As high-pitched shouts came, Hayden Harold, the king of the Duchy of Alban, appeared on the city wall.

"Meet His Majesty the King!"

"Meet His Majesty the King!"

Although many of the young people in the square have not yet received titles, their status as heirs of nobles also prevents them from kneeling, and they can only bow and salute the king.

"No need to be polite! I am very happy to see so many young talents from our Principality of Alban here. I believe you have received the announcement I sent yesterday."

"Then I won't say any more. The enemy is about to attack the city. My warriors! Please show your bravery! Let the enemy of the Principality of Jean see that our Principality of Alban is invincible!"

"We will win!"

King Hayden does not look that old, he is about the same age as Lawrence. Both of them are golden peak knights, and they both carry a majesty that is not angry and self-respecting.

King Hayden was dressed in purple and wore a crown. His words were powerful and friendly, which instantly aroused the emotions of nearly 10,000 noble young people in the square.

"We must win! We must win!"

"We must win! We must 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 for silence. After the crowd in the square was quiet again, he continued: "In addition to the rewards that have been announced, the ten winners among you will be able to enter the palace tonight.

attend banquet!"

"I prepared this specially for you."

"And when the enemy army arrives, you will fight with me as my right and left! At that time, those who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded with fiefs!"

King Hayden once again dropped a bombshell, which instantly detonated the scene.

What King Hayden said about going to war was not to abandon the royal city and go to the field to fight with the large forces of the Principality of Zeon outside the city.

It is a form of battle before the great nobles of this world, just like the ancient pre-battle formation call of Gervais's previous life.

At that time, the kings of both sides will come forward to meet and talk in person. If they reach an agreement, they will shake hands and make peace, and then stop fighting.

If they can't reach an agreement, they will send out several subordinates to start a battle between knights.

Although this contest cannot influence the subsequent battle situation, the nobles in this world believe that as long as 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 am looking forward to the moment when I meet the ten warriors!"

After saying that, King Hayden turned and left the palace wall.

With so many people coming to participate in the competition, the king naturally does not have time to watch the whole process. He will only come in person when the finals are held to see the true strength of the ten strongest players.

After King Hayden left, the guards who had been prepared quickly walked into 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, it is an arena competition, and any noble young man who meets the requirements can participate on the stage.

But if you want to successfully enter the next round, you must defeat ten opponents on the stage, or no one dares to challenge on stage within ten minutes.

Because the reward offered by the king today was too tempting, many young nobles could no longer hold back and began to rush to the high platforms next to them. They would rush forward without hesitation just waiting for the referee to announce the start.

If the rewards in the original announcement were very tempting, then entering the palace to attend the banquet, following the king in battle, and having the opportunity to obtain a fiefdom were simply fatal temptations that no one could refuse.

In the current Principality of Alban, because it is invaded by the Principality of Jean every year and has no chance to expand its territory, no one has received a fiefdom awarded by the king for many years.

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

As long as you get the top ten rankings, it is equivalent to stepping onto the ladder and getting a ticket to the big stage of the Principality of Alban.

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

Ted and the others were equally excited. They saw that someone was already walking up to the high platform not far away, and they quickly crowded towards it.

At this moment, Gervais was still debating whether or not to participate in this competition, so he was pulled over by Ted and others.

The first one to go up on this stage was a bronze middle-level 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 those who can participate are basically around 20 years old.

At this age, the heirs of young nobles are considered qualified if they reach the first level of bronze, and they are considered excellent if they reach the intermediate level of bronze knight.

As for high-level bronze knights and peak bronze knights, apart from being geniuses, they are basically the heirs of big families.

The young man with a bronze intermediate knight stood firm on the stage, and an opponent immediately followed behind him, who was also a young man with a bronze intermediate knight.

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

Competitions in this aristocratic world usually involve real swords and guns. Of course, this does not mean that life and death are not taken into consideration. The long sword is provided by the king and is not sharpened.

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

After the test, the two fought very quickly, using the most practical enemy-killing moves, and the winner was decided in just over ten seconds.

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

His opponent, on the other hand, took advantage of the victory and took two steps forward. He swung his long sword and slashed towards his face. Seeing that the defeat was certain, the young man who fell to the ground immediately shouted out words of surrender.

The victorious young man was also very disciplined. The moment he admitted defeat, he stopped chopping and his sword stopped in mid-air.

After all, it's just a competition, not a real mortal enemy. If you are unforgiving and deliberately hurt the opponent, you may attract an enemy who is also a noble to the family.

"This man is too weak to defend himself against this kick. If it were me, I would immediately sidestep my body and then slash his thigh with my sword!"

After seeing the young man's failure, Ted began to comment.

"Tred, why don't you go up first and give it a try? Maybe the opponent will be stronger as you get to the back! If you don't go up, then I will go up."

After hearing what Ted said, Gervais and Anlis also agreed very much. From Ted's narration, they knew that Ted must have worked hard on martial arts.

And Anlis on the side was already eager to give it a try and immediately asked.

"Hey, let me go up first!"

Treyde smiled honestly and showed no signs of stage fright. He patted the large shield weighing dozens of kilograms and walked up to the high platform.

"Tred Ladson! Please advise!"

"Bodie Ancher! Please advise!"

Both sides performed a knight's salute, and as the referee spoke, the two began to fight.

Bodie had already defeated him once. At this time, his confidence was greatly increased, and he took the lead in launching an attack. He used his fighting spirit and rushed towards Ted at a fast pace.

As for Traed, he had a strong body. He held the nearly one-meter-long square shield in one hand and moved freely. He held the shield in his left hand and the sword in his right hand, and also attacked the opponent violently.

Boom! Boom!

The two sides collided with each other, and they first slashed hard, but were blocked by the opponent's shield.

Bodie's shield was a standard small buckler, so he moved more quickly. After deflecting Treed's long sword, he quickly moved sideways and swung his sword to attack Treed's flank.

After Treder noticed his opponent's motive, he turned slightly sideways and immediately swung his sword to block. There was only a ding sound as the two swords collided with each other.

drink!

Although Treyder's body was not as strong as his opponent's, he was very powerful. After blocking the opponent's long sword, he roared and his fighting spirit reached its peak. The square shield weighing dozens of kilograms was quickly swung up and crashed into the opponent.

Boom!

When Bodie saw Treed's action, he immediately raised his round shield to resist, but his strength was not as strong as Treed's. After the shields of the two sides collided, Bodie stumbled and squatted on the ground.

"I surrender!"

After Bodie squatted on the ground, Ted's long sword arrived in an instant, and Bodie immediately admitted defeat loudly.

"Hey! Sorry!"

Hearing the opponent admit defeat, Bodie chuckled, sheathed his sword and pulled the opponent up.

Bodie didn't say anything, he just walked down the platform with a look of helplessness.

He is also a Bronze Intermediate Knight, and his strength is almost the same, but Treyd is stronger than him, and the field is limited, so even if he has some advantage in speed, it is useless.

"Well done! Ted!"

Seeing that Ted won easily, Anlis and others cheered him on!

"Trouble!"

But the next moment, Gervais saw a man wearing full body armor walking onto the stage, and he secretly thought something bad!
Chapter completed!