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Chapter 1267 Archery Competition
After a while, after the three arrows were shot, the audience became active again, enthusiastically guessing the outcome.

Soon, the target announcers held up two round wooden boards and came to the players and the audience, and the referee's voice sounded again: "26:26, the two sides are tied—there will be another round!"

After seeing the arrows on the target and confirming that the referee's decision was correct, the audience became excited: "The competition was so exciting! The two players were of equal skill, and it was difficult to decide the winner for a while, which led to the extension of the competition. The ticket price is definitely worth it!"

Megakides looked at Stasypus again, and Stasypus smiled in return, which further aroused Megakides' competitive spirit.

When another round of competition began, the audience became even quieter, and everyone's eyes were focused on the two players.

But the goddess of fate once again made a joke, and the players from both sides were tied again, but the score was lower: 22:22.

The audience was like boiling water that had just been boiled, and it was extremely lively. Especially those Dionian audiences who bought "Tino's Blessing" were extremely nervous, and they were all eagerly looking forward to the performance of their chosen players. win.

The referees and staff gathered together, discussing something with serious expressions.

There were only two players sitting quietly on wooden chairs, closing their eyes and relaxing to recover some physical strength.

The referee walked up to the two players and said loudly: "Considering that the two players have already competed for 5 rounds and shot 15 arrows, which is a great physical exertion, the referee team decided after discussion to decide the outcome with one arrow! "

Indeed, in a normal battle, if an archer shoots 6 arrows in a row, his arms will swell and he will have difficulty pulling the string. Although the players in the archery competition can continue to rest and recover, the competition lasted almost 3 hours, but 15 arrows It also almost exhausted the physical strength of both players, causing their shooting percentages to gradually decline.

"What if they are tied again with the next arrow?!" Many spectators asked loudly.

The referee replied without hesitation: "Then shoot one more arrow until the winner is determined!"

There was a commotion in the audience.

After sitting for a while, Megakides stood up expressionlessly and strung his bow. However, when he pulled the string, he clearly felt the pain in his arm. He gritted his teeth and reluctantly pulled the bow string to his ear. At this time, the left hand holding the bow was trembling slightly, and he could not stay for a long time like he did at first, and then release the string after taking a brief aim.

As soon as the arrow was shot, he didn't feel very good, and he secretly shouted: Oops!

At this time, he saw that his opponent's arrow was also shot out quickly. As an experienced man, he saw the strength and direction of the arrow, and he was immediately reassured.

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

The arrow fired by Megacides was inserted diagonally into the lower end of the round wooden board, and it was a perfect target.But there was nothing on the board that Stacypus shot at. He missed the target!

There was an uproar in the audience.

Megakides looked at Stasypus, but his expression seemed calm.

At this time, the referee walked up to the players and said loudly: "Based on the results of the game, I declare in the name of the gods that Megakides won the archery competition of the Dionysian Games!" After saying that, he grabbed the wheat. Gakedes raised his hands.

The audience immediately burst into enthusiastic cheers, which of course were also mixed with a lot of sighs.And Stasypus smiled gracefully and applauded.

Next came the award ceremony. The staff led Megakides to the center of the auditorium. Under the gaze of thousands of spectators, the referee solemnly put a wreath woven from poplar branches on him and handed it to him. He had a small cloth bag woven with gold wire. Inside the bag were 20 gold coins engraved with the words "Dionysian Games". The most exciting moment for the Cretan audience came: two staff members unfolded a picture of the Cretan City State. The flag was handed to the champion Megakides. Like other previous competition champions, he held the flag high and slowly circled the field to accept the cheers of spectators 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 past few days, there are many strong players in the Dionysian Games, and the competition is very fierce, especially in the individual archery promotion competitions in the past few days, other Cretan players except Megakides They were all eliminated, and they discovered to their dismay: Even in the archery event in which Crete was most confident, they were not confident of winning the championship!However, today, Megakides finally defended Crete's reputation as a rich source of archers. How could they not be surprised!

So after Megakides came off the field, they immediately went up to him. While praising him loudly, they also asked him with concern.

Megakides, who was born as a commoner, was surrounded by these Cretan noble officials and was a little overwhelmed.

At this time, a voice sounded in his ear: "Congratulations, Champion Megakides!"

