The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 178 New Mission: Animal Talk
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The Prophet's laughter has a lot of lung capacity, and it sounds very sunny, giving people a warm and cheerful feeling.

However, his words made Matthew even more uneasy.

This guy is also a follower of the evil queen Babasha?
He suddenly thought of retreating.

After the laughter, the Prophet looked at them seriously and said:
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I'm just a poor devil old man."

"As for the two of you, even if it's for the most basic sincerity, you should show your original shape, right?"

Patton Jr. is still trying to get away with it:
"What did you say? I don't think you are old at all!"

However, Matthew knew that the two of them had been exposed.

There is a faint white light in the prophet's eyes, which is the characteristic of divination spells. This guy is of a high level, at least he is a quasi-legendary.

His combination of changing potion and camouflage technique may be difficult to hide from the opponent's eyes.

So Matthew patted little Patton on the shoulder, and then stepped forward to negotiate:
"I'm a human mage from the Seven Saints Alliance, you can call me Matthew."

"This is my friend Patton. What needs to be explained first is that we don't have any malice towards the Revivalist camp."

The Prophet nodded:

"You are indeed a human being. It seems that you have not lied in this regard. I can initially trust you."

"The only thing that surprises me is, when did the Seven Saints Alliance become interested in Escana?"

"Haven't you always claimed that you will not interfere with everything outside the material world?"

The Seven Saints Alliance still has such a claim?
Matthew was surprised, but replied calmly:
"Times have changed, and we always need to reassess certain areas according to changes in the situation. I came here this time mainly to observe the situation, so as to reserve the possibility of future actions."

The Prophet's face beamed with joy:
"Very well, if the Seven Saints Alliance really intends to intervene, I promise you that I will not take the initiative to hand you over to the evil queen."

Matthew took a deep breath:

"How did you find me? The mark of the evil queen?"

The Prophet laughed:

"We bigfoots are born to be good at divination, and your special markings stand out to me like a bonfire in the dark.

But trust me, handing you over to the Queen is the last option for me.

Instead of doing this, I would rather cooperate with you and the forces behind you.

Have you seen what's going on in the Revivalist camp now?

Bigfoot City is now completely controlled by Sturuk Industries, and I need your help.

With our joint efforts, we can overthrow Stuluke Industry and achieve a win-win effect. "

Speaking of it.

A crow suddenly flew out of the darkness behind him, and the crow stopped on the nearby candlestick, making a piercing sound:

"I hate the word win-win!
That's what they said when Sturuk Industries entered Bigfoot.

In the end, they won twice! "

The Prophet waved his hand:

"Quiet! No wings!"

Matthew still looked at the smiling Bigfoot prophet with some wariness:
"To be honest, I still find it hard to believe that a believer in Babaza would give up pleasing the gods he serves."

The Prophet didn't blame Matthew.

He waved his hands in the darkness, and more darkness rushed over, enveloping the two of Matthew.

Sensing that the darkness was harmless, Matthew restrained the urge to act immediately.

on the data bar.

……

"Hint: Bigfoot Prophet used "Dark Chamber".

Dark Chamber: Nothing spoken here can be overheard, not even the gods. "

……

"If I'm a devout Babazaan believer, then I'm afraid you're all tied up by now.

It can be seen that I am not the kind of person you imagined.

In fact.

Queen Babaza has abandoned us for many years.

Before Sturuk Industries settled in Bigfoot, the three major demon races here all believed in the evil queen.

Every battle in the city at that time was to please the evil queen.

Whoever kills the most viciously will be rewarded by the evil queen.

His power covers the whole city, all over the surface and underground, and no one can take away its edge.

However, this situation soon collapsed.

Sturuk Industries has become the new master of Bigfoot.

People of the three major races call upon the power of Babasha.

But since a certain day.

The evil queen never answered our prayers again.

Barbaza's cleric soon lost the ability to cast spells.

The rest of the believers also felt the pain and palpitations of being abandoned.

The chaotic situation lasted for a long time.

The number of followers of the evil queen has also shrunk sharply.

Today it is today.

There are only two people in the whole city of Bigfoot who still believe in the evil queen, one is me, and the other is the female monk Rosie you just met at the gate of the tower.

