Chapter 184: The competition with the Skelligs (thanks to the boss for the reward for not having enough Coke)
After getting Queen Calanthe’s consent, Wayne and Geralt said hello, then stood up and walked towards Pavela Go to the table where the princess is.
Of course, this is not because the princess is too beautiful and makes Mr. Wayne happy to see her.
But from the moment the princess entered the entire banquet hall, a strange magic began to permeate the entire banquet hall. Geralt should have been vaguely aware of it. However, only Wayne, who has the blood of the ancients, truly understood this. Where does the power come from?
He walked slowly to the table where Princess Pavetta was sitting, and sat down opposite the beautiful princess without any ceremony. He sat opposite the princess.
Such a move immediately attracted the attention of several men at the table. In addition to the warning eyes of King East, his nephew Kratz almost stood up angrily.
From the moment Princess Pavetta appeared, this Skellige young man with the title of Boar of the Sea had hardly left his eyes on this beautiful princess, and the strong love in his eyes had almost turned into reality.
Perhaps in his mind, as the most competitive heir in the Skellig Islands, Princess Pavetta has become his default wife.
Skellig Archdruid Mossack, who was sitting on the far left side of the table, looked at Wayne with a curious look.
This old druid was Geralt's friend. He was the one who rescued the still young Geralt during the massacre in Kaer Morhen.
While others were still curious about Ravix in Horn City Four, he had already recognized the white wolf, and was still guessing the purpose of this demon hunter's coming here.
Not only that, as a good friend of Queen Calanthe and King East, the Archdruid had also vaguely felt the unusual atmosphere in the banquet, as well as the magic that began to pervade the banquet, and was also thinking in his heart. Countermeasures.
After Wayne sat down, Princess Pavetta looked up at him curiously, and Wayne smiled back at the princess without any timidity. His handsome appearance and gentle smile would naturally make people feel attracted to him. A good feeling.
Unfortunately, at this time, the fifteen-year-old Princess of Cintra was full of worries and was always worried about the safety of Duny the Hedgehog. She just nodded politely to Wayne, then lowered her eyes and fell into her own thoughts. thinking.
However, the interaction between the two immediately made King East, who almost regarded Pavetta as his nephew-in-law, angry. He glared at Wayne and said in a threatening tone: "Young man, whether you or No.
4 What does it have to do with Ravix of the city, but you seem to be sitting in the wrong place. The seat on this table is not suitable for everyone."
Faced with the threat of King Skellige, Wayne did not care in his heart. Not to mention that he basically has no activities in the Skellige Islands, so he doesn't need to care about the other party's attitude. Moreover, he has no plans to really do anything to Princess Pavela.
This is the mother of the future daughter of destiny, Xili. Xili is probably in her belly for several months now.
But when it comes to this, I have to criticize the damn hedgehog Donny. An old man in his thirties goes to the palace in the middle of the night every day to seduce other people's princesses. The old cow eats the young grass, but he let a young man The princess has been pregnant for several months and is simply a beast.
Moreover, this guy has no good intentions in the first place. He was able to save King Rogner in the first place. Maybe it was a good show directed and performed by Vigo, the warlock behind him. The purpose was to break the curse of the hedgehog man on him with the help of accidental rate. Maybe He is also planning a conspiracy about the ancient blood.
In fact, Wayne also thought about whether to kill the hedgehog man directly during this banquet, but later, he gave up after consulting a lot of current intelligence about the South.
In fact, more than ten years ago, the Kingdom of Nilfgaard had begun to annex other small countries, expand its armaments, and develop its military strength. However, such news rarely circulated among the northern countries, and those who were still preparing for it The king of the north, who was constantly fighting for petty profits, paid little attention to news from the south.
This also caused the Kingdom of Nilfgaard to expand at an extremely rapid rate in the past few decades, becoming an empire with extremely powerful military power in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, even if there is no hedgehog man dancing on the grave in the future, the Civil War will inevitably break out.
It is even said that it was precisely because the hedgehog man with such great achievements failed in many expeditions and squandered the national power accumulated by his father and even his grandfather that Nilfgaard, a powerful military empire, declined rapidly.
The Civil War is the general trend of the future, and it cannot be stopped by killing one or two people. Moreover, even if the Civil War is stopped, it will not be of any benefit to the demon hunter. Instead, it will kill the hedgehog man and make him become Ciri. The enemy who killed his father simply lost more than he gained.
