Chapter 35 The Lost Ancient Country (2)
Gu Qiufeng finally understood why he felt the sound was so strange.
The clown had a big smiling face painted on him, but the tone of his voice was tearful. He used a crying voice to speak enthusiastically to attract customers, and he was dancing with his hands. The sobbing gave people goose bumps.
I don't know why the clown suddenly targeted him.
No, Gu Qiufeng thought silently, his strange outfit seemed quite eye-catching.
"Sir, sir, please give me a ticket, woooo," the clown said cheerfully, "We all have to live, woooo."
Gu Qiufeng asked curiously, "You are all a circus that will be performing in the palace soon. With such a big gimmick, are you still worried that no one will watch your performance? Why do you have to pester me to buy your tickets?"
The clown choked for a moment, then said with difficulty: "We haven't entered the palace yet, and no one else knows about our Starlight Circus yet."
"That won't do." Gu Qiufeng said seriously, "The management philosophy of your circus manager is too backward. In today's society, publicity is an important means to enhance market competitiveness. You must learn how to promote. Being able to perform for His Majesty, isn't this a big enough publicity gimmick?"
The clown was stunned and even forgot to cry: "So what do you say, what should we do?"
Gu Qiufeng said: "Tell your leader that we can arrange for a few civilians to quarrel at your door."
Clown: "...Isn't that driving customers away? If someone is arguing at the door, others may not want to come into our circus to watch the show!"
Gu Qiufeng: "You are very knowledgeable, so why are you asking me?"
clown:"……"
The clown gritted his teeth and said aggrievedly: "Please continue."
"In fact, most people like to join in the fun. Generally, the more trivial the quarrel, the more widely discussed it will be. Let the agent fight at the door for two or three days. Over time, passers-by will be curious and ask them why they are fighting. Then you tell them to speak the following lines: 'I said that the Starlight Circus is great and wanted to take him to see it, but he insisted that I had poor taste, so I quarreled with him', 'You have poor taste, this circus is not famous at all!' Then have another person shout louder at the end, 'You know nothing, this is a circus that will soon perform for His Majesty in the palace!'" Gu Qiufeng said, "When the onlookers heard this, they were impressed and knew that you were a high-quality circus that could perform in the palace. Curious people will naturally want to buy tickets to watch it, and the quarrel will be frequently mentioned as a joke after dinner. After that..."
The clown couldn't help but move closer to Gu Qiufeng: "After that...?"
Gu Qiufeng pretended not to see the expectation in his eyes: "I understand, I understand, this is all I can say."
Then, under the clown's burning and reluctant gaze, he shook his sleeves and walked away gracefully, like a transcendent master.
The clown paused, pondering Gu Qiufeng's last words: "Do you understand everything?"
Then he slapped his head.
Master, he has realized it!
This is something that only smart people can understand. Just leave the difficult questions to the team leader as he thinks about it!
The clown excitedly returned to the circus room to find the ringmaster.
Gu Qiufeng got some peace and quiet, and quietly observed the movements around the circus entrance from a hidden corner.
There is a board next to the entrance of the circus with the circus performance time written on it - "Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, start at 3 pm."
I don’t know if it’s because of the special physique of the Son of God, but when Gu Qiufeng just passed the circus, he was immediately surrounded by a cold and sticky aura.
It was a bit like the aura of the Dark God tribe that Arcana had instructed him to have.
According to Arcana, they belonged to the camp of the God of Light, but now the forces of the God of Darkness have infiltrated the capital, and are still committing crimes against the wind to harm the residents of the capital. The mission of the Son of Light is obviously to find out these brutal vampires and save the people of the capital.
The circus exuding a dark atmosphere is about to enter the palace to perform for Arcana, which makes people uneasy no matter how they look at it.
Gu Qiufeng planned to be cautious and explore the capital first before going inside the circus to find out what was going on.
The core mechanism of the game is somewhat similar to Werewolf, which is a faction-based competition. The Blood Clan is similar to the "werewolf" in Werewolf, and most players should be "villagers", because Gu Qiufeng considers the twisted attitude of the game copy towards players and probably will not divide the players into factions, otherwise it will violate its own core mechanism - "players cannot harm players".
But in addition to these two identities, there are also "witch" and "prophet" in Werewolf.
His identity card as the Son of Light is S-level, obviously not a "villager" card.
So is he a witch or a prophet?
Witches have holy water and poison. Holy water can save people, and poison can kill people.
The prophet can peek at the real information on the identity card to distinguish who is a vampire and who is a player.
Gu Qiufeng felt that this might not be clear until the first night was over. The Son of Light could purify dark creatures, which could be considered saving people, but he could also identify the vampires disguised as "villagers" by identifying the dark aura.
Or perhaps, the roles of the prophet and the witch in this game have been combined into one.
