Chapter 217 Archery Competition

After a while, after the three arrows were shot, the audience became active again, and enthusiastically guessed the outcome.

Soon, the target reporters held two circular planks and came to the players and the audience, and the referee's voice sounded again: "26:26, the two sides are tied - another round!"

After seeing the arrows on the target and confirming that the referee's decision was correct, the audience boiled over: "The game is so exciting! The two players are of the same level.

McGawkids looked at Stasipus again, and Stacypus smiled rightly, which made McGawkids even more competitive.

At the beginning of another round of competition, the audience became even more silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the two players.

But Goddess of Fortune joked again, and the two players were tied again, but the score was lower: 22:22.

The audience was like boiling water that had just boiled, and it was very lively, especially the Dionia audience who bought "Tino's Blessing" was even more nervous, eagerly looking forward to the contest of their chosen players. win.

The referee and the staff gathered together, discussing something solemnly.

Only the two players sat quietly on the wooden chairs, closing their eyes and resting to recover some physical strength.

The referee walked in front of the two contestants and said loudly, "Considering that the two contestants have already competed for 5 rounds and shot 15 arrows, their physical strength is very high, so the referee team decided after deliberation and decided to use one arrow to decide the outcome! "

Indeed, in a normal battle, when an archer shoots 6 arrows in a row, his arm will be sore and it will be difficult to pull the string. Although the players can rest and recover continuously in the archery competition, the competition lasted for almost 3 hours, but the 15 arrows It also almost exhausted the physical strength of the two players, resulting in a gradual decline in their hit rate.

"What if they tie again with the next arrow?!" Many spectators asked loudly.

The referee answered without hesitation: "Then shoot another arrow until the winner is decided!"

There was a commotion in the audience.

After sitting for a while, McGacs Kidders stood up expressionlessly and drew the bow, but when he was pulling the string, he clearly felt the pain in his arm, and he gritted his teeth and forced the bow to his ears. At the same time, the left hand holding the bow was trembling slightly, and it was impossible to stay for a long time as at the beginning. After a little aiming, the string was released.

The arrow has just been shot,

He didn't feel very well, and he secretly cried out in his heart: Bad!

At this time, he saw that the opponent's arrow was also shot very quickly. The experienced man saw the strength and direction of the arrow, and his heart was suddenly relieved.

Sure enough, when the target reporter brought the plank to the front, the audience was in an uproar.

The arrow shot by McGac Kidds was inserted obliquely at the bottom end of the circular plank, and it could hit the target. And there was nothing above the plank that Stacypus shot, and he missed the target!

There was an uproar in the audience.

McGawkids looked at Stasipus, but his expression seemed calm.

At this time, the referee walked up to the contestants and said loudly, "According to the results of the game, I declare in the name of the gods that McGawkids won the archery competition at the Dionysian Games!" Gakides raised his hand high.

There was a sudden burst of enthusiastic cheers from the audience, and of course there were also a lot of sighs. And Stacypus also smiled and applauded with a graceful smile.

Next was the award ceremony. The staff led McGhajids to the center of the auditorium. Under the watchful eyes of thousands of spectators, the referee solemnly brought a corolla woven from poplar branches and handed it to him. He has a small cloth bag woven with gold thread, which contains 20 gold coins engraved with the words of the Dionian Games, and the most exciting moment for the Cretan audience came: two staff members unfolded a side of the Cretan city-state The flag was handed to the champion McGhajids, who, like other champions of the previous competition, held the flag high and walked around the field slowly, receiving cheers from the audience from all over the Mediterranean.

Officials from the Cretan athletes' delegation were in the audience and were all excited at this time. Judging from the situation in the past few days, the Dionysian Games is full of strong players, and the competition is very fierce, especially in the individual archery promotion competitions a few days ago, other Cretan players except McGac Kidds All were eliminated, to their dismayed discovery: Even in Crete's most confident archery project, they had no confidence to win the championship! Today, however, McGawkids finally defended the reputation of Crete's rich archers, how can they not surprise them!

So after McGawkids came off, they immediately went up to them, and while praising him loudly, they also asked questions with concern.

Mecca Kiddes, who was a civilian, was surrounded by these Cretan noble officials and was a little overwhelmed.

At this moment, a voice sounded in his ear: "Congratulations, champion McGaders!"

McGawkids turned his head and saw the opponent named Stasipus smiling and standing behind him.

