I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 445: World Tree Phantom and Cognitive Bias
Elf King's Court, House Ilithel,
After coming out of Pompeii's room, Li Si followed Ricardo downstairs.

“I didn’t expect the patriarch would give this ring to you.”

Ricardo glanced at the gold ring on Li Si's hand, sighed slightly and said:
"But I think Patriarch Pompeii is right. You may be the best person to do this now."

Li Si shook his head. Although he was a little confused, he didn't say much.

It seems that the entire Elf King's Court is relatively normal now. With the backup plans prepared in advance, safety should not be a problem.

When Li Si and Ricardo came down from the magic elevator, they saw several elves with the same blonde hair and golden eyes walking in from outside.

"Elder Ricardo, long time no see."

One of the young elves looked at Ricardo and said.

Ricardo nodded:
"Long time no see, Xifu."

Seeing this, Li Si also stopped and stood beside Ricardo.

Due to the destruction of the Elf King's Court in the previous life, basically no player had in-depth exposure to the plot related to the Elf King's Court.

Li Si did not recognize the sun elves in front of him, but the aura exuded by the sun elf named Xifu was quite impressive.

Not weaker than Riccardo, but obviously much younger than Riccardo.

"Who is this?"

Xifu asked with a smile, looking at Li Si who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Ricardo.

"This is the guest invited back by the Patriarch of Pompeii, Mr. Li Si."

Ricardo frowned slightly, but still introduced him to the other party.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Li Si."

Xifu stretched out his hand and said to Li Si with a smile.

Especially when he noticed the ring on Li Si's hand, the smile on his face became even more enthusiastic.

"Hello."

Li Si shook hands with the Sun Elf indifferently. He felt that the Sun Elf in front of him gave him a strange feeling.

He was now wary of everyone in the Elf King's Court, even Ricardo and the Chief of Pompeii.

Seeing this, Xifu did not argue any further. He simply chatted with Ricardo for a few words and then left.

Watching Xifu and several sun elves leave, Li Si said to Ricardo:
"That guy just now seemed to be quite powerful!"

"As expected of the Ilisel family!"

Ricardo heard this and shook his head and said:

"Xifu's talent is considered quite good in the family, but he is usually a little too confident."

Was the strange feeling Xifu gave him just now due to his nonchalant attitude towards possible attacks?
Li Si felt something was wrong. When he was in the city of Arcot, when he learned from Ricardo that the elves of the Ilith family were facing an attack, he thought that the situation in the Elf Royal Court was already quite bad.

But now it seems that both the ordinary residents of the Elf Royal Court and the people of the Ilith family have a feeling of contempt for this matter.

This is different from the seriousness and urgency of the matter that Riccardo had shown before.

Li Si felt a vague sense of being torn apart.

Even the Pompeii patriarch just now, although he gave Li Si a good impression, also attached great importance to this matter and seemed very normal.

But even if those reasons exist, it always feels like something is wrong to hand over such an important matter to the Elf Royal Court to Li Si.

"Let's go, Mr. Li Si."

Ricardo said to Li Si:
"You must have had a hard time on this journey. I'll take you to a place to rest."

"It's been so many days since this happened, there's no need to rush. Besides, Patriarch Pompeii also said that the effect of the [Precognition Ring] requires a certain amount of opportunity to trigger."

Li Si nodded and followed Ricardo out.

At this moment, in a dark corner of the Tower of Iliseel, a pair of eyes were staring at Lis and Ricardo who were walking out.

His eyes were fixed firmly on Li Si.

"Li Si?"

"What a tricky little fellow. Did he guess something?"

"In that case, we can't do anything now."

"There's the scent of that guy Stephens, it's really troublesome!"

After a while, the darkness here returned to calm again, but a hint of blood was faintly visible in the deep darkness.

Arrived at a courtyard on the east side of the Elf King's Court.

This courtyard is quite similar to the style of the Pompeii Patriarch. Although it is an elf tree house, it is quite spacious and the decoration inside is quite luxurious.

"Li Si, this is the place where our Ilisel family receives distinguished guests. It's okay for you to rest here for a while."

