Chapter 576: In full swing
The banquet continued in the brightly lit halls, when the whole of Dülenburg was basically devoid of pedestrians, and the streets were quite depressed, except for the halls of the King Wilhelm Palace, which were still noisy.
The aristocrats had a carnival here, and at first they could maintain some demeanor, but under the stimulation of alcohol and food, they gradually discarded the deliberate demeanor.
In the hall, the smell of wine and food wafted through the hall.
The drunken nobles had been raving until the end of the early hours of the morning, and they had fallen to the ground drunk with alcohol, and if it had not been for the maids and valets who carried them to their rooms, they would have fallen asleep on the floor of the hall the next day.
The nobles of the Holy Sect world generally do not have the habit of getting up early, they stay in their own territory on weekdays, and there are people to deal with things, and there are not many things that have to be handed over to them to adjudicate, so most of the nobles generally have the habit of lying in bed.
Therefore, the daily competition will be held after noon, after all, they are the main participants.
William was still dressed in extravagant clothes, with a precious crown on his head and a scepter leaning against the edge of his chair.
To his left is Wella, to his right is Pope Uben II, and Bedwin IV also sits next to Uben II, and the order of sitting is determined by status.
In the arena below, the nobles and knights who participated in the competition were already ready, and the spectators cheered for them in the audience, cheering for those they supported or worshipped.
There were even some noblewomen who blatantly threw winks at the sturdy knights below.
Some girls also looked at heroic knights of about the same age as themselves, or brave aristocratic young men with tears in their eyes.
The athletic tournament itself is meant to assert its own strength, and even in nature, only strong males are qualified to mate.
After human civilization has been established, wealth and power have become one of the advantages of men, but even so, strong men are still more favored by women than thin men.
Below, a referee from one of the more mature knights of the Iron Cross Knights, the heavy brass trumpet was sounded, and the long trumpet resounded throughout the arena.
It was the clarion call for the battle, and in this race it was a team walk, and Charlemagne won the horse battle and advanced to the next round.
He held a knight's sword and one-handed shield in his hands, and was wearing the old armor that had been replaced by the former Denlenburg infantry.
The airtight helmet encased his entire head, revealing only two eyes that were exposed through the helmet's peepholes.
He was flanked by Roland and two others, and this time there were only four people on their team, and after one round, many of the contestants had been eliminated, and now there were less than a thousand contestants left.
As the horn sounded, the five teams on the field moved at the same time, and Charlemagne led the people to rush to the team closest to him first.
He rushed in front of the enemy first, and the wooden sword in his hand slashed down at once, but the enemy could be counted as if he arrived.
In the face of Charlemagne's fierce attack, he still has the ability to raise his shield so quickly.
But his strength is limited to this, Charlemagne inherited William's natural divine power, and he couldn't see it when he was young, but since he began to carry out systematic knight training, his strength has grown rapidly, William can wrestle with Bansteske at the beginning, and now Charlemagne can suppress Banstesk without difficulty, whether it is speed or strength.
Although the person in front of Charlemagne set up a shield, he still seemed powerless under Charlemagne's powerful attack.
Although he also looked quite muscular, he was still beaten back several steps by Charlemagne, who was noticeably slimmer than him.
As he retreated, Charlemagne quickly stepped up, and once again swung his sword again, striking his opponent in the ribs, causing him to quickly fall to the ground and lose his combat effectiveness.
Charlemagne's record at the beginning attracted everyone's attention, and William and Wella were also proud to watch their sons show their talents below.
Everyone was amazed at the bravery of the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Lorik, whose death of Sir Brandon had offended his mother with a single blow, and is still recognised.
The only one who was unhappy or even sad was the Duke of Alayah, whose First Knight had been killed so easily, which not only deprived him of a right-hand man, but also made him lose face.
The battle was still in full swing, Charlemagne and his three friends had been training together since childhood, and the degree of cooperation was quite tacit, and they solved the opponent in front of them with three strokes and five divisions.
And the winner of the battle on the other side, there are only two people left who can stand up at this time, and there is no doubt about the outcome of the battle.
The second round of battles ended like this, and of the remaining more than 500 people, more than 200 were knights from the Iron Cross Knights or nobles from the Kingdom of Lorik, and the rest were people sent by other countries and missions.
William's elder brother, Earl Creed, also participated in the tournament, and his strength was also very strong, especially in terms of strength.
It seems that the people of the Wallace family have a talent for strength, and basically most of the people in the family are knights with more strength.
His battle also went very well, and with his family's talent, he easily defeated his opponent.
In addition to talking to the nobles and receiving them, William spent most of his time with his family.
Of course, even most of the time, that's not much.
On the contrary, Wella and Charlemagne have more time to be hot with his grandparents.
It can be seen that Archduke Wallace and Mrs. Wallace like Charlemagne very much, and relatively speaking, the children born to Lingsi are much worse.
Even Richard, who was not much worse than Charlemagne, was not particularly kind.
Not to mention that Alexander, who is only eight years old now and is still a bear child, as illegitimate children, they are not very much changed the hearts of very traditional nobles like the two old men.
In their opinion, only Charlemagne, Otto and Frederick, born to Wella, who could be called William's sister-in-law, were their real grandsons.
Although Lingsi was a little sad because of this, William He had nothing to do but comfort her silently.
The competition was very intense, and more than a dozen or even dozens of people were injured on the field every day, even if William equipped them with quite good protective gear, and the weapons were relatively fragile wooden swords and hollow riding guns, but still could not avoid all kinds of accidents.