I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Lonely Mountain City, Dwarf King Palace,

Dwarf King Preston looked at Lis, showing some amazement.

This person... can hear my thoughts?

Preston was a bit surprised, but he quickly realized this wasn't true.

As a High-level Legend, if someone wanted to use a mind reading technique or similar ability, his Spiritual Sense would give a warning.

But he didn't have such a feeling.

Moreover, Preston also believed that the World Tree Favored in front of him probably wouldn't do such a thing.

So, what is he saying?

Preston looked at Lis and asked in a deep voice:

"Lord Lis, what exactly do you mean?"

Lonely Mountain City will be destroyed?

If someone else said this to him, they might not leave the Dwarf King Palace alive.

However, since it was the World Tree Favored saying this in front of him, Preston could not take it lightly.

"As far as I know, the Shadow King's believers attacked Lonely Mountain City a while ago?"

Lis nodded and asked.

"Indeed it is so."

Preston didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

Of course, this matter couldn't be hidden anyway.

After all, standing beside Lis was Kelleb, who had personally experienced the Shadow Tide, so Lis was surely aware.

As the World Tree Favored, Lis probably wouldn't bring up this issue to sting the Dwarf Royal Court.

"Your Majesty Preston, you should be able to sense the presence hidden in my shadow, right?"

Lis pointed to the shadow beneath his feet and said with a smile.

"I do indeed sense it."

Preston took a glance and nodded, speaking.

Lis didn't conceal anything at all, so Preston could effortlessly perceive that a creature was hidden within his shadow.

However, this aura...

Preston fell silent for a moment, suddenly realizing that this aura was somewhat similar to the Shadow Monsters from the Shadow Tide.

Could it be?

Seeing this, Lis knew that Preston had guessed something.

He waved his right hand, and a shadow emerged from within his shadow, spreading onto the floor beside him.

The dark gray shadow resembled a mass of mud, slowly squirming and transforming into the figure of a Dwarf.

"What!?"

Upon seeing the appearance of this Dwarf, Preston could no longer conceal his inner shock and stood up.

Lis being able to control and summon the Shadow Monsters that had appeared in the Shadow Tide wouldn't surprise him greatly.

After all, he was the World Tree Favored!

Given that he just summoned the apparition of the World Tree Yggdrasil, Preston wouldn't be surprised at whatever he did next.

However... the real appearance of the Shadow Monster turned out to be Richie?

How is this possible?

A change in appearance?

No!

It's not right!

The Richie standing before him was exactly the same as the Minister he had previously seen in the temple.

If he hadn't just witnessed with his own eyes that the Richie in front of him turned from the Shadow Monster, he wouldn't have noticed anything wrong with him at a glance.

Instantly, Preston's expression became extremely solemn.

The straightforward facts already explained many things.

With Preston's wisdom, as long as the facts were laid before him, Lis wouldn't need to say anything, and he could deduce many things.

"What exactly is going on?"

"May I ask Lord Lis to tell me!"

At this moment, Preston's tone was serious, and his eyes looking at Lis were very grave.

He understood why Lis said this.

Richie's identity is very special.

As a minister of the Dwarf Kingdom, although his status and position cannot compare to that of a Legend, his influence on the Dwarf Kingdom was not insignificant.

More importantly, as a Dwarf Minister, Richie was aware of many Hidden truths of the Dwarf Kingdom.

In fact, the Dwarf Kingdom was also aware of the importance of ministers like Richie.

They conducted routine checks on them to rule out any issues.

But...

Preston looked at the Richie before him and fell silent.

Even when facing him in person, he couldn't detect any issues with the current Richie.

The regular Royal Court checks were very likely to be ineffective.

If this was indeed Richie before him, could there be others in the Royal Court who were being impersonated by Shadow Monsters?

Thinking of this, Preston felt uneasy.

However, in response to Preston's inquiry, Lis didn't continue to keep him in suspense. Instead, he detailed the situation to the Dwarf King.

Preston listened to all the details as explained by Lis, and remained silent throughout.

Of course, Lis didn't reveal his actions within the Shadow Tide to Preston. Instead, he pretended to have obtained the intelligence from Kelleb.

After all, he had "just arrived" at Lonely Mountain City not long ago!

Preston let out a lengthy sigh of relief. Although from what Lis had described, there was no doubt that the Dwarf Royal Court had been infiltrated by many Evil God believers, as long as they knew of this situation and made preparations in advance, excessively severe damage could be averted.

Moreover, Lis had just given him a list involving the Dwarf Royal Court.

This was of paramount importance to Preston!

He couldn't fathom what kind of destruction might occur if these Shadow Monsters continued to maintain their perfect disguises.

Even the temple must take care. Investigating the Shadow Monsters' presence might need to rely on solutions from the temple.

Preston was eager to leave and uncover all the "traitors" at once.

However, he did not act hastily and instead looked at Lis before him, asking:

"Thank you, Lord Lis, for your assistance."

Preston didn't say much more and simply thanked Lis.

However, this was the first time for Kelleb to witness and hear of the Dwarf King's attitude being so gentle.

"It's what I should do."

Lis accepted Preston's gratitude with a smile and said: