ALL NOVEL Chapter 17 Avoiding Chaos
The next day, Xia Zuo performed fire breathing on the court.
Behind the curtain behind the performance venue, several pairs of eyes stared at the figure spitting fire.
Snake's eyes reflected the firelight, with a look of complete shock:
"Sister, Xia Zuo's fire-breathing level is so high!? This little guy is born with the talent of breathing fire. He is much better than the people like Vers who rely on breathing techniques to perform fire-breathing!"
"okokokok!"
The clown brother and sister covered each other's mouths and could only squeeze out vague sounds of approval from their throats.
Whenever Xia Zuo spits out a three-meter-long flame, the two brothers and sisters will jump up with excitement, their eyes widening wider and wider.
If it weren't for the tall body of a strong man blocking their way, they would have run onto the field and surrounded Xia Zuo.
Poppy used one arm to block the clown brothers and sisters, and touched the creamy hair on his head with his other hand:
"Sister, hey, this little guy won't be poisoned, right?"
As soon as the others heard Poppai's words, they all looked at the eldest sister.
Even the clown brothers and sisters became quiet, with a look of worry on their faces.
Audrey stared at Xia Zuo's back, her eyes a little dazed, and then she remembered what the boy said to her last night.
"Don't worry."
Audrey looked at the members and smiled, taking out a bottle of potion and showing it to them, "I bought him this, a universal antidote potion."
The universal detoxification potion can relieve or immunize most poisoning conditions within 1 hour after drinking it.
"Xia Zuo uses a mixed fire-breathing agent containing fire-retardant oil. Before going on stage, he drinks a diluted universal antidote to weaken the toxicity of the fire-breathing agent.
"With the help of these two potions, his performance is not much different from that of Vers, but he earns less. After all, it costs money to buy potions."
Audrey looked at the performance venue again, with a happy smile on her face:
"Besides, you also know. He will leave the money with me. He will never abuse addictive painkillers like Viles did."
"Sister-in-law."
Snake had some hesitation on his dark face. After considering for a few seconds, he continued:
"I want to pay for some universal antidote potions for Xia Zuo..."
"Yeah, yeah!" The clown brother and sister covered their mouths and nodded.
"Hey, that's what I meant too."
Poppy stroked the stubble on his chin, "We can't let the new members spend money on us old bones."
"Well~ That's settled then. I will arrange it."
Audrey responded with a smile and nodded, very satisfied with the members' reaction.
This is what a team should be like, helping each other, supporting each other, and running the circus business together.
In fact, even if Snake and the others didn't offer to share the cost of the medicine, Audrey would do so.
Maintaining fairness among team members has always been her principle.
But this is only one reason.
Audrey put the universal antidote into her suitcase, and the six words Xia Zuo said came to mind:
Acting requires a complete performance.
Xia Zuo decided not to reveal his superior recovery ability to other members.
He discussed various countermeasures with his eldest sister in advance to avoid revealing his secret, including how to deal with various reactions from other people.
1 bottle of universal antidote, 1 bottle of diluted universal antidote and 1 empty vial.
These three will become veteran actors in the future.
Xia Zuo would get the diluted universal antidote from Sister Tou before the performance.
After entering the fitting room, he pretended to drink the potion while changing clothes, and then took out the empty potion bottle prepared in advance and returned it to the elder sister.
This is the rough plan.
As for how to record the expenses of medicines... Xia Zuo, the bookkeeper, naturally took over this job.
The fire-breathing performance on the stage lasted for 5 minutes.
At a young age, he has 60% to 70% of Vers's stage skills.
Although many times it relies on flames and small flames, movement and jumping to make transitions.
But it was enough to confuse Snake and others.
Audrey followed the agreed plan and decisively put the blame on the universal antidote.
Although the universal detoxification potion that Xia Zuo drank was diluted, its effect lasted for at least 5 minutes. It couldn't be wasted. It was better to perform for a while by paddling in the water.
The audience burst into applause.
Xia Zuo successfully roasted the raw chicken.
Audrey greeted the people around her and took the lead in opening the curtain and walking onto the stage.
"The performance ended successfully. Let's go on stage and thank the audience."
…
The circus performed a total of three performances from morning to evening.
In the evening, Xia Zuo was sitting backstage and resting. His arms were shaking, and the flesh on his cheeks was twitching, hovering on the edge of cramps.
Now he just wants to go back to the hotel, take a hot and comfortable bath, and find a place to have a good meal.
The eldest sister arranges trivial things while everyone is resting.
Xia Zuo now no longer has the responsibility of cooking for the members. Everyone makes their own dinner.
Everyone's reward is also distributed in advance before dinner.
After Vans is gone, the coins in the cash box are responsible and will no longer run away selfishly.
Audrey grabbed a handful of coins from the money box, counted them carefully, put them in a money bag and threw them to each member.
"Sister, just keep my money."
Xia Zuo raised his weak arm and waved to Audrey to stop her from throwing the money bag over.
