Chapter 48 Dionysian Rugby 4 Cities Tournament (2)

Then the snare drums disappeared, and then the long, mighty horns sounded.

The blue team members also began to dance enthusiastically in a loose formation. Their movements were weird and unrestrained, and when they were excited, they even screamed "Ah! Ah!", full of a primitive wildness, which made people's blood spurt... …

When the horns stopped and the two teams lined up to salute the surrounding audience, the cheers of the arena continued for a long time...

Theos was so engrossed in the novel, never-before-seen opening that he couldn't hear Dickpolis.

"Theos, which team do you want to win?"

"Team BLU!" Theos answered without hesitation, and the wild dance of the BLU team caught his eye.

"You actually want the Lucanians to win!" Dickpolis was a little surprised.

"The blue team is Niutum's team?!" Theos suddenly realized, no wonder the dance moves were different.

"The game information is posted at the entrance of the arena, haven't you seen it?" Dickpolis emphasized: "I support Amendolara! Many of its citizens are from Crete, including my friends (referring to Soldier of the Seventh Brigade of the First Army)."

At this time, the players from both sides turned around and faced the VIP seats. Amidst the incomparable noise, Theos saw a person stand up on the VIP seat.

"That's Davos, the only life-long consul of the Dionysian Alliance!" Dickpolis said in awe and a little jealousy in his tone.

Is it not the case with Tios, he has a strong urge to see this legendary God-Blessed One with his own eyes.

I saw Davos wave his right hand down.

Rapid and sharp bronze horns sounded continuously, and the game began.

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"Lord Davos, more people came to watch the game this afternoon than in the morning. According to the report of the guard in charge of releasing people at the entrance, many of them are businessmen from foreign countries." Mariji said excitedly: "It seems that you are, sir, The plan to attract the wealthy from the surrounding city-states to spend in Turii with exciting competitive competitions is entirely possible!"

Mersis was also very excited: "I went around the arena just now. Beer, syrup, and dried fruits were almost sold out. Even sunshade hats and linen cushions were sold a lot!"

"The main thing is that the rugby game is so attractive!" Kunogolata, as the administrator of Turii and one of the leaders of the match, participated in the organization, publicity, safety, etc. The preparatory work for defense, competition, etc., personally developed the planned rugby game into the current situation, and he was also full of surprises: "Lord Davers, I think the rugby game can be held regularly in the future, and it can be charged, just It's like watching a play."

"Does the money from selling tickets go to the treasury?" Mersis asked anxiously.

"Of course it will be returned to the national treasury, but the salaries of the players and the pensions of injured players must be paid to encourage more people to actively participate in the sport, and the rest of the money will be used to build more arenas. In Amendola La, in Niutum... Kunogolata, Cornerus, Marigi, Alexis, Mersis, the five of you formed the Rugby Athletic Committee to discuss how to further promote rugby and attract more Many foreigners will come to watch and discuss, formulate more detailed and perfect plans, and speed up the implementation. When this sport becomes popular in Great Greece in the future, we can also hold the Great Greece Rugby Games and invite the city-states of Great Greece to send teams to participate. ! …”

Davos's words inspired Kunogolata and the others: there were four games with great influence in the Greek city-states in this era, and the Olympia Games held by the city-state of Elis in the Peloponnesian Peninsula was the oldest and the most sacred. , mainly to sacrifice Zeus, the temple of Zeus in Olympia is the holy place of the Greeks (one of the seven ancient miracles); the Isthmus Games held in Corinth mainly sacrificed Poseidon; the Piosia area is famous for Delphi throughout Greece The Pythian Games hosted by the temple,

Celebrating the sun god Apollo; and the Nemean Games led by the Argos, who claimed to be the blood of the most noble king in the archaic era, also commemorated Zeus. In addition, there is also the Panathenaic Festival held by Athens in honor of the goddess of war and wisdom. Whenever these celebrations are held locally, celebrities from all over Greece gather there, and the eyes of all Greeks are focused there, earning great fame for the host. If the rugby game develops well, holding a large-scale pan-great Greek rugby game to commemorate Hades will not only expand the influence of the Dionysian League, but also make Kunogorata and the others famous and won the gods. favor.

Davos saw several of them in a trance and shortness of breath, and vaguely guessed what they were thinking, and he also had the same imagination: in the history of the previous life, the Romans' gladiator competition was famous in the Mediterranean, and his Dionysian alliance did not need to be so bloody , cruel, inhuman and barbaric projects, can still entertain the public, inspire the military spirit of citizens, and can do better! In addition to rugby, basketball can be held in the future...Basketball doesn't seem to be good, the requirements for the ball are too high, can the current craftsmanship do it? ... football maybe, go back and let the leather worker Tolikas try to do it...

"Scored! Touchdown scored! Tigertinos is doing well!" Amyntas and Matonis, who were watching the game intently, shouted excitedly, clinking glasses to each other to celebrate.

"Go buy me another can of beer." Amyntas said to the slave attendant.

"Master, the beer outside has been sold out, there is no more."

"No more?!" Amyntas turned around immediately and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Lord Davos, your beer is delicious, but the output is too small!"

Davos smiled bitterly, it seemed that the beer workshop should be expanded again, thinking of this, he thought of another thing.

"Everyone!" he exclaimed, "you should all know that recently my wife bought the hot spring swamp north of Turiyi."

Burkes was the first to nod. As an agricultural officer, he handled the procedures for selling the land himself. At that time, he also persuaded Cristoia that there were mosquitoes in that place. Can't build a house, don't waste money buying it.

"I am going to build a large thermal bath there, attracting merchants from Greater Greece and the people of Dionia to take a bath, because it involves the draining of the swamps, the filling, the filling of the hot springs, the diversion of the Tino River , and the construction of the bath...it requires a lot of capital investment, are you willing to cooperate with me to invest in this hot spring bath?" Davos sincerely invited the elders.

Take a bath? ! The Greeks of this era did not have the good habit of bathing in the ancient Romans. They lived a simple life and did not like bathing very much. If their bodies were too dirty, they would smear olive oil all over their bodies, scrape them off with special tools, and then rinse them off. Just wash with water. Therefore, many veterans are a little hesitant about this new thing.

Marigi, who had lived a luxurious life in Persia, shouted first: "I! I want to invest!" Marigi often discussed the trade development of the alliance with Davos. Of course, he knew of the young consul's talent in business, not to mention anything else. The business of Christoah Bank, restaurants, and breweries is so prosperous, and Davos has contributed greatly to it.

"Me! And me!" Mersis is also a person who understands Davos' business talent.

"I will also invest some money." Kunogolata and Cornerus said successively. As the two chief executives who often discuss city-state management with Davos, of course, they have some understanding of Davos' ability.

"We will join too." The leaders of the former mercenaries such as Hiros, Matonis, Amyntas, Antonios, and Alexis were even more blindly trusting.

In addition to several Turian elders such as Burkes and Ancitanos who were willing to invest a small amount of money to express their support, other Turian elders such as Polyxis and Enanilus made it clear that they were not optimistic about this hot spring bath.

The elders of Amendolara, such as Scomblas and Stromboli, who also did not believe that hot spring baths could make money, supported Diver, who they regarded as Amendolara, because of the disapproval of the Turians. s.

Vespa didn't understand this at all, but he understood that he was absolutely weak in the Senate and had to follow Davos closely.

Originally, it was only for commercial purposes that Davos raised funds from the elders while tying their interests together, and further promoting the harmony of the senate, which turned out to be a demonstration of the elders' attitude towards him.

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Theos stared intently on the field, the game was indeed very exciting, beyond his imagination.

Originally, he also wondered whether this kind of ball game was similar to the throwing game of a stone ball in Sparta, but now it seems completely incomparable.

Dickpolis backed Amendolara, but for some reason he hoped from the bottom of his heart that Niutum would win, but now the score is 3-0 and Niutum is behind.

Theos was a little anxious, secretly cheering for Niutum.

On the field, it was the Niutum Blue team’s turn to attack. The Amendorara Red team obviously cooperated well and knew how to use tactics. They cut off the passing line of the blue team’s player and forced him to the sideline. A red team member rushed forward. The blue team player had no space to dodge, so he had to try his best to pass the ball from the crotch to the back before being knocked down. The blue team quarterback was quick-witted and quickly stepped forward to receive the ball. Two more red team players immediately confronted him. He forms a double-team...

Just as Theos shouted "Oops!", the blue team quarterback took a stride, used his strong body to knock off the red team player who was pounced in front of him and was unsteady, and threw the football hard.