Chapter 747 A Road

"What, are you jealous of me?" Varro opened his eyes wide, "Hey, if it's because you want to stay for training and I will leave soon, I can understand how you feel now. And I don’t blame you for that, my Eastern friend.”

"It would be simple if this is really the case." Zhang Heng said.

"What does this mean? Because I really can't imagine... any other reason for you not to be happy that a friend is about to escape from the sea of ​​suffering." Varro said.

Zhang Heng sighed, "My dear Roman friend, have you never had the slightest doubt that it was not by chance or accident that you ended up here?"

Varro was stunned when he heard this, but before he could speak again, a leather whip was whipped towards the two of them.

Zhang Heng stood motionless on the spot, not even blinking. Varro was so frightened that he subconsciously hid behind him, and ended up bumping into a Parthian behind him. However, in the end, that The whip only hit Zhang Heng's face, but it was still a few centimeters away from Zhang Heng's cheek.

"What, did you leave any antiques with me?" the Parthian asked with ill intentions.

Varro was still a little confused and didn't know why the innocent person suddenly came to trouble him. However, when he saw the equally hostile eyes around him, he was not stupid enough and immediately realized that there was something wrong.

Whether Zhang Heng was jealous or not is another matter, but his previous words had successfully aroused the jealousy of other slaves.

In the eyes of these people, Varro is undoubtedly a "deserter."

While others were still training hard for the assessment, he didn't have to worry about it. Soon he would be able to go out and do his business leisurely.

Although he realized this, Varro did not regret it, because he never thought he would stay in the gladiator school for long. He was not the same type of person as the guys around him who were licking blood from their swords.

And this is probably why he prefers to stay with Zhang Heng, a down-and-out nobleman from the Han Empire, because even though the latter comes from the mysterious and distant East, he still has a lot in common with him.

Fortunately, the conflict between him and the Parthians did not escalate, because more and more trainers took out their whips.

The person in charge of the school changed his previous respectful manner in front of Marcus, put on a serious expression and said coldly, "Stand still, you idiots, stop whispering to each other, what I want to say next is what each of you You all have to listen to me, because I will only say it once." At this point, he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Heng. He didn't pay much attention to this foreign-looking young man before.

He could hardly remember when he bought the other party. He only had a few fragmentary memories, as if he bought it when he bought those Sami people. This was a bit strange to him, because he could become Being the head of the gladiator school is not accidental. It is inseparable from his seriousness and carefulness in doing things. Especially when selecting the preliminary gladiators, he basically selects them one by one and ensures that every penny is spent on the blade. superior.

It rarely happens that you almost forget about something after buying it, but this also indirectly shows that there is nothing noteworthy about the young man in front of you.

Although Marcus has been urging Gabi to find the successor of Sisnatus, because the gladiators of this era are in a sense very similar to the pop idols of later generations, considering that gladiatorial performances are the most popular of this era. Entertainment, this does not seem surprising.

This is probably the earliest prototype of the fan economy. Excellent gladiators can greatly increase the attendance of the arena and can also bring some unexpected additional benefits, but this does not mean that the gladiator school is not careful when selecting talents. Just consider quality and ignore quantity.

This is also easy to understand. Just like when you build a team, the star will always be the most dazzling star on the court. However, if you want a team to operate normally, you need more ordinary people who perform their duties. Players, and considering the high-risk nature of the gladiator profession itself, the consumption and demand for personnel is undoubtedly huge.

Therefore, while the gladiator school strives to create ace cards, it also needs to add a lot of ordinary blood.

Zhang Heng is undoubtedly a part of ordinary blood, but the opponent was calm and did not dodge when facing the oncoming whip just now, which surprised Gabi.

But he didn't worry too much about this matter. Now his heart was far from as calm as he appeared on the surface.

It is simply an impossible task to cultivate the next Cisnates in 50 days. The level of the new people in front of us may be pretty good, and Bach can be considered a talent, but they are still far from being a Cisnates. The latter's name spread throughout Rome. Although he was highly praised by gladiator schools, the audience in the stands were not fools and were not that easy to fool.

Cisnates was indeed the strongest gladiator of his time, with a natural fighting sense and excellent fighting skills. Even if his physical fitness declined greatly in the later period, he could still make up for it with his rich experience, which was difficult for outsiders to see. , coupled with a handsome face, even the queen couldn't help but be obsessed with him, and even secretly recruited him into the palace once.

At that time, Aurelius was still fighting outside, and no one knew what happened that night. This also added another rich color to the many legends of Sisnatus.

Cisnates was trained by Gabi, so he knew very well that Bach couldn't do what Cisnates could do, not only in terms of technique, but also with Cisnates' unique charm and chicness. What a cool fighting style.

However, Gabi now has no way out.

No one knows Marcus better than him. Although he is now a free man in view of his contributions over the years, Gabi still insists on continuing to call Marcus master because he has seen Marcus. methods, you would never want to become this man’s enemy.

Gabi could only try his best. He turned his attention back to the matter at hand and said in a deep voice, "I know... you have all kinds of experiences and stories before coming here, slaves, Prisoners of war, debtors, men trying to make money to support their families, or just plain looking for some excitement, but let's be honest, I don't care at all, since you are here, you all have a reason to be a gladiator, You'd better work hard to achieve it, pass the assessment after 50 days, and don't take any chances."

When he said this, Gabi's eyes glanced at Varro intentionally or unintentionally, "Because you only have this way."