The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 193 Mother of Desire and the Eagle-Faced Guard

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Margaret's news was shocking.

On the one hand, Matthew was surprised by her powerful combat power, and she actually fought a real legend with a fifth-order body;
On the other hand, Matthew also admires her stubbornness.

Arguably.

With the magic ability displayed by Margaret, it is really uncomfortable to fight, and escaping is definitely not a problem.

But it turned out that she was beaten to the point of falling into a river of blood.

This meant that she didn't want to run away at all.

From the beginning.

She just wanted to make Lutysia a stepping stone for her advanced legend.

It's a pity that the legend of the Blood Banner family is not a water legend either.

In the territory of the Blood Banner Kingdom, both sides were wounded. In a sense, Margaret had already won, but the risk she faced next was much greater.

Matthew still cared about Margaret's situation.

He unconsciously rubbed the dice in his hand.

suddenly think of:

"Should I try the divination spell?"

"Anyway, you can use dice in advance to determine the success rate of the prophecy spell."

Do it when you think of it.

Matthew threw the prophecy dice on the ground casually.

The uneven muddy ground quickly gave the answer——

1 points.

Matthew's face darkened.

"It must be because of the uneven ground!"

So he took out a piece of cardboard from his bag, placed it on the ground, and threw it again.

This time the dice spun on the cardboard for a long time before gradually stopping.

Yet the result was as real as ever.

It's still 1 o'clock.

"Forget it, it seems that the purpose of this dice is to tell me that prophecy spells are not for me."

Matthew smiled wryly and put away everything.

Then he chatted with the burrowing owl couple in the cave for a while.

Seeing Matthew's kind attitude and gentle tone, the two little guys dared to talk to him near the entrance of the cave.

Soon Matthew learned that the pair of burrowing owls were named Gugu and Jiji.

The husband is Gugu, and the wife is Jiji.

And not long after.

Matthew also realized that these two timid creatures and the nest of eggs were the first species to move into the oak forest before.

Earlier than Mr. Grouse.

And when Matthew asked why they came here.

Mr Burrowing Owl replied:
"We heard that there is an oak forest in the north. The forest is safe and vast, there are no terrible predators, and there are countless small uninhabited caves, so we moved here with the mentality of giving it a try."

Matthew asked curiously:
"I heard? Who said it?"

Mr Burrowing Owl said:
"Falling leaves and wind, we don't know when we can hear the whispers of falling leaves and wind, they can always bring us news from afar."

Matthew instantly realized that these two burrowing owls were not simple.

Being able to read the messages brought by fallen leaves and wind means that they have the innate potential to promote the soul of nature.

There is plenty of spirituality in them.

Much stronger than a grouse.

"That's right, if you don't have enough spirituality, it's impossible to be attracted to the Sanctuary of Life so early."

"Actually, the proportion of small animals with high spirituality attracted in the initial stage of the Sanctuary of Life will be very high."

Thinking of this, Matthew was careful.

He chatted enthusiastically with the Burrowing Owl couple.

But in the process.

Matthew also found that the wife of the burrowing owl seemed reluctant to talk to him.

On the contrary, Mr. Burrowing Owl loves to share all kinds of knowledge with himself.

The two chatted for a long time.

And when Matthew left the Burrowing Owl's cave, words like this had already appeared on the data bar——

……

"Hint: You and Mr. Owl are very congenial, and after this conversation, you became real friends.

You gain an animal companion.

Your tauren element +1. "

……

"Can this also add tauren?"

Matthew was puzzled.

The burrowing owl's wife chirped indistinctly from the cave:
"I told you a long time ago that I was hungry, but you still talked to that man indistinctly for a long time!"

"Do you still have me in your heart!"

Then there was a flutter of chicken and dog jumping.

Cuckoo came out of the hole in a state of embarrassment, and went looking for food with funny movements.

Matthew grinned dumbly.

In his opinion, the spirituality of the Burrowing Owl's wife, Jiji, may be stronger.

But it doesn't look good.

There is only one quota for the soul of nature.

We'll see who it's for later.

Night falls.

A drow warrior carrying a large and small bag came out of the Moon Misty Forest.

When she came to the cemetery, she was taken aback by the lively scene in the cemetery.

For a moment, Laila even suspected that she was in the wrong place!

But I saw zombies one after another, under the guidance of Miaosaki, the mother of coolies, who were vigorously reclaiming the ground.

And next to them are the corpses.

Every time a hole is dug.

The zombies clumsily stuffed the corpses in, and then hurriedly filled them.

This process is actually not easy, but fortunately, the zombies have worked hard and are generally competent.

Zombies bury the dead.

This scene was bizarre enough.

However, when Leila passed the workshop area with the luggage brought back from Cordo City.

I was even stunned by the bustling working atmosphere inside.

