The necromancer just wants to plant trees

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As soon as Matthew stepped into the hallway of the Lord's Hall, he heard Rhaegar bragging at the top of his voice about his "narrow escape" trip to purgatory.

I heard his voice was so energetic.

Matthew was relieved.

In addition to Rhaegar and Zeller, there are also two construct knights, Dulin and Asma, in the office.

However, their state is completely different from Rhaegar's.

Matthew saw them lying limply on the sofa. Although their weapons were not removed, their whole bodies appeared lazy, weak, and extremely lacking in energy.

It was as if someone had sucked him dry.

"...In short, I used some tricks to deceive the bad woman Lutishia, and then spread false news and made false claims. In the end, I successfully sneaked back into the castle and rescued Dulin and Asma.

Previously, under my command, Matthew had successfully obtained the Holy Grail of Sin, so this operation was a great success for us! "

Rhaegar concluded refreshingly.

Du Lin and Asma nodded weakly, and the latter said dullly:

"Everything went really well except for the two of us almost getting drained by that sister of yours."

Rhaegar comforted him and said:

"Don't worry, I know you have suffered a lot of damage in this operation. I will arrange for you the best healing master. He will definitely be able to cure the weak curse on you. I will write to Watcher's Heights soon. He owed me A favor will definitely come quickly.”

Asuma said weakly:

"He'd better come quickly. Now I'm starting to wonder if that woman's statement that this curse will permanently deprive me of my fertility is true. Damn it, I can't feel the presence of my dick anymore... How are you? ?”

He nudged Du Lin with his elbow.

Du Lin cursed softly:

"Idiot, I don't have a dick to begin with."

Asuma was stunned for a moment:

"What the hell, are you actually a hermaphrodite?"

Du Lin was immediately furious:

"I am your wife!"

"Who do you think I am?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Zeller raised his hand and threw a sleeping spell.

But both of them stared, not looking sleepy at all.

"Don't resist, you need to rest."

Zeller said softly.

The two hesitated for a moment, and finally their wills relaxed, and then they both closed their eyes.

"Besides the curse of weakness, there are traces of ecstasy on them, but that's not the worst."

Zeller went over to check the basic situation of the two of them, and his expression became a little strange:

"Rega, you'd better communicate with that sister of yours."

Rhaegar frowned:

"Luticia? I don't want to see her again in my lifetime. She is a real devil!"

Zeller said helplessly:

"But the trauma Du Lin and Asma suffered may not be something ordinary healers can resolve."

"I don't know what method Luticia used, but Asma's feeling is not wrong. His dick is no longer there..."

Rhaegar was shocked.

Only then did Matthew realize that they had probably just returned from the portal to purgatory, and many things had not been confirmed clearly by each other.

"What about Du Lin?"

Rhaegar asked.

Zeller coughed heavily:

"I don't know if this is Ruticia's bad taste, but she seems to have exchanged some organs from the couple through some outrageous means - you should understand what I mean, right?"

There was silence in the office.

Matthew couldn't help but ask:

"Rhaega, is the healing master you mentioned a great druid?"

He noticed that Rhaegar mentioned the place name Watcher's Heights, which was the headquarters of the Druid Order.

Rhaegar shook his head:

"She is not a druid, but a rare cleric."

"The gods she believed in had fallen during the Age of Enlightenment, but the strange thing is that she was actually able to exchange her faith for divine magic and all kinds of incredible powers."

"It's just that this person has a perverse personality, behaves eccentrically, and rarely interacts with outsiders. I know that she lives in seclusion in Watcher's Heights and has powerful medical skills. During this time, Watcher's Heights has not been very peaceful. Maybe we have a chance to She dug into Rolling Stone Town and settled there.”

"This treatment of Du Lin and Asma is a good starting point."

Matthew nodded:

"But this weird situation probably cannot be solved by a priest. It still depends on Luticia's wishes."

Rhaegar looked troubled:

"Of course I know.

Then take another look.

After all, we just stole a burial object from our ancestors' cemetery. My plan is that when Sif completes her awakening, we will return the Holy Grail of Sin.

If we say something nice later, maybe Luticia will forgive us and take back the curse. "

Matthew coughed twice:

"More than one grave object may have been lost between sacrifices."

Rhaegar's eyes suddenly widened.

