"The mysterious knight, Batman, is he here?"
Danny immediately rode forward and deliberately made her voice low and hoarse. "Batman is here!"
"You've advanced."
“what？”
"Congratulations on eliminating 'Dung Shell' Jimmy. You've advanced! You don't have a match this morning. Report to Arena No. 44 in the afternoon. Remember not to be late, "the emcee said.
Danny was stupefied. After a while, she rode away under the constant urging of the emcee.
"Let's go," the old knight said.
"I want to watch more."
"Pay attention to the contestants nearby." The old knight pointed at the armored knights who were ready to go. "Many of their armors are either old and rusty or assembled with second-hand parts. Knights who can't even afford armor are obviously skilled in battle tactics. If you really want to watch the match, it's better to go back to the main venue. "
Danny looked around and sighed. She silently followed the old knight and left the arena.
He was right. There were no peerless swordsmen like Hoodlum and Fu Hongxue in this world.
Relying on a broken iron ruler, without any martial arts manuals, and only practicing the two simple moves of stabbing and drawing the sword, one could become a top master in the world. This was a common story in martial arts novels.
But in this world where physique, strength, skills, equestrian skills, warhorses, and armor were all important, such stories would never happen.
Great knights could only be born in wealthy families where they did not have to worry about food or clothing and had martial arts masters to teach them since they were young.
The horse walked steadily on the yellow dirt road. From time to time, the sound of spears and shields colliding and the cheers and cries of knights could be heard from the arena. Danny looked at the match and asked the knight next to her in a muffled voice, "Has there ever been a legendary knight among the poor?"
The white knight thought for a moment and said, "In the last hundred years, half."
Danny turned around and said in surprise, "Half?"
"Do you know the name of Prince Fran?"
"Duncan Targaryen."
"Yes, the prince was also called 'Short' Duncan. But he was not short. He was a handsome man who was 1.8 meters tall."
"So, there must have been a legendary 'Tall' Duncan, a great knight of commoner origin?" Danny said thoughtfully.
"Yes, my lady, you're so smart." Looking at Danny with admiration, the White Knight continued, "Sir Duncan is a Kingsguard from the previous generation. He is more than two meters tall.
When he was young, Aegon the Fifth even changed his name to 'Igo' and worked as an attendant for the mercenary knight Duncan for a period of time! "
Aegon the Fifth was Danny Rize's great-grandfather, and the first man who broke off the engagement, Prince Duncan, was his eldest son.
Using the name of a mercenary white knight to name the crown prince, how much does that Aegon the Fifth worship his own iron guards!
"However, although Sir Duncan came from the slums of King's Landing, he was adopted by Sir Alan since he was five years old and received a good knight's education. He is not really a commoner."
Unlike the arena for mercenary knights, the main arena was filled with fluttering banners and loud voices. The contestants were wearing bright and shiny armor, like the heroes described in thousands of ballads, each more heroic than the last.
The sound of the warhorse's hooves rumbled, trampling the ground of the arena into a dilapidated muddy ground.
The wooden stage was filled with spectators, wearing gorgeous dresses, reservedly and passionately cheering for every victor and sighing for every knight who fell off the horse.
Especially the noble ladies and young ladies sitting in the front row. Every time a knight waved to the audience on both sides, they would blush, cover their mouths with fans sprayed with perfume, and scream like crazy.
It was as if they imagined all the knights as their own guardian knights.
They might also think that since there were so many people shouting, no one could be sure that they were shouting, and no one could see their bloody mouths open like a hippopotamus.
"Woo woo woo …" When Danny came over, she happened to hear the sound of the horn. When the audience in the arena quieted down from the discussion of the previous battle, the horn ended, and the emcee shouted, "Lady Lalia's guardian knight, Count Garland Tyrell of Bright Water City."
The count rode a black horse into the arena with a straight back. He was wearing a gorgeous silver armor, which was polished to a dazzling silver. A pair of green vines and two clusters of golden roses were inlaid on his chest.
Danny and the other spectators were shocked to find that the bowl-sized golden flowers were mostly pieced together by countless golden crystals.
"Hiss!" Thousands of throats gasped at the same time.
"The mysterious knight from Bright Water City, the old gardener." The emcee continued to announce.
A smoky gray armor covered with a lapis lazuli cloak. The cloak and his fox-shaped helmet were the only decorations on his body.
However, when the mysterious knight appeared, the jubilant atmosphere suddenly froze, as if an awkward person that everyone knew had entered the lively banquet. Even the noble ladies stopped cheering.
"Who is this person? It seems like everyone knows him, "Danny said, puzzled.
"A blue cloak, a fox helmet, from Bright Water City, and calls himself the 'son of the gardener.' He must be a Floren. According to the information we gathered, he is most likely Sir Aleken, who came to ask Hyder for help, "the old knight said with certainty.
Just as the two of them were talking, the two knights in the arena had already charged over.
"Boom!"
The mysterious knight's long wooden spear hit Count Garland's wooden shield hard, and the spear shattered. At that moment, time seemed to slow down. Danny could clearly see the outer layer of the shield caved in, and then the white wood splinters flew in all directions like bullets, bringing about a fine muffled sound on the armor of the two knights.
"Wow —" Thousands of mouths gasped in unison.
"Good!" The old knight commented loudly. "Steady, accurate, ruthless, and skillful. The spear shattered, but the rider was not injured at all.
Count Garland also blocked very steadily. After blocking such a powerful blow, the warhorse's movement did not change. It seems that all the force was released and did not affect the mount. "
While the fox helmet was swapping for the spear, the old knight said, "During the War of the Four Kings, Floren originally followed Tyrell and joined Renly.
