A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 365: Troll Corridor and "Reforming Law and Order"

 …

 While the others are still thinking, Mulan, the most experienced person, has already asked:

“There are several questions. First, is this an emergency operation or a long-term operation?”

“Secondly, is this operation going to be carried out in an official capacity, or in a private capacity? If you intend to carry out it in an official capacity, do you have permission from the Alliance? Or do you intend to use the emergency privileges of the second-level MPs?”

 “Third, what is the name of this operation?”

“Fourth, following the two stages you just described, I think we need more manpower.”

 Matthew nodded slightly.

As expected of a legendary mage, Mulan is not only experienced, but also has extremely quick reactions.

 The questions he asked are indeed things that should be considered carefully before taking action.

Matthew answered each one:

“Emergency action is expected to take no more than three days and a maximum duration of no more than one week.”

“It is carried out in a private name, and the action is called revenge. The targets of arrest and attack are groups related to the warlock Lance. Of course, I will set the standard for who is related to Lance.”

“As for the extra manpower, I don’t think we need too many. The daughter left behind by Terraste will lead the Wind Chasers to maintain basic security. We only need to fight against criminals.”

 Mulan raised another question:

“According to your current tendency, you should be ready to make a quick decision.”

“I have no problem with the star realm, but with the Jade Cangting, should you give us a big list of action targets in advance?”

Matthew continued to nod and said:

 “I’ve already asked someone to prepare the list.”

 “It is expected to be delivered to everyone before action.”

"It is worth noting that although I am a little emotionally unstable due to the attack, we still have to try not to expand our retaliation and only target the evil forces in Windward Valley, and try not to have any negative impact on other places in Jade Cangting. Influence."

 “This is not good for our operations.”

Hearing this, Mulan showed a hint of approval:

 “I have no further questions at the moment.”

Feliwen then asked:

“If the big list is nothing to worry about, what should we do with the people on the list?”

“What if the other party resists when arresting these people?”

Matthew has already prepared a solution:

“The normal procedure is to arrest people and send them to prison.”

“If you encounter resistance, you can kill them on the spot!”

Feliwen reminded:

 “The prison in Jade Cangting is not very secure.”

“According to your statement, didn’t the people from the Presbyterian Church and the Willow Leaf Organization just pretend to go in and sit there for a few days, and then were secretly released?”

Matthew has naturally considered this issue:

 “I’m already in contact with Heisuo Mountain Fortress and White Snail Prison.”

“Ms. Qin Wuyue has not received a reply yet, but the warden of Mount Heisuo, Ms. Hera, expressed her willingness to send two magic ships to pick up these prisoners.”

　　Mu Lan narrowed his eyes.

 There seemed to be a puzzled look in his eyes, but he did not ask.

Matthew certainly knew the doubts in Mulan's heart.

Horse Mountain is currently in chaos. Due to financial reasons, this notorious prison should be unwilling to accept new prisoners.

Matthew certainly knew this.

So when he wrote the urgent magic letter to Hera, he didn't even mention arranging these prisoners to the Mount Hesso Prison.

 He just asked Hera for two magic ships that were about to be scrapped!

 Something like a magic ship.

 It has been in disrepair for a long time and is flying in the sky. It is normal for it to accidentally fall and explode.

Matthew has no intention of letting these elves who are related to warlocks continue to live!

The reason why he still pretends to get two magic ships is to give Terrast a face, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as relieving Hera of some burden -

If the alliance's magic ship crashes during the operation, it can be exchanged for some financial subsidies.

  If it is scrapped normally.

 The economic benefits obtained are much smaller!

Not to mention that Matthew also proposed to give some money, and Hera would certainly not disagree.

certainly.

 The extra money must be paid by the criminals themselves.

 Matthew can’t do charity, can he?

 Obviously he is the victim of this warlock incident!

 After he answered a few more questions from everyone.