"If you need anything, you can ask the waiter to do it."

Ricardo introduced Li Si.

In fact, given his status, he doesn't have to do these things at all.

But when he learned that Li Si also possessed supernatural powers, he paid much more attention to Li Si.

Elves are proud, and sun elves even more so.

But when faced with true geniuses, they will put aside their arrogance and prejudice and communicate in a friendly manner.

This is true for Sifno, and even more so for Riccardo.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Elder Ricardo."

Li Si nodded. Although he didn't care too much about his residence, he was quite satisfied with this temporary residence.

After a few polite words, Ricardo got up and left.

After Ricardo walked away, Li Si first made a quick check of the situation in the house, and then sat down at the table to review today's experience.

It is better to be careful when staying in a troubled place like the Elf King's Court.

To be honest, what Li Si saw and heard today made him feel a little confused.

Especially the Patriarch Pompeii. Although Li Si had never heard of the name of the [Precognitive Ring], if the effect of this ring is really as Pompeii said, its level must be not low.

Just leave it to yourself?

Can we really find out who is behind this with just this ring?
Li Si didn't quite believe it, so he asked him to wear the ring and wander around the Elf King's Court, waiting to trigger the effect and find clues about the mastermind behind the ring?
This approach always feels a bit childish.

With the elf legend in charge and the power left by the elven gods, they would actually place their hopes on a human like him?
Or was it that the Patriarch of Pompeii had secretly prepared many plans to find clues, and he was just a part of the plan?
How can I get more information?
Should I do as the Pompeii Patriarch asked me to do first? Li Si pondered in his heart, and subconsciously drew a line in front of him with his right hand.

Ok?
Li Si suddenly stopped and looked at his right hand which was suspended in mid-air.

What am I doing?
Somehow, the feeling of disharmony from before reappeared in Li Si's heart.

It's like when you're chatting with someone and suddenly your mind goes blank when you want to say something.

Some nausea, some discomfort.
Li Si looked at his right hand silently, trying hard to think about what went wrong, but in the end he found nothing.

Sure enough, something seemed to be wrong!

Li Si's heart tightened. The abnormality in the Elf King's Court made him feel as if he had fallen into the story of the Arabian Nights. Everything seemed normal but was filled with a weird atmosphere.

Should we retreat and leave now?
Li Si hesitated for a moment, but gave up the idea.

On just the first day, he felt a lot of abnormalities.

Although we haven't been to other places in the Elf King's Court yet, it is estimated that there are many things wrong.

Let’s not talk about Pompey and the others for now. I don’t know why Ricardo didn’t react at all to this.

Is this the result of Ricardo being contaminated by the power of the abyss?
So, is the entire Elf Royal Court now contaminated by the power of the abyss?
Li Si felt like he was standing on a powder keg, and this powder keg was the entire Elf Royal Court.

But now Li Si is unwilling to leave, firstly because he has prepared emergency measures and is confident that he can leave the Elf King's Court safely before the danger comes.

The second reason was that he had just tried to get into the secret of the destruction of the Elf King's Court, and he was unwilling to leave now.

Then all the preparations made before would be wasted.

There’s no rush. Even though something is amiss, it will still take some time before the Elf King’s Court is destroyed.

Li Si thought silently in his heart that if possible, he would like to save Cecil as much as possible.

Even if Cecilia had not died at the hands of an assassin in her previous life, she certainly would not have escaped the destruction of the Elf King's Court.

It was because of the death of Cecil and her mother that the elven swordsman became so emotional.

For Li Si, saving Cecil was also a way to make friends with the future legendary swordsman.

Of course, what’s more important is that Li Si himself wanted to help this strong elf girl.

Let's take it one step at a time.
Li Si thought silently in his heart and stood up.

Li Si stretched his body, twisted his neck, and walked out of the house.

Let’s practice our martial arts!
If I don’t practice martial arts for a day, I feel like something is wrong with me.

If Teacher Stephens knew that he had neglected his martial arts training like this, he would definitely teach him a lesson!

