Chapter 25: The Colosseum
Chris walked out of the carriage and looked at the majestic building in front of him, as the imperial capital of the supremacy of the monarchy, this important building needs to be strong and courageous, and put on the coat of art and beauty, in order to show its majesty and domination of the world, the gladiatorial arena represents this kind of external show off and publicity. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Located on the south side of the imperial capital, the Colosseum is oval-shaped, covering an area of about 500 square meters, and can accommodate 1,000 spectators to watch the game at the same time.
This gladiatorial arena was built after the establishment of the Tianlan Empire, in order to celebrate the victory and show the strength of the empire, tens of thousands of captives were forced to work for three years.
The exterior walls are made of travertine stone, which is extremely load-bearing, and is 33 meters high, and the vault and the load-bearing walls of the upper floor are made of tower mother stone and pumice stone. In order to ensure the safety of the spectators in the gladiatorial arena, there are guards standing at the door every ten meters.
Chris paid the entrance fee of ten silver coins at the gate of the guard and walked in.
Walking through a short passageway, the soundproof curtain was lifted, and a loud noise immediately filled my ears.
Then, right away, Chris saw the huge ring in the center.
Fifty meters of circular ring, a circular iron cover covers it, each iron railing on the iron cover has the thickness of an arm, firmly separating the people, beasts and spectators in the gladiatorial arena, with the impact of the gladiator's strength, there are faint ripples between each iron railing, Chris noticed that the bottom of the iron cover is also inlaid with a large magic crystal, which is the consumption of the magic shield above the iron cover.
There is a high wall around the ring that separates the audience from the audience to protect the safety of the spectators. Around the ring are the auditoriums, which are steps that rise step by step, with a total of 20 rows of seats, divided into several sections according to the difference in rank and status.
The lower zone, which is closest to the ring, is the seat of the emperor, important ministers, and important clergy of the Temple of Light, the second zone is for nobles and officials, and the third zone is for knights and citizens of the imperial capital. Above the fourth zone are seats for ordinary freemen. There are longitudinal aisles at regular intervals, and these aisles are radially distributed on the inclined plane of the auditorium.
Behind the auditorium, there is the arched cloister, which surrounds the Colosseum, and every few meters is composed of rectangular windows and rectangular half-exposed square columns, with beams to expose the walls, and a biased half-column enclosure as decoration. On this level of the wall, a number of sturdy stone pillars are arranged, which are used to hang huge canvases to cover the huge sound of the gladiatorial arena.
What you see here is not a society full of human care, but a culture where naked bloody fights and sensory stimulation are fun. Under the stands of the gladiatorial arena, gladiators wore iron masks and shiny armor and performed gladiatorial fights or beast fights with iron swords and shields. In the stands, those well-dressed aristocratic generals drank fine wine, hugged beauties, and enjoyed the flesh and blood of man and man, man and beast.
Some of the gladiators were masters of the gladiatorial arena's offerings, some were mercenaries who came here occasionally for a living, some were professionals with itchy hands when watching, but most of all, they were slaves of the gladiatorial arena. Most of these slaves end their lives in this wide round ring, some of them are warriors, some of them are ordinary people at all, unlike those soldiers on the battlefield, they have no pride in charging, only a glimmer of illusion of survival. Unlike the rest of the gladiatorial fights, the slave's gladiatorial fights must be ended by the death of one of them, and if they lose, they die, and if they kill the other party, if their performance is not recognized by the audience, they also die.
The reason why there are so many civilians watching here every night may also be because this thought can decide the life and death of others.
In the northeast corner, there is also a handicap hosted by the gladiatorial arena, where gamblers can bet on a gladiator before the gladiator for a supreme psychological thrill of losing or winning.
Chris sat down in a seat in the back row, and at this time, the two sides of the gladiatorial battle in the ring had decided the winner or loser, and the man still standing in the center of the ring was wearing light armor, his face was covered with a mask, and he raised his head to let out a cry of victory in all directions, and he was arrogant. And at his feet, his opponent was already covered in blood, and fell to the ground without knowing who knew it.
The magic megaphone sounded: "Another absolute victory! So far, 'Mad Ape' has won three consecutive victories, as long as there are two more victories, 'Mad Ape' can get a reward of two thousand gold coins, so now, we are all waiting for the decision of 'Mad Ape'." ”
The audience fell silent.
The man in the audience raised his head, raised the thumb on his right hand, and yelled in a circle to the audience.
The audience also shouted excitedly.
The magic megaphone sounded again: "It is worthy of the 'mad ape' who has won many battles, confidence and force coexist! Well, the next warrior who will be on the field is a warrior, nicknamed 'Flame', although he is only a newcomer in the gladiatorial world, he has defeated his opponent three times, and... She's a woman, so let's see. ”
Feverish applause and whistles rang out wildly.
Sure enough, it was a woman who stepped into the ring, wearing a mask, armor, and pale red hair, but her weapon was a two-handed broadsword almost as tall as her body.
Chris frowned.
The iron door closed, and the two gladiators stood facing each other, not speaking for a moment.
"Mad Ape" looked his opponent up and down, his eyes swept over the full thighs and breasts of the female warrior named "Flame", and if there was no mask, he would definitely be able to see his coveted face, and suddenly whistled: "Good figure, hehehe, it's just that it hasn't grown yet." ”
All the men in the audience let out a lustful laugh.
Anger erupted from the eyes of the "flame", and the great sword was raised above the shoulder, and with a single arrow step, it rushed to the opponent and slashed down with a sword.
"Mad Ape" arched slightly after speaking, his eyes fixed on his opponent.
Chris understands that "Mad Ape" is indeed a veteran, and deliberately uses words to provoke the other party first, so that the other party loses his mind and attacks himself wildly, especially since the other party is still a woman, and his physical strength and strength are definitely inferior to his own, as long as he waits until the "Flame" is exhausted, it is the time for him to win.
Sure enough, in the face of the ferocious attack of the "Flame", the "Crazy Ape" ignored the boos of the audience, dodged everywhere, and even the weapons in his hands did not fight against the "Flames" at all.
This is one of the most energy-saving ways to play.
In contrast, "Flame" is more like a mighty warrior, pressing forward step by step, chasing after "Mad Ape".
Cursing rang out from the audience.
Cris's brow furrowed even tighter, and he stood up and approached the ring.
When he walked ten meters into the ring, a guard raised his hand to stop him.
Further on is the seat of the nobility.
Chris didn't insist any longer, he looked at the seat next to him and patted the shoulder of a man sitting next to him: "You go to the back and sit!"
The man turned his head inexplicably, looked at Chris, and then saw a gold coin in his hand, and without saying a word, picked up the gold coin and walked back, as fast as if he were afraid that Chris would regret it.
Chris sat down in his seat.