Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 217: Archery competition

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After a while, after the three arrows were shot, the audience became active again, speculating enthusiastically about the outcome.

Soon, the target reporters came to the players and the audience with two circular planks, and the referee’s voice sounded again: "26:26, the two sides are tied-another extra match Round!"

After watching the arrows on the target and confirming that the referee’s verdict was correct, the audience boiled: "The game was so exciting! The two players were of equal level, and it was difficult to decide the winner for a while, which caused the game to be prolonged and the ticket price was absolutely worth it. !"

Mecca Kiddes looked at Stasipus again, and Stasipus smiled, which aroused Mecca Kiddes's eagerness.

Another round of the game began, and the audience became more silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the two players.

But the goddess of fate joked again, and the players of the two sides tied again, but the score was lower: 22:22.

The audience is like boiling water that has just been boiled. It is extremely lively, especially those Dionian audiences who bought "Tino’s Blessing" are highly nervous, and are eagerly looking forward to their selection. Of players will win.

The referee and the staff gathered together, discussing something solemnly.

Only two players sat quietly on the wooden chairs, closing their eyes and resting in order to recover some physical strength.

The referee walked in front of the two players and said loudly: "Considering that the two players have competed for 5 rounds and shot 15 arrows, they are physically exhausted. Therefore, the referee team decided after discussion and decided with one arrow. Victory!"

It is true that in a normal battle, an archer shoots 6 arrows in a row, which will cause sore arms and difficulty in pulling the strings. Although the players can constantly rest and recover in the archery competition, the competition lasted for almost 3 hours, but The 15 arrows almost exhausted the physical strength of the two players, resulting in a gradual decline in their hit rate.

"What if they draw the next arrow again?!" Many audience members asked loudly.

The referee answered without hesitation: "Then shoot another arrow until the outcome is decided!"

There was a commotion in the audience.

Mecca Kiddes, who had been sitting for a long time, stood up expressionlessly and struck the bow, but when the string was pulled, he clearly felt the pain from his arm. He gritted his teeth and forced the bowstring. Pulled to the ear, the left hand holding the bow was trembling slightly, and it was impossible to stay for a long time as at the beginning.

As soon as the arrow was shot, he didn't feel very good, and he whispered in his heart: awful!

At this time, he saw that the opponent's arrow was shot out quickly, and the experienced he saw the strength and direction of the arrow, and his heart was suddenly determined.

Sure enough, when the target reporter brought the board closer, the audience was in an uproar.

The arrow shot by McGades was inserted diagonally into the bottom end of the circular plank, and it was as good as the target. And there was nothing on the plank that Stasipus shot, he missed the target!

There was an uproar in the audience.

Mecca Kiddes looked at Stasipus, but his expression was calm.

At this time, the referee walked up to the players and said loudly: "According to the results of the game, I announced in the name of the gods that Mecca Kiddes won the championship of the Dionian Games archery competition!" He finished. Grabbing Mecca Kiddes's hand and raising it up.

The audience burst into enthusiastic cheers, and of course there was also a lot of sighs. And Stasipus smiled graciously and applauded him.

Next was the award ceremony. The staff led McGaidz to the center of the front of the auditorium. Under the attention of thousands of spectators, the referee solemnly brought him a corolla woven from poplar branches. And handed him a small cloth bag woven with gold threads. In the cloth bag were 20 gold coins engraved with the words Dionian Games. The moment that most excited the Cretan audience had arrived: the two staff members unfolded a sack. The Ritter City-State flag was handed to the champion McGades. Like other champions before, he held this flag high and slowly went around the stadium to accept the cheers of the audience from all over the Mediterranean.

The officials of the Cretan athletes delegation were all in the audience, and they were all very excited at this time. Judging from the situation in the first few days of the tournament, the Dionian Games are strong players and the competition is very fierce, especially in the individual archery promotion competition a few days ago, except for the other Cretan players except McGades. They were all eliminated, and they were disappointed to find that even in the most confident archery project in Crete, they did not have the confidence to win the championship! Today, however, Mecca Kiddes finally defended the reputation of Crete's rich archers, how can we not surprise them!

So after McGades got off the court, they immediately greeted him, and while praising him loudly, they also asked the cold and warm with concern.

Mecca Kiddes, who was a civilian, was surrounded by these noble officials of Crete, feeling a little at a loss.

At this time, a voice rang in his ear: "Congratulations, Champion McGaids!"

