Chapter 244
While a few people on the podium were talking, the first round had already begun. The two Knights charged with guns in their normal posture, but at the moment of contact, the mysterious Knight threw away the shield with his left hand, flipped over, and one With one foot on the saddle, the other foot in the air, the thin body is half hung on the side of the horse - the side closer to the opponent.
The shot that Dickon stabbed failed as it should be by rights. Almost at the same time, Mysterious Knight pulled the saddle with his left hand, squatted down, and his right hand long spear speared from Dickon like a poisonous snake. Pierce under the shield, from bottom to top, in the middle of the chest.
At that moment, Mysterious Knight squatted down and stood up suddenly, the huge reaction force made the dark horse's body shorter by a section, but this time, it made Dickon fly the saddle two or three times. Meters high, almost equivalent to falling from the second floor.
The armored Knight waved his limbs randomly, shouted with his mouth, butt|bumps down, "hong" slammed into the mud, only moaning | moaning, it was difficult to even move. .
The whole process is very slow, but in fact, the accident happened in the blink of an eye, and the audience's exclamations were not shouted. Mysterious Knight has already sat back in the saddle, held the long spear high, and began to show off one's military strength Run around the field.
"This..." After a long pause, Baelor Brightsmile said with a bitter smile: "He is too flexible, like a monkey, a thin monkey with the power of a gorilla."
"Isn't this a violation? I've never seen anyone do this before." Garth said quietly.
Garlan shook his head and sighed, "Because no one else can do it. Of course, the shield will cost you points, but if he dismounts his opponent, the points are useless."
"Ai, it's a big shame this time, Reach is the hometown of Knight, no one can lift that kid's mask." Baelor shook his head and stood up, holding the tray with the crown in his hand and walking down the wooden platform.
Tourney has the tradition of Mysterious Knight. During the game, no one deliberately probes the identity of Mysterious Knight. Only the person who defeats Mysterious Knight is qualified to let him report his real name and origin.
Garth greeted the two squires who were guarding a large box, and also got up and left, saying with a smile as he walked: "Now the game is over, he will oneself take off his helmet. If He has a decent family background, and it would be good to marry Rhyllia to him."
"Well, Rhyllia is the eldest daughter, and the identity... Let's see first."
Daughter-in-law The female heir is high, and in terms of "value", it is a lot higher than the youngest daughter.
Just look at Sansa and Arya, Sansa is engaged to Crown Prince Joffrey, but Arya Arya can only marry the second son of House Frey - yes, Arya once had a divine engagement.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Dany was more excited than when he won Meereen and Yunkai, and ran wild on horseback in the arena, waving to the standing and clapping crowd.
until the horn sounded, she was noticing Baelor Brightsmile holding a tray under the wooden platform.
“Knight, you are the champion of this Tourney, please choose the Queen of Love and Beauty in your heart!” Baelor said with a smile.
"Batman, I'm unmarried!" The girl in the purple skirt in the south stand shouted loudly with her hands around her mouth to synthesize a trumpet.
"I'm from Goldengrove, Maester said I'm about to have my period, Batman, give me the crown!" a teenage little girl in the north stand shouted with a blushing face.
"Batman..."
The girls were almost crazy, and their father and elder brother only laughed and watched, and many nobles were still The courage of the daughter applauded, even paramount calling oneself willing to give how much dowry for her daughter.
This is very normal to them, do the people who win the Tourney come from poor backgrounds?
impossible, with armor, handsome horses, squire, high-strength riding and martial skills, and his family background is at least a wealthy Landed Knight.
Anyway, my daughter is going to marry someone, so why not marry a powerful noble?
In the eyes of the audience's curiosity and anticipation, Dany used the long spear to evoke the Golden Rose garland, lightly picked it up, the horse stepped forward in time, and the garland was caught by the empty left hand.
next moment, the audience suddenly became quiet, everyone held their breaths and looked at the mysterious Knight in the center of the arena, guessing which lady he would give the garland to.
"hehe," Dany looked at the bright and plump flowers in his hands, which should be newly picked roses today.
"puff!" slammed the wooden gun into the ooze, she twisted a few snaps under her neck, and yanked off oneself's helmet, her full head fine black hair gleaming in the sunlight, The beautiful white cheeks were full of smiles.
"Wow—"
Amid the exclamations of thousands of spectators, she raised a sly smile at the corner of her mouth, picked up a wreath and put it on oneself's head.
The scene was dead silent, and the eyes and jaws of the audience and the Knights fell to the ground.
"Hahaha, ladies and gentlemen, only the 'Wreath of Love and Beauty' won by oneself is the most beautiful."
Cry and sweet laughter resounded throughout the audience.
"She's a woman—" a fat nobleman shouted.
"Seven Hells! The champion is actually a female Knight, she...she is not fancy at all, picking up Garlan, Jon (one of the guardian Knights, Jon Cupps), Baelor, Four big Dickon Knights!" Cider Hall's Fossoway Ser exclaimed in shock.
