Aud accepted the armor with a solemn expression, gave a brief greeting, then bid farewell to Lind and quickly left.
The crowd waiting outside the camp:
"Hey, look, the captain's out."
"He has... Holy crap, the captain's so amazing, he just got his hands on one!"
"Captain is awesome!"
The soldiers waiting for Odd outside the camp were very envious of the armor he took out and all stepped forward to take a closer look.
"Holy crap, these nails are so shiny!"
"The markings on these things even glow!"
"Really? Let me see..."
Someone reached out, wanting to touch the exquisite armor.
With a loud "smack," the outstretched hand was slapped back hard.
"Ouch."
Aud addressed the crowd with righteous indignation:
"Brothers, this armor was a gift from Lord Linde to the lord. Just take a look."
Upon hearing this, the soldiers all whispered among themselves.
"There's no way to even try it out..."
"Upon closer inspection, this armor is truly impressive..."
"When will we be able to have one too...?"
After reading it, everyone had different thoughts.
Some people were thinking about how to join Linde's ranks, some were wondering when their own armor could be like that, and some were filled with envy, scoffing at the armor.
In short, the reactions varied from person to person.
Looking at everyone's expressions, Ode sighed inwardly.
"Stop thinking nonsense, let's send the armor back to the lord first."
At Odd's command, everyone composed themselves and followed him back.
Watching the departing soldiers, Raymond, standing beside Linde, asked:
"My lord, are you planning to sell some of these suits of armor?"
Raymond viewed these suits of armor as a symbol of territory and the Lind's power; it would be extremely shameful to sell them.
"Don't worry, I won't sell too many of these armors. This thing can only be owned by our own people, and only by our own people."
After resolving Raymond's doubts, Lind returned to his tent.
Here, Nix was comfortably nestled in Lind's bed.
Yes, that's right, Lind brought Nix along on this expedition.
"Nix, get up. I brought you out on a mission."
"Okay, meow..."
Linde brought Nicole out this time mainly with the intention of nurturing her.
Lind intends to train Nix to be a professional intelligence scout specializing in the shadows, as well as assassinations and similar tasks.
The reason is simple: Nix's ability to blend into the shadows is simply too strong. Without knowing Nix's abilities, it is almost impossible to guard against her assassination.
The only problem facing Linde now is how to train her to be an assassin.
While Nix's long-standing wildness has given her a keen combat instinct and skill, she lacks true combat techniques, let alone the ability to assassinate a fully armed target.
Therefore, Lind decided to teach Nix himself.
"Nix, what kind of weapon do you like?"
Nix shook her head and then extended her claws.
"I usually use my paws to meow."
"Using only claws won't do..."
This gave Linde some ideas.
Linde took a short sword from the shelf next to him.
This short sword has always been Linde's self-defense equipment, and he always carries it with him.
Linde activated his deconstruction aura, wiped the blade with his hand, and disassembled the short sword into a dagger.
After Linde made some adjustments, it became a very easy-to-handle, light dagger.
"Here you go, try it."
Lind handed the newly forged dagger to Nix, who held it in her hand and began to play with it.
"It seems pretty easy to handle, meow..."
Seeing how quickly Nix got the hang of it, Lind had to admit that Nix was indeed a natural-born assassin.
With just a couple of deft movements, the dagger in his hand could dance and twirl like a butterfly.
Seeing how quickly Nix mastered the dagger, Linde became even more determined to train her to become an assassin.
"Nix, I'm going to teach you some assassination techniques. Listen carefully."
Lind said seriously, and he began to explain to Nix how to approach the target silently and how to find the target's weaknesses.
Nix took Lind's instructions very seriously. She listened attentively with wide eyes, occasionally asking questions.
Time flew by, and Nix quickly got the hang of it. Before long, Nix's skill with the dagger was beginning to surpass that of Lind, who had the aura buff.
"Next comes the actual combat."
After realizing there was nothing more to teach, Lind decided to test Nix's training results in a real match.
Linde drew his longsword, assumed a fighting stance, and said to Nix:
"Come on, let's see what you're capable of."
Nix meowed excitedly and instantly disappeared into the shadows.
Lind looked around warily. He could sense that Nix was nearby, but he couldn't catch a glimpse of her.
It is indeed quite difficult to spot Nix without activating her vision.
Despite possessing gold-level reflexes and keen senses, it was still somewhat insufficient against Nix's ability to sink into the shadows.
As Linde was thinking, suddenly, a dark shadow attacked from the side, moving so fast that Linde almost couldn't react in time.
He quickly sidestepped to block, and with a "whoosh," the dagger clashed with the longsword, sparks flying everywhere.
Nix missed her attack and quickly disappeared into the shadows.
Linde dared not slack off in the slightest, and focused intently on sensing the movements around him.
Just then, the shadow beneath his feet shifted, and Nix sprang from the ground, aiming straight for his knee.
Linde jumped suddenly and swung his sword to counterattack, but Nix nimbly dodged it.
After several rounds, Lind was pleasantly surprised by Nix's progress, but he didn't dare to let his guard down.
Finally, Nix seized the opportunity, darted behind Lind, and pressed the dagger against his neck.
"Master! I won, meow!"
"Nix said smugly."
Linde lowered his sword, smiled, patted Nix's head, and said:
"Yes, that's good, you've improved a lot, but... I won."
Linde took out a ribbon neck ring that he was holding in his hand.
Nix touched it and, sure enough, the ornament she was wearing around her neck was gone.
"Huh? When did you go missing, meow?"
"Haha, I just took it when you were trying to stab my neck. Here you go."
Returning the collar to her, and seeing that it was getting late, Linde said:
"In the future, you must be careful not to let your guard down when you think you have victory in your grasp."
Nix meowed somewhat defiantly, but she understood that Lind was right.
"But you did a great job, keep it up."
Linde encouraged him.
"After all... your master is still very strong."
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