Ackerman's wish to change his gladiator opponent was ultimately not realized.
Since the director of the arena had just been executed by the king, no manager was willing to take any risks that might come from making arbitrary decisions at this juncture.
This also means that the battle between Ackerman and Casper against the two barbarian sisters will go on as scheduled.
On the evening of the day he learned the news, looking at Ackerman's anxious thoughts and blistering at the corners of his mouth, Todd advised him: "If you are worried about the embarrassment during the meeting, then you'd better go there before the game.
Explain it clearly to them in advance.”
"The embarrassment during the meeting?" Ackerman shook his head as if it were a spring: "I don't care about trivial matters like identity leaking. What I worry about is the wrestling!"
Casper wiped the tower shield and said in a low voice: "Let me make it clear in advance that I will not be merciful to women."
Ackerman picked up a stone and threw it on the shield, angrily: "If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute!"
Todd touched the bridge of his nose and said: "I don't understand. When you fight against those sisters, as long as you relax a little, just like in our battle, won't it be fine?"
Ackerman and Casper looked at Todd in surprise, as if they didn't understand why the other party would make such a suggestion.
Casper closed his eyes, pursed his lips, and hummed in a nasal voice: "It won't work, it won't work."
Ackerman patiently explained to Todd: "The fate of a gladiator is not controlled by you. The real decider is the audience. If you perform poorly or even fight passively, even if you survive to the end, the audience will
I have the right to take away your life."
"In the last fight, Lord Boyle, you had many opponents, so the two of us had the opportunity to help you secretly. But this time, there are only two opponents, and it is extremely difficult to let go." Ackerman sat on the ground,
He held his head and said: "If I was asked to try my best to hurt the woman I love, I definitely can't do it; but if the performance of the gladiatorial fight does not satisfy the audience, all four people participating in the fight will die!"
Todd sighed and said to Ackerman: "Did you misunderstand what I just said about 'letting go'?"
"You can think of gladiatorial combat as a performance, a grand and gorgeous performance..."
Todd's words made Ackerman open his mouth: "Performance? You mean performance? Like a performance like in a play? Two guys in gorgeous costumes fighting like children with wooden swords?"
Casper frowned and said: "Gladiatorship is a duel between warriors, not a play between clowns!"
It's not clear why these two people suddenly had such a big reaction. Todd said while thinking: "The gladiatorial performance I am referring to is more real than the fight in the drama. It looks like a real fight, but it's just beforehand."
It requires a lot of planning and rehearsal.”
Finding that the two of them still looked confused, Todd realized that it was difficult to explain the fighting performance in the movie with words, so he simply picked up a long sword on the ground with the instep of his feet, held it in his hand and pointed it into the air and started to "fight"
model".
Swinging his sword, dodging, blocking, and being injured, there was clearly no enemy in front of Todd, but every movement showed that he was engaged in a life-and-death struggle; pain, anger, panic, and excitement were clearly facing the air, but every move he made showed that he was fighting to the death.
An expression that makes one feel completely immersed in a battle that does not exist but is extremely "tragic".
Seeing Todd end the "battle" with a chop, Ackerman and Casper widened their eyes and froze in place in disbelief.
Ackerman stammered: "Is this a performance? Isn't there an invisible enemy in front of you? This looks exactly like a real battle!"
Todd put the sword back on the ground and said: "This is a battle performance. It is much more real than a drama. Every movement, expression and even look in the eyes has been strictly planned in advance and requires a lot of rehearsals."
.”
Casper was still a little paranoid: "But this is not a battle after all. What the audience wants to see is blood and death."
Todd shook his head and rejected this view: "Blood and death are not the only possibilities to arouse the audience's emotions. Think about it, the audience spent a lot of money to enter the arena, and if only five minutes have passed,
Before their butts get hot, they see the loser's head fall to the ground and the battle is over. How will these people react?"
Casper was a little confused: "What do these audiences want?"
"Exciting fights, ups and downs of the plot, everlasting love..." Todd tilted his head and said: "If it can be boiled down to one word, it would be - cool!"
Since there is no suitable word in Hindi to express the meaning of "cool", Todd specially used the word in common language here.
Ackerman, who had a flexible mind, suddenly realized that he had understood the profound meaning of Todd's words; but Casper, who was a soldier in the Holy Acropolis, still couldn't accept this concept: "Battle is sacred! Use false appearances to blind you."
In the eyes of spectators, is this behavior a desecration of the battle itself?"
Todd scratched his head. He had dealt with these medieval war honors maniacs a lot, and he gradually understood the thinking circuits of these people. He only heard him say: "I do not agree that all battles are sacred and noble.
