I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 567: Bones on the Throne
Li Si controlled his clone and moved towards the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion was extremely quiet under the cover of night. Li Si observed from outside for a long time but found no signs of human activity.

Although it looks relatively bright from the outside, it is lifeless, like a haunted house that has been neglected for a long time.

Because this exploration was conducted using a spiritual clone, Li Si did not let the clone enter stealth mode in order to determine whether there were any detection measures in the City Lord's Mansion.

He just walked past the street carelessly.

Until he approached the City Lord's Mansion, Li Si's clone did not trigger any defense or warning measures, and was not attacked either.

Although Li Si felt a little strange, he did not stop and continued to control his clone to approach the City Lord's Mansion.

Until he touched the rock wall of the City Lord's Mansion, Li Si did not find anything wrong.

"Strange"

Li Si frowned and controlled his clone to use the [Wall-Passing Technique] to enter the City Lord's Mansion.

Passing through the thick wall, Li Si entered the residence of the person who represented the highest authority in this small town.

Li Si controlled his clone to look around. This seemed to be a room used to store miscellaneous items.

A small part of the room was filled with tables, chairs, wooden ladders, and cleaning tools such as brooms and mops.

Li Si touched the table beside him with his right hand and looked at the light dust on his fingers.

This level of cleaning doesn't look like it has been a long time since anyone cleaned it.

After all, it is a storage room, so it is normal that it is not taken care of for a period of time.

But Li Si always felt something was wrong.

As he entered, the sense of dead silence that the City Lord's Mansion gave him became stronger and stronger.

It feels like no one has been here for thousands of years.

From the conversation with old Milo, Li Si knew that out of respect for the city lord, the residents of Ihales had to make their own decisions on all matters.

In other words, basically no residents will come to the city lord's mansion to disturb it.

Except for the annual Gul Festival, the city lord Ihalus would not appear in front of the residents on other days, let alone issue any orders.

But no matter how you look at it, although this City Lord's Mansion is only three or four stories high, it covers a very large area.

In order to maintain the daily operation of this city lord's mansion, dozens of servants were needed before.

We can't let that legendary wizard do it himself, can we?
But the current state of the City Lord's Mansion does not allow for the presence of any living people, or even the presence of undead residents like Old Milo.

Is the legendary wizard Ihalus really staying here?
Or have you always been near the Golden Coconut Hotel?

Li Si wasn't quite sure either.

In any case, this city lord's mansion doesn't look like the base camp of a legendary wizard.

Li Si had checked just now and found that there was no early warning or defensive magic circle set up in this city lord's mansion.

Even simple spells like wall-walking can be successfully cast without any interference. It is not as good as the magic workshop built by low-level wizards, let alone the wizard tower covered with various forbidden magic arrays.

Even human nobles who do not possess any supernatural powers would spend huge amounts of money to invite wizards to set up protective measures when building their own castles. There is no reason why a legendary wizard would be so careless.

Although the Legendary Mage's abilities are comprehensive and powerful, they are basically fragile and are very afraid of being approached by professionals of the same level, or facing sneak attacks from assassins of the same level.

Li Si's case is just a special case.

Even if a mage is promoted to legend, there will not be much change in this regard.

Not to mention Li Si, even a bronze-level professional can come and go freely in this city lord's mansion.

Li Si stood in the corridor of the City Lord's Mansion, observing the situation on both sides.

A few rays of bright moonlight fell in from the window of the corridor, sprinkling on the dark blue ground, bringing a bit of brilliance.

But in the corridor where the moonlight could not reach, the deep darkness was like a greedy mouth of the abyss, hungry for any life.

Li Si thought for a moment, then controlled his clone to directly use a detection spell.

It would take too much time to search such a large City Lord's Mansion bit by bit.

It is better to use the detection spell to look for clues directly.

If any problem is really discovered, since it is just a clone, Li Si will have a chance to escape.

After a moment, Li Si received feedback from the detection spell and frowned slightly.

Just as he had noticed before, there were no humans or undead in the entire City Lord's Mansion, nor were there any traces of supernatural powers.

