Because "Lion Avodo" mentioned that it was more than two meters tall on the ground.
The guard found a wooden stick as thick as a wrist and sharpened one end with a machete.
Two guards escorted Merion through rows of training fields to a huge white building, Cabul Colosseum.
The guard took the key and knocked at the iron gate of the Colosseum building.
After passing through the passage more than two meters wide, they saw the huge and empty inner field of the Colosseum.
Merion walked into Colosseum.
There was no one in the stair grandstand with tens of thousands of seats now.
A group of white, black and gray red lips birds fell from the air and landed on the auditorium of Colosseum to have a rest.
It disturbed the peace of the Colosseum.
These birds flapped their wings in spectator sports, flying and chasing in a short distance.
It seemed that they were not afraid of others, as if they have been used to the usual emptiness of Colosseum.
"There is a wrestling performance in Colosseum every two days of a week. The maximum time limit of each performance is two hours. From eight o'clock in the morning to noon and from two o'clock to six o'clock in the afternoon, there are at least eight matches a day. It depends on the mood of the audience, and sometimes the performance of feeding dead prisoners to beasts will be interjected." The guard introduced to Merion, "The second month of the spring equinox every year is the hottest time for Cabul."
"It's Cabul's Ramadan. So, in April every year, the performance of Colosseum will be suspended for a month."
"The weather in Cabul, the free trade city is pleasant. It's stable at 20-30 degrees all year round, which is very conducive to the training of your gladiators."
The guard handed the stick to Merion.
Merion took the stick and looked at the area of the Colosseum.
He walked to the center of the Colosseum and pushed the sharpened part of the stick into the sand.
He looked up at the sky and carefully observed the stick and the ground.
The two guards hid into the passageway and continued to chat in the shade.
Colosseum was huge oval-shaped, with a maximum diameter of more than 200 meters and a minimum diameter of more than 180 meters.
Merion looked at the shadow cast by the stick on the ground.
Now the sun was in the east.
With the change of sun position in the air, the shadow of the stick moved slowly from the northwest to the northeast at a speed that could not be detected by human flesh eyes.
From time to time, Merion measured the shadow length of the stick by walking on the ground.
When every period passed, its shadow also significantly changed from long to short.
Merion carefully observed the movement and length of the stick's shadow on the ground.
From time to time, he raised his head to look at the empty grandstand in the auditorium of Colosseum.
The red lips birds were still playing in the stands.
After a while, a flock of sparrows flew from the blue sky in the distance and landed on the grandstand.
The chirping sound echoed in the circular Colosseum as if it had met an echo wall.
The two looked at Merion suspiciously.
"Is he timing or calculating the length of the stick with the shadow area?"
"I think he might be also measuring the position of the sun."
"It's none of our business. As long as we keep this fence passage, he won't be able to escape."
"Yes, it's very cold here. It's much more comfortable to watch the training of the gladiators than standing on the training ground and basking in the sun!"
As the shadow area of the stick became shorter and shorter, it was almost invisible.
There was a heavy knock on the clock in Colosseum.
"It's noon. We're going to have lunch. We have to take you back first." The two guards stopped Merion. "If you want to keep watching, we will escort you back after lunch."
They didn't need to be exposed to the sun, and they could lean against the wall in the passageway to feel cold.
The two guards were obviously satisfied with this job.
After lunch, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Merion was escorted back to Colosseum on time.
He continued to do the same thing as he did in the morning.
In the afternoon, the shadow cast by the stick on the ground grew longer and longer.
The setting sun hung on the west side of the pure white building Colosseum like blood.
In the sky, the sunset glow was shining with golden edges.
At six o'clock, the bell rang at Colosseum for dinner.
"Where is the grandstand in that direction?" Merion pointed at a corner of the oval bleacher and asked the guard.
"Oh, over there." The guard who was familiar with Colosseum answered without hesitation, "In the arena, that position is the direction of the platform."
The guard pointed at the two thick black iron doors on Colosseum and said, "When you attended the talent show, you came in through an iron gate in the west, and your opponent came in through the iron gate in the east. The stage of Cabul Colosseum is the seat for the referee and nobility to appreciate the performances. It has a good view and is the coldest place in the whole field. They will put a cool shed above their heads when they watch the performances, which is very comfortable."
"It's the most expensive place there. In the most ordinary competition, it's worth 100 gold coins. If a famous gladiator comes to the arena, the price will be at least three times higher."
Another guard said with a smile, "I have worked for Colosseum for so many years. What I hope most is that I can earn enough money and sit in that position to watch a fight."
"Then don't even think about it. Not to mention us as guards, we must save at least twenty years to save one hundred gold coins. That position doesn't mean that you can buy the ticket as an ordinary civilian if you just have money." His companion curled his lips and said, "You have to be noble in Cabul city or Simpson Continent."
"We are guards. How could we become the nobles?"
"Not necessarily. Maybe one day you will suddenly hook up with a big noble family in the city, such as a woman of noble birth who likes you."
"That kind of thing, with my appearance and figure, I don't need to think about it."
Two guards locked the heavy iron door of Colosseum.
They escorted Merion to the place where the newcomers had dinner.
As soon as York saw Merion, he hurried over.
"Where did you train today? My coach 'wild fox Bush' taught me for a whole day, and I've made a great harvest." York said excitedly, "What about you? What did the 'Lion Avodo' teach you alone today? Is it ground fighting or horse fighting? Hurry up, pick out something he taught you and teach me."
"Neither."
"Then what did he teach you?"
"He asked me to watch the sun for a whole day on Colosseum."
"Are you looking at the position of the sun above your head? It's amazing!" York thought for a while and said, "But it's impossible to look at the sky in the fierce competition. If you look directly at the sun, I'm afraid you'll be dazzled in a second; and it's impossible for you to often look at the shadows on the ground."
"In fact, it's easy to judge." Merion said, "If you launch a fatal blow, try to turn your back to the stage."