Chapter Twenty-Six: The Fierce Dog and the Gladiatorial Match
The food for the pets of the owners of the mansions is much better than that of the vast majority of civilians. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
At the Leitin-Saktin Academy of Magic, the bata feed provided by the Academy of Magic was made from high-yielding potatoes and cheap grains. Feed workers mash potatoes and grains, add water and stir them into a paste, and wait for the water to evaporate naturally. When the feed paste solidifies, but the water does not completely evaporate, the feed workers will take out the solidified feed paste, cut it into small pieces, and then put it in a dustpan to let it air dry.
The cost of this baita feed is very cheap, and so is the selling price, 1 falta can buy 10 kilograms. Although called "white bread", Leiding white bread is actually a food that is somewhere between a snack and a staple food. The production process is not complicated, but it requires ingredients such as honey, butter, and cream, and the cost is relatively high. In Saktin, the cheapest white bread of Leiding is also sold for 30 fatas per kilogram.
Baita is an omnivorous animal, they can eat everything that humans can eat, and they can eat some things that humans can't. Feeding Baitaletin white bread they will definitely eat, but it is undoubtedly an extremely extravagant act. Mel was stunned for a moment after taking the white bread of Letin, until the Baita took the initiative to snatch the white bread from him and feasted on it, and he realized that the owner of the mansion had given this expensive food to Baita as fodder.
In fact, in addition to the white bread of Leitin, the owner of the mansion also prepared dozens of different foods for the baitas, such as barbecue, delicate snacks, preserves, and so on. He did this because the baita had been locked up in the hut and had not eaten or drunk, so he had the keepers feed them in a different way. The food that the baita did not eat was wasted, because there were other animals in the courtyard, and what the baita did not eat was eventually divided between the keepers and other animals.
The owner of the mansion was surprised to see Baita snatching something from "Miss Tajimi". He asked the keeper for a piece of Leyting white bread and wanted to feed it to the Baita, but the Baita ignored him. Ramogis also asked the keeper for a piece of Leyting white bread, but as soon as he reached for the Baita, the food in his hand was snatched by the nearest Baita.
"It seems that they prefer food from the hands of beautiful women."
The owner of the mansion smiled awkwardly and took the opportunity to praise "Mrs. Rongfei" and "Miss Tajimi". Ramogis smiled politely, not paying attention. Although Mel was unhappy in his heart, he also smiled politely in the same way as Ramogis.
While the Baittas were eating, the owner of the mansion continued on his way with Ramogis and Mel. In the deepest part of the courtyard was a fence with a bowl of iron with a thick bowl and a chain tied to it, and the loop on the chain was as thick as a human finger. At the end of the chain was a leather collar with a jet-black, fierce-looking dog.
When the dog saw someone, he didn't bark or bark, but just stared at the person outside the fence. The owner of the mansion briefly explained the origin of the dog, and then asked the breeder to bring a piece of fresh beef shoulder. When the dog saw the beef shoulder, he immediately drooled, but he still lay on the spot and did not move.
The owner of the mansion cautiously approached the fence a few steps and threw the beef shoulder into the fence. Before the shoulder could hit the ground, the dog suddenly jumped up and grabbed it, and when it hit the ground, it tore and ate it.
"This guy is fierce. The Anwick merchant, who sells dogs, says that in order to keep this guy vicious, it is best to throw a live creature in every once in a while. Yesterday I threw a slave in, and in the blink of an eye it was torn apart, and the filth was everywhere, and it took a great deal of effort for my men to clean its nest. ”
Although the courtyard was illuminated by candlelight, the brightness of the candlelight was limited, and it was only after careful observation that Maier noticed that there were traces of blood on the grass. If it weren't for Ramogis grabbing his wrist in time and signaling him to calm down, the mansion owner's head would have been pierced by a magic arrow.
"You really have Yaxing." Ramogis quietly said to the owner of the mansion, "By the way, there should be a gladiatorial competition tonight, right?" I lost 10,000 lirs last time and I'm going to win it back this time. ”
Ramogis's words made the owner of the mansion look embarrassed. The last gamble was made by the owner of the mansion to encourage him to place a bet, and he had already arranged it to let "Lady Rongfei" win. As a result, the slaves who participated in the gladiatorial fight were disobedient and refused to deliberately send them to death, causing Ramogis to lose 10,000 li, which made the owner of the mansion very faceless.
