The two of them drank ale and chatted for a long time. The carriage sent by the Sheriff Viscount Merri to bring wine and food arrived. The Sheriff was really generous and sent over a whole pig, as well as some marinated chicken legs, rabbit meat, etc.
, and delivered five barrels of beer.
The soldier escorting the goods specifically said to Balian: "Sir Balian, the Sheriff specially asked us to focus on taking care of the brothers from Fort Noland. He also asked me to remind you that it's almost time to go to the Sheriff's Mansion to attend tonight's meeting.
dinner party.”
Of course Balian understood Viscount Merry's kindness, but he knew that his boss just wanted him to put more effort into attacking the city.
After accepting the food and drink, Balian asked Balin to be responsible for arranging food and drink for the soldiers and night defense. He and Eomer mounted their horses and followed the carriage that came to deliver wine and food to the city of Amondin.
After Balian and Eomer entered the governor's mansion, the servants led them to the garden where the banquet was held. By this time, almost everyone had arrived.
In addition to the lords and county soldiers who participated in the war, and the officers in the city militia, there were also wealthy merchants living in Amundine and minor nobles who held official positions in the county, as well as their female dependents. After all, they were still claiming to be for their own daughters.
The purpose of finding a satisfactory husband.
"Knight of the Court, Lord of Norlandenburg, Bandit Slayer, Sir Balian is here!" The attendant loudly announced to the people who were already present when Balian entered the door. After hearing this, everyone in the room cheered in unison.
Looked over.
They were very interested in this young knight who had just been granted a territory and title in the past six months and had wiped out the Blood Wolf gang in one fell swoop due to a duel with Sir Impeller of Lida Castle.
After everyone stared at Balian for a while, some one of them thought it might be too rude to stare at him collectively, so he applauded first, and then everyone present also applauded. Balian bent down and saluted everyone,
Then he was led by the attendants to sit down in his seat. Because of his status as an attendant, Eomer could only follow the arrangement and sit down at the attendant's seat.
Viscount Merry knew that Balian had few friends or relatives in the direct county, so he specially arranged Balian next to Sir Pippin, so that Balian would not have anyone to talk to.
After Balian sat down, on his left was Sir Pippin's seat, but he hadn't come yet. On his right was a Sir who was about fifty years old and had white temples. After Balian sat down, he first asked the old man
The knight greeted, and then greeted the several young knights who were already seated. The old knight and others also responded to Balian politely.
But after that, they continued to talk in groups, each talking about his own thing. Although Balian was sitting in the noisy crowd, he seemed very lonely. However, this feeling of loneliness did not last long, as Viscount Merry and Sir Pippin came.
Well, their arrival means the official opening of the banquet, and then comes the speech and drinking sessions.
"Everyone, we are gathered here today not only to reward the warriors who are about to go to war, but also to wish us victory in this battle. Come, let's drink this cup together!" After Viscount Merritt brought the first glass of wine, everyone was enthusiastic
responded, and then they all drank the wine in their glasses.
After finishing the first glass of wine, Viscount Merri said some words of encouragement, which made the atmosphere more lively. Then the free banquet began. The nobles and lords sitting here had all been in the direct county for a long time.
Naturally, they had something to say when they got together, and they drank very enthusiastically. After Balian toasted Viscount Merry and Sir Pippin, he returned to his seat and ate something by himself.
Just when everyone was drinking heavily, the attendant at the garden gate suddenly shouted: "The palace knight, the lord of Waterside Town, the two-time champion of the Northern Knight Tourney, the Bear Killer, Sir Sauger is here!"
Before the attendant finished speaking, a tall and strong knight with a long scar on his face came into everyone's eyes. His arrival made the people who were drunk with wine even more excited. They not only applauded enthusiastically, but also cheered.
Cheering "Bear Killer", Sauger first greeted Viscount Merry amid the cheers and applause of everyone, and then came to his seat.
He sat at the same table as Balian, and the two faced each other. Unlike Balian, who took the initiative to greet everyone after sitting down, the warrior who was cheered by everyone sat down and sat there proudly, but everyone sitting there also
He didn't care, he greeted him eagerly, and many people at other tables hurried over to toast him after seeing him sit down.
Sir Pippin knew that Balian did not know this person, so he introduced him to Balian. It turned out that this was Brick.
