Three Kingdoms Eschatology

With a bang, the javelin was indeed photographed aside.But at the same time that the brown bear stood upright and waved his palm, Putney also swiftly moved to one side, and at the same time drew out the dagger with his right hand, and with a seemingly light forward movement, it pierced the brown bear's neck among.The sharp blade cut a huge gash in the brown bear's neck.The brown bear was out of breath and yelled and fell to the ground.In an instant, the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers.

Dian Qing praised: "I can't think of someone with such agility and courage."

Simmons responded disapprovingly: "It's not necessarily because of courage and agility. Maybe others often use bears to practice. They have mastered the temper habits and weaknesses of bears, and can judge and predict their every move. So naturally, they can easily Kill them. For example, Putney probably knew in advance that the bear would not rush like a wild boar, and would straighten up and throw the javelin in his hand. He also knew that the big bear could not jump into the air, and at the same time knew that the bear the weakest point."

After the lion and bear battle, the official gladiatorial competition between humans and humans really begins.Just like the last few games seen in the arena, Putney participated in almost every game.To be fair, Putney was not wearing armor like the rest of the gladiators.

It's just that this time, no matter if it's a single-to-single, single-to-many, or multi-to-many fight.Feng Yu clearly realized that Putney's opponents were more than twice as strong.However, this change only made the gladiatorial fight more intense and bloody, but Putney was still able to win consecutively.Whenever he won a victory, the audience cheered and thundered.

Feng Yu couldn't remember how many gladiators fell in a pool of blood under Putney's spear and sword.All I know is that none of today's games had a "peaceful ending" -- that is, one side lost combat effectiveness and surrendered.Feng Yu found that Bonnie covered her eyes with her hands and put her head on her knees.Obviously, this barbarian girl who was sold as a slave since she was a child rarely saw such a bloody scene.

It was finally Putney's 1th game, which was the last game before he was freed.In the sound of drums and trumpets.The host with the purple robe and bald head stepped up to the high platform again...

Chapter 1008 Battle Royale

On the high platform of the Colosseum in Rome.The purple-robed bald host did not make an impassioned speech-style opening speech this time, but sold it off.

"Everyone, the next one is the last gladiatorial match before Putney gets his freedom. But this gladiatorial fight is a bit special, that is, there is no exact opponent."

Hearing this, there was a buzzing sound from the audience, which was the sound effect of the audience discussing each other in low voices. 9 people chattered about everything:

"There is no opponent in the gladiatorial fight, what a fart!"

"Listen carefully, it's not that there is no opponent, but that there is no definite opponent."

"What do you mean there is no exact opponent? Could it be that Putney is asked to choose someone as an opponent from among the crowd? That would be too boring. Even if Putney deliberately chooses a difficult one, people will think that he is invincible. "

"It's definitely not what you think. Let's wait for the bald man to go on."

"Hey! Baldy, don't be a fool, it's tempting, let's go on. What's the game?"

The bald head deliberately remained silent for four or five seconds. He raised his hands and said loudly after everyone's appetite was raised and he had enough curiosity: "Everyone..."

When the audience heard him speak, they immediately fell silent, and the volume dropped, waiting for the bald host to reveal the answer to the mystery.He paused for a moment, and said only when the audience became almost silent: "This game is an innovation in our arena. Eight gladiators are put in at the same time. Each gladiator can attack other targets at will. The last survivor left on the scene is the winner of this match!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience was silent for two or three seconds, and then the audience became noisy. A young noble woman screamed: "This is not fair to the lion! Everyone knows that the lion Putney is the most powerful. If he is powerful, he will naturally unite and kill him first!"

"Yeah, what's the difference between this and a one-on-seven match? It's just taking off your pants and farting! Idiot!"

"That's right, I don't know what the point is!"

The bald host saw that the situation was in chaos, but this seemed to be within his expectation.I saw him continue waving his hands and shouting: "Everyone, please be quiet, be quiet, let me finish my speech."

