After seeing the magnificence of the royal capital of Castia, the emir suddenly felt that the town of White Peak was nothing, and the difference between the two was like that of a prosperous town and a remote mountain village.

In addition, the guards of the royal capital are extremely strict, and everyone who enters must be thoroughly checked to ensure that no bad guys will get in.

The emir also noticed that some people dressed as commoners were stopped outside the huge city gates, and it was said that they had come to watch the knightly competition, but unfortunately the royal capital only allowed people of status to enter, although they were not satisfied with this outrageous demand, but the city gate was guarded by a whole army, roughly five or six hundred men, all fully armed, and they could not help but be frightened by the battle, so they had to return the way they came.

After the Emir and the others arrived at the city gate, they stopped riding Lilith in order to get in smoothly, and Cosette also took the initiative to enter the holy sword, and then the guards asked them to report their names.

Although the emir was dressed in the clothes that Lydia had given him and did not look like a commoner at all, even if he said that he was the lord of Blackpool Town, the guards would definitely ask him to show something that could prove his identity, but he didn't expect this kind of thing when he set out, so he didn't bring anything.

At this awkward moment, Anthony hurried up to the guards.

"Hehe, this eldest brother, I'm Anthony Marga, my father is the Count of Marga in the royal capital, if you don't believe it, you can go and confirm, and then these two are my friends, they have come thousands of miles to participate in the knightly competition, I can vouch for my family's reputation, they will definitely not have a problem."

When the guards heard this, they still hesitated, and did not seem to have heard anything of Count Marga.

Then, he suddenly found that his boss was not far away, so he quickly asked his companion to greet the door, and he ran to his boss to explain the situation.

The man glanced at Anthony, then looked at Emir and Ophelia for a moment, then nodded to the guard.

The guards breathed a sigh of relief, then shouted at them.

"You guys, go in."

"Hey, thank you." Anthony nodded hurriedly.

The emir was surprised by his appearance, he was obviously a noble child, but he still had to submit to those soldiers, and after entering the royal capital, the emir finally couldn't help but ask Anthony.

Anthony smiled helplessly and said.

"You also saw it just now, the common people are not allowed to enter the royal capital, so the entire royal capital is basically nobles, and an earl like my father is like a carp crossing the river, after I reported my own family, they didn't even hear of it, the reason why the guard let us in was just because his boss saw that we were not like the common people at all, in fact, for them, the earl is nothing great, if I was arrogant in front of them, maybe I would be directly stopped at the door."

"I see, it seems that nobles are not easy to be."

"Actually, I don't want to nod my head to those guys, but I will inherit my father's title one day, so I must learn how to deal with them, and my father has always told me that if you want to gain a foothold in this place full of nobles, you have to find a way to curry favor with the various forces......" Anthony said, smiling wryly, then he glanced at Ophelia, and added, "However, not all people here are like this, for example, knights don't have to think about these things at all, The only thing they have to do is to keep honing their fighting skills, as long as their strength is strong enough, they will be appreciated by the big nobles, and then get a good job in the Knight Alliance, and the treatment is no worse than us ordinary nobles. ”

"The League of Knights?" The emir was curious about this.

Anthony saw that he was interested, and immediately opened the conversation again.

"The full name is the Knight League of Castia, which is the most authoritative institution in the imperial knight world, and every knight competition is organized by this institution."

"Well, I've heard of this too," Ophelia nodded, and continued, "On the other hand, Valhalla of the Royal Capital Academy of Magic, these two forces have been intriguing for the past hundred years, and now they don't get along, but as the big nobles pay less and less attention to knight culture, those big names in the wizarding world have suggested canceling the knightly competition, and many people, including me, thought that this knightly competition would not be possible, but the result was still beyond my expectations." ”

At this time, the emir suddenly found the streets bustling with pedestrians, and there was no doubt that many of them were coming for knightly competitions.

So he can also understand why knightly competitions are held as usual, because even if magic is very popular with the great nobles, most people in the empire still revere knights more, and it is not difficult to see from Anthony's penchant for knight-related storybooks.

What's more, the Elnos Empire was once known as the country of knights, and most people will naturally be more inclined to knightly culture, rather, they are still a little prejudiced against magic, and if knightly competition is canceled because of the advice of those magicians, it is likely to cause public outrage.

Of course, the most important thing is that knightly competition can bring benefits to the great nobles, a knightly competition is not only a grand event for knights, but also during this period, the great nobles who are related to all forces can also make a lot of money, why don't they do it?

After some time, they finally arrived at Antony's house, in fact, Emile wanted to say goodbye to Anthony directly, and then go to Byron and Anne, but because it was too early, they had to stay for the night.

……

The next day, the Emir took his leave to Antony, but he offered to follow them.

"Didn't we say yes before? I'm going to see Miss Ophelia take part in the contest and see her win first place in the knightly competition, and if you're here for the first time, and you're not familiar with it, I'll be your guide. ”

"This ......" the emir was in trouble.

Ophelia saw the Emil embarrassed, and patted him on the shoulder as if she had made some kind of decision.

"Haha, in that case, then I'll give it a try, maybe as Anthony said, I can get the first place."

The Emile deliberately avoided Anthony, and then leaned into Ophelia's ear and whispered.

