Count Don Rodic was a hero of the classical era, while Atrina is a hero of the new era. But, if the Knights wanted to get rid of Selina, why did they send a propaganda tool instead of a combat tool? According to Corneille's understanding, there are at least three Spirit Blade Knights currently deployed in Waite who can compete with him. Could it be that there was an ambush? Or some secret deal that he didn't know about? Corneille carefully assessed his opponent, while at the Knight Consulate in Merida, Santillan only felt a headache - Now, most of the extraordinary people sent to Waite by the Knight State are the result of careful selection and intrigue among various business families in the state, and Atrina was brought by her. Atrina's fighting talent and accomplishment, under the filter of Santillian's master, are on par with Corneille. But unfortunately, this girl who should have achieved brilliant achievements on the road of warriors has a good face. According to the definition of the Knights Nation, with equal strength, extraordinary people with better looks and figures are more valuable, so Atrina has received a lot of resources. She got the best equipment among her peers, the best sparring and tactical analysis team, carefully arranged opponents, carefully designed events, media publicity, a position in various major events from the corner to the center of the development trend, and various commercial endorsements... Atrina became powerful, a star and a hero, earning a lot of money and also returning the publicity value, making her a postcard for the extraordinary people of the Knights.
Is it true? The time she originally used to train in combat skills was replaced by image management, skills training, social responses, commercial endorsements, promotional shoots and consolation activities, and her upper limit as a fighter was actually declining. It would be fine if Atrina was satisfied with her role as a propaganda tool and felt that a comfortable and lucrative life in the Knights' Kingdom was better than a warrior's career that was full of dangers and prone to occupational diseases, but Atrina...had a heart to become a warrior. "Weitz, the person who was extremely loyal to Miss Angelica, was fired for no apparent reason." Atrina said seriously: "I have a normal relationship with her, but one time, I passed by her parents' house and saw that her parents, who used to be high-spirited, had aged a lot. They used to be full of artistic spirit and would never touch art again. Only pain wrapped them. Weisz's dismissal dealt a heavy blow to their loyalty to their old employer, and no one dared to hire someone who had connections with the young lady. I went to ask what Weisz had done wrong, and they either said that she had angered the young lady, or that Corneille had been slandered... This was something that would affect a family for the rest of their lives, how could they be so perfunctory? ! So I will continue to practice as a warrior. Because I know that money or virtue cannot pry open Corneille's mouth, but force can. " At that time, Santillian was deeply disturbed. The Knights' words of brainwashing the people also brainwashed Atrina, who was used as a propaganda tool. After all, she had been instilled with a bunch of false and empty visions since she was 14 years old, when her values were not yet solid, making her believe in the power and victory arranged according to the script. Now, she was confident that she could seek justice for Weisz, and the only thing that awaited her was freezing or destruction - the Knights had always been efficient in dealing with propaganda tools that were not useful. In the Knights' Kingdom, there are thousands of girls who dream of replacing Atrina, and there are about ten girls who have the ability to do so. Atrina, this innocent girl, is too well protected, and there are countless poisonous snakes ready to bite her. So, under the pretext that she needed some "real results" to bolster her image, Santillian brought the Flower of Chivalry to Waite to protect the fool and rehabilitate her (as a warrior). According to the training results, even if Atrina concentrates on her job, it will probably take several years until Gao Naiyi has passed her peak and her physical functions begin to decline. Only then will Atrina, who has just reached her peak, have a chance to compete with her. As luck would have it, Corneille also came to Werther. Now? When she thought of her beating Corneille, Santillian felt cold sweat pouring down her face and at the same time, she was furious. She knew that someone must have instigated Atrina and directed her to participate in a battle where she would definitely lose and her image would be destroyed. Chapter 130: It was obviously me who fell in love first Santilian left her office, turned left and walked towards another room. The secretary who had just closed the door wanted to stop her, but the next second, the person and the door flew into the office and stopped only after hitting the desk.
