The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 188 The Observer and the Ring of Debt

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Accessing fields is a wonderful thing.

Even though Matthew has been in and out of so many fields, it is difficult to accurately summarize their commonalities.

Some fields are enthusiastic and unrestrained, while others are as cold as icebergs.

In terms of access speed and degree of exploration, there are also differences in speed and depth between fields.

Some areas are gentle, and Matthew can choose when to enter. For example, he has just developed "Necromancer", and he is still dawdling outside;
In some fields, monkeys are in a hurry, and people are often drawn into it without any explanation.

The field of "contract" is a representative of this type of field.

Matthew not only went in fast, but also came out fast.

With just a flash of God's effort, a lot of knowledge about the contract popped up in his mind.

In addition, his sensitivity to contract rules has also increased dozens of times.

There is no other special experience.

His attention returned to the three options in front of him.

If you choose two out of three.

Things become easier.

First of all, "Supreme Contract" must be won, which is the cornerstone ability that can greatly expand the effective scope of the contract field.

With it.

Matthew can also rely on the contract field to achieve some ulterior purposes in the main material world.

Of course, Matthew, who has a deep understanding of the field of contracts, knows that "contracts are above everything else" itself is a lie.

The contract itself is full of loopholes.

To hell with being above all else.

As we all know, devils are born masters at playing with words.

When they sign a contract with human beings, they can always set traps in some inconspicuous corners, so that the signer of the contract will jump into a pit of fire that will never be restored.

Because there are too many similar cases.

So much so that people have developed a stereotype about the devil——

This evil race from Purgatory has always appeared in people's imagination as a gentleman.

It seems that the devil will only discuss contracts and transactions with you calmly.

As long as you can hold back your greed and restrain your desires, you will be invincible forever in the confrontation with the devil.

But in fact, this is very wrong.

The devil will only calmly negotiate deals and make contracts with powerful people.

And when facing the weak.

They will show their most ferocious face without hesitation, and quickly eat it up.

On the matter of bullying.

Devils don't do much worse than the next-door devils.

The contract is just one of the tools used by the devil to walk in the world.

Because of this.

Matthew's act of "drawing inferences from one instance and another" will be appreciated by Barto, the Lord of the Nine Prisons.

And in the remaining two abilities.

Matthew chose the "Overlord Contract" without much hesitation.

This ability can effectively strengthen the power of the contract, and at the same time has a certain coercive effect.

Especially useful for dealing with fiendish creatures.

Matthew likes to play forced.

As for "stealing the concept".

Even if he doesn't have this ability, Matthew can try to do it himself.

Ability is nothing more than enhancing the guarantee effect of the contract, which is slightly insufficient compared with the mandatory effect of the Overlord contract, so it was eventually abandoned by Matthew.

After making a quick decision.

Matthew just wanted to turn his attention back to reality.

But at this time.

A gentle force teased him.

It seems to be inviting him to explore deeper.

……

"Reminder: You have officially set foot in the field of "contract", and the current exploration level is equivalent to 2 times.

Bator Consciousness invites you to explore the deeper reaches of the Realm! "

……

Matthew chose to refuse without hesitation.

There is nothing to be courteous, and it is either a traitor or a thief.

Although the contract field was also washed by the natural disaster mage, the theory is quite clean, but Baobuqi Bator planted a mine for himself in the deeper part of the field.

After all, the Lord of the Nine Prisons is a single existence stronger than the gods in a sense.

Matthew really didn't want to deal with these top bosses.

But just refused.

A faint gaze locked on him.

"Bator's eyes are always on you!"

"Damn it!"

"Isn't this buddy sealed under the Bridge of All Beings by the Calamity Mage? How did he stare at me?"

Matthew only felt a chill down his back.

Right now.

Margaret keenly noticed his strangeness.

She asked in surprise:
"You just entered the field?"

Matthew nodded hesitantly.

Margaret asked incredulously:

"Just, because of the action just now?"

"What field are you in—rape or coercion?"

Matthew told the truth:

"contract."

Margaret screamed strangely:

"Why didn't I go in!?"

"Obviously I wrote your contract stroke by stroke."

"So angry!"

Matthew coughed and could only comfort and say:
"Maybe you are too expensive..."

Margaret fell silent.

She just looked at Matthew suspiciously with a pair of big eyes, and her cheeks were puffed up on both sides.

If you let her know that she can enter the field of necromancy at any time.

She can't be mad.

