Things about the female knight in black stockings

"Is that so..."

Valencia nodded thoughtfully, walked around the bugbear's body again, and then scanned everyone again with probing eyes:

"Who among you was at the first scene? Did you see how this monster appeared?"

The men looked at each other.

After a while, an old man about 70 or [-] years old walked out of the crowd:

"I...I don't know if I was at the first scene, but I was indeed one of the first people to discover this monster. At that time, I thought I was seeing something, and then I was frightened."

How old are you to watch the Pixie swordsmanship of a young man dressed as a woman?

You are no longer guaranteed for the rest of the year, uncle.

Valencia was vomiting in her heart, but there was an encouraging smile on her face:

"It doesn't matter, just tell me what you saw, old gentleman."

"Then...just don't laugh at me, young lady. I still feel like I saw an illusion at that time."

The old man squinted his eyes, seemed to recall again, and then said:

"My location at that time was a street in the town, which was also the place where this monster first appeared. It probably didn't come in from the outside, otherwise it would have been discovered by others.

I didn't understand exactly what was going on... I seemed to see a very bright moonlight and blazing black flames, which gave me a very dangerous feeling. At that moment, I thought I was dead.

But whether it was the moonlight or the black flames, they were all the same as my hallucinations. I just blinked, and everything disappeared again, leaving only this monster in front of me in a daze.

I was so frightened that I couldn't move, let alone run.

Fortunately, the screams of other people nearby quickly attracted Miss Meng over... Miss Meng also talked about what happened next. "

Moonlight and Black Flame?

Valencia secretly memorized these two words and smiled at the old man again:

"Thank you for your cooperation, old gentleman. Since you are frightened, please go home and rest quickly. Don't follow the young people's mischief."

"Huh? Hey hey hey... ok."

The old man seemed to have realized just then that it was a bit embarrassing for him to watch Pi Xie swordsmanship at his age, so he walked away with an embarrassed smile.

"Two people are here, the stronger one is the one."

Valencia continued to issue orders to the onlookers unceremoniously:

"Help me move the bugbear's body. I want to examine it and see if I can find any clues to completely solve this monster movement incident."

Chapter 237 Meeting old friends

Valencia opened two rooms in the best hotel in Serkin Town, one for living and the other as Suzuland's temporary workshop.

She directed two young people who volunteered to move the bugbear corpse into Suzuran's workshop, letting Suzuran study it first while she conducted some necessary social activities.

First, of course, is to visit Lambert, the lord of Serkin Town and an old subordinate of Valencia’s father.

Valencia brought Lambert a fine tea set bought in the royal capital and two bottles of wine she brewed as gifts.

Lambert was very happy. He was even happier after discovering that Valencia's strength had greatly increased and she had become a paladin. He got drunk without eating a few mouthfuls of food. He kept lamenting that his old boss could rest in peace now. Valencia Shah can definitely restore the glory of the Badr family.

Valencia just smiled as she listened, not daring to say that she had almost fallen out with her family and might change her surname to Tia in a few years.

After leaving Lambert's mansion, Valencia went to the Adventurer's Guild again and met the two front desk ladies, Qi Li and Lulu, who had a good relationship with them at the beginning.

The two girls had obviously heard the news about Valencia's return. As soon as they met, they hugged Valensa excitedly and invited Valensa to drink together in the evening and chat all night long.

"This... I'm afraid it won't work for the time being."

Facing two pairs of expectant eyes, Valencia couldn't bear it, but she still shook her head gently:

"I'm not only coming back for vacation and visiting you this time, but I also have a mission. It's okay to have a good chat with you, but I can't drink. I have to stay awake at all times."

After saying that, she stretched out her hand again and pinched Qili and Lulu's big white legs under their short skirts and hot pants, feeling a little dissatisfied:

"And what's going on with you two? Didn't I tell you a long time ago that a girl's legs should be worn with stockings? How can she have bare legs?"

"Hehe... Miss, you still like stockings so much."

Qili and Lulu didn't mind, they just smiled and touched Valencia's black stockings together:

"Actually, we used to wear stockings last month, but now the weather is really hot. After wearing stockings and standing at the counter for a day, they are wet with sweat and uncomfortable, and the smell is also very strong."

"Well, ordinary stockings do have such troubles, so..."

Valensa smiled and took out two identical paper bags from the storage space of the artifact cloak at the same time and handed them to Qili and Lulu:

"Jiangjiangjiang! It's a gift~~ It's for you... Come and try it out. These are high-quality products from a famous store in the capital. They are stockings and underwear sets that are warm in winter, cool in summer, and absorb sweat."

"Hey? Did the eldest lady bring us a gift?"

Qi Li and Lulu were both pleasantly surprised. They took the paper bag and opened it carefully, took a few glances, and then showed hesitation.

As the front desk of the Adventurer's Guild, they have always had a good relationship with Valencia Melina. They are far-sighted compared to ordinary country girls, and they can tell at a glance that the clothes in the paper bag are of great value.

Those thin pieces of cloth and black silk may be worth a month's salary for them.

"Are these gifts... too expensive?"

Qili held the paper bag and asked cautiously:

"I remember, Miss, you need money to practice, right?"

It was no secret in Serguin that Valencia was poor.

If a noble lady from the royal capital didn't really have no money, how could she let her personal maid work and often go to the market to buy food and cook in person?

"If it were me last year, I probably wouldn't be able to bear to wear these."

Valencia shrugged, with a hint of pride:

"But now... hum, I can enjoy a luxurious life again. It's no problem even if I give you better and more expensive things. It's just a few pieces of underwear and stockings, so just accept them with peace of mind."

