Chapter 974: Pomp
The pomp and circumstance is unprecedented. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
If it is ranked from bland to joyful, then "a man came to the island" can basically be ranked in the "too fun" class. "Two men, one of them is a dwarf" can be a little taller. "A fight with a man" has risen to the level of a holiday celebration, and "the guy who was beaten is the ex-partner of the lovely Diana" is enough to blow up the island completely.
The entire island is populated by the ageless Amazons, and only one of them is a girl who has grown up as a baby: Diana. Theoretically, while the people on the island look beautiful, and some can remain young forever - even younger than Diana - they are all Diana's "elders". There is a saying called "seven aunts and eight aunts" to describe the chaos of many relatives, imagine expanding this number tenfold, hundredfold, eighteen......
Thankfully, Zhao Mai said, "Don't waste too much time", so the scale of the competition was relegated from the Olympic Games to three rounds on the field. The girls were divided into two groups, and more than a hundred of them knew that their fighting skills still needed to be honed, so they reluctantly but quickly prepared for the festival that called Athena. They are given preferential treatment and are given a seat to the front row of the arena. More than 11,000 people are quickly selecting two contestants by elimination. As the queen of Paradise Island, Hippolyta has the power to directly assign one person to the field. Of course, this is the result of a compromise between royal power and democracy, and originally she wanted to directly appoint three people, but public opinion was not like this.
"I think you're very welcome, sir. Tyrion had a glass of red wine and a peaked hat with a wide brim (the Mexican kind) and fruit in the brim. Tyrion used his psychic ability to pull a grape and eat a red fruit, which can be regarded as a liberation from Venus's Legion Mushroom Hell.
"Don't say cool words, or I'll send you down. Zhao Mai said to Tyrion: "I said that you will compete fairly in the martial arts arena, so your height will eliminate everyone on the entire island, and you will definitely win without a fight, what do you think?"
"If you let me play, then I'll go, after all, you're my lord. Of course, I'm going to lose, and you're going to need to win all three. ”
"Don't you need to save a little face for them and let them win?" Zhao Mai habitually said: "We are guests after all. ”
"They won't look down on you if you lose, they won't win all. Tyrion shook his glass and said to Zhao Mai, "I went outside for a walk and chatted with a lot of people. Betrayed some of your intel, and came back with some information. I would like to advise you very sincerely, win all three of them, and never lose. ”
"Well, then I'll win it all. ”
Zhao Mai and Tyrion are placed in Diana's room where Diana used to be, while Diana goes to her mother's room. The whole island has always been closed, there are never tourists - only intruders, so there are no rooms at all. And for a while, I couldn't find a suitable person to temporarily move out of the room. Hippolyta was worried that the room was not large enough to receive His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, and on the other hand, she was also worried that the sisters on the island would take the opportunity to do something. She thought about it, anyway, Diana's room was always empty, so she gave it to Zhao Mai and the two of them, and she happened to keep her daughter by her side.
This room has things that Diana used to use, from her little clothes, small shields, small bows, and piles of books. Various languages, poems, historical anthologies, and many books on combat, army organization, battlefield scheduling, and the art of war. Zhao Mai also found a copy of "The Art of War" from the stack of books, and just gave it to Tyrion to read.
"I've heard Dogian talk about the book, but she hasn't copied it to me. Tyrion put down his glass, took off his hat, and walked to the windowsill with his book, soaking up the joy of reading in the bright sunlight outside.
Anyway, he has the language translator of the Ring Alliance, and he will definitely be able to understand it, and how much he understands depends on his personal level. Zhao Mai didn't dare to go to the windowsill, because he could always see a large number of beautiful women gathering. Although the chirping of the warbler and the swallow is beautiful, he always has a feeling of being visited and feels a little embarrassed.
"Hey, here's a painting of Diana when she was a child!" Zhao Mai found the treasure, sat down cross-legged and began to admire it. Although the brushwork is immature, it can be seen that this is a set of story paintings, probably the plot of "Diana defeated various monsters and protected humans". She was taught to love humanity, to protect it, to bring peace to humanity – to fight for herself, whether as an Amazonian or as a demigod.
Zhao Mai gradually understood why the Amazon race was known as a messenger of peace, even though it was all warriors. They never wage war, and only fight for the survival of the weak. Protecting civilians affected by war is more important than winning the battle. They may not always be heroes if they only judge heroes by their wins and losses, but they will always be respected and appreciated on the battlefield.
"If that's what they're trying to do, they're noble, so I really should take the three games seriously. Zhao Mai thought about it and made this decision. "Seeing them elated before was like meeting a shopping guy at a shopping mall, so I took it too simply. No, I can't stay here, I have to go to the ring. ”
Zhao Mai, who is serious, will definitely not mind peeping, especially those female warriors are in the knockout round, he can just go and see the martial arts of the Amazons, it would be better if he could learn it. Of course, if someone stops him and "you are not allowed to look here", then he will also leave and find a way to peek.
"Your Majesty, Mike left the room and went to ...... I went to the place where the girls were most concentrated. ”
Before Hippolyta could say anything, Diana, who was beside her, snapped and broke the stem in her hand. "Didn't he appear at the window just now, and then hide in the house, why did he dare to go out at this time?"
"He's a little better than the pilot, Steve, after all, he didn't stand on the balcony and see himself as a view. Hippolyta asked, "What is his friend, Tyrion, doing?"
"Oh, he's reading intently by the window, like The Art of War. ”
"That's supposed to be what Mike found and gave him from your book, he's a Chinese after all. ”
"Ah, he'll see my album!" exclaimed Diana, "Mom, did you leave it where it was?"
"Of course, I didn't even move your room. Hippolyta said, "Don't worry, isn't he out now?"
"He went to the tournament to watch everyone's knockout rounds and was very interested in watching us fight. The female warrior said, "He seems to be learning our martial arts." ”
"It's unseemly to go and see our ladies!Wait, what are you talking about, he's learning martial arts?" Diana was stunned.
"Yes, he seems absent-minded. I mean, we greeted him, and he was polite in return, but the reply was a bit mechanical. His mind seemed to be focused on the jousting, imitating our movements as he watched. It's impossible for him to learn those complicated martial arts techniques of the Amazon like this, it's a pure waste of time!"
Diana's anger and little awkwardness dissipated, and she said with a relaxed smile: "That's not necessarily, he can definitely learn if he wants to." ”