Of course, the liveliest place is near the center of the East End, where the former Dioonia Arena and now the Hades Main Arena are the venue for the opening ceremony of the annual Dionian Kingdom Rugby Finals, and countless people are flocking to this place from all over the inner city.

The official who led the way took Geerney to speed up his pace, and finally squeezed to the south entrance of the arena, which was already very lively, not only was there a long queue at the entrance, but also the famous food street opposite was also full of people. Not only do people buy food and snacks to satisfy their appetites while watching the games, but they also go into the stalls to buy screeching drums and piccolo, as well as statues of their favorite players to cheer on.

Every stall owner and merchant is hoarse because of the non-stop bargaining with customers, but they can't stop rejoicing in their hearts, they can't stop rejoicing, they can't wait for such a competition to be held from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, so that they can make a lot of money every day.

Between the entrance of the arena and the food court, there is a large bronze statue: Hades, the protector of Dionia, stretches his left hand forward, his right hand is stretched back, holding the rugby ball in his hand, in a throwing pose, stepping forward with his left foot, lifting his right foot slightly, and his whole body weight falls between the two feet. His black hair is shawl, his demeanor is serious, his robe is tied around his waist to block the mystery between his legs, and the texture of the shirt is clear, which does not affect the bulge of muscles......

Hades in the temple is solemn, and although the statue outside the arena is more than three meters high, and the heavy foundation stone is five meters, it is also majestic, but it shows a pro-people attitude, which makes the people yearn for it, which not only increases the people's love for rugby, but also makes it one of the places where believers usually worship.

Next to the entrance, there is a row of wooden houses, each with an image of Tino, the goddess of luck painted on the roof, and it is also crowded with people.

"I'll vote for ten drachmas, buy Turii and beat Kopsa!"

"I said brother, you see that the strength of the Turiyi team is too strong, of course it will beat Kopsa, the odds are too low, it is not worth it for you to earn two Opol at most for ten drachmas, it is better to vote for the second opening game, Udière vs Ugentum, the odds on both sides are relatively high, you bet right, and earn more."

"I don't care about winning, I'm from Turii, win or lose, I support Turii's team to win!"

"Hey, hello! I don't know much about the level of rugby in the cities of the Mesapi region, can you tell me which team is stronger, Ugentum or Oudière? ”

"You're asking the right question, I know a lot about the Mesapi region! I tell you, Oudière, formerly the center of the union of the city-states of Mesapi, is now also the great city of that region, with a large population. And Milon you know, the original general Crotone, now a senator of the Senate, he won many Greek Games championships when he was young, he used to be the administrator of Udié for four years, in addition to suppressing the riots in Oudière, he also vigorously promoted rugby and football, so Rugby in Udié was developed relatively early in the Mesapi region.

Ugentum is a small seaside town, and rugby was played earlier because of its proximity to Turiil, but as far as I know, the teams from the two cities have played each other four times, and Udié has won them all......"

"Then I'll throw five drachmas to beat Udière and beat Uzhentum!"

……

The noise rushed to Geirny, who was passing through the area, and he only felt his eardrums swell, rubbed his ears, and knew in his heart that this was the Dionian buying a paper ticket issued by the kingdom called "Tino's Favor", and if the purchaser correctly guessed the winner of the match, he would be rewarded with some money, and if he guessed wrong, the bet would be wasted. This form is similar to the dice game played by the Samonai after a feast (which was also popular in the Greek city-states).

To Gherney's lamentation, the game had just begun to be played when he first came to the Turriy Arena, when there were only one wooden house and few buyers, and a few years later, looking at the crowds, I am afraid that this game has become popular in the cities of Dionia.

Despite the long queue at the entrance to the arena, Gelney did not stop for a moment, and the official who had brought him to the other entrance, where he was examined by the guards and directly entered the VIP passage. The seats in the arena are partitioned, and after entering from the VIP passage on the south side, it is not far from the rostrum of the arena.

He was seated in an area not far from the podium, where some spectators were already seated.

