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Chapter 95 Qualifying Tournament

Amidst the cheers of the audience today, the players who participated in this knight competition entered the arena one by one.

Among the more than 50 people, there are only three iron cans, and the rest are a combination of half body plate armor and chain mail.

"Poor ghost." Theresa murmured in a low voice.

Frederick nodded and said, "Yes, what do you want to eat some apricots for?"

The purpose of this competition is to select knights, not a contest between knights, so those who come to participate are those who are eager to rely on their own force to achieve a class leap.

As the saying goes, "rich culture, rich Wuhao magic", no matter what you study, the cost of hiring teachers and daily expenses is not low, and it is not a small expense after a year.

Most of the people who practice martial arts among the people come from relatively well-off families such as declining nobles, small businessmen, hunters, veterans, or thieves who have made a lot of money. Families such as veterans and hunters can also save the cost of hiring teachers.

The children trained since childhood will become knights, traveling merchants, blacksmiths, and poachers after they have martial arts at the age of fifteen or sixteen. They will hone their martial arts while supporting themselves.

In their early twenties, the desire for power and wealth made them exchange their saved gold coins for weapons, and then join the ranks of the army, mercenaries, caravan bodyguards, monster hunters, etc., and further study in the work on the tip of the knife And hone martial arts.

Many people stop here, and some choose class leaps.

According to the current market price, an ordinary iron can is around 20 florins, a half-body plate armor and chain mail of high-end goods are 4 to 5 florins, a barrel helmet plus a pad inside is more than 1 florins, and ordinary weapons cost more than [-] florins. Two or three florins.

As for magic weapons, the price of ordinary enchanted weapons is several times that of the original weapons.

The most common flame sword, the blade can emit firewood-grade flames, and it can't be bought for less than a dozen florins.

Frederick's father's set of enchanted steel cans with rock armor was made by his own blacksmith shop. The enchanting was done by an acquaintance, and the cost price has exceeded 200 florins.

To be able to use magic equipment, you must become a knight first, and then save one yourself, or the boss will distribute some.

Frederick looked carefully for a while, and the weapons and equipment of these people were quite ordinary, but they were all round-waisted and thick-necked.

The competition started soon, and the first thing to do was the spear riding project.

The content of the first competition of the contestants is to stab a wooden stake the size of a human face with a lance on horseback. The wooden stake is hung horizontally on a shelf, and the height is exactly the position of the rider's heart.

This is a qualifying round for the next competition, and if someone fails to hit the stake five times, let it go.

Although there are various weapons for cavalry and horse warfare, the knights of the Rhineland Alliance were defeated by the Lightning Ranger Knights of the Kingdom of Gaul in the war of the year before last, and now they are beginning to follow suit.

However, Frederick is not optimistic about this than reform. This characteristic tactic is highly targeted from horses and equipment to supporting magic and training. These are all improved by the Gaul Kingdom based on the experience gained in exchange for human lives.

Among other things, the crop yield of the Kingdom of Gaul is higher than that of the Rhineland Alliance, which makes the horses eat better. This is enough to widen the gap, not to mention all kinds of details that cannot be seen. Simple imitation will fail. canine.

"No way." Teresia kept shaking her head there, "The horse is so bad, and the person is too bad, the body is too stiff."

Frederick was a little surprised. He didn't expect this little girl to know so much. It seems that she has received a good education.

The horses of the players on the field are mostly cheap war horses around 20 florins, which can only be said to have reached the edge of the passing line. Only the three canned horses are 40 to 50 florins, which can be regarded as ordinary war horses.

Apparently, many people have not received the news of the version update. They are not very suitable for fighting with long guns of about 4 meters. Their bodies are very uncoordinated, and there are not a few people holding guns with both hands.

The first day of the Knights Tournament was spent with laughter.

Whenever those "knights" rode their horses and galloped and then shot in the air, there would be a burst of laughter in the audience.

In the first round, there was only one tin can and less than ten people. The second and third rounds were better, and more than 20 people passed the test after feeling better.

At the end of five rounds, almost ten people were eliminated.

The next day's project was to chop wood piles. On both sides of the bridleway stood tall and low shelves, the height of which was about the same as that of cavalry and infantry, and a piece of wood pile was placed on the top.

Competitors need to ride horses and run quickly in the field, and at the same time use their weapons to drive those wooden stakes off the shelf.

This is a test of the basic skills of horseback kung fu. Not only must the horse be fast and the weapon must be accurate, but also have enough strength to knock the old and heavy wooden stakes into the air. Frederick felt that he could not do this.

It's just that Theresa said there: "What's so difficult about this, anyone in my hometown can do it."

Frederick asked her curiously, "Can you do it too?"

Teresia said proudly: "Of course it's fine. If you want me to teach you, you can treat me to a Wesson bun."

Frederick just smiled.

Wessenburg's cultural export was preceded by Wessenbun and steam bread, which Frederick never expected.

Now in the city of Ansbach, there are vendors selling Wessen buns and steam bread. They imitate Wessen collars and make buns and sell them in plastic bags.

Teresia tried one at noon yesterday, and it actually suited her taste.

Now Frederick even has a plan. In the future, the intelligence agency of the Wesson family will use the shop selling steamed bread and Wesson's buns as a base, code-named "Steamed Bun Bureau".

"By the way!" Teresia asked suddenly, "Can you ride a horse? If not, I can teach you. What would you like to treat me to?"

Frederick smiled and asked her, "What do you like to eat?"

"Meat!" Theresa showed a bright smile on her face, "I like meat the most!"

Frederick said: "It's not enough to just eat meat..."

As a result, Teresia snorted and said very unhappy: "Why are you like that old woman, you are so annoying!"

After finishing speaking, she turned her head to watch a player chopping stakes, and ignored Frederick.

Frederick shook his head with a smile, stopped talking to her, and continued to assess the strength of these future opponents.

The contestants performed well, and the atmosphere in the auditorium was much more lively than yesterday, with cheers from time to time.

Frederick has been calculating the speed of the players on the field in his mind, and preliminarily estimated that the pea gun can effectively kill them.

By the end of the day, several more people were eliminated because of their poor performance.

On the third day, the long-awaited project of the audience was staged.

More than 30 players will fight each other, and the final winner will be determined in the form of a knockout match. Among them, the top sixteen can directly become knights, and the rest will have a chance for a rematch. The size of the fief is related to the ranking.

Psyche touched Frederick's head and said seriously: "The next thing you need to care about most is how they fight."

(End of this chapter)