Chapter 276 Winning three consecutive crowns, conferring honors on the princess, the humor of the black knight (7K)
Riding was originally invented for hunting and later used in military applications.
Knights who are good at this will use fighting spirit to assist their mounts in galloping.
As soon as the horse racing started, Randall of the Hain family took the lead. The war horse equipment and knight's plate armor were filled with golden fighting spirit. The charge was like thunder, and the grass rumbled and trembled!
If you rush so fast at the beginning, you will definitely be weak in the follow-up.
Randall knew this.
He knew that he could not win the crown, so he might as well sprint with all his strength from the beginning, at least he could win the applause of the audience!
Led by Randall and Dragonblood Horse, the team quickly divided into three echelons.
In the audience, Elsa held her breath and looked down at the racecourse with all her concentration. She saw Yeats and June both in the first echelon.
In the third echelon, there was a skinny gray horse struggling to keep up with the team.
Although it tried not to fall behind, it was still left a long way behind the team, making Elsa frown.
But she also understood that the thin horse was the mount of Zero, the runner-up in the duel competition. No matter how inconspicuous it looked, it was definitely not an ordinary person.
Soon, the first echelon arrived at the [Horse Racing Ring] area.
The iron ring hangs high, with a diameter of less than ten millimeters, but it is forged from fine iron. The knight not only has to leap up on his horse and hit this inconspicuous iron ring, but also has to smash the iron ring ingeniously in order to win the applause of the whole house!
Seeing the ring getting closer and closer, Randall's fighting spirit suddenly burst out. The spurs at the front of his boots kicked into the horse's belly. As the dragon-blooded horse neighed, the ton-weight draft horse leaped into the air!
Dang——
The lance in his hand hit the iron ring, and the force of the spear tip immediately exploded, and the iron ring fell apart instantly!
Combat Skill·Spiral Lance.
A common combat technique in which a spin is applied to the tip of a spear.
Although this move is a special skill of many knights, how to balance power and hit rate is still a profound knowledge.
Randall mastered it extremely skillfully and performed amazingly. After landing, he launched a fierce charge and threw a large distance of the team behind him, causing enthusiastic cheers!
“A little trick.”
June chuckled, jumped up from the horse, and smashed the ring with his lance. The heavy lance, which was more than one meter long, was as light as a swift sword in her hand. When she fell, the maroon horse caught her steadily, which was more dexterous than Randall's method!
Yeats glanced at the iron ring hanging in front of his own track. The moonlight fighting spirit wrapped around the lance and stabbed out suddenly. Suddenly, a round of moonlight sword energy hit the iron ring and shattered it.
This method of "injuring the enemy with sword energy" made the knights at the rear confused.
No, how come you can perform sword skills with a lance?
——Is a sword such an inconvenient thing?
The Moonlight Sword is Yeats's most proficient combat skill. Whether it is a mace, a battle axe, a lance, or even a shield, he can use the Moonlight Sword!
There is no need to question the fashionability of the Moonlight School's combat skills. The special effects of the Moonlight Fighting Qi with its own silver light are far behind those of other knights.
Therefore, when Yeats used his moonlight fighting spirit to break the ring, the audience burst into the warmest cheers since the start of the game.
I don’t know how many noble ladies came to watch the game specifically for Yeats’s performance, and Elsa was one of them!
"Come on, Count Yeats!"
If it were the Colosseum in the ancient empire, women would not be eligible to watch the game.
But in Roland Crown and the Golden Lion Kingdom, the atmosphere is gradually opening up. More importantly, women are eligible to inherit noble titles and fiefdoms, and have fame and wealth. Therefore, there are many noble ladies who express their appreciation and love for the knights boldly. .
Besides being a knight, Yeats was even a bard.
If you can pay him a lot of money to write a poem, you will not only gain face in the social circle, but it will also be passed down to future generations!
There are many aristocratic daughters who have such an idea. The enthusiastic cheers made Elsa on the side feel a little embarrassed. She thought to herself, Count Yeats is really popular, and he has his fans everywhere!
After passing through the first area, Randall was a little weak, and was overtaken by Calvin, the son of Duke Thomas, and the young blond knight led the echelon.
