Chapter 1270
After a while, after the three arrows were shot, the audience became lively again and enthusiastically speculated about the outcome of the match.
Soon, the target announcers held up two round wooden boards and came to the contestants and the audience, and the referee's voice sounded again, "26: 26, both sides are tied — one more round!"
After looking at the arrows on the target and confirming that the referee's decision was correct, the audience was excited. "The match is so exciting! The two contestants are of similar levels, and it's difficult to determine the winner in a short time, causing the match to be prolonged. The ticket price is definitely worth it! "
Megadeus looked at Stacypus again, and Stacypus smiled back, which further aroused Megadeus' competitive spirit.
Another round of the match began, and the audience became even quieter. Everyone's eyes were focused on the two contestants.
However, the Goddess of Fortune once again played a joke on them. Both contestants were tied again, but the result was a little lower: 22: 22.
The audience was as lively as boiling water, especially those Diónia spectators who had bought "Tino's Blessing", who were extremely nervous, eagerly hoping that the contestant they had chosen would win.
On the other hand, the referee and the staff gathered together and discussed something with a serious expression on their faces.
Only the two contestants sat quietly on the wooden chairs, closing their eyes to recover some physical strength.
The referee walked up to the two contestants and said loudly, "Considering that the two contestants have already competed for five rounds and shot 15 arrows, they must have exhausted a lot of physical strength. Therefore, after discussion, the referee team has decided to use one arrow to determine the winner!"
Indeed, in a normal battle, an archer's arm would be sore and swollen after shooting six arrows in a row, and it would be difficult to pull the bowstring. Although the contestants could continuously rest and recover in the archery competition, so the match lasted for almost three hours, shooting 15 arrows had almost exhausted the physical strength of the two contestants, causing their accuracy to gradually decline.
"What if they tie again with the next arrow?!" Many spectators asked loudly.
The referee replied without hesitation, "Then shoot one more arrow until the winner is decided!"
There was a commotion in the audience.
After sitting for a while, Megakides stood up expressionlessly and put the bowstring on the bow. But when he pulled the bowstring, he clearly felt a burst of pain in his arm. He gritted his teeth and barely pulled the bowstring to his ear. His left hand that was holding the bow was trembling slightly. It was impossible for him to hold the bowstring for a long time like he did in the beginning.
As soon as he shot the arrow, he had a bad feeling. He thought to himself, Oh no!
At this time, he saw that his opponent's arrow had also shot out. With his rich experience, the moment he saw the arrow's power and direction, his heart immediately calmed down.
Sure enough, when the target announcer brought the wooden board closer, the audience was in an uproar.
The arrow shot by Megadeath struck at an angle at the very bottom of the round board, and was just inside the target. But there was nothing above the plank Stathippus was shooting at. He had missed the mark!
The audience was in an uproar.
Megadeth looked at Stasypus, but his expression was calm.
At this time, the referee walked in front of the contestant and said loudly, "According to the results of the competition, in the name of the gods, I announce that Megadeth is the champion of the archery competition of the Diónia Games!" After that, he grabbed Megadeth's hand and raised it high.
The audience burst into enthusiastic cheers. Of course, there were quite a few sighs mixed in with them. Stathippus smiled graciously and applauded him.
Next was the award ceremony. The staff led Megadeth to the center of the front of the audience. Under the gaze of thousands of spectators, the referee solemnly put on a crown made of poplar branches for him and handed him a small cloth bag woven with gold thread. In the cloth bag were 20 gold coins engraved with the words "Diónia Games". The most exciting moment for the Crete audience came: two staff unfolded a flag of the city of Crete and handed it to the champion Megadeth. Like other previous champions, he held the flag high and slowly circled the field, accepting the cheers of the audience from all over the Mediterranean Sea.
The officials of the Crete athletes' delegation were in the audience, and they were all very excited at this time. Judging from the situation in the past few days, the Diónia Games had many strong players, and the competition was very fierce. Especially in the individual archery promotion competition a few days ago, all the other Crete athletes except Megadeth were eliminated. What made them depressed was that even in the archery event that Crete was most confident in, they did not have the confidence to win the championship! However, today, Megadeth finally defended the reputation of Crete's rich archers. How could they not be surprised!
So when Megakides left the stage, they immediately greeted him. While praising him loudly, they also asked about his well-being with concern.
Megadeth, who was born as a commoner, was surrounded by these Crete aristocratic officials, and he was a little overwhelmed.
