Chapter 21: Coincidence
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"What's the funny thing?" Catherine asked, "Mission-related?"
"Sort of. Pannis smiled and looked at the noisy crowd of city guards not far away and said, "If nothing else, I guess there will be a lot of villagers running around with their dogs to watch the house." ”
"Well, that's normal. Catherine thought for a moment: "The dinner just now was a barbecue, and the whole sheep was roasted before and after, and the remaining bones, internal organs, and other things were piled up on the edge of the camp, and it is not surprising that some wild dogs attracted them." ”
"Of course it's not surprising. Pannis nodded, "It's strange not to come, shhhhh ”
Faintly, there was a low roar of dogs from the side of the camp, and seven or eight free-range dogs of the villagers secretly ran to the edge of the camp, turning over the garbage gathered at the side of the camp to prepare for tomorrow's unified cleanup, competing for the bones and internal organs in it, these things that are waste to humans, are a good meal for them.
The people of the city guard were startled at first when they heard the low roar, and after carefully inspecting and discovering the source, they also looked away, and some of the kind-hearted team members also threw their leftover food far away to this group of foraging animals, as if they felt the kindness of the team members, and the group of family dogs no longer hid carefully, one by one they walked out of the darkness in the open, wandering around the camp, smelling and smelling food everywhere.
Sure enough, it didn't take long to come. Catherine looked at Pannis and asked, "There must be something wrong with your words, what about the dogs when they come?"
"These domestic dogs are not a nuisance. Pannis shrugged his shoulders and said casually: "What's the trouble with a few dogs? It's just that they are not human after all, they don't pay much attention to civilization and hygiene, and they will always leave some less unpleasant traces in the places they pass." ”
"You just say they defecate in the open. Catherine rolled her eyes and said, "After talking nonsense for a long time in so many circles, isn't that what it means in the end?"
"They're not open defecation. Pannis raised his index finger and shook it: "The characteristics of dogs, when they urinate." Corners and columns are all prioritized, right, Lina. ”
"How would I know. Lina, who had gone out to inspect, happened to come back and replied lightly. As he passed by Pannis, he suddenly raised his mace without warning, and slashed it down as if he were holding a knife.
"Hey. Pannis put his hands together above his head, grabbed Lina's mace, and said profusely, "Why did you suddenly cut me?" I didn't say anything about Diana. ”
"Sure enough, I knew. The corners of Lina's mouth twitched, glaring at Pannis, and suddenly raised her leg and kicked him in the lower abdomen: "You give me death." ”
"I'm hiding. Pannis tightened his abdomen and chest, and narrowly avoided Lina's kick: "It's so dangerous, fortunately I'm cautious, otherwise this blow will be enough for me." ”
"Bang. Pannis was in the process of plastic surgery, and he didn't notice that Lina had already released the mace and quickly approached, hitting his forehead directly on his nose.
"Ahh My nose. Pannis screamed, clutched his nose and fell, rolling on the ground in an exaggerated manner, groaning, "Help, my nose, my nose is broken." ”
"Well deserved. Lina snorted, shook her single ponytail tied in a bunch, and returned to her seat as if she had done nothing: "However, canines do have this habit, and not only dogs. ”
"I still don't get it. Catherine said suspiciously, "Except that the smell is not very good." Will it have any effect on us?"
"If you look closely, where is the best place in this camp to be a toilet for those dogs?" Pannis explained, "Did you find it?"
"Convoy?" Catherine's face changed suddenly, "It's the wheels of the carriage." No, you can't let them be around like that. My instincts told me something wasn't right. ”
"Let's go, go over and have a look. Pannisy lazily got up from the fire and stretched, "Let Vivien come back to her soul, let's go together." ”
The four men walked unhurriedly to the neatly arranged carriages, and Pannis stood next to the five wagons loaded with gifts, with a strange smile on his face. He seemed to be staring at the ground with interest. This was exactly where the guards had fallen, and the shattered porcelain jars and scattered sugar balls on the ground had been roughly swept away and piled up in the corner next to the carriage, not far from the wheels.
"What's wrong, Miss Catherine. Seeing a few people coming over, Captain Erlan also hurried over, and found that the faces of the four people were a little wrong, and asked suspiciously, "Is there any problem here?" I have arranged for people to inspect many times. ”
"Fine, nothing was a problem. Pannis bent down, picked up a few clean candy balls, picked one and threw it into his mouth to taste it, nodded and said, "Well, that's right, it's this candy, it tastes very good, do you want to eat it?"
