Chapter 491 Attack Lujiao Township!
Cold Spring Castle, North Mound County.

On the training ground paved with bluestone, three knights moved swiftly and dodged, their swords emitting countless sparks, and any spark that fell to the ground could break a tile.

The tall female knight was obviously the youngest, but she almost dominated the two middle-aged male knights.

Although the two knights were the attacking party, the tall female knight handled it with ease.

Each time, she seemed to foresee the future and blocked the attack direction of both parties with her sword in advance.

"Ding——" With a crisp sound, the Black Horse Knight Herman looked at his hand in surprise, only to find that only half of the sword was left.

"I give up." He threw the sword to the ground, turned around and sat on the stool. "You can be called a champion knight."

Another knight, Mo Ruo, put away his sword in frustration. He could not suppress Meliati by himself.

Although their breathing techniques were far superior to Meliati's, they were still no match for her.

The function of breathing techniques is actually to increase endurance and recovery.

Friends who have killed people in close combat know that killing is a very physically demanding task.

Every time the two sides fight with all their might, they may be exhausted after five minutes.

In addition to recruiting muscles, the function of the breathing method is to add an empty artificial lung and empty artificial heart to the human body.

With the breathing method, it may take an hour before you become exhausted, and what is prolonged is the peak state of combat effectiveness.

But this means that some people who are born with supernatural powers, tall stature or good motor nerves can burst out with more powerful combat power even with the same breathing method.

For the same percentage gain, the larger the base, the greater the benefit.

This is why the Empire does not rank knights based on breathing techniques, but instead opens arenas to rank knights based on their actual combat performance.

Although it is almost impossible for a purely physical witch to practice breathing techniques, the church calls it "Myrcella's punishment."

But Meliati is a spiritual witch. Although she has half the body of a physical witch, her strong body is not maintained by magic power.

Therefore, with the help of the breathing method, although Meliati cannot reach the level of a purely physical witch, she can almost suppress most titled knights in a one-on-one situation by combining the breathing method.

"I have to admit, I'm old." Black Horse Knight Herman poured a glass of potato root wine into his mouth, "I can't even complete a double kill against you."

The so-called double kill means that when both sides are of similar strength, they will seriously injure or kill each other at the same time. In a duel, it is a life-and-death strategy.

"You're not old. Not only that, you're even healthy." Meliati wiped the sweat off her neck with a towel. "You're so healthy that I had to go to the technical college to redeem you yesterday."

"Oh, no wonder some people can't even hold their swords steady."

Herman grabbed the small round shield and threw it at Moro. Moro grabbed the round shield and twirled it on his fingers.

"Move faster, attack more suddenly, and you can even kill that damn sharp-tongued knight before the wine gets cold." Sitting on the edge of the training ground, Spirotech crossed his legs with a glass of warm rice wine in his hand.

"Yeah." Wiping his sweat, Herman echoed, "We clearly killed one and a half of the Command Company, half of the Rapids City, and the Salvation Army only defeated two.

Now, everyone is saying that the Saviors killed three of them, and half of ours and half of Rapid City's were all attributed to the Saviors."

Intelligence chief Fili smiled and said, "People are always curious. It's not unusual for a group of knights to defeat the Command Company, but it's unusual for a group of peasants to defeat the Command Company.

Word of the Thousand Vales had now reached Faran and Norn, and they were all talking about the peasant army that had defeated the three companies of the Edict.

According to the caravans, the gambling houses in the Kingdom of Fran have been going crazy recently. There are no people paying attention to the outcome of the Leian civil war, when the Thousand Valley uprising will be suppressed, and even the wedding of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Fran. "

Meliati did not speak. The Kingdom of France had enjoyed peace and prosperity for decades, and its national strength was growing. It was time for it to become rich and strong.

They never worried that the Fran civil war would affect them because they were confident that Fran was strong enough.

Maybe they are thinking of taking this opportunity to take back the windmill land.

The local nobles in the Kingdom of Leia were too powerful, and several reforms all failed, coupled with the split within the church after the death of the old Pope.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Kingdom of Leia had gradually transformed from a chess player into a fish on the chessboard.

Prince Kongdai hid in the Thousand River Valley to protect himself, and I am afraid he was trying to avoid this storm of food sharing.

Ever since Prince Kongdai withdrew his troops last time, the entire Upper River County, except for the Honey River Township in the southeast, has returned to the hands of Meliati.

Taking the opportunity of the soldiers' rotation and return home, Meliati returned to his hometown, Cold Spring Castle, to rest and recuperate.

Gray Horse Knight Wayne walked in from the door, looking up and down the training ground as he walked: "Why did you come here to train?"