Although the owner of the mansion later executed all the slaves who won the game, he was still not very relieved. So he had the wives of these slaves taken and forced to have them copulated with the animals he raised. After feeling happy, the owner of the mansion also executed them.
The gladiatorial competition was supposed to be held an hour later, and the owner of the mansion deliberately held a gladiatorial competition in advance in order to please the two beauties. As soon as the guests heard that the gladiatorial competition had started early, they rushed to the gladiatorial arena on the north side of the mansion to watch the gladiatorial competition from the audience.
The Colosseum covers an area of about 2,000 square meters and is surrounded by auditoriums. The auditorium is arranged in a trapezoidal pattern, with a total of 15 rows, which can accommodate 2,000 spectators. VIP seats were set up in the place with the best view, and Ramogis and Maier were brought to the VIP seats by the owner of the mansion. Ramogis sat next to the owner of the mansion, and Mel sat next to Ramogis.
The arena was rectangular in shape, separated from the wall below the auditorium, and was surrounded by a fence of musketeers and crossbowmen waiting for battle. In order to increase the spectacle of gladiatorial fights and to prevent participants from injuring the spectators, participants in gladiatorial fights can only use melee weapons. Combatants can only wear armor before entering the arena, and weapons will only be distributed after entering.
There were many people in the audience holding small books and wearing red dresses. These people were servants of the owner of the mansion, and they carried a large money bag that could be used for cash as well as collateral. After receiving the cash or collateral, they write down the identity of the owner of the cash or collateral and send it to the place where the gambling game is set up. The dealer will value the collateral and then ask the person in the red dress to send the voucher to the punter.
The game is opened by the owner of the mansion, and the person in charge of managing the game has to calculate the current odds that make the owner of the mansion not lose money by placing bets in real time, and make changes accordingly. The men in red dresses would deliver their bets to them at regular intervals, and their little notebooks would keep track of the odds for the moment, which would change each time they returned to the audience.
At the end of the gladiatorial fight, the winner can get the prize back with the voucher given to him by the person in the red dress, and if there is collateral, the collateral can be returned, but the corresponding prize money will be deducted. If the winner does not want to go around with a huge prize, it is also possible to provide a residential address and let the bookmaker deliver the prize directly to their home, which is a free service.
This time the owner of the mansion learned to be smart. He disguised his own private soldiers as slaves, and made them wear light armor and carry simple weapons, and fought slaves who had been hungry all day, wearing heavy armor and armed with sophisticated weapons. He deliberately lowered the odds on the private side and raised the odds on the slave side. So before the battle began, most of them put their bets on the slave side.
Both Ramogis and Mel have led soldiers, the former can tell the quality of a soldier at a glance, and the latter can tell the strength of a soldier when he looks closely. Both of them knew that the side with light armor was stronger in combat, so Ramogis placed the bet on the private side.
"Doesn't Miss Tajimi bet?"
Faced with the mansion's owner's question, Ramogis replied calmly.
"Miss Tajimi doesn't like to gamble."
"Miss Tajimi, it's a little fun."
The owner of the mansion smiled flatteringly, snapped his fingers in a dashing manner, and called a man in a red dress.
"Why don't you choose a bet for me, lose it's mine, win it's yours, how about it?"
The mansion's owner's words made Maier roll his eyes inwardly. If this kind of gambling can also be called "small gambling", then the casino gambling houses on the street are playhouses.
Just now, Ramogis directly placed a bet of 20,000 lirs, using a gem that he carried with him as collateral. Although Maier did not know jewelry, he could see that the gem of Ramogis was much better than that of the mansion owner, but he only called a bet of 20,000 lirs, which meant that the mansion owner's gem was most likely not worth 50,000 li.
The owner of the mansion was embarrassed when he saw that his matter of mixing water on the price of gemstones was discovered by "Mrs. Rong Fei". In order to save face in front of the beauty, he directly placed a bet of 100,000 lirs for "Miss Tajimi". Now the odds for the private side are 3 to 1, and if the private side wins, Mel will get 300,000 lili for nothing.