Gu Qiufeng collected his thoughts and was about to leave for the busier market center to ask the NPCs in the capital about their opinions on the recent rampage of the vampires, perhaps he could dig up some clues.
As soon as I turned the corner, I heard a quarrel at the circus entrance.
The corner of Gu Qiufeng's eye twitched, and he didn't know whether he was feeling complicated because he had succeeded in fooling people, or he was surprised at the circus leader's execution ability.
But soon, Gu Qiufeng heard something wrong from the sound of the argument.
There were two men and one woman who were arguing with the clown in the circus. They were wearing the most ordinary clothes among the residents of the capital. The two men wore short-sleeved tops and capes on the upper body, and brown wide-leg pants on the lower body. The woman wore a one-piece slim light blue skirt with the hem falling to her knees. She had protective gear on her ankles and wrists, and a purple striped tassel shawl on the outside of the skirt.
But Gu Qiufeng easily identified the three people as players from the modern words they occasionally used in their quarrels.
He hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should meddle in other people's business.
"You clown, you don't understand me!" the only female shouted, "We all said we don't want to watch the circus! Do you have to force me to buy and sell? The aunties who snatch eggs at the vegetable market are not as unreasonable as you."
"Miss," the young man wearing round metal-framed glasses next to her said calmly, "you are insulting the lady in the vegetable market."
Gu Qiufeng, who was listening on the side, said: "."
These three people have a sense of humor.
Perhaps the quarrel got too intense, the female player shouted loudly, and a giant sword that was more than twice her size appeared in her hand out of thin air.
Seeing that she was about to chop the clown with the sword, Gu Qiufeng finally stopped smiling, stopped watching the show, and took a few steps forward.
"etc."
He spoke out.
You can have fun as much as you want, but you can't kill off the key NPC in the main storyline.
"Ah, it's you, sir!" The clown said in surprise, and immediately walked around behind Gu Qiufeng with tears in his eyes, saying, "Sir, save me!"
Seeing the nosy masked man coming, the female player sullenly split the ground with a sword and said, "Kid, don't block the way."
Gu Qiufeng followed suit and said, "You can't kill this circus member."
"Why?" asked the mushroom-headed young man who had been silent on the side.
Gu Qiufeng saw that there was at least one person who seemed to be smarter among the three, so he set his sights on him and said, "Did you know that His Majesty will invite the Starlight Circus to perform in the palace in seven days? If you kill any member of this circus, and word gets out to His Majesty and the Knights, they will punish you."
The female player took back the giant sword and asked, "Performing in the palace? How do you know? You are dressed so strangely, are you also a member of the circus and are here to make fun of us?"
Gu Qiufeng smiled and said, "Of course not. I just happen to hold an important position in the palace."
"Alright." The female player looked at the clown and said sinisterly, "I'll let you go this time. If you dare to pester us to buy tickets next time, I'll kill you with a knife."
The clown is known for his "woooooooo" sound and looks extremely scared.
But when Gu Qiufeng turned around, he found that he was actually smiling.
The painted smiley mask was laughing, and the clown underneath the mask was also laughing. The whimpering sound was just the tone of his voice changing as he laughed to the extreme.
Gu Qiufeng just felt very creepy.
Seeing that the dispute was resolved, he did not stay any longer and turned to leave.
Seeing this, the trio immediately followed.
Gu Qiufeng paused for a moment and said calmly, "Anything else?"
The man with glasses asked, "Brother, are you a player or an NPC?"
Gu Qiufeng asked in confusion: "What are players and NPCs?"
【??? Don’t you know what NPC is】
[Fuck, Boss Gu is pretending to be an NPC. I am too narrow-minded.]
[It looks like the acting, so when will the agent debut (dog head)]
Gu Qiufeng didn't want to reveal his special identity card. Instead of hiding his identity, it would be more convenient to let players treat him as a special NPC.
After all, he was wearing a mask that covered his face tightly. Even if someone had watched the live broadcast and recognized his face, they wouldn't know who was who now.
"Oh, it's an NPC." The female player whispered, "I saw him coming to help us, and I thought he was a player."
"I'm overthinking it. There are no players who are so ostentatious," said the mushroom-headed man. "Players are eager to reduce their presence to reduce the chances of being hunted by vampires. Wearing a black robe and a mask, they are just sitting ducks. Only NPCs dare to do this."
"Wait, let me ask him about vampire hunting, maybe I can find some clues." said the female player.
Gu Qiufeng was walking in front, listening to the whispers of the trio behind him.
Maybe it was because of the ID card, but his hearing had improved a lot, so he could hear the conversation between the trio clearly.
"Hey, sir," the female player said, "you are a person who holds an important position in the palace. You must have something to do in the capital, right? Excuse me, can we know something?"