But I saw the prisoners were making hot glue very consciously.

In a blink of an eye, the raw materials running like an assembly line turned into bottles of semi-finished products in their hands.

After being processed by those arsonists, it became a perfect blazing glue.

Their movements are very skilled, and it can be seen that they are already skilled workers.

What struck Laila the most was their work ethic.

"As expected of Lord Matthew, these evil criminals under his command are willing to change their ways and work hard to make progress."

Laila felt very emotional.

Inadvertently, she bumped into ghosts salivating next door and Argus, the black warrior on patrol, hungry for the flesh of the arsonists.

She seemed to understand something.

until the middle of the night.

Matthew led another group of dead to the cemetery from the village of Golden Fertile Field.

After handing the new dead to Moussaki.

Matthew was pleasantly surprised to find the shadow swearer, the president of the Oak Chamber of Commerce, who was waiting quietly.

"How about it?"

Matthew said hello.

Laila smiled shyly:
"It's going well."

Then she handed over the commodities contained in the large and small bags of luggage, the underwater breathing potion in the storage props, as well as the payment and account book for receiving the goods in Kordo City.

Matthew was in no hurry to check these.

Instead, he took Laila to sit in his studio for a while.

The two chatted about what she had seen and heard about her trip to the south.

"So most of the rainforest is closed?"

Matthew hands over a glass of milk.

Lyra took the milk but didn't drink it:

"Yes, at least three-quarters of the rainforest we passed through was blocked.

I guess it should be the soul of the rainforest's self-protection measures——

Large tracts of thorns wrap the rainforest layer by layer, and only a small number of aborigines can cross these thorns.

When I passed by, I found some outsiders.

They come from Zeshui City or some small settlements in the northwest,

These people all showed serious symptoms of voodoo curse when they approached the rainforest. I suspect that something happened in the rainforest recently, which made the soul of the rainforest have to use more extreme measures to counter it.

Fortunately, I was not targeted by the soul of the rainforest, and I arrived at the Gold Coast relatively smoothly.

As for Córdo, a lot has happened since we left.

I inquired about it secretly, and the biggest thing was that Yu Lian united many forces inside and outside the city to force the original lord of Kordo City to step down, and then he himself became the new lord of Kordo City.

During this period, Cordo City experienced several turmoils, and the Oak Chamber of Commerce shops were forced to close for a long time.

Fortunately, our products are indeed in short supply on the Gold Coast, and they became hot sales not long after they were put on the shelves.

Sulfur essence is the fastest selling;

Followed by the scroll of ice storm and the dust of development;
Herbal medicine in general;
The most unmarketable thing is the sword oil you forced on me. "

Matthew smiled helplessly and did not explain much about the origin of the sword oil.

"Yu Lian became the lord of Kordo City? That fat guy didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

he asks.

Laila shook her head:

"Yu Lian still respects you on the surface, and the operation of the Oak Chamber of Commerce has not been affected.

But secretly, I still felt something was wrong, so I fired the clerk he had recruited for us.

After that, I hired two mixed Jangos to take charge of the security and sales of the store temporarily.

Their abilities may not be as strong as those introduced by Yu Lian, but they are more reliable.

I have thought about it carefully, our products don’t need too good promotion skills, the scarcity itself is enough to attract a large number of customers.

Most of the time our shelves are empty.

Rather than open every day, it is better to open regularly. "

Speaking of it.

She said with some trepidation:
"I'm sorry to replace the clerk without reporting to you."

Matthew shook his head:
"You are the president of the Oak Chamber of Commerce. I may have promised you before that your salary will be highly related to the profits of the Chamber of Commerce. I believe that you will do your best and make decisions that are in the interests of the Chamber of Commerce."

"Yu Lian is indeed not such an easy guy to deal with. He is an out-and-out careerist and conspirator. It is normal to be wary of him. If I were to do the same, you did a great job. In addition, you can think of more The appropriate business strategy also impresses me.”

Facing such blatant compliments from Matthew, Laila seemed a bit at a loss.

He just kept pursing his lips, trying to suppress a less obvious smile.

Then Matthew counted the accounts and cash.

During this round trip, Laila brought back 6000 gold coins in cash, underwater breathing potions purchased with [-] gold coins, and some local products of Cordo City.

Among them, this batch of underwater breathing medicine will be sold at the trading station. Assuming everything goes well, it is estimated that about 24 gold coins will be returned!
In addition, there are goods with a market value of about [-] in the shops in Cordo City that are slowly being sold.

Follow the current cycle speed.

Just two or three more trips to Lyra.

The assets of the Oak Chamber of Commerce will rapidly expand to more than one million!

of course.

Matthew also knew that this rate of expansion was unsustainable.

In fact, this batch of underwater breathing medicine is enough for the southern market to digest for a long time.

