Chapter 174: Preparing to Escape
There was a "clang", the door of the gladiatorial dungeon was opened, many heavily armed soldiers walked in, a large number of archers guarded the gate, Kebro took the lead and walked in front, the death row gladiators began to make noise, the dungeon was too stuffy, everyone was a death row gladiator, what should be said, what to say was said had already been said, so that most of the time the dungeon was very quiet, and now that someone came in, of course they had to make a fuss.
Kebro ignored the other death row inmates, walked directly to Qin Dong's cell door and looked at Qin Dong and said, "Someone wanted to open the door of the dungeon last night, I think that person should have come to save you, right?" ”
Qin Dong shrugged his shoulders: "I don't know this, there are so many people here, how do you know that person is here to save me?" ”
Although Kebro has only been in office for a long time, he knows this place very well, if it wasn't for Qin Dong to kill the previous official, he Kebro wouldn't have had the opportunity to be an official in the gladiatorial arena, to be honest, he still has to thank Qin Dong.
Seeing that Qin Dong didn't admit it, he didn't force him, he continued: "Don't pretend, we have caught the person last night, his name is Nemo, he is the centurion of the guard here, he was instructed by someone, and the commander is my deputy Captain Raymond, after he was caught by us last night, it didn't take long for Raymond to disappear, and he has not been found until now, we have interrogated Nemo severely, he confessed that Raymond instructed him to do it, and the task is to open the door of the dungeon, although he doesn't know who he really wants to save is, But I guess it's you, right? It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, what I want to tell you is that you don't have a chance to escape. It's so guarded that not even a single mosquito can fly out, let alone fly in! ”
Qin Dong listened quietly, and after waiting for Kebro to finish speaking, he asked, "If you finish speaking." Then you can go, the smell here is not very good, and I am afraid that you will not stay long with such a precious body! ”
"Thirty-seven, I know who you are, and I will show you enough respect, but please cooperate with me. Don't make trouble, don't think about running away if something happens to you. I'm going to be unlucky, and I'm going to have to keep an eye on you so that I don't have to be unlucky enough to deal with other prisoners. That's not good. Not only bad for you, but bad for me and for everyone! Kebro babbled on and on.
Qin Dong asked again, "Are you finished?" ”
"One last word!" Kebro said: "Come out, someone wants to see you!" Lord Count Meknejelina is really obsessed with you, and I don't know what she likes about you, to tell you the truth, except that you are very good at killing, I don't see that you are better than me in that aspect! ”
Qin Dong secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, he was really worried that Meknejie Lina would not come to him these days. If this woman does not come, there will be great uncertainty in the implementation of his real escape plan. How long I'll have to stay here in the future is only God knows.
Qin Dong must be sure that he will be able to play a duel on a certain day, and only when he knows the specific time can he do it, and he can also let Peteus and Liu Yang and others outside cooperate in time, and the person who determines the specific time is Meknejielina.
It was still in the room where they last met, Qin Dong met Meknejie Lina, this woman is still so noble, charming, but graceful and luxurious, a man who wants to get close to her must have a certain amount of self-confidence, otherwise he is likely to be ashamed of himself.
After making sure that there was no one outside the door, Meknezelina sat opposite Qin Dong and said, "Last night's rescue failed, I guess you already know?" ”
Qin Dong didn't speak, just nodded.
Meknejielina looked at Qin Dong, saw that there was no special expression on his face, and said, "I'm trying my best to find a way, I will definitely get you out, you must hold on!" ”
Qin Dong thought for a while and said: "It is very difficult to start from the outside in a short period of time, after all, the matter last night was so big that even the emperor may be alarmed, so let's do it, you only need to do one thing, you go to Kebro to determine the time when I will play next, you must get the exact time, and after you get this accurate time, you will ......" Qin Dong didn't finish speaking, after a pause, he got up and whispered the rest in Meknejielina's ear.
