Chapter 1181: Competition III
Penny suddenly transformed into a staunch hardliner.
Because things have developed to this point and are also out of her control.
They originally hoped to capture the prince, but when the evil earth spirit matured, they "sold" the giant city of Lentax, and then led the Lancaster family to develop overseas.
But I didn't expect that everything has changed now.
Archduke Jonathan became increasingly radicalized by a series of unexpected events.
Now we have reached the point where we are about to meet in war.
To be honest, Penny didn't know why this happened.
But she firmly believed that there must be a mastermind behind these things that she didn't know.
Hearing what she said, Marquis Henry rarely showed a fanatical expression, but shook his head.
"Unless we receive strong support, we cannot stop it."
As he spoke, Marquis Henry's expression became melancholy.
"Since Grand Duke Jonathan has decided to send troops, he will never give up."
"He will not hesitate to completely destroy the giant city of Lentax and ask us to hand over Prince Carter."
"And the situation has developed so far that there is no room for negotiation."
"Whether Prince Carter falls into the hands of Princess Anna or returns to the wing of Archduke Jonathan, the fate of the Lancaster family will never be reversed."
What Princess Anna cares about is not this city, but Prince Carter's strategic bargaining chip.
Of course, the location advantage of the giant city of Lentax is also very important. It belongs to the central to eastern range of the kingdom and is a gateway city in the transition area.
But if she was asked to choose between them, Princess Anna would definitely give priority to capturing Prince Carter.
This is also what Grand Duke Chloë meant.
Obtaining Prince Carter meant pinching Archduke Jonathan's weakness.
By then, whether he is used to blackmail the city or conduct more in-depth cooperation negotiations, he will be able to gain great advantages. He can even use this to force Grand Duke Jonathan to give up supporting Prince Carter to ascend to the throne and instead support Princess Anna.
Therefore, if Jonathan Pendragon is determined to attack the giant city of Lentax, Princess Anna will definitely not assist the Lancaster family in defending the city.
Marquis Henry actually knew Archduke Jonathan very well.
As a member of the royal family, Jonathan inherited the pioneering spirit of his Pendragon ancestors.
Not only calm but fearless.
Either don't fight or win.
The war orders he issued were no child's play.
The giant city of Lentax is afraid that it will bleed.
And this move was the first civil war in the Kingdom of Avalon in nearly a thousand years.
Maybe it was the cause of the chaos.
Prior to this, the actions of the princes and princesses to seize the king were only carried out in secret and had not been made public.
It is a power struggle, mainly for the support of nobles in various regions and the giant city.
But this time, Duke Jonathan's grand declaration of war on the giant city of Lentax may be the beginning of a battle to seize the king!
I don’t know if it’s because the effectiveness of [Rose Mark] has weakened.
Marquis Henry's reason once again took over, and after figuring out the pros and cons, he almost fell into despair.
If we talk about the previous behavior of jumping left and right, it can also be explained by the formal game.
So when he looked back on all the decisions he had made recently, he felt like he was committing suicide.
"Damn...that's not me!"
"Definitely not me!"
Henry Marquis suddenly lost his composure, covered his head and howled.
The [Rose Mark] in my heart trembled violently, and there were signs of it being peeled off and failing.
At this time, Penny's eyes glowed green, and in the next second, a ball of light condensed into Marquis Henry's body.
This light ball strengthened the [Rose Mark], allowing Marquis Henry to return to the state of obedience and dementia again.
state.
He raised his head in confusion, tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes due to emotion.
"Father, we can stop it."
Penny Lancaster repeated slowly.
At this time, Marquis Henry was no longer excited, but nodded slightly dully.
"Yes, we can stop it!"
The atmosphere inside the carriage became particularly strange, but no one said anything.
The people riding in the same car with Penny and her daughter were all people controlled by the [Rose Mark].
After strengthening her control over her father, Penny's expression did not improve at all, but instead became more serious.
The uncontrolled situation made her deeply uneasy.
The most important thing is that she doesn't know the true identity of the culprit at all.
The appearance of the mysterious intervener made Penny feel that the plan was out of control.
But now that it was over, she had no choice but to go on.