It seems like an ordinary building.

Li Si was silent for a moment, then directly controlled his clone to use the [Fireball Technique] and smashed it towards the window nearby.

boom!
The sound of the fireball exploding mixed with the sound of glass breaking echoed throughout the City Lord's Mansion, like throwing a stone into a calm lake.

But what puzzled Li Si was that although the fireball technique caused a lot of noise, it did not cause any reaction.

The entire City Lord's Mansion seemed to be dead, with no response at all.

Shouldn't it?

Li Si scratched his head. He had not expected this situation.

Before, when Li Si was preparing to attack Zhuo in the Golden Coconut Tavern, he truly felt the legendary power.

That definitely can't be wrong, and it can't be the effect of some legendary item.

Li Si could still tell the difference.

Exploring the City Lord's Mansion was a decision Li Si made after much consideration.

He was already prepared for trouble, so he left a space mark on Taya when he left the room, so that he could take Taya out of this secret place as soon as possible.

As a result, the operation of testing Juo, which was originally thought to be harmless, attracted a legend.

The highlight was the exploration of the City Lord's Mansion, but nothing unusual happened.

"Weird"

Li Si was a little confused about what the legendary wizard Ihalus was thinking.

Could it be that his base is somewhere else in the town?
Li Si guessed, controlling his clone to walk towards the place he sensed.

According to the information fed back by Li Si's magic, that was the largest room in the entire City Lord's Mansion.

He was going to check out the situation there, as he couldn't make a wasted trip. A moment later, Li Si arrived at the center of the City Lord's Mansion, pushed open the heavy door, and walked into the hall.

A somewhat strange scene appeared before Li Si's eyes.

This is a magnificent hall with a lofty and deep space, as if it had once been used to hold grand aristocratic banquets.

However, in stark contrast to the luxurious decoration of ordinary banquet halls, all complicated carvings and gorgeous utensils are abandoned here, showing a different kind of simplicity and solemnity.

Under the towering dome, the moonlight shines through the sparse window frames and shines on the ground, adding a sense of mystery and tranquility to this empty space.

To Li Si's surprise, on both sides of the hall, rows of solid wooden frames stood like loyal guards.

Some shelves were lined with armors shining with cold light. Some were brand new and unused, with a surface as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the cold light; others were covered with traces of battles, with cracks and dents telling of the bravery and sacrifice on the battlefields of the past. The faintly visible dark red marks on them seemed like dried blood silently telling stories of the past.

On other shelves, there are a wide variety of weapons. They lie there quietly, but seem to contain inexplicable power and stories.

The long sword is extremely sharp, with a cold glow flashing on the tip; the long spear is upright, with the shaft as straight as a pine tree, revealing an indomitable will; the bow and arrow are elegantly hung on the rack, and although the bowstring is not fully drawn, one can already feel the power ready to be released; the heavy hammer and shield are placed side by side, the former is heavy and powerful, the latter is solid and reliable, and seems to be the most reliable guardian here.

To Li Si, the entire hall was like a living weapons and equipment collection room. Every weapon and every set of armor seemed to carry the dust of history and the glory of the warriors.

In this hall, there is no trace of the luxury of the nobles, but it is more iron-blooded and solemn.

Li Si looked at the weapons and equipment on both sides, walked forward, took down a long sword, felt it, and shook his head with some disappointment.

Although these weapons and equipment look quite impressive, they do not have any extraordinary powers.

It was no different from a useless stone and Li Si could crush it easily.

This shouldn't be the case, and why would there be such a collection room in the territory of a legendary wizard?

Could it be that Ihales has this special interest?

Or is it related to that?
Li Si's gaze stretched out to the far end of the hall.

In the deepest part of this ancient and mysterious hall, the light becomes dimmer, as if even time has slowed down here.

Li Si's gaze passed through rows of weapons and armor, and finally stopped on the bluestone throne several steps above the deepest part.

The throne is towering, and its backrest extends upward like a mountain, several meters high, giving people an unattainable sense of majesty. It is engraved with simple mountain and river patterns, intertwined and entangled, as if it is the embodiment of the earth and the storm, implying power and conquest.

