A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 458: The Coin Issuance Plan and the Oriental Immortal Ape

 …

Matthew finished reading Sif’s letter with a calm expression.

 The main content of this letter is actually a promise to voluntarily give up the throne of the Rolling Stones Kingdom.

 She stated in her letter.

  She has no interest in becoming the queen of the Rolling Stone Kingdom and is willing to give up her right to inherit the throne for the rest of her life.

She hopes the recipient of the letter—

 Zeller, Brad, Patton and Matthew jointly witnessed this letter of commitment.

  And publish it nationwide at a specific time.

 And along with the letter of commitment came a small letter.

 Sif stated in the letter.

 She has found a new path.

 She hopes to continue exploring the meaning of life on this path instead of getting stuck in the trivial matters of the Rolling Stone Kingdom.

also.

 She briefly reported that she was safe and briefly mentioned her next step.

It is worth mentioning that.

 She makes no mention of Matthew in this little letter.

 No wonder Parton was so hesitant.

 “I’ve finished reading.”

Matthew silently stuffed the letter of commitment and the small letter back into the envelope.

Patton patted him on the shoulder:

"Just because she didn't mention you doesn't mean she doesn't have you in her heart."

"Like she didn't mention Rhaegar in her letter either, but we all know why she left."

Matthew smiled.

　　means that you don’t care.

 “When did you receive this letter?”

 “Who sent it here?”

Matthew asked.

Little Patton spread his hands:

“About yesterday, a little devil suddenly found Zeller and handed him this letter.”

“According to Zeller, that little devil is most likely Sif’s companion devil, and is now trained by her to be a messenger.”

"She seems to have the ability to travel between planes...it's very complicated anyway."

 Matthew nodded slightly.

"Fortunately, Zeller received this letter. If it were handed directly into my hands, it would be a thorn in the side!"

Patton smiled bitterly:

“Look what nonsense Sifdu said in the letter?”

“Forget the commitment letter, she said that she has been in the Blood Flag Kingdom for more than a year and is about to go to a chaotic area to compete for a ticket to the Infinite Secret Cave..."

“Isn’t it just over half a year since she ran away?”

“But even if this letter is a forgery, isn’t the abnormal timing too obvious?”

Matthew’s index finger tapped lightly on the table.

 He thought:

 “Not really.”

"This letter should be authentic. I can identify Sif's handwriting and see if it is a trick of the devil."

"As for the issue of time... the entire Irondor is being torn apart and then reorganized. Special folded spaces like Purgatory may face more severe time fluctuations."

“For us in the material world, maybe only half a year has passed, but for the Blood Flag Kingdom, the time that has passed may be several times as long as ours. It is okay to say that more than a year has passed.”

 In fact.

 In the past six months.

 The connection between the Material Plane and Purgatory has become very difficult, and instead it has become closer to the Abyss.

 A large number of demons poured into the continent of Irondor from the abyss.

 But the devils seemed to have disappeared.

 Matthew tried many times.

Even the portal left by Rhaegar cannot connect to Escana, where the Blood Banner Kingdom is located.

 It can be seen in this great tear.

How far away Purgatory is from the material plane.

 “She is about to leave for the Infinite Secret Cave?”

Matthew thought quietly.

That is the third level of purgatory, the territory of the Demon Queen Gracia, and it is also the place where Rhaegar's soul is most likely to be restrained.

 Matthew trusts Sif not to act impulsively.

 She also has the legendary demon Luticia watching over her, so she shouldn't be unprepared to go to the Queen of Desire to bargain.

Even so.

 Matthew was still a little worried.

 He didn’t know what Sif had experienced in the Blood Banner Kingdom.

 Intuition told him.

 Perhaps when I see Sif again.

 She is no longer the innocent and lovely girl she once was...

“The next time you see that little devil, find a way to learn from her a stable way to contact Sif.”

Matthew said.

Patton nodded:

"That's what I told Zeller. Of course Zeller understands this truth, but Sif seems to be avoiding us intentionally. The little devil is also quite cunning. Even Zeller's prophecy can't find her trace. "

 Matthew sighed.

 Sif’s character is actually quite similar to Rhaegar’s.

 Normally very soft.

 When encountering problems, he is extremely stubborn and has his own opinions.

“I will continue to seek a way to enter purgatory through the alliance’s channels.”

 “Others...just do your best.”

Matthew concluded.

Patton nodded, with a trace of hesitation on his face:

“Speaking of which, this letter of commitment…it’s better not to make it public for now.”

