The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 15 Late Night Visitors
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"Is this the charm of "Natural Heart"? "

Matthew was overjoyed.

The shortcoming of short-lived species has always been the greatest pain for human beings on the road of exploring the truth.

Many spellcasters go to any lengths to prolong their lifespan.

The lich is one of the products of people's pursuit of eternal life.

But if it can prolong life naturally.

Who wants to turn themselves into a cold and undead thing?

Matthew had a hunch.

Accompanied by his deeper and deeper exploration of the "oak tree" field.

There is still a lot of room for extending your lifespan!

Compared with the one-time improvement of "prolonging life and longevity".

"Double harvest" stimulated the fire of labor in Matthew's heart.

"Planting 10 trees can strengthen it once, if I plant 1000 trees at one go - strengthen +100 skeleton soldiers?"

He was thoroughly excited.

Although it is a bit of a fantasy to plant 30 trees in 1000 days.

But as long as there is a reasonable plan, 200~300 trees are still interesting.

It's spring now.

It is the most suitable season for planting trees.

In order to maximize the progress of tree planting.

Matthew decided to do both—

Tonight, he will write a report to the city hall to apply for planting trees on the blood banner lord's land.

And tomorrow morning.

He officially launched a challenge to the wasteland in the direction of the Scar of the Dead!

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"You planted a sapling, you used 'fast growth' on the sapling!
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The planting is successful, and your natural affinity has been slightly improved!

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You have gained 1 point of enhanced experience (10 points have been accumulated)
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You gain 10 XP
(Your level can no longer be improved, and the remaining XP has been credited, please advance as soon as possible)”

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The next afternoon.

Matthew is resting on the back of a boulder.

The oak tree just planted is about 50 meters away.

But Matthew couldn't sense the vitality in it.

The root cause of this phenomenon is the dark scar on the earth on the other side of the boulder.

"These marker stones near the Scar of the Dead are said to have been set up by the Lord of the Blood Banner, and they are found in the territory of Rolling Stone Town. This can indeed prevent ordinary people from straying into dangerous places—provided that the Scar of the Dead will not spread."

Matthew wiped his sweat, his eyes were very serious.

He had been in Rolling Stone Town for less than three years, and the spread of the Scar of the Dead was visible to the naked eye.

three years ago.

There is a distance of more than ten meters between the edge of the Scar of the Dead and the marker stone.

And now the two are almost stuck together.

It's not hard to imagine what it will be like in a few years' time.

That's why he planted new oaks farther away.

He had to leave enough buffer for the spread of Scar of the Dead in the next few years.

"I'm so tired..."

Today's tree planting goal has been completed.

But it is not easy to open up wasteland near the Scar of the Dead. The terrain here is complex and the land is barren. There are many factors that he has to consider.

The only consolation is that the Gold Digger Basin has a rich underground water system. As long as the oak trees take root, at least they will not die of thirst.

"The few trees planted today are too sparse to form a group effect, and the ability to resist disasters will also decrease..."

I inspected the area that I might set foot in tomorrow.

Matthew thought as he walked back.

Accompanied by the continuous expansion of oak forests.

It now took him longer and longer to go back and forth between home and the woods.

Usually just that.

But right now is the time to race against time to brush up the number of enhancements.

He was going to ask someone to build a log cabin in the oak forest.

At least this month.

He is planning to get into the woods and never come out!
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evening.

City Hall was empty towards closing time.

There was only one office where Ms. Liz's unique loud voice came:
"You want to plant trees on the lord's private land?"

"Yes."

Matthew politely handed over the application.

He is a fastidious man.

As for the various official rules and regulations, as long as they are not particularly excessive, he is willing to abide by them.

The application was written using model documents from previous years processed by City Hall.

He is confident that no one else can find fault with the content and format.

really.

Liz raised her eyebrows after reading:
"The words are beautiful."

"Thank you."

Matthew smiled.

"I will submit the application for you. In theory, there will be no problems, because this land has always been entrusted to our city hall by the lord.

There was once a businessman who wanted to contract it down, and he wanted to build a small mine there, but this proposal was ultimately rejected by us.

At that time, there were enough mining factories around Rolling Stone Town, you have never seen that scene, there is thick smoke everywhere..."

Liz gushed:

"But then guess what, the minerals disappeared overnight! The owners of the mines also lost their fortunes. The businessman later came to thank us for coming. I still remember that he sent two boxes of apples to Mr. Ormon wine, but only sent me a case."

Matthew listened quietly.

