I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 571: Seven Days of Repeated Cycles
Li Si, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened. He opened his eyes, looked at Taya beside him, and rubbed his eyes.

"It's Yaer, what's wrong?"

After that, Li Si looked up at the dark sky outside the window, and said to Taiya helplessly:

"Go to bed early, you have a busy day tomorrow!"

"You have to go and look at those shops. Haven't you always wanted to own a shop of your own?"

As he spoke, Li Si always felt that something was wrong, and his mind was in a state of chaos.

His name is Lis Kane, a traveling merchant who travels back and forth in the western desert of Fanor Continent. He has accumulated a considerable amount of savings over the years. When he came to the small town of Ihales with his newlywed wife Taiya, he liked this city so much that he decided to settle down and open a small shop.

Today, I checked into the Golden Coconut Hotel on someone's recommendation. Tomorrow, I plan to go and see the shops that are on sale in the town, and then walk around the city to get familiar with it, waiting to attend the Gulliver Festival in a week.
Wait, how did I get to this small town?
Just as Li Si was wondering what was wrong, Taiya suddenly grabbed Li Si's arm, shook it violently, and said anxiously:

"No, Li Si, something went wrong!"

"It seems that this illusion has changed. I have a bad feeling about it."

Ok?
Fantasy?

No, my memory is faulty again?!

When Li Si heard Taiya's anxious voice, the fuzzy window paper in his brain was instantly broken.

The fictitious memories in his mind disappeared instantly, and Li Si regained his understanding of his true self.

When he came to his senses, Li Si took a breath of cold air.

Nest grass!

I was wondering what was wrong with this illusion. How could this illusion be able to modify memory?
Li Si had a deep understanding of this. When he was in the Elf King's Court, he was deeply trapped in the god-level illusion created by Demogorgon, and his memory was also modified.

Not only did he think of himself as a gold-level warrior, he also almost married the elf girl Cecilia.

If he had not regained consciousness by chance, he might have been destroyed along with the Elf King's Court.

Li Sike is not sure whether he will be resurrected like the players!

Although Li Si became the World Tree Sage after escaping that danger, and his strength increased dramatically after being baptized by the World Tree, if Li Si were given the choice again, he would not take such a big risk again.

That was the moment when Li Si was closest to death since his rebirth. At that time, there was not much time left for Demogorgon to complete his arrangements.

With the system in place, as long as Li Si is given time, he will become stronger. Safety is still the most important thing.

While entering the illusion of the small town of Yihales, Li Si also became more vigilant.

However, after discovering that the residents of the small town were all undead creatures and that there were abnormalities in the city lord's mansion, Li Si believed that the legendary wizard had set up this illusion just to cover up these abnormalities, and he inevitably relaxed his vigilance.

I didn't expect Li Si to come here.

If his memory was really modified, Li Si couldn't guarantee that he could wake up again.

Li Si felt a little horrified when he thought about spending his whole life associating with those undead residents and living in a daze in this dead town.

No, why didn’t the previous arrangement in my mind take effect?

Li Si suddenly thought of something and quickly used his mental power to check the mental protection magic circle in his mind.

The mental protection magic circle is still there, so the memories and consciousness that have not been modified by the illusion are only at the shallowest level?

Therefore, the warning of the mental protection magic circle was not triggered, and Li Si did not realize it.

This modification of shallow consciousness and memory may be enough for ordinary people and low-level professionals, but it has little effect on Li Si.

Even without Taya's reminder, Li Si estimated that he would be able to wake up on his own soon.

After all, it is an illusion created by a legendary wizard, and cannot be compared with the god-level illusion created by Demogorgon in the Elf King's Court.

If the legendary wizard Ihalus personally used illusion on Li Si, there was a chance of success, but this large-scale illusion would not have that effect.

However, did Taiya notice something unusual and wake himself up?
Isn’t her ability to predict danger too strong?
Moreover, it seems that Taya's mental resistance is quite strong. Is it her talent or the change brought to her by the Church of the God of War? She is even one minute faster than Li Si in getting rid of the influence of the illusion.

