The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 3 The Gift of Nature
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"You used the ability 'insight'—

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Judging by size and style, it originally belonged to a female or a small male;
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The blood on the clothes has long since dried up, at least a few days ago;

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There is a bunch of messy footprints nearby that lead to the deeper part of the cave, they are very large in size, they are definitely not left by kobolds or gnolls, the owners of the footprints are more likely to be humans, bear goblins or half-orcs..."

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Make a note of this information.

Matthew put on the gloves meticulously and took away the bloody coat.

Then he was ready to leave here.

The terrain of the underground cave is extremely complicated, and it is not something he, a necromancer mage, can explore alone.

Although the bone dragon is fierce.

Unfortunately the size doesn't fit.

The passage in front of Matthew could barely accommodate two people.

Xiaobo specified that he couldn't get through it.

Plus it obviously happened a few days ago.

Matthew thought that it was the best choice to hand over the bloody clothes to the security station——the Blood Banner family is one of the rare nobles who attach great importance to the security of the territory, which is well-known among the major human kingdoms.

If someone has gone missing recently, the Sheriff's Office won't sit idly by.

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Leave the cave.

Matthew hurried back to town.

along the way.

He found that the main mission had changed.

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"Main task: plant trees
Progress: primary goal achieved

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Follow-up task 1: Make persistent efforts!
Description: Please continue to expand the planting scale of the oak forest in Rolling Stone Town, with a target of 3000 trees!
Reward: 10XP/1 living oak tree
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Follow-up task 2: Maintenance is also important!
Description: A young forest is easily destroyed by an accident, please be sure to protect your forest
Reward: Different rewards will be obtained for each successful guardianship.”

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Each oak tree gives 10 experience points?
Matthew's eyes lit up.

Isn't this more than fighting and killing?
There is no risk in planting trees!

As for maintenance.

Matthew didn't pay much attention.

Since the kobolds disappeared, the law and order in Rolling Stone Town has been very good.

The bloody clothes in the cave should be an accident, probably related to those restless adventurers.

"My oak forest is planted on private land, so no one would dare to cut it secretly, right?"

Matthew thought so.

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Except for the next two tasks.

Matthew found that he didn't know when, there was a Tai Chi-like symbol at the bottom of the task bar.

The symbols are divided into left and right sides, and the shapes on both sides are exactly the same, both of which resemble uppercase and transparent three-dimensional commas.

The difference is the color of the dots of light that surge within—

The left side is gray, and only a trace is deposited at the bottom;

The right side is green, and a large number of light spots are rolling in it, which has accumulated to about half.

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what is this?
Matthew stared for a moment.

He found that the green light spots were slowly increasing, especially when he passed the oak forest, the speed of the light spots seemed to increase a little faster!
And the gray light on the left is barely moving.

Although the taskbar is not marked.

But he speculates that this may be related to the two professions of Necromancer and Druid respectively.

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"What happens when the light spot is full?"

"There are many green light spots, because I planted many trees?"

"If I summon a few more undead, or use negative energy spells, will it increase the gray spots?"

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along the way.

Matthew studied with relish.

But when it's near the town.

His thoughts were interrupted by the appearance of an unexpected visitor.

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"Whee!"

The laughter of the human-like little girl sounded.

A faint white light lit up in front of Matthew's eyes.

He stood his ground.

Out of the white light flew out a thumb-sized elf with wings on its back and the appearance of a girl.

She enthusiastically flew around Matthew three times, and then the miniature flower basket in her hand trembled.

A large handful of fresh fruits fell into Matthew's arms.

Then there was a flash of white light.

The other party disappeared without a trace.

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"Your ability 'Gift of Nature' is in effect——

You've got a big handful of raspberries!

Raspberry: A sweet, crunchy, delicious and nutritious fruit, with the blessing of a fairy, it can increase a little energy after eating, and has a slight purification effect.”

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"Good luck today."

After seeing the appearance of the thing in his arms, Matthew temporarily relaxed his slightly nervous expression.

This is the Oak Goblin.

They are the companions of the oak forest.

Since the size of the oak forest reached [-] trees, the goblins appeared.

In order to express their gratitude and admiration for Matthew, they would send things over every now and then.

Most of the fruits presented by the oak elves are of extraordinary quality, but the problem is that these little elves are naughty by nature, and pranks are almost inscribed in their blood.

The last time I delivered something to Matthew.

He is still in class.

As a result, in front of a dozen children.

A naughty oak goblin threw him some women's underwear! !

This almost made Matthew speechless.

He can't tell his students that this is a 'gift from nature', can he?

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Fortunately, most of the time goblins still abide by their duties.

Matthew didn't argue with them too much.

Chew on sweet raspberries.

He quickened his pace.

At the intersection two blocks from the Sheriff's Office.

He ran into an anxious Brad head-on.

This is a burly, bearded young man.

"Matthew, I'm going to find you!"

Brad bumped into Matthew with joy on his face.

Matthew's heart moved:
"problem occurs?"

Brad nodded quickly:

"The farmers in the east found a merchant who was intercepted and killed on the road. The body has just been delivered to the town. I need your help."

