The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 190 The Finger of Death and the Mother of Coolies
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Matthew's actual combat ability is far stronger than it appears on the surface.

As far as he is alone, with the superposition of many fields, it is not difficult to fight against the fifth-level powerhouse with a third-level body.

Not to mention in his home court.

In the cemetery and the oak grove.

All kinds of younger brothers are silently watching the Sphinx.

A large disparity in numbers can create a lot of pressure in itself.

What's more, there are fields.

Even leaving aside Richard the Silver Snake, the legendary rogue, the younger brothers headed by the centaur Obest and the black warrior Argus are enough to make any unit below the legend hate it.

The sphinx is certainly strong.

But he has not yet entered the legend, so no matter how strong he is, it is difficult to violate the objective laws.

With more people fighting and fewer people, coupled with the home court advantage, both sides only need to make a move——

Sphinx must die!

His expression was a little embarrassed. If he had the ability to secrete sweat, he might already be sweating profusely by now.

"and many more."

He suddenly said to Matthew:

"I have one more..."

Not finished yet.

He suddenly flew towards the purple vortex behind him at an extremely fast speed!

Seeing that the Sphinx was about to flee.

Matthew raised his right hand unceremoniously.

Right here in the cemetery.

Unless he meets a freak like Margaret, he is invincible below the legend!
Ability: Forced captive!
all of a sudden.

Strips of black arms that seemed to be made of mud suddenly protruded from the walls in all directions of the underground space.

The Sphinx moves quickly.

But Matthew's ability activates faster.

Between lightning and flint.

This arm pinned the Sphinx to the ground.

He was less than three meters away from the purple vortex!
But these three meters seemed like a moat.

The Sphinx tried her best but could not free herself from the oppression of those mud arms.

This is the power of realm and ceremonial ground!

Seeing that he still wants to struggle.

Argus jumped up and jumped between the Sphinx and the teleportation vortex in an instant. Then, under the desperate eyes of the Sphinx, Argus raised the alloy shield and hit his head with a heavy shield blow!

boom!
The dull sound resounded throughout the underground space.

The sound of liquid sloshing can be heard vaguely.

I don't know if the Sphinx's brain was smashed out of the echo.

"what……"

Sphinx screamed and completely lost the ability to resist.

Matthew stepped on a muddy arm and moved slowly in front of the Sphinx.

Ali, the elite ghost, flew over with his men.

With permission from Matthew.

They started to do their old business -

Greedily sucking the energy of the Sphinx.

"Isn't it a bit rude to run away just after breaking into someone's house?"

Matthew watched the Sphinx calmly.

The latter panted violently, and his voice seemed a little weak:
"Wait a minute, it doesn't have to be like this between you and me."

"We might be able to work together."

Matthew laughed:

"Cooperation? Just like you and Luticia?"

"If you can accurately answer every question I ask, then I will consider working with you."

"Otherwise... You see, there is not a single undead transformed from a sphinx in my cemetery."

The Sphinx turned pale for a moment.

He was shocked and angry, but he had to suppress his anger, forced his head up and said:
"I can answer your question, provided that what you ask will not harm the interests of other people who have signed contracts with me."

Matthew cut to the chase:

"Who asked you to guard the sacrifice room of the Blood Banner family? Luticia, if it was her, why did she make the sacrifice room look like a treasure chest?"

The Sphinx looked distressed:

"That's not a question I can answer."

boom!
Without saying a word, the black warrior next to him smashed down with another heavy shield blow.

The Sphinx screamed again.

He was dizzy.

Matthew repeated the question just now, and then stared at the Sphinx with a malicious look.

The Sphinx was silent for a while, and said in a very difficult tone:

"I can only tell you that Lord Lutia is not my direct contractor. There is someone else who actually ordered me to guard the treasure house. That adult is a necromancer like you, and he is much stronger than you. Due to the rules of the contract, I can’t say more.”

There was a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"Necromancer? Is there a companion? But I didn't feel it... Could it be that he wasn't in the cemetery at the time?"

Matthew was taken aback.

Then he suddenly thought that Rhaegar had not mentioned that there was a Sphinx in the treasure house before, which meant that the Sphinx only appeared after he left.

And Rhaegar's wife ran away with a necromancer.

