After changing into his chainmail, Arthur put on the horse-face mask customized by Shili City, and then swung the sword a few times, feeling more comfortable with it.
Sure enough, weapon proficiency can increase his mastery of the great sword.
This feeling is indescribable. To use an analogy, it's like the sword becomes an extension of the arm.
Although Arthur's sword skills have not improved, higher proficiency will allow him to use weapons more flexibly.
Confidence arises spontaneously.
No matter who Hans Darry is, I, old Arthur, can kill him with one sword.
The attendant took Arthur back to the martial arts arena behind the castle.
At this time, there was already a strong man with gray beard standing in the field, wearing a more common silver plate armor produced in the Western Region, without a mask or visor.
He is a head shorter than Arthur, his body is obviously wider, and he looks burly and powerful.
It seems that this is Hans Darry.
In the Usurper's War, the Darry family was a royal party and worked hard for Prince Rhaegar.
After Robert became king, he punished royal families such as Darry and Clinton by reducing seals and increasing taxes.
Therefore, these families have many high-paid knights who come out to live a leisurely life to reduce the family's daily expenses.
Hans Darry is such an example.
Otherwise, given his ability, how could the Darry family be willing to let him go?
Seeing Arthur entering the scene, Hendry said slightly proudly: "Dear Arthur, Mr. Hans is very skilled in martial arts, so you have to be careful."
Arthur thought for a moment and realized that he still had one hundred and eighty gold dragons that he had not redeemed yet, so he said, "I gave my one hundred and eighty gold dragons to the two soldiers I brought."
Hendry said in surprise: "Don't bet on yourself anymore? This time the odds are one to one."
Arthur firmly refused, "I won't bet anymore."
He is not a reckless man, and he still understands the principles of asset hedging.
If we win the battle and borrow 500 Bracken soldiers, we can definitely confront Blackwood head-on, and he will not be wasted at all.
If you lose, at least you win some money, so your trip won't be in vain.
As for how to solve the problem of Blackwood and Brynden, it seems that we have to go to Riverrun and ask Edmure to deal with it.
The only advantage of being in Hejian is that Fengjun is a really kind person.
As long as Edmure Tully, the warden of the river with a softer ear than a heart, comes forward, Arthur will have no problem keeping his territory.
As for whether we can squeeze some money out of Brynden Blackwood, it's hard to say.
"Then let's get started." Hendry's tone softened.
His view of the battle is consistent with most people's views.
That is, Hans will win, which is reflected in the betting, that is, more people will win if they bet on Hans than on the field.
After all, one is a veteran fighter who has been famous for a long time, and the other is just a rising star.
This rising star has only won two games.
In the audience, most people shook their fists and cheered for Hans, while those who supported Arthur had almost no voice.
In the field.
"I watched the first two games. You are a good prospect. If you have more skills and flexibility, you may be able to tie with me." This stern-looking knight said of his opponent.
The implication is that Arthur is no match for him now.
Arthur shook his head, "You should change your words."
"What?" Hans was puzzled.
"You should say that there are not many people in the world who can equal me."
Hans didn't understand, shook his head, said nothing, and pulled out his sword with a hiss.
Perhaps because he was focusing on his opponent, Arthur felt that the action of drawing the sword made the sword vibrate to the point of making a sound.
Hans took the lead in attacking. The five-foot sword drew an extremely sharp arc and struck from the lower side of Arthur's left hand.
This attack angle is quite tricky. Arthur's sword can only block it, but cannot use force to stop the attack.
Fortunately, he had experience. He took a step forward with the sword in his left hand, pressed the sword blade with his left thigh to resist Hans' sword, and at the same time swung his right hand fiercely towards Hans' chin.
Who says swordsmen can't hit people with their fists?
Hans took a step back to avoid the punch.
The distance between the two of them widened slightly.
Arthur quickly picked up the sword with his left hand and stabbed forward.
Hans was slightly surprised, "Why did you react so quickly?"
He had to duck to the side and slash at Arthur with his sword.
"I've always been this fast. I'm a fast guy."
Arthur shifted his toes and heels slightly to adapt to the need for force exerted by his legs, and then used the thrust of the sword to block.
In the expectant eyes of dozens of spectators, the two swords rushed in both directions.
The sound of gold and stone spread throughout the audience!
Then Arthur took advantage of the situation, raised his sword and struck.
Hans is not only superb in skills, but also very strong in pure strength. This kind of sword confrontation is not weaker than Arthur at all.
Both people showed an indomitable momentum.
"The formation kills the general, and the mountains and rivers suppress it, right? This is what we call a battle!" Ma Ke sighed sincerely with his mouth slightly open.
He has been completely attracted by the battle between the two. In just one round, the variety of moves was more exciting than the previous two combined.
Hendry, who was sitting next to him, looked in disbelief, "How is it possible? How could he catch Hans' moves?"
He knew how strong Hans was.
Whether it's skill or strength, he is the pinnacle of Shili City's generals.
I dare not say that in other places, at least in the Riverlands, there are only a handful of knights who can defeat Hans.
Although this is related to Hejian's lack of martial arts, there is no doubt that Hans is powerful.
At least he is at the level of a top-notch warrior in Westeros.
If Hendry hadn't been the acting city lord now, he would have ordered Hans to fight for him.
And Arthur, who had been unknown before, was actually able to fight Hans to this point.
Even if he loses this time, he will soon become famous in Hejian.
And considering the possible martial arts tournament, such a powerful warrior will be recruited and favored by many great nobles.
It is only a matter of favor for the great nobles to stop the Blackwood family from trying to build several villages.
Hendry suddenly realized that he had not handled Arthur's request for help very well.
Khalil Vance looked at Hendry's uncertain expression, and his depressed mood because of Dylan Weishui's defeat suddenly improved a lot.
After all, if the person he chose loses, it is equivalent to telling others that his vision is not good, and neither are the knights under his command.
It's still a bit embarrassing.
If Arthur wins, then he will be the same as the two people around him, and there will be much less strange looks from others.
There was another clang sound on the field, and the two of them were entangled.
Arthur knew that his combat experience was far inferior to others, so he used offense instead of defense, slashing like a storm.
Hans made sure that no water leaked, no needle could penetrate, and no water could splash in.
There were dozens of spectators, but fewer people cheered. Many people stared wide-eyed at Hans's textbook-level defense.
This kind of on-site observation is an excellent learning opportunity for some lower-class nobles who cannot afford good teachers.
Just like civilians have no way to systematically learn martial arts, the lower-class nobles also lack resources in this area.
Unless he is the adopted son of a great nobleman, for example, Petyr Baelish, a minor nobleman from the Five Fingers Peninsula, became the adopted son of Hoster Tully, the Guardian of the River, and can enjoy the teachings of Riverrun's trainer.
But obviously, Lord Baelish, nicknamed Littlefinger, did not learn any advanced martial arts.
PS: Some readers mentioned this golden dragon problem. I feel that my settings are not wrong.
The exchange rate of one gold dragon for two hundred and ten silver deer is very inaccurate. In Martin's book, there are gold dragons, silver deer, silver moons, copper coins, copper half cents, copper stars and other basic currencies. According to
Price exchange rates vary from place to place.
When the little devil hired the Second Son Regiment, a sergeant received one hundred gold dragons, an officer had one thousand gold dragons, and the leader had one hundred thousand gold dragons plus a castle and a noble title.
You can refer to this price.
I don’t know the source of the statement that the 700-gold dragon hired a small and half-golden group, but it probably has no origin.
The leader of the Golden Company is a descendant of Blackfire, with Targaryen blood, and is not that cheap.
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