The residents of Old Town, the nobles of River Bend, and the riders were overjoyed. The most prestigious, most ambitious, and most feared King Balon of Tiemin was dead!
Tiemin Island was in a state of disunity. His only son, Theon, had been skinned alive. Asha, a woman, could not inherit the throne. His "good-for-nothing" brother, You Lun, had actually started the ancient and cruel "King Selection Assembly." The nobles of Tiemin Bay were eager to make a move. They all had the idea of getting their hands on Seastone's position …
In short, Tiemin was finished. Old Town was safe. We can happily participate in the tournament!
Because of this good news, "Laughter" Baylor waved his hand and directly raised the reward of the champion from eight thousand gold royals to twenty thousand gold royals. Even the second place was given ten thousand gold royals.
The knights at the scene were in an uproar. People sang and danced. The banquet was held, and the music did not stop.
Danny was puzzled. "It's only been four months. How did You Lun complete the second exploration of Valleglia Island in such a short time and cross thousands of miles of sea to return to Tiemin Bay?"
The old knight was also very puzzled. "I thought he was still floating on the Summer Sea. But he can't affect the overall situation. Now that King Balon is dead, the internal strife alone will consume most of Tiemin's power. River Bend is finally safe. "
Danny looked at him in surprise. "No way. Others may not know, but you don't know You Lun's ruthlessness?"
The old knight shook his head and sighed. "Ruthlessness does not mean prestige. He left Tiemin Bay for almost three years. Who still remembers him? And You Lun is not the only male of the Greyjoy family. No one will obey him. Otherwise, he would not have called for the King Selection Assembly. "
"What's the King Selection Assembly about?" Danny asked.
"Gather all the captains of the Iron Islands to vote for the new Iron King."
"A very advanced system?" Danny was even more puzzled.
"Alas, men can play with the most advanced systems more barbaric than the Dothraki. There was someone who ambushed the archers during the King Selection Assembly and massacred all the candidates. There was someone who, after being elected as the Iron King, immediately exterminated the previous king's family. There was … "
Danny was startled and said, "According to You Lun's character, would he do something he wasn't sure of? Maybe he was the one who killed Balon, and then he will become the real Iron King through the King Selection. "
"Even so, it will take half a year to a year for River Bend's main forces and Clear Pavilion Island's fleet to return from King's Landing.
At that time, with River Bend's absolute strength, whether Tiemin is united under You Lun or not is no longer important. "
The two of them didn't reach a consensus about You Lun. After lunch, the mysterious knight "Batman" officially appeared in Arena No. 44 in the afternoon.
In just a moment, Danny fiercely stabbed. "Peng!"
The spear broke the opponent's left arm that was holding the shield. The guy howled and fell from the horse.
The mysterious knight Batman advanced to the next round.
Then the two of them ran to the main arena to watch.
After watching for a while, Danny suddenly realized something. There were many contestants in the main arena, and they hadn't finished a round yet.
In other words, wild knights like Danny had already been eliminated in two rounds, a total of three-quarters of the contestants. The contestants in the noble area hadn't finished the first round, so the elimination rate was less than half.
There was a huge difference in the elimination rate between the two arenas.
"I was still too naive. I thought that the nobles would lower the promotion rate if they got attention. I didn't expect them to be so shameless," Danny said angrily.
She had thought that if the nobles killed each other in the arena, the free riders would make up the majority of the remaining winners.
"Everyone is like this. The mercenary knights also know this." The old knight had a disapproving look.
If the nobles didn't have any preferential treatment, why would everyone fight to be a noble?
Reality was crueler than Danny had imagined. The next day, she participated in another round in the morning and another in the afternoon. So far, after four rounds of elimination, only one-sixteenth of the over 2200 wild knights were left. There were about 140 riders left.
At this time, more than 300 noble riders hadn't finished the first round of competition.
On the morning of the third day, when Danny advanced to the fifth round and there were only 70 wild knights left, the noble contestants finally finished the first round of competition. There were 150 contestants left.
All the contestants rested for half a day. From the fourth day onwards, 220 knights would be mixed and they would compete together in the main arena.
Danny could finally show her power in front of an audience!
At the same time, she could also move her tent into the main camp.
From the afternoon onwards, the camp was in a carnival. Fat roasted cattle were slowly turning over the fire, dripping oil and hissing. The air was filled with the fragrance of garlic and pepper.
The handsome bard played the harp and sang in front of the crowd. The singing and dancing troupe set up a stage and performed operas related to knights, such as "The Dance of the Blood Dragon," "Jenny of the City of Barren Stone and the Prince of Dragon Flay," "The Fool Florian and Joan," "The Dragon Knight and Queen Nailisi."
There were also knights holding a banquet in their tents. Young attendants ran around under their orders, carrying beer barrels and empty plates out of the tents.
There were also cooks who worked together to carry a long string of fragrant roasted chicken and golden roasted lamb. A few women in thin colorful clothes were led into the tents by attendants while laughing at each other …
Almost every tent had one or several shields displayed outside.
