July 15, 349 Continental Gregorian Calendar, Farensi, Caiunescu. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

By July, when all the foreign missions had finally arrived in France, and after a meeting with many suitors, it became imperative to start a marriage proposal competition.

"It seems that the Iberians did not have time to participate." Prince Henry Young said this to his brother with the parchment in his hand.

"The Earl of Lancaster has brought us new news?" Prince George is wiping his sword.

"The Marquis de Sánchez of Numancia called for the convening of an all-Iberian council of nobles for the clear purpose of impeaching King Ofliet and thus overthrowing the Ginola dynasty without blood. At present, he is gathering the southern aristocracy to march on Debans. ”

"Of course Debans can't sit idly by? So what are we doing here, we should go to Iberia to prepare for war. ”

"Brother Wang, things won't develop so fast for the time being. King Offleet was not stupid, he knew how to hold off the old fox of Numancia and then gather his strength to fight back. I think it will take a while for them to completely tear their skins apart. You can enjoy yourself here with me. Henry replied.

"By the way, Brother Wang, have you decided to participate in the competition?" Henry asked suddenly.

"Why do you ask?"

"I see you're preparing for the competition."

"Queen Falunsi has to say that she is a rare beauty, although I have a marriage contract, but after all, I am not married. In your opinion, it would be a good thing if we married Pharynsi, wouldn't we? ”

"Huh." Henry found that his royal brother occasionally showed a hint of cunning, of course, such a person can also dominate the battlefield.

"However, when it comes to martial arts, you will probably have to fight Lord Luce in the end, do you have the confidence to win?"

"Before you play each other, it's always a five-five game." George put down his sword and turned his head to look at Henry, "On the contrary, you, my dear brother, are considered by the people of the country to be a man of great wisdom, and you are confident that you will pass the test of the puzzle of wisdom set by Lord Luce?" ”

"Before I saw the puzzle, the outcome was always five-five." Henry replied, quoting his brother. The brothers looked at each other and laughed.

According to the rules previously announced to the suitors, because the competition is a test of martial arts and intelligence, considering that not everyone is both civil and military, two people are allowed to participate in the competition in a group. Of course, a single person can also compete in a team of their own, and if the final winner is a duo, then the final decision is in the hands of Queen Margaret. In addition to suitors from official foreign missions, there are also many people from home and abroad who have not been officially invited. Many of them do not have the luxury of becoming the husband of Queen of France, but simply want to test and show their talents through competitions, so as to get the opportunity to become a certain country or a nobleman. "Equal opportunities, each with its own talents." This is the advertisement that Sogrand put out for the game.

Among the participating national missions, Marstar and Pamis are undoubtedly the two countries with the largest pomp. Arslang I sent 10 delegates, while the Mastarians also had 12 to compete. The two countries have always been rivals in every way, and even in France, you can often smell the strong smell of fire between the two sides.

The head of the Pamis mission was the Countess of Heidna Ramos, a thousand horsemen who did not want to cause any trouble in a foreign land, so he was very strict with the members of his own mission. On the other hand, on the Mastar side, Redknapp may be more familiar with Sogrande, so he adopts a relaxed and laissez-faire attitude, and the arrogance of the Mastar people has increased a lot.

Scaran was also invited, but they had no intention of sending someone to the competition, and their position at the "Artikat Crossroads" meant that they were always slightly more cautious when choosing such a marriage opportunity. Therefore, the Scarlands simply sent a mission, financed mainly by private merchants, to thank Pharensi for his hospitality to them.

Compared to other countries, the Nawi seem to be the most shabby contestants. Because this time there were only three of them - Risedar, Starr, and Omm. This may have been the first diplomatic visit in Nawi's history, and it is said that on the night of their arrival, they found not the Falunsi Hotel but the residence of the Prime Minister. If it weren't for the fact that Sogrerd happened to go back to his residence that day to pick up the forgotten items, I'm afraid the Navi would have had to sleep on the streets. Other countries obviously do not take these "barbarians" seriously, and even feel that it is too important to be in the same competitive position with them. The youthful and energetic Stahl would certainly be angry about this, but Lisdahl felt that it was a good thing to be in such a low-key position.

