The morning race went quite smoothly. The only incident was when, before the riders were ready to set off, Duke Seric's second son, Mr. Enhor Seric, who looked younger than the outsiders, found Shade alone:
"Hamilton of Rejade, I will use this game to prove that I am more suitable for Her Highness Leicia than you!"
After the young man finished speaking, he put on his helmet and left.
"who is he?"
Shade asked the blonde girl beside him in surprise. Of course, the soul at this time was Leicia. Her Royal Highness the Princess wanted to bless Shade before he set off:
"A self-indulgent suitor. I have many suitors in the city as well."
Leicia said, then stood on tiptoe and kissed Shade's cheek:
"But those are just silly boys. In my heart, no one can compare to you."
Shade nodded in agreement, and turned to look at the back of young Mr. Serridge. He was not petty, because he wanted to kill others, he just wanted to win no matter what.
The horn sounded, and the knights set off from the Edward III Arena. The bards holding telescopes continuously reported the information of the riders in the front row to the enthusiastic audience through the huge steam-powered loudspeaker.
Although the spectators could not see the contestants running on the country trails, the atmosphere on the scene was even more lively than yesterday's archery competition.
As for Shad, he had already mastered horse riding skills that outsiders in the original world could never imagine in the winter. Compared with the creek forests in the Randall River Valley where there were no roads at all, riding in the countryside of Tobesk was simply too easy. He had been in the front since the start, and the horse that Miss Carina had chosen for him really performed very well.
Finally, when Shad was the first to appear on the track outside the King Edward III Arena, and rushed into the arena and crossed the finish line with a lead of at least ten lengths over the second place, the cheers in the entire arena spread in all directions like a steam bomb explosion.
Not only was he an excellent rider, but the unique scent of a female dragon that had not yet completely dissipated from him made his mount very obedient, and also caused other contestants' mounts to subconsciously slow down once he got close to them. Of course, Shade would not say this.
The cheers and applause seemed to never stop. After Shade, the bards were still loudly announcing the names and origins of the riders who reached the finish line. As the first place winner of the horse race, Shade was fortunate to be in the audience seats after everyone returned to the arena and was received by Queen Diana who came to watch the game. Leicia was still in the city today, but Ajelina, who came with her mother, was quite excited.
At 11:30 in the morning, Shad was finally able to leave the arena. Amid the loud applause of the crowd, he reunited with Dorothy, who was smiling all the time. The little princess even asked someone to deliver her handkerchief to her.
"Her handkerchief."
Dorothy, of course, recognized the handkerchief at once, but instead of putting it away, she put it into Shad's pocket herself.
Xia De thought that was the end, but he didn't expect that during the following lunch, the servants who came frequently brought him more than ten handkerchiefs, some of which even had red kisses and addresses on them.
Neither Tifa nor Dorothy felt strange, but they felt that Shade's reaction was very strange:
"It's like this every year. This is the climax of the City Equestrian Competition. Yesterday was just a warm-up."
Said the blonde who was used to this.
"I don't quite understand, why didn't this happen yesterday?"
Xia De frowned at the handkerchief, not knowing what to do with it, while Tifa explained:
"Compared to shooting sports, which require more skills, people regard equestrianism as the most direct representation of chivalry and chivalry. I think that not only will you receive handkerchiefs now, but there will be many people who will send love letters, handkerchiefs and various letters to No. 6 Saint Teresa Square in the next week."
After all, Xia De directly published his information in the newspaper advertisement.
"After the knight duels tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you won't just receive handkerchiefs. You may receive all kinds of strange things... I mean garters."
The blonde said with a smile, using her notebook to record what happened today as material for her writing. Although the competition was calm for the time being, she was planning to use this competition as a model to conceive an ingenious murder case. Of course, Dorothy did not forget to give her handkerchief to Shad after lunch as a reward for Shad's victory:
"Keep winning, Knight, and you'll get more."
After a three-hour break, the afternoon race officially began. The afternoon race was a horse race in the arena. The runners had to run enough laps within the specified time and grab the silk scarves along the fixed route with their hands. After the time was up, the points were calculated based on the distance they ran and the number of silk scarves they got.
Because the area in the arena was limited, the 36 people were divided into 4 groups, and this time Shad was assigned to the last group.