Yeats is still following behind, neither busy trying to show off nor lagging behind, patiently waiting for the opportunity.
Not long after, the second area [Mounted Shooting Target] was in sight.
The target positions placed on each track are different. How to hit the target while galloping at high speed will test the knight's equestrianism and archery skills at the same time.
After passing the first area, the knights had abandoned their lances and replaced them with short bows prepared in advance.
Riding and shooting is the glory of the nomads.
The nomads have been threatening the borders of the Shenting Empire all year round. They are regarded as barbarians by the empire, but they often beat the imperial army with arrows in their heads.
Their superb riding and archery skills were regarded as a serious problem by the Shenting Empire, but they also set off a trend of "learning from the barbarians to control the barbarians and learning to ride and shoot".
More than two hundred years ago, in order to regain the territory captured by the nomads, the then Pope launched a mighty Crusade, nine times in total, which greatly enhanced the influence of the Holy See.
The famous Knights Templar in mainland China were also founded during the Crusades.
Phew! call out! call out!
Calvin raised his bow and set an arrow, and fired three arrows in a row. None of them missed, and they all hit the target!
Seeing this, Calvin couldn't help but show a hint of joy in his eyes, and immediately launched a charge, galloping towards the finish line.
As long as he gets through this final straight, victory belongs to Calvin Thomas!
Watching Calvin's back getting further and further away, June couldn't help but feel anxious.
[Black Knight Riding] is the most elite riding skill in the entire continent. How could such an important inheritance be allowed to fall into the hands of others?
The bow is like the full moon, and the arrows cut through the wind.
June also hit the bullseye with three arrows in a row, causing a burst of exclamation from the audience!
Yeats also knew that it was time to sprint, he opened his bowstring and looked piercingly.
Hu——
Little bits of light gathered on the bow string, gradually forming an arrow of shining flames.
The combat skill "Fire Sun Arrow" taught to Yeats by the Sun Fighting Lion is not only a perfect hit, it can also use sunlight to cause widespread dazzling!
Blinding, this can be said to be Yeats's most skillful tactic.
call out!
The arrow of the blazing sun suddenly shot out, drawing a bright arc and hitting the bull's-eye.
Under Yeats' deliberate control, the power was greatly reduced, but the strong light became more and more dazzling!
In an instant, the light burst out.
The dazzling sunlight enveloped the entire racecourse, blinding the knights and causing the horses to lose their way!
In an instant, people were on their backs, and the track fell into chaos.
The incident caused an uproar in the audience. Immediately afterwards, Count Yeats was seen taking advantage of the chaos and came from behind. He was already on par with Calvin, and immediately left him behind easily!
Yeats has taken the lead!
"Yeats, you are so despicable!" June shouted from behind.
Calvin was somewhat impressed.
Because Duke Thomas once said that cunning is the virtue of a knight.
Faced with cunning villains, only by being more cunning can you ultimately win!
The end is close in front of Yeats.
The sound of horse hooves sounded fiercely from behind.
——Are there any masters?
Yeats looked back, a little surprised.
It was actually Jero and his old horse that was almost dying of weight that caught up with him!
The bright light just now did not affect Jero and his partner at all.
Their experience and tacit understanding are far superior to those of the other knights present.
At the first moment of the bright light, Jero told Shouma to close his eyes, and immediately took advantage of the chaos in the field to catch up and overtake him, counterattacking from the third echelon to the first echelon!
Such an astonishing performance made the whole audience focus on Jero, who quietly came to second place, closely following Count Yeats, and even planned to overtake him in one fell swoop!
Yeats was also aroused to be competitive. He lowered his body, galloped quickly, and said excitedly:
"You can't lose to an old guy, can you? Carrot?"
Carrot was angry from his heart, his horse's hooves were like thunder, his body was like flying, and his speed skyrocketed again.
Woo——
Loud horns sounded all around, and the atmosphere in the whole place became exciting!
Jero patted the thin horse's forehead and whispered:
"You have been traveling for so long, use up the energy you have accumulated!"
Creation Domain , divine power began to surge.
Yeats was still a little unfamiliar with this divinity, and suddenly he remembered the god who held the power of [travel] mentioned by Lionheart.