Matthew glanced at him:

 “We should respect Sif’s wishes.”

 “We also want to believe you.”

Patton shook his head:

 “This is not a matter of belief or disbelief.”

“Matthew, you are a mage. You can transcend things, but I am different.”

“When it comes to power, no matter how pure something is, it becomes complicated and dirty.”

“I know that Sif wrote this letter out of good intentions. She hopes that the Kingdom of Rolling Stone can be stabilized as soon as possible, and that everyone can continue to live with their original beliefs around me, the new king.”

 “But unfortunately, this is not possible.”

 He stared at Matthew's eyes. The bags under his eyes were extremely swollen and the eyeballs were full of bloodshot eyes.

 He is much younger than the bearded Brad, but now he looks almost as good as Rhaegar!

“Rega is Rega, and I am me. Rega and I are people with completely different ideas, concepts, and especially abilities.”

Patton said in a serious tone:

“He has the ability to support a small town out of his own pocket and give his dreams a foothold in reality, but I don’t.”

"The kingdom that Rhaegar dreamed of is destined to not come true under my rule, even with Zeller and your help - Zeller knows this very well, and I believe you can understand it too."

"I can't be the replacement for Rhaegar you, Sif, or other residents imagine. I can't."

Matthew nodded slightly:

"I see."

“As long as it’s not too outrageous in general, I support you doing what you want.”

Patton smiled bitterly:

"Even if I can do what I want, what if Rhaegar suddenly comes back one day, or Sif suddenly changes her mind?"

 “Things will get very troublesome again then.”

“It’s okay between us, but what about the people around us? How many people in the entire kingdom will have their minds changed because of this?”

"I know that transcendent mages don't need to consider these issues. You don't need to consider their thoughts, just like you don't consider the joys and sorrows of the zombies in the cemetery, but I am different."

“When I work according to my own ideas, I will unconsciously bind as many people and interest groups as possible.”

 “They will all become opponents of Sif or Rhaegar.”

“I don’t think these people’s demands are legitimate—if it’s not for profit, who would want to be tied to others?”

“I don’t want too many people to bleed and get hurt because of the unstable regime in the Stone Kingdom.”

“So it’s better to keep this letter of commitment.”

"Let my name always remain at the stage of acting king, which is the best solution."

“At least in the next few years, this is the best thing to do.”

Matthew looked at him amusedly:

 “Is being a king so painful for you?”

Patton replied without hesitation:

“On pins and needles, Matthew, on pins and needles.”

“If I hadn’t known that Brad would be the king, Rolling Stone City probably wouldn’t have lasted for half a year, and I would have left long ago.”

“Of course, it is actually the most suitable for you to be the king, but you rejected me several times...”

Matthew shook his head slightly:

 “I am a mage.”

Parton looked like a hapless child:

 “I really envy you for being able to stay out of it.”

　　“Rhaegar’s successor is not worthy of anyone.”

“Back in the days of Rolling Stone, this guy raised tens of thousands of pampered men in the city. They hardly had to do any work and could live a very comfortable life. Now, guess what?”

 “They scold me behind my back every day!”

 “Patton is a king who has subjugated his country!”

 “Not as good as Rhaegar’s hair!”

"I personally heard two old men scolding me like this across the carriage that day..."

 His mood became more and more agitated:

“According to your previous prediction, more and more disasters will befall this land.”

“For those who are displaced, Rolling Stone City is already the most perfect haven in the world!”

 “All who are granted access to the city at this time will be grateful for it.”

 “But what about those who live in the city?”

“They will only verbally praise Rhaegar and your great deeds, and then continue to curse the unfortunate Patton!”

 “I’ve had enough, Matthew!”

“I went through all the books last night. The annual budget submitted by the city hall and last year’s financial deficit were shocking.”

“According to the current situation of spending money to support people, in three months, we will not be able to pay the interest for the city construction to the Southern Division Division Corps!”

 “Matthew, do you think we can default on our debt?”

 He stared at Matthew intently.

 Hear this.

Matthew suddenly realized what he was going to say next.

as expected.

Patton blinked:

“If we can’t default on our debts and need to maintain the current situation, we need money, and we need large, stable, and legal financial sources!”

Matthew smiled:

 “Is there a toll on the bridge?”

Patton said confidently:

 “This is just one aspect of my new policy.”

“What’s more important is the food issue. The food you asked the druids and zombies to grow can no longer be distributed for free!”

“I have modified Rhaegar’s plan for an independent coinage.”

“You can take a look at it. Generally speaking, it is a more radical currency issuance based on the original basis.”