Matthew quickly changed the topic:

"You were able to escape from Luticia, surely it wasn't just because of the props in your hand, right?"

Rhaegar said truthfully:

"Of course, your mentor was of great help. When I escaped, she seemed to have started fighting with Luticia."

Matthew asked:

"How is it going?"

Rhaegar shook his head:

"I don't know, I don't understand. The battle between legends and quasi-legends. As an ordinary person, I lacked awe even if I took a second look at it. At that time, I just wanted to escape - no, not to Lady Margaret. increase the burden."

Matthew touched his chin.

I am still very curious about the battle between Margaret and Luticia.

It's a pity that there is no more information about the channels.

present.

While they were both there, he told Margaret exactly what he had heard about the secret war order.

After learning about this.

Both of them looked worried.

obviously.

Once the war order is issued, it means that the mages can choose to be alone, but Rolling Stone Town, as a territory, cannot stay away.

If the legitimacy of the dragon lord was recognized by the Alliance of Seven Saints during the war, then whether it was the red dragon Kusulus of Red Earth Mountain or the black dragon lord led by Gao Ye, they could legitimately attack Rolling Stone.

By then, the intimidation of Ronan and Ekmund will no longer exist.

If Matthew also joins the battle.

His oak groves and cemeteries will also be targeted by the dragon lords.

Even if he died in this war.

The Alliance of Seven Saints won't say anything.

It is absolutely impossible for a being like Isabel to go to war because of an incompetent disciple.

Matthew knew this.

"It should still be some time before the secret war order is officially released. This period of time is our best opportunity."

"If Rhaegar insists on not cooperating with the Blood Flag Kingdom, then we must do something during this period. We must establish an image that cannot be provoked to the outside world."

“We must take the initiative!”

Matthew said it a little tactfully.

But the implication is actually quite obvious.

Rolling Stone must establish its authority.

But looking around, there are giant dragons in three directions.

How to establish authority?

"The dragon is not invincible."

he concluded.

Rhaegar looked at him deeply:

"You're much crazier than I thought."

Matthew smiled:

"You can also consider paying protection fees to those dragon lords."

"But in that case, I may not officially have my name in Rolling Stone in the next war."

Speaking clearly beforehand is Matthew's greatest sincerity.

He loved Rolling Stone and was willing to fight for it.

But if the policy pursued by Rhaegar is to compromise.

Then he might as well use his identity as an alliance mage to completely stay on his own.

No one dared to mess with him as long as he didn't leave his oak forest or cemetery.

Rhaegar was a wise man.

He frowned and thought for a while, and soon figured out the joints involved.

"I understand that there is really no room for me to escape again in this matter. If I can't show my muscles in the early stage, then Rolling Stone will never be able to get rid of the shadow of war."

Rhaegar said solemnly:

"Actually, Zeller and I have made preparations before, but the dragon is indeed much more powerful than humans. The preparation of personnel alone is definitely not enough. We need more knowledge and assistance with props."

Matthew smiled slightly:

"Isn't this why you spend two hundred gold coins every month to hire me as a spell consultant?"

"As long as you make up your mind, I will give you a thorough action plan soon."

Zeller and Rhaegar looked at each other.

The former couldn't help but sigh:

"You young people are still radical. The most I can think about is defending against the dragon's sneak attack, but you think about attacking first."

Rega hummed twice:

"Maybe he just wants to harvest one more bone dragon."

Matthew smiled and said nothing.

Rhaegar immediately asked about the situation of the Holy Grail of Sin.

Matthew stated that he placed the Holy Grail in the cemetery.

Also at the cemetery was Sif.

Take this opportunity.

He told Rhaegar about the Thousand Changers again.

Although this is unbelievable.

But Rhaegar accepted Zeller's arrangement after getting over the initial shock.

Consider that Sif will be very weak during her awakening period.

Finally Rhaegar decided.

Continue to live in Matthew's cemetery until she completes her awakening.

At the same time, he taught her how to use the Holy Grail of Sin for convenience.

Rhaegar said he also wanted to live in the cemetery!

Matthew looked embarrassed at this:

"There are not many houses in the living area of ​​the cemetery. My previous house was given to Sif, and now I still sleep in a simple stone hut."

"If you want to live in too, you'll either have to sleep with me..."

