Clown House
Unlike the Magic District, which occupied a large area and contained multiple rooms connected by winding passages, it was suited for different types of magic training and assistant cultivation.
The Clown House was hidden deep within the circus. No elevator connected to it; the only way to reach it was by riding a special "roller coaster."
The underground area, resembling a gloomy cavern, contained two factory buildings.
The building on the left had been painted black and white and finely polished, making it look more like a dance studio.
The building on the right was mainly built of red brick and decorated in a riot of colors. Although it was the same size as the building next door, it looked extremely bloated. The bloody graffiti sprayed across the brick walls was even more violent, swollen, and malicious.
Any outsider applying to become an apprentice clown, once they passed Poker Face's preliminary screening, would be sent here by roller coaster. Without receiving any instructions, they would make the most important choice of their lives here.
If they chose the black-and-white building on the left, steel wires would pierce through their bodies and suspend them the moment they entered.
If they failed to fall asleep within one minute, they would fail the assessment. If they woke from a nightmare within the next hour, they would fail as well.
But compared with the building next door, this Clown Assessment was much simpler. At least, a few apprentice clowns had managed to walk out of the black-and-white factory and serve the circus.
Once someone chose the colorful building on the right, they could never leave. They seemed to be trapped inside permanently, though their voices could occasionally still be heard.
They had not died. Instead, they had become apprentice clowns in another