On the continent of Dota, circuses usually wander around cities and countries doing touring performances. Whenever they move to a populous town, they will set up camp, set up huge tents and set up camps, and then perform for several consecutive times. It would take anywhere from days to months until the residents of the place were no longer interested in their performance.
"Fairy Tale" is such a standard circus that cannot be more standard. From animal trainers and magicians to acrobats, ventriloquists, fire-breathing performers, strongman performers, clown performers, etc., Fairy Tales can perform almost all types of shows on the circus program, and the level is unrivaled in the entire circus. It is also top-notch on the mainland. If there is anything special about fairy tales, it is that among its core actors, the proportion of humanoids and demihumans seems to be a bit too high. After all, the overlords of the Dota Continent are now humans. In the city, humans are Humans and demihumans generally can only exist as slaves. However, in a wandering group like the circus, which is neither big nor small, it is normal for there to be humanoids like dwarfs, dwarves and goblins who are born with special shapes. They can play clowns and other roles without any special makeup. Comic characters, and strongmen like the Tide Giant, are the mainstay of the circus.
Yes, the "fairy tale" circus is exactly Gron's goal.
After the young ogre came to Etide Town, the first thing he did was to find the whereabouts of his mother and Hakulili. This should not be difficult. After all, Goron knew very well how conspicuous his mother and Hakulili were. Let’s not talk about it first. The legendary giant demon appeared in the world, and the appearance of a two-headed alien ogre alone was enough to cause a huge sensation. However, Gron did not get any relevant clues during the initial investigation, whether in the tavern or on the street. No one ever talked about the troll and the two-headed ogre. Until he was targeted by a thief and fell to this point.
However, this is actually a mistake for Gron. After all, places like taverns are the best places to obtain intelligence. Sailors or mercenaries who drink too much, even bandits and pirates, will always get information intentionally or unintentionally. Tell a lot of valuable information, such as royal secrets, secret treasure legends, celebrity gossip, everything.
Goron stayed at the Sleeping Giant Hotel. He no longer had to run around. As long as he pricked up his ears, he could know many things. For example, the reason why he focused on the "Fairy Tale" Circus was because he heard a few drinkers Talk about a great performance from a tidal giant, Hercules.
Gronn will never forget that on that regretful night, he was determined to protect the old, weak, women and children in his clan, King Mogar who blocked the entrance of the cave with his huge body, and the man sitting on the ground with his back to him. Green giant.
Tide giants are an uncommon race, especially on land.
"Hey~~~! Did you hear that the Fairy Tale Circus is leaving here soon?"
Goron's heart moved. Today, someone finally started talking about the fairy tale circus.
"Hey~~~? How could this happen? They haven't been here long. A circus like them won't worry about having no guests to watch their performances even if they stay for another month or two. This is Haishiwan. , it’s the Port of Low Tide. There are as many idiots as you want to pay to see them teasing wild beasts, playing poker, and throwing knives. Why are they leaving in such a hurry? Damn it, I haven’t gone to see it yet. I heard my friends at the meeting say. There are a pair of twins there who are really good-looking and taste great. There is also a hot animal trainer. I heard someone is offering her two hundred gold coins to buy her as a toy."
"I don't know why they are in a hurry to leave, but..." The gold-toothed sailor who spoke lowered his voice and said with a sinister smile: "But there is a rumor, I wonder if you have heard of it..."
"What's the news?" A drunk man is always more gossipy than the most gossipy woman. The gold-toothed sailor's mysterious skills immediately attracted pricked ears, and even the drinkers at the next table came over. , naturally including Goron, who has a very keen hearing in the back hall of the hotel... This should also be the deathbed gift of the beautiful snake. Not only is the power, Goron's current vision and hearing are far beyond ordinary people.
"...I'm afraid you don't know that the fairy tale circus is not an ordinary circus. They also take on other jobs, such as assassination, escort, cleanup, and theft. Whether it is the work of the thieves guild or the mercenary guild, they all Yes, as long as they have money, they will do anything..."
Everyone nodded. Although they were a little surprised, they were not very surprised, and even a little disappointed. The gossip about the Golden Tooth Sailor is not as attractive as the mystery he appears. After all, a group like the circus that travels around various cities in the Dota continent and performs everywhere will inevitably have to protect itself in the face of thieves and robbers. With his strength, and the fact that circus members are generally members of the lowest social class, other circuses will also provide special services such as prostitution, so it is not surprising that fairy tales will take on some dirty work.
The gold-toothed sailor saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, chuckled, and finally released the real bombshell.
"Then do you know that the Fairy Tale Circus just a few days ago killed all the Black-Handed Ogres that had been entrenched in the rain forest for a long time."
"This is impossible~~~!" Everyone shouted: "Are you fooling us as outsiders? Who doesn't know how powerful and difficult the Black Hand Ogres are? It will not be easier to conquer there than to attack the dragon's lair, and they The tribe’s villages are also very secretive, and no one knows the exact location of their villages yet.”
