Things about the female knight in black stockings

"Are there any other tasks? The ones I can complete if I work harder?"

She could only look at Melina longingly again, hoping to hear the answer she wanted.

Unfortunately, everything can't go as planned in this world.

"Gone."

Melina shook her head firmly. Seeing that Valencia suddenly became very depressed, she gave a helpless and doting chuckle:

"But I also asked other people from the Adventurer's Guild... They said that the Church's Holy Shield Technique should meet the requirements... Miss, why don't you go to the Church to study for a while?"

"Sacred Shield Technique... emmm... let's consider it as a backup plan first."

Valencia frowned.

The defensive power of the Holy Shield Technique is sufficient, but the effect of the move is too conspicuous and the duration is very short. Enemies with normal brain circuits may not forcefully attack the Holy Shield Technique, and it will be difficult to cooperate with her ability.

"If Holy Shield doesn't work either..."

Melina shrugged and gave her final advice:

"Then Miss, you can go to the Nola Chamber of Commerce and inquire. Their auction may sell products you are satisfied with."

Chapter 12 The eldest lady just wants to make money now

"The auction of the Nora Chamber of Commerce... I remember the last time I attended it in the royal capital, I seemed to be accompanying Elena to buy her jewelry... Hey."

Standing in front of the largest shop in Serkin Town, Valencia's eyes were a little blurry, thinking about the past.

In fact, she never completely gave up hope.

Although her father died gloriously in that cultist attack, her mother and sister have only been missing...perhaps they may be reunited in the future.

Of course, Valencia knew that this possibility was very small, and she had already prepared for the worst, but deep down in her heart there was always a glimmer of hope that had not yet been extinguished.

After all, although the parents in this life have always said they want a son, they have never been less fond of Valencia, the eldest daughter, and her sister Elena is her little tail...

"...What's the use of thinking about this now? If I don't become stronger first, even if I know the news about my mother and Elena, I'm afraid it will only increase my sorrow and worries."

Valencia, whose eyes were blurred, suddenly woke up with a sudden inspiration, and her watery and somewhat red blue eyes became firm again.

"call……"

She took a long breath, lifted up the leather boots under the black stockings of her short skirt, and walked into the store door.

"Welcome, distinguished lady."

Immediately, a beautiful shopping guide in a skirt and uniform came up to Valencia and gave Valencia a sweet and professional smile:

"Is there anything I can help you with? Do you need a dress? Jewelry? Magic props? Or some personal items?"

"I'm not here to buy dresses and jewelry today, let alone those personal items."

Valencia chuckled and shook her head:

"Is there a deacon in your branch here? I would like to inquire about the auction."

"auctions?"

The shopping guide frowned slightly, then looked at Valencia, who was wearing a skirt and black stockings, and tried her best to maintain a non-discourteous smile:

"I'm sorry, miss, our auction-related services are only available to VIPs..."

"I am your honored guest."

Valencia also smiled, but emphasized her tone, and took out a golden four-leaf clover emblem the size of a windbreaker button:

"You must have forgotten... Although this is Serjin Town, I am from the royal capital, right?"

"I'm so sorry. I was rude."

Under the light of the golden four-leaf clover emblem, the shopping guide girl immediately bowed her head and apologized, then took out a pair of black silk rompers from the box and offered it with both hands:

"This small gift is an apology to you. Please accept it... As for the auction, please go to the rest area to have a cup of tea and rest for a while. I will inform the store manager right away."

"Then I'm welcome."

Valencia didn't refuse, she smiled and took off the black stockings and put them on.

The most important thing for nobles is face. If the rude behavior of the shopping guide girl just now offended those male nobles in the royal capital, it would be difficult for her to refuse even if they asked her to go to bed tonight to apologize.

Only if Valencia is willing to accept the small gift can the shopping guide lady feel relieved. If she refuses, she will feel uneasy for at least the whole day.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, the distinguished Miss Bardell."

Valencia waited in the rest area for about five or six minutes while drinking hot tea. Soon a middle-aged man with a mustache came over and greeted her with impeccable etiquette.

"Are you Mr. Store Manager?"

Valencia returned the favor with the same grace:

"It's a bit abrupt for me to come to visit without an appointment. Please forgive me."

"Where is it...Miss Bader, you are a distinguished guest of our Nola Chamber of Commerce. You can come over at any time if you need it."