The odds on the slave side were 10 to 1, and Maier wanted to pretend that he didn't understand anything and let the owner of the mansion press the slave side and make him lose money. But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that eighty percent of this gamble was set up by the owner of the mansion himself, and let him lose the same money as if he didn't lose, so he could only put the bet on the private soldiers.
If he could, Maier didn't want to take part in this bloody gambling at all. He knew that the two sides in the arena would soon be fighting for their lives, just to get the excitement of killing and gambling for the people in the audience. In the process of fighting between the two sides, the audience will tear off the masks on their faces and show all the ugly desires in their hearts.
"Mrs. Rong Fei, in fact, I have wanted to ask for a long time, what is the name of this candy you often eat?"
After the two sides in the field had started fighting, the owner of the mansion accosted Ramogis in a tidal wave of shouts. Ramogis unhurriedly chewed the candy cube in his mouth, swallowed it in his stomach, and smiled at the owner of the mansion.
"It's not sugar, it's medicine."
"Medicine?" The owner of the mansion looked at Maier suspiciously, "But I just saw Miss Tajimi eating?" ”
"A woman's body is very troublesome, you men don't understand."
Ramogis's words almost didn't make Maier choke on the powdered sugar in his mouth, but fortunately, the owner of the mansion didn't see him embarrassed. He nodded thoughtfully, then beckoned to his personal servant, whispered a few words to him, and the servant hurried away.
While the private soldiers were slashing the slaves, the servant returned with a box. The owner of the mansion took the box and handed it to Ramogis with a smile.
"Mrs. Rong Fei, the 'Nourishing Jade' I bought from the Ira merchant is said to cure all kinds of diseases when worn by women. There are just two pieces of health jade here, you and Miss Tajimi are one for each of you, and I wish you both good health and eternal youth. ”
Ramogis took the box, opened it, looked at it, touched it with his hand, and quietly handed it to Mel. After Mel took the box, he quietly opened it and touched it with his hand. After feeling the warm and comfortable touch, he immediately closed the lid and hugged the box tightly in his arms.
Seeing Myer's performance, the owner of the mansion narrowed his eyes and nodded. Only the real elites know about this body cultivation jade, it is produced in the Ira world, the production is scarce, and a piece of jade with a tiger's mouth can only be bought for at least 300,000 li, and it is still priceless. The whole body of the body is blue, there is no flaw, and it will make people feel warm and comfortable when touched, and it cannot be faked at all.
Nourishing jade has little effect on men, but it has a miraculous effect on various gynecological diseases. Long-term wear can also beautify the skin, delay aging, and even increase the probability of pregnancy. The Ira people were overly dependent on the Ira's shrine maidens for their diseases, so the development of medicine among the Ira people was extremely slow, and this magical jade was discovered by foreigners after the formation of the New World.
Mel's mother was a Taeyong nobleman, and when he was a child, he heard his mother tell fairy tales about body jade, and learned about the characteristics, functions and ways to distinguish body jade in fairy tales. The owner of the mansion saw that "Miss Tajimi" recognized the body jade, and thought that she was most likely the daughter of the powerful Leiting, and wanted to chase her down more and more.
In the blink of an eye, all the slaves in the field were killed, and the private soldiers won the victory at a very small cost. Due to the short time to win, only one bet can be placed on this game. The man who placed the bet on the slave side cried out for regret, but did not think that the dealer was cheating. Because the dealer lowered the odds of the private soldier at the beginning, this is obviously telling everyone that the private soldier has a greater chance of winning.
The owner of the mansion asks where "Miss Tajimi" lives, and Mel replies that he is staying with "Mrs. Jungphy" for the time being. The owner of the mansion called his personal servant and asked him to send someone to deliver the prize money to Madame Rongfei's mansion.
Seeing that it was too late, Ramogis left the banquet hall with Maier on the pretext that he was not feeling well. Before leaving, Maier was not worried about the baita, so the owner of the mansion asked the baita who had not yet been released to be sent to Mrs. Jungfei's mansion, so that "Miss Tajimi" could release them herself.