Chapter 15: The Gladiator School
CHAPTER XV
"Batista, this is the Archon's Honored Guest, Mr. Lin Li, he is from the distant Eastern Empire, and he hopes to see our Capua's exquisite gladiatorial skills, your gladiator school must not disappoint our honored guests!" There was a hint of strangeness in the clerk's tone when he said the words 'Lin Li', but that didn't stop Batista from having a sparkle in his eyes when he looked at Lin Li.
"Dear Lord Lin Li, I am Batista, the owner of this gladiator school, believe me, you will not be disappointed here!" Batista's tone was very respectful, he was currently in a severe economic crisis, he had not paid the bill for three months to the merchants who had provided food to the gladiator school, and the gladiator's overall poor record had made his economy worse. At this time, a mysterious Oriental came, especially since this person was also a guest of the Archon of Capua, and if he could catch up with the Archon through this Oriental and get the support of the Treasurer, then he could easily get out of the predicament.
"Your Excellency Batista, I have come here to hear that your gladiator school is very famous in Capua, and I would like to study here as a trainee gladiator, I wonder if you agree?" Lin Li thanked the clerk, who nodded, but he was very reserved in front of Batista, obviously his status was much higher than that of Batista, the slave leader.
"This, gladiators are a group of filthy slaves, your status is so noble, if you are allowed to stay with gladiators, I am afraid that your identity will be insulted!" Batista was overjoyed to hear this, but he didn't know what the Archon of the Dao Dao was about it, so he hesitated to look at the clerk.
"Lord Batista, I'm also a warrior, as long as I can learn advanced skills to stay with a group of slaves, and I'll pay a certain amount of dinars for it!" Lin Li took out a small bag, and there was a jingling sound in the bag, which was about twenty dinars.
Batista stared at the small bag of dinar with a flash of greed, his financial crisis was too serious, otherwise he would never have been able to care about this gold coin. Tilting his head slightly, he glanced at the clerk, who nodded slightly to Batista, and agreed, and Battista accepted Lin Li's small bag of dinar without a trace, and said, "So respectful Mr. Lin Li, from today onwards, you are a member of this gladiator school." ”
Batista's gladiators are all slave gladiators, they have no freedom, they serve Battista as the master, and without Batista's permission, they can't even leave the courtyard where the gladiators practice, but Lin Li's identity is different, he is a free gladiator, and Battista doesn't even have the right to arrange Lin Li to participate in gladiatorial fights.
"Your Excellency Batista, then please introduce me to the powerful gladiators here!"
Batista's gladiator school is actually a large courtyard with two floors, the large courtyard is separated by a small building, in front of the small building is where Battista and his wife and many female and male slaves lived, and behind the small building is the gladiator's practice ground, this practice ground can enter the dungeon of the small building, where the gladiators lived, there is an iron door in the dungeon, this iron door that is usually locked tightly is the only place leading to the front yard. Usually Batista watches gladiator practice on the second floor, which is very safe.
"This is my best trainer, Docot, who was once a great gladiator and the only powerful warrior who was not killed by the legendary Death Shadow in a gladiatorial fight!" The first person Batista introduced to Lin Li was a tall, muscular black man Docot, who was a gladiator trainer who would become even more powerful after his training. Shadow of Death is a legend in the whole of Rome, he participated in more than 100 gladiatorial battles, except for this Docot in front of Lin Li's eyes, no one can escape from his hands, Shadow of Death is the strongest in the Roman gladiatorial arena in this era. …,
Dokot bowed slightly to Lin Li and did not speak, this is a stubborn and proud and powerful man, Lin Li can feel a strong force from him, and only he can suppress a group of aggressive gladiators.
"This is Cress, the top gladiator, the god of war of Capua!" Kress was Gaul, powerful and proud, Spartacus was barely able to fight back in front of this person when he first entered the gladiator school, and Chris looked at Lin Li with strange eyes and only saluted slightly.
"This is Barka, a Carthaginian beast, cruel and powerful, and the top gladiator under my command!" Barka is also very strong, but from the change in Batista's tone, Lin Li can tell that Docott and Kress are the people that Batista values the most, and although this Barka in front of him is also powerful, it is much inferior to the previous two.
"Your Excellency Batista, I have heard that there is another Thracian in your gladiator school who has been extremely popular lately, and I wonder where he is?" Although these people in front of him were all masters, Lin Li didn't care, there was only one person he was looking for, Spartacus.
"That disobedient slave!" Batista glanced at Dorcott with an unkind gaze, Dorcott understood, flicked the long leather whip in his hand, and made a sharp 'crackling' sound, Dorcott shouted Spartacus in a deep voice, and then a man stood up from the shadows and walked slowly, this man was tall and well-proportioned, with a naked upper body, and the muscles on his body were hard and couldn't help but make people think of rocks, but what made Lin Li pay the most attention was his eyes, this man's eyes were sharp and tough.
"That man from the east, who looks thin and fragile, promised him to be a gladiator for what reason, which will ruin our reputation!" On the second floor, a bewitching woman with blond hair was lying lazily on a bench, her thin clothes covering her body at random, and some rounded bodies would be revealed under her clothes when she moved slightly. This woman is Luclelicia, the wife of Batista, a vicious and intelligent woman
"I don't care if this Oriental can be a gladiator at all, but he is a guest of the Archon, as long as he can help me catch up with the Archon, he can stay here for as long as he wants, if his relationship with the Archon is not as close as I thought, then I think a rare black-haired and black-eyed Oriental, I'm afraid many people will be interested in how he was tortured and killed in the gladiatorial arena!" Battista looked at Lin Li, who was walking towards Spartacus, and said coldly.
Colosseum
"Spartacus, I have news from Sula!"
"What? Do you know where Sula is? Spartacus turned around, his iron gate-like arm fell on Lin Li's shoulder, and his eyes were full of a chill when he looked at Lin Li.
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