The Storm Rises Chapter 174 The Circus of the "Ideal Country".
(I wanted to take another day off, but I found that I couldn't stop at the beginning of the code, haha, one thing still has to be finished, and the 5,000-word guaranteed update will be resumed.) οΌ
"Toot toot!" The sound of a brisk horn sounded in the walled area of the royal city, and a small motorcade drove through the narrow streets of the walled area, and the people sitting in the carriage waved the colorful performance props in their hands, and the rhythmic sound of the horn music sounded in their mouths.
"Hey, everyone, the mobile circus has opened, you can watch the wonderful show for only half a silver coin, and the square not far away, see you or disperse."
A clown-dressed guy jumped on the roof of the carriage and cheerfully conveyed what they were going to do next to the residents who poked their heads out in curiosity.
The carriage under his feet was filled with brightly colored fabrics used to prop up the circus tent.
"Half a silver coin...... seems pretty good...... It's also rare, why don't you take your children to see it? β
"And mobile circuses during the war? It's quite attractive, and if you can't afford to go to a circus show, it's also pretty good. β
"It's kind of interesting, although there are not many people, but it looks quite presentable, go and see?"
The inhabitants of the city wall area are a little moved, and unlike the normal residents of the royal city, these residents of the city wall area belong to the bottom of the royal city, and they struggle to live many times just to stay in the royal city, looking for an opportunity to operate in this place where risks and opportunities coexist.
Compared with the residents of Wangcheng who have long been not interested in low-end entertainment such as the circus, these residents of the city wall area, who have tried their best to get by, are quite interested in this little-known but well-prepared circus.
As if noticing the interest of the inhabitants, the loud-talking clown offered something new and appealing.
"If it's a child, no problem, it's free, and for children, our circus will never be stingy."
Pinching his red nose, the clown with a cheerful smile told him that this was definitely a strong offer.
"That's really good, you can take the kids to see it."
"Okay, the price is not expensive, I haven't had the opportunity to take the child to see interesting things, and it's really hard for him, so take this opportunity."
"Yes, let's take a look."
The residents of the city walls were clearly attracted by the generous discounts.
Adults can be numb for the sake of life, but lively children, who are naturally curious about the outside world, will never give up their enthusiasm for interesting things.
On weekdays, there is no opportunity to take children to see and see the entertainment such as dramas that are much better than those outside, and adults who are busy running around for life are unwilling to give up this opportunity to bring happiness to children after all.
The circus's convoy drove to the square that had been rebuilt after the invasion of Hell's Gate, where it was stationed.
The members of the circus seemed to be professionals with extraordinary powers, and with the help of spells and knightly powers, a fairly good-looking circus booth was quickly erected under the watchful eyes of the inhabitants of the city walls.
"Welcome to this amazing show, every member of the circus has their own unique skills."
The clown stood in front of the door of the performance booth, flipped a backflip, and loudly introduced to the surroundings, in response to his words, a fierce-looking monster that looked a little like a lion poked its head out of the circus gate and took the clown's head in one gulp.
The inhabitants of the surrounding walled districts all exclaimed, and their minds were completely unresponsive to the sudden scene.
"Don't worry, it's just a simple illusion, and we'll use this craft to give you enough performances to amaze you."
The head of the monster suddenly cracked in the middle, and the clown's hand came out of it and broke the head of the monster in half, and the residents of the city wall area who screamed in amazement realized that the head of the monster was made of some paper products and brackets, but for some reason it was really outrageous in their eyes.
"Wow, yes, it's great value for money."
"Illusion joins the show, and this kind of good thing? That's great. β
The onlookers recovered from their panic and immediately became excited about the illusion that the clown had mentioned.
You must know that adding illusion to the performance can greatly enhance the excitement of the performance, but this kind of performance with illusion is only available in high-end entertainment venues.
It's a surprise that there is such a high-end thing in a circus show that can be enjoyed for half a silver coin.
"Come on, everyone, the show will start right away." The clown tossed aside the paper-mΓ’chΓ© head and made a gesture of please, inviting the onlookers into the circus' performance booth.
The residents of the city wall, who were already a little nervous and expectant, threw half a silver coin converted into copper coins in a box at the door, and most of these residents who had come with children crowded into it.
However, a few of them had a slightly different temperament from the inhabitants of these walled areas, but the well-hidden ones also mixed in with the crowd that entered, and the corner of their eyes was constantly observing the circus that had suddenly begun to perform in the royal city.
The would-be crowd quickly entered and sat in the staggered auditorium inside the performance booth, and the stage lights were not yet lit, as if to arouse the curiosity of the audience.
