Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1355 Football Game
"Yeah," Zhu Ling said while wiping her hair and drinking tea. She had just come back from work. "You want to play softball, right?"

This was not the first time Shangluo had seen her like this. It seemed that every time he saw her, Zhu Ling was either moving bamboo or going to work. Compared to Zhu Xianxun, who rarely went out, Zhu Ling was like a small motor, always running, and her energy was extremely strong every day.

"Actually, you don't need to take a shower. You're not sweating at all, are you?" Shangluo reminded.

"Look at what you said. How can you not take a shower after work? Taking a shower is a way to relax and reward yourself. You can't not take a shower just because you're not dirty. Eh~~ I didn't expect that Shangluo, you don't take a shower?"

"Of course I wash it, but not that often."

【About 2 to 3 times a week. 】

"Hmm," Zhu Ling tilted his head and looked at Shangluo, "There are indeed such individuals."

"What do you mean by 'such individuals'? Are you observing animals?"

"Sorry, sorry. It's just a professional habit. But it seems there's really no need for it now. What did you say just now?"

"I asked, are you interested in playing softball?"

"I don't understand it. Who can understand that thing? My brother seems to like playing it. He even tried to explain it to me."

This was in line with Shangluo's expectations. Although he did think that this kind of game had value for promotion, it seemed that many people did not like this kind of gameplay so easily. However, he wanted to know why they did not like it - after all, although he did not want to force others to like it, he also had to know why others did not like it.

"How did my senior brother explain it?"

"He said that softball is essentially a running competition. You swing the bat and hit the ball as far as possible, which is to time the running. When the ball is hit, everyone starts to run short, long and back-and-forth. Do you think this is really interesting? What's fun about running competitions? He also took me to watch the games, and the games were boring. I was drowsy throughout the whole game and couldn't find the focus. Because I didn't know anyone. Unlike basketball, football or something like that, even if you don't know anyone, you can still see the competition - softball is just a running competition, what's so interesting about it."

"That's true," Zhu Ling said, which actually made a lot of sense.

A big problem with softball is that it lacks a core focus. Like basketball or football, the camera moves with the ball and the situation becomes clear. But once the ball is hit, the field starts to move independently, and you have to split it into two or three screens to see what everyone is doing.

This kind of competition that generates two or three focuses at the same time will test the ability of the live director and commentator.

For the audience, there is really nothing to watch. Apart from the team they really support, it is difficult for the general audience to see any fun in it - the typical scene of watching a game is a live broadcast in a pub, a group of people doing their own things, and then when it comes to the key point, they take a glance, shout a voice, and then continue to do their own things.

This is completely different from the experience of watching a football match where you have to stare at the ball the entire time.

To some extent,
"Eh?" Shangluo thought for a moment, "What if I really replace the ball with a time bomb?"

"Oh! That's a different situation." Zhu Ling became interested. "Is it a real explosion or a fake one?" "A real explosion, the kind that will turn a Qigong practitioner black and blue, but won't kill him."

"That's great! That's how it should be! If you're talking about a running competition, I'm not interested. But if you're talking about a bomb-dropping competition, then I'm interested."

[Your mental state is very Roman. Do you know why the Romans first became popular with the Coliseum and then with racing? Because when the Coliseum was first popular, it was the expansion period of the Roman Empire, and all kinds of rare animals and foreign slaves could be sent directly to the Roman Empire. But later it was different, the Roman Empire entered a defensive period, and there was not so much fresh blood and flesh for the citizens to enjoy. ]

"And then there was a car race?"

【Yes. The biggest attraction of chariot racing is car accidents. Chariots running at full speed collide with each other, causing blood and blood, and dead horses and people pile up in a pile. It’s best to have a series of car accidents - people go to watch chariot racing for this kind of scene. In addition, unlike gladiators, those who can participate in chariot racing are at least well-known in Rome. People just like to see well-known people collide and become shameless. 】

"Come on, Shangluo, go play a game too!" Zhu Ling waited happily, "Go play bomb softball! I will go to watch every game, there must be many people willing to buy tickets to watch you!"

"I've already told you that I'm not an exhibit."

[I just checked the information. In Aurora, there is a sport that is quite similar to what you described - sumo in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, everyone from top to bottom loved to watch sumo, and famous sumo wrestlers could be appreciated by the emperor and become officials. In addition, women's sumo was also very popular. Everyone just liked to watch those prominent people hitting each other. ]

"Why do I feel like we're performing a circus?" Shang Luo covered his forehead. "So the chef takes care of the bread, and we take care of the circus, right? Then according to this logic of rule, wouldn't we also be ruled by the chef as regent?"

"So Emperor Taizu said that football was not allowed," Zhu Ling replied. "According to Emperor Taizu, playing football was a complete waste of time and should be punished by amputation. But later he felt that the army really needed such a sport to spice up everyone's life and build the army's own culture, so softball was invented."

[This is similar to what is said in the book]

"Yeah," Shangluo nodded, "but I was thinking that it's necessary to let the Qigong practitioners come down to provide some entertainment for everyone. This logic is similar to sumo wrestlers - one of the basic national policies of the Song Dynasty was to eliminate the foundation for the chaos caused by military men since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Letting sumo wrestlers perform for everyone can, to some extent, bridge the gap between the 'heroes' and the people. It's hard to say about other things, but this one is indeed worth trying."

Shangluo absolutely did not want to see a scene where Qigong practitioners would cause chaos in the government. As the development of space progressed, Shangluo also directly observed the signs of this phenomenon, which was right beside him - because it was obvious that except for Qigong practitioners, no one else could come to this space station.

Although everyone is expected to be promoted to Qigong in the future, there are still higher-level celestial beings and other realms. The inequality of force in this era will surpass all previous eras.

At times like these, letting warriors perform the "circus" and provide public entertainment is a good way to prevent martial arts from being out of reach of most people.

"By the way, does this kind of thing exist in Rome?"

[Yes, that’s how the Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece.]

(End of this chapter)