Hugo lowered his head, and the atmosphere was silent for a moment.
Susan had never thought of herself as a woman with a bad temper and an impulsive personality. But now, she wanted to catch all the guys not far away and beat them up.
But just when she was about to question him with a cold face, her sleeve was pulled by a pale hand.
Susan turned her head. The porcelain-like delicate girl lowered her long eyelashes, took off a blue cicada-shaped pendant from her neck, and said softly to her: "There is no need to conflict with them, use this instead of a bet."
"Princess!" Hugo became anxious immediately. Blood welled up on his face, he was embarrassed and anxious.
"You are my guard captain, what can you do if you don't have a good horse?" Aleshia smiled slightly and said softly to Hugo: "Although my pendant is more valuable than your horse, it is just an accessory.
, the value at the moment is not even as good as the horseshoe of Xiongshan. Since we can’t come up with anything else at the moment, this is the best.”
Listening to what Alessia and Hugo said, Susan looked down at the pendant stuffed into the palm of her hand.
This is a completely blue pendant. The special material is as hard as steel, but feels as warm as jade. The cicada's back is engraved with intricate magic patterns as thin as gossamer.
Susan knew that as long as she gently threw this gadget into the air, it would fly up and follow her around. Until someone took it off, it would lie down in her palm and fold its thin wings.
She also knew that this was a birthday gift given to the girl by Abraham, the president of the Magic Association, and she also knew how much the girl actually liked the pendant.
The beautiful female swordsman had opened the door with a smile countless times, watching the sunlight through the window, shining on the cicadas vibrating their thin wings in the air, and shining on the bedside of the girl who lay on the bed and refused to get up.
The cicadas were hovering in the air, and the crystal clear luster was flowing. The girl on the bed was wearing white pajamas, spreading her long hair like sunshine, hiding herself in the soft quilt, sometimes revealing her eyes to look at the cicadas, and sometimes covering them again
The face is exposed, and a pair of white little feet are exposed. The cicada needs to feel the master's breath, so it flies back and forth.
Only later...
The carefree girl gradually grew older, and the smile on her face gradually diminished.
Susan opened the door on time in the morning, but what she saw was a quiet girl curled up on a chair with her knees in the sunshine in front of the window, watching quietly in the distance.
The cicada hung quietly on the girl's neck and never flew up again.
Susan, who wanted to persuade Alessia, finally stopped talking when she saw the girl's calm eyes.
Because she knew how cruel and fierce the struggle at the top of the empire was. The precarious situation and those peers who seemed to be laughing and talking enthusiastically, with a hint of jealousy and a hint of gloating in their eyes, who were ready to watch the show, made the girl far more powerful than
She is mature in age and is far stronger than her frail appearance.
She is a lovable little girl, but also an admirable little princess.
Susan turned around and walked to the waiting nobles and said coldly: "I'm sorry, my lords, Xiongshan is the mount of Knight Hugo. As the captain of the guard of Her Royal Highness, his duty is to protect the safety of the princess."
As she spoke, the female swordsman spread her palms and said, "This pendant is worth about twenty thousand gold langs, and it was made by Archmage Abraham for several months. I think it can be used to replace a war horse as a bet.
There shouldn’t be any objections, right?”
Twenty thousand gold coins, made by Abraham himself, the princess's pendant...
These keywords immediately captured the hearts of everyone present. Many people looked at the pendant, full of surprise and greed.
Even for a nobleman, twenty thousand gold coins is a lot of wealth.
Besides, this was made by Abraham himself. If it were put at auction, the price would definitely be more than this.
"Since the princess cares about her subordinates..." Monk Moon, who had been surrounded by everyone, bowed calmly, "Then so be it."
The knights and nobles around him nodded in agreement.
For them, the bet they each made was just a good horse worth two or three thousand gold coins. Since the monks all nodded, there was nothing much to say.
In terms of status, the monks and bishops were a little lower than the regional bishops in several nearby territories, but the monks who came from the imperial capital and were personally appointed by the Pope were not someone that ordinary small nobles could offend.
This time, the hunting and gambling competition was divided into four companies.
Friar Moon and his knights, as well as George and others from the Knights Templar, are from the same family. The princess and her royal guards are from the same family. The remaining two families are Matthew from the Viscount of Wenger and
Local landowner Baron Bryan.
Because Baron Bryan was away from home, those who participated in the hunt were the Baroness, her son Lord Rice, and her daughter Anne, who hurried home from church.
As two low-level nobles in remote areas, neither the Wenger family nor the Porabel family were prepared to compete with the Holy See royal family. The intention of welcoming and accompanying them was much greater than the desire to win.
There is nothing more than a good horse worth two or three thousand gold. Although it is expensive, it is still affordable.
Moreover, in this gambling match, the winner has already been determined. Naturally, it is Brother Moon and his group of knights. Among these four teams, they are the strongest. Let’s not talk about anything else, just the Saint.
Lord Knight George is invincible. If there were any large monsters, Lord George would be able to deal with them all by himself.
What's more, among the many hound magic pets here, apart from the two first-level [Wind Wolf] raised by Matthew, only George has a third-level magic pet [Sword Tiger] who never leaves him.
Others are just hunting dogs.
"In that case," Les, who was next to him, looked at Monk Moon and Templar George, and said to Susan, "Miss Susan, please meet your guide. The competition will start in a while."
Susan turned around and saw a short hunter with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks walking timidly from the side. He kept nodding and bowing, but his eyes were wandering.
Looking at the guide on Moon's side, Susan felt a surge of anger rushing upwards.
Of the four people present, Baron Polabel and his family naturally do not need a guide. There is already a full-time hunter in the castle, who is responsible for hunting and driving away wild beasts that cause harm to farmland and pastures. Although the Wenger family is not a landowner, they have a strong interest in the southern mountains and forests.
He is no stranger, and the hunters who follow him are also competent enough.
There are no hunters, just Moon and the princess.
The hunter standing next to Munn is strong and powerful, and his fighting spirit has reached the fourth level. The leather robe he is wearing, the big bow on his back, and the hunting bag and weapons hanging on his waist all indicate that he is a hunter.
A hunter who is well versed in jungle hunting techniques and has gained a lot in daily life.
The one assigned to the princess is a hunter who has no fighting spirit, is short, weak, and dressed in rags. Just look at his erratic eyes, and you can tell that he has no self-confidence!
Susan gritted her teeth and was about to turn around and leave when she saw a big-headed boy walking from the jungle not far away.
Susan's eyes narrowed slightly.
The young man at this moment was carrying a bow and sword on his back, an ax stuck in his waist, and a fat dog with a straight tail at his feet. He was looking here blankly.
Almost at that moment, Susan made her decision.
"Since Lord Munn has already chosen the guide first, there is probably no suspense about the outcome," Susan stabbed Munn coldly and said, "We don't care, if we have to choose, I might as well choose him!"
Susan raised her hand, and her white jade fingers suddenly pointed at the big-headed boy.
Everyone turned to look. The group of servants and knights nearby suddenly burst into laughter.
"Roy?"
"Big brain?"
The Baroness and her daughter Anne suddenly shouted.
Upon hearing this name, Father Moon's eyes instantly turned into shining blades, shooting at the black-haired boy with extremely sharp eyes.