Qi Li and Lulu carefully observed Valencia's expression and saw that her pride was genuine and not like someone trying to show off by pretending to be fat, so they happily put the paper bags away.

Then they rushed towards Valencia together, one on the left and the other on the right, and hugged Valencia's legs:

"Since you are rich now, miss, why don't you just keep us? We can also be your maids like Melina-sama~~"

"Oh? Do you really want to be a maid of a noble?"

Valencia raised her eyebrows and chuckled:

"But being a maid for a noble is not necessarily easier than your current job, isn't it? Just the complicated rules and etiquette are probably too much for you, and Sister Melina will most likely give you special training.

Not only that, just like many men among adventurers like to play with each other, there are also many men among nobles who are quite frivolous. It is normal to tease or even forcibly play with maids.

If you are molested by an adventurer, you, as the guild's receptionist, can scold you back unceremoniously, but if you scold a noble, you will most likely have to use your body to apologize, and you will probably not be forgiven.

Even so, do you still want to be a maid for a noble? "

"Ah this..."

Qi Li and Lou looked at each other, then shook their heads together:

"Then forget it, we can continue to be village girls here."

"Haha...Actually, I'm trying to scare you."

Valencia smiled again and pinched the faces of the two girls:

"Being a maid for a nobleman, there are many rules and etiquette that are true, but I will definitely not let you entertain such frivolous guests, so don't worry.

The truth is that I spend most of my time in the War College and don't really need maids... But if you really want to, you can do some maid training now and hire you after I graduate. "

"Well... let's talk about it then."

In fact, Qi Li and Lulu only came to Valencia for support when their heads were hot. Now that they calmed down, the rules and etiquette of the aristocracy daunted them again.

"correct."

In order to alleviate the slight embarrassment, Lulu quickly changed the topic:

"Miss, you said before that you have a mission to come to Serjin Town this time, right? Is there anything we can do to help?"

"Well...well, maybe you can really do it."

Valencia hesitated for a moment, then told Qili and Lulu about her mission and asked them for information.

As the front desk of the Adventurer's Guild, Qi Li and Lulu have of course heard a lot about recent events, and they kept talking to each other.

It's just that although there was a lot of content they said, it was basically what Valencia had already learned from Mariano in Krall City, and it was of little value anymore.

However, Valencia didn't show it. She still kept a smile and listened carefully. From time to time, she and the two girls would comment on a certain rumor.

As they were chatting like this, unexpectedly, Qili and Lulu actually told something, which made Valencia think it might be a clue.

Chapter 238 Valencia’s speculation

When we talked about the origin of that incident, we still reminisced about old times.

"Speaking of which, you must still remember the cliffs and waterfalls in the north of our town, right? There was a Wing Blade Falcon there that troubled everyone, and you killed it."

When Lulu spoke, she hesitated:

"Recently, there have been quite strange rumors in that area. Although everyone doesn't really believe it, thinking that the person who experienced it may have been lazy, fell asleep or had hallucinations, but I don't think it is necessarily groundless."

"What rumor?"

Valencia finally took some interest.

The things spread among adventurers are sometimes so strange. What everyone talks about and is willing to believe is probably a lie, but no one believes the truth.

"The elements around the pool under the waterfall are relatively active, and more expensive materials can often be collected. It has always been one of the favorite places for collectors in the town. You must know this, young lady, right?"

Seeing Valencia chuckle and nod, Lulu continued:

"The origin of the rumor is a collector in the town. He came here in a panic that day and said that he found a cave with a lot of high-end materials, near the pool under the waterfall, but there were still many monsters in the cave. To protect those materials, he wanted to hire a few adventurers to go with him.

But the area near the waterfall had long been explored by collectors and adventurers in the town, and no hidden caves had ever been found, so no one believed what he said.

The collector himself seemed quite confused. He couldn't tell the specific location. It seemed that he suddenly entered the cave nearby.

These words even attracted ridicule from the adventurers, who all laughed that he must have fallen asleep at the time.

However, after the collector took out a herb that was indeed very valuable, everyone was doubtful.

Although the collector's words sounded ridiculous, the herb he took out was indeed a high-end product that had never been seen near the town, and it was something that the collector could never afford.

Finally, a few adventurers accepted the commission and planned to give it a try.

The result... Miss, you should have guessed that those people found nothing. They searched near the pool under the waterfall for several days and still couldn't find the so-called hidden cave.

Even the collector himself seemed to think that he was dreaming and that he was just lucky enough to pick up the expensive herbs.

Originally, the matter should have ended here. At most, it was just something more for everyone to talk about after dinner.

But in the next few days, several people claimed to have encountered strange things, and many places were very similar to what happened to the collector. "

"No one believes those things?"

Valencia raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Yes, even those who witnessed it were confused and doubtful."

Lulu nodded:

“Although the stories they each tell are different, and each is more bizarre than the last, several commonalities are quite obvious.

First, they are all collectors or adventurers in the town, and they all operate near the town.

Second, they all suddenly entered a very strange place, encountered very scary monsters, and escaped back in a panic without knowing what happened, and they were not injured.

Third, even if someone can remember the place where they encountered strange things, when they take people to explore again, everything there will become normal. "

"Is that so..."

Valencia nodded thoughtfully, and then smiled:

"Well, I get it. This matter may be really important information. I will try to investigate it later. If there is really something to gain, I can give you a reward~~"

Lulu and Qili's eyes lit up after hearing this, and they expressed that they were very much looking forward to the reward.

As we chatted, the time came in the evening.