With a high-pitched shout, Hayden Harold, the king of the Duchy of Alban, appeared on the city walls.

"I've seen His Majesty!"

"I've seen His Majesty!"

Although many of the young people in the square had not yet received the knighthood, the status of the heirs of the nobles also made them not need to kneel, but only to bow to the king.

"No need to be polite! It is a pleasure to meet so many of our young talents in the Duchy of Albanne here, and I am sure you have received the notice I sent yesterday. ”

"Then I won't say more, the enemy is about to come to the city, my warriors! Show your bravery! Let the enemy of the Duchy of Jean see that our Duchy of Albanne is invincible! ”

"We will win!"

King Hayden doesn't seem to be very old, about the same age as Lawrence, and both are knights at the pinnacle of gold, and they both carry a majesty that is not angry and arrogant.

King Hayden was dressed in purple and wore a crown on his head, and his speech was full of strength and affinity, which instantly aroused the emotions of nearly 10,000 aristocratic young people in the square.

"Victory! Win! ”

"Victory! Win! ”

The little nobles below raised their hands and shouted in agreement.

After waiting for more than a minute, King Hayden raised his hand to signal quiet, and waited for the crowd in the square to be quiet again before continuing: "In addition to the rewards that have been announced, the ten winners of you will be able to enter the palace tonight to attend the banquet!" ”

"This is what I have for you."

"And, when the enemy arrives, you will fight with me as my right and left! When the time comes, there will be a fief reward for meritorious service! ”

King Hayden threw out a bombshell news again, which instantly detonated the spot.

King Hayden did not say that he was going to war, but to abandon the royal city and go outside the city to fight the large forces of the Duchy of Jean.

It is a form of pre-battle between the great nobles of this world, just like the pre-battle battle in Gervais's previous life.

When the time comes, the kings of the two sides will personally come forward to meet and talk, and if they agree, then shake hands and make peace, and then stop the army.

If the negotiation fails, a few subordinates will be sent to fight between the knights first.

Although this battle will not determine the outcome of the war, the nobles of this world believe that if they win this first battle, the god of glory will bless them to win the entire war.

"Now, I announce! The competition has officially begun! I'm looking forward to meeting the ten warriors! ”

With that, King Hayden turned and left the walls of the royal palace.

There were so many people who came to participate in the competition, and the king naturally didn't have so much time to watch the whole process, only when it was time for the finals, he would still come in person to see the true strength of the ten strongest.

After King Hayden left, the guards who had already prepared quickly entered the square, and then surrounded the ten high platforms that had been arranged in advance to separate the crowd.

The rules of today's competition are also very simple, that is, the ring competition, and anyone who meets the requirements of the aristocratic youth can participate on the stage.

But to make it to the next round, you have to beat 10 opponents on stage, or no one dares to challenge you on stage for 10 minutes.

Because the temptation of the reward thrown by the king today was too great, many noble young people could not bear it anymore and began to rush to the high platform beside them, waiting for the moment when the referee announced the start of the ceremony, they would rush forward without hesitation.

If the original announcement was a very tempting reward, then entering the palace for a banquet, following the king in battle, and having the opportunity to obtain a fief is simply a fatal temptation that cannot be refused.

In today's Duchy of Alban, because it is invaded by the Duchy of Jean every year, there is no chance to expand its territory, so no one has been rewarded by the king for many years.

Such a rare thing in decades, these aristocratic young people will naturally go crazy about it.

As long as you finish in the top 10, it is equivalent to stepping on the ladder and getting a ticket to the big stage of the Duchy of Alban.

"Quick, let's go over there, the high platform over there has already begun!"

Tred and the others were also excited, seeing that someone had already walked up to the high platform not far away, and quickly squeezed towards that side.

Gervais was still struggling with whether to participate in this competition at the moment, and was pulled over there by Tred and the others.

The first one to go up on this stage was a bronze middle-rank knight, whose strength was neither strong nor weak among the descendants of the nobles.

After all, the requirements for participating in the competition are unmarried young people, so the age of those who can participate is basically about 20 years old.

At this age, the descendants of young nobles are considered qualified if they can reach the bronze beginner rank, and the bronze intermediate knight is excellent.

