The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 143 The Fairy's Garden

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"Who are you guys!?"

The barrel man staggered over, drawing his sword as he walked, his armor rattling.

Ekmond took half a step back, smiled and said to Matthew:

"Come on, it's not convenient for me to kill him."

"He is the puppet of the evil dragon. He has already lost his life. He is a living dead who is more pathetic than the undead. Killing him is a kind of relief for his soul."

Matthew has quick eyesight and quick hands, raising his hand is a "malicious transformation".

However, the white light hit the barrel man's neck.

The latter did not move at all!
"Dragon puppets can share some of the resistance of the giant dragon. Their magic resistance is often not low, and the transformation technique is not effective against them."

Eckmond hinted.

At this time, the barrel man had rushed out of the tent.

Without any hesitation, Matthew retreated a few steps, and with the support of "Battle Casting", he successfully summoned "Estriol's Claw"!
The giant claws covered with gray spots slammed towards the face of the "Dragon Puppet".

The latter raised his big sword high and slashed down head-on.

The great sword easily split Astrid's claw into two parts, but the giant claw's forward trend was not hindered, and after bypassing the great sword, the fracture healed automatically.

puff!
Estel's claw pressed on the dragon puppet's forehead and upper body.

Zizizi!
Negative energy penetrated his armor and rubbed against his flesh.

Billowing white smoke rose, as if pouring a pot of boiling water in the snow.

Matthew opened his left hand, in a state of choking his neck in the void, and strode forward with great strides.

Accompanied by his movement, Estel's Claw also pushed the dragon puppet into the tent.

Rumble!
Matthew pushed this light-weight enemy onto the mountain wall behind the tent in one breath!
Tentacles extended around the giant claws, slapping the dragon puppet's body frantically.

The latter struggled violently.

"Still have the strength to resist?"

Matthew raised his right hand, threw a disintegration technique, and successfully dismantled the opponent's armor.

Then an ordinary pale hand patted the dragon puppet's chest.

Just a moment.

The dragon puppet's body seemed to be drained of all its strength.

He tilted his head, and the cloudy yellow liquid suddenly surged out from his facial features.

Whoa!
He quickly collapsed at the foot of the mountain.

……

"Reminder: You killed the puppet warrior of the Red Dragon Kusules, and the Red Dragon Kusules' hatred towards you +1!

The pale hand killed and captured a high-quality soul (red dragon puppet/LV14), the effect is improving——

1. Slightly increased attack range, instant death determination, and blood-sucking effect
2. Duration + 1 day"

……

"Good job. Dragon puppets are living dead who lack life elements, so the instant death judgment is very easy to take effect on them. Your observation and reaction skills are stronger than I expected."

Eckmond did not hesitate to praise.

Matthew's cheeks were slightly hot.

He didn't think about it that much at all, he was simply used to the operation of "Estriol's Claw" and "Pale Hand".

But Ekmond's words let him learn a new knowledge——

"The living dead who lack life elements are more likely to trigger instant death judgments than ordinary lives."

Matthew immediately took this message to heart.

Then he asked respectfully:

"How did you find out that he is a dragon puppet?"

Eckmond said solemnly:
"Observation."

"If you observe with your heart, you will find that many details in life hide amazing secrets."

Matthew scratched his head, bewildered.

Ekmond couldn't help laughing:
"I lied to you."

"I use prophecy. Although my prophecy is not as good as Roderick's counterfeit seller, it is more than enough for me to inquire about news."

"In fact, as soon as I arrived on this land, I sensed a strange smell in the air—the smell of the dragon puppets is too strong. If you have studied them, you will be hundreds of miles away like me. You can smell it."

Matthew wondered:
"But even if you can confirm that there is a giant dragon on the Red Earth Mountain, how can you be sure that he is the new Lord of the Red Earth Mountain?"

Eckmond smiled slightly:
"Because I quickly remembered that the red dragon just paid a life-saving fee to the alliance last month."

Matthew: "..."

Eckmond said unabashedly:
"Because I personally checked and accepted the fee, I have a good impression of the red dragon named Kusules.

I just used prophecy to reconnaissance, and found that Kusulus murdered the youngest son of the lord of Red Earth Mountain more than a month ago, and then used Transfiguration to change into the other's appearance, and then assassinated the lord of Red Earth Mountain.

After that, he occupied Red Earth Mountain in the image of the lord's youngest son, and began to develop the army with great fanfare.

It didn't take long for Red Mountain's army to threaten the surrounding territories, including your town of Rolling Stone. "

Matthew asked expectantly:

"So you want to make a move?"

Eckmond shook his head:

"With short hands, I can't even kill his dragon puppet, so how could I deal with him?"