"Hehehehehe..." The gold-toothed sailor monster smiled. After everyone had finished sighing, he continued with a triumphant look: "You don't know this. I heard that someone led the way for those acrobatic clowns and found the black hand food. The real village location of the human demons, and then they took advantage of the night to sneak attack, poisoning and setting fire, catching the ogres by surprise, and... "
"You don't have to lie anymore. Who doesn't know that ogres are greedy and stupid. The gold coins and treasures they snatch will just pile up in the warehouse and moldy. The black-handed ogre has been entrenched in Booty Bay for countless years. The accumulated wealth is probably more than the average dragon's lair. It seems that those clown magicians are getting rich..." The speaker's tone was sinister and full of jealousy, and his eyes flickered, obviously thinking of something. After all, one or two hundred gold coins can make a person take a desperate risk, one or two thousand gold coins can make a group of people massacre, and the treasure of the Black Hand Ogre may cost one hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins. This is already It was enough to cause a bloody storm in the small town of Ebb Tide.
No wonder Fairy Tale has to tightly block the news of the Black Hand Ogre, but as the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world, let alone this ebb tide town, where there are even more thieves, spies, mercenaries and pirates than ordinary people. Town residents, and when the young priest Christina went to the "Pig and Whistle" hotel to announce the mission to attack the Black Hand Ogre, the mission contacts of many guild mercenary groups were present, although they all regarded the girl's mission as a It's a boring joke, but it will leave an impression to some extent. I wonder which idiot organization will take on such a death mission, and then sit back and enjoy the show of group destruction.
After all, the secret of the fairy tale cannot be kept. After all, it would take at least four or five heavy-duty freight carriages to pull all the gold coins and treasures hidden in the Black Hand Ogre's treasury, and the marks left by the wheels would be at least an inch deep. This information cannot be hidden from the eyes of hundreds of thieves. Now they are probably racking their brains to hide the existence of the giant demon and Hakulili. This is probably the reason why they want to leave this town early.
For Gron, this can be said to be a good thing or a bad thing. Although he received a deathbed gift from a beautiful snake from a different continent and gained several mysterious and powerful abilities for no reason, his profession has always been "chef" ", I have not received any systematic combat training, I don't know any magic, and I can deal with some wild beasts or low-level monsters. It's just a dream to directly snatch back my relatives from the opponent who can wipe out the black-handed ogres." , so the more chaotic and chaotic the water, the better, so that he might have a chance.
But the bad thing is that once the existence of the giant demon and the two-headed alien ogre is exposed, there will be more and more powerful forces involved without even thinking about it, and the hope of retaking them may change. into despair. Moreover, the Fairy Tale Circus has decided to leave Etide Town early, and there is really not much time left for Gron...
Just when Goron was deep in thought, he didn't know what was going on. The gossipy men who had been chatting enthusiastically before and hugging each other as if they were brothers started to quarrel while chatting.
"What! You bastard, how dare you call us 'rangers' cowards?"
"What are you if you are not cowards? You are a mercenary group of hundreds of people, and you don't even dare to mess with a small circus. I simply can't think of anything more cowardly than you." Two armed men took the lead in arguing. .
"What do you Surante bastard know? Do you think the black-handed ogre is a wolf man? Who doesn't know that the gold coins they have accumulated in the Low Tide Port have almost caught up with the dwarf city's treasury, but who dares to really provoke them? , 'Little Circus'? Haven't you seen their performance? That strongman named Old Shark, he is a tidal giant. I bet that a garbage thieves guild like your 'Whisperers', He can destroy seven or eight families by himself! What about robbing the circus? You just have the ability to talk nonsense here and have fun. Do you think anyone can do it? Isn’t it great?”
"Damn! It seems that before our 'Whisperer' guild can deal with those circus clowns, we have to have a good fight with you Surante cowards. Don't worry, after we snatch the gold coins from them, I will reward you generously with a few copper coins for medical expenses, and of course it may also be for funeral expenses... "
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This kind of thing can be seen almost every night when drinking, and the reasons for disputes are also varied. Bearded Joe, the owner of the Sleeping Giant Hotel, hid under the bartending table with a happy face, holding a quill and parchment in his hand. He poked his head out from time to time, preparing to write down the tables and chairs that would be smashed later. There is a detailed list of utensils, and then the compensation amount is "slightly" enlarged several times, and sent to the two guilds of "Ranger" and "Whisperer" early tomorrow morning, for the sake of face and reputation, and for future business. , these guilds will usually pay the compensation very readily. Anyway, in the end, the money will be paid by the commissions earned by their own hard-earned money to those idiots who get hot-headed when they drink.
But Goron has a headache. If they make too much noise, then this greedy and stingy boss will definitely take up his rest time and ask him to clean up the mess, but the deadline for the fairy tale circus ticket in his hand is tonight at 9 This is also the last public performance of this group of guys in the ebb town. After that, they will leave the port. No one knows where the next stop of this damn circus will be. Although Goron was almost certain that it was these guys who attacked the Black Hand tribe and kidnapped his family, he still needed to confirm it with his own eyes, so tonight, he had to go to the circus and "watch" their performance.
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