Hibbert asked belatedly:

“Will it bring disgrace to the elves if we carry out this kind of action on the Jade Cangting’s territory?”

"I heard that Terraste is very powerful and very old-fashioned. He won't get angry and seek revenge on you, right?"

Matthew smiled:

“Don’t worry, he really wants me to hold the butcher knife high!”

At this moment Matthew has woken up.

 The sorrow of the immortal species is that they live too long.

 The solution to the problem is also very simple.

 Just reinject death into this group!

Tarast obviously understood this.

 It's just that he himself doesn't want to be the butcher.

 Hence, Matthew could only be hinted at in various ways to help.

The priceless elemental crystal clusters and the artworks of the ancient goddess of beauty, as well as Terrani's attitude towards herself, illustrate all this.

 Waiting for Tyrast to come back.

He will definitely pretend to be furious.

 But that was only done on the surface for the elven people to see.

 As for secretly.

 I’m afraid it’s too late for him to thank Matthew!

 After answering the doubts of everyone present one after another.

Matthew added:

“Actually, our main goal of this operation is still in the first stage, as long as we can clear out the people related to the warlock in Windward Valley.”

“As for the situation in the star realm, because it is full of uncertainties, we should treat it as an additional goal to complete, and do as much as we can.”

“Our bottom line is to control the Windward Valley and the astral passage behind it. If necessary, I will make a request to the Silver Council and ask them to turn the Windward Valley into the territory of the Alliance.”

 Mulan reminded:

“The last point you mentioned is not that easy to achieve.”

Matthew smiled:

“Because it’s not easy, I left it to the people in the Silver Council to do it.”

“Why, I was assassinated on the front line and was injured and led the team to fight to the end against the evil organization. Can’t the people at the back give me some help?”

Mulan smiled hoarsely:

"you're right."

“However, your behavior is completely different from what I expected from a tree-planting mage.”

 “I thought you would be a gentle, elegant and easy-going person...”

Matthew was surprised and said:

　　“Did you think so correctly?”

"I am such a person."

　　Mu Lan smiled and said nothing.

“By the way, in order to appear more famous, I urgently applied for a batch of evil detection scrolls from the Silver Council.”

"These scrolls are already in my hands. I will send them to you soon. When you go to arrest people, if you encounter evil elements detected by the scrolls and they are not on the big list, you can also arrest them. catch!"

  Matthew mentioned a little more detail.

Bobo immediately asked:

“But what if someone on the list cannot be detected by the Evil Detection Scroll?”

“As far as I know, the Evil Detection Scroll also has many limitations.”

Matthew smiled slightly:

“Don’t worry, it’s absolutely impossible that the elves on the big list are not evil elements.”

 He looked confident.

Bobo is even more curious:

"Why?"

Matthew said casually:

 “Because they are really too evil and there is no way they can’t be detected!”

 He can’t tell everyone—

 Did he resell the batch of evil detection scrolls just now as soon as he got them?

 The next thing he distributed to everyone was the red light scroll he purchased from the Alliance Mall.

These are cheap items from when apprentices at a certain magic academy in the south were practicing scroll making.

 An Evil Detection Scroll can now buy a ton of Red Light Scrolls.

 As for the people on the list…

 They are all enemies involving life and death.

Who cares whether it is evil or not?

 Matthew is already very considerate in buying an extra batch of red light scrolls!

“The Silver Council should really give me an award for best maintenance of the image of the alliance!”

“Any other mage would definitely not be as flawless as I am!”

Just at this time.

　　A crisp thud.

A magical letter with wings appears in the safe house.

 Follow.

Isabel's voice came over:

“Go ahead and do it boldly, I can guarantee you that enemies of upper legendary level and above will not appear in front of you.”

 “Don’t disappoint me, Matthew.”

 The mages were all shocked when they heard this.

Matthew also smiled bitterly:

“Honestly, I’m suddenly a little stressed now.”

