Chapter 571 Seven Days Repeatedly
Li Si, who was sleeping soundly, was shaken awake, opened his eyes, looked at Taiya beside him, and rubbed his eyes.
"It''s Ya''er, what''s wrong?"
After saying that, Li Si raised his head and glanced at the dark sky outside the window, and said to Taya helplessly:
"Go to bed early, we have a busy day tomorrow!"
"You also need to go and check out those shops. Haven''t you always wanted to have a small shop of your own?"
As he spoke, Li Si always felt that something was wrong, and his brain felt chaotic.
His name is Lis Kane, and he is a traveling businessman who travels back and forth in the western desert of the Fanor continent. He has accumulated a considerable amount of savings over the years. When I came to the small town of Ihales with my newlywed wife Taiya, I was ready to settle down and open a small shop here because I liked this city.
Today I stayed at the Golden Coconut Hotel under the recommendation of others. Tomorrow I plan to go to see the shops for sale in the small town, then walk around the city to get familiar with it, and wait to participate in the Al-Adha festival in a week.
Wait, how did I come to this small town?
Just when Li Si was thinking about 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."
Um?
Fantasy?
No, is there something wrong with my memory again? !
Li Si heard Taiya''s anxious voice, and 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 himself.
When he woke up, Li Si took a deep breath.
Nest grass!
I just said there is something wrong with this illusion. This illusion can also modify memory?
Li Si had a deep understanding of this. When he was in the Elf King''s Court, he was deeply immersed in the god-level illusion constructed by Demogorgon, and his memory was also modified.
Not only did he consider himself a gold-level warrior, he almost married the elf girl Cecile.
If he hadn''t regained consciousness by chance, he might have entered a state of destruction along with the Elf King''s Court.
Li Si is not sure whether he will be resurrected like the player!
Although after that escape, Li Si also became the World Tree Sage, and his strength increased by leaps and bounds after being baptized by the World Tree, but if Li Si was given the choice again, he would not take such a big risk again.
That was the moment Li Si was closest to death since his rebirth. At that time, there was not much time left before Demogorgon completed the arrangement.
With the system in place, as long as Li Si is given time, he can become stronger. Safety is the most important thing.
And when entering the illusion of the small town of Ihailes, Li Si also heightened his vigilance.
But after discovering that the residents of the small town were all undead creatures and the anomalies in the city lord''s mansion, Li Si believed that the purpose of the legendary mage''s arrangement of this illusion was to cover up these anomalies, so he inevitably relaxed his vigilance.
I didn''t expect to give Li Si a try here.
If his memory is really modified, Li Si can''t guarantee that he will wake up again.
Li Si shuddered when he thought about spending his whole life with those undead residents and living a hazy life in this small town that fell into deathly silence.
No, why didn’t the previous arrangement in my mind take effect?
Li Si thought of something in an instant, 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 memory and consciousness without illusion modification are only at the shallowest level?
Therefore, there was no early warning of triggering the spiritual protection magic circle, and Li Si did not realize it.
This kind of 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 Taiya''s reminder, Li Si would probably wake up on his own soon.
After all, it is an illusion created by a legendary mage, and cannot be compared with the god-level illusion created by Demogorgon in the Elven Court.
If the legendary mage Ihailes personally uses illusions on Lis, there is still a possibility of success, but such a large-scale illusion will not have that effect.
However, did Taiya notice something unusual and shake herself awake?
Isn''t her ability to predict danger too strong?
And it seems that Taiya''s mental resistance is quite strong, whether it is her talent or the changes brought to her by the Church of God of War. She is even faster than Li Si in getting rid of the influence of the illusion.
Li Si glanced at Taiya who was wearing a thin nightgown next to her. Her exquisite body was perfectly outlined, but Li Si was not in the mood to appreciate it now. He patted Taiya''s head gratefully and said with a smile:
"Ya''er, thank you for reminding me this time."
"Uh-huh."
Taiya noticed that Li Si had recovered and nodded reassuringly.
"How did you notice something was wrong?"
Taiya rubbed her temples and searched her memory to see if there was anything wrong with it. She also checked the remaining fictitious memories in her mind.
"have no idea."
Taiya shook her head and said softly:
"I just felt something was wrong and woke up."
"I don''t know what happened. When I saw you didn''t respond, Li Si, I wanted to wake you up."
"That''s it, I understand."
Li Si nodded and said to Taiya:
"Ya''er, please rest for a while, I''ll think about it myself."
After saying that, Li Si got up from the bed, came to the chair next to the bed and sat down.
"Um"
Taiya nodded obediently, wrapped her body tightly in a quilt, and lay sideways on the bed.
However, the girl did not continue to sleep, but looked at Li Si with bright eyes, unwilling to look away.
Opening the window, Li Si felt the cool evening breeze, and his mind became clearer.
Why did the illusion change like this tonight?
Li Si had already determined the time, and it was just after midnight.
In other words, the time when this illusion changes its memory is most likely at midnight.
But it was clear that Li Si and Taiya 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 with his right hand, and his brain began to think quickly.
He had felt that there were other problems with this illusion before, and it seemed that the problem was here.
This illusion will modify the memories of outsiders who enter the small town of Ihailes, making them want to live here forever just like Li Si''s previously fabricated memories.
No wonder this small town has never been noticed by outsiders, nor is it clearly marked on the desert map. Most people who pass by this small town will be deterred by the expensive entrance tax and choose to leave.
And people like Li Si who paid the city entry tax to enter the small town will face the danger of having their memories modified by illusions.