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A very famous knight in the north. He was the champion in the previous two northern knight competitions held in Yangwei Shuocheng. And the most legendary thing is that he once killed an adult brown bear with a dagger.
The value is top notch.
He was brought over by Viscount Merry only after he paid a reward of three thousand dinars. Although he was the latest one to arrive, his joining made everyone present feel that the scale of the battle was tilted towards their side again.
Some. After saying this, Sir Pippin also added that Sir Thorg was the cousin of Sir Sark who was killed some time ago.
Hearing this, Balian couldn't help being shocked, but his expression did not change and he still said to Sir Pippin calmly: "No wonder, I knew Sir Sark was a great knight the first time I saw him.
, now that I see such outstanding family members, I feel that their family’s style is very good and it is the cradle of cultivating good knights.”
Sir Pippin smiled slightly when he heard what Balian said. He knew that although the young knight sitting next to him was under twenty years old, he was definitely an old man. He met him when he was on duty in the palace.
Like many politicians here, they always have a smile on their face, always speak in a structured manner, comment on everything to the point, drink vigorously, never fall down, sometimes treat others better than their brothers, and
You can turn your back on someone at any time.
"Sir Balian is also a good knight. Your father and uncle are both skilled in martial arts and of noble moral character. The family tradition of your Tucker family is also one of the best in Brick." Sir Pippin praised Balian and Tower.
Gram family.
Balian smiled and clinked a glass of wine with Sir Pippin, and then the two chatted about some things. Balian intentionally or unintentionally mentioned "What are the results of the investigation of Maple Leaf Manor?" Sir Pippin told Balian that they would wait until tomorrow.
Once we officially march, we will send out scouts.
When Balian heard this, he was shocked again. These people were really cowardly in fighting. They didn't do any reconnaissance, and just sent troops in a hurry without knowing the enemy's situation. He felt very disappointed, and maybe there was something wrong with his face.
Balian raised his glass and drank to cover his face, fearing that Ser Pippin would see him.
While the two of them were wandering around, in the small square in the center of the garden, a knight challenged Sir Sog. Of course, it was a friendly challenge. After the two attendants handed the swords to the two,
The two of them competed on the spot, and both ordered it to the end, which was considered to be a fun addition to tonight's banquet.
Sir Sog undoubtedly won this contest. Balian could see that Sir Sog's style of play was very sharp and desperate, and ordinary people could not block his attack. Then several knights came up to compete, but
They were all defeated by him.
After that, no one came on the field. After Sir Soger won, thunderous applause broke out. After all, there is no difference between human nature in ancient times and modern times. Worshiping the strong is a deep-rooted thing in human nature.
"It's really exciting. Our Sir Soger is worthy of being the number one warrior in our direct county. I think these challengers also know that they will definitely lose today. Come, friends, let's raise a toast to us.
Cheers to the victory of the warriors and to the courage of the challengers!" Viscount Merritt raised his glass.
Everyone at the scene laughed and drank the cup together with Viscount Merri.
Viscount Merri put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Today, at the banquet, there was also a warrior who was famous in Brick. He went deep into the enemy's nest alone and cut off the head of the bandit leader who was wanted by the Duke. He even defeated him in Lida Castle with three moves.
The renowned Sir Yellen, last winter, with a small number of troops, wiped out the Blood Wolf gang entrenched in the Stag Forest in one fell swoop. He is Sir Balian, a disciple of the Sword of Dawn!"
With that said, Viscount Merry came to Balian, pulled Balian up from his seat, and walked together to the small square.
Everyone clapped knowingly to match Viscount Merry's praise of Balian. As soon as Sir Sauger saw Balian approaching, his eyes immediately flashed with anger. He said to Viscount Merry: "Lord Sheriff, I want to challenge this man.
Sir Balian, let’s see if the apprentice of the Sword of the Dawn has lived up to his reputation.”
Viscount Merry shrugged, "Well, I won't stop the competition between warriors, but it depends on whether Sir Balian is willing to accept it."
After saying that, Viscount Merry quickly left the place where a fight might break out and returned to the crowd. When everyone saw that Sir Soger had launched a challenge, they quickly cheered, "Challenge! Challenge! Challenge!"
But they didn't expect that after everyone's noises subsided, Balian directly gave Sir Thorg a deep blow.