Matthew said nothing:

"Walk."

The two rushed towards the security station in a hurry.

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Brad is the captain of the security station.

He is also one of the few people in Rolling Stone Town who knows about Matthew's profession.

In order to save money for the great tree planting business, Matthew not only applied for a history teacher at Severe School, but also worked part-time as a dead body consultant at the Sheriff's Office——

As we all know, 'Call of the Dead' is the most basic necromancy, which can arrest the souls of the recently deceased for interrogation.

With Matthew's strong support, the detection rate of the public security office soared.

It's been a long time.

Residents in the territory all know that Brad in the security station solves cases like a god, so they rarely cause trouble.

It can be seen that Matthew has indeed contributed a lot to Rolling Stone Town's current security environment.

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After a while.

In the morgue of the Sheriff's Office.

In front of Matthew stood a ghost with a stiff expression and a dazed expression.

"Who killed you?"

Brad asked skillfully.

Ghost muses:
"It's a man with disheveled hair, very tall..."

Brad frowned:
"Why did he kill you?"

The ghost shook his head:

"I don't know. I came back from Strom City that day, because I drank some wine and went the wrong way. When I woke up, I came to the vicinity of the Hag's Castle. I saw a group of people singing and dancing there, and there were many Ghosts were flying over their heads..."

"What a horrible sight, those ghosts!"

As he spoke, he trembled all over.

Seeing that even the form of the spirit body can no longer be maintained.

Matthew hurriedly interrupted to remind:

"Don't be afraid, you are also a ghost now."

The ghost said dumbly:
"Oh……"

"Do you remember anything else? Any suspicious messages?"

Brad seized the opportunity to continue asking.

The ghost shook his head:

"I don't know, I came back from Strom City that day..."

"What a horrible sight, those ghosts!"

Brad and Matthew looked at each other, feeling a little helpless.

This is the case with ghosts. Most of them can only have a small amount of memories during their lifetime, and they are usually those with strong emotional colors.

Apart from these.

No matter what questions you ask him, he will only repeat some memory fragments, which is also the limitation of 'Call of the Dead'.

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Brad tried another question.

After confirming that there is no way to pry more useful information from the mouth of the ghost.

He signaled Matthew to dispel the spell with his eyes.

Without waiting for Matthew to make a move.

The ghost actually looked over:
"Wait, am I really dead?"

Brad said sympathetically:

"I'm very sorry."

The ghost sighed and said:
"It's a pity... I haven't bought a cemetery for myself yet. After I die, my wife will definitely take away the family property and take the child to find another businessman to marry. She probably won't carefully choose a suitable burial place for me. .”

Brad didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Can I bury my body in the oak forest in the north of the town? I don't need a coffin, just bury it directly. I really like oak trees. When I passed by last time, I seemed to hear the little girls twittering and arguing. According to According to my grandma, I'm afraid I ran into a flower fairy..."

"That's all I want."

talking.

His spiritual body gradually faded away.

Without waiting for Brad to speak, Matthew agreed:

"can."

"Thank you!"

The ghost disappears.

Brad looked at Matthew hesitantly.

Matthew spread his hands: "Master Ronan will not mind."

Brad touched his head:
"Okay, okay, whatever you want, it's your forest anyway. But this corpse won't be handed over to you until tomorrow, and there are still some necessary inspections and procedures tonight."

Matthew nodded.

Taking this opportunity, he told Brad about his discovery in the underground cave.

Brad looked very serious after listening.

"I understand. I will arrange for someone to inquire. You should also pay attention, Matthew. Don't wander around the town alone in the future. I have always felt a little uneasy recently."

"Oh, by the way, remember to claim this month's allowance, I have double applied for you."

When Matthew heard this, his eyes narrowed immediately: "I just love to hear this."

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Tonight's staple food is matsutake pilaf.

The side dish was cabbage egg soup with a few slices of bacon.

The taste is amazing.

Matthew licked the bottom of the bowl clean.

the end.

He couldn't help but praise and said:
"Peggy, your craftsmanship is really amazing! Even among the living, you are second to none! To use a saying in my hometown, blessed is the one who marries you."

The tauren skeleton is a little embarrassed to be praised:

"No way, people just do it casually."

"And I'm dead, so I can't get married."

After a while.

She saw that Matthew was still immersed in the deliciousness.

So I dared to ask:
"Matthew, look at what I've done so well, are you going to give me a raise?"

Matthew skillfully wiped his mouth and got up:
"Next time definitely."

His figure quickly disappeared into the basement passage.

"Goddamn Necromancer!"

The tauren skeleton roared.

Matthew pretended not to hear.

He came to the basement, and instead of starting his daily meditation, he took out a graying crystal ball from a cupboard in the next room.

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The bloody coat in the cave.

Merchant who was intercepted.

Ghostly descriptions of anomalous groups of people haunting the Hitch's Castle.

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Same with Brad.

Matthew also felt a little uneasy.

So tonight.

He intends to perform a divination!
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(End of this chapter)