The days went by day by day.

Li Ba and his companions, who can also be said to be cellmates, seized all the time to train and prepare for the Colosseum of Gorosa.

In the first few days, he was worried that his fellow inmates would not be able to form a tacit understanding in a short period of time, so he strictly supervised the training, which lasted for more than ten hours a day. Later, the companions were able to cooperate tacitly, but they did not get the news of going to the gladiatorial arena for a long time.

The two jailers patted their chests and promised that within ten days, they would arrange for Li Ba and them to go to the Colosseum of Gorosse. Who would have thought that eleven days have passed now, and there is still no news.

For this reason, Li Ba was a little anxious.

When the jailer delivered food every day, Li Ba asked Garvey to inquire about the situation, and the answer he got was, "The Ross Chamber of Commerce has not come to the prison to ask for anyone, it is estimated that it will be soon, just in the past two days!" ”

Two days?

Li Ba touched his stubble head, and a wry smile appeared on his face. He was really worried that the two jailers would disrupt his plan by taking the money and not doing anything.

Fortunately, two days later, in the early morning, I finally got the exact news.

Tomorrow! Tomorrow morning, the Ross Chamber of Commerce will come to the prison to ask for someone!

The jailer sent a message. They had already made arrangements, and all of the 20 prisoners in this group were selected in the cell where Li Ba was located.

That's good news!

The big stone hanging from the mouth of the heart was finally put down. Li Ba sighed, feeling a lot more relaxed.

When the other inmates in the cell heard the news, they all reacted differently. Daddy Clarke's expression was calm, Arquette didn't seem to have such a thing, and Gavi and Babu were full of grief and indignation, as if they were going to be generous tomorrow.

Other prisoners had frightened expressions on their faces. Li Ba knew what they were thinking. It's that people are afraid of death, and it's time for a critical moment. It is impossible to say that there is no burden in the heart.

on this. Li Ba once again delivered an impassioned speech to cheer for his fellow inmates.

It's night. The moonlight is like water, quiet and peaceful.

Tomorrow is the day to go to the Colosseum of Gorosse. If it had been so late at night, it would have been like thunder. Tonight, many of the inmates in the cell tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

"Li Ba!" Clark's voice came.

Li Ba turned around and saw the old man facing him sideways, his withered hands groping in the placket of his chest. It seems like something is going to come up. It took a long time before he found a neatly folded gray cloth and handed it over.

"Dad, this is ......" Li Ba hesitated for a moment and didn't reach out to pick it up.

"There's something for you!" Clark smiled. Through the faint moonlight, Li Ba clearly saw that the old man's ravine-horizontal face was engraved with the vicissitudes of time.

The old man's request to Li Ba is very simple, if he dies in the gladiatorial arena tomorrow, I hope Li Ba can take this thing. to his loved ones.

"Don't worry, I'm here, it's going to be fine!" Li Ba didn't answer. Good words of relief. How could he not hear that the old man was arranging the aftermath.

"Of course I can trust you!"

Clark smiled. Directly stuffed this gray cloth into Li Ba's hand and said, "This thing is very important!" I'm an old bone, and if I lose it when I get on the field. That's not good...... You keep it for me and wait until the event is over. Give it to me again! ”

After that, he also said a place name to Li Ba. There is also a person's name.

Li Ba knew it very well in his heart. After thinking about it, I didn't say much, and accepted this gray cloth. At the same time, he comforted with kind words and gave a promise: "Dad, don't worry, when you go to the gladiatorial arena, as long as I am here, I will not let you be hurt at all!" ”

"Good boy, I know what you want!"

Father Clark patted Li Ba's hand and said in a low tone: "When you go to the gladiatorial arena, don't have any distracting thoughts, your only thought is to protect your own life." Daddy has lived for most of his life, enough is enough, he doesn't need you to take care of him, and he doesn't want to be a burden to you. ”

"Daddy......"

Li Ba also wanted to say. But Daddy Clark shook his hand, interrupted him, and said with a smile: "Sleep, recuperate, and work hard tomorrow!" ”

The old man lay down again. Soon, there was a rhythmic snoring. Li Ba felt it in his heart, and he couldn't sleep.

Bang Dang -

In the early morning, the heavy iron door sounded.

