The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 121 "The Merciful Matthew", fame +1!

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"Leslie, eavesdropping is not a good habit!"

Matthew frowned.

"Sorry, Lord Matthew, I just wanted to find Palaya."

Leslie reacted quickly, sticking out her tongue, showing a pitiful look.

Fortunately, Matthew didn't bother with her too much, and just left quickly.

After a while, Leslie entered the hut and found Palaya sitting by the bed, fully dressed, fiddling with those expensive cosmetics.

Seeing Leslie, Palaja complained:

"Master Matthew will come over, why don't you remind me, I didn't even have time to put on my makeup properly."

Leslie grinningly rushed over and ravaged her best friend for a while, then asked:
"Did he do nothing to you?"

Palaya said puzzledly:
"He just told me to make the bread less palatable."

Leslie nodded thoughtfully.

"What did you think of?"

Palaya knew that her girlfriend's brain was better than her own, so she immediately said coquettishly:
"Tell me tell me tell me!"

Leslie showed a pervert-like expression:

"Unless you let me have a good time."

Palaya said bitterly:
"Which day didn't make you happy?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help laughing out loud, and the two girls started laughing and fighting on the bed.

The next evening.

At the end of a busy day, the apprentices returning from the wasteland used "stainless" on themselves one after another.

The bright and clean sound and light effect flashed by, and they who were unkempt just now were clean and radiant.

Some mage apprentices even took out the stamina potion and swallowed it, and the stamina consumed by the day's work was immediately replenished.

Leslie watched the scene silently.

Someone complained to Palaya:
"The bread you made today is too bad!"

Before Palaya could speak, Leslie rushed forward:
"I love it or not!"

Palaya didn't understand why her best friend was so confident, but she knew that most of the time it was right to follow Leslie.

So she said confidently:

"I love it or not!"

The apprentice was obviously a little afraid of Leslie's assistant status, he just snorted coldly:
"It doesn't matter, anyway, there is a food truck in Rolling Stone Town!"

The voice just fell.

A busy figure looms beyond the oak grove.

Here comes the food truck.

The cart was still the tauren skeleton.

The crowd immediately swarmed up.

The one who rushed to the forefront was Leslie.

Paraja trotted after him.

The dining car settled down, and everyone lined up.

Leslie was naturally the first:
"Give me one, how much?"

The tauren skeleton replied honestly:
"Three gold coins a piece."

Leslie shook her head:
"It's too cheap. I'll give you five gold coins. If you can bring me some fruit tomorrow, no matter what kind of fruit it is, I'm willing to pay another three gold coins."

Saying that, she took a piece of food from the dining car, dropped five gold coins, and left quickly.

Palaya watched this scene stupidly.

She obviously couldn't understand the intention of Leslie's move, but she has her own set of survival wisdom to survive in the Mage Academy.

"I'll give you five gold coins, bring me fruit tomorrow, and I'll give you three more gold coins."

Palaya said to Peggy confidently, and then left with a piece of food.

Everyone in the back line looked dumbfounded.

How can buyers haggle and raise prices higher?
Can be very soon.

Someone figured out the taste.

After all, they were both from the Master Academy, so their brains are definitely good, and their worldly knowledge is at their fingertips.

Lambi, who was ranked third, had an epiphany, and immediately followed suit:

"I also sell hardware, and the fruit is the same as those two ladies!"

And the people behind are even more exaggerated.

"I pay six gold. I don't necessarily need fruit, but milk is also fine."

"I will pay ten gold coins, no fruit, and there are extra five gold coins for your hard work. Please say thank you for my hard work and Mr. Matthew."

"Do you have more, I bought them all!"

"Is this accessory next to the dining car for sale? And this horn on your head, I'm sorry, I thought this was an accessory too. Is your necklace an accessory? Can you sell it? I'll pay a high price."

Just 15 minute.

Everything on the dining car was bought clean.

Only one bare Peggy was left.

and a bare food truck.

