My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Xia Zuo immediately adopted an even more exaggerated expression and tone towards the next guest, who seemed to be infected by his enthusiasm and smiled as well.

"Successfully sold circus show tickets, earned 17 copper coins, customer satisfaction 85, gained 0.014 experience points."

If the satisfaction rate is 100%, then selling one full set of tickets will earn you 0.017 experience points. Selling about 80 sets is equivalent to one trial of medicine.

Xia Zuo scanned the queue in front of the ticket window. It was a very long line that even turned a corner, with at least twenty or thirty people in it.

We're rich! We're rich! The circus is our home; making money and gaining experience depends on everyone.

Xia Zuo's joy radiated from within, and customer satisfaction was increasing, but it could only barely exceed 90; a score of 100 had never occurred.

During the midday break, Xia Zuo saw the patterns on the actors' faces and had a sudden inspiration. He found a clown girl who knew how to do makeup and asked her to paint patterns on his face as well.

He then brought out several strings of colorful bells and a cute hand-pinched trumpet, and simply decorated the ticket window.

Whenever an arm is stretched out of the window, the bell will gently shake, making a light and cheerful sound.

After the guests put away their tickets and money bags, Xia Zuo would squeeze the horn once, making a comical horn sound to send them off and remind the next customer to step forward.

"Successfully sold circus show tickets, earned 34 copper coins, customer satisfaction 100, gained 0.034 experience points."

it is as expected.

As long as you play the role of a circus ticket seller well, customer satisfaction will always be 100%.

Although it's only 10 points away from a 90% satisfaction rating, the accumulated experience gap can be quite significant over time.

The circus business was booming, and the performers were full of energy, putting on one show after another with very short breaks at noon. By 4 or 5 p.m., all the tickets had been sold out.

"I'm sorry, we're sold out of tickets for today. Please come early tomorrow. We apologize."

Xia Zuo took out a colored glass bead and handed it over to comfort the little boy who was about to cry, a guest who hadn't been able to buy a ticket.

They pulled up the counter, hung up a sign that read "Tickets Sold Out," locked the ticket window, and counted all the coins in the money box.

The first day had the most guests, yielding approximately 2000 copper coins, equivalent to 2 upgrade experience points.

Experience 515.

10 points away from upgrading.

I reckon that after the performance in Rosac, I'll finish reading those two books I just bought.

Xia Zuo happily finished writing down the accounts, locked the money box, hid it in a hidden compartment in the floor, and then fastened the compartment with a heavy padlock.

There are two locks on the carriage door, making the entire security system foolproof—provided there isn't a strongman like Popeye who can break the locks with a heavy axe.

Xia Zuo arrived backstage at the performance venue, handed the ledger and key to the boss, and leaned against the curtain to secretly observe the performance on stage.

They arrived at just the right time; Vans had only been on stage for a short while.

He is usually a silent observer, but once he steps onto the stage, he becomes a completely different person, with a standard theatrical smile on his face and exaggerated gestures in every movement.

With a torch in his right hand and a vial of medicine in his left, Vans took a big gulp, then raised a finger and looked around the room, drawing the audience's attention.

"puff!"

call!

Combustible water is spewed from the fire-breathing man's mouth like an arrow, leaving a long trail of exploding flame as it passes over the torch.

The raging fire quickly spread to a distance of three meters, its flames illuminating the pointed tent.

Xia Zuo could feel the scorching heat even through the curtain.

"Wow"

"Clap clap clap!" Cheers and applause erupted from the audience.

"puff!"

call!

"puff!"

call!

Vans breathed fireballs at the audience, eliciting a mixture of surprise and delight. Caught between fear and exhilaration, the children clung to their parents' arms, screaming in terror.

This is just an appetizer for the fire-breathing show.

Snake and his brother the clown each carried a wooden pole as they walked out from behind the curtain.

They first lit a torch on one of the wooden poles, then speared a plucked and cleaned raw chicken onto another wooden pole.

Vans took a deep breath, his lungs expanding noticeably, and put another medicine in his mouth.

The scene fell silent as everyone watched the fire-breathing man.

"puff"

call

This time, the fire was even more intense and prolonged, turning the flames a deep crimson, and the scorching heat swept across every corner of the performance venue. People involuntarily leaned back, fearing that the flames would spread to them.

