Summoning Total War

Chapter 55: Dumao’s departure. (Please vote for recommendation!)

Year 376 of the Second Age. January 3rd.

The competitive sports in Athens are already halfway through, and some unimportant sports have already been decided. But the competitive wrestling has only just begun. There were no serious casualties in the gladiatorial battles among Athenian citizens, but the battles among the indigenous people were extremely fierce. So far alone, there have been six deaths.

Gladiators among Athenian citizens were mostly talents selected from the army.

They are all familiar with each other, and most of them have a good idea of ​​whether their fighting power is strong or not. If you are unlucky enough to encounter a Spartan warrior, you can only give it a try and then give up. As a result, there were at most several serious injuries, but no one died.

But Aboriginal people are different.

The first place in the gladiatorial competition between the aborigines was the general, the second place was the guard captain, and the third place was rewarded with land.

Aboriginal people who are not familiar with each other rarely admit defeat in battles. These mercenaries with blood on their swords are ruthless. Although attacks on weapons and other methods are not allowed in competitive gladiatorial combat, there are still Six people died on the spot due to injuries! The eight aboriginal gladiators who have entered the finals are all ruthless mercenaries, and their fighting power is no weaker than that of ordinary Spartans.

One of the more eye-catching ones is a man wielding a one-handed sword.

He is about thirty years old, with a thin face, a sad beard, and sharp eyes like an eagle.

Gladiatorial combat is almost limitless.

Competitors can wear leather armor and other equipment, but metal heavy armor is not allowed.

There are almost no restrictions on weapons except for ranged weapons.

This guy is a lone adventurer and the only gladiator in the entire competition who doesn't wear armor.

Not even a piece of leather armor.

His attack technique is very fierce, using a one-handed sword in his right hand and a dagger in the cuff of his left hand.

Among the six people who died in the gladiatorial competition, half died at his hands. Later, some of his opponents began to give up and admit defeat.

The message General Leo Dallie handed Murphy about him was simple.

This guy is an assassin!

Ordinary warriors would not have such sharp killing techniques as he did. Almost every move was aimed at finding fatal vital points to attack.

Even those lone adventurers would not have methods like his.

Moreover, the weapon he used, a long and narrow one-handed sword with a bloodletting effect, was especially used by assassins. It is worth mentioning that this weapon is most commonly used by half-elf rogues. The killing techniques used by this guy have shadows of elven swordsmanship.

Apart from him, there is only one barbarian warrior left among the indigenous gladiators, which is quite eye-catching. Because this guy was nearly 2.2 meters tall, the weapon he used was a giant tomahawk, which weighed more than 80 pounds by visual inspection. It's hard to imagine someone being able to wield such a massive weapon in combat with ease.

If nothing else happens, this time the Aboriginal gladiatorial championship will be born between the two.

Because there is no super conventional power such as fighting spirit.

The single-target combat style in this world has begun to blaze a trail in terms of technique.

It mainly focuses on two aspects. One is to use force to defeat the skill of opening and closing attacks. In this regard, the barbarian warriors are experts. They have a special set of tomahawk attack skills. There is a handle on the tomahawk. If you add the handle, it will be a long axe, and if you remove the handle, it will be a short axe. The other direction is skills, which are marked by speed, accuracy and ruthlessness. The most outstanding one is the swordsmanship of the elves, which is the swordsmanship of stabbing.

In conjunction with the assassination, the weapon used by those who use the stabbing technique is a long, narrow and lightweight one-handed sword.

In addition, there is another set of swordsmanship that is widely spread, which is the knight-style swordsmanship.

It is also a set of swordsmanship integrated and developed by the aboriginal human pioneers. The "Clumsy Swordsmanship" that Artoria gave to Murphy at the beginning is the leader in using force to defeat skill.

Of course, ordinary warriors still use traditional military combat skills.

Simple and direct.

But some high-end powers and techniques have evolved into directions.

Just like the assassin who caught Murphy's attention, he can pull out six sword flowers in one second, and can use his sword to split a fly flying in front of him into four petals in an instant. With this kind of strength, he could almost be said to be a top expert in his previous life.

