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"Boss, I've been observing this place the whole way. The economic system here is a perfect vicious cycle."

Nathan frowned and pondered:

"Look at that tailor shop. The fabric is flax grown behind the town. The townspeople weave the cloth themselves, and the tailors make the clothes. The money comes from the mayor. The townspeople use it for living, and any extra money goes to the mayor."

"What's worse is that they don't actually want anything."

He pointed to the only grocery store he passed.

"There aren't even mirrors in there. And nobody goes there; their desires are locked at a very low level... nobody will buy our stuff."

He was completely at ease without the slightest anxiety.

After such a long period of observation, it has been determined that the townspeople here are not NPCs or puppets; they possess a degree of independent consciousness.

The blacksmith would drool over Klaus's "Newton"; the children would be curious about Situ's tail; the ladies would point and whisper about Ivan, and so on.

"Since material needs have been reduced to a minimum... then we'll sell them things they've never seen before. Emotions, experiences, novelty."

Nathan suddenly had a bad feeling.

He tentatively asked:

"So... what are we supposed to do?"

Ren Yi's eyes suddenly lit up slightly, and he showed a hint of excitement:

"Now, we're a circus."

That short sentence left the group bewildered. Ivan scratched his ear, "What...?"

"Ma Dongmei".

He casually told a lame joke that no one could understand, leaving the group even more confused.

But there's no need to wait and ask again—

"Aaaaaah!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream pierced through half of the quiet town.

Klaus flung the half-eaten apple in his hand as if he'd been electrocuted, nearly hitting Ivan on the head.

"Are you crazy?!"

Ivan took the apple with dissatisfaction and saw that a fat white worm was sticking out half of its body from the oxidized hole, twisting its waist seductively.

"It's just a worm..."

He frowned and flicked the insect away.

However, this scream was like a depth charge, and for a moment, all the townspeople who were selling flowers, repairing roads, forging iron, drinking tea, or chatting on the street corner stopped what they were doing.

Life is too mundane, nothing new happens...

These outsiders made such a commotion that it attracted more attention than the church bells.

He can both treat patients and gain popularity.

The curve of her lips widened even more, she clapped her hands to draw all attention to herself, and then nimbly jumped onto the edge of the fountain.

"ladies and gentlemen!"

A clear, resonant voice drowned out the surrounding noise, announcing, "Welcome to the 'Raising the Coffin for Fortune' circus's inaugural performance!"

The scene fell strangely quiet, with nearly a hundred pairs of eyes staring blankly at the young man on the platform. Even the chubby kneading master was peering through the door frame with his rolling pin in hand.

He adapted well to this small scene:

"first......"

"Let me proudly introduce you to Ivan, the Frost Bear from a land where temperatures plummet to -50 degrees Celsius!"

Hearing this ridiculously cringeworthy, yet utterly uncool, nickname...

Ivan's face twitched.

"Show us something to warm things up!" Renyi whispered, turning his back. "Don't just stand there, go lift a rock. If you keep spacing out, you'll be on night watch from now on."

"..."

Ivan looked around and spotted a large, old, discarded millstone.

He pushed through the crowd, strode over amidst whispers, and without even squatting, he bent down and lifted the millstone, which weighed at least five or six hundred pounds, easily hefting it and steadily raising it above his head.

A chorus of gasps erupted from the crowd.

"Great! That's strong!"

"These outsiders are ferocious beasts! No wonder they're called... that Frost Bear!"

Ivan, who was initially reluctant, grinned smugly, held up a large millstone and deliberately circled it twice, cracking the floor tiles when he put it down.

He casually patted his arm with satisfaction, signaling for everyone to calm down, then pointed to the engineer who looked utterly unwilling:

"Next, please welcome... our steel alchemist—Mr. Klaus!"

"...I'm not a monkey performing for money..."

Klaus grumbled in protest, but still went to the blacksmith's junkyard and picked out a rusty lump of iron.

A blacksmith's apprentice was about to remind him that this thing was so hard that even a forging hammer couldn't break it,

The scrap metal softened rapidly, turning black and shiny... In less than half a minute, a lifelike steel lily appeared in his hand, with even the texture and veins perfectly replicated.

He gave the everlasting lily to a little girl about the same age as Lina, and then hid at the very back, refusing to show himself.

The whole street fell silent for a brief moment.

They were shocked. A few seconds later, the eruption of cheers almost shattered the glass, and old John was so excited that he tugged at his beard.

Renyi's smile deepened, and his gaze shifted to the uneasy Sita.

"Finally, there is Sita, the exotic princess from a mysterious land!"

Do I have to perform too?

...Wait...a princess?!

Just as I was lost in thought, I heard Renyi say something about a mysterious dance. Dancing?

Sita, imagining the lithe, bouncy forms of those Nagas, tried to perform a backbend—

pia

She is indeed very flexible now, but due to excessive force, the back of her head hit her tail. This sudden change in her center of gravity caused her to lose her balance, and she instinctively coiled her long tail like a mosquito coil.

"profound!!!"

Where have the townspeople ever seen anything like this half-human, half-snake creature with its striking visual effects?

The whistles and applause immediately became even more enthusiastic than before.

"One more!"

"That's amazing! The tail is actually real!"

She had never been so popular. Sita stood up and bowed shyly.

Renyi clapped a few times and, seizing the opportunity, pushed Nathan forward as well.

"Now, please welcome the elegant beast tamer, Mr. Nathan, and his partner from the depths of the ocean—the Kraken!"

Nathan instinctively bowed gracefully.

He was still waiting to see where his captain would conjure up some ferocious beast, but Renyi simply pulled out Xiao Jiu and stuffed it into his arms.

"?"

Xiao Jiu was very unhappy.

I finally managed to get some sleep, and then this guy suddenly picked me up.

Without giving Nathan a chance to react, the body, which was originally the size of a palm, suddenly swelled several times its original size and smeared solidly onto Nathan's meticulously groomed face.

"Ouch!" Nathan exclaimed.

With his view completely blocked, he spun around in place two or three times, almost crashing into the fountain.

After much persuasion, they finally managed to peel Xiao Jiu off her face.

At this moment, Nathan's slicked-back hair was a mess, and there was a bright red suction cup mark on the tip of his nose, but he was very professional and gritted his teeth to stand up straight and bowed deeply to the crowd.

"...I've made a fool of myself."

The onlookers were stunned at first, then burst into laughter.

The atmosphere reached its peak.

Just then, a chubby little girl squeezed out from beside the adults' legs and tugged at Aurora's skirt with her little hand.

"Sister, what kind of magic tricks can you do?"

Aurora smiled gently, about to speak, but was stopped by Renyi.

He jumped off the edge of the fountain and crouched down in front of the girl.

"This lady is not a performer."

"She is a nun with the special ability to hear divine will and purify suffering."

He pointed with his hand.

Everyone's gaze involuntarily shifted, and there stood a towering, pointed building—

church.

"From today onwards, Sister Aurora will be living there. If any of you have a chronic illness, or if you have troubles or...guilt that you cannot shake off, you can go there to see her."

"Remember, the nuns listen and bless without taking a penny."