The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 460 The Holy Artifact of the God of Murder!
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Before Matthew could speak.

The bright girl patted her chest enthusiastically:
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Myrtle, the assistant mage of this alchemy workshop."

"This is my sister Angela. She is the owner of the alchemy workshop and a very powerful magician."

Matthew raised his eyebrows:
"Myrtle?"

"Is that your real name?"

The girl smiled and shook her head:

"of course not."

"We are mages. If we want to be mages, we must have a stage name, right?"

"No one would use their real name as a mage, right?"

"If one day, I accidentally do something remarkable, it would be fine if it was positive, but if it was negative news or I got a weird nickname, how embarrassing it would be -

Isn't that right, Angela?"

A little way behind Myrtle, behind the counter, stood a taller, older woman with a cold expression.

She must be Angela, the owner of this alchemy workshop.

Angela hesitated.

Finally he nodded.

The young girl Myrtle made a victory gesture, and then said to Matthew excitedly:
"So, you are a wizard from the south, right?"

Matthew asked curiously:

"How did you guess that?"

He was in a deeper disguise today, so it should be difficult for people to tell his origin.

Myrtle smiled even more brightly:
"Because this workshop is about to close down!"

"Except for a few specific guests, it's impossible for any new faces to come here."

"The only ones who suddenly visited were mages from the Alliance."

"As for why the South... well... you smell like a Southerner."

She suddenly came closer.

Sniffing around Matthew, his cute little nose wrinkled:
"It smells like a dead person..."

"You are from Baiyan City? Hey, then you are not a mage from the Alliance?"

She spoke to Matthew in a startled manner.

Myrtle's appearance is not top-notch, she wears simple clothes and has an average temperament, but she exudes a youthful aura that makes people feel happy involuntarily.

Matthew also had a smile on his face.

At this moment.

Angela came out from behind the counter and pulled Myrtle away from her, who was still trying to talk to Matthew.

"Alright, alright, stop messing around and get back to studying your topic."

"I mean the one about how to help a blind owl, not the one about the dragon's hymen, got it?"

Myrtle stuck out her tongue and walked away unwillingly.

Half a minute later.

Angela politely took Matthew to the reception room at the back of the workshop.

She poured Matthew a cup of steaming black tea.

And before that.

Matthew also quietly showed her a silver badge -

The front of the badge features a clenched fist.

A group of mysterious magic runes are engraved on the back.

This is the symbol of the Silver Council members.

Although Matthew did not directly identify himself.

Angela's attitude was also much more polite than before:
"Your Excellency, Mr. Congressman."

"If you need anything, we will fully cooperate!"

Matthew sat on the simple sofa cushion, picked up the hot tea and blew a breath:

"First, I want to know the basic information about this city and the latest hot news."

"Please wait."

Angela saluted politely.

She quickly left the reception room, and a few minutes later, she came to Matthew with a bunch of files and documents.

Angela arranged these things into categories.

Then he cleared his throat.

Pointing to the first pile of books and scrolls, he said:

"These are the basic information about the City of Order, Canning."

Matthew picked up the scrolls and quickly opened and read them.

Angela also narrated:

"Canning, the City of Order, is currently ruled by the Ingram family and the Church of Truth."

"On the surface, the Ingram family has a greater reputation. Everyone outside knows that they are the masters of the City of Order."

"But in reality, only the residents of this city know that the Truth Cult is a more influential force. They are a transcendent existence that surpasses the Ingram family in the City of Order."

"The core members of the Truth Cult are deeply supported by elemental creatures. Even though the most powerful legendary elemental creatures often become contract partners of the Ingram family members, they will not obey the orders of the Ingrams and harm the people of the Truth Cult."

"There is a saying that the Ingram family is an independent summoner force that was born out of the Truth Church. They are still subject to the constraints and checks and balances of the Truth Church."

"The Truth Cult believes in absolute order, which is also the origin of the name of the City of Order."

"And the four elements are the cornerstones of maintaining the stability of the material world. Therefore, the Truth Cult and the elemental beings have a very solid alliance."

"To the outside world, the Ingram family has long occupied the position of the Lord of the City of Order and is the absolute ruler of this city-state. The strong among them are often extremely influential and charismatic in the entire North."

"And internally, the Lord of the City of Order only occupies one of the five seats in the Pendulum Pavilion, the highest authority of the Truth Cult."

