"Have you ever heard that curse? The curse is the blood that flows in the circus, endlessly, and the curse makes this sad circus full of life, and it is a curse that belongs to the green rough. Qi Zhen repeated the ballad of the little tin man in front of the blue-uniformed staff.

The blue uniformed staff's face changed slightly, but he quickly reverted to his standard service-style smile: "Kid, you know what? There are always all kinds of strange rumors in the circus, who knows if it's true or not? ”

He gave an ambiguous answer, and didn't seem to want to answer the question head-on.

"Oh," Qi Yan changed his words and asked again, "Then do you know about the Kraken?" It is heard that He hides in the depths of the green swamp and feeds on the wishes and curses of the circus cast and crew. ”

The eyes of the blue-uniformed staff suddenly flashed with excitement: "Of course, who wouldn't know the Kraken?" It's a beautiful creature that no one can reach, a species that the circus dreams of, after all, beauty is equal to wealth! Endless riches! ”

His tone suddenly rose a little, and an unusual fervor appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself, "He is such a perfect creature... What a partiality the Creator is! We can't create such perfect lifeforms..."

Soon, the brilliance in the eyes of the blue-uniformed staff dimmed.

The attitude shown by the blue-uniformed staff towards the Kraken surprised Qi Yan.

Unlike the cast and crew, who want to make a curse trade from the Kraken in order to fulfill their wishes, the circus party, represented by the Blue Uniform crew, seems to want to "create" the Kraken, a beautiful living being.

Does this have anything to do with the fact that the staff in blue uniforms expect visitors to turn into animals? Qi Yan suddenly had some associations......

*

Three minutes later, the tour vehicle arrives at the lounge restaurant with the twelve surviving players.

"Welcome, congratulations on your return from the Scream tent, it's lunch time, you must be hungry, right? We have prepared a set lunch for tourists, and you can choose your favorite set meal at affordable prices. ”

The blue-uniformed staff member in charge of the circus cafeteria said enthusiastically.

Through the window, Qi Yan noticed that the canteen service norms were pasted in the window behind the receptionist-

"During business hours, smoking and drinking are prohibited for hospitality staff, please wear uniforms at all times, greet guests with the cleanest appearance, strictly implement food safety and hygiene standards, serve meals in a timely manner, and do not make customers wait for a long time."

"Please note that if you find that the waitress in the canteen does not meet the above standards, please refuse to eat and press the report button, thank you for your cooperation."

It seems that the circus canteen has strict requirements for the reception staff, not only to wear uniforms to keep the appearance neat, but also to serve the food in time to avoid customers waiting...... Is there a risk that "dangerous elements" will impersonate the staff?

In any case, these strict requirements for the hospitality staff seem to give players room to maneuver and give Xiao Qi inspiration.

He subconsciously touched the scar behind his ear and began to think.

"Can we choose not to eat it? I'm not very hungry..."Qin Rang beside him asked tentatively.

The smile of the canteen waiter remained unchanged: "Of course, we are a serious canteen and will not force customers to consume." ”

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as we all know, eating collectively in copies often symbolizes risk.

Qi Yan was different, he casually picked up the tourist set menu provided by the canteen and studied it with great interest.

Qin Rang came over: "What's wrong?" What's wrong with the menu? ”

Qi Yan shook his head: "Pasta with tomato sauce and bolognese, mashed potatoes with cheese gratin, pumpkin cream soup... These all seemed like normal foods, and I was just thinking about what to eat. ”

Qin Rang was stunned: "Huh? Do you really want to eat it?! ”

Qi Zhen nodded calmly: "Since consumption is not compulsory, there is a high probability that it is not a risky level, otherwise the dungeon will not let the tourists go so easily." ”

Qin Rang nodded thoughtfully: "... It makes sense. ”

"Right? And the price of the canteen set meal is very cheap, which is much more affordable than the 100 yuan snack at the mobile stalls outside, so it's a bit of a waste not to fill your stomach here. Qi Yan looked at the menu price list and said.

Qin Rang: "......?" ”

Is this guy serious about coming to dinner?

Xiao Qijiu politely said to the hostess: "Hello, may I ask how many packages a person can order at most?" ”

Host: "We don't have any specific rules for this, as long as the guests need it, we will do our best to meet it." ”

"Okay, thank you, I understand," Xiao Qijiu thought for a moment, "Then please take the trouble to bring me a pumpkin cream soup first, thank you." ”

"No problem, please wait." The hostess went to heat up the food according to the workflow.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Qi lowered his voice and said to Qin Rang, "I will ask you to do me a favor later." ”

As he spoke, he stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words in Qin Rang's ear.

Qin Rang's eyes widened slightly, and although his face was puzzled, he nodded firmly, "No problem, leave it to me." ”

Waiting for the reception staff to bring the cream soup, Xiao Qijiu stood on tiptoe in front of the shop window, and politely stretched out his hands to take the soup.

But at this moment, an accident happened, Xiao Qiyan, who was going to pick up the thick soup bowl, suddenly had a trembling hand, the soup bowl slipped in his hand, and the custard soup was sprinkled on the uniform apron of the hostess.

"Ahh I'm sorry, I'm so embarrassed," Xiao Qijiu showed an apologetic and panicked expression at the right time, and he quickly took out a tissue to wipe off the stains left by the thick soup for the other party, although for large-scale pollution, this move was just a remedy.

"It's okay, I'll just go change an apron...", but the usher showed a nervous and distressed expression, because Lu Zhi and Qin Rang, who were standing behind Qi Yan, had been urging-

"What's the matter, let's order food too," Qin Rang made a very unreasonable young master's appearance, he pointed to the norms behind the window, "Hey, you have stipulated that you can't let customers wait for a long time, I have the right to report." ”

Qin Rang clasped his hands, looked at the helpless hostesses arrogantly, and kept urging.