The man with glasses was speechless at the back: "Miss, when you ask questions, can you be more tactful and not so direct! Who is willing to answer the questions if you ask like this?"
The female player turned around and stepped on him.
Then, she looked at Gu Qiufeng with a smile: "If you want to investigate the affairs of the vampires, I think we can exchange information!"
Gu Qiufeng asked: "What information?"
The female player said, "If you are here to investigate the vampires, your church or the Knights Order or something like that should have already mastered the habits and weaknesses of the vampires, so they would allow you to accurately strike and explore the vampires, right?"
She spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, staring at Gu Qiufeng with her eyes fixed on him: "I think you really need some recent crimes committed by the blood clan in the capital, so as to help you identify the blood clan's intentions and large-scale activities."
"You tell us the habits and weaknesses of the vampires so that we can take precautions in advance. We can also help you collect this information."
Gu Qiufeng was a little surprised.
Fang Lun and Lao Zhang had mentioned repeatedly before that the skills and qualities of the players in City D were not suitable for dungeons, so most of the players were life players who would never play dungeons except for world dungeons. But the girl in front of him had a clear analysis and cleverly took the initiative in the conversation. She also looked like a violent output type of player.
It seems that there are still a few talented players in City D.
Gu Qiufeng said: "Okay. But you have to tell me your names first."
"Hey, why?" The female player blinked in confusion.
Gu Qiufeng: "What if you run away after I share the information with you? I'm very busy with work and I can't go to such a big capital to look for you three little bugs."
Female player: "Don't be so arrogant, we are not bugs!"
Gu Qiufeng said, "But compared to the capital city, which has a huge flow of people, you blending into the crowd is indeed like a bug thrown into the ocean. Based on this alone, I personally think my analogy is correct. You also said that my job is to catch the vampires, so I don't have time to waste time with you. Tell me your names. If you ever break your promise and run away, I will ask His Majesty to issue a nationwide wanted order, and your names and portraits will be on the wanted order..."
"Stop!" the female player said carelessly, "You are underestimating us, aren't you? We are not that kind of mean people. It's okay to tell you my name, my name is Guan Ciying, and the unromantic geek with glasses next to me is called Li Shuntong."
Li Shuntong pushed his glasses and said helplessly, "Can you please stop scolding me with your own personal opinions?"
Guan Ciying rolled his eyes at him and said, "Shut up, useless man."
"Okay, let me continue," Guan Ciying said, "The other taciturn guy - also a useless man - is called Lin Chaoxu."
Gu Qiufeng said with a smile: "If you say so, should your team be called: 'Miss Guan and her two useless men'?"
Guan Ciying: "This is a good suggestion!"
Li Shuntong: "If you really dare to name it like that, I will apply to disband the team."
Lin Chaoxu: "Add one."
Gu Qiufeng said: "Okay, if you run away, I will write your names on the wanted poster."
"I've already said we won't run away." Guan Ciying rolled his eyes. "But just in case, we can't just reveal our names. You have to give us some convincing evidence. What if you're a vampire pretending to be someone you're trying to trick us into taking? We won't even have anywhere to cry then."
Gu Qiufeng said: "What do you want to know?"
"Well, names are not safe." Guan Ciying said, "Because even if you make up a name, we don't know whether it is true or not, and we can't issue an arrest warrant like you did. Just tell me what position you hold in the palace."
Gu Qiufeng said: "I belong to the church."
Although the Son of Light obeys the monarch directly and does not need to be judged by the Pope or the Church, the Church is also involved in deciding the selection of the Son of Light. It is not wrong to say that the Son of Light's work often conflicts with that of the Church.
"Okay. If you dare to lie to us and reveal any false information," Guan Ciying said, "I will lose my face and go to the church to beat the drum and protest my innocence."
After a conversation, Gu Qiufeng and Guan Ciying tested each other a little, and then came to a common conclusion -
He/she is not a good person.
Gu Qiufeng said: "I did come here on orders from above to investigate the mischief of the vampire clan in the capital."
Guan Ciying said, "I'm all ears. I want to know the vampires' methods, weaknesses, and motives."
"We are believers of the God of Light." Gu Qiufeng said, "The blood clan is a dark creature, so they are naturally hostile to us. They are afraid of the purifying power of the Son of Light, and they are also afraid of sunlight. Although they can see the light, their mobility and attack power will be greatly weakened under the sunlight. Therefore, the blood clan likes to commit crimes at night. After selecting their prey, they sneak into the house, drain the prey's blood and then take their identities. As for identification, because the blood clan has a strong dark aura, some inspired fortune tellers, godfathers and the Son of Light can detect their weirdness."
Guan Ciying said unwillingly: "Can't ordinary people see through the disguise of the vampires?"
