48 Hours a Day

Continuous and intensive training gradually deprives people of the ability to think, and the vast majority of people have even forgotten how long they have been here.

Zhang Heng's daily life now leaves only the necessary physiological activities such as eating and sleeping in addition to training, and the latter two are always in short supply. No matter how much food they eat, they will soon starve. No matter how many hours they sleep, their whole body will still ache the next day...

In addition to the bad luck of throwing away the training sword before, seven more have been unable to withstand this brutal pressure choice or forced to opt out.

Four of them were Roman citizens who chose to cancel the contract amicably with the gladiator's school and find another way home, while the remaining three slaves were less fortunate and were taken to the mine the following day.

What surprised Gabi was that Valo, who was his least favorite, stood up.

Although the latter had completed his first day of training before sunrise, he could only devote himself to a new round of training without eating or having time to rest. In Gabi's view, there was little hope that he could last the next day, but what was unexpected was that Varo had miraculously carried it down, and while Zhang Heng had helped him bring water and bread, it was clear that his own willpower was the real decisive factor.

This gives Gabi a little appreciation for him, a good gladiator, although combat skills are important, but firm will is also indispensable. Bach is good in this regard, his training is the biggest of all, but he has not said a single word of complaining except keep blowing his beard and staring.

But Gabi didn't open the back door to Varo because he appreciated him. After all, Varo is not a potential newcomer like Bach who deserves a lot of investment. He has his own luck to survive this level, but he can't survive the gladiator school, anyway, there is always a shortage of people in the mine.

So far, Varo seems to have had good luck, surviving the toughest first day and the hardest day, he earned himself three hours of sleep and meal time, allowing his body to replenish itself, so on the third day his speed slightly improved, and in return he also received more rest time.

But his luck was exhausted on the fifth day, and he caught his feet in training. Gabi didn't say anything about it, just let him continue his training, so Varo dragged a foot down the day, almost failed to complete his training assignment, and worse, he got more swollen ankles and slowed down the next day because of the previous intense exercise.

Although Varo eventually completed his mission before the next sunrise, there was a sense of despair in his mind, because he knew how bad he was, which could not be remedied by his spirit alone, and a new round of training could not be completed in any way with his current physical strength and injuries.

Fortunately, however, he then saw Zhang Heng again, who made a simple version of an ankle bracket out of bark and cloth and threw it in front of him, opening his mouth, “Put it on. ”

Zhang Heng and Wei Jiangyang loved to play ball in their dorm, but he always sprained his feet, so the latter bought one to wear on his feet for easy recovery. Of course, the protective equipment company did not package and distribute to Roman customers in the second century AD. Good thing Zhang Heng roughly knew the principles and structure, so he did it.

At Zhang Heng's fingertips, Varo put on his protective gear and ate some bread and water. Finally, he barely carried the most dangerous day. After that, his luck seemed to have finally come to an end. Although his sprain appeared a little scary before, it did not hurt his bones. After wearing the protective gear, he began to improve until he recovered as usual.

Varo is also gradually catching up with the big troops and gaining more time to eat and rest.

And on the 49th day, Gabi canceled all the training, bringing everyone together, and his eyes swept past a face in front of him.

The number of reserve gladiators has now decreased from 43 at the beginning of the training camp to 30, and 13 have withdrawn for a variety of reasons, active or passive.

Among them, the freelancers suffered the most attrition. After all, this period has suddenly doubled the amount of training to an intolerable stage for ordinary people, and this is not the only school for gladiators in Rome City. Even those who wish to pursue this profession do not have to hang themselves on a tree if they have no choice.

So by day 49, there were only two free men left, and the other 28 were all slaves.

This is basically in line with Gabi's expectations, and this is the final highlight.

Examination of gladiators.

Although nearly a third of the elimination rate had been achieved so far, the remaining 30 were not all fighters, and although there were some schools in the city that chose relatively loose evaluation criteria, taking into account the cost of training and purchasing slaves, Gabi had never relaxed his requirements for more than two decades as head of the school in a responsible attitude towards the audience.

Only a good gladiator can dedicate his best performance to the audience.

It is precisely because of this constant adherence that Victor Arena attendance has remained high.

Of course, because of Markus' request, there is another layer of different significance in this assessment.

“Congratulations, you have completed the first part of your training.” Gabi said, “But don't be happy too soon, because only by passing the final test will you be a true gladiator, one who fails, needless to say, you know what awaits your fate. ”

Gaberton took a look at the expression on everyone's face and went on to say, "Relax, the assessment is simple, it's not as cumbersome as your previous training program, gladiators are people born for battle, so there is only one criterion for evaluating the merits of a gladiator, which is whether you can win or not. ”

Instead of being scared, the crowd showed a leaping look. After so long of training, it was time to show the results of the training.

“Well, keep this excitement up, I'm sure you've all asked before what the assessment method is, two or two pairs after the lottery, the winning party passes the assessment, and the losing party will be judged by me based on performance, but this time we decided to change the assessment method. ”

Gabi turned his head and quieted down on the training field. The joy of finally getting rid of this devil's training on everyone's face was gone. In contrast, everyone's mind had a bad feeling about something big.

Gabriel still slows down, "In order to give you a better understanding of what a gladiator is and the gap between you and a formal gladiator, this assessment of your opponent will be a formal gladiator selected from the school, and the battle arrangement will continue to be drawn by lot. ”

“Now, who's gonna draw the first lottery? ”