The prisoners, who had already woken up, looked nervous, climbed up and stood against the wall, waiting for the moment to decide their fate. Today, even Arquette, who has always been slow to get up, stood against the wall with a solemn face. This lion-like sturdy man stood up more than two meters tall, a full head taller than Li Ba.

Li Ba also looked solemn. As far as he is concerned, whether he can get out of trouble depends on today.

The iron door was opened, and a small group of twenty jailers, shackled with swords and shackles at their waists, squeezed into the small, filthy cell. The two jailers who were responsible for delivering food to Li Ba were also among them. The bearded jailer's face was full of fierce light, he glanced at the prisoner standing against the wall, tore his throat and said loudly: "You pigs have heard me clearly, and those who call their names come to the door one by one!" “

Then, the first person he shouted was Gavi. Seeing that Gavi looked a little nervous, he walked to the iron door, and immediately a jailer walked up to him, shackled Gavi's legs and ankles, and then escorted him out of the cell.

"Ronal, Babu...... Clarke...... Dawn ......"

Dawn is Dawn. He obtained a fake name for himself to avoid being seen through by people with intentions.

By the time the bearded jailer called out Li Ba's name, seventeen prisoners had been taken out of the cell, and he was the eighteenth. When he came to the door, like his companion who had gone out first, a jailer came and shackled him and escorted him out.

Walking out of the cell, Li Ba finally saw the blue sky and white clouds that he had not seen for a long time. Out of the iron gate of the cell, there was a small courtyard outside, the area was not large, only about ten square meters. Standing in the courtyard, you can see the blue sky when you look up. Hexi's sunlight shone through the clouds and shone on Li Ba's body, making him feel indescribably warm.

Squinting at the sky, Li Ba took a deep breath and experienced this long-lost breath of freedom.

"You yellow pig, what are you doing! Come on! ”

Behind him came the sound of the jailer shouting and scolding. Li Ba was pushed by a big hand and walked towards the outside of the courtyard, and he cursed in his heart. You son of a bitch bastard, it's the pig who gave birth to a son and has no asshole!

Get out of the yard. There are many buildings around, and there is a stone road running east-west at your feet. Li Ba's eyes swept away. I saw that my companion who had come out earlier was walking along the stone road towards the east. He didn't wait for the bitch jailer behind him to speak, and dragged the heavy shackles and followed them along.

The shackles on the feet don't look very thick, but they are very heavy, I am afraid that they weigh more than 30 pounds, they are black and swarthy, and I don't know what kind of metal they are made of. With this thing on your feet, it's not easy to walk.

Li Ba estimated in his heart that in his current state. At the very least, this set of shackles will affect at least a quarter of the speed. The Yuan Soul Talisman cannot be used, and can only rely on the only physical strength. Speed suffers, and strength is undoubtedly weakened.

These are things that can't be helped. To paraphrase an old saying, you are a knife, and I am a fish. With their lives in the hands of others, do you still want to be treated fairly?

Following the stone path, Li Ba quickened his pace and quickly followed the team in front. Behind him, two other prisoners were also escorted out. Arquette is one of them. Now, the twenty prisoners who had signed up for the gladiatorial arena in their cell had all been escorted out.

Twenty prisoners. Plus more than twenty heavily armed jailers. The team marched mightily on the stone pavement, through a dozen buildings, to a wide square.

Far away. Li Ba had already seen two carriages parked in the square. Specifically, it should be two roll cages. Tall cages. Plus two camel-like heads, but no hump. Monsters covered in cyan scale armor combine to create this unique cage.

This camel-like monster covered in cyan scale armor is called a camel. It is a kind of mutant beast unique to the Western Continent, with infinite strength and docile temperament, which can be artificially raised and domesticated, used to pull living animals, and can also be equipped with cavalry, and its use is equivalent to that of war horses.

On the Western Continent, there were trading houses that specialized in hunting domesticated camels. A good camel horse is worth a lot of money, and generally only army cavalry, or wealthy nobles, can afford to equip it.

Next to the roll cage, there were six or seven people standing. Two of them were old acquaintances of Li Ba. One is the warden of Balague Prison, and the other is a middle-aged man in his forties wearing leather armor. The other is a gray-robed magician who personally put a 'slave ring' on Li Ba, whose name seems to be Neil.

