Chapter 202 The Treatment of Athletes in Turii

Although McGawkids is young, his mind is relatively firm, and he is not a person who can be easily persuaded, but at this moment he is also a little hesitant.

At this moment, a shout came from behind him: "McGal Kidds, we should go back!"

It was also interesting to say that the officials of the Cretan delegation and the team leader of their archery team were the ones who shouted. In the previous sports games held in Greece, the contestants basically went to the venues by themselves, and few city-states specially organized groups to participate. . But this time, when Dionia sent an invitation, he asked in the letter that each participating city-state and region must have officials to lead the athletes to form a delegation and participate collectively, which is convenient for management.

At the same time, Dionia will also list a medal list according to the number of awards won by the participating regions and city-state delegations, which will be posted at the entrances and exits of each arena. It will be updated every day. Give generous rewards to the top three regions and city-states in the total number of medals.

This is not just a question of money, but also the honor of the city-state and the region. Therefore, it has greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of the officials of the city-states of Crete to participate in the games. To sign up, you need to join the athlete delegation and go to Turi. Due to the large number of people who signed up, a running competition was held for this purpose to select the team leader. The person who proposed this proposal has a good reason: lead the team to Turi The officials of Crete in Iraq are role models for athletes, and of course they must have a good body that is good at competition.

These selected officials were not able to perform their duties very well at the beginning. They only cared about themselves and did not take care of the athletes' daily diet and daily life. After arriving at the training ground, they even participated in training themselves, and sometimes clashed with the athletes... But , whether in the training ground or in the athletes' hotel, players and officials from other regions and city-states can be seen everywhere. Competition is everywhere. Under pressure, Crete officials have gradually completed their identity changes and began to devote themselves to serving the athletes. .

You must know that the leader who is shouting is also from the home country of McGawkids. He was a nobleman at first, but he didn't pay much attention to McGawkids, who was a commoner, but now he can give McGawkids on the training ground. Waiting for some care and help from the Cretan archery players has already been a very big change. Of course McGawkids will not be appreciative. He reluctantly returned the bow and arrow to the target reporter.

According to the regulations of the Games, for the sake of fairness, the Games will provide the bows and arrows uniformly during the competition, that is, the set they use in training, the quality is obviously much better than Mecca's own bows and arrows, he is now the more The easier it is to use, I wish I could take a set home. But he knew that a bow and arrow with exquisite workmanship and high quality like this would definitely be expensive, not something he could afford, unless he could win the championship and get that rich reward.

"May Hades bless you and let you get a good place in the competition!" The target reporter smiled and expressed his blessings to him.

"Thank you!" McGawkids warmed his heart. Since he arrived in Turii, all the Dionysians he met were friendly to him, which made him feel very kind, and even treated Dionysus because of it. Hades, the patron saint of the Kingdom of Asia, had a good impression, so he responded: "May Hades bless you with peace in your life!"

When he returned to the Crete players' team, the team leader Flax said impatiently: "We have to hurry back to the hotel! I heard from the management here just now that the Turii City Hall is in order to ensure the smoothness of tomorrow's games. Convening, from this evening a curfew will be imposed in the entire city, in order to avoid trouble, we must hurry back to the hotel!"

Under his urging, the Cretan players quickly packed their packages, left the archery range, and hurried eastward.

Although the archery field is a newly built venue for the archery competition of this Games, it does not cost as much money and time as the swimming pool and the racecourse, because archery is an open-air competition, and only needs to be built around the archery field. It is enough to place a stepped long wooden bench behind the contestants for the audience to sit and watch.

It is built in the west of Turui, next to the Turui military camp. It is reasonable to say that it is a bit remote from the urban area, but every day, the roads nearby are full of traffic and lively, and many people often enter the archery range to watch training. .

However, when the Cretan Archery Team set out on the way back, they clearly felt that there were fewer pedestrians on the road, and they frequently encountered inspection teams after entering the outer city, which took a lot of time. By the time they returned to the Athlete's Hotel, it was already dark, and candles had been lit in the lobby of the hotel.

Mecca Kidders, who were already sweating, did not go to eat immediately, but went to the hotel's bath. This athlete's hotel in the western outer city is built next to Ramala-Sewanee Arena. It consists of four large 6-storey "Huizi" buildings in total. In the middle of these "Huizi" buildings is the bathing area.

