Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Colosseum
, the fastest update of the latest chapter of the pet farmer little girl! "I only know that there are people fighting cocks and crickets, but I don't know that there are people who play this." An Xiu'er was secretive about this: "People will inevitably get injured when they fight with others, if they die, how should they be counted?" How could anyone agree to be this strong man? ”
Zhang Zhenan sighed lightly and spit out three words: "For money." ”
"Money?" An Xiu'er was a little puzzled: "Is money more important than your own life?" As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to be able to understand again, and said in a low voice: "Yes, there are always some people who can't help themselves." ”
"Okay, don't be sad, it's not about you and me anyway." Zhang Zhenan stretched out his hand to put his arm around her and said, "Let's go." ”
The two were about to leave, but they didn't know if they were playing to the highlights, and there was a cheer, An Xiuer was very curious, and suddenly seemed to be attracted by something, and she couldn't open her legs, she wanted to go in and see.
"You want to see it?" Zhang Zhenan saw that she refused to leave, so he asked, and seeing that she did not deny it, he said: "If you want to see it, then let's go in and have a look, maybe there will be some bloody scenes, you have to endure it then." ”
"Bloody, how bloody will it be?" An Xiuer asked curiously.
"Every gladiatorial arena is different, some are used to use those large beasts, those beasts are hungry for a few days, and then released, these animals are very hungry, they will naturally launch fierce attacks, sometimes after a gladiatorial fight, often the internal organs of the beasts on the ground fall to the ground, and the victorious beasts are also drenched in blood, and sometimes even gnaw the flesh and blood of the losers on the spot, which is very terrible."
"What about people?" An Xiuer couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Zhen'an led her towards the gladiatorial arena and said: "If it were a human being, he would naturally not eat his flesh raw, and he would generally be considered a victory if he couldn't get up." ”
"That's pretty good." An Xiu'er nodded, and saw that Zhang Zhenan had already paid the people in the gladiatorial arena, so she didn't say anything, but just followed him to the gladiatorial arena.
As soon as they entered, there were shouts inside, and the audience inside seemed to be crazy, constantly cheering for the warriors in the gladiatorial arena, and when they saw that the side they won the bet had the upper hand, they screamed continuously, and when they saw that the side they won the bet had lost the upper hand, they shouted and cursed again and again.
To An Xiu'er's surprise, there were still many women's screams here, and her heart instantly balanced, and said, "There are also women who look at it again." ”
"Many rich ladies and ladies have nothing to do, and they like to come to the gladiatorial arena to have fun." Zhang Zhen'an's voice was faint, with some irony, those ladies who behaved decently and generously on weekdays, but here, they were red-faced, encouraging and shouting, and there was no image at all.
But when someone looks at them, they will return to that indifferent state, holding their own shelves, sitting in the VIP seats, looking high.
Zhang Zhenan didn't expect that there would be a gladiatorial arena in this small county, it seems that the world is becoming more and more chaotic, and this unhealthy trend has long been spread to the people.
Of course, all this has nothing to do with him, he just carefully protected An Xiu'er and led her through the crowd to a stand.
The stands are full of people like them, who have spent a small amount of money to come in to see the excitement, and there are no seats, but the view here is also excellent, and you can see it clearly.
There are seats in the infield, where you can sit and watch, and the people in the front row sit there, and there are little maids serving tea and pouring water on the side.
In the middle is a booth, surrounded by iron bars, like an iron cage, in which there are two shirtless men, who are fighting, and are in full swing.
No wonder these people watched with relish, but An Xiu'er was worried about these two gladiators, she was afraid that they would be injured, although she also knew that it was impossible to stand in the gladiatorial arena without getting hurt.
Just when she saw the person on the opposite side swinging a fist at the other person, she covered her eyes and couldn't bear to look at it anymore, but in the end she couldn't help but open her fingers, and when she saw the person opposite, she blocked the fist of Ling Yi.
The faces of the two warriors were wearing protective masks made of iron, and An Xiu'er couldn't see their faces clearly, but when the person on the other side blocked the fist, the audience in the arena let out a cry and kept calling the name of the gladiator: "Iron Tower!" Tower! ”
An Xiu'er also felt a little enthusiastic when she listened to the shouts of the people around her, and said with a smile; "Is this man called the Tower? He looks quite burly, but it really looks like an iron tower. ”
"You don't dare to look at it, and you still want to hide and watch, it's really a contradiction." Zhang Zhenan couldn't help but laugh at her behavior of covering her eyes just now.
