Chapter 35 The Opening Ceremony of the Dionysian Rugby Finals (2)

Gellney was shocked and said, "I'm from Samone, from Abenerum, north of Potentia."

The Sicilian messengers who were secretly paying attention to what they were talking about remembered the words "Samona" and "Abenirum" in their hearts, and pondered quietly about this Italian native who had hardly appeared in Turii before. The meaning of the Hades celebration.

Just as the two were chatting, the people entered the arena one after another, the ring-shaped arena was quickly filled, and the atmosphere in the arena became noisy and lively.

And behind the rostrum, elders began to appear one after another.

"That's Lycias, the administrator of Turii! I heard that he was the chief general of Crotone many times before..."

"This is Lord Cornelus, he is the most important elder in the Senate, and he is very friendly to the people! Look, he is saying hello to the surrounding audience!"

"Listen to the cheers of the audience so enthusiastically, you don't need to look, you know that this should be the arrival of the Priest of Wands, Lord Plessinas!"

"Look at that cold face, that is Overseer Sesta, who scared the elders and officials, but the people of Dionia respect him!"

"Who is this? Fat like a pig."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense! Don't underestimate him, she is Mersis, the treasurer of King Davos, who holds the money bag of the kingdom."

"Who is that? It doesn't look like a Greek."

"He is indeed not a Greek, he is a Persian, Marigi, the Commerce Minister of the Kingdom of Dionia. Hear the cheers from the audience. I heard that Turii is so prosperous, he has a lot of credit, so The Turians are of course very grateful to him."

"Who is this?"

The elder who came out of the passage did not wave to the audience or talk to the other elders, and just sat down, but the crowd cheered a lot, and from his every move and his temperament, Ge Ernie felt that this man must have led the army to fight.

Sure enough, Sycrops said: "That was the hero of the South-Italian War, Elder Heros, who led his army to conquer Lochry and its allies, and who had just served as Minister of War of Dionia ... in his The old man who appeared behind him, don't look at his ordinary appearance, each of us has benefited from him!"

"Oh, who is he?"

"He is Heraclid the Younger, Minister of Construction,

He was responsible for the construction of the avenues and stone bridges that we walked in Dionia. "

"And who are those two? They don't look like Greeks either."

"Vesba, Hermon and the others are of course not Greeks, but Lucanians, but they are also prominent elders in the Senate. Think about the fact that the Lucania region is in the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia. It can be understood by the size... This one is not Greek, but he is equally prominent. He is the elder Sedorum from Bruti, and the only elder who has served as the governor of Dionia. Behind him are Saru, Kleilu... they are all elders from Bruty..."

Gellney listened to Sycrops' introduction, looked at the faces behind the podium that were different from the Greeks, and suddenly felt a little touched in his heart.

And the faces of these elders who introduced Dionysian to the opening ceremony gradually became confused, because although there have been many Dionysian elders behind the rostrum, but in addition to Aside from King Davos, several big figures who are most familiar to their Sicilian city-state messengers have yet to show up.

Antonios - the hero who conquered the eastern coast of Sicily, and served as the administrator of Naxos for many years, Cycrops they dealt the most with him, while Laodicien, Lexi Peratus... These elders from Sicily used to warmly entertain the Sicilian messengers who were invited to Turii every year, but this year they neither held a banquet nor appeared on the field so far.

According to Westcrops' understanding, Radisian is the one who likes the most lively occasions and the most to show off. What happened? Had to cause Sycrops to ponder.

At this moment, "Oh!!!..." Like a gale blowing across the arena, the whole arena boiled.

"Wan Sheng, His Majesty King Davos!!!"

"Your Majesty is coming!!!"

...

There were cheers in the arena.

The king of Dionia, Davos, is dressed in black Clementine and a crown of pomegranate branches made of gold. He smiles and waves to all around him. Beside him are Cristoia and Agnes. beautiful princess.

Gellney suddenly widened his eyes, pointed at a young man following Davos, and asked anxiously, "Who is he?!"

"Hey, put your hand down, that's disrespectful to King Davos! Don't make the audience angry!" Sycrops hurriedly pressed his hand, and then added, "You're talking about Dave. The eldest son of the king of Sri Lanka, Krotokatax, don't look at him tall, in fact, he is not yet 18 years old, he is only a teenager."