Lumiere, who didn’t understand the ins and outs of the alliance, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him:

 “Don’t worry, we will all stand by your side and support you.”

“As for the pressure...are you worried that this operation will cause too many casualties?”

Matthew shook his head and sighed:

“I’m afraid if I don’t kill enough, I won’t be able to get through to the teacher...”

Lumiere was slightly startled:

 “Is this the style of the Seven Saints Alliance?”

Bobo casually poked his waist:

 “Welcome to the world beyond the jungle.”

Matthew concluded:

“Meet here in two hours. After that, I will assign tasks and make final preparations before the action.”

 “Now, you can go and resupply.”

Philiwen asked:

 “What about you, Matthew?”

Matthew replied:

 “I’ll get the big list.”

 …

Emerald Cang Tingdong.

In a gray mage tower that looks a little out of place with the surrounding buildings.

 Ai Lan made Matthew a pot of tea.

 Then he showed a hint of embarrassment:

“I heard that you were attacked. I’m sorry. I should have been with you the whole time when I knew you were coming…”

Matthew shook his head:

"Don't say that. I know you are in trouble too. After all, they are your tribe."

Ai Lan bit her lip:

 “But I am also a mage of the Alliance.”

　　She looked very guilty and troubled, and she did not dare to look directly at Matthew.

Matthew smiled and said:

"In some cases, it is not shameful to escape. You must know that even Tyrast left the city in the name of slaying the dragon. You don't have to blame yourself for this."

 “This is human nature.”

 Hearing this, Ai Lan's mood seemed to relax a little.

She looked at Matthew with some gratitude, and then a hint of sullenness appeared on her face:

 “I really didn’t expect them to dare to invite that warlock back!”

“Hey, I almost went crazy when I heard the news before. I didn’t know how to explain it to you, so I had no choice but to escape…”

“I know what Windward Valley is, I’ve always known it, but every time I want to shut down that filthy place, the Presbyterians always shut my mouth with the lack of money…”

“They told me that if Windward Valley is closed, the Willow Leaf Mechanism will stop operating within half a year, and many elves will lose their jobs or even starve to death!”

“I don’t understand how they calculate it. It’s obvious that each of them is rich…”

 Ai Lan vomited bitter water for a long time.

 Compared to Terraste's implicitness, Ai Lan is much more straightforward.

 But the attentive Matthew also saw that the half-elf mage with the title of Winter Moon was actually similar to Terraste in terms of his feelings towards his tribe.

 They all know what the problem is and how to solve it, but they are unwilling to do it themselves.

 They don’t even dare to face it!

 Ai Lan's mood seemed very unstable.

 Matthew had to comfort the other person instead.

 Fortunately, after a while, she seemed to return to normal, and Matthew immediately asked:

 “How much do you know about the plane of the sampan behind Windward Dale?”

Ai Lan thought for a while:

 “Not a lot.”

"But I know that it is a springboard to other planes in the star realm, a springboard with the tacit approval of the Alliance."

"The most important significance of the existence of the sampan plane is to provide a black market for trading astral materials. Since the alliance explicitly prohibits transactions with astral forces, the objective needs of the mages are there, so All kinds of black markets emerged."

“The Black Market of Windward Valley and the sampan plane behind it are the largest astral material trading place in the south.”

“The Seven Saints should be aware of this. They chose to turn a blind eye. The reason is that they may have their own channels to obtain supplies from the star realm, but other mid-level and high-level mages do not.”

“For some reasons, they cannot sell astral materials on their own in a big way, so this black market has become increasingly prosperous.”

“You know, once the black zone spreads out, it attracts a lot of like-smelling flies, and the same goes for Windward Valley.”

“Those evil guys usually know how to behave. They almost never leave the wall surrounded by giant trees, and I never enter the Windward Valley.”

 Speaking of which.

 She looked at Matthew apologetically again:

 “I should have warned you.”

“I thought someone would tell you the inside story about Windward Dale.”

