"Sorry, it's black."

The female assistant's voice sounded slightly distorted, apparently processed by the system.

As she spoke, she showed the black card she had drawn to the audience, and although she was wearing a reflective mask, Qi Zhen clearly felt that the other party's gaze stayed on him for half a second longer.

Qi Ji stared at him for a moment, and then quietly withdrew his gaze.

"Hell, isn't black the one with the lowest probability..."Qin Rang buried his face in his palm and sighed almost in despair.

Lu Zhi: "People are not saved when they are unlucky." ”

"Unlucky?" Qin Rang was stunned for a moment, and slowly raised his head from his palm to look at the other party, "I'm sorry, I'm a little unfamiliar with this word." ”

Lu Zhi: "......" He almost forgot that the little young master in front of him was like a European emperor.

Wait a minute... Since there is the blessing of the European Emperor's teammates, black is the card color with the least probability, why did the female assistant draw black?

The more Lu Zhi thought about it, the more wrong it became, and his brows furrowed deeply.

Qi Zhen: "Indeed, according to the combination of probability and luck, it is impossible for that female assistant to draw a black card, unless human intervention is made..."

Lu Zhi's pupils shrank slightly: "You say, could it be that suspicious Ji Xiaoye who made a move?" ”

Qi Yan was not very sure: "As far as I know, Ji Xiaoye's manipulation skills can't be used against NPCs, unless that rookie female assistant is also a player." ”

There is one more condition for this assumption to be true, Ji Xiaoye must know that the other party is also a player in order to control it.

"Ahh The magician on the stage turned his gaze to the three of them, "As for who drank the black drink, I remember it clearly. ”

As he spoke, the magician turned to the female assistant next to him and explained, "You can choose one of the three of them to perform later, if they don't have volunteers..."

Before the magician's voice fell, Qi Yan consciously raised his hand: "May I ask if I can?" ”

The magician was slightly stunned, and then showed an expression of appreciation: "Of course, we welcome the audience who volunteered the most." ”

Lu Zhi and Qin Rang looked at Qi Ji together, and to be honest, Qi Ji's actions were completely expected by them.

The two looked at each other with complicated expressions, exchanged glances with each other and stopped, they also drank black drinks, and they didn't know how sure Qi Ji was.

"It's okay, I happen to be very interested in this classic performance project." Qi Yan walked to the performance stage again under the gaze of everyone.

Magician: "Now that the performer has been found, let me announce the specific steps and rules of the performance: I will use a belt to fix the female assistant's body in this coffin, and what the performance volunteer needs to do is to activate the chainsaw to split the coffin in two, and the whole process must ensure that the assistant does not suffer any injuries in order to be considered a successful performance." ”

"The chainsaw must be cut from the center line of the coffin, and the stage department of magic does not allow opportunism, as for the specific location, the prop master has already marked, and the performer can cut according to the marked position."

"But because my assistant is a newcomer, no matter whether the upcoming performance is a success or a failure, there is only one performance scheduled for human circumcision, of course, if you like the new assistant's performance very much, you can ask her to be encore." The magician smiled secretly.

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In other words, as long as no one shouts "Encore", this extraordinarily bloody-sounding human cutting magic will be terminated after the first round of performances, and will not loop indefinitely as long as it fails, as in the "Flying Knife Game".

Standing on a stage shrouded in mirrors and bright light, the black uniforms of the magician and female assistant are out of place for the whole scene.

Qi Yan came to the female assistant and bowed very gentlemanly: "Please give me more advice." ”

The moment he looked up, he noticed that the female assistant's mask was reflecting his own face.

Reflected...?

Qi Yan's expression paused slightly, and suddenly thought of a possibility-

All the spectators are dressed in white robes and blend in with the magic venue, while the magicians and assistants are all dressed in black uniforms, and based on the design elements of mirrors and light in the magic tent, as well as the game-breaking patterns of the first two magic shows, it is likely to hint at one thing: the magicians in the tent are all "shadows".

Shadows are ubiquitous and invulnerable, and they can't be killed with normal attack patterns, and Shadows even have the ability to bounce damage.

But the existence of shadows is very dependent on light sources, and light sources may be the breakthrough that ends the whole "Magic Hour" performance.

Judging from the mirror mask on the female assistant's face, the trap of the human cutting magic is likely to be a "damage rebound": the female assistant who is tied into the coffin is the "mirror image" of the knife wielder, and as long as the female assistant is cut by a chainsaw, she will transfer the damage to the other party as the "mirror image" of the knife wielder.

