Chapter 129: Standing here is the omnipotent maid, the

The Knights of Favonius training grounds!

As the primary training facility for the Knights of Favonius, many knights come here to exercise even on their days off.

To this group of respected warriors who guard Mondstadt, they do not find it tedious; surprisingly, they are able to derive a joy from it that ordinary people cannot comprehend.

That feeling of growing stronger bit by bit, of maturing for the sake of protecting a firm goal in one's heart, is more fulfilling than any other motivation.

And at this moment, outside the training grounds, a beautiful young girl with short, silver-white hair is standing there, casting a gaze of envy and longing into the grounds.

She, too, hopes that one day she will be able to join them and become an official Knight of Favonius.

Even though she has experienced seven failed selection trials, to the point of once feeling disheartened, she ultimately found the strength to stand back up from a young man she respects and admires.

The etiquette, swordsmanship, and speech she painstakingly studies—even if she cannot receive recognition for the time being, the silver-haired girl will continue to work hard.

She remembers the excellence of every official knight, taking them as her role models at all times and learning the merits they possess.

As time goes by, she will surely be able to become a qualified knight.

Holding onto this conviction, the girl makes progress every single day.

But even so, she still wants to become a knight as soon as possible.

"Noelle, what are you doing here?"

The girl standing outside the training grounds was startled by the sudden question from behind and hurriedly turned around.

Looking at the girl before him, who was dressed in attire resembling a maid's but wearing armor embroidered with red roses in many places, Luo Li could not help but wonder why she was standing there.

If she had business, she could just go in; why peek inside alone?

"Um, Mr. Luo Li, I am not peeking at classified information."

Flustered for a moment, the girl did not even know what she was saying.

"I understand. Don't stand here; come inside with me."

Luo Li chuckled; he took great care of this "slacker-maker" girl and brought her into the Knights' training grounds.

The knights who saw the two of them greeted them one after another and showed friendly smiles toward Noelle.

In fact, they had seen Noelle long ago, but they had simply ignored her; if it were an ordinary person, they would have been driven away long ago.

But Noelle is different; this strong, kind, and helpful girl is very famous throughout all of Mondstadt.

There is a joke that if you shout "Noelle" in Mondstadt, perhaps in less than a quarter of an hour, the figure of this iron-willed maid will appear by your side, and no matter how difficult the request you make, she will strive to fulfill it.

The reason she has failed so many times and cannot join the Knights is not because of a lack of strength or ability, but because her overly kind enthusiasm easily brings harm upon herself.

In the eyes of others, Noelle is an omnipotent maid.

But in Noelle's own view, she is neither a myth nor a legend; she is merely pursuing the ultimate, carrying out a set of work principles to the very end.

Therefore, neither Luo Li nor the Grand Master Varka, who has already led the expedition, wants to let the still-immature Noelle join the Knights, preferring she stay within the system to work as a maid for the time being.

The moment she can understand that excessive enthusiasm is not necessarily a good thing and truly matures, that will be the time she is permitted to become an official knight.

"I heard that you broke your newly acquired greatsword again while practicing swordsmanship yesterday."

Hearing the teasing, Noelle felt a bit embarrassed: "I'm sorry, it was a weapon I had just received, but I..."

"It has nothing to do with you; it's that those weapons are too poor, and since you haven't become a member of the Knights, I can't approve standard-issue equipment for you."

Speaking of this, Luo Li could not help but sigh; why is such a petite-looking girl born with divine strength?

To this day, no one knows how many two-handed greatswords she has broken, causing the city gate blacksmith to swear he must forge a greatsword that Noelle will never be able to break.

Answering while following behind Luo Li, Noelle looked at the back of the person she admired and said with a faint smile: "I am fine with anything, it's just that it might trouble the master blacksmith."

"It's all a small matter. Later, I will test your swordsmanship; if you can satisfy me, I will give you a gift."

"Really?"

If she was only a little happy just a moment ago, now she felt immense anticipation and nervousness.

There is another reason why Noelle wants to become a knight, and that is that she does not want to disappoint the person before her.

This thought is something she has never told anyone else, hiding it deep in the bottom of her heart.

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And now, there is actually an opportunity to receive a gift from Mr. Luo Li; she made up her mind that she must give it her all later and integrate all the techniques she has learned in the past.

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Not long after.

Located in the center of the training grounds, the knights who were originally exercising stopped one after another, watching the front with the look of people about to see a good show.

There, the popular iron-willed maid Noelle was holding a training greatsword that was almost as tall as she was with both hands, staring straight at the "enemy" in front with a solemn gaze.

Even though the opponent was full of openings, the girl did not dare to launch an attack for a moment.

Luo Li chuckled: "What's wrong? Come on."

He had no stance for combat, casually tossing the common longsword in his hand, appearing dashing and relaxed.

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Noelle knew this was an illusion, because similar events had happened countless times; every time she attacked without preparation, she lost.

In the previous few times, she didn't even know how she had lost before the sword was already at her throat.

If it were a life-or-death battle, she would have died countless times already.

It is precisely because of this that she trained even harder, doubling her efforts to reach the point where she could satisfy Luo Li.

Taking a deep breath, Noelle quickly simulated a set of wide-sweeping attack routes.

"This time, I must make Mr. Luo Li recognize me!"

The greatsword, weighing over a hundred pounds, was held in her hand as if it were weightless; the girl leaned forward, lowering her center of gravity to be as close to the ground as possible, so that her explosive power would gain a significant increase.

"Mr. Luo Li, I'm coming!"

The moment after she finished her advance warning, the seemingly delicate girl instantly transformed into a beast and attacked.

Stepping forward, her silver-armored combat boots left visible footprints on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, she burst out ten meters away, her cold momentum full of pressure.

Even the faces of the watching knights became solemn; it seemed that every time they saw this girl, her strength had improved.

Even this unstoppable momentum and speed might be something some of the official knights could not contend with.

"Truly, the younger generation is to be feared!"

"She's so strong, I don't understand why the Grand Master doesn't allow the little girl to join?"

"Stop talking, look, Mr. Luo Li is making a move." Zero.