v9 Chapter 220： Car racing (3)

"So you refused?"

"How is it possible!" Sostatus widened his eyes: "The officials of the Ministry of Commerce have come to discuss with me on the order of the consul! Cloto Catax, that is the next king, I dare to refuse For the past two days, I have been busy persuading the unreasonable guys in the Turiyi Chamber of Commerce. They all talked about it. Anyhow, I asked them to make some concessions..."

"Although you have suffered some losses, but let the Archon remember you, and the Ministry of Commerce still owes you such a big favor, I think it will be more beneficial to your future business!" Pebaricius said with some envy. .

"Who knows what's going on in the future? His Majesty Daves knew me a long time ago, but I still have to work **** my own." Sostatus shrugged, said something mockingly, and then looked at Pebaricio. S: "I envy your Chamber of Commerce. Unlike us, there are so many troubles. During this sports meeting, not only the profits soared, but also everyone's praise!"

"Profits soaring?!" Pebaricius shook his head: "I am afraid that you have not been in the carriage of our Chamber of Commerce during this period. Don't you know that when the demand for carriages is extremely strong now, the fees we charge are usually normal. It’s the same, but it’s much more tired than usual, especially for those athletes and foreign VIPs, to get up early and get up and down in time... These are the agreements reached in advance between our carriage and the Ministry of Commerce."

Speaking of this, Pebaricius’ expression became extremely solemn: “However, as citizens of Tury and Dionia, we should contribute our own strength at this critical time, as long as the kingdom can successfully hold This sports meeting is the pride of all of us!"

"That's! That's!" Sostatus replied repeatedly. He knew in his heart that many officers who had been in the regular army for a long time, even if they retired, they would speak a little like this, so he quickly changed the subject and called Come to Hesklaus, and say: "Introduce you a friend, Hesklaus, the Peleus merchant who worked with me!"

Then, he introduced Hesklaus: "There is a big man in front of you! His father was one of the founders of the Dionian Cavalry Corps, a famous kingdom hero! He himself was Dior himself. The officer of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of Nya has made great achievements, and now he is in charge of the huge Turri Carriage Chamber of Commerce, you must follow his command when you travel in Turri!"

Hesklaus immediately bowed respectfully and saluted: "Master Pebaricius, it's my honor to know you!"

Hearing the word "Peleus", Pebaricius' heart moved. Since the Greek war, many upper-class people in Turei knew that King Daves was born in Peleus in Thessaly, so he helped Lived in Hesklaus, and asked interestedly: "Don't listen to Sostatus' bragging, I'm just a businessman like you, what do you manage?"

"Hesklaus and I work together to manage pottery. The'Athens pottery shop' in the Turíy big market is his industry." Sostatus said: "Before the Games, Your Majesty paid Send someone to the shop to order pottery!"

"Your Majesty has received you?" Pebaricius stared at Hesklaus, a desire gleaming in his eyes.

"No...not yet..." Hesklaus lowered his eyes with guilty conscience.

"Although not, the great Majesty knows everything, so he will send Lord Ribazzo to deliver the order to the store himself." Sostatus interjected again with a smile.

Pebaricius pondered for a while, and smiled: "Since your majesty can see it, it means that your pottery is of very good quality. If you have time, I will introduce members of our chamber of commerce to buy your pottery."

Hesklaus repeatedly expressed his thanks.

Although Saustatus looked calm, he was very happy in his heart: in the past few days in various arenas, he has successfully sold Hesklaus' pottery to many upper-class people in this way.

"Dad, the game is about to start!" Lirias' urging shout came from behind.

Amidst the noise of the surrounding audience, the three of them, like other audience members, quickly saw: At the railing of the high royal grandstand next to him, I don’t know when King Daves with a golden crown stood standing in mid-air. Holding a red cloth towel in his right hand, he was very eye-catching. Suddenly, he released his right hand, and the red cloth scarf fluttered and fell down...

The eight starting gates on the east side of the arena bounced open instantly under the influence of the mechanism, and eight chariots rushed out.

The whole arena suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.

The long-awaited 32 horses struggling to raise their hooves, the wheels spun, and the carriage rumbled forward. The eight fully equipped drivers held the reins tightly in one hand, raised their whip in the other, shouted loudly while whipping the horses. The reason why they let the horses run forward at the beginning was mainly to grab a good posture.

