Chapter 567 The Bones on the Throne
Li Si controlled the clone and moved towards the city lord's mansion.
The City Lord's Mansion was extremely quiet at night. Li Si observed outside for a long time but found no sign of anyone moving.
Although it looks relatively bright on the outside, it is as lifeless as a haunted house that has been neglected for a long time.
Because this exploration was using a spiritual clone, Li Si did not let the clone enter the stealth state in order to determine whether there were any detection measures in the city lord's mansion.
He just walked across the street carelessly.
Until it was close to the city lord's palace, Li Si's clone did not trigger any defense or early warning measures, and it was also not attacked.
Although Li Si was a little strange, he did not stop and continued to control the clone to approach the city lord's palace.
Li Si didn't find anything wrong until he touched the rock wall of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Strange"
Li Si frowned and controlled the clone to use [Wall Penetrating Technique] to enter the city lord's mansion.
Passing through the thick wall, Li Si entered the residence that symbolized the highest authority in this small town.
Li Si controlled the clone and looked around. This seemed to be a room used to store sundries.
The smaller half of the room was filled with tables, chairs, wooden ladders, and cleaning utensils such as brooms and mops.
Li Si touched the table with his right hand and glanced at the light dust on his fingers.
At this level, it doesn't look like anyone has cleaned it for a long time.
After all, it is a utility room, so it is normal to not take care of it for a while.
But Li Si always felt that something was wrong.
As he entered, the sense of deathly silence that this city lord's mansion gave him became stronger and stronger.
It feels like no one has been here for thousands of years.
From the chat with old Milo, Li Si knew that out of respect for the city lord, the residents of Ihales decided everything on their own.
In other words, basically no residents would come to disturb the city lord's mansion.
Except for the annual Gur Festival, the city lord Ihailes usually does not appear in front of the residents, let alone issue any orders.
But no matter how you look at it, although this city lord's palace is only three or four stories high, it covers a considerable area.
To maintain the daily operation of this city lord's mansion, dozens of servants were needed before,
We can't let the legendary mage do it himself, right?
But the current appearance of the city lord's mansion doesn't even have the aura of undead residents like old Milo, let alone living people.
Is the legendary mage Ihailes really staying here?
Or have you always been near the Golden Coconut Hotel?
Li Si is not sure either.
In any case, this city lord's mansion doesn't look like the headquarters of a legendary mage.
Li Si had just checked that there was no warning or defensive magic circle set up in the city lord's mansion.
Even simple spells like wall penetration can be cast directly and successfully without any interference. It is not even as good as a magic workshop established by a low-level mage, let alone a mage tower filled with various forbidden magic circles.
Even human nobles who do not possess any extraordinary power will spend a huge amount of money to hire mages to lay out protective measures when building their own castles. There is no reason why legendary mages would be so careless.
Although the abilities of legendary mages are all-round and powerful, they are basically fragile. They are quite afraid of being approached by professionals of the same level, or facing sneak attacks by assassins of the same level.
Li Si's case is just a special case.
Even if a mage professional is promoted to legend, there won't be much change in this aspect.
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 bright rays of moonlight fell in from the corridor window and sprinkled on the dark blue ground, bringing a bit of brilliance.
But in the corridor where the moonlight cannot reach, the deep darkness is like the greedy mouth of the abyss, hungry to swallow any life.
Li Si thought for a moment, then controlled the clone and directly used the detection spell.
For such a large city lord's palace, it would take too much time to search it bit by bit.
It is better to use the detection spell directly to find clues.
If something really went wrong, since it was just a clone anyway, Li Si would have a chance to escape.
After a while, Li Si received the feedback from the probing spell and frowned slightly.
As he had noticed before, there were no humans or undead in the entire city lord's mansion, and there were also no traces of extraordinary power.
It's like an ordinary building.
Li Si was silent for a moment, then directly controlled the clone to use the [Fireball Technique] and smashed it towards the window on the side.
Bang!
The sound of the fireball exploding, mixed with the sound of broken glass, echoed throughout the City Lord's Mansion, like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
But what confused Li Si was that although the fireball technique caused a lot of movement, it did not cause any reaction.
The entire city lord's mansion seemed to have passed away without any feedback.
Shouldn't it?
Li Si scratched his head. He had not expected this situation.
When he was preparing to attack Juou in the Golden Coconut Tavern, Li Si really felt the legendary Wia.
There is definitely nothing wrong with that, and it cannot be the influence of some legendary item.
Li Si can still tell the difference clearly.
Exploring the City Lord's Mansion was also a decision Li Si made after careful consideration.
He was ready to stir up trouble. When Weibi left the room, he left a space mark on Tai Ya, in order to be able to take Tai Ya out of this secret realm.
As a result, the operation of testing Juou, which was thought to be harmless, led to the legend.
The highlight was the exploration of the City Lord's Mansion, but nothing unusual happened.
"Weird"
Li Si was a little confused about the thoughts of the legendary mage Ihailes.
Is his base camp somewhere else in the small town?
Li Si guessed, controlling the clone to walk towards the place he sensed.
That's where the largest room in the entire city lord's mansion is located according to the information fed back by Li Si's spell.
He was going to see what was going on there, so he couldn't make the trip in vain. After a while, Li Si arrived at the center of the city lord's palace, opened the heavy door, and walked into the hall.
A strange scene appeared in front of Li Si.
This is a magnificent hall with a high and deep space, as if it had been used to hold grand noble banquets.
