A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

  Chapter 28 Domain: Temperance

  …

  「Description: When this staff is fully charged, it can instantly make up to three targets into a state of violent coughing.

  …

  Remarks: In the coughing state, the target's "focus" will be reduced by at least 10 points;

  If the coughing unit is located in the crowd, it may quickly cause small-scale infection;

   Cough duration depends on the target's "Level" and "Immunity";

  You cannot put legendary units, undead creatures, constructed creatures, etc. into coughing state;

  This staff can ignore legendary protection spells;

  The cough state has a certain probability of being dispelled by the senior priest..."

  …

  Little artifact!

   At the first sight of the description.

  Matthew knew that this high-level appraisal scroll was worth the money.

   "This thing is simply the nemesis of spellcasters!"

  He stroked the smooth side of the staff fondly.

   "Focus" is the most important spellcasting attribute. If you don't focus enough, it is very likely that the spellcasting will fail, and the consequences of the spellcasting failure are often extremely tragic.

Let's imagine.

  A high-level mage carefully protected himself, and was impassionedly chanting a certain high-level spell that could turn the tide of the battle. Suddenly, his throat itched, his eyes turned white, and his thigh kicked—

  The spell stuck turned into a cough!

   Then next.

  He had to endure the terrible spell backlash when his focus was slashed!

   It's not just mages and warlocks that are affected.

  It can also interrupt Druid's "Higher Form Transformation", Shaman's "War Song" and Bard's almost all tricks!

   goes one step further.

   Rogues who require high-precision movement to maintain a menacing presence during combat are also frustrated.

  Except for high-level fighters, monks, sword masters and other resistant monsters that can cough and cut people at the same time.

   Everyone else will be affected to varying degrees.

   As for the pastor.

   "In this era when the gods are gone, it is not so easy to meet a priest."

   "It's no wonder the Antu Empire is so crazy, spiritual power does have merit!"

  Matthew held the psionic staff tightly in his hand.

  After being excited for a while, he frowned slightly again.

  Because on the next line of the description, there is this sentence:

  …

  「Wand charging method: Unknown (insufficient knowledge of psychic power)」

  …

  Even the high-level appraisal scroll failed to find out its full picture, which shows the rarity of spiritual knowledge.

   But Matthew is not in a hurry.

  This scroll has determined the direction of information retrieval for him, and then he just needs to find a way to search for knowledge such as "how to charge spiritual items".

   "It seems that I have to find time to go to the "Crucible House". By the way, I will find the extremely loveless Ta Ling to find out about the current situation of the great master Ronan. "

  Thinking so.

  Matthew put away the spiritual staff properly.

   Then, according to the usual practice, we began to replay tonight's encounter.

  …

  "In the case of a sudden encounter with a large group of enemies, it is no problem to abandon ordinary skeleton soldiers;

   But I can do better in terms of distance control. The clothes are splashed with blood. It's not decent to ask Peggy to do the laundry and be nagged by her. "

  …

   "The magic protection effect on the Guardian Psalm is really good. The second-level infected body can't make an inch at all, and it is estimated that it can resist the third-level Kuangse guard several times;

   There are still some blank pages at the back of this book, it seems that some protection system and other spells can be filled in. But such spells are often one-off. I don't know how much a protection-specialized mage will charge when transcribing a one-time spell? "

  …

   "The existence of the Antu Empire proves that I have indeed come to a real world with a world view similar to the game.

   Psionic items are very powerful, but I can't develop too much greed. I should do my old job well first, and then delve into other things after I have spare capacity.

   Well, set a small goal first, and expand the oak forest to about 1,800 trees before summer comes! "

  …

  The tip of the quill dipped in mineral graphite water quickly slid across the cheap papyrus.

Writing replay manuscripts is a small habit that Matthew has developed since traveling. At first, he just recorded the difficulties of planting trees and some knowledge points that need attention on these papyrus. Later, he also used this to vent his longing for his hometown. And record some thoughtful content.

  Anyway, he used Chinese characters, and the handwriting was so scribbled that only he could barely recognize it.

  He sees this as a unique way to decompress.

During this time.

  Matthew's brain often jumps repeatedly between extreme emptying and high-speed operation.

   Swipe, Swipe, Swipe!

  The pleasant writing sound sounded.

  Matthew quickly wrote the last paragraph with a pen.

  …

  "As for the words I said before I left, Samantha should have been moved. Very well, she will be the first subject for me to explore my own unique legendary way. Maybe that Eli also has potential.

   But I still have to be careful not to hurt them.

  Although these two druids are old-fashioned, they are both kind and upright. "

  …

  “Immortality” and “Nature”.

  This is a question that Matthew has been thinking about since time travel.

  He is very clear that these two seemingly different paths are the source of his future strength.

