Chapter 39
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Chapter 39: Isabella’s Trial
Lolth had no idea how her unintentional choice at the Demon Tower affected the Demon King’s thoughts. As for Hillenbrand Town, she was completely unaware, thinking of it only as the start of her peaceful life!
From now on, her story would shift from a fantasy style like “The Lord of the Rings” to a rural literature style like “Anne of Green Gables”!
She had a feeling that in Hillenbrand Town, she could live a peaceful and serene life.
Fighting and killing? War and peace?
Let them go!
Lolth is not interested in those at all.
Anyway, the credit for this time on the western front will last a long time.
“Ding!”
The sound of the oven finishing baking rang out, Lolth happily opened the Otherworld oven made of four fire elements, two wind elements magic arrays, and an automatic energy storage magic device, took out the slightly swollen, slightly yellow, slightly crispy edges flatbread, placed it on a brass octagonal deep plate with a distinctive Ryman style, then opened the already cooked celebration minced meat soup, poured a spoonful onto half of the flatbread, and put the remaining in a bowl.
Of course, Lolth didn’t forget to place a crispy chicken leg in the plate, as an extra reward for Isabella’s hard work.
Calculating the time, it’s already close to five to six hours, that Grand Knight should have finished work long ago, perfect timing to deliver this hearty work meal to her for tasting!
After that, it’s time to prepare dinner for Tina.
Lolth carried a tray and walked towards the top floor.
Climbing up the long stairs, she reached her designated top-floor storage room, where Lolth saw piles of materials and farming tools scattered in a somewhat disorderly manner.
Although not neatly arranged, everything was indeed stacked here.
Looking around, Lolth spotted Isabella sitting on a neatly cut refined obsidian stone, breathing heavily.
Isabella’s once silky hair was now in disarray, with hands resting on her knees, looking a bit dirty, and a sheen of sweat on her forehead.
The thin and light dress that Lolth herself had sewn was soaked with sweat, outlining her slender and well-built figure, even revealing the shape of her undergarments.
Despite being under the Curse of Weakness, Isabella relied on her unwavering strength and strong will to accomplish what seemed nearly impossible.
Back and forth, each time carrying loads of at least a thousand pounds, even for Isabella, who had endured rigorous training as a knight since childhood, it was a grueling challenge.
Initially manageable, despite the Curse of Weakness, Isabella’s strength surpassed that of the average adult male farmer or craftsman, and her endurance was unquestionable.
But with each back and forth journey, she gradually began to feel weak!
Without the strength of a knight, her hands even blistered while carrying the ore, and the weakening of her strength almost caused her to stumble on the steps several times.
Towards the last few times, whenever she didn’t climb a higher step, everything would go black before her eyes and her mind became extremely fuzzy.
This indeed squeezed her body to its limit.
Thinking of the despicable face of the succubus, reminding herself that she must not yield to the torment of the demon race, Isabella managed to finish everything purely through sheer willpower.
Despite having exceptional talent and a good background, becoming a Legend Level Knight at the age of eighteen and achieving numerous victories, Isabella relied not only on talent and background.
Unlike many second-generation, newly noble, and talented individuals who came to the Holy Alliance for fame and experience, Isabella had already been through the baptism of war before joining.
Apart from being a legendary Grand Knight, she was also the leader of the Northman Knight Order!
“Do you think that by torturing me like this, I will give in?”
Isabella even felt that such hardships made her willpower stronger!
No, not just willpower…
She had been stuck at a certain level for a while, but it seemed to loosen up a bit!
Ever since entering the legend level, she seemed to have hit a plateau and had been stuck at the Legend First Level.
As she progressed beyond the extraordinary epic and legend stages, advancement was no longer just about increasing magic, strength, and attributes. It was about mastering more powerful magic spells and martial skills.
Even though if her progress remained stagnant for another ten years, she would still be much stronger than most people her age, even most “geniuses,” but deep down, Isabella still had some concerns about it.
As the legitimate daughter of the Schwarzwald family and the future leader, she felt obligated to take on the safety of the entire country and continent.
Legend First Level is very strong.
But not strong enough!
For this, she has tried extra hard practicing, seeking out famous teachers, practicing with peers, and even learning some basic warrior skills.
Coming to the Holy Alliance to fight the demon race, she also has a desire for breakthroughs.
However, today, Isabella could clearly feel…
That her own state of being has loosened.
Though she couldn’t show it due to the anti-magic shackles, she believed that as soon as she took off the anti-magic shackles, she would progress to the next stage!
Was it because her mindset changed when she was in a desperate situation, or was it because of the anti-magic shackles?
Or perhaps, pretending to submit before seemed to break the so-called “knight’s code,” but it actually broke the restraints that held her back?
Isabella hadn’t thought it through yet.
But she knew, by chance, the succubus had made her stronger.
Even though Isabella was already exhausted, she still lifted her head with a cold and disdainful expression when she heard Lolth entering the room.
“Is that all?”
Isabella said proudly.
Lolth was puzzled by Isabella’s words.
She felt like this knight was indeed a bit useless.
Getting out of breath from moving so little stuff, and still acting so tough with her!
She just pledged loyalty to her a moment ago, and now she’s being arrogant…
Along with that, Lolth’s opinion of Shelldor, who could hold her own against her, also decreased.
But regardless, considering Isabella successfully completed the task in the end, Lolth decided not to argue with her.
She was always very kind to people.
“It shouldn’t be too hard for you,” Lolth said as she placed a piece of bread on a black obsidian stone in front of her, “Have some food to regain your strength. If you keep looking like this, you won’t last for a few days!”
Lolth said with great concern.
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