The commission of 10 gold royals wasn't wasted. It was worth it!
Danny sat on the saddle and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. Feeling the bright and quiet afternoon sun, she was in a particularly good mood. A bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world, how dare they pretend to be in front of me!
"Ahem, ahem, ahem, I've learned something new." On the fifth floor of the high platform, Laughing Baylor put his chin and eyeballs back to their original places and reminded the trumpeter in front of the platform, "Blow the horn and get ready for the competition."
"Woo —"
The low and melodious sound of the horn brought the audience and the riders back to their senses. The scene went from a pin-drop silence to as noisy as a market.
"Oh my god, Sir Bat is so handsome!" a noble girl screamed.
"The most shocking entrance in history. The Bat Prince will become a legend like Prince Flay and the Dragon Knight."
"That symphony …"
The mysterious knight, who had been looked down upon by many people, suddenly soared. Some people said that he must be a noble and handsome young knight, while others said that he might come from a Duke family of the Seven Kingdoms.
Some people even suspected that he was King Toman. Only a young kingslayer could be so rich and "elegant." Then someone immediately refuted that King Toman was short and fat, not slender and handsome like his rumored father, Jaime.
"Boom!" The sound of the wooden spear breaking into pieces woke up the arguing audience. Seeing the two riders pass by each other, they came back to their senses. They were now competing with spears!
Everyone looked over and saw that there was another deep scratch on Count Garland's oak shield, which was painted with golden roses. In addition to the scars from the previous two battles, there was now an "8" dent on the golden wooden shield. Even the small cracks on the shield were leaking out.
However, the mysterious knight did not have it easy either. Half of the black bat on his iron wooden shield was missing, revealing the shiny white iron under the black paint.
The two threw away the broken spears in their hands and took new wooden spears from their attendants. The horses trotted for a while, adjusted their direction, leaned forward, and put the spear in their hands flat. The warhorse under them sped up.
At the moment of contact, the mysterious knight twisted his body and used his shield to avoid the tip of the spear. However, his movement was too big, and he couldn't adjust the angle of his spear, so it hit the opponent's wooden shield.
Boom! Wood chips flew everywhere. The mysterious knight only had half of his spear left in the water. On the other side, "Valiant" Garland was unharmed, but there was another scratch on his shield. Together with the previous two scratches, he looked like a "human".
"Great!" The audience cheered in unison.
"Go, Sir Bat!" Many nobles knew how strong Garland was. They heard that when he trained in the arena, he would often fight one against three, or even one against four, because one against one would not give him any pressure.
However, after two rounds, the mysterious knight was able to fight him to a standstill. Everyone was shocked.
Actually, there was nothing to be shocked about. Although Danny was a woman and her body was slender, her strength was not low. Perhaps because the amount of spiritual matter in her body was too high, at the age of sixteen, the speed at which her strength grew was a little abnormal.
According to the System's evaluation, her current physical fitness was close to 1.4. Her strength and speed were both at 1.4 (1.2 two months ago). Garland's strength was obviously stronger than hers, about 1.6, which was about the same as White Knight.
However, Garland's development was not balanced. Perhaps his speed and agility were not weaker than Danny's, but his eyesight, balance, horsemanship, and especially dynamic vision were far inferior to hers.
Well, Garland's horsemanship was not as good as Danny's. Perhaps it was because of her talent, or perhaps it was because she had ridden a dragon many times in battle, but her movements on horseback were smooth. She could ride on the bumpy road and under the fiercest collisions as easily as riding on flat ground.
Even Jhiqui often lamented that the Dothraki on horseback were not as skilled as Kalixi in horsemanship.
Throwing away the broken spear, Danny took another one from Barristan's hands. She adjusted her breathing, leaned forward, and held the spear horizontally, beginning the third sprint.
There were only two horses, but the ground was shaking slightly. Danny's heart was as still as water, and she removed all distracting thoughts from her mind. The shouts of the audience left her little by little, and she could only hear her own rough but even breathing.
Thud, thud, thud …
As they got closer, the figure of the rider in front of her gradually enlarged in front of her eyes. No, it was the oak shield that enlarged.
The center of the chevron, the intersection of the three scratches, became bigger and bigger, almost occupying her entire vision. This time, she did not even pay attention to the opponent's spear.
Thump! The spear in her right hand struck that point like lightning, and the force of the high-speed impact of the centaur and the horse spread out from that point. Crack … Boom!
Garland's oak shield, as she had planned, split into three pieces along the chevron. As the wood pieces flew, the spear's momentum did not decrease, and it hit the left waist behind the shield. Bang!
"Valiant" Garland could not withstand the force. With a scream, he fell from the saddle and rolled onto the muddy ground.
The audience was silent at first, and some could not believe what had happened in front of their eyes. They could only stare blankly at the count lying on the ground, moaning. The attendant rushed over and shouted, "Stretcher, quickly bring the stretcher over."
"Wow —" Everyone was startled awake. They watched as the attendants carried Garland, who was dizzy and unable to move, back to the tent. They all shouted in disbelief, "Seven Gods above, that thin and weak bat knight defeated Earl Garland?"
