Glory Riding and Cutting

"Your Majesty, Knight Rodritte has arrived!" The guard approached the palace door and said loudly.

The door of the hall was opened immediately, and the maid glanced at the guard and Ronan, and then gave way to signal Ronan to come in.

Ronan nodded to the maid, and then walked over the threshold to Queen Serena, who was working with her head bowed at the table.

"Your Majesty!" Ronan walked to the table and bowed.

"Sit!" Queen Serena did not raise her head to review the documents, but stretched out her hand and gestured for the chair in front of her.

Ronan sat down quietly and did not disturb the Queen's office.

After half an hour, the Queen finally finished reviewing the last document. He raised his head and stretched his waist, showing a good figure curve, and finally looked at Ronan and said.

"I've been waiting for a long time. The border has not been peaceful recently. It seems that Moran is going to make another move. Recently, there are a lot of documents sent back from the border."

"Her Majesty has so many things to do every day, and Rodrite won't feel long waiting for His Majesty to work for a day, let alone just for a while."

"Oh, Mr. Rodrette is really interesting, no wonder my daughter likes you very much.

Well, I called you here for a serious business. After giving birth to three daughters, the Marquis of Blue Valley finally gave birth to a son last week.

The Marquis of Blue Valley is the most powerful nobleman in the west of Hinterland, and his family history can even be traced back to before the founding of Hinterland, so the background cannot be underestimated.

This time the Marquis of Blue Valley is happy with a son, and the excitement can be imagined. This child will definitely become one of the brightest people in the west of the kingdom.

The Marquis of Blue Valley decided to take this opportunity to hold a nationwide competitive meeting when the child was full moon, inviting all young talents to participate, and took this opportunity to find a husband for his third daughter.

If Sibella wants to take over the throne in the future, she must establish a good relationship with the great nobles in the country, at least most of them must recognize it.

So I decided to let Sibella personally bring a gift to congratulate the Marquis of Blue Valley. I have been escorted by Mario's organization guards. As Sibella's guardian rider, you should also go with me.

Moreover, you have to represent the princess in the competition, and you'd better get a good ranking, which will benefit both Sibella and you.

At that time, most of the nobles in the kingdom will send their children to participate, and getting a good ranking will help lay a solid foundation for you in the future.

There are three types of competitions: ground individual competition, ground team competition and spear riding competition.

The prize money for the first place is 2000 gold coins, and the second place is only 500.

The three competitions will be held sequentially for a total of one month, and you can participate in them all.

Only nobles can participate in the spear riding competition, while the other two are not restricted by identity, which means that there will be some mercenaries or adventurers participating in the competition for bonuses and noble appreciation.

You go back and make good preparations for departure the day after tomorrow, and you can ask Mario about the rest of the specific details on the way. "

After finishing speaking, Queen Serena took out another stack of documents from the side to review.

Ronan stood up and gave another salute before resigning. Ronan's etiquette has become more and more proficient, and now he has the feeling of a real nobleman, without the feeling of a bumpkin nouveau riche before.

Ronan was quite happy in his heart. The championship reward was 2,000 gold coins. If all three won the championship, it would be 6,000 gold coins.

Therefore, Ronan has made up his mind, and he is bound to win this competition.

First of all, with Aldridge and the system fighters, the team competition should be stable.

Ronan is also planning to let Aldridge participate in the individual competition. If he accidentally overturns, Aldridge should be able to win the championship.

Ronan was most worried about the spear-riding competition. He had never experienced such a competition. The difference between the spear-riding competition and the real battlefield was huge, and Ronan was really not sure.

And I don't know what the specific rules are, so I have to ask Mario carefully on the road the day after tomorrow.

Riding back to the manor, Ronan found the butler.

"The day after tomorrow, I'm going to participate in the competition held by the Marquis of Blue Valley. Counting the round-trip time, it will take more than a month to come back. During this time, the manor will be handed over to you and Wendy."

"Okay, my lord, feel free to leave it to us. If you need anything, I will prepare it for you."

"No need, Walton, I'm with Her Royal Highness's traveling team. You just need to ask your attendants to prepare the horse for me the morning after tomorrow."

That night, after finishing dinner, Covington did not go back to rest, but stood beside Ronan.

Ronan cut a piece of steak and put it in his mouth. Knowing that he had something to say, he smiled and said:

"Don't wait, just tell me if you have anything to say!"

"My lord, I heard that you are going to participate in the Marquis of Blue Valley's competition?"

"You're quite well informed, what's the matter?"

"Hey, as your personal chef, in order to ensure your food and drink on the road, I should also accompany you on the trip, and I can ride a horse and have a little bit of swordsmanship, so I won't drag down the team!"

Covington lowered his head and smiled and said to Ronan.

Ronan knew that this young little chef actually wanted to watch the game, and how many young guys would not yearn for such a grand event, especially in this world where there are few entertainment activities and people's spiritual life is relatively scarce.

"Oh, I know your little thoughts, I can take you with me, but I'm not going on a picnic, you have to take care of yourself, and don't cause trouble!"

"Good sir, I will never trouble you. I have researched some delicious food in the past few days, and I will make it for you to taste!"

With a wave of his hand, Ronan continued to deal with the steak in front of him. Covington got what he wanted, and retreated wisely.

As soon as Covington left, a timid voice came from behind Ronan, it was Caroline.

"My lord, shall I go with you?"

"You don't have to, just clean my room well during this time, and don't want me to become a rat's nest when I come back."

"Yes, my lord!" Caroline was relieved when she heard that she was not going to go, and her tone became more cheerful. After all, she was just a girl who was only eighteen or nineteen years old.

Some nobles would indeed bring their personal attendants to take care of them when they traveled, but Ronan was not one of those noble youths who were used to being taken care of since he was a child, and it was difficult to adapt without his attendants.

Ronan is good at and used to taking care of himself, and it's not convenient to take a little maid on the road.

A day passed quickly, and the day of departure was coming soon. Ronan had already dressed, instead of wearing heavy plate armor, he carried it in a box.

Wearing the hard leather armor of the smock, the waist with nightmares, the cast iron shield and the slayer's sword hanging on his back, Ronan took the reins from his attendants and got on his horse.

Ronan didn't bring many subordinates this time, because there were only five people in the team competition, so Ronan only brought three Aldridge and two Vaegir knights.