In fact, from the moment he saw the rental registration book, Qi Zhen guessed: This salesperson is likely to be the target mouse he is looking for.

Since the disc here cannot be sold privately, the target rat wants to "own" it frequently, and the quickest and most efficient way to do it is to make himself the person who manages the rental of the disc, which is explained by the blank rental register.

In addition, the fact that the Magic Piper attracted the rats and the reaction of the rats after playing the blue CD confirmed this suspicion very well.

The target of the dance did not answer, it was completely immersed in the music and danced freely, unlike all the rats dancing with the magic flute in the square, its dance was not out of the instinct of the mouse, but something closer to human civilization.

Qi Yan was also very polite and did not press the play pause button without authorization, and when the song was over, the target mouse stopped dancing, and Qi Ji, who was standing on the side, applauded softly.

"Congratulations, my guest, you have found me, and I will naturally keep my promise and pass on what I have learned all my life to you." The target rat inhales and retracts its belly and bows to him in a curtain call.

At the same time, the system made a "ding" sound -

[Congratulations on finding the "well-informed" mouse described by the black cat soothsayer, and automatically obtaining the permanent skill "Language Skills for Communicating with Animals"]

[With this skill, you can communicate with animals on specific occasions]

【Attention! There may be unknowable risks associated with communicating with animals, so please use this skill with caution.

"Thank you very much," Qi Ji put the CD back away, and finally put the blue disc on the counter with the Walkman, "I have a question, why don't you leave this town?" ”

The waiter was slightly stunned, and then smiled at him: "Sir, this is where I live, I am enjoying my life now, I hope I can help you." ”

"You've been a great help." Qi Yan said with a smile.

In the next second, the rental shop in front of me suddenly looked like a TV screen with a bad signal, and the beating image was quickly replaced by black and white noise, and the performance of the Magic Piper in the distance also turned into a noise that could not receive the signal.

After a brief loss of consciousness, the warm candle flame danced in his field of vision, and Qi Yan returned to the black cat fortune teller's divination house.

"It seems that your operation is going well and you have gained a lot." The black cat soothsayer put away the swaying pendulum in his hand and smiled at Qi Yan, who had just returned from his dream.

It turns out that the so-called rat town is just a kingdom built by the soothsayer with hypnosis, and the absurd experience in it is just a dream, but how does this explain the fresh cheese piled up in the corner of the divination room?

"You've acquired the 'language of communicating with animals', and I hope this skill will help you." The black cat soothsayer.

Qi Zhen originally wanted to ask if everything he saw through the rat hole just now was a dream or real, but before he could speak, he swallowed back the words of inquiry.

Zhuang Zhou dreams of butterflies, butterflies dreams of Zhuang Zhou, truth and dreams don't seem to be that important, after all, he got the skills he wants from this experience.

Qi Yan bowed slightly to the black cat soothsayer and the magic flute who were sitting behind the candlelight: "Thank you very much for your help. ”

"I hope you enjoy the divination today," the soothsayer smiled, "and by the way, you can take all this cheese with you." ”

"Our soothsayer is lactose intolerant." The Pied Piper explained.

Qi Yan smiled: "Then I'm welcome, looking forward to our next cooperation." ”

He looked at the soothsayer, and then at the Magic Piper.

He believes that they will still have a chance to meet, and the next time they work together, he will summon the Black Cat Fortune Teller and his most loyal Magic Flute Servant in the form of an "NPC Limited-Time Employment Letter".

Before leaving the divination room, Qi Yan seemed to suddenly think of something, he turned around and asked cautiously, "If you can, can you tell me the meaning of the last painting in the corridor?" ”

Qi Zhen is very concerned about the fire that destroys and devours the tent in the painting, and the human figure that twists and melts in the flames.

The black cat soothsayer's green pupils stood up and stood in the shadow of the candle to look at him fixedly, with an unpredictable expression on his face.