Sauer and the Praetorian Guard had recently been overwhelmed by these foreign aristocrats, who not only had to protect their safety, but also often acted as peacemakers and gendarmes, nipped conflicts in the bud. So, not only Larsen, but also the Praetorian Guards from top to bottom have become a bit "xenophobic".

One day in his spare time, Sauer asked Yeft: "How is Larsson's flower delivery operation?" ”

"I heard it was a failure."

"Oh, how's that going?"

"That day, Larson spent about 1 silver coin on a large bouquet of flowers, and rushed over, only to find that His Highness Nathaniels had arrived there before him, and that in his pocket was a pair of jeweled earrings."

"Oh, so the Hitaros got it?"

"No, Miss Rabelais politely declined the jewelry, and accepted Larson's flowers."

"Then how can it be considered a failure?"

"Because, then, Miss Rabelais called the students, and divided the flowers into bunches to decorate the classroom."

"Poor Larson, Miss Rabelais has not accepted any of her gifts, and that is tricky."

"No, she accepted a gift anyway."

"Huh?"

"The Prime Minister asked someone to bring her a manuscript that was said to be very valuable, and she happily accepted it."

"Uh...... He defeated these two people without showing up, well, Lord Luce is really good at speculating on women's minds. Presumably, this is how His Majesty and China fell into his clutches back then. The Commander of the Praetorian Guard came to a very irresponsible answer, but even Prince Nathaniels came to the same conclusion, and it seemed that it would be difficult for Sogrerd to clear his reputation of such a name, although he himself did not seem to care.

Naturally, this matter also reached the ears of Her Majesty, and Margaret asked her prime minister to verify it on the spot.

"It was true, because a Signerian mathematician named Schipturing visited her, and she mentioned a mathematical problem, and Miss Rabelais occasionally mentioned it to me, so I asked someone to keep an eye on her books on the subject." That's how the Prime Minister replied.

"Lord Luce is really a thoughtful person." Margaret said sourly.

"Actually, Wechen has long been busy forgetting, and recently he has been taking time to design and test the topics of those suitors, but fortunately, he finally completed it in time with everyone's help." Saulgrande explained.

"Oh," said Margaret, with renewed interest, "what kind of puzzle?" Can you stump them all? ”

"I've stumped all the contestants, who should you choose to be your husband?" Thorgrande quipped.

"Hmph, that's naturally a way to pick someone who can solve the puzzle, and I won't favor it if I can't solve it."

"It's not going to be all stumped, for our purpose is not to stump these young men, but to examine them, isn't it, my majesty?" Sogret is a big deal.

"It's good to stump them all." Margaret muttered quietly.

"What did you say, Your Majesty?"

"Ah...... I said, then I'll see. ”

"You won't be disappointed."

On the day of the race, due to the large number of participants, the venue was set up in the royal hunting ground on the northern outskirts of Caiunescu. The Falencians erected numerous tents and curtains in the empty hunting camp and set up the playing grounds. The rostrum and observation Taipei of the event are set up on a high slope in the south, and you can clearly see the progress of the players. Queen Margaret accompanied the Queen Mother to the rostrum early, today is a good day with a sunny day, although the temperature is a little high, but in the shade still makes people feel very comfortable.

Before the start of the competition, Sogrend came out to address the crowd of contestants.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm so glad you're here for this competition. While we are very attentive to all of you, please don't expect us to give you water on this matter (laughter). I would like to remind you of the importance of thinking twice before facing the trials set by our Majesty. It's not a horse race, and speed isn't the most critical thing. Of course, perhaps my reminder is redundant, because there are always people who think that the contemptible is a scheming and sinister villain (another burst of laughter). Okay, that's the end of the relaxing joke, so let's keep going. It might be easier to make this a fun experience. ”

"Please come to me in turn to draw lots, those who draw black stones will go to the right, and those who draw white stones will go to the left." Rastigne, the court clerk, came out to greet the contestants, and behind him two soldiers held a narrow-mouthed bottle.

