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This Wednesday, a circus from Westin Province came in from town. Just earlier today, the two little girls of the Sauer family next door were picking fruit in the courtyard of Colin's house, and they were telling Colin with a look of amazement about the long circus convoy they had seen yesterday.

"Colin, Colin. Have you ever seen those green pigs?!They are dressed and walk on two legs!And those pink elephants!" The older girl is called Li, and there are actually many girls named Lily in the town, and there are many girls, women, and even old women named Lily in this small town on the border between Ira and Westin. There are also countless men named Colin in this country. In the middle of nowhere, you may not be able to eat enough, and everyone has become very casual about things like names.

Colin is not very surprised, he is already 20 years old, although compared to the long lifespan of more than 300 years, Colin is still a child among children, but he has long lost interest in this "strange creature" that can be seen every few months, and even painted animals will fade on the scene.

"Colin, I'm going to go to the city with Ilia today to buy a mirror, and I guess it won't be until the night to get back. Lily and Emma will take care of it!" Sauer passed by the gate with his wife, beckoned to Colin, and said, "Oh yes, bring me the parchment you picked up from the courtyard last time, and I'll show it to the priests in the city, maybe they can translate." ”

The parchment was actually found by Colin last month while cleaning a bench at the gate of the yard that had been smashed by stones falling from a truck, and it was just under the stool, and it is unknown who put it on it and when. There were only a few lines of text that Colin couldn't read, and Colin later asked the town's Carlisle father, but it was clear that it was impossible to find someone who knew the language in this illiterate town.

"Ah, well, the priests may know these ghost talismans. I forgot about it in the box for so long. So saying, Colin entered the room, and in a short time took out a piece of parchment that was slightly yellowed. He handed the parchment to Sauer, looked at the two little girls, and said, "Today I will take these two children to see the circus. ”

"Okay, then I'll work hard for you. ”

"Where, where. ”

The little sisters said goodbye to their parents and entered the room with Colin.

Colin inherited the property from his uncle Kyle Sr., who was a bard in the Tavern of Eton City. Kyle Sr.'s two children died young, and he didn't make a will, so the local lord searched for Colin, the "closest" distant relative, and gave 10% of the estate to the lord, and the rest went to Colin. In addition to the large fields around it, the most special thing is this small two-story building that is incompatible with other houses in the town, the roof is painted a strange purple, and I don't know where old Kyle got this strange paint in this poor country, and there is a balcony corridor on the second floor of the small building, but the strange thing is that there is no door from the room to this balcony, and what is even stranger is that from the outside this balcony actually opens a door in the corner!

When Colin first discovered this strange phenomenon, he scratched his head and didn't think about where this door came from, it couldn't be opened when it was locked, and he couldn't kick it open, and the room where he was outside was a brick wall. Colin had also torn down the brick wall, but the other side of the brick wall was outside, and the door was missing. Soon after, another door appeared on the rebuilt wall, exactly the same as the previous door, even the footprints that Colin had kicked on at the time.

Colin had been a bard before, and he had heard and sung many strange things, and it was the first time that something like this was strange. But it's clear that such a door alone can't write a flattering story.

After settling the young ladies into the study to read some storybooks, Colin went upstairs with a half-written manuscript. The script of this "Little Dream of Night Wandering in Accra" has tormented Colin for half a month, and it is difficult to adapt a theme that has been sung by bards from the mainland and performed by the troupe to be brilliant in Colin's hands, but the theater owner of Eton City asked Colin to write this. I knew it was hard to write, but the high remuneration made it difficult for Colin to refuse. "People die for money~" Colin lay in the recliner, holding his forehead and muttering.

As the day passed, the light outside the window gradually turned yellow.

"Colin Colin, the sun is about to set, let's go see the circus!" the little girl's urging voice woke Colin from his sleep.

"Ah, it seems that the script hasn't moved a word today~" Colin got up with a wry smile, took the money bag and cigarette stick, and led the two little girls out of the room.

Colin's house is on the west side of the town, and it's also a short walk to the town centre.

"Colin, I saw yesterday a strange cage in the circus convoy, much bigger than the elephant's, covered with a big black cloth, so mysterious! Lily especially elongated the pronunciation of "big", so that she almost ran out of breath at the end of the sentence.

"Oh, would that put the elephant family in one cage?" Colin quipped.

"No, no, the elephant family needs such a big cage. Emma interjected.

