Chapter 23 Spring Valley Moonlit Night
Gronshire was still searching for his son in the crowd, and he had just turned back to the clan to see if Rehhagel had come back on his own. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info turned out to be known to his father and lost his temper at him, old Grunholm regarded this only grandson as more important than his own life. So, with a stomach full of resentment, Gronchar hurriedly set out again to find his son.
He was also a well-known figure in Navi, and when he was greeted by people, Gronshire had to respond patiently by asking about his son's whereabouts.
"Hey, Gronchar, you're not going to be in the Divine Fighting Technique this year, are you?" A man who passed by him asked.
"No, it won't."
"That's great, I just saw your son and a group of children surrounding a girl, she's so beautiful. It's really strange, why did such a beautiful person veil himself in the first place? ”
"What? Do you see my son? Gronchar grabbed the man back, "Where is it?" ”
"Just ahead, the elders are too." After the man was let go, he muttered, "With so much strength, it seems that it can really strangle a bear." ”
Gronchar couldn't wait to find his target according to the instructions of others, and he thought that he would teach the little guy running around a good lesson, but his son's milky "Daddy" called him to immediately dispel all his resentment.
"You naughty little thing, where did you go, your grandfather is dying." Gronshire gently spanked his son in the ass a few times.
"I'm looking at others as little wooden people, and as soon as I turn around, you're gone, it's this sister who has been taking me to find you." Rehhagel pointed at Ginna.
"Ah, thank you very much......" Before Gronchar could finish speaking, the man was stunned, completely ignoring the few elders on the side.
When Chenna's veil was torn off by the naughty child when she refused the invitation of the Navi elders, the elders in charge of selecting "Shiluda" immediately dispelled their previous doubts and insisted that Chenna participate in their ceremony. The elders were working on the idea of what they considered to be a "stubborn" girl, persuading her not to give up an opportunity that all Navi girls longed for.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, I have said it several times, please leave this glorious opportunity to other girls. I really don't qualify for such a sacred ceremony. "Gina is going crazy with these obsessive old men.
"This is very strange, girl, your appearance and character meet our selection criteria, huh?"
"It's just my appearance, how do you know if my character is good?" China replied angrily.
"Of course we know that." Anyway, this exchange had been going on for a while, and for the first time, Gina had to rack her brains to find her own shortcomings, trying to convince the old stubborns to give up on her. It's a pity that every time this group of old people says a bad word about herself, they can immediately make up ten words of praise to drown out her reasons. Chyna was even suspicious of what the teachers who had taught her two courses, Debate and Rhetoric, but she seemed to have forgotten that it was true that debate could make black white, but no sophist seemed to dare to claim that she could say transparent as colored. That is, you can refer to a deer as a horse, but you cannot refer to a fish as a horse or a bird as a horse.
Now the elders saw Gronshire coming, and immediately pulled the unspoken Patriarch Misharu over and said to Chinna, "You see, this is Lord Gronshar, who is known for his hard-hearted heart for women, and we will let him be a judge." Say, Lord Gronshire, isn't this young lady beautiful? ”
"Yes, yes, very beautiful, almost a heavenly Valkyrie......" Gronshire no longer knew what he was talking about, and he was very surprised to see the Admiral of Farency here.
"You see, even Lord Gronchar said so."
"Okay, okay, I surrender, you can participate in whatever ceremony you like for me, let's go." On the one hand, Qinna was about to have a nervous breakdown by this group of old men, and on the other hand, she wanted to avoid the patriarch of Misaru as soon as possible, so as not to say anything unfavorable to him when he came to his senses.
"Then this way, please."
Just as the group of elders was about to leave, Gronshire came to his senses and grabbed the laggard one by one, "What's the matter, Lord Gronshar. ”
"Elder, help me sign up, I want to participate in the Divine Front Fighting Skill !!" Gronchar almost roared.
"What? Haven't you always been uninterested in this? ”
"You don't care so much, just sign me up."
"I know, I know, you can let go."
"Ah, I'm sorry, Elder."
