Vol 7 Chapter 34: Opening Ceremony of the Diony Football Finals (1)

Of course, the most lively place is in the center of the Eastern District, once the Great Arena of Dionya, and now the Hades Main Arena is the venue for the opening ceremony of the annual Dionia Football Finals. There are countless people. From the various urban areas of the inner city to this place.
The leading officials took Gailney to speed up their steps and finally squeezed into the entrance to the south side of the arena. It was already lively, not only the long queue at the entrance, but also the famous food street facing the crowd. Such as weaving. People not only go to the stalls to buy food and snacks, in order to meet the needs of the mouth when watching the game, they also dig into the shops, purchase squeaky drums and piccolo and favorite player statues, in order to cheer.
Every stall owner and merchant bargains with customers because they don’t stop, so that their voices are hoarse, they can’t stop their hearts. They hate that they can’t play like this from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, so that they can earn a pot every day. Full of money.
There is a large bronze statue between the entrance of the arena and the food street: Deonia's patron, Hades, stretches his left hand, his right hand is behind, his hand is holding football, he is throwing, and his left foot is crossed. In the previous step, the right foot is lifted slightly, and the whole body weight falls between the two feet. His black hair shawl, serious attitude, robes tied at the waist, blocking the mystery between the legs, and the texture of the clothes is clear, does not affect the muscle bulge, the body's strong muscle relaxation is full, varied, showing a kind The sense of movement at the start of the game...
The Hades in the temple is solemn, and although the statue outside the arena is more than three meters high, and the thick foundation stone is five meters long, it is also prestige, but it shows the attitude of the people, so that the people will yearn for it, not only It has increased the public's love for rugby, and it has become one of the places where believers usually worship.
On the side of the entrance, there is a row of wooden houses. The image of the goddess of luck is painted on the roof of each wooden house. There are also many people gathered here, and the voice is full of people.
"I voted for ten drachmas and bought Turui to win Copsa!"
"I said brothers, you look at the strength of the Turui team is too strong, of course, will win over Copthorne, this odds are too low, you can make up to two O'Brien at the top of the three drachmas is not worth it, not as good as In the second opening match, Udaye’s odds for Uzentum are higher, and you are gambling and earning more.

"I don't care to win, I am a Turui, and I support Turui's team to win regardless of victory or defeat!"
"Hey, hello! I don't know much about the level of football in the cities of Mesapi. Can you tell me which team is better?"
"You can ask the right person. I know very well about the Mesapi area! I tell you that Udaye used to be the center of the Mesapi city-state alliance. Now it is also a big city in that area, with a large population. And Milon you. I know, the original General Crotone, now a veteran of the Senate. He won many Greek Games champions when he was young. He used to be the chief executive of Udine for four years, in addition to suppressing the riots of Udine. In addition, rugby and football are also promoted, so Udine’s football is relatively early in the Mesapi area.
Ujentum is just a small town by the sea. Because it is closer to Turui, it is also early to carry out rugby, but as far as I know, the teams of the two cities have played four times, and Udaye has won..."
"Then I will vote for five drachmas to beat Udaye to win Uzentum!"
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These noisy voices rushed to the area of ​​Gelney, who only felt the eardrum swell and licked his ears. He knew that this was the kind that the Dionyns purchased in the kingdom. Tino’s paper ticket, once the buyer accurately guesses the outcome of the game, he will get some money rewards, and once guessed wrong, the money bet will be squandered. This form is actually similar to the dice game played by the Shamones after the banquet (in fact, the Greek city-states are also popular).
What makes Galney feel is that when he first came to the Touré Arena to watch the game, the game was just beginning to be implemented. At that time, the wooden house was only one, and there were very few buyers. It’s a sea of ​​people, I’m afraid this kind of game has already become popular in the cities of Dionia.
Despite the long queue at the entrance to the arena, Gellney did not stop for a moment, and the public officer who brought him took him to another entrance, and went directly to the VIP passage through the inspection of the guards. The seats in the arena are partitioned, and after entering the VIP channel on the south side, it is not far from the podium of the arena.