Although I still maintain my belief in Babasha, there are other reasons, and I cannot disclose the details to you, but you can trust me——

I've lost almost all trust in the Queen.

Maintaining this belief is only due to objective needs.

But you need to be wary of Rosie.

She is a Barbaza follower from elsewhere and is said to have communicated with the Queen herself.

She is a true fanatic, if she finds out your true identity, the evil queen's gaze will soon come to you.

When you get introduced, you should know what to expect.

How about it, the information I provided is enough to show my sincerity? "

The prophet spoke quickly, but his tone was very sincere.

Matthew nodded slightly.

His face was serious.

There is a lot of information in this passage of the prophet, and one of the hidden information is——

The demon believers in Bigfoot City lost the favor of the evil queen Babasha after Sturuk Industry entered the city.

Considering that the evil queen herself is still active in other places in the multiverse, such as the deep city where Lyra once lived, this can basically rule out the possibility of her sudden fall.

It is not difficult to infer from this.

Even the Evil Queen, who is famous in the Outer Plane, may be afraid of Sturuk Industries!

He didn't even want to confront the opponent, so he directly gave up Bigfoot City, which had been in operation for hundreds of years, and gave up a large number of high-quality believers.

There is startling information behind this inference.

"How terrible is Stuluke Industry?"

"How many cities and lands did the Antu Empire's vanguard attack in the Star Realm?"

Matthew pondered.

If what the prophet said was true, he could understand the other party's eagerness and desire to cooperate with him.

However, Matthew's arrival was actually an accident. He knew very well that he had no right to represent the league.

So he can only try to deal with Zhou Xuan:

"If the two sides cooperate, what do you hope the alliance can provide? What can you provide to the alliance?"

The Prophet said excitedly:
"We need people, spells, resources!"

"As long as it's not a verbal promise, anything is fine!"

"Sturuk Industries is planning to carry out another siege against us. Before that, we must renovate the upper fortifications."

"As for what the Seven Saints Alliance wants, to be honest, as long as we can defeat Sturuk Industries, we are willing to give you half of Bigfoot City, and you can get more loot. Our goal is to revive the blood of the devil , as long as we can expel those enemies who enslave us, we are willing to do anything!"

Matthew nodded when he heard this.

He actually didn't want to make this a big deal, but the identity of the other party is really very sensitive. If he doesn't follow the other party's caliber, maybe he will report himself to Babasha later.

Don't look at the healthy and hearty smile of this old man.

After all, he is also a demon.

In the expectant eyes of the prophet.

Matthew makes good use of his ambiguity:
"I will convey your opinion to the superiors, but the alliance has many procedures, and everything will take time."

"And my task is to observe and collect intelligence. Judging from the current progress, I am afraid it is not enough for them to make an immediate decision to cooperate with you."

The Prophet said eagerly:

"What information do you want? There is almost nothing in Bigfoot that I don't know."

Matthew took the opportunity to ask:

"How did Sturuk Industries transform the city into what it is now?"

"We just walked down the road and found a lot of bright things."

The crow sitting on the candlestick said disdainfully:

"That's called an electric light! What a bumpkin!"

"Shut up! No wings!"

The Prophet scolded.

He waved away the dark chamber, and then took a cane from the weapon rack next to it.

"You come with me."

The two followed the prophet to the depths of the tower hall.

A large group of jet-black symbols are engraved on the ground here.

It looks like a teleportation array.

They set foot on the teleportation array.

The Prophet sprinkled a large amount of black powder on them.

boom!
A loud boom sounded.

The hair of the three exploded immediately.

Followed by.

The scenery in front of him also began to change.

They came to another dark world from the depths of the tower!
puff!
The mage's fire was ignited in Matthew's hand.

The firelight illuminated everything.

He found that the hair on the foreheads of both of them stood up.

Only the Prophet himself was left unharmed.

Because he has no hair.

"Come with me, quietly."

The Prophet walked calmly down the path ahead.

Demons usually have darkvision.

Matthew and little Patton did not, and it was not convenient to wear equipment in the minotaur form, so they could only move forward slowly with the fluorescence of the mage's fire.

It is a long mountain road from the tower.

A group of people climbed for about 20 minutes.

