Chapter 163 Prince’s Palace
The palace of Prince Pentos is in the center of the city. It is a large and luxurious building complex made of pure white marble.
Prince Pentos is only a nominal leader, responsible for presiding over ceremonies, but this luxurious prince's palace can fully serve as the face of Pentos, and will not damage Pantos's face in the slightest.
The first standard guard of the old governor of Lotalus was stationed outside the Prince's Palace. Half of these men used spears and the other half used short swords. They were all equipped with large round shields that could cover the entire upper body.
It can be seen that their weapons are distributed uniformly.
In comparison, their various and uneven protective gears, which were obviously prepared by themselves, looked particularly bad.
If Butler Mills hadn't said that the First Standard Guard was the most elite of the Pentos City Guards, Ian would probably have regarded them as a ragtag group.
After passing through the several-meter-high golden arch, Ian, along with many other Pentos nobles, were taken into the prince's palace by the eunuchs.
Along the cobblestone avenue with carved stone pillars on both sides, they first passed through the palace garden. The colorful scenery did not let them stop for a moment, and they arrived at the Prince's Square.
The later competition will be held on the battle platform built here.
In this game, Ian will collect the last bit of interest before leaving Pentos - the heads of two players, Ander Poole and Belz Poole.
The game hadn't started yet, so Ian followed the crowd and continued walking towards the glittering front hall.
The hall in the front hall is very wide, probably more than three times the size of the Red Keep hall, and the entire hall is covered with a thick Myr carpet. The three major symbols of Pentos - symbols of Pentos - are carved on the stone pillars supporting the ceiling. The golden scale for trade, the steel sword for war, and the silver whip for law.
The hall is surrounded by rows of long tables filled with a variety of fine wines and exquisite food, although it is far from lunch time.
The giant statue of the Lord of Light was placed in the middle of the hall. The first thing many Pentos nobles did after entering the hall was to come to the stone sculpture and pray to the Lord of Light.
Celia stood under the stone sculpture of the Lord of Light, facing Ian's distant gaze, and nodded to him, indicating that she had completed his instructions.
Ian knew that she was not lying, because since they separated yesterday, Celia had indeed remained in Daju's field of vision, and her every move was under Ian's surveillance.
To be honest, Ian, who has just upgraded his shapeshifter to the intermediate level, is still not fully proficient in controlling the main body and the shapeshifting object at the same time, but fortunately, his two bodies do not need to fight now, so the pressure on his mental power is not great. .
The wait in the hall did not last long. Soon, the eunuch standing at the gate loudly announced the arrival of today's first protagonist: "Suda Tetrus, son of Governor Guerrero Tetrus, has arrived. !”
"Prince Hazan Mohalis, son of Prince Trigg Mohalis, and his fiancée, Deliv Hakot, daughter of Governor Godin Hauket, have arrived!" Immediately afterwards, the eunuch announced Hazan and his entourage. The appearance of people.
Prince Hazan almost stepped in the moment after Sudar Tetrus entered, which not only showed that his status was more noble, but also did not appear inappropriate.
Delif wore a purple velvet floor-length dress and followed Hazan in military uniform. A gorgeous gemstone belt was tied around her waist, highlighting her exquisite figure. And she held Hazan's hand very affectionately and leaned gently on her shoulder, looking like a little bird.
Delif's appearance attracted everyone's attention almost instantly. After all, at least on the surface, today's martial arts competition was all caused by her.
Of course, there was one exception. As soon as Ander Poole, who was next to Suda Tetrus, entered the door, he cast his eyes on Darren Grafson, who was next to Ian.
It was not difficult for Ian to see that he was declaring war on the player Darren.
This is probably the reason why Celia would rather throw out the name Gini Taime to draw Ander Poole's attention away than rush to eliminate him.
Although the Ander brothers' alliance has reached the top 30, in Celia's eyes, they are obviously not players at the same level as herself and Ian.
Even when Celia was planning this contest, did she have the intention of getting rid of Ander Poole?
Ian's eyes did not stop at Ander Poole, but continued to look aside at the young man on the other side of Suda. The young man he saw at the White Sands Arena that night was discussing the water dancer with Suda. .
He and Suda stood side by side, and they were undoubtedly of equal status. If nothing else happened, that guy should be the son of Governor Cecito Morn, the agent of Volantis.
The Morn family paid for Souda's contest this time, and hired someone else. I really don't know that they found out that the leader of the Volantis Party, Governor Guerrero Tetrus, was the biggest mole. What kind of expression will it look like afterwards.
As the crowd approached, Ian and Darren naturally greeted Hazan and walked into his team, and then came to the prescribed stands, which were prepared in advance by the slaves of the Prince's Palace in the Palace Square. Temporary stands, with simple sheds set up on the stands for shade.
As soon as he took his seat in the stands, Ian noticed three eunuchs behind Hazan's chair carrying long war hammers on their shoulders.
Looking at the war hammer, Ian was suddenly in a trance. He once again thought of the spear hammer that was thrown to his head during the battle at Stranger Temple, and he couldn't help but feel a chill.
The hammer head of this war hammer is not big, so Hazan, who does not look that strong, can easily control it.
In fact, real hammer weapons are different from those in the entertainment industry. They are basically not the size of a watermelon that many people think of (the pumpkin warriors are pure honor guards). The size of the hammer head of a short-handled hammer will basically not exceed The tiger's mouth opened by the user usually weighs just over one kilogram, and its lethality mainly depends on its shape and mass distribution.
The hammer head of a long-handled hammer will be slightly larger, but its mass is only more than three kilograms at most, and its actual combat value will be greatly reduced.
As for why three people were required to resist this light thing, it was probably due to force.
A few minutes later, the two governors, Guerrero Tetrus and Gaudin Haucate, also came to the Prince's Square in person and sat down on the battlefields on both sides.
Immediately, the agent warriors from both sides walked to the preparation area under the fighting platform. There were more than 10 agent warriors on both sides, half of whom were substitutes.
Of course, the substitute here does not mean that the main player can replace him in the next battle after he is injured, but is used to provide more tactical options.
According to the rules of the game, both sides will take turns to send one person to the battlefield first, and then the other side can select their opponent in a targeted manner, and this candidate can be generated from all the proxy warriors they have prepared. Only when a person officially steps onto the battlefield can he or she occupy a competition spot.
In other words, except for Prince Hazan and Suda's own quotas, they can choose who will be the remaining six acting warriors from among their candidates based on tactics.
And just when the two governors were about to announce the start of the game, something unexpected happened.
The two water dancers who were originally standing in Hazan's team went straight to the other side of the fighting stage, and the entire stand suddenly became noisy.
The nobles of the Braavos party didn't know the inside story. Suddenly seeing such a scene, they couldn't help but panic. They all stood up and began to curse loudly.
Although the nobles of Volantis didn't know what happened, they still stood up one after another, cheering and scolding the Braavos party members.
If the stands between the two sides were not far enough apart, I am afraid that the situation would soon turn into a fight.
And just when the scene was in a state of uproar, a mercenary warrior who originally belonged to Suda suddenly walked towards Hazan and shouted loudly to the Volantis Party stands, saying that he hated it the most. I am used to Su Da's villainous behavior, so I will choose another Ming master to fight.
There is no doubt that this person is Bronn.
"I have never seen a mercenary with such a sense of justice," Hazan was shocked by Bronn's actions, and couldn't help but agree with Ian beside him, "He is simply like the most exemplary knight among you Andals!"
"No, he asked you three times the price, and I have already agreed for you." Ian shook his head, bringing Hazan back to reality.
This money has to be reported to Hazan.