Chapter 267: The Contest That Begins Soon
On the eve of the tournament, Master Tobu finally handed over a set of armor made of pure black heavy steel to Li Nan. οΌΈ
Although Li Nan said that he did not pay attention to aesthetics, for the sake of his reputation, Tobu still decorated some beautiful patterns and patterns on his cuirass and shoulder pads.
After Li Nan put on the chain mail inside, the others helped him put on the cuirass, iron gloves, bracers, elbow pads, skirt guards, boots, and shoulder pads, wrapping his whole body into a mighty and majestic steel monster.
After running and jumping in the room to test his dexterity, Li Nan knocked on his breastplate and said with satisfaction: "Master Tobu, your craftsmanship is really extraordinary. β
In order to create this set of armor, Tobu did not close his eyes and rest for several days and nights, and at this moment, hearing Li Nan's praise, he said proudly: "Except for the people of Kohor, I dare to say that the technology of building equipment by myself is unparalleled in the continent." β
Hearing him talk about the people of Kohor, Li Nan asked curiously, "I heard that the blacksmiths of Kohor City can forge the long-lost Valyrian steel, is this true?" β
Seeing that there were no outsiders in the shop, Master Tob lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I learned about their crafting techniques in Kohor City when I was younger, but in fact, they didn't study Valyrian steel. Because there are no magicians in this world for a long time, what they make is another special metal called blood steel. β
"Blood steel? It's a strange name. β
Master Tob said with a look of disdain, "The Kohor people couldn't make Valyrian steel with all their efforts, so they found another way, and finally researched and refined blood steel. According to some rumors, one of the most important ingredients in this metal is a newborn baby boy, which is why it is called blood steel. β
Li Nan didn't expect that the blacksmiths in this world were crazy enough to come up with such a bloody refining method, but he was somewhat interested in the legend of Valyrian Steel's Demon Breaking.
If you successfully survive this team battle world, then your adventure level will be raised to the intermediate level, and it is likely that you will encounter some demon-like creatures in the future, so it is always necessary to plan ahead.
"If I get enough Valyrian steel, can you help me build armor and weapons?"
Li Nan's move was extremely generous, so Master Tob patted his chest and promised, "Although I can't make Valyrian steel, as long as you can get enough metal, I can definitely make something satisfactory for you." β
King Robert's jousting tournament for Prime Minister Ed has finally begun.
According to the custom, every jousting arena is set up on the banks of the Heishui River outside the city. There are three arenas for knights, a team close-quarters arena and an archery arena.
Tens of thousands of people and all the nobles of King's Landing gathered here at this time, flags painted with various family crests fluttering on the sidelines, and it was natural that the noble king and other members of the royal family sat on the wooden platform in the middle to watch the game.
Today's contest is a knight's spear competition, which is to have two knights in full armor with a wooden spear more than two meters long, facing each other to charge on horseback, and whoever can knock the opponent off the horse is the winner.
Robert sat in his seat, drank the golden wine from Qingting Island, and cursed dissatisfiedly: "Lao Tzu has been sitting here for so long, why hasn't the game started yet?" β
No one dared to make the king wait for a long time, and when all the knights who had drawn the opponents were ready, the two knights of the first group of fighters also rode into the field.
Duke Ed was so disgusted with this extravagant and meaningless contest that he himself did not attend the tournament at all, and the two young ladies Sansa and Arya sat on the wooden platform belonging to the important ministers.
The sisters came here to watch the battle, not because they liked bloody battles, but because the occasion was also a blind date in disguise, and one of the purposes of Duke Eddard bringing Arya to King's Landing was to find her a matching husband.
Seeing a tall knight riding a huge black horse and wearing heavy black armor appear in the field, many people who didn't know him exclaimed.
In fact, I don't blame these people for making a fuss, it's really because this person is too tall and strong.
This person is extremely tall and strong, about two meters and four meters tall, weighs hundreds of pounds, and wears extremely heavy armor, and under the armor, he also wears chain mail and boiled leather armor.
He wears a flat-topped helmet with only a breathing hole for his mouth and nose, and a narrow hole next to his eyes for observation, and the top of the helmet is decorated with a stone fist pointing straight into the sky.
