The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 102 Retaliatory Tree Planting!
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Although he remembered all the rumors about Howard circulating in the town, Matthew shook hands with him.

It's a rumor, but it can't be completely true.

The two then chatted politely for a few words.

It's just that Howard looked worried and kept looking out of the carriage window, so Matthew didn't say much.

Two 10 minutes later.

The carriage successfully arrived at the "South Trade Station" located in the south of Rolling Stone Town, bordering the two territories of Golden Fertile Field and Gao Yeling.

Howard thanked a few words and got out of the car.

He wanted to pay the fare, but Matthew refused, and then gave the driver a few loose coins, and hurriedly walked towards the inside of the trading post.

The South Trading Post is a large marketplace built on the plains.

It provides a resting place for merchants and travelers traveling from south to north, and is also compatible with the function of a wholesale market, where you can get a lot of food, textiles, handmade crops, and some gadgets at a relatively low price.

There are also some sheds built on the north side of the trading post, where there are many small workshops transferred from Rolling Stone Town.

Matthew wanted to lead Lyra to the trading post.

But Laila said she had her own way of spotting.

Matthew let her go alone.

Since entering Rolling Stone Town, Laila has wrapped herself up in thick robes, covering any areas involving black skin, and only revealing the severely albino areas.

It made her look weird.

But at least it keeps people from associating her with the evil subterranean drow.

About half an hour passed.

Leila is back.

So the carriage bypassed the trading post and continued northward.

in the carriage.

Matthew asked:

"How about it?"

Lyra said calmly:

"Generally understood."

Matthew asked again:

"Any news of note?"

Laila thought about it:
"There are two pieces of news, the first one is related to the passenger just now.

The reason he looked so anxious was because the workers in his textile workshop were on strike.

The reason is said to be related to ghosts. Several stall owners selling goods in the trading station are discussing this matter, and they are also discussing whether to close their business for a few days to avoid bad luck. "

Haunted?
Matthew didn't pay much attention:
"What about the second one?"

Leila said:
"Several merchants from the south are discussing the coup in Hongtu Mountain, which is what happened in the territory we passed yesterday.

There are rumors that the son of the lord of Red Earth Mountain killed his father and became the new lord.

On the first day he became a lord, he announced that he would increase taxes on incoming caravans.

Not only that, but he also set up a special patrol team to catch smugglers.

Although the specific decree has not yet been issued, businessmen have confirmed this from multiple sources.

In the past few days, the convoys entering and leaving Hongtu Mountain have sped up their operations. They are worried about this, and they are worried that the move of Hongtu Mountain will affect the flow of people at the South Trading Station. "

Speaking of it.

She added:

"But none of this has much to do with us. No one dares to provoke you, and the tax checkpoints in Hongtu Mountain can't be collected from me. At worst, I'm going to walk the mountain road, and they can't catch me."

Matthew nodded.

Hongtu Mountain is the only way for Rolling Stone Town to develop trade in the south.

The main reason is that the "Shadi River" that runs across its territory from east to west is really delicious.

The non-stop carrying capacity of the Shadi River throughout the year has attracted countless cargo flows, and Hongtu Mountain has thus prospered, and its lord's family is even richer because of the business going from south to north.

There is a lot of cargo flow.

There are naturally many smugglers.

Even Matthew, who has been planting trees in Rolling Stone Town, has heard about the rampant smuggling in Red Earth Mountain.

Now that a new lord has come to power, it seems that there is no problem in wanting to increase taxes and crack down.

So he opened the car window to blow some air, cleared his mind, and changed to a book to read carefully.

The time in the carriage was long.

Although the South Trading Station is located in Rolling Stone Town, the area of ​​Rolling Stone Town is about 1.7 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a city in Matthew's previous life.

Another full two hours passed.

The scenery outside the car window gradually became familiar.

The carriage drove all the way into the town.

Matthew didn't go home immediately, but went to the Lord's Mansion to report on his work.

The result surprised him.

In the administrative hall of the Lord's Mansion today, Zeller, who has always been known as a workaholic, was not there. Only Rega was sitting there drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.

After hearing that Matthew was going back to work.

Rega put down the coffee cup and raised his eyebrows:
"Are you sure you won't rest for two months?"

Matthew smiled:
"Enough rest in the carriage."

Rhaegar pursed his lips, stood up reluctantly, led him to a small room next door, and introduced:
"This is the office that Zeller arranged for you. He hopes that you can come and sit more when you are free."