"They haven't even entered the finals, and the guardian knight is already missing a member!"
"That little guy is so strong. I couldn't tell at all."
"No, the bat knight purposely left scratches on the shield the first two times. The third time …"
The male spectators and riders were talking among themselves, while the girls were cheering loudly. Dani rode her horse proudly and waved her arms as she walked past the wooden stage. Silk scarves and palace fans that were stained with girl's body fragrance and perfume were thrown at her. Some male nobles also secretly threw oranges and apples at her.
Arriving in front of the palanquin, Dani waved her hand, and the majestic theme song of Quan You played once again. Eight young girls surrounded her and scattered petals on her body and horse. The atmosphere became more and more lively.
.....
"The Forsuway family invited you to the banquet, but I rejected it for you."
At night, the old knight walked out of the tent for the nth time to deal with the attendants who had come to invite the mysterious knight to the banquet.
It was also the nth time that he brought Danny a gift from a noble. This time, it was a ball of hot, gray mud. Under Danny's curious gaze, the white knight used a dagger to pry open the hard mud covering the outside, revealing a white, tender fish fillet inside.
"This is grilled trout, freshly caught from Honey Wine River. It was immediately slaughtered, stuffed with fruit, sealed in mud, and roasted. Would you like to try it?"
It was tender and refreshing, with the sweetness and sourness of grapes. More importantly, there was almost no fishy taste.
"I think there was a Forsuway attendant here before?" Danny took a sip of the golden wine and said vaguely.
"One family has two branches. The previous one was from New Barrel City, and this one is from Fruit Wine Hall. Both families use apples as their emblem. Didn't you notice, Your Majesty?"
"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember. There are indeed two Apple Knights, a red apple and a green apple."
"Your Majesty, you're really in the limelight today!" the old knight exclaimed.
"It's nothing." Danny waved her hand, pretending to be reserved.
"Then, are we still inviting the orchestra tomorrow?"
"No, we have to keep a low profile for the next few days."
The old knight …
It was impossible for Danny to keep a low profile even if she wanted to. The next morning, when there were only 55 knights left, the cheers for Danny were no lower than "Laughter" Baylor's.
The competition for the "Queen of Love and Beauty" officially began. First, four guardian knights stepped forward. Baylor Hyder, Garth Hyder, who had met Danny at the blacksmith's shop, Productive Knight Jon Cooper, and Green Pavilion Island's Desmond Redwyne.
They were Lilia's father, uncle, and two uncles. Originally, there was also her cousin Garland Tyrell, but he was eliminated by the mysterious knight.
"From now on, the four of us will guard Lilia's crown. You can challenge any one of us. Each person can accept three challenges at most," Baylor said loudly to the 51 knights below.
Danny had already understood the rules from the old knight. The number of challenges was determined by the number of knights left.
For example, at this moment, out of the 55 people, one would get a bye, and half of the remaining 54 would be eliminated, leaving 28 people. After the second round of elimination, there would be 14 people left. After the third round of elimination, there would be 7 people left.
At this moment, the remaining 7 people had all participated in the competition three times and passed the three rounds of elimination.
If Baylor was challenged three times and he won, then he would directly become one of the last seven people. The three people who failed the challenge would naturally be eliminated. Only the first and second place would be rewarded, and the first and second place could only come from the last seven people.
Any contestant who did not complete three challenges would continue to fight one-on-one.
Dani felt that such a rule was a little … superfluous.
Later, after the old knight explained, she understood that this rule not only increased the intensity of the conflict, but also gave everyone a chance to challenge the great nobles.
After all, there was only one champion, so they had to give the others some "sweetness".
At this moment, there was nothing special about it. The four guardian knights did not have high statuses. In fact, Baylor Hyder was already noble enough.
But what if Baylor was replaced by Duncan Targaryen or Prince Rega?
A chance to have a fair fight with Rega!
For example, the young Barristan, the reason why he got the title "Fearless Barristan" was because he challenged Prince Flare as a mysterious knight.
Although he failed in his challenge, Prince Long Fu Lai's comment made the young man instantly become a household name of "promising youth".
His challenge even became a classic in the story of the knights of the Seven Kingdoms.
.....
When Baylor announced the start of the challenge, Danny was the first to stand up and point her spear at the sallow faced Sir Desmond Redwyne.
After watching the competition for a few days, Danny had some understanding of the strength of the guardians. Sir Redwyne's strength, speed, and eyesight were all inferior to hers.
She guessed correctly. After three rounds, the guardian fell from his horse.
Danny became one of the "guardian knights".
This action of stealing the limelight immediately angered the crowd. It was also because she was small and looked easy to bully. Immediately, eight knights stood up and challenged her at the same time.
Then it was very simple. Danny only had two places left. The eight people had to first duel and complete two rounds of the competition. Six were eliminated, and only two were left.
By the afternoon, Dani had taken down the two winners again with ease.
She was promoted, and no one could challenge her again.
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