In the year 298 of the Aegon calendar, the Prime Minister's Tournament was held on the riverside outside the city as scheduled, and nobles from the Seven Kingdoms and knights who wanted to make a name for themselves came one after another, and many wealthy citizens who wanted to watch the excitement followed.

All of a sudden, countless heads crowded the newly built venue, and small vendors took the opportunity to sell food and alcohol to the audience, and all kinds of noisy noises were heard endlessly.

Although in the novels and TV series, Robert Baratheon, the "Cuckold King", has always been portrayed as a drunken and lustful mediocre king who hardly cares about political affairs, and only thinks about hunting, prostituting prostitutes, and indulging his desires every day.

But in fact, in the years since he was crowned king, the continent of Westeros has greatly improved both in terms of agricultural production and commerce.

Although the royal family owes a lot of debts due to its profligacy, it has nothing to do with the common people.

On the contrary, since there was no large-scale war, the whole society was in a relatively stable state, and most people were able to barely survive.

Perhaps, as some economic experts have concluded, when the structure of production is in a relatively primitive state, as long as it is not damaged by external factors, it can complete its adjustment and develop in a better direction.

Of course, none of the above has anything to do with Zhang Cheng.

As a contestant, he has already put on a silver full-body armor covered with delicate patterns with the help of his servants, and he has shown his gentlemanly demeanor by smiling and waving frequently to the female spectators in the stands.

In order to cater to the aesthetic tastes of this world, he also put on a little makeup before leaving, and the whole person looks completely handsome.

It's just that compared to the "Knight of the Hundred Flowers" Loras Tyrellle, he shows more of a masculine side, especially the beautifully designed armor, which is like a work of art rather than a sturdy piece of armor.

Many veteran fighters are secretly waiting to see the joke, and they don't think that this kind of appearance with a large number of cut-out patterns can block the deadly impact of the cavalry gun.

While everyone was talking, the little maid with freckles on her face carefully wiped the dust off her boots, and whispered comfortingly: "Master, don't be reckless, if you can't do it, admit defeat, I heard that Lord Loras Tyrell is a knight with good manners, and will not hurt his opponent casually." ”

"You think I'm going to lose?" Zhang Cheng smiled and glanced at the little guy.

"No, it's not, I just don't want to see you hurt. The girl hurriedly shook her head vigorously.

Born in a slum, she finally found a stable job, and she didn't want to encounter the unfortunate death of her master after only a few days of work.

"Sir, Dinah is right, and I'd suggest you'd better abstain sooner rather than later. The Knight of the Hundred Flowers may look young and thin, but he was actually trained at a young age to wield weapons such as swords, axes, and mallets to the extreme. It may be a bit embarrassing to admit defeat, but it is better than losing your life. Blanco chimed in.

In fact, he had been trying to persuade his employer to abandon unrealistic ideas a few days earlier.

The jousting tournament is not a gentle gathering of nobles, but a dangerous performance that can kill you at any moment, and the slightest mistake can lead to lifelong disability or death.

"Hehe, thank you for your kindness, but I'm a stubborn and egotistical person who will never change the decisions I make. Also, who's to say I'm going to lose?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Cheng put on his helmet, carried a spear made of apple wood in one hand, and a shield in the other, urging the horses to slowly approach the competition venue.

At the same time, Loras Tyrell, who was on the other side, also prepared and raised his spear in salute.

"Hmph! what a good actor...... Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth and let out a sneer, and also raised his riding gun in salute.

Seeing that both contestants had already entered, Robert, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately drank the wine in his glass, stood up and shouted, "I announce!

As the last word fell, the two immediately urged the horses to start accelerating.

Because of the heavy armor, the horse did not run very fast, and it took four or five seconds before entering the attack range.

Loras Tyrell had apparently had a lot of experience in the game, adjusting the position of his spear while shielding his predecessor with his shield.

You don't have to ask to know that he intends to take out an opponent who doesn't have the slightest reputation in the first round.

However, Zhang Cheng obviously didn't plan to end too early, he wanted to tease his opponent under the gaze of countless upper eyes and show his powerful side, so without thinking, he injected arcane energy into the armor, directly threw away the shield in his hand, and forcibly suffered the opponent's full blow.

Bang!

With two loud bangs, the two passed by, and the wooden spear in their hands snapped.

The only difference was that Zhang Cheng's body barely shook at all, while Loras Tyrell leaned back violently and almost fell off his horse.

Embarrassed to stabilize his figure, the Hundred Flowers Knight quickly turned around, his eyes shining with disbelief.

At the moment of impact, he clearly felt that his spear had hit something, but for some reason the opponent didn't even react at all.

The king, who was sitting in the audience, had a look of surprise on his face, and turned to ask his attendants, "What is the origin of this Mason Asplin? Why have I never heard of him before?" ”

"Well, Your Majesty, all I know is that Sir Mason Aspiring once had to mortgage his territory because of his debts. The young man in charge of pouring the wine explained in a low voice.

"Interesting, it seems that this martial arts conference has a good show. Robert muttered as he touched the thick beard on his chin.

At the same time, "Littlefinger" Berish, who was sitting in the audience, also stopped talking, staring at Zhang Cheng, who had already turned around and was about to launch the second round sprint, and it took a full minute to come back to his senses and leave the stands in a hurry.

After a brief recuperation, Russ Tyrelll put on his helmet again, held a new riding spear, and led the charge.

This time, he didn't show his demeanor, let alone wave to the women in the audience, as he had before, and his mind was full of only one thought, which was to defeat this bastard who made a fool of himself.

"Wow,, that's exactly what I wanted. Zhang Cheng smiled contemptuously, lowered his body slightly, and also launched a sprint......