Finally came to the top of this area.

This is also located in the underground world, and Matthew guesses that it is also part of the huge sewer system in Bigfoot.

And after reaching the top.

A bright light suddenly lit up in front of the ground.

The three of them looked in the direction of the light, and after the initial pupil discomfort, the scene below was clear at a glance.

that moment.

Matthew saw a huge, dangling heart in the dark abyss!

Every blood vessel in the heart is extremely thick.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Even at such a distance.

He seemed to be able to feel that his heart was beating following that huge heart.

There are countless tiny luminous spots above the heart.

Matthew took a closer look.

But it turned out to be countless astral white crystals inlaid with luminous runes.

These white crystals are densely attached to the surface of the heart like parasites.

At first you'd think they were ornaments for that heart.

You will only realize it if you look closely.

They are greedily absorbing the energy of that heart!
These energies were drawn into strips of white light, extending along the copper conduits towards the ground in all directions.

The hill-like heart was shaking violently.

There seemed to be an angry growl in the darkness.

Can be very soon.

This roar turned into deep unwillingness and helplessness.

"This is the heart of the No. 13th generation lord of Bigfoot City."

"It was just replaced last month, and it is estimated to last for two to three years, but if Sturuk Industries increases power consumption, it may be sucked dry in a year or so."

"This is the underground energy base of Sturuk Industries, and the electricity and other energy sources of the entire Bigfoot City originate here."

"They claimed to have invented the cleanest and most efficient energy source in the multiverse. When they entered Bigfoot City, they also used this to convince the demon leaders at the time. Unfortunately, those short-sighted demons did not realize that their bodies It is the real source of energy for Sturuk Industry!"

"The heart of the High Demon, how noble and elegant it is, but now it has become a generator of the Sturuk industry!"

The prophet's voice was full of unspeakable sorrow.

Matthew was silent for a while before asking:

"How many high-ranking demons are there in Bigfoot City?"

"Is the number of their hearts sufficient to maintain the development needs of the Sturuk industry?"

The Prophet shook his head:

"Of course not enough, that's why they sent people to lobby in other city-states. In addition, Sturuk Industry also has a very powerful mercenary army, which is a necromancer army. They are attacking other layers of the abyss. From time to time, there are demon lords The heart will be sent here, and the undead army is said to be invincible, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I don't know much about it."

"Did you see the huge energy rune below? The change on it indicates the energy consumption of Stulluk Industry. I will come to observe it every three days. Through this, I can tell whether they are trying to make trouble gone."

"Look, the red indicator has risen for ten consecutive days, which means that their demand for energy continues to rise. This is not good news. Combined with the latest intelligence, I suspect that they plan to start a war between the Bru tribe and the Blood Banner Kingdom , in order to achieve the purpose of harvesting energy.”

"And they are so keen on collecting bio-energy, I'm afraid they are planning a big conspiracy!"

"Think about it carefully, for locusts like Sturuk Industry, is there any land that is more fertile than the main material world?

Escana was just a springboard.

Sturuk Industries is sinking into the abyss and getting its hands on purgatory.

The Prime Material Plane must be inevitable.

The Seven Saints Alliance should pay attention!
Otherwise, the disaster that happened to the demons will also happen to your compatriots! "

Have to admit.

This analysis of the Prophet is well-founded.

He didn't add too many provocative words, but the shocking degree of the fact itself is enough to convince many people.

Matthew said cautiously:

"I will report the information to the people above."

The Prophet urged:
"As soon as possible, if there is anything else you want to know, just ask, and I will send you away after asking."

"I hope to receive a reply from the Seven Saints Alliance as soon as possible."

So Matthew asked a few more questions casually.

The Prophet replied in full.

After a moment.

Matthew offered to leave.

The prophet waved and summoned the crow and said:

"Don't try to go back the same way, and don't try to remember the sewer route."

"The sewers in Bigfoot are changing all the time, only those who are blessed by the "God of Sewers" can find the right direction. "

"I asked No Wings to take you away, be careful when walking in the city, and stay away from the people of Sturuk Industries!"

talking.

The crow flapped twice and flew towards the mountain road on the other side.

The two of Matthew bid farewell to the Prophet and followed them all the way.

Four or five minutes later.