"Of course it is possible. After the vampire replaced that person, he no longer had that person's memory. People who have been together for a long time and have a close relationship should soon discover that the deceased has been replaced." Gu Qiufeng said.
He read all this from the diary of the Son of Light.
Guan Ciying asked suspiciously, "Since only the purification power of the Holy Son can deal with these dark creatures, why didn't His Majesty send the Holy Son here, but instead sent you, a member of the church, to investigate?"
Gu Qiufeng thought that this was too perceptive, but he remained calm and said, "I will go investigate first to see if it is true or not. A noble figure like the Son of Light would not leave the palace casually."
"Okay." Guan Ciying said, "Then we will investigate the places where the vampires frequently commit crimes for you. Where is the agreed location? How about the entrance to the circus?"
Gu Qiufeng said, "No problem for me. And just a friendly reminder, I want to go to the circus to investigate in a couple of days. Do you want to come with me?"
After his skills were banned for special reasons, he was in urgent need of combat power. Guan Ciying's output ability was exactly what Gu Qiufeng needed.
Guan Ciying said generously, "Of course. But you have to pay for the tickets. The three of us can't afford the expensive circus tickets."
Gu Qiufeng said: "Okay."
The trio told Gu Qiufeng their idea, and it would be better to start the investigation from the lower city area of the capital.
The lower city area is where the slave class and the poor civilian class live. The public security is chaotic and the buildings are in disarray. Moreover, because most of the people there are marginal figures, many people starve to death or are beaten to death. Even if the vampires cause chaos, it may be difficult to detect.
"We'll go there this afternoon." Guan Ciying said, "Li Shuntong's home is right there."
Gu Qiufeng said politely: "Be careful."
"Friendly reminder, your outfit is really ostentatious. It's easy for someone with ulterior motives to target you." Guan Ciying asked, "Are all of you nobles so particular about your clothes?"
Gu Qiufeng said helplessly: "I don't have any other clothes."
I don’t know if it’s to reflect the holiness of the Son of Light, but his only clothing is a robe and a gown.
Guan Ciying sighed: "Then we will bring you some civilian clothes tomorrow. If you go to investigate like this, the vampires will run away if they see you from afar."
"Thank you." Gu Qiufeng said gratefully.
Afterwards, he said goodbye to Guan Ciying's three-member team and went to a few shops in the market center to inquire about the recent situation of vampires hunting residents.
Residents said that every evening at 6 o'clock, after the sun sets, the vampires would wander the streets and alleys to look for humans who were alone and suck their blood. At first, the vampires were quite bold and threw the bodies of the vampires on the streets after sucking their blood, so the residents discovered the existence of the vampires.
Only after the Knights began patrolling recently did the vampires become more restrained.
"But soon, a duke's daughter was found dead in her bed, having been sucked blood by the vampires." The resident said, "Since then, it has become unsafe for us to go out at night. We are always worried that the vampires will come to our house."
Gu Qiufeng asked: "Then how did you find out that the vampires would replace the dead?"
A vendor at the side interrupted and said, "Sir, you don't know that although the vampires are much more aggressive than us humans, they don't always succeed. Even the courageous Prime Minister Gloria managed to escape from the vampires' hunting. It was also a stroke of luck that her mansion was next to the Knights. She ran to the Knights, covered in blood, and fainted in front of all the knights. The Knight Commander called in a doctor to treat her desperately, and when Gloria woke up, the first thing she said was - 'The vampire pretended to be my husband.' The Knights were shocked and hurried to Gloria's mansion to look for her. Finally, under the rose bushes in the backyard, they found the body of her husband who had been dead for a long time and had been sucked dry of blood by the vampires."
Gu Qiufeng listened to the whole story and asked, "Is the Prime Minister still living in her own mansion?"
"Although her husband died in the backyard, Lady Gloria realized that nothing could be better than being neighbors with the Knights. She still did not choose to move, but I heard that she has not been to court for a long time." The vendor replied.
Gu Qiufeng said "thank you" and planned to go to the survivor's home to ask about the situation.
When he passed by the circus, he found that it was still in business.
"What time do you plan to open?" Gu Qiufeng asked the clown who was still soliciting customers.
Maybe it was because Gu Qiufeng helped him, but the clown's attitude improved a lot. He smiled and said, "The show is not over yet, especially the show in the evening, which is the most interesting."
It seems that he is not afraid of vampires.
Gu Qiufeng was thoughtful and his suspicion of this circus deepened.
When he got out of the market, he found that the coachman had been waiting for a long time.
Gu Qiufeng walked over and asked, "Is it His Majesty who wants to see me?"
"Yes, Holy Son, go back quickly!" the coachman said anxiously, "His Majesty said half an hour ago that he wanted to have dinner with you."
"Go quickly, your majesty hates people who are not punctual."
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This is my first time writing a western fantasy. It feels so interesting (what▃
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