Wednesday's competition event is the most important and most entertaining "Equestrian Duel". 36 people are divided into 18 groups for a duel, and the winner advances to the next round until the final winner is determined.
Of course, because someone among the contestants had already passed away early, the lucky ones got a bye in the first round. Everyone who heard the news of the death during the draw hoped that they would get a bye. Even Xia De felt that if he could save some effort,
Best, but it's a pity that he didn't have that luck this time.
Because it was a duel in armor, all the contestants arrived in advance to prepare their armor and horses. Since Dorothy was not there, Tifa led the maids to put on Shad's armor, and then watched him ride in.
The arena.
Shade's first opponent was his "teammate" in the first two rounds, Mr. Duane Wiswo. This gentleman rode a purebred Myrtilis steppe black horse. In addition to wearing armor, he also
He prepared metal goggles and a pretty-looking riding jacket for his horse.
The two gentlemen stepped on the pedals, holding the sword with one hand and controlling the reins with the other. They first made a few simple contacts to test, and then had the first confrontation. Then, while holding their own wooden swords with numb hands,
Mr. Duane Wiswer came to a terrible conclusion:
"My speed and strength are far inferior to his."
So Xade won the first game without any surprise.
The competition for 35 players will last for a total of 5 rounds, which means that the competition will start at 9 a.m. and last until the sunset. It has just reached the end of the third round. The four players who advanced to the semi-finals include Xia De
And Mr. Eric Foran, his brother was unfortunately defeated by him personally.
Throughout the whole day of the game, the shouts from the arena auditorium never stopped. The terrible accident that happened around the arena last night did not affect the lively atmosphere at all. And every time the players came out, the audience cheered.
Will shout their names loudly.
For outsiders, when the name "Shad Hamilton" is shouted out, his feeling is quite subtle. Although he never likes to be the focus of too many people's attention, he does not dislike being in the spotlight either.
Chase honors and awards in this festive atmosphere.
The remaining competitions will be held on Thursday, which will also be the last day of the 1854 Tobesk City Equestrian Competition. Therefore, when the sun sets, all the "knights" gather in the arena with their horses.
After expressing their gratitude to Queen Diana who had been present for three consecutive days, they left through different exits of the arena.
"Shad!"
The blond writer lady who came over in the afternoon excitedly waved her handkerchief to welcome Shade's return. Tifa hugged Mia, stood beside her with a smile and nodded to Shade.
Shade wore this armor for almost a whole day. Although it was nothing based on his physical strength, he still breathed a sigh of relief when he took it off.
Just when Dorothy and the maids were helping Shade change his clothes, just as Dorothy said yesterday, the handkerchiefs, letters expressing love and even garters sent by the servants were already piled up near the house.
The table at the exit of the tent.
"You are probably the most popular contestant this year."
While adjusting Shade's collar in front of the mirror, the blonde girl smiled and said:
"Handsome, young, with a strong waist and arms. Although his property is not much, he owns a house in Saint Teresa Square. Apart from the scandal with Carina Cavendish, there is almost no negative news about you, and also
Unmarried. Shade, you have no idea how popular you are in the city."
"I think I'm not as popular as Lesia. Tomorrow is the last day of the competition. I think Lesia has already prepared the activities at the dinner party, right?"
Shade asked, and Dorothy in the mirror winked at Shade:
"Of course I'm ready, but you can only get rewards if you win the championship. This is what we agreed on from the beginning."
There was a small interlude before returning to Carina Manor in the evening. The Marquis of Ensis, a native of Tobesk who was defeated by Shad in the afternoon, came to entrust Shad with a request after being introduced by Shad’s friend Baron Rwanda.
Help find lost items.
During the game, the Marquis's servants stayed in the tent. But when the Marquis returned to the camp in the evening, he found that his favorite gold-plated tobacco box on the cabinet next to the mirror was missing.
For the Marquis of Ensis, the tobacco box itself was not very valuable, but he just liked the things he had used for a long time, and he very much suspected that someone among the servants had stolen his things, and this was impossible.
Forgiven.
Since the incident happened not long ago, the Marquis came to Xia De for help with a try mentality, and Xia De readily agreed.
It was actually not difficult to find the thief who stole things. When Shade entered the Marquis' camp with Dorothy who wanted to collect materials, he closed his eyes and heard the most abnormal one among dozens of heartbeats.