"Canning is a city with very strict laws, so residents living in this city must consciously abide by the law, otherwise they will face very severe penalties."

"The same goes for outsiders. Every newcomer will be strictly warned to abide by the laws of the city."

"On a specific level."

"The Great Yuan Stele Law promulgated by the original five chairmen of the Pendulum Pavilion is the origin and standard of all laws in the city. The Great Yuan Stele recording the laws still stands in the most prominent position in the city's main square."

"Every day, members of the Truth Church who are responsible for explaining the law give lectures to residents or outsiders who are active near the square."

"As long as people have lived in Canning for a period of time, they will unconsciously become familiar with the Great Yuan Stele Law. On the one hand, it is because of the harsh punishment, and on the other hand, it is because of the pervasive preaching and narration of the members of the Truth Church..."

"In short, in Canning, the Great Yuan Monument Law is considered the spiritual pillar of all residents. Most residents here highly respect the law. Even the Ingram family cannot completely override it..."

So much said in one breath.

Angela felt a little dry in the mouth, and she couldn't help but stop and drink a sip of water. Matthew looked at her silently:
“That’s my black tea.”

Angela was stunned for a moment, and her cheeks suddenly flushed:

"Ah, sorry, sorry, I haven't entertained guests for a long time, I was a little careless..."

Matthew waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

He continued to ask the question following the other party's previous topic:
"Your choice of words just now is very interesting - can't completely override?"

Angela smiled shyly and then explained:

"Although the Great Yuan Stele Law states that no one is above the law, there are always ways to circumvent the law."

"And for people like the Ingram family, there are always more ways to circumvent the law than ordinary people."

talking.

She introduced sincerely:

"Actually, apart from the inevitable dark side, the City of Order is really friendly to ordinary people. At least in the North, I have never seen a safer and more prosperous city than Canning."

"Canning is rich in products and resources, and has a very advantageous geographical location. It is located in the core section of the North Continental Highway that runs from east to west. After the Ingram family opened up the north-south highway, it became the most important population and cargo distribution center in the north."

"Although Canning is not very large, because the Truth Church indirectly controls many secondary planes, agriculture, mining, textiles, metallurgy, and other industries are all developing vigorously."

"Take agriculture as an example. To the north of Canning is a secondary plane called "Harvest Town". The climate there is humid and warm all year round, which is very suitable for planting and harvesting crops."

"The annual harvest from that small town alone can support nearly half of the population of the City of Order, not to mention that the Truth Cult controls the entrances to more than a dozen secondary planes!"

"During this great rift, the reason why Canning became the safest city in the North is, I think, inseparable from the attachment and anchoring effect of those secondary planes."

"In short, the current City of Order is probably the most prosperous, safest, and most promising city-state in the north."

Matthew nodded.

This sect of truth is indeed not to be underestimated, as it actually controlled so many secondary planes before the Great Rip.

This was completely beyond Matthew's expectations. He wanted to ask another question, "Didn't the Alliance notice it?", but he swallowed the words when they came to his lips.

It's impossible not to notice.

I'm afraid I just didn't take it to heart.

Compared to other prominent figures, the Church of Truth is very low-key and has also pushed the Ingram family forward. The purpose is probably to avoid the edge of the Seven Saints Alliance.

They did so with considerable success.

After the Great Rip.

The prestige of the alliance has dropped sharply, and the influence of the City of Order has greatly increased. Given time, they may be able to keep a low profile and succeed.

“The current Lord of Canning is a very unusual member of the Ingram family.

He is a man, but his name is Butterfly——

Of course, this name did not come from his family, but was given to himself.

Mr. Butterfly was very rebellious in his early years. He had a bad relationship with the Ingram family and eventually ran away from home.

for a long time.

The relationship between the two parties is severed.

Until half a year ago.

Little Ingram suddenly disappeared, and the Great Rip followed. A super secondary plane called the Sword of Thorn Blossom appeared in the northeast of the City of Order.

At that time, the entire City of Order was in great turmoil.

The elements became irritable and demanding.

Just when the members of the Truth Church were eager to introduce the next city lord.

Mr. Butterfly suddenly came back.

As Ingram's uncle.

Of course, he has the right to inherit the title of Lord of Canning.

But as a member who has been abandoned by the family for so many years.

At that time, almost no one thought that Butterfly could become the new city lord.