However, it is completely different from 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 mottled on the ground through the sparse window lattice, adding a bit 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 are neatly lined with armors shining with cold light. Some are brand new and unused, with surfaces as smooth as mirrors, reflecting the cold brilliance; others are covered with traces of battle, with cracks and dents telling the story of past heroics on the battlefield. And the sacrifice, the faintly visible dark red mark on it seems to be the dried blood silently telling the story of the past.
On other shelves, there are a dazzling array of weapons of all kinds. They lie there quietly, but they seem to contain inexplicable power and stories.
The long sword is extremely sharp, and the tip of the sword flashes with cold light; the spear is straight and straight, and the shaft is as straight as a pine, revealing an unyielding will; the bow and arrow are elegantly hung on the stand, and although the bowstring is not fully stretched, you can already feel the tension. The power is ready to go; the hammer and the shield are juxtaposed, 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 collection of weapons and equipment. 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 extravagant style of the nobles, but a bit more iron-bloodedness and chill.
Li Si looked at the weapons and equipment on both sides, stepped forward and took out a long sword to feel it, and shook his head with some disappointment.
Although these weapons and equipment look quite good, they have no extraordinary power.
It was no different from a useless stone, Li Si could easily crush it.
It shouldn't be like this, and why is there such a collection room on the legendary mage's territory.
Does that Ihales have such special interests?
Or is it related to that?
Li Si's gaze stretched toward the end of the hall.
In the deepest part of this ancient and mysterious hall, the light became darker, as if even time had slowed down here.
Li Si's eyes passed through the rows of weapons and armors, and finally settled on the bluestone throne on the deepest steps.
The throne is towering, and its back extends upward like a mountain, several meters high, giving people an unattainable sense of majesty. It is carved with simple mountain and river patterns, intertwined and intertwined, as if it were the incarnation of the earth and storm, implying power and conquest.
In the center of these simple lines, the decoration of a long sword is clearly visible. It is quietly inlaid on the back of the throne. The hilt is carved with delicate thorn decorations, and it seems that the sharp edge can be felt.
Sitting on the throne was a white skeleton.
The skeleton of white bones sat on the throne, still maintaining the majesty and calmness of a king, as if welcoming the arrival of death calmly.
His head hung slightly, and his empty eyes seemed to be staring at the entire hall.
And on the chest of this white skeleton, there is a long sword, the hilt is wrapped with thorn patterns, but the style is exactly the same as the long sword on the back of the throne.
Li Si came to the throne and carefully looked at the bones in front of him.
The bones and corpses were as white as jade, and no trace of dirt or blood could be seen at all.
The entire white bone skeleton is much taller than normal. It seems that it should have been about two meters tall when it was alive.
Each bone is much thicker, which means that the owner of the bones must be quite strong.
When he saw this white skeleton, Li Si immediately thought that this was the legendary mage Ihailes, but he soon realized that this guess was not correct.
It's no wonder that Li Si thought so for the first time. The person who can sit on this throne is most likely the owner of this building.
Perhaps because it had existed for such a long time, the aura in the white bones in front of him was completely gone. It was difficult for Li Si to judge the strength of this white bones corpse during his lifetime.
But judging from the appearance of the skeleton alone, he should have been a warrior or some other melee professional during his lifetime.
Of course, the possibility that this is a mage cannot be completely ruled out, but the probability is indeed very low.
And the numerous weapons and equipment in the surrounding halls can also prove this.
But this is a bit strange. Isn't the owner of the City Lord's Mansion the legendary mage Ihailes?
Why is there another white skeleton sitting on the throne here?
And the weapons and equipment around it really don't look like a mage's collection?
The city lord of Ihailes is not Ihailes, but another warrior professional?
Then why did he die here? The cause of death was that he was stabbed to death by his own sword?
Judging from the angle of the sword's penetration, it was probably not the Skeleton who did it during his lifetime, but someone else's intervention.
Li Si looked at the throne and bones in front of him, feeling a little confused.
What unfolded in the city lord's mansion was indeed beyond his expectations.
Li Si checked the long sword inserted into Bai Gu's body. Like the weapons placed on the shelves around him, it did not possess any special power.
Li Si shook his head and found no other clues. After writing down the situation here, Li Si left the hall.
Li Si went to explore the remaining special places in the City Lord's Mansion, but found no more valuable information.
This city lord’s mansion is really weird.
Li Si controlled the clone and used the flying technique to float directly above the City Lord's Mansion, overlooking the entire City Lord's Mansion.
After thinking for a while, Li Si controlled the wind element to form a light blue illusory tornado, sweeping towards the city lord's palace below.
The light cyan blast quickly enveloped the entire City Lord's Mansion, searching for any possible abnormalities.
Um?
Li Si's eyes instantly focused on the back of the City Lord's Mansion.
There is an open space that occupies a small half of the city lord's palace. There are no buildings on the flat place. It seems to be a place for exercise. Behind it is a small and exquisite garden.
Obviously, in Li Si's perception, nothing existed here, but the light cyan storm he controlled completely disappeared after arriving here, as if it was swallowed up out of thin air
What's going on?
Li Si was a little surprised.
If he hadn't seen it with the naked eye, he wouldn't have noticed anything unusual here.
You must know that the spells he uses contain his mental power, so that he can better control the spells and also play a role in detection and early warning.
But this time there was no feedback.
Was his mental power also devoured?
But even if his mental power is swallowed up, he should be able to notice it, right?
Or is there actually feedback, but I subconsciously ignored it?
If I hadn't noticed it with my naked eyes, would I still have ignored the past like this?
Is it the influence of illusion?
Li Si's brain was thinking quickly, and at the same time he controlled the clone to fly towards the open space.
Soon, Li Si touched an illusory and transparent wall where the strong wind was swallowed up.
Sure enough there is a problem!
(End of chapter)