"Are you sure he is the eldest son of King Davos?!" Gaerney asked again in disbelief.

"I participate in the Hades celebration every year. Prince Clotokatax has appeared many times. How can I read it wrong!" Hearing his questioning, Sycrops was a little angry, in order to show his love for Dionysus Knowing the royal family, he added: "King Davos also has an adopted son named Adoris. I heard that he has gone to Dawny with the army. Clotokatax is indeed the eldest son of Davos. The beautiful girl beside him is the king's adopted daughter Cynthia. I heard that she is 20 years old and has not yet married. It is because there are so many people who propose marriage that King Davos does not know how to choose. Delayed until now..."

Sycrops whispered the gossip to Galney, showing off his well-informedness: "The little girl holding Cynthia's arm, Eunice, the eldest daughter of King Davos, spoke to her. The little boy here is the king's second son, Apox, and the little boy who is looking around is the king's third son, Briantes. Oh! His youngest daughter is also here, the one held by Princess Agnes. Little girl Avia, this is her first appearance at the opening ceremony of rugby! You are so lucky, this is the first time the King Davers family has all appeared on the rugby field, no wonder the people of Dionia So excited!"

Gellney was as if he had never heard of the gushing words of this Tyndares, and stared at the podium with a blank stare. The young Li Yi turned out to be the noble Prince Dionia. Could it be that King Davos places great importance on me, Abenirum? ! Thinking of this, Gellney was excited, maybe the purpose of coming to Turui for help this time can be achieved.

In fact, he thought too much, and Crotokatax just happened to be on the day to meet the team coming from the north in Yamaguchi.

When he returned home, Cristoia was taken aback when she learned that her son had gone alone for a prolonged period of time with the rumored fierce Samonais.

On the other hand, after Davos knew about it, he praised his son for doing well, and said: As the bloodline of Hades, the prince of Dionia, he should have such courage and belly! The son was also encouraged to continue to entertain the Samonais well.

To this end, Davos had a rare little fight with his wife.

But at this moment, the Davos family is happy. After they all sat down, Davos nodded to Lycias in front of the rostrum.

Lycias, the governor of Turii, said: "Begin."

The trumpeters on both sides of the rostrum immediately raised their long bronze horns diagonally, and the high-pitched horns resounded throughout the arena.

Teams from the towns of Dionia began to enter the field.

I saw eight priests in white robes coming in first from the east entrance. They carried a wooden statue of Hades holding a football. Its image was similar to the bronze statue outside the arena, but it was smaller in size. , but its surface is covered with gold foil, which glitters golden under the sunlight.

Immediately behind the eight solemn priests was the Turii team. Led by a guide holding a wooden sign engraved with "Turiyi", they had just set foot on the track outside the field, and the spectators on the side of the field were stunned. Cheers loudly. Since Turui is the center of the Dionysian Kingdom and the venue for the finals, of course, the largest number of spectators attended the opening ceremony, so every year the Turui team was at the forefront.

The rugby players in Turui waved to the audience, and the audience cheered and cheered for them. The interaction on and off the field pushed the atmosphere in the arena to a climax.

But the unfamiliar team that came out next left the audience dumbfounded.

"Abellinum?!" The spectators sitting closest to the track widened their eyes and saw the town name on the guide's wooden sign. They were still at a loss: What is this place?

It turned out that there was a rule in the order of entry of teams for the opening ceremony of the Kingdom of Dionia Rugby Finals, except that the first and last teams had to be Turii and another specific town team, all other teams participating in the competition. , including the invited non-Dionysian kingdom teams enter the stadium in alphabetical order of their town names, which not only shows Dionysian’s principle of fairness and impartiality, but also reduces conflicts and quarrel.

This team starts with the letter "A" and naturally walks ahead, but except for a very small number of spectators from northern Lucania who know about it, everyone else knows nothing about it, but they still watch the game all the year round. Courteous applause and cheers were given to this unfamiliar team.

Until the team passed the VIP area, Gellney, who had been taciturn, suddenly stood up, pointed to the team walking on the track, and shouted excitedly: "Abenirum! This is Abenilum from Samonay. Benirum team! They are warriors in the mountains!" He also called out the players' names aloud in Samonai.