Matthew looked calm and calm on the surface.

But he couldn’t help but complain crazily in his heart:

"Only you elves know what Windward Dale is like, but the elves are more proud than the last. You and the half-elves are not willing to tell me. How could other pure elves mention it to me?"

　　It is outrageous to say the least.

The Jade Cangting clearly contains such a huge underground place.

  Matthew actually found out about this from the gang leader Setrunk!

“So, how are Windward Dale and the plane of the Sampan connected?”

  Matthew asked the key question.

Ai Lan replied without thinking:

 “Troll Corridor.”

“Well, that is a very special underground passage. As long as you walk through the troll corridor and take a boat across the amniotic fluid lake in the middle, you can directly reach the sampan plane...”

Matthew looked puzzled:

 “Troll Corridor? Amniotic Fluid Lake?”

A blush quickly appeared on Ai Lan’s face:

 “Um, yes.”

“In the legend of the trolls, the underground passage was dug out by the **** of the troll god...”

“Due to the powerful power of the gods, the traces of the **** piercing the material world are permanently preserved, thus forming a troll corridor leading to the astral world.”

“The amniotic fluid lake is also named after this.” Matthew scratched his head:

  “Isn’t it a bit nonsense?”

Ai Lan immediately said:

"I think so too!"

"But there are indeed many strange things about that underground passage. The Alliance conducted research on it very early on. The research results found that with the spells and power currently controlled by the Alliance, it is impossible to close or even control that passage! "

“Fortunately, people in the star realm also cannot control this passage.”

“It seems to be created by nature. Only those who follow the rules of the passage will have the opportunity to enter and exit the astral realm at specific times every day with the help of the ebb and flow of the astral realm’s tides.”

"It must be noted that when crossing the Amniotic Water Lake by boat, everyone's strength will be suppressed to the first level. I have heard that some people have tried to lure the enemy into the lake, and then rely on its strength-suppressing properties , take advantage of it and kill it!"

"In short, it is a very dangerous lake. Even experienced astral brokers will be very cautious about their journey on the lake..."

 Matthew nodded slowly.

 Then he asked about the situation in the sampan plane.

Ai Lan replied:

“Strictly speaking, the plane of sampan is just a incomplete demiplane—it is like a pendulum swinging left and right, with the material world on the left and the astral world on the right.”

“The reason why it is called sampan is also because of the characteristic of this demiplane wandering between the astral realm and the material realm.”

“There are three main medium and large gathering places on the sampan plane, namely Tyrannosaurus Town, Crescent Mountain and Night Angel City.”

“Tyrannosaurus Town is the territory of the Astral Dragon People, and the force behind it is the Five-Colored Dragon God Brooke and his Dragon God Society…”

“Crescent Mountain is home to a large number of astral humans and evil spirits, as well as some wild boar people. The evil spirits that rule Crescent Mountain are the descendants of the great evil spirit Oma Duoqi…”

“The City of Night Angel is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, with the largest population and a wide variety of races and strengths. It was once a territory jointly managed by the gods of Tianlun Palace, and now it has almost become the hall of the Midnight God..."

Matthew also secretly clicked his tongue after listening to it.

 Good guy.

 Why are we all old acquaintances?

Ai Lan looked at him with bright eyes:

“You asked about this because you plan to take action against them?”

Matthew shook his head:

 “There is no plan yet.”

“But for the warlock Lance to be able to come and go freely in Windward Valley, there must be a considerable number of elves providing him with cover.”

“If you could, I’d like you to give me a list of people suspected of being involved with Lance.”

 “If it’s inconvenient, forget it, I can just go find it myself.”

Matthew said it was an understatement.

Ai Lan heard the implication. Her face tightened, she hesitated for a moment before she gritted her teeth and said:

 “I...I really don’t understand these things.”

 “I don’t have any specific suspects.”

“I have been staying in the mage tower during this period and have never been anywhere.”

