Lord of Lowland

Chapter 38 The Ball and the Gladiator

It seems that Anne, as a disciple of the court archmage Antonio, is of course qualified to participate in this kind of banquet, but she can only come here as Ophelina's entourage knight. Cecil suddenly blushed, but Anne didn't seem to be He didn't notice this, and after taking a seat in the ballroom, he kept looking behind Cecil.

After everyone entered the hall, there was a sound of music, and all the noble ladies sat in a row, and then the young gentlemen stood up one after another to invite the girls they liked to dance, and if the girls had no objection to their request for a partner, then the two of them Then you can both walk down the dance floor.

Soon there were more and more people on the dance floor. This kind of dance is actually one of the ways for young nobles to find their spouses. As a noble, the scope of life is actually relatively narrow. This kind of dance is also one of the important ways for men and women to get to know each other. .Therefore, for the majority of young men and women who come to the banquet, the dance after the banquet is the top priority. The women sitting in the seats are extremely eager to wait for the men they like to find themselves. Cecil can act like a bystander. I watched their various expressions with interest, including happiness, loss, ecstasy, and sadness.All in all, life is really beautiful.

Ofilina seemed to be born to be a social butterfly. She soon became passionate with many young men. She had to change a different partner for each dance. Although she seemed to be very enthusiastic towards everyone, it was difficult to see who she was. Whoever he fell in love with, this method caused several noble men to circle around him. Two of the marquis' sons almost got into a fight over who could invite Ophelia to a certain dance.In the end, Ofilina used her diplomatic skills to resolve the embarrassment. Cecil, standing behind Ofilina, couldn't help but admire this woman's versatility.

In contrast, Annie, who also came to the ball, looked much more immature. Although Annie's beautiful face also attracted many noble disciples to meet and even invite them to dance, Annie who grew up in Cabrada didn't like this set very much. Familiar, she rejected all the invitations of the noble disciples, and did not talk to the noble girl next to her, but just sat there alone. Obviously she didn't like this scene very much, and from time to time she turned to the girl behind Ofelina. Cecil looked here.Cecil could only smile every time she looked over.

Cecil looked at the audience and found that the setting of this world is really a world of fighting for fathers. Cecil used the system template to observe the young men and women in the dance hall, and found that there were more than a hundred noble men and women, and more than half of them were Excellent template background, the probability of this among ordinary aborigines can be said to be very low, but the nobles have such a high probability of having it, and the talent is much better than others when they are born. The higher the title, the better the talent, the enlightener This kind of genius, which is better than the template of excellence, is actually only possessed by the children of a few grand dukes. It seems that the royal family has a higher chance of possessing it, and the legendary chosen ones are rare among the emperor's sons and grandsons. exist.

Cecil couldn't help but sigh that the children of these nobles who have so many powerful talents are not because they are really born with talents, but because their parents have many resources and their contributions and offerings to the temple are unparalleled, so there will be more gods. bless their children.In this world, the fight for fatherhood is even more thorough than in the world before. Common people even lose out on things like talent at the starting line. No wonder there are nobles who have been hereditary for thousands of years.

After several dances, some people were happy and some were sad. Ophelia, who was very popular in all the dances, felt very excited, while Anne, who only had to sit down for a few dances, seemed very bored. The other noble children were also worried about various things. Everything came to mind, but after the six-song dance, everyone stopped dancing. The palace steward came to everyone and saluted forward, indicating that he would take everyone to the underground arena to watch the competition.

When Cecil mentioned the underground arena, he thought of the legendary Colosseum and the Spartacus in his own world. Will there be any gladiatorial scenes of slaves and monsters fighting for a while, Cecil? I definitely don't like this kind of bloody scene, especially when such a bloody fight is just for fun.Cecil even thought about whether he should stop it if something similar happened.

After a while, everyone came to the arena. The area of ​​the arena located underground is not small, but it still cannot be compared with the legendary arena. It must be a place for hundreds of nobles to watch. The number of seats for the audience does not have to be so many.

Ophelina, Annie and the others were in the auditorium respectively. Cecil was surprised to find that these accompanying knights were brought to the arena. Only then did he realize that it was unnecessary to worry about the so-called slaves in the legend. , because there are various indications that it seems that it is the following knights who have become the targets of the gladiator.This is also very normal. The low-level slave gladiator fights are really nothing to the people of the Lowvalan continent. It is the most dramatic and enjoyable to watch the fights between the retinue knights who have the temple profession.

