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Gladiators are the super idols of this era.

So with the star idols of future generations, it's hard to escape the haunting of capital power.

And even worse still, no matter how famous the gladiators are, they will not be able to escape the status of their slaves. As long as the bid is high enough, the gladiator's school will generally arrange a secret meeting between the gladiator and this generous lady.

And when a man and a woman meet in secret, what happens afterwards is self-evident.

It is also an extra income for gladiator schools, although the vast majority of gladiators are not too resistant to such matters.

In addition to not being able to disobey the master's orders, it also adds a different colour to their legendary stories, which are indulgent.

The most famous of these is the story of Sergio Ruth, who was a famous gladiator at the time, and Abia, a former wife, who always dated Sergio Ruth after his performance, something that many in Rome knew at the time.

But no one thought that Abia would eventually abandon her husband's family for Sergio Luz, who had been tortured by love, and eventually ran away from Rome one night.

Their stories also once became the favorite subject of the bard.

Marcus really didn't expect Zhang Heng to refuse to do anything that seemed harmless to him, and it would cost him a lot of money. If it was someone else, his face would have faded by now, but now his relationship with Zhang Heng is in the honeymoon period.

Marcus didn't want to let the friendly atmosphere that was so difficult to create disappear, and he thought, "I can help you turn down people you don't like, but there are some people, people who are so powerful that even I can't offend them, so I can't give you a commitment in that regard, but I can promise you that from now on, no one will bother you until the Flavi Circular Theatre show starts. ”

“Flavi Circular Theatre?” Zhang Heng pretended not to know.

“Yes, yes, and I will not hide it from you. The war between us and the Germans is over. Our new emperor will return from the battlefield, and there will be a grand martial arts show announcing the opening of his reign. It is not only us, but some famous Roman martial arts schools will be famous. I hear there are some other martial arts players in the other martial arts schools. What, are you sure? ”

Marcus was looking forward to Zhang Heng, and he was so patient and friendly because of this upcoming martial arts show, which would be a reshuffle between gladiator schools.

And the latter certainly didn't disappoint him, nodding, “Of course, I will win for you. ”

“That's good." Marcus said.

…………

And earlier, the old Persian trainer on the other side also quietly left the gladiator school, and nobody noticed him.

He came to a small market, through an alley with a drying rod, under a wooden corridor, where a man was selling spices, and his stall was filled with saffron, pepper, cloves, mint, rosemary.

The old Persian trainer squatted down and picked carefully inside, but at this point a sharp blade reached his back.

“Are you old enough, as rumored, to have lost your minimum judgment?” A voice in his ear canal.

The old Persian trainer didn't look back, faintly, “Perhaps, but you're not as strong as the legend says, otherwise you wouldn't have picked up the flowers that the little girl handed over at the previous intersection. ”

Someone smelled a change of voice, “Did you do something to the flowers? No, you're just bluffing. ”

“Otherwise, what do you think I'm doing here? Isn't that the antidote?” Old Persian trainer Yoo Yu.

“You lied to me. How could anyone use spices as an antidote? ”

“No, I just know you don't like bad taste, so buy some spices to help you make it taste good.” The old Persian trainer put the mint in a vial as he spoke.

The man behind him hesitated for a moment and finally took the vial and drank it, while retrieving the dagger in his hand.

“Why aren't you in the arena? Isn't he your favorite student? ”

“Because I've never seen a fight without suspense, you went to see his martial arts show, how's he doing, isn't he?” The old Persian trainer clapped his hands and stood up from the ground.

“What assassins need more is concealment and patience and a chance to strike a deadly blow than this ability to fight head-on.” The comer is unhappy, "he is better suited to be a warrior, to fight on the battlefield, besides, he is already famous, Marcus will cultivate him as an ace in the arena as long as he is not blind, then he will get used to the scenery, can he endure the loneliness and willingness to be a nameless man like us? ”

“You made the same mistake I made the first time I saw him, and it was underestimating him. Believe me, a man like him could never have been bought by Marcus.” The old trainer said, "As for the way of fighting, don't worry about that, I'm teaching him the skills of an assassin right now. ”

“Oh, I see.” Smile, "you said," if Marcus can't buy him because you can't convince him to believe in Kreis and accept our philosophy. ”

“I'm working on it, and it always takes a process.” The old Persian trainer shrugged his shoulders.

“Don't tell me that you forgot about that two hundred years ago, when Division was given the message that Octavian should have been killed, just as our people assassinated Caesar, but Octavian turned against one of us. The traitor and Octavian joined forces and almost destroyed the blade of balance, and many seniors died as a result, which is the end of recruiting people of uncertain faith into the blade of balance. ”

Someone came to a pause, "You know other members of the organization don't agree to let someone with less than firm beliefs join. ”

“I regret what happened 200 years ago, but, as I said, it always takes a process.” Old Persian trainer Yoo Yu.

“Process? Except for your old friend the Faceless. I don't think you can count on the support of others, and unlike 200 years ago, we are now surrounded by enemies. ”

“Then don't turn the others into our enemies. ”

“Why can't you honestly let Habitus assist us as planned?” Someone's a little angry.

“Because Habitus will not cooperate with us, I am his trainer, and knowing him far above you, he is what you call the person most likely to betray us, and there is no other option for us to plan smoothly. ”