Matthew glanced at the plan handed over by the other party:

 “You want to issue banknotes?”

 Good guy.

　　This is a waste of money!

Rhaegar previously wanted to issue metal currency containing a lot of gold and copper. When Paton arrived, he started printing banknotes at no cost.

“I am going to launch several large-scale projects like digging moats, and wages will be paid using this new legal currency. This legal currency can be used to purchase food, and all resources or services provided by the city hall and the lord’s palace.”

Patton said eloquently:

“Anti-counterfeiting technology is not a problem. I have discussed it with the people from the Southern Division Division. As long as I give them a share of the benefits, they are willing to provide technical support.”

"In today's context, the Kingdom of Rolling Stone is actually self-sufficient. Slowly, we can promote the settlement scenario of the new currency from domestic to overseas. This may take a long time, but now is the best opportunity. "

“And in order to give the new legal currency an authoritative endorsement, I plan to print your face on these banknotes…”

“The name of the currency still needs to be considered.”

“Do you think it’s better to call it a cemetery coin or a Matthew coin?”

“I think Matthew coins are good, or Malaysian coins for short.”

Matthew looked hesitant.

Patton hurriedly said:

 “You really can’t refuse this.”

“Without the prestige of you or the cemetery, the new currency is nothing in the Stone Kingdom.”

"If you think this plan is not feasible, at least point me to another way to solve the debt problem of the Rolling Stone Kingdom..."

 Matthew blinked:

“The bridge toll can be tried.”

“I think we still need to think about the ringgit issue.”

“I’m not against your plan, I just think it needs to be better before it can be implemented.”

“I know that Rhaegar’s policy has indeed created a lot of idle people, but a sudden change to the other extreme may cause greater turmoil.”

Patton smiled bitterly:

“Of course I will not issue money indiscriminately and ruin your reputation. You can rest assured of this.”

“You need to review the annual coin issuance plan, and I will also transfer part of the profits from the seigniorage to you.”

 “I’ve considered all of this.”

 Matthew bit his lip:

 “What did Zeller say?”

Patton said:

 “He said he’d let you decide.”

 Matthew sighed.

 He grabbed the plan again and scrutinized it with a frown.

 After dawn.

Matthew came out of the king's office slightly tired.

 The coin issuance plan is just the appetizer for a series of reforms by King Paton.

 Last night.

 He has come up with several more far-reaching, radical and bold financial plans.

 Matthew vetoed part of it. But some of them were also approved.

 The most important of these are the bridge tolls, the suspension of free food supply and the ringgit issuance plan—

finally.

  Matthew still agreed to the name Matthew Coin.

no way.

 Without this name, there are two meanings for whether this thing has been released or not.

 The power of reputation is most vividly demonstrated at this moment.

 Since the Battle of Fame and the Incident of Paradise Lost.

Matthew can be considered a household name in the entire world of Irondor. His reputation is only lower than that of the Seven Saints of the Alliance and Ekmund, and is significantly ahead of other rising stars in the Alliance.

 In the south, especially in the Kingdom of Rolling Stone, he is even more like a patron saint.

 The issuance of Malaysian ringgit can be regarded as further solidifying the reputation of Matthew.

 Although it does more harm than good to him personally.

But he also saw Patton's difficulties. This guy was worthy of being a tax officer, with first-class financial acumen and first-class eloquence.

  Matthew was finally convinced by him.

 After leaving the city hall.

 The only thought in Matthew's mind was:

“I hope little Paton can take it easy. At least, in a few years, Matthew coins will not become a pile of toilet paper...”

 …

 A few days later.

Southeast of Rolling Stone City.

The Blackwater River in the Astral Realm.

Intricate gray tentacles burst out from the center of the wilderness, instantly enveloping all the remaining demon soldiers nearby.

 Zizzizi!

Bursts of white smoke emerged from the demons' bodies, and not long after, they died one after another!

 Pap, pah, pah!



　　The corpses of the demons fell limply, and then slowly got up from the ground, turning into dark slaves with blind eyes.

Matthew held the Yaeger Blade in his hand and passed between this new group of darkness slaves, his eyes seemed a little out of focus.

 He is looking at the dense records on the data column.

 …

 Hint: Your mission is to “kill, just to protect!” "Updated with new progress!

 The cumulative number of invading demons killed exceeded 50,000!

 You have gained the new title "Guardian of Humanity" and a random legendary wilderness form!

 Do you want to extract now?

