Chapter 220 Racing Competition (3)

"So you refused?"

"How is that possible!" Sostatus' eyes widened: "Those officials of the Ministry of Commerce were ordered by the consul to come and discuss with me! Crotokatax, that is the next king, I dare to refuse What! I've been busy convincing the unreasonable guys in the Turii Chamber of Commerce for the past two days. I've said nothing, at least I made them make some concessions..."

"Although you have suffered some losses, but let the consuls remember you, and the Ministry of Commerce still owes you such a big favor, I think it will be more beneficial to your future business!" Pebalius said with some envy .

"Who knows what will happen in the future, His Majesty Davos has known me for a long time, but everything has to be developed on my own." Sostatus shrugged, said a self-deprecating sentence, and then looked at Pebaricio S: "I envy your chamber of commerce. Unlike us who have so many troubles, not only did the profits soar during this sports meeting, but also everyone's praise!"

"Profits have soared?!" Pebalius shook his head: "I'm afraid you haven't ridden the carriage of our chamber of commerce during this period of time. Don't you know that when the demand for carriages is extremely strong, the fees we charge are the same as those in normal times? The same, but more tired than usual, especially for those athletes and foreign VIP messengers, they have to pick up and drop off in time... These are the agreements reached by our Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce in advance."

Having said this, Pebalius' expression became extremely solemn: "But as citizens of Turii and Dionia, we should contribute our part at this critical time, as long as the kingdom can be successfully held. This Games, this is the pride of all of us!"

"That's it! That's it!" Sostatus responded repeatedly. He knew very well that many officers who had been in the regular legion for a long time, even if they retired, spoke a bit like this, so he quickly changed the subject and called Come to Hesklaus, and say: "Introduce you to a friend, Hesklaus, the Peleus merchant who I work with!"

Then, he introduced Hesklaus: "In front of you is a big man! His father was one of the founders of the Dionysian cavalry legion, a famous hero of the kingdom! He was also Dio himself. The officer of the First Cavalry Corps of Nia has made great achievements in battle, and now he is in charge of the huge Turiyi Wagon Chamber of Commerce, and you have to obey his command when you travel in Turiyi!"

Hesklaus immediately bowed and saluted respectfully: "Lord Pebalius, it's my honor to know you!"

Hearing the word "Peleus", Pebalius moved in his heart. Since the Greek War, many upper-level people in Turii knew that King Davos was born in Peleus in Thessaly, so he hurriedly helped He stayed at Hesklaus, and asked with interest, "Don't listen to Sostatus' boast, I'm just a businessman like you. What do you run?"

"Hesklaus and I work together on pottery,

The 'Athens pottery shop' in the Great Market of Turii is his property. Sostatus replied, "Before the Games, His Majesty personally sent someone to the store to order pottery!" "

"Your Majesty has seen you?" Pebalius stared at Hesklaus with a desire in his eyes.

"No...not yet..." Hesklaus lowered his eyes in a guilty conscience.

"Although not, but the great His Majesty knows everything, that's why he sent Lord Ribazzo to personally deliver the order to the store." Sostatus smiled and interjected again.

Pebalisius pondered for a while, and smiled: "Since it can be favored by Your Majesty, it means that your pottery is of very good quality. If I have time, I will introduce members of our chamber of commerce to buy your pottery."

Hesklaus thanked him repeatedly.

Although Sostatus looked calm, he was quite happy in his heart: in the past few days in various arenas, he had successfully sold Hesklaus's pottery to many upper-level people in this way.

"Dad, the game is about to start!" Lirias urged from behind.

Amid the clamor of the surrounding audience, the three of them quickly saw like other audience members: at the high railing of the royal stand next to him, at some point in time stood King Davos wearing a golden crown. His right hand is holding a red cloth towel, which is very eye-catching. Suddenly, he let go of his right hand, and the red cloth towel fluttered and fell...

The 8 starting gates on the east side of the arena were instantly opened under the action of the mechanism, and 8 chariots rushed out.

The entire arena burst into thunderous cheers.

The 32 horses that could not wait for a long time were struggling to raise their hoofs, the wheels were spinning, and the carriage rumbled forward. Eight well-equipped riders clung to the reins with one hand and held the whip high with the other, shouting loudly and whipping the horses.