Dangerous thoughts flashed through Matthew's mind.

Immediately he told the crisis he was facing:

"It may not be a good thing to enter the field this time. I seem to be targeted by the remaining consciousness of the Lord of the Nine Prisons!"

"Even if I refused to go further in the field, his eyes were locked on me."

Margaret's eyes nearly popped out:
"Can you go further?"

Matthew smiled helplessly.

I'm afraid this chick is already sore and numb, she can only hear the topic of the field in her own words.

At that moment, he silently felt that faint gaze.

But the existence of the white mist always disturbed his perception.

Matthew couldn't tell where his gaze was coming from, it seemed to come from all directions, and he couldn't escape Barto's gaze wherever he went.

This is abnormal.

Matthew looked around with his left hand for a while, and suddenly motioned for Margaret to protect him, while he quickly closed his eyes.

hum!
A circle of silent ripples rippled out centered on Matthew.

That moment.

The white mist in the tomb also drifted.

……

"Reminder: You have activated the "Grave Field"!
It is detected that the domain matches the current environment perfectly, and you temporarily get a terrain bonus based on the tomb domain——

1. Your perception +2;

2. Your movement speed is increased by 30%;

3. All "sports" related judgments have been slightly improved;
4. Your ability "Wall Piercing" has been greatly enhanced as follows:-
Your wall penetration can pass through walls or obstacles up to 3 meters thick (up from 1.5 meters);
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Your movement speed when passing through walls is increased to 2/3 of normal (was 1/3);-
If you are disturbed or attacked by insects and ants while passing through the wall, the process of passing through the wall will be interrupted immediately, and you will appear at the place before passing through the wall intact.

You perceive (+2) the "Observer Painting"! "

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Matthew suddenly opened his eyes.

With the strengthening of the tomb domain, his ability to control everything around him has improved a lot.

They were at the moment on the passage leading to the burial chambers and between the offerings.

And on the corridor on the left three meters away, there is a strange oil painting.

Matthew strode over.

In the center of the oil painting is a big eyeball, and below the eyeball is a gap full of sharp fangs.

There are four thick eye stalks on the back of the eyeball as a whole, and small eyeballs grow on the tip of each eye stalk.

This is a "watcher beholder".

Matthew understood that the beholder on the oil painting was the source of that faint gaze.

He tried to get the picture frame off the wall.

The observer in the oil painting always maintains a motionless posture, as if it is just an oil painting.

Matthew just wanted to reach out and touch the surface of the oil painting.

Margaret, who followed, directly inserted her hand roughly!
Snapped!
She grabbed the observer's beholder in the oil painting, and the latter screamed, and Margaret grabbed it out of the oil painting!

The green devil struggled frantically in Margaret's hands.

Thick juice flowed down her wrist.

Matthew looked down.

The landscape in the oil painting is still there, but the observer in the painting is empty.

"Peeping is not a decent thing to do."

"You're not the blood flag family's spy... Well, you work for Bator?"

Margaret questioned the observer in her hand.

However, the latter was indifferent, and just made a hoarse voice with its fangs and claws:

"Let me go!"

"If not, there will be no place for you in the Nine Prisons!"

Margaret showed a scared expression:

"Ok."

Then the veins on his arm suddenly popped up.

Snapped!
She grabbed with five fingers.

This observer beholder was strangled alive by her!
……

"Hint: Your partner Margaret killed the Watcher Beholder.

You no longer suffer from Baator's gaze;

The favorability of you and your companions in Purgatory is -1;

You got a corpse of "Observer Beholder", do you want to summon it as a brand new undead? "

……

Matthew chose no.

He stuffed the beholder's corpse into the oil painting, and found a shroud to cover the frame of the painting. After confirming that Margaret was not interested in it, he stuffed it into the luggage.

The current schedule is too rushed, so let's go back and enjoy the various good corpses harvested this time!

"Bato's eyeliner actually appeared in the cemetery of the Blood Banner family. How do you look at the gate?"

Margaret questioned the undead guard who had just been signed by Matthew.

The latter looked bewildered:
"I don't know when it came in."

Matthew asked curiously:

"What do you know about Barto?"

Margaret mused:
"Not too much. When you reach the level of the Lord of the Nine Hells, the knowledge related to them will become very expensive, and there are also considerations for protecting the weak.

I only know that Bator is the Lord of Beholders. Although he always shows people with one eye, he actually has [-] million eyes.

It is said that every eye is a life.

So Barto is unkillable.

