A Necromancer Who 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 from the 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 series of messy footprints nearby leading to the deeper part of the cave, the size is very large, it is definitely not left by kobolds or gnolls, the owner of the footprints is more likely to be humans, bear goblins or half-orcs..."

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   Write down this information.

  Matthew put on the gloves meticulously, and took off the **** coat.

   Then he was about to leave here.

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

   Although the Bone Dragon is fierce.

  However, the size does not fit.

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

   It is impossible to drill through the designation of Xiaobo.

   Plus it obviously happened a few days ago.

  Matthew thinks that it is the best choice to hand over the **** clothes to the security station—the Blood Banner family is a rare nobleman who attaches 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 just sit idly by.

  …

  Leave the cave.

   Matthew hurried back to the city.

   Along the way.

  He found that the main task had changed.

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  「Main task: plant trees

  Progress: Reach primary goal

  …

  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 3,000 trees!

  Reward: 10XP/1 living oak tree

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  Follow-up task 2: Maintenance is also important!

  Description: A new forest is easily destroyed by an accident, please protect your forest

  Reward: Each successful guardian will receive different rewards”

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  Each oak tree gives 10 experience points?

  Matthew's eyes lit up.

   Isn't this more fragrant than fighting?

  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 **** 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.

  …

   Except for the following two tasks.

  Matthew found that at some point, there was a Tai Chi-like symbol at the bottom of the taskbar.

The    symbol is divided into left and right sides, and the shape of the two sides is exactly the same. They are both uppercase and transparent three-dimensional commas.

  The difference lies in the color of the dots of light surging inside—

  The left side is gray, and there is only a trace of deposition 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.

  …

What's this?

   Matthew stared at it 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 guessed that this might 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, is it because I planted many trees?"

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

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   Along the way.

  Matthew studied with relish.

   But when we are near the town.

  An unexpected visitor interrupted his thinking.

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"whee!"

  The laughter of a human-like little girl sounded.

   Matthew's eyes lit up with a faint white light.

  He stands firm.

   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 a white light flashed.

  The opponent disappeared without a trace.

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  「You's 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, after taking it, it can increase a little energy, and has a slight purification effect”

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   "Today's luck is good."

  After seeing the appearance of the object 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 oak forest reached 500 trees, fairies 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.

   It turned out in front of a dozen children.

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

   This almost made Matthew speechless.

  He couldn’t tell his students that this was a ‘gift from nature’, could he?

  …

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

  Matthew didn't argue with them too much.

  Chewing 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, his face was full of joy.

   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 else:

"Walk."

  The two rushed towards the security station in a hurry.

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  Brad is the captain of the security station.

  It 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 cause of planting trees, Matthew not only applied for a history teacher at Sever 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 spell, which can capture the souls of the recently deceased for interrogation and judgment.

  With the strong support of Matthew, the rate of crime detection in the public security station soared.

   It's been a long time.

  Residents in the territory all know that Brad in the public security station solves crimes 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.

  …

   After a while.

  In the morgue of the public security station.

  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. Ghosts were flying over their heads..."

   "What a horrible scene, those ghosts!"

   As he spoke, he trembled all over his body.

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

  Matthew hurriedly interrupted to remind:

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

  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 scene, those ghosts!"

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

  Ghosts are like this. Most of them can only have a small amount of memories during their lifetime, and they are generally those memories with strong emotional colors.

   Except for these.

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

  …

  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 release the spell with his eyes.

   didn't wait for Matthew to do it.

  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? You 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..."

   "I have only one wish."

   said.

  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's expression was 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 applied double for you."

   Matthew narrowed his eyes when he heard the words: "I just love to hear this."

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  Tonight's staple food is matsutake pilaf.

   The side dish is cabbage egg soup and a few slices of bacon.

  It tastes great.

   Matthew licks the bottom of the bowl clean.

   At the end.

  He couldn't help but praise and said:

   "Peggy, your craftsmanship is really amazing! Even among living people, 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 already dead, so I can't get married."

   After a while.

  She saw that Matthew was still immersed in the delicious food.

  So he boldly asked:

   "Matthew, you see that I have done such a good job, are you going to give me a raise?"

  Matthew wiped his mouth skillfully and got up:

   "Definitely next time."

  His figure quickly disappeared into the basement passage.

   "God **** 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 crystal ball that was about to turn gray from the cupboard in the next room.

  …

  The **** coat in the cave.

  Buyers who were intercepted.

  Ghost descriptions of anomalous groups of people who haunt the Hag's Keep.

  …

   Same as Brad.

  Matthew also felt a little uneasy.

   So tonight.

  He intends to perform a divination!

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  (end of this chapter)