Chapter 789 New Mission

"How's it going?" Marcus rubbed his hands and looked at Zhang Heng expectantly.

The latter held two Persian swords in his hands, tried them, nodded and said, "Not bad."

"As long as you like it, I'm counting on you this time." Marcus said, "For the honor of Victor Arena, we must win the championship of this gladiatorial performance."

"I will do my best." Zhang Heng said.

"Very good, I know you are the most reliable." Marcus patted Zhang Heng on the shoulder with satisfaction, "In addition to you, we also plan to send Bach, Habitus, Canelo, Mulka Zan, Parral and Milo have enough places for seven people, but of course I am most optimistic about you. In addition, I asked Gaby to investigate the players in several other arenas and marked the key objects that need attention. , although the specific list will not come out until tomorrow. Oh, by the way, there is a dinner party tonight and you need to attend."

Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"I know, I know, we have an agreement, but this time it is different. The dinner will be held at the house of Senator Dior. He is one of the most powerful people in the entire Senate. At that time, the most powerful people in the entire empire will Attendance, including our new emperor, they want to see what the warriors who are going to be on stage tomorrow look like before the start of the gladiatorial show. Not just you, all the gladiators must go. I will have someone give it to you in the afternoon. Give me new clothes."

After speaking, Marcus turned and walked out of the house, but when he reached the door, he stopped again, paused and added, "You'd better use the remaining time to take a shower and sprinkle yourself with some perfume. , believe me, it will never be a bad thing to make yourself popular in front of these people, what you are about to face is the most powerful group of people in Rome."

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Zhang Heng's little slave girl is quite diligent. As soon as Marklus left, she was preparing bath things for Zhang Heng. However, as soon as she opened the door with the bucket in her arms, she couldn't help but beat him the next moment. She let out a long yawn, and the wooden bucket in her hand fell to the ground. The little slave girl was a little panicked, and wanted to bend down to pick up the bucket, but at this moment, a stronger sleepiness rushed into her head, and she Unable to resist the feeling of sleepiness, I finally fell asleep softly on the ground holding the barrel.

Zhang Heng looked at Dadatis who walked in from the door and was a little surprised, "Did you come to see me in broad daylight today?"

"Don't worry, I'm very careful, no one sees me." The old trainer said, "You have completed our previous agreement and entered the list of gladiatorial performances. I can tell you your next goal."

"Um?"

"If nothing else, you should have received an invitation to tonight's dinner. This is a rare opportunity for you. We need you to approach someone at the dinner and leave a deep impression on him if possible."

"who?"

"Our Majesty, Commodus." Dadatis spit out a name.

"So your target is really the Roman Emperor?" Zhang Heng did not show much shock when he heard this name. Perhaps it was because Commodus died in an assassination in history, and Dadatis appeared in The Gladiator School itself speaks volumes.

Commodus was probably the most fond of gladiatorial performances among all the Roman emperors, and he also had a peculiarity. He was not satisfied just watching it from the stands. He had to die in person to be satisfied. His final method of death in history was also quite unique. , was strangled to death in the bathtub by a gladiator.

"Maybe, maybe not." The old trainer's answer was ambiguous.

"We'd better be honest, because if it's really Commodus, I'm afraid I will quit the test." Zhang Heng said.

"Why?" the old trainer asked seriously.

"I may be a foreigner, but I am not stupid. I know the consequences of assassinating a Roman emperor." Zhang Heng said lightly, "The conditions you offered are not enough for me to take such a risk. "

Upon hearing this, Dadatis looked into Zhang Heng's eyes. After a moment, the old trainer gave in, "Okay, I can assure you that your target this time is not Commodus."

"Who is that?" Zhang Heng asked, "You have reached this point and you still want to hide it from me?"

The old trainer hesitated for a long time this time, and finally said, "Otrus, Commodus's most trusted advisor, also has some royal blood, but he was already very depressed before he met Commodus, and he lived in the market all day long, but Now, our friend seems to have made a comeback. He and another young man named Clind are now Commodus' right-hand men, and they are inseparable from Commodus. If nothing happens, he will probably be the number two of the empire in the future. figure."

"Why did you want to assassinate him?"

"This is the oracle from Creus. Our responsibility is only to implement it, not to ask why." The old trainer said, "The plan is very simple. The whereabouts of Otrus have always been very mysterious. He knows his current location. He was jealous of others, so he acted cautiously and was always on guard against being assassinated, but he always had to do things for Commodus, and only Commodus knew his whereabouts."

"So you want me to get close to Commodus and get the whereabouts of Otrus from him?"

"Yes, that's right." The old trainer said, "Commodus is different from other emperors. He seems to particularly like to interact with people at the bottom, and he especially likes gladiators. You can use this to get close to him and gradually get to know him. friendship building."

Zhang Heng thought for a while and asked, "If I help you solve this matter, it will pass the test. Will you stop bothering me again?"

"Yes, you will then become my successor and become a core member of the Balanced Blade. As I said before, our management is actually very loose and free. Until the next oracle comes, the members of the organization can do their own thing. .”

"Until the next oracle arrives?" Zhang Heng asked.

The old trainer rolled his eyes, "I know what you are thinking. In fact, you don't have to worry so much. You are not the only member of the Balanced Blade, and they will not always catch you fleeing. Although there is no clear reason for this, Regulations, but usually, the same member will not perform two missions in a row, but I can’t guarantee that in the future.”

Zhang Heng is not too worried about the future. Anyway, he will be gone after the dungeon time. Even if the Blade of Balance is a hundred times more powerful, it will not be able to break out of the dungeon and chase him across two thousand years. In addition, Zhang Heng feels that the old man has spent so much effort. He taught him for such a long time, and it was hard work without credit. He didn't want to just eat grass and not milk the cows. He just wanted to repay the other party's teachings and help the Balanced Blade find Otrus. whereabouts.

So Zhang Heng said, "Okay, I'll take care of this."