  Based on the concept of this continent, the two are almost completely opposite-people don't even want to think about why they are opposite, as if this is a natural law.

  Matthew once asked Archmage Ronan this question.

  After the latter thought for a long time, he gave Matthew an answer.

  Ronan told him that all the current concepts on the mainland are inseparable from the interpretation of everything in the world by the gods of the "Age of Enlightenment".

  In the era when the gods rose up and interfered with the human world with their own might, in order to consolidate their absolute authority in their own field, the gods formed a set of interpretations of the world and concepts under the tacit agreement and compromise of many parties.

   This is the world view inherited by many races on the continent.

   This idea has lasted too long.

   Even hundreds of years after the gods left, no one was willing to break it.

  …

   "For mages, spells are low-level tools, domains are middle-level tools, and concepts are high-level tools; but for the gods of Tianlun Palace, concepts are their lives.

  To give an example, in the Age of Enlightenment, if one day all living beings believe that what rises at night is no longer the "moon", then the next day, all the gods related to the "moon" are at risk of falling.

  Of course, the situation after "Tian Lun Gong Sheng Que" is very different. The gods are powerless to interfere in the present world. Concepts are still a source of power for them but are no longer fatal. More importantly, they are too weak now.

   That's why we can sit here and discuss concepts without having to think about the mood of the gods.

  In fact, they are a bunch of poor **** who are about to be swept into the garbage dump, but they are stubborn, and they are destined to no longer shine in this world.

   Next is the age of spellcasters.

  I appreciate your views on "nature" and "immortality". If one day, you embark on the legendary road, you may really have the opportunity to walk out on an unprecedented supreme road. "

  …

  The above are the original words of Ronan.

   Matthew was deeply touched after listening to it.

  He is not only excited that the originally confused road ahead has gradually become clear, but also fortunate to have met a mentor like Ronan when he was just starting out.

   In Matthew's view.

  The trend of "immortality" and "nature" going hand in hand in oneself is inevitable.

  If the inherent concept is used, then the two will inevitably conflict on their own.

  He even suspected that the initial garbled characters of the system were a manifestation of conflicts.

   To solve this problem, he must come up with a new concept!

  In this new conceptual system, he must make immortality and nature mutually inclusive.

   This is theoretically possible.

  After all, the "Negative Energy Plane", which symbolizes the origin of the undead, was born by nature.

  It should belong to nature in a broad sense.

  As time goes by, nature itself will also have a day of extinction.

  The universe is destroyed and returned to death, and death is a sub-field of immortality.

  The two can completely contain and transform each other.

certainly.

  It's too early to talk about concepts with Matthew's current strength.

  He must at least have a certain authority over immortality and nature before he can announce the new concept to the world.

   But a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

  Convincing the most conservative druids to accept—even if they don’t reject their own concept—was a test for Matthew while he was still in his great career of planting trees.

  …

   After writing the review.

  Matthew did not put away the stack of papyrus.

  He just took a break.

   Then he continued to write eloquently.

   Next comes the content about future plans.

  Matthew likes to plan regularly and list out the things to do in the future one by one.

  First, plant trees.

  Before the arrival of summer, this is Matthew's main business, and no project can affect his continued success in planting trees.

to this end.

  He decided to cut back on the time spent at night sweeping up the madness nests.

   After all, the further you go down, the more dangerous it is. He has to ensure that there are no fish that slip through the net on the upper floors before he considers going to the next floor.

   He believed that Ella and the goddess would understand.

   Followed by the learning of spells and the professional advancement that dragged on for half a month.

  These two are actually not that urgent, leaving aside the spells that can be learned at any time.

  Matthew's level is now stuck at LV8.

   If you want to continue to improve, you must complete a ceremony called "Night of the Dead" to obtain the promotion qualification of "Advanced Necromancer";

   Either seek a variety of powerful or partial advanced professions: True Necromancer, Pale Lord, Revenant Lord, Sigh of Mourning, Tomb Guard... and White Rock City's characteristic advanced "Dead in Chains".

  In short, if he does not advance, his level cannot continue to improve, and his experience can only be saved temporarily.

   It takes a lot of energy and time to advance.

   After some thought.

  Matthew decided to plan advanced matters in the first week after the arrival of summer.

  This means that he still has enough time to think about which advanced path he should take.

  The last thing is to add some necessary props and items—

   Scrolls to buy;

   The weapons required by Ah Bing must be made by a special person;

  If there is still money left, Matthew would like to change to a bigger "magic bag";

   Also, he saw a ring in the "Crucible House" a long time ago that increases the upper limit of energy.

   But he thought about it.

Sighed.

  Finally crossed out the next two items from the to-do list.

  …

   It was late at night when all the paperwork was done.