Could it be that the necromancer went too far and stole someone to Lei Jia's ancestral grave?
Still have an inexplicable relationship with Sister Lei Jia?
Matthew himself was frightened by this association.

He hastily asked:

"Has the necromancer always lived in the cemetery?"

Sphinx shook his head:

"No."

Matthew asked a few more questions afterwards, and Sphinx answered very simply.

Seeing his appearance, Argus wanted to continue practicing shield strikes, but was stopped by Matthew.

He could sense that the Sphinx had actually suffered a slight backlash from the contract domain.

If you continue to ask questions, you will definitely not get the answer you want.

So he changed the question again:
"Besides the cemetery of the Blood Banner family, do you guard other treasure houses?"

Sphinx sighed:
"The Sphinx is the guardian of the treasure house, and the location of the treasure house must not be revealed..."

boom!
Argus' long-prepared shield attack slammed down again.

The Sphinx fainted as soon as his eyes rolled.

When his head was poured with a basin of water and he woke up in a daze, as soon as he saw the shining light of the alloy shield, he said everything:

"Don't hit it, don't hit it, there is another treasure house. In the Helen Mountains in the main material world, there is another tomb. I was entrusted by the owner of the tomb to guard the most important treasure for generations. The owner of the tomb He was a great hero in his lifetime."

Tombs in the Helen Mountains.

Tomb of Heroes.

What Sphinx said instantly matched perfectly with a coordinate that Matthew got from the knowledge of the tomb.

He knew that the Sphinx was not lying.

But this guy was so aggressive that he wanted to kill himself before, so it's definitely not so easy for Matthew to let him go now.

So he deliberately asked a few tricky questions in the direction of violating the contract.

Sphinx frowns and dare not answer a word.

And during Matthew's question period.

He also stared at Argus' movements with trepidation, as if he was afraid of getting another shield attack.

Matthew was not confused by his appearance, he knew that this guy had been looking for a chance to escape, but the power of the ritual field was too strong to completely suppress him.

So he couldn't help but say:

"I can't answer this, and I can't answer that. What's the use of you?"

"It's better to make it undead, and at worst it can be pulled up as a human shield."

Sphinx hurriedly said:
"You can't kill me. If you kill me, the sphinxes from other times will come after you again, and they will have the memory of me now."

"Frankly speaking, I broke into your domain rashly because I was too careless. If I knew the situation here in advance, I would definitely choose to ambush outside, and you will also have a headache at that time."

"The Sphinx can't be killed. If you want to use violence to solve all problems, then the end is doomed to be in vain."

Matthew stared at him expressionlessly:
"Very good, if the Sphinx is really endless, then am I about to have an army of undead composed of Sphinx?"

"You'd better provide some other reasons, instead of threatening me faintly."

Sphinx hurriedly said:

"I didn't mean to threaten you, I was just fulfilling my obligation.

No matter what, if you stole the treasure I was guarding, I must hunt you down to the ends of the earth.

But this is the effect of the contract, not my will.

In this case, we can actually reach a new contract to avoid the effect of the old contract on me.

Sphinx knows the secrets of many treasures.

We can enter into a consulting contract.

After the contract is signed.

You have three chances to call me every month, and I'll answer your questions for free.

We can form a very friendly relationship.

This not only avoids the escalation of misunderstandings and conflicts, but also ensures that I will no longer chase you down. "

Matthew looked at the Sphinx with some sarcasm:

"Is this the face of the most powerful treasure keeper in the world? The so-called pursuit to the ends of the earth is just a lie for the weak treasure thief."

Sphinx blushed without heartbeat:

"Although what you said is ugly, it is true."

"The strong should have privileges, and the Sphinx is just a smart family that serves the strong."

He said so.

Matthew didn't bother to continue being sarcastic.

He thought for a while.

The benefits of killing the Sphinx are indeed not that high, mainly because Matthew is a kind necromancer, and it would be very troublesome if Sphinxes from other timelines keep coming to him.

He also didn't want a fifth-level monster to keep guarding him in Rolling Stone Town and outside the oak forest.

Then Matthew said:

"I accept your proposal, but the content of the contract has to be changed. I'm afraid the consulting contract can't reflect the mutual affection between you and me. I suggest changing it to a following contract."