By the time he finished his game, it was already around five in the evening. Shade, who had a pretty good performance, was once again met with crowds of cheers at the entrance of the arena. When he returned to the tent, a reporter from the Steambird Daily, who came through Dorothy's connections, interviewed Shade verbally.
This is even more stressful than horse racing.
That evening, Shad still had no additional activities planned. He returned to Carina Manor for dinner as he did yesterday, and then returned to the city with Dorothy.
However, Dorothy did not spend the night at Number 6 St. Teresa's Square. She had an elective class at the college tomorrow morning, so she had to go back tonight to prepare in advance. It would be tomorrow afternoon before she could meet up with Shad at the arena.
But Shade did not rest alone that night. At around nine o'clock, Shade, who was reading the "Malbasi Demon Book" in the study, felt the badge on his chest suddenly radiate amazing heat. Then the door downstairs was opened by the key, and the witch walked up the stairs aggressively. She looked around in the living room and found that the house was eerily quiet. Only Shade was standing at the door of the study with a book in his hand. The bedroom door was open, and only Mia was looking out. Then she realized that there were no other "guests" here tonight.
"Good evening, Carina, what brings you here?"
Xia De greeted her, and the witch waved to the maids behind her to go to the first floor to rest:
"If you don't want to stay at my place, then why don't you allow me to stay the night at your place? Louisa and Annette can do it, and so can I."
It seems that she still remembers the "surprise" she saw when she arrived this morning.
As she spoke, the witch raised her hand to take off the hairpin that bound her beautiful long red hair and threw it on the coffee table. The red hair spread out behind her, and the witch walked towards Shade:
"Knight, you're not going to tell me that you're too tired today and want to rest alone, right?"
The golden eyes stared at Xia De, and Xia De was stunned:
"Tired? Today was nothing more than horseback riding. Compared to all the adventures and explorations I've had in other cities, today was like a whole day of rest."
"Well, let me see if you have over-exaggerated yourself. I don't believe you can get sick again after this time."
She grabbed Xia De's collar rudely and kissed him.
(Yin Luna is praying...)
"So, you also know that Shade is going to be competing all day today?"
Early Wednesday morning, at the dining table at 6 St. Teresa's Square, Shad felt that he heard a very familiar sentence. Someone had also said this sentence yesterday morning.
However, the one who said this now was Resia, who had finally taken time out to visit Shade, and the one being questioned was Miss Karina, who had said a similar sentence yesterday morning.
"Don't worry, Lecia. I've verified it myself. For Shade, a competition like the City Tournament is not even a warm-up. He still has a lot of energy... Really a lot."
As she spoke, the witch spread jam on the bread with a silver knife, which made Leicia look even more annoyed.
Fortunately, Leicia knew how to suppress her anger. She looked at Shade again, and the anger in her eyes scared Shade:
"I... ... "
"No, I shouldn't be mad at you."
Leicia closed her eyes and adjusted her emotions. If her dissatisfaction with her aunt was like being harassed by someone knocking on the door, then her dissatisfaction with Shad was like Shad being woken up by Xiaomia in the early morning.
"According to the current ranking of the competition points, you are ranked first. I hope you can be careful today. Although today's duel is to be carried out with armor and wooden swords, no one can guarantee whether someone will play any tricks. Every few years, there will always be fools who use extraordinary powers under the nose of the church."
"Don't worry, I will win for you."
Leicia smiled gently:
"You always speak my mind. Also, have you heard that something happened to Count Lewis of Carsonrick?"
"Wasn't he accidentally shot by an arrow from inside the arena on Monday, outside the King Edward III Arena, and then hit in the vitals by the assassin?"
Shade said as he held the bread slice. Miss Carina had spread grape jam on it, while Shade chose apple jam. Speaking of which, it was a luxury to be able to eat fresh jam in the early spring.
"Yes, killer..."
Leicia smiled and glanced at Shade, then shook her head:
"But that's not what I'm talking about. After the Earl was injured in the arena, his deputy took his place in the city to concentrate on the negotiations. The Earl didn't wake up until last night. As a result, when he was resting in the middle of the night, the bed he was sleeping on collapsed. I heard this morning that his left leg was broken."