Chapter 471 Tickets and Invitations

  The black roundabout train directly arrives at the entrance of the town with the giant sign of [Meniere Town (Meniere)].

  Before getting off the bus, the flight attendant kindly reminded:

  "Mr. William, I need to remind you a few things about the captive area. Although the infected humans are kept in captivity, they are very weak compared to you, but the protection order signed jointly ensures their personal safety.

  Do not slaughter unless necessary, otherwise you may be directly marked by the monastery and become a prisoner. "

   "Oh? Alien humans are still protected...Is it because of the birth restriction in the old world?"

"That's right, the infected humans from our world are the key to stabilizing the population of the old world. If there is no protection order, this group of people without affiliation will become slaves, items or even objects of some extremely sick people within a few days." food.

  We will not waste your time, and hope that Mr. William can find the Circus of Fear as he wished, and he can take the train of our company again. "

   "Thank you."

  Getting off the train, when the town came into view, William felt like returning to the human world.

   What surprised William was that the town in front of him, known as the captive area, was not only bustling, but even so 'prosperous'.

  The power supply was beyond our expectations. The windows of every household were filled with light, and a pendant light bulb could be seen hanging in the living room.

  Although he didn’t see any power stations, William quickly confirmed one thing with his epileptic brain. The electricity here was formed by the joint power generation of many patients with brain diseases.

  Of course, the electricity generated in this way is very little, and it can only support each household to turn on a light to ensure the light. Most of them use candles, and there are notices to save electricity everywhere in the streets.

  Walking among the small towns, William also discovered that there is already a relatively complete economic system, and infected humans maximize the use of their own diseases for the construction and development of the town. On the basis of complete self-sufficiency, many entertainment facilities have also been developed.

   "The infected humans living here seem to be living better than in the original world. They no longer have to worry about it, and all their basic necessities are solved. They can even develop entertainment projects. This..."

  William shook his head, trying to get rid of some dangerous thoughts.

  Although he himself accepts the disease, he does not agree that the disease can really lead all mankind into a better era.

   Walking and walking, William also quickly noticed a problem. Although the whole town looked 'vibrant', it seemed a little empty, and many houses with lights were empty.

  Even the important security bureaus are only lit, and only a few people are on duty.

  According to William's initial estimate, about 50% of the town's residents disappeared,

  As to where these residents went and why they left in such a hurry without turning off the lights, I already had an answer in my mind.

   Whoosh! With a quick dodge, he set foot on the highest point of the town, and with the help of Little Putao's global vision, he soon found that some people were moving in a certain direction outside the town.

  Whether riding a bicycle, or trotting, or even using the ability of the disease to slide or crawl, they all appear very anxious.

   "Has the circus sent out an invitation to this town?"

  William didn't hesitate any longer, and followed up with a stride, following the crowd to find the circus.

   Walked for several hours, until the brilliance of the underground sun completely disappeared, and there was a gray wasteland in front of them. The speed of the townspeople gradually slowed down and stopped their bicycles.

  There are also a lot of bicycles parked not far away, and the destination is here.

  A strange thing happened,

  William did not see any circus-related buildings,

  The group of people in front of them disappeared one by one, as if they had stepped into a different space that was completely isolated from reality... No matter how Xiao Putao strengthened his vision, it was of no avail. People all disappeared in fixed places, without even a trace of breath remaining.

"what's the situation?"

  William randomly caught an infected human being and educated him on the spot.

  When the enlightenment was completed, the townspeople completely forgot what they were doing, and they didn't know anything about the circus at all, and they couldn't step into the unknown space like other townspeople, and they didn't hold any tickets or props in their hands.

  This situation forced William to meditate directly on the spot, meditating and thinking,

  『This group of people should have gone to a [different space] that I can't touch at all, or it is an independent space created by the circus.

  Infected humans living in small towns are attracted to come here because of some kind of 'permission', so that they can see the entrance of the different space and are allowed to enter it.

   And I wasn't invited, I didn't get permission, I just followed them, and I couldn't even see the circus.

   It’s no wonder that even the number one transfer company couldn’t obtain the location of the circus.

  Looks like I have to find a way to get this unknown permission. 』

  Thinking of this, William canceled the enlightenment relationship with the townspeople just now, and went straight back to the town to implement his plan.

  Shortly after he left, a gap was torn open in the different space where the circus was located.

  A pair of slender legs and feet, wrapped in black and white stockings, stepped out of them.

   Lips smeared with black lipstick floated up and down, "Are you coming? William... Now that you understand the requirements for admission, come in slowly by yourself, just to see how far you can go without the help of connections."

  …

   After returning to the town,

  William went straight to the town hall, did not use any spiritual means but took out a sum of money to directly buy the resident status here and an idle property.

  The real estate prices in this kind of captive area are very cheap, and dozens of coins can be directly transferred.

  William, who officially became a member of the town, stayed at home honestly, neither practicing nor meditating, but falling asleep.

   When he woke up from his dream,

  The vision of seeing through the house immediately caught the traces that the mailbox outside the door had been touched, and when the vision wanted to continue to see the situation in the mailbox, a sense of "fear" attacked William along the vision.

   Force it to close its eyes, turning off the perspective effect.

  With doubts and vigilance, William walked to the door, opened the mailbox, and suddenly placed a ticket in it.

   When seeing the tickets directly with the naked eye, there was no sense of fear.

  『Some kind of circus rule? Once you do something that violates the rules, will it attract the attack of "fear"? This point needs to be paid attention to, and the follow-up may become the focus of contacting the circus. 』

  When William pulled the ticket in his hand,

  Eye of Ashes immediately caught a trace of strange aura, drilled into the body through the ticket, and tried to go to the brain area along the nerves, just when he was about to use his epileptic brain to resist this thought invasion.

   A familiar voice came from around:

   "Tickets are just a material carrier. Only by accepting this invitation of thinking can you really go to the circus."

   "Catherine!"

  William resolutely untied the defense line of the insane brain, let the strange aura flow into the thinking level, and accepted the so-called 'circus invitation'. At the same time, he looked around, but found no acquaintances from the past.

  【Memory Palace-Library】

  There is an additional huge poster of the circus on the wall, and some of the dark silhouettes on it correspond to the important figures in the circus.

  The sense of traction also hit immediately, leading William to the gray wasteland again, where the bicycles were parked.

   This time,

  The townspeople no longer disappeared for no reason, but lined up one by one and walked into the circus tent like a dark castle.

  When he saw such a magnificent, dark and gloomy tent that even wanted to swallow everything, a sense of fear spread in William's brain.

  However, the corners of William's mouth turned up unconsciously. Apart from the insignificant fear, there was more excitement in his brain.

  When he met Catherine for the first time, he learned about the concept of the circus, and he was full of curiosity about it when he saw the capable people and strangers inside.

  Even without the guidance of the Duke, even if it had nothing to do with his path, William would come to the circus to have a look.

   Facing the crowded "audience passage" and the completely deserted "recruitment passage", William decisively looked at the latter and at the recruitment board standing at the entrance of the passage.

  (end of this chapter)