"you……" The only person sitting in the room waved his hands helplessly to those around him, and the important officials from various departments in the "Justice" field left. The secretary struggled to stand up, only to see a black arc of light flash in his eyes. He fell down again, supporting himself on all fours, and then a heavy and hard feeling spread along his back. Santillan sat on the human chair, carrying the unsheathed knife on her shoulder, looking at Antonio Perez Doria, the vice king of the "Justice" realm. This is a well-maintained middle-aged man who looks to be in his thirties. He wears gold-rimmed glasses and is well-mannered, like a scholar in an ivory tower... But this seemingly harmless character actually holds power in the field of "justice". In the Knight State, there are a total of ten families that have varying degrees of influence on the state's affairs. The Barbarigo family, to which Santillian belongs, ranks first, and the Doria family ranks second. Obviously, the first and second relationships will not be harmonious, but with Isabella Trastamara, a moody super time bomb that cannot be predicted by logic and reason, they can barely achieve harmony. The Barbarigo family runs the state, and in exchange, in secondary areas, the Barbarigo family gives way to the Doria family, so the operation of the "justice" field is done by the Doria family. Santilian was sent here, and apart from drinking and teaching the younger generations martial arts, she didn't have much ambition for this position. She just stayed for a few years and then went to find Angelica. Therefore, although their relationship could not be called harmonious, at least they were at peace. However, Atrina's affairs touched Santillian's bottom line. "Ma'am, please be polite. This is neither a mercenary group nor the private territory of the Barbarigo family. Everything the king and vice king say and do will be interpreted by the people below." As Antonio spoke, he dipped his quill into golden ink and wrote a string of Minerva's mottos on a specially made notebook - an ambiguous power that mixed the properties of divine magic and protection, with a duration and initiative somewhere in between. So, the broken door returned safely to the door frame, the soundproof barrier was set up, and he said: “I didn’t do what happened to Atrina. She could have been framed by any conspiracy, but not by me - a Doria. Besides, her value is not worth wasting my precious brain power and energy. However, her action is in my favor, so I will not help you investigate who instigated her to challenge Corneille." "It seems that I am indeed a little old, and I can't believe that you can look down on me like this." said Santillian. "No, it is precisely because I respect you that I tell you the truth - the 'King's Killer' has entered its final stage, but look at what you have done - You are eager to go to the Libra Palace and remind Corneille to take the Duke of Alva away from Merida. If the two of them really leave, it will be very embarrassing for us. " "Oh, you are just catching shadows, aren't you? I just said something sarcastic, but you can also interpret it as a communication enemy. If this counts as mine, then what about you simply giving up the Count and Countess of Marseille and handing over any information they may have left to Corneille?" "I think this is a good move. Before this, we were worried about two main things: Corneille's unpredictable actions and Isabella's unpredictable actions. Now, they are all predictable: Corneille follows Selina's lead, but the information Selina can provide him is still limited; Isabella was waiting for Corneille's result. This woman was absolutely confident in her own ability and she was full of contempt for the "Royal Killer" plan. To ensure this, I negotiated with the Tower, Judgment, and White Order. They didn't need to do anything, their very existence would disrupt Corneille's judgment." Antonio pushed up his glasses and said, "However, the only thing that might interfere with the plan is the uncertainty brought about by Corneille's own fighting ability. Now, Miss Atrina's move will seal the last uncertainty. She will definitely lose. In order to save her, Madam, you have to go down in person...even if you don't want to fight Corneille." Santillan laughed and Antonio frowned. "Laugh as much as you can if it makes you feel better." "You almost fooled me. Just from what you said before, I thought you were someone who devoted yourself to the overall interests of the Knights' State and didn't care about personal gains and losses."
Santillian's eyes turned cold: "With the resources you have, if you want to advance your plan steadily, there are several better ways than now. But rather than furthering your plan, you were doing more to cause trouble for Corneille—because you were jealous of him. When the eldest daughter was still unmarried, you were one of her most famous secret admirers. When her engagement was announced, you left the classic statement "It was obviously me who liked you first", which triggered a heated discussion on whether it is considered cheating if the secret admirer gets married. " Although this happened more than ten years ago, Antonio's face still blushed slightly when Santillian mentioned it. "You can accept that the eldest daughter married the second-generation Duke of Alva, who was a perfect match for her, and you can also accept that she was lonely and had an ambiguous relationship with a man whose status was far lower than yours - everyone did that. But the only thing you can’t accept is that she put her love into this relationship.” "Ms. Cid, this is a serious accusation against my reputation. I hope you can provide some evidence," said Antonio. "Evidence? Well, I don't have any, so just consider it a joke." Santillian sneered: "What's the point of doing this? The eldest lady has even forgotten you. It's nice for you to use what you have to secretly vent your jealousy, but if the plan goes wrong, I don't know who you will blame, and whether your excuse can convince those people. As you wish, I will be responsible for the bottom line. My reputation as a warrior will not let me down. However, if there is a one in ten thousand chance that the plan still goes wrong, you should think about your future. " Santillian drew his sword and slashed it casually in the air, and diffusing black holes appeared - this was not some extraordinary power, but a teleportation magic specially customized by the Longueville family for VIP customers, a special effects animation. In the town of Nebuchadnezzar, the hide-and-seek game was still going on. Corneille hid Selena in a house and turned back to fight the enemy before the magic wore off. The first one to catch up was Sabina. Before she arrived, the rotating pale cross caught Corneille's eyes first. "Honestly, I'm tired of seeing this move." Corneille swung his sword, and while the magic lasted, the magic was also within his range of destruction. He strode forward, and the repeated crosses that appeared suddenly blocked his way like layers of walls. Corneille continued to break through the obstruction, but the time of the magic was also being consumed, and at the edge of his vision, Atrina's arrow shot towards him stubbornly. When Corneille brought Sabina back into his field of vision, his first words were: "Can you explain to me what the Knight of the Blade is doing?" "I don't know, but she seems to have miscalculated her own strength, or she seems to have some kind of back-up plan that can turn the tide... However, it's not her turn yet." Corneille had the same idea in his mind, and they both ignored the "Flower of Knight" and started fighting. During the battle, some locals wanted to help Corneille, but Sabina's punishment magic was extremely lethal to witches. In order to avoid more innocent sacrifices, Corneille pointed in the direction of Atrina, signaling them to deal with her. "I respect your efforts to avoid casualties, but can you save everyone?" Sabina asked. Sabina pointed to a place not far away, and Corneille appeared in her attack line with a shield, blocking a death for the nearby civilians. Corneille pointed his sword at Sabina: "If your revenge on the witches is still moral, then attacking irrelevant people shows that you have fallen to the level of a terrorist. Although those of us who make a living by killing people are not qualified to talk about morality, there are still some universal bottom lines that need to be observed.” "I used to think so, but the people I protected didn't support me when I needed them. Instead, they followed others and called me a terrorist... Well, I'll respond to injustice with injustice!" At this moment, an arrow flew over, interrupting Sabina's words, and Atrina's muffled voice came from the armor: "No attack on civilians!" Sabina sighed and cast a punishment magic at Atrina. Atrina's armor deformed and air waves surged, pushing her body first into the air and then moving sideways to the left to avoid Sabina's attack. Gao Naiyi took a look and muttered, "Mass-produced mobile armor MK-3?"
