A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

  Chapter 61 The Wrath of the Soul of the Rainforest (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

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   There is no doubt that Matthew chose to continue the affinity.

  This is the benefit of a high degree of affinity with nature. Wherever you go, you may have an intimate and romantic encounter with the local soul of nature.

  The soul of the rainforest is also the soul of nature. It does not have a separate individual and will like Ayla, but a collective will composed of trillions of creatures in the rainforest.

  If he can successfully please it, then Matthew's journey in the rainforest will be much easier in the future.

It’s just that the current situation is not optimistic. Ella once told him that the soul of the rainforest is particularly violent and violent, and Matthew can feel this himself. It is not a simple task to get along with such a natural soul. matter.

   After confirming, a light green progress bar appeared in front of his eyes.

  The speed of communication is very slow.

   Until Lao Jitou led the duo to tonight's rest point—a cave house on a cliff outside the rainforest, this thing barely rose to one percent.

   "The soul of the rainforest is really not easy to deal with. It is very defensive against outsiders. According to the current progress, it is estimated that it will take at least a few dozen days to open its heart."

   Matthew began to wonder if there was a way to speed up the communication.

   At this time, Lorraine and Lao Jitou had already laid the floor, and the two started arguing about the night watch.

   "Of course I'm here to watch the night! I'm young, strong, energetic, alert, and responsive. Isn't it natural that I'm the best person for the night watch?"

   "With me here, no one can do evil!"

  Lorland said carelessly: "You two can sleep well first, especially you, old Jitou, you sleep more when you are older. When you enter the rainforest, you still need to be energetic to lead the way!"

  Old Jitou silently took out the dry tobacco, fiddled with it a few times, shook his head and said:

   "I will watch the second half of the night, and Matthew will watch the first half of the night. There is no negotiation. Once you are on the road, you have to listen to me."

   "What about me?" Lorraine seemed to feel that he was underestimated, and he was a little dissatisfied: "Old Jitou, do you discriminate against bards! You must let me play a role?"

  Old Ji thought for a long time, and finally choked out a sentence:

   "Why don't you play the flute for everyone!"

  Unexpectedly, Lorraine readily agreed, he took out a dark green flute as if by magic, put it on his lips, and pretended to blow it.

  Old Jitou hurriedly stopped and said:

   "Stop! Playing the flute here, are you trying to attract the wyvern or the wolf tribe in the rainforest?"

   After finishing speaking, he looked at Lorraine's bewildered expression, and sighed heavily:

   "My fault, I shouldn't have joked with you. Sorry, but please rest well tonight."

  Lorland twirled the flute sullenly, as if he had a thousand words in his chest, but he didn't say it, and finally nodded silently.

   After a while, Matthew found the old Jitou and suggested:

   "Old Jitou, you keep watch for the first half of the night, and my summoned creature will be responsible for the safety of the second half of the night."

   As he spoke, he pointed to Ah Bing beside him.

  At this time, Ah Bing was wrapped under a huge cloak, which was made of reeds, and it smelled like a rainforest, and the price was not expensive. Matthew found it in the market and bought it.

  Old Jitou wanted to refuse, but he looked at Bing for a while, and suddenly changed his mind:

   "Okay, but be careful and stay alert at all times."

  Matthew nodded, and went to spread sleeping bags aside.

   "Hey, Matthew, the old Jitou obviously doesn't trust me, I have to prove it to him!"

  Lorland, who was leaning against the stone wall, approached in a low voice:

   "Did you know that when I was hunting sky giants with the cloud elves in Cloud City, I didn't sleep a wink for ten days and nights!

  By the morning of the eleventh day, I was still in good spirits and played a vital role in the battle to capture the sky giant!

  I won't fall asleep tonight, no matter which one of you keeps watch.

  I will show that old man what is the energy of a young man! "

  Seeing his excited look, Matthew asked calmly:

   "Is this your first time sleeping in the wild?"

   Lorraine thought for a while:

   "Almost, at least there were luxury carriages before."

  Matthew sincerely advised:

   "Why don't you sleep for a while, and wait until the middle of the night when the big guys are the sleepiest, and then wake up to exert the energy of young people?"

   Lorraine yawned:

   "You are right, Matthew, let me take a nap first."