“As for the elves who collude with the sorcerers, the three elders of the Presbyterian Church should not be able to escape. They are the only ones I know about.”

Matthew nodded seriously:

"In this case, I will start investigating from the third elder."

It is said that he stood up, shook hands with Ai Lan and said goodbye, and said sincerely:

 “Thank you, Ai Lan.”

 The latter was full of shame:

 “I can’t even help.”

“Um, for the next investigation—if you need anything, remember to call me!”

Matthew smiled and said:

"must."

 After saying that, he left Ai Lan's mage tower.

 Matthew was actually a little suspicious of Ai Lan before coming.

　　After all, I have been in Jade Cangting for so long, but she has never shown up on her own initiative, and the two parties have never met by chance.

 This shows that Ai Lan is hiding from herself.

 Matthew even wondered whether Ai Lan had been brainwashed by the sorcerer.

  But after contact.

 Matthew immediately rejected such a judgment.

Balanced perception can identify a person’s status at the factor level.

 Ai Lan looks healthy.

 Only the mental aspect seems a little melancholy, entangled and confused.

 Until the other party refuses to hand over a list of suspects.

Matthew was convinced that Ai Lan had nothing to do with the sorcerer.

 She may simply feel at a loss because of the behavior of her clan members.

even so.

 Matthew still did not intend to inform the other party of his actions.

 This may hurt the friendship between the two.

 But he had no choice.

A few minutes later.

  Matthew came to another place in the city.

This is a park full of creeping plants.

 It is said to be a famous tryst place.

 When Matthew arrived, the other party had been waiting for him for a long time.

Talani was rarely seen wearing a skirt and traditional elf clothing. She seemed to be hiding something.

This scene made Matthew’s eyes light up.

 “You seem to have arrived very early?”

Matthew said hello casually.

Tyrani looked startled, then rolled her eyes at Matthew with some annoyance, and then sighed:

“Why does the Necromancer make no footsteps when he walks?”

“I’ve had this list here for a long time...you finally came to get it, hey.”

 Matthew took the list.

 As expected.

 This is what Terraste wrote before he left the city.

 “Your old man really loves to fish for fame.”

　　Matthew couldn't help but sneer.

　Who is Tyrani? She actually nodded with sympathy and said:

 “That’s right!”

 “I hate his pretentiousness.”

"But there are still many elves who just like him, especially those old ladies, and some elf girls who are inexperienced in the world. You may not know how many elf girls have pounced on my father recently, but it's just Because he likes to show off, I don’t have to have a few extra stepmothers out of nowhere like other elves..."

 Is this a way to relieve one’s guilt by talking about other things?

Matthew smiled softly:

“The operation to clear Windward Valley still requires the cooperation of your Windchaser troops. Of course, you only need to maintain basic security and ensure that large-scale riots do not occur. I will play the role of the real villain and butcher myself.”

Talani’s expression was a little complicated:

“I hope you can abide by the agreement you made with my father and be as merciful as possible..."

Matthew said without changing his expression:

"I will carry out the spirit and instructions Mr. Terraste left me before leaving the city."

Talani breathed a long sigh of relief.

 “But you have to pay more.”

Matthew added bluntly:

 “The price you gave me before was used to solve the problem of the Mark of the Dead.”

"Now, I want to help you pull out the cancer of Windward Valley and the many dark forces behind it. You should understand that this is no less difficult than managing the Mark of the Dead."

Talani looked a little ugly:

 “How much more do you want to add?”

 “One million again?”

Matthew said calmly:

 “At least two million.”

Talani’s eyes widened:

 “You’re crazy!”

“Aren’t we cooperating with you?”

 “Why should we pay more?”

Matthew sneered:

 “I suffered a life-threatening attack!”

"When I was captured by the magician and sent to the space of evil thoughts, where was your Excellency? Where was Terraste? Where were the troops of Jade Cangting?"

“I originally wanted to take action against the warlock Lance and related personnel in a private capacity.”