The volume of the noise in the audience finally dropped to the point where everyone could hear his words clearly.The bald host shouted at the highest volume again: "Among the other seven gladiators, one is not a human being, but a gigantic wild boar. The other six are the ones who have been professionally trained in the arena for ten years." Newcomers to professional gladiators, the six of them were divided into six teams and six closed locations for training. In these prison-like closed training places, they did not know each other, nor did they know outside information. Of course, it is impossible to know Africa The fame of the lion Patney makes it even more impossible to know him. Therefore, there will not be a situation where the six players cooperate tacitly at the beginning of the game to fight more and less. We have been trying this kind of gladiatorial mode internally for several years. , including Patney himself, has fought several gladiatorial fights of this type in training. Please believe me and our arena. This innovative match will be more exciting than the traditional match! I guarantee that you will be satisfied!"

His laborious explanation finally made the [-] spectators lose their doubts and aroused enough curiosity.Everyone waited silently for the beginning of this spectacular gladiatorial fight.The entire arena regained its tranquility from the noise.Then the sound of Roman trombones and war drums suddenly sounded again.

This time, the gates of the eight waiting rooms opened simultaneously.Seven people and a wild boar stepped out of the gate one after another.The [-] spectators knew that the gladiator in a black cloak and armor was Putney only from his physique and attire, and they cheered immediately, and whistles rang out again.

Among the seven people, apart from Patney, who was very proud, the other six people nervously put on a posture, looking around and looking around, looking for potential temporary tacit allies or opponents.But that oversized wild boar was in a half-starved state, staring at its blood-red eyes. As its big head shook from time to time, its white fangs waved in the air like two steel knives.

Although Putney had a stance of giving up, he didn't take the initiative to launch an attack.It was the wild boar who attacked first.It raised its hooves and rushed towards a gladiator it had chosen.

The gladiator was an axe wielder. He held a shield in his left hand and an ax in his right. Besides, there were two other axes stuck in his waist.Seeing the wild boar rushing towards him, he hastily threw the ax in his hand vigorously. The ax spun with the sound of the wind and flew towards the wild boar. At the same time, his free right hand touched his waist again.

It's just that his strength was a little weak, the throwing ax passed by the side of the head of the wild boar's coffin, and it was only the tip of the rotating ax that cut a foot-long cut in the scalp of the wild boar's head.

But the wild boar still rushed towards him with its straight barrel regardless of life and death, and the gladiator had no choice but to dodge to the side.But as soon as he moved his feet, a broad sword cut into his neck, and his head was immediately chopped off to the ground.At the same time, Putney also launched, brandishing his weapon and rushing towards the young gladiator wielding a broadsword.But he was immediately attacked by two gladiators, one on the left and the other on the right, so Putney had to deal with the two nearby.The entire arena was suddenly plunged into melee.

Amidst the strong smell of blood and the sound of metal collisions, the gladiators fell to the ground one after another.Only that wild boar continued to rampage, and all human gladiators took it as the most secondary target, not that it was the weakest, but that it was the only one in this killing field who couldn't think, and wouldn't temporarily fight with the rest. A creature of tacit understanding among gladiators.Moreover, whoever attacks it first may become its target, so it stands to reason that no one would do such a stupid thing.

But a boy with chestnut hair who used a spear killed the wild boar, but at the same time he was stabbed in the thigh by the wild boar, which was bloody.

Gradually, there were only four people left in the field.Of course, the powerful Putney was fighting in the field intact, and one of the other two was the young gladiator with a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand. His thigh was bleeding and he was walking with a limp. abducted.

At this time, almost everyone in the audience thought that Putney had ended the game and his slave career.Because in previous one-on-three gladiatorial matches, Putney could easily kill his opponent easily.

But Feng Yu said indifferently to Dian Qing and Simmons beside him: "This match is the last match in Putney's life. The gladiator who was stabbed by a wild boar will be the final winner."

Chapter 1009

Regarding Feng Yu's words, Dian Qing was puzzled and said: "I can also see that this chestnut-haired boy's kung fu is extraordinary, but he has something to hide. But this will not make Putney lose. Last time, we also You can see how easy it is for Putney to kill three with one blow. Moreover, the boy's leg has already been injured, and the other two gladiators still have a lot of gaps compared to Putney."

"In this kind of wrestling, resourcefulness is also one of the reasons that determine the final result." Feng Yu only responded and stopped talking, and they focused on watching the game again.

In the arena, the other three gladiators all realized Putney's strength in the previous killings, and they naturally reached a tacit understanding that they must first jointly kill this person, so as to increase their chances of surviving as much as possible.Including the limping boy with chestnut hair, the three of them stood in an inverted shape and slowly pressed towards Putney.

