Chapter 792 Provocation

"What does it mean to be more relaxed?" The young emperor was a little confused.

Dio smiled, "You like gladiatorial combat, don't you?"

The young emperor subconsciously denied, "No, I just take a look and relax occasionally. I am too busy and have a lot of things to do every day. In fact, before I left, I was still thinking about issuing new coins. What I mean is It means that the people of Rome may be able to get to know me initially through the subsequent gladiatorial performances, but in more remote places, I need to let them know that the empire has a new emperor. I plan to have a coin with my image printed on it. Emperors of all dynasties have done this..."

"Yes, yes, I can understand that such a vast country needs you to rule, and you must be exhausted. But, because of this, we should enjoy ourselves in the rare leisure time, right?" Dio said, He waved and asked the servant to bring two more glasses of wine. He took one for himself and handed the other to the young emperor.

"You need to relax, we are not talking about politics tonight."

The young emperor hesitated for a moment but took the glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. "Okay, let's take a good look at the warriors here."

The masters of each gladiator school had been waiting for a long time. After receiving permission, they stepped forward to salute Dio Senator and the Emperor of the Empire, and then began to introduce their own gladiators.

"Dear Your Majesty, this is the giant Telephilus. He is a Sarmatian. He was sold to the northeast of the empire when he was a boy. I found him in a very remote copper mine. I paid him When I bought him, he was so hungry that he was just skin and bones, but I knew he was a born gladiator. Once I fed him well and replaced the pickaxe in his hand with a weapon, he would become the best. Warrior, and he did not disappoint me afterwards. I took him on tours all over the place, and no one could defeat him. His body contained endless power, just like a beast."

A long, dry old man who looked like a mummy said this. After speaking, he nodded to Telephilus, who walked out of the crowd.

I have to admit that his iron tower-like figure is really oppressive. Seeing him move, Commodus's guards immediately became nervous and drew their weapons one after another.

"It doesn't matter," said the young emperor, "let us see what he is going to do."

Telephilos said nothing and walked straight to the fountain in the center of the front hall. He rubbed his hands, then bent down and picked up the life-size marble statue in front of the fountain with only one hand. .

Seeing this scene, all the guests who came to the banquet tonight were amazed.

The old man who looked like a mummy was very proud. On the contrary, the faces of the other gladiator school masters had solemn looks on their faces. They were all knowledgeable people. Of course they could see that this tall man was not easy to deal with. There are many gladiators with outstanding strength, but none of them can do what this Sarmatian can do. With this overwhelming strength alone, he will become a strong contender for the championship of this gladiatorial performance. .

Telephilos danced the marble statue twice more, and then firmly placed the statue back in its original position, returning to the place where it stood before.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that there is someone so powerful in this world." The young emperor also said excitedly, "Your nickname is Giant, right?"

Telephilus nodded.

"It suits you very well. I wish you good results in your subsequent gladiatorial performances." The young emperor seemed to be ignited with a long-pent-up interest and followed Dio to the next target.

"Elaxois, from Diatila, has an impressive record of nineteen consecutive victories, and is good at using the trident..."

"Danaos, a Thracian gladiator. It is well known that the Thracians are rich in excellent gladiators, and Danaos is the best among them. He is best at slitting the throats of his opponents..."

"Julicia, Celtic, his body flexibility is amazing, and he is unmatched in close combat..."

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As Dio and the young emperor continued to walk, they saw more and more gladiators. Any one of them individually had many legendary stories and was the trump card in the arena. However, now everyone gathered together, There isn't much time left for introductions for everyone.

Except for the Sarmatian who had a strange vision before, most of the gladiators Commodus couldn't remember their names, and he just encouraged them before moving to the next target.

Zhang Heng knew that if he continued like this, he might not be able to complete the task assigned to him by the Balanced Blade, because although he had made a name for himself during this period, coupled with the packaging of MacRuss, many people in Rome had heard of it. His name, but after all, he is just a newcomer, and he does not have as many records as those old gladiators who have been famous for many years. Strictly speaking, he is only topical now, not legendary, and the biggest disadvantage is that he Commodus came back from the front line and happened to miss the period when he was famous. In addition, the latter had many things on his hands during this period, so it was most normal that he had never heard of his name.

Zhang Heng knew that he had to find a way to attract Commodus' attention.

At this moment, the young emperor suddenly stopped in front of a gladiator, pointed at the latter and said in surprise, "Are you Sartonilos?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to know my name." Sartonilos bowed.

"Of course, before I left Rome, I went to see your gladiator show with my sister. More than once, they said that Sisnatus was old and you were the strongest gladiator in Rome. How about it? Are you confident this time? "

"I will dedicate my victory and glory to you." Sartonilos said.

Just when the two parties were harmonious, a discordant voice suddenly sounded, "I don't think His Majesty will like someone like you who only talks big words."

Sartonilos's face changed suddenly. He looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who said these words was actually an Oriental. Sartonilos had no impression of this Oriental. The gladiators had gathered in the front hall to wait. At that time, the latter did not make any attention-grabbing moves. Sartonilos didn't know why the other party took the initiative to provoke him now.

However, he had never been a person who tolerated being provoked, so he respectfully said to Commodus, "Your Majesty, can I handle some of my own affairs?"

The young emperor guessed something. If it had been in the past, he would have most likely rejected Sartonilos' request, because if his father were here, he would definitely reject it. But at this time, he remembered what Dio said before, since tonight is the time to come. If you are looking for fun, there is no need to be so serious, so he smiled and said, "Of course."