  Matthew stacked the papyrus by category, and then pressed different weights on it.

  He just stretched.

  A white light lights up.

Snapped!

  A coconut fell into Matthew's arms.

   "Wait, where did you get this thing?"

   Matthew was amazed.

  It's a pity that the oak elf came and went too quickly.

  He only saw the white light flash and the other party disappeared, leaving Matthew to enjoy this "gift of nature" alone.

   "How should I drive this thing..."

  Matthew touched the thick coconut shell with both hands, dumbfounded.

   But soon.

  His attention shifted from the coconut to the ability of "Gift of Nature".

   pondered for a moment.

  Matthew put the coconut on his lap, took out another piece of paper and wrote:

   "How should I use this miraculous and somewhat evil ability?"

  He stopped writing and thought for a moment.

   If he is an insatiable person, he will seek to maximize his profit.

  He would collect corpses through various legal and illegal channels, and then bury them in his oak forest.

   Then he just sits back and enjoys it.

   But is that really right?

  Matthew shook his head decisively.

   Gifts without a bottom line look very tempting, but if you do that yourself, what is the difference from those who do all kinds of evil for the sake of power?

   Besides, this ability is just that no hidden dangers have been discovered for the time being.

   Matthew doesn't think he can always enjoy the gift without paying any price.

  Intuition told him that abusing this ability might cause quite a problem.

   Hence the principle of caution.

  Matthew decided to actively control the number of "gifts".

  He will not refuse a corpse delivered to his door, but he will not take the initiative to search for objects that can be buried.

  …

   "In addition, in terms of concepts, I should also control my thoughts. I can't think of burying someone as soon as I see him possessing powerful abilities... This kind of insatiable thinking is very dangerous and may gradually strip me of my humanity."

  "The gift of nature, it can only be a gift, and I should not take the initiative to ask for it."

  Write down these two sentences.

   Matthew let out a long breath.

  At that moment, it seemed that something hazy in his heart was broken.

  My heart is bright and refreshing.

   Next second.

  He suddenly noticed that everything around him was in a strange distortion.

   In a trance.

  Matthew saw countless faces that seemed to be immersed in mercury. Those faces were either happy or sad, some were greedy and some were indifferent, as if there were pairs of eyes with different emotions watching him.

  His skin itches from these stares.

   Just when Matthew was about to lose his hold.

  All the pictures suddenly disappeared.

  A powerful energy injected into his body!

  …

  「Deep in your heart, you resolutely rejected an incredible temptation, and you have successfully stepped into the sub-field of desire "temperance"!

   In return for getting involved in the field, you can choose one of the following three abilities—

  …

  1. Heart as still water (your will is enough to avoid most of the charms below the legend)

  2. Reserve power (after your mana or physical power is completely exhausted, a small amount of vitality will be produced, available times: 10)

  3. A heart without regrets (you can choose whether to seal the emotion ‘regret’, after sealing, you will never be disturbed by this emotion)”

  …

  After the unexpected joy.

   Matthew began to think.

   These three options actually have their own advantages.

  "No regrets" can help people get rid of a relatively negative emotion permanently, and it can also be unblocked at any time, flexible and easy to use.

   "Leave spare power" has a limit on the number of times, but the advantage is that it can create a chance to survive from desperation.

but.

  Who can refuse "The Heart is Like Still Water"?

   Out of politeness, Matthew glanced at the other two options, and then chose 1 without hesitation!

  …

  「You have completed the enlightenment in the temperance field, and the current field situation is: first entry.

  …

  You gain a permanent status 'Clear Mind'

  Clear mind: Every day, as long as you have restrained a certain desire, you can have a clear mind for at least 1 hour. In this state, your learning efficiency is three times that of usual! "

  …

   "This is easy to use. If you want to talk about desire, then I restrain myself every day!"

  Matthew couldn't help murmuring.

   Next second.

  A faint voice came from outside the basement door:

   "I knew it! Matthew, I knew that you were actually restraining the urge to violate me every day. You necromancers are all a virtue, aren't you?"

  Matthew looked back.

   Peggy was swinging her long legs against the door frame.

  While shaking her, he was still winking at Matthew.

   This scene.

  Matthew could only say in his heart, "It's really ecstasy".

"What's up?"

he asks.

   "There are three big things I'm about to tell you."

   Paige became serious.

  …

The whole family is full of sun, including the six-month-old baby. The baby has a high fever, and the adults have a low-grade fever. They are all coughing. I can bear it for the time being, but I need to take care of them; The chapter is big, and the double update will resume tomorrow, and the next chapter is also a 4,000-word chapter, thank you for your understanding and support! Finally, don't give up on reading. Wow, it's a ball!

  (end of this chapter)