The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 157 I heard you made a lot of money? (seeking a monthly ticket)

……

Facing Ekmond's curious eyes, Matthew had no choice but to say:
"Something went wrong, there was a tree, it mutated."

He couldn't say that he strengthened an ordinary oak tree into a descendant of the world tree.

It's not magic.

Ekmond's expression was very calm:
"It is understandable that plant variation is very common in nature. I have studied this subject. Most plants will more or less mutate when encountering magic, but it is much rarer to become so big like you gone."

After finishing speaking, he whispered in Matthew's ear:

"Don't let Teacher Isabel know. She once wanted a seed of the World Tree, but the Ten Thousand Realms Sea of ​​Trees rejected her. Since then, she hasn't shown a good face to the Druid Order."

Matthew knew that he couldn't hide his nonsense from the big guy Eckmond, so he could only show an embarrassed smile.

The mages on the magic carpet couldn't hear their conversation.

I only saw Ekmond and Matthew acting intimately, whispering to each other, and the eyes of each of them looking at Matthew became more respectful.

Ekmond was very understanding, he didn't continue to ask, but handed the two bulging bags to Matthew.

"This is the end of the project of the Obscure Moon Forest. I took them to conduct a detailed exploration of the outer space you discovered, and indeed obtained some materials and information. They are placed in the second bag, and you can check them at any time. In addition, I will submit a copy of the data to the alliance's record library, and you can compare it if you have any questions. Frankly speaking, these things are of little value. The Antu Empire's research on psychic power is very backward, far inferior to Ji Sa people, there are some psionic gadgets in the laboratory, the most valuable is a psionic generator set, just look back and see for yourself.

But my suggestion is that it is best not to invest too much energy in psionics, that is not an area that a mage should indulge in. "

Matthew nodded in agreement.

Recently, he also felt that he didn't have enough energy and time, which had nothing to do with his greedy thinking of wanting to learn everything he saw.

If this goes on like this, sooner or later he will face the dilemma of chewing too much.

It's time to start unburdening yourself.

Psionic energy was originally Tu Yile's toy.

If you really have to fight, you have to rely on the undead under your hands.

See Matthew's sincere attitude.

Eckmond smiled again and said:

"As for the first bag, it contains a list of 19 people and 38 gold coins. This should be a lot of money for you. In the league, there are many ways to spend money. You Be careful of consumption traps, especially Roderick’s counterfeit factory, not every powerful spell item is a must-buy, you still have to choose something that suits you.”

Matthew hurriedly said:
"I'm not going to waste money."

Eckmond laughed and said:
"Don't be nervous, I'm not stopping you from spending money. In fact, learning how to spend money correctly is also one of the required courses for mages. Let's make a bet. I think you will spend the money within three days. Do you think you can last longer?"

Matthew said in amazement:
"It's absolutely impossible. I've never spent money lavishly."

Eckmond said confidently:

"Then how about we bet a symbolic gold coin?"

Matthew responded immediately:

"of course can."

"Then, I'll go first."

Ekmond waved at Matthew: "I wish you a happy shopping in advance!"

With that said, he returned to the magic carpet and flew towards the east with the mages with different expressions.

Matthew watched them leave.

After a while.

A hint of doubt suddenly appeared in his eyes:
"Why don't they go to the Crucible House? Isn't teleportation faster?"

But soon his attention was attracted by the huge sum of 38 in the first bag.

Matthew held the bag tightly, his heart was pounding, with this money, plus more than [-] income from this adventure.

His personal net worth went straight to 50 gold coins!
Where has he, who has been struggling on the poverty line for a long time, seen such a battle?

Matthew was so happy that he almost fainted.

"50 gold coins, if all of them are used to buy oak seeds, how many trees can be planted!"

He tried his best to imagine, but he couldn't get the whole picture of the forest in his mind.

"You must not spend all of this money. You must save a part of it first, at least for a few years. If you have nothing to do at ordinary times, you will be happy even counting gold coins. By the way, you can also make Peggy happy together."

Matthew thought about it for a while, and put the things away firmly.

As for the bet with Eckmond.

He didn't care at all.

I have always been a temperate person, spent 38 gold coins in three days?
impossible.

……

"Hint: The descendants of World Tree appeared out of thin air on the east side of Rolling Stone Town, and the mages from the Seven Saints Alliance witnessed Bogard's growth with their own eyes.

