An hour later, Lops entered the arena and began to receive his number plate.
Marienburg's gladiatorial arena may have different tricks every day, such as lance duels, group confrontations, magic duels, as well as brawls and shooting competitions. There are various ways to play. Only death matches are expressly prohibited.
Marienburg Arena has been built for hundreds of years. In recent years, as this big city has continued to develop and become more prosperous, citizens have increasingly higher demands for entertainment. Under such circumstances, the Arena has also experienced a
After being raised and expanded again, the Marienburg Dueling Ground is now a super-large arena covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters, with a diameter of more than 200 meters, tens of thousands of seats and walls tens of meters high.
Everyone can enter the venue to watch the wonderful gladiatorial performances and place bets on their favorite gladiators.
The arena also provided a place to resolve personal feuds that broke out in the city. Some strong men would come to this place to duel, not only to kill their enemies, but also to make some extra money.
In this case, the gladiator arena needed a large number of gladiators to serve the general public. Since the empire's system determined that the number of slaves would not be large, free gladiators became the main component of the gladiatorial arena.
Keeping Ryan's instructions in mind, Lops entered the arena calmly.
Immediately, a man wearing linen clothes and a straw hat came up and said, "Sir, do you want to buy a ticket? Or?"
"I want to sign up to be a gladiator. What is today's gladiatorial event?" Lops immediately said that he was here to sign up to be a gladiator.
"Oh! Sir, you have come to the right place today! Today's gladiatorial event is a series of battles!" The man in the straw hat had dark skin and his mouth and body smelled bad: "The registered gladiators will enter the gladiator one by one.
The upper limit of the number of people in the arena is ten. Whenever someone loses, alternate gladiators will join, and the last remaining person will be today's gladiatorial champion."
"...Is that so?" Lops was young and energetic, and did not take his enemies seriously: "I want to sign up."
"Then I'll take you in." The straw hat man was overjoyed, and then walked inside with Lops.
Smelly!
How stinky!
After simply completing the gladiatorial formalities, this was Lops' first impression of the interior of the basement of the arena.
The basement is dirty and lacks sunlight. Muscular men are crowded in the small basement, changing clothes, eating the simplest and cheapest vegetables and black bread, and drinking dirty water. There is a lot of feces in the corner of the basement.
People understand.
This is where the slave gladiators stayed.
Although Lops has been a free gladiator several times, this is the first time he has been to a place like this. The wandering knight suppressed his nausea and hurried past. A potbellied steward came over and said, "Is it you? Lops?
Are you here to participate in the gladiatorial competition again today?"
"Yes, Mr. Claus!" This steward is an acquaintance of Lops. He has many slave gladiators under his command.
The steward looked at Lops with a smile on his face: "If you ask me, you are an elite mid-level wandering knight. It is not a big problem to win this series of battles, so we pay you the commission
There will be fewer new gladiators compared to them, is that no problem?"
"No problem, by the way, Mr. Claus, I want to ask you something." Lops participated in the gladiatorial battle as an elite mid-level, which was a bit bullying. After many gladiatorial battles, he placed a bet on him.
The odds will be greatly reduced, so the commission will also be reduced accordingly.
"What's up?"
"Are there any strange people recently? Are they the kind of gladiators who are particularly good at fighting? Are they here?" Lops kept Ryan's instructions in mind and spoke directly when he found an opportunity.
"Especially... able to fight? Recently?" Klaus was lost in thought.
Marienburg Arena, outside the arena.
"Do you trust him so much?" Veronica and Ryan walked towards the arena together, and the Gloria Witch asked curiously.
"Lopus is the son of Lord Mosheen Hyde. He has received formal military training since he was a child. He has good strength, and... he shouldn't be too stupid." Ryan hesitated a little when he mentioned the topic of being too stupid, but he felt that Lopus was too stupid.
Since Puss is traveling as a wandering knight, he should know how to adapt to circumstances.
Veronica wanted to say something else, but a dwarf immediately came inside the arena and shouted: "Oh my God! Oh my God, a great hero has arrived in the arena. Mr. Lane, welcome you."