Meknezylina listened and confirmed, "I just need to draw this pattern in this location?" ”
Qin Dong nodded and said, "Yes, you just need to do this!" ”
The reason why he wants to determine the time of the next game is because his playing time is not determined by the gladiatorial arena, but by the emperor, which Qin Dong knows very well, the emperor has a lot of work, and it is impossible to temporarily decide to watch the duel, so the emperor's itinerary must have an arrangement, and the palace will definitely notify the gladiatorial arena in advance, but in order to prevent the emperor from suddenly not coming, and the gladiatorial arena has carried out a lot of propaganda This kind of collision happened, so the gladiatorial arena was not publicized before Qin Dong came on the fieldIf there is no publicity, then only on the day of the duel, the citizens will get the news, but this time is too short for Peteaus and others, how can they prepare well if they don't have enough time? Therefore, in order to be foolproof, Qin Dong must determine the time when he will play, so that Peteaus and the others can be fully prepared after knowing the specific time.
After Qin Dong was escorted back to the dungeon, Mekne Jielina saw Kebro again, Kebro was very stammering with her, this woman's energy is not ordinary, he didn't dare to offend, who knows how many high-level imperial bosses are standing behind this woman?
"Lord Earl, I wonder how you communicate with that warrior?" Kebro walked in with a smile, and made special gestures when he spoke, and his expression was very lewd, and the meaning was self-evident.
Meknezylina took a sip of wine, glanced at Kebro and said, "Lord Kebro, this doesn't seem to be something you can inquire about, do you think I'll sue you for such a private matter?" ”
"Of course, of course, the villain is talkative, the villain is talkative, and I beg the Lord Earl to forgive your faithful servant for the sins!" Kebro was apologizing, but in fact he didn't have much respect in his heart.
Meknejielina waved her hand, "Forget it." You didn't ask it on purpose, so don't ask such a stupid question in the future. By the way, when is Bull's next play? ”
This last sentence is asked very casually. Kebro didn't expect anything else, he said: "Lord Earl, Bull's playing time is confidential to the outside world, but for Lord Earl, there is no need to keep it secret, the time is agreed to be three days later!" ”
Meknejielina frowned, "Why do you say about?" ”
Kebro shrugged his shoulders and said, "Although the time of the imperial family's notice is three days later, will the emperor not be able to come because he has state affairs to deal with that day?" Who knows? So if the emperor is not present, no one knows that the time is certain! ”
A lot of information was revealed in Kebro's words, and Qin Dong's appearance time had basically been determined. It is set in three days, but it depends on whether the emperor is present that day, if the emperor is not present, then Qin Dong will not be present. If the emperor is present. Then Qin Dong will play, which means that as long as the emperor is free, he will come to see Qin Dong duel with other gladiators! On the other hand, the emperor's attitude towards Qin Dong is very important, what does he value Qin Dong? Do you like the way he fights, or do you appreciate him as a person? Or is there something else? There is no way to know this.
Meknezylina soon left the gladiatorial arena, and she had to complete the task assigned by Qin Dong. Draw a special pattern at the location set by Qin Dong.
In the afternoon of the same day, Peteaus, Afald, Charlie Cao, Liu Yang and others were all waiting for news at the place where they stayed. It's been days, and they haven't heard from it yet.
At this time, a guard dressed as a citizen walked in quickly and reported: "Ladies and gentlemen, the pattern has appeared, and the pattern on the torn clothes we recovered from the garbage heap has appeared, and I and the other two brothers have been squatting there, just now, but we don't know who painted it!" ”
"Really?" Pethius stood up and asked, "Has the pattern been copied?" ”
"Yes, Mistress Peteus!" As he spoke, the guard took out a white cloth from his bosom and handed it to Peteaus, on which a very strange and cumbersome pattern was drawn.
Pethius took the white cloth and looked at it, looked up and said, "The time is set, it is set in three days!" Three days was enough time for us to prepare! ”
The crowd gathered around and looked at the white cloth, and it was indeed three days later, and the information on the pattern showed the time three days later.
The next step was the division of labor, and Pethius and Charlie Cao went out of the city with non-combatants to wait for news, they could not participate in the battle, and there was no need to stay in the city any longer.
Afalde and Liu Yang led the team to rescue Qin Dong, and after the rescue was completed, they went out of the city with Qin Dong, and killed them with lightning speed before the city defense army of Constantinople got the news!
In three days, Alfald and Liu Yang took seventy fighters to make enough time to prepare, and they secretly transported all the weapons into the arena and hid them during these three days, and only when there were no horse races and duels in the arena could they be smuggled in, and at other times, because there were horse races and duels, they were all strictly checked when the spectators entered the arena, and weapons could not be brought in at all.
In the past few days, Qin Dong has been recuperating in the dungeon, he is not noisy or noisy, he usually rests after eating food, either meditates to recuperate, or exercises a little to move his muscles and bones.
The day before Qin Dong came on the field, Father Anatorius came, Kebro had great respect for the patriarch of the diocese of Constantinople, especially to save face, this old god stick saw Qin Dong very easily, but Qin Dong was very guarded against this old god stick, this kind of god stick is no better than others, this kind of person has his own beliefs, but how many real believers? Among them, there are many people who swagger and deceive under the guise of God, and there are also people who just criticize this coat and actually use it to achieve their own ulterior purposes.
Qin Dong also knew that Father Anatorius's purpose was nothing more than to fool him into the church, and then use some of his unusual abilities to achieve the purpose of preaching, and since he knew that Qin Dong was the commander of the Huns, Anatorius's thoughts became more urgent.
Qin Dong didn't believe that Anatorius was a pure believer, he didn't believe that he was fooling himself for the sake of preaching, he must have wanted to improve his reputation through mission, in the final analysis, he was still for himself, so Qin Dong didn't think that Anatorius was trustworthy, but this prevented Qin Dong from using him, or everyone using each other.
The first thing Anatorius said when he saw Qin Dong was: "You seem to be staying here and getting more and more nourished, it seems that the food here is good, and it is also the environment you like!" ”
Qin Dong said: "If you like it, I'm happy to change it for you!" ”
"Then forget it, I want to live a few more years!" Anatorius smiled and added, "By the way, how did your escape plan go?" Is the time confirmed? ”
Qin Dong nodded, he didn't tell Ianadorius the real escape time, but delayed the time, "The time has been set, you have five o'clock in the afternoon in a week, let your distant nephew meet us at the city gate, and I also need you to help me prepare a batch of cavalry armor, the number of at least a thousand sets, this should not be difficult for you, right?" ”
Anatorius was taken aback, a thousand sets of cavalry armor is not a small amount, if there is a ready-made one, of course, it is good to buy, but if you want to order it in various blacksmith shops in Constantinople, you need to wait for some time, in fact, the empire has a special department to produce weapons and equipment, but it is impossible for private individuals to buy it.
After the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, the Western Roman Empire followed the military system and armaments of the Roman Empire, and still attached importance to the development and research of the heavy infantry phalanx, but the Eastern Roman Empire was beaten badly enough by the barbarian cavalry, so it began to abandon the original military system of the Roman Empire, and paid special attention to the development of cavalry, especially the heavy cavalry. It is not known whether the cavalry of the Eastern Roman Empire can be pulled out to fight.
"A thousand sets of cavalry armor? Armor for men and horses? It's a bit difficult, and it's a huge expense, right? Our church can't afford it! ”
Qin Dong smiled: "Don't pretend to be garlic, I know you can do it, with your identity as the patriarch of the diocese of Constantinople, you can't do such a trivial matter, then I really despise you!" You don't have to worry about money, how much money you get, I will give you as much as you want, and not a penny will be missing you! ”
Anatorius said, "You let me do it for nothing? Don't let me earn some? Besides, do you have so much money? ”
Qin Dong smiled mysteriously: "Not now, it will be in a few days!" (To be continued......)