Mega Kiddes turned his head and saw the opponent named Stasipus smiling and standing behind him.

This made him suddenly feel a little ashamed, and said apologetically: "I just took advantage of my physical strength and luckily won you."

Stasipus looked at him and said seriously: "There are very few people I have ever seen to have such excellent shooting skills at your age!"

Stassipus’ words were far more exciting than the compliments of the Cretan officials, but then he heard Stassipus say: "Are you interested in joining us Dionia? Like you Such an excellent shooter is what the Dionian army urgently needs!"

Mecca Kiddes was stunned.

Before he could answer, the head of the Crete delegation immediately retorted loudly: "Mecca Kiddes is a citizen of Heraklion! It is the glory of our Crete! He will only stay Crete, will never join Dionia!"

"Oh?" Stasipus glanced at him and asked with a sneer: "Will he get a lot of land in Crete? He can enter the council of the city like you and hold important positions. Discuss and make any resolutions? McGades, I have read your information, you are a commoner, even if you are a champion, there is no chance of getting ahead in Crete where nobles are in power, but as long as you come to Dionia, With your talents, you can obtain land, wealth, and status—"

"Don't lie! You think I don't know. It's not that easy to become a Dionian citizen. It is said that you have to live here for more than 10 years before you can get it!" Siriteos shouted from behind Remind Mecca Kiddes.

Stacipus glanced at him, and still said seriously to McGades: "That's a decree made by the kingdom for ordinary refugees, and for talented people like you, the Ministry of Military Affairs will definitely pay more attention to it. , To apply to your Majesty, although it is impossible to make you a Dionian citizen immediately, it can shorten the number of years you become a citizen. As long as you apply, you will soon be called into the military camp by the Ministry of Military Affairs, after a period of time After training, he should be able to become a squad leader or company commander in the light infantry brigade of the Dionian Reserve Corps very soon. After two or three years of service, he can become a citizen of Dionian and may also become a formal army. The team officer in the team, enjoy the respect of the people...

As the former light infantry captain of the First Dionian Corps, I'm telling the truth. Go back and think about it. If you want, you can come to the military department of Turye to find me, where I serve as a military training officer, and I can take you directly to the Secretary of the Military Olivers. "

Stacipus finished speaking, patted McGades on the shoulder reluctantly, then turned and left.

Perhaps it was that terms such as "The First Army of Dionia, the Turrii Military Department" and other terms frightened the head of the Crete delegation. He did not dare to interrupt him in the process of speaking until Sri Lanka. When Tasipus walked away, he waved his fist and shouted: "I want to protest to the Dionian Games! You are..."

Mecca Kiddes has never considered this issue. When Stasipus said that, there was a mess in his mind for a while.

Ciriteas beside him is very envious. He didn't expect that he tried his best to attract attention on the field these days, but his beautiful dream could not be achieved. And this day he only knows how to train. The poor civilians were recognized by the Dionian officer.

Seeing that the officials of the delegation gathered around Mecca Kiddes, they painstakingly persuaded him, "Don’t listen to Stasipus’ bewitching, he is now the hero of Crete, and the city-state of Crete will never Treating him badly" and so on, Siriteos curled his lips unconsciously.

Mecca Kiddes and his party went out of the game and returned to the station. Because he was wearing a laurel crown and a flag, the standard dress of the Dionian Games champion immediately attracted the attention of the people along the way. Pay respect to him, and actively ask others about his deeds of winning the championship, and also actively give way to him.

The cheers continued along the way, and countless enviable eyes gathered on him.

But McGades seemed to have something to do, and he didn't want to enjoy such glory.

When we arrived at the Athlete’s Hotel and the delegation officials separated from Mecca Kiddes, Siriteos immediately approached him and whispered: "Hi, Mecca Kiddes, for that Dai What do you think about what the Onia officer said?"

Mecca Kiddes, who was calm and calm on the court, seemed hesitant at the moment: "I...I haven't figured it out yet..."

"What else are you thinking about! What a great opportunity, if I miss it, there will be no more!" Siriteos looked angrily: "Think about everything we have enjoyed since we got here. It's simply It is the Elysee Paradise for athletes! Think about this city again. The prosperity of Turíy and the wealth of Dionian citizens far surpassed that of Athens, where I have been to. Compared with this, Heraklion in Crete Weng is simply a small remote village! If I were you, I would immediately go to the military department of Turiyi, find the officer, and beg him to help join Dionia!"