Wayne kept a smile on his face, looked up at the dark-skinned King East with a hooked nose, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty King East, please rest assured that
I am not the suitor of Princess Pavela. , nor is it your nephew's rival. The reason why I sit here is because of the secret mission that Queen Calanthe gave me." As he said that,
he looked at Kratz, the Sea Boar, who had been looking at him with provocative eyes. He slowly took out a few decks of Gwent cards from his arms and said with a smile:
"This cheerful banquet would be too boring if it was just about drinking and eating meat. How about we play some interesting games?"
As someone who has always been engaged in the maritime industry Skellige people who are engaged in plundering and maritime trade are all familiar with Gwent. This game can be played all day long while squatting on the deck. It is the favorite of many captains.
Kratz, the Boar of the Sea, loved this approach, but the red-haired Skellige young man did not immediately accept the challenge. Instead, he first looked at Wayne with contempt, and then stretched out his muscular, strong and powerful body. With his right hand, he loudly said provocatively:
"We Skellige people never play Gwent with cowardly people. If you want to play Gwent with me, we must first have a test between men." "You
. You can choose to have a drinking contest with me or arm-wrestle with me. You don’t need to be able to beat me. As long as you can hold on to my hand for thirty seconds, I will respect you as a warrior.”
When Wayne heard this, he looked at the Boar of the Sea with a strange expression, competing in arm wrestling and drinking with a demon hunter like him.
I can only say, young man, you have narrowed the road, not to mention that his physical fitness is also the best among demon hunters, more than four or five times higher than that of ordinary people. Even if he drinks, Wayne will be mixed with alcohol in the past. The experience of drinking highly concentrated alcoholic potion as a drink can only imagine how much alcohol he has now.
Of course, the reason why Kratz said this is most likely because Wayne's current outfit does not reveal his demon hunter characteristics, making him look like a strong and handsome human boy.
In order to show off his masculinity in front of Princess Pavetta, this wild boar of the sea made such a bet.
As Kratz shouted, the Skellig young people behind him immediately gathered around, hooting along, and irritating Wayne with provocative words.
Since these people were seeking death like this, Wayne was not used to them. The smile on his face did not change. He turned his head and looked at the face of King East. He saw that the king also looked proud, and he was obviously very proud of his nephew's strength. Confident, Wayne turned to Kratz and the young men behind him and said,
"No problem. I've always heard that Skellige's warriors are enthusiastic and generous men." "
Since you have raised the challenge, Of course I won't refuse, but a separate test of drinking capacity and arm wrestling is too boring and not manly enough." "Well, let's do the two competitions together. Everyone who wants to arm wrestle with me, let's do it first. Drink a large bowl of strong liquor, and then compete in arm wrestling. The loser will punish himself with a large bowl of liquor until someone on both sides falls." At this point, Wayne added with a smile: "
And
every time we compete , In each game, one hundred gold coins will be used as a bet until there is the last winner left on the field, and all the bonuses will belong to this person." "
How about it, isn't this more interesting?"
Everyone present said I'm not a fool. With this kind of competition conditions, those who participate in the competition later will definitely have the most advantage, and those who participate in the competition first will suffer the most.
Before Kratz could speak, one of his captains immediately shouted loudly:
"I will challenge you first!"
As he finished shouting, a Skellig man immediately handed over two large bowls of strong liquor, and then brought He picked up a small money bag containing one hundred gold coins and threw it on the table.
Wayne chuckled and did not refuse the captain's challenge. He took a large money bag filled with several hundred gold coins from his belt and placed it on the table. Without counting the gold coins, he threw it directly into the bet.
Such a heroic action immediately caused the people of Skellig to whisper, obviously a little shocked by Wayne's generous temperament and confident behavior.
But no matter what others thought, Wayne casually picked up a large bowl of strong liquor and drank it in one gulp as if drinking cold water. Then he stretched out his right arm and raised his eyes to signal to the man opposite that the game could start at any time.
As Skellige people who drive ships at sea all year round and make a living by plundering, they are all very confident in their own strength. Without enough strength, how can they control the sails and hold the rudder tightly on the sea.
The captain didn't hesitate at all, and immediately stretched out his right arm and touched Wayne's right arm.
He straddled the horse with both feet and held one hand on the table. His muscles were tense, and he obviously took this arm wrestling match very seriously. Opposite him, Wayne was sitting on a chair in a casual posture. There was always a gentle smile on his face, and he seemed not to take the strong captain seriously.
