The kangaroo had dropped a few sunflower seeds into his hand, then hopped along with the parade. Like the other doll people in the city, all the dolls in the carnival procession had their own behavior patterns.
Following the parade made him less likely to be attacked, so Xu Huo simply went along with it. Doll people occasionally came over to peddle their wares, and many of them shoved things into his hands without charging him. Before long, he was covered in all sorts of knickknacks. Most were worthless toys, while the snacks were obviously fake. But most of the bracelets and necklaces had been carved from bone, and the naked eye could no longer tell whether they were human or animal bones.
He casually tossed the items to Qi Cong, who was walking behind him, then grabbed a handful of fluorescent powder from a passing doll person and hurried forward to pat it onto the kangaroo.
"Keep your eyes on that kangaroo," Xu Huo reminded him.
Qi Cong nodded quickly, not daring to look away for even a second.
Xu Huo bought all the balloons from one doll person, changed the mark on them to 0, then coated them with fluorescent powder to make sure they stood out among the crowded balloons. He kept a few and released the rest.
The carnival procession was so long and drew everyone's attention. If the balloons went up from here, the painted woman and Dai He should be able to find them quickly.
The painted woman and the four others with Zhu Bu arrived even sooner. The painted woman was fine, but Zhu Bu and the others were in a sorry state. Their Personal Panels were restricted, and even the instruments they had prepared weren't enough in an environment like Circus City.