.Let me give you the simplest example, take war and
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Let’s use gladiatorial combat as a comparison. Sacrifice in war is to achieve a valuable purpose and vision; but what is the purpose of death in gladiatorial combat? Is it to please the audience who pay for admission and the master who deprives himself of his freedom?
"
Casper lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
"Sacrifice in battle can be divided into valuable and worthless according to the purpose of initiation and the result achieved. In my opinion, sacrifice in war is valuable, while sacrifice in gladiatorial combat is worthless!"
After listening to Todd's words, Casper thought for a long time, and finally nodded slightly and accepted this point of view: "Mr. Boyle, I agree with what you said."
Seeing that the three of them had reached a consensus, Ackerman clapped his hands happily: "Mr. Boyle, your wisdom and intelligence have opened my eyes! Many people say that you are a person who can only use brute force to solve everything.
People, I want to say they are all wrong!”
Casper raised his head and looked into Todd's eyes. Although he said nothing, his expression revealed an intriguing sense of inquiry.
Todd looked away and naturally changed the topic: "Ackerman, there is still an unresolved problem at the moment."
"What's the problem?"
"Your performance opponents are those barbarian sisters."
Ackerman's expression froze.
"You need to convince them to join the 'performance', but in this case, your deception of them will be exposed..."
"This is a trivial matter to me!" Ackerman patted his chest and said loudly and confidently: "The feelings between the two of them for me are like the rising sun of Irmagus, passionate and
Sincerity! Just watch, as long as I move my mouth, they will not only forgive me, but also thank me for avoiding a disaster for them!"
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"You liar! Go to hell!"
A young woman wearing gray fur and a ponytail clenched her fingers and punched Ackerman's handsome face hard, then kneed him in the abdomen.
With a look of pain on his face, Ackerman bent over, took a few steps back, raised his hands and begged: "Palli! Listen to me, I am sincere to you and your sister.
…”
Another young woman wearing a beige linen shirt with short hair grabbed Ackerman's arm, threw him over her shoulder and knocked him to the ground. Then she kicked him out hard, hitting the opponent's lower back, and said loudly in her mouth.
He cursed: "Scum! Maggot! You are a devil, playing with our feelings!"
Todd, who was standing not far away, watching all this, covered his crotch with a pale face, and bared his teeth in sympathy. He looked at Casper beside him, who had a calm face, and asked in a low voice: "Look at this posture, there is no need for wrestling.
That day, these two women could kill Ackerman right now!"
Casper polished the dagger in his hand without raising his head: "Keep looking."
Ackerman, who was kneeling on the ground, grabbed the woman's ankle and shouted in pain: "Palni! You don't need mercy, come on! Kill me! I am plagued by these two poisonous snakes of panic and self-blame every day.
It's gnawing at my heart, and I no longer want to live!"
The barbarian woman called Parni stopped attacking and looked at her sister.
Ackerman, who was lying on the ground, squinted his eyes and quickly glanced at the expressions of the two sisters, and then there was a hint of crying in his voice: "Party! I love you deeply! But I also love you deeply.
Your sister! I know that it is my fault to fall in love with two women at the same time! But you are so beautiful and perfect, I have no way to choose between you!"
Todd was stunned when he heard this. After a long time, he finally uttered two words from his mouth: "Shameless..."
The expressions of the barbarian sisters gradually softened.
Sister Parly frowned and said, "Your lies in the past have made me unable to believe every word you say now."
Ackerman hit his forehead hard against the ground, and the stone slab made a heavy banging sound. His voice and expression perfectly expressed his regret and deep love: "If I don't love you, why would I bother to expose you?"
My own evil deeds? If I don’t love you, why should I come to you to discuss solutions? If I don’t love you, why should I be in such pain?”
The anger on her sister Palni's face slowly disappeared. She knelt down and looked at Ackerman and said, "Have you really thought of a way to deal with this wrestling match?"
Ackerman raised his head and looked at the other party affectionately: "For you, I have worked hard and endured all the hardships, and finally I found a way to survive the day after tomorrow safely. You help me up first, and from now on
There is a hut, and I will explain it to you slowly when we get there."
Watching the two sisters and supporting Ackerman towards the room at the corner, Todd said helplessly to Casper: "Is he just like this today, or has he always been like this?"
"Always."
Todd was about to say something else when a rustling sound came from the cabin not far away.
Just when Todd was still confused, the moans of men and women coming from the room finally made him realize what was happening there.
"Let's go." Casper sat up from the ground and walked in the opposite direction: "The sound will not stop until two or three hours..."