Putney stepped back two or three steps and leaned against the gate of a waiting room to avoid being attacked from behind. Then he raised the broadsword in the air with a smile on his face, and protected his shield on his chest.Waiting for the three to come up to die.

Unexpectedly, the other three stopped in unison.This was naturally because all three wanted the other two to go first.Putney let out a smirk, and his footsteps suddenly moved quickly. He rushed to the person on the left first. Seeing that the situation was not good, the person immediately threw the tomahawk in his hand.Putney swiftly blocked it with the shield, and with a muffled bang, the battle ax penetrated deeply into the shield and stuck on it.

When the gladiator drew the second sharp ax from his waist, Putney had already rushed in front of him, and the broadsword in his hand had already slashed at the man's head and face.The gladiator hastily blocked it with his sharp axe, but Putney's blow was vain.In mid-air, the broadsword changed from a vertical slash to an oblique slash, slashing diagonally from the gladiator's shoulder into his chest.

At the same time, the gladiator wielding a dagger in the middle also rushed over, thrusting his sword sharply.It was too late for Putney to pull out the broadsword from the corpse of the gladiator on the left.He kicked back suddenly, kicking the gladiator in the middle back two steps.

The right hand that abandoned the sword simultaneously pulled out a sharp ax from the waist of the fallen gladiator's corpse on the left, and then ruthlessly threw it towards the gladiator in the middle.The staggering gladiator in the middle had just stood still when the ax smashed into his head with a loud pop.

When Putney went to draw his sword from the corpse of the No. 1 fallen gladiator on the left, he didn't know that the limping, chestnut-haired boy was running towards him quietly and without a breath.

When he drew out his sword, the thunderous cheers of the audience suddenly turned into screams, which woke him up. He twisted his body slightly on conditioned reflex, and blocked the shield with his left hand back.The boy's spear thrust out quickly, piercing Putney's shield with a bang.

Putney had no idea that this young man had such great power, but now it was too late, he could only wait to die.But with a clang, the tip of the spear happened to stab the scabbard around Putney's waist.

Putney was overjoyed, and the right arm holding the broadsword unconsciously slashed fiercely at the opponent.It was impossible for the chestnut-haired boy to close his gun, and he couldn't dodge it in a flash. He was sure to die under Patney's sword.

But Putney found that the boy raised a large shield in his left hand, and a sharp ax appeared in his right hand out of thin air.The sharp ax was originally stuck on Putney's shield.It turned out that the young man took off the ax in an instant when he missed a stab. When Putney slashed the broadsword at him, he didn't use the ax to block it like the original owner of the ax did, but also slashed the ax at him. other side.

When Putney's sword edge was still two feet away from the boy's head, it came abruptly and fell from the limp Putney's body.When Putney, whose head had been split open, fell to the ground, the blade of the fallen broadsword also cut a big gash on the boy's scalp and face, and blood flowed all over his face immediately.

Four people fought each other, and the whole process of three people falling down actually only happened in five or six seconds.The vast majority of people in the stands who first cheered for Putney and then exclaimed didn't realize it, and now they were dumbfounded, and the audience was completely silent.

Even Dian Qing next to Feng Yu was a little dazed and said, "Ah! Unexpectedly, the boy was not seriously injured by the wild boar's fangs."

Feng Yu said solemnly: "Not only is it not heavy, it was intentionally stabbed by a wild boar. And the boy's reaction was amazing, and ordinary people may not be able to see it from the previous process. But the last blow...he accidentally missed it. At the end of the middle, take the ax from the opponent's shield and kill the opponent with local materials. This is absolutely only a master can do it. This person has both wisdom and courage, a talent, a real talent..."

At this time, in the originally silent arena, it suddenly seemed like a pot was boiling.The men and women in the entire venue suddenly burst into boos and curses like a tsunami.

"Shameless villain! Killed the African lion by deceit!"

"A coward, a coward who cheats and sneaks up behind him!"

"It's so funny that a dirty mouse has swindled the lion! The mouse must be killed."

Accompanied by the sound of scolding and cursing, countless fruit cores, shoes, water bladders and other sundries were thrown from the auditorium to the young man standing in the middle of the field.

