A good Mainz martial arts conference, Leng is a firearms propaganda conference for Han Xing, with the news that Han Xing was appointed as the minister of the emperor's industry, this martial arts conference was overshadowed.

The reason for this is that if firearms are really popular, what is the need for knights to exist? No matter how thick the armor is, it can't withstand a single bullet from a musket, which everyone has seen with their own eyes. With the advent of firearms, knights are eliminated by the times, but it is only a matter of time~

In just half a month, this vast (dàng) (dàng) martial arts competition has reached the penultimate day, and today will compete for the finalists. Han Xing and his space of Rhaegar, Barristan, the three former Kingsguard Geral Hightower, Oswell River Ann, and Arthur Dayne, also participated in this tournament.

The competition is divided into four steps: auditions, knockouts, qualifiers, semi-finals, and finals, and everyone including Han Xing has passed the qualifiers, and only Oswell Ha An unfortunately met Barristan in the knockout round. Then tragedy begins, when Rhaegar meets Geral Hightower, who is forced out of the tournament.

The tragedy is also repeated in Han Xing (shēn), who meets Barristan again and is then poked off his horse by Barristan without leaving (qíng······

Afterwards, Han Xing also asked Barristan why he was so cruel to himself, and Barristan replied: I have always had a regret that I was not able to personally present the crown of (ài) and beauty to Ashara!

Han Xing had no choice but to cry and laugh and admit that he was unlucky, "Okay, I'm in the way of your old man's talk!" I'm going to roll, can't I get out? "Now only Arthur Dayne, Rhaegar and Barristan are left to reach the semi-finals!

At this time, there are only eight knights left in the arena, they are definitely the elite of the entire Holy Roman Empire, the knights of the knights, who can kill to this level, which one is not the dragon and phoenix among the people? Knocking them out again is a very embarrassing thing to do, after all, every single one of them is a top-notch player!

There will be two semi-finals, and it will also be a tough knockout match, with the first eight players divided into four groups, two against two, and then the remaining four players in the second game eliminated again two against two until the final selection is made.

The first to be brushed down was Arthur Dayne, his opponent was a nobleman (shēn) wearing a grey heraldic burqa depicted with a black eagle and an exaggerated black-maned barrel-shaped winged helmet. The face of the fully covered barrel helmet has a cross-shaped slit that allows the person inside to observe and breathe. On the top of the helmet, there is also a pair of black wings 20 or 30 centimeters long as decoration, which looks so imposing!

This gray black eagle coat of arms is stupid Han Xing, the princes of the Holy Roman Empire like to use the eagle as a coat of arms, this eagle in the east and an eagle in the west, but it almost made him crazy. It's just that he is not an expert in heraldry, but he is confused about it, and after seeing too much, he has begun to get tired of aesthetics!

If he is a German fan in the real world, he must recognize the black eagle coat of arms on a gray background in front of him is the coat of arms of the famous Prussia-Duchy of Brandenburg in later generations! And the person in front of him is obviously from the famous Hohenzollern family!

But he didn't know, it didn't mean that the people on his side didn't know, he was the regent of Saxony - Count Ditrick, since he learned that Han Xing was appointed as the minister of imperial labor and began to sell guns in the empire, he stuck to it. Trying to rely on the "handover (qíng)" with Han Xing, let Han Xing sell him first!

This guy's luck is not very good, he also participated in the martial arts competition, but he was very sad to meet the uncle of the Hohenzollern family on the field in the knockout round, was picked off the horse, and retired gloomily, so he had to be a melon-eating crowd like Han Xing. He is angry with this lord of the Hohenzollern family, Saxony and the Duchy of Brandenburg were originally close to each other, so naturally it was inevitable that there would be filth, but now that he was deflated on the field, he was naturally angry, and he was indispensable to complain with Han Xing about the heir of the Hohenzollern family, Lord Johenheim Hohenzollern!