Rega showed a look of disgust:

"I reject."

Matthew sighed:

"Then only the arsonist's dungeon dormitory has room left."

Rhaegar was speechless.

The three called the guards to carry the two knights to the military camp and take proper care of them.

Rhaegar immediately went to the cemetery to see his daughter.

Under the pull of both sides.

In the end, Matthew could only let Sinwak build a simple stone house next to his own stone house.

Anyway, Rhaegar brought his own tent sleeping gear, so he could barely get a good night's sleep after tidying up.

And after Rhaegar joined.

There are more than a dozen people living in the living area of ​​Matthew Cemetery on a daily basis.

Including Matthew, Rhaegar, Sif, Qiuka the Changer, Richard the Silver Snake and the arsonists.

The breath of life is heavy.

There are a few people in the cemetery.

As a result, the living area became a bit crowded.

night.

Matthew silently makes tombstones in his workshop.

The human voices in my ears gradually died down.

He began to think about whether to expand the number of layers in the cemetery.

On the one hand, it is to cope with the possible increase in the number of living people in the future. After all, the previously planned dead area is relatively large, and living people cannot mix with the dead. Over time, negative energy will erode severely.

On the other hand, expanding the second level can improve the strategic level of the cemetery.

This is still very important.

At present, his cemetery is still far from the safety principle of 300 meters underground.

The geology near Rolling Stone Town is good, so digging another three or five floors won't be a problem.

The only thing to consider is the cost of excavation.

The troll Xinwak is good at digging horizontally, and the efficiency of digging downward is very low.

"It would be great if I had a gray dwarf construction team. If I raised two burrowers, a bunch of Terrorclaws, and an unlimited number of little devils or lemures, it wouldn't be a problem to dig out a dungeon with dozens of floors in one go. !”

Matthew thought freely.

Just before bedtime.

He specially summoned the Eye of Immortality and checked the Death Gaze function.

He found Margaret still in a condition to watch.

It's just that her location changed from the Blood Banner Kingdom in Escana to the Incisor Castle at the junction.

It felt like I was fighting all the way with Lutitia.

I don’t know what the outcome will be.

Matthew could only pray for her in his heart.

The next day.

Little Patton came back from Bigfoot City and brought back a lot of fancy things.

Matthew took the opportunity to seal the last space-time crack.

within a short period of time.

He didn't want to come into contact with the people or forces in Escana.

As for the gadgets little Paton brought back.

Let him, Rhaegar and the others tinker with it.

Matthew's life quickly got back on track.

It’s just that the number of daily tasks has increased from two to three.

Plant trees.

Repair graves.

Animals talk.

There are more or less animals in Rolling Stone, and it’s a bit hard to find the ones that are spiritual.

He maintains an average of two to three contacts per day.

Much to Matthew's amusement.

Perhaps most people do not guard against animals when speaking, so he can hear many unknown secrets from animals.

For example, an old goat in the farm area told Matthew that the old man who owned the farm had hidden a lot of gold under a well.

This gold is said to be what he left to his descendants.

But the problem is, according to Lao Goat.

The old man has three children on his knees.

None of them are his own.

The old man knew nothing about it.

He is still frugal and working day and night to accumulate wealth, which can only be said to be disappointing.

Another example is that a magpie in the town told Matthew.

A clerk in a clothing store had been stealing gold coins from the warehouse.

He only stole a little at a time and hid all the gold coins he stole neatly.

Unfortunately, the store owner discovered where the clerk had hidden the gold coins.

He not only covets his buddy's gold coins, but also wants long-lasting water.

So I would steal a little bit from time to time.

The two sides went back and forth, stealing like this for more than three months, and neither of them noticed anything strange.

All these kinds of things.

All kinds of things in the world.

It was an eye-opener for Matthew.

Three days later at noon.

Matthew found Ollie the Pegasus in the oak forest.

He first exchanged feelings with Ollie.

After confirming that Ollie is in a good mood.

He formally initiated the invitation to sign.

But it's not about signing a mount contract.

Instead, he hopes that Ollie can join the oak forest and become a contracted creature in the ceremonial site of the Sanctuary of Life.

A mage can only own one magic mount.

But there is no limit to binding magical creatures through the ritual field.

It's like you can only marry one person.