"Click!" Crisply mimicking the sound of a switch turning on, a beam of light suddenly dropped in the middle of the stage, and the light formed by magic was unusually bright, clearly illuminating the scene in the middle of the stage.
"Wow!" The audience shouted in amazement, and these ordinary residents who were not professionals were stunned by the scene on the stage after the darkness had faded.
I saw a sturdy man, with his upper body naked, raising his muscular arms high, holding a huge demonic beast in one hand.
There were monsters several times as tall as the man who tried to tear the man apart with their sharp and slender fangs and claws, but the man shook his raised arm as if playing with a leather ball, playing with the huge monster on it.
No matter how much this huge monster struggled to resist, trying to flip its body, the man shook his hand, and this huge monster could only turn its belly to the sky, and its limbs were no different from a coquettish kitten.
"Hey!" The man suddenly shouted and threw the monster to the ground, "Peng! The not-so-loud explosion was accompanied by the smoke that was raised, and the white smoke obscured everything on the stage.
When the smoke fell, a very small and cute little cat appeared in the hands of the man on the stage, calling milkily.
"Awesome!"
"Wonderful!"
"Oooo
The audience in the stands shouted excitedly, such a wonderful performance is rare in those high-end entertainment venues, and the cooperation of this hand illusion is indeed very good.
The man on the stage bowed to the audience, and then threw the cute kitten in his hand to a little boy in the front of the stands, the little boy didn't react, but the kitten seemed to have its own thoughts, and "pounced" on the boy's clothes.
"Wow!" The little boy's friends all exclaimed, the man's meaning was already obvious, these friends were envious of the boy's good luck, and stretched out their hands to touch the cute kitten on the boy's clothes.
"Hmph, it's mine!" The boy holds the kitten high so that his little friend's dirty hands don't touch his kitten.
The children begged the boys to touch them and shouted so loudly that the atmosphere in the circus, which did not call for quiet like those elegant places, was lively, and the performance booth was full of joy.
The man also retreated into the background, and a woman in very thin clothes walked to the forefront.
As a huge spider head popped out from the top of the circus, a "spider silk" suddenly shot out to stick to the woman below, and in the panicked expression of the woman and the excited shouts of the audience, the woman was pulled from below to the hideous spider mouth, and a new performance began.
"Pretty good, huh? Kittens are cute, aren't they. Charles elbowed Edward, who was looking very seriously, and whispered.
"Well, that kitten is indeed quite cute, and it does seem to be a very good circus now, and the level of use of illusion may still be above the so-called "upper entertainment" that relies on some nephrite warm fragrance to attract customers. β
Edward glanced at the dancers flying up and down on the "cobwebs" twice, pondered for a moment, and replied to Charles.
"Is there any special need to pay attention to this circus, I don't think there is any problem, although being able to directly hide from the soldiers guarding the door and blend in shows that their skills are indeed not small, and it seems that there should be no major problems now."
Charles shrugged his shoulders, and didn't seem to be very interested in the entertainment venues that Edward was talking about, and he didn't seem to care much about the circus that Ziggy had asked them to pay attention to.
"Feel the surrounding environment, there is a magic circle used to interfere with the spirit, but there is no breath of emptiness, these illusions are achieved by slightly affecting the soul, but it is very small, there is no harm, so it is easy to be ignored in the past, Charles, you judge it carefully."
Next to Charles and Edward, Wang Yu flicked a metal ring engraved with a skull and sharp teeth on his hand, and the ripples probed out, feeling the situation in his surroundings.
"Really? You're too sensitive, oh, yes, if the illusion didn't work for you, you would be watching an embarrassing scene right now, right? β
Charles asked in some surprise, and then realized that if the illusion couldn't affect Wang Yu, the performance on the stage might be very, bad.
Wang Yu nodded, nothing could affect his "soul", so the performance on the stage was quite embarrassing.
In front of him, there should have been a woman in danger under the spider's web, in his opinion, it was a cool woman in a rope web tossing and turning, and there was a big spider head prop that looked quite realistic but looked like a fake paper paste.
The circus that Ziggy had alerted them to was behaving normally at the moment, and although the performance of the illusion was somewhat unexpectedly high, it was not illegal.
It is worth noting that the circus itself, known as the "Ideal Country", is not sure where the organization of this group of guys is, and usually picks some suitable time to enter similar "ghetto" locations in different kingdoms for touring performances.
Occasionally, there will be a simple performance, but the most likely thing is that at the end of the show, a drama performance called "Imaginary" will be held to promote a very utopian country.
This will then lead to a widespread riot for unknown reasons, and it is unclear how they did it, and even if they were to exterminate the group afterwards, they would not be able to spit out any useful information about their organization.
