Chapter 429 Prize Caroline
After hearing this, several people were confused as to why the competition held by the king was related to a female prisoner.
"Because the strongest person in this competition will win this woman! Think about it, she is the fiancée of the Grand Prince of the Principality of Jean! The future queen of the Principality of Jean!"
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Anlis explained the reason in a frivolous way. Gervis and the others on the opposite side looked at each other in bewilderment. What was King Hayden trying to do? Was he going to insult the royal family of the Principality of Jean in this way? This was too childish.
"Are you wondering why the king did this? Few people know this news, but I'm telling you now, so don't tell anyone!"
When saying this, Anlis lowered his voice.
"A few days ago, the King of the Principality of Jean sent a messenger saying that he was willing to exchange the captured vassals for Caroline. However, after losing so many war horses in Baiyan City, how could His Majesty agree? His Majesty asked the Principality of Jean to stop the invasion, only then would he release Caroline. As for the vassals, they will be redeemed with gold coins according to the practice of previous years."
"In the end, the King of the Principality of Jean refused to agree, and even used a trick to capture Maiye City and marched straight to the Royal City. So, in order to show his determination to fight to the death with the Principality of Jean, whoever can win the competition will get the future queen of the Principality of Jean!"
Anlis was indeed well-informed and knew even such secrets clearly. Gervis guessed that Anlis had heard all this information from his uncle, the financial officer.
"Hey, hey! Isn't that Caroline pretty?"
After hearing the whole story, everyone present was ready to give it a try. No matter what Caroline looked like, her reputation as the future queen of the Principality of Jean was enough to make these people eager to try.
If he really wins this competition and gets the beauty, his fame will definitely spread throughout the principality, and may even spread to the other two principalities.
For these young nobles, fame and beauty are their life pursuits.
"I haven't seen what Caroline looks like, but think about it. She's the fiancée of the Grand Prince of the Principality of Jean, the daughter of an earl's family. How bad can she be?"
Anlis shook his head to indicate that he had never seen Caroline either.
"Then I want to participate the day after tomorrow too! Hehe!"
Although they didn't know what Caroline looked like, they all agreed with Anlis's later statement that a noble lady from the Earl's family couldn't be any worse.
Only Gervis on the side was speechless. Caroline was really in trouble. King Hayden actually came up with such a bad idea.
This is a huge blow to the reputation of the Crown Prince and the Principality of Jean, and it will also cause greater harm to Caroline!
"Do you want to participate in this competition?"
Gervais is now in a dilemma.
If you can, please join us!
His identity was a fake, and when he went on stage in public, there might be someone who knew the Potter family, and he might even be implicated.
If you don’t participate!
That would be a miserable situation for Caroline. Even if her life was safe, her dream of becoming queen would definitely be shattered.
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Two days later, the square outside the Hayden Palace was packed with people.
This square covers a very large area and can accommodate 20,000 people. It is used to host various celebrations of the principality. Under normal circumstances, civilians are not allowed to enter here, and this is no exception today.
Those who can come here today are all holders of titles or descendants of nobles.
Anlis's information was very accurate. Gervis and others did receive the herald's notice yesterday morning.
King Hayden will hold a youth competition in the square in front of the palace. All unmarried noble sons of the duchy can participate. The one with the best performance in the competition will get Caroline.
And, in addition to Caroline, there was also a reward of knighthood.
The first place winner will be awarded the title of Viscount, and the top ten will be awarded the title of Baron.
Of course, this title does not come with any fiefdom, it is an honorary title, but it still has great appeal to the young people of the Principality of Alban.
Whether it is the second son or the eldest son of the family, there are many benefits to obtaining this title.
So this morning the square in front of the palace was packed with people, and all the young nobles had come here, ready to try their skills.
Purple flags were flying in every corner of the square, and Gervis and Tread and six others came to the square.
"Hey, Harry, if we win first place, do we have to marry Caroline? I'm afraid I can't afford to support the eldest daughter of the Earl's family."
Treed's look today is a bit flashy. His old leather armor has been refurbished, and the iron pieces inlaid on the armor must have taken a lot of effort last night, and they have been polished to a shine.
He was also holding a waist-high square shield in his hand, which Gervis hadn't seen in the past few days. It must have been borrowed from somewhere.
However, the quality of this square shield should be good. The entire frame is made of iron bars. In order to reduce the weight, although the middle is covered with wood, both sides of the wood are wrapped with thick iron sheets.
This square shield alone weighs dozens of pounds, and can even block the slashing blows of the title knight.
"Of course it's hard to support them. The jewelry used by the earls is made of pure gold and inlaid with various precious gems. A good set of jewelry would be enough to pay a baron's taxes for several years."
Anlis on the side was even more showy. He wore a full body armor. The whole body armor was silver-white, with brass inlaid forged patterns, plus a fiery red cloak. This appearance directly made Gervis and the other six people look inferior. Although there were no strengthening runes engraved on it, the shape was definitely showy.
After hearing Tread's question, Anlis interrupted without waiting for Gervis to answer.
"However, the king did not say that he must marry Caroline, hehehe! You know!"
"Alas, we are definitely no match for you. Come on, Anlis! It's up to you to fight for Caroline. We are only going to fight for a title."
Although they are all heirs to the family, if they win the title, they can give it to their brothers. This is allowed by aristocratic law.
“Puff~”
"You country bumpkin, you really think this is your country! And you're trying to take Caroline and the title!"
Just as Tredd and his companions were discussing excitedly, a sneer suddenly came from the side.
"Who are you scolding?"
Although Treed was honest and simple, he was also straightforward. When he heard someone's sarcastic remarks, his face immediately turned red and he fought back.
I saw five young men coming two meters away from Gervis and the others. They were all wearing full body armor.
Moreover, their full body armor is different from Anlis's, with more beautiful and exquisite styles, and it can be seen at a glance that it was forged by a master blacksmith.
In addition, there are one or two strengthening runes engraved on their armor. Although there are only one or two, they also represent strength and status.
"The country bumpkin is scolding you, what's wrong? You don't know your own limitations!"
The young man obviously didn't expect these people to dare to talk back. He looked over with interest and replied provocatively.
"Tred, forget it, those two are the heirs of the Kenny family and the Persang family!"
Seeing that the two sides were about to have a conflict, Anlis quickly grabbed Tred and whispered something in his ear.
These two are among the six earl families in the Duchy of Alban.
The Earl's family is indeed not something that these little baron descendants can mess with.
Anlis was knowledgeable and knew the other party's identity, so he immediately gave up the intention of arguing with them.
This is not cowardice, but the rule of this world: big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps.
After hearing what Anlis said, although Tread's face was still flushed, he was not a brainless person. In the end, he endured it and did not say anything else. He just turned his face away.
This made Gervis look at him with a new respect.
Woo woo woo~
At this moment, a horn sounded from the palace wall, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"His Majesty the King has arrived!"
"His Majesty the King has arrived!"
(End of this chapter)
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