Chapter 135: Sword Fighting Contest (2)
The next day, the three of them really put on the swordsmanship suits that were easy to move and walked towards the venue of the "Unicorn Cup Sword Fighting Competition".
The race was hosted by the second son of an earl, the eldest son of a viscount, and several noble children with spare money, including the participants, who were basically people Charlotte had met when she was studying at Brandon.
Of course, it is not comparable to her friendship with the princess, to put it bluntly, it is a group of general friends, but as long as you have money, or know some fun places, or can show off beautiful swordsmanship, you can immediately get close to them and mingle.
This sword competition, to put it bluntly, is to deepen mutual friendship, and many years later, this friendship of young fox friends and dog friends can come in handy.
On the other hand, it's just for fun, and then there's a lot to brag about, whether it's the winner or the loser.
"Don't worry, don't look at me as just a baron, you're just a knight, but when we get there, we won't be left out in the cold, and there will even be people who will come to flatter you!" Charlotte said proudly.
"Why is that?" asked Luo Ming, confused.
"It's very simple," Charlotte said with a smile, "although it is a nobleman, only the eldest son can inherit most of the family property, right, fortunately it is to get a little bit of the family property, and some unlucky ghosts may even be driven out of the house directly by the eldest brother who inherited the family business, and will not give a single copper."
Even if you are the eldest son, you can't inherit the family business in a short time - not a lot like me. For example, the eldest son of the viscount, looking at his father's sturdy appearance, knew that he had no hope of succeeding to the throne for at least ten years.
Before he succeeded to the throne, he might not have as much money and resources at his disposal as I am a legitimate baron!
If it is the eldest son of a baron, before he succeeds to the throne, he may not have as much money as you, and this is the same reason. ”
Luo Ming thought about it for a while and found that it was really the case.
A barony, even if it is about one-third the size of a normal viscounty, is about one-third the size of a normal viscount - as long as the viscount is alive and healthy, he will not easily give such a large territory to his son with peace of mind, especially when he is still young, and he is still spending money like water and indulging in pleasures......
It didn't take long for the carriage to arrive at the venue.
It was an open meadow under the city walls, and a row of wooden shelves were erected against the root of the wall, covered with a layer of cloth, even as the auditorium.
On the other side of the floor were large sheets of linen with baskets of bread, meat, and even barrels of wine.
It seems that this is preparing to have a picnic party while having a competition.
In the center of this clearing, there is a boxy area surrounded by a simple wooden fence, which is probably the venue for the sword fighting competition.
In addition to the dozen or so people who were obviously dressed gorgeously and knew that they were the children of the nobility at a glance, Luo Ming also saw dozens of people wearing cloth clothes that were easy to move, all of them were carrying swords of different lengths, and they glared at each other angrily from time to time, I am afraid that these people are the contestants participating in the competition.
The carriage came to a halt, first Granty, then Lomin, and finally Charlotte and her maid as they got out of the carriage.
Grant and Lormine were new faces, and Charlotte knew many of the people here, and when the noble children saw that there was a new companion coming, several of them gathered around.
A young man smiled and asked, "Charlotte, I haven't seen you for a while, what kind of wind is blowing you here again?"
Charlotte smiled smugly, sold enough, and then replied, "I came to Brandon this time to register the change of territory. ”
"This gentleman protected me from the threat of the villain, and succeeded Miana, and I made me a knight, so we registered together. ”
As she spoke, she also pointed at Luo Ming.
Unsurprisingly, her words caused an immediate uproar.
Perhaps a small fraction of the people present were no less wealthy than Charlotte, who had now inherited Miana, but they could never do such a thing as a knight.
Even the eldest son of the viscount only said to his most trusted subordinates, "One day when I inherit the family business, you can make some achievements, and I can make you a knight", which is a vision for the future.
Who would have thought that Charlotte would just do it, and now she has brought this freshly baked Mr. Knight to Brandon to register!
is so capricious, but it makes this group of noble children who have not yet inherited the family business very envious - even if they want to come out to play now, ask the family to ask for money, and ask for a little more, they have to find an excuse.
If it weren't for the fact that this swordsmanship competition could be regarded as a kind of aristocratic communication, and some folk masters could be unearthed and then recruited home, it is estimated that the family would never give them much money for them to do this.
While talking to the few people he was talking to, Luo Ming noticed that Charlotte had soon become one of the centers of the circle.
Not just because she is a beautiful girl, not just because she is a baron with real power, but the effect of these two at the same time, not additive, it is like multiplication.
Who among the nobles has never seen a few beautiful women? In general, they can't be so fanatical about a girl.
Although Charlotte is a baron, she will not live in Brandon permanently, and even if she has a good relationship, it is impossible for her to keep being the wrongdoer and pay everyone to play, and in two or three months she will return to the territory, and then she may not come to Brandon again for several years.
After a few years, some people have been able to inherit the family property, and they can't afford to talk to her anymore.
However, when the two attributes of her beautiful girl and baron were combined, she immediately became extremely popular.
If you can marry her, you can get both people and money!
A woman who owns a barony is absolutely not worried about getting married, although it is still a lot worse than a princess or something, but even an earl may be tempted by it - you must know that a county is generally only the size of six or seven baronies.
Even aristocratic males younger than her would be tempted - even if they did, they would be able to get over the addiction of being one of the lords of the entire barony.
Luo Ming can see this matter clearly.
But Charlotte herself was a little confused.
Maybe it's because the identity of playing a man before is too much into the play, and now it hasn't fully recovered, there are a few flattering words from young men, and she doesn't seem to hear the meaning of the words, making those guys impatient.