But if you open a company and put people you like on the board of directors, you can theoretically put as many people as you want as long as you have the ability.

Face Matthew's invitation.

Ollie hesitated.

Finally, I chose to agree.

no way.

If you delay any longer, you will be expelled by the will of the main material world.

She could only choose to be a part of the Sanctuary of Life.

After the contract is signed.

There was a reaction in the ceremonial grounds.

…

"Tip: Your ritual site "Sanctuary of Life" has added a new magical creature "Golden Pegasus", and you have gained a lot of strategic experience.

The strategic level of Sanctuary of Life has been raised to LV2!

As the host of the ceremonial venue.

You will gain two additional abilities (only available in the ritual site) -

1. Soul of Nature (The abundant natural ability of Sanctuary of Life gives you a quota of Soul of Nature. You can promote a creature that has lived in the oak forest for more than seven days to a Soul of Nature, and give it the ability to evolve into a Druid. possibility)

2. Mass rejuvenation (you can treat up to four targets at the same time, the treatment effect is slightly higher than treating minor injuries, it can be used once a day)"

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"The Sanctuary of Life was upgraded to LV2 so quickly?"

Matthew was slightly surprised.

But if you think about it carefully, the Sanctuary of Life relies on its own oak forest. The size of the oak forest is not comparable to that of the cemetery, and it has a solid foundation in itself.

Recruiting Pegasus Ollie is just the icing on the cake, satisfying the conditions for upgrading.

"Group rejuvenation is quite good. I didn't expect that a necromancer like me could actually nurse so many people..."

"On the other hand, the number of natural souls must be carefully weighed. Currently, there is only one natural soul in the forest, Lulu, but she actually belongs to half the oak forest and half to the Fairy Flower Garden. So strictly speaking, she is the number one child I have trained. A natural soul, one must choose carefully.”

Matthew mused.

He is not in a hurry to give out this quota, because there are still too few aborigines in the oak forest at the moment.

The one he was most familiar with was the grouse.

It's just that although the grouse is somewhat spiritual, it makes a chicken the soul of nature.

It's a bit too abstract.

Matthew and Ollie played for a while.

After lunch in the cemetery.

Matthew rode Ollie quietly and flew south.

Pegasus has the unique ability to hide during the day.

This gives Matthew a great sense of security when traveling.

Ollie is very fast.

It didn't take long.

He saw the trading post near the southern border.

But the current trading post is completely different from what Matthew saw before.

The previous order was gone.

Matthew saw a large number of refugee groups around the trading post.

These people set up camps and tents nearby and surrounded the trading post.

No wonder it's on the road slightly north.

Matthew saw more than just temporary barriers.

There are many people from the garrison patrolling nearby.

It can only be said that the impact of the war on the surrounding territories is too great.

Most of these refugees come from the golden fertile fields in the south. After being ravaged by the army from the Red Earth Mountains, the latter is said to have become a purgatory on earth, and the conditions are horrific.

No living person dared to stay in that land.

It is worth mentioning that.

Matthew heard that among the businessmen with property in the South Trading Post, headed by Howard, they organized and built a refugee camp. It is said that for this camp, they asked the five-member committee for money.

Matthew looked down from the sky.

It was discovered that the so-called refugee camps can only accommodate a small number of people, and more people are still gathered in the surrounding areas, making it difficult to guarantee even the most basic survival needs.

Seeing the sallow faces of the refugees, Matthew was filled with emotion.

He suddenly understood why Zeller had to work overtime all night.

"The territory of Rolling Stone Town cannot support so many people."

Matthew's mind suddenly recalled what little Patton said.

A hint of haze flashed through my heart.

He did not linger long above the South Trading Post.

Instead, it continued to fly south.

Entering the golden fertile field.

Matthew flew along the road, searching for villages or settlements that were originally inhabited.

However, there was only deathly silence left in this land.

The army at Red Earth Mountain was extremely brutal.

They only want food, not people.

They plundered and slaughtered at the same time, and a considerable part of the population of the Golden Fertile Field died under the blade of the Red Dragon Lord.

Matthew rode Ollie and landed in a village square.

Most of the buildings in the village were completely burned by the flames.

Only hundreds of charred corpses remained in the square.

These corpses were not burned cleanly. Most of them still had bones, and a few even had rotten flesh.

Matthew walked over.