Li Si glanced at Taiya, who was wearing a thin nightgown beside him. Her slender body was perfectly outlined, but Li Si was not in the mood to appreciate it now. He patted Taiya's head in gratitude and said with a smile:

"Ya'er, thanks for your reminder this time."

"Uh-huh."

Taiya noticed that Li Si had recovered and nodded with relief.

"How did you notice something was wrong?"

Taiya rubbed his temples and searched his memory to see if there was anything wrong. He also checked the remaining fictional memories in his mind.

"do not know."

Taiya shook his head and said softly:

"I just felt something was wrong and woke up."

"I don't know what happened. When I saw that you didn't react, Li Si, I thought of waking you up."

"That's it, I understand."

Li Si nodded and said to Taiya:

"Ya'er, take a rest first. I'll think about it myself."

After saying that, Li Si got up from the bed and sat down on the chair beside the bed.

"Um"

Taiya nodded obediently, wrapped her body tightly with the quilt, and lay on her side on the bed.

However, the girl did not continue to sleep. Instead, she looked at Li Si with bright eyes, unwilling to look away.

Pushing open the window, Li Si felt the cool evening breeze, and his mind became clearer.

Why did the illusion change like this tonight?

Li Si has already confirmed the time, and it is just after midnight.

In other words, the time when this illusion modifies memory is most likely midnight.

But Li Si and Taiya clearly stayed at the Jingye Hotel in the city last night, and nothing unusual happened at that time. Why did something go wrong tonight?
Li Si tapped the table in front of him lightly with his right hand, and his brain began to think rapidly.

He had felt that there were other problems with this illusion before, and it seemed that this was the problem.

This illusion will modify the memories of outsiders who enter the small town of Yihailes, making them think of living here forever, just like Li Si's previously fictional memories.

No wonder this town has never been discovered by outsiders, nor has it been clearly marked on the desert map. Most people who pass by this town will be deterred by the expensive entry tax and choose to leave.

People like Li Si, who paid the entry tax to enter the town, would face the risk of having their memories altered by the illusion.

This is a fatal blow to ordinary people. As long as they choose to enter the small town, there is almost no room for resistance.

And an extraordinary professional like Li Si, who is powerful enough to resist illusions, will not stay in this ordinary little town for long.

I don’t know how long the time interval is between the illusion’s large-scale modification of outsiders’ memories, but I think it will definitely not be too short.

In this way, the secrets of this small town will basically not be discovered by outsiders.

Li Si sighed slightly. He was now very curious about the purpose of the legendary wizard Ihalus.

If it was just for his lover, the girl Zhuo, he wouldn't have to maintain such a large-scale illusion, right?
And he also made all kinds of deliberate arrangements, with the purpose of protecting the secrets of this small town from being disturbed by others?

Li Si shook his head, not quite understanding.

Perhaps only by understanding what happened in this small town can we understand the purpose of this Ihalus?
Besides the memory being modified, are there any other changes?
Li Si examined his own memory and was suddenly stunned after a moment.

and many more!

Waiting to attend the Gul’ah festival in a week?

In Li Si's fabricated memory created by the illusion, Li Si clearly remembered being told by the residents of the small town that the Gul Festival celebration would be held a week later?

what's the situation?
Shouldn’t today be the celebration of Gul’at?
Li Si had previously gone to the town's square and noticed that the residents were busy preparing for the Gol Festival.

He was sure that his memory was not wrong.

So, could the difference in time also be a change in this illusion?
So, the time interval for this illusion to modify the memory of outsiders is one week?
From the week before Gul to the day before Gul?
The illusion repeatedly modifies everyone's memory within seven days, making the time of the small town forever frozen in these seven days?
Li Si remembered the introduction of the accepted mission [Ihalus's Persistence].

"Because of Ihalus's persistence, he is forever stuck in time."

Previously, Li Si thought that this meant that all residents in the town had become undead creatures, so there would be no new changes in the town.
Now it seems that "forever stagnant in time" may also mean that under the influence of the illusion, the time in the small town is always changing in a cycle.