At this time, an apprentice hurried over because he was in a hurry. Seeing this scene, he was extremely annoyed, so he could only bite the bullet and ask:
"Hello, is the food truck for sale?"

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At night, Peggy shared the matter with Matthew, and put today's income in front of Matthew.

"Matthew, you finally found a decent job!"

"You don't know how rich those apprentices are. Damn it, why were you so poor during your apprenticeship?"

"Are you pretending to be poor with me? In fact, there is a small treasury out there?"

Peggy screamed while holding the pile of gold coins.

Matthew explained helplessly:

"They are mages from a serious school in the Eight Classics. There is no way for a wild mage like me to compare with them."

His face was also full of surprise:

"These guys are even richer than I imagined. They are indeed the real mage masters!"

He thought about it carefully, and yes, Sif has 1500 gold pocket money, which is based on the fact that she is not a mage, and Rolling Stone Town is not the richest territory.

Those who can enter the Mage Academy are all rich or noble characters. They may look mediocre among apprentices, but outside, they may be the son of a lord, the daughter of a lord of a big city, and at the very least. The rich man's child.

Their magic talent may not be the best, but they are definitely human beings. They will naturally not be stingy if they can gain the favor of the project instructor through some gold coins.

"Return the extra money tomorrow."

Matthew reluctantly said:

"Since the standard has been set, I can't charge extra. This time I made a mistake. It's because my structure is too small. It's poverty that limits my vision."

As he spoke, he sighed deeply.

Paige strongly disagrees:

"I finally got a stable income, how can I pay it back?"

Matthew shook his head and said:
"This is a matter of principle, don't worry, I will set the price higher next time, and hit those mage masters hard!"

When Peggy heard that there would be another time, she sullenly picked out the extra gold coins.

For the next few days.

The life of the apprentices in the mushroom camp gradually got on the right track.

Digging pits during the day, going back to read at night, and occasionally watching Mr. Matthew planting trees himself, the life is very stable.

Only four necromantic apprentices actually got involved with the "Death Scorched Earth" ritual.

The Scar of the Dead spread over 80 kilometers in Rolling Stone Town.

It is obviously unrealistic to completely wrap it up with rituals.

Matthew's plan is to build an umbrella-shaped protective belt on the wasteland in the northeast. The advantage of this design is that it is flexible and changeable, and can cope with possible subsequent changes in the scar of the dead.

And this protective umbrella made of dead scorched earth is about 20 kilometers long and about 10 meters wide.

To cover this area, about 10 full-fledged scorched-earth rituals of death would be required.

Of course, this did not bother Matthew.

In the scale-up stage after the feasibility verification, the more important aspects are cost control and implementation efficiency.

In terms of cost, the only big thing is the "Boundary Heart Stone" used to communicate with the negative energy plane. The average price is around 350 gold, and 10 is 3500 gold.

In addition, all kinds of expenses will not exceed 5000 gold.

It means that Matthew earned 25000 gold at once.

Changing to the previous Matthew would definitely feel very satisfying, but after seeing all kinds of corruption within the alliance and the generous conditions of the apprentices, he not only doubted whether his project was A1 with the least money.

Even though 25000 is a lot of money, the path of the mage is a bottomless pit. If you really want to spend money, there are priceless equipment in the crucible room that can make Matthew go bankrupt in an instant.

"It seems that we still have to communicate with other senior mages and learn from them."

Matthew thought to himself.

And in terms of efficiency.

He took four apprentices, and after the initial explanations and demonstrations, the project progressed rapidly.

After just ten days.

The ten scorched-earth rituals of death are ready.

No. 11 days and nights.

Matthew called on Rega and others as backup, and lit up the scorched land of death 20 kilometers from north to south by himself.

A large amount of negative energy spread suddenly.

An uneasy rhythm develops in the surrounding environment, but it quickly dies away.

The whole process went extremely smoothly.

midnight.