"Ah, it's black." Starr said, holding up the stone.

"Then let's go to the right." Lisedal said.

Like the Navi, the group of Viscount Albertini the Younger, as the youngest son of the Imperial Chancellor, felt that he could at least reach the last hurdle. He and his companions looked at the Navi with some disdain, and deliberately crowded in front of them, blocking them from behind. Also drawn here were the two princes of Hitaros, but Antaras smiled kindly at Starr.

When the man walked into the curtain on the right, he saw several tables put together to form a large table. The soldier in charge lifted the cloth from the table, and saw three types of boxes on the table.

"There are three kinds of boxes in front of you, gold, silver, and iron, and please choose one for each group, and Her Majesty's heart is hidden in these boxes." Megiella, the referee here, said.

The gold box on the table is very elegantly made, and the lid is also inlaid with high-quality opal; The silver box has no gems, but it has a beautiful openwork pattern; As for the iron box, it is relatively rough, and it is dark at a glance.

"Naturally, only gold and precious stones can match the status of our Mastar nobility." Viscount Albertini the Younger thought so.

"The gold and jade are outside, and the gold box may have traps, but the other party is the queen after all, it can't be too shabby, so let's pick the silver box." Naturally, some people will think so.

So when the referee announced that it was time to start, almost everyone ran to scramble for the gold and silver boxes.

"It's strange that these people are robbing the most useless metals?" Starr walked over unhurriedly and picked up an iron box.

"The world loves Freya's tears." Lisedar said with a smile.

"Little brother, why don't you move?" Nathaniels wondered that while he could stay out of the way, he didn't want his beloved brother to be left behind in the race.

"I thought that gold, though precious, is apt to cause greed and sin; Although silver is dazzling, the circulation of silver coins in the hands of the world is also filthy. Brother Wang, let's choose the iron box, steel can be used to make tools and weapons. Antaras thought with his chin stow.

"Our little brother turned out to be a philosopher." Nathaniels couldn't help but rub his brother's hair again.

"If you've all chosen, please open your own box." Megaela said, ordering all the remaining boxes to be scavenged.

Nathaniels opened the iron box he had brought and found a wooden plaque with the inscription on it: "It is a noble wisdom not to be deceived by appearances, but to know things as they are inside." ”

"Hehe, it seems you guessed right, little brother."

And the wooden sign in the gold box reads: "Confused by the light on the surface of gold, one can only say that he is a complete fool." ”

The wooden sign in the silver box reads: "The silver of the white flowers does not dazzle your eyes, and the vulgar can only match the vulgar things." ”

This made the person who took the gold and silver boxes suddenly either hang their heads or beat their chests.

"Ah, please don't be discouraged, there is still a chance to make up for the mistake in this question." "Then let's look at the next question." ”

The Pharians brought in three palm-sized puppets, much to everyone's surprise.

"There are three of them in a group of puppets, this set of puppets has been carefully designed by craftsmen, and I will ask you to come up later and tell which of the puppets is the best, which is the worst, and which is the medium. I'll use this hourglass timer, so let's get started. ”

The first couple to go up were at a loss for the three puppets, because from the outside, the three puppets were exactly the same, and there was no way to tell whether the craftsmanship was good or bad. Therefore, when the timer was over, they did not see the reason, so they could only walk down with their heads down.

"That's a real problem." Antaras furrowed his brows and sighed in thought.

Finally, it was the turn of the Navi to step forward, and before them happened to be Viscount Albertini the Younger.

"Barbarians, I advise you to give up, don't come up and make a fool of yourself, it's just that you have won by accident because of your vulgar knowledge." Viscount Albertini the Younger taunted the Navi in mainland official language, to vent his frustration one after another.

"Don't waste your tongue, how can they understand such a noble language." His companion said.

"That's what you said." The Mastar laughed arrogantly and walked away.

