The story of the black silk female knight

After leaving the training ground for the practical lessons, Valensa quickly found the girls' dormitory building of the command department.

It's more accurate to describe it as a villa than a building... After all, there are very few people in the command department, and even fewer female commanders. There are less than 10 people in all three grades combined, so a large villa is more than enough for them.

When Valensa met Tia, Tia had probably just finished class and was walking towards the villa while politely chatting with another girl.

The girl was none other than Jacqueline, the dancer who had met Valensa once in Suri City, and the only female student in the conducting department besides Tia in this year's class.

Good evening, Jacqueline.

"Greetings, Valencia."

After exchanging very ladylike greetings, Jacqueline chuckled and spoke first:

"When we first met, I could tell that you, Valensa, were hiding your true abilities. I never imagined you were even more impressive than I thought."

"You flatter me, Jacqueline, you are excellent too."

Valencia quickly engaged in mutual flattery:

"I've already heard that Teacher Silune, known as the 'Reversal Dancer,' is very fond of you and has already taken you on as her personal disciple, right? It seems that you will be the next 'Reversal Dancer'!"

After exchanging a few more polite compliments, Jacqueline tactfully took her leave, leaving Valensa and Tia alone.

Tia, who hadn't spoken until now, smiled and teased Valensa:

"You just got out of class too, right? Why are you so eager to see me... Have you missed me terribly after just one day?"

"Yeah, I miss Tia so much! Let me hug you and replenish my Tia element~~"

Valensa wasn't afraid of this level of teasing at all, and immediately seized the opportunity to hug Tia, rubbing against her and smelling her scent.

Tia was instantly overwhelmed and, blushing, started stomping on Valensa's insteps repeatedly.

"What are you doing, you idiot! This is outside the dorm... What if someone sees us and spreads rumors about us having an inappropriate relationship?"

"Then let's turn the rumors into reality?" Valensa continued her attack.

"you……"

Tia's head was already steaming hot, like a CPU overload:

"If you keep talking nonsense, I won't talk to you anymore, hmph!"

"...Okay, okay, I was wrong."

Valensa hesitated for a few seconds, but ultimately decided against further pressure and chose to stop while she was ahead.

"I'm here to invite Tia to the girls' get-together tonight... The two of us, plus Melody and Mitelai, I'll make grilled fish for everyone."

"You're going to show off your cooking skills again? Of course, no problem, I'm looking forward to it."

Tia's eyes lit up, and she immediately agreed.

"There's one more thing I might need your help with, Tia..."

Valensa thought for a moment and then said:

"I remember when you practitioners of the Dharma lineage make scrolls, don't you use a kind of paper that's highly heat-resistant, waterproof, and doesn't repel oil? Do you have any? Could I borrow some?"

"I do have some, but I don't have many. After all, I use magic cards, so scrolls aren't very useful to me, and I'm too lazy to make them."

As Tia spoke, she took out several sheets of high-quality paper and handed them to Valensa:

"These are for taking notes on important things... By the way, what do you need them for? You don't want to learn magic, do you?"

"Tia, do you not know my magical talent? When I was little, every time you taught me to meditate, I would either daydream or fall asleep... Magic and such are just not for me."

Valensa smiled and waved her hand:

"I'm using this as a cooking tool, of course."

"This can be used as a cooking utensil?"

Tia became even more excited, and she even took the initiative to push Valensa along:

"Hurry, hurry... I can't wait to see your grilled fish!"

The two quickly arrived at the perimeter of the girls' dormitory building of the elite troops, and successfully met up with Melody and the others by the pond behind the building.

Having witnessed Valensa's culinary skills a few times in the wild, Melody had gained some experience. She returned first and had already prepared firewood and a grill, just waiting for Valensa, the cook.

Fish, of course, tastes best when it's freshly killed and cooked. Valensa chose to hold their small gatherings by the pond so that it would be convenient to catch the ingredients.

She originally intended to do it herself, but found that there were already people by the pond.

He was an elderly man with gray hair, and there was no energy fluctuation or dangerous aura about him; he seemed to be just an ordinary person.

He was sitting motionless by the pond, holding a fishing rod, with a wooden bucket beside him.

"Sir..."

After thinking for a moment, Valensa decided to go up and greet the old man.

"Would you mind if we had a few of the fish you caught today? As a token of my appreciation, I'll personally bring them over for you to enjoy after they're grilled... uh."

If you're out in the street, it's definitely not acceptable to ask for the fish someone else caught; it might even make you seem greedy.

But this is a war academy. Would someone who fishes in the academy really care about a few fish? They're probably just cultivating their mind and spirit.

However, when Valensa stepped into the barrel, she was suddenly speechless with embarrassment.

Because there was only water in the wooden bucket... this old man who was fishing was out of luck today.

Chapter 18 Black Silk Enticement Method

This is really embarrassing.

Asking an air force fisherman for fish is like adding fuel to the fire.

You might get beaten up.

In a flash, Valensa quickly put on a weak and delicate appearance:

"Um...sir, I'm so sorry, I really didn't know..."

After saying that, she blinked a few times, intending to use her cuteness as an advantage to get away with it.

However, the old fisherman didn't even glance at her, and seemed completely unconcerned about the empty net (no fish caught), keeping his eyes fixed on the float as he chuckled and spoke.