The flames engulfed the raw chicken, transforming it into a bright fireball. The aroma of roasting meat, along with the undiminished flames, wafted towards the noses of the audience.

Whether it was due to Vans's amazing lung capacity or the effects of the drug, Xia Zuomo counted for five or six seconds, but still saw no sign of the fire weakening.

"Hoohoho!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The stands erupted in cheers, with children jumping and shouting incessantly in their seats, raising their arms and yelling for the fire-breathing man on the field.

"awesome!"

"The fire-breathing creature is amazing!"

"The raw chicken is cooked!"

"Mom, you can cook like this?! This is amazing!"

Vans suddenly shut his mouth, cutting off the water flow. The flames vanished instantly, leaving behind a sizzling, oily roasted chicken as proof of the fire-breathing man's skill.

He wiped the water from the corner of his mouth and stretched his arm out to the backstage area.

Xia Zuo was then pulled onto the stage by the crowd. The group of people held hands and bowed to the audience in thanks.

"Thank you all for coming. Today's performance has come to an end."

Audrey walked to the front of the line and waved her arms to disperse the crowd.

"Well done, Audrey's Circus!"

"Mom, I want to come again tomorrow!"

"Daddy, Daddy, I want to be a fire-breathing man!"

The cheering children were pulled out of the pointed tent by their parents, and the surroundings gradually quieted down.

After the audience had left, Audrey walked up to everyone and praised each actor, especially commending Chazor for keeping such clear and neat records in his ledger.

"Gentlemen, let's tidy up the place. We'll distribute everyone's wages after dinner. Xia Zuo, go to the hotel where we're staying and prepare dinner. We'll be there shortly."

"Roger that, Boss."

Xia Zuo received Audrey's approval, and all the fatigue he had accumulated today vanished.

He looked at the roast chicken and said, "Boss, what should we do with that chicken? Should I cook it?"

"That one..."

Audrey gestured as if she were stuffing something into a chicken's rear end. "It's been spiked with drugs; you can't eat it."

"Oh, I understand. I'll go first."

Xia Zuo lifted the curtain and left the place with light steps.

Chapter 8 Life-Saving Potion

Dinner was a joyous occasion. Everyone was immersed in the happiness of the harvest.

Even the usually stern-faced Vans wore a faint smile, like a cracked egg. Though the smile was subtle, everyone could sense the joy in his heart.

As usual, Xia Zuo and Snake took their plates to the kitchen, and then went together to the ticket office.

Audrey passed the ledger around among everyone, and once all members had no objections, she took out the pre-divided money bags from the money box.

The fire-breathing man's performance was the most spectacular, and he sold the most tickets, earning nearly 900 copper coins.

The Joker siblings and Poppy received over 500 coins, and they discussed further subdivision within the group.

Snake Charmer Snake and Big Sister both have over 200.

Of the remaining less than 400 coins, more than 300 had to be set aside for expenses, and Xia Zuo received 30 coins.

Although the amount was only a fraction of what the other members received, he was already very content.

This job is well-paid, easy, and you can gain experience. Audrey is a nice person and willing to mentor new members. There's no reason to be dissatisfied.

"Big sister, can you keep this for me?" After the others left, Xia Zuo quietly handed the money bag to Audrey.

"Okay, then I'll keep it for you."

Audrey affectionately pinched the boy's cheek. "Come with me, let's go for a walk in the street."

"Hey sis, are you buying clothes again?"

Audrey put 300 copper coins into a separate purse. "Oh, of course not. We're going to buy supplies. This job will be yours from now on."

After taking stock of their inventory in the carriage, they went out into the streets together.

The city of Rosac remained bustling with activity even at night, and the arrival of the circus added to the excitement.

Audrey, accompanied by her bookkeeper, pushed through the crowd into the shop, left a deposit, took the receipt, and her copper coins visibly dwindled rapidly.

The expenses of a circus are quite high.

The 300 copper coins were just a small amount; when it came time to pick up the goods, they would have to pay double the amount.

Their last stop was the Starry Night Pharmacy.

As the only mage academy in the kingdom, Starry Night Academy teaches alchemy as its basic course, and naturally it also controls most of the potion business across the country.