"And me, too, I was shot by her and dismounted with one shot," Harvest Hall Earl Arstan looked embarrassed, "but I swear in the name of my uncle Ser Barristan, I really Although she is a small and beautiful girl, she is frighteningly strong."
"If it is a girl, she is not too small." Haystack Hall Errol Earl next to him shook his head road.
“Women can’t go on Tourney, will Ser Baelor take away her title?”
“I wonder too.”
“She is Which lady? Martial skill is so high."
"The Seven, tell me what to do, although Mysterious Knight is a girl, but seeing her valiant and formidable looking handsome appearance, I, I..." A noble Maiden said with a tangled face, holding his heart in both hands.
...
"It's you! The last time you bought armor was to participate in the Tourney." Garth, standing by the redwood box, was shocked and taken aback.
Baelor looked back at the younger brother, surprised: "You know each other?"
"She's picking armor at Smith's shop in Old London."
"Miss, Tourney doesn't allow ladies to attend..." Baelor wondered.
Dany long spear pointed at defended said with a big smile: "Want to take my crown? You have to ask my long spear!"
Big Black is The sky is watching, there is something for you to grab!
"Uh..." Baelor had a pained expression on his face.
At this time, Barristan came over and explained: "Ser, mysterious Knight doesn't ask for his origin or name, there are almost no restrictions, as long as anyone with a vest can participate, my family's lady is not against the rules. ."
"It seems that the rules have to be changed in the future." Baelor sighed then said helplessly said.
"You're right, Tourney's rules must be changed in the future," Dany said, looking around all around, "Why not let the female Knight participate in the competition? Are you afraid of losing to us? This is Brave person's game, the cowards shouldn't come!"
I didn't mean that...
Ser Baelor's expression twisted.
"I'm afraid you won't say anything, miss." Garth shook his head.
"Hehe, look at it!"
Dany sneered, I said no, who has the final say? !
Garth shrugged, opened the redwood chest behind him, and immediately a dazzling golden light appeared.
"The 20,000 Golden Dragons are here."
"Well, save it for me."
"Yes, it is in Church Bank How? High interest and zero risk." Baelor asked with a nod.
Well, yes, the Church of The Seven has banks.
Not only banks, Septons also do money lending business, many merchants including King on Iron Throne also owe Church gold.
If you owe money and don't pay it back, even if you devoutly believe in The Seven, the Divine Cleric will still force you to sell your son, daughter, and wife to repay the debt.
Not to mention, Church Bank's business is not bad, after all, with The Seven as a guarantee, everyone firmly believes that it will never close its doors.
"By the way, miss, what's your name?" Baelor asked again.
"Rhaella Waters."
"Waters..." Baelor stared at Dany for a long time, really thought she looked familiar, somewhere in the Crownlands seen?
He nodded, shouting to the audience: "The winner of this Tourney is Miss Rhaella Waters, and it's not against the rules for her to compete as a mysterious Knight. Let's congratulate Miss Rhaella, she will definitely become Mysterious Knight, which has been passed down through the ages, must also be the most dazzling Queen of Love and Beauty."
"crash-bang --" No matter what they thought, the audience at the scene still applauded Dany gracefully, Cheers, "Queen, Queen, Queen Rhaella of Love and Beauty!"
"Thank you, thank you!" Dany also rode and waved.
Someone sprinkled petals and colorful ribbons on the high platform. She wore a laurel crown and iron armor. She smiled extraordinarily happily. It seemed that at this moment, she really became the Queen beside Honeywine.
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Tourney has three programs: jousting, archery, melee.
Jousting is the main event, and archery takes place almost at the same time as jousting, but few people watch it.
After the long spear competition was over, squire removed the wooden fence separating the sprint runway in the main arena, and moved in three more archery targets. The three finalists were cheered by the audience.
In the afternoon, a Red Archer from Summer Isles defeated his opponent in the 100m shooting final and won the arrow technique championship.
At the same time as the three thousand Golden Dragon bounty, the black guy also got a position in Baelor's bodyguard.
melee played for three hours. There were nearly 80 people in total, and none of the nobles participated. They were all Freeriders who wanted to seek fame, hired Knights and squires who had just been canonized.
They rode horses, held blunt weapons and fought each other in the mud-splattered and blood-splattered field. They formed a squid to fight against the enemy for a while, and then they fought infighting and slaughtered each other. The alliance was just formed. It broke apart until only one person was left standing.
It looks bloody and brutal, but it's actually more civilized than the slave teamfights that the Ghis people did in the arena.
Because the players all used blunt weapons and wore thick combat armor, no one died after a big melee.
There are only two hapless people with broken legs, one with broken collarbone, and a dozen with broken fingers.
The team champion has a five thousand Golden Dragon bounty, earned by a Dorne warrior.
The combined bounty of the Dorne and Summer Isles is only 8,000, less than half of Dany's. From this, we can see how high the status of jousting is in Westeros.