"
The oncoming dwarf was about 1.4 meters tall, but his head accounted for one-third of his total height. His long beard was tied in various thick braids, covering his entire belly and legs.
, almost hanging to the ground. The dwarf's face was shiny, and he wore various gold and silver jewelry on his beard and hands. He looked like a wealthy person at first glance.
"Hello, bearded man." Ryan shook hands with the dwarf: "Your beard is really beautiful!"
"Oh! I like this compliment!" The dwarf stroked his beard proudly: "I spend two hours every day taking care of my beard."
A dwarf's beard is a symbol of his age and status. A dwarf will not shave from birth, but waits for his beard to grow longer. The longer the beard means the older the dwarf is, identify the status of a dwarf.
Whether a dwarf is tall or not can also be seen from his beard - rich and powerful dwarves have more time and cost to maintain their beards. Their beards will be groomed frequently to make them smooth and shiny. If a dwarf's beard is messy and sloppy, it can only mean that he is tall.
It shows that his status and strength are low.
"Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Gliza Stormhammer. I come from the Roof Mountains of the World. I am now one of the guardians of this city. I am also responsible for the care of the arena." The dwarf laughed: "The Duke said it.
, Mr. Lane is a distinguished guest and close friend of Marienburg. If you need anything, you can tell me. Does Mr. Lane want to come and watch the game today?"
"Well, the weather has been getting colder and colder recently. In this cold weather, some fiery exercise is always needed to refresh people!" Ryan smiled, while secretly giving Veronica a look that you know.
.
Veronica gave Ryan a work-critical look in return.
"Then you are really in the right place! Marienburg has everything you want!" Glizza led Ryan towards the high platform of the arena: "Today there will be a wonderful series of battles! Let me help you and you
Beautiful girlfriend, open the VIP box and enjoy a visual feast."
Ryan also wanted to explain that no, we were just partners, but when he looked up, he saw a fireball as big as a basin appeared on Veronica's hand, and the woman smiled very maliciously.
Magic can be used in the arena, so Ryan could only keep his mouth shut. Just because he was not afraid of fireball didn't mean he wanted Veronica to get entangled in this issue.
The interior of the arena is composed of huge stone pillars and walls. It is essentially more like a military camp or even a small city that can accommodate thousands of troops. Inside the arena, there are complete facilities such as accommodation, restaurants, and hospitals, as well as extremely deep caves.
Basements and tunnels, it is said that some tunnels have been linked to a very mysterious underground kingdom - a paradise for kobolds and many ferocious beasts.
Following the path led by Glizza, Ryan and Veronica walked along the narrow passage toward the interior of the arena. The passage from the interior of the arena building to the arena site was very narrow, extremely oppressive, and deep.
The tunnel, the depressing environment, and the walls that are shrinking inward all make people feel depressed.
But when we reached the end of the tunnel, we were greeted by dazzling light and loud noises. Thousands of spectators were shouting and shouting. The huge arena auditorium, the clear blue winter sky, and the surrounding area of several hundred meters in diameter.
The interior of the arena is fully visible to the public, and the sense of gap from extremely small to extremely large stimulates the nerves of the two of them.
Gliza led the two people to a box. It was called a box, but it was actually a small balcony with an area of about ten square meters. There was a long soft sofa in the balcony, and then there was a table.
There are some simple snacks on it, and there is also a piece of parchment with the prices of many foods written on it. If necessary, you can ring the bell to notify the waiter to deliver it.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, a cup of malt beer costs three gold coins. Dwarves really know how to do business." Veronica took the parchment, glanced at it casually and handed it to Ryan: "Want something to drink? Pay for it yourself!"
"I thought you would buy me a drink!" Ryan took the bill and found that the prices above were at least ten times higher than the market price, so he complained: "Veronica, shouldn't you be the one to show your love for the partnership?"
Is it human generosity?”
"Generous? Ryan, am I not generous enough to you? I have no money and want a rich partner. You should go to Trovik. She is the little princess of Gloriosa, and her family has a lot of money." Willow.
Nika suddenly said sourly: "She can save you from struggling for many years, but I can't do it. I have nothing to give you, in every sense."
"But this is why you have always been my partner." Ryan said in a deep voice, and a trace of pity flashed in the man's eyes: "During the trip, Theresa told me several times, but I never planned to change.
Partner, I promised that if you live up to me, I will live up to you, and my partner will not change because of things outside of us."
"I guess I'm not wrong about you, boo~" Veronica, who was so elated by the man's words, placed a sweet kiss on the man's mouth.
"By the way, speaking of it, what we said yesterday, what would you do to your little apprentice if I...?" Ryan simply hugged Veronica to him and asked curiously.
"What can I do? I won't take Catherine's life. I will only let her go to the magic workshop in Jialan for further training, and then... marry her to a manor owner in a few years." Veronica did not resist.
, she hugged the man's neck and smiled softly: "This is her punishment for grabbing things from her instructor. She is not allowed to touch it if I don't give it to her."
The game started soon.
Lops was drawn No. 23, and he will play in the 23rd position.
The wandering knight from Nord puts on the standard equipment of a gladiator, a smelly ordinary leather armor, a wooden halberd, a wooden shield and a simple helmet. Gladiators are not allowed to bring their own equipment in the gladiatorial arena.
, they only allowed gladiators to use standard wooden equipment.
The arena is very large, and gladiators are constantly fighting in the melee, but Lops is not a weakling. He is an elite mid-level man and is very proficient in using his halberd. The son of a lord who has received complete military education since childhood has the reflexes and wrist strength.
Yes, he skillfully used dodge and shield to block attacks, and then used his halberd to defeat one opponent after another.
The wandering knight was like a god of war, sending off one gladiator after another in the arena. His outstanding strength made the outcome one-sided.
Until there were only two people left in the venue.
"Next, let us witness the final battle of this series of battles. The two opponents are Mr. Lops, the wandering knight from Nord!"
"And, who refuses to be named—the butcher, Mr. Bennett!"
In the dust, Lopus's face was covered with sweat, and the wandering knight carefully looked at the figure appearing in the dust.
His opponent was tall, armed with a wooden machete and shield, with a mask on his face. He was over two meters tall and quite bloated. The only thing that could be seen was that his skin was dark, as black as coal, and his eyes were
Blood red, staring at Lops.
The wandering knight felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. Thinking that Ryan was watching him from the stands, Lops gritted his teeth, knowing that he could not back down now.
He longs to be a knight who enjoys flowers and applause like Lane, and he longs to be a hero in people's eyes like Lane.
Ever since he witnessed Ryan killing the Chaos Champion and the Barbarian Warchief during the defense of Miljödenhaven, Lops had made up his mind to follow Ryan and become as great a knight as him, so Lops wanted to start again
He has been here, he must show Ryan his worth.
The world doesn't need waste.
"Ahhhh!!" Bennett yelled and rushed towards Lops in large strides. His tall figure gave people a strong sense of oppression.
"Let's start the fight!"
Lopus concentrated on his battle skills. His fighting skills tended to be defensive and counterattack. The wandering knight raised his shield high and aimed his halberd at the oncoming Bennett as much as possible.
The wooden halberd forced Bennett to move sideways, because if his leather armor was broken through by the halberd, it would mean he lost.
This happened to make him fall into Lops' trap, and the wandering knight's shield blocked the wooden machete.
"Ahhhh!" Bennett's tall body slashed wildly with the machete, while Lops blocked it with a wooden shield. The wooden machete chopped down one by one, sending sawdust flying everywhere.
In the scene, Lops was on the passive side and was beaten.
The crowd in the stands was excited, and there were constant shouts of abuse, cheers, and roars.
"Lops, I'm going to fuck you, I'm going to give you all my money, you bastard, stand up!"
"That's right! Bennett! Just beat him like that! Beat him to death! Beat him to death!!"
"Fuck him! Blow his head off!"
“@&!@#……￥!()￥*&@!”
In the box.
Ryan gently hugged Veronica in his arms and smiled: "The winner has been decided."
"The wandering knight is going to lose?"
"No...Lops' victory is in sight." (To be continued)