In the center of these simple patterns, the pattern of a long sword is clearly visible. It is quietly embedded on the back of the throne, and the hilt is carved with delicate thorn patterns, and you can seem to feel the sharp edge.

Sitting on this throne was a skeleton.

The skeletal corpse sat upright on the throne, its posture still maintaining the majesty and composure of a king, as if calmly facing the arrival of death.

His head drooped slightly, and his empty eye sockets seemed to be staring at the entire hall.

And on the chest of this skeleton, there was a long sword inserted. The hilt was wrapped with thorn patterns, and the style was exactly the same as the long sword on the back of the throne.

Li Si came to the throne and carefully looked at the skeleton in front of him.

The skeleton was as white as jade, without any trace of filth or blood.

The entire skeleton is much taller than normal, and it seems that it was about two meters tall when it was alive.

Each bone is much thicker, which means that the owner of the bones should have a very strong physique.

When he saw the skeleton, Li Si first thought that this was the legendary wizard Ihalus, but he quickly realized that this guess was not correct.

It’s no wonder that Li Si thought so at the first moment. The person who can sit on this throne is most likely the owner of this building.

Perhaps because it has existed for too long, the aura of the skeleton in front of him has completely disappeared, and Li Si finds it difficult to judge the strength of this skeleton when it was alive.

But judging from the appearance of the skeleton alone, he should have been a warrior or some other melee fighter.

Of course, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that this is a wizard, but the probability is indeed very low.

Moreover, the numerous weapons and equipment in the surrounding halls can also prove this point.

But this is a bit strange. Isn’t the owner of the City Lord’s Mansion the legendary wizard Ihalus?

Why is there another skeleton sitting on the throne here?

And the weapons and equipment around them really don’t look like a wizard’s collection?

The mayor of Ihalus is not Ihalus, but another warrior?
Then why did he die here? Was he stabbed to death by his own sword?
Judging from the angle of the sword's penetration, it was probably not done by this skeleton before his death, but by someone else's intervention.

Li Si looked at the throne and bones in front of him, somewhat confused.

What unfolded in the City Lord's Mansion was indeed somewhat beyond his expectations.

Li Si checked the long sword stuck in the bones and found that it was just like the weapons on the shelves around it. It did not possess any special powers.

Shaking his head and finding no other clues, Li Si left the hall after taking note of the situation here.

Li Si explored all the remaining special places in the City Lord's Mansion, but did not find any valuable information.

This city lord's mansion is really weird.
Li Si controlled his clone and used the flying technique to float directly above the City Lord's Mansion, overlooking the entire City Lord's Mansion.

After thinking about it, Li Si controlled the wind element to form a light blue illusory tornado, which swept towards the City Lord's Mansion below.

The light blue gust of wind soon enveloped the entire City Lord's Mansion, searching for any possible abnormalities.

Ok?
Li Si's gaze instantly focused on the back of the City Lord's Mansion.

There was an open space that occupied a small half of the City Lord's Mansion. There were no buildings on the flat ground. It seemed to be a place for training. Behind it was a small and exquisite garden.

Clearly, in Li Si's perception, there was nothing here, but the light blue storm he controlled disappeared completely after arriving here, as if it was swallowed up out of thin air.

what's the situation?
Li Si was a little surprised.

If he hadn't seen it with his naked eyes, he wouldn't have noticed the abnormality here.

You have to know that the spells he uses all contain his mental power, so that he can better control the spells and also play the role of detection and early warning.

But this time there was no response.

The mental power was also devoured?

But even if my mental power was devoured, I should be able to notice it, right?

Or is it that feedback has actually been given, but one has subconsciously ignored it?
If I hadn't noticed it with my naked eyes, would I have ignored it?

Is it the influence of illusion?

Li Si's brain was thinking rapidly, while at the same time controlling his clone to fly towards the open space.

Soon, where the gale was swallowed up, Li Si touched an illusory transparent wall.

Sure enough there is a problem!
(End of this chapter)