Chapter 575 The Arrival of the Gur Festival
Noon, Golden Coconut Hotel,
Li Si and Tai Ya walked down the stairs and came to the tavern on the first floor.
"Li Si, and Miss Taiya?"
Old Milo was sitting behind the counter as before, noticed Li Si and Taiya, and said with some surprise:
"It's rare to see Li Si, why would you show up here during the day?"
During this week, Li Si went to the city lord's mansion to study the hidden magic circle during the day. The excuse he told old Milo was Investigate the locations of stores throughout the town and consider what products the stores sell.
After returning to the hotel in the evening, Li Si would usually go to the tavern on the first floor of the hotel to spend 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 Juou's condition and wanted to see the girl. Are there any other abnormalities?
However, these days, Juou is the same as before. Apart from exercising with Taiya during the day, there is 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 blood in the bloody tower, looked at the lively scene in the tavern in front of him, and sighed slightly in his heart.
Sitting in front of the bar, Li Si ordered a special cocktail of Old Milo for himself and Taiya, and said to Old Milo with a smile:
"The inspection is almost done, so naturally there is no more So anxious.”
“What, do you have a favorite place?”
Old Milo raised his eyebrows and asked Li Si.
While talking, Old Milo never stopped holding his hand, and the mixing glass danced flexibly in his hand.
The relationship between Old Milo and Li Si is quite good these days, because Li Si often chats with him and knows many interesting rumors that Old Milo has never heard of.
Li Si seemed to have been to even the kingdoms and elven forests in the eastern part of Fanor continent, and he spoke eloquently, which made old Milo, who had never left this small town, quite envious.
So Milo often invited Li Si to drink these nights, just to hear more interesting rumors from the outside world from Li Si.
Li Si didn't care about this. 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 two-story attic on the east side of the square."
"There"
Old Milo thought for a while and said with a smile :
“The location there is not very good. Except during the Gur Festival every year, there are not many people coming and going. It is not as lively as the street of Golden Coconut Hotel.”
"That's your shop. Do you no longer want to do business?"
Li Si said with a smile.
“Although that’s my shop, I have to make it clear to you. I can’t trick you!”
Old Milo said to Li Si with a smile, and put the prepared cocktail on the table. 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 have enough savings, and I can just live the life I want from now on.”
“If you don’t like it here, Taiya and I will not decide to book here. Live here.”
“That’s true. Although there is nothing special about Ihales, living here is indeed quite comfortable.”
Old Milo agreed with Li Si’s words and smiled. He said:
"Tomorrow is the celebration of Al-Adha. Li Si, you and Miss Taiya must not miss it."
"Of course, I have been looking forward to it for a long time."
Li Si's eyes glowed, Shaking the wine glass, he said:
"I'm going to ask Juou to take Taiya and I to experience this celebration tomorrow. Let me tell you Milo in advance."
"It's okay. ”
Old Milo said nonchalantly:
“I won’t open the store tomorrow anyway. Everyone in the store has gone to the open-air stalls in the square. Let Juou take you to the celebration. I will definitely not let you. Disappointed.”
Old Milo seemed to be thinking. Something happened, and then he said to Li Si:
"Li Si, you and Juou have a very good relationship. I heard about the gold coin you gave Juou."
"It's just a coincidence. , Taiya enjoys chatting with Juou. ”
"When my store opens, I want to bring Juou to our store to help."
"Why are you robbing people? Li Si, you can't do this."
>Old Milo was stunned and said jokingly.
Old Milo has noticed Li Si and Taiya's attitude towards Juou these days, and he doesn't mind if they really want to take Juou away.
Old Milo regarded Juou as his own daughter. Looking at Li Si’s demeanor of not caring about money, Juou would definitely be better off following Li Si and Taiya than in the Golden Coconut Tavern.
Even if there are conflicts later, Juou can come back at any time, and he has not left Ihailes anyway.
However, old Milo must not agree so easily, otherwise it would be bad for Li Si to feel too relaxed.
"No, I told old Milo that you can't take away the gold coins given to Juou!"
Li Si knocked on the table and said with a smile.
“Are you kidding me that I would be so stingy?”
Old Milo's beard jumped and he said dissatisfiedly.
"By the way, where is Juou?"
Li Si nodded, took a sip of the refreshing golden wine in the glass, and asked old Milo.
"I was here just now, I should go to the kitchen."
Old Milo naturally knew that Li Si was joking with him, so he didn't care.
When turning around, old Milo happened to see Juou coming from behind with a plate, so he waved to her and said:
"Little Juou, come here."
"Oh. "
Juou responded, placed the plate with roasted ham on the table aside, wiped his hands and walked over.
"Li Si would like to ask you to accompany him and Taiya to visit the Al-Adha festival tomorrow, so that you don't have to help at the stall."
Old Milo said to Juou.
Anyway, we have already agreed to Li Si’s request, so why not settle the matter directly.
"Oh, I know."
Juou nodded, looking a little happy.
She had made an appointment with Taiya to go to the celebration together before, and she was also thinking of taking a half-day off with old Milo.
This way, you can take a break throughout the day.
"Juou, come, sit here."
Taya, who was sitting next to Li Si, opened the seat on the other side and said to Juou.
Juou hesitated and glanced at old Milo.
Seeing this, Old Milo knew that Taiya had something to tell Juou, so he nodded and said:
"You stay with Taiya for a while, I just happened to go to the kitchen to take a look."
"I know."
Hearing this, Zhuou nodded happily and went to Taiya's side. sit down.
"Then you will have to work hard tomorrow, Juou."
Taya said to Juou with a smile.
"Yeah, leave it to me tomorrow. I know which stalls at the celebration are delicious." Juou nodded excitedly and said happily.
