Time: 2007-11-2718:08:00 Words: 4482
After Achilles changed into a navy blue short robe, we set off. I held Little Nine in my arms, afraid that he would be bored in the room alone. Although the boy was arrogant, he did not object, so I held him in my arms with peace of mind. From time to time, I would touch his ears, pinch his nose, scratch his itch, and flip his belly. Little Nine finally could not stand it anymore and scratched four bloody marks on my wrist." You better behave yourself. I'm not a toy!"”
I felt wronged as I looked at the two great heroes beside me, sighing as if they were unteachable children.
The colosseum was on a small hill to the west of the palace. It was built on the side of the mountain and had a majestic aura. As soon as he walked to the door, he heard the howling of wild beasts that shook the forest. The shouts inside were thunderous.
The three of us followed the attendants to the center of the stands, where King Eonius 'honor guard was. The fat queen screamed exaggeratedly, and she came down to pull Achilles away with her peacock feather fan." Handsome foreigner, please follow me. You will leave a deep and beautiful impression on the people of our country.”
"I'm afraid he left a good impression on you.”I thought to myself with jealousy. Beside me, Aneas elbowed me and said with a smile,"Look ahead, His Majesty seems to have a special liking for you.”
Onius stared at me with his big eyes and tried to scare me. I smiled and greeted him. I pulled Aenias and asked a person who was shouting loudly," Excuse me, is there anyone beside you?”
That person looked at the shouting below and was sweating profusely. He glanced at us and said in a bad mood,"Can't you see that I'm busy? Go to the side.”
"The centaur is dying," Aneas whistled.”
I looked down and saw a half-human, half-centaur fighting with a monster with a bull's head and a human body. The battle had basically been decided. The centaur was covered in blood and was already exhausted.
" The centaur is strong," Aneas said." But against Minotaurs of Crete, his agility is still lacking. Although he has two hooves, the lower half of his body moves slightly slower. Moreover, compared to Minotaurs, he does not have the advantage in physical strength.”As soon as he finished speaking, the centaur's huge body was lifted over his head by the Minotaur and thrown to the ground. The bones shattered, dust flew, and flesh flew everywhere. The monster was not satisfied. It jumped up and trampled the corpse into pieces. It howled and placed its hands on its hips as if it was announcing its victory to the surrounding audience.
The colosseum was filled with applause. Some were happy while others were sad. The person next to us was extremely depressed and beat his head. He held his head and sat down in pain. I looked at him strangely and asked Aneas what was going on.
" On the second day after the end of the Wine God Festival, Limnos Island will hold a gladiator competition according to tradition," he said." As you can see, many people place bets and gamble. Most of the foreigners who stay here are rich people and gamblers. They can spend a lot of money here and get rich overnight.”
"Oh." I nodded and sat down to comfort him."It's a gamble. If you win, you lose. Why care so much?”
The man glared at me and shouted," I've already lost three rounds. Damn it, how unlucky can I be? I bet on the Earthborn Dragon Fang Warrior winning the first round, but who knew that the f * cking bronze monster would play tricks and tear that son of a b * tch into pieces. Let's bet on the bronze monster winning the second round. The f * cking Geruweng Red Bull was like it had taken an aphrodisiac and was going crazy. I lost all my money."”
"If you lose, you won't bet anymore." I muttered softly, but he heard me and glared at me." You little brat, what do you know? I've bet all my money on this. If I don't recoup my losses today, I won't leave."”After saying that, he rummaged through his pocket and took out a copper pot. He ran down the stage and saw that the people on the platform had already started to place bets.
I turned around to look at Achilles, who was sitting upright and ignoring the fat queen. I was a little unhappy that she was leaning on me. Why did she look so indifferent?
Eonius walked down with a glass of wine in his hand. I looked at him coldly and sat there without moving. A bell rang below, and a new monster appeared.
" The one on my left is Murrato from Lucaya," the Beastmaster said through a megaphone." He is a direct descendant of Typhon and Echidna. He is the descendant of the famous fire-breathing monster, Camela. Let us cheer for his bravery!”
The audience's blood boiled as they whistled.
A monster with a lion's head and neck, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail raised its fist and walked around the field with its head held high. It returned and stood beside the beast tamer, looking extraordinary.