It is important to know that the 8 starting gates are distributed in a fan shape next to each other, and their ranks have a greater impact on the start of the car. The position closest to the ridge of the stadium (ie the strip separation belt) is the most advantageous, and the position closest to the audience is the most Poor, although the Dionian Games emphasized fair competition, it is inevitable that there will be partial favoritism. This is human nature. For example, the car in the Turri area on the field is arranged at the starting point closest to the spine. In the door, relying on the close relationship with the kingdom, the rankings are: Bruti region, Po region, West Numibia, Egypt, Thebes, Macedonia, Cyrenaica ranks the most, after all, it Dionia and Dionia are still friendly neighbors, not allies.

So at the beginning of the race, the eight cars rushed to the track quickly, and the front and back were quickly separated, with Turrii player Procris taking the lead.

When Soboks died in battle, Procris was just a child, but Soboks had already laid a solid foundation for his family before his death. His carriage shop had more than a dozen carriages and dozens of hired workers. He was the president of the Turriy Carriage Chamber of Commerce that had just been established, and he was well-known throughout Dionia (the kingdom was not established at that time, it was just an alliance, and the territory covered was not large).

After his death, the eldest son Pebaricius was not very careful about running the carriage industry, but dedicated all his enthusiasm to the cavalry, so he was promoted to the captain of the first army at a young age. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. In the first battle of Wolsey, he was injured and fell off the horse. Unfortunately, he was trampled on by the horse and his leg bones were broken, resulting in permanent disability. Because he is a retired soldier and meritorious service, plus his father's Yu Ze, he has received support and help from many sources, and his career has risen as the kingdom’s expansion. Not only did the family’s carriage business expand from Turiyi to other towns. , And also began to get involved in the manufacture of carriages, which also made Pebaricius a great prestige in the carriage industry of the entire kingdom.

Compared with his hard-working and hard-working brother, Procris is naturally dwarfed. Under the protection of his father and brother, he has a worry-free life. There is no amazing performance. Instead, he inherited his father's hobby-likes to drive, and quietly serves as a driver from time to time. , Driving a car for the people of Turiyi, and became a joke of the upper class young people in Turiyi.

After Daves announced that he would host the Dionian Games, Procris decided to take part in the racing competition and prove himself with the glory of the championship. To this end, he received strong support from his brother. Not only did he search for the most suitable horses for traffic jams from the entire Mediterranean, but he also hired drivers who had won the Games racing championship to coach him. Procris has been training unremittingly for two years, just for today...

At the moment when the starting point door popped open and the carriage sprinted out, countless thoughts flashed in Procris's heart, and it quickly turned into a firm and high-pitched shout: "Drive! Drive!..."

After a while, his carriage was already charging forward, and the corner of his eyes swept to the stadium staff standing on the platform on the ridge with buckets in hand. The excitement cooled down a bit, and he immediately remembered the coach’s instructions and started a little bit. Pull the reins back forcefully to slow down the forward running speed of the equally excited horses. After all, this is not a single short race, but 7 back and forth, a long race of more than 14 miles in total, requiring sustained endurance. , Can't make a violent effort at the beginning, but can't speed up the sprint in the second half.

Just when he was fully controlling the speed of the horse, UU Reading suddenly yelled "Wow" on his outside. He turned his head to see that a carriage had already chased up, and the rider was wearing a horned helmet, facing towards him. He grinned and roared with a vicious face.

"Damn Gaul!" Procris also yelled at him unwillingly. There is no need to worry that the other party will attack him in anger. Not to mention that both parties are Dionian citizens, and the referees have repeatedly responded to the participation. The racing contestants repeatedly emphasized: "We must ensure the safety of the race, and must not maliciously infringe or harm opponents during the race, otherwise they will be disqualified from the race!"

The actions of the Gaul players were nothing more than a psychological tactic. Procris remained unmoved and focused on driving the carriage... The statue of Poseidon and the equestrian statue of King Davos on the mid-spine platform flashed from the corner of his eyes. There were three pillars ahead, and he knew he needed to turn.

It takes a while for the runners to finish the 500-meter straight, but for a four-horse racing car running at full speed, it is just a blink of an eye.

But turning at high speeds is an extremely test of the rider’s ability to control. Procris did not dare to have a little slack, and tightly controlled the reins, so that the carriage was close to the mid-spine platform, and the four white horses drove side by side, almost simultaneously Go around the stone pillars.

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