If it is cleared at one time, the price will be lowered soon, after all, the market demand and purchasing power are there.

But Matthew is not in a hurry.

The framework of the Oak Chamber of Commerce has been set up, and then you can try to resell other varieties.

It even gets involved in the operation of some products with low profits but larger volumes.

In this case, you may need to build your own caravan.

As long as Matthew doesn't completely fall out with Luna.

This pattern can continue.

This is the unique advantage of the Oak Chamber of Commerce.

Lyra, on the other hand, also reported some of the business difficulties she foresees:
"When I purchased this batch of underwater breathing potions, it has already triggered a trend of rising prices for underwater breathing potions in Kordo City."

"In addition, the Naga civil war is not over yet. In the next period of time, underwater breathing agents on the Gold Coast will be in very short supply. Unless we can find a more stable source of supply, the cost of subsequent purchases may increase exponentially."

Matthew nodded.

This is the dilemma of second-hand dealers. It is easy to make quick profits in the early stage, but the difficulty lies in how to maintain this profit-making efficiency.

Of course, Matthew was fully prepared for this.

On the demand side, he planned to advertise to Rapid City, Jade Cangting, White Rock City and even Deep Blue Harbor.

Especially on the east coast, the demand for high-quality underwater breathing agents is higher there.

As long as the reputation is made public, naturally there is no need to worry about a stable source of customers.

In terms of procurement, Matthew is only planning to make up for it by letting Laila travel to a few cities on the Gold Coast for the time being.

If he wanted to solve the problem fundamentally, he had to go to the Gold Coast again to seek in-depth cooperation with Naga.

But business is not his main occupation.

It would be nice to ensure the healthy and sound operation of the Oak Chamber of Commerce, and to provide a certain amount of financial guarantee for one's own tree planting business.

What is more important to him right now is learning and planting trees.

Looking at the constantly surging numbers on the books.

Matthew suddenly felt a little emotional.

"In three months at most, the number above will exceed 20. I wonder what Lumiere will think when he sees this?"

"I don't know where he has gone north now, I hope he won't be tricked into mining again."

After initially counting the goods and cash.

Matthew told Laila to rest.

He arranged a long vacation for Laila - the market needs time to digest these high-level magic items, and people also need time to rest.

Matthew had no intention of using Laila as a donkey.

Running back and forth three to four times a year is the limit he expected.

The only thing that made Matthew feel a little embarrassed was.

Laila came back late at night and had to live in a house in the town, because the cemetery was too crowded.

Although Lyra had no objection to that.

Matthew also felt that it was time to expand the cemetery a second time!

After just two or three hours of rest.

Early the next morning.

Matthew went to the cauldron with sleepy eyes.

Then teleported to Suril's Crystal Palace.

The result disappointed him a bit.

Outside the Crystal Palace, he was shut out.

It seems that Suriel didn't exaggerate before, and the magician really can't see it whenever he wants to.

Matthew wanted to use the pretext of repayment to talk to Suriel and inquire about Margaret's situation, but now it seems impossible.

When he tries to bring up that he needs more reinforcement.

The cat in charge of the reception told him coldly:
"Prepare more than 100 million gold coins, and I will make an appointment for you."

Matthew had to leave silently.

But on the way back to the Crucible House, Matthew received good news.

David the Mechanic Dwarf told him that the second group of visiting mages would arrive in Rolling Stone Town at the end of August.

Then he can make a lot of money again.

But at the same time, this also means that the official launch of the S-level project that Matthew uses to draw big pies is getting closer and closer.

In order to comprehensively solve the cancer of the scar of the dead.

Matthew must work hard to improve his own strength, and at the same time take into account the toughness of professional issues.

This made Matthew's burden a little heavier.

the next period of time.

Matthew's daily three items have been upgraded to six daily items, and the new items are--

drive corpse;

Make up for the basics (including learning spells);
Further research on Mark of the Dead;
Besides.

Matthew also recorded two major events on his July schedule, the first being the "Potato Dog Fighting Contest" on July 17.

This is Rolling Stone's only traditional summer event.

As the name suggests.

The content of the activity is dog fighting.

Any household in Rolling Stones with a bulldog can sign up.

The event got its name because the winner of the first dogfight was rewarded with a wagonload of potatoes.

The rewards for the subsequent winners have become more and more generous.

Except for the requisite potato.

The Town Hall also produces trophies and distributes prize money.

Matthew didn't think about going to a dogfight.

Instead, Rhaegar placed the annual awarding of outstanding citizens before the dog fighting competition.

It's just that in the past few years, there were no real outstanding citizens born in Rolling Stone Town.

This year is different.

Matthew will be the first substantial recipient of this award since its establishment.

And this link is actually Rhaegar's attempt to dispel the residents' gossip and various stereotypes about Matthew.