The next day, at the Elf King's Court,

Early in the morning, Ricardo came over and prepared to walk around the royal court with Li Si to try to trigger the effect of the [Precognitive Ring].

Li Si felt that Ricardo seemed very active in finding the masterminds behind the incident, but he did not refuse his company.

Although it was a bit of a waste of talent to have an elven elder as his guide, Li Si was indeed not familiar with the Elf Royal Court.

In particular, Li Si was very interested in some places in the Elf Royal Court, so it was good to have Ricardo, the elder of the Ilithel family, accompany him.

At least you don’t have to worry about being stopped by others when going to some places.

"Is this the World Tree Altar?"

Li Si is now in the center of the Elf King's City of Dronor, sighing as he looks at the scene in front of him.

Generally speaking, the central area of ​​a city is its most prosperous and lively area, but the Elf King's Court is different.

There are no buildings in the core area of ​​the Elf King's City of Tingzhuonor. An ancient altar covering a very large area lies quietly here.

This ancient altar has only three floors and looks very simple, even crude.

The blue-grey bricks that make up the altar seem to bear the marks of time, eroded by wind and rain, yet revealing a sense of vicissitudes of beauty. Between the bricks, there still seems to be the laughter of the elves, or the whispers of their devout prayers.

The few stone pillars left on the altar are like guardian gods, standing tall after thousands of years of wind and rain. Although they are broken, their majesty and power have not diminished at all. The patterns engraved on the stone pillars are rough and wild, and each stroke is full of the tension of life, as if you can feel the close connection between the elves and nature.

Li Si looked at the altar in front of him as if it were a thick history book. Every brick and every stone pillar was a chapter in it, recording the glory and decline of the elves, and also telling the changes and eternity of the world.

Standing here, Li Si quietly felt the shock and awe that transcended time and space.

This altar may have existed before the prosperity of the human race, or even longer than many eternal gods.

Li Si could feel the faint and pure aura of divine power enveloping this ancient altar. Perhaps it was because of the protection of the elven gods that this altar was preserved.

Looking at this ancient altar, Li Si seemed to see a huge tree that blocked out the sky. It stood alone in the wasteland, yet it looked so full of vitality.

In Li Si's eyes, this giant tree seemed to be rooted in the whole world.

Its branches are as thick and solid as mountains, like the arms of a warrior holding up the entire sky; and its branches and leaves are lush and green like jade, like the arms of a loving mother, warm and broad, providing shelter and nourishment to this desolate world.

What is even more magical is that when the sunlight penetrates its canopy, casting dappled light and shadows, accompanied by the tender green essence of life dripping from the canopy, it is like a flowing waterfall of light sprinkling brightness and hope to the earth, like drizzle nourishing the heart, allowing the barren land to bloom with vitality.

After a while, Li Si woke up from the hallucination.

Is this the World Tree Yggdrasil?
An existence that was born at the beginning of Gaia's world and gave birth to the vitality of the entire world?

Ricardo stood beside Li Si, noticed that he had woken up, and said with a smile:

"Did you see it? That is the origin and mother of us elves, the World Tree!"

"This altar is where the Mother World Tree once took root. This space and time are branded with special marks that have never disappeared in tens of millions of years."

“It’s really shocking!”

Li Si nodded, his heart full of emotion.

This can be considered a miracle!

When he saw the World Tree, he felt as if he was immersed in the river of time, and his perspective was infinitely elevated.

For some reason, Li Si always felt that the world tree in the illusion made him want to get closer to it.

Ding~
A clear voice rang in Li Si's ears, but he did not respond at all.

This altar in front of us, if the [New Sprout of the World Tree] is going to appear on the ruins of the Elf King's Court, it is most likely to appear here, right?
Li Si looked at the ancient altar in front of him with some expectations in his heart.

It turned out that the decision to come to the Elf King's Court was the right one, and it was well worth the trip to witness such a miracle.

All that’s left is to find the guy who attacked the Sun Elf, and this journey will be complete!

Li Si was thinking in his mind, unaware that his own cognition had once again gone astray.

(End of this chapter)