Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

Chapter 69 First Day

The first event of the tournament was the lance competition.

The competition was held on a long strip of ground, separated by a wooden fence in the middle, and two contestants attacked from one end on horseback.

The fully armed knight held a concave shield in his left hand and a lance in his right hand, and held the butt of the lance under his armpit to fix the hollow lance.

In fact, the lance used on the battlefield is not only solid, but also much shorter than the arena lance.

The only thing they have in common is that they are both disposable.

Every time you charge and stab, you have to replace it with a new one.

And in order to avoid hurting yourself, it is usually easy to break.

The arena lance is made hollow to reduce damage.

Of course, the lance of the winged cavalry is also hollow, but that is to deal with unarmored peasant soldiers, so the strength is reduced in exchange for length.

If it is to deal with armored infantry, the lance is much shorter and harder.

Nearly a hundred Westeros knights and nobles participated in the lance competition.

Commoners and wandering warriors basically did not participate in this, as lance riding was not an event they could afford. Most of them were preparing to sign up for archery competitions and team battles.

According to the practice of the Targaryen Dynasty, registration fees could be charged for the tournament, but King Robert, in order to show his generosity, waived all fees and increased the prize money for the champions of the three competitions to tens of thousands.

Moreover, the contestants' travel expenses and board and lodging expenses in King's Landing could be reimbursed by the subordinates of the Minister of Finance.

This shows Robert's sincerity in spending money.

Now, the first generation king of the Deer Family, who spent six million gold dragons and the Targaryen Dynasty's three hundred years of accumulation in fifteen years, was sitting in the VIP seats with most of the courtiers, royal nobles, and marquises, earls, and official ladies who came after hearing the news, waiting for the start of the lance competition.

Thousands of people were crowded in the long open space opposite the VIP seats, guessing who would be the champion this time and who would become famous.

The nearest tournament was the twelfth name day tournament of Crown Prince Joffrey.

The biggest dark horse in that tournament was the Knight of Flowers, whose vest was covered with hundreds of roses. He defeated the Kingslayer Jaime Lannister with one shot and became famous throughout the continent.

In this competition, the public had different favorites, but most people had the same view, that is, the handsome nobleman riding a giant red horse with golden armor would make the audience remember his name.

Because the golden red horse was really too big.

It was so big that it was visible even when surrounded by nearly a hundred riders.

Of course, the rider's handsome face was also conspicuous.

"Aren't you tired riding this horse?" The Knight of Flowers, Loras, lightly squeezed the horse's belly and strolled to Arthur's side.

"Except for the strange posture, it's not very tiring." Arthur, who was almost splitting his legs, answered.

The saddle he sat on was made by a skilled carpenter found by Tob in less than two days, which gave Arthur a day to get familiar with the giant horse.

Although the saddle was well made, the horseback was a bit wide and not very comfortable to sit on.

The servants Medan, Jules and Piper had helped him put on the vest before arriving at the competition venue.

This was done under the guidance of Desmond.

After all, none of them had ever come into contact with such advanced things as vests.

Although Arthur felt that this golden vest was a bit coquettish, even coquettish than Loras's vest covered with roses.

But when he thought that everyone's eyes were on me, he accepted this fact with peace of mind.

Sansa Stark, a girl who loves beauty, will definitely see him.

Looking at the roses on Loras's vest, he suddenly had an idea.

"You don't mind if I use one of your roses?"

"Take whatever you want, I have plenty of roses." Loras said.

He was asking his servants to help tie the throat guard, and didn't care much about what Arthur wanted to do.

The Lord of the Moulin Rouge picked the biggest rose, stuck it on his golden vest, and then lined up to wait for the stage.

There were not many good riders in the previous competition, and the competition was uneventful.

So when Arthur rode on a giant red horse with golden armor, the entire VIP seats and the public became agitated at the same time.

After all, this was a player that impressed everyone.

Some people with strong memories even recognized that this was the man who defeated a certain Kingsguard a week ago.

Arthur's opponent rode a much smaller and thinner horse, which made the result seem almost certain.

Both sides put down their masks and charged after the referee signaled the official start.

"This game is really boring. Where is your Mountain? I want to see him fight this red horse rider." Robert asked Queen Cersei beside him.

"I don't care where a guard is." Cersei replied coldly.

She did notice that the red horse rider was extremely handsome, not much different from Jaime when he was young.

Robert glanced coldly at his nominal wife and said nothing more.

Not far from them, Sansa and Littlefinger Baelish were sitting together, talking about something.

The eldest lady of Winterfell was very excited by what she saw and heard, but she was very restrained and did not show it in her body, but her face became more rosy.

The handsomeness of this rider also left a deep impression on her.

Much more handsome than that Royce, she thought to herself.

Bang!

Arthur's opponent was knocked off his horse by him and then carried away by the king's servants.

Red Hare walked the rest of the way with steady steps, and turned to the VIP seats with the victorious party.

After opening the mask, Arthur took off the prepared rose and handed it to Sansa, whose face was flushed.

Sansa wanted to scream excitedly, but considering the nobles around her, she held back.

This must be the happiest moment since she came to King's Landing.

The handsome knight in golden armor and the act of sending flowers that attracted everyone's attention may be sung by the bards of later generations!

Prince Joffrey looked at his fiancée with a surprised look on his face as another man sent flowers.

He just chatted with the Hound for a few words, how could he be taken advantage of?

Loras, the Knight of Flowers, who was waiting to play, was also stunned.

Isn't this what he wanted to do?

How did he get ahead of him?

The people on the opposite side mobilized the strongest atmosphere since the start of the game for this action, with boos and laughter coming out one after another.

Many people cheered for Arthur, hoping that he would do something to the eldest daughter of the new Prime Minister.

But Arthur knew when to stop, and he ran away immediately after presenting the flowers.

He didn't want to be killed by Sandor Clegane, the hound sent by the jealous Joffrey.

The rest of the game went on as planned, and the rumbling sound of horse hooves rang until the evening, until the top four were decided:

Loras the Knight of Flowers, the Mountain, the Hound, and Arthur.

Because there was really no way to finish the game, the king announced that the top four games would be held tomorrow, together with the team battle and archery competition.

This made the people boo, but everyone still left obediently.

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