After Renly's death, Tyrion withdrew, but Lord Alister Floren turned to Stannis for the sake of his brother and niece. "
Stannis's wife was from the Floren family.
"After that, Tyrell and Lannister formed an alliance. Stannis lost, and Floren of Bright Water City was in an awkward position.
Duke Tywin stripped the Floren family of all their lands and titles, and gave Bright Water City to Sir Garland Tyrell as a reward for his heroic performance in the Battle of the Blackwater River.
In order to win back Bright Water City, Count Alister intended to represent Dragonstone Island and negotiate with the King's Landing, but Stannis directly sacrificed him to the King of Light.
The heir of Bright Water City, Alister's son, Sir Aleken, fled to Old Town to seek the protection of the Hyder family. I didn't expect him to participate in the tournament, and to meet Count Garland so dramatically. "
"What's the relationship between Sir Aleken and the old man of Old Town?" Danny asked.
"Aleken's sister is Count Leidon's wife."
"This …" Danny was a little confused. "Garland Tyrell's mother is Count Leidon's daughter, right? Is this an internal strife? "
"No, Count Leidon has already lost three wives, and the current Lady Floren is the fourth. The children of the four wives are not the same. Lynnis and Henfoli have the same father and mother, but Henfoli and Smiling Baylor have the same father but different mothers. "
"So complicated. If I were the old man of Old Town, I would definitely hide in the Towering Tower and not come out." Danny's mouth twitched.
The two chatted as they watched the mysterious knight and Count Garland clash. In the second, third, and fourth rounds, both of them blocked each other's spear, but the wooden spear did not shatter.
"Based on the current score, Count Garland will probably lose." The old knight said.
"Not necessarily."
In this tournament, the organizer, Sir Garland, stipulated that there were five rounds in the spear duel.
Directly knocking the opponent off his horse did not happen every time. Therefore, the winner had to be decided based on the score after the five rounds.
The place where the spear hit, the smoothness of the movement, the ability to control the horse — whether the horse slowed down or twisted during the collision, whether the movement of the spear was standard … These were all points to be scored.
In the previous four rounds, the mysterious knight's attack was ferocious. Count Garland's abdomen was grazed and lost a lot of points.
In the next five rounds, Danny, like the thousands of spectators, held her breath and stared at the two knights who were slowly accelerating in the field.
Under the sun, the sound of the horse's hooves rumbled. The knight leaned forward, the shield in his left hand in front of his chest, the spear in his right hand extended. The horse was galloping at its highest speed, but the spearheads of the two knights were still stable …
Not good, at the moment before the collision, perhaps due to the impact of the sun, the mysterious knight's eyes were dazzled. His right hand trembled, and the tip of the spear was slightly tilted …
"Bang — Crash —"
Garland's spear hit the chest of the mysterious knight, knocking him to the back of his horse. But almost at the same time, the "old gardener's" spear went past Garland's shield and pierced towards his face.
Fortunately, Count Garland had quick reflexes. He raised his neck abruptly, and the wooden spear scraped against his throat armor, producing a teeth-numbing sound … In the end, it hit the bottom of his helmet, sending the shining silver helmet flying. A bloody mark appeared on the count's chin and ear.
Fresh blood flowed out.
"Ahhh …" The spectators gasped. The young girls covered their mouths, almost crying.
"Woo woo …" The horn sounded, and Garland Hyder rushed into the field, shouting for the scholars to come and save the two knights.
Actually, the injuries of the two knights were not serious. Garland's face was scratched, and his face was covered in blood. It looked scary, but it was only a flesh wound. The mysterious knight, on the other hand, had thick armor. He was completely fine after being stabbed by the wooden spear.
After seven or eight minutes, the two knights left the field. The emcee stood up and shouted, "The mysterious knight has fouled. Count Garland Tyrell wins."
"That guy did it on purpose. He wanted to kill Garland," Barristan said with a serious face.
"Yeah." Danny nodded in agreement.
In a spear fight, it was against the rules to attack the opponent above the neck — except when the wooden spear fragments accidentally hit the head. The "old gardener" was familiar with the first few rounds, and he was very experienced. He did not look like someone who would make such a low-level mistake.
The old knight said with a serious face, "Brightwater City is still under the control of the Floren family. Garland led half of the Tyrell family's army back to the Highcourt to take Brightwater City.
However, there was an accident midway. Tiemin actually took over the Shield Islands, broke into the Mande River, and threatened the foundation of the Tyrell family — the Highcourt.
The Seven Kingdoms have already destroyed the Northern Territory, Hejian, the Western Territory, and the Royal Territory. The Stormlands are still besieging the Wind's End Fortress, and River Bend is also under attack. This … "
"What happened to the Westeros?" The old man sighed sorrowfully.
"Report, report —" Suddenly, a fast horse galloped down Rose Avenue. The rider waved a scroll of parchment and shouted, "The latest news, the latest news from the City of Knowledge. Balon is dead. Balon fell off the bridge and died four days ago. The King of Tiemin is dead. The old town is safe!"
"Really?" The people in the arena were in an uproar. They did not even look at the tournament and ran towards the rider.
"The City of Knowledge has received the latest news. King Balon fell off the bridge and died. His younger brother, You Lun, intends to take the position of Sea Stone. Tiemin Island is in turmoil. The old town's crisis has been resolved." The rider squeezed through the crowd and arrived below the rostrum. He reported to Baylor and the other nobles in a loud voice.
"Good, good, good!" Merry Baylor laughed so hard that his mouth cracked open. He put aside the dirty business between his two relatives and just kept cheering.
"Good my ass, River Bend is in danger!" Danny's expression changed drastically.
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