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At the same time, the Marquis and his daughter were in the carriage behind them.
Prince Carter's mood was also in a state of violent fluctuation.
His face looked haggard, and he was no longer as handsome as before.
His eyes were bloodshot, and even his gaze became extremely nervous.
"No! This is not right at all!"
He suddenly roared, as if he remembered something that he was extremely frightened about.
Fortunately, there was only a young man disguised as Bridger Sorenson in the carriage, and a silent sign was set up. Otherwise, such a rude behavior would definitely attract the attention of outsiders.
Xiao Heizi, who was sitting next to the prince, narrowed his eyes, showing a rare trace of the majesty of a dragon in a non-real dragon form.
Combined with the situation told to him by his master, plus the memory inheritance of the real dragon.
It can roughly guess Prince Carter's current situation.
"You are tired, Your Highness."
"Drink this potion and take a short nap."
Xiao Heizi took out a bottle of [Sleeping Potion (Green)] from the storage compartment.
This potion can put the user into a peaceful sleep state and speed up mental recovery.
Due to the low level, it is estimated that with the prince's physique, he can only sleep for half an hour at most.
The journey to the arena now is only about half an hour.
This bottle of [Sleeping Potion (Green)] may not have any effect on high-level mind control, but it can effectively calm the prince's restlessness.
It knows that the master needs a quiet prince as bait.
Carter Pendragon must never be allowed to say or do something inappropriate in public.
Because he is the real protagonist of this competitive meeting.
It is the existence that attracts everyone's attention.
All the major forces are basically moving around him.
If the things under Prince Carter's control were revealed, it might lead to an accident.
Zong Shen's request for him was very simple, that is, let the prince stay in the stands of the athletic competition until the Calamity Raven Church launches an action and engages in a multi-party game.
From now on, as long as the situation in the city is completely chaotic, Prince Carter will not be important.
Zong Shen is not restricted by the internal forces and factions in the Kingdom of Avalon.
He is a free lord, a pioneer of a new era, with powers unimaginable to the natives.
So he didn't care which force the prince fell into.
It didn't matter whether Penny was using the prince as fertilizer, or whether Princess Anna and Grand Duke Chloe were using him as a bargaining chip, Zong Shen didn't care.
What he cared about was just a huge city in chaos.
Of course, if there is a chance to annex the entire giant city of Lentax, that would be great.
After all, this is an ancient and huge city with profound heritage, with multiple battle forts and three towers. After taking over, it can save the hard work of construction.
But now it seems that it is possible to get a complete giant city
Sex has become very elusive.
In fact, Zong Shen had already been mentally prepared for this situation.
Every giant city in the aboriginal kingdom will receive the attention of countless forces.
Even the Calamity Raven Church’s plan is not to occupy, but to use long-distance teleportation channels to transfer both population and supplies to Jackdaw Valley.
Because the church knows very well that this city is not so easy to occupy.
Even if they manage to win it, they will soon be attacked.
Seeing the potion in Xiao Heizi's hand, Prince Carter shook his head subconsciously.
Potions are not drinks.
And he was just emotionally broken and his thinking was a little confused.
But not to the point of being completely manipulated.
Xiao Heizi frowned when he saw that he chose to refuse.
The next moment, it directly grabbed Prince Carter's chin and poured the bottle of [Sleeping Potion (green)] into the prince's mouth.
It wasn't until he saw his throat sliding down and swallowing the potion that Xiao Heizi let go of his hand with satisfaction.
Prince Carter was seen holding his throat and coughing for a while before the medicine took effect.
His eyelids were twitching, and his head was nodding.
Soon he breathed evenly and fell into a peaceful sleep.
Xiao Heizi breathed a sigh of relief and grinned helplessly.
It is not worried about whether the prince will settle the score later.
Anyway, its mission is just to get the prince to the arena safely.
What happens next is not so important.
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Time passes minute by second.
The carriage that the Marquis and His Royal Highness rode arrived at the arena surrounded by the knights.
The crowd was separated like a tide, salutes exploded all around, and there were cheers everywhere.