There were the family emblems of the nobles who lived there. There was the trapezoidal white tower of the old town, the golden rose of Tyrell, the grape cluster of the Redwin family, the wheat ears of the harvest hall, the horned bull skull of Black Crown City, the holy grail and black rose of the Three Towers Castle, the black and orange butterflies of Highland City …
Of course, someone had also erected three long spears and a shield outside the tent. There was a black bat drawn on it. The old knight was very confused and dissatisfied with the design, so he purposely drew it a little like Big Black.
"Is Batman Knight inside?"
After lunch, Danny entered the dragon spirit state and closed her eyes to meditate with Big Black. Suddenly, there was a call from an attendant outside the tent.
Yes, Big Black had returned to the Westeros for two days.
The others only knew that Danny could control the black dragon, but they did not know the details of the dragon spirit. Chora wrote a letter and tied it to Big Black's leg and sent it over.
Actually, Danny knew more about the current situation in Slave Bay than Chora. Big Black had specially checked around Slave Bay and New Gith.
The Allied army still had no intention of launching an attack. That was right, Khol's Dragon-slaying Crossbow was not completed yet.
After condensing the meditation vortex in her mind, Big Black seemed to have some positive changes. His magic power and physical strength had increased a lot, and his top speed had increased by almost one-fifth. It only took him 30 hours to return to the old town.
Another thing that surprised Danny was that when she entered the dragon spirit state, she could meditate together with Big Black. Their nine-color vortexes rotated at the same frequency, and her wizard power increased more than twice as fast as before.
It was as if Big Black had helped her level up.
Therefore, whenever she had free time, she would meditate together with Big Black.
Danny sat cross-legged on the bamboo mat and did not move. The old knight consciously opened the curtain and went out to talk with the attendant.
About a quarter of an hour later, he came in with a primary-colored oak barrel and reported, "My Lady, Sir Garth invited you to a banquet."
"Why?" Danny asked curiously.
"Not only you, but also the 70 hired horsemen who entered the last round were invited. Because of Tiemin, Sir Baylor intends to build the 'old town fleet,' and Sir Garth is in charge of recruiting city guards. The horsemen who have passed five rounds of elimination can at least become the captain of the cavalry. "
"You refused?"
The old knight returned the barrel in front of Danny and sat back. He nodded and said, "I only said that you are now the mysterious knight and intend to maintain this identity until the end of the tournament. The attendant expressed his understanding and also gave you a barrel of golden wine from Qingting Island. "
"Bang bang bang …" The shield erected outside the tent was knocked a few times, and then a voice came, "Is Batman Knight here?"
"Who is it?" The old knight asked as he got up.
"I am the bookkeeper of the 'Four Corners Casino' —"
The old knight immediately sat down again and interrupted him, "You can go. We are not gambling."
The bookkeeper did not leave and continued, "Sir Knight, it doesn't matter if you don't gamble. We also buy the information of the contestants at a high price."
Danny was puzzled when she heard the old man shout angrily, "We will win, we will win! Absolutely not a fake match. "
The man outside cursed a few times and left.
"'Selling information' is a slang in the casino for fake matches?" Danny asked curiously.
"Apart from the information that you are bound to lose, what else does it mean? Who doesn't know Count Garland, Sir Baylor, and the others? Who hasn't seen them compete? Do you know how to use this information to defeat them? "
That's right.
"Actually, you can bet on me to win. Tomorrow, you can test the waters with a hundred gold royals."
The next morning, the sky was clear and the sun was warm.
Outside the old town, in the main arena by the yellow road.
When the emcee shouted "Batman the mysterious knight," Danny rode forward excitedly to the track north of the arena.
"Batman? Hahaha, he is so small, so ugly, little bat. "Immediately, the audience roared with laughter.
Compared to the strong male knights who were as sturdy as city walls, Dany looked frail and weak.
It was no wonder that her high-quality armor was sold for only two gold royals. An adult could not wear it, and an underage teenager was still growing. Two gold royals to buy a set of armor that "could not be worn for ten lifetimes" was not worth it.
Well, it was normal for a knight's armor to be passed down for one or two hundred years.
According to White Knight, the enchanted bronze helmet of Bronze Jon of Runestone City was passed down from his ancestors five thousand years ago.
When Danny took the spear and shield from White Knight, her laughter became louder and louder. The spear in her hand was very incompatible with her slender and tall body. There was an illusion that her hands were too small and the wooden spear was about to fall off.
"Which noble boy is this? He wants to imitate 'Fearless' Barristan? " There were also experienced people who saw some details about Danny. "Although the armor is pitch-black and the color is uneven, there is no trace of rust. The structure is complete and there are no traces of piecing together. The black horse she is riding is a first-class horse, at least three gold royals. And her knight spear, damn it, what a wastrel. One spear made of gold wood from the Midsummer Islands costs three silver deer. Even the king slayer is not so extravagant, right?"
After being reminded, the people around gradually became thoughtful and began to discuss which noble's family emblem was related to the black bat.
Well, the contestants participating in the spear competition could use the birch spear provided by the organizer, or they could carry their own spear.
Although all wooden spears would shatter in a high-intensity collision, the quality of the wood was different and the strength of the impact was different.
The gold wood of the Midsummer Islands was the best material for bows and arrows, and also the best material for spears used in competitions.
The emcee shouted, "Harvest Hall, Count Astan Selmy!"
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