Several scavenging birds were immediately frightened away.

He looked at the unburied bones and silently shook his head.

After marking the village.

Matthew continued flying south.

At sunset.

Matthew has found seven human settlements, large and small.

No one survived in these seven places.

The bodies of villagers in three villages were gathered together, with signs of burning.

The remaining four places are left to their own devices.

Corpses lay scattered in every corner of the village.

Many of them are in a state of decay.

Midsummer night.

Matthew walks on the pier in Red River Town.

Bloated corpses floated on the water.

Bodies piled up on the shore.

A disgusting rancid smell filled the air.

Matthew's plague field has sounded the alarm several times, and he has to activate the field to resist the diseases that are constantly spreading in the air.

In a corner of the pier.

Matthew saw a male corpse with a strange posture——

There was a spear stuck in his back, and his body was curled up like a lobster.

Matthew turned him over.

thump.

The male corpse rolled to the side, and the end of the spear supported his body in a triangle.

He also shook off the baby that had been dead for many days in his arms.

That moment.

Matthew's whole body shuddered.

He could feel a huge resentment brewing over the dock.

If not processed.

Very scary and evil undead creatures will definitely be born here.

However powerful these resentments may be.

It certainly cannot threaten an adult red dragon.

You might even become his puppet.

Just think of this.

Matthew hesitated no longer.

While he walked faster in the town, he began to spread negative energy stone powder in every corner.

To improve efficiency.

Matthew summoned A Bing and others to help spread the seeds.

There are places where there are many dead people.

He'll even drop an entire negative energy stone.

quickly.

Most areas of this town were aroused by a slight negative energy vortex.

Under Matthew’s guidance.

Some more spiritual corpses even show signs of natural corpse transformation!

Matthew was in no hurry.

He slowly summoned a group of zombies and placed tombstones in all directions of the town.

The tombstones have a cemetery feel to them.

To a certain extent, it can reduce the pressure on Matthew to cast the next spell.

And after completing a series of preparations.

Looking up, the sky is full of stars.

Matthew galloped through the streets on a golden Pegasus.

He began to chant loudly.

In order to improve the efficiency of spell casting, Matthew also specially used the Suriel chanting method.

Although his level is average.

However, the chanting time of this ritual spell is more than twenty minutes, which can save a lot of time overall.

Accompanied by Matthew's chant.

Corpses stood up blankly under the support of negative energy.

There is no soul fire in them.

This means they did not become immortal.

Can be under the influence of ritual spells.

The bodies began to move unsteadily.

Matthew rode Ollie around and around the town of Red River.

Under his chanting.

More and more corpses stood up and followed behind the Pegasus.

Two hours later.

Exhausted, Matthew left Red River Town.

And this time behind him.

Surprisingly, there was a dense army of corpses!

in the dark.

The golden Pegasus exudes bright light.

Like a bright light.

Guide the long winding dragon composed of corpses to slowly move towards the direction of Rolling Stone Town.

…

"Hint: You used the ritual spell "Cold Night Return".

The corpse you awaken will slowly walk to your final destination.

During this period, some corpses may undergo corpse transformation, please handle with caution."

…

The Cold Night Return is the necromancer's version of exorcism.

It was impossible for Matthew to turn these corpses into his own immortality one by one.

But we can't just watch their bodies exposed in the wilderness.

Therefore, it is the best choice to rush them to the cemetery and place them first.

Matthew is not short of bodies right now.

After these corpses arrive at the cemetery, they will be buried and become the reserve of the undead.

Just one location in Honghe Town.

There were more than a thousand corpses.

This is something worthy of ecstasy for any necromancer.

But Matthew sat on Ollie's back, looking back at the unexplained corpses.

It feels like a mountain is weighing on my heart!

He headed north.

We walked slowly for twenty or thirty kilometers.

On reaching the next village.

A dark shadow suddenly appeared at the intersection ahead.

Matthew stopped.

The man's whole body was covered by a pitch black cloak.

He carries a huge scythe on his back.

Like the legendary god of death.

"Hello, Mr. Matthew."

"Finally we meet."

"Introduce yourself, I am Fan Zijue."

A deep male voice came from the cloak.

…

"Warning: You have encountered the messenger of the underworld, Viscount Fan (legendary creature/Ravenloft Demon Realm)!"

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