They had just carefully crawled out of Bigfoot's other sewer entrance.

Matthew threw a few detection spells to make sure there was no one behind him.

The two quickly returned to their home.

Lock the doors and windows when you get home.

The two Minotaurs couldn't wait to get under the bed.

……

In the cemetery, both of them let out a long breath after lifting the deformation.

The experience behind the space-time rift is like a dream.

Matthew originally just wanted to go to get some benefits.

Unexpectedly, such an astonishing discovery was made.

Regarding the information on Bigfoot City, Matthew intends to formally write a report and submit it to the Alliance.

But the cooperation between himself or the alliance and the revivalist camp may not be realistic.

The most critical reason is that Matthew has made too many enemies in the outer plane.

Whether it is the astral world, the abyss, or purgatory or heaven.

He doesn't dare to go now.

The Evil Empress Babasha is a god from another world after all, and she is not in the outer plane anyway.

However, the other bosses that Matthew provoked were real natives of the outer plane!

Therefore, before the legend, he was very resistant to plane travel.

He will not drill this time-space rift a second time.

At least not in the short term.

He thought for a while.

The best solution is to use giant tree amber to plug this crack.

If there is a real need in the future, it is not impossible to open it.

Think so.

Matthew planned to go back and write the report.

However, at this time Little Patton came over:

"What are you going to do about the Sturuk industry and the Revivalist camp?"

Looking at his excited eyes, Matthew felt a little bad in his heart:
"I intend to not help each other and stop interfering."

"The situation in Bigfoot City is not for you and me to intervene. Even if you call on Rega and the others, they don't have that strength."

Little Patton nodded:
"I understand what you mean, but maybe, I can join Sturuk Industries?"

"In addition to that huge heart, they must have other advanced technologies. Aren't you interested in those technologies?"

Matthew shook his head firmly and said:

"I'm interested, but the outer plane is still too dangerous. I advise you to give up such an idea. I don't want to lose Rhaegar's nephew."

But Little Patton didn't listen at all.

He said with bright eyes:
"I'm not afraid of danger, so leave this matter to me.

Really, Matthew.

I haven't been able to accomplish anything in my life, but in this matter, I suddenly have a strong desire and premonition.

I figured I could join Stulluk Industries - turn into a Minotaur - maybe I could be their top management.

At that time, it's not like stealing a little sulfur, maybe I can steal their entire factory back.

Can you trust me just once?

You just need to give me some potions that last longer and work better.

After all, it is really embarrassing to be dismantled on the spot. "

Matthew took a deep look at him:
"Don't make it hard for me, Patton."

"You are here to take charge of the work of the sulfur mine, not to go to another plane to join a strange force as a spy. You have no relevant training and no ability to protect yourself. You are completely seeking your own death."

"I won't allow you to do that."

The light in Patton's eyes quickly went out, and soon, he begged:

"One week, will you give me a week?"

"If I don't do anything well within a week, I'll obediently come back and continue to work as an overseer for your mine."

"I really just want to do something within my power. The Sturuk industry is not as dangerous as it seems, isn't it? The demons have drank the potion and don't like to fight anymore. Any problem that can be solved with the brain and mouth, never It won't bother me."

Matthew was a little annoyed by what he said.

If something happened to Patton under his command, he couldn't explain it to Rhaegar.

However, this guy's eyes were full of light called hope.

Matthew was silent for a long time before suddenly asking:
"Why do you know the language of the Minotaur?"

Parton replied casually:

"I've read a lot of books, and Rhaegar's library happened to have a complete language encyclopedia of the abyssal races, so I just learned it for two days, and it's easy, isn't it?"

"Not only the Minotaur, but also almost all the languages ​​of the race. I originally planned to rely on this skill to sleep with a few girls of other races. However, after I learned all the languages, I realized that if I only live in Rolling Stone Town, You can’t meet women of other races at all.”

Speaking of it.

He sighed heavily.

Matthew looked at him suspiciously:
"You insist on going back, you don't want to sleep with the Minotaur girl, do you?"

Little Patton thought about it:

"If you can, you might as well give it a try."

Matthew immediately poured a basin of cold water:
"No matter how realistic the Transfiguration potion is, it can't provide that effect."