The beast tamer raised another monster's hand and said,"This is the descendant of the fire-breathing giant Karkus, the powerful Limedeka.”
The two-headed monster stood in the middle of the field and spat out a three-meter-long flame. The audience in the front row were so scared that they ran away and turned to face Muruitu.
The beast tamer hurriedly announced the start of the competition and left in his copper-skinned chariot. A ding sound rang out from outside the arena, signaling the start of the competition.
Everyone held their breath and focused on the two monsters confronting each other.
Muraitu swung his huge, shiny, scaly tail, his sharp eyes fixed on Limadeka, who was circling around him, and licked the corner of his mouth with his scarlet tongue.
Limadeka took a heavy and cautious step forward, his four eyes spinning. A fire snake suddenly darted out and circled around Murretto, but it was not painful. Murretto let out a long roar and spat out a mouthful of fire.
"Why isn't Patroclus betting?”Eonius asked me with a smile. I rolled my eyes at him and said,"I don't have money. What can you do?”
System Divine Nine lazily raised its head in my arms and looked at Eonius, wagging its tail. Its eyes seemed to be filled with disbelief at the sudden appearance of such a person in front of it. Then, it narrowed its eyes and continued to doze off.
Eonius chuckled and reached out his hand to ask for something from the attendant beside him."If you don't have money, you should have said so earlier. You're an important guest on the island. If anything happens to you, we won't be able to bear it.”
He lifted the silk satin cloth on the golden plate and revealed a pure gold cup inlaid with gold and silver. The lips of the cup were transparent water-colored natural crystals. They were so clear that one could even see the tiny water droplets embedded in them. It was indeed extraordinary craftsmanship. There were peacock stones and black emeralds at the bottom. It was a noble wine cup waiting for its owner. It was gorgeous and rich.
I casually played with it in my hand. I looked at Eonius and said,"Why? Bribe me?"
Eonius's face twisted into a flattering smile. He reached out to touch my hand, but I didn't avoid it. He said coldly,"Has the bone in Your Majesty's left hand been reconnected?"
"Tsk tsk, Little Patroclus is so heartless. You've already taken the things, can't you just touch them?”Eonius drank his wine in boredom. He looked behind him and said,""Besides, the one in your family seems to be getting along very well with Her Highness the Queen.”
I laughed mockingly, thinking that it was a miracle that the husband and wife could still sit on the throne despite having the same character. In the colosseum, Muruitu spat out a huge fire and trapped Limadeka. Limadeka hugged his head and rolled around, roaring repeatedly. The sound was deafening, and the audience covered their ears and bowed their heads.
Seeing that my expression wasn't right, Aneas was afraid that the deal would be ruined. He simply said,""Your Majesty, since we're here, can we exchange the contract?”
Eonius glanced at me unhappily and said coldly,"" Of course. Since you are so 'sincerely', how can I make things difficult for His Highness's friend? Patroclus is so popular that even His Highness Apollo is worried about you. Naturally, he doesn't like poor exiled kings like us.”
"It's rare for Your Majesty to have self-awareness. The royal family, which can't even afford a few tens of talents of gold, is indeed in danger. Your Majesty, why don't you consider finding another way out? I heard that the sea routes of Troy have been completely cut off. Lord Bamen, who controlled the sea traffic of Lemnos, had been punished by the gods.”
Hearing my words, Eonius sighed and said," How can I not know about such an important matter? The weather changed a few nights ago, and I stayed in the temple for the whole night. The oracle showed that Lemnos Island was about to become the center of the world's turmoil and disaster. I quickly sacrificed and prayed to the two main gods, Aphrodite and Hephaestus, for protection. I spent the night trembling in fear, and nothing happened.”After that, I drank a mouthful of wine. I didn't say anything. I thought to myself that it was easy to say. How did you think the storm that night came about?
Eonius continued,"" But yesterday morning, Her Highness the Goddess of Beauty sent an oracle to instruct us to participate in the Troy War and support the city of Troy. I thought that this matter would have to be decided sooner or later. Since the Goddess of Beauty had already given a divine decree, how could I dare to disobey? I simply agreed. Who knew that at night, the Goddess Athena threatened me in my dream that I could not support Troy, or else the first city that the Greek allied forces would plunder would be Lemnos City. I was so scared that I woke up with sweat all over my forehead. What should I do? I can't offend the Lord."”