In the Age of Enlightenment, there are also records of the gods fighting Baator, but he can almost exit the field as a winner.

Some say His [-] million eyes can see past and future timelines.

And that's all I want to know.

Before the Scourge Mage came.

Did He see himself being beaten? "

Matthew grinned dumbly.

Scourge mages are indeed the pride of the Alliance.

Her record of violently beating the entire universe was so amazing that many years later, even if the younger generation has never seen the Scourge mage himself, they no longer worship those existences who were originally superior because of her.

There was even a hint of contempt.

Human nature is like that.

When you are invincible, everyone will think you are invincible.

But as long as you lose once.

It will send out a very strong signal to the outside world:

That means you can be defeated.

Where there is a first time there is a second time.

It is precisely based on this mentality that the alliance mages treat the gods of Tianlun Palace and the Lord of the Nine Prisons equally.

It's kind of like "I know you're awesome, but you're not that awesome."

After the episode, the two moved on.

The undead guards were driven to the forefront by them to explore the way.

After opening the tomb field.

Matthew could clearly feel that the tense atmosphere before had disappeared a lot.

Perhaps the tension comes from the unknown.

After all, the previous perception has been weakened too much, it is equivalent to a blind person exploring in a strange place, and the pressure will be multiplied invisibly.

15 minute later.

They quietly passed through the corridors and underground halls that were used for unknown purposes.

According to the map display.

There is only one step between sacrifices.

This went much smoother than they expected.

There are very few undead guards in the catacombs, and there are traps, but they are relatively easy to detect.

Margaret did not dismantle the trap, and the two chose to avoid it.

But the reason why the two sneaked in here so smoothly.

Rhaegar's map ranks first.

Without the cooperation of this filial son and grandson.

It is absolutely impossible for the two of Matthew to be so relaxed.

Ahead is the gate between the offerings.

It was an extremely majestic stone gate, seven or eight meters high, and its thickness could not be seen, but it must be very solid.

Margaret took a step forward.

She silently read the text on the door:
"This is where the blood flag is sacrificed and where the treasures are dusted."

"Latecomers who want to enter the door can tap the door three times."

There seems to be no trap.

After the two used spells to survey repeatedly.

Margaret motioned Matthew to take a few steps back.

Then lightly knocked on the stone door.

Shimen remained silent.

But the space in front of the two of them suddenly distorted.

Suddenly a sphinx appeared in front of them.

Seeing them, the monster asked coldly:
"Which of you will answer my question?"

Margaret's eyes lit up:
"Sphinx?"

Matthew has also heard of this legendary treasure keeper who often appears in dungeons, tombs or labyrinths.

Every sphinx has at least quasi-legendary strength. They are a strange race that controls a little power of time.

Between the Sphinx and the timeline, an unknown promise is kept.

Only a very few powerful beings can make a contract with the Sphinx and let them guard their treasures.

Those who try to covet these treasures have only two choices when facing the Sphinx.

Either answer the sphinx question, the correct answer will only pass;

If you answer wrong, you will be hunted down to death by the Sphinx;

Of course, you can also choose not to answer the question and leave where you are.

Most sphinxes are relatively easygoing, and are usually willing to forgive those who have lost their way.

But if you're unlucky and bump into a handful of grumpy sphinxes.

Maybe you can only bite the bullet and answer the question.

Of course, there is actually another option here, and that is to blow him up.

Matthew glanced at Margaret.

Good guy.

A look ready to move.

Does 460 million make people feel confident?
He gave Margaret a gentle tug:
"How about I try to answer first?"

Margaret would do well to think about it.

So Matthew came to the Sphinx:

"I'll answer, you ask."

Sphinx watched Matthew silently, he thought for about 3 minutes, and then suddenly said:

"If you are a devout believer, and an unbeliever asks you such a question——

Do you believe that the God you believe in is omnipotent?

If it is omnipotent.

So what do you believe in, is it possible to create an existence that can defeat itself?

How should you deal with it? "

If you are a devout believer.

Then you must firmly believe that your gods are omnipotent.

So want to answer this question.

It seems to be facing the vicious circle of "whether the gods can create an existence that can defeat themselves".

Margaret frowned immediately.

Sphinx said gently:

"I know this question is a bit too difficult, so I can give you three 10 minutes. During these three 10 minutes, you can use all your resources or contacts to find the answer to the question."

"In 10 minutes, I will kill you."

