Of course, Qi Zhen didn't forget that there was a "smart puppet nut set" on the menu of the circus cafeteria.

He could easily deduce that the masked vendor in a floral dress was a puppeteer.

Qi also found that the puppeteer's sugar doll stall was different from the others, and there were green sugar dolls for sale here.

He had always thought that the itinerant vendors in the lounge area refused to sell green food, because in the eyes of the cast and crew, green seemed to be a symbol of danger.

Is the puppeteer, also a cast member, an exception?

Xiao Qi tried hard to stand on tiptoe: "Sister, will you still come to set up a stall at night?" ”

After all, they had already deduced last night that the performances of clowns, puppets, and magicians were concentrated at night, and that by straying into their tents during the day, it was likely to lead to unpredictable dangers.

The puppeteer seemed to yawn through the mask: "That's not easy to say, whether you set up a stall or not depends on the mood and the weather." ”

Xiao Qijiu: "I take the liberty of asking, what kind of weather and mood are you willing to come out and set up a stall?" ”

Because it was very laborious to stand on tiptoe and tilt his head, Xiao Qijiu's whole person looked trembling, but his expression was very sincere, and he was patiently waiting for the other party to answer.

The puppeteer was stunned for a moment, then looked at him and smiled, "You kid is really funny, but I can't tell you." ”

She shrugged her shoulders as she spoke, "After all, even I can't be sure. ”

"That's it..."Xiao Qijiu thought for a while, and then asked, "If I buy your sugar doll, do you have to eat it immediately?" ”

The puppeteer said "um": "In principle, so. ”

Xiao Qi showed a very regretful expression: "Ah... Your sugar doll is very good-looking, I want to buy it and keep it as a souvenir, it's a shame to eat such a beautiful sugar doll..."

The puppeteer was silent for a moment, and finally relented: "Okay, who made you a beautiful child." ”

No one can say no to such a polite, sincere and lovely child.

Qin Rang had already noticed Qi Jiu's whereabouts, but when he found out that Qi Jiu was "negotiating" with the sugar doll vendor, not only did he not come over to disturb Qi Jiu without permission, but also stopped the road he was about to walk over for him.

Qin Rang knew very well that Qi Yan knew best how to take advantage of his identity.

"To tell you the truth, the shelf life of this sugar doll is actually three days, if you want to change your attention and eat it, you must eat it within three days, for the sake of your health," the puppeteer said with a long smile, "Today I will make an exception for you to buy it first." ”

Qi Yan smiled in surprise: "Thank you, sister." ”

Then he asked tentatively, "Can I feed sugar dolls to the animals?" ”

The puppeteer was silent for a moment, and said in an ambiguous tone: "You can try, but the animals have their own preferences, and I can't guarantee that they love to eat, and there are very strict rules for animal performances, so please be sure to follow the rules of the performance." ”

Qi Zhen deliberately mentions animals in front of the puppeteer, and the puppeteer does not show disgust and fear towards animals like the clown and the red-uniformed staff.

"Thank you, sister, I see." Qi Yan said.

"Little friend, I'll give you a discount," the puppeteer seemed to have a very good impression of Xiao Qijiu, "The original price was 80 pieces, and now I will sell it to you for 50." ”

Qi Jiu: "Then I can buy a few more, right?" ”

The puppeteer shrugged: "Then it depends on how much pocket money you have, little friend." ”

Unfortunately, Xiao Qi is the kind of "child" who has pocket money.

Not only did he buy the only green sugar doll in the stall, but he also bought two of each of the remaining colors, making a big mistake.

The puppeteer was stunned on the spot, and after a long pause, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect my biggest client to be a child." ”

"Thank you for your patronage." The puppeteer said as he counted the money.

After returning from the sugar doll booth, it was still early for the show to start, and the group was not in a hurry to go to the acrobat's barbecue stall, they walked around the rest area for a while, and found that there were some missing person notices scattered on the rest tent.

The poster was printed with a photo of a missing tourist, but the black and white photo looked blurry because of the poor quality of the printing.