God of messengers!
Yeats was a little surprised. Jero’s mount was probably blessed by the God of Messengers!
Suddenly, the thin horse's already sluggish fighting spirit became high again.
Its speed has increased several times, as if all the power accumulated in daily life has been applied to the present!
To be more precise, its breathing rate, pace and rhythm are all just right, and its efficiency in using physical strength is several times higher than that of a carrot.
Therefore, the distance between the thin horse and the carrot, which had been left behind, narrowed.
Then, the two war horses advanced together, and the battle was tense!
Blessing·Lao Ji Fulu.
The God of Messengers is also the god in charge of roads, travel, and movement. He has a natural affinity for old and experienced travelers, but sometimes he will deliberately let them get lost as a test.
If an old traveler can get through his lost journey, he will be blessed by the Messenger God.
Laoji Fufu, this blessing does not activate the body's potential, but allows the blessed person to explode with a stronger fighting spirit than young people, and transform experience and skills into speed and power.
The longer you travel, the stronger the blessing becomes!
Rumble——
Thundering horse hooves shook the venue.
The audience held their breath, not daring to miss the final crossing.
Carrot was quite indignant.
The old man doesn’t respect martial ethics and sneaks up on me, a young fellow!
Since Jero took the lead in using the Blessing and Yeats used the Black Knight to Bless, there is no burden.
“Carrot, the wings of Pegasus!”
The white light condenses into substance, giving Carrot a pair of white wings.
This power comes from the blessing of the Black Knight and is a power that can be used in the rules.
Carrot suddenly neighed and jumped into the air.
The wings on its back fly against the wind. With this leap, the finish line is in sight!
The audience was in an uproar.
Seeing that Gerald was about to catch up, Count Yeats made a surprise move and actually gave his horse wings!
"Is this really reasonable?"
"This is a blessing! It's very reasonable!"
Jero's eyes widened and he couldn't help but look shocked.
The horse race was running well, but suddenly it flew up from the opposite side. How the hell is this happening?
Calvin looked at it and felt emotional.
As expected of Baron Yeats, he did not take the ordinary path!
Sa!
Yeats and Gerald crossed the finish line one after the other.
The gap between the two is visible to the naked eye!
The equestrian champion has been born.
The scene erupted into enthusiastic cheers!
At this point, Yeats has won all three major championships in the athletic competition.
This is a feat that no one has accomplished in the Golden Lion Kingdom for hundreds of years. Now, this honor has been achieved by Yeats!
Even the diplomats of the Roland Kingdom in the spectator seats were moved.
The younger generation of the Golden Lion Kingdom gave birth to an amazing knight!
Yeats examination panel.
I found that the proficiency item 'Riding' has been improved. Once I get [Black Knight Riding], this specialty will definitely enter the expert field.
Expert-level riding skills, able to ride emperor-level monsters without suffering backlash.
If you want to control an imperial-level monster like the Sun Fighting Lion, you need at least a master-level riding skill.
While Yeats was thinking, Jero slowly came to Yeats holding the reins, his eyes were complicated, and he sighed softly:
"I didn't expect that I lost to you again..."
"Don't take it to heart, this is a common thing." Yeats said with a smile.
Jero was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said: "Fortunately, I bet on you to win... I have already recovered my capital for the competition, so it is not a loss at all!"
Yeats: " ..."
Risk hedging, right?
After the game.
The image of Yeats riding Roland's horse and crossing the line with wings spread is still talked about.
As a knight who believes in the way of the Black Knight, Jun immediately recognized that this "Pegasus' intention" came from the blessing of the Black Knight.
Even she has never received the attention of a black knight, but the Yeats family's mount can have such an honor... June's mood is really complicated.
Awarding session.
Princess Renee was present in person to present awards and honors to Yeats on behalf of the king.
This was the first time Yeats saw the true appearance of the princess.
Under the backdrop of the sky full of fireworks and cheers, the blond princess wears a jeweled crown, a white dress, and a swan-shaped necklace on her neck. Her lake-blue eyes are like gems, graceful and gorgeous. The aura is noble.