Matthew rolled his eyes:
"It doesn't take three or ten minutes."

Sphinx looked at him flatly:
"Oh, talk about it."

He didn't seem to be optimistic about Matthew's answer, and there was a hint of indifference in his eyes.

But the next second.

But listen to Matthew replied:
"I will kill him immediately!"

Sphinx looked at him in surprise:
"You, you... But your behavior is not rational or wise, and this will not solve the problem."

Matthew's innocent stand-up:

"You're assuming that I'm a devout believer. Isn't it too much to ask me to be rational?"

"When the problem cannot be solved, it is also a last resort to solve the person who raised the problem."

The Sphinx looked very struggling.

"Although I'm reluctant, your answer is logical."

"Damn it, if I knew there was such a method, when the human being asked me this question before, I would be able to counter him perfectly!"

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief:

"So can we go in?"

Sphinx took a deep look at him:
"You necromancers can always open my eyes, go in, but the two of you can only take one item at most, and then leave immediately; if I find out that you have taken one more item, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth. "

talking.

The stone door slowly opened.

A choking cloud of dust gushed out of it.

Matthew was not in a hurry to enter the door.

He looked at Sphinx with great interest:

"Can I answer a few more questions? I mean, for every extra question I answer, I get one more item?"

Sphinx said coldly:

"No."

Matthew felt a little regretful, and immediately asked:

"Who do you work for?"

"The Blood Banner family made such a sacrificial room, which was obviously used to collect funeral objects. Why did the Sphinx appear here?"

The Sphinx said quickly:
"Sphinxes like to ask questions, not like to answer them."

"But in view of your whimsy, I would like to reveal a little information to you: We Sphinxes only come to protect the most powerful treasures."

"So, go in quickly, remember, you can only pick one, and you only have 15 minutes to pick."

The two looked at each other and walked quickly into the stone gate.

Behind the stone door is a large room.

The four sides of the room are lined with rows of glass display cases.

The lights that accompany the mage's fire come on.

The surface of the glass cabinet reflects a white and bright luster.

As previously described by Matthew.

Between sacrifices it doesn't feel like a place where funerary goods are buried.

It looks like a large treasure collection room.

The two walked between the display cases.

They can clearly see the style and appearance of each funeral object.

But a powerful force prevented their perception from continuing to deepen.

Even Matthew's tomb domain couldn't have any further effect.

……

"Hint: You have noticed that all the items in the sacrificial room have been imbued with a legendary spell "Dust and Precious Light".

Dusty Precious Light: This is a spell that makes all treasures only retain their most original appearance, and you cannot feel the mana fluctuations or additional historical information on it.

Everything can only be observed with the naked eye and listened to with the heart. "

……

Heck.

The funerary objects here were actually imbued with legendary spells.

Rega hadn't mentioned this before.

Walk among sacrifices.

Matthew felt as if he was walking in the treasure room of a legendary mage.

This sense of sight is too strong.

It made him even suspect that one of Rhaegar's ancestors transformed himself into a lich, and then managed the cemetery like this.

He was worried that he would not be able to find the things for Sif's awakening smoothly.

But soon he knew that he was worrying too much.

It's in the northeast corner of the display case.

Matthew saw a trophy-like object.

It is made of copper, and the cup is filled with thick blood.

The blood oozes out from time to time, flowing across the wall of the cup, making a rustling sound.

Just looking at it gives people a very evil feeling.

"No wonder Rhaegar said I could find it at a glance."

"This is the Holy Grail of Sin."

Matthew reached out to open the glass cabinet, and held the Holy Grail in his hand.

A huge evil thought rose in his heart.

that moment.

His incomparable desire to kill, dominate, and tyranny...

Fortunately, the field of temperance and the heart like water will take effect quickly.

Matthew is exempt from the temptation of the Holy Grail.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and found Margaret winking at him, so he walked over.

"You took this Holy Grail for your lord, right?"

Margaret whispered.

Matthew nodded.

Margaret said again:

"If you take another one, we will leave immediately."

"Remember, Rhaegar can only take one more Holy Grail, and what I want is this ring. The three of us only took one item each."

"I'm not afraid of the Sphinx's pursuit. The important thing is to avoid the legendary tracing of the Blood Banner family. As long as we don't take more than this number, I have a way to block her tracing methods."

"In a while, when you get to what you want, give me a sign, and we'll take it together and run away!"

Matthew glanced at what was in front of Margaret's window.

It was an ordinary-looking platinum ring.