After a while, the soothsayer finally spoke: "That is our suffering, and it has nothing to do with you for the time being. ”

"At least... For the time being. ”

Chapter 158: Highway Circus (52)

"Well, there will be a date later."

The moment the black cat soothsayer's words fell, Qi Yan heard the sound of the spirit swinging again-

"Ding Dong Dong, Ding Dong Dong..."

A vague sound sounded in the confined space, Qi Jiu's consciousness suddenly withdrew from the divination room, and the sound of the pendulum also spread like a water-soaked paint, becoming lighter and fainter, and finally becoming as slow and blurred as Qi Jiu's consciousness, until the sense of hearing disappeared into the chaotic senses.

As far as Qi Jiu's eyes could see, it also changed from a scene to a color block, gradually fading into flickering black and white noise, and finally there was a "pop" sound, like a TV screen that was suddenly cut off from power, and Qi Jiu's vision was completely closed.

When Qi Jiu woke up again, he had already left the soothsayer's tent and got on the blue tour bus that drove to the tent in the tourist rest area.

"I'll just say don't worry, this guy will definitely wake up." It was Qin Rang's unhurried voice.

has worked with Qi Ji many times, and he has been very accustomed to Qi Ji's sudden loss of consciousness.

"Oh, your glasses." Qin Rang handed the glasses to Qi Yan.

"Thank you." Qi Yan wiped his glasses with his sleeve, and then sat up from his seat, the thick fog around him was filled again, and the tour bus was driving in the thick fog.

And the last second, he was still in the black cat soothsayer's divination room.

Is it another dream? Compared with doubts, Qi Zhen felt that this kind of dream-within-a-dream feeling was very interesting.

Qi Yan asked Qin Rang: "When did I lose consciousness?" ”

Qin Rang: "After the meal, the black cat shook it in front of your eyes a few times, and you lay on the chair and didn't make a sound." ”

Qi Jiu: "So you came out of the tent directly after dinner?" ”

"Yes," Qin Rang thought for a while and corrected, "It's not 'you', it's 'us', you who lost consciousness were dragged out by me and Lu Zhi, and then got into this car." ”

Saying that, Qin Rang took out his circus performance package, looked at the badge stamped at the "Divination House" and breathed a sigh of relief: "Although I came out unexpectedly, fortunately, the young master of the black cat stamped each of us." ”

"That's right..."

It seems that from the beginning of the divination room, it is all a hypnotic illusion woven for him by the black cat soothsayer.

Qi Ji was silent thoughtfully for a moment, and he checked his system interface again, and the new skill "Language Skills for Communicating with Animals" had indeed been added to the skill list, and the inventory also added "mellow cheese from the land of rats".

["Mellow cheese from the land of rats" Instructions: It has a rich milky flavor that makes animals addicted, and it can easily win the favor of animals]

[Note: Before feeding cheese, confirm whether the animal is lactose tolerant to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles]

So that's it......

It didn't matter if everything he had just experienced was a hypnotic dream woven by the soothsayer, after all, he had already obtained the skills and items he wanted.

But the last two sentences of the soothsayer, "That is our suffering, and it has nothing to do with you for the time being", "At least... For the time being," he was a little concerned.

Who is "we" referring to? What does "temporary" mean?

Since there is a possibility of "temporary", it is not absolutely unrelated to oneself, but there is a condition for some kind of transformation, which may cause the "suffering" to be triggered.

He is now a tourist, and it is known that the identities that tourists can temporarily transform are "animals", "killers" and "cast members", and the "animals" are the assets of the circus, and the staff members cannot do the work of burning the animals themselves, so the so-called suffering is likely to be related to the transformation into "killers" or "cast members......

It seems that even if you succeed in becoming an animal trainer, you will also face new risks.

"You're finally back." When the blue tour bus stopped outside the rest tent, Gu Zhenzhen greeted him.

Transitioning from an assistant to a cast member to a tourist, she did not participate in the morning divination interactive show, but spent her rare free time investigating the Kraken inside the circus.

