The necromancer just wants to plant trees

Chapter 13 Combat Philosophy and Gossip

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The "Loose Gloves" are an interesting oddity.

It cannot directly provide combat power.

But if used properly.

The value of this glove may even exceed the sum of other items.

Its negative flaws are also within acceptable limits.

Just throw it in the corner when you don't need it.

Organize all the trophies into categories.

While Matthew lamented Finn's wealth, he also secretly reminded himself:

"So many magic items are useless without a chance to be used. It can be seen that whenever you fight with others, no matter how well prepared you are, there is a risk of sudden death."

Matthew is a risk-averse person, and he is also slightly tired of fighting——

At least at this stage, he is willing to avoid most avoidable battles.

If the existence of arsonists and magicians had not threatened his development resources, and he had a bone dragon walking sideways below level five, he would not have taken the initiative to attack.

But he also knows.

Simply avoiding war cannot solve all problems.

therefore.

How to protect oneself in future battles has become a top priority.

"No matter what kind of battle, the core principle must be to 'keep alive'. Only when you are alive can you have output! From another perspective, as long as you are alive, even if you are dying, there is still hope of fighting with all your strength and surviving the desperate situation!"

Recall the two battles tonight.

Matthew carefully summed up his experience.

The first combat philosophy he formulated for himself was "survival first."

How to apply this concept in practice involves many details.

Combined with the way Finn died.

Matthew put "preventing sudden death" as the highest priority!

Any squishy profession carries the risk of sudden death.

Because this world is full of all kinds of strange ways to kill people.

Master Ronan once gave Matthew a book called "The Death of Masters". The book records the sudden death stories of 99 famous wizards in history.

The last page of the book reads:

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"If after reading this you still feel that the author is making a fuss out of a molehill, then you are probably the 100th spellcaster who has paid the price with his life for his arrogance."

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Maybe it was influenced by this book.

Archmage Ronan highly praised the series of spells of "Garcia's Armor".

However, Matthew felt now.

Spell armor is useful but too one-sided.

Combined with previous game experience.

He 'set' the three key attributes to be highlighted in his mind.

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"Strength \u0026 Immunity \u0026 Will"

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Toughness is the fundamental attribute that resists most negative statuses and control methods.

The benefits of high-strength ligaments are incredible.

If the magician tonight was replaced by a practitioner of the path of the Sword Saint, Xiao Bo's dragon power would probably be easily exempted by the latter. Even if the bone dragon is still a level higher, it will definitely be the same in a fight. Matthew's side won, but the battle would never go so smoothly.

This is the most intuitive manifestation of the value of toughness.

"If a thief tries to sneak up on me, I have "blind sense" to make him invisible; but if the other party also has a deterrent method similar to Longwei, I'm afraid I can only sit back and wait for death! "

When I think about this situation.

Matthew felt sad.

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‘Immunity’ is a key attribute against microbial parasitism, bacterial and fungal infections, and voodoo curses;

And ‘will’ plays more of a role in resisting soul shock tests;

According to Matthew's current development model, there is no need to worry too much about "will" for the time being. The necromancer's meditation will naturally increase his will slowly.

"Immunity" is too unpopular, and he usually uses corruption spores to infect others. As long as he is careful, he is unlikely to capsize in the gutter.

Only "toughness" is hard-won.

Physical exercise can only play a small role.

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"Perhaps the druid side's ability can enhance toughness. But if that doesn't work, it would be fine if we could have a wild transformation with a high toughness value."

"I remember that there are also some low-level passive spells that can slightly increase toughness..."

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It's been a long time.

Only then did Matthew get out of his constant self-summary.

Open the taskbar.

The spell "Rapid Growth" has been acquired. With his current mana, he can use it about 10 times a day, which will definitely help the great cause of planting trees.

The other reward is a bit confusing.

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"Moonlight Club Admission Ticket (Consumable)

Description: Holding this ticket, in the wilderness or woods on a full moon night, with the help of a nature soul, you can enter the sub-plane where the Moonlight Society is located."

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Matthew knew that the Moonlight Society was an existence similar to the Druid School of Magic.

But is this really useful if you take it yourself?

Even if a natural soul is willing to help him get in, will he really not get beaten if he breaks in as a necromancer?

"Let's try it? What if the "natural affinity" in me works? "

He didn't have high expectations.

And below the taskbar.

The Tai Chi symbol has changed a lot.

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The gray energy on the left side surged a lot, jumping to about 3/4 of the level;

The green energy on the right is only a few inches away from being full.

According to Matthew's previous experience.

Planting four or five trees in this gap should be enough.

Looking forward to the changes after the energy is full.

The next day.

Matthew got up early and went to work in the oak forest.

However, after a long time, several trees were planted and the energy reached full capacity, but the expected changes did not come.

This made Matthew feel disappointed and couldn't help but think:

"Does it require other conditions to be triggered, or does it simply require time to continue to accumulate?"