"Oh, then we have to take a good look, which big monster is such a big show~" Colin smiled, leading the two little girls towards the bustling town center, the setting sun stretching their shadows long and reflecting on the haystack on the side of the path.

The town of Glimar is located on the border of the province of Ira, very close to the province of Westin, but there are not many merchants coming and going, after all, the canal to the north is the main trade route of the empire, and the river transportation can be much faster than the carriage and horse. This is the most beautiful time of autumn in the town, the low hills are full of maple forests, and in the evening, the sunset looks like a scorching fire, and the sunset is like the billowing smoke from this fire. On the plains between the hills is a crop called haybarley, which is golden in the ripe season and looks very full and rich in the sunset. The fields are crisscrossed by ridge paths and irrigation waterways, all of which are now intertwined with light and dark lines.

The farmer in the farm harvests these one-meter-tall grasses and grinds their berries into flour to make a variety of staple foods, or they can be used to make wine without grinding. These rough drinks are the favorite of the village farmers, but the big men in the city are not used to drinking them, and they prefer to make fine wine from the maple trees on the low hills nearby, and one family in the town runs a maple sugar brewery, which sells several large truckloads of wine to the nearby city every year, and also leaves a barrel for the townspeople to taste together during the winter solstice festival.

In the distance, the town centre is bustling with people, with occasional fireworks, and the arrival of the circus brings something different to this simple town. Looking at the center of the town from afar, Colin also remembered the days of Eaton City before. It was a bustling tavern called "Jimmy's Broken Pocket", and it is said that his first owner, who had been a homeless man, had found an urn of silver Farr that Scrooge had hidden on the side of the road outside the city. According to the handyman in the store, at the beginning, because the boss was illiterate, his previous broken pocket and a wine glass were directly hung on the signboard, and it was not until later that he changed to a decent signboard. The tavern is in a good location, right at the head of a main road outside Eaton Plaza, the largest in Eton City, with open-air tables facing the lively square. During the celebration or the circus entering the town square, Colin can stop and play for a while the drinkers are busy watching the performances in the square. It is only during this kind of celebration that the small town of Glimar bears a slight resemblance to the big city of Eton.

The short journey didn't take much time for the three of them, and Colin had already taken the two little girls to the center of the town, which had become a little bustling at this time. On both sides of the road, merchants came with all kinds of strange knick-knacks with the circus, and they recommended their small objects from "fantasy and exotic" to the border townspeople from all over the country.

Colin bought two delicate dolls for Lee and Emma, and the two little sisters were jumping up and down with joy, and Colin himself was carefully watching these "strange things" that he had already seen in Eton City, hoping that one or two of them would open his eyes.

"Sir, I have a bottle of ink that makes paper speak, would you like to show it to you, and if you are interested, you can buy two bottles?" a low, cloaked merchant opened his mouth to introduce Colin to his wares.

"Oh, talking ink? "There are a lot of charlatans that Colin has encountered before, but Colin who dares to demonstrate like this is very interested.

I saw the merchant take the pen and take the ink, and write it on the paper.

"The beautiful girl's hair is like a golden wave, and the waves are also my heart at this moment.

"The corners of the beautiful girl's mouth are hooked, but they are like a fishhook to snatch away my soul. ”

This is a singing segment in the romantic drama "Freya's Backyard Night Party", which has been sung by various theater troupes and is now considered a household name. At this time, after the merchant had finished writing the last letter, the paper vibrated slightly and began to sing!

Colin's eyes widened, and the little girl was speechless in surprise. The last time Colin was so surprised was when he saw a traveling scholar in Eton who could talk and count the parrot that drank and smoked, and by the way, the parrot called himself "Ruffian Jack". Colin took a sip of his cigarette stick, found that the tobacco inside had burned out, shook his head, and said to the merchant, "This ink is amazing, can he say anything that he has written?"

"Absolutely. As he spoke, the merchant wrote down some meaningless daily conversations, and read them out one by one.

"Hey, it's amazing! It's a strange thing, may I ask how much does this ink cost?" Colin, in high spirits, began to inquire about the price.

"A gold coin is a bottle, no bargaining. ”

"Okay, I want two bottles, and this is gold. ”

I got the ink, Colin put it in his hand and looked at it carefully as he walked, but he didn't see any clues. Carefully putting the ink in his pocket, he continued to lead the little sisters towards the circus grounds.

The ink seller was gone, and only a tobacco vendor stood in the immediate position......