So, there are actually two options to crack this show:

Either have special skills and items that can resist cutting damage, so that even if you accidentally 'kill' the female assistant, the corresponding damage can be dissipated because of the skill;

Or try to persuade the female assistant to cooperate with the performance, after all, in the traditional human body cutting technique, the real test is the "jiu-jitsu" of the assistant lying in the wooden box, and the cooperation between the assistant and the performer.

Qi Jiu, who has unlocked the "Bloodline" identity skill, has a recovery ability far beyond that of humans, and can withstand the damage of sharp weapon cutting to a certain extent, so for the first choice, Qi Jiu already has a way to crack it.

But he doesn't think it's an efficient approach, and if you consume vampire skills in this scenario, you'll be too passive in the future.

If he chooses the second method, then he has to find a way to convince the female assistant whose identity is questionable......

Speaking of which, why would the other party choose a black card?

"Hello, can I discuss the specific process with the assistant?" Qi asked the magician.

The magician made a gesture of "please": "Of course, good communication and cooperation are the prerequisites for the successful completion of the magic, please come behind the curtain and discuss, you have a minute." ”

Qi Jiu: "......" for a minute, this magician is also good enough to pick the door.

Without further ado, after obtaining the permission of the magician, Qi Yan immediately invited the female assistant behind the curtain, and before he could open his mouth, the other party took the first step and hurriedly said: "Qi Yan, believe me, I will cooperate with your performance, I have a way to protect myself from your chainsaw." ”

"But only if you have to work with me to do one thing: you have to make it clear to the rest of the audience that I'm a player before the encore session starts."

The other party spoke quickly, but his attitude was very firm, and it seemed that he had been planning for a long time, not a sudden action.

Qi Yan was stunned for less than half a second, and then recognized the identity of the other party, and he nodded very cooperatively: "Do you want that 'Ji Xiaoye' outside to participate in the encore link?" ”

There is no doubt that the so-called newcomer assistant in front of him is Gu Zhenzhen.

Gu Zhenzhen, who was dressed as an assistant, nodded: "I know you must have noticed something, so... Please. ”

"Of course it's no problem," Qi Ji didn't waste any time, and continued straight to the point: "But I also want to ask you for a favor, when you go backstage after the performance, can you help cut off the electrical facilities of the entire tent?" ”

Through the mask, Gu Zhenzhen looked at him fixedly for half a second: "As an assistant, subjectively I am forbidden to do this, but I can provide you with the corresponding 'reward' after completing the performance, I think you can do it by your own way." ”

Qi Jiu: "Okay, then it's troublesome." ”

They only had half a minute, and Gu Zhenzhen couldn't explain the ins and outs of the incident to Qi Jiu.

But judging from Gu Zhenzhen's attitude and plan, as well as the strange behavior of the "Ji Xiaoye" after entering the book, Qi Zhen can basically determine a few things:

1. Gu Zhenzhen's plan for the performance of "Human Body Cutting" is aimed at the suspicious Ji Xiaoye, as for what happened to Ji Xiaoye, Qi Ji has no way to judge for the time being; 2. Gu Zhenzhen probably became an assistant to the cast and crew through a circus leaflet, maybe the application phone number on the leaflet she got was not erased; 3. Gu Zhenzhen, as a rookie assistant, has great restrictions and constraints, she knows that she can't draw Ji Xiaoye in the first card draw, so she deliberately draws the trustworthy Qi Yan to proof, and attracts Ji Xiaoye to take the bait through the follow-up rich rewards; 4. Gu Zhenzhen, as Ji Xiaoye's companion, knows very well how to make players who use manipulation skills mistakenly think that the skills are effective.

At the urging of the magician, the show is about to begin.

I saw Gu Zhenzhen, who was dressed as a female assistant, skillfully entered the coffin with the mechanism, and after the magician finished the knotting work, everything was ready, and the lid of the coffin was tightly closed.

Countless pairs of eyes in the audience watched Qi Yan's movements for a moment, including Ji Xiaoye.

Qi Zhen must cooperate with Gu Zhenzhen to complete this "performance" on stage.

Qi Yan quietly put on the magic gloves, he activated the chainsaw in his hand according to the operating instructions, and the sound of the gear rubbing against the coffin pierced his eardrums, and sparks flew out.

Several players with a slightly weaker psychological tolerance unconsciously lowered their eyes, they subconsciously avoided the bloody scene that might happen, and even Lu Zhi and Qin Rang, who were very sure of Qi Yan, were so nervous that they gritted their teeth and held their breath at this moment.

