Chapter 5 The Tourney at Storm's End
It was time for the competition to begin. The guards brought Werte and Renley into the competition venue, and the stands increased a little more than a few days ago.
[It seems that Stannis will not be able to get along with money, and the things that should be made are never vague.]
The venue was surrounded by flags from all over the noble families. Outside the venue, there were contestants who were about to appear and checked and wiped their weapons and armor, cleaned the horses with exquisite horse armor, and made the final preparations. Even if they couldn't win the game, they had to be ashamed.
The crowd walked up to the stands one after another, and everyone came to the scene wearing their best clothes. The martial arts competition was not only a sports event of this era, but also an important occasion for socializing with various aristocrats. Many aristocrats came with their unmarried children to see if they had the opportunity to meet other aristocrats.
As a member of the host family who is preparing for this competition, he naturally doesn't have to worry about not having a seat.
On the rostrum, Prince Rega and Robert naturally sat on the two tallest chairs and drank and talked.
The three duke families represented by Oberon of Dorn, Albert of the Valley, and Ed of the North all have one seat.
In the stand closest to the rostrum, Stannis, two uncles, and some of the Earl-level noble families had already sat down, and Witt naturally walked to the empty seat next to Renly.
As for Balistan and Arthur, this is a formal occasion. The two of them are Royal Guards who have to take on the prince's ceremonial guards and guards, so they can only stand, and they will have to finish the game after they are talking.
The martial arts competition is divided into long spear competitions, archery and group competitions. The nobles value long spear competitions and group competitions more. Archery is just a performance, and they generally do not participate in the noble status. Therefore, the archery event is more of a stage where proletarian knights and soldiers compete with each other.
Robert saw that the people sitting in the venue were almost the same and waved his hand. More than 20 soldiers wearing full armor and crowned tart-shaped cloaks blew a few neat trombones, and the competition officially began.
Due to the large number of participants, the competition lasted for several days, and the preliminaries were first in each competition.
Because Archery can play multiple people at once and the judgment is simple, the champion was decided on the first day. A servant from the Grandesson family won the championship and was named Knight by Robert on the spot.
Because Witt was young, he could only be a spectator, but unlike Renly who exclaimed and dozed off again in the stands, Witt walked around the stands. When there was no competition, he took the guards to the city and walked around, holding a small notebook in his hand and writing and drawing, and keeping recording some information.
The team competition final the next day.
The rules for organizing a group competition are that a main general leads several knights or attendants to represent their respective families. According to tradition, there are seven teams in each game, but there are exceptions, such as insufficient number of participants.
Prince Rega and Dawn Sword did not participate in the competition, but asked Balistan to represent the royal family. His attendant Jon Clinton played on behalf of the Clinton family. The seven teams participating in the finals wore heavy armor and took weapons to play in the field. Those who were not strong and exhausted were gradually defeated and eliminated.
At the end of the fight, the Royal Guard Balistan defeated Jon Clinton first, and then defeated Count Layton Hittal from the old town of High Court. Jon generally does not expect to win martial arts, but comes to learn. Layton is older than Balistan, and by this time the fight is no longer able to keep up with his physical strength.
Earl of Landao Tali from the High Court is not as good as other masters in martial arts. He is better at commanding legion battles. Now his men have been eliminated and are left with only himself, without any advantage. When he faces Robert, he uses a hammer and uses a sword in a different way. Although he cannot kill his opponent in the game, he can still directly shake the armor and hurt his body with one hammer. He was accidentally hit by Robert's chestplate and fell to the ground and was taken out by the guards maintaining order.
In fact, the nobles in the stands were even more envious of the "heartbreak" of the Valyrian Steel Sword he passed down from his family. All the nobles, including the prince, did not have a Valyrian Steel Sword. They wanted to spend money to buy it, and even the richest Duke Tywin Lannister in the country had offered a reward of more than ten years, so many people speculated that he was here to show off his family's sword this time.
Balistan and Robert met. Robert's hammering move with one force to defeat ten times was suppressed by his rich experience and sword skills. Robert swung the hammer in heavy armor and could not hit Balistan. He was either dodged or blocked by the sword. He was so tired that he was put on his neck and sent to the court with decent appearance.
The final decisive battle of the group battle was the Kingsguard Balistan vs. Dorn's Oberon.
Donne is the only place in the Westeros continent where there is a desert. When the weather is too hot, the metal armor will be hot. Therefore, most of the people are light leather armor, and only the key parts are protected by metal plate armor. The defense is short, so the weapons must be long. Donne mostly uses spears and takes agile routes in accordance with the pace. It is said that the conqueror Aegon collected the swords of the losers and casted them into the iron throne with dragon flames. The Donne looked at his spear and smiled without saying a word.
