"BOSS, those Spartans' combat skills training, you have been watching it with your true mind for a day, are you sure about tonight's gladiatorial fight?" Dinah asked worriedly.

"Victory or defeat, Artemis will not be able to kill me, and Bardax will not give the order to kill in such a showy gladiatorial fight. The threat of Artemis is just a test, and I'm just worried that I won't be able to fool this sharp-sensed Spartan gladiator in terms of combat skills. Xu Mo sighed.

Night soon fell, and the precipitous Bardax Manor was brightly lit. The courtyard of the manor house is very large, in the form of a ring, in the middle of which is a large pool with stone slabs attached to the edge of the pool. The stone platform was a place for costumed slaves to perform singing, dancing, acrobatics, and gladiatorial performances. The walls around the courtyard are lit with bronze and terracotta lamps, and at intervals there are large candlesticks filled with candles.

In the circular corridor that surrounds the pool, there are numerous large chaise longues decorated in bronze and ivory, with headboards at both ends. The chaise longue was made in the shape of a crescent, on which the Roman nobles could stretch out and eat. The chaise longue was large enough to accommodate three people, and almost every nobleman had two slaves sitting cross-legged beside him.

The nobleman lying on it could lean on the mat with one arm and freely fetch food from the small marble table next to it. On the small table, there are sausages, fish, fruits, cakes, sweets and ice-soaked wine with spices and honey.

Although Bardacus prepared a large number of food and wine for the Roman nobles, their attention was clearly not on the food, and at most they sipped wine. The interest of the aristocracy was more on the slaves, and the male nobles were enjoying the food at the same time, but also teasing the beautiful female slaves who served them.

Although female aristocrats will not openly expose their breasts and slaves in public~, they are also enthusiastic to point fingers at men and women who are enjoying sexual pleasure, and from time to time they will let out a burst of laughter, without any sense of shame.

The whole courtyard is full of obscene atmosphere, the nobles are excitedly waves~ The screams and the suppressed ** sound of the female slaves are one, the social atmosphere of the Roman Republic is extremely free and open, and this kind of promiscuous banquet is the mainstream of the aristocratic banquet. The aristocracy also compared each other with the number of beautiful slave girls they possessed, and the singing and dancing acrobatic performances, and of course, among all the performances, the wonderful gladiatorial performances were the most prominent.

A successful aristocratic banquet can attract its host to a large number of high-class nobles, which often means that the banquet host can gain a large number of high-class connections and future power.

"Bardax, why hasn't the show come on yet, who are the gladiators who appeared on the show today!" A middle-aged aristocrat asked with interest.

"Lord Governor Lucius, Badax will not let his gladiators bleed for such a non-public performance, I am afraid that you will come from afar and return disappointed! Come to my estate next time, and I'll let you enjoy a truly wonderful gladiatorial performance! A big fat man next to the middle-aged nobleman said sarcastically, he, like Bardax, was also the owner of the gladiator school in Pompeii, and the two were rivals.

"Lord Lucius, this kind of informal gladiatorial fight is really just a performance. However, your great presence will make the humble house shine, today's master is you, and the gladiatorial battle will be a real life and death gladiatorial match, and it is up to you to decide the fate of the loser! Bardax's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile.

With that, Bardax turned back to the guards and whispered, "Bring them here!" ”

Before the banquet at Bardax Manor began, Xu Mo and Max were informed by the guards that they were going to prepare to participate in tonight's performance of the old and new gladiators. Under normal circumstances, the official match of a gladiator is a battle of life and death, the beginning and end will be very fast, the more physical and better skilled gladiators can kill the opponent in a few breaths, and end the game, the kind of gladiatorial competition that goes back and forth for half a day can only appear on the screen in the real world.

However, exhibition matches were different, and exhibition matches prepared for aristocratic banquets required gladiators from both sides to bring some entertaining performances and could not be ended quickly. In this case, the host of the banquet will use the new gladiator and the champion gladiator to compete, so that the stronger and more experienced champion gladiator can control the gladiatorial scene, making the game more exciting and white-hot.