In legion combat, there is no chance to use this kind of combat skills.

Because in war the simplest and most direct is the best, and there is almost no room for display in a melee.

Cooperation between soldiers can only be formed based on a simple and direct fighting method.

In this regard, the Spartans are the best symbol.

However, these talents still have special uses. If it can be collected, it may have some unexpected uses in the future.

If a territory wants to grow, it cannot rely solely on the strength of its citizens.

Murphy also needs to draw on the power of these indigenous people. If possible, it would be best to completely absorb them into the Greek system.

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Governor's Palace.

Around 4:30 p.m.

Murphy sat on a chair in the study and looked at a document, with General Leo Dallie standing in front of him.

This document contains a list of valuable people among the contestants, along with some information collected about them. It was impossible for Murphy to recruit them without investigation. These aboriginal mercenaries were not that trustworthy, and the methods used to control them must be stricter.

There are thirty-seven people in the list.

They are all aboriginal people with good fighting prowess or some specialties.

Most of them are leaders of small teams of mercenaries or some powerful adventurers. Without exception, they are not so valued by the traditional nobles in the southern plains. Because compared to these talents wandering in the fringe areas, the knights and attendants trained by the families are more trustworthy and reliable. This is the same everywhere.

The inheritance of family knights is undoubtedly much more reliable in terms of loyalty.

If it weren't for the short time for the development of the territory, Murphy would not take the risk of recruiting some mercenaries to supplement his strength.

"This, this, and this." Murphy picked up the quill and marked several special names on the list. He raised his hand and handed the list to the general Leo Dallie in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Investigate them. If there is no problem with their identities, you can consider training them as officers."

"Yes. Your Majesty the Governor." General Leo Darlie reached out and took the list and responded.

Immediately, he turned around and walked out of the study.

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After dealing with these things, Murphy stood up, rubbed his forehead, and moved his neck bones a little.

A lot happened during this period.

Especially when it comes to absorbing Aboriginal people into territorial management, Murphy has to be cautious and cautious.

But thankfully, the high priest's matter was finally resolved.

Murphy didn't want much.

I just hope to see the high priest's soft smile when I'm tired.

but.

Now that the high priest has become a second personality similar to the goddess of wisdom Athena, he has to take some things into consideration.

If the high priest is on his side.

So does that mean?

Does it mean that half of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, belongs to her? Does it mean that you have your own share of power in the balance of divine power?

"High Priest..." Thinking of this, Murphy couldn't help but smile bitterly.

After this incident, the relationship between the high priest and himself has undoubtedly become much closer.

However, sometimes, once I act too intimately, I will still be stopped by the high priest.

the reason is simple.

The current high priest is almost integrated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Even some of the physical and mental feelings will be transmitted to Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

The result is that Murphy is now more restricted.

Sometimes Murphy couldn't get angry, so he would use his hands to vaguely stir up some sensitive areas on the high priest's body, and then maliciously guess what Athena, the goddess of wisdom, would feel like now.

Thinking about it this way, my anger calmed down.

I feel much more comfortable.

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At night.

After dinner, Murphy returned to his room and began to try meditation.

During this time, he clearly noticed a change in himself, and the power left by the high priest in his body had begun to recover.

The power from the gods is supporting his spirit, and his progress in the practice of elemental magic is amazing.

Although the improvement of magic power is slow due to the limitation of human talent, in terms of control, Murphy has been able to split a spell into precise rune syllables. Murphy can now pronounce the 26 runic letters one by one according to his own wishes.

Now there is no problem in following the instructions.

Without a mentor, he is lawless in magic practice and is now trying to read backwards.

Because in Murphy's calculations.

If he succeeds, it means that he has the ability to reorganize the 26 runic letters.

Late at night.

After three hours of meditation, Murphy woke up.

Meditation is a very simple thing.

In fact, it is to maintain an ethereal state. When the time transitions to about half an hour, the spiritual will will open up to the perception of its own body.

