Chapter 768 Free Lunch
"Habitus, he can't become the ace of Victor Arena." The old Persian trainer shook his head, "I told Gabi that his potential has been developed to the maximum, and now it is his limit."
"Has his potential been fully developed, or are you unwilling to develop it any further?" Zhang Heng asked.
The old Persian trainer smiled slyly and asked, "Is there any difference between the two?"
"Oh, I knew it."
"It's not our fault," the old trainer said seriously, "but this time it was indeed my miscalculation. We originally made an agreement with him to get what we need, but then he suddenly reneged on it."
"You want me to believe that Habitus broke the contract between himself and an ancient assassin organization. Why, does he think he has a long life?"
"Although we are an assassin organization, we act with more principles than most people in the world who claim to be noble. We will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Strictly speaking, there is no agreement between us and Habitus. Contract." The old trainer said helplessly.
"I understand. You threw out the bait and made him believe that you could really help him improve his fighting skills. Then he ate the bait and learned the steps from you, but he didn't intend to take the bait. He was very smart. How to do it... Then the question is, you chose me to be Habitus's replacement, why do you believe that I will take the bait? What kind of bait have you prepared for me?"
Because the steam in the hot bathroom has been steaming, Zhang Heng's body is now covered in sweat. The same is true for the old Persian trainer opposite, who said.
"There is no bait this time, and I have no intention of using you as Habitus's replacement, because Habitus was not the most suitable candidate for us from the beginning. It's just that we can't find other suitable people. He who chose.”
"What do you mean, do you plan to use nothing?"
"No, I want to invite you to join us, not as a peripheral member of the partnership like Habitus, I mean to become a real core member, or to be more precise, we want to add you to the inspection of new core members list to be my successor, because as I said before, we are a very old organization with its own principles and traditions. Our core members are very small and only after the old people retire will we absorb new ones. Blood comes in and it needs to pass a test.”
The old trainer paused, "Don't be too busy refusing, tell me what you want most now?"
"My freedom?"
"If you can pass the test and become one of us, you will be free." The old trainer promised.
"And what about the freedom of my friends?"
"That slave named Varro? I sympathize with his experience. This is not a difficult problem for us."
"Thirty thousand sesterces?"
This time the old trainer hesitated, "Well... although we can get this money, it is against the rules, but I can agree first. If you really pass the test, I can personally fund it for you. "
"I can't tell you are quite rich, and... after I am free, I want to enter the Senate." Zhang Heng made the last condition.
The old trainer shook his head as soon as he heard this sentence, "This is impossible. Although our organization does have many powerful allies politically, it is so absurd to let a newly liberated slave become a senator. Things..." He suddenly paused at this point and suddenly realized, "You don't really want to enter the Senate. The previous condition was just to see how powerful we are. If that's the case, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. As I said, our core members are not many, and they are mainly civilians, so they cannot affect the daily operations of the Senate."
"That's a pity." Zhang Heng said, "Because I can get freedom by my own strength. Thirty thousand sesterces sounds like a lot, but if I want to earn it, it's not impossible. Only the Senate seems to be able to earn it. It’s interesting, but you can’t do it.”
"With your strength, you can indeed be free, but it will take three years at the fastest." The old trainer said, "Newcomers with average strength will not have many performance opportunities at the beginning. We can help you solve this problem and wait until the right time. , I can get you out of here together, and in addition, in addition to the above conditions, I can also teach you how to fight."
"I know how to fight."
"Yes, but what you know is the fighting method of a warrior. I can teach you the fighting method of an assassin. We have turned killing into an art. We will not take action easily at ordinary times, but once we take action, we will bring you down. Walk for a life." The old trainer looked at Zhang Heng, "How about it? The set of steps I taught Habitus are just the most basic entry-level skills. The truly powerful skills are only accessible to core members. "
I have to admit that Zhang Heng was quite moved by the old trainer's last suggestion.
So far, Zhang Heng has gained a lot from the nine rounds of dungeons in the main line. Game props are second, and skills, which only take a lot of time to learn, are the most valuable part. However, if this round of dungeons Just learning the fighting and training methods of gladiators did not actually improve him much for Zhang Heng.
After all, his sword skills have reached level 4, and his combat experience has been accumulated in Black Sail's ten years of dungeons. Now he can walk sideways in the arena.
In comparison, the Assassin's combat skills are more valuable to him.
As for what the old trainer said would take three years to gain freedom, Zhang Heng didn't take it too seriously. He admitted that he did not expect that it would take so long to gain freedom from the arena at first. Of course, what the old trainer said This is just a normal situation. In fact, there is a special situation, which is to defeat a seemingly invincible opponent and have the entire arena audience cheer for you and unanimously demand your freedom. At this time, even the master of the gladiator school has nothing to do with it. The answer is no, because the ancient Romans took public opinion very seriously, at least when they were in the stands.
Zhang Heng previously hid his strength not only because he didn't want to be a cash cow for Marcus, but also to prepare for a quick escape through this method. Of course, if the old trainer had a way to get him out of the gladiator school, Zhang Heng would not object. After all, He has a relaxed way and doesn't deliberately cause trouble for himself.
But Zhang Heng also knows one thing: there is never a free lunch in this world.
The old trainer obviously concealed some things from him, such as what exactly he was cooperating with Habitus before, why the talks between the two parties collapsed, and the reason why the old trainer appeared here was probably not just because of Gabi as he said. The invitation is so simple, and what is the so-called test to become a core member.
Zhang Heng didn't ask, because he knew that asking would be fruitless. At least for now, both sides have value for each other, and Zhang Heng also has the biggest advantage, that is, he doesn't have to think about the future. This is the place for him. After all, it was just a dungeon world. Even if the extra time was taken into account, he would have patted his butt and left after a year and a half.
This is why he took the gladiator's oath so happily before. As long as it didn't bring immediate danger, he could agree to it first. So Zhang Heng said, "What do you need me to do?"
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