"Did you find anything?" Qi Zhen asked.

Gu Zhenzhen shook his head with a solemn expression: "I went to the restaurant to have a meal with the cast, it seems that only the cast and crew have traded with the Kraken at the moment, but the memory of how they summoned the Kraken... Blocked by some unknown force, we may have to find another way. ”

"That's it, but I don't know if some of the cast and crew's memories have been tricked, or all..."

Gu Zhenzhen shrugged: "There are three more tents to perform in the next place to find clues." ”

"Is tonight's 'Puppet House' together?" Qi Zhen sent out an invitation.

Gu Zhenzhen hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Anyway, I can't find any useful information if I stay in the rest area, so I'll go to the performance tent to have a look." ”

All afternoon, everyone stayed in their tents and waited until it got dark.

Soon, evening came, and the thick fog that had permeated the tent vanished, and the horizon swallowed up the last rays of the setting sun.

The lounge area is back lively, and the cast and crew are pushing their food trucks out of the stalls.

The four of them have a clear goal and go straight to the booth of the puppeteer Little Sugar Man.

"Hello, the previous candy man tasted good, so my friends want to try it too." Qi Yan said to the puppeteer's sister.

He noticed that on the night of the show, the puppeteer's bare wrists and neck above her collar were covered in bandages, and he couldn't tell if it was the puppeteer's makeup or some kind of hint.

Through the mask, the puppeteer looked Qi Yan up and down, and said with a smile: "It seems that you have grown into a boring adult." ”

Qi Yan also smiled: "I'm sorry. ”

The puppeteer shrugged his shoulders and displayed the colorful and intricately crafted sweets in front of the customer, reminding in a low tone, "Have you eaten my candy, but you have to pay for my wishes, are you ready?" ”

She said this strangely, Qin Rang and Lu Zhi glanced at each other suspiciously, Qi Yan was silent for half a second, and smiled firmly on his face: "Of course." ”

Having unlocked the first four performances, he knows very well that the so-called "paying for wishes" is the bargaining weight of Kraken and the cast and crew.

The only difference is that this time the puppeteer directly clicked on the matter of "pay for wishes".

"Does the color and taste of the candy man affect the performance of the club?" Qi Yan asked bluntly.

The puppeteer shook his head frankly: "To be honest, it doesn't matter. ”

Qi Zhen bowed: "Thank you for informing." ”

Everyone quickly chose their own sugar man, and Qi Yan still chose green.

After all, that's the color of the Kraken Sea.

Soon, the time came at seven o'clock in the evening, and the bell rang for the opening of the circus.

Players with sweet mouths stand still and wait, and when the bell rings, a huge yellow tent appears in the dark night, flashing a neon sign from Puppet House to illuminate the wilderness into the evening.

Yellow tents again.

After the evidence of "The Divination House", Qi Zheng can now basically determine that the yellow tent symbolizes the neutrality of the position, and there are few performances in the clowns, acrobats and magicians' tents that use killing as an aesthetic effect.

Everyone walked towards the yellow tent, and the huge "Puppet House" four neon characters made the players hesitating outside the tent look particularly dim and small, and the colorful neon lights reflected on the faces of the players, illuminating the puzzled faces of the players.

Qi Yan opened the curtain of the tent door and walked in, and to everyone's expectations, the puppet house was really an old manor full of puppet cabinets.

The manor's stone hall is deep, with puppet cabinets lining the walls and tops leading to the ceiling, enclosing almost the entire hall.

The manor smelled of old wood, mixed with an indescribable sweetness, like a sweet cream cake soaked in fresh blood, if I had to describe it.

The windows are lined with wooden dolls, all of whom look like children, dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, and holding colorful sweets in their hands.

These candies are the colorful candy figures sold in the puppeteer's cart in the circus lounge.

On the west side of the manor was a long window leading to the outside, and there was no moonlight that night, and the wind was very strong, and the unpruned fir trees outside the window were shaken by the wind.