At this time, a voice sounded in his ear, "Congratulations, champion Megadeth!"
Megadeth turned around and saw his opponent named Stathippus standing behind him with a smile.
This made him suddenly feel a little ashamed, and he said apologetically, "I just beat you by luck because of my good physical strength."
Stathippus looked at him and said seriously, "There are very few people who have such excellent archery skills at your age!"
Stathippus' words were far more exciting than the praise of the Crete officials, but then he heard Stathippus say, "Are you interested in joining our Diónia? An excellent archer like you is what the Dionysian Army urgently needs! "
Megadeth was stunned.
Before he could answer, the person in charge of the Crete delegation immediately retorted loudly, "Megadeth is a citizen of Heraklion! He is the glory of our Crete! He will only stay in Crete, and will never join Diónia! "
"Oh?" Stathippus glanced at him and asked with a sneer, "If he stays in Crete, will he be able to get a lot of land? Can he enter the city-state's parliament like you, hold an important position, and discuss and make any decisions? Megadeth, I have seen your information. You are a commoner, and even if you are the champion, you will not have a chance in Crete where the nobles are in power. But as long as you come to Diónia, with your talent, you can get land, wealth, and status — "
"Don't lie! Do you think I don't know that it is not so easy to become a citizen of Diónia? It is said that you have to live here for more than 10 years before you can get it! "Sirithaios reminded Megadeth loudly from behind.
Stathippus glanced at him and said seriously to Megadeth, "That is a decree made by the kingdom for ordinary refugees. For a talented person like you, the Ministry of Military Affairs will definitely pay more attention to you and apply to His Majesty. Although it is impossible to immediately make you a citizen of Diónia, it can shorten the period of time for you to become a citizen. As long as you apply, you will soon be called into the barracks by the Ministry of Military Affairs. After a period of training, you should soon become a captain or company captain of the light infantry battalion of the Diónia Reserve Legion. After two or three years of service, you can become a citizen of Diónia, and you may even become a team officer of the official legion, enjoying the respect of the people …
As the former captain of the light infantry battalion of the First Legion of Diónia, what I said is the truth. Go back and think about it. If you are willing, you can find me at the Ministry of Military Affairs in Turií. I am a military training officer there, and I can take you directly to the Minister of Military Affairs, Olivers. "
After Stathippus finished speaking, he patted Megadeth's shoulder encouragingly, then turned and left.
Perhaps the words "First Legion of Diónia" and "Turií Ministry of Military Affairs" frightened the person in charge of the Crete delegation. He did not dare to interrupt Stathippus during the conversation. It was only after Stathippus had gone far away that he waved his fist and shouted, "I want to protest against the Diónia Games! You are … "
Megadeth had never thought about this issue, and when he heard Stathippus's words, his mind was in a mess for a while.
Beside him, Sirithais was very envious. He did not expect that after trying so hard to attract attention in the games these days, he would not be able to achieve his beautiful dream. Instead, this poor civilian who only knew how to train every day had been recognized by the officers of Diónia.
Seeing the officials of the delegation surrounding Megadeth and painstakingly persuading him, "Don't listen to Stathippus. He is now the hero of Crete, and the city of Crete will never mistreat him." Sirithais could not help but twitch his mouth.
Megadeth and his entourage left the stadium and were on their way back to the station. Because he was wearing a laurel crown and a flag, which was the standard attire of the Diónia Games champion, he immediately attracted the attention of the people along the way. They greeted him with reverence and actively inquired about his victory from others. Some even took the initiative to make way for him.
Along the way, there were constant cheers, and countless envious eyes gathered on him.
However, Megadeth seemed a little preoccupied, and he was not in the mood to enjoy such glory.
When they arrived at the athletes' hotel, the officials of the delegation separated from Megadeth. Sirithais immediately approached him and whispered, "Hey, Megadeth, what do you think about what the Diónia officer said?"
Megadeth, who was calm on the field, seemed hesitant at the moment. "I … I haven't thought about it yet …"
"What are you thinking about? What a good opportunity! If you miss it, it will be gone forever! " Sirithaios said angrily, "Think about everything we've enjoyed since we arrived here. This is simply an Elysium for athletes! Think about this city, the prosperity of Turií and the wealth of the citizens of Diónia are far greater than the Athens I have been to. Compared to this, Heraklion of Crete is simply a remote village! If I were you, I would immediately go to the Ministry of Military Affairs in Turií, find the officer, and ask him to help me join Diónia! "
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