At noon, the trumpet sounded.

On the high platform of the castle square, the two protagonists of this game are already seated.

On one side was Count Caspar, dressed in a fine costume with wine in his hand, leaning leisurely on the back of his chair.

On the other side is Irene, who is also dressed in a fancy costume with a serious face and is sitting precariously.

The audience was divided by the middle line, and on the left were the twenty-five entourages of Irene who wore regular knightly armor, including knights and knights, and fifteen mercenary groups who had been temporarily recruited and dressed in various costumes. On the right are the elite knights under Count Caspar, black and pressed, and the preliminary estimate is that they are at least three times the number of Irene's men, that is, more than one hundred and twenty people.

On the periphery, outside the makeshift fence, there is a crowd of people.

A small seaside town, there is no entertainment on weekdays, and suddenly there is such an incident, which can be described as an empty alley. Many people can't even squeeze in.

Of course, Gray was the luckier one, and he squeezed in, though Bone Matenadas didn't.

"Are those two on the stage the lords?"

"Yes. ”

"Hey, that little man, I think I've seen it somewhere. ”

"Little man, you mean the woman, why am I not impressed?"

"Hmm...... I can't remember, forget it, I don't want to. Then again, which one should I swear allegiance to?"

"It's up to them to want you. ”

"Wait, I've seen that guy too. ”

"Which do you say?"

Gray stretched out his hand and pointed at the red-haired mercenary standing on Irene's side, Path.

"Was it the one who invited you yesterday at the tavern?"

"Yes, he's right, I remember his breath. ”

"He's also from the Behill family?"

Gray's gaze fell on Paz's chest, on the coat of arms of the Behill family.

After a brief moment of silence, Gray stepped away and began to squeeze in the direction where Paz was.

"What do you want to do?" the black cats in Gray's armor began to scream.

"Didn't he invite me to join their mercenary group?"

"You want to join now?"

"What's wrong?"

"Oh my God, didn't you see that they were about to compete? Can you beat them without a skeleton horse? I'm afraid you'll fall apart when you get hit by a shield! These are serious knights, not ruffians!"

"I'm not going to fall apart!" said Gray, in no uncertain terms.

Far away, Paz discovers Gray, and Irene, who is on stage, also discovers Gray's existence. Of course, the main reason must be that Gray stands out in the crowd in faceless plate armor.

Paz was already waving at Gray, who was waving at him.

With an explanation to the left and right, Paz walked briskly to the fence and put one hand on Gray's shoulder.

"Are you here to find me? We're about to joust, and we'll talk again. ”

"Can I join you?" asked Gray bluntly.

Paz was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "Yes, but you have to wait a while." ”

"Can't it now?" asked Gray again.

Turning his head, Paz shouted to Abby Robles, who was standing beside Irene in the distance, "There's one more, is that okay?"

Abby Robles smiled and nodded.

"Yes!" Paz said to Gray quickly.

Helmet in hand, Gray stepped over the low fence and onto the sandy ground that was paved in the middle.

"Isn't that the knight we saw when we first arrived yesterday? He's here too?" asked Abby Robles.

"Look at the armor, it should be him, maybe he is a member of the mercenary group. As the day passed, the leader of the mercenary group said that several of them were on other missions and there was no way to come. Maybe the mission is just done. ”

"What task, has the cat finally woken up?" Irene teased in a low voice: "Whatever, just that heavy armor, it's okay to make the other party tired and sweaty." ”

Glancing at Irene quietly with his spare eyes, Count Casper looked at his butler on the side and sneered, "I actually ran to find the ruffians of the Red Scorpion Mercenary Group, heh." No wonder the Behill family will fall. It's okay, leave it to her. It doesn't matter if you find more people. It's better to lose now than to live later. ”

The master of ceremonies of the contest strode to the center wearing a wide robe, opened the scroll vertically, and read aloud: "This contest is jointly organized by the Casper family and the Belsil family......"

The audience was silent, the knights and mercenaries participating in the competition, and the onlookers listened quietly.

"The competition is divided into foot battles and horse battles, and adopts a wheel battle mode. Each side sends one person to duel, and the horse battle is picked off the horse, unconscious, killed, leaves the field, and surrenders voluntarily, and will be sentenced to lose. Foot combat unconscious, dead, leaving the field, voluntarily surrendering, will be sentenced to lose. The loser will be eliminated from the competition. The winner must accept the challenge of the next challenger sent by the opponent and has the right to decide whether the next match will be a horse or foot fight. ”

Irene slowly turned her face to look at Count Caspar, who was touching his chin and smiling.

If the Casper family loses, the Casper family must swear allegiance to Miss Irene, promising to obey Miss Irene, even if it declares war on heaven, even if it sheds its last drop of blood. If the Beshir family loses, then Irene. Bebela. Bersier will accept the son of Count Caspar, Charlie. Casper's proposal! and the wedding will take place on a later date! Now it's time for both parties to confirm the agreement and the rules of the contest!"

After saying that, the master of ceremonies closed the scroll.

On the square, the people who didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement suddenly broke out into earth-shattering cheers.

"Contest, blood...... Anyway, as long as it's not your own blood, what does it matter whose it is?" Paz sighed helplessly.

The master of ceremonies took out an identical parchment scroll and brought it to Count Caspar and Irene in turn, and asked them to sign it and affix their own seals.

Turning around, he held up two sheepskin scrolls and shouted, "The joust begins——!"

This time, the cheers were even louder, and the people who crowded into the walls even began to scatter flowers. Who cares what this contest is for? They are just waiting to see a wonderful contest to add a touch of color to the dull and dull life.