"Okay~ Then I'll save it for you. Today's 3 performances, after deducting the cost of potions, the total is 310 copper coins."
Audrey put the money bag into her suitcase, clapped her hands and announced, "Tomorrow is a day off, and we will leave for the next stronghold the day after tomorrow."
She came to the boy with a tired face and stretched out her arm, "Little guy, do you want me to help you back to the hotel?"
Xia Zuo stood up tremblingly and leaned half of his body on the strong arm of his eldest sister. As he walked, he read the information from Goldfinger in his mind.
"Successfully completed today's fire-breathing performance.
"Average fire intensity and duration statistics per performance:
"Fire, 50 seconds
"Little flame, 40 seconds
"Medium flame, 30 seconds
"Strong flame, 15 seconds
“Average audience size per game: 40 people
“Average audience satisfaction: 85%
"A total of 30 experience points will be gained from the 3 performances."
【Level】LV.5
【Experience】31+30→61/200
The average performance is 10 experience points.
Under normal circumstances, the number of viewers is approximately 25, which corresponds to 6.25 experience points.
If you play 3 games a day and play for 6 consecutive days, you will get 110 experience points for each stronghold you visit.
The circus spends half of a month on the road and performs in an average of two locations every month, which is 220 experience points!
A smile appeared on Xia Zuo's tired face, and he finally returned to the state of leveling up one month.
…
the next day.
Before the convoy set off, Audrey's old comrade-in-arms Wilson, the secretary of the fortress army, sent a letter.
Xia Zuo finished reading the letter in the eldest sister's room, put it in the basin and lit it.
Both men could feel each other's worries.
The information Xia Zuo provided was not only correct, but also crucial.
With the help of the fat garrison mage, the fortress army successfully found the first underground alchemy room.
Unfortunately, the villain alchemist secretly conducting alchemical experiments inside is very alert.
As soon as he heard the noise in the tunnel, he immediately poured the potent solvent into the crucible.
When the soldiers broke open the iron door of the cave, the alchemy room was in a mess, and everything was blown into powder. The situation was even more tragic than the cave where Xia Zuo was.
This self-destruction was repeated in several other locations.
However, the fortress army was not completely in vain.
Wilson discovered that since the army began to destroy the underground alchemy room, the bandits' slaughter of villages seemed to have stopped.
Until the moment when the circus was about to set off, there was no news of the destruction of the village for more than ten days.
There is indeed a deep connection between the villain alchemist and the bandits.
Wilson's letter burned to ashes, leaving only a wisp of smoke coiling in the bathroom.
Xia Zuo and Audrey discussed it and the circus must make some adjustments to deal with rogue bandits who may wander around and commit crimes again.
The protective gear and weapons hidden in the third carriage are now distributed to various members.
The person responsible for controlling the pack horse added Xia Zuo so that the rest of the team could have more energy to deal with emergencies.
Xia Zuo was also happy.
The exercise effect of the miniature elastic ball is very little, and it needs to be held and pressed more than 800,000 times to gain 1 point of strength.
Driving a carriage is different. It is a new thing for him that brings both experience and perception.
Following Audrey's instructions, Xia Zuo sat in the driver's seat and embedded his body in the sunken leather seat to reduce the vibration of his upper body when encountering bumps.
Holding the bridle wrapped in hard leather with both hands, the two reins on the left hand control the two pack horses on the left, and the one on the right controls the pack horse on the right.
The strength of the draft horse is good, and the endurance is not bad. If you want to walk on the road for a long time, you need to learn to observe the physical condition of the horse.
The circus's draft horses were rented from Rosac Horse Racing. Their manes are shaved into regular horizontal stripes.
Sweat soaking more than 8 horizontal stripes means that the horse's physical strength is exhausted very quickly, and it needs to slow down and rest while walking at a slow pace.
At this time, Xia Zuo only had to wait for the packhorse to slow down its pace.
If he wanted the rested packhorse to speed up, he would raise his arms and jerk the reins, making a "squeak" sound, and repeat this action until the speed picked up.
Goldfinger will calculate the reward according to the time of continuous driving of the carriage.
The experience given per hour is not much, only 0.005 points.
However, the bonus to the Wisdom attribute is nice.
Each time you control the carriage to avoid large rocks on the ground, you can gain 0.01 to 0.03 perception points.
If you can successfully avoid the animals jumping out of the trees, or go around the potholes that will cause the carriage to roll over, you will gain more perception, at least starting from 0.08 points.
Controlling the carriage is as much fun as playing a game of dodge.
On the country road between forests and fields, Xia Zuo stared at the ground, felt the cool breeze on his face, and concentrated on driving.
Audrey poked her head out of the car, observed for a moment and then pointed out the direction to the young driver, giving the correct option for the next fork in advance.
According to the plan set by the eldest sister, the convoy directly left the radiation range of Piek Fortress and entered the northern area of Rossak Province.
This will be where the circus will perform in the coming months.