Megakids turned his head and saw the opponent named Stacipus standing behind him with a smile.

This made him suddenly feel a little ashamed, and he said apologetically: "I just relied on my physical strength and luckily defeated you."

Stasypus looked at him and said seriously: "There are very few people I have seen who can have such excellent shooting skills at your age!"

Stasypus's words inspired Megakides far more than the praise of the Cretan officials, but then he heard Stasypus say: "Are you interested in joining us in Dionia? An outstanding person like you Archers are exactly what the Dionian army needs urgently!"

Megakides was stunned.

Before he could answer, the head of the Cretan delegation immediately retorted loudly: "Megacides is a citizen of Heracleion! He is the glory of our Crete! He will only stay in Crete. , will never join Dionia!"

"Oh?" Stasypus glanced at him and asked with a sneer: "If he stays in Crete, can he get a large amount of land? Like you, he can enter the city-state's parliament, hold important positions, discuss and make decisions Any resolution? Megakides, 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 the nobles are in power. But as long as you come to Dionia, with your Talent, land, wealth, and status can all be obtained——"

"Don't lie! You think I don't know. It's not that easy to become a citizen of Dionia. It is said that you have to live here for more than 10 years before you can get it!" Silitaos reminded Mecca loudly from behind Kids.

Stacypus glanced at him, and still said seriously to Megakides: "That is a decree made by the kingdom for ordinary refugees, and for a talented person like you, the Ministry of Military Affairs will definitely pay more attention to your majesty. Applying, although it is impossible for you to become a citizen of Dionia immediately, it can shorten the number of years you have to become a citizen. As long as you apply, you will soon be called into the military camp by the Ministry of Military Affairs, and after a period of training You should soon be able to become the squad leader or company captain of the light infantry brigade of the Dionia Reserve Corps. After two or three years of service, you can become a citizen of Dionia, and you may also be converted into a team member of the official legion. Official, enjoying the respect of the people...

As the former light infantry captain of the First Legion of Dionia, what I tell you is the truth. You go back and think about it carefully.If you like, you can come to me at the Ministry of War in Thurii, where I have the sinecure of a military training officer, and I can take you directly to the Minister of War, Olivers. "

After Stasis finished speaking, he patted Meccakids on the shoulder encouragingly, then turned and left.

Perhaps it was terms such as "The First Dionysian Legion, Thurii Military Affairs Department" that frightened the head of the Cretan delegation. He did not dare to interrupt during the speech, until Stasypus After walking far away, he waved his fist and shouted: "I want to protest to the Dionysia Games! You are..."

Megakides had never considered this issue before, and when Stasypus said this, his mind was in a mess for a while.

Silitaos next to him was very envious. He did not expect that he had tried his best to attract attention on the field these days, but his beautiful dream could not be realized, while this poor commoner who only knew how to train every day could not Received the approval of the Dionia officer.

Seeing the officials of the delegation gathered around Megacides, they tried their best to persuade him, "Don't listen to Stasypus's instigation. He is now the hero of Crete, and the city-state of Crete will never treat him badly." With words like, etc., Siriteos curled his lips unconsciously.

As Megakides and his team left the arena and returned to their base, because he was wearing a laurel wreath and a flag, the standard attire of a Dionysian Games champion immediately attracted the attention of the people along the way, and they all turned to him. He paid respectful tributes, actively asked others about his winning achievements, and even took the initiative to make way for them.

Cheers continued along the way, and countless envious eyes focused on him.

But Megakides seemed a little preoccupied and had no intention of enjoying such glory.

After arriving at the athletes' hotel and the officials of the delegation separated from Megakides, Silitaos immediately came to his side and whispered: "Hey, Megakides, for that Dionian army What do you think about what the officer said?"

Megakides, who was calm and composed on the field, seemed hesitant at the moment: "I...I haven't thought about it yet..."

"What are you thinking about! What a great opportunity, if you miss it, it will be gone!" Silitaos looked angrily: "Think about everything we have enjoyed since we got here, this place is simply a place for athletes The Elysee Paradise! Think about this city again. The prosperity of Thurii and the wealth of the citizens of Dionysia far exceed the Athens I have been to. Compared with here, Heraklion in Crete is simply A remote small village! If I were you, I would immediately go to the military department in Turui, find that officer, and ask him to help join Dionia!"

(End of this chapter)