Seeing the elders and Cena gone, Gronshire squatted beside his son and asked, "Little Lei, let that sister be your mother, okay?" ”
"Really? Dad, that's great! Rehhagel jumped excitedly on his father's neck.
"Really, no problem."
Navi's god-front fighting skill is a fairly chivalric competition, but the form is slightly more barbaric. But then again, it is said that there are statistics that show that the death and casualty rate in the fighting skills of the gods is even lower than that of the spear competitions in many countries. It was a contest with a rich religious flavor and was combined with the selection ceremony of "Shiruda". Before the spring festival, the elders will pick out the "Shiruda" according to the children's garlands. Then, the battle in front of the gods is performed, and the final winner of the battle is chosen to choose the "Shiruda" of the main priest. Therefore, there are many folk tales in Nawei, which tell how the man of the two who love each other went through a lot of hardships and finally hugged the beauty after fighting in front of the gods.
For the young man of Navi, winning the championship of the god's fighting skills and bringing the honor of "Shiruda" to his lover is the most convincing marriage gift; And for the girls of Navi, there is nothing more satisfying than this to satisfy the vanity of women.
The game is decided by a real sword until one side gives up or loses the ability to fight, and it is forbidden to use any projectile smaller than the pinky finger, not to use bows and arrows, not to continue attacking after the opponent has abandoned the game, not to use shields, etc. Anyway, there are many rules, and the game must end before the moon rises to the zenith, otherwise the subsequent sacrifices will be delayed.
Gronchar hadn't competed in the tournament for many years, and his deceased wife wasn't a good-looking woman, so he had never had any other idea of competing than to fight for the glory of his clan. And after his wife died and he was also recognized as the "No. 1 Warrior of Navi", this competition did not mean anything to him. But now it's different, and it seems that he can use it to get something for himself like everyone else.
As night falls, the final climax of the festival will come. China sat a little anxiously in the seat specially reserved for the late candidate of "Hiruda", which was undoubtedly the direction that attracted the attention of the crowd who came to watch the future of the gods. It can be said to bring together the most beautiful flowers of Navi.
"Simone, do you see the girl sitting in the corner?" Tovding's son grabbed his sister.
"What do you want to say, don't you want to tell me what she has to do with Romedale again?" Simone looked at her brother with displeasure.
"No, in fact, she can also be said to be one of our enemies." Ignoring his sister's suspicions, Ruhl continued, "She was the commander of the Farensi on the day of my father's death, and she can also be said to be the culprit who forced Romedal to take the black hand. ”
"You're kidding, as far as I know, the Pharansis aren't incorrigibly stupid."
"I have several witnesses here, would you like to meet them?"
"Okay." Simone remained skeptical.
China felt like a vegetable in the market, being put in front of everyone to judge her character, in order to minimize the chance of being recognized. She chose a corner spot, suppressed her irritability, and listened to the other girls chatting there. All the girls were talking about was how many garlands they got this time, who would participate in the contest this time.
"How many garlands did you all get?"
"Three." A timid voice.
"Six." A voice that pretended not to care.
"Nine." A rather proud voice.
"What about you? What about you? The girl closest to Richena asked.
"Uh......" China pondered whether to tell the truth, "Twenty-seven." ”
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Chyna immediately felt the jealous gaze coming from all directions, and if the gaze could be used for disfigurement, China might have been so disfigured that even Sogrend would not recognize her by now.
"Woo~~~~" The horn that marks the beginning of the god's fighting skills has been sounded, and the elder who presides over the ceremony is about to introduce the warriors who participated in this competition, so the attention of the girls is almost all attracted. However, Qin Na found that at this time, another woman came into the seat of the post-election candidate, and her appearance can be said to be more outstanding, but compared to others, she looks more heroic, and lacks the femininity that a woman should have. Gina thought it was a late selector, so after observing for a while, she turned her gaze to other places.
"Alright, Warriors of Navi, Guests of a Foreign Land, now we are going to have a sacred battle before the gods. The winner will be given the honor of choosing 'Shiruda' for Odin, so now announce the rules of the competition......" The elder presiding over the ceremony began to read out the rules.