Gherney's seat was close to the arena, and he could see the large area behind the rostrum with a white curtain blocking the sun, which he had seen once known was where the King and Queen of Dionya and the senators of the Senate were watching, but it was as empty as the arena in front of him.

Just as Gherney was looking at his surroundings, someone next to him asked curiously, "Where are you from?" ”

It was an old Greek man with dark skin, a rough face with several scars, and a simple and vicious appearance, who looked more like a farmer, but wore a cheap purple bolton.

Gelney didn't answer directly, and asked rhetorically with a little guard, "Where are you from?" ”

"I'm from Tyndares and my name is Sycrops." The man replied very frankly.

Gherney knew that the identity of the people who could be invited to sit in this area was extraordinary, even if the person in front of him looked ordinary, but unfortunately Gherney knew very little about other areas except for the area around Samonai, and he didn't hide it, and he didn't care about the embarrassment it would make the other party, and asked directly: "That...... Where is Tyndares? ”

Sykropes was stunned for a moment, but Gellney's stiff Greek and different appearance from the Greeks made him understand, so he said seriously: "Our Tyndares is a Greek city-state on the island of Sicily, next to Messina, very close to the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia. We at Tyndares have a friendly relationship with Dionya and are invited every year by Dionya to participate in this magnificent and lively celebration! Sykropes said proudly, with a look of pride.

But in fact, Syracuse was defeated, Dionysius was killed, Messina was captured, and the city-states on the eastern coast of Sicily changed their form of government...... When a series of great changes reached Tyndareus, the small city-state that had been supported by Dionysius was immediately frightened, and they hurriedly formed a large group of emissaries led by the consuls, and rushed to Turiyi with a large amount of gold and silver, and hurriedly expressed their submission and alliance to King Daves. King Davers not only did not speak ill of him, but also expressed extreme sympathy for the miserable situation of the Messenians in Sparta, and promised in public that Dionysa would not invade Tyndareus.

The people of Tyndares rejoiced at once, for the great Greeks knew that the king of Dionya had made a promise. Although Tyndares was unable to form an alliance with Dionys, a friendly agreement was soon signed. Although the Tyndares later learned of the agreement between Dionya and Carthage regarding the division of power in Sicily, they still had a deep gratitude and respect for Dionia. What's more, Dionya sends a friendly invitation to Tyndares at important celebrations every year, so that the people of Tyndares, a small city-state that has not been founded long and is very inconspicuous in Sicily, cannot help but have an extremely favorable impression of Dionia, the overlord of southern Italy.

"However, we Tyndares have been invited, as have the other Greek city-states of Sicily, Syracuse, Gerah, Camanlina, Agrigento, Economus, and even the towns of the Sikhels, most of whom have sent emissaries to this great event—" Sikropes paused as he said this, for he remembered the supporters of the largest city-state in Sicily, when Tyndares founded it— Syracuse did not send anyone to this year's Hades celebration (and not in previous years), and even the several minor states surrounding the city-state did not send anyone to Turii, a regretful thought that only flashed through his mind and was quickly left behind him, and now Dionya was Tyndares' greatest reliance, and Syracuse was a thing of the past.

Siklops stretched out his right hand and pointed around: "Sitting here are all guests from Sicily, only you seem to be a little ...... Well...... It's unfamiliar, so I'm curious to ask. ”

Siklops was speaking politely, for anyone who looked at Gherni, with his hair disheveled, shirtless and legs, and no shoes, knew that he was a "barbarian", and here even the Sicilian natives of Sicily were dressed similarly to the Greeks, so the other people around were curious, but they didn't come to ask. Only people like Tyndareus, who had been oppressed by the Spartans in the past and were small and weak, would try to make friends with any power.

Sicily! Referring to this place name, Geirny had an impression, after all, the Samonai people have today's situation, all thanks to Siracuse, and Siracuse was the overlord of Sicily, but now after listening to the other party, Geirny knew that the surrounding hundreds of people were from the city-states of Sicily, and then he realized that Dionya not only occupied the huge land in southern Italy, but also had a strong strength on the rumored rich island of Sicily, compared with Dionia, Abenirum's strength was too insignificant!

Note: Tino was the goddess of luck in ancient Greece.