As for the bronze high-rank and bronze peak knights, in addition to geniuses, they are basically the heirs of the big family.

The young man of the bronze mid-rank knight on the stage stood firmly, and immediately followed by an opponent, who was also a young man with a bronze mid-rank knight.

With the referee's order, both men drew their long swords and began to attack tentatively.

The competition in this aristocratic world is generally real swords and real guns, of course, it does not mean that life and death are not taken into account, the long sword is provided by the king, and there is no blade.

Moreover, there is a silver high-ranking knight waiting on the side of the high platform, and if the two sides are really going to die, he will come to the rescue.

After the trial, the battle between the two was very fast, using the most practical killing moves, and the winner was determined after just over ten seconds.

After the two long swords were put together, the young man who came to the stage was kicked in the abdomen and lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

And his opponent took advantage of the victory to pursue, directly took two steps forward, and the long sword swung towards his face and slashed, and the young man who fell to the ground saw that the defeat was decided, and immediately shouted out the words of admitting defeat.

And the victorious young man was also very disciplined, and the moment he admitted defeat, he stopped slashing, and the long sword stopped in mid-air.

After all, it's just a competition, and it's not a real mortal enemy, if you don't forgive others and deliberately hurt the other party, it's likely to attract an enemy who is also a nobleman for the family.

"This person's strength is too weak, he can't even prevent this kick, if it were me, his body would immediately flash sideways, and then slash at his thigh with a sword!"

When Tred saw the young man's defeat, he began to comment.

"Trede, do you want to go up and try it first, maybe the opponent will get stronger the further you go! If you don't go up, then I'll go up. ”

Hearing Tred's words, Gervais and Anlis also agreed very much, and from Tred's story, they knew that Tred must have worked martial arts.

And Anlis, who was on the side, was also eager to try at this time, and immediately asked.

"Hehe, then I'll go up first!"

Tred smiled honestly, and was not stage frightened, patted the big shield weighing dozens of pounds and walked towards the high platform.

"Tred Radson! Please advise! ”

"Bodie Ancecher! Please advise! ”

The two sides gave a knightly salute, and as the referee spoke, the two began to fight.

Bodie had already won once, and at this point, his confidence soared, and he launched the first attack, running a fierce pace and rushing towards Drade.

And Tred's body is strong, and the nearly one-meter-long square shield is held by him with one hand and moves freely, he holds the shield in his left hand and the sword in his right hand, and also attacks the opponent.

Boom! Boom!

The two sides collided together, first slashing hard, but they were blocked by each other's shields.

Bodie's shield is a standard small round shield, so he moves more quickly, and after flicking off Trude's sword, he quickly moves to the side, swinging his sword at Tred's flank.

After Tred sensed his opponent's motives, he turned sideways slightly and immediately swung his sword to block, only to hear a ding, and the long swords of the two collided together.

Drink!

Although Trred's figure is not as strong as the other party, it is full of strength, and after blocking the opponent's long sword, he roared, and the fighting spirit was running to the extreme, and the square shield weighing dozens of pounds was rapidly swung up, quickly crashing into the other party.

Boom!

When Bodie saw Trude's movements, he immediately raised his round shield to resist, but his strength was not as great as Trede's, and after the shields of the two sides collided together, Bodie stumbled directly and squatted on the ground.

"I throw in the towel!"

After Bodie crouched on the ground, Tred's sword came at him in an instant, and Bodie immediately threw in the towel.

"Hey, hey! Excuse me! ”

Hearing the other party admit defeat, Bodi smiled, and pulled the other party up after the long sword was sheathed.

And Bodie didn't say anything, just walked off the high platform with a helpless face.

He is also a bronze mid-level knight, and his strength is comparable, but Tred's strength is greater than him, and the field is limited, so even if he has some advantage in speed, it is useless.

"Well done! Tred! ”

When Anlis saw that Tred had won the effort, they cheered him on!

"Trouble!"

But the next moment, Gervais saw a man in full body armor walking up to the stage, and he secretly said in his heart that it was not good!

This man was the Earl's heir who had just mocked them.