Chapter 18: The King's Knight
The body of the man below knelt on one knee on the ground, although it was not strong but the perfect muscle lines were exposed in the air, exuding dazzling beauty under the sunlight, especially the unclear scars above, it stands to reason that these scars should be completely restored, but because of the wear and tear of the second state, Lin Xiu's body repair could not be completely completed, at this time, he knelt there motionless, waiting for the judgment of the emperor above.
Lin Xiu is gambling, yes, if this is the plot of breaking the curse chain on Nero, then it will inevitably intersect with Nero, and now he has become a slave, no matter what kind of battle he has with Kirizakura, he can't attract the attention of an emperor, and whether it is positive or negative history, Nero is indeed an emperor who doesn't like the existence of gladiatorial arenas, and now, he has just ascended the throne, and it is not realistic to overthrow his mother's monopoly at present, so the thoughts and revenge in his heart can only be suppressed, What is needed, then, is an opportunity, an opportunity for him to have a legitimate reason to implement his own political policy, and these opportunities need to be created by small people.
"Yu... Answer! Nero stood up in praise of his image, took a deep breath, and looked at the man below, a great father, although he was still very young from the face, but his resistance undoubtedly gave himself the best opportunity to show the emperor's authority in front of the people, and on such an occasion, even if his mother was against it, he would definitely not openly dismiss his opinion, because in the eyes of everyone, he, Nero, was the emperor of Rome.
"Thanks... My Emperor! Lin Xiu stood up after kneeling and raised his head. The clear gaze under the bangs looked at Nero. Although the distance is still far away. However, he could see that the emperor nodded appreciatively, although his height was only around 155 due to his current age, and he couldn't see much majesty, but his affirmative nod, resolute and appreciative gaze, Lin Xiu could indeed feel it.
A series of hilarious sounds rang out on the "Ha Lu Ha Ha" scene. A slave openly said the words of Emperor Xie Wu, in the eyes of these nobles, it undoubtedly became a joke, a slave, he didn't even have the right to control his own life and death, what else to talk about Emperor Xie Wuhuang, I am not a slave can claim to be a slave.
However, they didn't notice that Nero's clenched little fists and fingers had completely turned white, for the first person to admit his status as emperor. Are they going to laugh? Is it because he is a slave? Nero didn't care what was socially attributed to his reputation. What he wanted was precisely those most ordinary and ordinary feelings of worship, the gratitude that ordinary people radiated from the depths of their hearts.
Okay, you think he is a slave and is not qualified to say this thank you emperor right, okay, I will do it for you, slap you hard, I am the emperor, my will must be forced on you, the first time Nero felt the power of power, you say that slaves are not qualified to call me yes, okay, I will do it for you, I will release the slaves, let them enjoy the same treatment as you so-called nobles, but all this, first of all, depends on whether the slave can defeat his opponent, if he loses, Then everything will become empty talk, and when the time comes, whether it is the people below or themselves, they will be ridiculed, although the mother and Octavia are still expressionless, but Nero knows that they must be secretly laughing in their hearts, and they want to cancel the idea of the gladiatorial arena, the mother is not ignorant of the way, but she resolutely denied it, because this is a move to make the nobles and the senate council lose a lot of money opportunities, as the emperor, you must maintain your own strength, And this strength comes from the support of the nobility, but Nero looks down on the nobility, although he himself is a nobleman, perhaps, just to oppose his mother's decision.
Although Nero has a pride and ambition in his heart, it doesn't mean that he is a fool, just kidding, to be able to become an emperor and successfully pass the strict review of the Senate, how can he be a fool who does things impulsively? It's just that he has his own paranoia and is unwavering.
Nero tried his best to sit back on his throne calmly, but his fist did not let go, and Pallas glanced at the person next to him not far behind him, who nodded knowingly, and it didn't take long for an uproar in the audience because another gladiator below had been brought into the arena.
The gladiator in front of him was armed with armor all over his body, he was more than one meter tall and more than nine meters tall, his strong arms were almost up to Lin Xiu's waist, and his whole body was shining with silver armor that emitted dazzling light, shining brightly under the illumination, looking at Lin Xiu with contemptuous eyes, and then looked at the cherry blossoms on the side, and licked the corners of his mouth, these gladiators are all bloodthirsty.
