakfast together? Or would you like to practice your cooking skills?"

"Let's go downstairs to eat."

Valensa quickly opened the door and replied with a smile:

"After all, I have classes in the morning, so time is quite tight... If you're interested in my cooking, then wait until the evening when you have more time."

Chapter 13 Practical Lesson

"Hehe, that's exactly what I meant."

Melody smiled slyly:

"Although Grandma Enya's cooking is very nutritious, Valensa, your cooking is still more delicious... I've become a little addicted after eating it a few times."

"That's easy. As long as I'm not too busy, I don't mind letting everyone try my cooking."

Valensa chuckled.

She wasn't just being polite; cooking is genuinely her hobby, and seeing others enjoy their food brings her a sense of happiness.

"...Sigh, I suddenly feel so envious of Tia."

Melody sighed meaningfully, giving Valensa a few deep looks, which led to an unexpected discovery:

"Huh? Valencia, you... seem a little different from yesterday?"

"...What's different?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow and asked in return, while also muttering to herself.

Is it really that obvious that I've made a breakthrough?

"Your skin looks whiter and smoother, and thankfully it's still elastic!"

Melody didn't hold back at all and grabbed Valensa's arm, touching and pinching it:

"Did you use some kind of high-end skincare product that Tia gave you?... No, that's not right, this kind of effect can't be achieved by skincare products... You've broken through to the Pearl level?"

"I remember your Baldr family's ancestor was a Radiant Swordsman, right? Then the power of light in your bloodline does indeed have that effect... You went to the training room so late yesterday just for this?"

"Well, almost."

Valensa smiled and nodded:

"Actually, I could have broken through on our way to escort the ingredients, but I kept holding back because I was worried about being disturbed by unexpected situations."

"We ate a lot of good food at the banquet yesterday, so I thought I'd strike while the iron was hot and try to break through my bottleneck. It went quite smoothly and I succeeded."

"Congratulations!"

Melody smiled and offered her blessings, adding a compliment:

"You were so powerful when you were only at the Candlelight level, now that you've broken through to the Pearl level, I'm even less of a match for you."

"No, no...that's impossible!"

Valensa waved her hand modestly:

"I secretly observed at yesterday's banquet that I was the only one in our elite soldier class who hadn't reached the Pearl level... Luckily, I broke through last night, otherwise it would have been so embarrassing."

As for actual combat ability... I can't say for the other classmates, but if I were to face Melody, I probably wouldn't stand a chance.

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Melody was both amused and exasperated.

"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? You don't praise someone like that..."

"No, no, no... I wasn't exaggerating at all."

Valensa shrugged:

"Because I am someone who loves both beautiful women and jewelry, once you unleash your dazzling sword dance, I will be completely captivated and will undoubtedly lose."

"You're really talking nonsense... My Shining Sword Dance isn't like that at all~~"

Melody seemed a little embarrassed by Valensa's flattery. The two laughed and joked, and soon went from the third floor of the dormitory to the first-floor restaurant.

As expected, the dormitory manager, Grandma Enya, had prepared breakfast, and most of the students in the dormitory were having breakfast in the cafeteria.

The petite, aloof senior student Valensa met in the meditation room last night was also there, and nodded slightly to her after their eyes met.

Let's say hello properly next time we have the chance.

With that in mind, Valensa and Melody met up with Mitte, who had come down from the fourth floor, and the three of them sat down at a table to eat.

The breakfast selection was quite plentiful and the nutritional balance was reasonable, but the taste was rather bland, which explains why Melody missed Valensa's cooking.

After thinking for a moment, Valensa also extended an invitation to Mitte, planning to cook grilled fish for everyone by the pond behind the dormitory building that evening.

The elite troops' courses mostly focus on combat skills and tactical thinking, but cultural courses such as kingdom history are also essential.

The first morning's lessons focused on the history of the kingdom and some ideological education, with a very clear purpose: to cultivate students' sense of honor and loyalty.

Having taken various political classes in her previous university life, Valensa was naturally familiar with these topics. Even when she was repeatedly questioned by her teachers because of her status as the top student, she could answer fluently and with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression, like a loyal female knight who was always ready to sacrifice herself for her country.

This performance earned her even more praise, as she was already receiving a lot of attention from her teachers.

It was afternoon, and it was the first practical lesson for the freshmen of the Vanguard Department.

The classroom was an open-air training ground surrounded by a magical barrier, and there were also many training weapons and equipment, as well as steel plates and stones that were probably used as targets.

"I am your instructor for this practical lesson. You can call me Dotalok. I will mainly teach you some weapon usage techniques."

A hunchbacked old man with a goatee stood in front of the crowd, holding a cane in his hand, and looked frail.

But all 31 elite freshmen stood up straight, and many of them were very excited.

Because this hunchbacked old man was quite famous, a Star-level expert, Valensa had heard of his title as a weapon master a long time ago.

"Valenza Bader!"

Just as Valenza was thinking about the various legends surrounding the little old man, she heard him calling her. She quickly stepped out of line and gave him a Franco military salute.

"To!"

"Very good, you're quite energetic... Huh?"

The old man looked at Valensa with a rather intense gaze a few times, seemingly somewhat surprised:

"When I saw you from afar at the banquet yesterday, you were just a candle... Did you break through to the next level last night?"

"……Yes."

Valensa was slightly annoyed by the rather strange looks she received from her classmates.

To tell so many classmates who have long since reached the Pearl level that I, the chief student, have only just broken through to the Pearl level... isn't this like public humiliation?