"Your office is very close to me. This is also Zeller's arrangement. He hopes that the two of us can communicate more. Of course, this is his wishful thinking. Except for official matters, I will not exchange any feelings with you."

Matthew asked:

"What about the Oak Chamber of Commerce?"

Rhaegar rightly said:

"That's another matter. As one of the shareholders, of course I will also care about the development of the Oak Chamber of Commerce."

talking.

He pointed to an old lady who just passed by the corridor and introduced:

"This is Mrs. Wesley. Usually you can call her to do any chores, but remember to speak louder. She is deaf and can't hear very well."

"Just remember... Forget it, actually there's no need to remember too clearly, because I'm going to fire her next week."

"Don't look at her looking old, her new boyfriend is only 34 years old."

Immediately came Mrs. Wesley's cursing from the other side of the corridor:

"Pick up some virtue, Rhaegar! Isn't it because the coffee poured for you in the morning didn't filter clean?"

"You are 50 years old, don't be so narrow-minded!"

Rhaegar immediately jumped up and said:
"Are you admitting it? Is that not filtered? It tastes like I'm drinking a cup of boiling slush!"

"Look, when I talked to her in the morning, she just pretended not to hear!"

"In the future, if Mrs. Wesley ignores you, just remember to say a few bad things about her."

After a round of face-to-face instruction.

Rhaegar stretched his waist:
"That's all, you can get used to it yourself, if you have other questions, don't ask me, I'm very busy."

Said he went outside.

Matthew joked:
"Are you busy reading the newspaper?"

Rhaegar turned around and corrected seriously:

"No, next is the more important nap time."

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It was already afternoon when we left the lord's mansion.

The carriage drove into the mage area and stopped slowly.

Matthew jumped out of the car.

Laila followed closely behind carrying her luggage—the biggest of which were three body bags, which Matthew bought from White Rock City before leaving. Short-term preservation of quality and freshness.

The treasures contained in the body bag are Matthew's biggest gain from this trip to the south besides the part-time job, advanced and plague fields.

Matthew just opened the door.

Paige rushed out of the house.

She looked at Matthew in surprise and gave him a warm hug.

"Okay, Paige, okay, your breastbone is giving me a headache."

Feeling Peggy's joy up close, Matthew was very moved, but also a little helpless.

The tauren skeleton is too tall and powerful.

Being her master in her arms is like a bird clinging to someone.

"Oh, Matthew, it's good to see you alive!"

"A lot of things happened after you left, I have to talk to you in detail, but before that, I have to tell you a secret, hehehe, you must not guess it."

Paige said proudly.

Matthew looked up and asked:

"You upgraded?"

Peggy's swaying soul fire stopped shaking immediately:
"How did you know?"

Matthew shrugged.

Peggy still wanted to ask, but at this time, Laila had already followed in with three body bags on her shoulders.

"Matthew, you can't bring a woman back once you go out, you know, the number of women in our family has exceeded the standard!"

Seeing Lyla, Paige quickly raised her voice, looking wary.

Since when did Matthew Xindao have a quota for the number of women in his family?

He introduced himself self-sufficiently:

"This is Lila, and she's going to work for me. Lila, this is Paige, well, Paige means me in most cases."

Laila looked embarrassed.

At first, when she saw Peggy, her eyes were full of surprise, but she was relieved when she thought of Matthew's identity later.

At this moment, facing Peggy's condescending gaze, she put down the body bag and greeted with a low eyebrow:

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Paige."

This statement came out.

Peggy was immediately elated, she threw away the vigilance and rejection just now, took Lila's little hand and walked into the room:

"Oh, don't call me Mrs., we are all friends, I will show you around."

Matthew was left alone, looking at the heavy body bag on the ground, lost in thought.

half an hour.

He shouted helplessly:
"Ah Bing, work."

Go into the house.

A familiar and warm feeling came over us.

Matthew collapsed on the sofa regardless of his image.

Huge exhaustion came to my heart, and my eyelids began to fight crazily.

Matthew didn't resist and fell into a deep sleep.

until half an hour later.

He was awakened by Peggy's vigorous shaking:
"Pay attention to your image, Matthew, stop drooling! Get up and eat."

Matthew rubbed his sleepy eyes and came to the dining table.

I found that besides Peggy's freshly cooked meals, there were some strange dark dishes beside them, which looked like a mixture of mushrooms and fish heads.

So he asked curiously:

"what are these?"

Peggy replied:

"This is the invention of Sif and I, a soup that can quickly upgrade the undead."