The constant cutting sound was tingling, and several players frowned in discomfort.

In comparison, Qi Jiu, who was armed with a chainsaw, was much calmer, and he was even calmer than anyone else, like a laid-back guy who was tinkering with carpentry in the backyard with a chainsaw on a day off afternoon.

He focused on cutting along the marking line on the coffin, and handed the rest to Gu Zhenzhen, who was hiding inside.

The key to the successful completion of the human body cutting technique is that the assistant uses Jiu-Jitsu to hide in the hidden compartment of the wooden box prop, avoiding the chainsaw that is cut horizontally, creating a terrifying visual effect that is cut off by the waist.

This magic trick is also a great test of trust and cooperation between the two parties.

About a minute later, Qi Yan turned off the chainsaw mechanism, and at this moment the coffin had been cut in half by him.

Qi Zhen turned his direction slightly, like a real magician, and clearly displayed the cross-section of the coffin in front of the audience.

The female assistant's upper and lower bodies remained in a lying position, looking motionless and lifeless, but experienced viewers also noticed that there was no blood stains during the entire cutting process, and there were no traces of blood contamination on the chainsaw.

Qi Ji reversed his position again, and put the severed coffin back together, and at the same time he temporarily pulled the curtain down.

Five seconds later, when the curtain was lifted again, the female assistant stood on the stage intact again, Qi Yan stood beside her, and the two tacitly made a curtain call to the audience.

Qin Rang took the lead in applauding cooperatively, and Lu Zhi hesitated a little and joined in the applause.

Applause is a contagious behavior, and during the curtain call, although the applause from the audience is sparse, it has not been interrupted.

"Unexpectedly, it was a really wonderful human body cutting performance, and the whole process was so smooth that the audience couldn't take their eyes off it at all!" The magician began his impassioned rhetoric again.

"My assistant was very generous, and she decided to give this very talented audience a big reward, namely: "The Magician's Assistant's Favor" and "Dexterous Chainsaw", congratulations again to this brave audience!"

Different from the previous way of rewarding, this time the prize was announced by the magician himself, and Qi Zhen believed that this was also part of Gu Zhenzhen's plan.

After all, it seems like a very easy task to complete, and a huge reward that far exceeds the payout, can be a bait.

"Do you feel very sorry that you missed the opportunity to participate in the performance in person?"

"But don't worry, you can choose Encore." The magician looked meaningfully at the audience and reminded.

Chapter 146: Highway Circus (40)

For a moment, everyone in the audience fell silent.

The atmosphere is a little subtle at the moment, and the players are peeking at each other with their peripheral vision, each with their own thoughts, secretly observing the reaction of others to the magician's reminder.

Admittedly, some of them were a little moved, at least not as resistant to the "encore" as before.

Qi Jiu's proofing performance gave everyone the illusion that they could easily pass the level and then easily get rare rewards.

The magician saw the change in everyone's expressions and smiled contentedly: "You don't have to worry, I'll give you five minutes to think about it, anyway, the magic night is so long, and you don't have to worry about it for a while, right?" ”

"......" No one wants to hear the news of this long night.

Then, the magician made a gesture of "please" to Qi Jiu, who had just closed the curtain, and Qi Jiu also bowed politely back, and he walked off the stage under the envious gaze of everyone.

At the same time, Qi Ji clicked on his system bar to check the newly arrived props-

["Magician's Assistant's Favor" Instructions: You can summon the "Magician's New Assistant" once in the follow-up performance, and during the summoning process, the assistant can unconditionally complete any task assigned by you without being restricted by identity (even if the task is contrary to the opponent's position); Item time limit: 2 minutes"

["Dexterous Chainsaw" Instructions for use: A sharp and bloody chainsaw that can cause substantial damage to circus staff; Note! The use of this prop may cause the wrath of the circus staff and lead to the uncontrollable consequences of the NPC's rampage, so please use it with caution]

These rewards are enough to show Gu Zhenzhen's sincerity, and the next thing is Qi Zhen's performance time.

After stepping down from the stage, the eyes of all the players still stayed on Qi Jiu intentionally or unintentionally, they were very curious about what happened on the stage just now, and how this player returned the rich reward with his whole body.

Players in the "Rules Book" usually follow the most basic "player etiquette", and if the party with more information does not take the initiative to speak, most other players will remain silent in suspicion.

Of course, there are many exceptions.

Qi Yan quietly gave Qin Rang a look, Qin Rang was slightly stunned, and then immediately reacted, he stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?" How did you get the assistant? ”