"Taking a step back, the participation of the giant dragon is also part of this round of war. As long as Kusules does not do anything that angers the sky, our attitude towards him is actually the same as that of a mortal lord."

"You don't have to worry too much. Kusules will not dare to attack Rolling Stone Town in the short term. My presence here today is also a deterrent to him."

Matthew got it.

He even suspected that Ekmond had known for a long time that the new lord of Hongtu Mountain was a red dragon, and what he said just now was just his rhetoric!
The reason why this scheming mage took the initiative to lead the team here was to sell favors on the one hand, and to beat the red dragon Kusules on the other hand.

Matthew carefully recalled every word of Ekmond, and realized that his statement was indeed flawed, and the other party probably did not deliberately lie.

A lot of things, it's good to know each other well.

If it was broken, Matthew himself would be embarrassed.

But soon.

Matthew noticed another unusual word in Eckmond's words:
"You just said "life insurance fee" instead of "protection fee"? "

Eckmond patiently explained:

"That's right, the money was paid by the dragons to the legendary mage headed by the Seven Saints, in order to avoid being slaughtered for no reason."

Matthew said in amazement:
"Seven Sages like to slay dragons?"

Eckmond shook his head:

"There is only one person I like, and that is Ms. Suriel, one of the current three Heavenly Masters.

As Mr. Fei Capital's most outstanding disciple, Ms. Suriel is very obsessed with dragon slaying.

For a period of time, about a few decades ago, she was looking for dragons all over the world almost day and night.

Every time she finds one, she will take the initiative to go up to touch Cijia to find fault.

At the beginning.

The dragons don't know why.

Many hot-tempered young giant dragons started fighting with Suriel right away.

Then they became dragon scales, dragon bones, and potions in Suriel's collection cabinet.

quickly.

Suriel's notoriety for slaying dragons spread throughout the world of dragons.

Because she has gone too far.

The remaining dragons of Aindor had to join forces——

They are mainly red, white, black, blue and green dragons of five colors. They are the biggest injured in Suriel's dragon slaying operation.

The five-color dragons teamed up and fled to "Yongju Island".

It was a drop of tear that the five-color dragon god Baruch shed on the material world before he ascended to the Tianlun Palace.

The island formed by the drop of tears formed its own world inside, where Baruch could cast down his divine power.

The five-color dragons didn't like to live on Yongju Island, but Yongju Island became their safe haven during that time.

Not long after, Suriel broke into Yongju Island and fought with Baruch, the five-color dragon god.

That fight probably ended in a tie.

Afterwards, the two sides conducted several negotiations.

As far as I know, Suriel got what she wanted. At the same time, she also promised Baruch that as long as his people pay her a life-saving fee every 20 years, she will not give up. Will take the initiative to trouble the five-color dragons active on the mainland.

Of course, we all know that except for the ancient dragon, the Seven Saints actually have the ability to slay dragons with ease.

So in the end, the life insurance fee was upgraded to seven.

The five-color dragons either fled to other planes to seek life because they could not bear the humiliation;

Either obediently pay the life-saving fee, so that at least the top management of the alliance will not take the initiative to trouble them. "

Speaking of it.

Eckmond said with emotion:
"Speaking of which, Ms. Suriel is quite reasonable. For a giant dragon like Cusules who has not been active on the mainland for decades, she will not charge him a life-saving fee during the sleeping period."

Matthew said thoughtfully:
"So Kusullus was awakened recently?"

Eckmond nodded:

"possible."

Matthew felt very emotional:

The Seven Saints are really powerful and terrifying!
If only I had that kind of power, I would go to Yongju Island to snatch the disciples and grandchildren of the five-color dragon god to play with...

"Suriel is a student of Fei Capital, and Margaret is a student of Suriel, and I am learning combat magic from Margaret. Speaking of which, I am also a disciple of Fei Capital."

Matthew thought wildly.

"In short, you don't have to worry too much about Kusullus in the near future. If you have thoughts about him, you can go to Suriel's students and talk to them. Maybe there will be unexpected gains."

Eckmond said with a smile:

"It's inconvenient for us old fellows to come forward, but if a war breaks out between you on the grounds of territorial disputes, it will naturally not violate the agreement between the five-color dragon god Baruch and Suriel."

"By the way, are you ready for the exploration of the outer plane?"

Matthew said in a deep voice:
"I have notified the Moonlight Goddess a few days in advance, but she didn't respond directly, but she should have acquiesced."

Eckmond thought for a while:
"Ms. Assia is indeed one of the gods who are relatively friendly to humans. If she is willing to open the Obscure Moon Forest to us, then I will use a clone to preside over the exploration of the outer plane for you."

