Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 327 Passing by
The trees were ablaze with fireworks, while monkeys below were beating drums and gongs.

The square where grain was once piled up and where soldiers drilled has been largely cleaned up, and a garden has been formed around the carriages.

A mediocre bard sings heroic epics laced with bawdy jokes, while a reckless strongman performs feats like breaking rocks on his chest and having beautiful women on his fists. These traveling troupes from abroad may be mediocre, but they certainly know what the audience wants to see.

For most ordinary people trapped by the land, exciting, unique, colorful, or even dangerous and thrilling performances are far more interesting and entertaining than any elegant lyrics or theatrical metaphors.

"Wow, this is delicious!"

"Beautiful! The girl is so pretty!"

"How stupid! Monkey! Stupid!"

From the moment Lana entered the park, she kept making various exclamations. Rean, who was holding her hand to prevent her from getting lost, also exclaimed about the importance of compulsory education. Even her amnesiac vocabulary has become so simple.

Watching the little guy making faces at the monkey, Rean felt a rare sense of healing.

He actually likes animals quite a bit in his spare time.
"Snapped!"

Smiling, Rean removed the rotten banana that had hit his face, trying to suppress his anger, and gave the monkey making faces the middle finger. He liked animals, but that definitely didn't include wild monkeys.

"Guha!"

The monkey, after casually patting its belly, was glared at by Rean. It screamed and climbed up the tree, running away incredibly fast.

Unlike Li Ensu, who used to have to fight a monkey on a mountain to retrieve his camera, the little animal was already considered brave for not running away in terror under the slight dragon's might revealed by Li En.

"Dragon?" At that moment, a bunny girl who was performing a trapeze act glanced over in this direction.

Then she subconsciously shook her head. The world is so big, how could something like this happen so easily?

As for why she infiltrated the circus, the wanted criminals posted on the city walls are the answer.

On her first day, she helped the inept hunters complete their hunts, and at the same time, she discovered many lurking "beasts." Naturally, she went on a killing spree, and then her old habit kicked in—she got more and more carried away with the killing.

However, some of the "lurking beasts" are still people with identities. Even if they reveal some of their true nature after death, directly hunting them makes Emma, ​​who has no law enforcement authority, a wanted criminal.

Clearly, the local guards and sheriffs had no chance of capturing the heroic spirits.

However, since she didn't plan to contact the authorities at the moment, she changed her identity. She slightly adjusted her "spirit body," making herself younger and shorter, and thus infiltrated the outsiders' circus.

She thrived in the circus because it was a mixed bag of people, with petty thieves and even serious criminals among the staff.

While these libertines bring joy to a place, they are never the source of instability.

No matter how she disguised herself, her physique and demeanor were extraordinary, allowing her to blend in smoothly with the strange and unusual characters in the wandering circus.
"Miss Mary? It's your turn."

But she still continues to perform. To be honest, it's quite interesting for her.

Jumping around brings cheers, making this holiday quite interesting.

"Here she comes!" And so, the cheerful Heroic Spirit began to enjoy her rare vacation.

After all, it was a rare "mission to investigate and correct errors". In fact, even if Emma hadn't found "Lee Eun-suk", she could have guessed what had happened.

Since we're going to meet sooner or later, we might as well find each other later and have more time to play together.

"Captain, how about I perform an aerial acrobatic act for you, shooting arrows upside down with my feet? That should be a very popular new act, right?" When it comes to creating hilarious antics, perhaps Yinghun has the highest potential.

The circus was better than expected. Rean never imagined that there would be so many surprises in this weary world.

Although it lacks the variety of content that comes with the information explosion of another world, the performers have a high level of basic skills. Compared to those in another world, they are all superhumans or even demons.

The acts of walking on fists or dancing on piano lines are just routine operations in the circus. Various magic tricks and deceptions have not disappeared because of the existence of magic; on the contrary, they have become even more bizarre due to the intense competition.

These performances generally carried a chilling and violent feel, probably because audiences across different eras have enjoyed them.
"Wow, I've never seen anything like this before." Watching the female aerial acrobat holding the hook with her teeth, hanging upside down and using her feet to draw a bow and shoot an arrow, and even hitting the target steadily, Rean couldn't believe where she got such core strength, stability, flexibility and accuracy.

