Take the ride to dominate the game

Chapter 15

After changing his chain mail, Arthur put on the horse face mask custom-made by Shilicheng, and then swung the big sword a few times, feeling more comfortable.

Sure enough, weapon proficiency can increase his mastery of the great sword.

This feeling is indescribable. For example, it is as if the sword becomes an extension of the arm.

Although Arthur's sword skills have not improved, a higher proficiency allows him to use weapons more flexibly.

Confidence arises spontaneously.

Whoever Hans Darry is, I old Arthur will kill him.

The attendants took Arthur back to the arena behind the castle.

At this time, there was already a strong man with a gray beard and a beard standing in the field, wearing a silver plate armor that is more commonly produced in the western region, without a mask or visor.

A head shorter than Arthur, with a noticeably wider frame, he looked burly and powerful.

It seemed that this was Hans Darry.

In the War of the Usurper, the Dai Rui family was a royal party, and they did their best for Prince Rhaegar.

After Robert became king, he punished royalist families such as Darry and Clinton with reduced seals and increased taxes.

Therefore, these families have many high-paid knights who come out to live in order to reduce the daily expenses of the family.

Hans Derry is such an example.

Otherwise, with his ability, how could the Dai Rui family be willing to release him.

Seeing Arthur enter the arena, Hendry said proudly: "Dear Arthur, Mr. Hans is very skilled in martial arts, you should be careful."

Arthur thought for a while, and he still had 180 gold dragons that he hadn't redeemed yet, so he said, "My 180 gold dragons are handed over to the two soldiers I brought."

Hendry said in surprise, "You don't bet on yourself anymore? This time, the odds are one to one."

Arthur firmly refused, "I won't gamble."

He is not a reckless man, and he still understands the principles of asset hedging.

If he wins the battle and borrows [-] Bracken soldiers, he can completely confront Blackwood head-on, and he is not worth it at all.

If you lose the fight, at least you can win some money, so you won't run in vain.

As for how to solve the problem of Blackwood and Brynden at that time, it seems that I have to go to Riverrun to ask Edmure to deal with it.

The only advantage of being in Hejian is that Feng Jun is really a good person.

As long as Edmure Tully, the guardian of the river whose ears were softer than his heart, came forward, Arthur would have no problem keeping the territory.

As for whether you can squeeze some money out of Brynden Blackwood, that's hard to say.

"Then let's start." Hendry's tone became lighter.

He sees the fight as most do.

That means that Hans will win, reflected in the betting, that is, more people betting on Hans will win than playing.

After all, one is a veteran fighter who has been famous for a long time, and the other is just a new star.

This up-and-coming star has only won two games.

In the audience, most people punched and cheered for Hans, while those who supported Arthur were almost silent.

in the field.

"I watched the first two games. You are a good seed. If you have more skills and flexibility, you may be able to draw with me." The stern-looking knight commented on his opponent.

The implication is that the current Arthur is not his opponent.

Arthur shook his head, "You should say it differently."

"What?" Hans didn't understand.

"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 drew out his sword with a whoosh.

Perhaps because he was focusing on his opponent, Arthur felt that the movement of drawing the sword made the blade vibrate enough to make a sound.

Hans attacked first, and the five-foot sword drew an extremely sharp arc, attacking from under Arthur's left hand.

This attack angle is quite tricky, Arthur's big sword can only block it once, 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 blade against Hans' sword with his left thigh, and at the same time swung his right hand fiercely towards Hans' chin.

Who said swordsmen can't hit people with their fists?
Hans took a step back, dodging the punch.

The distance between the two was slightly opened.

Arthur quickly swung the sword with his left hand and stabbed forward.

Hans was slightly surprised, "Why do you react so quickly?"

He had to dodge to the side, swinging his sword at Arthur at the same time.

"I've always been so fast, I'm a fast guy."

Arthur's toes and heels changed slightly to meet the needs of his legs, and then the stabbing sword took advantage of the situation to block.

In the expectant eyes of dozens of spectators, the two swords rushed in both directions.

The sound of Jinshi spread throughout the audience!

Then Arthur took advantage of the situation and swung his big sword to slash.

Hans is not only superb in skills, but also strong in pure strength. This kind of big sword confrontation is not weaker than Arthur at all.

Both of them showed an indomitable momentum.

"Slaying generals and suppressing mountains and rivers are the descriptions of such scenes. This is called fighting!" Ma Ke opened his mouth slightly and sighed softly and sincerely.

He has been completely attracted by the battle between the two. In just one round, the excitement of changing moves surpassed the sum of the previous two rounds.

Hendry, who was sitting next to him, had a look of disbelief, "How is it possible, how could he be able to catch Hans' moves?"

He knows how strong Hans is.

Whether it is skill or strength, they are the pinnacle of Shili City guest generals.

I dare not say it in other places, at least in the riverland, there are only a handful of knights who can defeat Hans.

Although this has something to do with Hejian's lack of martial arts, there is no doubt that Hans is powerful.

At least it is at the level of a first-class fighter in Westeros.

If it weren't for Hendry being the acting city lord now, he would still have ordered Hans to fight for him.

And Arthur, who was unknown before, was able to fight Hans to this extent.

Even if he loses this round, he will soon become famous in Hejian.

And considering the possibility of holding a martial arts tournament, such a powerful fighter will be recruited and favored by many great nobles.

The idea of ​​stopping the Blackwood family from attacking a few villages is just a matter of favor among the great nobles.

Hendry suddenly realized that he didn't handle Arthur's call for help very well.

Khalil Vance looked at Hendry's cloudy and uncertain face, 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 the knights under him are not good either.

Still kind of humiliating.

If Arthur wins, then he will be the same as the two around him, and the strange eyes of others will be much less.

There was another clang on the field, and the two were entangled together.

Arthur knew that his combat experience was far inferior to others, so he used offense instead of defense, slashing like a storm.

Hans kept it watertight, neither needles could be inserted nor water could be splashed.

Among the dozens of spectators, there were fewer people applauding. Many people stared wide-eyed at Hans' textbook-level defense.

This kind of on-site observation is an excellent learning opportunity for some lower-level nobles who cannot afford to hire a good instructor.

Just like commoners have no way to learn martial arts systematically, the lower nobles also lack resources in this regard.

Unless he is the adopted son of a great nobleman, such as Petyr Baelish, a minor nobleman from the Five Fingers Peninsula, who became the adopted son of the guardian of the river, Hoster Tully, he can enjoy the teachings of the coach of Riverrun.

But apparently, Lord Baelish, nicknamed Littlefinger, did not learn any advanced martial arts.

PS: Some readers said that there is a problem with the golden dragon. I feel that my setting is not a big mistake.

The exchange rate of a gold dragon to 210 silver deer is very inaccurate. In Martin's book, there are many basic currencies such as gold dragon, silver deer, silver moon, copper coin, copper half cent, copper star, etc., which are exchanged according to the prices of various places. Rates are different.

When the little devil hired the Second Sons, a sergeant had a hundred gold dragons, an officer a thousand gold dragons, and the head of the regiment had a 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 seven hundred golden dragons hired a small half of the golden group, but it probably doesn't have a source.

The leader of the Golden Company is a descendant of the Blackfyre, with Targaryen blood, not so cheap.

Finally, ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)