It should be known that the 8 starting gates are distributed in a fan shape, and their qualifying has a greater impact on the starting of the car. The position closest to the middle ridge of the arena (that is, the strip isolation belt) is the most favorable, and the position closest to the auditorium is the most favorable. Poor, although the Dionysian Games emphasizes fair competition, it is inevitable that there will be biases. This is human nature. For example, the racing cars in the Turii area on the field are arranged at the starting point closest to the middle ridge. In the gate, depending on the relationship with the kingdom, they are ranked outward in order: Bruti region, Po River region, West Numibia, Egypt, Thebes, Macedonia, Cyrenaica is ranked the most outside, after all, it is And Dionia is just a friendly neighbor, not an ally.

So at the beginning of the race, the 8 cars rushed to the track with speed, and they were quickly separated.

When Soboks died in battle, Procris was only a child, but Soboks had laid a solid foundation for his family before his death. His carriage shop had more than a dozen carriages and dozens of employees. He was the chairman of the newly established Turii Carriage Chamber of Commerce, and he was well-known throughout Dionia (the kingdom was not established at that time, it was just an alliance, and the territory it covered was not large).

After his death, the eldest son Pebalius was not very careful about running the carriage industry, but dedicated his enthusiasm to the cavalry, so he was promoted to the sub-commander of the First Army Corps at a young age. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. In the first battle of Wolsey, he was injured and fell off his horse. Unfortunately, his leg was crushed by a horse, causing permanent disability. He had to choose to retire, and then he devoted all his energy to the carriage industry. Because he is a retired soldier and has meritorious achievements, coupled with his father's Yu Ze, he has received many supports and help, and his career has risen with the expansion of the kingdom. Not only has the family's carriage shop expanded from Turui to other towns , and also began to get involved in the manufacture of carriages, which also made Pebarithius have a lot of prestige in the carriage industry of the whole kingdom.

Compared with his shrewd and hard-working older brother, Procris is naturally dwarfed. Under the protection of his father and brother, he lives a carefree life. He has no amazing performance. Instead, because he inherited his father's hobby - he likes to drive, he quietly acts as a driver from time to time. , to drive the people of Turii and become a joke among the young people of the upper class of Turii.

After Davos announced that he would host the Dionysian Games, Procris decided to take part in the racing competition and prove himself with the glory of the championship. To this end, he received strong support from his brother. He not only collected the most suitable horses for traffic jams from the entire Mediterranean Sea, but also hired a driver who had won the championship of sports racing to serve as a coach for him. Two years of unremitting training for Procris is for today...

At the moment when the starting gate opened and the carriage sprinted out, countless thoughts flashed in Procris' mind, which soon turned into a firm and high-pitched shout: "Drive! Drive!..."

After a while, his carriage was already charging ahead, and the corner of his eye swept across the field staff who were standing on the platform on the middle ridge with buckets in their hands. His excitement cooled down a little, and he immediately remembered the coach's advice and began to a little bit. Pull the reins back hard and let the equally excited horses slow down a bit. After all, this is not a single short race, but a long race of 7 back and forth, a total of more than 14 miles, which requires continuous endurance. , you can't push hard at the beginning, but you can't accelerate the sprint in the second half.

Just when he was in full control of the horse's speed, a shout of "Wow" suddenly sounded outside him. He turned his head and saw that a carriage had already caught up. The driver was wearing a horn helmet and grinning at him. Evil face.

"Damn Gaul!" Procris also shouted to him, not to be outdone, there is no need to worry that the other party will attack him angrily, not to mention that both parties are citizens of Dionia, and the referees have repeatedly criticized the participation The players of the racing competition repeatedly emphasized: "To ensure the safety of the competition, no malicious infringement or injury to the opponent is allowed during the competition, otherwise the competition will be disqualified!"

What the Gallic players did was nothing more than a psychological tactic. Procris was unmoved by it and concentrated on driving the carriage... The statue of Poseidon and the equestrian statue of King Davos on the platform on the middle ridge flashed from the corner of his eyes, Three pillars stood ahead, and he knew it was time to turn.

The distance of 500 meters on the straight will take a little time for runners to run, but for the four-horse horse racing at full speed, it is only a matter of blinking an eye.

However, turning at high speed is a test of the driver's driving ability. Procris did not dare to relax a little, and tightly controlled the reins, so that the carriage was close to the middle ridge platform, and the four white horses drove side by side, almost at the same time. Bypass the stone pillar.

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