"I'm not afraid to see that bloody scene all at once." An Xiuer said a sentence and continued to read.
Nowadays, there is no entertainment, and An Xiuer has never seen this form of performance, the two gladiators are not wearing any weapons, they are barehanded, you punch me and I punch, there is a beauty of strength.
An Xiuer felt that it was not good for her to stand in the stands and watch like this, but she couldn't help but look at it, without it, the performances of these people were so exciting, so wonderful that they kept tugging at her heartstrings, and she also wanted to know who won and who lost.
Zhang Zhenan originally just planned to let her come in and take a look, take a look and leave, who knew that she stared at the gladiatorial arena without blinking, and when she was scared, she covered her eyes, he knew that she was secretly watching through the cracks in her hands, so he was always curious about what effect this method of covering her eyes could do.
He has no interest in this kind of gladiatorial arena, he always feels that people are not beasts, and it is too inhumane to base his happiness on the pain of others.
However, these gladiators in the gladiatorial arena may not think so, or perhaps they are also happy to enjoy the moment of victory, the cheers of the people, especially those beautiful women who are usually high up, cheering for them at this moment, casting approving eyes, their high-pitched and melodious voices, it is very easy to stimulate the hormones of men, probably only then, they feel that they have enjoyed the supreme glory.
Some gladiators took the initiative to participate in gladiatorial fights on their own, so that they could get money, and most of the gladiators were strong men raised by major families, and these big families obtained money through the gladiatorial arena, and also proved the strength of their families.
As if their gladiators were victorious, they would be able to increase the face of their family, for example, if there was a conflict between the young men of the two families, they would not fight in an upright manner, but sent their own gladiators to fight, so as to maintain their face and glory.
And what about the defeated gladiators? Not to mention the scarred body, what awaits them when they go back is the cold eyes of the master and the ridicule of others.
A defeated gladiator cannot gain the attention of his master, and only constant victories will make people have a little respect.
The gladiatorial fight that An Xiuer watched was not very bloody, just with bare hands, although the strength of the two gladiators was not particularly strong, but everyone looked very excited.
An Xiu'er stood there and saw the tail all the time, she also thought it was very exciting, and even felt that she saw a different world, she never knew that there was such a gladiatorial arena, she had never been here.
"The strong man named the tower has won." She said to Zhang Zhenan with some excitement: "I just thought he would win, but I didn't expect him to really win, awesome!" ”
"Well, you have a good eye, do you want to watch it again?" Seeing her excitement, Zhang Zhenan felt that she should be reluctant to leave.
"It's not early today, it's enough to watch a show, let's go back first." Unexpectedly, An Xiuer rejected Zhang Zhen'an's proposal, although she wanted to see it, but she also had to consider the actual situation, if she watched it again, it would definitely be dark when she went back.
"Okay." Zhang Zhenan nodded.
The iron door was opened, the loser who fell in the arena was carried down, the victorious gladiator's expression was indifferent, he seemed indifferent to the cheers of the crowd, he just took off the mask on his head lightly, took a bowl of spirits handed over by Xiao Er in the gladiatorial arena, drank two sips, and then wiped the blood and sweat on his face, turned around and walked away.
However, at this moment, An Xiu'er was petrified in place, she felt as if she saw a familiar face, but when she looked at it again, the person had already turned around and walked down the gladiatorial arena and went backstage.
An Xiu'er hurriedly turned around, wanting to go around to the back to find this person, Zhang Zhenan grabbed her and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"I seem to see my big brother." An Xiu'er's tone was urgent.
"Where?" Zhang Zhenan asked.
"It's the gladiator just now!" An Xiu'er became even more anxious, and said, "Big brother, he is obviously doing such a dangerous thing, how can he say that he works in a restaurant." ”
When she watched others before, she was just watching the play from the perspective of a bystander, but when this person became her relative, she was so worried that she almost cried, this job is not a good job, maybe she will be injured at any time, just like the person who was defeated by him, and was carried down.
An Xiu'er couldn't imagine her beloved eldest brother being carried down, she was a little anxious to go around the backstage, to make sure that she had recognized the wrong person, although the chance of admitting the wrong person was extremely small.
Zhang Zhen'an saw her running anxiously to the back, and didn't speak, just accompanied her to find it, the two walked to the backstage, and the doorkeeper blocked their way, "I'm sorry, if you want to watch a show, please go to the front, this is where the gladiators rest." ”
"I'm looking for someone." An Xiu'er said anxiously.