Cecil was going crazy with anger. What kind of virtues do these nobles have, and they even regarded themselves as the objects of wrestling? Is there any mistake? It was too much to take on such a humiliating job myself.Cecil looked around at the accompanying knights, some were timid, some were worried, but most were eager to try.Cecil also felt that his three views had been refreshed, and it seemed that most of the retinue knights still liked this event very much.

As a soldier, Cecil had always thought that it would be an honor for him to fight his opponents on the battlefield, but if he engaged in such bloody battles just for the pleasure of others, it would undoubtedly be an insult to himself.But many followers don't think so. They don't think it's any different from killing the enemy on the battlefield. It's also to make the master happy, and they can also win fame and fortune for themselves.

Obviously these people have different ideas from Cecil. Some people are obviously not participating in this kind of activity for the first time. Several people who seem to be participating in this kind of activity have already started warm-up exercises.

At this time, the palace steward who had just brought him in came over and summoned all the entourage and began to say: "Fellow warriors, gladiatorial combat is the best opportunity to show your bravery, strength, strength, and bravery. Let the gods come and see you." Your bravery will make your master feel your glory."

I dislike Cecil the butler at first sight. He is tall and thin with a hooked nose, and definitely has the sinister look of a villain. His words are very inspiring to everyone, but Cecil feels that he is very much like the person he was before time travel. Seeing the wrestling slaves on TV, especially the crazily cheering spectators in the stands, Cecil was even more furious.

The hook-nosed butler began to distribute cards to Cecil and other followers. One group was red and the other was blue. Each group had 50 cards, with numbers from 1 to 50 written on them. It seemed that red and blue cards were issued with the same number. People are the ones to fight.However, Cecil saw that a few of the holy-rank attendants hadn't received any badges, and they didn't even have people. After a closer look, those holy-rank attendants didn't end up, and they all sat next to the master's house.Presumably, when a character reaches the holy rank, even a follower is not something that ordinary people can humiliate at will. It seems that in this world where strength is respected, with strength comes dignity.

The red number 9 was sent to Cecil. He looked around and found that the smaller the number, the lower the level. When the ninth level characters went up, they were already large numbers above 9, and in the end The two people with the highest levels in the red and blue groups in No. 45 have both reached level 50.

It was only then that Cecil realized that Ophelina brought her here after consideration. I am afraid that the people in this wrestling were not brought in casually, and their levels and strengths were also divided beforehand. If you deliberately found a 50-level follower, then you found yourself on purpose.Cecil's face became even uglier when he thought that he was deliberately brought here to fight.

Next, the accompanying knights who were ranked No. 50 started the so-called gladiatorial fights, and after they went down, they were nothing more than irregular fights in the arena.Of course, this kind of gladiatorial fight is not aimed at taking human life, so the person whose life drops to 50% first will lose.In the beginning, it was a gladiatorial fight between people around level [-].

These retinue knights themselves are the combatants of the temple, and those who can serve as retinue knights are mostly from the Temple of the Brave, the Temple of Dawn or the Temple of the Earth. Only these three temples produce the most knight professions.Therefore, the moves are all similar. In addition, Cecil's strength is actually as long as he is not a strong man of the holy level. Even the level 99 knight profession will never be his opponent. Therefore, Cecil has no influence on the struggle on the field. Too much focus.

He paid more attention to the audience seats of the nobles outside the arena. Cecil noticed that two of the hook-nosed butler's subordinates were walking around in the auditorium with a box, and the nobles kept holding it. The note with the number was put into the box, one red and the other blue, and Cecil suddenly realized that they were gambling, and the content of the spinach was obviously winning or losing in the arena.Sure enough, the knights of the Temple of the Brave in the red group won the sixth round. The nobles who bet on the red box this round were elated, while those who suppressed the blue box were downcast, and those who did not bet were quietly watching the game. Neither sad nor happy.

Cecil put his gaze on Ofelina and found that she was also looking at him.As if looking at an object, there is a lot of interest in the eyes.And when Cecil looked at Annie, Annie was also looking at herself with a worried expression on her face.

(End of this chapter)