She had not made many friends before. Although she and Taiya had not known each other for a long time, their relationship was inexplicably very good.
"Hey, I'm just curious about what the festival will be like tomorrow?"
Taya asked Juou curiously:
"I heard that the city lord will also come out, have you seen Juou?"
Hearing this, Juou thought for a while and said with some doubts:
"The city lord will come out to host every year, but I can’t remember the appearance of the city lord.”
“Strange, did I go to eat delicious food at that time?”
Forgot the city lord’s appearance?
Li Si noticed Juou's words and paid some attention.
“That’s right, this city lord must be very strong!”
Taya didn’t pay attention and said with a smile:
“Of course, the city lord is guarding our entire life. Where is Ihailes!”
“Taya, you and Mr. Li Si will definitely understand if you live here in the future.”
Juou said with certainty, showing great respect for this rarely seen city lord.
"That's right, I understand."
Taya said with a smile, and then chatted with Juou about tomorrow's plan.
Where to go shopping first, then which stall to have lunch at, etc.
When talking about this, both of them were very interested.
Li Si listened to the lively conversation between the two girls, interjecting a suggestion from time to time, but most of the time he did not intervene in the conversation between the two.
After a while, when Li Si and Taya finished lunch and were about to go upstairs, Taya held Juou's hand and said with a smile on her face:
"Then we made an agreement. Yes, you can’t leave me alone!”
“Of course.”
Zou Ou nodded repeatedly, with an expectant smile on his face:
"Hey, even though many Gur's Days have passed, I don't know why, but I'm looking forward to tomorrow's celebration."
"I've decided, see you tomorrow."
Taiya shook Juou's little hand, then let go and walked upstairs with Li Si.
After returning to the room, the smile on Taiya's face suddenly faded, and she said to Li Si with some annoyance:
"Will you wake up like this?"
"Well, that should be enough."
Li Si could tell that Taiya's mood was not very high. Although his emotions were well hidden just now, Li Si, who was very familiar with Taiya, was still keenly aware of it.
Then Li Si hugged Taiya and sat on the bed, rubbed Taiya’s long blood-red hair, and asked with a smile:
“What’s wrong, you’re not in a good mood?”
< br>“Yeah.”
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 Juou and the others are already They are undead, but if Li Si unlocks this illusion, they will die directly from time to time."
"That should be the case"
Li Si nodded.
Although undead creatures claim to have immortal life, that is just a side effect of the influence of the undead breath.
It is impossible for the souls of ordinary undead creatures to bear the erosion of the undead breath, and it is impossible to 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 the undead residents of Ihailes, there is no such opportunity.
Even the legendary necromancer Ihailes can't help it. The power to maintain the entire illusion comes from the bloody tower.
After the illusion was lifted, Tai, the legendary crown prince, no longer had enough power to promote all the undead residents to high-level undead to maintain their existence.
What's more, without the existence of illusion, it would be extremely difficult for the residents in the city to maintain their sanity under the influence of the undead power.
You must know that those high-level mages who choose to convert into lichs will find it difficult to maintain their sanity for a long time, and eventually become completely undead creatures, let alone the soul strength of ordinary people.
“But I think this is also a good thing for them.”
Li Si said softly to Taiya:
“There is no end here in my life, and I can’t see it. In the future life, it will be too despairing.”
"I think their souls are quite tired, and sleeping is the best comfort for them."
"The same is true for Juou."
This is not what Li Si said to comfort Taiya. He really feels that way.
No matter what happened in the bloody tower, there is no doubt that the residents of this small town must have experienced a tragic tragedy.
The instigators may have passed away, but the pain caused to them will not disappear.
If this continues, even if the power in the Bloody Tower can maintain this illusion, sooner or later the souls of the residents will be unable to support it.
Rather than that, it would be better for Li Si to take action and send these souls to the underworld to sleep.
Taya nodded, feeling a little better.
For her, Juou is a rare friend she makes.
Although she is unwilling to face the death of her friend, this is the best future for Juou.
After comforting Taiya, Li Si left the hotel.
Although he has already placed his weight on Juou, Li Si is not sure whether he can really break through the seven-day cycle of this illusion with Juou's will.
If this doesn't work, Li Si can only take Taiya away and wait until he becomes a legend before returning, freeing the city.
He is not ready to face Ihailes in the bloody tower now.
Li Si returned to the City Lord's Mansion to check the situation at the Bloody Tower. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he strengthened the barrier outside the tower.
At the same time, Li Si stopped by the town square and set up emergency teleportation arrays in many hidden places to prevent accidents from happening tomorrow.
After getting ready, Li Si returned to the hotel and stayed with Taiya to wait for the next day, which was the Eid al-Adha.
Early the next morning,
Li Si, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.
When did I fall asleep last night?
Li Si looked at the sunlight shining into the room outside the window and was a little surprised. He had obviously made plans to stay up all night to deal with any possible dangers.
But I didn’t expect that I didn’t know why, so I fell asleep like this.
However
Li Si checked his memory and found that it had not been modified like last time.
Have you really broken through the seven-day cycle?
Li Si was not sure. At this time, Taiya, who was lying next to him, also woke up. After tidying up, they walked down the stairs to the first floor.
"Mr. Li Si, Taiya, you are here!"
Juou, who was wearing light yellow casual clothes, saw the two of them, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over.
"Let's go, Uncle Milo has already gone to the square, let's go too!"
Sure enough, we have really broken through the seven-day cycle, and the key is indeed Juou!
Li Si was certain in his mind, and just as he was about to say something, a figure suddenly appeared at the door of the hotel.
(End of this chapter)