Chapter 31: The Name of the Black Knight

Carter's teasing reminded Jones of his scuffle with Jon Jon Jr. and Harris in Winterfell.

"Didn't you even make a move in the end?"

"That's right, when you swung your shot down, and flew one of the knights to the side, and the three of them got so close together that they ended up crashing into one of them on their backs and tumbling together. Sir Carter said happily, "And I have won without doing anything." โ€

Jones laughed too, "How could you have done nothing? You're the one who knocked the two knights off their horses." โ€

The last time he was a 'Lucky Knight' in Winterfell, he was very unhappy, but this time it was completely different.

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Not only was Jones satisfied with the outcome of the competition, but Brecken's side didn't say anything more.

Jones got the hundreds of armor he wanted, and it put an end to Brecken's provocation against him.

Although the Earl of Brecon lost, he had a new target for ridicule, that is, the two sons of his sworn enemy, the Earl of Blackwood, and as for the hundreds of sets of armor, he really didn't care.

Unlike some minor nobles, the Brecken family has their own castle, Stone Fence, and the land between the rivers has been fertile and rich since ancient times. It may not be possible to ask them to hand over a few hundred war horses at once, but a few hundred sets of armor is just a trip to the warehouse.

And because Jones was in a hurry to ask for it, the armor was still provided by the Tully family, and with the generosity of the Tully family, since Brecon had already sent troops to support Riverrun, the Tully family would definitely not mention this debt issue after the war.

The only consolation left for the Earl of Blackwood was that Jones had won the victory with his own help.

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"Wow, it was the people from the North who won. โ€

"Have you noticed that the knights of the northern realm are very strong in combat, and almost all of them are won by the three of them. โ€

"The Brecken family is also very powerful, if it weren't for that black-armored knight, it would definitely be the Brecken family who won. โ€

"Do you know what that black-armored knight is called?"

"I know," the boy with fluffy lips said when he had whetted the appetite of those around him, "his name is Jones Amber, and he is the leader of the cavalry that entered the city yesterday, and what is more, he has defeated the most murderous men of the Seven Kingdoms. โ€

"Magic Mountain?"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, my knight's cousin told me, and my cousin had dinner with him last night. โ€

"He's really good. โ€

"However, powerful people usually have nicknames, so what is his nickname?"

"This?" the boy with fluffy lips thought about it for a long time.

"You don't know, if he is really as powerful as you say, he will definitely be nicknamed, such as Dragon Knight, Dawn Sword God, Fearless, White Bull, Black Fish, Monarch Killer......"

"I know," cried the boy with fluffy lips, "his name is the Black Knight, and his nickname is the Black Knight." โ€

"Really? I've only heard of the White Knight, and the Kingsguard is the White Knight. โ€

"You idiot, since there is a white knight, there must be a black knight, you see he likes black so much, his armor is black, and his horse is also black, he must be called a black knight. The more the boy spoke, the more certain he became, and gradually the 'Black Knight' was mentioned more and more often in the crowd.

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"Black Knight?" said the big man Ike to himself, "that's a loud nickname, and I'll have to give it a loud nickname." โ€

"Uh, let's call 'Tall' Ike!"

He moved two steps, touched his head again, and said, "Hey, how do I feel like I've heard this nickname somewhere?"

"Forget it, I don't want to. The big man rubbed his head vigorously a few times, and found that he still had no clue, so he gave up completely.

Then he squeezed hard inside, waiting for the recruitment to begin.

After a while, a recorder in Riverrun stood on a high platform and shouted, "Recruitment will begin immediately, new recruits will enter the command of Lord Jones Amber, and when the war is over, the horses, armor, and weapons will belong to the cavalry themselves, and they do not need to be returned." โ€

"Long live Amber!"

"Long live Amber!"

The crowd instantly erupted in an earth-shattering shout, although he had heard that the cavalry's equipment would belong to him before, but when he heard it again at this moment, he couldn't help but cheer.

Only a small number of people discussed with doubts, "I thought that if I joined the cavalry army of Lord Tully, how could I join the cavalry army of the people of the North?"

"Are you really going to participate, I've heard that the people in the north are poor. โ€

"The people in the north are poor, but the cavalry in the north is not poor, you don't know, yesterday those northern cavalry covered every room in the brothel courtyard with copper plates, and the prostitutes and girls still can't get out of bed. โ€

"In this case, then I must participate, don't rob me!"

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"They're not bad," Jones said happily to a few of the people next to him, standing on the high platform.

"Indeed, most of the men never killed anyone, but their horses were often ridden, and their spears were stabbed. Carter replied.

"It's far from us, and it's easier to poke a dummy with a spear than a woman. Percy said with a grin.

"Doesn't any great warrior come step by step?" Jones replied, patting the unenthusiastic Rona Stone.

"They're already good, and we're lucky enough, the most difficult thing to recruit cavalry is actually horses and people, and now it's all solved. Jones pointed to a tall man on the field who was driving a horse to the dummy and said, "You see that guy is pretty good, although the old nose guard iron helmet he wears is very silly, but he is very skillful in what he moves." โ€ยท

Sure enough, as soon as Jones's words fell, the dummy was stabbed by the tall one, and he himself dismounted from the sidelines.

"You're qualified," said the recorder with the tall man in the iron helmet, "what's your name?"

"Ike, uh, no, my name is 'tall' Ike. โ€

The recorder glanced at him, well, indeed tall enough, "Okay, the surname is Ike, and the name is 'tall'." โ€

The recorder wrote down the strange name on a piece of paper, and although for a moment he wondered if there was such a surname as Ike, but he had already written it, so he didn't bother to pursue it.

"Go to the east area of the racecourse and choose a war horse that matches your eyes, this is your brand. The recorder handed Tall Ike a rough piece of wood with a drawing of a jumping trout.

"The gods are above, and you can even choose," the tall Ike rushed out with a big stride as he grabbed the pieces of wood.

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In just one morning, four hundred new cavalry had been chosen.

Subsequently, Jones handed over the task of training the troops to Percy and others, and he arrived at the ceremonial hall at the appointed time.

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Edmure Tully said hurriedly, "We've been delayed for another morning. โ€

"What do you mean by delay?" said Earl Brewood in the slightest, "Lord Tully, I understand what you mean, but we really shouldn't take the initiative to go out of the city. โ€

"We're waiting for the Kingkiller to come in Riverrun, and with the benefit of Riverrun, we're sure to be able to drag the Lannister army into a tired army. When the time comes, the defenders of my Raventree City, Bald Stonehedge City, Mellister's Sea Frontier City, and Little Boy's Darui City will flank the Lannisters from all directions. If we attack Riverrun head-on, we can defeat the Lannisters once and for all. โ€

"Lord Tully, you can't give up the people of your realm!" exclaimed Piper, who was short and stocky with thick, messy red hair, as usual.

"Seven Hells, you pig!" scolded Count Hooknose, holding his head with one hand and pointing at Count Piper with the other.

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The conversation seems to have entered a familiar loop again.