Chapter 23: Go to War!
The beautiful weather with the wind and the beautiful sun is perfect for holding jousts.
Outside the city, beside the Heishui River, people who are poor in entertainment form a tide of people, crowded around the tournament one after another, surrounding the venue.
The first winner of the spear competition will receive a prize of 40,000 gold dragons, and the second place winner will also receive 20,000 gold dragons!
The first place in the archery competition has 20,000 golden dragons!
In Westeros, where ordinary civilians can't earn a few gold dragons all year round, and the income of minor nobles doesn't exceed a few hundred gold dragons, the winning prizes of these two competitions are breathtaking!
As Varys said, holding such a grand event and attracting a large crowd of people really seemed to be a sign of the prosperity of the empire, helping merchants such as female branch owners, tavern owners, innkeepers, or shopkeepers to make a lot of money.
The most important thing is that the aristocracy, as the ruling class, is given the opportunity to show off their military might, and they can compete for the rich prize of their ability.
As Ed had expected, the assembly filled the pockets of a few people with gold coins.
Arthur didn't have the ability to participate in this martial arts tournament, let alone the excitement, and came to the tournament because Anne asked him to support her friend Heinly Kay Weting.
Heinlikai Weiting was the only girl to participate in the archery competition in this tournament.
The tournament belongs to men, it is the stage where they are honored, and Heinly Likai appears in the arena with a bow, and all men are repulsing.
Fight?
Participating in an archery competition?
Sorry, they really don't welcome women.
If it weren't for the fact that Arthur, who had cooperated with Stark, Lannister, and the Tyrells family, and was the illegitimate son of the Emperor, who had a little influence in King's Landing and generously sponsored the competition, she wouldn't even be eligible to participate.
"To be honest, I appreciate the confidence you have. From the moment he came in, because the girl around him was hostile to the men around him, Arthur was stared at by them and felt uncomfortable, "But I really don't want to be a shield for you anymore......"
Heinly Kay immediately cast a contemptuous look at him: "Anne sent you a message with her life, and she couldn't do this before leaving?"
Arthur smiled wryly: "But I didn't expect this." ”
Heinlikai shook her head in disgust: "What a coward without seeds." ”
"......" Hearing this, Arthur, who was already in a bad mood, was so depressed that he wanted to cry.
After the tournament is over, there will be something big happening here in King's Landing, and he has made a lot of preparations for this, and he can't leave at all!
Desperate to prevent the war from breaking out once and for all, he had no choice but to ask Anne to stop Lady Caitlyn from doing something stupid about Tyrion.
Anne is Arthur's only friend in this world.
Not to mention the dangers of King's Road, if she fails to prevent Lady Catelyn from capturing Tyrion, she will also go to Eagle's Nest to reveal that Jon Arryn, Duke of Eagle's Nest, was poisoned by Lady Lyza.
When sending Anne away.
In fact, Arthur felt like he was sending her to die......
"Arthur Blackeye, although you will give up your surname to become a bachelor in the future, but you don't have it yet, don't act like a crying girl, okay?"
Looking at Arthur, who was worried about his friend's appearance of being a little daughter, Heinlikai was full of disgust.
Chris, who was carrying a longbow next to him and was also participating in the archery competition, immediately frowned when he heard this: "Miss Weiting, you can come to the competition venue because of Arthur, is it too much to talk like this?"
"Oh, then I'm sorry. Hainrikai shrugged.
It's useless to worry too much about a girl, Arthur hurriedly stopped Chris from getting angry and asked him to keep him in the best shape to compete: "Forget it, don't worry so much, the game is about to start, you get ready." ”
In the archery competition, because there is no need for armor and horses, you can come by registering your name, and the number of people is more than ten times that of the spear competition.
There was a longbow, and those who could pull it came.
The prize money of 20,000 gold dragons is worth everyone's hard work!
Arthur didn't know much about the sport of archery, and he practiced aiming and releasing arrows but was still a layman, so he felt that the game was a bit boring.
From the rising to the setting of the sun in the sky, the contestants go on the field round by round to draw their bows and shoot arrows, and then retire and make substitutions, and it is almost late that the top ten are decided.
Chris, who had undergone rigorous training, was eliminated.
And Hein Likai, this girl who speaks mercilessly has some skills, and she has won a place in the top ten with her good archery skills!
Many people who were won by a woman and lost in an archery competition were disgraced.
The Wettin family is as thin as the Claudius family.
All three of the Wettin brothers were killed in the Usurper War, leaving behind three cousins, Balon Weitin, who became the Kingsguard, and Thomas Weitin, who became quartermasters in the First Battalion, and Heinlikai Weting.
In Westeros, where culture is low, most people think that men are responsible for wars and jousting, while women are only responsible for sleeping and having children.
The same goes for Heinrikay's two cousins, Baron and Thomas!
Baron, who won the top 10 in the archery competition and came here to maintain order as the Iron Guard of the Royal Forest, did not feel that his sister, who did not like red clothes and loved arms, won glory for the family, but lost face!
What's the difference between putting a woman on the field and telling someone that a man from their Wertin family is dead*|light or not?
"Heinrikai, come home with me immediately!" Baron Weeding rushed over angrily, grabbed his ignorant sister's hand and tugged at him.
was dragged and staggered, but Hainly Kay did not panic at all, looked back at Arthur, who was a little stunned, and shouted, "You promised Anne to help me!"
“......”
Arthur sighed, hurriedly took Chris to follow, went out of the crowded venue, and immediately ran to Baron: "My lord, please wait a minute." ”
"Get out of the way!" Seeing the guy who brought his sister to sign up for the competition, the unhappy Baron Weiting immediately glared at him and opened his mouth to snort.
Arthur had to explain the ins and outs of the story, hoping to let the Kingsguard understand his sister's ideals and give him support: "Brother Baron, calm down, I have no malicious intentions, I promised Anne to help Sister Ling participate in the competition......"
Unexpectedly, Baron's attitude was bad, and his tone was very impulsive: "Is Annie's stone NV the same as my sister?, get away from me, or don't blame me for being unkind to you!"
Although Chris was an illegitimate child, he was also related to Anne by blood, and was often helped by her, and immediately became angry when he heard this: "Be careful when you speak!"
"Big brother, don't say that again. Hainrikai shook off her cousin's hand with a calm face.
Baron also realized that he had lost his words, and snorted coldly.
But Chris's illegitimate son dared to threaten him, and the residual anger at his sister's unauthorized participation in the archery competition was still very unhappy, so he raised his hand and pushed away the two who were blocking the way: "Get out of the way!"
Arthur took a step back.
Chris didn't move, his eyes glaring at him with anger.
"You want to do it?" Baron gripped the hilt of his sword.
"Anne is also my friend, do you want to fight here and make trouble for Your Majesty?" Hainly Kay stopped her cousin and said to Arthur and Chris, "I apologize for what he said, he was unintentional." ”
"Indeed, I should not be Anne. ”
The same knight family who was the first to be loyal to Holy Loran, Wettin and Claudius were natural allies, and Baron didn't want to offend his allies, so he simply admitted it if he was wrong.
"But it's not over today, you go back with me!"
Hai Yin Likai said: "It's okay to go back, anyway, it's late now, and the final ten finals will be held tomorrow, but do you think that I have won the top ten, and tomorrow will suddenly not compare, what will others think of our Weting family?"
Baron is going mad at this rebellious sister: "You!"
...... To be continued......