After dawn, the surrounding residents will also be attracted by the natural wonder of Burgard.

The legend of Burgard would soon spread, either in gossip or written reports.

Your faction reputation +1 (Seven Saints Alliance).

Burgard's regional reputation +1 (Southern Land). "

……

Come back to your senses.

Matthew also knew that Burgard's sudden birth could not be concealed.

Tomorrow morning, he might have to discuss with Rega and the others how to inform the residents of Rolling Stone Town about Bogard's origin, so as to avoid potential panic.

Once the gold is issued.

It is naturally impossible for Matthew to stop.

Due to the limitation that a plant can only be strengthened ten times a year.

Matthew is aiming at Burgard to strengthen the Ninth Company!
……

"Reminder: As a descendant of World Tree, Bogard needs more strengthening power to obtain keywords.

After strengthening successfully, your Oak Burgard has obtained the following three keywords.

Sunshine Sharing (Blue): When the sun shines on Burgard's canopy, only a small part of it stays in Burgard's body.

The remaining sunlight will directly penetrate the green leaves and reach the space under the canopy.

Burgard can freely adjust the proportion of sunlight distribution.

when your needs are met.

He can even make 100% of the sunlight fall under the original shade.

He is happy to share the sun's bounty with other trees.

The power of the sea of ​​trees (purple): Bogard further communicates with the sea of ​​trees in the world, and he will directly absorb part of the elements and nutrients from the sea of ​​trees. This move will greatly reduce the pressure on this land to support Bogard.

at the same time.

The power of the sea of ​​trees emanating from Bogard will promote the growth of other plants.

Your grove will have a better chance of receiving blessings from the Sea of ​​Trees.

Son of Nature (gray): Bogarde is the symbol of the World Tree in the south. As his reputation gradually spreads, he may attract some nature lovers to come for pilgrimage, but he encounters the Blighter, the Warlock, the Son of the Demon, and the Abyss. The likelihood of attacks by evil creatures such as creatures, outer spirits, and remnants of the Twilight Creation will also be greatly increased. "

……

"Children of Nature" is actually gray.

It can be seen that a false name is of no use, and in most cases it is a burden.

But Matthew didn't care much.

He often deals with Blight Warlocks and so on, and it doesn't matter if there are more. Anyway, Necromancers occasionally lack materials.

"Sunshine Sharing" and "Power of the Sea of ​​Trees" are quite practical.

Matthew was still worried about whether the appearance of Bogard would encroach on the development space of other oak trees.

Now, this problem is perfectly solved.

Except for the few trees closest to the Burgard, which had to be transplanted because they were crushed by its massive trunk, few other trees were affected.

In general.

Burgard's appearance is definitely a good thing in the long run.

Among other things, just a "Sea of ​​Trees Link" can greatly improve the defense capability of the oak forest.

As for the challenges that may be faced in the short term.

Matthew also has the confidence to cope.

"It is necessary to make up a reasonable story to dispel the residents' doubts about Bogarde, and at the same time, it is best not to have too many curious people come to visit."

Matthew scratched his head.

He hadn't forgotten that directly below Bogard was his cemetery.

On the ground is a vibrant natural world.

The underground is a well-ordered plane of negative energy.

His vision has initially become a reality.

This made Matthew both satisfied and worried.

Worrying is——

From the moment Bogard appeared, he felt the change in the energy field.

The balance of elements in the earth was broken before.

The descendants of the world tree and the ritual field of the cemetery form a vague tendency to conflict.

This tendency is not yet apparent.

But with the passage of time, the two fields will definitely collide with sparks.

That's when you really test yourself!
"I have to find a way to reconcile the two fields. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to get started in the field of balance. Do I have to use "mediation" as the main element? "

Looking at the vigorously growing descendants of the world tree.

And feel the cheerful negative energy flowing in the cemetery.

Matthew only felt that the burden on his shoulders had become heavier.

He still has a lot of work to do.

The most important of them all.

It is necessary to enter the "equilibrium" field as soon as possible!

And just as Matthew was planning for the future.

A tall and ghostly figure suddenly appeared beside him.

Matthew asked in surprise:

"Peggy? What are you doing?"

The tauren skeleton said nervously:
"I have business with you, Matthew."

