I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 575 The Arrival of Gul Festival
At noon, at the Golden Coconut Hotel,
Li Si and Taiya walked down the stairs and came to the pub on the first floor.

"Li Si, and Miss Taiya?"

Old Milo sat behind the counter as before, and noticed Li Si and Taiya, and said with some surprise:

"But it's rare to see you, Li Si, here during the day?"

During this week, Li Si went to the City Lord's Mansion during the day to study the hidden magic circle. The excuse he gave to Old Milo was to investigate the locations of various shops in the town and consider what kind of goods the shops could sell.

After returning to the hotel at night, Li Si would usually go to the tavern on the first floor of the hotel to kill some time and chat with old Milo.

On the one hand, Li Si also wanted to get more information from old Milo to see if there were any other breakthroughs; on the other hand, Li Si also took this opportunity to observe Zhuo's condition to see if the girl would have any other abnormalities.

However, during these days, Zhuo was the same as before, except for exercising with Taya during the day, there was no other special performance.

She looks like an ordinary girl, who knew she would be the core of this small town's fantasy?

Li Si thought of the bloody tower and looked at the lively scene in the tavern in front of him, sighing slightly in his heart.

Sitting at the bar, Li Si ordered a special cocktail of Old Milo for himself and Taiya, and said to Old Milo with a smile:
"Now that we have completed the inspection, there is no need to rush."

"Why, do you have a place you like?"

Old Milo raised his eyebrows and asked Li Si.

As he spoke, Old Milo's hands never stopped, and the cocktail glass jumped nimbly in his hand.

Old Milo and Li Si have a good relationship these days, because Li Si often chats with him and knows many interesting rumors that Old Milo has never heard of.

It seemed that Li Si had even been to the kingdoms and elven forests in the eastern part of the Fanor continent, and he spoke very clearly about them, which made old Milo, who had never left this small town, quite envious.

So these few nights, Old Milo often invited Li Si to drink, just to hear more interesting rumors from the outside world from Li Si.

Li Si didn't care about it. Although the old Milo in front of him was already an undead creature, he did not lose his mind under the influence of the illusion. He would only treat old Milo as a friend.

"It's almost there. It's the small two-story attic on the east side of the square."

"There"

Old Milo thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"The location there is not very good. Except during the annual Gul Festival, there are not many people coming and going. It is not as lively as the Golden Coconut Hotel Street."

"That's your store. Don't you want to do business anymore?"

Li Si said with a smile.

"Even though it's my store, I still have to explain it to you clearly. I can't cheat you!"

Old Milo said to Li Si with a smile, and placed the prepared cocktail in front of Li Si and Taiya.

"It's okay. Taiya and I both like it there."

Li Si nodded, picked up the wine glass and said with a smile:

"Anyway, I already have enough savings, so I can just live the life I want from now on."

"If we didn't like this place, Taiya and I wouldn't have decided to settle down here."

"That's true. Although there's nothing special about Ihales, living here is indeed quite comfortable."

Old Milo agreed with Li Si's words and said with a smile:

"Tomorrow is the Gul Festival. You and Miss Taiya must not miss it, Li Si."

"Of course, I've been looking forward to it for a long time."

Li Si's eyes sparkled, and he shook his wine glass and said:

"I'm going to ask Ju'ou to take Taya and me to experience this celebration tomorrow. I'll let old Milo know in advance."

"That's all right."

Old Milo said nonchalantly:
"Anyway, I won't be opening the store tomorrow. Everyone in the store has gone to the open-air stalls in the square. Let Juou take you to the festival. I'm sure you won't be disappointed."

Old Milo seemed to remember something, and then said to Li Si:
"Li Si, you and Zhuo have a very good relationship. I heard about the gold coin you gave to Zhuo."

"We just get along. Taiya really likes chatting with Zhuo."

"When my store opens, I want to bring Juou to help in our store."

"Why are you here to snatch someone away? Li Si, you can't do this."

Old Milo was stunned and said jokingly.