In the divine arts system, Minerva's protection is not known for its power, but the goddess of wisdom Minerva is happy for wisdom to be spread, so she opens up the authority to mortals: She allows believers to reverse engineer items she has blessed, and sometimes she will personally enlighten them to understand the principles and structure of the blessing. As long as the replicas are used by believers, she will not interfere with these mass-produced products. Even though the reverse engineering of mortals resulted in a degraded product of the divine weapon, it still had obvious advantages over ordinary supernatural power items. But, aren't spirit blade knights like "Knight Flower" worthy of using divine weapons? Sabina stopped attacking civilians and used a spell to mark Selina's location. After Corneille dodged his attack, he asked, "Ms. Selina is the person you want to take away. Why do you need to indicate the location to the knight?" Chapter 131 Naked Clothes Sabina replied: "We have studied your magic. In a one-on-one situation, your magic is very powerful, but as the number of enemy targets increases, your winning rate decreases. I think this is why the knight is so determined to get involved in our fight." “…It’s been studied.” Sabina's analysis was correct. The biggest problem with the magic that Corneille obtained was that it lasted for too short a time. When he is dealing with one enemy, he still needs to make a quick decision. However, when dealing with multiple targets belonging to different forces, the defect of the short duration of the divine power will be infinitely magnified. Perhaps I need to find a supernatural item or power that can allow me to output power for a long time, he thought. Atrina ran in the direction marked by Sabina, and Corneille had to pull away, and the spirit magic pushed him towards Atrina. He was unstoppable while Hathor's magic lasted, and seeing that conventional means could not deal with Corneille, Atrina opened her left waist bag and fastened a gem-like object into the groove under her right armpit. The cobalt blue light illuminated Atlit's body. At this moment, her mass-produced mobile armor was sublimated and turned into a true divine weapon. The two figures crossed each other, Corneille's sword left scratches on Atrina's armor, and the "Suliana" held in her left hand also felt the impact, and "Weakness Check" was activated at the same time, and different patterns appeared in the eyes of the two people at the same time. Corneille landed, turned around, and raised his shield. The magic of the spirit once again pushed him towards Atrina. Atrina stretched out her hand, and water gushed out, swallowing Corneille. This feeling... is it hot spring water? Corneille was swallowed by the water, but the familiar warmth and smell brought him back to his childhood. In the rising white mist, the small and delicate figure seemed like an attractive treasure. In the cold winter, sharing the warm spring water that slightly stings the skin with the person who promised to be with him for the rest of his life was something that made him happy. Now, it makes him heartbroken. The wind was surging, and the water was blown away by the expanding air mass. Corneille landed on the ground, but saw Sabina and Atrina fighting. The former took advantage of his previous battle with the Spirit Blade Knight to take Selina back. Sabina was closer to Selina, so Atrina abandoned Corneille and went to stop the leader of the White Order. Sabina was harassed by arrows from a distance, giving Corneille the opportunity to catch up with her. When Corneille's sword was about to pierce her, the nearby houses, the ground and the sky were flooded with fishy and salty sea water. This time, Corneille was really at a loss. She didn't expect that Sabina had a magic that was completely unrelated to her personality. However, Sabina could not go any further because Atrina fell from the sky and the water currents collided with each other, with no clear winner. Relying on the airflow coming out of the gaps in her armor, Atrina flies on the water; relying on the creations condensed by the magic of punishment, Sabina surfs on the water. The rapiers collided with the cross, and the ripples shook the water. The water flowed wildly in all directions, and the height kept decreasing. When the feet of both parties touched the ground, they used their hidden moves at the same time.
The airflow changed direction, causing Atrina to crash into Sabina at full speed. Sabina held the magic creation to her chest to block it. After three quick but fruitless attacks and defenses, the gem energy core under Atrina's right armpit began to flicker, and the light on her armor became dim. Without energy support, Atrina's mobile armor was downgraded to a replica of a divine weapon. Conversely, the remaining power gathered in the void.