"It was an inspiring speech that punished the wicked and drove away a number of warriors. I've heard that all the Lady Kesley are praising you for your justice, but immediately after that, dozens of Norscans left town. ”

The Black Hammer Castle in the night was quiet and deep, like a contemplative old man, squatting alone under the night sky, silent. When Alves pushed open the door, Rhodes was sitting in his chair thinking. couldn't say anything, so he was ridiculed by the little dwarf.

He had a smug smile on his face, as if to say that Mr. Rhodes, you also had a miscalculation day. Of course, I don't necessarily think this way in my heart, but Alves's character has always been like this, and he likes to provoke anything, even if it is his own people.

But Rhodes didn't have the heart to argue with him. As Alves had said, he was worried about the Norscans, and after thinking about it, Rhodes felt that the only way was to divert attention. Let the Norscans distract themselves from talking about the day without them having anything to do.

"I'm going to have a rugby game in advance. ”

Rhodes stared at Alves and said seriously.

"With the unfinished stadium?" Alves walked over to the table in his fur jacket and poured himself a glass of vodka. "That's not going to hold a lot of people. ”

"It doesn't matter, it's as much as it can hold, let these Norscans play and have a good time. Just play around. I've got to distract them, rugby is the best way to do it, think about it, what's better than a group fight?"

Rod whispered.

In fact, since the sport was "invented", there have been residents in the town who have tried it one after another, and in various open spaces, the sport has flourished, but it has not yet reached the level of national participation, and Rhodes wants to stimulate it in advance, so that it can achieve real national participation. Once this trend is ignited, it cannot be stopped. Just like when the World Cup came, all the people in South America ran to watch the World Cup, and who cared about what happened on the street.

"It looks like this stadium is really important. ”

Alves hiccuped.

"None of the facilities I've built are unimportant. ”

Rhodes returned.

"Well, what about the library? Not many civilians will go in and read books. They didn't even know a word. ”

Alves continued to taunt.

"It wasn't meant to be for civilians. It was the knowledge base of Fort Blackhammer from now on, providing all the school books. ”

Rhodes said.

"Alright, alright, let's get back to the topic, who are you going to send to fight? The Norscans play well, but most of the natives of Blackhammer are not, they are not as physical and fighting as the barbarians. Also, the barbarians seem to have more time to play. "Kiss

Alves continued to ask.

"I'm going to let them participate freely, and the people will form teams and participate in this competition, which can be a tryout, then a knockout round, and finally the final. As for the finalists, I can get my Gnoscan clan to participate. More than 200 people chose a dozen of them who could fight, and it was not a problem. ”

Rod returned confidently.

"Sounds good. Alas, even during my brother's reign, the Ring Castle did not flourish so much. ”

Alves suddenly sighed to himself.

"By the way, what's going on over there with Laheim?"

Rod suddenly remembered and asked.

"Almost, that little nobleman, at best, a small businessman. He can develop in Black Hammer Fort because he didn't have any opponents before, and now, I have found a few opponents for him, and he can't stand it. They are wolves, and no wolf can resist the temptation of meat. Moreover, I have acted as their eyes and shield. ”

Alves said, a small smile on his lips. In fact, Rhodes also knew a little about this matter, but in order to make Alves feel that the lord trusted him completely, Rod was not involved in the whole process of this matter, and he didn't even ask about it.

Of course, Alves also lived up to expectations, and after a few rounds of competition, Laheim's vitality was greatly damaged. A few days ago, I came to myself to discuss the realization of the deep pit mine. He can not make any profits, but only want to realize his share. Rhodes knew that it must be the competitors who were too desperate, and this thing wanted to run away. After all, Blackhammer Castle can't stand anymore, and there are other places where it can stand.

......

Two days later, Rugby for All was popped up at Blackhammer...... The audition and knockout rounds are held in the stadium, using a best-of-three system, the time of a ball game is about 20 minutes, sometimes there is a strength crush, faster, ten minutes is over.

So, in a few days, the results came out. Rhodes' team squeezed into the decisive battle without any suspense. These Norsca warriors can fight and run, they are all warriors trained in the war, and they are fearless with real knives and guns, not to mention just punching and kicking...... The opponent is also a team of Norscans, after all, the Marauders are still superior in physical strength and combat power to the common people.

When the final came, Rhodes ordered the entire Black Hammer Fort to be closed for a day, and at the same time, he attended the final battle as a lord. The stadium was not finished at the moment, and had to be shut down for a few days for the game, and at the moment, the stadium could only accommodate about 800 spectators, but it was enough.

Eight hundred spectators, equivalent to one-sixth of the people in the town, came. The crowd was full of voices, and the fiery atmosphere couldn't help but remind Rhodes of the Colosseum in ancient Rome...... And the matches that take place here are actually similar to gladiatorial competitions, except that there are no weapons, but with fists and thighs.

"Your fist is your weapon, and your body is your shield. Hit your opponent's shield with your fist and win the ball of victory! The winner will be rewarded with 100 Golden Crowns!

The moderator shouted loudly from the makeshift rostrum. In the days when there were no loudspeakers, it was hard for Rhodes to imagine the entire stadium being heard. But the craftsmen from Erlengrad did just that, and Chief Engineer Brown Bendtner used resonance cylinders and reflective walls to maximize the volume on the podium. So that when the host shouts slogans and lines, all the audience can hear them. A similar principle of sound amplification was also mentioned in ancient Roman architecture, but he did not know much about the specific content and could not personally guide the construction of the workers. Fortunately, he didn't have a bunch of waste, and Chief Engineer Brown was a brilliant architect who knew this knowledge and put it to use.

On the stage, the host had just finished shouting the reward, and the players in the stadium were excited. One by one, they let out a bloodthirsty roar, and the same Norscans, Rhodes' team, looked calm and steady, and under the leadership of Celta, fifteen players lined up in two neat formations, staring straight ahead. In their eyes, their opponents are no different from a bunch of beasts.