"You have also seen that there is still one scholar missing in my cemetery. How about this? After I let you go, you must spend half of your time serving me in the cemetery. How many questions do I ask you?" , as long as it does not violate the agreement between you and other contractors, you have to answer."

Sphinx held back his anger and said:
"You are humiliating me!"

"It's impossible for me to sign such a contract, you might as well kill me!"

Matthew snorted coldly:
"No, you will sign."

talking.

He took out a piece of parchment and quickly wrote a consultant contract based on the knowledge in his mind.

The field of contracts has long been opened.

After writing.

Matthew slapped the contract heavily in front of Sphinx.

The Sphinx looked around desperately.

The black warrior silently raised the alloy shield again.

The few ghosts on the head sucked their own life and energy like mosquitoes.

Not far away, a tauren skeleton was pointing at herself. She was still holding a kitchen knife in her hand, and there was blood on her fingers. The image was truly terrifying.

That moment.

The Sphinx finally lowered his haughty head.

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"Reminder: Your domain abilities "Supreme Contract" and "Overlord Contract" are in effect.

You signed a consultant agreement with the Sphinx, and within the next 500 years, he must spend half of each year in the cemetery at your disposal. "

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"Welcome to Matthew's Cemetery!"

The black and hard arms disappeared instantly.

Matthew also had a warm smile on his face:
"Dear Mr. Sphinx, I believe you will quickly adapt to the environment here and feel like home here!"

"However, I have to remind you that your body is too large now. When walking among the cemeteries, it is best to change to a smaller and more friendly image."

Sphinx said angrily:
"Of course I know!"

"What you see now is my mythical image, I am a cat with a mortal image!"

Speaking of his body shrinking sharply.

Transformed into a clean, hairless cat with big eyes!
at this time.

Sif, who didn't know the truth, squeezed over from the pile of skeletons. She spotted the hairless cat in the crowd at a glance, and hugged him excitedly:

"Is this your new pet, Matthew?"

The hairless cat pouted suddenly.

Matthew winked at her:

"Well, if you are free, you can take Mr. Sphinx to visit the cemetery."

"He'll love it here soon, I'm sure."

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"Reminder: A new Knowledge Advisor "Sphinx" has been added to your cemetery, and you have gained a small amount of strategic experience (ceremony field).

You can improve your strategic experience through the following behaviors, and eventually increase the strategic level of the cemetery——

1. Recruit more guardians (elite template and above).

2. Build more outbuildings.

3. Open up more layers and areas.

4. Establish more negative energy channels.

5. Summon more mid-level undead. "

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The forced addition of Sphinx has improved the strategic experience of the graveyard by a small amount.

Matthew took a look, and his strategic level was about two-thirds of the progress bar from LV2, which didn't seem far away.

The improvement of the strategic level of the cemetery means that the ritual field will become more powerful.

The importance of running the home court has been fully reflected in the scene just now.

If Matthew wants to build the cemetery into an unprecedented fortress, he must take one step at a time to meet the needs of all aspects.

"It may be too early to open up the second floor, as is the negative energy channel. You can try to build additional buildings and summon more intermediate-level undead."

Between thoughts.

Matthew dispersed the crowd and returned to the workshop.

After he sat down.

Opting into the realm of necromancy that has been backlogged for some time!

In an instant.

Endless darkness enveloped him.

And in the darkest depths.

A white light flew towards him at lightning speed.

The white light flew faster and faster.

But Matthew seemed to never be able to catch it.

Soon he realized.

His body also flew backwards.

This scene lasted for a long, long time.

finally.

The halo around the white light was rendered like splashing water.

A large area of ​​gray is formed.

Right on those gray areas.

Matthew saw endless spell runes.

Each set of those spell runes represents supreme necromancer knowledge.

He looked at it hungrily.

It just seemed like 5 minutes had passed.

Those runes lingering in the gray area were swallowed by the boundless darkness.

A huge weight fell on Matthew's shoulders.

The phantom in front of him suddenly disappeared without a trace.

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"Tip: You have successfully entered the undead sub-domain of the spell, and the exploration status is first entry.