"There are too many knights in the training ground, so I decided to come here to reminisce." With her hands around her shoulders, Meliati practiced the breathing method with ease.

Ever since Meliati defeated Prince Condai, the knights who had been dissatisfied with Meliati in various places have pledged their loyalty and rushed to Meliati's territory to show their face.

She saw young and handsome knights at the training grounds almost every day, trying to become the future prince or duke of the Thousand Valley.

She really didn't want to see flowers on the training wooden man, or be chased by people to recite poems, or have various coincidental encounters with those greasy-haired and powdered knights.

After much trouble, she had to move her training to this old training ground.

"I kind of miss this place." Wayne leaned against the wall while tying his horse to the horse post, looking at the building in front of him with nostalgia, "Do you remember? When we were little, we always practiced swordsmanship here." "Do you mean that I want to stay and train, and then you always drag me to go to the circus with you?"

"It's to cultivate your sentiments. Besides, shouldn't you like to watch the circus at your age?"

"I have more important things to do." Meliati snorted in dissatisfaction.

"I promised your father that I would let you become an ordinary girl and grow up without worries. I really regret that you have become like this."

Daddy Knight Wayne walked up to Meliati and said with a bitter face: "But at least I hope you can get married and have children like an ordinary girl..."

"I will get married and have children, but not like an ordinary girl." Meliati practiced two more hammer swings and added, "I won't be with those knights. Don't push people into my house anymore."

Wayne did not continue the action. He just leaned against the wall and watched Meliati finish practicing a whole section of breathing method before he spoke: "Your mother wrote to say that you have already chosen a duchess?"

"What?" The other three titled knights suddenly jumped up from their chairs.

Meliati picked up a hammer expressionlessly and began to practice swinging it left and right with one hand: "My Grand Duchy of Thousand Valleys needs an heir."

"I want to be the godfather. I've already said it." Mo Ruo raised his right hand high.

Herman stared, "Why you?"

"I said it first!"

Spirotech rolled his eyes at him and said, "It doesn't matter who said it first. It has nothing to do with who said it first."

"I said it first. Hey, I said it first. Now even my saying it first has no value?"

The harsh sound of the hammer hitting the ground hit people's ears. Meliati turned her head and said coldly: "I haven't even got married yet. Who have you arranged to be the godfather of my child?"

Although there was no anger in Meliati's words, the hidden anger in her cold tone still made the four knights shudder and they all remained silent.

Ignoring them, Meliati continued to practice swinging the hammer with one hand, while several titled knights looked at each other, carrying their wine and ham, and left the training ground one after another.

"Boom!"

The hammer hit the ground again, making a crisp sound.

Panting and sweating, Meliati looked at the blood-stained hammer.

Marriage? It should be called a marriage alliance. If anyone had the potential to succeed in Qianhe Valley in the future, besides her, it would be only Horn.

She just wanted to have an heir, and she didn't have any real feelings at all.

Of course, if Horne needed it, she wouldn't mind pretending to be Carrie in exchange for benefits and resources.

As long as the road is opened and the territories of both sides are connected, the two people can be connected.

Once the north and south join forces, Meliati's elite cavalry will be matched with Horn's elite infantry, and both sides have proven their combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

After driving Prince Condé out of the Thousand Valleys, he became the Grand Duke of the Thousand Valleys, and Horn became the Archbishop or Patriarch of the Thousand Valleys.

Their descendants will be able to combine politics and religion.

With the support of Norn, Fran and Black Snake Bay, Thousand River Valley might be able to get a piece of the pie when the former two take the opportunity to divide up the Kingdom of Leia.

The last step, just the last step, and the situation will be settled.

Qianhe Valley, her father's hometown, the place he missed most, would finally be freed from the shackles of five hundred years, just as he had dreamed.

"Uncle Wayne." Meliati raised her head and said to the empty training ground, "I have written to the Savior Army, asking them to cooperate. I hope you will attack Honey River Township and Deer Horn Township in October."

"Yes, Princess!" Wayne poked his head out from behind the wall.

As Meliati expected, Wayne was still waiting at the door like he did when he was a child, and did not leave.

Melia frowned: "Don't mention this name, I don't like it."

Wayne chuckled: "Before attacking, can I make a request?"

"any request?"

"After I win, can you tell me in person who that person is?"

Meliati looked into his smiling eyes, her face actually getting slightly hot: "Damn it, that old woman has already told you... why are you asking me again?"

Meliati didn't need to listen to her inner voice, she could tell from Wayne's expression that he had guessed it.

As soon as Lulos's information came, I knew who it was without much thought.

"I want to hear it from you in person."

"Don't disturb me. I have to train." Meliati turned her head away and picked up the hammer again. "I'll tell you when you come back."

(End of this chapter)