"Is this even something a human could pull off?!"

Although he was quite impressed by the performers' skill, Rean casually took a piece from Lana's snack bag and then held Lana's head back to stop her from complaining. "What does the performance have to do with me?" he thought.
"Oh, this young lady... Oh, the one on the promotional carriage earlier, I never expected her to be so amazing."

Rean recalled their brief encounter before and didn't pay much attention. This person might be a high-level professional, but aren't there many dangerous people in Radiant City these days?
"Although they don't seem like bad people, I'll report them anyway, at least so the intelligence officers can mark them. Sallyman, I'm reporting them."

So Rean simply reported his "intelligence chief" to the police, while simultaneously pulling away the snake tail that had unknowingly wrapped around his feet. Today, he is still in his shrewd Suliman state.

Although "Silly Man" complained, seeing how busy Sally Man had been these days, it couldn't just let the horse run without feeding it.

The little incident passed quickly. Sallyman's "plot" to lure Rean into the inn by having the maid take care of the child was thwarted by "Silly Sallyman." The two "sisters" became the main obstacle preventing them from getting any closer to Rean.

Rean, who rarely has a moment of leisure, accompanied Lana and Suliman shopping. They even went to see Hela in another district.

She's been quite busy lately since moving out.

As one of the potential heroes, she also wants to win this competition, but it's clearly not enough for her to rely on herself alone.
Buying a small house and moving out of Rean's house won't really make any difference. But when a child moves out and rents a place, it often means that the "spoiled time" is over and the child is now becoming an independent adult.

These days, she's been trying to recruit some complementary partners.

She is very strong. As mentioned before, once the underground ruins reach a certain level, it will probably require all members to be highly skilled professionals to make progress smoothly. Every team needs talents in various fields. The competition among heroes is essentially a team competition.

A team of four or more people is probably a necessity, but only one person can take the lead and participate in the competition for the brave.

She couldn't be with Rean for this reason: there was only one "Father's Crown of the Hero," and no one would give up the competition for it.

"The kids are stunned. It's a holiday, let's go out for a walk together."

Looking at the girl who was lost in thought in his mansion, Rean knew that she was having a hard time. This is how it is for newly independent "adults"—they feel like they want to do everything, but they can't do anything.

Her recruitment efforts were clearly not going well; after all, who knew who Hela was?

The right person is hard to find, and Hela's standards are exceptionally high. Even if she did find one, the person probably wouldn't just casually follow a nobody, especially one with an unknown identity wearing a mask.

"Why are you covering your face? Do you think you're the hero Lex?"

The girl munched on grilled squid while resentfully repeating what others had said to her.

"Don't rush. Why don't you come with me for a while, and after you've made a bit of a name for yourself, then we can split up?"

"No, that brat Dania mocked me for only being able to rely on you!"

Okay, it's the sisters arguing again. To avoid getting caught in the crossfire (tell me, who do you support?), Rean decided it was best not to interfere.

Rean didn't comfort Hela; he knew she didn't need it. Both of them knew that the current situation was only temporary, and as this "drama" intensified, many big fish would naturally enter the fray.

The exploration of the underground ruins had stalled at a certain point, ultimately due to insufficient military strength. More participants and deeper exploration would bring more gains and wealth, and naturally attract more powerful combat forces.

It's like a snowball effect in developing new industries. Once someone finds the gold, more people enter the market, and the increased talent elevates the industry's standards, leading to even more "gold" being produced.

Since the market will inevitably boil over sooner or later, it's better to wait and see now than to find an unsuitable "teammate" from which you can't extricate yourself.
"How about I use my connections in the church to find you a paladin teammate?" High-ranking paladins are useful in many ways, but they are generally not available on the job market.

"Larry, how about I have Dimon?" Hela said, already having her own goal in mind.

Larry has a wide network of connections, is young and has unlimited potential, while Dimon is a ruthless person with the inheritance of a heroic spirit. Sooner or later, he will make a name for himself on his own. Hela is willing to spend some resources to wait for these future potential stocks to mature.

"No. Larry has extensive connections, but he's also heavily tied to those relationships. If the church doesn't use him, the nobles will. Dumon is already destined to form his own group; he needs a reputation too."

As they walked along, chatting about work and life, it seemed that Rean could also have a pleasant holiday.

(End of this chapter)