Xiao Qijiu glanced back at Qin Rang and affirmed his vivid acting skills.

"But, but the way I serve you is also not up to par..."The hostess tried to buy time for himself.

Qin Rang didn't seem to intend to be accommodating: "I don't care what difficulties you have, I just know that if you continue to make me wait, I can only report, my patience is only a little bit, you can do it yourself." ”

As he spoke, Qin Rang also pinched his fingers vividly and gestured.

Hostess: "I'm really sorry..."

"I'm the one who caused you trouble, can I go and get your apron clean?" Xiao Qi bit his lip and proposed very apologetically, "This way you won't be delayed in greeting guests." ”

Qin Rang sang with a white face, it was time for him to go on the stage and sing with a red face.

The receptionist hesitated for a moment: "But it stands to reason that tourists are not allowed to enter the locker room..."

Xiao Qi pushed his glasses, and his expression was very sincere: "But in the current situation, I think it is the best solution to help you get a new uniform apron." ”

Qin Rang and Lu Zhi continued to beep on the side very cooperatively, and Qin Rang even put one hand on the report button and was eager to try.

The receptionist thought about it, and finally decided that his own interests were more important, so he nodded to Qi Jiu: "Okay, you go and come back quickly, this matter must not be seen by other staff." ”

He thought that the tourist in front of him was an inconspicuous child, in fact, the probability of being found was not large, compared to the two troublesome guests, it was more dangerous, after all, he was in trouble if he was reported.

Xiao Qijiu took the key handed by the other party, suppressed a smile and nodded obediently: "I understand, then please wait." ”

Chapter 133: Road Circus (27)

Xiao Qijiu, who got the key as he wished, carefully opened the door of the locker room of the blue-uniformed employees.

The dull smell unique to the confined space came to his face, and at the same time, Qi Yan also sensed that something was wrong.

He subconsciously sniffed hard, and soon noticed the smell of blood in the tent.

Xiao Qi, who has a blood bloodline, can tell that the smell of blood in the air is not fresh, but like the smell left over the years due to poor air circulation in the tent.

Why does it smell of blood? Is there any bloody secret hidden in the staff's locker room? What is the source of the smell of blood?

But there wasn't much time left for Qi Yan, and he couldn't explore it in depth.

He quickly grabbed a clean apron and put a washed and dried blue work uniform into the inventory.

He walked on tiptoe and cautiously throughout the whole process, and the dressing room was hung with clothes to dry, and he walked in which he was almost completely overwhelmed by uniforms, easily disoriented, and at the same time obtained excellent shelter, which had both advantages and disadvantages.

Until the sound of footsteps outside the tent gradually approached the locker room, Xiao Qi's pupils, who were about to leave, shrank suddenly, and someone was about to come in!

But he was not at a loss because of this, Xiao Qi quickly checked the environment of the locker room, he had experience in hide and seek in the clown tent, and quickly locked his eyes on the doll clothes props placed in the corner of the locker room, this is a ghost doll only one meter high, and the adult body can't get in at all.

Is there still a child-like performer in this circus? Or is this set of doll clothes not intended for human performers at all?

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Xiao Qijiu had no better choice, so with the blessing of the agility props, he got into the doll's clothes as fast as he could.

There was a unique smell of animal fur inside the clothes, and the soft floating hair made Qi Yan's nose itch for a while, but he didn't hold back his sneezing.

In this situation, this child's body that didn't have time to return to normal helped a lot, Xiao Qijiu breathed a sigh of relief, and with the help of the doll's hollowed-out eyes, he planned to take a look.

With a "zila" sound, half of the tent curtain outside the locker room leaked into the light, and two elongated figures were cast on the ground.

Xiao Qijiu, who was hiding in the ghost puppet suit, frowned, because as the two of them entered, the smell of blood in the locker room became stronger.

"Failed again."

"I heard about it, but I didn't have much hope in the first place, did I? Does something perfect really exist? ”

"Who knows? But this is the core goal of our circus, after all, perfection is a symbol of endless wealth. ”

The two staff members in blue uniforms talked in low voices, and Xiao Qizhen noticed that their work uniforms were mottled with blood.

Perfection symbolizes wealth?

Not long ago, the blue-uniformed staff who came to pick them up in a tour bus said the same thing, but at the time the subject of their conversation was the Kraken.

"I heard that there are three new products coming today."

"Yes, there are only three so far, and this year's tourist productivity is too low."

"It doesn't matter, those tourists who are afraid of death will not be able to hold back, in their eyes there is nothing more terrifying than death."

"Yes, I'm afraid they chose that side."

"That can't be helped, after all, the rules are there, the choice is in the hands of tourists, we just do our part......

The two chatted as they changed out of their blood-stained overalls and threw the contaminated clothes into the pool to be washed.

The work in the circus seemed to be very saturated, and they hurriedly left after changing into clean overalls.

The whole process takes less than two minutes.

After confirming that the locker room was safe, Xiao Qi carefully leaned out from inside the doll.

He didn't linger long, and after taking what he needed, he left the locker room silently, and before leaving, he looked at the pool to be washed again, and confirmed that the clothes changed by the two staff members were stained with human blood, but it was impossible to judge who the blood stains were.

Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to bring this well-fitting doll costume with him.

After all, I have worn it myself, and there is no waste.

From the endless chat between the two staff members just now, Qi Zhen obtained some clue fragments: the staff in blue uniforms seemed to be carrying out a certain plan, and they had tried and failed repeatedly.

And the three "new goods" they mentioned are most likely the three players who turned into animals in the "Scream" tent.

So does this project have anything to do with the animals that tourists turn into?

And they mention that "perfection equals endless riches", a phrase that was used to describe the Kraken......