The rules part of the competition is very strict, while the rules part is relatively relaxed. Those who want to participate can register in advance or try on the spot. However, if you challenge on the spot, the challenged party can refuse to duel you immediately, which means that you will have a duel with him later, and the challenger will not be able to take the honor that the opponent has won without the consent of the challenger. Such a provision is, of course, to protect the interests and security of those who have a right interest, that is, to guarantee freedom of participation and to ensure fairness.
The elders will report out the contestants who have signed up in advance one by one and let them show their faces. In Navi, it is already quite an honor to have the courage to participate in this competition, because the competition is a real battle of life and death. While your surrender would not be considered cowardly, few Navi would declare surrender unless it was a fairly serious injury.
When the Elder announced Gronchar's name, the audience was stunned for a moment, and then immediately erupted in thunderous cheers. Many of the Navi began to pay homage to him by striking their shields with their battle axes, and the rhythm of the beatings slowly changed from scattered to uniform, and the sound of the beating became deafening. Fakuda's patriarch Derru even stirred up the emotions of the crowd with a long roar, and finally it was Romedal who stepped in to silence the somewhat fanatical Navi.
The few people who were reported later, the support of their respective tribes was insignificant.
"Worthy of Lord Gronshar, what a blessing it would be if he could choose me this time." A girl who watched the blood-boiling scene in front of her couldn't help but revel in her fantasies.
"Lord Gronshar's wife has been dead for many years, and he hasn't participated in this race for years, so he decided to ...... this time," the other girl guessed.
China thinks these girls are very funny, and when she thinks about it, she seems to have never been in such an emotion, maybe it will really be a good feeling. She looked again, and saw that the last person who came was not like them, just staring at the field without saying a word, as if he was a little distracted.
Because the game had to end before the moon rose to the sky, the Nawei people did not procrastinate and immediately began to compete. Not much different from what everyone had estimated, Gronchar had barely been hindered to reach the final. And almost all of the people who fought against him had some minor injuries outside the skin, and were knocked unconscious or thrown outside the field by Gronchar. By the way, Gronchar's weapon was just a thick stick, and it seems that he didn't want to hurt anyone.
Chyna didn't have any sense of crisis so far, she only occasionally observed the martial arts of the players on the field, but it seemed that only Gronchar's things were valuable to her. Gina noticed that the woman who came in at the end seemed to be as interested in martial arts as she was, and she could see that she was also quite capable, but when she observed Gronshar, there was a hint of emotion that she did not have.
The opponent in the final caused some problems for Gronshire, who had to injure his opponent's calf, which was a continuous blow to the calf muscle, causing the opponent's muscle damage to be severely damaged, so that he could not stand.
"Have you challenged our Gronchar?" The elder came up and shouted, but no one seemed to answer.
"Then I'll go down and rest for a while." Gronchard said he glanced at the post-Siluda bench and was hiding in the corner with what he expected.
"Oh, good job!" Delru came up and patted him on the shoulder.
"Why don't you come up?" Gronshire said, wiping a handful of sweat.
"I won't come to spoil your good deeds, you will hate me for the rest of your life." Delru chuckled.
"What's good?" Romerdal and Lisedal also came over.
"Ha, this kid has a favorite girl, which one of those girls is it? Don't hide it from us, we can help you with the reference. ”
Gronshire laughed "hehe", his face flushed, and he didn't know if it was because he had just exercised vigorously.
"Let's talk about it." Romerdal also urged.
"That's it." Gronshar embarrassedly pointed out to the patriarchs.
"Oh my God!" Lisedar couldn't help but shout.
"Oh, the eye is good, even Lisedar will be surprised. But how come such a beautiful girl has never heard of it before? It seems a little familiar. Delru said, rubbing his beard.
"Uh, I have something to do, let's get out of here for a while." Lisedal gave Romedalar a look, and Romedal replied that he meant: Don't go find someone soon.
"Big trouble." The two of them muttered in their hearts at the same time.
The moon is still a quarter of a week away from reaching its zenith.
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