The protective umbrella was completely formed. Matthew turned into a raven and looked down from the sky. After confirming that the path of the scar of death to the southwest was blocked, he landed with confidence.

The ceremony is complete.

Next, is to wait for time to test the effect.

Considering that the Ash Lord in Scar of the Dead still has the possibility of counterattack, Matthew never took it lightly.

He stays near the Scar of the Dead day and night, only staying a little further away when planting trees.

But even when planting trees, there are zombies and skeletons watching for him.

As for the mage apprentices.

It stands to reason that the project has ended, but in order to meet the strict requirement of the A1 project for a minimum duration of 15 days, Matthew still kept them for 5 more days.

In order to ensure that this group of people will not cause troubles because they are too idle.

In addition to the digging task, Matthew found some other chores for them:
For example, enchanting daily items, or asking them to copy books for themselves.

no way.

Mages are all energetic guys, or in other words, those who are not energetic enough cannot become mages.

If Matthew doesn't find something to consume their energy and concentration, these 15 days will be really difficult.

Time just passed by day by day.

quickly.

Renesme also ushered in her own "graduation ceremony", which is the last enhancement.

Since there are apprentices helping to dig pits these days, Matthew's efficiency has improved a lot——

The pits dug by the apprentices are much better than the zombies, and Matthew can use them with almost no adjustments.

Some apprentices even resorted to unscrupulous means in order to impress Matthew.

Matthew, for example, remembers a guy named Lambiel digging every hole in the shape of a heart.

For this reason, Matthew specially called Leslie to give her a hard training.

Leslie didn't come out of Lambiel's mushroom hut that night.

Afterwards, no one dared to play tricks on the shape of the pothole.

In short, in the last period of time, Matthew planted 759 trees in one breath and obtained a full 15 times of strengthening!
At the same time, the size of the north and south oak forests has reached as many as 2203, which is no longer far from the 3000 trees required for side missions.

After 15 reinforcements.

Renesme's level broke through to LV17 in one go.

This means that she became the first fifth-level undead under Matthew!
This is followed by 12 keywords.

It's a pity that most of the keywords this time are blue sky and white clouds, which is not amazing enough, but fortunately, it is practical.

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"Blue keywords: enhanced shooting, fast bow drawing, large ship control, pirate law: negotiation;

White: Fishing net weaving and fishing skills, island survival, ocean knowledge, summoning fish

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They are all skills that are very applicable to the sea.

The remaining two purples and two grays also have obvious styles.

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"Scattering (Purple): Consuming part of the virtual stamina, Renesme shoots a rain of arrows to the target area, which can temporarily form long-range fire coverage.

Note: It is better to use it with special arrows such as "Rocket" or "Frostbolt". "

"Escape Technique (Purple): Renesme can forcibly escape into a carrier rich in water elements in a combat state, including springs, lakes, rivers, and seas. Even a pool of deep enough water may allow her to hide , but her figure may be printed in the water stains.

Escape duration: 60~180 seconds, depending on the carrier.

Can be used twice a day"

"Love to pick boogers (gray): Renee Smee loves to pick boogers, and occasionally stuffs them back into her mouth to taste"

"Onychomycosis (gray): Renesme didn't care about hygiene during her lifetime, and her nails were stained with a little fungus, and the overall color was grayish black. After becoming an undead, her nails were well covered by negative energy, but this kind of The fungus still has the potential to infect humans.”

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Scattering and escaping, one attack and one defense, can maximize the strength of a fifth-level archer.

Booger and onychomycosis, once up and down, completely destroyed Miss Zombie's image in Matthew's heart.

Watch the smirking, drooling Renee Smee.

Matthew couldn't help but recall that night of the dead, when Miss Zombie was so cute.

This made Matthew abruptly realize what it means to be "the only thing that is normal at that time" in the fantasy world.

Five days passed in a flash, during which nothing happened.

Matthew had Leslie give the apprentices advance notice of the end of the program.

The next morning.

He led the apprentices away from the Mushroom Camp and walked towards the Crucible House.

