"Ah, I really didn't expect them to send you here. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

A few days later, when Batinius arrived at Gaius Octavian's house with Zhang Ce, Octavia ran out of the room excitedly. He was worried that he had introduced Aduneus to his brother for no valid reason, and at this moment, Batinius had sent the gladiator to the door himself.

“……”

Seeing Octavia's excited expression, Zhang Ce was undoubtedly overjoyed in his heart, but looking at the surrounding environment, Atiya's expression and Batinus's treacherous face, Zhang Ce vaguely sensed something.

Gift-giving among nobles often carried a special purpose and motive. And why are so many gladiators not given to Atia as gifts, but themselves? Could it be that his time with Octavia at the mountain villa that day made Batinius aware of something? Otherwise, this nobleman, who was not very wealthy, would not have bought himself from Gray at a high price and sent it to Adia.

Could it be that they gave themselves as a bribed gift to Adia as a favor?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ce's first reaction was that he was used again and given away as a gift. It has become a product of exploitation in the struggle for power. And these are not very deep content, Octavia obviously did not see that this innocent little girl may still think that Batinus is simply well-intentioned and wants to please her parents.

"Attia, ah, it's been a long time since I've seen you, and after a few months, you're plump and graceful than ever."

When Batinius saw Attia, he began to pay tribute. Verses of praise. Since Gaius Octavian (the father of the hut Davian) had died, Atia met with the visiting guests alone at home. Zhang Ce discovered that this aristocratic woman, who was not very famous in Roman history, actually had a noble and elegant temperament and a low-key and calm character. At first glance, he is not the kind of debauched and shallow person, which is very different from Atia in the TV series.

"Thank you for the compliment, Batinhos."

Atia glanced at the gladiators who had been sent, did not say anything, and continued to entertain the guests who came from afar with fruit and milk. In fact, Batinhos also lived in Rome for a long time, but many times, it was inconvenient to move around, and the Roman Senate was calm on the surface, but behind the scenes, it was full of dangers, and if you were not careful, you would step into the trap of others and become a victim of the struggle for power.

……

"Atia, I brought you a gift today."

Greetings between nobles, especially before gifts, would come as a few greetings, and Bartinius was not surprised. However, after a lot of nonsense, the main topic still has to be brought out and clarified, which is the purpose of Batinius's arrival.

Batinius walked behind Zhang Ce, and the two tall guards immediately moved their feet to make way for space, and Batinius pressed the shoulder of the gift with one hand, making Zhang Ce feel uncomfortable, he was tied up and sold like a commodity, and became a use item in all other people's plans.

The female slaves of Attia's family looked at them with hungry eyes as if they had seen their prey, and Octavia, even if Zhang Ce wanted to look at her more, did not dare to show her face, judging from the current situation, Attia, the niece of Julius Caesar, was a very powerful character, although she was silent, she knew it very well in her heart. Zhang Ce guessed that in the future, Hut Dawei would be able to make a career at such a young age, and he must have a lot to do with his mother.

"Gladiator?"

Aditya walked over, her face still calm, as if she didn't know anything and knew everything in her heart.

"Yes, he is the king of the Colosseum, although he has not yet won a hundred games, but the gladiatorial battles he performed are absolutely wonderful."

With a confident smile on his face, Batinus spoke boastfully, and Octavia also exuded excitement and anticipation. However, Atia always had a calm expression and listened to Batinus's introduction.

In this villa, Zhang Ce kept searching for the figure of the little boy with his spare eyes, that is, the hut Dawei, but the hut Dawei never appeared, this younger brother who loves to read in Octavia's mouth, I don't know where he ran away at the moment.

"But our villa was too small for the horror to accommodate more gladiators, and Octavia and Octavian weren't very fond of gladiatorial fights. So, thank you for your kindness, Batinus, but you better bring this elite gladiator back. ”

"No, Mother, I like to watch gladiatorial fights."

As soon as Atia finished speaking, Octavia hurriedly stepped forward and interjected. However, in the next second, Zhang Ce saw Atiya's stern expression and unquestionable authority as a mother.

Attia quickly stopped Octavia's actions with her eyes as her daughter's lack of involvement and ignorance, and Octavia saw her mother's serious and angry expression. Soon, nothing was said again. Leaving Bartinius in an awkward position.

Zhang Ce looked at Octavia, his heart was full of reluctance, but helpless, everything here was not at all what he said, nor was it what this Roman noble girl said, his fate was manipulated in the hands of sinister and cunning nobles like Batinus and Gray, because he was a slave, so there was no possibility of changing his fate. A hundred victories in the arena were just a way for the nobles to come up with to suppress slave revolts, and how many gladiators in history had gained freedom through their own efforts? Very little......

Thinking of this, Zhang Ce couldn't help but feel sad again.

"Batinius, thank you for your kindness, but Octavian's villa is already full of slaves from all over the place, so you should bring this sturdy gladiator back to your academy, where he has more opportunities and space to perform."

It was only at this time that Zhang Ce saw Atiya, a wise woman, looking at him, and that gaze was actually full of appreciation, but in this delicate link, Atia still had to make her wisest choice and not participate in any power struggle. The nobles of Rome, the senators of the Senate, will not give you gifts for no reason, and Attia knows very well what is behind this.

"But ......"

Bartinius wanted to say more, but Victoria pulled his clothes from behind. Atia couldn't see this subtle movement, but she could feel that the wife behind Batinius was actually smarter than her husband. Know how to act by looking at your face.

"Alright, Adiya, then I'll bring this skilled gladiator back first."

Batinius called in the guards to take Zhang Ce out of the villa and prepare to stuff him into the carriage. At the last glance, Zhang Ce looked at Octavia in front of him, full of reluctance, but he had to leave this mansion with a beautiful environment under the leadership of the guards.

Perhaps due to the temporary disruption of the gift-giving plan, Batinius forgot to order the guards in front of Adia for a while, and when Zhang Ce was stuffed into the carriage, he did not wear a hood or clothes, but stood directly at the door of Gaius Octavian's house, allowing passers-by to scan the scene in front of him with strange eyes. How did the champion gladiator of the Graeus family get to the door of Gaius Octavian's house? Graeus: What does he want to do?

I believe that all passers-by have this mentality, but everyone is afraid to say it.

How long did Batinius and Adia gossip before they came out, Zhang Ce didn't know, but he saw that when the cunning aristocratic couple came out of Gaius Octavian's house, they were covered with high cloaks, and passers-by could barely see their faces......