"Duke Segaard, don't you know that this Jornheim is the heir to the Hohenzollern family, and the Hohenzollern family of Brandenburg is famous for their martial arts, so he has been trained in first-class swordsmanship and horsemanship since he was a child! It is said that he once went to the world of drama (qíng), and it was in a world called "Teutonic Knights", and he practiced martial arts! I heard that he is a cold-blooded qíng killing machine who takes pleasure in slaughtering heretic civilians! Dietrick pointed to the majestic Joernheim on the field.

"Teutonic Knights? I go, this member of the Hohenzollern family actually went to the world of the Teutonic Knights related to the play (qíng) to gild? Awesome, awesome! Han Xingbu (jìn) said in a speechless manner. He largely ignored Diettrick's last sentence, full of prejudiced speculation.

While the two were chatting, they saw that there were only two rounds on the field, and Arthur Dayne was sent off his horse by the serious "Teutonic Can Horseman".

I have to say that the Holy Roman Empire is much better than Westeros in terms of security measures in the contest, the horse pistol here is not only blunt, the head of the gun is also wrapped in cotton cloth, filled with cotton as a buffer, the knights on both sides are not fast because of the plate armor, so there are very few injured people, only one unlucky guy, he fell from his horse, and I don't know whether he is dead or alive, but I am afraid that the situation is mysterious enough, basically coming in vertically and going out horizontally!

And the next one was Rhaegar, and he met a middle-aged knight (shēn) wearing a red and white horizontal striped burqa, the color scheme of this burqa Han Xing felt very familiar, and then exclaimed, "Isn't this a symbol of Austria?" Could it be that he was a member of the legendary von Habsburg family? As the saying goes, with the example of Hohenzollern in front of him, Han Xing saw this noble knight wearing the Austrian flag, and naturally thought of the famous von Habsburg!

"What von Habsburg? Why haven't I heard of it? Now it was Diettrick's turn, and he thought and thought, but he did not find the von Habsburg family in his mind.

"Isn't this knight from the von Habsburgs?" Han Xing pointed to the knight on the field in a red and white striped robe.

"No, no, no, he's from the von Babenburg family in Austria!" Ditrick laughed dumbly.

What Han Xing didn't know was that the famous von Habsburg family in the future is still gnawing buds in the mountain cols of Switzerland! The rise of the von Habsburgs is legendary, throughout history, the von Habsburgs became the owners of the Eagle Castle in the 11th and 12th centuries, but they have been (shēn) counts in the poor ravine of the Swiss canton of Aargau, and have not been able to do anything great for nearly a hundred years.

It was not until the 13th century that the von Habsburgs officially emerged, and it was Rudolf I who was elected Holy Roman Emperor that was the most important contributor to the rise of the Habsburgs. During the "Great Vacancy", the titles of Emperor HRE were given to an Englishman and a Spaniard, but both of them had a false title, and the former came to Germany for a circle, then returned to England, never to return. (How disgusted you are for Germany!) When the emperor is not happy to stay... ）

The latter is even more absolute, having never set foot on German soil! It is precisely for this reason that at that time, the HRE Emperor was equated with nothing, without the constraints of the emperor, the princes wantonly attacked each other, survival of the fittest, and Rudolph also took this opportunity to expand his territory on a large scale and jumped to the rank of duke in one fell swoop. Later, he became the Holy Roman Emperor by plotting, and then seized the Duchy of Austria from the King of Bohemia, laying the foundation for the rise of the Habsburgs!

Despite the efforts of the knight from the von Babenburg family to confront Rhaegar, he was already a middle-aged man, and after a long time in the gentle countryside of Ragar (shēn) was a high-ranking nobleman, but his reflexes were not as good as before, and he was shot by Rhaegar in the right (xiōng) and knocked off his horse.

At this point, there are only four people left in the second half of the semi-finals: Rhaegara, Barristam, Joernheim Hohenzollern, and an unexpected, (qíng) candidate - Hostephen!

Let's say that he didn't expect it, Han Xing thinks that the main reason is because this guy is also a knight under Frederick I, how can he be mixed with top knights like Barristan and Rhaegar to become the top four in the second half of the semifinals? What's more, even Han Xing was brushed off, but this guy shamelessly stayed on the field, how could Han Xing (qíng) be embarrassed?