Earlier, Matthew handed over the completion certificate of the project and the template recommendation letter written by himself to the apprentices through Leslie.

In terms of knowledge points, Leslie and the four necromancer apprentices who have made great contributions to management will each receive a high reward of two points.

Paraja, Frey, and the builder of the mushroom hut each got 1.5 points.

Others can also be allocated 1 knowledge point.

This made the apprentices cheer.

along the way.

A daring apprentice even took the initiative to ask Matthew:

"Master Matthew, can I still come to Rolling Stone Town to see you in the future?"

Matthew replied with a smile:

"Of course, but I don't have any good projects on hand in the short term, unless you are willing to help me dig holes and plant trees."

The apprentice said solemnly:

"After I graduate, I can find a suitable mage tower, and I will definitely come back to see you!"

Matthew smiled and didn't take it seriously.

at the same time.

In the lobby on the 14th floor of the Crucible House.

Six or seven mages who are not young are looking forward to it.

The mechanical dwarf David used spells to bring tea to these teachers from the Southern Art Academy, and then said in relief:
"Don't worry, Mr. Doyle, your students will be here soon."

"After so many years, you are still so dedicated and caring for students."

The old dean of the Southern Art Academy smiled when he heard this:
"I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do."

Then, he turned back and asked:

"Are the people in the medical team ready?"

A mage with a slightly tender face coughed:
"It's basically ready, but unfortunately, because we just picked up a batch of apprentices who came back from Mr. Marcus yesterday, we don't have enough amputation potion reserves. If more than three students are severely mutilated , we may have to buy some nearby, but you also know the price in the crucible house, I suggest that if this happens, you should take it back to the academy first, and wait for the herbalist to prepare a copy."

Doyle reprimanded:
"Several limb regeneration potions are so commonly used, why don't you prepare more? And mental testing, are you all ready? Several of the students who came back from the cannibal island last time looked normal, but Mentally on the verge of collapse, if I hadn't discovered it in time, our Southern Academy of Arts would have lost several sponsors!"

The younger mage hurriedly nodded and said:
"It's ready, it's abundant, and we've got plenty of sleeping potions ready."

Doyle frowned and warned:

"Sleeping potions are used to treat mental illness? Is your medical team serious?"

The young mage shrugged:

"Young people are in good health. If you sleep a little more, you may be free from illness?"

While speaking, a teleported radiance lit up in the hall, and more than 20 figures appeared in front of everyone.

A loving smile appeared on the face of the old dean.

Available in the next second.

The smile turned into astonishment.

The other teachers of the academy behind him also watched this scene in shock.

Several mages rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

"Is no one hurt?"

After a while, a teacher from the medical team asked.

"of course not."

Matthew asked strangely:
"I took them to do projects, not to fight monsters, why were they injured?"

The old Dean Doyle laughed dryly:
"Sorry, you are Mr. Matthew, right? It's really rare to be able to finish the A1 project and come back intact. You don't mind letting the teachers of our college check the children? We just go to the side to have a chat."

Matthew nodded in agreement.

The two walked away a few steps.

The teachers of the Southern Art Academy quickly surrounded him.

A series of magic lights flashed.

Some test physical integrity, some test mental status, and some test height and weight.

After a busy day.

The young mage rushed to the old dean excitedly:
"My God! No one was injured! We can save a lot of money on treatment!"

The old dean glared at him:
"Are you sure you checked it out? There are no other physical changes in the children?"

The young mage thought for a while:

"There are changes."

The old dean suddenly became serious:
"Oh? Talk about it!"

The young mage said:

"They've all gotten fatter in general, and they've all gotten a little bit darker."

The old dean raised his eyebrows, and the shock in his eyes became more intense.

At this time, Matthew couldn't help asking:

"Is it common for apprentices participating in programs hosted by senior mages to be injured?"

The old dean said with emotion:
"Not very often, but something that happens 100 percent of the time."