 Human Guardian: You will gain the support and respect of a wide range of humans;

 After you enter the legend, this title will be upgraded to a domain authority;

 In the land you have guarded (Rolling Stone Kingdom), you will receive additional recognition of the will of the plane and the effect of luck +1.

 Hint: This task accumulates the Druid spells obtained (randomly selected for every 10,000 demons)—

  1.Advanced Resurrection

  2. Grant suspended animation (you can grant this high-level blessing to any living unit, and you can maintain up to 5 suspended animation blessings at the same time.

While the blessing is in effect, the unit will trigger a state of suspended animation when it is close to death, which may confuse the enemy's judgment.

  Note: During suspended animation, you are immune to 95% of physical and spell damage)

  3. Higher Nature Covenant (You have signed a higher covenant with the will of nature. From then on, you will have the power to promote more animals to become the soul of nature.

special.

  The damage caused by all natural attacks to you is halved)

  4. Resonance (You can give the target within the spell range stronger empathy and sympathy, making the target group more reasonable and easier to communicate with.

  You can even communicate with inanimate objects using this spell

 …

The mission "Battle of Fame" came to an end after Matthew defeated the demon army;

 But "killing just to protect" has continued to this day, half a year later.

Matthew guessed that this was because the demon lord Eisner and his remnants were still widely active on the continent of Irondor.

 Hence this half-year period.

 He never gave up on sweeping away the demon soldiers.

 The above four abilities and spells derived from the druid profession are proof of this.

But what Matthew cares more about is the title of guardian of mankind.

 And this random legendary wilderness form!

 After the Dragon Turtle.

  Matthew has not obtained a new wild form for a long time.

 So he chose to draw it immediately.

 …

　　　　Tips: The random legendary wild form has been drawn—

 You have obtained a new wilderness form "Eastern Immortal Ape"!

Oriental Immortal Ape (LV22/Hero Template/Legendary Template/Eastern Continent Spirit Template): A special spirit from the vicinity of the fairy clan’s territory in the Eastern Continent. It is a magical creature that is said to have the power to dominate the world.

 You have obtained the youth form of the Oriental Immortal Ape in the wilderness form, which has the following characteristics—

  1. Good use of sticks: The Oriental Immortal Apes are proficient in stick skills, and any stick in their hands can exert a hundred times its original power.

  2. The Holy Vajra Body: The Eastern Immortal Ape possesses the indestructible body of the golden monster. He is immune to all spells below legendary level and has super high natural armor.

  3. Supreme Fighting: The Oriental Immortal Ape has super dominance in close combat, and all its actions have the highest judgment level.

　　4. Shrink the ground into an inch: The Oriental Immortal Monkey has solidified the ability to shrink into an inch. Each step it takes can greatly shorten the distance between it and the enemy, and can quickly get rid of the pursuers at specific times.

　　5. Predicting good and bad luck: The Oriental Immortal Monkey has a superb sixth sense, and he can easily dodge the attacks of all legendary assassins.

 6. Extraterrestrial species: The Eastern Immortal Ape cannot fully adapt to the laws of the continent of Irondor, so this wilderness form can only last for 12 minutes at most.

 Others slightly…”

 …

Finally, there is a wild form that can carry, fight, and specialize in fighting, and it is also a legendary level!

 Matthew's eyes flashed with relief.

This Oriental Immortal Ape is extraordinary at first glance, and it looks like it can fight very well.

 Don’t say anything else.

Just the two qualities of predicting good and bad luck and the Holy Vajra Body are enough to give all legendary assassins a headache.

Even a mage would find it difficult to benefit from such a warrior with such a strong thrusting ability.

 The only pity is that the time is a bit short.

 It can only last for 12 minutes.

“But the laws of the continent of Irondor are also changing. Maybe after a while, the existence of the Eastern Immortal Ape will become longer?”

Matthew couldn’t help but recall the golden ship plan.

 He already handed over the money yesterday.

 Fully one million.

 Nothing less.

 This shows Matthew’s determination.

 But Isabel only gave him a simple boat ticket and said nothing else.

 He can only wait silently for the follow-up content.

 By the Blackwater River.

Matthew continued to patrol the border with the servants of darkness.

 He heard that many astral goblins and vicious water ghosts appeared nearby.

The existence of these creatures will undoubtedly affect the order of Rolling Stone City.

 So Matthew planned to clear them all in one fell swoop.

But we didn’t go far.

 A familiar face appeared in his field of vision.

That is the Alliance mage Fandral.

 Over the past half year or so.

Fandral is one of the few mages who still maintains contact with Matthew.