She took the medal from the master of ceremonies, her eyes reflected the tall figure of the young Earl, and said slowly:
"Your Majesty often mentions you, Earl Yeats, he calls you The future pillar of the kingdom..."
Renee showed an elegant smile.
"I am honored to meet you today. It is indeed as Your Majesty said, His Excellency the Earl is very good."
From Renee's point of view, she is a crown prince who may be deprived of her title at any time. If you want to protect yourself, you must ascend to the throne. As a confidant of her father, Yeats's interests were consistent with hers, so he took the initiative to express goodwill.
Yeats stared at the girl who was likely to be his monarch in the future.
Can she match up to Lionheart? Is it worth taking sides?
Although Renée performed outstandingly in the plot and became a wise king, Yeats inevitably had such doubts in his mind.
And Renee was also observing Yeats, thinking about whether he was trustworthy, whether he should show a weak and pitiful expression, or whether he should show the air of a polite corporal.
The atmosphere became somewhat tense.
Yeats smiled and broke the deadlock.
He suddenly realized that the princess might be the same kind of person as him. She was good at pretending on the surface but looked on coldly on the inside. The ruthlessness of the royal family and the twists and turns of the crown prince's identity have created the princess's calmness and precocious wisdom.
After the princess in the plot ascends the throne, she secures the throne as a weak woman, which is inseparable from her superb diplomatic skills and outstanding insight.
Facing Yeats's smile, Renee's eyes flickered slightly. For some reason, she felt a little flinched, as if she could see everything in front of his eyes.
She took a deep breath, stopped her chaotic thoughts, raised her bright eyes, and looked at Yeats candidly.
There was attention, hope, and request in those eyes.
With Yeats's status, he could ask for someone to be replaced and be awarded the honor, so that the princess could not come to power, in order to express his political stance - even the supporters of the Lionheart King were divided into two factions.
One group believes that the princess should inherit the throne, and the other group believes that the distant nephew of King Lionheart should be invited from abroad to inherit the throne.
Therefore, Yeats's position is particularly important.
Renee's eyes, mixed with many complicated meanings, fell in Yeats's eyes.
"Are you going to award me a medal?" Yeats suddenly asked.
Renee was slightly startled. She looked at Earl Yeats, who was much taller than her and wearing silver chain mail.
No amount of praise can be overstated when applied to this handsome knight.
Renee nodded deeply and said firmly:
"Yes, Earl Yeats, I will honor you!"
Yeats smiled slightly and took one knee Kneel down and perform the knightly salute.
Looking at the princess holding the medal with slightly trembling hands, I felt that she might be more nervous than myself.
Only after wearing the medal, the princess breathed a sigh of relief.
Yeats looked at the war horse chess piece in his palm, feeling the majestic black knight divinity in it, slowly closed his palm, nodded and said: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Renee's eyes Flashing, showing gratitude, she nodded slightly to Yeats: "No courtesy."
Looking at Yeats's back walking away, Renee felt the pressure on her shoulders suddenly lighten, and murmured in her heart:
"It seems that Earl Yeats has touched the category of the five-ring hero [will]..."
Yeats guessed that it was deliberately arranged by the king to let the princess come to confer the honor, and there was also some inquiring into him. The meaning of position.
Lionheart's attitude is very clear. He will help his daughter ascend the throne at any cost, and he will not hesitate to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Even if Yeats considered himself a confidant of the king, he could not interfere in the matter of establishing a prince.
From a long-term perspective, if the imperial daughter can secure the throne, then Yeats will be a minister of the Dragon. Coupled with his young age, he is expected to become a master of the Sixth Ring. In the future, his position in the Golden Lion will be only one person. Down.
On the other hand, if either the Wick family or the Lannister family wins, Yeats will not be able to escape the fate of being liquidated.
Anyone in Yeats's position must weigh things over and over again.
Fortunately, Yeats had read the script and had the advantage of foresight, so the Princess Jimbian would be fine.
In the future, the princess will vigorously develop the [Anglican Church], thereby weakening the influence of the Holy See, which will also help Yeats's long-term plan.
As for this long-term plan, of course it is to completely solve the worries of the Holy See.
to this end.