In return for getting involved in the field, you will gain one of the following three abilities -

1. Spell empowerment (you can designate a spell to enable it, and the empowered spell does not have any forward swing when it is cast, and does not consume mana;
Warning: It takes about a month for the spell to become capable, and there is a very low probability of failure)
2. More summons (Your undead summoning has been improved, and when summoning low-level undead, you will be able to get more upper limit——

Skeleton+80/Zombie+80/Ghost+40)

3. Finger of Death (You have learned the fourth-level spell Finger of Death in advance. You can concentrate a large amount of negative energy on a finger you designate, and when you touch a living creature on the physical level, the latter will become Undertake a relatively harsh judgment of instant death.

In particular, your spells Claw of Estel and Hand of Mage can share some effects with Finger of Death)”

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Entry into the realm of necromancy was unremarkable.

Matthew only hated his lack of memory ability, otherwise, if he memorized a little more knowledge, he might gain more than he has now.

As for the three abilities, he chose "Finger of Death" without hesitation.

Not that this option is so good.

But everything else is too broken.

"Spell ability" seems to be okay, but there is no spell on Matthew that is particularly worthy of ability.

What's more, there is a certain probability of failure.

"More summons" is also very general, mainly because this thing is an additional upper limit of the number, and there is no way to enjoy the ten times bonus of the undead army.

Matthew really doesn't lack this right now, what he needs is more mid-level undead.

As for the finger of death.

Although this spell is a fourth-level spell, it is actually better than the fifth-level law of death.

Law of Death creates a ballistic ball that hits the enemy and is easily blocked by smaller creatures.

And the finger of death is to poke your finger on someone else.

Regardless of whether close combat is dangerous or not.

The accuracy is actually much better.

What's more, this spell can also be linked with Estel's Claw and Mage's Hand.

This undoubtedly greatly increased his usage scenarios.

At worst, it can also be used as a self-defense spell.

"The magic spell of Finger of Death seems to be very suitable for speeding up with Suriel's chanting method. With its own various bonuses, I even have the opportunity to practice it to less than 1.5 seconds. It is still very useful when combined with the steel body or the immortal body." There is a high probability of counter-killing the opponent in a desperate situation."

Matthew carefully browsed the spell in his mind.

Except for the finger of death.

The realm of necromancy also gave Matthew a brand new permanent state.

"Meditation Enhancement: When you use meditation to exercise your spirit and communicate with the negative energy plane, you will get 200% meditation effect and 300% soul crystal generation efficiency."

This condition is quite good.

The soul crystals that came to Matthew recently can be said to be stretched.

If it wasn't for Xiao Bo's filial piety before, he might not be able to pay his salary long ago.

Now the soul crystal generation efficiency has been improved.

Only then did he have the confidence to recruit more undead brothers!
……

Afterwards, Matthew greeted Zeller and recounted what happened in Escana.

The two discussed for a while.

Matthew began to prepare the giant tree amber.

Just wait for little Parton to come back.

He planned to paste all the cracks in time and space first, and talk about it later.

that evening.

Matthew came to the mushroom house.

The mushrooms that have been coming over have grown very prosperously, which may be related to the border of the two ceremonial grounds.

Underneath the mushroom house is the wine cellar.

Before, Matthew used his brewing ability to make several barrels of wine. In theory, it could be done in six hours. He purposely left it for a while, and only now opened it.

Half of this batch of wine is fermented with apples;
The other half is barley.

These two items are the most common fruits and foods in Rolling Stone Town.

Matthew pried open a wine barrel, and bursts of fruity aroma wafted out.

He strained some of the residue and poured himself a glass of cider.

The tip of his tongue lightly touched the wine, and the long taste from sweet to sour and then sweet stimulated his taste buds.

after testing.

In addition to the characteristics of ordinary alcohol, these two wines also have additional attributes.

Drinking a glass of cider can slightly increase mental power;
And drinking a glass of barley wine can actually improve a person's language fluency!

"It seems that the wine made from different materials does have different effects. This ability does have the potential to make a fortune!"

Matthew put the barrel away.

Several empty barrels were taken out, and experiments were carried out with six kinds of grains: wheat, corn, mushrooms, peaches, and grapes.

He intends to try all the brewing materials he can obtain.

See if you can brew a variety that works particularly well.

if you can.

Then not only can it be used by itself, but the Oak Chamber of Commerce will also add another blockbuster product!

This is not something unreliable like Rhaegar's sword oil.

This is a high-end drink that has the potential to be a real hit!

"It would be great if we could invite Mushroom King Dudley to the main house directly. His skills in growing mushrooms and making wine can feed a lot of people."

