Glory Riding and Cutting

The princess's traveling team still has more than an hour to go, and Ronan and the others must rush to the city gate to wait before then.

They galloped all the way to the city gate, and after waiting for about ten minutes, the traveling team finally walked out of the city gate.

The leader was Mario, behind him were dozens of fully armed riders, surrounded by a large carriage, pulled by four horses, with a unique design, it seemed to have a good shock absorption effect, and the whole body was made of steel, With only two internally opening windows and a door, the security factor is high.

Bandits are not rampant in Xuntland, and the local nobles have a strong control over the territory, and basically have patrol teams, so they don't need a lot of guards.

Ronan rode his horse and took the lead to meet him, nodded his greetings to Mario, then rode his horse to the window of the carriage and knocked on the iron window.

The sliding window opened quickly, revealing the face of a maid. Ronan smiled and said to the inside:

His Royal Highness, Rodrite is nearby, please give me orders if you have anything to do!

Immediately there was Daisy's answer in the carriage, Ronan smiled and nodded with the maid, then rode to the front of the team and walked side by side with Mario. The maid also closed the bars.

How long do we have to go? The team started to set off, and Ronan turned to ask Mario beside him.

Probably more than a week, if there is no delay.

There are still three weeks before the competition, what are we going to do so early?

Stupid you, how could it be possible that there is only a sports meeting, when the ball, hunting and so on will be indispensable, and the nobles will also take this opportunity to visit each other.

And this time the Marquis of Blue Valley intends to marry a daughter, many people are staring at it.

Is this Marquis of Blue Valley so strong? Ronan was curious.

The territory of the Marquis of Blue Valley has the largest iron mine in Hinterland, and the Blue Valley family has a long history, and is one of the original founding meritorious nobles of Hinterland.

The most important thing is that the Marquis of Blue Valley sits on Dunling, the largest city in the west, and controls half of the economic lifeline of the west.

That's really powerful. Tell me about the competition. It's my first time participating in it, and I don't even know the rules! Ronan changed the subject and focused on the competition.

Sports competition, it seems like it hasn't been held in five years. Not everyone can hold a sports competition, not to mention that the required funds are not a small amount. If you don't have a reputation, you can only attract some small servants. People like soldier adventurers participate.

The mode of the competition is very interesting. All the events are counted by the organizer and then numbered, and then the battles are carried out according to the number. The two-in-one mode has been adopted. The person who wins to the end is the champion. If the number is odd, there will be someone bye.

Competition is not a gladiatorial fight, so there is no distinction between life and death. In individual competitions, armor is provided by oneself, and weapons are uniformly provided by the official unsharp long sword.

A hit to the head is worth three points, a hit to the torso is worth two points, and a hit to the extremities is worth one point. Whoever gets six points first wins.

The team competition is very interesting. Everyone uses the leather armor and weapons provided by the organizer. There are no special requirements. If you drive the opponent out of the designated area or cannot stand up, you will win.

The spear-riding competition is very simple. When the two horses pass by each other, they use the spear to attack the opponent. Whoever falls off the horse loses. This game also had the highest casualty rate. Every time, unlucky people were trampled to death by horses or pierced through armor by lances.

I remember an unlucky guy whose breastplate was beaten and dented, and he couldn't breathe due to the pressure on his chest. He suffocated to death if the breastplate was not removed in time.

There was also an unlucky guy who was pierced into the eye by a wooden thorn from the shattered spear through the gap in the helmet. His life was saved, but he became a one-eyed dragon from then on.

Mario seemed to feel a little pain when he said it, and blinked his eyes twice.

Along the way, Ronan asked Mario about many details.

Mario told Ronan that many nobles would come to visit the princess when the time came, and he would be busy by then.

Moreover, the Marquis of Blue Valley will definitely invite the princess and other nobles to hunt in his hunting grounds. It is impossible for the princess to end the hunt in person, and Ronan will definitely be the one to do it.

Ronan's exploration and tracking skill points are not high, but the sharp archer specialty obtained from Yatan this time is considered to be useful.

I heard that the Marquis of Blue Valley also invited many famous mercenaries and explorers this time, including 'Poisonous Spider' Ike, 'Big Cat' Huacan, 'Red-haired Ghost' Victor and so on.

Some of them are lone rangers, and some are the heads of large mercenary regiments. They are not easy to deal with. If you want to participate in the individual competition, you should pay attention to them.

Ronan nodded and wrote down these names. There are still many strong people in this world of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Some of them are due to their status, and some are due to bad luck, but they should not be underestimated because of this.

The mountain tribe chief Tiberius that Ronan met in Slovakia was a formidable enemy. Unfortunately, Ronan failed to fight him in the end. Ronan had guessed how many honor points he was worth.

I don't think about him anymore, he is far away on another continent, so I don't know if I will meet him in the future.

The road this week was very peaceful, and no green forest heroes were encountered, which made Ronan's idea of ​​warming up before participating in the competition shattered.

The facilities on the carriage are very complete, and there are maids to clean them, and the food is also delivered to the carriage by the maids. Daisy hardly got out of the carriage this week.

Ronan also seized the opportunity to borrow a bow from the riders of the escort team, and hunted a few unlucky birds and wild deer on the road to practice. Of course, it was not wasted, and they all ended up in the stomachs of Ronan and others , It was all an extra meal, and Ronan was suddenly very glad to wear Covington, otherwise, the baked ones could only be regarded as edible.

Ronan asked Covington to roast the birds and sent them to Daisy in the carriage. They were used to the delicacies of mountains and seas in the palace. Occasionally, this bit of wild game made Daisy feel very novel, and Ronan gave it to Daisy later. I bought several.

After sleeping in the open air for more than a week, the team finally arrived at Dunling, the largest city in the western part of the Kingdom, a huge city not inferior to Teldrassil.

The Marquis of Blue Valley knew that the princess was coming soon, so he sent his cronies to wait at the gate of the city early on. As soon as the team appeared, they were warmly welcomed.

Mario chatted with the reception staff of the other party for a few words, and then led the team to the mansion of the Earl of Blue Valley under the leadership of the other party.

Strolling in this grand city on horseback, seeing the bustling vendors and crowds on the street, small buildings with two or three stories high and patrolling guards appearing on the road from time to time, Ronan couldn't help feeling a little envious. What about a city like this?

This made Ronan look forward to the championship of this competitive tournament even more. After all, if there is more start-up funds, Ronan's plan will not have to be too restricted, which can save a lot of time. Maybe in a few years, Ronan will be replaced by Enough strength to return to Gaoling to seize power.