This is simply a fatal blow to ordinary people. As long as they choose to enter the small town, there is almost no room for resistance.
And extraordinary professionals like Li Si, who are powerful enough to withstand illusions, will not stay in this ordinary town for long.
I don’t know how long it takes for the illusion to modify the memories of outsiders on a large scale, but I think it will definitely not be too short.
In this case, basically the secrets of this small town will not be discovered by outsiders.
Li Si sighed slightly. He was now very curious about the purpose of the legendary mage Ihailes.
If it was just for his lover, the girl Juou, he wouldn''t have maintained such a large-scale illusion?
And he also deliberately made various arrangements in order to protect the secrets of this small town from being disturbed by others?
Li Si shook his head, not quite understanding.
Maybe only by understanding what happened in this small city can we understand the purpose of Ihailes, right?
In addition to the memory being modified, are there any other changes?
Li Si looked at his memory and was suddenly stunned after a moment.
etc!
Waiting to attend Al-Adha in a week?
In Li Si''s imaginary memory, Li Si clearly remembered being told by the residents of the small town that the time for the celebration of Al-Adha was a week later?
What''s going on?
Shouldn’t today be the celebration of Eid al-Adha?
Li Si went to the square of the small town before and noticed that the residents were preparing for the Eid al-Adha celebration in full swing.
He was certain that his memory was not wrong.
So the difference in time is also 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 Eid al-Adha to the day before Eid al-Adha?
The illusion changes everyone''s memory over and over in seven days, making the time of the small town freeze forever in these seven days?
Li Si remembered the introduction in the mission [Ihailes’ Persistence].
"Because of Ihailes'' persistence, he will always be stuck in time."
Previously, Li Si thought this meant that all the residents in the small town had become undead creatures, so there would be no new changes in the small town.
Now it seems that "forever stuck in time" may also refer to the fact that under the influence of the illusion, time in the small town is always changing in a cycle.
Will Eid al-Adha never come?
Tsk!
Li Si speculated in his mind, a little unsure.
Is there really a problem with the Eid al-Adha?
What really happened on Al-Adha?
Let the legendary mage Ihailes freeze the time of the small town forever, making it impossible to move forward anymore.
He doesn''t want the coming of Eid al-Adha?
In other words, he doesn’t want Juou to usher in the Eid al-Adha?
Li Si thought about it, then turned around and told Taiya:
"Ya''er, I''m going out for a while, you stay in the room first."
"No, I want to be with you."
Taiya jumped out of the quilt and ran to Li Si''s side, hugged Li Si''s shoulders, shook her head firmly, and rarely listened to Li Si''s words.
"All right."
Li Si felt Taya''s determination and knew that the girl was worried about his safety, so he said no more.
Well, I don’t know if there will be any other abnormalities tonight, so it’s better to just let Taiya 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 wore were very thin, but with their strong physiques, the cool breeze at night had no impact at all.
Flying in the night sky, Li Si and Tai Ya overlooked the small city below.
The entire town seemed to be submerged in darkness, falling into a dead silence, with not even a single light visible.
Li Si did not delay and flew towards the small town square.
Not long after, Li Si and Tai Ya arrived at the square.
Yesterday, Li Si passed by here, and Taiya and Juou also came here when they were wandering around during the day.
At that time, the preparations for the entire Al-Adha celebration were almost completed, including the high platform used for the celebration, the bonfire pyre, and the surrounding stalls.
But now in front of the two of them, all the facilities for these celebrations were being demolished.
The demolition was done by none other than the town residents who had been happily preparing for all this during the day. Everywhere you looked, they were densely packed with human heads.
Have all the residents of the small town come here?
Li Si also saw old Milo from the Golden Coconut Hotel from the crowd. His seemingly old body was walking towards the Golden Coconut Hotel carrying a log that was much thicker than him.
The current residents'' faces were pale and expressionless, and they were dismantling those things stiffly.
Compared to their energetic and lively appearance during the day, they now looked more in line with the impression of undead creatures.
Boom~
Boom~
Except for the collision and some footsteps when the wooden boards were removed, it seemed even more weird in this empty night.
The scene that appeared in front of Li Si and Taiya was like a horror movie, making people feel deeply uneasy and terrifying.
These residents should be unconscious and controlled by illusions to come here to dismantle preparations for the Eid al-Adha celebrations.
After all, illusions can modify people''s memories, but there is no way to directly affect things in reality. They can only control the undead residents to change everything.
Let the town return to the state it was in the week before Eid al-Adha.
As for the changes in these materials, as well as food and other utensils, the illusion can completely modify the memory to cover up this.
What a generous act!
So this small town is constantly repeating the seven days before 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 also planned to test these undead residents, but gave up after thinking about it.
It''s already troublesome enough at this point, and it won''t be good if it causes abnormal changes.
Li Si thought to himself and looked around the square.
Juou didn''t appear here?
Did he just happen to leave with something, or did he just not come here?
Li Si thinks it should be the latter situation. After all, Juou is the most special existence for this illusion.
After leaving the square, Li Si took Tai Ya to the city lord''s palace.
But taking out the concealment circle did not produce any changes, so Li Si could only leave and return to the hotel.
Looking at the pale sky outside the window, Li Si had a headache.
If this illusion keeps repeating the seven-day period, won’t the Eid al-Adha never come?
In this case, Li Si will also be unable to experience the Eid al-Adha, and naturally will not be able to know the truth about the Eid al-Adha.
How to break this time loop?
(End of chapter)