10. Undercover
Raising livestock, transporting fodder, cleaning the pigsty. www.biquge.info These dirtiest and worst jobs were now the first jobs of Appis and Titus after they "took refuge" with the Gallic tribes. Enduring the stinking conditions, Apis and Titus entered the cattle pens of the Gauls.
These pre-crossing jobs were now a daily routine for Appis. The barbarians' pigsty and chicken farms were a hundred times dirtier than the Romans' farms, and the stinking manure was everywhere, and if you were not careful, your feet would be covered with this slimy filth.
Appis remembered his days in the Colosseum, where there was an area dedicated to the corpses of the dead, where the corpses of the gladiators who had died in battle were piled up as high as a hill, and the mutilated limbs were thrown haphazardly in the sewers, where reptiles and rats were regulars. In the summer, there was a terrible stench coming from that room, and you couldn't stand it for a minute.
Now, the environment here is somewhat similar to the environment I saw in the arena basement at that time. The slaughterhouse is right next to it, and the butcher throws the slaughtered entrails to the mastiffs every day, and then you can see that in a few moments, the broken entrails are bitten to pieces by the beasts......
Although Apis and Titus now had the permission of the local barbarians to no longer be locked up in underground prisons and find a job for the two destitute strangers, Apis could still vaguely sense that this was not over, that it was not that simple. The Gauls were stupid, but they didn't believe themselves so easily, what if the slave brand was deliberately branded by the Roman spies before they set off?
Barbarians are not fools, and Appis believes that a new round of tests is yet to come.
He is now like a link between the two camps, and each of them wants to learn some information about the other party through their defection. These Remi wanted to know the situation inside the Roman legions through themselves, and the commander of the Roman legions wanted to get the most authentic information by penetrating the barbarians themselves. Of course, for the sake of Octavia, Apis would have firmly chosen to side with Rome.
"Those dwarfs, I heard that they have started to collect grain on our territory again, damn it, if it weren't for the surrender of those tribes in the south to these dwarfs, we would have trapped them here by now, and without food, the Romans would have starved to death in their camps."
"Yes, those bastards, robbed us of our things, and returned our women, if it weren't for the patriarch being so cautious, labor and management would have rushed into their camp and killed these little dwarfs. But fortunately, the Germans came, and I heard that there were still a lot of people, **, and now there is a chance to slaughter the Romans like animals. ”
Appis had just entered the tavern after washing his hands when he heard several Gauls in the tavern shouting at the wine table, and the content was the most important thing at the moment—the arrival of the Germanic army.
Titus stared at them, and the Gauls continued to gossip unconcernedly. It was as if the two new Roman slaves were like air.
Appis sat down in a window position, unloaded his tools, and prepared to enjoy the rare leisure. Titus, on the other hand, kept looking at the Gauls, consciously or unconsciously.
"Brother, be quiet, I'll take care of this matter."
Seeing that the companion in front of him was a little uncontrollable, Apis stopped his companion's behavior in time, and Titus also acted according to Apis's words. Although I don't understand why Appis didn't go to find out about the Germans at this time, isn't that the purpose of their trip? But as an attendant, Titus promised Appis before he set out to enter the territory of the Gauls, and to do everything according to his own requirements, without asking why, and then explaining to you. Titus kept to that promise.
In the tavern, several Gauls continued to talk loudly about the current situation, first scolding the Roman legions, from the legion commanders to the officers to the ordinary soldiers, and even the slave traders who accompanied them. Seeing that Appis was still unresponsive, he continued to talk about the Germanic people.
"They are about to cross the Rhine now, I heard that it is the tribal alliance of the Suebi, **, the alliance of more than a hundred tribes, I dare say, needless to say, even if he Caesar brings the rescue army, he will be killed by our people and the combined forces of the Germans."
"I'm going to pee on Caesar's head."
"Yes, the Germans are coming, the Rome of **** mother."
There several strong men of the Gallic continued to shout and talk about the Germanic army, but here, Appis remained unresponsive, and continued to lie by the window, basking in the warm autumn sun, and even humming a little song that even Titus did not understand.
"The Germanic army intends to directly encircle the camp of the dwarfs this time, and there is no chance for them to come out. We, the Gauls, have learned the engineering skills of those little men, and when the time comes, we will build a ring of fortifications and surround them inside. Then slowly smash their fortifications with engineering weapons. ”
"Yes, the Germanic army is coming, and the tribe will win!"
Several Gallic men became more and more excited the more they talked, and even stood on their chairs and shouted. However, Appis by the window was already napping sleepy......
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"This kid really wasn't a spy for the Romans?"
When several Gauls saw Appis's performance, they couldn't help but sit together with a confused face, and quietly discussed, should they go back and report to their patriarch like this?
"Wait, let's go over and take the initiative to talk to him about the military situation and see how he reacts."
"Hmm."
The Gauls gathered together, whispered, and soon came together to the stranger. At this time, Titus was still in good spirits, but Apis was half-open, basking in the sun, drowsy. There was still half a bottle of wheat wine on the table.
"Hey, Roman slave, in a few days, the Germans are coming, will you take up arms with us and cut down your former master? ** Romans, how they abused you before, how to torture them now. ”
The leading Gallic strongman spoke first. His body was covered in tattoos of various animals, and the strange ornaments on his face made the Gallic warrior even more hideous. On the battlefield, undoubtedly a ferocious killer, but Appis only wakes up dimly.
"Huh? Germanic? What is it? ”
With a look of confusion on his face, Apis looked blankly at the few Gauls beside him. One of them was the barbarian who beat him that day. It was he who wanted to identify Appis, and at this moment, the Belgian barbarian was even eager to tear this Roman slave apart. But the patriarch ordered that whether the two slaves were spies sent by the Romans or not, Yaruchenko could not do anything with them. What to do with it is the matter of the patriarch.