Nicol now understood why His Royal Highness valued this gentleman. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The target joins the mysterious unidentified girl in a jousting tournament in the Kingdom of Antaili. Over the course of several days, from the preliminaries to the final quarter-finals, the seemingly lazy and unambitious duke's son showed amazing martial prowess: he easily dealt with each opponent's first three attacks, and then knocked his opponent's weapon flying in the second of the fourth encounter.

Winning streaks are nothing unusual, due to the tournament system, the young men who entered the quarterfinals with him all beat all their opponents in a row to advance, but only him, the monster generally ends the game with the same rhythm and way every time...... Later, it was rumored that the boy from Midland had been sent by the Emperor Kyle of the Empire to win the championship, and the bookmaker even offered two markets for him to bet on whether his next opponent would survive the fourth meeting and whether he would be able to hold his sword at the end of the duel.

The quarterfinals will be decided, six men and two women, regardless of their final position, and King Anteli will be present to watch their eight-in-four, four-in-two qualifiers and the finals, and regardless of their final position, they will be invited to dine with the king after the tournament and be honored as a knight of the kingdom of Anteli - unless anyone refuses.

This is important information, and it should be told to the prince at once.

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Rhodes is quite satisfied with the ease of reaching the quarterfinals, he doesn't have the loneliness of being alone and seeking defeat and being overwhelmed by the cold in a high place - he wants to find abuse, and Grom can provoke himself thousands of times a day, and finally enjoy the taste of winning easily, and experience the feeling of being watched and awe-inspiring by the master, which is simply refreshing.

"Don't be complacent, I've been observing the Templar Knight sent by the Church for a few days, and she's the only one of them who poses a threat to you. No wonder she wanted to put you in the City Management Prison that day and disqualify you. Grom wiped the long sword that had not been unsheathed for several days with an expressionless face, and raised it in front of his eyes from time to time, observing the blade, "Ciri, you are already strong as a girl, and I may not be your opponent when I was the same age as you...... But you have to admit that you can't beat Rhodes. ”

"Facts, no one needs to admit it. But I had a hunch that I would meet the Templar Knight first. Cillion lifted his chin and slapped a card on the table with a haughty look: "I will defeat her, and then when I meet Rod, I will surrender to the benefactor who gave me another life." ”

"Don't be like this, always benefactor, don't do it...... It makes me feel uncomfortable. Rod smiled bitterly, and then remembered something interesting: "By the way, the bookmakers outside are betting on our game tomorrow, can I buy myself to win, or buy that I won't beat the opponent in the fourth move?"

"It's against the law. ”

"And what about me and Ciri buying each other's?" Rod threw another monster card.

"It's illegal for family members and relatives and friends to buy it, not to mention that you and Ciri are indeed friends, even if you go to the street now and find someone you don't know to give him money to buy your property, and when you are discovered, the judge says that you and that person are relatives and friends, and you are relatives and friends. Sylna pursed her lips and glanced at him: "Don't be cranky children, you name it, those old slippers have already tried, and it is the right thing to prepare for the competition." ”

"Uh...... All right. Rod wanted to earn some money to spend on his own, saving Pauli from always reminding himself that he was spending his parents' money, but unfortunately making money didn't seem to be as easy as he thought.

"Who's Rorick Hart?" a man in understated clothing with a hood stepped in from the hotel's door.

This has happened many times, and the visitor is quickly stopped by two of Morfan's swordsmen: "The contestants need to rest well and not see outsiders." ”

"I'm not a crazy spectator. The hooded man pulled out a coat of arms and showed it to the two guards. It was the family crest of a great nobleman of the Anteli Kingdom, and the two guards got out of the way, leaving the problem to their superiors.

"Who?" Morfan reluctantly stood up from the table, the caravan had been tamed with Gwent cards, several decks of cards of various styles had been drawn, and he was battling Pauli, vowing to win him by ten.

"I have something very important to talk to Mr. Rorick Hart privately. He looked at Rhodes, and caught a glimpse of Ciri, who was sitting across from him, "Miss Leanon is also there, so it will save me a lot of trouble." ”

"Tell me what's going on, I'll listen. ”

"It's a very important matter, and we need to talk about it privately, Mr. Hart, can you give me some space. ”

"What's the matter, God is mysterious. The young man looked at the visitor suspiciously, not remembering seeing each other at all, and turned his head to look at Ciri: "What do you think?" ”

"Don't want to hear it, keep playing cards. Ciri rolled her eyes, this is not her world, she has only been in this month for more than a month, how can someone come to her with something important to her? Since the competition, there have often been fanatical fans who come to harass her, and she is a little annoyed.

"You'll regret not listening. The visitor's eyes flashed under his hood, and he said gloomily.

"Oh?" Grom put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and walked over to the visitor, and ripped off the other's hood: "Do you know who you are threatening?" Under the hood was a sickly thin face with smooth skin and a slight fat powder, his face was pale and trembling slightly from the murderous aura on Grom's body, neither like a Lian Jiazi, nor did he have magic fluctuations on his body. "I guess you don't know. ”

"Well, I'd like to hear something important. Rod stood up a little unpleasantly, "If it doesn't matter, I'll find the city enforcers to arrest you so that you can't harass anyone else." ”

When Ciri saw Rhodes enter the room, she had to put down her cards for the time being and follow him behind the door. Grom let go of the collar of the comer, and as if he had been pardoned, he hurried into the room after the two young men.

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"Say it. ”

Away from the murderous Grom, the visitor seemed much calmer. He cleared his throat and sat down across from the two young men with a grin, barely imposing.

"Are you a couple?"

"You said there was something important, but you put our relationship first?" Ciri crossed his arms over his chest and urged angrily: "If you have a fart, let it go!"

The visitor's face sank, and then he forced himself to relax: "No, I just think that the two of you are so skilled at a young age, and their appearance is so extraordinary, it can be said that they have a bright future." ”

Seeing that Rod and Ciri were impatient, they had to cut to the chase: "But just with a good set of skins and skills, you may not be able to go far." At best, they are taken under the command of powerful people and act as samurai and bodyguards. If you want to climb up, you have to have a good brain - I think both young men should be smart people, and smart people should be able to judge how to make the most profits. ”

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