"Little girl, do you think I'll get angry? Haha, then you don't understand fishing... What do you think you're fishing for?"

Of course, you're fishing for fish, what else could it be?

Is this another case of the saying that the joy of fishing lies not in the act itself, but in cultivating one's character?

Valensa wanted to roll her eyes and complain, but the person who could fish in the War Academy was definitely not just an ordinary old man; he might be some big shot, and she absolutely couldn't afford to offend him easily.

So she pretended to be stupid:

"I think fishing is just fishing... the fish is the most important thing, because it tastes good."

"Then you're very wrong... Fishing isn't just about eating fish, is it?"

The old man fishing got really into it, shaking his head and swaying his body:

"The heart of fishing is not in the fish, but in the scenery. You see me fishing here, but what I'm really fishing for is nature, my state of mind, my imagination, and all things in the world."

So I never care whether there are fish in my bucket, because I've already caught everything.

?

Are you out of your mind, Air Force?

Valensa struggled to suppress the urge to complain.

She didn't want to talk nonsense with the old man anymore; there were three girls waiting to eat fish not far away.

So he got straight to the point:

"Um...a few friends and I are planning to grill some fish ourselves, so we need to catch a few fish here. You don't mind, sir, do you?"

"It's alright, this pond isn't mine, so anyone can come and fish."

The old fisherman smiled and finally took a few glances at Valensa:

"Little girl, would you like to go fishing with me? I can lend you a set of fishing gear... You seem to have quite a talent for it."

"This... thank you for your kindness, sir, but it's not necessary."

Valensa hesitated for a moment before declining.

Fishing is indeed quite fun, but it's too inefficient, and Valensa doesn't want Tia and the others to go hungry.

"Is that so... then it seems you're planning to use other methods to catch fish."

The old man fishing seemed quite regretful, and after a pause, he said:

"By the way, let me remind you... the fish in this pond are much smarter than ordinary fish. You can't catch them without some tricks. They won't even bite with ordinary bait."

"Thank you for the reminder, sir."

Valensa, however, was very confident:

"I know a little about fishing techniques, and even some special ones, so I'm sure I can do it."

"Really……"

The old fisherman didn't say anything more, but gave Valensa another meaningful look before continuing to keep his eyes fixed on his fishing float.

Valensa then gave the old fisherman a quiet, ladylike bow before moving to another spot in the pond to begin catching the ingredients she would later use.

When she lived in Sergin, Valensa often went to the lake south of town to catch fish herself, so she had some experience and skills.

She first took out a small piece of dough-like substance from her magic storage pouch and crumbled it in her hand.

This is a fish bait she made herself using wheat flour, millet, earthworms, aquatic plant powder, etc., and it works well for most common fish.

Valensa slowly cast the bait into the water in front of her, while holding her longsword, ready to stab any greedy fish that came to eat.

She used to fish like this back in Sergintown... It's definitely not as efficient as casting nets, but she fishes for her own consumption, so her demand isn't high, and it also helps her improve her eyesight and swordsmanship.

Valensa didn't plan to catch any rare fish this time; she just caught a few common species, enough for the girls to eat that night.

To everyone's surprise, Valensa threw three large handfuls of bait into the water and waited for more than ten minutes, but not a single fish came to eat it, as if her bait had no appeal whatsoever.

She couldn't help but look up at the old man fishing, only to find that he was also looking at her, with that ambiguous smile in his eyes.

It's like saying:

Little girl, do you want to join the Air Force too?

Damn it, just a few fish... Oh well.

Valensa's vanity and competitiveness were immediately aroused by the old fisherman's gaze. She decided to stop pretending and prepared to use her ultimate move.

Under the very strange gaze of the old fisherman, Valensa suddenly took off one boot and slowly dipped her black-stockinged foot into the water.

The power of the mind, activated.

No fish can resist the scent of my black stockings!

!

The once calm pond suddenly became turbulent.

To the astonishment of the old fisherman, a large group of fish suddenly swarmed towards Valencia.

These fish all look to be the same species, somewhat similar to bass, only bigger and fatter, and quite aggressive.

No wonder the bait had almost no effect; this pond is inhabited by a carnivorous fish with mouths the size of bottle openings filled with sharp teeth.

Now all the fish were scrambling to bite Valensa's black-stockinged feet, and a few even jumped out of the water to bite her legs.

Valensa, of course, showed no mercy. She thrust her longsword repeatedly, and soon several fish weighing about three pounds were impaled on the shore, where they thrashed about and then collapsed.

But her black silk-clad foot, which she had extended into the water, also suffered. The fish was much more agile than she had imagined, and its temperament was extremely fierce, almost at the level of a demon.

Fortunately, Valensa broke through to the Pearl level overnight and deeply absorbed the power of light into her body, greatly improving her defense. Otherwise, she would have really been bitten on the foot by these fish.

But the black stockings on her foot were no match... They were quickly torn off by the fish, and the fragments even caused a group of fish to fight over them, with some even killing each other.

Seeing that the few fish she had caught should be enough to eat, Valensa pulled her feet out of the water, dried them with a towel, and put on her boots.

Looking up at the other side, the old man fishing was indeed completely dumbfounded.

How about that? I already told you I have a secret technique. A few fish are nothing to me.