The horn sounded and the two warhorses began to gallop. The wooden viewing platform also shook.
The two knights leaned forward on their horses and pointed their lances at each other's chests.
As the distance between them shortened, the momentum of the two knights increased rapidly.
Thirty meters …
Ten meters …
Five meters …
The wooden lances pierced through the air and whistled through the air.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.
But at the moment of contact, Joseph suddenly changed from a stab to a sweep. The afterimage of the lance formed a crescent moon in the air and fiercely slashed at his opponent, wanting to sweep him off his horse.
Karl Miller's pupils shrank, but he did not panic because the shield beside him had blocked Joseph's sweep. The lance in his hand had pierced the armor in front of his opponent's chest.
Bang!
The two lances exploded at the same time and wooden shards flew in all directions.
Karl Miller swayed a few times on his horse and almost fell off. But he skillfully used his excellent equestrian skills to stabilize his body.
Joseph, on the other hand, was sent flying like a cannonball. This knight in red copper armor nimbly flipped in the air and landed on his feet. He took three steps back before finally stabilizing himself.
According to the rules of the competition, falling off the horse was considered a loss.
"I lost." Joseph shook his head and threw away the broken lance in his hand. He took off his helmet and revealed a weather-beaten face.
His date red horse walked to its master's side and snorted, as if comforting Joseph.
Karl Miller also walked over and took off his helmet. He revealed a victorious smile and said: "You are very powerful, but you made a fatal mistake. You should not have changed your move at the last moment."
After saying this, Karl turned his horse around and slowly walked around the arena, receiving the cheers of the audience.
On the viewing platform, Colin saw this scene and suddenly turned his head to whisper in Aisha's ear: "That Joseph lost to Karl Miller on purpose."
Although Joseph disguised himself well, he was only a third-grade knight after all. Colin could naturally see through the clues.
Half-elves were a mix of humans and elves, so their affinity with the Holy Light was not high. Therefore, it was difficult for their knight rank to exceed the third grade.
Last year, when Colin had come to Silvermoon City, he had seen a few Class 4 Half-elven Knights. However, after the two great upheavals and purges, the Class 4 Half-elven Kingdom had either fallen or been expelled. Right now, Class 3 Half-elven Knights were the pinnacle of Half-elven strength.
Aisha was slightly taken aback when she heard this. Then, she frowned and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that someone threatened Joseph and made him lose on purpose?"
Colin gently patted Aisha's arm and shook his head. "Not necessarily. The Miller family had just gone through a big change, so no one would dare to jump out and cause trouble at this time.
Moreover, before this competition, no one would have thought that an unknown wandering knight would actually make it all the way to the finals. "
"Then why did Joseph lose on purpose?"
Colin looked at Joseph, who was silently lowering his head in the field, and smiled. "Joseph lost the match, but won his life."
Queen Aisha looked at her lover in confusion.
Colin smiled and explained, "Joseph knew that he was of low birth and could not be compared to Karl who was born in the royal family.
Moreover, Karl was younger and might have a chance to reach the fourth grade in the future. He might even inherit the Miller family's position as Duke.
If Joseph won this competition, even if he received your recognition and successfully entered the half-elven noble class, how would he face the enmity of a Duke in the future?
Therefore, he might as well lose the competition and let Karl Miller become the champion.
This way, he would have already displayed his strength on this stage. Even if he did not receive the champion's reward, when Karl Miller comes to his senses, he would naturally be grateful to Joseph. "
Queen Aisha listened quietly and nodded. "That makes sense. However, looking at your expression, you seem to approve of Joseph's actions? "
Colin did not hide his thoughts and nodded. "Yes. He is a smart person. He has strength and knows when to advance and when to retreat. What's even better is that he is of low birth and does not have a family to back him up. He needs to rely on a powerful force. "
Queen Aisha immediately understood Colin's thoughts. "You want him to become the commander of the Silvermoon Guard?"
"Smart!" Colin snapped his fingers.
The Silvermoon Guard was in the midst of rebuilding, but Colin could not decide on the commander.
Although Colin did not intend to rely too much on the half-elves' military strength, he did not wish for Silvermoon City to fall into chaos again.
Therefore, the commander of the Silvermoon Guard was of utmost importance.
Colin had even thought that if he could not find a suitable candidate, he might as well find a descendant of his blood to be the commander.
However, at this moment, Joseph suddenly appeared in front of Colin and gave him a pleasant surprise.
Queen Elsa also seemed to think that Joseph was a good choice. She nodded and said, "Okay, I will send someone to investigate Joseph's background. If there are no problems, I will announce it publicly after a while."
"Alright."
As they spoke, the champion knight of the day, Karl Miller, had already arrived at the viewing platform. He took the flowers from his squire and looked around.
Colin also looked at this young knight curiously, wanting to see which noble lady he would give the flowers to.
Who would have thought that the champion knight would go straight to the viewing platform?
Then, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, he gave the flowers to Cathy, who was behind Colin!
The half-elf maid was caught off guard and froze on the spot. She looked at Colin, not knowing what to do, as if she was asking for her master's help.
Colin had no intention of helping at all. Instead, he looked like he was watching a show. At the same time, he looked in the direction of Prince Harrison from the corner of his eye.
The prince of the empire was so angry that his face turned red. He clenched his fists, as if he was going to rush out and challenge Karl to a duel in the next second.
Fortunately, he still had some sense. He knew that he was no match for Karl, so he could only stare at his rival in love. No one knew what he was thinking.
Cathy could only accept the flowers in front of her when she had no hope of asking for help.
Colin looked at Karl Miller with interest. He suddenly felt that this knight of the Miller family was also a scheming person.
However, looking at Cathy's appearance, this Karl was destined to have a one-sided love.
And looking at Prince Harrison's appearance, uh … It could only be said that Karl was praying for his own good.
Karl obviously did not know that he had inadvertently offended the prince of the empire. After giving the flowers, he strode to Queen Aisha and knelt down on one knee.
But before the champion knight could speak, the messenger of the Eastern Region, Viscounts Fiin, stood up.
Colin thought that he was going to fulfill the promised "extra reward," but unexpectedly, Viscounts Fiin said,
"It was a very exciting match! However, Karl, I still have a knight on my side who missed the registration time of the tournament and couldn't participate in the tournament. It's a pity, but he really wants to spar with you. I wonder if you're willing? "
Queen Aisha frowned and said decisively, "I'm sorry, Viscounts Fiin, the tournament is over."
"Your Majesty, of course I understand that. However, the reward I just offered, according to the instructions of the Duke of Saint Prospero, must be given to the most powerful half-elf knight. I wonder if Karl is willing to prove himself? "
Colin narrowed his eyes and said, "So you're saying that the knight you're recommending is also a half-elf?"
"Yes." Viscounts Fiin nodded and waved behind him.
Then, a guard who accompanied him came to the viewing platform and took off his helmet.
When he saw his face clearly, Colin was shocked.
Karl Miller had already said in a clear voice, "Your Majesty, please allow me to accept this battle for you!"
Queen Aisha also recognized the identity of the half-elf knight from the Eastern Region. She turned to look at Colin and saw him nod slightly.
"Good! Karl, I hope you can prove yourself again. "
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