Red Fort East.
In the huge royal garden, the atmosphere was warm and full of people.
Tournament format activity center.
"I heard you competed with that Morgan last time at Winterfell?"
Jaime Lannister, who was wearing beautiful and mighty pale gold armor, was riding on horseback and looked at Sandor Clegane, the hunting dog beside him, and asked.
Sandor the Hound nodded and said nothing.
But he knew what the other party wanted to ask.
"Then how strong is he?"
Jaime Lannister continued to speak, but thinking of the opponent's powerful archery skills that could kill a huge winter bear with one arrow, he immediately emphasized: "Swordsmanship strength?"
"I lost that time."
Faced with Jaime Lannister's inquiry, the hound Sandor Clegane shook his head truthfully.
Even though he was not familiar with Jaime Lannister, who was once the pride of the Lannister family in Casterly Rock City, but now became the infamous "Kingslayer".
But as long as the other party is a member of the Lannister family, and as a member loyal to the Lannister family, he cannot refuse the other party's inquiry.
"Oh, I have never stopped you saying such things..."
"Even in King's Landing, there aren't many people who can defeat you, right?"
Although this result has been obtained from other people, Jaime Lannister still thought it would be best to ask Sandor Clegane, the hound involved.
Now hearing this usually unruly and cold hunting dog say this made him really confused and a little unhappy.
"nothing..."
"I'm no match for him..."
Sandor Clegane, the hound, continued to shake his head.
These words made Jaime Lannister feel unhappy. At the same time, he also secretly paid more attention to Morgan.
Of course he knew that the other party had asked to compete with him several times, just to make himself famous.
That time at the Winterfell dinner, I thought about it and ignored him.
But I didn't expect that guy to dare to be so rude and openly challenge him to a competition in front of the king and queen.
What's not even more outrageous is that the king took the opportunity to agree.
This made Jaime Lannister really angry and helpless.
As a member of the Kingsguard, who is famous and legendary throughout Westeros, he was actually challenged by an unknown person from the northern countryside, and he had no right to refuse.
But the king's words are will and iron law in the land beneath his feet.
He had no right to refuse.
"Well, it seems that boy is not just a mouthy man who adapts to the wind..."
Seeing that nothing useful could be found, Jaime Lannister turned his head and said casually.
At this time, Jaime Lannister, who saw the old man in front of the knight contestants taking out the list of opponents, immediately moved forward quickly.
soon.
When Jaime Lannister and the hound Sandor Clegane arrived, they happened to hear the old man pronounce two names that they both knew.
"Morgan vs. Sir Hugh..."
"Sir Hugh?"
Jaime Lannister, who turned over and dismounted, immediately looked at the imposing figure in silver-white exquisite armor among the crowd in front of him, and immediately remembered who the other person was: "Sir Hugh of the Vale of Arryn..."
"Originally, he was an attendant of the former Prime Minister Jon Arryn. After his death, he was made a knight by King Robert Baratheon..."
The information about this monk knight quickly came to mind.
Jaime Lannister looked at the expressionless Morgan not far away, wearing majestic dark red armor that he had never seen before.
"That Sir Xiufu is average in strength, but he can fight against a guy who can kill a winter bear with one arrow..."
He seemed to be able to see the outcome of this battle.
"Sir Hugh..."
Hearing this name, Morgan recalled it for a moment, but there was no memory in his mind.
But I don’t care anymore.
It's a pity that I couldn't meet the "Kingslayer" Jaime Lannister in the first round.
He glanced at the tall, handsome man with blond hair and wearing golden armor not far away.
Morgan felt a little regretful.
But as long as you keep winning, meeting the opponent is inevitable.
Of course, if the opponent is eliminated before then, that's another story.
"Sir Barron versus Sir Clod..."
The official old man’s voice continued.
"Sandor Clegane versus Ser Roland..."
"Eh...Hound..."
When Morgan heard the name, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the tall man not far away, with half a terrifying face and a full body of black armor.
It happened that the hound Sandor Clegane also looked over at this time.
Morgan grinned.
"Jaime Lannister character versus Ser Rahiel..."
The words fell.
This name is obviously much more famous than the reputation of the hound Sandor Clegane. Now most of the participating knights immediately looked at the calm-looking "Kingslayer" Kingsguard behind him.
Immediately, someone started talking quietly.
"I didn't expect that the "Kingslayer" actually participated in this martial arts tournament..."
"The regicide who betrayed his oath actually had the nerve to participate in the tournament. He should be hanged in front of the gates of King's Landing..."
"This is why His Majesty the King is so generous..."
"He was defeated by the "Knight of Flowers" Loras Tyrell last time. Maybe he came for revenge this time..."
"Revenge...I don't think he will ever win against Loras Tyrell..."
