No one talked to Shade, so Shade walked around among the caravans. Almost everyone was doing their own thing. It was normal here, very normal, but it was precisely because of this normality that, on the contrary,
Shade felt something was wrong.
He pretended to be very interested in the souvenirs sold by the circus and stopped in front of the stall. Most of the souvenirs they sold were cheap items that the circus purchased from the locals when it toured around the Old World, and then bought them again in the next city.
Selling at a higher price, Shade even saw an anchor pendant from Cold Water Port, a maple leaf bookmark from Fort Midhill, an empty wine bottle with a famous winery label from Huntington, and an ugly stone ornament from Randall Valley.
He originally thought whether it was the relics accidentally collected by the circus that caused some unnoticeable events to occur, but he was soon attracted by the stall selling various Rhodes cards.
Not only ordinary sets of playing cards are sold here, but also wooden card boxes sold by branches of the Prophet's Association across the Old World. Because the shapes and engraved emblems of the card boxes of different branches are different, there are indeed collectors who like this kind of thing.
In addition to ordinary decks and card boxes, there are even more than ten Rhodes cards with special card faces on the booth. Although the prices of these Rhodes cards are not as expensive as the special rules cards, they are still worth it among the players.
Something to show off.
Shade stopped to check. He had no intention of buying anything at first, but he was attracted by a card that said "The cat looked up under the tree."
That is Moon 10, which is the same suit as the "Origin Space" that Shade is looking for. But even if he finds "Origin Space" in the future, he can still stuff this cat card into the backup deck.
"Pet Series·Delarion Desert Cat."
Shade said the name of this card, and the man behind the booth smiled and said:
"Yes, what, do you want to buy it? This amount is fine."
He stretched out his hand and shook it to Xia De. The price was quite reasonable and within the range that Xia De could accept:
"It's a pity that you don't have special rule cards here."
Shade sighed, almost certain that at least the person in front of him was just an ordinary person.
"This is my small business. All the cards here combined are not as valuable as a special rule card. But if you want to play cards, you can go to our group leader. That gentleman is the best card player among us.
hand, he has a special rule card in his hand."
Shade raised his eyebrows, and first said that he wanted to buy the Moon 10, and then talked about the circus with the man. The two gradually became familiar with each other, and even played a game of cards together. Because of this,
Shade gained a deeper understanding of the basic situation of the circus and learned that after the circus came to the local area, it did indeed recruit new people from the local area.
Most of them are minors, responsible for chores such as moving the venue. When the troupe leaves, one or two of them will be taken away to be trained as apprentices. Of course, these will not be Gray Gloves agents, although MI6 and Gray Gloves
There is no prohibition on the use of child labor in gloves, but this kind of task should not be left to minors.
As for the adults recruited after coming to the local area, there are five or six adults. The number is uncertain because some people only work part-time and may leave one day and never come back. As for those who stay long-term, one is a new arrival.
The circus accountant Mr. Merkel, who is said to be the distant nephew of the circus leader, came specifically to seek refuge with his uncle.
"Oh, last night in the middle of the night, the dog in the group kept barking outside. Later, we found an unconscious man in the farmland. The group leader said that if he had time, he would report the case to the city in the afternoon. The guy is still unconscious.
, but the injury can’t be seen.”
As he said that, he glanced at the three policemen not far away who were asking for information about the circus:
"They don't care about this matter. Really, they are all police officers. Why do they know so clearly?"
"Did you pick up an unconscious person last night? I'm from the city. I can go see him later. Speaking of which, I also want to play a few games of Rhodes with the leader of the group to see what he's like.
Special card, I wonder where I can see him? Is he the one talking to the police over there?"
Shade finally asked. Because playing cards brought us closer together, the man guarding the stall stood up and asked Shade around:
"The group leader went to the village to discuss with the village chief about installing a temporary gas pipeline. He will be back in half an hour. That person over there is our deputy group leader, and he doesn't know how to play cards."
"Okay then, I'll take a look around the camp again."
Shade said, and then walked towards where the unconscious man was.
There was no suitable place to place him in the circus, but they were worried that if he died like this, the foreigners in the circus would be regarded as criminals by the locals, so he was finally placed in a tent where circus apprentices lived.
Everyone in the group had something to do, so no one had time to take care of him. So when Shade got into the tent, no one stopped him:
"Aren't they afraid of losing things?"
