Chapter 755 Additional Training
Of course Bach would not care about Varro's life or death. The reason why he was willing to intercede with Gabi was because of Zhang Heng.
Since that hard-fought victory, Bach began to pay more and more attention to this Oriental who he had never paid attention to before. He would even secretly observe Zhang Heng from time to time during training.
The result was that he was even more confused. Zhang Heng was not lazy in training and seemed quite serious, but his performance was just below average. He would be classified by Gabi as "good attitude but limited talent". Being in the group is not accidental.
Of course, Zhang Heng's oriental appearance is quite strange and can be used as a selling point. Therefore, Gabi is prepared to relax his requirements during the final assessment.
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Three days is not a long time, especially for a person who has just suffered a major blow. This time is far from enough for Varo to cheer up.
But as Bach said before, everyone on the training ground has their own story behind them. People who enter the gladiator school have their own reasons. Although it is wrong to compare others with each other, life is sometimes so cruel. You You can't change what has already happened, all you can do is try to seize the present.
But for now, Varro can't grasp the present anymore, and the former antique dealer plans to just give up on himself.
Zhang Heng didn't do anything else. The extra three days were regarded as a friendship. He was the last chance he got for Varo. But if Varo himself had no desire to live, then no matter how hard the others worked, it would be in vain.
Although it is a pity, it seems that Varro will have to spend the rest of his life in the dark mines.
But what Zhang Heng didn't expect was that a small accident happened on the afternoon of the third day.
There was a gladiator performance in the arena, and because there were not enough people to serve, Gabi transferred Varro, who had no hope of passing the exam, to help, and told Varro that he would not need to train anymore.
Gabi has completely given up on Varo, and the agreed time has arrived. A group of new slaves will come to work in the mine the day after tomorrow, and Gabi plans to send Varo away at that time.
When Varro heard the news, he still had no expression on his face, nor struggled nor resisted. His heart was completely dead. He would do whatever Gabi said. Hearing this, he put down the training sword in his hand and followed obediently. Overseer walks toward the arena.
The opponent who was training with him had a happy look on his face. He was also in bad luck. During the sparring session, he was paired with Varro. The result was almost the same as chopping wood piles. Now that he had a different trainer, he felt it right away. pressure.
Zhang Heng watched Gabi disappear at the entrance of the training ground. He didn't know if this would be the last time he saw the former antique dealer.
On the other side, Bach was also peeking at Zhang Heng as usual, but was caught by Gabi, who snorted dissatisfiedly. He clapped his hands, asking everyone to pause what they were doing, and then announced a new message—— Starting today, everyone’s training volume will be doubled.
As soon as these words were said, there was an uproar immediately, because the training of these preliminary gladiators was already very hard, and they were heavier than those in the previous phases. If they were doubled, they would not even have time to sleep or eat. Let’s not talk about the assessment issue. Whether you can survive the assessment is a matter of debate.
Zhang Heng also frowned when he heard this. He could see that Gabi was really a little anxious. Although there was no scientific training in this era, gladiators were a money-making tool for gladiator schools. Under normal circumstances, gladiator schools would also be very anxious. Pay attention to the maintenance of your gladiator.
There will be an upper limit for both the amount of training and the frequency of performances. In addition, the gladiator school will also use massage baths and strict diet control to keep the gladiators in good condition. Like Zhang Heng, their staple food after entering the school is basically all food. Wheat food, in addition to the school will also let them take ground bone meal to enhance bone strength and toughness.
Gabi announced that he would increase the training intensity and double it, which would cause serious physical damage to the trainees. It may be effective in a short time, but it is not cost-effective in the long run, but Gabi can't care about that much now. .
Because he just had a chat with Habitus, and the result was not optimistic.
The Gauls were very cunning, and they didn't know where they got the news in advance. They knew that Gabi was worrying about Sisnates' successor, so the lion opened his mouth and asked the Gladiator School to spend more money on him. , not just as an emergency consumable.
Habitus is a veteran gladiator, and he knows very well how this business works, and there are all the twists and turns in it. Gabi asked him to support Bach until he grew up, and then took it back in order to squeeze out the value of him. With the cost invested in him before, Gabi will definitely arrange a duel between him and Bach, and let Bach step on him to get the upper hand.
There is nothing more eye-catching than such an opening to arouse the audience's interest in Bach.
Gabi’s plan was good. The only problem was that Habitus didn’t want to make Bach’s wedding clothes.
If Habitus is a slave, Gabby can directly make him obey orders regardless of his opinions. Although under normal circumstances, for star gladiators, gladiator schools will not force them to do too many things they do not want to do, but This happens to be a special moment, but the bad thing is that unlike Bach, Zhang Heng and others, Habitus is a free man.
And he was not a free man after being emancipated from a slave, but he was a Roman citizen himself. Just like Varro before him, he became a gladiator for money and the love of women. Although he signed a contract with a gladiator school There is a contract that requires him to complete the performance for at least a number of years after completing training, but this is only an explicit restriction.
But what Gabi discussed with him couldn't be put on the table. All gladiator schools have unspoken rules when arranging duels. They must take into account topicality, praise for newcomers, etc., but the audience will not I hope that what I see is carefully arranged. This kind of thing cannot be written into the contract.
Of course, Habitus's contract has not yet been fulfilled, and he does not want to have too much trouble with the Gladiator School, but it seems impossible for him to sacrifice his own interests to cooperate with the Gladiator School, and it is unclear whether Habitus can Gabi also had doubts about whether Bach would be able to survive until he grew up, so the two parties broke up unhappy in the initial negotiation.
With no other better way, Gabi could only turn around and continue to squeeze Bach's potential. Anyway, Bach is still young. Although he looks a bit rough, his actual age is only eighteen years old. Even if he has any hidden diseases, he will be It won't break out immediately.
The others were completely unlucky. In order to prevent Bach from feeling that he was the only one being targeted, Gabi simply asked everyone to practice extra together.