The middle-aged man smiled politely and went straight to the point:

"I heard that you came today to get auction-related services? I'm sorry... It's just that our store in Sejin Town does not have the ability to hold auctions. If you are really anxious to participate, I'm afraid you can only go to the nearest place. The Kelal City branch.”

"Is that so..."

Valencia showed a regretful expression at the right time... She had actually guessed this.

After all, she had just finished drawing the big guarantee, and even if she really participated in the auction, she would still be short of money. She just wanted to do some consultation today.

"Can you please help me check the recent auction items? I have something I want."

With an expression that said, "You can't even do this," Valencia made another request.

"This……"

The middle-aged man's mouth twitched twice in a bit of embarrassment, but he nodded slightly:

"alright, I got it."

As the largest chamber of commerce in the Kingdom of France, and even the royal family is directly involved in investment, the branches of the Nora Chamber of Commerce naturally also have Lian Nian Crystal Instruments.

The products at the auction were indeed much richer. Valensa not only found what she wanted, but also had many choices, one of which even made her particularly satisfied.

It is a magic prop that looks like a little scarecrow. After being magically bound, it can almost unconditionally help the holder to counteract an attack. Each time it is used, it only needs to be charged with magic crystals.

This thing can be said to be a perfect match with the anti-injury ability of Valencia's Divine Power Rune, but it's a pity that its price also made Valencia secretly smack her lips.

The starting price is 500 gold coins, and the expected transaction price is about 2000 gold coins.

This much money is enough for Valensa to earn two or three kryptons at the Dimension Hardware Store. Even when she was the eldest countess of the royal capital, it was her pocket money for one or two years.

So obviously she is very greedy for the little scarecrow, so for the time being, Valencia can only watch... and make other choices.

A one-time high-level magic shield scroll, with an expected transaction price of 100 gold coins, is Valencia's next goal.

With her current strength, as long as she makes money by completing adventurer missions, she can still hope to buy one or two before the enrollment of the War College begins.

I have to continue working hard to make money.

Secretly cheering herself up, Valencia did not hide her purchase goal. She inquired in detail about the auction time of the Magic Shield Scroll in Krall City, and then stood up to leave.

After leaving the Nora Chamber of Commerce shop, Valensa bought two snacks on the street for lunch, and then returned to Melina's office in the Adventurer's Guild.

"No one will take the mission to defeat the armored bears today, right? Sister Melina? If no one takes it, please help me go through the process. I'll go there in the afternoon... I just want to make money now!"

"Crunt against the armored bears... No one has taken up that mission for several days. If you want to try again, I will help you arrange it."

While taking her share of snacks from Valencia, Melina smiled and said:

"Miss, why are you thinking about that armored bear man again? If I remember correctly, you have failed this mission twice... When you came back last time, you almost cried and said you would never go again. "

Chapter 13: Magic is not enough, chemistry comes in handy

The quest to defeat the Armored Bearman has been pending in the Adventurer's Guild of Serjin Town for some time.

Just like the mission with a bounty on the head of the cunning Legamon, the reward for the mission to defeat the Armored Ursine is a full 30 gold coins, which is almost equivalent to a month's expenses for an ordinary civilian family.

Valencia, who had been working hard to become stronger, of course took over this task twice, but failed once, and they all ran back in disgrace.

"I admit that the armored bear-man was a bit difficult to deal with. It made me so angry the first two times, but it's impossible to almost cry or anything like that! Absolutely impossible!"

Valencia puffed up her face and put her hands on her waist, shaking her long brown hair:

"And this time it's different! I've already figured out how to defeat it completely!"

"Miss, you seemed to have said the same thing before you went out last time. What was the result? Didn't you run back angrily in the end... Okay, okay."

Seeing that Valencia had a tendency to completely blow up, Melina waved her hand with a smile:

"I know Miss, you have gained something again in that magical place. If you want to try that armored bear man again, go ahead... Anyway, Miss, with your agility, you will have no problem escaping no matter what. I I’ll help you with the procedures.”

"Uh-huh... It seems like Sister Melina, you still don't think I can win!"

Valencia bit her lip, feeling fierce in her heart, and decided that she would succeed no matter what she said this time.

Originally, she really just had the idea of ​​​​trying out her new ability, and it was better not to succeed if she succeeded, but now she decided to make other preparations.

Just do it, and after having lunch together in Melina's office, Valencia took action immediately.

Unlike Ligamon, although Ligamon is ferocious and the top predator in the jungle, in the final analysis it is just a ferocious beast, the Armored Ursine is a monster.

