The second battle below began, and in the VIP seats filled with imperial nobles, Little Finger had just lost a hundred golden dragons.
A newly minted golden dragon in the empire is worth a lot of money, and many people in the empire cannot earn it even after spending several months or even half a year.
But Lord Petyr Baelish lost a hundred gold dragons without changing his expression. He looked at the second battle below, shook his head and said.
"Although I don't understand the battles of the knights, I have heard of the name of the Dawn Sword, Your Highness."
"It is said that the Dane family has a set of judging rules. If the heir fails to meet these standards, he will not be qualified to pick up the Dawn and call himself the new generation of Dawn Sword."
Petyr tapped his fingers on the armrest and said while looking at the battle below.
"This rule of the Dane family is to prevent any future generations from falling into the name of the Sword of Dawn."
"So since this young man is qualified to pick up the Dawn, there must be no doubt about his strength."
"Has Your Highness ever thought about recruiting the Divine Sword of Dawn to your side?"
Petyr Baelish's reminder made the young prince's expression move slightly.
He didn't have such an idea before. After all, he now lives in the Red Castle. He doesn't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. The servant guards in the palace come and leave as soon as they are called, so he has never planned to recruit aides.
But now it seems that I really need to form a team and recruit some useful people.
However, he is still only the prince of the Targaryen family. Although he seems to have a high status and is followed by a huge convoy wherever he goes, the embarrassing thing is that in fact the prince and princess of the Targaryen family do not have any real power.
Can Heros now command the city guard?
If you just catch a thief or something, it's okay, but if you want to mobilize the army, you can't get past Sir Blackfish Brynden. Others will be afraid of the power of the imperial prince, but the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital Guard, as an important position in the empire, is the second most important person in the empire.
As an important minister in the Imperial Council, it would be a bit difficult for Heros to make him sell his face.
However, Sir Blackfish is also an old man. Of course, he will not refute His Highness the Prince's face directly and forcefully, but will tactfully ask Horos to bring out the imperial edict of his mother, Queen Rhaenys.
And this was a bit embarrassing. After going around and around, Heroes still asked for help to his mother.
Although he seemed to be the heir to the empire, before he actually ascended the Iron Throne to lead the empire, Horos actually did not even have the power of a small earldom.
Therefore, when the Governor of the Valley, Petyr Baelish, made some suggestions from the side, the eldest son of the Imperial Emperor, who was born with intelligence, immediately drew inferences.
He wondered if he could honor his mother if he had the chance, and then get a fiefdom to run on his own?
However, it is a pity that Queen Rhaenys, the biological mother of Horos, is a person who is not very fond of power. She does not often take care of state affairs, except for major events that require her nod.
And based on his mother's personality, the brown-haired boy thought that she might not agree to his request. Of course, if he tried hard, there might be a chance.
"It's Queen Arianne's birthday in just half a month."
Horos Targaryen turned his head and looked at the side of the throne, his brows slightly relaxed.
He thought of starting with gifts, carefully preparing a gift that would please his mother, and then asking for a fiefdom, which might succeed.
But he still had to turn to Diana for help. After all, Queen Arianne was his sister's biological mother. Then he looked at Diana's side.
Then he saw his sister playing some unknown game with his brother Eamonn. Eamonn was bounced several times and his face was full of grievances.
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On the other side, Petyr Baelish saw him and gave a few simple words, and the young prince seemed to understand.
An elusive smile suddenly appeared on his face.
As the leading conspiracy master in the empire, it is difficult for anyone but himself to guess what Littlefinger is thinking.
But what is surprising is that Robert Arryn, who everyone thought would soon die for unknown reasons under the advice of this kind adoptive father, actually lives to this day, and
Successfully inherited the Eyrie.
Lysa, the virtuous wife of the Governor of the Valley, was more unfortunate. She died in childbirth while giving birth to a baby boy for Petyr Baelish.
The Governor of the Vale was so distraught that he buried his wife and swore never to marry. Then he named his only son Robin, similar to the name of Lord Robert Arryn of the Eyrie.
Later, there were some vague rumors in the valley. Some people claimed that Mrs. Lysa had long lost the ability to have children due to five miscarriages.
Lady Lysa was actually killed by Littlefinger, and then he brought an illegitimate child from nowhere, claiming that it was the cause of his wife's childbirth, and naturally inherited the Petyr family name.
However, this rumor was just a rumor after all, and there was no actual evidence. Even the Earl of the Eagle's Nest, a boy with severe epilepsy, did not believe it, so it quickly dissipated.
However, at this moment, the winner of the competition below has been decided.
Edric Dayne smoothly defeated his uncle Beric Dondarrion, Lord of Blackport.
Then, amid the cheers and cheers from the audience, the contestants who had not yet appeared on the stage also appeared one after another, completing the competition.
Gendry wielded the Storm Hammer left behind by his father Robert Baratheon and defeated Dickon Tarly, the second son of former Reach general Randyll Tarly.
The ‘Little Wolf Girl’ Arya Stark and the ‘Giant Prince’ Attis also defeated their opponents respectively.
The Giant Prince still had the same routine as before. Although he didn't have the feeling of being unparalleled in the team competition, and his opponent was no ordinary person, he still won with strength and knocked down his opponent.
Arya, on the other hand, spent a lot more effort. She met a player who was also strong. In the end, she relied on her flexible body to constantly deal with him, and then won with difficulty.
Then all the victorious knights went one step further and began to compete.
Gendry was unlucky enough to meet the giant prince Attis. He was originally a strength player, but he encountered an unreasonable species like a giant, so he unfortunately lost.
Edric Dayne, the Sword of Dawn, met the female knight Brienne of Tarth, and the female knight's advancement path came to an end. Her swordsmanship was full of loopholes in the eyes of the young sword master, and she advanced easily.
Arya, the little wolf girl, was lucky enough to have a bye and won the first two rounds in the stands. However, Bran, who was eliminated early in the third round, cheered for his sister, and Lady Catelyn broke into a cold sweat.
But in the end Arya's luck came to an end. Among the three of them, Edric Dane had a bye, and Arya met the tall giant prince.
Logically speaking, she should have a certain advantage in flexibility. However, the giant prince has lived with Heros in the human court since he was a child, practicing human fighting methods. Therefore, Attis is a powerful and flexible player.
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Arya didn't take any advantage and unfortunately lost and was eliminated.
The final battle is the battle between the 'Sword of Dawn' Edric Dane and the 'Giant Prince' Attis.