It stands to reason that the host of the arena side should come out and announce the result immediately after the game is over.But this time, he didn't show up for a long time.Obviously, the outcome of this game was also far beyond the expectations of the arena, and they are discussing countermeasures.Waited for a full quarter of an hour.When the open space in the arena was covered with rubbish and the audience was tired of cursing, the host with the purple robe and bald head trotted up to the high platform.When the [-] spectators saw him finally appear, they immediately fell silent, watching how he treated the chestnut-haired boy.Zipao's bald head cleared his throat, and shouted in the same high-pitched voice:

"Everyone, the result of today's match was beyond all our expectations, even our arena did not expect it! Never thought that Putney, who has been undefeated for 110 consecutive games in nine consecutive games, would lose in the sixth arena in our arena This newcomer's name is John Lawrence. But this is the charm and excitement of gladiatorial competition. Today, John Lawrence replaced Putney's long-term winner, and we will follow the rules..."

Before he could finish his sentence, boos broke out again.Putney's admirers yelled again.

"He's a coward, a fraud. What right to replace Putney."

"If this kind of villain is allowed to benefit, it will be a disgrace to your arena, a disgrace to the Roman people, and a disgrace to our Roman Empire!"

"Strongly demand that this mouse be executed, and pay homage to Putney, the king of eternal victory."

Chapter 1010

In the Colosseum in Rome, the mass madness is still going on.Amidst the roar of 9 people screaming like a tsunami, Feng Yu found that Bonnie beside him had a strange expression.He looked at the field again, and saw that the gladiator corpses had been cleaned up. Even the brunette young man named John Lawrence was taken down. He didn't know if it was for bandaging him or for something else.So Bonnie wouldn't become like this because of the bloody scene.

Then Feng Yu heard Bonnie muttering again: "John Lawrence, Lawrence, John... No, it can't be such a coincidence."

Feng Yu hurriedly asked: "Bonnie, what's wrong with you? What's the matter?"

Bonnie hesitated for a few seconds before she made up her mind and said: "General, you know my name is Bonnie, but you don't know that I have a last name, Lawrence. And my brother who has been lost for more than ten years is also named John. Laurence. I, I hope he's really my brother, but I'm afraid it's—"

Feng Yu was also very surprised when he heard this, secretly thinking that it couldn't be such a coincidence.But when he thought about it carefully, the age, identity, surname and first name were all correct, and now the barbarian population in Rome, including slaves, may be less than 10, and the probability of having the same name and surname is very small.There is a high probability that this boy is Bonnie's younger brother.

Feng Yu naturally understood Bonnie's feelings. She hoped that this person was really her brother, so that she could find a relative of hers in the world.But if this person is really her younger brother, judging by the enraged crowd at the scene, it seems that death is inevitable.So she was afraid again.So he comforted Bonnie: "It's okay. I will find a way to find out his identity. If he is really your brother, I will try to rescue him."

Seeing that Bonnie was choked with excitement and unable to speak, he added: "Actually, even if he wasn't your brother, I would try my best to save him." Feng Yu's words were true.Before Bonnie said these words, Feng Yu felt compassion for this wise and courageous young man with chestnut hair, and hoped that the other party could be used by him.

At this time, under the leadership of whoever was leading the angry crowd, they shouted in unison according to the rhythm: "hanging! Decisions on penalty targets.

They did this obviously to put pressure on the arena.The purple-robed host's bald head was covered with bead-sized beads of sweat.He kept waving his hands, signaling everyone to calm down and let him finish speaking.

Finally, the mob got tired of shouting again, and their voices gradually faded away.The bald-headed host said loudly: "Everyone, whether it is according to the laws of the Roman Empire or the rules of our arena. Only those who fail and surrender can be decided by the audience. Now, John Lawrence, no matter how ugly he wins, He's still a winner. We still have to play by the rules..."

The bald host just finished speaking, and was immediately overwhelmed by the shouts of the mob.

"Baldy, what nonsense are you talking about! Can this be called winning? This is called cheating, this is a cowardly act. We Romans will always despise such cowards!"

"Today, the rat in the sewer must be killed, otherwise it will be a disgrace to our Rome!"

"Baldy, I suspect that this is a pre-set situation in your arena. You have framed our hero idol Putney. You should also die with that mouse named John Lawrence!"