Nero gritted his teeth in hatred above, all this was obviously the mother's arrangement, she planned to educate this disobedient son in this way, and hit a resounding slap back, although Nero did not like war, but because of his excellent qualifications, he was also a powerful warrior, with his professional vision, he could see almost instantly that this battle, the slave was dead, however, the sentence Xie Wuhuang was still echoing in his mind.
"Looks like this slave is going to pay a hard lesson for his words." Octavia covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, promising that Nero next to her could hear it, in fact, she just wanted to stimulate Nero in this way, after all, a woman in her prime, married to a woman, even if the other party is the emperor and has the supreme right, however, she is destined to never be happy, in the end, all this resentment is added to Nero's body.
"If a slave wants to get a chance to live, he has to work harder than others, otherwise how can he still be called a slave?" Agrippina's lukewarm words sounded on the other side, and the two sang and sang in harmony with Nero in the middle, and the unscrupulous words were full of sarcasm, and the angry Nero was almost about to go berserk, and he wanted to go down in person to tear the gladiator in half, after all, she who could complete the lion's naked strangulation, only needed one move to defeat the gladiator below, but the slave opposite. How could there be an opportunity to learn like her? Then the predictable outcome is almost imminent.
Agrippina's heart was not as calm as it appeared to be. Equally angry. She didn't know what this stupid son of hers was obsessed with, but she wanted to change the culture and system of Rome, she could only educate him in this way, and sure enough, the power could not be placed in his hands, otherwise when the time came, there might be some kind of jokes.
"Did you forget to give him a weapon?" Nero almost gritted his teeth and said this, but the person who read the beginning of the game deliberately accelerated the pace and read out the beginning of the gladiatorial fight. Nero stared at his back fiercely, knowing that everything here is the final word of his mother, and he, the emperor, is just a good-looking puppet.
"Take a good look, this is your best learning opportunity." Lin Xiu whispered in a low voice, the words were harsh, and the cold words sounded in the ears of the cherry blossoms, the little girl was now wearing a ragged linen dress, but she still couldn't hide her kawaii face. He nodded obediently and took a step back. His eyes stared at Lin Xiu's back, that not powerful figure, walking slowly, the nobles above whistled and shouted killing, but all this fell on deaf ears in the eyes of the teacher, and it seemed that as soon as he entered the battle state, the teacher became extremely calm.
These people, just like Uncle Tosaka, are as indifferent as them, laughing at the teacher's behavior, and at the end of the day, they will all fall into a pool of blood like Aunt Tosaka, and use their blood to wash away the insult to the teacher, look at it, the teacher will let you see clearly what is called powerful, even the gladiator opposite Sakura is not a good one, let alone Lin Xiu.
The gladiator saw that this slave actually walked towards him in a grand manner, the bloodthirsty Yang Tian roared, his feet exerted force, and the smoke and dust rolled out in the roar, the shield in his hand protected his chest, and he lifted the long sword with one hand and killed Lin Xiu directly in front of him, such a fragile body, he was sure that the opponent would be completely knocked out of the air with a blow, and then a sword pierced his chest, letting him know that a slave is a slave, as long as he lies on the ground like a dog and waits for death.
The distance between the two was only a few tens of meters, and with the gladiator's charge, the scene boiled, and all the spectators got up and looked down, for fear of missing the bloodiest scene, they had already expected the scene of the slave's tragic death, but there was also a little girl, after the death of this man, there would be a gorgeous and bloody scene.
Lin Xiu's pupils narrowed slightly, and opened in vain at the moment when the two were about to intersect, and a single fist was stretched out, just the right distance, in the pupils of the gladiator, looking at the ever-expanding fist, he was a little stunned, an ordinary blow, no monstrous momentum, and no fancy movements, it was just such a straight punch, but he couldn't dodge, and wanted to raise the sword in his hand to pierce the opponent's abdomen, however, the speed was too slow, and the fist hit his throat first.
There was no loud bang, no flying figure, everything was like a galloping bison suddenly grabbed the head, abruptly stopped, the fist against the throat of the gladiator, because of the height problem, from the bottom to the top, the horse stepped forward bow, a very ordinary blow, but the gladiator felt a moment of shortness of breath, the long sword in his hand was as heavy as a thousand gold, after a moment of stagnation, his body was weakly paralyzed, motionless.