"Don't forget that the other person was born in Casterly Rock and is the eldest son of Lord Tywin Lannister. His sister is also Her Majesty the Queen..."
"So what? Is the Duke of Casterly Rock bigger than His Majesty? Bigger than the oaths of the Seven Gods?"
"..."
Listening to the whispers that quickly sounded around.
Morgan finally saw the reputation of "Kingslayer" Jaime Lannister.
He turned around and glanced at the blond figure not far away again.
Although the other person's face still looked a little calm.
But Morgan could see that the other person's face seemed a little tense.
"Sir Cord versus Sir Messier..."
"In the end, it's Ser Gregor Clegane versus Ser Loras Tyrell."
The old man who finished reading the list in his hand coughed slightly as if he couldn't bear it, and then continued: "The above are all the candidates for this jousting competition."
"The order of appearance is the order of the list I just reported..."
"Let's all prepare ourselves..."
"The game starts in ten minutes..."
After the old man finished speaking, he walked towards the tent set up nearby.
The participating knights immediately started talking before the old man left.
"Damn it, my opponent is actually the man known as "The Hound", Sir Sandor Clegane..."
"Hey, with Ser Gregor Clegane of the Mountain here, it's hopeless to win first place in the jousting event this time..."
"Fortunately, I also participated in the "Archery Competition" competition system..."
"Didn't you all notice? Sir Gregor Clegane of "The Mountain" and Sir Loras Tyrell of "Knight of Flowers" are actually the opponents in the first round..."
"So what? Can you still expect that the other party will let you go when you meet them?"
"It's best if both of them suffer losses, so we have a greater chance..."
"I said do you need to be so worried? They just participated a few more times and became more famous..."
"After this time, our names will spread throughout King's Landing, and even throughout Westeros..."
"..."
All the knights and contestants were talking about it.
At this time, there were more than just competitors who were about to participate in the jousting and lance competition.
There are also some knights participating in other "Team Close Combat Competitions" and "Archery Competitions".
Because the three competition systems are not played at the same time, but split up time, one after another, this can also be seen by the king, queen and all the residents of King's Landing.
This time the tournament: "Jousting" format is in the morning;
The "Archery Competition" competition format is noon;
As for the "Team Close Combat" competition format, it will be in the afternoon;
The tourney usually lasts from two to three days.
The specific number of days and length will depend on the number of participants.
The total number of people participating in the competition this time was more than the last time, but not too much. The duration should be three days.
On the first day, the first round of all three competition formats was played;
In the same way, the next day will be the second round for the winner of the first round;
On the third day, it was the competition between the winners of the second round until the final winner of each format was determined.
The above is the general schedule of this martial arts tournament.
However, because the threshold for participating is very high, you must either be a knight or have a guarantee from a noble or a big shot.
This threshold stops many people.
The knight is not a cat or a dog.
This is King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, where the king of the palace is located.
Otherwise, other cities would not have such great charm to attract enough participating knights.
But even so, the participating knights are very limited.
Therefore, as long as the knights feel that they are strong enough, they can participate in two competition systems, or even all three.
This is why Morgan can sign up for three tournaments at once.
Back to the topic.
Many knights who participated in the tournament for the first time were still talking about it.
But experienced knights have begun to check their own armor and their horses.
The loser will have his armor and horse taken away by the winner.
The price of such a failure is definitely not small.
Every participating knight comes for honor and golden dragon coins.
No one doesn’t try their best.
The ten minutes of preparation time passed quickly.
Just when Morgan finished checking his beloved horse "Carrot".
On the track, two people were riding horses, wearing full armor and bright armor, holding a huge wooden spear and a wooden shield. They stood together in front of the entrance of the track and were waiting seriously. As the officials on the side sounded the sharp whistle. .
The two knights walked quickly towards the game field in front of the stands where the king, queen and a group of nobles and civilians in King's Landing were sitting.
Soon, as the first group of two competing knights appeared, countless civilians in the stands immediately cheered.
amid deafening cheers.
The two knights dismounted in the center of the playing field, then took off their helmets and saluted the king and queen on the high platform in front of them.
After receiving instructions from the impatient King Robert Baratheon.
The two knights put on their helmets again, mounted their horses, and after drawing a distance on the large playing field, they rushed toward each other with wooden spears and shields in hand.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Bang bang bang..."
The rumble of horse hooves sounded quickly.
Looking at the two armed knights facing each other.
Everyone in the stands was nervously looking forward to it.
finally.
"Bang..."
With a thick dull sound.
The two knights collided.
If the disparity in strength between the two is not too great or there is a major accident.
Otherwise, it will not be easy to determine the winner in the first blow.
"boom..."
"boom..."
The dull crashing sound of wooden guns continued to sound.
