However, his face was still calm and calm, and he slowly replied: "You know, what you said is not true."
Seeing that Russell's level of forbearance had reached a new level, Earl Harlan hated him and at the same time couldn't help but secretly admire that this boy had made progress again.
Earl Harlan added: "Rumors can sometimes kill people. The truth is not important to most people.
No one knows the real truth, everyone has their own subjective judgment, I think you can understand what I mean."
"Okay, let's talk about the second thing." The baron knew very well that these slanderous words would have a great impact on his future.
Perhaps Valkyrie Tianyan, Emperor Roniel and others can analyze the authenticity of this slander, but the general public and other ministers and lords within the goddess empire who are envious, jealous and hate themselves will definitely continue to fan the flames in an attempt to discredit themselves even more.
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Moreover, this will also hinder the recruitment of talents in the future. After all, everyone will accept such rumors. How can those virtuous people associate with thieves who molest princesses and steal money and dragons?
But these are all matters that need to be dealt with in the days to come. Right now, the Baron is waiting for Earl Harlan to announce the second major event.
Earl Harlan continued: "The second thing is, I am here today to challenge you for a duel. This private duel of grudges between us has nothing to do with the war between the two kingdoms."
Russell smiled and joked: "Give me a reason to promise you."
Unexpectedly, Earl Harlan also smiled and said:
"I can give you a reason why you have to agree. If you don't fight me in a duel, I will besiege the city here until the truce between the two kingdoms expires, declare war on you directly, and attack the city!
I said Russell, if I guess correctly, there are almost no soldiers in your town now."
This is the result that the baron least expects to see. It turns out that there are really traitors or spies in his fiefdom of Uxhall!
There are no soldiers from the Kingdom of Swadia in the town now, so this spy has ruled out the possibility of being confused into the soldiers, which makes it even harder to find, like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Of course, this is also the real reason why the Baron decided to come alone just now!
He didn't want the rest of his team to know that there was a traitor in his family. This would also make it easier for him to dig out the black fish behind the scenes.
"Very good, let's have a duel." At this time, Russell no longer hesitated and nodded directly. He had no way out.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Earl Harlan felt that he could finally feel proud today. He couldn't help laughing a few times and said:
"Since you ruthlessly took away my weapon last time, I will not give you too many fair and just conditions today. Let us use my best horse riding to decide the outcome."
Earl Harlan vaguely remembered that Drasel's mount was just a relatively strong traveling horse, which was completely different from his burly warrior horse.
In terms of horses, he already had an advantage, not to mention that Earl Harlan was confident that his strength and agility were not inferior to Russell's.
"Then let us use your best horse riding to decide the outcome." The baron agreed.
"Call your girl, Safiya, and all your ministers to come out and watch. I want to humiliate you in front of everyone!"
The baron winked at the guard behind him, and the guard immediately understood his master's intention and rushed to the lord's hall to call them to come.
[System prompt: I told you before that an honest person is more terrifying when angry than a despicable person. Look, I asked you not to bully Brother Harlan before. Now it will be embarrassing.]
People can't help themselves in the world. If you can't help the system, don't beep. Besides, I don't think he is a truly honest person. To a certain extent, Earl Harlan is also very mercenary, isn't he?
[System prompt: Okay... I wish you success in the duel, please continue the game. 】
After a while, the wealthy businessman Manid, the prison warden Borcha, Safiya, Xiaolong Lane, as well as the newly joined horse king Laoke, doctor James, etc. all arrived.
The baron ordered the guards to slowly open the town gate, and he rode out slowly.
Seeing that Russell did not give in, and appeared calmly with one man and one horse, Earl Harlan thought more highly of him. He said:
"Dressell, I want to make a bigger bet with you today. If you lose this duel, not only will I want you to lose face, but you will also want to return the two siege equipment catapults!"
Those were the two siege equipment catapults that were lost to de Russell as a bet when Earl Harlan was attacking Fort Gilly.
"No problem, come on." The baron did not argue with him about fairness or justice at this time. Hard fists are the only way to go. As long as the fight is won, all the other party's conditions are just nonsense on paper.