The final result surprised many people.

Butterfly miraculously defeated many of his highly competitive fellows and successfully became the new lord of Canning.

After that.

The Lord of Butterfly City demonstrated superb political skills and strength as a summoner.

Soon.

He calmed the violent elemental life and miraculously established good relations with the Sword of Thorn Blossom on the northeastern plain.

In the eyes of outsiders.

Butterfly almost single-handedly quelled the potential turmoil in the City of Order.

The charming middle-aged man became the dream lover of all single or divorced women in the city.

But in my opinion.

Butterfly’s achievement was probably inseparable from the help of a man who came back with him.

That person's profile is on your left -

Yes, that's the one.

The file with "Lotus Sword Saint" written on it..."

Angela went on to explain:

"The Lotus Sword Saint is a well-known character in the North. People have forgotten his real name and often refer to him by this nickname."

"But in fact, this nickname was full of ridicule at the beginning."

"The reason is that this gentleman likes to wear a sword and claims to be a kendo master, but he has never demonstrated his sword skills in front of others."

"Whenever someone challenges him on this topic, he can always resolve the dispute with just a few words. Afterwards, those challengers will speak well of Lotus Sword Saint."

"You understand, I suppose?"

"The lotus in Lotus Sword Saint refers to his eloquence that is as eloquent as a lotus flower."

"Since his debut, this man has always spoken with a sword, and he has never failed. It's all thanks to his eloquent mouth."

"I think that Butterfly's ability to become the city lord is largely due to the Lotus Sword Saint beside him."

"In the past six months, the Butterfly City Lord of the Lotus Sword Saint Gang has visited many cities in the North and eventually facilitated the formation of the Seven Cities Federation headed by the City of Order."

“This is a northern political and economic complex with great potential.”

“There are still many cities that want to join.”

"The reputation of Butterfly City Lord has reached a peak because of this, but I think Lotus Sword Saint is the one who deserves more attention..."

Matthew nodded from time to time as he flipped through the information.

"interesting."

"Your intelligence work is very thorough."

Matthew couldn't help but praise.

Angela smiled embarrassedly:
"It can't be a subsidy from the White Collar Alliance..."

With the help of Angela.

Matthew quickly scanned the basic information of the City of Order.

“These are the recent hot news.”

Angela pushed another scroll over:
“There are three main things—

First, a group of people calling themselves the Cult of the Dragon occupied the abandoned underground palace in the north.

Second, several districts in the city have experienced varying degrees of infection with the super leprosy virus.

Third, in the past half month, some extraordinary people have started to commit crimes in the city. The crimes they committed are extremely bad and tragic in nature, and many innocent people have died.

Currently, the elemental law enforcers of the City of Order are intensively hunting down those professionals who have suddenly gone crazy.

But don't know why.

The elemental law enforcers, who were usually very efficient in catching criminals, made extremely slow progress in this operation.

Regarding this matter.

I did some private research myself -

I noticed that this group of heinous criminals all chose to commit crimes in public places, and while committing the crimes they would shout slogans such as "the offspring of the god of murder."

I feel like some evil organization wants to hold some kind of ritual in the City of Order, and this ritual is probably related to the long-fallen God of Murder.

Ok.

Maybe it's just a cover?

In short, this incident has caused a great disturbance, and it is estimated that it will not be calmed down for a while..."

Hear this.

Matthew suddenly stopped flipping through the information.

He asked Angela:
"You should have your own intelligence channels in the city, right?"

Angela nodded.

Matthew immediately said:
"Help me pass on a message."

"Let's say the holy relic of the God of Murder has appeared in the City of Order, Canning."

Angela was surprised to hear this and asked:

"Are you...going to spread fake news?"

"But if we do this, the prophecy will tell it, right?"

Matthew smiled:
"Who told you this was fake news?"

next second.

Suddenly, there was a blood-red dagger in his hand.

That was what Matthew found in the bracelet left by little Ingram. It was the real holy relic of the God of Murder.

"Blade of the Ignorant"!
obviously.

The group of extraordinary beings who claimed to be descendants of the God of Murder were most likely the origin of the chaotic storm that Matthew had foreseen.

That being the case.

Rather than letting it brew slowly.

It would be better to just detonate it directly!
……

　I’m numb from the electric drill, so I’ll write less today. That’s all. I bow to you all!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)