"But aren't you not interested in knightly competition? How can you wronged yourself for the sake of others. ”

"It's okay, I don't have much to do until I meet Byron anyway, so I might as well have some fun first." Ophelia looked indifferent.

The emir saw that she had already made up her mind, and she didn't want to say anything, so she nodded.

"Okay, let's go to the knights' arena first, or ......"

"Of course it's up to you."

"Wait," the emile suddenly noticed a shop on the street, "Anthony, what's that for?" ”

Anthony followed his gaze and immediately understood.

"Well, it's the Forge Guild."

In fact, the emir had already guessed, and he just wanted to confirm with the locals.

When he was in Heitan Town, he had the idea of becoming a professional forger, although he was driven to the shelves at first, but as his forging skills were recognized, he felt that it was not bad to become a forger, and he didn't have to be expected to be like a city lord, and he didn't have to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy.

However, every time he saw that he could get the status of a blacksmith, he was always disrupted by some unexpected events, and now that he finally had the opportunity, he didn't want to miss it again.

Ophelia also saw his intentions, and said with a smile.

"You can go, maybe getting the status of a forger can help fulfill the agreement of His Royal Highness Cosette, as for the knightly competition, I can go to participate a day later, and I don't have to worry about Byron's safety, anyway, Anne is by his side."

"Well, I see."

The Emir nodded, and walked towards the door of the smith's workshop.

The house was not large, and it looked like an ordinary blacksmith shop, selling all kinds of weapons and metal products, but in the inconspicuous place of the shop's name there was a small line of small letters that said the professional blacksmith assessment point.

The shopkeeper was a richly dressed middle-aged man, perhaps with little business, who sat in a chair and yawned.

Antony then ran over to inquire about the situation for the emir.

"Hello, can I do the assessment of the forging master here?"

When the middle-aged man heard him ask this, he suddenly came to his senses.

"yes, what? Would you like to participate? Come on, register here, whether you are a nobleman or a commoner...... Oh, I forgot, the common people are not allowed to enter the royal capital, in short, anyone can participate in the forging master assessment, although it is difficult, but anyone who passes can gain the favor of the famous forging Stuart family and become their guests. ”

“…… Well, it's not me, it's my friend. ”

Anthony said quickly, and then beckoned the emir to come over.

The middle-aged man looked at the emir carefully, and then couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, it's really a good figure, although it's a little thin, but the muscles in the arms look quite tight, and it's really a forger."

"......" Emir scratched his head, not knowing how to talk.

"Haha, it's just a matter of professional habits, I'll make you laugh," the man said embarrassedly, "then without further ado, come and register, and I'll go and prepare the assessment process for you." ”

After some time, the man led the emir to the room at the back of the shop, where all the equipment needed for the forging was placed.

"This is it," the man said, taking out a box of sticks, and then handed them to the emir, "Draw one, and according to the drawn lots, you can choose the weapon blueprints for this assessment." ”

The emir complied, and after the man glanced at the signature, he walked over to the drawer against the wall and selected the corresponding weapon blueprint.

The emir took the drawing, and when he saw the weapon painted on it, he couldn't help but be troubled.

"Uh, what kind of weapon is this? And there's no explanation on it, how do I have to forge it. ”

The man spread his hands and said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, as an examiner, I can't reveal any information to you about the content of the assessment, and this is completely a matter of luck, there is indeed a simple one, which requires forging the most ordinary long sword, and the instructions on the drawings are also very detailed, but unfortunately, you chose the most difficult one, and then you can only look at your own creation."

“…… Ahh Emile looked at Ophelia and Anthony beside her, but they also looked at each other.

"Okay, the time limit is six hours, let's get started, please wait outside if you have nothing to do."

"Come on, it's up to you."

Ophelia patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement before leaving.

Emir nodded solemnly, since he had made up his mind to participate in the assessment, he had no choice but to bite the bullet, and he was already quite confident in his forging skills, there was nothing to be afraid of.

However, what he didn't know was that after the middle-aged man left the room, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker, because what Emir had just drawn was the simplest drawing, but the man didn't follow the rules, but directly took out the most difficult drawing.

He didn't mean to frame the emir, now the entire Smith Association is controlled by the Stuart family, but unfortunately, over the years, due to the simplicity of the assessment, the level of the blacksmiths who have obtained the qualification certificate is uneven, which has led to the bad reputation of the entire association and the Stuart family.

As a result, the current head of the Stuart family, Frazi, ordered the Guild to cancel all blacksmiths' qualifications and let them retake the examination, and everyone encountered the current situation of the Emir.

Although the content of their assessment was not so difficult, in the end, most of them still failed to pass, and those forgers were also dissatisfied, thinking that this was deliberately making things difficult for them, so they simply gave up their qualifications and did not even participate in the assessment.

And this time, the middle-aged man wanted to take a simpler drawing for the assessment as usual, but he changed his mind after seeing the emir, he has been an examiner for decades, and his vision is naturally very unique, he can see that the emir is not an ordinary person, so he wants to test him with the most difficult drawings.

If the Emir doesn't pass, it can only be said that he has lost his eyes, and if he does, then he can introduce the Emir to Frazi, and then he can be regarded as contributing to the Stuart family.