"These mages will also follow suit."

"However, it must be stated in advance that all data, information, and knowledge gained from this kind of project must be shared with the alliance. As for the material gains, you will distribute them yourself."

Of course Matthew knew the rules.

He didn't dare to explore the outer plane, but this time with Ekmond leading the team, he couldn't wish for it.

As for the harvest, you can earn as much as you take.

Ekmond then added another point:

"Work is work, but the purpose of these mages is more than that. This morning, I thought you would collect a ticket near the scar of the dead or the umbrella, but you didn't."

"I'm not sure if you have other backers or if you really don't want to take money, but if you do this, it will make them very uncomfortable."

Matthew was dumbfounded.

He actually wanted to sell tickets to the Obscure Moon Forest.

But Eckmonde said so.

Matthew also said straightforwardly:

"How much should I charge?"

Eckmond asked:
"Are you going to give them knowledge points for this emergency project?"

Matthew shook his head.

He didn't know the market before, no wonder he was called "the kind Matthew".

You can't do it all the time if you are taken advantage of.

"Then directly collect 22000 gold coins from each person."

Eckmond earnestly advises:
"This number is almost what they can come up with, and it's not too distressing. If it's too little, you will be looked down upon by others, and if it's too much, it will cause people to complain."

"You accept 20000 of it yourself, and the 2000 part is handed over to me."

Matthew's expression was a little subtle.

Ekmond looked at him with a half-smile:
"After you hand over the 2000 part to me, I will hand over the full amount to Teacher Isabel."

"Don't forget where your status and wealth came from, son."

Matthew felt instantly ashamed of his dirty thoughts.

His first reaction was that Ekmond wanted to swallow this part of the profit...

"I'm sorry, Mr. Eckmond."

Matthew sincerely apologized.

Ekmond is almost teaching himself the ways of the world in the league, which is actually rare.

Matthew thought about it carefully.

All my resources and wealth come from my A1 title and those [-] knowledge points.

All this is bestowed by Isabel.

It is obviously inappropriate not to honor her elderly after making money.

"Every time I make a fortune in the future, I have to pay a part of it to her old man!"

"And a big boss like Ekmond has to make good connections, including Margaret. It's easy to give gifts during the holidays, but it may come in handy in the future."

Matthew feels he has learned a lot.

But his mind seems to have been corrupted a little bit.

This made him feel a little mixed.

Not long after, the effect of the group hold technique disappeared, and the soldiers rushed over in a noisy manner.

However, the two of them had already returned to the tree house along Ekmond's arbitrary door.

The tree house is very lively at the moment.

Mages are very good at making fun of themselves.

Matthew and Ekmond took a look and after making sure nothing happened, they also walked away.

after an hour.

Matthew returns to West Valley Farm.

"How did the interrogation go?"

Matthew asked.

Lorraine shrugged:

"He answered questions faster than the little girl who threw himself into my arms could undress faster."

Henry showed an excited smile:

"Master Matthew, I am sincerely loyal, please give me a chance to be loyal!"

Matthew stared into his eyes:

"Then do you know about the red dragon Kusules?"

Henry looked dazed.

"I don't know, my lord."

he replied.

Matthew looked at Zeller.

The latter's polygraph still works.

Zeller shook his head gently:
"He didn't lie."

Matthew pondered for a moment, then picked up part of the conversation between Edmond and himself and told everyone.

When Richard and Zeller heard that the lord of Hongtu Mountain turned out to be a red dragon, they immediately felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

Only Lorraine looked interested.

He patted his thigh excitedly:
"I knew that a big event was about to happen in Rolling Stone Town! It seems that it has something to do with that red dragon!"

Matthew looked at Lorraine:

"Can you find out the origin of the red dragon through your gossip? His name is Cusules. It is said that he has been sleeping for decades, but for some reason he recently appeared in the Red Earth Mountain."

Lorraine narrowed his eyes slightly, and his ears quivered quickly:
"Let me try."

After a full 10 minutes.

He retreated from that state a little tiredly.

"I probably know the origin of that red dragon."

Lorraine's tone was a bit strange.

Matthew asked:
"Did someone wake him up?"

The dragon's deep sleep has always been a cycle of a hundred years. During this period, if it is not artificially awakened, the dragon will rarely interrupt the deep sleep on its own initiative.

Matthew suspects that there is another mastermind behind Kusules!

Sure enough, but Lorraine replied:

"Someone woke it up."

Matthew asked eagerly:

"Who? Evil organization? Warlock?"

Lorraine said with a strange expression:
"It's you."

Matthew suddenly showed a surprised expression:
"it's me?"

"When did I wake up Cusulus?"

Lorraine seemed to want to sort out the ins and outs of the matter by singing.

