Chapter Twenty-Three: The Tournament

It's the happiest day, it's the most nervous day, it's the most pulsing moment, it's the most cautious time.

There is less than half an hour before the martial arts competition begins, and the huge and wide Dido Square has long been crowded with people, and men, women, and women, young and old, all of them are rushing to raise their arms and cheer for long live.

The king of Hope, the Grand Master of the Knights of the Purple Rose, the bishops of the Boke, and the Duke of Borot, who had come to take refuge, all came to the scene to watch.

Benedict had also returned from Thrushcross Lodge, and from time to time he had exchanged a few words with Pope Damasus, and his expression was extremely calm.

Grand Master Maria's face was 'gloomy', out of step with the atmosphere of the room, and behind her stood several knights armed with great axes.

King Richard, though he wore tight-fitting armor according to tradition, had no more sergeants around him except for General Frederick's uniformed guards.

Chief Strategist Forss, who annoyed Albert a while ago and was imprisoned, was finally allowed to be released. Mixed in with a bunch of civil servants, there is no intention to 'show' the limelight.

With the sound of three gongs and an order, the competition officially began.

The first three battles were between a few farmers and wandering hunters near Aston City, who were not well-known and not very good at kung fu.

The next three heads-up games slightly aroused the emotions of the audience, because there was a little embarrassing accident during the process, the contestants' shoes somehow loosened, and then one of them stumbled and fell to the ground, becoming a dog-gnawed mud, undefended posture. Fortunately, the opponent was a humble gentleman, he took the initiative to put down his weapon, and reached out to help the unlucky guy up. This action caused a round of applause from the audience. King Richard immediately announced that the two of them entered the next round at the same time.

The highlight came in the seventh scene, and Albert, Duke of Borot, recognized the contestant at once. It's Jacob." He whispered something to his advisor Taren Crawford, and couldn't help but care about the first friend he had made since he arrived on Hope Island.

The young, optimistic and cheerful peasant had an unpretentious blunt-headed sword in his hand, and his opponent's weapons were a fishing net and a blunt-headed harpoon of astonishing length.

In a battle of equal strength, the length of the weapon often determines the final victory, because the range of attack is a crucial genus, and it is like a cake that is cut into two parts of different sizes. The person with the harpoon in his hand definitely occupies the larger part. He can advance or retreat, attack and defend freely, and almost completely hold the initiative in the palm of his hand.

Albert looked a little anxious from the side, he tried to get up and cheer for his friend several times, but he was stopped by Taron.

Actually, Duke Borot was a little overwhelmed, and he underestimated the strength of the farmer Jacob.

The length of the weapon was crucial, but the man with the harpoon was clearly too light, and he threw the net into the air twice loosely, and then staggered the fork as if it were a dead fish, and slowly walked towards Jacob's door.

The young farmer retreated, dodged the first few attacks, and then unexpectedly stretched out his arm and clamped his fork tightly under his armpit.

Jacob's strength is relatively large, and the other party has tried to pull it out several times, but he has always not moved.

The young farmer shouted as he continued to restrain the harpoon with his armpit, and with his other hand he used the blunt-headed sword as a throwing weapon, aiming at the opponent's chest.

The opponent was wise at this point, he let go of the harpoon, moved his lower waist as fast as he could, and used the fishing net to pocket the long sword.

In turn, the harpoon became Jacob's weapon, and the fisherman had nothing to deal with for a while, after all, it was still a little difficult for a long sword entangled in a fishing net to use its power.

Jacob gentlemanly asked, "Surrender or continue."

"Go on." The fisherman must have been 'provoked', he didn't notice his opponent's tone, and he was bent on turning the tables.

The crowd applauded enthusiastically, and the contest finally became 'fine' and 'exciting'.

Jacob saluted before the soldiers, and since the opponent's fighting spirit was still stubborn, he must continue to exert all his strength. He threw the harpoon aside in a domineering manner, and strode straight in front of his opponent, like an eagle catching a chicken, lifting the fisherman's entire body off the ground for a full second.

