The Red Lion Empire didn't have the grandeur of ancient Rome, and most tournaments were actually just random open spaces or hillsides, with spectators surrounding the contestants in the center and watching them fight each other to determine the winner.

However, this time, the tournament was held by the royal family, which not only invited warriors from all over the country, but also attracted many masters from outside the empire to participate, as if it had become a grand event for the entire continent, of course, it could not be so improvised.

The venue was set up on a carefully chosen meadow outside the Arc de Triomphe, where wooden stands were erected early and the red flag, a symbol of royalty, was hoisted.

Legend has it that Alessandro the Angry Lion returned to Lionheart from here after pacifying the western frontier and overcoming the last obstacle to the unification of the empire, and his descendants named the gate the Arc de Triomphe when they expanded the royal capital.

When Yin Leia came here, tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the Arc de Triomphe, both nobles and commoners.

The Royal Knights and the garrison were dispatched to maintain order on the scene, while the Imperial Guards were mainly responsible for protecting the Emperor, Empress, and the magnates who were present.

They all looked serious and unsmiling, their palms pressed against the hilt of their swords at all times, as if they were ready to strike at any moment, and their silver armor gleamed in the sun.

Yin Leia stood on tiptoe, trying to find her uncle, but there were so many people present that she looked around and couldn't find Torres.

Instead, I saw Steve Steve, the leader of the Sixth Branch of the First Knights.

The latter came to her, "Sir Yin Leia." ”

"Captain Steve."

"There should be no competition for you today, and the competition of the nobles will only start tomorrow."

"I know, I'm just here to see." Yin Leia said.

A flash of surprise flashed in Steve's eyes, and then he lowered his voice and said, "East, the second field." ”

"Huh?"

The female lord was stunned for a moment, a little inexplicable, and was about to ask again, but the guard leading the way in front of her urged, "Lord Yin Leia, Your Majesty has arrived, don't let him wait too long." ”

"Oooh." When the girl heard this, she could only follow.

As soon as Yin Leiya appeared in front of the stands, she immediately felt at least dozens of eyes on her.

The nobles of the royal capital were obviously interested in this female lord from the western realm, whether it was her previous dragon slaying deeds or His Majesty the Emperor's inexplicable love for her, it was a topic of conversation in aristocratic circles for a long time.

And this time she and the stranger named Merlin set off from the green field to participate in the tournament, and the place she passed actually attracted the locals to follow, and when they arrived in the royal capital, the number of followers around the two was about to exceed 10,000, which seemed to prove the wisdom of the girl from the side.

She and her men then defeated the challengers from the Second and Third Knights, demonstrating their bravery.

Looking at it this way, she is indeed worthy of the title of Dragon Slayer Knight given to her by Edward II, and is on par with the other three legendary female knights in the history of the Empire...... And even more.

If she can win the championship of the next martial arts conference, then a new star will really rise, if she is still willing to stay in the royal capital, and have a little bit of political wisdom, it is estimated that she will soon be able to enter the upper echelons of the empire, and even enter the center of power.

Don't think it's incredible.

There is a reason why so many people are crazy about the martial arts competition, this thing is very similar to the college entrance examination in another plane, and it is a great opportunity to change one's fate.

In the history of the continent of Brattis, many commoners became nobles because of the tournament.

Even if you don't become a nobleman immediately, you may be favored by other nobles because of your outstanding performance, become a vassal, or serve a certain lord and be canonized as a knight in the future.

In addition, there are many nobles from declining families who have gained fame and land with the help of the tournament, successfully turned over, rose again, and even led their families to become the giants of the empire, among which the ancestor of the Godwin family, one of the twelve nobles of Lionheart Castle, was the champion of the first tournament of the empire.

Therefore, even if the tournament has always had a bloody and cruel reputation, a large number of people died or were crippled in each session, and even a certain emperor gave his life in the tournament, but until the lion Andrea ordered the ban, both commoners and nobles flocked to the tournament.

After all, no matter how dangerous the tournament is, there will never be a danger of actually going to the battlefield, and the empire has been peaceful for a long time, and military merits are becoming more and more difficult to obtain.

The tournament has become an important way to rise, not only the commoners and those minor nobles, but also the second sons of the big nobles who have no inheritance rights, and the illegitimate children also hope to fight in the tournament.

Edward II reopened the tournament, and received far more favors than opposition, and even His Majesty's somewhat unbearable reputation in the past two years has improved a little.

However, Yin Leiya, as the person concerned, didn't think about it so much, and Miss Rabbit was thinking about how to open up without a trace after seeing His Majesty the Emperor in the future.

She still has to learn to use the hand of judgment today, and if she can practice for a while, when it is her turn to play tomorrow, she will be able to have a better heart.

As for the next competition, it will be the same whether you look at it or not, anyway, no one can beat her without Merlin's help.

The female lord was led by the imperial guards to the center of the stands.

When she walked here, Yin Leiya's heart was still a little nervous, because all the big people sitting in this area were big people, either princes and princesses or dukes and marquises, and she felt like a sheep in a tiger's den mixed in.

Fortunately, Helo Yin Si beckoned to her at this time.

The elf queen wore a light green dress today, which is also the color that the elves have always loved, and it was embroidered with gold threads full of intricate patterns, making her look more and more graceful and luxurious.

Yin Leia walked up to her and saluted her.

Heloin nodded slightly, and pointed to the position beside her, "You are sitting here." ”

"I'm just a knight, wouldn't it be a little out of place to sit here?"

"This is His Majesty's decision, you don't have to have any psychological burden, come here, the martial arts tournament is about to start."

Hearing this, the female lord finally sat down next to Heloyin, and at the same time noticed another empty seat next to the latter, and said curiously, "Your Majesty, I heard that he has also arrived. ”

"Well, he should have been here, but something happened on the way, and he probably won't be able to come here until later." The elf queen said loudly, looking like she didn't care about her husband at all.