“Do you want me to hold Jade Cangting accountable through alliance channels?”

Talani’s face turned pale instantly.

 Compared to other wood elves, as the general of the Wind Chaser and the daughter of Terrast, she understood the meaning behind Matthew's words better.

The Alliance mage was attacked by a warlock in the Jade Cang Court, and the Mark of the Dead was also involved.

If this matter gets serious, Jade Cangting will definitely be disgraced!

Think of the Snail Valley Prison in Eversong Forest and the new base on the moon.

It is not difficult for Terrani to guess what kind of heavy price the wood elves will have to pay to quell this incident if the Alliance really intervenes!

 Thinking of this.

She immediately shouted:

 “Just two million! No more!”

As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and stared at Matthew and said:

 “If there are more, I’ll fight you!”

Matthew smiled and stretched out a hand:

 “Bring it to me?”

Talani said angrily:

 “What to take?”

“My father didn’t expect you to be so greedy. He only prepared the same things as before!”

Matthew didn’t care:

 “Then how are you going to pay the two million?”

Talani hummed:

“When we occupied Liuye Mechanism before, we got some stolen money.”

“They are all rare magic materials, scrolls and elemental crystal clusters. If the number is not enough, I can add some fine gold, mithril or other metal materials myself, okay?”

Matthew nodded:

 “Go and get it now.”

“In addition, you can inform your troops to launch operations secretly.”

“If the news leaks out, the league officials will have to intervene in the future.”

Talani felt itchy with hatred:

"I see!"

 “Damn the Necromancer!”

 …

 Midnight.

 Windward Valley, Qiyao Field, in a closed tree house.

 Individual figures are erratic in the candlelight.

Three old elves were sitting on a long conference table. Their expressions looked very tired, as if they had just experienced something very hard.

 On the other side of the long table are four figures.

 One of the figures has a physical form, while the other three are mere projections.

 There were ghostly discussions in the secret room from time to time.

　Representatives from several parties expressed their opinions on a certain issue.

 However, at this time.

 A serious voice suddenly sounded:

 “That’s not right!”

“Wind Chaser’s men suddenly entered Windward Valley in large numbers, Matthew may be going to attack you!”

 The three old elves looked at each other.

The one with the most seniority even yawned:

"How can it be?"

 “Matthew?”

 “Aren’t we still discussing whether to deal with him?”

"We didn't even have time to attack him, how dare he..."

　　Boom!

　　After a crisp sound.

 A hard object tore the roof of the tree house apart and hit the conference table directly.

 The three elves stayed away.

 The oldest member of the Presbyterian Church had his head smashed in!

 In chaos.

 Everyone took a closer look.

The sudden disaster turned out to be a tombstone!

  Even more outrageous.

 There is a man full of murderous intent standing on the tombstone!

 “Matthew!?”

 “Didn’t you say you were injured?”

 Someone screamed in the darkness.

at the same time.

Matthew’s energetic voice also spread throughout the Windward Valley with the effect of the amplification spell:

 “Yeah, I’m injured, very seriously!”

 “Two hours ago, I almost died in Windward Dale!”

“You people must give me an explanation today, otherwise, no one will be able to leave?”

 “Why don’t you say anything? Where is the chief elder of the Presbyterian Church?”

 The other two members of the Presbyterian Council looked at each other.

 Under the awe of Matthew's powerful momentum.

 They actually lost the ability to speak.

　　I could only point with my finger at the corpse with an almost unrecognizable face under the tombstone.

 Matthew looked down.

Ah.

What a miserable death!

“Two elders, this place is too dangerous. Why did the elder die so quickly?”

"No, now I have to improve the security here!"

 “Are you right?”

Matthew looked at the two old elves with a smile.

 At this time.

 The figure across the table let out a low laugh:

 “Well done!”

 “Matthew!”

 “He is indeed my most beloved father!”

 …

 (End of this chapter)