Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

Originally, Gaius Octavian's friends were all little bastards whose names he had never heard of.

After hearing Pompey's name, Caesar the Younger also became interested.

At this time, Atiyah couldn’t stand it anymore: “Bet them, brother, help me buy that Thracian warrior to win!!

I'll give you all the money I brought with me this time!"

Julia: "Count me in too..."

Caesar: "Well, then play with him. You don't have to pay. My mother gave me a lot of pocket money.

Sir Listaye, do you want to participate?"

Seeing that Caesar's family was about to vote for the Thracian to win, just because of a word from Lista?

Suddenly, Gaius Octavian felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit, and his face turned black.

Especially the two sisters from the Caesar family. They looked angry and it was obvious that they wanted to vent their anger for Listaye. They didn't care who was more powerful and they didn't mind losing money for it.

Even if the Storm King really won in the end and took away all of Caesar's money, Gaius Octavian still felt as if he had already lost.

As a nobleman, he did not care about the small amount of money from the bet. Instead, the friendship of the Caesar family and the beauty that he wanted most were completely pushed away by it.

How could Gaius Octavian not be angry?

But at this moment, Gaius Octavian still pretended to be magnanimous and continued to speak in a graceful manner: "Sir Lista Ye, right...

You, you want to join too?"

At this time, he was still a little afraid of Listaye, fearing that the other party would slap him twice if he disagreed with him.

He did not bring any servants with him when he went out, and he never expected that a madman would dare to attack him directly, otherwise he would have to let someone teach Lista a lesson first. Gaius Octavian felt so uncomfortable now. Being humble to his love rival was much more uncomfortable than making money himself.

Ye Dandan said: "Okay, then I'll play a little and buy 20 talents. I'll bet on Spartacus to win!"

In fact, everyone present at this time, except Ye, did not really believe that Spartacus could win.

Even Caesar's family did not remember Spartacus's name, they just called him a Thracian warrior. This also shows that they did not care too much about this slave gladiator.

After all, he was just a gladiator and had no right for them to remember his name.

And when I heard that Ye was going to spend so much money to buy Spartacus to win.

"Are you crazy?!! Two, twenty...talrants?" Gaius Octavian stuttered at this time, his eyes widened in disbelief.

He wondered if he had heard wrongly.

Even little Caesar and Julia sisters standing by were stunned.

After all, they were born in the Family of God and thought they had seen the world.

but--

Sorry, at this moment they seemed to be meeting Ye for the first time, and their young hearts were greatly shocked by his lavish spending of money.

Especially Atiya - as a good girl, she was really rebellious today. Her blue eyes were wide open and a little moist, and her eyes changed when she looked towards Ye.

If I just had some favorable impression before, now my gaze was fixed on him and I couldn't look away.

When is a man most handsome?

When paying...

"Do you have that much money?" Gaius Octavian asked subconsciously.

“Of course—you go tell Pompey… to stake my family name.

He will agree, the three words "Lista" are worth twenty talents." Ye smiled brilliantly. If someone who knew him well, such as Strabo Pompey, the father of the young Pompey who opened the gambling house, saw this smile, he would at least give his son a few slaps.

Why would you mess with this evil star when you could mess with anyone else?

In the last era, you were blackmailed for twenty talents by him because you couldn't help showing off.

Now you are in a hurry to give money to others again, right?

Ye's eyes were as deep as the starry sky, as if they had some magical power. His powerful aura and demeanor made people subconsciously willing to believe his absurd and crazy words.

If someone else said this, Caesar and his men would not believe it, and might even think that it was simply the nonsense of a madman or a poor noble who was trying too hard to pretend to be rich.

But Ye—they believed it!

Chapter 162: Gnaeus: Very good, you are a new gladiator, you will definitely win!

Reality is not fiction, and a person's temperament cannot be faked.

Gaius Octavian is not stupid—!

Even though he didn't know much about Listaye's background, just based on his noble temperament, he believed that the other party definitely had the money.

Gaius Octavian took a deep breath and said tremblingly, "I can't make this decision. Wait a minute. I have to ask my companions first."

Ye: "Then you better hurry up, the two parties are already being introduced."

If it was any slower, the battle would have been over, so there would naturally be no room for gambling in the middle.

Gaius Octavian fled away in a hurry. His mind was blank at this moment. He didn't care about his manners at all and his whole body was trembling.

Twenty talents! !

Born into a knight family, although he has begun to join the upper class with his father, their family has not accumulated much wealth.

Of course they have twenty talents, but it would be difficult for their family to come up with so much money at one time.

Even big families like Pompey and Caesar would feel the pain.

however--

The way that Listaya spoke was as if he was not talking about talents (gold) but twenty auris (gold coins).

No, no, even twenty Oris coins is a big bet, it is definitely a high-end gamble.

Such a huge amount of money involved made Gaius Octavian dare not slack off.

He hurried back to his companions.

When Gnaeus Pompey saw his new younger brother coming back with two big red slap marks on his face, Pompey, who was sitting calmly drinking among a group of young nobles, suddenly looked a little ugly.

"Who did it?" Gnaeus Pompey did not get angry directly, but asked his younger brother calmly.

However, Gaius Octavian had no idea how embarrassed he looked and just quickly told Pompey about the bet.