The two knights quickly became entangled with each other after failing to determine the winner in the first blow, waving huge wooden spears in their hands and constantly attacking each other.
Every dull sound of attack seemed to hit the hearts of countless spectators in the surrounding stands.
Let them become more addicted to it.
"boom..."
"boom..."
The sound of clashing wooden guns echoed throughout the venue.
The strength of the two knights seemed to be equal, and the back and forth continued for a while without a winner.
Countless people in the stands enjoyed watching it and started talking at the same time.
At this time, the Prime Minister, Eddard Stark, Duke of Winterfell, and his two daughters were sitting next to the tall stand away from the king and queen.
Watching the fierce battle on the field, Arya Stark couldn't help but look at her father who was in a daze beside her and asked: "Father, who do you think will win between the two of them?"
"Well..."
Ed Stark came back to his senses, looked at his little daughter with a little embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Of course, you won't know until after the trial..."
The moment the words fell.
Countless exclamations suddenly sounded.
Eddard Stark and Arya immediately looked towards the arena and saw that one of the knights was being stabbed in the chest armor with a spear in the hand of another knight.
The knight who was stabbed immediately became unstable and fell off his horse.
At this moment, the cheers immediately started overwhelming.
The victorious knight immediately took off his helmet, raised his helmet with one hand, and raised his spear with the other. He looked extremely excited and began to ride back and forth around the circular arena, enjoying the cheers of all the spectators.
The defeated Cavaliers could only limp to the sidelines in embarrassment with the help of the staff who had rushed into the arena.
The winner of the first round gets only a limited amount of time to cheer.
Soon, the victorious knight left the field.
The second group of knights, who were about to joust, appeared on the field immediately.
Likewise, after saluting the King and Queen.
The battle begins again.
The battle between the knights in the second group is somewhat similar to the first group.
The two knights are equally matched in strength.
The fighting was equally fierce.
However, there is no special explosive point or ignition point.
The battle ended without surprise as one of the knights fell off his horse.
In the stands, countless spectators once again let out deafening cheers.
It didn't take long.
When the victorious knight left with his head held high amid cheers.
The defeated knight walked away in embarrassment with no one paying attention.
Immediately afterwards.
Immediately the third group of knights came on stage for the jousting.
From a distance, he looked at the figures of a knight wearing an exquisite silver-white full-body armor and a knight wearing an extremely rare dark red majestic armor with a color similar to that of blood after coagulation, with unique patterns and patterns approaching quickly.
On the high platform, King Robert Baratheon's originally careless eyes immediately became interested, and he couldn't help but move his bloated body and sit up straighter.
Beside her, Queen Cersei Lannister also became slightly serious.
Prince Joffrey stared at the dark red figure intently.
On the side, there is the noble stand area.
Arya Stark looked at the figure in the distance and immediately called her sister and father beside her. She pointed at the figure in the distance and said loudly: "Look, it's the teacher, it's Teacher Morgan..."
"I know, please keep your voice down..."
"Arya, this is outside..."
Prime Minister Eddard Stark couldn't help but speak sincerely.
Arya shouted.
The other powerful nobles around him couldn't help but feel some interest, and their eyes were focused on the dark red figure entering the arena.
soon.
When Morgan in dark red armor rode "Carrot" and Knight Xiufu in silver armor walked to the center of the arena and saluted the king and queen.
When His Majesty the King asked Morgan, who was wearing dark red armor, why he didn't wear a helmet.
Numerous spectators in the stands were startled to realize that this tall knight with a ponytail, unique and powerful armor, and a handsome appearance that could make young ladies scream, did not wear a helmet.
"Your Majesty, I never wear a helmet..."
When Morgan smiled and said the arrogance of not wearing a helmet, there were sparse boos in the stands.
Obviously, many viewers expressed dissatisfaction with this somewhat unique knight.
But when King Robert Baratheon burst into laughter, the booing stopped immediately.
Immediately afterwards.
With the king waving his hand.
As usual, the two knights walked away in opposite directions and put some distance between them.
At this time, the staff on the sidelines sounded the gong.
The competition officially begins.
"Bang bang bang..."
Looking at the knight in shining armor who was fully armed and charging on horseback with a huge spear.
Morgan's face was cold, he held the giant wooden gun at an angle, clamped the horse's belly, and "Carrot" immediately rushed out with great excitement.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Bang bang bang..."
The sound of horse hooves rumbled.
Close...
Closer...
Finally, with countless people in the stands nervously looking forward to it, the two knights collided.
"Bang..."
A heavy, dull crash sounded again.
A silver figure suddenly flew backwards from the horse.
"boom..."
When the knight in silver armor flew dozens of meters upside down, he fell heavily to the ground.
At this moment, the entire stadium stands were silent.
