[Battle Ends, One-Handed Mastery +3;Two-Handed Mastery +3;]

[Destroy the pirate troops near Wocheze, and your reputation will increase by 10; 】

[Untrained Svadia Light Infantry*4 upgraded to Swadia Light Infantry; 】

[Caravan Guard*3 can be upgraded to a hired rider; 】

After this battle, the soldiers in the team are obviously much more skilled than before, and some soldiers can be upgraded.

However, Byron has a bit of a headache for this, because there are three conditions that must be met for the caravan escort to be upgraded to a hired rider.

First, it must be upgraded near the city. Second, there is a need to pay 100 dinars for equipment. The third, and most unpleasant condition for Byron, is the horse!

Horses for hire riders were expensive in the Nord Kingdom, and Byron estimated that it would cost at least 250 dinars to buy the minimum number of horses.

As for the traveling horse, there is no problem with transportation, but the combat is still forgotten, it can't withstand too much fright, and the impact is not enough.

Byron returned to the Woche with his party and upgraded the caravan guard. Half an hour after the money was spent, the guys in the city store delivered three sets of weapons and armor, complete inside and out. The chain mail was already available to Byron and their soldiers, but the scales and the armor parts of the arms and thighs of the body were still necessary.

As for the three horses, Byron chose three hunting horses of average breed and gentle temperament, which were easy to handle by hired riders. After the three horses bargained, they also cost Byron 350 nar, plus the bridles on the horses, a total of 400 dinars, which can be regarded as a big eater.

This is the case with cavalry, both in terms of organization and daily attrition, which is much more than infantry of the same rank. And it is not easy to find the right war horse and experienced riders.

Byron planned to use the wealth and fame he had accumulated this time to find some more mercenaries in the city, or mercenaries some local Nords. But before he could do so, a warrior from No, with an invitation, came to the hotel where he was staying.

"Lord Yaryiaya of Woche has invited the famous mercenary team in the city to participate in this competitive competition."

The Nord warrior handed the invitation to Byron and left, and the knight was honest that Byron didn't have that reputation to let Jarl know about it now, but after all, he was involved in the crusade against the pirates, so two of the garls thought that Byron should be given a chance.

For Byron, the athletic tournament is also a great opportunity. In addition to the high prize money, there are also off-the-field bets, if he can get the ranking, it can also greatly enhance Byron's local prestige, and even give him the opportunity to contact the high-ranking nobles.

Byron would attend, of course, but he would have to gather the good men of the team for a meeting to discuss the matter.

.......

In order to celebrate his birthday, the lord of Wocheze, Iayayar, held a large banquet. More than twenty nobles, including members of their own family, and many well-known officers and warriors, came to Wochandar to celebrate Yar's birthday.

For this reason, Iayayar also held an economic conference and offered 8,000 dinars as the prize money for the competition.

The Nords did not have a knightly joust, so the competition was divided into three simple parts. Individual, team, and bow competitions. The prize money for the individual and team competitions is 3,000 dinars each, and the winner of the bow competition is also 2,000 dinars.

There were many people who participated in this competition, including many children of nobles, and there were even some nobles with itchy hands who planned to go into battle in person to seize this glory.

In the individual competition, four matches of four matches will be played at the same time, and in order to save time, the arena will be separated by railings.

The bar for the individual competition was also high, and Byron's mercenary team only got two spots. Although he wanted to play in person, considering his current strength, Byron chose to let Fatis and Alleyne participate in the individual competition, and participate in the team competition the next day.

The arena is located just outside the city and is more than 1,000 square meters in size, and this does not include the four-story auditorium.

The time for the game was about to begin, and Byron entered the arena with his soldiers. The ticket price was not cheap, but Byron still brought all his soldiers into the arena for the price of one dinar, except for the groom workers, and picked a good seat to do it.

Just like in later sports competitions, the auditorium was full of spectators, whether it was men, women, or children. Whether it's the aristocrats in costumes with their family emblems or the townspeople in the city, as long as you can afford a ticket, you can sit here and watch the game.

There are also a number of vendors in the venue, holding baskets of snacks and seasonal fruits, enthusiastically selling them to potential customers.

If you ignore the players who donned the armor and chose the weapons, and seemed eager to try, Byron thought he was participating in a sports event.

"Woo-woo----"

The sound of the horn sounded, and the trumpeters standing near the arena raised and blew their horns from small to large, and the red background and white sword cross flags were raised around the arena.

Whether it was the nobles and wealthy merchants, the workers and servants, or the contestants, they all saluted to the position of the arena gate, and the soldiers who stood guard also tapped their spears and shields.

"Hah! Ha! Ha! Hah..."

Amid the shouts of the warriors, the organizer of the race, the lord of the Wocheze, the hereditary nobleman of the Nord kingdom, Iayayar, entered the arena with his wife and children.

Unlike the majesty and magnificence of the nobles of the Swadia Kingdom, the Yars of the Nord Kingdom are very domineering.

The Nord warriors led the way, armed with sharp tomahawks and sturdy round shields, while the riders in fur coats carried the banner of Jarl. Behind them were rows of soldiers and nobles among the soldiers, and the whole procession passed through the shouting ranks of guards as if they were going to war.

Lord Iaya's beard was not heavy, but his body was strong and burly. He was framed by a beautiful silk coat, and a fur cape made of ferret fur dragged to the ground. With a stern expression, one hand pressed to the hilt of a gilded axe at his waist and the other to his wife's hand, the spectators on either side stood up and saluted him as he walked to the lord's seat in the far middle of the field.

Lord Iaya, his wife, and his son, who was also Lord of Jarl, sat in the middle three seats, while the other nobles and their families sat on the surrounding seats, occupying the best viewing positions in the arena.

Byron also saw two children of Gar, who were probably only six or seven years old, but who also carried wooden axes and miniature helmets like their fathers. This is a Nord tradition, which accustomes children to war from an early age, because it is as much a part of their life as eating and bathing.

Once they were seated, the rest of the audience sat down and waited silently for Yael to speak.

Iayayar raised a hand to signal the start of the game, and cheers were echoed throughout the stadium, and the soldiers who had already been prepared entered the arena with weapons and shields in hand. Here, they will do everything in their power to win glory and prize money for themselves.