First of all, you must achieve a holy realm in the material realm before you can resist the celestial apostles who have made deadly enemies.
Sunset at dusk.
A lively banquet took place in the camp, and the outdoor tables were filled with bread, barbecue and fine wine.
Yeats had no intention of attending the banquet and declined Gerald's invitation to drink with him.
On the way back to the manor, Yeats was riding on horseback, looking at the warm and smooth chess pieces made of white ivory in his palm, and murmured:
"Go back first to digest this divinity and master the talent of [Black Knight Riding] ! ”
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The night falls.
At Silver Birch Manor, Phokas prepared a celebration banquet for Yeats.
"Gu~"
After dinner, the snow owl flew consciously to the treetops in the courtyard, bathed in the bright moonlight, closed its eyes and meditated.
Night is when Snow Owl meditates most efficiently. It often meditates all night long, and dozes off while drawing scrolls during the day.
This situation reminded Yeats of working during the day after staying up all night in his previous life.
However, Snow Owl drew the scroll voluntarily.
In this way, it can not only consolidate spells, cultivate mana, but also earn gold coins for its owner.
——The snow owl’s food expenses are all earned by holding the quill with its “mage hand” and stroke by stroke!
After six months of training, Snow Owl's scroll learning skills have reached the expert level.
It is quite terrifying that a demon pet can possess this kind of skill, and releasing the news can break the hearts of the mages who study scroll science in the Mages Association.
Scroll science is actually included in the major category of magic talent.
Even Feitan, the Fish of Wisdom, praised Snow Owl's magic talent, saying that it had seen a lot of magic gods and that Snow Owl's talents were always ranked high among the magic gods.
Therefore, less than half a year after becoming the Magic God's Choice, Snow Owl has already reached the bottleneck of the fourth-ring human mage, and is only one step away from breaking through to the fifth-ring emperor-level monster.
However, traces of emperor-level monsters are hard to find. If you want Snow Owl to break through, you need to hunt down at least one emperor-level monster that is good at magic, take its magic crystals, mana organs, and refine it together with five-ring herbs. Make a potion.
With Yeats's cooking skills, you can avoid the step of finding supplementary ingredients. Cook the emperor-level monsters into food, and then let the snowy owl eat it, which can help it advance to the next level.
“It seems that after destroying the Blood Spider Lord, it is necessary to pay attention to the whereabouts of the emperor-level monsters.”
Yeats secretly thought: "It is best to be an emperor-level monster that is good at the arcane school. This will be more consistent with the school that Snow Owl is good at. After promotion, it can master more powerful arcane talents..."
Snow Owl's most powerful spell "Blizzard" is actually of the frost style and is very powerful.
However, the Snow Owl possesses ‘talent·arcane wisdom’ after all. Spells such as arcane missiles and arcane shock will have stronger amplifications.
Yeats is looking for an opportunity for Snow Owl to learn the five-ring spell "Arcane Meteor".
This spell is actually an enhanced version of Arcane Missile. Compared with the original version, the missile will become larger, like a falling meteor.
The bright moon was in the sky, and seeing the snowy owl entering a meditative state, Yeats did not disturb him, but turned to the quiet room and took out the trophy of the equestrian competition [the Black Knight chess piece].
Yeats closed his eyes and tried to comprehend the divinity contained in the chess pieces.
Then, like peeling off a cocoon, the divinity at the inner core was touched.
As long as you extract this ray of divinity and give it to the panel to swallow, you can master a brand new talent!
Yeats was a little happy, he didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
With the help of the panel, it is a hundred times easier to digest divinity than ordinary people.
On the premise that divinity is not threatening or hostile, you can use divinity for your own use with just a thought!
However, just when Yeats was confident, changes suddenly occurred.
The war horse chess pieces were broken, and the divinity extracted from them suddenly went berserk, breaking away from Yeats' control and constantly hovering in this small room!
Yeats's eyes changed slightly. The trophy he finally got, if this ray of divinity dissipates, it will be in vain!
Who would have guessed.
This ray of divinity formed a chessboard in front of Yeats.