This made him suddenly feel a little ashamed, and said apologetically, "I just beat you by luck because of my physical strength."

Stasipus looked at him and said seriously: "There are very few people I have ever seen who can have such excellent shooting skills at your age!"

Stacypus's words cheered McGal-Kids more than the Cretan official's compliments, but then he heard Stacepus say: "Are you interested in joining us in Dionia? The marksman is exactly what the Dionian army desperately needs!"

McGacKids was stunned.

Before he could answer, the person in charge of the Crete delegation immediately retorted loudly: "McGaKides is a citizen of Heraklion! It is the glory of our Crete! He will only stay in Crete. , will never join Dionia!"

"Oh?" Stacypus glanced at him and asked with a sneer: "If he stays in Crete, can he get a lot of land? He can enter the council of the city-state like you, hold important positions, discuss and formulate Any resolution? I have read your profile, McGackids, you are a commoner, even a champion, you can't stand a chance in Crete, where the nobles are in power, but just come to Dionia, with your Talent, land, wealth, status can all be acquired—"

"Don't lie! You think I don't know, it's not that easy to become a citizen of your Dionia. It is said that you have to live here for more than 10 years before you can get it!" Siritaios reminded Mecca loudly from behind. Kidders.

Stacypus glanced at him, and still said seriously to Mecca Kidders: "That is the decree made by the kingdom for ordinary refugees, and for a talented person like you, the Ministry of Military Affairs will definitely pay more attention to it and tell your majesty. Applying, although it is not possible to make you a citizen of Dionia immediately, it can shorten the number of years you can become a citizen. As long as you apply, you can be quickly called into the barracks by the Ministry of Military Affairs, after a period of training You should soon be able to become a division captain or company captain in the light infantry brigade of the Dionian Reserve Corps. After two or three years of service, you will be able to become a Dionian citizen, and may also be converted to a team in a full-fledged regiment. Officer, enjoy the respect of the people...

As the former light infantry captain of the First Dionysian Corps, I'm telling the truth, go back and think about it. If you like, you can find me at the Military Department in Turii, where I hold a spare position as a military training officer, and can take you directly to the Minister of War Olivers. "

After Stacypus finished speaking, he patted McGawkids on the shoulder in an encouraging way, then turned and left.

Perhaps it was the terms such as "Dionysian First Army, Turii Military Affairs" that frightened the head of the Cretan delegation, and he did not dare to interrupt him in the process of speaking until Stacypus After walking far, he waved his fists and shouted: "I want to protest to the Dionysian Games! You are..."

McGawkids had never considered this issue, and when Stasipus said this, his mind was in a mess for a while.

Silithaeus beside him is very envious. He did not expect that he has tried his best to attract attention on the field these days, but his beautiful dream has not been achieved, and this poor commoner who only knows how to train every day is Approved by the Dionysian officer.

Seeing the officials of the delegation surrounding Mecca Kiddes, they painstakingly persuaded him to "don't listen to Stasipus' bewitchment. He is now a hero of Crete, and the city-state of Crete will never treat him badly." Waiting for words like that, Siriteos curled his lips unconsciously.

On the way out of the arena and back to the station, McGawkids and his party, because he wore a laurel crown and a flag, the standard dress of the Dionian Games champion immediately attracted the attention of the people along the way, and they voted for him one after another. With respect, and actively inquired about his deeds of winning the championship to others, and also took the initiative to make way for him.

The cheers continued along the way, and countless envious eyes converged on him.

But McGawkids seemed a little overwhelmed and didn't want to enjoy such a glory.

After arriving at the Athlete's Hotel, after the officials of the delegation separated from McKiddes, Siriteios immediately leaned over to him and whispered: "Hi, McKiders, for that Dionysian Army What do you think about what the officer said?"

The calm and calm McGawkids on the field seemed hesitant at the moment: "I...I haven't thought about it yet..."

"What else are you thinking about! What a great opportunity, if you miss it, it's gone!" Siriteos looked indignant: "Think of everything we've enjoyed since we got here, it's just athletes here. The Elysee! Think about the city again, the prosperity of Turii and the wealth of the citizens of Dionia far surpassed the Athens I have been to, and Heraklion of Crete is nothing compared to it A small remote village! If I were you, I would immediately go to the military department in Turii, find the officer, and ask him to help join Dionia!"

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