Margaret used an advanced identification scroll on the ring.

Due to the dusty precious light, the effect of the forensic technique only lasted for three seconds and then disappeared.

But Matthew's data column has faithfully recorded relevant information.

……

"Hint: You found the Ring of Debt.

Ring of Debt: A failed product that the legendary mage Fei Capital accidentally obtained when making the krypton gold ring.

Effect 1: When you wear the ring for more than one year, you can get gold coins equivalent to 1% of your total debt for every full year.

Effect 2: When you wear the ring and activate its effect, you will get an additional spell metamagic bonus, and all your spells and spell-like abilities will have the effect of metamagic lengthening.

The higher your total debt limit is.

The higher the spell metamagic bonus you get.

Spell metamagic effects include but are not limited to the following—

powerful spells;

powerful spell

Spell expansion;

multicasting;

spell instant;

spell silently;

mobile cast;

Legendary spellcasting (all your spells will theoretically reach legendary strength) (required total debt: 500 million gold coins or more)”

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Matthew's eyelids jumped when he saw it.

Isn't this thing a treasure tailor-made for Margaret?
He suddenly remembered the scene when Margaret suddenly inserted himself into the conversation with Rhaegar.

Suddenly realized:
"You already knew there was something you wanted here?"

Margaret scratched her head in embarrassment:
"I just heard that one of Mr. Fei Capital's rings was left in Escana, and I guessed that at least half of them may have fallen into the hands of the Blood Banner family. This thing is of high status, and normal people can't use it. If it is true It fell into the hands of the Blood Banner family, and it is perfect for burial, hehehe..."

"Look for it quickly! That lion man secretly looked at us several times."

Hearing this, Matthew immediately searched among the cabinets.

Although I am a little sorry for Rhaegar.

But no matter what I said, it was a hard trip, and it was reasonable to take only one treasure as hard work.

Now he tried to distinguish these treasures with Forensic Technique.

Unfortunately, the effect is not good.

It seems that only advanced identification techniques can obtain two or three seconds of information.

It just so happened that the high-level identification scrolls in his luggage had been used up.

Right now, he can only look at these funerary objects helplessly, unable to tell whether they are high or low.

But just at this time.

The ability "archaeologist" bestowed on him by the tomb domain suddenly came in handy.

Matthew's mind.

Some knowledge about tombs and history surged wildly.

His eyes scanned the funeral objects one by one.

After a moment.

Matthew locked on an item that matched the knowledge in his mind.

It was a rusty bronze dagger!

"This should be "Equal Dagger", right? "

"It can't be a fake, can it?"

Matthew felt a little apprehensive.

He glanced at the situation near the gate, and the sphinx almost poked his head in.

On the other side, Margaret looked at herself eagerly, as if she was about to be unable to bear it.

"Forget it, anyway, I remembered the way to enter the cemetery. As long as I don't get caught this time, I will have a chance to go home and have a look."

Matthew calmed down.

He gestured to Margaret with a hand.

The two lip-synced to the three-two-one.

Matthew picked up the bronze dagger.

next second.

Margaret appeared by his side holding a debt ring.

The Sphinx at the door let out a sneer:
"Sure enough, you still haven't resisted the temptation of greed!"

"Then let me give you a ride!"

As he spoke, he rushed towards the two of them.

In an instant.

The two turned into white smoke and disappeared in place.

What fell into the hands of the Sphinx was only the shell of a smoking advanced escape technique scroll.

After a few minutes.

outside the castle.

Margaret skillfully carried Matthew and flew all the way.

Soon they came to the plain below the city of volcanoes.

Soon.

A tiefling riding a giant mechanical bat came crashing down beside them.

The tiefling looked at the two greedily:

"beat……"

"Robbery!"

Margaret knocked him out with a punch like flowing water.

Then he took Matthew and straddled the body of the giant mechanical bat.

The hinges on the latter's wings made a crackling sound.

The two slowly lifted into the air.

"You can also drive this?"

Matthew couldn't help asking.

Margaret replied confidently:

"Of course!"

"Although this thing doesn't have a throttle."

"But I just try to push and pull everything that moves."

talking room.

The mechanical bat struggled for a while, fast and slow, high and low.

After that, it flew towards the sky smoothly.

The journey was uneventful.

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.

Start to carefully compare the dagger in your hand with the knowledge in your mind.

at the same time.

The attributes of the equal dagger also slowly emerged in his mind.

……

(End of this chapter)