The Last Gentleman -
Chapter 572: 570: New Home
After he bid farewell to his boss, William, with emotions steadied and the clutches of fear dispelled, left the hair-filled underground area and made his way to his department’s designated area—the Circus.
Walking through the castle-styled corridors, William clenched his fist and threw punches at the air, scarcely able to hide his excitement.
His excitement was not because the boss planned to hand over the circus to him, but because the matter of returning late by a month was no longer pursued, and William was even granted an additional month’s vacation.
This allowed him to return to Zion with Jin.
However, from the conversation, William had also gleaned several critical pieces of information. The first was about the "Prehistoric Abyss" mentioned by the boss. Before the war had occurred and under the evil sun, it was still possible for abysses to form, and there were two of them.
One was the dark origin of all things in the world, which was also the place where death first appeared—the Original Tomb.
"The First Dead Man was actually the evil sun’s eldest son,"
and the Bonfire Mountain Range, which blocked and isolated the dead, was formed by the evil sun’s second son,
no wonder at the very bottom of the Original Tomb, just before the chamber of the First Dead Man, stood a massive stele named ’A Tribute to an Elder Brother,’ surrounded by fresh flowers.
"As the evil sun’s eldest son, he actually betrayed the sunlight and embraced the darkness..."Thinking this only deepened William’s interest in some of the prehistoric events.
"Moreover, the boss started chasing darkness after witnessing death descending in the Old World.
He turned himself into an abyss in nearly impossible form and redefined the ’Fear’ of the Old World. Although targeted by several Source Epidemic Areas, he maintained a relatively good condition due to his ability to escape into the subspace, until the invaders caused him irreversible severe injuries.
Also, from the boss’s hatred for the blood citizens, it can be roughly inferred that those particularly ruthless against the boss were probably the blood citizens from the respective Source Epidemic Area.
It is even possible that during the war, these bloodthirsty and vile blood citizens also ambushed the boss.
Anyway, no matter how you look at it, the blood citizens must be annihilated... otherwise, I won’t be able to fulfill my promise to Yellow Skin and become the Plague Master of the Skin Factory.
Let’s not think too much now, and quickly figure out how to deal with the preliminary work for the Theater."
The Circus, being the largest part of the circus, has the largest tent space available for use.
The interior layout remained the same as before, resembling a massive photography base, with various photography studios of tens or hundreds of meters set up inside, creating a maze-like corridor structure between different studios.
Various arrows labeled with rabbit signs point to deeper areas, always warning to ’beware of rabbits’.
William had been here once before and was very familiar with the rules here. Just as he saw a green-eyed rabbit and was about to invite it onto his shoulder,
an unsettling aura approached from behind,
click-clack, click-clack~ with sounds of footsteps in high heels and also barefoot on the ground, not two feet... but four.
"Yo, yo, yo~ isn’t this the chief actor, Mr. William? Missing for three months and finally back. The aura you exude is different, highly advanced in purity."
William turned around and saw a woman dressed in a tight white outfit and wearing high heels, with her blonde hair tied in a ponytail standing behind him. Her curvaceous figure and the aura she radiated had the vibe of a top Hollywood actress.
However, she was also holding a similarly shaped skull in her hands, and it was vaguely visible that the woman had two extra arms and legs,
It was none other than Natalie, the sisterly co-leader of the Circus.
"Leader Natalie, is Mr. Rabbit here?"
"Rabbit was out on business, and I am currently in charge of the entire circus. So come with me quickly... as per the boss’s instructions, your theater is temporarily set up here,"
"The basic structure is already set up, we just need you, the new chief, to supervise it for a while. You can make any changes if there’s anything you’re unsatisfied with,"
"Then I’ll have to trouble Captain Natalie,"
As he followed the sisters’ lead, he no longer encountered any rabbits along the way.
What struck William as odd was that his temporary department was arranged to be with the acrobatic group, it was supposed to be set up in the outer field area. But as he followed the sisters deeper, William felt as if the theater was being set up in the core area of the acrobatic group.
Passing through a long corridor he had never been through before,
the acrobatic group’s area used for rehearsals and training was completely separated, bringing them to a relatively quiet crossroads.
Here, a sign was placed corresponding to four directions, with the numbers 1 to 4 marked on the wooden sign.
"This is the center of the acrobatic group, separated from the rehearsal area to maintain absolute quietness.
We originally planned to recruit four captains for the acrobatic group, but unfortunately, the fourth candidate has yet to appear... Initially, Rabbit was quite fond of you, but the boss had other arrangements.
The area originally reserved for the fourth captain will temporarily be arranged for you.
Rabbit’s ’Club,’ my ’Soft Hall,’ and Mozander’s ’Leg-making House,’ are all nearby; you can come and hang out with us anytime,"
With that, the Natalie sisters led William toward the direction indicated by the sign as [4], opening a manor-style wrought-iron gate.
A straight stone path extended inward, with stone sculpture street lamps on both sides designed as human structures, holding kerosene lamps and making an inviting gesture with their hands.
At the end of the stone path was a building of grand specifications, like a theater from the Renaissance period, with several large-scale Roman columns giving the theater a stable and prestigious appearance, further enhanced by the intricate and elaborate window carvings and some gold decorations that made the exterior of the theater look even more upscale.
"It’s already built!?"
William had thought that the acrobatics group had only allocated a piece of land to outline the theater framework, but an entire European-style theater had already been built, and it very much met William’s human aesthetic.
"Of course, the boss personally commanded it, plus Mr. Rabbit’s absolute support, we wouldn’t dare to skimp on it.
My team is very large, and many of them are humans who came from your side. By borrowing their memories of human theaters and then transforming and beautifying them in the style of the circus, this ’Theater’ has been formed.
If you feel any dissatisfaction, you can come directly to me, and the acrobatics group will actively cooperate with your initial construction work,"
"I really appreciate it." William gave the sisters a proper gentleman’s bow.
Who knew that the sisters would take a step forward, the elder sister held in her arms gently touching William’s temple with her tongue.
"Just verbal thanks aren’t very meaningful. How about you make me a bowl of Red Oil Dumplings? Like the ones from the last magic feast, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t include the boss’s meat, just a simple version... it was really delicious.
Additionally, your physical body smells pretty good~ Rabbit must like it very much, but before Rabbit comes back, play with me first,"
"No problem, I will bring the dumplings to your Soft Hall tonight, but I hope I can delay the sparring a bit, I’m just really tired after coming back,"
"Who said anything about sparring? I was talking about physical interaction. The acrobatics group is a place that venerates the physical body, and your physique is quite good.
How about this—since you’re feeling very tired, just bring the Red Oil Dumplings to me tonight, and I will personally give you a full set of Soft Skill massages, how does that sound?"
"Okay."
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