Rikka looked up at the sky, and then walked diagonally towards Wudun City. It was still a long time before dark, so the little girl decided to go shopping somewhere else.
The cries finally broke through Rikka's psychological defense. Perhaps because she was better at raising domestic animals, most of the things sold at the orc food stalls were fried or grilled things. The little girl was seen holding a hand in her left hand.
A handful of roasted chicken wings, while the little mouth was not only biting the cutlet in his right hand, but even Perseus behind him was given two roasted pig's trotters.
"Why is the sound in front getting louder? Isn't there something exciting to watch?" Rikka took a sip of fruit milk, then stood on tiptoes and stretched her neck.
"Master, I feel like someone is cheering over there, and there is also a faint smell of blood." Perseus eats roasted pig's trotters in a very rough way, because he can't spit out the bones at all.
Rikka nodded when she heard the words, and then the master and servant got into the crowd again. Perseus kept moving forward like a goblin bulldozer, and his approach naturally resulted in endless curses, and Rikka shrunk his body.
Seeing the other person’s back, he couldn’t stop laughing.
After a moment, the master and servant stopped, the smile on the little girl's face disappeared, and Perseus finally finished chewing the pig's trotters.
"Uncle, what kind of place is this and why is it so noisy?" Rikka quietly stood next to a human businessman and asked in a low voice.
"This is the 'Grossem Arena', a landmark building of the orcs that is as famous as the Temple of Gaia. It is also the largest arena in the world." The human merchant saw that Rikka's leather armor was very exquisite, so he mistook her for someone.
A child from a noble family, or the daughter of the head of a large business group.
"Have you seen those orcs? They are either criminals, offended by some powerful being, or simply want to earn gold coins out of poverty, so they have wooden signs on their chests."
"As for the numbers on those wooden plaques, they can be a token of their freedom, a receipt in exchange for gold coins, or the last number on the tombstone."
The human merchant took a sip of ale, and after saying these words, he slowly walked towards the main entrance of the arena. As a foreigner, if you don't come to this arena to see it with your own eyes, then your visit to Udun City will be in vain.
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"Grossem Arena" was built during the period of the first great leader of the Orc clan. Its outline is oval, with a long axis of 155 meters, a short axis of 135 meters, and a height of 47 meters. The outer wall has a circumference of more than 500 meters. The entire arena is
The venue covers an area of approximately 15,000 square meters and can accommodate 30,000 spectators.
The interior of Grosem Arena is an area used for gladiatorial combat, with a long axis of 75 meters and a short axis of 52 meters. There is a high wall around it to separate it from the auditorium to protect the safety of the audience.
The gladiatorial area is surrounded by auditoriums, which are ascending steps with a total of 60 rows of seats, divided into several tiers according to their hierarchical status.
The first floor closest to the gladiatorial area is the special seats for the leader of the orc tribe, the heads of the seven major tribes, the ministers and the leaders of the major tribes, and the VIP seats are all carved from a single piece of marble.
The second and third floors are for high-level professionals and big businessmen. The fourth and above floors are for ordinary people (including orcs and other outsiders).
There is a colonnade on the top floor for the orcs who manage the tent roof to rest. And at regular intervals, there is a longitudinal aisle, which is distributed radially on the slope of the auditorium.
This structure has been precisely calculated and is not only cleverly conceived, but also convenient for the audience to take their seats or leave the venue quickly. In this way, even if a fire or other chaos occurs, the audience can leave the venue quickly.
The performance area is oval in shape, with a long axis of 63 meters and a short axis of 44 meters. Gladiators perform gladiatorial battles or animal battles here. There is a height difference of more than 5 meters between the performance area and the front of the VIP seats. After filling with water, water battles can be performed. The animal threshold
The preparation room for the Gladiators is located underground in the performance area, and is also where the drainage pipes are located.
Supporting the auditorium are three layers of radially arranged stone pillars and vaults looping along the outer circle. The former are 70 on each floor, and the outer circle of the eaves on the facade forms three layers of arches. The arches on the bottom are the entrances and exits.
, the audience checks in and finally enters the corresponding viewing area.
Behind the auditorium, there is an arched cloister. The facade of these cloisters is about 33 meters high and is divided into four floors from top to bottom. Each of the lower three floors is composed of 69 arches, with pilasters standing between each two arches.
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The columns of these pilasters, the first layer is to praise the old gods, the style is rough, like a strong orc warrior; the second layer is to praise the Gaia Temple, the style is solemn and solemn, like a calm and wise old man;
The third floor is to depict the habitat of all animals. It combines the characteristics of the first two and is more exquisite and delicate. This three-story column structure not only meets the requirements of architectural mechanics, but also brings great aesthetic enjoyment to people. As for the fourth floor, it consists of an outer wall with rectangular windows and half-exposed square columns. On the walls of this floor, there are some strong poles, which are used to pass through the seam of countless animal skins.
A giant animal skin cover is used to cover the stands. This is because the arena is usually open-air, but if it rains or is sunny, this giant animal skin cover will be used to block the roof.
The continuous arches of the four-story arched cloister change in an orderly manner and are very rhythmic. It makes the entire Grosem Arena look majestic, elegant, solemn and ethereal.
The interior decoration of the Colosseum is also very elegant, with marble-inlaid steps and patterned carvings. There are white marble statues in the arches on the second and third floors.
The Grossem Arena has existed for nearly 100,000 years. It is said that on the opening day of that year, thousands of lions, tigers and other beasts, as well as thousands of slaves, captives, and criminals, were used to fight here.
A hundred-day gladiator performance.
During the performance, the ferocious beasts were released from the iron cage, and the gladiators had to take care of their own destiny. The beasts wanted to eat people, and people wanted to fight, so there were very few survivors. The scene was extremely cruel and bloody. As for the gladiator fight between humans,
But it is even more cruel. Each performance must end with the death of one party. If there is no ending, both parties will be executed on the spot or eaten alive by wild beasts.
Under the cloak of "the evolution history of the orc civilization", what the world sees is not an alien living environment full of humanity, but an ancient species that still respects the strong.
Under the stands of the Grossem Arena, the gladiators wore tattered leather armor or even went into battle shirtless. They roared, begged, and were timid, using swords and shields to perform gladiatorial or animal fighting performances. But compared with those galloping on the battlefield,
The difference between warriors is that they do not have the pride of charging into battle, but only hope for a glimmer of hope.
But those spectators sitting in the stands, those well-dressed compatriots or foreigners, are drinking wine, hugging beauties, and enjoying the stimulating sensory feast of human and human, human and animal flesh and blood.
Their fun lies in being able to raise their thumbs to allow the gladiators to continue to live. Or they can turn their thumbs down to announce the end of the gladiators' lives.
As for the gladiators who survive, there is a chance that they will be favored by a superior person and become his servants or even confidants. However, the decision-making power of this matter is in the hands of the gladiators, because many people would rather die.
In the Grosheim Arena, I don’t want to become anyone’s slave again.