"Yesterday, our college received a batch of apprentices who came back from the B1 project. Many of them lacked arms and legs. However, there was another unlucky guy who was even more pitiful. He was deceived by the senior mage of the project. A spell called "circumcision" ended up being completely cut off. "

Matthew was stunned when he heard that.

Speaking of it.

The old dean suddenly bowed deeply to Matthew:
"I have been working as a dean for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen all the students returning from the A1 project intact. You are a truly admirable mage!"

The other teachers also bowed.

The apprentices naturally did not fall behind.

a time.

In the hall of the Crucible House, Matthew was the only one who could stand upright.

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Southern Arts Academy, Bauhinia Dormitory Building.

After half a month of hard work, Ranbir pushed open the door of the dormitory wearily.

The dormitory of the Southern Academy of Arts is two-person—this is what Lambiel hates the most. He has to share the narrow space of 7 rooms and 3 halls with his roommates.

Whenever this happened, he would miss his Rose Manor in the Bay Area and the young and beautiful maids in the manor.

Lying on the huge sofa in the living room, Lambiel still feels like a dream.

In just half a month, I got my A1 resume and recommendation letter?
This seems to be not as difficult as the seniors said!
"Maybe I'm too good?"

Ranbir thought proudly.

It happened to be at this time.

Roommates are back too.

The two greeted each other, and Lambiel would definitely not be in the mood to talk nonsense with him in normal times.

But today, Lambiel rarely shared his experience in Rolling Stone with his roommates.

"...That's it, I participated in A1 once."

Lambiel concluded:
"I think the teachers and seniors in the academy have exaggerated their eccentricity towards senior mages. They are not as scary as the legends say!"

The roommate listened quietly without saying anything.

Lambiel added:
"But it may be that I was lucky and met a very good mentor. On the way back, I heard a very interesting gossip. I heard that there was an unlucky guy who participated in the B1 project and his penis was cut off. I don’t know if it is not real."

The roommate said:

"it is true."

"That person is participating in the project of the senior mage Marcus, and the content of the project is to study the application of laser magic in the field of anatomy.

Because the project was not going well, Mr. Marcus was in a bad mood.

One day, he suddenly said to his apprentices:

'I am now going to conduct an unprecedented spell experiment, if someone is willing to cooperate with me, I am willing to give him 3 knowledge points afterwards. '

A male apprentice believed it, so he mustered up the courage to go forward.

As a result, when the experiment was about to start, Marcus told him that the spell was called circumcision.

The hapless guy wanted to go back on his word, but Marcus forcibly tied him to the console on the grounds that he had promised.

Of course, the experiment was unsuccessful, only Marcus's prank succeeded, and the unlucky guy had his entire penis cut off.

Afterwards, the senior management of the college lodged a strong protest to Marcus.

In the end, the matter ended with Marcus paying the apprentice a symbolic knowledge point. "

Lambiel looked at his roommate in surprise:

"I know that you learned the spells of prophecy, but I didn't expect that your prophecy is so powerful that you even know such details."

The roommate silently lifted the crotch:

"That unlucky guy is me."

Lambiel was silent for a moment.

"Fortunately, I just came back from the infirmary. They said it can still grow out, but it's not very convenient to pee these days."

The roommate said optimistically:

"It's a full knowledge point, it's not a big loss."

"By the way, how many points did you get for A1 this time? It must be 0.5, right? Hehe."

Lambiel didn't know how to answer for a while.

……

"Hint: Complete an A22 project with 1 apprentices miraculously intact, and your word of mouth begins to spread in the Southern Art Academy!
+1 reputation in your area (Southern School of Arts).

With the continuous spread of word of mouth, you will be awarded the title "Merciful Matthew" that is only circulated among mage apprentices!
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You managed to stop the Mark of the Dead from spreading southwestward through the scorched earth ritual of death.

You have completed the primary objective of the main mission 2 "Scarfing the Scar of the Destroyer"!

You get a demigod & a lot of XP! "

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(End of this chapter)