  The next morning.

  The light of the morning sun hits the cliff and penetrates into the den.

  Lorland was awakened by the sound of birdsong. He rubbed his sleepy eyes contentedly and checked the surrounding environment, only to find that Matthew and the old Jitou had woken up and were fully dressed.

   "Good night huh?"

  Lorland warmly greeted them:

   "It seems that we were lucky, and no one came to disturb us. Well, I wanted to wake up to watch the night, but the wind that blew last night told me that everything was peaceful and nothing happened, so I fell asleep again."

  Matthew and Lao Jitou looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

  At this moment, Lorraine suddenly noticed a few dull figures behind Matthew.

   "Hey, Matthew, why are there four more skeletons around you? Oh, and there are skeleton dogs!?"

  Lorland asked curiously:

   "Are they your summons? Their shapes are really unique!"

  Matthew smiled: "They weren't there before last night."

   As he spoke, he glanced at the data bar.

  …

  「Record: Your summoned A Bing killed a plague messenger (LV10), the plague field "element: fungus" +1.

  Your summoned Bing kills a night dog, your XP+1.

   Your summoned creature, A Bing, is on a killing spree! Your communication speed with the soul of the rainforest has been improved! "

  …

  A series of more than a dozen kill records were displayed in front of Matthew, and the cold words silently showed the cruelty of the attack last night.

  In fact, Matthew didn't wake up much earlier than Lorraine, because these enemies were all killed by Ah Bing near the den.

   So he wasn't woken up either.

   It is not difficult to see from the time of the battle records that, except for the first two plague messengers who were killed by the soldiers in a sneak attack, the rest were all killed by the knife dancer.

  The whole process lasted only three minutes.

  A Bing wiped out the entire team consisting of the Plaguebringer and the Night Demon Dog by himself!

  The key point is that the battle process was silent, even the most vigilant old Jitou did not respond, which shows the strength of the knife dancer.

   What surprised Matthew even more.

   After A Bing killed a wave of enemies, his communication speed with the soul of the rainforest increased a lot!

   "Is killing the shortcut to gain the favor of the soul of the rainforest?"

  Matthew secretly wrote it down.

  At this time, Matthew is also pleased that A Bing has lived up to his training. The level 15 sword dancer who has mastered the shadow field is not only capable of attacking and killing, but also has no less frontal combat ability.

   In most cases, Bing is already easier to use than Bone Dragon, and more importantly, it is cheaper!

  When thinking of Bone Dragon, Matthew hated his teeth so much. After the last battle against the epidemic, Xiao Bo turned around and rubbed him 3 soul crystals, and he hasn't given him the ability to share yet!

   It is impossible to go on like this. Matthew decided to wait until he advanced, and then he would bring A Bing and Xiao Bo to have a good talk.

   Matthew has not been very effective in soul crystals recently. As one of the many younger brothers, Xiao Bo should be able to understand the appropriate salary cut.

   If Xiaobo can't understand.

  I have to help him understand.

   "So, the Plague Lord's people attacked our camp yesterday, and I didn't know anything about it?"

  At this moment, Lorraine stared innocently, and finally came to his senses.

  Old Jitou completely ignored Lorraine. He frowned for a while, and then said to Matthew:

   "Did you provoke the Plague King? He is not a big shot, but there is a reason why he has survived until now. We must enter the rainforest as soon as possible. If you want to return to Zeshui City next time, you'd better disguise yourself and cover up your breath."

   "Without further delay, let's go!"

  …

  The roads in the rainforest are muddy and not easy to walk.

  Here is still the outskirts. A group of people wore Jango straw sandals and walked on the dirt road that people usually come and go. Even if they stop and go, it can be seen how difficult it will be to reach the depths of the rainforest.

   This is also the reason why Matthew chose to summon skeletons instead of zombies after discovering the corpses of the plague messenger and night dog.

  The skeleton is light, and its footsteps can barely keep up.

   Zombies may get stuck in the mud while walking, and they are destined to be dragged down.

  Old Jitou is indeed an excellent guide.

   Along the way, he sometimes walked at the forefront to identify directions and guide the route, and sometimes ran to the back to deal with the traces of a group of people passing by.

