Chapter 26: Champions, Solicitations, and Warnings
The winner of the tournament will be Gregor "Magic Mountain" and Sauron "Free Knight", and the winner of the tournament will receive a prize of 40,000 gold dragon coins, and the second person will also receive a bounty of 20,000 gold dragon coins.
"Bang!" With a low muffled sound, the spear head hit the shield and turned into sharp sawdust scattered in all directions, and the two horses staggered like lightning, this was already the twelfth knight's spear they had destroyed.
collided again and again, fought again and again, and the two who faced off immediately lasted for half an hour, but they still did not distinguish the winner.
Zoro had to admit that maybe the Demon Mountain had the disadvantage of being large and slow to move, but if it was a duel immediately, the opponent was definitely the most terrifying mobile fortress on the battlefield with the movement speed of the horses and the strength of his strong arms.
As everyone knows, his strength is even more amazing, the strength of the magic mountain is placed there with his physique, his tall body is full of strong muscles, every time people who see him are shocked by his ferocity and tyranny, his strength is obvious to all.
Although Sir Sauron is a powerful knight, his body can be called slender compared to the magic mountain, but he carried a heavy armor and launched twelve powerful attacks, but he showed no signs of exhaustion, and his body was still straight and his arms were steady.
And the heavy panting of his opponent, Moshan, could even be heard by the audience.
Everyone knew that the two were about to split the winner.
"It's time to finish." Sauron took a new lance from his squire, and with a kick in the belly of his horse, the horse neighed and galloped across the arena for the thirteenth charge.
The demon mountain roared angrily, and it was also a horse's belly, and the whole person was pressed like a terrible mountain.
"Collapse!" The two spears collided with the shield at the same time and shattered, but this time it was different from the previous ones, the moment the two staggered, Sauron pulled the reins with his left hand, and the horse stood upright, and the spear in his right hand was like a poisonous snake, biting the back of the magic mountain fiercely.
This force was so great that in the blink of an eye, the magic mountain fell, and because he was too large, he pulled the horse down and rolled the armor of the men and horses into a ball.
"Boom!" Enthusiastic cheers, fierce panting, excited shouts, all kinds of voices instantly resounded, this game ended in a way that no one could have imagined, and as if it were taken for granted, the thirteen charge duels raised everyone's hearts to the extreme, but they came to an abrupt end in an instant, everything was wonderful and tense.
After the contest, King Robert personally presented the knight of Sauron with a prize money, 40,000 gold dragon coins and an honorary document representing the champion of the spear contest on horseback.
During the dinner that day, as everyone toasted the new jousting champion, King Robert patted his old friend Duke Eddard on the shoulder and exclaimed, "If he weren't for yours, I would have made him the King's Guard." ”
As soon as these words came out, the face of the Lannister side was very unsightly, and everyone knew that the Kingsguard was an elite guard that protected the royal bloodline, and the highest honor of knights.
And now King Robert's seven Kingsguards, five of whom are rumored to be true allegiances to Queen Cersei. And many people believe that among the seven Kingsguards, only Sir Barristan is the only "True Steel", and the rest are all "fish belly".
It may have been a quick whisper from the king, but it could not be imagined by others.
"Knight Sauron did not swear allegiance to House Stark, and when he was knighted, we promised him a freelancer." Prime Minister Ed said suddenly.
"Oh, that's a shame. You really should have your heart to recruit this powerful knight. King Robert muttered, but never said anything about the Kingsguard.
The seven Kingsguard were fully equipped to take their fate barring death and dereliction of duty, and he had to take into account the feelings of the Queen and the Lannisters.
Robert's actions disappointed Prime Minister Ed, who felt that his best friend had lost his dignity and majesty as a king.
Sauron shrugged his shoulders as well, the Kingsguard was perhaps the highest honor for most knights, but he had no interest in becoming a king of the wilds who was about to die under the fangs of a boar.
The dinner ended with all the people having their own hearts, and on the way back, Arya looked very happy, and she cheerfully declared to everyone who saw it, "My teacher is the strongest knight of the Seven Kingdoms." ”
Unfortunately, to her dismay, even though it was getting late, her teacher made her stand for half an hour before announcing that she could rest and sleep.
It was past midnight, and Sauron was walking alone in the hallway of the Red Keep, passing by a large atrium garden outside the room, when a voice stopped him.
"Sir, please wait."
Sauron looked back and saw a stunning beauty in a long golden fringed dress slowly emerging from the shadows, she lifted the hood of her brown cloak, and held a silver torch in her hand, a candle made of mutton fat that glowed faintly in the dark night.
"Good night, Your Highness the Queen." Sauron's expression was indifferent, as if he was not at all surprised by this person's visit.
"Is it strange why I would wait at the door of your room at this time?" Cersei put the torch aside and sat down on the edge of the flower bed and said lightly.