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Li said, "Dear Sir Sog, you are my predecessor and a long-established knight. I am definitely no match for you. Therefore, I have to refuse your challenge. Please forgive me."
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"I didn't expect him to be a coward!"
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After Balian finished speaking, some voices of contempt and disdain came from the crowd. After all, Balian's approach was so inconsistent with the social rules of the nobles. Under the current situation where everyone wanted to fight, they had to go up even if they knew they were defeated.
, at least lose decently.
The reason why he doesn't compete with him is not because Balian is afraid of him. After all, he has studied under the top masters in this time and space and has first-class martial arts. When he was a scout in his previous life, he also practiced excellent skills. Although Sir Sogg is powerful in combat, he is really
In a duel, Balian is still sure to beat him.
But what's the benefit of fighting him? If you win, you will create an enemy for yourself, and it will make your colleagues even more jealous. Viscount Merry will use this as an excuse to promote Balian and the soldiers of Fort Noland.
Attacking the main force would be too much of a loss.
Balian, who has lived in two lifetimes, will never sacrifice his face or suffer the consequences. It doesn't matter if he loses his dignity in front of everyone. The most important thing is to put himself in a truly advantageous position.
Just when Balian turned around to leave, Sir Thorg suddenly swung his sword and slashed at Balian. Fortunately, he still insisted on practicing martial arts every day and did not waste his time. Balian moved his body dexterously and dodged.
Balian, who dodged the blow, said angrily to Sir Thorg: "I already said I don't want to fight you, and I recognize your martial arts. What do you mean by that? This is too un-chivalrous."
"Hey, you don't want to fight with me, but I want to fight with you. How can a coward like you talk about chivalry?" Sir Sog mocked, waving his sword again and preparing to attack again.
"My lord, take the sword!" Eomer took out Balian's sword and threw it over, and Balian caught it.
"Okay, since you want to have fun, don't blame me for being rude." Balian took a posture and prepared to fight.
When Sog saw Balian accepting the challenge, he felt as if he had been pumped with blood. He became even more excited. He took off his bucket helmet because the previous fights had made him sweat a lot. It was very uncomfortable to continue wearing it.
Comfortable. Throwing the bucket helmet aside, he held the sword in both hands, rushed over quickly, and soon had a fight with Balian.
"Beautiful fight, wonderful!" the crowd on the scene exclaimed.
At this time, Balian's hands were numb from the shock. This Sir Sogg's arm strength was amazing. He didn't have many skills in fighting. He won with brute force and a little skill. After the previous fight, Balian knew that he couldn't go head-to-head with him.
, this way you will suffer a big loss, you must think of a way to defeat him in one fell swoop.
But Sog didn't give Balian much time to think. He was like a wild wolf hunting, approaching crazily and trying to fight Balian, but he was avoided by Balian with his flexible movement.
However, during this period, he still exchanged swords with the barbarian Sogg twice, and Balian's arm was sore from the shock.
The onlookers present basically concluded that Balian, who was now at a disadvantage, would definitely lose. When the two of them passed each other after the second fight, Sir Thorg whispered to Balian: "My cousin Sark is
You kill him!" After Balian heard this, he frowned and replied in a low voice: "There is no injustice, no enmity, don't frame good people, watch the sword!"
The two of them fought for a while, and Sog's several pounces failed to capture Balian. Just like Cheng Yaojin who had finished using the three-axe, he had no choice but to use the moves he had just used again to find out.
Balian, who had tricked him, would never give him a chance to perform again, and he had already prepared ways to deal with him.
When Sir Thorg rushed over, Balian stepped forward with his right foot and bent his knees into a small mountaineering step. At the same time, the tip of the sword moved forward from back to left, slashing straight towards Thorg's unprotected lower back.
When he saw that Balian was about to attack his weak point, he quickly blocked it with his sword. Balian was waiting for this opportunity. Before the sword blocked by Sauger could reach him, he quickly turned to the right and hit his knee with the back of the sword.
, and then took advantage of Sog to rush forward in a fit of pain, tripping him down with his legs.
Sog's whole body was rushing forward with all his strength. Balian only had to stretch his legs, and he was easily tripped to the ground. The dog gnawed on the mud after the fall, and his face was covered in blood when he knocked on the granite floor.
, Balian kicked his sword aside, put his sword on his neck, and declared to everyone with sharp eyes that he was the winner!