"How is it?" Marcruz rubbed his hands and looked at Zhang Heng expectantly.
The latter tried the two Persian swords in his hand, nodded and said, "Not bad."
"As long as you like it, I'm counting on you this time." Marcruz said, "For the honor of the Victor Arena, we must win the championship of this gladiatorial show."
"I will do my best." Zhang Heng said.
"Very good, I know you are the most reliable." Marcruz patted Zhang Heng's shoulder with satisfaction, "In addition to you, we also plan to send Bach, Habitus, Canelo, Murka Zan, Paral, and Milo, they have enough places for seven people, but of course I am most optimistic about you. In addition, I asked Gabi to investigate the players in several other arenas, and marked the key objects that need attention. , although the specific list will not come out until tomorrow. Oh, by the way, there is a dinner party tonight, and you need to attend."
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
"I know, I know, there is an agreement between us, but this time it is different. The dinner is held at the house of Senator Dior. He is one of the most powerful people in the entire Senate. At that time, the most powerful people in the entire empire will Attendance, including our new Emperor, they want to meet the warriors who are going to be on the stage tomorrow before the gladiatorial performance. Not only you, but all gladiators must go. I will send someone to you in the afternoon Give me new clothes."
After finishing speaking, Marcruz turned around and walked out of the house, but when he reached the door, he stopped again and added after a pause, "You'd better use the remaining time to take a bath and sprinkle some perfume on yourself , believe me, it is definitely not a bad thing to make yourself popular in front of these people, you are about to face the most powerful group of people in all of Rome."
...
Zhang Heng's little slave girl is quite diligent. As soon as Marcruz left, she was preparing something for Zhang Heng to bathe with. With a long yawn, the wooden barrel in her hand fell to the ground. The little slave girl was a little flustered and wanted to bend down to pick up the wooden barrel, but at this moment a stronger sleepiness flooded her head, and she Unable to resist the drowsiness, he finally fell asleep lying on the ground softly hugging the barrel.
Zhang Heng looked at Dadatis who walked in from the door, and was a little surprised, "Did you come to see me today in broad daylight?"
"Don't worry, I am very careful, no one will see me." The old trainer said, "You have fulfilled our previous agreement and entered the list of gladiatorial performances. I can tell you the next goal."
"Um?"
"If there is no accident, you should have received the invitation to the dinner tonight. This is a rare opportunity for you. We need you to approach someone at the dinner and impress him if possible."
"who?"
"Our Majesty, Commodus." Dadatis spat out a name.
"So your target is really the Roman emperor?" Zhang Heng didn't show much shock when he heard the name, perhaps because Commodus died in the assassination in history, and Dadatis appeared in the The gladiator school itself can explain a lot of problems.
Commodus probably liked gladiatorial performances the most among the previous Roman emperors, and he also had a quirk. It was not enough to just enjoy it in the stands, and he had to end it himself to be satisfied. His final death method in history was also quite unique. Yes, strangled to death in the bathtub by a gladiator.
"Maybe, maybe not." The old trainer's answer was ambiguous.
"We'd better be honest, because if it's really Commodus, I'm afraid I'll quit the test." Zhang Heng said.
"Why?" The old trainer asked seriously.
"I may be a foreigner, but I'm not stupid. I know the consequences of assassinating a Roman emperor." Zhang Heng said lightly, "The conditions you offered are not enough for me to take such a risk. "
Dadatis looked into Zhang Heng's eyes after hearing the words, and the old trainer gave in after a while, "Well, I can assure you that your goal this time is not Commodus."
"Who is that?" Zhang Heng asked, "Are you going to hide it from me at this point?"
The old trainer hesitated for a long time this time, and finally said, "Otrus, Commodus's most trusted advisor, also has some royal blood, but before meeting Commodus, he was already very down and out, and he was in the market all day long, but Now, our friend seems to have turned around. He and another young man named Klinde are now Commodus's right-hand men, and they are inseparable from Commodus. If there is no accident, he will probably be the number two of the empire in the future. figure."
"Why did you assassinate him?"
"This is an oracle from Kreus. Our responsibility is to execute it, not to ask why." The old trainer said, "The plan is very simple. Otrus's whereabouts have always been secretive, and he knows where he is now. He is envied by others, so he acts cautiously, and has been guarding against being assassinated, but he always wants to work for Commodus, and only Commodus knows his whereabouts."
"So you want me to approach Commodus and get the whereabouts of Otrus from him?"
"Yes, that's right." The old trainer said, "Commode is different from other emperors. He seems to like to associate with low-level people, and he especially likes gladiators. You can use this to get close to him and gradually get along with him. friendship building."
Zhang Heng thought for a while and asked, "If I help you solve this matter, even if you pass the test, will you stop bothering me?"
"Yes, after that you will become my successor and become a core member of Balance Blade. As I said before, our management is actually very loose and free. Until the next oracle arrives, the members of the organization can go their own way .”
"Until the next oracle arrives?" Zhang Heng asked back.
The old trainer rolled his eyes, "I know what you're thinking, but you don't have to worry so much. You're not the only member of the Balance Blade, and you won't always be caught by a sheep, even though there's no definite However, under normal circumstances, the same member will not perform two missions in a row, but I can't guarantee it in the future."
Zhang Heng is not too worried about the future, anyway, he will not be around after the dungeon time, even if the balance blade is a hundred times more powerful, it is impossible to rush out of the dungeon and chase him for two thousand years, and Zhang Heng feels that the old man is bothering him. He taught him for such a long time, there is no credit but also hard work, he can't just eat grass and not milk, just to repay the other party's kindness of teaching, and to help Balance Blade find Otrus whereabouts.
So Zhang Heng said, "Okay, this matter is on me."