Matthew said in surprise:

"It actually has such an effect?"

Paige said triumphantly:

"Otherwise, how do you think I upgraded? It can't be because of you! I haven't upgraded since I followed you!"

Matthew, who was enjoying the food, almost choked out when he heard this sentence.

Considering that there was Leila next to him, Peggy had to take care of face, so he changed the subject and said:

"Will Sif come here often after I leave?"

Peggy nodded and said:
"Here most of the time."

Matthew frowned:
"Does she think this is her home?"

Peggy said confidently:

"I let her make this place her home."

talking.

She looked at Lyra with regretful eyes:

"Sorry, this family already has a hostess, and there are more than one."

Laila hastened to argue:
"I'm just a follower of Lord Matthew."

"Really? Are you good at fighting?"

Paige became interested.

Laila said in embarrassment:

"Not very powerful."

Peggy probably just entered the advanced stage, and her self-confidence was a little inflated. If she insisted on pulling Laila, she would have to fight outside.

Matthew didn't care about her, but just buried himself in hard work.

Luckily, Laila has a sense of proportion.

She repeatedly shirked the excuses that she was tired from the journey and lacked energy, and finally dispelled Peggy's idea of ​​winning.

Here two women are coming and going at the table.

Matthew over there has wiped out a good dinner fast.

"You're full, Paige. This is the best meal I've ever had."

Matthew first offered a few sincere compliments.

Then he said to Lyra:
"You stay at home for a few days first, and learn about the situation in Rolling Stone Town with Peggy, and I will make other arrangements for you later. Relax, Rolling Stone Town is not a dark area, and it is safe enough here."

After saying this, Matthew excitedly ran to the greenhouse in the east.

After a while, Laila saw him carrying several sacks and going out with a shovel.

"Where is Lord Matthew going so late? Don't you want to rest?"

Lyra couldn't help asking.

"Addicted."

Peggy commented.

"what?"

Laila was taken aback.

"Tree addiction."

Paige spread her hands.

……

Three days later, at noon.

Matthew lay relaxed in the shade of an oak tree.

He is tired and content at the same time.

He looked towards the north, and there was a touch of bold greenness on the previously endless land.

This is the result of his crazy tree planting these days.

Three and a half days.

100 freshly baked tall oaks.

It represents not only 1000 points of XP, but also symbolizes Matthew's hard work and path.

"It's a pity that the growing green liquid is used up, and the daily limit for planting trees is locked here."

Matthew stretched.

Start thinking about how to further improve efficiency.

If you want oak saplings to survive quickly, you need "Growing Green Liquid" or "Spell: Fast Growth".

The former Matthew is out of stock.

The latter is available up to 10 times per day.

Matthew has the oak tree field, which can forcefully break through the limit of 10 times, and use it several times a day.

Adding the additional effects of the domain itself, it barely managed to achieve 3 trees in 100 and a half days.

May want to go further.

You have to break through the limitation of "rapid growth".

"That Jeff guy hasn't shown up yet."

"It's really impossible to go to Watcher's Heights in person. I now have two transformations of Raven and Fengshen Pterosaur. Even if I encounter danger on the road, I should be able to deal with it calmly."

Matthew thought lazily.

But at this moment, domain symbols suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Matthew was surprised to find that the "Undead", who had been leading by a large margin, was still standing still.

And the "Oak Tree" domain was actually completed for the second time!
next second.

A strange fluctuation came.

He came to that strange forest again!

It's just that Matthew stayed in the field for a shorter time this time.

He just saw countless birds flying by in a canopy of trees.

Then, that nasty eagle-faced man appeared.

He said to Matthew coldly:

"It's too early for you here."

talking.

He kicked Matthew.

Matthew fell backward involuntarily.

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"Reminder: Plant 3 oak trees in 100 and a half days, your outbreak and persistence will gain more oak tree elements, and you will get a second chance to enter the "Oak Tree Domain"!

Since this exploration is not in-depth, it is a pity that you have not been able to obtain more domain abilities.

The current progress of your exploration of the oak field is: Getting Started (more than 2 times)
You have gained a temporary status: planting trees with vengeance!
Description: During the duration of the state, you can get 1 point of strengthening experience for every oak tree you plant;
Every 15 points of strengthening experience can strengthen your summoned "Zombie/Silver Moon Zombie" once!
Duration: 30 days"

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Matthew was shocked and jumped up from the ground!
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(End of this chapter)