The competition between Zhang Heng and Therephilos was undoubtedly the most exciting performance of the day.

Both of them are top gladiators, and the battle process is tense and exciting, with twists and turns, which fully satisfies the audience's strong desire to watch a shocking battle, and in the end, Zhang Heng's narrow defeat with the advantage of half a move also completely detonated the jubilant atmosphere of the arena.

Although the performance is not completely over, in the eyes of the audience, there is no suspense about the championship this time.

If even Therephilos, who has been "hiding his strength", can't pull Zhang Heng off the horse, is it possible to expect the now sluggish mess of Satonilos and others to suddenly explode?

And the end result was exactly what they expected.

After solving the only tricky "strong opponent", Zhang Heng's battle became quickly and neatly, and he defeated the opponent, and finally easily won the championship of this gladiatorial performance.

And after the referee announced Zhang Heng as the ultimate winner, people, including the young emperor, stood up from their seats one after another to cheer and bless the champion.

There was a rain of rose petals in the sky, and then the referee sent the prepared palm branches and laurels to Zhang Heng symbolizing victory.

Zhang Heng put on the laurel crown under the gaze of more than 90,000 spectators at the scene, and then raised the palm leaf in his hand and circled the venue.

"Congratulations, I've made a lot of money this time, and I'm a little jealous."

Pompeianus probed and said to Lucyla beside him, because the latter bet was the earliest, Zhang Heng's odds were still relatively high at that time, so Lucila could earn almost twice as much as her income, and it only took three days before and after.

"So sometimes people still have to take some risks." Lucyla smiled.

Pompelianus smiled and nodded, "You're right. ”

"Do you know what I like most about you?"

"Huh?"

"Even if you don't agree with a person's point of view, as long as it doesn't affect your interests, you won't refute the other party, but will agree with the other party's words, but in your heart, eighty percent feel that the other party is a fool."

"What made my beautiful wife misunderstand me like this?" Pompeianus smiled bitterly, "I really envy you, you have a unique vision, and you are full of courage, this kind of courage even surpasses those men around you, you just earned an income that even I would blush, how could I ......"

Pompeianus was only halfway through his words when Lucyla pressed his lips, and then Lucyla kissed him without warning.

Unlike the other women Pompeianus had ever seen, Lucilla's kisses were quite aggressive, just like her people, bold and unabashedly charming.

The two kissed as if no one was in the stands, but during this time, Lucyla's eyes were staring at Zhang Heng in the arena, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, like a little girl suddenly discovering a new toy.

…………

When the cheers were a little quieter, the young emperor cleared his throat as well.

"Brave gladiator, come forward, let me take a good look at you." Commodus Road.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Heng also acted as if the one-on-one training last night had never happened, and walked under the stands of the young emperor.

The more he looks at Zhang Heng now, the more pleasing he feels, this Oriental is strong, and what is even more rare is that he is very smart, and he can always accurately understand what he means, and now there is a shortage of such people around him.

Of course, it is more accurate to say that there is a shortage of talents around Commodus now, although his father left him a group of old people to assist him, but these old people are not as easy to use as his own people after all, and Commodus can feel that although their attitude towards him is very respectful, but in their bones they do not recognize his ability to govern.

In fact, the old guys were basically following the traditions and rules of the Aurelius era, not so much defending Commodus as ensuring that Aurelius's legacy was carried out, and often even dictating to the young emperor.

The previous decision to cease war between Commodus and the Germanic tribes had been strongly blocked by the military leadership, who felt that this kind of thing was an insult to the honor of the Empire, and that it would take only a few more years to defeat those Germanic tribes, so why negotiate peace, and pay those barbarian tribes.

But Commodus felt that the empire had used too many troops over the years, and since he was born, he had witnessed his father's conquest of the north and south, but after each battle, there would be the next battle, and those barbarians were like weeds in the fields, and after cutting one batch, the next batch would emerge, endlessly.

So what about defeating those Germans, they will come back again after a change of place to recuperate, it is better to end this war now, in addition, Commodus also feels that after fighting for so long, the military has earned a lot of military merits, but the people's war-weariness is gradually heating up, and his approach is conforming to public opinion.

However, at this time, the military took out Aurelius's will to suppress him.

If Commodus could have endured it when Aurelius was still alive, but the problem was that he had now ascended the throne and tasted the sweetness of power further, only to find that his decrees were difficult to issue, then what was the point of this emperor sitting?

Therefore, forming a team that is willing to obey him, loyal and easy to use is his top priority now.

And right now there's a good talent.

"Tell me, my people, how can I reward him for his wonderful performance?!" Commodus pointed to Zhang Hengdao in the arena.

At first, some people said bounties, others said women, and everyone was babbling and shouting, but in the end their voices were finally unified and converged into one word, and it was also a word that made Makruz smell it.

"Free !!"

This is the most coveted thing of slave gladiators, because without freedom they have everything they have, but according to normal rules, the average gladiator will only be asked by the audience to be given the status of a free man after playing for the arena for a considerable period of time and after dozens of wonderful fights.

However, perhaps because Zhang Heng's performance was too amazing before, the majority of people in the audience now ask for his freedom, of course, the most important reason for this is that Zhang Heng is not their property anyway, and it is quite refreshing to have a good time, but the problem is that Makruz is miserable.

Although Zhang Heng won the championship on behalf of the Victor Arena and captured the hearts of the residents of the entire city of Rome in one fell swoop, the problem is that before Makruz has time to realize these honors and attention, the hen that lays his golden eggs will run away first.