"It can be seen that His Majesty the King is an amorous man." There seemed to be a mockery in Zoro's tone, "But I didn't expect him to let his beautiful wife roam freely on a night like this." ”
The queen's face was tinged with disdain, "He never restrains me too much. With a kind of aristocratic reserve and arrogance, he said, "It has never restrained me." ”
"Oh?" Zoro raised an eyebrow, his eyes quietly examining the performance of the beautiful woman in front of him, who knew everything about her, and even knew the mystery of her life that she didn't even know.
Perhaps Sauron's gaze was too transparent and direct, which made the evil queen turn her head unnaturally, and only after a while did she say, "If Sir swears allegiance to the Lannisters, he will get everything you want." ”
"Oh, like?"
"A spot for the Kingsguard." "If you are not willing to keep the precepts for the rest of your life," said the queen, "if you are not willing to keep the precepts for the rest of your life, you may choose a title that will last for a hundred years and a rich and fertile land, or the affection of a woman of high status, beautiful and enchanting, and not loyal to her husband." ”
Cersei straightened her half-hidden chest and said teasingly, "Sir Zoro, if you give your loyalty to the Lannisters, you will get the 'reward' you deserve, because the Lannisters have debts to pay. ”
"The Lannisters have debts to pay." Sauron's slander was a reference to the Lannisters, not to you, the promise of Joanna and Aerys II Targaryen.
As everyone knows, Queen Cersei is the first king of ice and fire, and she has not kept many promises in what she has said, and cooperating with her is not worrying about seeking skin with the tiger.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness." Sauron's eyes drooped, and he said coldly: "It's a pity, I'm not interested in the Kingsguards, titles, and territories promised by the Lannisters, including you, of course. ”
He rejected Cersei in one fell swoop.
"You'll regret your choice today." Cersei's turquoise eyes were filled with rage, like a poisonous snake that "hissed" and spat snake letters, and then she pulled her hood to hide her astonishing face and walked away quickly.
Zoro stood still in the pavilion for a moment, and suddenly spoke: "The beautiful but deadly poisonous snake has left, why is the spider in the shadows still hesitating? ”
In the shadows, a sweet and surprised voice came, "Sir, how did you hear the footsteps of the 'spider'?" ”
"Maybe spiders have too many toes, which alerted me." Sauron turned and watched quietly in the shadows as a visitor, dressed in a heavy brown robe made of very coarse material, with his face obscured by a hooded cloak, suddenly appeared in the starlight.
"You're awesome, sir." The masked man said in an eerie low tone, "Take up your precious rest time, poor spider begs for your forgiveness." ”
"It's been a long night, and Lord Varys isn't resting in his bedroom, so there must be something important to discuss with me, what a crime."
"You're really different." The masked man smiled bitterly, and then lifted his cloak, "Good night, Sir Sauron, the eight-clawed spider is here with sincerity and friendship. ”
"You should say this to the Prime Minister, not to a little knight."
"But you have the trust of the Prime Minister." The eight-clawed spider smiled, "So there are some things that are more appropriate for you." ”
"You're looking for the wrong person, I'm just a freelancer, and I haven't sworn allegiance to Master Stark." Zoro sneered, turned around and wanted to leave.
"I don't know how you can heal the Stark family's crippled child, though." "But Mrs. Stark trusts you, and Lord Duke has entrusted you with the task of teaching her youngest daughter, and even if you don't think so, 'they' will still see you as a member of the Stark family." ”
Sauron paused, and after a moment said, "If you want to say that 'they' mean the Lannisters, then you don't have to. Prime Minister Ed is not stupid, so he can't see them for what they really are. ”
"I have to admit that Lord Eddard is an upright nobleman, but those who are too upright are more likely to be deceived by villains. Although the lord was already alert, it was difficult for him to do cruel things to those women and children with his character. ”
"However, the lady of the lion family will not show mercy to her subordinates, and sooner or later they will show their fangs. And Lord Eddard's only reliever, his best friend, is a fool, I'm afraid that before they can be launched, someone will be sent to the Seven Gods in a reasonable way, and there will be no fault in finding it......"
"Mistress Varys is well aware of Mistress Eddard's character." Zoro had a smiling expression on his face.
But he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the seemingly harmless and innocent eunuch in front of him was worthy of being the top master of scheming in ice and fire, and his speculation or the plan he participated in was finally realized step by step as he just said.
"It is difficult for the upright to have a good death." The Octopus Spider had a sad expression, as if remembering something from his sad past, "So I visited you late at night, and I could see that you are an upright and alert knight, and you must have a way to keep him on your guard, so please tell Lord Eddard that Littlefinger cannot be trusted." ”
With that, the eunuch reverted into the shadows.