The environment in which the apprentices live is not very good. In addition to living in the tent, there are also a lot of sundries for performances piled up in the tent. In the innermost part of a row of low beds made of abandoned steam pipes, there lies a man with a pale face and yellow hair.
, a man who looks to be around thirty.
Shade was stunned when he saw his face, and then he saw the soul floating above him, making a face in Shade's direction:
"Giles hasn't woken up yet, I can't let anyone get close to him! It's very dangerous here, the big bad guy, get away!"
The soul of the little girl Rusty Edwards was talking softly and entertaining herself without seeming bored. For a moment, Shade doubted whether he was still in Green Lake and whether he had returned to Tobesk.
City. Then he realized that he had really met Professor Manning's friend, the former grave robber Durute Giles, and the second-generation eldest daughter of the Edwards family who died young.
Although the little girl's soul was rated as very powerful, she could not recognize Shad just by his appearance. Therefore, when Shad came close, she even waved her hand to hit Shad on the chest - this would make ordinary people suddenly
Feeling cold all over.
Unexpectedly, Shade grabbed the girl's hand.
He looked seriously into the other person's eyes, and Rusty Edwards put away his grimace, showed an innocent smile, and then jerked his hand away to leave, but he couldn't get rid of Shade's hand.
.
With a bang, she turned into smoke and dispersed, and then appeared on the other side of the bed. This kind of supernatural ability of ghosts that only appears in storybooks is actually a very unique space power. It seems that even
He is an undead spirit and has inherited the outstanding bloodline of Edwards.
"The professor's friend, we met in Tobesk."
Shade said calmly, instead of chasing the girl, he sat on the edge of the bed and put his hand on the forehead of Durut Giles.
[Coma. Exposed to a powerful force that exceeded one's mental endurance, and therefore fell into self-protective hibernation. 】
That means you saw something you shouldn't have seen.
"Why are you here?"
He raised his head and asked the girl who was hiding aside. This Megan's ancestor, except for Laplace Klein Howard, was the oldest person in the Edwards family. At this time, he also recognized who Shad was.
She tried to float closer, and when she saw that Shade didn't catch her again, she put her hands on her waist and "warned":
"I'm only eleven years old, so don't have bad thoughts towards me."
"Well, please don't say such things, I'm a little scared. No kidding, you know I have no ill intentions towards you. How did you come here? Didn't I tell you not to come to Green Lake?"
The girl thought for a while:
"Yesterday Giles went to eat, and he quarreled with me and asked me not to scare the wild cats. We were in the alley, and we came here in no time!"
She gestured in an exaggerated way:
"It was really fast. I came here in no time. I know this place, my home. It's in the lake over there."
"Is it really fate to encounter a space transfer?"
Shade frowned and looked at Durut Giles who was lying down. There were no traces of space power on the other person's body, and there were no obvious traumas. Although space transfer was extremely dangerous, it didn't look like it was because of this.
And the comatose:
"Do you know what happened to him?"
The girl gestured again and said:
"As soon as we arrived here, Giles wanted to help me figure out where this was, so he walked towards the light. Then, we saw a circus~a circus~a circus that only exists in books!
Giles was frightened by the tiger, cowardly Giles, poor Giles, and then he fell into a coma!"
She said with a smile, floating in the air and spinning around.
Shade almost understood:
"Is the tiger a bad thing?"
He tried to express it the way a girl would talk, and Rusty Edwards nodded:
"Yes, bad stuff, bad stuff. And it's contagious, it's a disease! We'll leave as soon as Giles wakes up."
"Infection. Can you tell me, is the tiger still in the camp? I want to get rid of the tiger. In this way, your friend will not have any problems even if he cannot wake up in a short time."
Soul blinked at Shade, seemingly surprised by Shade's thoughts. She flew above Durut Giles, then opened her left and right arms together, drawing a circle in the air.
Faint traces of light flickered in the air, and a translucent gray ball of light enveloped Durut Giles. This was a method of sealing space, but it was very similar to Shade's "Thorn of the Moon".
"I will go with you!"
Rusty Edwards said:
"The tiger hurt Giles! It's a bad thing."
"Why didn't you go by yourself just now?"
"Because I can't beat it."
Therefore, although Rusty Edwards's way of thinking is naive, she is definitely not without common sense in life.