He was placed in an area not far from the rostrum, and there were already some spectators.
Gailney's seat is closer to the stadium, and he can turn to the left to see the large area behind the podium with white cloth and shelter from the sun. Once again, Gellney knows that it is Diony. The places where the Kings and Queens and the veterans of the Senate watched the game were just as empty as the stadium in front.
Just as Gellney looked at the surrounding environment, someone next to him curiously asked, "Where are you from?"
This is a dark old, rough face with several scars, and a sinister Greek old man with a sinister look. It looks more like a farmer, but he wears the expensive purple Bolton.
Gailney did not answer directly, and asked with a slight alert: "Where are you from?"
"I am from Tindares, the name is West Krops." The man replied frankly.
Gailney knows that the identity of people who can be invited to sit in this area is extraordinary. Even if the people in front of him are ordinary, it is a pity that Gärni knows little about Samoun and has little knowledge of other areas. He did not cover up, and regardless of whether this would make the other party jealous, he asked directly: "Where is... where is Tindaris?"
Westcropps glimpsed, but Gurney’s blunt Greek and the Greek appearance made him understand, so he said seriously:
We are a Greek city-state in Sicily. Close to Messina, very close to the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia. Our Tindaris has a friendly relationship with Dionia, and is invited by Dionia every year to participate in this grand and lively celebration!" Krops proudly said, a look of glory and glory.
But in fact, when Syracuse was defeated, Dionysius was killed, Messina was captured, and the city-states on the eastern coast of Sicily changed their regimes... and a series of great changes were passed to Tindares, this The small towns that were helped by Dionysius were frightened. They hurriedly led the ruling team to form a large messenger group. With a lot of gold and silver, they quickly rushed to Turui, panicked. To the king of Daves expressed the meaning of surrender and alliance. Who knows, King Daves not only has no bad words, but also expresses great sympathy for the Messianics’ sorrow in Sparta, and also promises in public: Dionia will not infringe Tindares.
The Tindaris people were very happy, because the Great Greeks knew that the King of Dionia had a promise. Although Tindaris did not form an alliance with Dionia, the two sides quickly signed a friendly agreement. Although the Tindaris people later learned about the division of power between Dionia and Carthage on Sicily, they still have deep gratitude and respect for Dionia. What's more, Diaonia's annual important celebrations will send a friendly invitation to Tindares, so that Tindaris, a small city-state who is very humble on Sicily, can't do this to the south of Dionia. The dominant hegemon has a great affection.
"However, our Tindares was invited, and other Greek city-states in Sicily also received invitations, Syracuse, Gera, Cammanina, Agrigento, Economs, and even The towns of the Sikels were also invited, and most of them sent messengers to participate in this grand event -" Westcropps said this, paused because he remembered Sicily The largest city-state, Tindarus’s supporter, Syracuse, did not send people to participate in this year’s Hades Celebration (not in the past few years), so that several affiliated states around the city-state also Did not send people to Turui, this regretful thought only flashed in his mind ~ EbookFREE.me ~ soon he was thrown into the back, now Dionia is the largest in Tindarius Relying on, Syracuse has become a thing of the past.
Westcropps stretched out his right hand and pointed around: "There are guests from Sicily sitting here, only you look a little... um... strange, so I will be curious to ask."
Westcropps said that he was kind, with a hair like Garni, bare legs, and no shoes. Anyone who saw it knew that he was a "barbar", even here is the Sicilian indigenous Sikel. It is also similar to the Greeks, so the rest of the people are very curious, but they have not come to ask. Only the people like the Tindares will be able to make good efforts to any forces because they have been bullied by the Spartans in the past and they are weak.
Sicily! When mentioning this place name, Gherny had an impression. After all, the Samonets had the situation today, which was given by Syracuse, and Syracuse was the hegemon of Sicily, but now listen to each other. Gellney knew that there were hundreds of people around the city from Sicily, and realized that Dionia was not only occupying a large land of South, but also on the rumored Sicily. With a strong strength, compared with Daionia, Abeniyarum's strength is too negligible!
Note: Tino is the goddess of luck in ancient Greece.