But let's talk about the cleanup, even Han Xing has to admit that this guy's strength alone exceeds twenty points, and the other genera (xìng) are unknown, but just by seeing that he has summoned Ali, Sir Hansen, and the three of himself in the [Smash Bros.] world, you know that he definitely has some real skills under his hands!

However, this was not the most surprising thing for Han Xing (qíng), just before the start of the second half of the semi-finals, after the luncheon, His Majesty Frederick I said that he would hold a solemn knighthood ceremony, and anyone who made it to the qualifying tournament could be canonized as a knight by him himself. If you are willing to be loyal to him, you can also grant land to become his vassal.

Originally, in a sense, the martial arts conference was a grand ceremony for the Western Kingdom, a shortcut to the sky, as long as you can stand out in the martial arts conference, you will have the opportunity to enter the hall and become a member of the formal aristocratic class. It's just that now it seems that the martial arts competition of the Western Kingdom is even more outdated than the imperial examination of the Celestial Empire, blindly conducting carabine competitions, just a formality, those who are good at swordsmanship, (shè) striking and even magic, isn't there no way out?

After listening to the solemn and neat sound of the horn, the quasi-knights in bright armor lined up in a long line and walked into the venue, and the first person was actually Horsestephen, but on his right hand was a strange young man, but there was a slight resemblance between the eyebrows and him. Looking at the bruises on his forehead, he must have participated in this martial arts competition, but the contestants basically wrapped their heads in thick helmets, but they couldn't see their appearances clearly.

I saw the two men kneeling on one knee before Frederick I, as if they were obedient to the admonition of their elders, and their heads bowed slightly. And he took the oath: "We solemnly swear to defend the Holy Church, to our Supreme Commander, Caesar of the Holy Roman Empire, and we swear to defend the old and weak, women and children and the wise, may our Lord have mercy!" ”

Frederick I drew his sword, raised it high, and said: "In the name of God, St. Michael, and St. George, I canonize you as knights, and you must remain brave, steadfast, loyal, and uphold justice!" ”

"Believe in our Lord and defend the Empire; hoe the strong and help the weak, respect the old and respect the virtuous; Tested by this, fearless ever since! In the first half of each sentence, Stephen tapped the left and right shoulders of the young man next to him (shēn).

I have to say that this is the most solemn knight canonization ceremony Han Xing has ever seen! So much so that Han Xing had an urge to let Frederick I canonize him again. But after all, he is already a dignified duke, and he leaned up with a straight face, for fear that he would not be embarrassed to throw it at his grandmother's house!

Of course, according to Don Quixote, the knight had to pray all night with his armor guarded before being canonized. In short, knighthood ceremonies vary from country to country, and they can be complicated enough to drive people crazy!

However, Han Xing didn't quite understand, as a duke, what should he say when the time came to canonize him, he couldn't copy this (tào), right? Frederick I was the emperor after all, and of course the canonization ceremony couldn't be as sloppy as when he took the (sāo) count to Han Xing to canonize him, and it had to be a bit ceremonial, right?

But come to think of it, with the level of an ordinary nobleman who is close to illiteracy, such as Count Sāo, I am afraid that he can "believe in God and uphold justice." Be loyal to the lord, protect women and children" and write it down, even if it is God blessed!

However, what really surprised Han Xing was that Frederick I, after completing the canonization, personally helped Stephen and the young man next to him (shēn) to his feet, and said, "My sons, get up! ”。

"Damn, Horsestephen is actually the son of Frederick I, the proper prince of the Holy Roman Empire!! No wonder as soon as he entered Frederick I's camp, he was greeted by people in the middle of the road, and no wonder when he arrived, they came up to him and led his horse. It turns out that I am just a fox and a tiger······ I said that his combat effectiveness is so explosive, and the sense (qíng) is a talent that is focused on cultivating·····" Han Xing was dumbfounded, he was still confused by Frederick I's intimacy with Horsestephen before, but now, everything made sense!

"What Hostephen, it's Hohenstaufen at all! No wonder Frederick I called him Henry, but wasn't his real name Henry Hohenstaufen? ”