He has also heard many anecdotes about the minerals in Rolling Stone Town. In many versions of the legend, those minerals disappeared overnight.

Some people say that the lord of Rolling Stone Town offended the ore elf, but Matthew knows that this thing doesn't exist at all!
Some people also say that this is a curse from purgatory, and the town of Rolling Stone, which has lost its mineral resources, will become poor because of this.

But in fact, Rolling Stone Town has not weakened because of this.

The Lord of the Blood Banner established two major trading stations, one south and one north, on the border of the territory, blocking the trade routes leading to the hinterland of the human kingdom and Eversong Forest in the southwest and northwest directions respectively.

The business of the trading post is extremely prosperous, and even the economy of Rolling Stone Town is always in a thriving state.

In recent years, the handicraft industry in the town has developed rapidly, and various small workshops have sprung up one after another, vaguely implying industrialization.

This may be the credit of the Lord of the Blood Banner, but in Matthew's view, the five-member committee that handles various government affairs all the year round is also indispensable.

And Ms. Liz in front of her is one of them.

About Liz.

Matthew didn't know much.

He had the impression that this woman was mean and picky, loved to gossip, and had a bad reputation in the town.

But she also loves her work and is diligent.

This can be seen from the fact that other officials have already left work, and she is still processing documents in the office.

the most important is.

She is Brad's mother, the Blood Banner Lord's distant cousin, and Sif's aunt.

In a sense.

What Liz represented in the committee of five was the will of the Lord of the Blood Banner.

This is why Matthew made a special trip to find her to apply.

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after an hour.

It was completely dark outside.

"Okay young man, thank you for listening to my nagging, there are not many young people as patient as you."

Liz lit a candle and continued to process the file:
"You go back. I will help you implement your application as soon as possible. After the committee approves, I will notify you as soon as possible."

Matthew nodded and stood up. He loosened his muscles and bones, and made a crackling sound all over his body.

"By the way, Matthew, I remember that you are also a necromancer. What do you think of the rumor these days?"

Liz suddenly stopped him, with gossip in her eyes.

Matthew pondered:
"You mean the necromancer with the bone dragon? I hear he almost got fucked by the garrison."

Liz shook her head:

"The version you heard is wrong. That necromancer seems to be friend rather than foe. Not only did he save... well, uh... Anyway, he doesn't seem to be a bad person."

She seems to realize that some things cannot be said casually.

Matthew smiled gently:
"Necromancer is just a profession, and of course it doesn't have to be a bad person."

Liz looked at him with great interest:
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"Like you? A necromancer who likes to plant trees?

To be honest, I really think you've been put off by the adventurer profession.

Look at you, Matthew, what a handsome fellow!

Even compared to my Brad, your appearance is not inferior.

As long as you nod, I will be happy to introduce you to some daughters from good families..."

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Matthew immediately blushed:

"I, I think I'm far inferior to Brad."

Liz was delighted to hear that:

"Don't say that, Matthew, I think you are much more pleasing to the eye than my brat."

"That's it. Tomorrow, you come to me to receive the approval document. You can plant whatever you want on the Lord Lord's land!"

Matthew was surprised: "Is there no need for approval?"

Liz waved her hand: "It's just an administrative process. The lord won't really interfere with political affairs. He's busy taking care of his daughter these days. I still have the right to do so."

"As long as you don't turn that land into a mass grave, you can do anything!"

Matthew was overjoyed.

So he followed Liz's wishes and flattered him a few more times.

Coaxed the middle-aged lady to lean forward and backward with laughter.

Wait until late at night.

After Matthew comes out of City Hall and walks Liz home.

He not only received the approval in advance.

He also applied for a tree planting subsidy.

The money was about 200 gold coins.

It was allocated from the small coffers of the Lord of the Blood Banner himself.

This experience taught Matthew a lot.

A thousand words merge into one sentence:

"Brad's mother is awesome!"

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Another night.

basement.

"Peggy, have a cup of coffee!"

Matthew shouted twice but got no response.

I had to get up and do it myself.

"At this point, she won't listen to the corner under the window again?"

The strong aroma of coffee washed away a little drowsiness.

Matthew muttered something.

Attention returned to the spell book in front of him.

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"Introduction to the Thunderbolt Sword: Take you to understand it in a simple way"

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However, it didn't take long for him to look at it.

A brass bell hung from a thin wire hummed.

Here's someone ringing a bell outside the fence.

Late night visitor?

Matthew frowned.

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(End of this chapter)