Think so.

Matthew left the mushroom house quickly.

at night.

The black warrior Argus reported to Matthew that the patrol team has been formally formed, and the training has been quite fruitful, and it can be used to patrol around the cemetery.

It is worth mentioning that.

Red Flame Nightmare also took the initiative to join the patrol team, taking on the role of ranger.

This adds a lot of mobility to the patrol.

Considering that the Dark Territory is also ready to move recently.

Matthew asked the patrol to begin its mission.

Although Argus was unwilling to leave the cemetery.

However, the patrol mission is not far from the cemetery, so he is still qualified for this position.

And once the patrol team is put into operation, the security level of the cemetery has improved a lot.

This made Matthew quite satisfied.

And what's even more surprising is.

Just a few hours later.

The road sign in the center of the cemetery suddenly changed!
A gray-black portal opened.

A tall, fat figure stumbled out of it.

That was a fat zombie!

……

"Hint: Your negative energy beacon worked!

The mother of coolies, Mythaki (LV14/Elite) from the Negative Energy Plane, was inspired by the Beacon and came to join you.

But in order to gain Myuzaki's loyalty, you must pass her test! "

……

"May I ask the owner of the cemetery, are there many zombies here who are not doing business?"

Moussaki asked tremblingly.

Matthew felt a little strange.

But what she said seems to be correct, she raises these undead, and most of the time they have nothing to do.

It's no wonder that everyone went to twist their legs and carry their tombstones, saying that it's okay if they don't do business.

"what happened?"

"My cemetery does have a more relaxed vibe."

Matthew said.

Miaozaqi bowed sincerely, her voice was a little hoarse like an old lady:
"Can I join the cemetery and drill them for you?"

"I have traveled all over my life and hated the idle fellows the most, so I vowed to train them to be useful characters for the cemetery. You just need to give me a chance, and I can return you a group of energetic zombie teams!"

Matthew was stunned.

There is such a request?

But he looked at the soul fire in Miao Saqi's eyes and couldn't help but ask:
"Do you have any other requests?"

Miao Saqi suddenly showed greedy eyes:

"Oh, not much, I will only charge you a small fee, about 5 soul crystals per month."

Matthew frowned and wanted to refuse.

Available in the next second.

Mouszachi suddenly spread his hands respectfully.

A strange domain power was transmitted to Matthew.

on the data bar.

……

"Hint: The Mother of Coolies, Mythatchi, shows you her "Coolie Fields".

Coolie field: Museosa has a series of means to train zombies into better varieties——

1. Coolie Zombie (can complete high-intensity work such as digging tunnels, carrying heavy stones, and moving objects, and at the same time, strength and constitution +1)

2. Farmer Zombies (can complete work with both skills and strength, such as planting fields, collecting fruits and vegetables, and expelling birds and beasts, and at the same time, their physical fitness and agility +1)

3. Unknown"

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coolie field.

And this kind of out-of-the-way thing?

I don't know if I can get in?

Think about this.

Matthew's expression changed subtly:
"How long does it take you to train an ordinary zombie into a coolie zombie or a farmer zombie?"

Myuzaki showed an ugly smile:

"One month, at least thirty."

"Trust me, it's definitely worth the money."

Matthew tried to perceive the coolie field.

However, Miao Saqi seemed to have sensed it, and suddenly withdrew the effect of the domain.

Her expression was still respectful and respectful, making it hard for anyone to fault her.

Matthew thought about it:
"It's not impossible to let you stay."

"But I have one condition. When you are training, I have the right to watch."

Mouszachi thought for a while:

"can."

So Matthew stretched out his hand generously:
"Welcome to Matthew's Cemetery!"

Exactly at this time.

A group of zombies with tombstones on their backs and their hips twisted unscrupulously walked by the side of the road.

They looked at Moussaki, and made a provocative gesture of baring their teeth among the zombies.

Myosaki just smiled at this.

Under the hint of Matthew.

She quickly walked towards the group of zombies.

quickly.

There were bursts of weird biting sounds in the cemetery.

The sound of biting did not gradually subside until midnight.

The next morning.

Matthew just woke up and planted a few trees in the Northern Badlands.

Then I got a message from Zeller:
"Regar is back!"

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(End of this chapter)