The extremely fast heartbeat belonged to a seemingly ordinary valet. When he asked everyone about their whereabouts in the afternoon, Shade paid attention to ask him a few more questions. On the contrary, it was the valet himself who was frightened by "Detective Hamilton".
Due to his reputation, he could not resist his intimidating eyes and cross-examination, and he was the first to cry and confess:
"I stole it. My wife took away all my money. My daughter is now seriously ill and has no money for treatment. I need this money."
Shade looked at Dorothy and shook his head helplessly, while Miss Writer was still rapidly recording the situation at the scene.
Shade originally thought that this simple commission would end like this. The police who patrolled the camp more frequently because of the "assassination" of Earl Lewis would soon arrive. Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Ensis actually responded to the crying
The servant said:
"I sympathize with your situation, but you shouldn't steal my things for this. No matter what the reason is, you can't take the initiative to do bad things."
The emotional manservant was obviously irritated by this sentence, and he said something that was beyond the expectations of everyone present:
"Last night, didn't you also say that in order for you to achieve military success, it would be best for the negotiations between Delarion and Kasenrik to break down and let the war break out? Don't you also expect something worse for yourself?
Something?"
The Marquis's face turned from red to white, from white to black. Shade and Dorothy, who looked up in surprise, were politely invited out of the camp and received a commission fee that was ten times more than the original agreement.
The fee is regarded as "hush money".
As we walked towards Shade's tent under the setting sun, the blonde girl said to Shade beside her:
"Although I heard Lesiya say that there are many people who hope that the negotiations will break down and a full-scale war will resume in the Old Continent, this is the first time I have seen it."
"What else did Lesia say?"
"Peace has lasted too long and conflicts have accumulated too much. This negotiation is definitely not just about border lines and trade routes. If we are not careful, war may really come again."
Shade held her hand and said after a long time:
"Civilization has reached an important event node?"
"It can be said that not everyone is looking forward to peace. After all, peace has been too long."
In the two nights before the competition, someone stayed with Shade at No. 6 St. Teresa Square every night. However, after the third day, the girls were unable to stay overnight due to their own affairs. Miss Carina seemed not to want to be beaten by Lei.
Qian Ya laughed and did not come to see Shade again, so Shade and Mia spent a peaceful night as usual.
On Thursday morning, Shade deliberately got up very early. He first went to Fort Midhill to ask Grace and Helen about the [Faceless Man], and then returned home with a glass slipper.
Prepare breakfast.
When Shade was at the dinner table looking at the newspaper boasting about "Shade Hamilton", and even he felt a little embarrassed, Dorothy hurried over and told him a big news:
"Lesia received the news from the Yodel Palace. Last night, another victim appeared in the Edward III Arena. This time it was not a contestant, but three drunkards who drank in the market at night. The way of death was the same as yesterday's grace.
Hall Seric is exactly the same, and the church is discussing with his father...Lesia's father whether to terminate the competition."
"That humanoid relic is still around the arena?"
Shade was also very surprised:
"I didn't feel any elemental reaction all day yesterday. Will today's game be terminated?"
"Most likely not."
Dorothy shook her head:
"There needs to be a proper reason to terminate the competition. This kind of competition, which the entire Old Continent is paying attention to, will definitely cause unnecessary trouble if it is stopped suddenly on the last day. Moreover, the victims so far are all killed at night, so Lei
Qian Ya thinks that today’s game will continue, but the church will send more people around the arena. She asked me to remind you not to use all your strength when competing, and just give the opponent a slight upper hand."
"I understand that you can't show too much power beyond normal. In this case, Dorothy, do you still want to go with me today?"
If the area around the arena was really that dangerous, Shade actually didn't want Dorothy to follow him there anymore.
"Of course we go together. If you don't want to go out if you feel a little bit dangerous, then I might as well stay at home every day."
It made sense for her to say so, so when Shade went out, he took the lazy cat out with him. Although the cat was very reluctant when he went out on Monday, since he knew that there would be delicious food in that tent, it was very interested in it.
Shade's resistance was much weaker when he forcibly took it out.
She and Dorothy took a carriage out of the city, and then met directly with the maids in the tent outside the arena. Of course, Tifa already knew about the appearance of three more victims last night. Among the maids who came with her today
, actually two of them are high-level warlocks. Even though Miss Carina could only come over in the afternoon, she still did not forget to ensure Shade's safety.