At this time, the staff on the midridge platform also began to get busy, scooping water from the pools inside the platform with buckets, and then pouring water on the horses passing by them......

"Why do you want to break water at the horses?"

"That's because the temperature of the horse's body gradually rises during the vigorous running, and if the body temperature is too high for a long time to come down, the horse will get sick or even die...... So pouring water on the horse and helping it cool down will protect the horse from getting sick after the race. ”

"Oh, I see! Why is it that the animal that indicates the number of laps in the middle is a dolphin and not any other animal? I love elephants and hippos. ”

"No, I prefer Aunt Eunice's black."

"That's because this arena holds a car or horse race, and the main object of the competition is the horse, and the god Poseidon is the patron saint of horses, so who can tell me what Poseidon's animal messenger is?"

"I know, I know, it's a dolphin!"

"By the way, it's a dolphin, and using the silver statue of the dolphin as a sign of the number of laps run by the racing car and the horse is a good wish in the hope that Poseidon can be blessed and protect the horses in the race."

"Oh, I see! Uncle Apox, is the statue of Poseidon placed in the middle of the race also hoping to protect the racehorses? ”

"Yes, that's right."

"Is that why you put your grandfather's statue there too?"

Apox, who patiently answers the children's questions like an encyclopedia, was stumped at this time, but he wittily threw the question to his father: "Chris, you should ask this question to your grandfather?" ”

While watching the game, Davers listened to the chatter of his children and grandchildren in his ears, at this moment he did not have the majesty of a king at all, but like an old man enjoying the joy of family, and said with a smile: "I don't know why, Chris, you have to ask your father, he is responsible for building this stadium." ”

Klotocatax saw his father's intentions, and then jokingly said, "I don't know why, because the whole pattern of the ridge in the arena was designed by your Uncle Alex, of course I approved the construction." ”

When the children looked at Alex, who was sitting next to Eunice, with questioning eyes, the usually taciturn but outspoken master carver said perfunctorily, "Children, don't you think this design is beautiful?" ”

When the children nodded yes, Antebriss burst out laughing and couldn't help but say: "Brother-in-law, I usually see you so honest, but now you have learned to lie, you might as well say that you are slapping your father's ass by designing like this." ”

Indeed, the composition and construction of the entire center ridge of the arena looks very imposing, but the statue of Davers riding a horse and wielding a sword is significantly larger than the statue of Poseidon riding the waves, and it is also located higher, giving the audience the feeling that the descendants of Hades are more powerful than Poseidon, one of the three main gods.

"What nonsense!" Eunice's eyes widened, and she reached out and slapped her brother on the back of the head.

"Mom, did you see that? Eunice, she actually hit me! Antebriss immediately complained to Christoia.

"How old are you two, you are still like a child, and you are not afraid of children's jokes!" Christoya scolded with a laugh.

"Father, Mother, and everyone...... It's almost noon, you're all hungry, drink some water and eat something first. Axicus smiled and walked into the royal stand, followed by four slaves, each holding a silver platter full of sumptuous food.

"I said Aksicus, Ribazzo is in charge of preparing lunch, so don't be busy, sit down quickly, and watch the game together as a family." Christoya kindly persuaded.

Axicus smiled and said, "I'm not idle, help Ribazo-"

"Sit down!" Agnes gave him an impatient look.

"Huh!" Axicus quickly nodded and sat down, always a little nervous in the face of this mother-in-law, who had always talked little.

When he sat down, he immediately picked up a jar of syrup water and handed it over: "Avia, for you." ”16

Avia smiled and took it.

"Attention, everyone, there's still one last half of the lap!" Antebris's shout focused the eyes of everyone in the royal family on the field.

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Turning the final corner, it was still the Egyptian car in front, followed by Procles, who pulled some distance away from the others.

With the 500-meter straight ahead, the staff has already pulled up a red strip of cloth at the finish line, and the winner of this round will surely be selected between the two.

Procles was anxious, and he looked at the Egyptian car on the inside, his own car was a horse's head away from him.

The Egyptian is so stable, since the first lap, he has been in first place and has never been overtaken, but Proclis is not willing to admit defeat: there is still the last half of the lap, this time is not to fight, but when!

He raised his whip and struck the mare in the middle with a modest force, shouting, "Ephira! Eiffella! Come on! Run hard! Run! ……”

As if to understand Procles's words, the beautiful mare shook its slender neck and let out a crisp and pleasant neigh, and the already tired hooves moved more rapidly, and the speed that had been decayed suddenly increased again.

At the same time, the stallions picked up speed and neighed at the same time, all wanting to show their strength in front of their beloved girl.

Procles' car was pulled by their hard work, and in an instant it not only caught up with the Egyptian car, but also slightly overtook it.

Seeing this, the Egyptian driver also did his best to get the car to speed up.

The two cars run side by side on a wide track, speeding at high speed.

The enthusiasm of the spectators also reached its peak, almost all of them stood up, danced with their hands, and burst into cheers one after another, and the enthusiastic atmosphere of the race field injected great strength not only into the riders, but also the horses.

The horses' hooves soared into the air, their originally soft manes and tails floating straight in the air, and the sweat on their bodies stretched out with the powerful contraction of their muscles, swaying around......

"It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful! Alex reveled in front of the railing again.

The distance of 500 meters is just a short moment for a car running at full speed.

It's so fast! When the two cars crossed the finish line, many spectators couldn't even tell who had won, until the race staff handed Procles the flag of the Divine Kingdom of Dionya, who wore it and drove the carriage around the field, and the crowd applauded desperately: Can you not be excited? Because it was the Turriyi player who won, and he was the real one of his own!

Proclis waved and smiled happily at the crowd, and although the race was not over, he would be competing in the next few days, and he might not even win the final championship, but at the moment he was completely enjoying the glory of his own.

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On July 15, the last day of the Ionian Games, according to the latest medal table released by the preparatory group, Athens was in first place, the Arcadia League led by Mandinian and Ellis were tied in second place, and the Peosia Union led by Thebes was tied in third place. According to the rules set by the Dionian Games, three points will be awarded for the champion in the final of each event, two points will be awarded for the second place, and one point will be awarded for the third place, and the top three points in the medal table will be separated by one or two points, which shows the fierce competition.

Athens was able to rank first, which is expected by many old spectators of the Games, after all, it has a long history of sports culture, has enough population and abundant financial resources to cultivate outstanding competitive talents, in the past games have never lacked Athenians to win the championship, it is a veritable sports powerhouse, this time in the traditional competition of the Dionian Games, it is not surprising.

Sparta, another Greek powerhouse, has been disappointing, with only two points so far, and its once best sport, reloading, has not even won a place.

Of course, this is understandable, because since the conquest of Sparta by Dionya and the re-establishment of the new government, during these five years, the new Spartan government has long thrown into the garbage heap the political system that the original Spartans were proud of and implemented for hundreds of years by the reform of Laikugu, and naturally the military tradition that the citizens of Sparta have long insisted on survival of the fittest from infancy to youth still insisting on intensive training has also been abolished, and the former Spartan warriors have either cultivated in the fields or learned to steer ships and trade in the harbor, and their physical strength and skills have been abandoned. Completely unable to compete with the strong players.

Not only in the reloading event, these Ionian athletes also included the top 8 of the newly created military 5 events, but also showed strong advantages in archery, javelin, horseback riding, racing, and rowing racing, so that the envoys of the friendly city-states and forces invited to the event were eye-catching, because these competitions are closely related to the military, and the strength of the military power of Dionya can be shown from this side.

The Ionian Games are still full of the last event, the marathon. At the beginning, there was a lot of controversy when the preparatory team of the Games set the marathon route.