After hearing that the young master of Caesar's family wanted to join the gambling, there was even a young noble who dared to bet "twenty talents" in the name of his family.

There was a flash of surprise in Gnaeus Pompeius's eyes.

So crazy?

He has been fighting wars with Mr. Sulla in the past few years and has not returned for a long time. When did such a young and powerful noble appear in Rome?

Lista?

This name seems familiar.

Wait, Gnaeus Pompey suddenly reacted and his face changed.

He remembered, wasn't this the name of the last heroic family in Rome? It was also the noble family that was said to have caused the Pompey family to suffer a great loss and heavy damage when his father was young.

No wonder the other party was so determined. After hearing the name Lista, he agreed to the bet.

For the Pompey family, the three words "Lista" are the nightmare they least want to hear.

It was a scandal known to the entire Roman upper class.

Gnaeus Pompey's expression gradually returned to normal, his eyes were so deep that no emotion could be seen changing, but in fact only Pompey himself knew what kind of raging fire was burning in his heart at this moment.

He is a proud man—

Bi, a man with huge ambitions, did not remain neutral like his father. Instead, he chose to take sides early and follow Sura, just wanting to climb to a higher level.

History has proven that as long as you choose the right time and support the right person, just like Sempronius Gracchus supported Scipio Africanus and then was rapidly promoted until he became the Roman consul.

Pompey was also unwilling to live a dull life. As a proud and ambitious man, his self-esteem was higher than that of ordinary people.

Pompey naturally had no good feelings towards the man who had caused the Pompey family to fall into decline during his father's time and indirectly affected his qualifications to enter Roman politics.

This is an opportunity, twenty talents for free, why not take a gamble?

Just as Pompey was about to ask Gaius Octavian to go back and pass on the message, they took the bet.

But Pompey, thinking that this might be a trap, did not speak immediately.

Coincidentally, the person in charge of the arena had already begun introducing Spartacus's resume.

A Thracian warrior, who had previously performed impressively in local arenas, was sent to the central city to compete, but this was indeed his first round.

He is indeed a newcomer.

This is the territory of the old fox Crassus. Pompey knows that man very well and he would not falsify his resume.

There's nothing to pay attention to about a newcomer who's doing 'well' in a certain place.

The Storm King can even tear apart the powerful Spartan warrior who has won ten consecutive victories in this arena.

He didn't believe that a new monster king would appear so easily.

Pompey, who had enough courage and spirit and could afford to bet the twenty talents, finally made up his mind: "Tell him, I accept the bet!

The Caesar family also accepted it.

Since someone is offering me money, there is no reason not to accept it! But this is a private bet between him and me!"

If the odds were normal, given Spartacus' current popularity, if he really won, Pompey would have to pay ten times the money.

Even he wouldn't dare to gamble like this. If it was just a simple bet, he could still afford the loss alone.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

And after getting Pompey's approval.

Gaius Octavian did not dare to slack off. Perhaps Pompey gave him the confidence. He was determined to let the Caesar family see that Listaye was just an amateur who knew nothing about gladiators. When the Caesar family lost money because of their trust in him, especially Listaye himself, who lost a full twenty talents, if the other party won -

Then his image will suddenly become brilliant, but if the opponent loses, he will only appear to be a blindly arrogant idiot.

There is no way that the noble daughter of the Caesar family would fall in love with such an arrogant gambler.

Gaius Octavian, who was certain that Ye would most likely lose, walked with a little more strength and was already impatient to see his miserable appearance.

And when Gaius Octavian returned, the following had already begun to appear.

After learning that the bet was established, Little Caesar, Julia and Attia all took a deep breath, feeling a little excited.

They had never seen such a big gamble in their lives.

Blood boiling——

The animal nature in the Romans' bones made them like this exciting feeling. Of course - after winning money, this feeling would instantly produce a chemical reaction, making them feel even better.

Inevitably, Caesar and others became a little nervous, with both anticipation and worry.

And when they noticed Ye's expression at this moment, they couldn't help but calm down.

The night was quiet at this moment, and the eyes were just staring at the iron gate of the arena below, which had just been opened.

He could feel a powerful beast-like aura within it.

The next moment, roar~!!

First, the brown bear on the opposite side stepped onto the battlefield again, and suddenly there were countless crazy screams and cheers in the arena, as well as shouts for the Storm King to continue to tear the Thracian warrior to pieces like a storm.

They are thirsty for blood!!

Longing to see killing, to see humans torn to pieces by wild beasts.

Just at this debut that no one was expecting, the sound of footsteps with anklets dragging on the ground slowly rang out, and darkness seemed to be opening a hole that was ready to devour anyone. The next moment, a tall and sturdy figure wearing leather armor slowly stepped into the arena.

The moment the Sonic Strike appeared in Chapter 163, countless people's faces turned green and they asked for refunds!

He was a strong man with an unshaven beard, but that was all.

Compared with the figure that appeared at this moment, the Spartan warrior that appeared before was equally strong, and his muscles were even thicker.

Judging from the appearance alone, Spartacus who appeared at this time did not have the aura (appearance) of a strong man who was overwhelming and ready to emerge.

When they saw this scene, both Gnaeus Pompey and Gaius Octavian felt relieved.