Seeing Sansa and Arya's surprised looks, Li Nan, who had already known the information of the contestants, introduced them: "This knight's name is Grego. Klegane, nicknamed 'The Walking Magic Mountain', is said to have an incredible arm strength and can wield a one-meter-and-five two-handed greatsword with one hand. β
Since the incident in the Trident Valley, Sansa has blamed the killing of her Icewolf on Li Nan and Duke Eddard, treating them with a very bad attitude.
Although Li Nan replaced Sansa's ice wolf, he didn't dare to reveal this kind of bullying to this naΓ―ve and innocent girl, so the relationship between the two parties has not been good recently.
Hearing Li Nan's introduction, Sansa snorted and looked elsewhere, but Arya excitedly pointed to another knight in silver armor and asked, "Who is he?" Isn't it amazing? β
"This one is former Prime Minister Jon. Arryn's squire, Sir Hughes, had only recently been promoted to knighthood. However, no matter how strong he is, he has no chance of winning in the face of the Demon Mountain. β
A loud trumpet sounded, and after the two knights had finished their preparations and saluted before the king, they rode to both sides of the field.
After putting on their helmets, they held shields in their left hands and wooden spears more than two meters long in their right hands, and began to charge at an accelerated pace.
When they reached the King's Stand, two galloping horses approached, and the spears in the hands of Hughes and the Magic Mountain both stabbed at each other.
This kind of game seems to be dangerous, but in fact, it is not very dangerous, after all, each knight wears pure steel armor to protect the whole body, and there is a shield in his hand to block, plus the wooden gun used in the game is a blunt and fragile material to protect both sides, which can prevent someone from being stabbed and can also eliminate the reaction force.
In the first round, both knights' spears were slashed across each other's smooth breastplates, so there was no winner, and after the two sides exchanged directions, the two rode their horses to start the second round of charge.
In order to win the championship of this race, Li Nan has been practicing this spear stabbing technique during this time, and at the moment of charge contact, he must accurately hit the enemy with a wooden gun more than two meters long, which is a great test of on-the-spot eyesight and skills, and of course, skillful horse control ability is also essential.
Sir Hughes and Magic Mountain are both experienced knights, and just when Li Nan thought that this match would take dozens of rounds to determine the winner or loser, after the two approached, Magic Mountain's spear suddenly moved up to the top of the opponent's breastplate.
Sir Hughes did not avoid this shot, the huge impact force carried by the wooden spear completely acted on his breastplate, and the wooden spear instantly shattered, and most of the remaining half-broken wooden spear in the magic mountain's hand slashed through the breastplate with inertia and pierced his throat.
No one expected that in the second round of the competition, there would be such an accident, and Sir Hughes, who had fallen off his horse, was bleeding profusely with a wooden gun with the thickness of his arm stuck in his neck, and he couldn't survive.
Li Nan touched his neck with palpitations, and secretly made up his mind that when he was fighting with his opponent for a while, he would never let people stab here.
The tournament of the undead was not a success, and several soldiers came to the field and carried the body of Sir Monk down and covered the blood on the ground with sand.
The game continued, and after a while, Li Nan also put on his armor and went on the field.
Although King Robert could not go into battle himself, he often missed the old days of fighting horses, and his favorite was this fierce and exciting tournament, which even surpassed his love of wine and beauty.
The knight's spear tournament proceeded very quickly, most of them ended in one or two rounds, and the long time was only about two dozen rounds, and the strict format of defeat and elimination did not allow for a single mistake.
After a fierce competition, there were only four knights left, and they were Gregor who was nicknamed 'Magic Mountain'. Clegane, known as the 'Knight of the Hundred Flowers', the beautiful man Loras. Tyrell, Lenan from House Stark, and a handsome, but nameless handsome blonde man, Landstrrow.
Sansa, the duchess and noblewoman, behaved like a brainless beauty, although she had already made a marriage contract with Prince Joffrey, but when she saw the two beautiful men, the Knight of the Hundred Flowers and Lanstrours, she immediately stared at them with burning eyes.
Li Nan originally thought that he was good-looking, but there was no harm if there was no comparison, and among the four of them, he could only compete with the ugly Magic Mountain.
Sansa seemed to have forgotten that she was in a cold war with Li Nan, and came to him and begged, "Leo, your opponent is Lanstrow, you must not hurt him." β
Li Nan, who had watched several Lanstrlo matches, said with a wry smile: "This Sir Lanstrour is extremely skilled in riding and marksmanship, I'm afraid you should hope that he won't hurt me." βr