Old Milo has seen how Li Si and Taya treat Zhuo in the past few days, and he doesn't mind if they really want to take Zhuo away.

Old Milo treated Juo as his own daughter. Seeing that Li Si didn't care about money, he thought it would be better for Juo to stay with Li Si and Taya than to stay in the Golden Coconut Tavern.

Even if there are conflicts in the future, Zhuo can come back at any time, since he has not left Ihalus anyway.

However, Old Milo certainly couldn't agree so easily, otherwise it would make Li Si feel too relaxed.

"No, I told you, old Milo, that you can't take away the gold coins given to Juo!"

Li Si knocked on the table and said with a smile.

"Are you kidding me? Would I be so stingy?"

Old Milo's beard jumped and he said in dissatisfaction.

"By the way, where's Juo?"

Li Si nodded, took a sip of the refreshing golden wine in the glass, and asked Old Milo.

"He was there just now. He should go to the kitchen."

Old Milo naturally knew that Li Si was joking with him and did not care.

When he turned around, Old Milo saw Juo coming from behind with a plate, so he waved to her and said:

"Xiaojuou, come here for a moment."

"Oh."

Zhuo responded, put the plate of roasted ham on the table beside him, wiped his hands and walked over.

"Li Si wants you to accompany him and Taiya to the Gul Festival tomorrow, so you don't have to help out at the stall."

Old Milo said to Juo.

Since we have already agreed to Li Si's request, we might as well just settle the matter directly.

"Oh, I know."

Zhuo nodded, looking somewhat happy.

She had made an appointment with Taiya to go to the celebration together, and was also thinking of asking old Milo for half a day off.

This way, you can take a break throughout the day.

"Juou, come and sit here."

Taiya, who was sitting next to Li Si, pulled open the chair on the other side and said to Zhuo.

Juo hesitated and glanced at old Milo.

Seeing this, Old Milo knew that Taiya wanted to talk to Juo about something, so he nodded and said:

"You stay with Taiya for a while. I'm going to check in the kitchen."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Zhuo nodded happily and sat down next to Taiya.

"Then I'll have to trouble you tomorrow, Juou."

Taiya said to Juou with a smile.

"Yeah, leave it to me tomorrow. I know which stalls at the celebration have delicious food." Zhuo nodded excitedly and said happily.

She had never made many friends before, and although she and Taiya had not known each other for long, their relationship was inexplicably very good.

"Hey, I'm just curious about what the festival will be like tomorrow night?"

Taiya asked Zhuo curiously:

"I heard that the city lord will also come out. Have you seen him, Juou?"

Hearing this, Juou thought for a moment and said with some doubt:

"Every year the city lord comes out to preside over the ceremony, but I can't quite remember what he looks like."

"Strange, could it be that I went to eat delicious food at that time?"

Have you forgotten what the city lord looks like?
Li Si noticed Zhuo's words and took them seriously.

"I see, this city lord must be very strong!"

Taiya didn't care and said with a smile:

"Of course, the Lord Mayor is protecting our entire Ihalus!"

"Taya, if you and Mr. Li Si live here in the future, you will definitely understand."

Zhuo said affirmatively, showing great respect for the city lord who rarely appeared.

"That's it, I understand."

Taiya said with a smile, and then talked to Zhuo about tomorrow's plan.

Where to go first, then which stall to go to for lunch, etc.

When talking about this, both of them were very interested.

Li Si listened to the two girls' excited conversation, occasionally interrupting and offering suggestions, but most of the time he did not intervene in the conversation.

After a while, when Li Si and Taiya finished lunch and were about to go upstairs, Taiya took Zhuo's hand and said with a smile on her face:

"Well, we have an agreement, you can't abandon me!"

"Definitely."

Zhuo nodded repeatedly, with an expectant smile on his face:
"Hehe, even though many Gul festivals have passed, I don't know why, but I'm looking forward to tomorrow's celebration."

"It's settled. See you tomorrow."

Taya held Juou's little hand, then let go and walked upstairs with Li Si.

After returning to the room, Taiya's smile suddenly faded, and he said to Li Si with some annoyance:

"Is this how you wake up?"