In addition to making some people dissatisfied, such a gesture also made some people feel something bad in their hearts.
As a Skellig man shouted for the start of the game, the strong captain opposite Wayne immediately shouted loudly, with bulging veins on his forehead. Without reservation, he used all his strength to grab Wayne's wrist and push it down hard.
His companions all cheered him loudly, pushing the atmosphere to a climax in an instant, causing all the surrounding guests to look at them.
However, they kept shouting for twenty or thirty seconds until the captain's eyes widened, his face turned red from suppressing it, and his thick arms trembled slightly. However, Wayne's arm next to him did not move at all, not even a tremor. nothing.
After a few dozen seconds, Wayne comfortably picked up a glass of red wine with his other hand, drank it down, and then looked at the strong Skellig men whose expressions had become solemn with confident and indifferent eyes.
Then his right arm slowly pressed down, and the captain's right arm, whose muscles all over his body were red from holding back, was slowly pressed onto the table. With a crushing attitude, he won the first competition.
Seeing this scene, not only King East and Kratz the Sea Boar, but also the Skellige envoys who were watching all realized that their opponent was not simple.
However, the Skellige people have a tenacious character and are brave enough to challenge any difficulty. Their ability to conquer the sea with courage and experience in an era like the Middle Ages when navigation technology was underdeveloped is enough to illustrate the character of this nation.
With the initial defeat of the captain, the other Skellig envoys did not flinch and all challenged Wayne one by one.
To this, Wayne unceremoniously agreed to all of them. He drank bowl after bowl of strong liquor, using his most primitive strength one by one to defeat the strong men of Skellige until the money on the wine table was After the bags were piled up into a small pile, which contained nearly two thousand gold coins, almost all the Skellig envoys on the opposite side had been defeated by him. Only King East and Kratz were left to compete with him. Pass.
After drinking more than a dozen bowls of strong liquor in a row, even Wayne's super strong physique felt slightly smoked by alcohol. The act of defeating more than a dozen strong Skellige men in a row also attracted the attention of everyone in the banquet hall. People gathered around him, and even Princess Pavela, who had been silent, was secretly looking at Wayne, a handsome young man, with curious eyes.
In fact, at this point, there is no need to compete at all. Everyone knows that even if King East and Kratz are dismissed, they cannot be Wayne's opponents, and those from the Cintra vassal country and the home country Many princes were even smiling, waiting for Wayne to make these two great nobles of Skellig embarrassed.
Unfortunately, it is certainly impossible for Mr. Wayne to do this. Defeating more than a dozen Skelliges in a row has already made the envoy lose face. If King East and Kratz lose face again, it is likely to affect the Queen Calanthe's plan.
At this time, he could even feel the sharp sword-like eyes on his back, wandering around his neck, and the owner of the eyes was Queen Calanthe, who was sitting on the main seat.
Facing the solemn looks in the eyes of King East and Kratz's uncle and nephew, Wayne suddenly laughed, stretched out his hand to hold the money bag on the table in front of him, then retracted his arm, and put the two pairs of Kuns in the beginning. He took out the special card again and said to the two great Skellig nobles:
"The warriors of Skellig are indeed brave and enthusiastic good men. They all have an amazing amount of alcohol. After drinking so much wine in a row, I am already a little drunk. Now."
"Your Majesty East, Mr. Kratz, why don't we stop competing with each other and play a few games of Gwent together?" As he
spoke, Wayne faced Princess Pavela who was secretly watching him. Blinking his eyes, he said with a smile:
"Presumably, the beautiful Princess Pavela has not played this kind of game before. It is just a good time for her to learn this game. If you learn this game, you will definitely be able to play this game in the boring life in the future." It adds a lot of fun."
After hearing what the dominant Wayne said, the quick-thinking King of East immediately borrowed the donkey from the slope and said to the Skellig young man behind him: "
Well, Mr. Wayne is right, Let's end this rude competition of drinking capacity and strength." "
Today is the day for Princess Pavela to choose a bride. It is the celebration of the Kingdom of Sintra. We should play some civilized games."
As he said, Yi King Ste looked at Wayne, with a complicated expression in his eyes, but with a smile on his face, and said,
"Come on, Wayne, I'm a very famous Gwent player in Skellige."
"Let's play a game first. , to see whose technique is more superb."
(End of this chapter)