The audience was silent, with their mouths wide open, those who got up and forgot to sit down, all eyes were focused on the slave, nothing had happened, no flying figures, no bloody carnage that followed, just as simple as the slave's fist shot out, everything returned to static.
Nero's eyes became extremely bright, and with her strength, it could be seen that the opponent's punch just now was absolutely perfect to the extreme, this seemingly ordinary punch to the extreme, it could not be done without countless drills, one minute on the stage, ten years of work off the stage, this is the truth.
In the stunned look of his mother and Octavia, Nero slowly stood up, this slave did not disgrace him, on the contrary, greatly earned face and honor for him, under the premise that his mother was in control of everything, a miraculous counterattack, this was the most powerful slap in the face.
"Pap, pap, pap" Nero's hands clapped rhythmically, the whole gladiatorial arena was unusually quiet, only her applause was ringing, slowly everyone retracted their gaze, the emperor had already stood up and applauded, if this thing was placed in the Celestial Empire, it would inevitably fall to his knees, but this is the West, so it is not so exaggerated, but the emperor has applauded is a signal, whether willing or unwilling, everyone's applause is still slowly ringing up, beginning to be mixed, and slowly the sound is constantly amplifying.
Agrippina frowned slightly, although she didn't care about a slave, but Nero undoubtedly gained a lot of support since he ascended the throne through the other party, before, everyone only knew that he was particularly unique in the judgment, fair, and delicate, however, at this moment, the slave obviously added a layer of aura to him, which Agrippina did not want to see, which would be inconvenient for her to control.
"Thou hast taken the lives of thy and thy daughter, and now," Nero was impassionedly about to utter the words of release, but Agrippina next to her whispered beside her.
"It is not in accordance with the law to be free by virtue of a single victory, and even if you are the emperor, you cannot abolish the system like this, after all, there is no precedent for this." Agrippina covered her mouth and whispered the words, which only Nero and a few people around her could hear, however, Nero's next words could not be said in any case, she did not have the absolute right to refute her mother in public, and she was still in the process of announcing it.
Agrippina also saw Nero's embarrassment, she couldn't overstimulate this stupid son, she needed to use some special methods to achieve her own goals and relieve his emotions.
"Of course, it can also be relaxed, but also let the slave see some hope, such a duel will be exciting, just ten people are the final, if he can always win, just do what you want, after all, that can also make the others shut up, right." Agrippina said softly, a flash of freedom flashed in her eyes, with one against ten, even if this slave is powerful, it is impossible to turn the tables, and even if he wins, it can only be regarded as a miracle, and it can't change the general direction at all.
"Okay, just do what my mother says." Nero quietly agreed, whether it was Lin Xiu in the audience or the audience waiting for the emperor's order, all eyes were focused on the young emperor at this moment, Nero's green eyes scanned the entire gladiatorial arena, and seemed to be more determined to destroy the confidence here, and then his actions shocked everyone present, only to see the young emperor, lifted the robe behind him, untied the sword from his waist, and when the others had not reacted, he still had his hand, The sword with the hilt plunged directly into the dirt in front of Lin Xiu.
"Then you will defeat ten men, and if you still win, Yu will not only be relieved of your status as a slave, but also give you the name of this sword as a knight of Yu!" Nero openly argued with his mother in her way, didn't you say ten? Okay, if you increase the difficulty, then I will increase the chips, this is the sword of the king, Nero under the sun, full of spirit, for you to gamble on the reputation of the king.
Lin Xiu looked at the sword in front of him, meeting Nero's hot and expectant gaze, knowing that she actually wanted to order her release just now, but although it was still far away, through Agrippina's mouth, he already knew who was the real initiator.
"Honor, my king's order!" Lin Xiu knelt on one knee, and the sonorous and powerful voice shocked the Quartet, this was a promise to the king, and as he got up, he put one hand on the sword a little, and the sword fell into his hand in the dust that consumed the ground, and the beautiful standard Western knightly etiquette, and Nero's eyes were opposite, Agrippina and Octavia frowned at the same time, the scene fell silent for a moment, and burst cheers, this time they were sincere.
Because the nobles present all understood that the foreign slave just now was doing a standard knightly etiquette, and in the name of this, I am, the knight of the king! (To be continued......)
PS: Thank you Black Dragon for breaking the sky and rewarding.