 But his attitude is also much more distant than before.

 But we can meet this time.

Fandral’s face was full of smiles.

It seems that the old fox has already noticed the change of wind direction.

Matthew greeted him with a smile.

 The two met and chatted quite animatedly, as if the indifference period in the past half year had never existed.

 After the pleasantries.

Fandall explained the reason for his visit:

"The results of the investigation you entrusted me to investigate have basically come out."

“The so-called legendary sniper, this identity, or this group, is just a cover for making friends out of thin air.”

“Someone used a large-scale deception spell and hired a group of bards to try to cause cognitive or memory confusion.”

"in other words."

 “There is no legendary sniper profession in Irondor at all.”

 “They are coming for you.”

“I’m afraid the reason why I put on this layer of skin is just to make it more confusing!”

“Most of the people who have appeared in various places pretending to be you are necromancers, and there are traces of demonic activities around them.”

“But whether they are necromancers or demons, they are not good at deceptive illusions.”

“So according to my judgment, the person targeting you is not a single person, but a group with various professions.”

Fandahl’s analysis is quite precise.

Matthew had a similar reaction after learning this information.

 “Sure enough.”

“You cannot believe the information given in the data column with your eyes closed.”

“This information is automatically generated based on my perception and my sixth sense and does not represent absolute truth.”

　　thinking so.

Matthew glanced at the data column.

Discovered that the above news about the legendary sniper has indeed changed.

 He smiled.

Then he sincerely thanked Fandal for his intelligence resources.

 Then he tried to get information about the golden ship from the mage.

 Unexpected.

Even Fandral said he knew no more than Matthew.

 It is said that the Golden Ship project has a very high confidentiality priority in the Seven Saints Alliance.

 Forget about these middle-level mages.

Even the people in the Silver Council don’t know much about the inside story.

Almost all mages are trying to learn about the golden ship plan like Matthew.

It’s a pity that the upper level legends are very strict with their mouths.

 Messages only circulate at the upper level.

Probably only the Seven Saints, Ekmund and others can understand the full picture of the plan.

“The only news that can be found is that the golden ship project is most likely related to what the divine mages found in the lost historical world.”

“It is said that there was a fight between the two adults, Isabel and Suriel, over that thing…”

“But no one knows exactly what that thing is.”

 “So things have become a closed loop here.”

Fandral explained with a wry smile.

Matthew smiled helplessly.

 After chatting with Fandral for a while, he sent him away.

Matthew was thinking quickly while cleaning up the monsters on the Blackwater River.

 He also had a rough guess about the group of “legendary snipers”—

 Demon Lord Eisnar;

Chasiliwen, Lord of the Thousand Changers;

Those necromancers who pretend to be themselves may come from White Rock City or other peer organizations.

 That’s pretty much it.

  He has always been kind to others and has not made many enemies, so it is relatively easy to target people who cause trouble for him.

“It’s not a cost-effective thing to stop me from becoming a legend.”

"If these flies don't jump out to fight me, I won't bother to take the initiative to trouble them."

“But as long as it stands in the way of my legend, I will definitely clean it up!”

 Oak trees and the undead;

 Life and death;

 Matthew has reached equilibrium.

 What's left.

 There are only nature and immortality left.

 What is nature?

 What you do in compliance with the will of the plane is nature!

 What does the will of the plane desire most now?

 It’s the end of chaos!

 It’s a brand new order!

What Isabel said before suddenly appeared in Matthew's mind.

 In this era of chaos.

 Only killing.

 Just established order in the shortest time!

 Stab it!

Matthew chopped off the head of a vicious water ghost with a shovel.

That moment.

 A feeling called whim stirred in his heart!

 …

 Hint: Your practice of the legendary way has broken through the "wind and frost period" and entered the "nectar period"!

You have obtained the legendary grace "Excellent Wisdom" belonging to the Amrita Period in advance

Superior Wisdom: You learn spells ten times faster!

 The Way of Legend (Nectar)—

 Keywords: Nature & Immortality & Balance

  Natural: In order to conform to the natural way of the new era, you decided to devote yourself to the way of killing.

Your legendary path opens up a new branching path!

 Thereafter.

 You will be able to get more legendary practice points from carrying out killings and ending chaos.

 You will have the ability to sense the location of the "Chaos Storm"!

 Perceiving the Chaos Storm—

 You notice.

　In Canning, the city of order in the Northland.

 An unprecedented storm of chaos is about to erupt.

 End it.

 You will gain unprecedented practice points for the legendary way! "

 …

 (End of this chapter)