In fact, if that Liga beast hadn't been so smart that it aroused the interest of a certain researcher, its head wouldn't be worth 30 gold coins at all. The Armored Ursine's worth was all due to its own strength.

As the name suggests, this monster has a head and body similar to that of a bear, walks upright like a human, and has flexible hands that can use tools and weapons.

Like the armored bearman that Valencia was about to attack, he wielded a long-handled two-handed square-headed hammer as a weapon.

It is extremely powerful. Like the lightweight skirt armor Valencia wears, even the strongest breastplate part will be flattened if accidentally hit by a hammer.

In fact, the reason Valencia was almost beaten to tears by an armored bear last time was because the new set of armor she just bought was smashed, which made her almost shed tears of poverty.

In addition to its powerful strength, the armored bearman also has excellent defense... which is why it has the word "armored" in its name.

The biggest difference between monsters and beasts is that they can use magic power... The Armored Bearman can absorb the earth element from the earth to strengthen itself, making its fur as strong as steel armor. Most cold weapons without enchantment can only emit energy when struck. The scratching sound cannot break the defense at all.

This is also the main reason why Valencia failed in her first two crusade missions... She lacks a powerful defense-breaking and output method, and she can't scratch the armored bear man at all.

Fortunately, the shortcomings of the Armored Bear are as obvious as its strengths... it is relatively bulky. With Valencia's agility, as long as she doesn't accidentally overturn, she can even repeatedly jump around the Armored Bear to provoke her.

But even so, generally speaking, unless they have a more powerful enchanted weapon in their hands, even pearl-level warriors are not very willing to fight the armored bear man head-on. This is why this crusade mission has not been pending in the Adventurer's Guild for so long. The reason for being completed.

According to conventional thinking, the best way to deal with the armored bear is to use magic - first use dispersion to remove the armored bear's enhanced defense, and then use fire magic to ignite its fur. You can dodge while waiting for it to be cooked. .

It's a pity that there are no magician adventurers of this level in Serkin Town... Even if there was Valenza, she wouldn't be willing to share the 30 gold coins with her.

She has already thought of a way... If magic is not enough, then chemistry will do the trick.

Valencia actually wanted to use this method last time, but it was a little dirty. She hesitated for a long time but still couldn't make up her mind.

But she couldn't bear to be defeated by the same enemy three times. This time she planned to endure it and complete the mission of defeating the armored bear.

What she was going to do next was a bit inconsistent with her status as an eldest lady, so Valencia put on the tattered cloak again to disguise herself, and then bought a few buckets of urine from farmers for 50 copper coins for watering the ground.

She poured all the urine into a large iron bucket, added sand and other substances, and lit it with a fire attribute magic crystal under the bucket to heat it.

After a while, all the urine was burned away, leaving a white wax-like substance at the bottom of the barrel.

"It's done!"

Valensa's face was filled with joy. She opened the half bottle of water she had prepared, took out two bamboo sticks, and carefully picked up the white waxy substance into the water bottle like using chopsticks.

Although the simple extraction process of this white waxy substance is a bit smelly, it is definitely worth the money... because its main component is white phosphorus, which was famous in the military field of Valencia's previous life. For example, the infamous white phosphorus bomb once made Many soldiers were frightened by the news, and their use was eventually banned by international conventions.

But to deal with monsters in this world, of course there is no need to worry about the international conventions of the previous life... Valencia plans to make simple white phosphorus bombs to replace the fire magic to deal with the armored bears.

The technical content required to make a white phosphorus bomb is not high. Simply put, it is to make full use of the property of white phosphorus to spontaneously ignite in hot and humid air, and fill an ordinary bomb with phosphorus powder.

A glass water bottle would suffice as the bomb's body. Valencia didn't know how to prepare explosives, so she used fire magic crystal powder instead.

Although the white phosphorus bomb produced in this way is easy to misfire and is difficult to store, Valencia originally regarded it as a disposable consumable... as long as it can play a role in the battle against the armored bears.

She made a total of 5 bombs using simply extracted white phosphorus, and used 2 of them in the test... The effect of each one was very successful.

Just like Valencia's idea, in the environment of the summer jungle, as long as her white phosphorus bomb is thrown hard and hits the target, it will trigger a small explosion and fully burn the white phosphorus.

"Hmph, damn stupid bear, I must make you look good this time!"

Putting the remaining three simple white phosphorus bombs away temporarily in a cool place, Valencia lowered her head and looked at her chest.