While the people on the rostrum were talking, the first round had already begun. The two knights charged forward with their spears in a normal posture, but at the moment of contact, the mysterious knight threw away his shield with his left hand and flipped his body. With one foot on the saddle and the other in the air, his thin body hung on one side of the horse — the side closest to his opponent.
Dickon's spear naturally missed. Almost at the same time, the mysterious knight pulled the saddle with his left hand and squatted down. The spear in his right hand pierced through Dickon's shield like a poisonous snake. From bottom to top, it hit Dickon's chest.
At that moment, the mysterious knight suddenly stood up from his crouching position. The huge reaction force caused the black horse to become shorter as well. However, Dickon was sent flying two to three meters away from the saddle. It was almost as if he had fallen from the second floor.
The Iron Armored Knight waved his limbs wildly and cried out loudly. His buttocks were facing down and he crashed into the mud with a bang. He only cared about wailing and moaning. It was difficult for him to even move.
The whole process seemed slow, but in fact, it happened in the blink of an eye. Before the audience could scream, the mysterious knight had already sat back on the saddle, raised his spear high, and started to run around the field proudly.
"This …" After being stunned for a while, Laughing Baylor smiled bitterly. "He's too agile. He's like a Monkey, a skinny monkey with the strength of a gorilla."
"Isn't this against the rules? I've never seen anyone do this before, "Garth mumbled.
Garth shook his head and sighed. "Because no one else can do it. Of course, points will be deducted if the shield is dropped, but he has already knocked his opponent off the horse, so the points are useless. "
"Sigh, this is embarrassing. River Bend is the home of knights, but no one can take off that kid's mask." Baylor shook his head and stood up. He held the tray with the crown and walked down the wooden stage.
There was a tradition of the mysterious knight in the tournament. During the competition, no one deliberately investigated the identity of the mysterious knight. Only those who defeated the mysterious knight were qualified to have him reveal his real name and origin.
Garth greeted the two attendants who were guarding a big box and stood up to leave. As he walked, he smiled and said, "Now that the competition is over, he will take off his helmet. If his family background is good, it's not bad to marry Leah to him. "
"Mm-hm, Lalia is the eldest daughter of the first wife. Her identity … Let's wait and see."
The eldest daughter of the first wife had a higher position in the line of succession. In terms of "value", she was much higher than the youngest daughter.
Just look at Sansa and Arya. Sansa was engaged to Crown Prince Joffrey, while Arya could only marry the second son of the Frey family. That's right, Arya once had a sacred marriage contract.
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Danny was even more excited than when she had defeated Meereen and Yuankai. She ran around the arena on her horse, waving at the people who were applauding.
It wasn't until the horn sounded that she noticed the laughing baylor holding a tray under the wooden platform.
"Knight, you are the champion of this year's Martial Arts Competition. Please choose the queen of love and beauty in your heart!" Baylor said with a smile.
"Batman, I'm not married!" In the south stands, the girl in the purple dress made a trumpet with both hands and shouted.
"I'm from Golden Tree City. The scholar said that I'm going to have my first period soon. Batman, give me the crown!" a teenage girl in the north shouted with a red face.
"Batman …"
The girls almost went crazy. Their fathers and brothers just watched from the side with a smile. Many nobles even applauded their daughters' courage and shouted how much dowry they were willing to give for their daughters.
To them, this was very normal. Would the winner of the Martial Arts Competition come from a poor family?
That was impossible. He had armor, a handsome horse, an attendant, and strong horsemanship and martial arts skills. His family was at least a wealthy and productive knight.
In any case, his daughter would have to marry someone eventually. Marrying a powerful noble, why not?
Under the curious and expectant eyes of the audience, Danny hooked the golden rose wreath with her spear and lightly flicked it up. The horse stepped forward at the right time, and the wreath was caught by the left hand.
The next moment, the arena suddenly fell silent. Everyone held their breaths and looked at the mysterious knight in the center of the arena, guessing which lady he would give the wreath to.
"Hehe." Danny looked at the bright and full flower in her hand. It was probably a rose she had just picked today.
"Chi!" She stabbed the wooden spear into the soft ground. She twisted a few buttons under her neck and suddenly took off her helmet. Her hair shimmered in the sunlight, and her beautiful face was full of smiles.
"Wow —"
Under the exclamations of the thousands of spectators, a sly smile appeared on her face. She picked up the wreath and put it on her head.
The arena was dead silent. The eyes and jaws of the audience and knights fell to the ground again.
"Hahaha, ladies, only the 'crown of love and beauty' that you have won is the most beautiful."
Crisp and pleasant laughter rang through the arena.
"She's a woman —" a fat noble shouted loudly.
"Seven levels of hell! The champion is actually a female knight. She … she didn't do anything fancy. She defeated four grand knights, Garland, Jon (one of the guardian knights, Jon Cooper), Baylor, and Dickon! "Sir Forsoway of the wine hall was shocked.