But was interrupted roughly by Matthew:

"Speak the key."

"Well, I will only give you the face of Matthew, and you can't stop me from singing next time."

Lorraine looked a little unhappy, but explained patiently:

"I learned from the legends of the Underdark that Cusulus is a red dragon who has just entered the youth stage. His strength has grown rapidly, and so has his size.

Before waking up, he found a very secluded place in the Underdark and hid himself for the last long sleep before puberty.

However, a sudden earthquake hit him, and the falling stones woke up the grumpy young red dragon from his sleep.

After waking up, it took a long time for the distraught Cusules to remove the stone from his body.

Afterwards, he wreaked havoc in the dungeon and demolished a gathering place of ghosts.

A few days later, Kusules, who was venting his anger, found an exit to the surface, and with his extraordinary talent, he successfully integrated into human society by virtue of his transfiguration.

After learning that the lord of Red Earth Mountain was secretly recruiting troops, Kusules took decisive action.

Matthew also said the following things just now.

What needs to be emphasized is that the earthquake——

It originated from the explosion of a demon altar thousands of miles away.

Although the explosion did not cause much damage to the underground space where the explosion site was located.

But by coincidence, it aroused the resonance of the bottom, and accidentally blew up the dungeon where Korlessus was.

And the instigators of the explosion——

I heard the description of the fungus tribe, and you are among them, Matthew! "

"You are the one who awakened the red dragon Kusulus!"

Matthew's eyes widened.

real or fake?

Is there such a coincidence?

Two months ago, he and Bobo blew up the evil god altar of the Scourge in the dungeon of the rainforest.

The explosion at that time only caused a small-scale collapse, but unexpectedly triggered a butterfly effect thousands of miles away.

If the words hadn't come out of Lorraine's mouth.

Matthew absolutely couldn't believe it!
"Then what about the Gaoshan Reservoir in Gao Yeling? Could it be because of the explosion that it collapsed?"

He was a little restless.

Lorraine shook his head:

"Then I don't know. It may be related, or it may not be. As far as I know, there seems to be a black dragon moving there, and it is most likely not done by you."

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.

Zeller and Richard looked at each other with more serious expressions.

The former said:

"So there is a green dragon just north of us;
There is a red dragon in the south;
There seems to be a black dragon in the southwest?
Only the white dragon and the blue dragon have gathered all the five-color giant dragons.

I just want to know if Year of the Dragon is targeting Rolling Stone Town? "

No one could answer his question.

Several people discussed for a while.

It was decided to temporarily detain Henry at the South Trading Station.

Zeller intends to use Henry to continue negotiating with Hongtushan. Even if he knows that the other party is a red dragon, he still has to do superficial work.

Rolling Stone Town is not yet ready to deal with a giant dragon with its own strength. Before that, it is better to ensure the stability of the situation.

night.

Matthew led the mages back to the oak forest, and knocked on the gate of the Moon Obscure Forest under the moonlight.

Sure enough, Asiya acquiesced in her actions.

After that, everything seemed to go smoothly.

There is Ekmond's clone in charge of hosting.

Matthew just needs to sit back and enjoy the benefits.

He stayed in the Antu Empire's laboratory for a short while, and after A Bing and Peggy were in charge of monitoring the scene, he slipped out quietly.

In the oak woods late at night.

A silence.

Matthew came under a tall and holy oak tree, and softly called the name of the fairy princess Lulu.

half an hour.

Bright lights flashed.

The long-lost beautiful face came into Matthew's eyes.

"Good evening, Matthew."

Lulu still looked very shy, and her voice was soft and waxy.

"Good evening, Your Royal Highness."

Matthew said kindly:

"I want to summon the Dryad Guard and perform a ritual called Enemy of the Woods. "

When the size of the oak forest reaches a certain level, the oak elf can summon the dryad to guard it.

These guards can be used as the first line of defense in the oak grove.

The Enemy of the Woods ritual is a tracking ritual.

It can be used to find nearby hidden enemies.

Matthew's intentions were obvious.

He wants to find the group of Blighters and kill them all!
Lulu showed a troubled expression when she heard the words:

"I have just been promoted to Fairy Princess, and I haven't had time to go to the flower garden to get my crown and scepter. It may be enough to summon the tree spirit guard, but the ritual of the enemy of the forest is a bit too high-end for me."

talking.

She looked at Matthew with some hope:

"Can you accompany me to the Fairy Garden?" "

"That is the interlayer between the arcane wilderness and the main material world. There are many fairies living in it. Some of the fairies are very good at bullying people. I can't hide every time."

"If it was Matthew, he wouldn't let me be bullied, would he?"

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(End of this chapter)