One side of the chessboard is facing Yeats, and no one is visible from the other end. Only the hoarse and magnetic voice of the Black Knight can be heard:
"It is you who have obtained this inheritance, Yeats." "Zhi."
"Black Knight?" Yeats said in surprise.
"This ray of divinity is weak. I cannot manifest a human form, but I can manifest it in the form of a chess table."
The black knight smiled lightly and said: "Want to play chess, Yeats, I will give you three moves." , if you beat me, I will officially grant you this [Black Knight Riding Skill]”
She is the inventor of King’s Chess, nicknamed the “Chess Grandmaster”, but Yeats is also a chess master and a grandmaster! Can't you let the master take three steps first?
“That’s what you said!”
Yeats rolled up his sleeves and decided to teach the Black Knight a lesson!
Yeats sat down at the chess table. Although there was no one on the opposite side, the chess pieces were still moving automatically.
Soon.
Yeats killed the Black Knight and was completely defeated.
"The move just now does not count." The Black Knight regretted calmly, "I changed my mind. If I start over, I will only let you take two moves!"
Before Yeats agreed, The chess pieces on the chess table had already fallen back into place, making Yeats's eyelids jump.
You set the rules for co-authorship, right?
Zhuan Ya had been watching from the side, and suddenly said: "Black Knight, Yeats said you are a bad chess player."
Yeats was shocked and replied: "This is Zhuan Ya "What's in my heart!"
The Black Knight's voice echoing in the air was a little cold:
"No matter which of you two speaks the truth, this matter cannot be settled like this... ”
Yeats swallowed, but heard the black knight continue:
"This time, the cold jokes are doubled, you have to tell me two!"
Yeats looked weird.
Drill your teeth, look what a good thing you have done!
“You tell me something first.” Yeats glanced at Diamond, “Otherwise, I won’t be able to share the supper later!”
Zuan Ya curled his lips: "Oh, who cares! I'll talk first, I'll talk first!"
The little squirrel cleared his throat and said: "Once upon a time, there was a father and son who wanted to train their son to become a devout believer. , the father took his son to practice in the mountains, away from the world. "
"On this day, the father took his son to travel down the mountain, and a group of young and beautiful girls came forward. The son asked his father in surprise what they were. When the son went astray, he said, "This is a group of green geese."
"When he was about to return to the mountain, the father asked his son what he had gained from this journey in the world. The son said without hesitation, "Father, please let me lead you." Go back with a green goose!”
Yeats burst into laughter.
This story is also recorded in "The Decameron" and is similar to "The Little Monk and the Tigress".
The Black Knight's tone was interesting: "Yeats, it's your turn."
Yeats coughed lightly and told a cold Soviet joke:
"General The son asked the general, "Father, can I become a general in the future?"
"The general replied, yes"
"The son asked again, can I become a marshal in the future?"
"The general replied, no, because the marshal also has a son."
The black knight's laughter was hoarse, as if he was talking to Ye Chi and Diamond's harmony was quite satisfactory.
At the same time, a ray of divinity fell into Yeats' body.
【You have obtained a new talent! 】
[Talent·Black Knight Riding: Your riding expertise is strengthened. Your riding skills are both elegant and practical, and your mounted combat skills are enhanced, giving you greater advantages in mounted combat. 】
I thought that a year ago, I was still an "Earth Knight" who couldn't ride a horse, but now I can be called a man and a horse.
Yeats felt a little emotional, but saw the divinity of the black knight gradually dissipating like light smoke.
——Co-author, are you here just to listen to jokes?
When Yeats was using his black face tactics, the Black Knight's meaningful instructions slowly rang in his ears.
"The apostle in charge of the virtue of tolerance has sounded the trumpet, Yeats...don't forget humor."
"In this indifferent world, humor is a good way to relieve heaviness..."
Black The knight's voice completely disappeared.
Yeats and Diamond glared at each other.
“You are indeed quite humorous.” The two started greeting each other at zero frame.
The little squirrel rubbed his hands, blinked his bright little eyes, and said: "Anyway, I can see the battle at the sanctuary level again... I'm really looking forward to it!"
Yeats had a complicated mood.
Daisy, God’s chosen one, have fun, come home soon!
(End of this chapter)