"And me. I was also shot by her. Just one shot and I was knocked off my horse." Count Astan of the harvest hall was embarrassed. "But I swear in the name of my granduncle, Sir Barristan, that I didn't go easy on her. Although she's a skinny and pretty girl, she's terrifyingly strong. "
"If she's a girl, she's not skinny and small." Count Erol of the hay hall shook his head.
"Women can't participate in the tournament. Will Sir Baylor revoke her title?" “
"I want to know too."
"Which family is she from? She's so skilled in martial arts. "
"Oh Seven Gods, tell me what I should do. Although the mysterious knight is a girl, but looking at her valiant and beautiful appearance, I, I …" A noble girl clasped her hands over her heart and said with a conflicted expression.
.....
"It's you! You bought armor last time to participate in the tournament. " Garth, who was standing beside the mahogany box, was shocked.
Baylor looked back at his brother and asked in surprise, "You know each other?"
"At old Londo's blacksmith shop. She's choosing armor."
"My lady, the tournament doesn't allow ladies to participate …" Baylor was troubled.
Danny pointed her spear at the loser and laughed, "You want to take my crown? You'll have to ask my spear first! "
Blackie is watching from the sky. Come and get it if you dare!
"Ugh …" Baylor looked pained.
At this time, Barristan came over and explained, "Sir, the mysterious knight doesn't ask about origin or name. There are almost no restrictions. As long as you have a horse and armor, you can participate. My lady didn't break the rules."
"Looks like the rules will have to be changed." Baylor sighed helplessly.
"You're right. The rules of the tournament will have to be changed." Danny looked around and said loudly, "Why don't we let the female knight participate? Are you afraid of losing to us? This is a game for the brave. Cowards shouldn't come! "
I didn't mean that …
Baylor's expression was twisted.
"I'm afraid my lady doesn't have the final say." Garth shook his head.
"Hehe, you just wait and see!"
Danny sneered. If I don't have the final say, who has the final say?!
Garth shrugged and opened the mahogany box behind him. Immediately, a dazzling golden light shone out.
"Twenty thousand gold royals. They're all here."
"Oh, save them for me."
"Sure, how about the church bank? High interest and zero risk. "Baylor nodded and asked.
Ugh, that's right. The Church of the Seven Gods had a bank.
Not only a bank, but the monks also did loan business. Many merchants, including the king on the Iron Throne, owed the church gold.
If you didn't pay back the money you owed, even if you were a devout believer of the Seven Gods, the priests of the Seven Gods would still force you to sell your children and wife to pay off the debt.
Needless to say, the church bank's business was good. After all, with the Seven Gods as the guarantor, everyone believed that it would never close down.
"Oh right, my lady, what's your name?" Baylor asked again.
"Leila Vishui."
"Vishui …" Baylor stared at Danny for a while. He really felt that she looked familiar. He seemed to have seen her somewhere in the royal territory.
He nodded and shouted to the audience, "The champion of this year's tournament is Lady Leila Vishui. It's not against the rules for her to participate in the tournament as a mysterious knight. Let's congratulate Lady Leila. She'll definitely become a legendary mysterious knight and the most dazzling queen of love and beauty. "
"Whoosh —" No matter what they thought, the audience still clapped and cheered for Danny. "Queen, Queen, Queen Leila of love and beauty!"
"Thank you, thank you!" Danny waved as she rode on her horse.
Someone on the stage sprinkled flower petals and colorful ribbons. She wore a laurel crown on her head and an iron armor on her body. She smiled very happily as if she had really become the queen of the Honey Wine River.
.....
There were three events in the tournament: spear competition, archery, and team competition.
The spear competition was the highlight. The archery competition and the spear competition were held at the same time, but few people watched.
When the spear competition ended, the attendants removed the wooden fence that separated the main arena from the sprint track and brought in three archery targets. The three finalists received cheers from the audience.
That afternoon, a red archer from the Midsummer Islands defeated his opponent in the final of the 100-meter shooting competition and won the archery competition.
While receiving the reward of 3,000 gold royals, the black man also got a position in the guard of Baylor.
The team competition lasted for three hours. There were nearly 80 people in total. None of them were nobles. They were all free riders, mercenary knights, and attendants who had just been conferred the title.
They rode horses and fought each other with blunt weapons in the field where mud and blood were splattered everywhere. They formed small teams to fight against the enemy, and in the blink of an eye, they had internal strife and killed each other. The alliance had just been formed, but it was broken until only one person was left standing.
It looked bloody and cruel, but it was actually much more civilized than the Gith's slave fights in the arena.
Since the contestants were all using blunt weapons and wearing thick battle armor, no one died after the chaotic battle.
There were only two unlucky people with broken legs, one with a broken collarbone, and more than a dozen with broken fingers.
The team champion had a bounty of 5,000 gold royals, which was won by a Dornish warrior.
The Dornishmen and the Midsummer Islands only had a bounty of 8,000 gold royals, which was less than half of Danny's. From this, it could be seen how high the spear competition was in the Westeros.
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