Albert couldn't help but shout, and Adrian, who was beside him, whispered to Kagan, "This young farmer is very good, not only has a great sense of justice and is eager to help others, but also very skilled."

The dwarf hit two and said, "When it's my turn to play, he can cut down ten of them with an axe."

Adrian smiled, because he knew Kagun's temper.

Again, Jacob politely asked, "Do you want to continue?"

The fisherman became angry, and while his opponent was distracted, he clenched his fist and rained down on Jacob's stomach and lower body.

This was a violation of the ban and was despised by all the spectators, but the fisherman had no intention of stopping, and he had to step on Jacob, who was lying on the ground in agony, until the soldiers in charge of the guard pulled him away, and finally the situation did not deteriorate further.

Jacob's face was covered in blood, but he still smiled at the crowd.

A smart, thin figure suddenly came to the stage, wiping tears from his eyes, and crying in distress: "Brother, are you okay, you are so stupid."

It was Jacob's sister Jenny, and the crowd suddenly let out a sigh of boo, and the applause that followed went on and on.

Jacob became a hero, and his sister was elected the 'Flower' Ring 'Woman' King of the Arena.

The so-called "flower" ring "female" king is the "female" and "sex" that bestows the hero "flower" ring on the top three winners.

Maria, the Grand Master of the Purple Rose Knights, couldn't sit still.She wasn't a good talker.The behavior of the common people 'messing' had already caused her strong dissatisfaction.Now that she was in a hurry, it was easy to erupt.She shouted to the audience with a loudspeaker device:" Don't take Your Majesty's silence as a blessing.Tournaments are certainly a custom that has been around for a long time.But at present, the great enemy is now.The Northern Desert and the Emperor Tamborance may send troops to attack at any time.Our homeland has been in charge of our own house for thousands of years.What does it depend on.It is unity.Everyone has just seen it.Tournaments will only make the minds of the villains more and more distorted.And the upright people have suffered unnecessary blows for no reason.Why did the castle tower topple.Because there was corruption inside.Why did the ancient Vien Empire fall back then.The same is true.I must repeat these two words repeatedly.I must repeat these two words.. Solidarity, winners and losers here today, in the final analysis, have to contribute their all to the rise and fall of Hope Island.

"Long live, long live, long live His Majesty the King, long live Captain Maria." A few villains who had already been bought off immediately clamoured, and the people, who were as kind as sheep, gradually followed the atmosphere. Forcing King Richard to stand up and wave.

Captain Maria continued to incite, "The Dess are the great enemy, and it goes without saying, but the people of the Tamborance Empire are of the same language as us, and we all live in the same world, so why fight each other cruelly, should we avoid this?"

"yes, yes, of course." At this time, Dido Square, and even the whole city of Aston were infected by Maria's emotional speech, and they slowly lost their ability to think, and they all became sheep who would only follow the army and public opinion.

The shepherd Maria smugly said: "The Tamborance Empire has never touched our minds on Hope Island since ancient times, but the current situation is extremely delicateThe 'elves' are very close, and they also borrow the power of those pointed ears to blackmail the emperor, in order to protect themselves, he has repeatedly failed the love of the empire, and even the opportunity to atone for his sins has been forcibly "wasted" and abandoned. The queen of the Tamborance Empire is still controlled by the Kentan rebels, and the reason is that the Duke of Borot, who is the negotiator, escaped from the battle. What good intentions can he have when he comes to us, he will only attract the anger of the Emperor, he may also take over the magpie's nest, eat our things, use our things, and keep his eyes on His Majesty's throne.

The people were boiling over, they were chattering and arguing, after all, who was Duke Borot, for the vast majority of people, it didn't mean much at all, they were just self-righteous participation in state affairs, because that kind of satisfaction was addictive.

Albert's fate hangs in the air, and only the well-fed Talen, or the sharp Kegun, can be saved.' If you want to know what the outcome is, listen to the next time.