He didn't hesitate for long.

After all, planting trees is his job.

Each oak tree is guaranteed to earn 10 XP points regardless of drought or flood, and he is already very content.

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In the afternoon, Matthew went to Silver School and the Sheriff's Office respectively.

The former went to the principal's office to ask for leave, and the latter went to Brad to explain the farm affairs.

The matter of asking for leave went smoothly. Matthew was already a well-connected person. Not only did the principal agree quickly, but he also asked him to talk to him.

As for Brad, at least judging from the reactions of others, he did a good job of keeping it secret.

Everyone at the security station greeted Matthew as usual. It seemed that they did not associate Matthew with the necromancer last night.

The two communicated closely in the morgue for a long time.

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"You don't know how chaotic the scene was yesterday. I tried my best to comfort my team members, and then sent someone to inform the other team that they could return to the city. As a result, as soon as I arrived in the town, I was told that the lord was missing— —He most likely went to find the kidnapper alone!"

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"We were all stunned at the time. I hurriedly handed Sif over to the people at the Lord's Mansion and prepared to lead the team to the Hag Po Castle again. Guess what? After walking a few miles, the Lord came back on his own! Later I just learned that Mr. Zeller had a way to contact the lord alone, and after learning that Sif was fine, he came back alone."

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"But in the middle of the night, I still took people to have a look around the barren mountains. The environment there was very scary. The fog on the castle sank halfway up the mountain. I didn't know where the group of bandits set up their camp. If it was on the mountain, Their fate may be extremely miserable.”

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Brad complained softly while rubbing the dark circles under his eyes.

Matthew smiled and met Brad's curious eyes. He said casually: "Their camp is halfway up the mountain in the valley. The kidnappers were killed on the spot before the thick fog sank."

Brad was immediately stunned:

"You are too powerful!"

Matthew shook his head.

He chatted with Brad for a few more words before leaving the police station.

on the way home.

Matthew's mind was still heavy.

What happened last night seems to have come to an end.

However, there are still many doubts and possibilities for subsequent development.

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First, the Natural Disaster Religion.

Judging from the content of the secret letter, Warlock Finn is just a pastor, and his influence is limited to Rolling Stone and a few surrounding cities.

Although he destroyed the entire warlock camp in one fell swoop, there was no guarantee that other members of the Calamity Cult would not make subsequent moves.

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Second, there is a high probability that there is an internal source of the Natural Disaster Religion within the Blood Flag Family.

According to Brad, Sif was kidnapped while traveling in the countryside. The route she took was so secretive that no one except those close to her knew about it.

If this internal function is not detected, it will always be a hidden danger.

In addition, Finn also mentioned the special nature of Sif's bloodline.

This also made Matthew curious and uneasy.

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Third, Finn mentioned in the secret letter the information that ‘Arch Master Ronan is trapped in the star realm’.

At first Matthew didn't care.

He thought it was nonsense.

But just now, he found out from Brad that Ronan had not shown up for more than a year!

Not only in Rolling Stone Town, but also in Gem Bay where he was stationed, there had been a lot of commotion recently. Several major events had happened and Ronan had not come forward, which was inevitably worrying.

If this information is true.

So the next days in Rolling Stone may not be peaceful.

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The fourth is about Hag Po. The soul of the merchant who was intercepted and killed once mentioned that he died at the hands of a tall man with disheveled hair.

Neither Finn nor Angele fit this description.

Last night, Matthew saw a disheveled figure as the fog sank.

This shows that the death of the merchant is related to the fog of Hagba Castle.

However, his body was discovered by farmers on the road not close to Hag Po Castle.

This is very intriguing.

"So last night, was it Finn's trickery that stimulated the passive sinking of the mist? Or was this in itself a hunting operation by someone or a certain ritual?"

"Because Archmage Ronan is trapped in the star realm, are the evil things in the Ghost Castle also ready to move around?"

The more Matthew thought about it, the more he got a headache.

Until dinner time.

His thoughts were always restless.

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Today’s dinner is tomato cream soup, black pepper steak and clove egg tart.

Paige's craftsmanship is still superb.

But Matthew's appetite was poor.

Peggy was keenly aware of it: "What's wrong? Dear Matthew, have you finally reached the stage of puberty? Tell me, which girl is it that makes you so sleepy? It can't be Sif, is she? But your students!”

Matthew rolled his eyes:

"I was just thinking."

Peggy said seriously:

“Don’t think about problems when eating, this is the basic respect for food!

Sometimes people always ignore the things they take for granted.

Only people like me who have died once know how wonderful and luxurious it is to be able to eat like a living person. "

Matthew was stunned for a moment and said apologetically:

"You're right, Paige."

He threw away those thoughts and enjoyed his dinner with all his heart.

Paige supported her bony chin with both hands:

"That's ridiculous, Matthew!"

"By the way, let me tell you a piece of gossip that I overheard a while ago!"