Chapter 741

Zhang Heng had heard some tragic stories about Roman slaves before.

In fact, the era background of black sail was just when the slave trade was booming. At that time, Zhang Heng led the Jackdaw to attack many slave ships. He saw that the ship was full of black slaves, and the cabin was crowded with people, just like livestock to be slaughtered. The cabin was full of urine and sweat.

With the help of raeli, Zhang Heng usually selected the most powerful soldiers from these black people after the robbery and absorbed them into the Pirate Group, while the rest were released to some small islands. Based on these people, Zhang Heng established hidden supply points, which played an important role in the struggle after Zhang Heng left Nassau and the Royal Navy, and Zhang Heng even got the support The title of a new world liberator, he did not expect that he would become a slave one day.

It was also a slave in the second century A.D. it was a real slavery society at that time. The social pyramid structure of Rome was basically aristocracy, common people, foreigners and slaves from top to bottom.

In a sense, the slaves at the bottom can't even be called human beings, they can only be regarded as tools of production or entertainment. This is the case with the wrestling performance on their heads now. The gladiators fight each other and win the applause of the audience with their own blood and life.

"What are you thinking?" Zhang Heng to varo road.

"What?" The latter was stunned and then responded, "Oh, I'm thinking when it's our turn to perform on it."

"Will we, too?" Zhang Heng has some accidents. As far as their current work is concerned, they are basically just doing chores in the arena, especially varo. The latter is not thin, but he is very timid. He can't even feed wild animals well. If they go to the arena, Zhang Heng suspects that he can't last three seconds.

"Not now, of course. Now we don't know anything. We just make a fool of ourselves. No one wants to see our poor performance, but..." Varo lowered his voice. "I've got a message There will be a group of Germanic barbarians coming tomorrow, and we will go to Gladiator school with them for training

When varo finished, he looked at Zhang Heng, but he didn't see the fear he was expecting from the latter's face, so he was stunned and added, "you Is there nothing to say? "

"What am I going to say?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"We are going to be sent to the Gladiator training camp. People say that life is worse than death there. They will torture us and whip us incessantly. Many people will die in the training, and those who survive will have to take part in the assessment. Those who pass the assessment will become gladiators and die in the performance."

"If you are so worried about your life, don't pass the final examination." Zhang Hengdao.

"That's the problem. It's said that the slaves who don't pass will be sold to mines or villages to make up for the losses. Do you know how the people there treat the slaves? They will let you work all the time, just like animals. Until the day you die, you will never be free." "It's not supposed to be like this, chickpea promised me," valo said hopelessly

"Who is the chickpea?"

"A slaver, I have a little friendship with him. After I became a slave, he told me that I would be bought by the nobles in the city, and I would run a business. As long as the people who bought me invested a sum of money, I could make them produce more money, so that when I started my business, I would become a free man again," said varo, clenching his hands and full of bitterness "Why, why am I sold here? I don't belong here... "

"Maybe it's because you're in good shape?" Zhang Heng said, "were you a businessman before? You look more like a soldier in armor."

"But I've never learned to fight," said varo. "It's ridiculous. It's obvious that I can use my business ability to bring more wealth, but they want me to go to Gladiator school to suffer. It's a dust on the Pearl and a waste."

"Well, if all you say is true, maybe you should talk to the host here." Zhang Heng suggested.

"I tried. I told the supervisor about my situation and asked him to tell it to the owner here." Varo road.

"And then?"

"And then Until now, there has been no news Varo put down his rag and hesitated, "maybe I should go straight to the master. What do you think?"

Instead of rushing to answer this question, Zhang Heng asked, "you said you were a businessman before. Why were you sold?"

"Don't mention it," said varo with a sigh. "Originally, I was selling antiques. This business had been done since my father's time. Our family made a lot of money from it. But later, I was bewildered. I heard a friend say that the flax business in Egypt was very good. I discussed with a nobleman over there to grow flax. He gave me the land and I paid for it. After weaving, I sold it Rome, as a result, my friend was robbed as soon as he was on the road, and the people and money were gone. What's worse is that I signed a contract with the other party before. If he didn't get the money within the specified time, I need to pay him a large amount of liquidated damages. I tried my best, but I still didn't get enough money, so I not only lost all my property, but also became a criminal myself Slaves. ""Well, that's a sad story." Zhang Hengdao.

At this time, there were deafening cheers. It should be that the wrestling performance was in a wonderful place and aroused the emotions of the audience in the stands.

And varo also made up his mind at this time, "tomorrow, when those Germanic barbarians are escorted, everyone will be called up. At that time, the host should also show up. I can find him at that time and ask him for business. If it goes well, then I can leave here."

"Well, good luck." Zhang Hengdao.

"Sorry, I can't help you." Varo was a little embarrassed. He just described the Gladiator school as terrible, but he was about to jump out of the quagmire, but left Zhang Heng there. Although they didn't have any friendship at all, they just knew each other for a long time, and they couldn't talk about friends or even acquaintances.

However, after the previous conversation, the relationship between the two did get a little closer. However, varo is also a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river now. He can't protect himself and can't care about Zhang Heng.

"Never mind, just tell me the day you get free." Zhang Hengdao, after listening to varo's story, is not optimistic about the success of the other party's action tomorrow. However, he also knows that varo has just seen hope now, and it is difficult for anyone to persuade him to give up the idea of escaping from Gladiator school.

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