The silver light on Rod's body went out, and the tens of thousands of spectators surrounding them could see Ellen's words but could see her dropping her weapon, as if they had collectively lost their voice. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info was silent for a brief moment as if it had been rehearsed, and then there was a commotion again. Half of them were cheering for the champion, while the rest of the people were dissatisfied with her direct surrender, some felt that the fight between the two was not enjoyable for only a few minutes, and even scolded Ellen for compensation for the betting money or made abusive threats against her...... The client didn't react to this, and she glanced towards the VIP stands, making sure she had done what she had to do.

Despite the pre-match guarantee of victory, the Church's resident Bishop Antelli solemnly admonished Ellen that if an accident could not be won, he must do everything possible to save the reputation of the Church.

The appearance of such an opponent is probably an "accident" - his skills are not bad, his reaction is faster than his own, his strength is stronger than his own, and even the strength of his fighting spirit is far beyond his own. Although Ellen still has the magic level of a high-level magician, looking at the proficiency and power of the fireball technique used by the other party yesterday, I am afraid that she may not be inferior to her in this item...... The most important thing is that at this moment, as a representative of the church, she must not be the first to foul.

As a representative, she was defeated or even injured and forced to withdraw from the field, rather than being defeated or even injured and forced to withdraw from the field, it was better to admit defeat while she was still in face. There was no second option, she felt convincing for the first time, and she couldn't help but suspect that the young man in front of her was disguised by a strong man.

But even if she was suspicious, she couldn't ask questions here and now.

She gestured to Rhodes and turned away from the arena.

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The bishop sighed imperceptibly in the stands, and with his old spicy eyesight, he could naturally see that Ellen was indeed not Rhodes' opponent. He didn't expect that a low-level and first-time youth martial arts tournament could emerge such an unimaginable fighting genius, with such a big difference in strength, whether it was a competition according to the rules or regardless of fighting with her life, she had no chance of winning.

This event was held in less than two months from the decision to start, such a short time was only enough for the young people in Antelli to come and participate, after investigation, the young man named Rorik in the field was indeed in the kingdom at that time, it could not be that the ruler of Midland temporarily found and sent to smash the field, it can only be said that this is the will of heaven.

The bishop regretted it, but did not let the feeling of loss last long - the Pope unusually promoted Ellen and ordered her to participate in the competition, so that a "weak and beautiful" girl in the impression of ordinary people would represent the Church, using her female status to symbolize the "motherhood" and "kindness and harmlessness" of the Church, and at the same time let her show her strength, implying that the Church has the ability to protect the faithful.

It sounds unrealistic, but human nature is such a strange thing, some inexplicable hints can make another seemingly unrelated thing go smoothly, the church has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the old guys at the core have already proven this trick to work.

It would have been nice to win, but the Pope didn't demand that he have to win the championship. The goal of increasing the visibility of the Church of Light in Anteli has been achieved, and her strength is on full display against stronger opponents - defeating the defeat, and in the case of Ellen being a girl, anyone will only admit that the player named Rorik is indeed stronger, and will not say with contempt that the Templars of the Church are too weak.

Ellen did an irreproachable job, searching the entire church and even the entire Ericon Empire, and could not find a girl under the age of eighteen who was as young as her but had more strength. Being able to react quickly to the other party's mercy under his hands, and decisively admit defeat on the spot for the sake of teaching face, this girl at least has first-class eyesight and ability to judge the situation, which is worth cultivating.

As for the Midland boy named Rorick, he is more worthy of the church. When there was a farce of spell bombardment in the semi-finals yesterday, the sturdy man who rushed down from the audience to protect him was able to scare the court mage of Elite, who was obviously extraordinary, and it was not the father of the boy...... This young man is not only skilled, but I am afraid that his identity is not ordinary. If you win it, it may become a secret move for the church to infiltrate the Midland Empire.

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Rod looked at the slender back of Ellen Yaqin leaving the tournament and suddenly felt that this girl was also quite interesting. But the thought was quickly overshadowed by the cheers of the crowd, and he remembered that there was another thing to do, handing the jousting sword back to the staff, walking to the VIP stand in front of the gaze of tens of thousands of people, and pulling a flower from his belt.

"Take advantage of this victory to salute Her Royal Highness the Princess, even this flower is not half as beautiful as yours. He raised his hand high, and the princess in the stands let out a low cry, and scrambled to his feet to the edge of the stands, and shyly reached out his arm to take the flower. Under the stands, the young man's silver-gray hair reflected a dazzling luster in the sun, and his dark eyes seemed to suck people's souls in.

She sniffed the fragrance of the flowers deeply, looked at Rod's distant back tightly, and coquettishly looked at her father with a red face: "Father, he is so good!"

"yes, that's an interesting kid. Duke Tully's face was extremely bad, but King Elite smiled and nodded in agreement, he was just this precious daughter, and he didn't intend to use her as a political bargaining chip.

Of course, Rod didn't come up with this idea on his own, as he had seen it in a fantasy novel two years earlier: a young hero who won a jousting tournament won the heart of a princess with a flower, and finally became the king's concubine......

Stop, he didn't think about being a colt, and he didn't have any thoughts about the princess who was only thirteen years old, and offering a flower on such an occasion could just show respect for the royal family...... His real purpose was to vent his anger and frustration with the son of Tully. Grom asked him not to trouble the other party again, but he didn't say that he should not pay tribute to the princess. Don't you want to take this opportunity to ask the king for a kiss, I'll intervene first, although I don't really compete with you, but I have to make you uncomfortable for a few days.

He left the VIP stand, walked to another special audience area, and touched another one, this time sincerely: "To my favorite friend, Siria, you will always be the most handsome witch in my heart!"

"Damn, where did you learn these tricks. Ciri muttered, the scar under his left eye flushed red, but the eyes of countless people stood up close to the railing of the stands to take the flower, pinned it to the belt: "Congratulations, Mr. Champion." ”

"Hey, see you later. ”

Rhodes winked at Ciri, turned and walked over to the tournament staff waiting for him, ready to go to the break room to change the tournament armor. At this time, the king loudly announced the birth of the champion with the help of magic, and the voices of dissatisfaction in the audience died down except for thunderous cheers - cheering for the young and handsome champion, Nicol, who was mixed in, looked at Rhodes, who looked in high spirits in the field, as if the whole world was in his hands, and shook his head regretfully: the goal is even more brilliant than expected, what a young and excellent child, his life has just begun, but from the moment he is involved in a power game between nations, it is destined to end tonight.

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