The person in charge of receiving the gladiators from various gladiator schools was a crippled Slavic.
He first led everyone to gather in the arena to familiarize themselves with the venue. Then, when everyone was present, he reiterated the rules of the battle. In the morning, there were basically performances by the beast gladiators. The arena had collected many rare and exotic beasts from all over the country for the beast gladiators to display their beast-taming skills or the beasts to display their appetites.
In the afternoon, it was the gladiators' turn to fight. Similar to the gladiatorial performance that Zhang Heng experienced in the Victor Arena, the gladiatorial performance in the Amphitheatrum Flavium was also divided into many events. No matter what event it was, only the victorious gladiator could advance to the next round.
In the end, the arena would select 72 warriors to participate in the final free-for-all.
Yes, the situation was very similar to the twelve-person free-for-all that Zhang Heng participated in before. However, each gladiator would fight one-on-one, and the final winner would be the champion of this gladiatorial performance.
On the surface, this was a very fair way of fighting, but in fact, it was not. As everyone knew, there were many types of gladiators. Even the most popular twelve-person free-for-all in the Victor Arena did not put all types of gladiators together. That was because some gladiator professions were too overpowered. For example, the knight gladiator and the chariot gladiator. The former was equipped with horses, while the latter drove a chariot. Other than that, there were also archer gladiators.
Under normal circumstances, these special gladiators would play different roles. For example, archer versus archer, and chariot versus chariot.
However, in order to increase the audience's enjoyment, the gladiatorial show gathered all the gladiators together for the first time. This way, even the popular gladiator who was previously favored by the public might be defeated if he accidentally fought against a stronger gladiator. On the other hand, the gladiator who won the championship would be the most valuable gladiator in the end.
While Zhang Heng was familiarizing himself with the venue, he also met a few old acquaintances. The powerful Terufelos, nicknamed Giant, the Thracian Danaus from the Isaiah Arena, and of course, Sartonilos, whom he had just offended. The latter had been staring at him coldly. Zhang Heng believed that as long as there was a chance in the gladiatorial performance, Sartonilos would definitely kill him without hesitation.
In addition, there were also some special gladiators that were worth paying attention to.
Zhang Heng and the others did a little warm-up before they were taken to the lounge on the side. They would have to wait there until it was their turn to fight. Fortunately, the arena had prepared breakfast and lunch for them. At the same time, there were also two small training rooms next door if they needed it.
After that, Mark Reuss also arrived at the Amphitheatrum Flavium to boost the morale of his gladiators. "Everyone, it's time to test your promise to protect the honor of the Victor Arena. When you stand in the arena, you not only represent yourself, but also the arena behind you. So, no matter who your opponent is, don't be timid. Don't be afraid. Show your strength and courage. The goddess of vengeance, Nemesis, will always look after you!"
After Mark Reuss said that, he looked at Zhang Heng, and the latter nodded at him.
Mark Reuss felt a little relieved when he saw Zhang Heng. He wiped the sweat on his forehead. Although he did not need to participate in the gladiatorial performance, considering that this performance was likely to affect the rise and fall of gladiator schools for at least the next decade, and it meant a lot of money, he couldn't even sleep well last night.
Besides, he finally understood what Gaby meant when he said that Zhang Heng was not easy to control.
The conflict between Zhang Heng and Sartonilos last night was definitely something he did not want to see. Fortunately, the final result was a tie, and Zhang Heng had the upper hand. However, Mark Reuss felt that from the perspective of risks and benefits, this battle was completely unnecessary. If he won, there would not be many benefits. If he lost, Zhang Heng would end up like the foreign gladiator who was smashed in the head. Before the gladiatorial performance even started, Victor would lose its trump card.
Besides, he could see that Zhang Heng wanted to win Commodus' favor, which was in line with his interests. Naturally, Mark Reuss hoped that the young emperor would pay attention to his gladiator school and come to the Victor Arena more often to watch the gladiator performances. This was more effective than any form of publicity. However, Zhang Heng did not discuss this matter with him before. It was all his own decision. At the same time, he had a vague feeling that he wanted to get close to Commodus and leave the gladiator school. This made Mark Reuss a little uncomfortable.
But now, he needed Zhang Heng to win the gladiatorial performance championship for him. So even if he had any ideas, he could only suppress them. As for other things, he could only wait until the gladiatorial performance was over.
Of course, if Zhang Heng really won the championship, he would be further out of Mark Reuss's control. However, this was also a kind of happy trouble. Mark Reuss did not stay in the gladiator's lounge for long. After giving a few words of encouragement, he left. There was a seat for him in the stands, and he would watch the battle from there.
As soon as he left, another figure appeared in front of Zhang Heng.
When Sartonilos got up and walked toward Zhang Heng, the guards in the lounge immediately drew their weapons and warned the former loudly. No matter which arena's lounge it was, gladiators were strictly prohibited from fighting each other. No matter what kind of grudges there were between the two parties, they should be resolved in the arena.
However, Sartonilos ignored those warnings, walked straight to Zhang Heng, and said, "I will pray for you, oriental man.
"I will pray for you, Easterner, so that you can win all the way to the final battle royale, because at that time, your head will be mine. As long as I hold a weapon, what happened last night will never happen again."
"That's true." Zhang Heng nodded when he heard what Sartonilos said. "If we all hold a weapon, what happened last night would not have happened."
The guard in the lounge was pressured by Sartonilos, and he had to call his companions not far away. However, when he gathered his men, Sartonilos had returned to his seat, and he no longer looked at Zhang Heng.
It did not take long for everyone to hear footsteps and noise coming from above. They knew that the audience had begun to enter the arena.
This gladiatorial performance was prepared by the Senate and funded by the royal family. It was specifically for the entertainment of the people in the city of Rome and to win the hearts of the people. Hence, no fees were charged. Of course, although there were 90,000 seats, it was still quite insufficient compared to the city of Rome's population of 1.5 million.
Needless to say, the nobles had corresponding areas for them to sit in. However, if the civilians wanted to enter the arena, they would need to use a kind of domino. It was somewhat similar to the concert tickets in the future. The seat number of the stands would be engraved on the domino to ensure that everyone could enter the arena in an orderly manner.
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