Some mobs even rushed to the entrance of the high platform in groups, trying to beat the purple-robed bald head. Fortunately, there were a large number of Roman soldiers guarding the entrance of the stairway under the high platform, which prevented them from rushing. go in.

Just when the scene was getting out of hand, a figure appeared beside the purple robed bald head.The purple-robed bald head fixed his eyes and saw that it was Alexander. He hurriedly saluted him with a salute, and at the same time shouted loudly: "The great Roman emperor, His Majesty Alexander is going to address his people!"

At this time, the audience gradually quieted down.Alexander cleared his throat and said, "Citizens and freedmen of the Roman Empire, sometimes we have to accept the results we don't want to see. Although someone won this game by disgraceful means, he did not violate the previous rules. The specified rules of the game..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, the noise and boos of the mob interrupted his words.Alexander's face changed suddenly, he already regretted making such a move.Whether it is going with or against these mobs now, it is not conducive to his prestige.If he obeys, he will be regarded by the nobles as a person who only knows how to cater to the public's wishes, but does not obey the order.If he goes against it, he will obviously lose some popular support.

Just when he was in trouble, an old man with a white beard and a red robe appeared beside him.The old man shouted in high spirits: "Order is order!" He shouted seven or eight times in a row, each time with a higher pitch.Until the sound of the audience fell silent again.

At this time, the old man in red robe said to the audience in a calm tone: "Law and order protect all citizens and free people of Rome. Without order, our Rome is a world of the jungle in the south of the African desert and the jungle on the north of the Danube River. Among you The vast majority of people will not only lose their property, their lives. They will even become slaves of others."

After a few seconds of silence, a dissenting voice broke out in the arena: "But these gladiators are slaves! We don't need to discipline them and abide by the rules!"

The old man in the red robe sneered, and shouted loudly: "If you don't keep your promise to slaves and don't obey the rules, then why do you use law and order and rules to restrain your slaves? What's more, you It is said that this person deliberately concealed his strength and pretended to be injured in the arena, which is deceitful and cowardly, and is despised by the Romans. Wouldn’t it be even more despicable and shameless to break promises and break agreements and rules?”

After this speech, there was a buzz of small discussions and arguments in the field.Obviously, the old man's words had a persuasive effect.Feng Yu deliberately said loudly in Latin: "This man is very eloquent, I don't know who is this man?"

A local man sitting not far from him turned his head to look at him, and said, "No wonder, so you are a foreigner, and you don't even know Officer Augustus."

Seeing the emotions of the audience calm down, the purple-clothed bald host stepped forward again and said loudly: "According to the laws of the Roman Empire and the regulations of the arena. If you can kill the winning streak king, in addition to replacing his title, you will also be eligible Auctioned to a Roman citizen. In the future, the glory he won in the arena will also become the glory of his master!"

Chapter 1011 Money matters are not a big deal

Feng Yu heard that Ziyi's bald head was going to auction off John Lawrence.Immediately I was overjoyed.At first, he was still thinking about how to get John out, but now it seems that it is just a matter of money.But to Feng Yu, as long as it's about money, it's not a big deal.

Alexander and the officer named Augustus have retreated from the high platform to the VIP seats.Although the arena was not as noisy as before, many people were still arguing with each other angrily.It is nothing more than two types of opinions. One is naturally unwilling to admit this result, and the other is that although he does not want to admit this result, he still thinks that he must follow the rules.

At this moment, another person ran to the high platform.He shouted to the audience full of spirit: "African lion, our hero in the arena of the Roman Empire --- Putney! He should have been freed today and became a free citizen of Rome. The servant became my best friend, even a warrior in the Roman Empire Navy. But unfortunately, he was killed by a cowardly, despicable, unworthy gladiator..."

Hearing this, Feng Yu frowned, and deliberately said in Latin with a higher voice: "Who is this? Why don't you give His Majesty the emperor and officials such a face? It seems that the situation that has just subsided will be incited by him again." Woke up."

After hearing Feng Yu's words, the good local audience not far ahead replied, "This is the owner of Putney, that is, Malor of the Apennine Fleet!"

Alexander at the VIP seat frowned slightly like Feng Yu, and he thought to himself—what exactly does Mallor want to do?