When they first moved in and entered the bath for the first time, they were confused by the cumbersome procedures, but now they have fully adapted and enjoyed it.

When McGawkids came out of the bath, he felt refreshed and exhausted, and even the soreness on his arm disappeared without a trace.

If only there were such a bath in Heracleon! ... McGawkids had such a thought in his mind, but then he thought: If that's the case, there must be a lot of people going to take a bath, and the cost will not be low, but it's not like it's free here! Oh, what a happy Dionian!

This envy continued until they entered the restaurant.

One side of the restaurant is neatly arranged with a row of dining tables, and on each table is a large wide-mouth clay pot, which holds steaming food: stewed chicken, egg custard, roast beef, fried fish, grilled Lamb shanks, haggis, honey bread, sweet oatmeal... even wine, beer and juice slurries.

Every day the hotel's dinner is so rich and delicious, and they can eat and drink as they want without any restrictions. When the dishes in the clay pot are finished, the waiter in the restaurant can add it at any time.

Many civilian contestants like McGill Kidds have never enjoyed such delicacies and such treatment in their lives. When they first walked into the restaurant, when they heard the waiter say that they can eat and drink for free, they thought that I heard it wrong, until it was confirmed that it was true, some people started to eat and drink, and as a result, their stomachs were distended, and they had to urgently call a doctor for treatment, which made a joke.

There are also some players who have guessed: this is a welcome banquet, so it is so special, and it will not be so generous in the future.

Who knows, every breakfast and dinner after that is like this (the athlete restaurant does not provide lunch, but the athletes are allowed to take a little breakfast from the restaurant to eat at noon during training), which made all the athletes drop their jaws and almost doubt it. I have arrived at the Elysee Land, which the Dionians often mention.

"Dionia is really powerful and rich! I should be very happy to be a citizen of this kingdom! I am so lucky to be able to participate in this sports meeting!..." After seeing the prosperity of the giant city of Tuli and enjoying Tuli After the various benefits provided to athletes by Yi, the athletes recalled the bitterness they had experienced in participating in other games, and felt more valuable about the Dionysian Games, especially when they learned from the waiter at the Athlete's Hotel that the municipality of Turiyi was very valuable. Hall did not do this on purpose to please them. In fact, the athletes who come to Turii every year to participate in the rugby and football finals also enjoy such treatment, so they are more sure that Dionia is an athlete's paradise.

Before the Games were held, Dionia had captured the hearts of almost all the athletes. What Turui had done had already been worthwhile, because it had achieved one of Davos's goals for hosting this Games.

Athletes kept entering the restaurant, and by the time McGawkids was holding a wooden plate filled with the food he wanted to eat, the restaurant was almost full.

"Here, McGawkids!" Someone beckoned to him.

McGawkids hurriedly walked over: "Siriteos, you came back very early!"

Siriteios is also a young noble in the city of Heraklion, Crete. He signed up to participate in the running competition of this Games. After more than 20 days of getting along, the two from the same city-state have become friends.

"I didn't train much today, I just wore the shorts they provided... I tried running a few times, and it felt okay. The starting, swinging, stepping, and sprinting were not affected." Another Cretan runner next to him immediately complained: "I feel very affected. When running, the fabric rubs against my thighs, which is very uncomfortable! Historically, sports competitions have been played in naked bodies, but Dionia has to change. Tradition, for everyone to wear this stuff, this is blasphemy against the gods!"

Siritaios glanced at him: "Since you are dissatisfied with this Games, you can withdraw from the competition."

The man said loudly: "The game will start tomorrow, and quitting at this time... not very good."

"Come on, I see you, I can't bear the free food and comfortable service here." Siriteos directly exposed his thoughts, and then half-jokingly, half-seriously said: "Dionia is now the whole of Greece. The overlord of the world is much stronger than Sparta back then. Even Olympia and Delphi had to surrender to it, not to mention wearing shorts, even letting everyone wear Bolton to compete. I don’t think any city-state would dare to know Oppose!

And, think about it, Dionia allows women to watch the game. It is said that there will be Princess Dionia and Princess Dionia in the audience at the ceremony tomorrow, so let's play in shorts. understood. "