Matthew naturally couldn't neglect.

At least let the residents feel at ease.

And the other thing is in late July.

That was the time when the heat was most unbearable.

Rolling Stone Town will welcome Sif's 16th birthday, which is also her coming-of-age ceremony.

And about the choice of Sif's birthday present.

Matthew also has a headache recently.

And that's just the big deal.

A series of small things are densely written on the calendar, and Matthew's life is naturally very fulfilling.

Time passed like water.

In mid-July, the whole town of Rolling Stone seems to be placed on top of an oven, and the oak trees are rolled up by the sun.

Only the cemetery is always refreshing.

Sif's awakening was already coming to an end, and it stands to reason that Rhaegar should be planning to move back.

But judging from his tone these days, he didn't mention it at all.

Matthew would be happy with that.

After all, Lei Jia has to pay for staying here for a long time. Matthew can get a discount on the accommodation fee, but the food and beverage expenses——

Paige has the final say!
After dinner this day.

Matthew came for a walk in the oak forest. Ollie, who had always been shy and not in contact with others, was close to his shoulder, rubbing Matthew's cheek with her soft mane from time to time.

The wind in the forest at night is still extremely hot.

Can be indistinct.

Matthew smelled a strong smell from the wind.

The flavor is quite strong, with a distinctly recognizable and subtle pungent finish.

Matthew put a hand on Ollie's body and slowed his pace.

He closed his eyes quietly to feel the source of the smell.

But it was suddenly discovered that it came from all directions.

A familiar feeling came to my heart.

Matthew closed his eyes with experience.

That moment.

He saw two frogs embracing each other in a small puddle 300 meters away;
In the grass on the left hand side, crickets are making loud noises;

Among the oak forests, fireflies soared up, and the male fireflies tried their best to show their light and send out strong courtship signals;

And 500 meters away, Mr. Grouse is riding another fellow who is smaller in stature, and the scene is full of vitality!

Whoosh.

All the visions gathered in Matthew's mind instantly.

A slight throb tugged at his heartstrings.

on the data bar.

……

"Reminder: Your ritual field "Life Sanctuary" has recruited another batch of species to settle in, and the current species prosperity of the oak forest is 13.
In early summer, there is an amazing reproduction symphony going on in your domain of oak trees. Due to your accumulation in the domain of oak trees, you not only get a third chance to explore the domain of oak trees, but also enter another sub-domain of nature "Reproduction".

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

1. Vitality (you can slightly increase the mating rhythm of the animals in the domain, and increase the reproduction speed of the corresponding species)

2. Mother of Desire (you can make a target temporarily blinded by desire and become a beast that only knows how to reproduce and estrus, available three times a day)

3. Cut off offspring (you can make one target permanently incapacitated; you can use this ability on up to ten targets)”

……

field of reproduction.

This is a rather special subfield, which is the intersection of the field of nature and the field of life.

Matthew also didn't expect that he could control the reproduction domain horizontally through the oak tree domain.

This is a rather commendable leap.

And among the three abilities.

Matthew first ruled out the vitality, the effect of this ability is relatively general, and the sanctuary of life itself has such an effect.

Forcing a certain area to flourish is, to a certain extent, against the will of nature.

Therefore, this ability is actually quite tasteless.

As for cutting off children and grandchildren.

It looks pretty bluffing, but when you think about it carefully, it’s just that, it’s equivalent to a curse with very low returns.

Matthew is not the kind of guy who likes to hurt people secretly.

So he finally chose the mother of desire.

This ability can be used as a control ability, similar to the effect of the cough staff.

But just after he chose.

This ability has a new change.

……

"Hint: You have acquired the new ability "Mother of Desire".

The effect of the spell you have mastered (from the pink chapter of the spell book) has been tripled!
In return for dabbling in the realm, you also gain a permanent status "Reproductive Penetration."

Reproductive Penetration: Your genetic material has strong penetrating characteristics. When you reproduce with different species, you will gain the ability to break through reproductive barriers.

That is, you can create a series of races of your own. "

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this permanent state.

Matthew could only say a few words.

He's not a giant dragon, why is he always thinking about creating his own race?

And after withdrawing from the field of reproduction.

Matthew was then inspired by another force.

At the moment, he adjusted his spirit and allowed that force to pull his soul, entering the mysterious and vast world.

after a few seconds.

As soon as Matthew opened his eyes, he saw the disgusting face of the eagle-faced man.

He stared at Matthew indifferently:

"This is not for you to enter..."

Yet he was not finished.

Matthew then slammed into him:
"Fuck you!"

……

"Hint: You have entered the "Oak Tree Domain" for the third time!
You had a violent friction with the domain guardian "Eagle Face Guard"..."

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(End of this chapter)