"Well, there are indeed spells that obviously affect the spirit, very small, and do not involve guided mind control, it should only be to meet the needs of illusions, this will not be their method of causing a riot."
Charr sensed his surroundings according to Wang Yu's reminder, and confirmed that those small spell fluctuations only appeared to produce the illusion of auxiliary performances, and it was not the "Ideal Country" circus that caused the riot. Messy means.
"It should be the special power that makes the city guards ignore these large convoys, very strange powers, I haven't seen them, but they are not the power of the Void."
"If it weren't for the prayer communication network to share the impact of those forces on the spirit to a certain extent, I guess the Night's Edge wouldn't have been able to detect them."
Wang Yu rubbed his chin, the existence of these circuses a certain force to directly affect the consciousness of the city guards, making them ignore the small but still relatively conspicuous circus convoy.
If it weren't for the fact that the members of Night's Blade had split up some of these forces because of the prayer communication network, they would not have noticed these circuses that had been ignored by everyone, and they would not have attracted the attention of Ziggy and them, and they would have informed Wang Yu of the information.
"Whatever, there are more chaotic powers in this world, and it's not only fighting energy, void energy and magic power, astrologers still use power from the starry sky, and those earth diviners and the like, the ghost knows what kind of power these circus guys use, it won't be a big problem if it can be divided by the prayer communication network, otherwise only Wang Yu, you, the guy who won't be affected, will come alone."
Charles shook his head indifferently.
"Now, as long as it has nothing to do with the existence of Seventan, it's not a big problem." Edward paid attention to the situation on the stage and added.
At present, "the Ideal Country Circus has appeared many times before the war between Seventan and Alestale, and it must have nothing to do with Seventan."
"Yes."
Wang Yu agreed with Charles's statement, and his eyes kept watching the movement on the stage, as the performances continued one by one, wonderful performances such as cannons, raw flames, and dragon wars continued one after another, making the audience applaud again and again, although Wang Yu still looked bored.
But when the clown walked out of the stage and said that he was about to bring a surprise, Wang Yu also straightened his expression and straightened the metal ring on his finger.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I will bring you the most beautiful performance, the perfect ideal country, and I will show you a truly wonderful world, where everyone can live happily, although it looks a little like a fantasy, but I believe that one day it will be realized."
"Oh oh oh!"
The audience didn't know exactly what the clown was talking about, but the previous wonderful performance had already mobilized their emotions, and the cheerful atmosphere had already made the clown cheer no matter what he said.
"So I need an audience member to cooperate with me, would you like that?"
"Yes!" The audience shouted happily, and the gifts similar to the first kitten were given before, making them look forward to the so-called cooperation.
"Good!" The clown clapped his palm.
"That'...... Who? With a hesitant tone, the clown looked around and looked at the audience.
"Then you, this handsome little brother, come on!" A joyous voice rang out, and the clown's glove-covered finger pointed at one of the spectators in the audience, yes, Charles.
"Me?" Charles pointed to his face with an uncertain expression.
"That's right! Come on, handsome little brother, the next performance will definitely not disappoint you. The clown laughed, his tone excited and impatient.
"No problem, it's really a normal process, just pay attention to safety, Edward and I will cooperate with you."
Wang Yu's words were transmitted to Charles through the ripple one-way, confirming that this was in line with the behavior record of the "Ideal Country" circus, looking for an audience to cooperate with the display of the so-called "Ideal Country".
"Stay safe and remember to keep in touch with the Night Sky Tree at all times to prevent being affected by spirits." Edward also reminded in a whisper.
"Are you ready?" Wang Yu asked.
"Well, be ready at any time, any attempt to threaten the lives of the audience will not be effective." Edward nodded his head to confirm that the inner latent called "Barrier" had already begun to work in his body.
"Okay, then I'll go." Charles motioned for no problem.
"Hehe, that's an honor, I'm here, I'm here." Scratching the back of his head in embarrassment, and with the same joy in his tone, Charles trotted to the bottom of the audience.
And Wang Yu also lightly pressed the metal ring with a hideous skull carving on his finger, the "Ring of Blood" was one of the compensation made by the Academy last time for the bad situation that happened in the big library.
Wang Yu took a fancy to this special magic guide that was quite frustrating for others, but very helpful to the combat system that Wang Yu had newly figured out.
The sharp teeth of the skull bit into the flesh of Wang Yu's fingers, and blood flowed out, making the skull's eyes glow slightly red.
Subsequently, the blood-activated bloodbite ring opened the gap between its space that could only store blood, and Wang Yu kept the active blood flowing from the mouth of the skull on the ring.
The blood that flowed out of the Bloody Storm Knight's secret technique and ripples began to spread covertly from the cracks in the auditorium to the surrounding area of the circus......