The training ground, which is empty on weekdays, is already crowded with people at this time.

In the middle of the training ground, a low wooden fence creates a circular area with a radius of about 10 meters, in which obstacles such as wooden stakes, dolls and sandbags are placed.

The two warriors, wearing heavy armor all over their bodies and holding unedged weapons, were fighting in a hot table tennis.

Around the fence, there were cheering melon-eating crowds, squeezing the surroundings of this humble school yard. Most of these viewers are guards, paladins, and servants, but there are also many clergy with a special preference for violence, and even quite a few lady-in-waiting nuns - of course, judging from their snickering, this group of girls is definitely not concerned with the outcome of the fight, but with which warrior is more handsome.

For this New Year's celebration, the church has apparently overdrawn its already stretched budget: these spectators have corn, sugar cane and other snacks in their hands, and many people have red rose branches in their hands.

Whenever a jouster wins, his fans throw their flowers into the jousting arena as a sign of support.

It seems that this competition has been going on for some time, because the stone brick floor of the school yard has been sprinkled with scattered rose petals except for a layer of loess that acts as a buffer.

Otto, captain of the guard of the central cathedral of the Holy Church, as one of the judges of the jousting convention, took up a good position by the fence. Holding a bag of bacon jerky in his hand, he loudly commented on the skill level of the warrior to the subordinates around him:

"You see, there is definitely something wrong with his footwork! This step should be a step back with his right foot, but he is stepping forward, so there is not enough space for the next slash, and it will show a flaw on the left flank!"

The guards around them exclaimed in admiration of Captain Otto's views.

"Look at it again, the hands that hold the sword and the shield are also exquisite!" Captain Otto seemed to be encouraged by his subordinates, and Captain Otto became even more excited, and talked loudly, "Although most people hold a sword in their right hand and a shield in their left, this paladin on the field is holding a sword in his left hand and a shield in his right hand!" This is not a matter of personal habit, but a more conservative combat strategy: the use of a hand-held shield can reduce the pressure on the heart and increase the defense against enemy attacks, and at the same time, the sword in the left hand can only play a secondary function, and the shield will become his main means of attack......"

Someone tapped Captain Otto on the shoulder.

"Who! I'm not done yet......" Captain Otto turned back dissatisfied—

—was colliding with the slightly smiling eyes of the divine envoy Lord Elliot Savile.

Captain Otto's face suddenly changed like a Sichuan opera actor.

"Yo, isn't this the Divine Envoy!" Captain Otto said with a flattering smile, humbly bent down and kissed the back of the Divine Envoy's hand.

"Long time no see, Captain Otto. Lu Chen replied with a smile, secretly rubbing the back of his hand on his clothes.

"Yes, yes, how do you have the time to come down?" Captain Otto laughed, "Did you come to see our jousting tournament?"

Lu Chen nodded implicitly:

"Yes, I heard that this tournament is quite interesting......"

"Then you're not wrong!" Captain Otto clapped his hands excitedly, "I'll tell you the truth, I'm currently serving as a judge for the tournament - if you don't like it, I can explain the battle to you!"

Yo, this is still a professional commentator? Lu Daguan glanced at Otto.

"Speaking of which, who is competing now?" Lu Chen asked casually, pointing to the two warriors in the fence who were fighting against each other.

"It's team time!" Captain Otto's cheeks flushed slightly with excitement, "These two people are representatives of the Guards and the Holy Knights, respectively!"

Lu Chen squinted his eyes and looked: sure enough, one of the warriors on the field was wearing a red cross silk scarf, indicating his identity as the guards of the Central Cathedral, and the other warrior was wearing a cross necklace around his neck, which was a typical feature of a paladin.

"Our guards will fight against each other with representatives sent by the paladins, a total of twenty-one competitions, and finally determine the winning team of the tournament according to the results!" Otto patted his chest proudly, "This kind of team competition has a long history, and it is held once a year at the New Year's celebration. ”

Grand Official Lu smiled evilly and asked, "In the past competition, did the guards win more, or did the paladins win more?"

Otto's face was a little unsightly. He scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "There are mutual victories and defeats, mutual victories and defeats......"

This old boy is really shameless...... Lu Chen glanced at Otto with disdain and admiration.

Everyone knows that the paladins are the most elite weapons of the church after all, and their combat effectiveness is far stronger than that of ordinary guards;

There is also a limit to shamelessness, right......?

"Divine Envoy, look, it's our representatives of the guards who have the upper hand on the field now!" As if to change the subject, Captain Otto hurriedly pointed to the field, "The representatives of our guards use maces, and the paladins use sword and shield combinations! As we all know, maces are a weapon that is good at breaking defenses......"

Lu Chen listened to Captain Otto's explanation while looking at the field.

A guard with a mace in one hand confronts a paladin with a sword and shield in both hands. The two took a few steps in a circle, and the paladin let out a low roar and swung his sword in a lunge, while the squire, with his light equipment, dodged the paladin's attack with one side step, and the mace in his hand took advantage of the momentum to smash the paladin's head.

The Mace is a blunt weapon, although it has no blade, but it relies on a huge concussion effect to cause armor-piercing damage, and although the Paladin is wearing a helmet, he does not dare to slack off, and quickly raises his shield above his head to block the blow of the Mace.

However, it seems that the strength of the guards is not small, although the paladin successfully blocked, but a small hole has been smashed in the shield, and his body has not been able to stabilize, so he took two steps back in order to unload the force.

It seems that the guards don't eat white rice! Looking at the battle situation on the field, Lu Chen nodded slightly.

Captain Otto stood beside him and said excitedly:

"Lord Divine Envoy, as long as you hold the mace in your hand, in the face of a heavily armored enemy with a shield, the advantage is infinite! Our Jefferson guard is holding a mace, and it is easy to eat the paladin's sword and shield! The paladin doesn't dare to attack first now, and the shield can't be stopped—okay, Jefferson is going to attack, break the shield directly, how can you lose if the mace breaks the shield——"

With a loud bang, the guard named Jefferson actually wielded a mace and smashed the paladin's shield out of his hand!

At the same time as the shield hit the ground, the guard roared angrily and swung his mace at the paladin's head—

Without the protection of the shield, the paladin facing the mace has become a fish on the anvil!

The paladins outside the fence have already let out a sigh -

Unexpectedly, in an instant, a sudden change occurred. The paladin actually did not bend down to pick up the shield, but instead grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands, first bent down sensitively to avoid the mace attack, and then swept with a powerful move, instantly cutting the guard to the ground!

The squire Jefferson is too underweight! Even if he loses his shield, the paladin still has the ability to catch his flaws!

The correct strategy at this time is definitely not to attack rashly, but to defend against the enemy's counterattack!

Jefferson paid the price for his recklessness, and the good war went down the drain, and all judgments were in vain.

Captain Otto's commentary came to an abrupt end. Now his face reminded Lu Chen of the freshly painted lime wall.

"This ...... It's an unexpected ......" Captain Otto held for a long time and squeezed out a sentence.

"I see. Lu Chen stared at Captain Otto's old face and clapped his hands with admiration.

A good situation can also be lost, this group of guards is really ...... The mud can't hold up the wall!