Although this Prince Oberon is very skilled in martial arts, he likes to show off. Prince Oberon has a noble status, is in his early 20s, handsome and exotic style, and the key is that he is unmarried. Every time he defeats his opponent, he will dance with a spear and show off his handsomeness, and every time he wins a girl's screams.
Moreover, the Dorn Desert poisonous snakes, scorpions, and venomous dragons are proficient in poisonous medicine. The spear tips of his long spear have always been hardened and often wear red clothing, so they are called red poisonous snakes. Although they will not harden the blood-threatening throat at the martial arts competition, there are definitely poisons that make people feel painful or dizzy.
The red venomous snake surrounded Balistan and relied on the advantage of weapon length, and repeatedly shot Balistan and stabbed Balistan from time to time. Balistan was wearing heavy armor and had begun to breathe heavily. Faced with this attack method, he let go of the posture of holding a sword in both hands against the plate armor knights, and temporarily chose to hold the sword in one hand and maintain balance and increase the soul-sex defense. Before the heavy stab came, Balistan found the right time to hit the spear head from top to bottom and hit the ground with a sword, and his body quickly approached the red venomous snake. The spear poked out by the red venomous snake was hit down and it was held down in time. The spear head was not inserted into the ground, but the smooth offensive was interrupted. He pulled the spear back hard and quickly retreated to widen the distance, but Balistan was already close and could not exert the advantage of the spear. He was knocked down by Balistan and fell to the ground.
The royal family represented by Balistan won the team championship.
The final stage of the third day of the spear competition
Both sides rode a horse with wooden spears and shields, so they had to have a full set of plate armor. This outfit alone would not be afforded by civilians. So the aristocrats participated in this competition.
All the participating nobles, their armor and shields have their own family emblems, and each knight who plays is the glory of the family.
The Red Viper Oberon met Prince Rega in the final of the semi-finals. Everyone knows that the Dornese use spears, Oberon is even more skillful in martial arts, and Prince Rega basically uses swords. But after the two sides fought back and forth for several rounds, a breeze blew across the competition ground and raised a little dust. Oberon made a mistake and was shot down by Prince Rega. Prince Rega won and entered the final battle. Oberon got up from the ground and took off his helmet and his eyes seemed to be in sand and rubbed his eyes hard. He got third place.
The final battle of the spear was the battle between the Dawn Divine Sword and Prince Lei Jia. The Dawn Divine Sword and the Ray Jia fought thirteen times in a row, and finally the shield was shattered by Lei Jia in the thirteenth round. Since it was called the Dawn Divine Sword, it must be as good as the martial arts of the spear.
Prince Rega won the championship in the long spear competition,
The lively martial arts competition ended. Some people stayed in Fengxi Castle to continue doing business or entertain guests. Some people who were far away were ready to pack up their greetings and leave. The merchants also began to dismantle tents and put on carriages to go to the next place. People with good relationships were pulled back to the castle by Robert to eat and drink.
Witt felt bored and went to Stannis. They calculated the income of this martial arts competition in the study with Bachelor Krisen and two uncles. Local and foreign caravans accounted for a small part, and gambling was the main income.
The Westeros believes in the Seven Gods. The Seven Gods doctrine does not approve of gambling, opposes illegitimate children, the most serious curse, incest, kin killing, etc. Everyone thinks that incest and kin killing are serious. Once a mistake is made, they are basically sentenced to death or sent to night watchmen. However, gambling and illegitimate children are not such serious crimes. What everyone says and does are different.
Witt has been recording the various commodities he saw in the past few days, preparing for future development. But unfortunately, he found that the world seems to have everything. Various commodities from the nine major overseas trading city-states, wines produced by Rees, exquisite brocades, perfumes, glass windows and glass products produced by Mill, silk from Valentis, highly distilled brandy produced by Telossi, and soaps, salts, and simple alloys are also available in the continent of Westeros.
【It's simply not a way out for time travelers to make money!】
Witt looked at the uncles next to him to report the numbers, and Bachelor Krisson used paper and pen to calculate, Stannis recorded the total number, saying that the popular Red Viper lost to Prince Rega and made a big unpopular one, and then the Red Viper had to be distributed to the Red Viper. After minus the bounty, how much did he earn again.
[Do you really want to be a time traveler who makes a fortune by making a fortune in the gambling industry?
Chapter completed!