Sighing again, Eonius looked at me pitifully. As a Greek, I naturally hoped that he would support Greece. Ignoring the military aspect, just the supply of materials was enough. Limnos Island was rich in resources and would be an important supply base in the future.
However, from the bottom of my heart, I supported Troy. An isolated city that was going to face off against the Greek army of 100,000 for 10 years. This was not just a myth, but also a kind of spiritual power.
So he smiled and said," Let's wait a little longer. As the head of a country, His Majesty should put the interests of Limnos City first. The interests of the people are above everything else. This should be the will of the gods that cannot be changed.”
Onius widened his eyes in disbelief and said,""You always surprise me. I thought you would encourage me to support the Greek people, but in the end, you talk to me about the interests of the people. However, I don't agree with you on one thing. The will of the gods cannot be defied.”
That's right, this is a slave society. I seem to have brought in the ideology of Communism, so I didn't force it and said,"In short, no matter what I say, His Majesty probably already has a plan, right?”
Eonius smiled and didn't reply. He handed me a piece of parchment and said,"" The Lemnos royal family is indeed poor, but they are very rich in physical assets. In other words, the people are very rich. I don't like gold. Its color gives people a feeling of panic, like a way to show off.”
I handed the parchment to Aneas, who scanned it and nodded at me.
In the colosseum, the lion-headed monster was subdued by the two-headed fire-breathing monster and fell to the ground. The dragon's tail was bitten off, and Limadeka bared his bloody teeth. His eyes were red as he pulled off Murreto's hand and chewed on it. He did not expect the seemingly powerful Murreto to be defeated by the clumsy Limadeka. The audience jumped out of the auditorium and cursed, demanding an explanation.
I stood up and tossed the golden wine cup. I smiled at Eonius and said,"This, thanks." With that, he left with Divine Nine and Aneas, not looking at Achilles.
When he walked out of the colosseum, the audience was throwing banana peels and smashing eggs into the arena.
Aneas laughed and shook his head. He pulled me to look behind him and said,"Are you angry?"
I didn't turn around. I rubbed against the ground and said impatiently,"Are you coming or not? I'm going back to pack my luggage and buy souvenirs for Austin and the others.”
I shook off his hand and walked away. However, I was pulled back into another big palm's embrace. Little Nine was accidentally thrown away by me. It flipped over agilely and flicked its tail twice. It gritted its teeth at me in dissatisfaction and fell silent.
"I really can't do anything to you. Are you going to leave me alone?”Achilles asked, stroking my hair.
I blushed and struggled to break free from him. I turned around angrily." No, I'm not. Little Nine is leaving. Let's go back. Don't be with this lecher!”
I paused when I saw Aneas's sad eyes. He immediately noticed and smiled."Do you want to go sell cows together?"
I thought about it and nodded. I also wanted to see what the poor captives we sold looked like.
The captive was already extremely weak after being locked up in the dungeon. He leaned against the wall. When he saw us coming in, he leaned in and looked at us timidly. I asked someone for some food and water and placed them in front of him. I felt quite guilty and a little helpless. I asked him,"What's your name?"
"Lycaon." The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy gulped down a mouthful of water, stuffed bread and fruit into his mouth, and looked at me with a confused look. I guess I didn't leave a good impression on him on that moonlit night on Tenedos Island. He seemed to be quite afraid of me.
I nodded and said," Well, you've been sold to King Eonius. Don't worry, I'm friends with him. He won't make things difficult for you.”
The young man stopped and looked at me. His mouth was full of things and he was eager to say something. He couldn't catch his breath and started coughing violently. I patted his back and said,"I'm sorry. We had no choice.”
With that, Aenias waved for someone to take him out. The boy struggled for a moment and opened his mouth to say something, but he kept coughing. The servant who pulled him thought he was going to resist, so he slashed down and scolded,"Dog slave, what do you want to do?”
"What's wrong with you? He didn't do anything wrong. Why did you hit him so hard?”I reprimanded him angrily. The servant looked at me strangely. He probably didn't expect me to speak up for a slave. I said coldly,"He was bought by the king. It's best to hand him over to the king personally. Just say that I'm his friend.”
"Slaves are nothing. They're even worse than dogs.”The servant whispered and dragged Lycaon away. I looked back at Aenias. He looked at me with a sad face again. I don't know why.
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