Gul’ah will never come?
Tsk!
Li Si speculated in his mind, feeling a little uncertain.

Is there really something wrong with the Gul'ah?

What really happens at Gul?
The legendary wizard Ihalus froze the time of the small town forever, making it impossible for it to move forward.

He doesn’t want the festival of Gul’at to come?
Or, he doesn't want Ju'ou to celebrate the Gul Festival?
Li Si thought about it, then turned around and told Taiya:
"Ya'er, I'm going to go out for a while, you stay in the room first."

"No, I want to come with you."

Taiya jumped out of the quilt and ran to Li Si, hugged Li Si's shoulders, shook her head firmly, and rarely did she listen to Li Si's words.

"Ok."

Li Si felt Taiya's determination and knew that the girl was worried about his safety, so he said no more.

Well, I don’t know if anything else unusual will happen tonight, so it’s better to let Taya stay with me.

Immediately, Li Si held Taiya in his arms like a princess, jumped out of the window, and used magic to fly in the air.

This is a real “princess hug”!
The clothes they both wore were very thin, but given their strong physiques, the cool breeze at night had little effect on them.

Flying in the night sky, Li Si and Taiya overlooked the small town below.

The whole town seemed to be hidden in darkness and fell into deathly silence, without even a light to be seen.

Li Si did not delay and flew towards the town square.

Soon, Li Si and Taiya arrived at the square.

Li Si passed by here yesterday, and Taiya and Zhuo also came here when they were strolling during the day.

At that time, the preparations for the entire Gul Festival were almost completed, including the platform used for the celebration, the bonfire pile and the surrounding stalls, all were ready.

But now, in front of the two of them, all the facilities for the celebration were being dismantled.

The ones who were demolishing the buildings were none other than the townspeople who had been happily preparing for all this during the day. Everywhere you looked, there were densely packed heads of people.

Have all the residents of the entire town come here?

Li Si also saw Old Milo from the Golden Coconut Tavern in the crowd. His seemingly old body was now carrying a log that was much thicker than himself and walking towards the Golden Coconut Tavern.

The residents now have pale faces, no expression on their faces, and are dismantling those things with stiff movements.

Compared to their energetic and vibrant performance during the day, they now look more like undead creatures.

thump~
thump~
Apart from the collisions and slight footsteps caused by the dismantling of the wooden boards, it seemed even more eerie in this empty night.

The scene that appeared in front of Li Si and Taiya was like a scene from a horror movie, making people feel deeply uneasy and terrified.

These residents were probably in an unconscious state, being manipulated by illusions to come here and dismantle the preparations for the Gol Festival.

After all, illusions can modify people's memories, but they cannot directly affect things in reality, so they can only manipulate the undead residents to change everything.

Let the town return to the state it was in a week before the Gol Festival.

As for the changes in these materials, as well as food and other utensils, the illusion can completely modify the memory to cover this up.

What a generous act!
So this small town is constantly repeating the seven days before the Eid al-Adha!

Li Si sighed. This scene might be extremely weird to ordinary people, but it was nothing to Li Si and Taya.

Li Si was still planning to test these undead residents, but after thinking about it he gave up.

It's already troublesome enough at this point, and it would be bad if it causes any more abnormal changes.

Li Si thought to himself and looked around the square.

Juo didn't show up here?
Did he just happen to leave with the things, or did he never come here at all?

Li Si felt that it should be the latter situation. After all, for this illusion, Zhuo was the most special existence.

After leaving the square, Li Si took Taya to the City Lord's Mansion again.

However, nothing happened after taking out the concealing magic circle, so Li Si had no choice but to leave and return to the inn.

Looking at the sky outside the window which was beginning to turn slightly white, Li Si felt a little headache.

If this illusion repeats itself for seven days, then Gul'ah will never come?
In this case, Li Si would not be able to experience the Gul Festival, and naturally would not be able to learn the truth about the Gul Festival.

How to break this time loop?
(End of this chapter)