Manid and I spent a few days in Sagos, and he told me a lot of stories about the kingdoms of Calradia, especially the kingdom of Nord. I felt that he was a particularly capable lad, both clever and lively, and the only downside was that he couldn't fight, so I often taught him some basic fighting techniques and taught him how to use a sword.

On this day, while I was wiping my sword in my room, Manide ran into my room in a rage and said to me, "My lord, go out and have a look." ”

"What's the matter, my merchant, have you found your goods?" I said teasingly.

After hearing this, he was a little unhappy and said, "My lord, you are teasing me again, you can go out and see for yourself." ”

I saw that he was a little angry, so I changed to a strict tone and said, "Okay, you lead the way." ”

Manid and I got out of the room, out of the tavern, out into the street. Somehow, the streets were crowded with people, and it looked like they were going to celebrate some kind of event.

I asked Manid what was going on. He said: "The king of Ragnar has decreed that a feast will be held in the royal palace, and that the lords from all over the country will be invited to the king, and that the warriors who win the championship will not only receive a prize of 250 dinars, but will also be invited to the royal palace to participate in banquets, where they can meet all the great men of the kingdom." ”

I smiled and said, "This is a good opportunity, why don't you sign up for it?"

"My lord, you're teasing me again. Manid said, "I don't have that ability, but you can participate, and then you will win the championship." Not only will you get a bonus, but you will also increase your reputation and make your name known to all of Calradia. ”

Then he added, "You want to." In this competitive conference, the lords of the whole country will come to Beijing, as well as those noble ladies, if you can win the championship, maybe you will be taken by which lady, and then you will soar, and I will follow it. ”

I laughed and said, "You're beautiful." But what you say is right, I've been here for so long, and I've been thinking about it for a long time. I think I have to do something about it. ”

Manid said, "That's right, why would we have come out to wander around, but I'll still only do some business things, and I can't go to war and fight." ”

I patted him on the shoulder and said, "You wait." You'll be able to use your merchant's head in the future. ”

Just when we were talking. The crowd in front of them stirred, and after a while, the crowd erupted in loud cheers. At this time, some guards also rushed to maintain order. It turned out that the lords and their troops had entered the city.

At the front was a man in his 50s on a white horse, wearing a Germanic helmet, a mustache on his chin, and a heraldic burqa with red and white flags on it. He has a sword pinned to his waist and chainmail boots on his feet. It looks majestic.

Manid sued me and said, this is the number two man in the Nord Kingdom?? Marshal of the Kingdom?? Count Tua, now the owner of Elbuk Castle. He also told me that the Earl had led the army to fight against the Virgians and Swadians for many years, and had made great achievements for the king's kingdom, and was deeply trusted by the king.

I said to Manid, "Manid, do you believe that I will one day be like him?" ”

Manid smiled and said, "My lord, I always felt that one day you would achieve great things, and I would always be by your side to support your cause." ”

I was very moved when I heard this, and I thought that I must make a career in Calradia.

The marshal was followed by a number of guards, all of whom carried the Count's banner. And then there were the warriors, and at the front were a group of tall, muscular men, and I asked Manid what they were.

He said enviously: "They are all the top warriors of the kingdom?? The royal guards, you see, these guys are all good fighters, wearing the helmet of the Germanic god of war, wearing uniform striped armor, good at using one-handed battle axes and throwing weapons, whether it is a heavy throwing axe, or a spear, they are very handy, and use a large round shield to protect themselves, but these guys have no one in their eyes, and most people dare not mess with them. They also drank the most and ate the most in the tavern. ”

Further back were some soldiers in long chain mail, which Manid said were Nord veterans, second only to the royal guards among the soldiers.

Behind them were some archers, and I saw that their equipment was disorganized, and some of them didn't even have helmets. Manid told me that these were senior Nord archers, but the Nords had always valued the infantry and despised the archers, both in terms of equipment and salaries, and the infantry was better than the archers. Don't underestimate these guys, though, these guys with uniform longbows and cone-headed arrows are ranged killers who can provide a lot of fire cover for infantry.

After looking at it for a while, I asked Manid: "Isn't there a cavalry in the kingdom, why didn't I see it?" ”

Manid explained: "The Nords revered the Force of Nature and foot combat, and there were no cavalry, and sometimes the lords would recruit some hired cavalry, but those guys were expensive and didn't work hard, so there were no cavalry in the kingdom. ”

As we talked, a number of other lords came one after another, and Manid pointed out to me one by one, such as the lord of the castle of Herus, the lord of Olaf, the lord of Tiha, the lord of Eden, and the lord of Wocheze, lord of Iaya

Just as we were about to go back to the tavern, another lord came from behind, and his banner was painted with three wild boars, and Manid became excited and squeezed into the crowd, and I asked him why he was so excited.

He said excitedly, "She's coming." ”

I was confused and asked, "Who is she?"

"Goodrey. ”

"Who's Goodrey?"

"The first beauty of the kingdom. ”

It turns out that this kid is so excited because he wants to see beautiful women. The lady he said was the daughter of Count Ruda, the sister of Count Garrard, and was known as the first beauty of Nord.

I watched Count Ruda walk by on a hunting horse, and there was a carriage behind him, and I thought it was Goodrey.

Watching the carriage leave, Manid looked sad, and I asked teasingly, "Why, I don't see your little beauty, I feel uncomfortable." ”

"Hey. He sighed and replied, "It's harder to see her than to climb to the sky." ”

I said, "Then you go to the athletic conference, and if you take the first place, you can go to the banquet and you can meet her." ”

When he heard this, he glanced at me disdainfully. Then he sighed and said, "If I had that ability, I wouldn't be mixed with you." ”

I laughed when I heard this, and then said, "Then I'll go to the athletic conference and meet this beauty you said." ”

"Don't think about it, it's harder to pursue her than to ascend to the sky, it's not that she's weird, but the people chasing her are lined up, I've heard that Viscount Rogson is pursuing her before, and recently I've heard that Viscount Dirigon and Baron Elric are also involved. He reminded.

"It's okay, the more opponents I have, the more interesting I think success is. If it was easy to succeed, it wouldn't be too boring. I said confidently.

"Hehe, my lord, then I wish you the first place in the athletic conference, haha. He laughs. (To be continued......)