Mallor paused for a moment, then changed the subject and continued: "However, law and order are the foundation of our Roman nation. We cannot destroy the foundation of the empire just to vent our anger. Therefore, we must follow the established I, Mallor, intend to bid for this despicable slave even if I lose all my wealth, and then execute him in public. To vent my anger in my heart!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into thunderous cheers and applause.Someone rhythmically beat the time with their palms, and said "Maloll! Mallore!" after a while, most of the audience followed suit.Someone even made an ulla, ulla sound.Feng Yu knew that this meant almost the same as shouting long live in Middle Earth.

However, at this moment, one person's face had turned ashen.It was the Roman Emperor Alexander.He knew the true intention of Mallor's move, which was to buy people's hearts and establish his own prestige in front of the public.This is a major threat to him.Because in Rome, in addition to this Apennine fleet, there is also a land army in the hands of Mallor's younger brother Thomas.At first, Alexander didn't want to agree with Mallor to take over as the commander of the Apennine Fleet, but in the end, for the balance of forces among all parties, his mother Amias helped him make up his mind.

After the sound of the audience subsided, Zipao's bald head said impatiently: "Please wait a moment, the auction ceremony will begin soon!"

After a while, some staff of the arena drove some servants to hastily set up an auction platform with ready-made components in the middle of the venue.Then, the host said: "Citizens who are willing to buy John Lawrence are invited to sign up!" His words were repeatedly shouted several times by the rest of the assistants.

After a while, Mallor walked to the center of the field in a big way.Obviously, since he said these words before, it is unlikely that anyone will come to bid with him today.Not only he thought so, almost everyone in the audience thought so.The purple-robed host had already come to the center of the venue, and said to Mallor with a smile on his face, "General, you can take this person away as long as you bring enough [-] gold coins."

Mallor waved his hand indifferently and said, "You don't have to worry about the money!" Then, the servant following him handed over a big money bag.Mallore shook it in his hand, and the gold coins inside made a jingling sound.

The purple-robed bald host immediately stood on the high platform and said: "The No. 12 gladiator John Lawrence of the sixth training team of the arena, because he defeated... because he killed the former long-time victorious king Patney, according to the rules, it will be auctioned and transferred to Privately owned. The starting price is one hundred gold coins. Now only General Mallor is bidding, so..."

Before he finished speaking, a voice came from not far away: "Who said that only General Mallor came to bid?"

Zipao's bald head hurriedly turned his head to look, only to see a young man with yellow skin and black hair and facial features completely different from ordinary people appeared in his line of sight, followed by several followers.This person is Feng Yu.Of course, Feng Yu, who is over forty, is no longer considered a young man, but he doesn't grow a beard, and his skin and figure are well maintained, so he doesn't look old at all.In the eyes of this purple-robed bald man, he was a young man.

The bald man in Zipao didn't know the details of the other party, so he could only politely say: "This foreign friend, I'm sorry. According to the rules, only citizens can bid for the auction."

Feng Yu immediately replied: "I am a citizen. If you don't believe me, I still have a document issued by the Consul's Office. Would you like to see it?"

Just as the purple-robed bald man was about to take the document and examine it, Mallor next to him laughed and said, "Don't read it. I will prove to him that he is indeed a citizen of the Roman Empire."

It turned out that Mallor also attended Alexander's banquet.Since there were two hundred people at the banquet, Feng Yu naturally failed to remember him, but he was sure to remember Feng Yu, the protagonist at the banquet, in his mind.Mallore went on to say: "Why, Your Excellency Feng Hu is also coming to join in the fun."

Feng Yu immediately replied politely: "I'm really sorry. This person may be a relative of an important friend of yours, so can the general look at my thin face and let me take him away."

Mallor sneered and said, "Your friend's relative? He is a barbarian slave. Could it be that your friend is also a barbarian?"

"To tell you the truth, this friend is indeed a Germanic slave girl. It is only because she has been kind to me. And the tradition in my hometown is that every kindness must be repaid, so I have bought her out and released her as a free citizen. This time it is only Do her a favor."

Feng Yu knew in his heart that it was easy for a person like Mallor to inquire about information in Rome, so he simply and honestly spoke out.But Feng Yu still concealed another motive for rescuing John Lawrence, that is, he thought that this person could be of great use.

Feng Yu then said: "Of course, I will only do my best. If the price is too high, I can't afford it. So I ask the general to raise your hand."