"And if you become a human being, the offensive and defensive momentum between you may be out of place."

Little Patton immediately shivered.

"By the way, you said Rhaegar had a library before? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Matthew asked curiously.

Little Patton thought about it:
"Maybe he was embarrassed to say it?

Or maybe you didn't ask.

Rhaegar was very concerned about that library at first. He bought a lot of books and stuffed them in it, saying that he wanted to fill the palace of the soul with knowledge.

But he basically didn't read the books he bought.

I asked him about it.

He answered me with two sentences, the first sentence is 'I have already bought the book, why should I read it? '

The second sentence is "If you like to watch it, watch it to your heart's content." '

So in those years, I lived in his library every day except eating and sleeping.

I have read every book in Rhaegar's collection.

Then one day.

He came to the library on a whim and found me reading a book on taxes. He asked me some stupid questions that I thought were stupid, and I answered them on the spot.

Then the next day I was told I was the tax collector for Rolling Stones. "

Little Parton's eyes were bright when he stated this.

It made Matthew think of Sif for a while.

"Are you insisting on going to Stuluke Industries to prove that you are better than Brad?"

he asked softly.

Little Patton froze for a moment, then shook his head:

"I have no intention of comparing myself with anyone."

"It's just a rare encounter with something I'm interested in, and I just want to give it a try."

Matthew crossed his hands under his chin, and his eyes were unpredictable.

"Three days, I will only give you three days at most, and you have to come back every day to report that you are safe."

Matthew finally let go and said:

"If you can't do anything famous in three days, please come back immediately. I will plug the space-time gap here as soon as possible, and don't cause trouble for me."

"Also, don't rush to go, go there tomorrow morning."

Little Patton was instantly ecstatic:
"Then I'll live in your cemetery tonight!"

"Um, is there a place for me to sleep here?"

……

Early the next morning.

Matthew hurried to the Crucible House, and submitted the Bigfoot report written overnight to the "Silver Council" in charge of daily affairs of the alliance through the A1 channel.

In fact, he originally wanted to contact Isabel directly.

Lately, however, Isabel has had no desire to see him.

The messages sent through the communication crystal several times were like disappearing into the sea.

This gave Matthew an outdated sense of loss.

After submitting the report.

He went to the alliance mall on purpose and bought two escape scrolls, two random teleportation scrolls, a gravity rope, and a set of powerful minotaur transformation potions.

This account was recorded on Little Parton.

Give these things to Little Parton and equip them.

Matthew sent him through the space-time rift again.

In the following day.

Matthew began to tinker with "Giant Tree Amber", which is an important material to fill the cracks in time and space.

until noon.

When he successfully brewed the base material of the first pot of giant tree amber.

He suddenly remembered that today's oak tree hadn't been planted yet.

So he decisively picked up the shovel and the sapling bag and headed towards the northern wasteland.

Along the way he met the grouse again.

But this time.

The latter is popping up from behind a tree.

The two sides were caught off guard and bumped into each other.

The grouse was visibly startled.

It stared at Matthew unkindly, and suddenly, Matthew heard a slender voice:

"Who is this!"

"Walking so fast with a shovel on your shoulders!"

"Scared the chicken to death!"

Matthew stared at each other dumbfounded.

The latter puffed up his chest without showing any weakness:
"Look at what?"

"You don't understand what I'm saying, humans are idiots!"

"Idiot, idiot, idiot!"

Matthew stared excitedly at the taskbar.

A long-lost mission.

updated!
……

"Hint: You have obtained the new main task "Animal Talk".

Talking with Animals: You can get 10 XP if you have more than three conversations with any animal in Rolling Stone Town, or an in-depth conversation.

Plus, you'll get bonus rewards when the number of animals you talk to exceeds various thresholds.

Primary goal: complete conversations with 300 animals.

Primary reward: Summoning of the Dead (Lich) & a lot of XP.

Remarks: During the duration of the mission, you will gain the ability to "talk with animals", and you can understand the dialogue of any animal. "

……

Matthew's gaze refocused on the grouse.

He smiled and said:
"Greetings from the dumb human, Mr. Grouse."

next second.

The grouse's eyes suddenly widened.

……

(End of this chapter)