The sound of the horn sounded, and the two horses began to run immediately, and the wooden viewing platform also shook.
The two knights are riding on horseback, leaning forward, pointing their lances at the opponent's chest, as steady as a rock.
As the distance rapidly narrowed, the aura of the two was also rapidly rising.
Thirty meters...
ten meters...
five meters...
The wooden lance pierced the air and made a whistling sound.
Time seemed to stop suddenly at this moment.
But at the moment of staggering, Joseph suddenly changed from stabbing to sweeping, and the afterimage of the lance formed a crescent moon in the air, slashing at the opponent fiercely, about to sweep him off the horse.
Carl Miller shrank his eyes, but he didn't panic, because the shield standing by his side just blocked Joseph's sweep, and the lance in his hand pierced straight into the armor on the opponent's chest.
Boom!
The two lances exploded at the same time, sending out pieces of wood.
Carl Miller swayed a few times on the horse's back and almost fell, but he cleverly used his superb horsemanship to stabilize his body's balance.
However, Joseph was knocked out like a cannonball. The knight in copper armor turned over deftly in the air, landed on both feet, and took three steps back before finally standing still.
According to the rules of the game, if you lose your horse, you lose.
"I lost." Joseph shook his head, dropped half of the lance in his hand, and took off his helmet, revealing a weather-beaten face.
His bay horse came up to his master, snorting, as if to comfort Joseph.
Carl Miller also came over, took off his helmet, smiled as a winner, and said, "You are very powerful, but you made a fatal mistake. You shouldn't change your moves at the last moment."
After saying this, Karl turned his horse's head and slowly paced around the competition venue, accepting the cheers from the audience.
On the viewing platform, Colin watched this scene, and suddenly turned his head and whispered in Aisha's ear: "That Joseph deliberately lost to Carl Miller."
Although Joseph pretended well, he only had the strength of a third-tier knight after all, and Colin could naturally see the clue.
Since the half elves are a hybrid of humans and elves, they don't have a high affinity for the holy light when their blood is mixed. Therefore, it is difficult for their knights to exceed the third rank.
When Ke Lin came to Silvermoon City last year, he had seen several strong fourth-order half-elf knights here. At this time, in Silvermoon City, the third-tier knights are already the pinnacle of the half-elf force.
Aisha was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, then frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that someone threatened Joseph and asked him to lose the contest on purpose?"
But Colin patted Aisha's arm lightly, shook his head and said: "Not necessarily. The Miller family has just undergone major changes, and no one should dare to jump out to make trouble at this time.
Moreover, before this game, no one would have expected that an unknown wandering knight could make it all the way to the finals. "
"Then why did Joseph lose the game on purpose?"
Colin looked at Joseph who was silent and bowed his head in the field, but smiled and said, "Joseph lost the game, but won life."
Queen Elsa looked at her lover suspiciously.
Colin explained with a smile: "Joseph knows that he came from a humble background, so he can't be compared with Karl who came from the royal family.
Moreover, Karl is younger, and he may still have the hope of being promoted to the fourth rank in the future, and even inheriting the duke position of the Miller family.
If Joseph wins this contest, even if he has been appreciated by you and successfully joined the half-elf noble class, how will he face the hostility of a duke in the future
So, he might as well lose the game and make Karl Miller the champion.
In this way, he has already demonstrated his strength on such a stage. Even if he did not get the championship reward, when Carl Miller figured it out, he would naturally be grateful to Joseph. "
Queen Aisha listened quietly, nodded and said: "It makes sense. But, from your appearance, it seems that you appreciate Joseph's actions very much?"
Ke Lin didn't hide his thoughts, nodded and said: "Yes. This is a smart man, capable, and knows how to advance and retreat. And what's even better, he came from a humble background, without the backing of a family, and just needs to be attached to a powerful force .”
Queen Aisha instantly understood Colin's thoughts, and said, "You want him to be the commander of the Silver Moon Guard?"
"Smart!" Colin snapped his fingers.
The Silver Moon Guard is being rebuilt, but Colin has been undecided about the candidate for the commander.
Although Colin didn't intend to rely too much on the military strength of the half-elves, he also didn't want Silvermoon City to be in turmoil again.
Therefore, the selection of the commander of the Silver Moon Guard is very important.
Colin even thought that if he couldn't find a suitable candidate, he might as well find someone of his own blood to be the commander.
But at this time, Joseph suddenly appeared in front of Colin and gave him a surprise.
Queen Aisha also seemed to think that Joseph was a good choice, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I will send someone to investigate Joseph's background carefully. If there is no problem, I will announce it publicly after a while."
"good."
While speaking, Carl Miller, today's champion knight, had already come to the viewing stand, took the flowers from the subordinates, and looked around.
Colin also looked at the young knight curiously, wondering which noble lady he would give flowers to.
Who knew that this champion knight came straight towards the viewing stand.
Then, under the amazed eyes of everyone, they presented flowers to Cathy who was behind Ke Lin!
The half-elf maid was caught off guard and froze on the spot, then looked at Colin at a loss, as if seeking help from her master.
Colin didn't intend to help at all, but put on an expression of watching a show, and at the same time watched Prince Harrison's direction out of the corner of his eye.
Sure enough, the prince of the empire turned red with anger and clenched his fists, as if he was about to rush out in the next second and invite Cavalier Karl to a duel.
But fortunately, he is still a little rational, knowing that he is not the opponent of Cavalier Karl, so he can only stare at his rival, not knowing what is going on in his mind.
With no hope of seeking help, Cathy had no choice but to follow the flowers in front of her.
Colin looked at Carl Miller with great interest, and suddenly felt that the knight of the Miller family was also quite scheming.
However, looking at Cathy, this Cavalier is destined to be unrequited love.
And looking at Prince Harrison's appearance, uh... I can only say that Cavalier Karl is asking for more blessings.
Karl obviously didn't know that he had accidentally offended the prince of the empire. After presenting the flowers, he strode up to Queen Elsa and knelt down on one knee.
But before the champion knight could speak, Lord Fei Yin, the envoy of the Eastern Realm, stood up.
Colin thought he was an "extra reward" for fulfilling his promise, but unexpectedly, Lord Fei Yin said:
"Very exciting competition! However, Knight Carl, there is another knight on my side who missed the registration time for the tournament and was unable to participate in the competition. It is a pity, but he really wants to compete with you. Would you like it? "
Queen Aisha frowned, and said decisively: "Sorry, Sir Fei Yin, the tournament is over."
"Your Majesty, of course I understand this. However, the reward I just presented, according to the Duke of St. Pross, must be awarded to the most powerful half-elf knight. I wonder if Knight Karl is willing to prove himself?"
Colin narrowed his eyes and said, "So, the knight you recommended is also a half-elf?"
"Yes." Jue Fei Yin nodded, and then waved behind him.
Immediately, an accompanying guard came to the viewing platform and took off his helmet.
When he saw his face clearly, Colin was startled.
And Carl Miller has already said loudly: "Your Majesty, please allow me to take over this battle for you!"
Queen Aisha also recognized the identity of the half-elven knight introduced by the East Realm, turned to look at Colin, saw him nodding slightly, and agreed:
"Good! Knight Karl, I hope you can prove yourself again."
(end of this chapter)