"How are you fighting?" asked Paz with a sideways face.

"I haven't tried. Gray replied truthfully.

"Haven't you tried martial arts under the horse?" Paz was shocked.

"Yes. ”

"Well, that's great news, and I hope someone who competes with you will choose to try it right away. If it's right away, I'm even sure you'll be able to take them all out on your own, if you're physically strong. By the way, where's your horse?"

"Outside, didn't squeeze in. ”

Paz summoned one of Irene's attendants and asked him to accompany Gray to bring the bone horse in.

......

The race is on.

In the first game, I will try it immediately. Irene sent a young knight with a small hair. Caspar was a middle-aged, fat-bodied knight with long hair.

The two horses staggered, and Irene's knight was directly picked off and fell into a coma.

In the first game, the Casper family won.

In the second game, it was still a game immediately, and Irene's side sent a handsome knight with a ponytail to take over the position of the inch-headed knight.

The two horses staggered, and the spears of both sides stabbed into each other's shields almost simultaneously, breaking directly. Drawing the long sword, the two sides entered the sword fight on horseback. After about five rounds, the Ponytail Knight knocked the fat knight off his horse.

In the second game, Irene won.

In the third game, the Ponytail Knight glanced at Halls from a distance and changed the competition to foot combat. Hold dual swords to easily deal with the chain mail sword and shield warriors sent from the opposite side.

In the fourth game, it was still a foot battle, and the horse-tailed knight easily solved the contradictory warriors on the opposite side.

Gray, who had already led his horse back to the field, watched silently and began to think about what to do if he encountered a foot fight. That's a headache.

In the fifth game, the winning streak continued, and the horse-tailed knight solved the two-handed sword warriors sent by the opposite side with his dexterous swordsmanship after a fierce battle.

The cheers in the square rose higher and higher.

"Who is this man?" the young maidens had already begun to ask about the name of this brave knight.

"Mike. Barack. I heard that it was a baron!unmarried!More news will need to be paid!" The black-hearted merchant who peddled gossip sent the information in time.

"Wow——!"

In the cheers, the sixth game was ushered in. On the opposite side was a "giant" who was two meters tall, muscular, and holding a two-handed giant hammer.

Irene's face on the high platform couldn't help but change, and Count Casper on the side still had the same smiling expression.

In the face of absolute power, skill often pales. Surprisingly, Mike still chose to fight on foot.

Giant hammer, heavy armor, Mike stabbed more than a dozen swords, although he also stabbed a few swords, but he only scratched the skin and did not stab the vital point, and even the opponent's movements could not be delayed. In turn, the other party swept through with a hammer, and Mike had already flown out completely, falling to the ground, and even smashing the fence. If it weren't for the onlookers pushing him back, he would probably be out of bounds.

Struggling to get up from the ground and glance at Irene from afar, Mike gritted his teeth and rushed forward again.

The battle was fierce, and Irene's knight was also heroic, but unfortunately, this was already Mike's fifth game. Even when he is full of energy, he may not be able to win this "giant", let alone now?

After a few encounters, Mike couldn't even stand on his feet.

"It's a powerful weapon, and it looks a lot simpler than a sword. Gray sighed.

"Of course it's amazing. The heavier the weapon, the more powerful it is, as long as you can handle it. Paz said casually.

Finally, Mike was trampled to the ground, and the hammer was pointed at his head.

The people in the square who were cheering for Mike were silent, and the girls covered their lips.

"Won't it fall!?" the "giant" asked in a loud voice.

"No fall!" Mike, already covered in blood, replied with the last of his strength.

The sledgehammer was raised high.

"Descend!" Irene on the high platform suddenly stood up.

All of a sudden, all eyes were drawn to it.

Mike, who was lying in the middle of the field, stared blankly at Irene.

Two attendants quickly stepped forward and carried him away.

Erin hurriedly stepped down from the high platform with the hem of her skirt and walked over to Mike, who was already dying in her camp, and gently shook his hand.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Miss Irene...... I failed to keep my oath to protect you to the end. ”

"No, you've done your duty. At this time, you are still willing to follow me, and you are all worthy of your oath. ”

Mike pursed his lips, tears welling up in his eyes.

Looking around, Irene whispered, "You are all my most loyal knights. Today's battle is very important to me. But I don't want you to die in the competition. Do you understand everything?"

"Yes!"

In the crowd, Irene saw Gray raise her hand timidly.

"Do you have any questions?"

"I want to ask, if we win, can we get the official knighthood?"

A knight beside him whispered to Irene, "This is the mercenary we have hired. ”

"I know. Irene looked at Gray and said softly, "Didn't you already give you the title of knight?"

"I mean the official knighthood. Gray pointed to Paz not far away and said, "He said our title was temporary. ”

"You want an official knighthood?"

"Yes. ”

"Yes, you can beat fifty men for me in the competition, and I will give you the official knighthood if I win this match in the end. Baron, with fiefs. ”

"Deal. ”

As soon as the word "deal" came out, Paz stared at Gray with wide eyes, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

The knights around them burst into laughter.

"What did he just say?

"He means he can really beat fifty people, are you kidding?"

"He's not going to be a cat fool, is he?"

Amid the ridicule, Gray was still seriously talking about the conditions: "However, I need a good weapon, can you ......?"

Irene was clearly not interested in listening to Gray anymore.

The seventh scene was about to begin, and she had already turned around and walked towards the high platform with the hem of her skirt in hand.

Gray wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Halls reaching out: "Just do your own thing, don't think too much about the rest, understand?"