"These cowardly southerners." Although Starr couldn't understand the mainland language, he also knew that the other party was provoking them, so he also cursed in Navi. The Navi refer to all places except Pharynsi as "south".

"Ignore them, Starr, as a qualified patriarch, he will not pay attention to those verbal provocations." Lisedar grabbed his young companion.

"Yes, I see," the young patriarch lowered his head and immediately raised himself, "Lisidahl, with your wisdom, you will definitely be able to solve this puzzle, let these guys take a good look at the power of our Navi people!" The boy's competitive spirit is on full display.

"Hehe, I'll do my best." Lisedar touched his nose.

The Nawei began to observe the group of puppets.

"You can move the puppets, as long as you don't break them." Megiera kindly reminded.

Lisedar picked up the three puppets one by one and looked at them again and again, and like the people before him, he didn't see any flaws. Distinguishing the good and bad of the puppet, distinguishing the good from the bad of the puppet, Lisedar recited it silently several times. Navi's Brain knows that thinking about a puzzle is like finding a way through the forest, and if you get into a predicament, it's better to go back to the beginning and start over. When two-thirds of the sand in the hourglass leaked, a triumphant smile appeared on Liseydal's face.

"Starr!" Lisedar shouted, but his hand reached for the other's head.

"Ouch!" Starr screamed in pain.

"Borrow a hair of yours, mine isn't long enough." Lisdaar raised Star's blonde hair in his hand.

"Lisaidar, I'm also a patriarch, if you do this to me again, be careful that I beat you from 'Nawei's brainchild' to 'Navi's retarded'!" Starr clutched his head and threatened in a huff.

"Ah, I'm sorry," said Lisedal with a quick smile, "I've guessed the riddle of the 'wolf slayer.'" ”

"Oh, is it? What's going on? When Starr heard this, he threw the pain in his scalp to Valhalla.

"You watch." Lisdahl said, shoving Stahl's hair through the hole in the first puppet's ear, and nothing happened.

"What is this for?" Starr wondered.

"Don't worry, we'll see the next one." Lisedal repeated the previous action with the second puppet, and as a result, the hair came out of the other ear.

"Wow, how do you know it can be like this." Stahl exclaimed.

"It's not over yet." When Risdahl shoves the hair through the third puppet's ear, the hair comes out of the puppet's mouth.

"It's a nice design, but what does that mean?"

"Think for yourself."

"Uh......h I don't understand at all. Starr said.

"It's time, so Lord Lisedal and Lord Starr, do you have a result?" Megaela asked.

"We've got the answer."

"Oh, well, since you're the last group, let's tell everyone about it."

"Of this set of puppets, the first puppet is the best, the third puppet is the worst, and the second puppet is medium." Lisedar announced loudly to everyone in the official language of the mainland.

"Hah, that's the right answer." Megaela affirmed.

"Impossible!" Viscount Albertini Jr. spoke abruptly, and then he found himself out of shape, but he was not convinced, and hurriedly said, "Barbarian, you may have guessed the answer again. I believe that the puzzle designed by Lord Luce must have an ingenious reason to explain the answer, please tell us that if you are not right, it will not be your victory in this problem. His words were immediately echoed by the others.

"Of course, let's explain it to you." Lisedar smiled confidently, "Your Excellency Leus's question is indeed cleverly designed, and he led us astray from the beginning. distinguishing the quality of the puppet, he didn't say that the puppet was good or bad. The fact that I had just shoved a hair into the ear of the first puppet, and did not come out of nowhere, showed that there was a kind of person who would keep in his heart what he heard, and that such a person would be the wisest and noblest of all; And the second puppet, with its hair coming out of the other ear, indicates that there is a kind of person who hears the words and turns around and forgets them, and this kind of person is ordinary; As for the third puppet, the hair comes out of the mouth, indicating that there is a kind of person who likes to ramble what he hears, and that such a person is the most stupid and despicable. That's how I got the answer to this puzzle. ”

"Ha, it's wonderful, it's wonderful!" Antaras and Nathaniels couldn't help but applaud. The others had no choice but to echo the two princes.