"Go talk in the cemetery, I'm afraid there are ears across the trees here."

Matthew followed her to the cemetery.

As the master of the cemetery, he sealed off the ceremony ground, and then asked Peggy a little funny:

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Paige said solemnly:

"That white-robed mage who was talking to you just now, he is very wrong!"

Matthew froze for a moment:
"You mean Eckmond?"

Peggy nodded:

"The night before yesterday, when I was investigating the customs and customs of Rolling Stone Town, I happened to find that white robe sneaking out of Ronan's house!"

"There is no one in Ronan's house, you know that, right?"

"He must have gone to steal something!"

"Don't look at him smiling at you, I don't think he is a good person!"

Matthew frowned.

Ronan's house had indeed been inhabited for a long time.

Since he was imprisoned in the astral realm, only Matthew was left as a resident in the entire mage district.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for Ekmond to go to Ronan's house for the purpose of visiting.

If what Peggy sees is true.

Things are a bit difficult to say.

At the moment, Matthew's expression changed rapidly for several rounds, and the next moment he returned to normal, and then smiled and said to Peggy:

"If that white-robed mage came to give us money, is he a good guy or a bad guy?"

Peggy crossed her arms, as if I would not accept bribes:

"That depends on how much money he sent."

Matthew smiled and said:
"He gave me ten thousand gold coins."

"Didn't you tell me last time that you want to know how much [-] gold coins are? I can satisfy you now."

"Just forget about what you just said."

talking.

He took out ten thousand gold coins from the small bag and scattered them on the ground.

see this scene.

Peggy's soul fire almost flew out of the skull!

She threw herself on the ground in a frenzy, and while counting the money, she shouted happily:

"I take back what I just said, that white-robed mage is a very good person!"

"Matthew, you must thank him!"

"Is he your boss in the alliance? You have to fuck him well! Well, the taste of gold coins is delicious..."

See Peggy rolling in the pile of gold coins with unbearable joy.

There was also a gratified smile on Matthew's face.

Available soon.

The smile faded away.

Although Matthew hopes that Peggy will forget about Eckmond.

But he couldn't forget it himself.

He thought about it.

It was found that a series of behaviors of Ekmond were indeed suspicious——

First, when they first met, he wished to give himself a silver bell, the reason being to monitor Isabel's situation.

But from Matthew's point of view, this bell is completely superfluous.

It was impossible, with Eckmond's intelligence, not to see this.

Second, as the mage leader, Ekmond should have a lot of things. This time he actually came to Rolling Stone Town to support himself, which is an incredible thing in itself.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Ekmond to bother so much whether it is the scar of the dead or the project of the outer plane.

It couldn't have been Isabel's fault either.

Others may see Matthew A1 as promising because of his title and relationship with Isabel.

But who is Eckmond?

He is the eighth man in the league!
It is reasonable for him to release appropriate kindness to Matthew, but the release to this extent is somewhat inconsistent with his status.

Third, the confrontation between Matthew and the red dragon Kusulus seems to have been led by Ekmond.

Although what happened here can be rounded off with Ekmond's words.

But Matthew always felt that something was wrong.

"If the purpose of his coming to Rolling Stone Town was to sneak into Ronan's house, then it would make sense."

"It's just a cover to come here to support me."

Matthew's head started to hurt.

He did not forget.

There is also a suspected mastermind behind Blinken's target in the league.

If that person is Eckmonde...

Matthew was a little afraid to think about it.

As he got a deeper understanding of the alliance, the more he felt that the Seven Saints were not very clean.

Eckmond was no exception.

Legendary mages are very busy, and there must be a deeper logic behind each of their actions.

"Perhaps Ekmond's love of inquiring gossip is just a personality created by himself."

"Its real purpose is to collect intelligence so as to achieve some ulterior purposes."

Once you accept the setting that Ekmond is behind the scenes.

Matthew found that many things made sense.

The thought made him nervous.

But soon.

Matthew let out a long breath:

"Even if Blinken is Ekmond's black glove, even if Ekmond came here this time to steal something from Ronan, I don't have irreconcilable conflicts with him."

"He still gave me a lot of positive suggestions and suggestions, and there is a high probability that the goodwill he released is not all false."

"This shows that I still have a certain use value for him."

Useful.

can survive.

space for development.