Obviously, these so-called missing tourists are players who failed to make a breakthrough, and they disappeared because they were either killed in the cast and crew's performance tent or because they were in the wrong tent last night.

After walking around, they didn't find any trace of Ji Xiaoye on the missing person notice.

"What's going on? Why did Ji Xiaoye disappear suddenly? ”

"She's obviously a clown dessert with us, but why can't we find her after we become children? There is no information about her on the missing person notice, which means that she didn't have an accident last night..."

Qi Zhen: "What if she becomes a "non-tourist" mentioned in the agreement? ”

Lu Zhi: "Brother Qi, what do you think is the identity of the so-called "non-tourist"? ”

Qi Ji was silent thoughtfully for a while, then lowered his eyelids and said: "In the clown's game of hide and seek, players only need to kill their own kind to become a "discoverer" and become a companion who can share secrets with the clown. Has their main quest been offset? ”

Qin Rang suddenly said: "You mean, Ji Xiaoye may have been..."

"But I remember that only the pale boy had become the 'Seeker', and there didn't seem to be any other player other than that..."Qin Rang muttered with a puzzled face.

Qi Yan shook his head: "Regarding this matter, I still have a lot of things that I haven't thought clearly, and I can't make a conclusion." ”

When Qi Yan got the circus leaflet, he saw that the information about recruiting staff was written on it, and when he entered the background introduction of the copy, he clearly remembered that the system described it like this at that time-

"There are always not enough cast members in the circus, they are always recruiting new people to join the team, and there are many speculations that the normal operation of the circus will be seriously affected"

So, is the act of becoming a companion of the cast and crew in the game a "vote for name" that transitions from being a tourist to being a staff member?

Judging from the attitude of the staff at the ticket gate towards the signboard, it is obvious that the staff in blue uniforms do not want the cast and crew to grow, so they listed the players who "betrayed" the tourist team as dangerous "non-tourists" in the agreement?

Qi Yan briefly sorted out the types of staff they have encountered since entering the circus:

Blue uniformed staff: The rules clearly state that they are responsible for the safety of visitors, and they are distributed in various public areas of the circus, and they will sell green snacks and cigarettes to tourists at night, and say that such food cigarettes can ensure the safety of tourists. Moreover, they don't seem to want the cast to expand.

Red uniformed staff: making it clear that the animals are dangerous, risking violations to remind visitors "Please don't trust the staff who peddle food in the tents" and suggest that there is a transformational relationship between visitors and the performing animals;

Cast & Crew: Mobile booths will be set up in the lounge area to select visitors to the show. Currently only in close contact with clowns, they seem to hunt tourists during the show and use perverted methods to get tourists to join their hunting team, but the puppeteer seems to be different......

The three of them walked around the rest area several times, but found no further clues, and seeing that the time was almost up, they finally took the barbecue package ticket they got from the clown and went to the barbecue stall of the acrobat in the sequined bodysuit.

"Please help us with three barbecue breakfasts, thank you."

When Qi Yan handed the meal ticket to the acrobat, he noticed that the other party's cart was limping, and the acrobat seemed to be a cripple.

The fact that the acrobat is lame makes Qi Yan a little concerned.

Could it be that there was an accident in the performance that resulted in injury?

Although the acrobat's legs and feet were not good, his hand movements were not ambiguous, he quickly brushed a layer of oil on the red-hot iron plate, and then took out the marinated meat pieces from the incubator, Qin Rang stared at these bright red meat pieces intently, looking a little nervous.

Until the pieces of meat roll off the iron plate, the lively sound of "zilazila" sounds, and it is a carnival of fat and boiling oil.

The originally bright red and regular pieces of meat quickly cringe, bursting with bright red juice, and the parts that fit the iron plate soon show a golden and slightly burnt color, and the fat fragrance is overflowing.

But Qin Rang didn't seem to be looking forward to this solid breakfast, he asked with some hesitation, "Excuse me... Can you tell us what kind of meat this is? ”

He was always a little skeptical and resistant to the "meat" in the copy.

The acrobat who was busy grilling the meat giggled: "Dear customer, I will provide you with the freshest and most delicious meat, rest assured." ”

Qin Rang: ......

