"So you also have an opponent who is also an Assassin organization?" Zhang Heng asked.
"Yes, and because it was created by the traitors of the Balance Blade, the organizational structure is very similar to the Balance Blade. No, it should be said that they are almost a replica of the Balance Blade except that there are no priests. Even the number of core members It's just like us." The old trainer said helplessly.
"Ah."
"Although they only have a history of two hundred years, they have received the support of the rulers at that time, and they have developed rapidly. They have been against us all the time. I should have told you about these things after you passed the test and joined the Blade of Balance, but In view of the current situation, it is indeed possible that you will encounter them in the future, so I will let you know in advance." Dadatis said, "In short, for your safety, you'd better not be in public at any time. Let's discuss the Blade of Balance."
"Understood." Zhang Heng said.
"Very good. Next, I will teach you how to hide in the crowd, so that you will know how to deal with the situation when you leave the house." Dadatis said.
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For the next month or so, Zhang Heng's life was very simple. The old trainer would come to him in the middle of the night from time to time, and continue to teach him the fighting skills of an assassin. Play peek-a-boo with paid free sparring partners.
Because the old trainer set a requirement for him not to do anything, Zhang Heng spent a lot of effort in the beginning to deal with the people who followed him. As he himself said, his appearance is very special in the city of Rome. It is not easy to hide in the crowd, but apart from the stealth skills that Dadatis gave him, Zhang Heng has another killer trick, which is his lv2 makeup skills. What surprised the old trainer is that Zhang Heng has no Teacher Zitong, under the huge external pressure, began to try to integrate makeup and stealth to better help himself hide his body.
In addition, Zhang Heng also participated in four more gladiatorial performances, all four of which he won without exception, because every time he won was very clean, coupled with Marcruz's operation and packaging methods, his Popularity has been greatly improved in a short period of time.
Now almost the entire city of Rome knows that a very powerful oriental man has come to Victor Arena.
And Zhang Heng also got the nickname of Black Lightning. These days, he has received more than a hundred love letters. Marcruz watched the arena, whose attendance rate has been declining since Cisnatus, fill up again. People are also happy from ear to ear.
But soon, another matter replaced everyone's attention.
That is, His Majesty Commodus, the new emperor of Rome, has finally returned from the front line.
The Antonian dynasty has experienced five virtuous kings since Neval, but what is interesting is that the first four of these five emperors have no heirs to inherit the throne, so they all choose to adopt adopted sons with outstanding morals and abilities, and inherit the throne. Passed to the adopted son, until Aurelius did not have the son of Commodus.
Strictly speaking, Commodus was not the first son of Aurelius. Before Commodus, Aurelius had had four sons, but unfortunately the oldest child only lived to be 11 years old, so Fustin Na also gave birth to a pair of twins for Aurelius. The elder brother died at the age of 4, and the younger brother was Commodus.
After that, Aurelius ushered in his seventh son, Marcus. Marcus was established as the heir at the age of 4, and died of illness at the age of 7. In the end, Commodus became the only surviving son of Aurelius.
This may sound a bit miserable, but considering that none of Aurelius' four predecessors had a son to succeed him, Aurelius' situation is not bad.
Moreover, the philosopher emperor had already sensed that his time was approaching before he died of illness, and began to train his only heir. In addition, he also arranged for the marriage between Commodus and Crispina. The latter came from a well-known family in Rome. Her father had served as consul twice. With considerable influence, in Aurelius' vision, Crispina will become the link between Commodus and the Senate, and this marriage will also help Commodus further stabilize his rule.
However, what Aurelius didn't expect was that his condition was more serious than expected. In the end, he could not teach Commodus for a longer time. Commodus was only nineteen years old when he died of illness.
And now, this young man who should have just started his sophomore year in later generations took over the scepter from his father and became the new ruler of the entire Roman Empire.
With his father, who is almost a saint, and the four previous heroes, people are looking forward to how the new emperor will behave, especially when he returns to the center of imperial power.
And Commodus did not disappoint his people. On the second day after returning to Rome, he announced at the enthronement ceremony that a grand gladiatorial performance would be held to reward the army and gain the support of the people.
The young man, who had just turned twenty, hadn't forgotten his father's teaching that bread and circus performances were essential to a king's reign, and his act of generosity was immediately greeted with cheers and support from the crowd .
At the same time, the Senate, which was in charge of preparing for the gladiatorial performance, also started to take action, and relevant notices and documents were distributed to various gladiator schools, not only in Rome, but also gladiator schools in other cities also received invitations.
There is no doubt that this will be a feast for the whole people to participate in gladiator performances.
"Look, this is a new weapon I found specially for you."
This afternoon, Marcruz came to the door suddenly and brought a gift. They were two Persian swords, but they were not so much swords, their shape was actually closer to a knife, and they were the originator of the later Damascus knife.
The two knives brought by Marcruz are obviously much better than the traditional standard weapons. Roman weapons in this era have begun to use a lot of iron and steel, but because it is difficult to control the carbon content, the quality of the swords is generally relatively low. Difference.
However, the two Persian swords brought by Marcruz this time can indeed be called high-quality goods. Not only are they sharp enough, but what is even more rare is that they do not have the shortcomings of other sharp weapons. It is the practice of samurai swords in later generations, wrapping low-carbon steel with high-carbon steel, which can perfectly compatible with the advantages of both.
I just don't know if the caster came out of it, or really mastered some kind of magical casting method.
Zhang Heng is more inclined to the former, otherwise the quality of weapons in Rome can be improved to a higher level.