C325 – The Colosseum Opens
Posted on December 31, 2018 by AzureOrchid92
Shao Xuan went back to the Luoye City station, then spoke to Su Gu. He wanted to have a talk with the Luoye City King, Su Lun.
Knowing that Shao Xuan wanted to talk to Su Lun regarding Lei and Tuo, Su Gu agreed. At least he could still help with this.
From here on, Shao Xuan rarely got to see the king. The kings of the cities were not like the other small slave owners, all day going to Beast City to fight in the pit or gamble. For the king, fighting in the pit was simply humiliating. There was already an event that could match them which was only seen in the huge Colosseum.
An area in the Luoye City station was for the fighting beast for the Colosseum. In that other direction in the station, the small slave owners’ fighting beasts were separated. Every day, there were people there to train them. However, because of the direction of the wind, the people and animals located in the upper wind could not smell the thick bloody smell coming from that area but if you walked over, it was obvious.
Su Gu went there to look for Su Lun and did not took long to return.
“Father was busy. He can’t say.” Su Gu reluctantly told Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan frowned. So Su Lun would not see him. He would also like to talk to Su Lun about what to do when they encountered Lei and Tuo in the Colosseum, but now it seemed that this road would lead to nowhere.
Looking at the reaction of Shao Xuan, Su Gu continued, “Although father did not see you, but I will tell him about what happened to Lei and Tuo. Father said that as long as you can be better than the Baishi fighting beast, he would solve the other things, so you don’t have to worry about the Baishi people there.”
When he looked at Shao Xuan, Su Gu thought that Shao Xuan gave up. After all, that was the Colosseum and no average person could go down there to fight. Even the slaves who were the competent slaves of the slave owners, every year, more than half have not been able to come out again.
Last year, when Dao Yu fought, not a lot of people were optimistic. Many people saw him as a joke, that the fighting beast of Luoye City would win. However, it was not as they would’ve wanted. Dao Yu unexpectedly came out alive. It was just a slap in the faces of the Luoye City people. Some heard that after that, Su Lun also sent people to assassinate Dao Yu. Unfortunately, they were not successful, and often, the people sent over there were the ones killed.
“Let’s forget it.” Su Lun had said, “If I didn’t, it wouldn’t end.”
“I’ll go.” Shao Xuan said.
“That’s good to know. To be sent there to die… What did you say?!” Su Gu cleared out his ears, then looked at Shao Xuan, unsure what to ask.
“I said, I’ll go. Please talk to the king again.” Shao Xuan repeated.
Su Gu’s face was a bit difficult to understand, like his expression was saying “you’re an idiot”. However, when he saw Shao Xuan had already made a decision, he no longer advised him. He just sighed in his heart: The tribe people are really a bunch to die!
“But, let me say this first. Even if father has agreed before, if you can win against the fighting beast of Baishi, everything will be good, but he may not really agree to let you play. You know that we are not in good terms with the Baishi people. We lost one last year and father’s heart is in rage. This year, we will definitely send the more powerful slaves down or just let his riding beast go out. Otherwise, if we lost again, he’s going to get angry.”
“I get it.” If he was rejected again, Shao Xuan could only think of talking to him in another way.
“Aren’t you able to predict it? Can you predict what’s going to happen after the Colosseum opens?” Su Gu asked.
Shao Xuan shook his head. He had tried but could not see the result. The fight’s outcome was a mess of knots and it wasn’t finished knotting, indicating that he could not see the outcome. However, Shao Xuan could always feel that whatever would happen, it made Shao Xuan feel powerless. It was like being in a thick fog and seeming to perceive what was ahead but couldn’t see it.
Su Gu went to the two-storey building again where Su Lun was. He originally thought that Su Lun would once again dismiss him with a sentence, but what surprised Su Gu was that Su Lun unexpectedly agreed. He also said that he would determine Shao Xuan’s fate after he saw the situation.
Su Gu couldn’t guess his father’s mind.
Meanwhile, Shao Xuan saw Su Lun’s intentions. Tomorrow, when the Colosseum opened and Lei and Tuo were most likely arranged by the Baishi people into a fight, if he wanted to save them, they would either rob the people ahead or go directly to war. Then, with the help of the Luoye City king, they would sweep out of trouble. Both were risky and could only be acted on by ear.
Before that, there was much to be prepared.
That afternoon, Shao Xuan stayed in the house most of the time. Su Gu asked around the slaves if Shao Xuan did something, but the slaves could not say anything important. They only said that Shao Xuan went out several times, like he was looking for something, picked something up, then went back.
“What did he pick up?” Su Gu asked.
The asked slave thought carefully, then replied, “Was it like a branch? Or a stone?” He said it like he was not sure.
Su Gu was disappointed as he let the slaves leave. He wanted to ask Shao Xuan exactly what he planned but he was thinking that since Shao Xuan said nothing today, he would not disturb him. After walking two steps, Su Gu stopped and turned in another direction. He would still go see him tomorrow to prepare the clothes and others. Tomorrow would be an important day.
No one knew what Shao Xuan was doing and nobody cared about it in the station, except for the people patrolling the perimeter who would focus on the Colosseum.
The next day, the assembled Luoye City team departed from the station and went to the Colosseum.
The Luoye City King Su Lun still sat on his riding beast, but this time, he was not alone. He also held a woman, the two people showing intimacy. Although the curtain was obscured and Shao Xuan could not see clearly, he listened to the sounds to know what was going on.
The woman was a member of Sand Mountain City, the sister of the current king. Shao Xuan did not know whether the two people met up after coming here or had an earlier contact.
There was also marriage between cities. The exchange among the slave owners was generally good, except when they were enemies.
Su Gu saw his father was intimate with the other woman, but he behave quite calmly. It was not the first time anyway. If he could also have a large riding beast, he would certainly do the same thing with an enslaved beautiful female. But no, a female slave was too low. Today, what he thought of this time was not worthy of his identity as the young master. The girl that they won in a fight against Skywheel City a few days ago was good. Her temper was the same as theirs. Or maybe the one from the Red Star City? No, still not suitable. The woman’s looks was not good enough…
Shao Xuan glanced at the dreamy look of Su Gu, then focused his attention on the slave owners of the other cities.
After entering the city, the obvious feeling in the atmosphere was different from usual. There was a kind of eager energy. A few days ago, the small slave owners were arrogant and domineering but today, they were very well behaved. That girl from Skywheel City who had drawn a knife against Shao Xuan and Su Gu a few days ago, now looked meek.
Near the Colosseum, Shao Xuan saw the Baishi people but did not see Lei and Tuo. However, there was a large box with them but he did not know whether people were locked in the wooden box. Unfortunately, there were too many people here. Shao Xuan could not find a chance to move the box.
The people of Luoye City and the people of the Baishi City finally met on the road. If not because the Rock Tomb people came, they probably would first do a warm-up.
Within the Rock Tomb team, atop the huge riding beast, Shao Xuan saw a person he knew. Although he had not see him for a few years, but that shiny golden hair was too conspicuous.
He was not surprised. That year, when Shao Xuan was searching around for a time, the slave owner he met was actually one of the lesser slave owners in Rock Tomb City
As the old ritual, if the people of the three great cities came, they should be given the priority. People in other cities naturally have to make the first move.
At this time, no one noticed that, when that king’s riding beast passed by, Dao Yu standing on the Baishi riding beast slightly bowed his head to the other side, like a salute.
Hey, guys! Sorry, I didn’t notice that it’s been almost a week since I last posted. I’m too busy during the holiday vacation to edit.
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I’ll try to post again tomorrow!