Ordinary people can only feel special changes in a certain part of the body, or they may not feel the existence of their own body.

But after a period of training, talented people can expand this perception. After expansion, consciousness is like a spiritual net that opens and wraps the body. Meditation is the process of strengthening and controlling this spiritual net.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Murphy stood up and stretched his aching muscles.

At this moment, very rhythmic brisk footsteps came from outside the house.

It's Artoria.

The half-elf girl who lived here for two days.

The footsteps stopped outside the door and stayed for a moment, as if there was a trace of hesitation.

"Come in." Murphy sat down and said softly to the outside.

Squeak!

The door was slowly pushed open, and the girl put on the gray cloak she came in with, covering her pretty face. Only a pair of green eyes, as bright as stars, could be seen vaguely.

The girl set her sights on Murphy and whispered.

"I gotta go."

Leaving so soon?

Murphy was startled when he heard this, and then said: "Why don't you stay for two more days?"

After saying that, he found that he had unconsciously used the usual words of retention in the previous life in Middle-earth.

The corners of the girl's mouth curved slightly, and she shook her head slowly. Her green eyes fell on the tray on the desk, with a longing expression in her eyes. On top was the midnight snack prepared by Ling Dang, which was shortbread sprinkled with golden seasoning. Murphy has been a little tired of sweets lately, so he hasn't touched a piece.

It still looks like this.

Murphy brought the plate of shortbread to the girl and said softly: "Let's go tomorrow."

"It's hard to walk at night."

The girl nodded slightly, then naturally stretched out her fingers to pick up a piece of shortbread and put it into her mouth.

Piece after piece.

Murphy looked at the girl with a smile until the plate in front of him was empty.

What a glutton!

After clearing away Murphy's late-night snacks, the girl seemed to have noticed the teasing in his eyes, and her pretty face couldn't help but have a slight blush.

Damn that guy!

Tempt me with delicious food again!

Bai Te bit her lip gently, and the girl thought with some 'hate' in her heart.

As if she didn't want to live and eat at Murphy's place for free, the girl groped around on her body after eating, then took out a finely crafted wooden crest and handed it to Murphy, and said, "Here's this for you!"

"Huh? Give me something again?" Murphy was a little stunned, but he still reached out and took the thing from the girl.

The last time I invited her to barbecue, she seemed to have given me a knight's swordsmanship secret book. It seemed to be called "The Clumsy Swordsmanship" or something?

What do you want to give yourself this time?

"No need." Murphy chuckled and shook his head. Instead of reaching out to pick it up, he said, "We should be considered friends, right?"

"Between friends, there is no need to worry about everything so clearly."

friend?

The girl glanced at Murphy suspiciously.

Then he chewed these two words, with a trace of hesitation on his face.

However, she finally took back the exquisitely crafted wooden coat of arms.

"Forget it if you don't want it." The girl turned her head away and snorted softly.

But the smile at the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious.

correct!

The girl seemed to suddenly remember something important. She stared at Murphy with her blue eyes, pointed to the plate in front of her, and said: "This is what you eat secretly every night. Who made it?" of?"

What do you mean by eating secretly every night?

This is called midnight snack!

Forehead?

etc!

It seems that there is no such thing as midnight snack in this world?

never mind.

Seeing that in this primitive world, we still only eat two meals a day, we don’t care about her so much.

"Bell." Murphy smiled and said, "You have seen her."

"She's the little girl with two dimples when she smiles. She's a little chubby and meaty. She's very talented in cooking!"

It turned out to be her.

The girl nodded thoughtfully.

With a pretty face and long hair as beautiful as golden sand, the girl's feminine beauty has a hint of heroism. A small bunch of dull hair on the top of the girl's head trembled gently.

Immediately, she seemed to have made an extremely heavy decision.

With a serious face on her face, the girl solemnly took off the [Oath-Sword of Victory] worn on her waist, handed it to Murphy, and said seriously: "Give this to you, and give me the bell."

Bang!

Murphy opened his mouth in shock, and the plate in his hand fell to the ground.