Soon, more than 100 troops led by Earl Harlan formed a perfect circle, surrounding Earl Harlan and Russell in the center of the circle.
At this time, Earl Harlan was surprised to find that since the last farewell to Fort Gillie, Drasel's mount had actually changed! Now he was riding an extremely majestic horse!
He took a few more glances at Drasel's equipment, and then realized that in addition to the high-quality Wolf King's sword, his arm armor seemed to have been replaced with a more elite and powerful one.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but secretly worry, what if today...
On the other hand, Russell still looked relaxed.
Since I haven't played against Harlan for a long time, the system is rarely considerate and provides data comparison.
[System prompt: Although there is a slight gap between your attributes and his, you can make up for it by relying on the power of the dragon and the advantages of equipment. Besides, there is also the newly added red-blooded horse. I believe you are fully capable of fighting him.
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After hearing the words of the system in his heart, the baron responded: Do you remember the last duel? I outsmarted Nayan Tulu. Today I will also outsmart you. I will open your eyes to the system and let you
Know what wisdom is.
[System prompt: You can pull me down. Brother Harlan is smarter than you. How can he not figure out the little tricks you are playing? Everyone thinks that Yan Tulu is a foolhardy fool.]
Damn it, let me tell you whose system you are, why do you always speak for others...
After hearing the system's reply, the Baron was furious and prepared to respond. However, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and flaws would be exposed if he was not careful.
Soon enough, Earl Harlan realized that Dracelle was distracted for some reason, as if he had something on his mind. He seized this opportunity to strike first!
Holding a steel spear in his right hand and a heavy knight's shield in his left hand, with a first-class warrior and horse under his hips, he rushed in front of the baron in an instant! The sharp edge of the spear pierced the baron's heart!
Faced with Earl Harlan's surprise attack, Drasel's thoughts instantly returned from the system to his eyes. Unfortunately, it was too late, there was no time to dodge, and he could only take over forcefully.
But if he draws out the Wolf King's Sword to resist the spear's frontal thrust at this time, when Earl Harlan rides his horse and buffers himself behind him, he will definitely hit himself on the back of the head with the shield in his left hand!
Even though he barely withstood the first blow, Russell couldn't find a way to break the predicted second blow for a while. He was beaten first, so he was slow to take every step.
"Whoa!" At the critical moment, the red-blooded horse howled violently!
[Red-blooded Horse: Red-blooded horses go to war and fight until death!]
The wild howling of this fierce horse shocked the first-class warrior horse under Earl Harlan who had experienced many battles. Immediately, its four hooves failed to obey the command, and the rhythm and pace of the charge became chaotic.
This caused Earl Harlan's charging speed to slow down, and he entered the effective attack range one second later than expected, giving Drasser sufficient time to adjust.
But after seeing Drasel pull out the Wolf King's Sword from his waist, he used the strength of his waist and abdomen to twist his body and successfully avoid the frontal thrust of the spear.
When Earl Harlan buffered himself behind him, Russell still maintained the twisted posture just now, without exposing his back to the opponent.
Earl Harlan did not give up the opportunity to attack. He suddenly used the thick knight shield in his left hand and continued to swing at Drasser!
"Boom!" Drasel's eyes were quick and he held the Wolf King's sword in front of him with both hands, blocking the shield attack.
When the two weapons collided, in addition to the sound of impact, Drasel also felt the opponent's strong power. The shield hit made his arms feel a little numb.
Fortunately, he has a special armor called the Giant Eagle Gauntlet, which reduces a lot of the power of the shock. Otherwise, if this confrontation continues for a few more rounds, he will be exhausted.
Soon, Drasel turned from defense to offense. After resisting the opponent's shield attack, he raised the Wolf King's sword with one hand and slashed at the opponent's horse's butt.
Kill the horse first! This is the baron's tried and tested routine!
"Boom!" Unexpectedly, Earl Harlan was also an extremely flexible senior knight. He immediately lay down on his back, as if he was lying on the horse's back, and then placed the shield in front of him.
This time, De La Serre slashed the opponent's shield firmly without hurting the opponent's horse at all.
After only three rounds, the fight was very fierce, and the soldiers watching were also excited.