As for the other guys, they are wearing luxurious and gorgeous robes, and if nothing else, they should be the owners of the Colosseum of Goross, the people of the Rus Chamber of Commerce.

Under the jailer's order, Li Ba and his companions were taken to the cage and stood in a row. Then the bearded jailer stepped forward with a smile on his face and reported the situation to the warden. The warden waved his hand, and the bearded man immediately stepped aside.

"Mr. Anthony, all twenty prisoners are here, you can count them!" The warden smiled at a balding man in his fifties beside him.

The bald man he called Anthony, squinted at the row of prisoners standing in front of him, swept from left to right, his eyes stopped on Li Ba, and said, "Your Excellency, I didn't expect that there was an Oriental among these prisoners?" ”

"Oh, he's a spy captured by the city guards...... However, after my interrogation with Lord Neil, this guy should not be a spy, and as for why he was sent to Barrag Prison as a spy by the city guards, I have to ask Commander Jayne! When he said this, the warden looked disdainful with a sneer on his face.

"The city lord has clear rewards and punishments, and Jayne will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins if he catches an Oriental spies. Under the temptation of the shiny gold coin, Jayne didn't care if this guy was a spy or not, he just threw the person to His Excellency the Warden and you, and then turned around and went to ask for the reward, haha......" The bald man named Anthony held his stomach and laughed.

From the conversation between the two people, Li Ba heard some clues. Nima, I didn't expect myself to be so valuable, no wonder those miscellaneous pieces that day were indiscriminate and sent themselves directly to this ghost place!

The resentment in my heart has no effect, and now that the wood is in the boat, it is better to face the reality and fight mentally to deal with the upcoming life-and-death struggle.

"It's not early, the gladiatorial arena has arranged an event today, and we are waiting for the employment of people...... Your Excellency the Warden, we still have the old rules, two gold coins for a prisoner, and there are forty gold coins here, you can count them! ”

Anthony took out a money bag and handed it to the warden. The latter took the money bag, his eyes lit up, his face full of greed, counted it carefully, and then said: "Dear Monsieur Anthony, the quality of my prisoners is much better than the previous ones, you see, among them there are not only Orientals, but also barbarians. Having the two of them participate in the event will add a lot of eye-catching hotspots to the audience, and your chamber of commerce's income will definitely rise...... What is the price, can you add more? ”

Anthony frowned at first, then his eyes fell on Arquette, and he looked at him for a long time, before he nodded and said, "Yes, there is also a barbarian, if it weren't for the mention of His Excellency the Warden, I would have almost missed it." Well, now that Your Excellency the Warden has opened his mouth, I will add five more gold coins, what do you think? ”

"Five gold coins is too little, not enough for me to invite my brothers to have a drink, dear Mr. Anthony, you must add at least twenty gold coins!"

"Oh, that's not in line with our pre-signed contract......"

The two guys haggled. In the end, the bald old man, Antony, gave ten more gold coins, and the warden was satisfied, and a chrysanthemum-like smile bloomed on his face.

"Happy working together!" The two guys shook hands with smiles on their faces. The warden then looked at Master Neil, who was standing beside him, and before he could speak, he took out a bunch of small pieces of iron that resembled a key and handed it to Anthony.

After Anthony took his right hand, he made a noble salute to Master Neil, and said in a somewhat respectful tone: "There is Master Launier!" ”

Neil nodded, smiling silently.

The deal is closed. Anthony gave an order, and several of his men immediately went to open the cage doors on the two cage carts. Driven away by the jailer's order, Li Ba and a group of 20 prisoners boarded the cage. The cage looked quite large, but after a dozen or so people entered, it still felt very crowded. The men at the Ross Chamber of Commerce lowered the black curtain on the cage, and the prisoners inside immediately fell into darkness.

It took about a few minutes. Li Ba heard a few strange 'moo' cries outside, and then the cage under him began to move.

The space of the roll cage is small, surrounded by black curtains, tight, and there is no light at all. The people inside felt like they were locked in a box, depressed and out of breath.

The sound of the breathing of the companions around him, the nervous heartbeat, and the 'squeak' sound of the wheels of the car are particularly harsh at this moment. In the small space, the atmosphere was very dreary, and no one spoke, as if they were quietly waiting for the moment to decide their fate!

(To be continued.) )