The retinue of knights held flags embroidered with the emblem of the Lancastrian family and the dragon's roaring mark of the Kingdom of Avalon, and majestically accepted the attention of the people.
On the contrary, the Marquis, who was supposed to show up and wave, did not open the curtain.
Even the prince was like this, appearing extraordinarily low-key.
Fortunately, this weird low-key has been completely covered up by the atmosphere of the competitive meeting.
The carriage quickly drove into a special passage.
The Marquis and the Prince will sit in the best seats in the venue and watch.
A viewing platform had already been set up there.
Marquis Henry was helped out of the carriage by Penny.
He seemed to be in poor mental health, but he smiled and said hello to the sergeants standing around as he got out of the car.
As for Prince Carter, he yawned profusely as he stepped out of the carriage.
This guy didn't attack Xiao Heizi.
After the glorious warrior left, the only protector he could rely on was Xiao Heizi.
Go up the inner steps to the viewing platform, which is the highest point of the arena.
It's almost as clear as a glance.
At this time, all the seats in the venue were filled with guests.
The conversations and cheers of tens of thousands of spectators gathered together, causing the sky above the arena to be shrouded in a continuous wave of sound.
The atmosphere at the scene was undoubtedly exciting and exciting.
Many people's expectations are placed here.
Countless people are looking forward to it.
Cheers and shouts were present at almost every turn.
But everyone on the viewing platform had their own thoughts, which formed a sharp contrast with the lively atmosphere.
Colorful flags were placed everywhere in the arena, and the light cavalry responsible for delivering orders were running everywhere in a hurry.
At this time, the official in charge of the ceremony came to the Marquis and the Prince.
"My lord, your highness the prince."
"Please announce the start of the tournament to the public."
As he said this, he handed over two magic salutes.
Prince Carter and Marquis Henry stood up and looked at each other with expressionless faces.
Take a look.
Then they both stood up.
After a cheesy opening speech through a magic loudspeaker.
The competition officially begins!
"Pumbaa!"
The salute exploded, and magical light burst out, gathering in the sky above the arena, and exploded into two colorful fireworks.
When the salute took off, the emotions of the audience were also aroused.
Everyone seemed very excited and even stood up and waved their arms.
The thirty-six arenas below began to enter one after another.
All forces also tightened their nerves.
Next to Zong Shen, the man named Waclav Hinton showed him a weak and harmless smile.
In response, Zong just rolled his eyes.
He knew that this guy was just an old coin who wanted to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger.
On the surface he looks like a sick man, but in fact he is a fourth-level master.
Yes, judging from the average level of the contestants present, the fourth level cannot be said to be the top existence.
But he is definitely a master.
Seeing Zong Shen's impatient expression, Wakraf Hinton twitched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment, then withdrew his gaze, and his expression became sinister.
"Damn it, when you get into the ring, you'll know how good I am!"
He clenched the wooden sword in his hand, determined to teach Zong Shen a lesson.
Zong restrained his aura throughout the whole process, looking like a second- or third-level warrior.
This is almost the limit of his disguise. He is too weak to pretend.
The convening of this competitive meeting has enabled various gambling houses in the giant city of Lentax to reach cooperation.
The major gambling houses jointly opened a big handicap.
They obtained the list of contestants from internal sources.
And selected hundreds of seed players with outstanding backgrounds and abilities.
Different odds are set.
In addition, there is also the black horse market, which is betting on those little-known guys.
Even Zong Shen’s pseudonym [Ma Huateng] is clearly on the black horse board. I wonder if anyone is beating him.
But that doesn't matter anymore, it's just a formality anyway.
Thirty-six arenas rotate, and the winner is determined very quickly.
After waiting for almost twenty or thirty minutes, it was Zong Shen and Waclav Hinton's turn.
Zong was holding a light wooden sword, while Wakraf was holding two single-edged wooden swords.
There was no time wasted in harsh words, and the referee even urged both sides to fight.
The competition format has already been announced, so there is no need to waste time on this kind of audition.
Waklav grinned, and without saying a word, he took off and ran towards Zong Shen.
The two single swords in his hands swung out sword wheels so fast that they even made the referee's eyes light up!
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