"Well, that should be enough."

Li Si could see that Taya was not in a very good mood. Although she had hidden her emotions very well just now, Li Si, who was very familiar with Taya, could still detect it keenly.

Then Li Si held Taiya and sat on the bed, rubbed Taiya's blood-red long hair, and asked with a smile:

"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"

"Ah."

Taiya replied softly, buried her head in Li Si's arms, and asked in a muffled voice:

“I don’t know if this is the right thing to do.”

“Although Zhuo and the others are already undead, if you, Li Si, solve this illusion, they will die directly from time to time.”

"This should be."

Li Si nodded.

Although undead creatures claim to possess immortal life, that is merely a side effect of the influence of the undead aura.

The souls of ordinary undead creatures simply cannot withstand the erosion of the undead aura and cannot last for too long. Of course, if they evolve into higher-level undead creatures, there will be no such limitation.

However, for the vast majority of undead residents of Ihalus, such an opportunity is simply not possible.

Even the legendary necromancer Ihalus had no way to deal with it, because the power to maintain the entire illusion came from the bloody tower.

After the illusion was lifted, the legendary Crown Tai no longer had enough power to upgrade all the undead residents to high-level undead and maintain their existence.

What's more, without the existence of the illusion, it would be extremely difficult for the residents in the city to maintain their sanity under the influence of the undead power.

You know, those high-level wizards who choose to transform into liches find it difficult to maintain their sanity for long, and eventually become complete undead creatures, let alone ordinary people with strong souls.

“But I think it’s a good thing for them, too.”

Li Si said softly to Taiya:
"It would be too hopeless to live in a life with no end and no future in sight."

"I think their souls are already quite exhausted, and a good night's sleep is the best comfort for them."

"Same with Juo."

These were not words Li Si used to comfort Taiya; he really felt this way.

No matter what happened in the bloody tower, there is no doubt that the residents of this small town must have experienced a horrific tragedy.

The perpetrators may have passed away, but the pain they brought to them will never disappear.

If this continues, even if the power in the bloody tower can still maintain this illusion, the souls of the residents will sooner or later collapse.

Instead of that, it would be better for Li Si to send these souls to the underworld to rest.

Taiya nodded, feeling a little better.

To her, Juo is a rare friend she has ever had.

Although she was unwilling to face the departure of her friend, this was the best future for Juo.

After comforting Taiya, Li Si left the hotel.

Although he has already placed a weight with Zhuo Ou, Li Si is not sure whether he can really break through the seven-day cycle of this illusion with Zhuo Ou's will.

If this still doesn't work, Li Si can only take Taya away and return when he becomes a legend to bring liberation to this city.

He was not ready to face Ihalus in the Bloody Tower.

Li Si returned to the City Lord's Mansion to check the situation at the blood-colored tower. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he reinforced the barrier outside the tower.

At the same time, Li Si went to the town square and set up emergency teleportation arrays in several hidden locations to prevent any accidents from happening tomorrow.

After making preparations, Li Si returned to the hotel and stayed with Taiya to wait for the next day, which was the Gol Festival.

The next morning,
Li Si, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

When did I fall asleep last night?
Li Si was a little surprised when he saw the sunlight pouring into the room from the window. He had obviously prepared himself to stay awake all night to deal with any possible danger.

But I didn't expect that for some reason, I fell asleep like that.

but
Li Si checked his memory and found that it had not been modified like last time.

Has the seven-day cycle really been broken?
Li Si was not quite sure. Just at this moment, Taiya, who was lying next to him, woke up. The two of them packed up and walked down the stairs to the first floor.

"Mr. Li Si, Taiya, you are here!"

Zhuo, who was wearing light yellow casual clothes, saw the two people and his eyes lit up and he hurried over.

"Let's go, Uncle Milo has already gone over to the square, let's go too!"

As expected, the seven-day cycle was broken, and the key was indeed Zhuo!
Li Si was certain in his heart and was about to say something when a figure suddenly appeared at the door of the hotel.

(End of this chapter)