It's okay if the other party doesn't say it, this kind of ambiguous explanation is easier to make people think about it.

Xiao Qijiu: "Hello, because my brother has a special physique and is seriously allergic to a lot of meat, so I would like to consult with you about the type of barbecue." ”

Acrobat: "Well, what kind of meat is your brother allergic to?" ”

Xiao Qijiu replied quietly: "Human flesh, as well as the meat of various performance animals. ”

Qin gave way: "......"

Good guys, there's direct enough.

The acrobat paused slightly, and then smiled: "If that's the case, you don't need to worry, because you are using a VIP barbecue package coupon, which is different from ordinary tourists, the allergic meat you described... Not in the supply channels we have selected for VIP customers, so don't worry. ”

Hearing this, the three quickly exchanged glances.

The acrobat's words are already very straightforward, because they got a VIP barbecue package ticket, so they avoided eating human meat, but it is not easy for ordinary tourists to say, it is indeed possible to buy barbecue human meat here, and it is likely to be the meat of those missing players......

"Okay, thank you for the answer, we got it clear." Qi Yan said.

Acrobats expertly drizzle chili, sauce and minced garlic over the barbecue, and soon three fat-filled barbecue sets are served to the trio.

Qi Yan tasted it, whether it was the taste or the rich milk flavor, it was the freshest and best beef.

When they finished their barbecue set, it was exactly nine o'clock in the morning.

In an instant, a thick fog descended on the wild land again, obscuring the view of all players.

This time everyone had to be much calmer, as the dense fog that arrived on time was like a kind of enchantment, dividing the circus into two worlds, "everyday" and "showtime", and players who ate the right food from the cast and crew would be guided by the fog and enter the right tent to watch the circus show.

Moreover, the fog is likely to "transform" their bodies according to the desired performance effect.

Qin Rang, who had just finished eating the barbecue and hadn't had time to wipe his mouth, was surprised to find that he had changed into a bright and dazzling tight-fitting jumpsuit at some point, and the most shameful thing for him was that there was a pinch of red feathers at the back of the jumpsuit, which made him look like a peacock with a red butt burned.

Lu Zhi beside him was no better, in addition to the bright and dazzling one-piece sequin costume, he also wore a headdress as ridiculous as a cockscomb, and the tassels hanging from the cockscomb were still swaying with his movements, like a colorful rooster shaking his head, absurd and funny.

Qin Rang and Lu Zhi looked at each other in surprise through the flowing mist, the muscles on their faces twitched slightly, and each other needed to control their facial expressions very hard to suppress the urge to laugh wildly.

Suddenly, there was a "click" sound in the mist.

Someone pressed the shutter.

Qin Rang and Lu Zhi immediately looked vigilantly in the direction of the light source, only to see Xiao Qi, who was dressed in suspenders and stockings, holding an anti-fog camera in his hand, and pressed the shutter again on the two who were confused: "A rare opportunity, take a souvenir." ”

Xiao Qijiu, who was holding the camera, smiled at Lu Zhi: "I believe that Xiao Nian must like your outfit today, and he will also like my copy of this 'specialty'." ”

Lu Zhi: "......"

Why did he feel that after Qi Yan became a child, he was more naughty than before? Delusion?

Qin Rang looked at Qi Zhen who was holding the camera and fell into deep thought.

Why is he and Lu Zhi so funny, but Qi Jiu, who is wearing stockings and suspenders, is obviously much more normal, he walks in the fog with a camera, like a noble young master who wanders the streets during the Industrial Revolution.

It's so unfair, it's really unreasonable for the copy to treat him, the European Emperor, like this.

"But..."Lu Zhi suddenly realized that something was wrong, "The copy let us change into this clothes, is it ......"

Qi Yan checked the camera, nodded and said, "In the "Scream" tent, the tourists are the ones who need to perform. ”

But it's hard to say exactly what kind of performance it is.

Chapter 124: Highway Circus (18)

Deep in the fog is a red-and-white tent adorned with colorful strings of lights, adorned with pairs of colorful wings and several large decorative rings tinkling in the wind.