"If you don't eat it, it's dirty. Lina glared in disgust: "It fell next to the dog's urine, and you dared to put it in your mouth." ”
"I didn't get it, I just rubbed some dirt, what were I afraid of. Pannis's face was indifferent, he looked at the candy in his hand and expressed regret, and threw the candy in his hand back to the ground, just rolling onto a wet soil next to the wheel: "How about a magic trick for you? ”
"yes, let's come along. Catherine had already understood something at this time, and nodded with an ugly face: "This is very important, go back to our side and talk about it in detail." ”
"What the hell is going on?" After everyone returned to the adventure group's separate residence, Erlan said urgently, "Why is it so mysterious?"
"It's better not to let anyone else know, so that everyone doesn't worry. Catherine calmed Erlan and said to Pannis, "Okay, you can perform, do you need any cooperation?"
"Look at this. Pannis smiled mysteriously, raised his right hand in front of him and spread it out, holding a small piece of cloth in his hand, which wrapped a few candies that he had just picked up: "Vivienne is here to do me a favor and help me cool these candies." ”
"Cool down?" Vivien was stunned for a moment, then took the candy and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Pannis nodded: "The temperature doesn't need to be too low, you can estimate how cold it has been at night recently, and you can cool it down to any extent." ”
Vivian tilted her head and looked puzzled, and suddenly her eyebrows moved, and she suddenly realized: "It turns out to be this kind of thing, I understand, this is a boring way." ”
"You're not mistaken. Pannis smiled, "Let's get started." ”
"Not here, come with me. Vivien beckoned, led everyone around the back of the tent, and said, "Since you don't want to attract attention, don't let them see it." Attention, everybody, the magic begins. ”
Vivien put the sugar ball on the ground, stretched out the end of the staff and pointed it aside, and gently recited the incantation in her mouth, the magic fluctuations disappeared with the incantation, and several people could clearly feel that the temperature dropped significantly in a very small range. Something amazing happened, as the temperature gradually decreased, when it reached a critical point, several sugar balls suddenly burst silently, turning into a raging fireball, although there was no obvious combustible, but the flame continued to burn, lasting for more than five minutes before quickly extinguishing.
Erlan was in a cold sweat, staring at the location of the sugar balls that had turned into nothingness, thinking that if these few candies were still in their original positions, once the oilcloth covered by the gift car was ignited, the result would be that all the gifts would be burned, and even if everyone went to fight the fire, it would probably be too late. And the consequence of this tragedy is that everyone returns the same way, and the city lord needs to prepare new gifts, which is likely to cause the little princess to be unable to arrive in the free city on time, resulting in the cancellation of the wedding. Thinking of this, Erlan stammered, "This, this, what is this?
"It's candy. Pannis took out a few more candy balls and threw them up and down in his hand: "A kind of candy on the market is relatively valuable, so a can may cost ten gold coins, which is enough for a person to save food and clothing for more than half a year." ”
"But how can this candy still burn?" Ellan asked, puzzled, "and it burns at a low temperature?"
"Of course the candy doesn't burn, like these few grains. Pannis caught all the candy balls and held them up in front of Erlan, "Do you want to taste it, it's sweet." ”
"Thanks, I still don't need to. Erlan avoided Pennis's outstretched hand with a strange expression: "Why won't these grains be, but the ones just now burned so badly?"
"Well, the candy is actually very safe and delicious, and there will be no problems. Pannis just wanted to throw it into his mouth, but was knocked off by the sharp-eyed Lina, so he had to look at the sugar ball rolling on the ground regretfully and said: "However, if this sugar ball is mixed with the dog's urine, it will undergo a very subtle change, producing something called ka, ka, ka, or something." ”
"It's called Callemito. Vivien reminded: "It's a very strange ingredient, the lower the temperature, the easier it is to burn, and once it starts to burn, it will quickly become an accelerant-assisted combustion, and there are still many scholars studying this kind of thing." ”
"Well, that's that kind of thing, this candy can only be mixed with dog urine to produce Calemitto, and the wolf is useless. "So the packaging of the sugar cans must say that the sugar cans should be kept away from pets." ”
"Dog pee?" Erlan looked sluggish, spared the tent and looked at the gift car: "It was the group of dogs just now that caused such a big hidden danger?"
"Yes, a tragedy caused by a pack of dogs. Pannis said with a smile: "But who knows the inside story, who can know that a jar of candy and a few dogs will have such power?"
"And the combination of low temperatures. Vivien looked at the position of the moon in the sky: "It's not too cold today, but the more it gets in the evening, the lower the temperature, and it is estimated that by about two o'clock in the morning, the temperature will drop to the point where Callemito will spontaneously combust." ”
"In other words, is it all a coincidence?" Erlan was reluctant to believe it, but after thinking about it, he could only conclude this: "After all, these things are independent events." ”
"Coincidentally?" said Pannis, baring his teeth, "Hey, hey, maybe." (To be continued.) )