Chapter 5: The Circus of Okutsuki
The old dwarf looked at the drawings repeatedly, and his beard curled and wondered: "Such a short blade, and it is also a reverse blade, are you sure you can use it?"
The tactical claw knife is very different from the ordinary dagger, it does not have any stabbing ability, the handle is suitable for backhand holding, the tip of the knife is short and curved in the shape of a crescent, and its only advantage is that it has a sharp tear and cutting ability.
Even in his previous life, this kind of cold weapon is considered unpopular, but Loki has no other choice, at present, he has a more and more sense of crisis in his heart, he is only ten years old, because of the relationship between long-term hunger and nutrition, his body is thinner and weaker than his peers, and his height and arm length are also a disadvantage, so he can only use various means to protect himself,
The drawings of the weapon were carefully calculated by Loki according to the biological computer, and the handle of the tactical claw knife, the length and width of the blade were accurate to the millimeter with numbers, and even the arc of the blade bending, the size of the round buckle under the handle, and the place where each number was marked was carefully calculated by Loki, making it as more suitable for his own use as possible.
Hammer Daddy looked carefully at the numbers on it, and there were some general character annotations next to it, and a piece of parchment was almost full of details.
"Half-elf imp, that's what you're for, right?"
The old dwarf scratched his beard and continued, "However, this Seiko weapon cannot be settled with copper. โ
Loki didn't refute, he directly took out the two silver coins he had harvested today and pressed them crisply on the counter.
He wasn't afraid of the dwarves' temporary changes, a race that was not so philistine by nature, and it was difficult for him to have the talent of a merchant. In addition, Loki understands that this dwarf usually speaks very badly, but he has the unique enthusiasm of a dwarf in his heart, and he is one of the few people who does not discriminate against his half-elf status, and who has more or less taken care of him.
"Hammer Daddy, please take it upon yourself to help me with the two tactical claw knives on the drawings. โ
The old dwarf put away the two silver coins and looked quite satisfied, "Half-elf imp, you have asked for a lot, but I agreed, you can come back in two days to get it." โ
Loki added: "Is there a crossbow that suits me, I looked at the crossbows on the shelves, and they were all a little too big." โ
Hammer Daddy said: "That also needs to be custom-made, I can do it for you if you have money, but the crossbow is worth a lot of money, and it will take some time to make it." โ
Loki thought about it, and finally paid the deposit with the remaining copper coins, and ordered a reduced size arm crossbow, with twenty iron-headed crossbow arrows, although he was a little painful, but he still did not hesitate to increase the means of self-protection.
After leaving the Hammer Daddy Weapons Shop, he walked down the street for a while and returned to the territory of the Brotherhood of the Black Street.
After a while, Loki's stomach roared again, and a strong feeling of hunger came from his belly.
The small scale of the biocomputer's optimization changes did not allow his body to reduce his biological energy consumption, and he currently eats at least eight to ten times a day to maintain his normal physical development.
Back near the dilapidated houses where the row lived, Loki saw a few beggars in the other houses, running back in groups to greet their companions, and a few beggars from his house came out with them.
The lame beggar Lynn limped ahead, followed by the red-haired boy Nick, who was following briskly behind the four-year-old Hazel.
Lynn found Loki facing him, and greeted happily: "Loki, there is a circus in the city, and a circus booth has been set up in the north square of the city, many people will go to see it, will you go?"
Of course, Lynn didn't want to invite him to the circus, they were all lonely beggars, who were not qualified to go in at all, and had no money to pay for the tickets, and the beggars flocked to the circus just to beg for a few coppers and a little food in the crowds outside.
Nick trotted over with Hรฉzel on his back and said, "Yes, Loki, you don't have to be beaten up if you ask for more money." โ
Four-year-old Hazel was on Nick's back, looking at Loki expectantly, her short-haired little head nodding her head.
"Go quickly, I'll go back to the house first, and I'll look for you at the circus later." โ
Loki refused, and told Nick to go to the circus first, and he went back to their house by himself.
From an inconspicuous hole in the corner, Loki pulled out another package containing food and three more pieces of black bread as hard as a stone, and it was time to replenish his bioenergy.
Loki scooped some water from a broken tank of accumulated rain, and he took a large sip, which at least wasn't muddy enough to eat.
The dry brown bread was really harder than stone, but Loki still chewed on it the same way. His complexion was normal, and his gray eyes did not fluctuate. In fact, over the years, his body has long adapted to these foods, and he has eaten well, and he will not get sick or unwell because of it.
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When Loki felt the circus, it was already full of people, with at least a few hundred people lined up at the door of the circus, and some people in the back who were reluctant to buy tickets to watch the excitement.
Loki thinks that maybe half of the people in Fog Castle City have come here, Fog Castle City is usually mostly itinerant merchants, and all the people combined can only have a scale of tens of thousands of people, and it seems that there are thousands of people gathered in foreign circus performances.
There were too many people to see Nick and Hazel, but Loki didn't come to them, he didn't plan to beg here, after all, he was a half-elf that even the poor would discriminate against.
The name of the 'Okutsuki Circus Show' circus booth is painted with colorful paint on the door, which is very eye-catching.
After Loki touched the two money bags outside, he changed direction, and when no one was paying attention, he wiped the dirt on his face with his spittle, wiped a few handfuls of dirt from his face, and then took the stolen octagonal hat with a slightly larger circle, put his hair together as much as possible, and then fastened the hat.
It was a dark green and somewhat shabby octagonal hat, which Loki had stolen from a large pauper, and put it on his head to cover the dirty hair like a bird's nest, and also to cover his half-elf pointed ears.
Following the long line outside, Loki paid 15 copper for a ticket at the door and entered the noisy and crowded circus booth.
There is a lot of space in the circus tent, there are several places to perform various projects at the same time, and the closest to the door is a huge iron cage, in which a sexy human lady with a short whip is directing a performance of tame beasts. There are also acrobatics, fireballs and other tricks in the back.
Loki wasn't very interested in any of this, and he wasn't a kid who hadn't seen the world before, so he took advantage of everyone's attention to the circus and took advantage of his short stature to constantly weave through the crowd.
With the help of a biological computer, Loki looked for one target after another, and he didn't choose to start with the poor people, he specifically looked for some wealthy businessmen, or some knightly officers with some money but a thick personality, and then, he locked on to the target, looked and dressed, etc......
Collect the overall image data, and then try to remove some people who should not be messed with according to the collected appearance, or speech and behavior.
Finally, in the appropriate place, start with the selected target for each recorded appearance image.
Stealing wasn't Loki's intention, nor was it his purpose. But in order to survive, he does not regret doing these shady means.
In the same way, quantum biocomputers were not created to be 'unsightly'.
But I have to admit that with the optimization of vision and memory by biological computers, Loki's 'unsightly means' are becoming more and more effective, reducing the risk of failure and improving the efficiency of harvesting.