Besides, Blinken is still alive now, and he is still favored by Isabel. Even if Ekmond wants to kill all the people who know about him, it is not his turn yet.

"If you really want to make a move, there's nothing you can do. That's a high-ranking legend..."

Matthew rubbed his sore temple with a wry smile.

not far away.

The zombies lined up to drink the spring water in an orderly manner.

The skeletons were walking forward under the leadership of A Bing, but their crotches were obviously twisted too much.

Paige was still rolling in the gold coins.

The cemetery was quiet and peaceful.

However, Matthew missed the days when Master Ronan was still there like never before.

……

Oak Grove North.

The centaur Obest looked at the giant tree soaring into the sky with complicated eyes.

He didn't understand why such a natural wonder appeared in the oak forest on his back foot just after he left.

That is the descendant of World Tree.

His heart was full of annoyance.

He originally planned to leave here and go to the north to find a forest that was more suitable for him to live in.

But this time.

All four of his hooves were a little immobile.

"But there is no going back."

"How could I have the face to go back after I said that to him?"

Obest turned his head away.

The centaur's arrogance did not allow him to bow his head to the necromancer.

He strode forward with all his strength and ran towards the north. After running for several minutes, he only ran more than ten meters.

After a while.

Obest couldn't hold back, and looked back at the towering giant tree again.

Right now.

A green space-time gap appeared in front of him.

Obest is no stranger to this.

That is the portal from the sea of ​​trees.

quickly.

A light goblin that was bigger than its kind jumped out from inside.

"Good evening, Obest!"

"Little Pineapple greets you instead of everyone!"

"According to our previous agreement, I will come to see how you are doing.

Everyone's current situation is not very good. After the failure of the internal struggle, we lost the recognition of the tree sea, and it was difficult to move there. We had to find a new home to have a chance to reproduce.

Several other Blazers failed to bring back good news.

It seems that this mission falls on my little pineapple!

I trust you Obest.

You have always been the best of the centaurs.

I believe you will be able to lead us all to find a new home. "

The Fairy of Light named Little Pineapple chattered a lot.

suddenly.

It saw the world tree rising from the ground.

Little Pineapple said happily:
"Obest, my God, you found a descendant of the World Tree!"

Obest originally wanted to say that it was not our world tree, and I had already been driven away by the owner of that forest.

You can feel the ecstatic mood of the little pineapple.

He couldn't bear to tell it this cruel fact.

"You are really our hero, will this be our new home?"

Little Pineapple asked hopefully.

Obest opened his mouth and could only bite the bullet and replied:
"It should be... I'm still working hard to get it."

Little Pineapple said happily:

"I knew I was the lucky little pineapple! I can't wait to tell everyone the news."

"Come on, Obest, when you settle down, the big guys will come to join you!"

talking.

It happily disappeared into the crack.

Only Obest stood there foolishly.

Looking at the giant tree soaring into the sky.

His eyes hardened.

……

The next day, Crucible House, Magic Classroom.

After the last theory class.

Matthew and Margaret are talking.

"The relationship between Blinken and Eckmond?"

"Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"

Margaret asked in surprise.

Matthew showed a gossip smile:

"I heard some very interesting rumors, just want to verify whether it is true."

Margaret snorted:
"It's true. For a while, the two of them stuck together every day. Ekmond regarded Blinken as his sweetheart, and summoned him from time to time. I didn't even have a chance to see my boyfriend. So I changed him into Became an ex-boyfriend."

"However, some time before Blinken's defection, their relationship seemed to have deteriorated sharply. Someone heard Lord Eckmond, who never swears much, yelling at Blinken in the laboratory for being a bastard. But nothing happened to the two of them afterwards. .It didn't take long for Blinken to leave."

Suddenly swearing loudly when you don't swear?

Matthew had an idea in mind, so he didn't ask any more questions.

He wanted to change the subject.

But the next moment.

Margaret asked enthusiastically:

"I heard you made a lot of money recently?"

"Someone wants to find you."

Matthew immediately said vigilantly:

"No investment, no support, no borrowing."

Margaret snorted coldly:
"I knew you were a stingy man, but don't worry, the person looking for you is not me, but my mentor—Ms. Suriel, one of the three great mages in the alliance."

"She specifically told me that after today's class is over, if you are free, she hopes to see you."

"How do you like it?"

……

(End of this chapter)