Champion gladiators would often add a bloody wound to the rookie's body from time to time, and then raise their arms high to make a mighty and invincible appearance, and the nobles present would scream with excitement. Often, at the end of an exhibition match, the new gladiator would be covered in blood and wounds, which looked very scary but were not fatal, and the host of the banquet would announce the winner of the match and end the exhibition match.

However, it is clear that under the influence of many potential factors, this informal gladiatorial show at the Bardax Manor tonight has turned into a real battle of life and death.

Xu Mo and Max were ushered into the courtyard by Neos, along with three other outstanding new gladiators, five of whom stood in a row in shackles to the left of the stone platform of the pool. To their right were five other elite gladiators, Lagatius, Cabal, Artemis, Eumes, and Chisionis.

Originally, the Spartans would never participate in this kind of gladiatorial competition, but because Artemis wanted to see Xu Mo's real combat skills, he let the other two Spartan companions participate with him, so that they could better confirm Xu Mo's Spartan identity.

The ten gladiators were all selected by Neos, and although ten people were prepared, in fact, the candidates for the real gladiatorial fight had already been determined. Normally, Bardax will not interfere in this kind of gladiatorial arrangement, and after Neos reports in advance, he will let Neos, who is more familiar with gladiators, decide directly.

"Artemis!" Neos raised his finger and pointed at Scar, motioning for him to step up.

"Lord Governor Lucius, Artemis is the leader of the Spartan Regiment, although he is a little older, in fact, his strength is not inferior to our two champion gladiators, are you still satisfied with this candidate?" Bardacus leaned over and smiled gracefully.

"Hmm!" Lucius nodded her chin reservedly.

"Hmph, I hope that Your Excellency Bardax, the next gladiator to participate in the gladiatorial fight will be so good!" The big fat man sneered. He was also the owner of the gladiator school, and he could certainly see that although the gladiators in the left row were also majestic, they were obviously a group of newcomers who were not famous.

Sacrifice a newcomer and then win the favor of Governor Lucius? The big fat man sneered on the side, Governor Lucius is not an uninformed little nobleman, and this governor, who often watches gladiatorial battles in the arena, still has a certain eye for judging whether a gladiator is good or not.

"Ke......" Neos was about to name Xu Mo when another voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Cabal, you're here to fight Artemis!" The person who spoke out was none other than Bardax, the head of the Bardax family, who interfered in the selection of gladiators.

"Master......" Neos looked at his master in disbelief, and after seeing that Bardax was not joking, he turned his head to look at Governor Lucius beside him, and then bowed his head and stood aside.

This unexpected turn of events also surprised the other gladiators in the arena, but they quickly gathered their expressions and were led back to the wall by the guards, leaving only Artemis and Cabal on the stone platform.

Cabal accepted the arrangement with a raised eyebrow, and Artemis remained dead with the same face, unmoved. After all, in their hearts, this is just a show, although Bardax interfered in the selection of gladiators, but it can only be said to be an accident, and they can only choose to accept it now.

"Lord Governor Lucius, are you satisfied with the combination of the Spartan Commander and the Champion Gladiator?" With a smug smile, Bardax looked at the two gladiators in the arena who had removed their shackles and began to confront each other with short swords and round shields.

"Bardax, you are so generous!" Lucius excitedly patted Bardachus on the shoulder.

The two gladiators in the arena, whether it was Artemis, who was the head of the Spartan regiment, or Cabal, who was one of the champion gladiators and had the title of Carthaginian beast, both had great fame and many fans among the nobles of Pompeii, and there was no doubt that the gladiatorial competition between the two people was the most exciting and top-notch gladiatorial competition.

At this time, the Roman nobles in the field, both men and women, stopped all their enjoyment and began to watch the gladiatorial battle that was about to begin, shouting loudly to cheer for their favorite gladiators, and the noisy atmosphere in the courtyard reached **.

In the corner of the wall where no one was paying attention, Xu Mo frowned and looked at the two gladiators in the arena, a feeling of uneasiness filled his heart, and he immediately asked Dinah and Max a few words in the soul imprint......