"Habitus, he can't become the ace of the Victor Arena." The old Persian trainer shook his head and said, "I told Gabi that his potential has been developed to the peak, and now is his limit."
"Is his potential developed to the top, or are you unwilling to develop it?" Zhang Heng asked.
The old Persian trainer smiled slyly and asked, "Is there any difference between the two?"
"Oh, I knew it."
"It's not our fault," the old trainer said sternly, "but this time it was indeed my miscalculation. We originally made an appointment with him to get what we needed, but then he suddenly went back on his word."
"You want me to believe that Habitus broke the contract between himself and an ancient assassin organization. Why, does he think his life is too long?"
"Although we are an Assassin organization, we are more principled than the vast majority of self-proclaimed noble people in the world, and we will not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and strictly speaking, there is no agreement between us and Habitus. Contract." The old trainer said helplessly.
"I get it, you cast the bait, convinced him you could really help him improve his fighting skills, and then he took the bait, learned that footwork from you, and didn't intend to take the bait, very smart How to do it... Then the problem comes, you chose me as a substitute for Habitus, why do you believe that I will take the bait? What kind of bait did you prepare for me?"
Zhang Heng's body was covered in sweat because of the constant steam in the hot air bathroom. The old Persian trainer on the opposite side was also in the same situation, and the latter said.
"There is no bait this time, and I have no intention of using you as a substitute for Habitus, because Habitus was not the most suitable candidate for us from the beginning, but we couldn't find other suitable people. He chose."
"What do you mean, are you going to be a white wolf with empty hands?"
"No, I want to invite you to join us, not a peripheral member of the cooperative relationship like Habitus, I mean to become a real core member, or more precisely, we want to add you to the inspection of new core members list, to be my successor, because like I said before, we are a very old organization with our own principles and traditions, and our core members are small, and new ones are only recruited when the old ones retire The blood comes in and it needs to be tested."
The old trainer paused, "Don't rush to refuse, tell me what you want most now?"
"My freedom?"
"If you pass the test and become one of us, you will be free," the old trainer promised.
"And what about my friend's freedom?"
"Is that slave named Varo? I sympathize with what happened to him. It's not too difficult for us."
"Thirty thousand sesterces?"
This time the old trainer hesitated, "Well... although we can get the money, it's not in compliance with the rules, but I can agree first. If you really pass the test, I can personally fund it for you."
"I can't see that you are quite rich, and... after I am free, I will enter the Senate." Zhang Heng made the last condition.
The old trainer shook his head as soon as he heard this sentence, "It's impossible, although our organization does have some powerful political allies, but it's so absurd for a newly liberated slave to become the elder Things..." He stopped suddenly when he said this, and suddenly realized, "You don't really want to enter the Senate. The previous condition was just to see how powerful we are. If this is the case, you may be disappointed. As I said, our core members are not many, and they are mainly civilians, so they cannot affect the daily operation of the Senate."
"That's a pity." Zhang Heng said, "Because I can get freedom by myself. Thirty thousand sesterces sounds like a lot, but if I want to earn it, it's not impossible. Only the Senate seems to have Interesting, but you can't do it."
"It's true that you can get freedom with your strength, but it will take three years at the fastest." The old trainer said, "Rookies with average strength don't have many opportunities to perform at the beginning. We can help you solve this trouble until the right time comes." , I can get you out of here together, and besides the above conditions, I can also teach you how to fight."
"I know how to fight."
"Yes, but what you know is the fighting style of warriors. I can teach you the fighting style of assassins. We have turned killing into an art. Usually, we don't make shots easily, but once we do, it will bring Take a life." The old trainer looked at Zhang Heng, "How about it, the set of steps I taught Habitus is just the most basic entry-level stuff, and the really powerful skills are only accessible to the core members. "
I have to admit that Zhang Heng's heart was moved by the old trainer's last proposal.
Up to now, Zhang Heng has gained a lot from the nine rounds of dungeons in the main line. The game props are second. Skills, which only take a lot of time to learn, are the most valuable parts. However, if this round of dungeons Just learning the fighting and training methods of gladiators did not improve Zhang Heng much.
After all, his sword skills have reached level 4, and he has already accumulated enough combat experience in the ten-year dungeon of Black Sail. Now he can completely walk sideways in the arena.
In contrast, the assassin's combat skills are more valuable to him.
As for what the old trainer said would take three years to gain freedom, Zhang Heng didn't take it too seriously. He admitted that he really didn't expect it would take such a long time to gain freedom from the arena. Of course, what the old trainer said It's just a normal situation. In fact, there is a special situation, that is, defeating a seemingly invincible opponent, making the audience in the arena cheer for you, and unanimously asking for your freedom. At this time, even the master of the gladiator school is fine. There is no way to refuse, because the ancient Romans still took public opinion very seriously, at least when they were in the stands.
In addition to not wanting to be a cash cow for Marcruz, Zhang Heng hid his strength before, and he also prepared to get out quickly through this method. Of course, if the old trainer has a way to get him out of the gladiator school, Zhang Heng has no objection, after all There is an easy way and he will not deliberately make trouble for himself.
But Zhang Heng also knows a truth, there has never been a free lunch in this world.
The old trainer obviously concealed some things from him, such as what exactly he was cooperating with Habitus before, why the talks between the two parties collapsed, and the reason why the old trainer appeared here is probably not just influenced by Gabby as he said. The invitation is as simple as that, and what is the so-called test for becoming a core member.
Zhang Heng didn't ask, because he knew that there would be no result. At least for now, both sides are of value to each other, and Zhang Heng has one of the biggest advantages, that is, he doesn't have to think about the future. After all, it was just a dungeon world, even if the extra time was counted, he would pat his ass and leave after a year and a half.
This is also the reason why he took the gladiator oath so happily before. As long as it is not something that will bring danger immediately, he can agree to it first, so Zhang Heng said, "What do you need me to do?"