  During the period, he would also take the time to introduce some common sense about the rainforest. Both Matthew and Lorraine listened carefully—

   It can be seen that after the "night watch incident" last night, the exaggerated temperament of the poet has subsided a lot. He hardly speaks, and only nods obediently when the old Jitou looks at him.

   The journey was uneventful.

at dusk.

  They arrived at a Jango tribe called "Yuka" outside the rainforest.

   According to Lao Jitou, the leader of the Yuka tribe married a daughter of a nobleman from Zeshui City, so they have relatively close contact with the outside world.

   Within the Jango tribe, the Yuka tribe is undoubtedly a moderate faction, and even considered a traitor by the extreme headhunter tribe.

   But despite this, Matthew and Lorraine still have no chance to enter the tribal settlement full of rainforest style.

  Jango people are extremely defensive. Even if they are moderates, they will not allow outsiders to come in as guests when they meet for the first time.

  So only Lao Jitou was taken to the settlement by the enthusiasm of an aboriginal named Uka.

   Matthew and Lorraine squatted under a huge banana tree outside the village and waited patiently.

   Fortunately, Lao Jitou is very efficient.

  In a quarter of an hour, he led several young and middle-aged natives out of the settlement.

   After calling Matthew and Lorraine, they headed east all the way for about two miles, and an open water area was faintly visible in front of them.

   This is the Rodin River that runs through half of the rainforest, and it is also the mother river that many Jango people consider.

  There is a pier by the river, some indigenous women are fetching water, washing clothes, and a few children are playing around.

   Seeing outsiders coming, they all looked at Matthew and Lorraine with curious eyes.

  At this time, Lorraine suddenly had an idea, and took out some glass beads and a small comb from the snakeskin pocket.

  His method of distribution is very particular. He first handed it to the young and middle-aged men, and then approached the women and children under the eyes of the old Jitou.

  …

  「Reminder: Your partner Lorraine distributed gifts to the people of the Yuka Tribe, and the friendship between you and the Yuka Tribe is +1」

  …

Matthew was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect that he would also be exposed. Feeling the slightly friendly eyes of those young and middle-aged men, and looking at Lorraine who quickly got along with the children, Matthew thought that the advantages of this rich man are indeed very prominent.

  However, he soon noticed that when Lorraine and the child were fighting, his eyes always drifted towards the aboriginal women intentionally or unintentionally.

   This gave Matthew a secret headache.

   Fortunately, the old Jitou has been chatting with those young and middle-aged men in local language, and the latter have not noticed Lorraine's presumptuous gaze from the beginning to the end.

   At the end.

  Old Jitou came over and pulled away the reluctant Lorraine:

   "They said that you looked like a good person, so they were willing to lend us a hunting cabin for the night. I wanted to continue on my way, but the Rhoding River at night is indeed not as safe as during the day."

  So the three of them rested for another night in the hut by the river.

  The next morning.

  Those young and middle-aged men came as promised. They came to a bush outside the hut, carried out four canoes of different sizes, and put them into the river from the pier one by one.

   This kind of canoe is made by the Jango people by burning hollow tree cores. Because they seldom use old trees, they are of average width and can only accommodate one person.

  The three of Matthew each sat on one, and the remaining big one was stacked with A Bing, four skeleton soldiers transformed from the plague bringer, and several skeleton dogs.

   Thanks to the lightness of the skeleton, the undead will remain motionless under Matthew's order, otherwise the ship will capsize!

   The group bid farewell to the Yuka tribe and went straight down the Rhodin River.

  The waters of the early section of the Rhoding River are wide open, with a good view, and it is sunny and sunny. The scenery along the way is beautiful.

  It was the first time for both Matthew and Lorraine to appreciate the rainforest from the perspective of riding a canoe. The latter was even more poetic and couldn't help but want to play the flute.

   But not long after.

   After crossing a shoal with a gentle flow.

  The river began to narrow, and a large number of white reeds appeared on both sides, and the river became turbulent.

  The two dared not neglect, and followed the old Jitou's instructions, balancing the canoe carefully.

   After that, the speed increased significantly.

  The scenery on both sides of the strait recedes like flying.

   Occasionally, a few Jangos with vigilant faces can be seen in the reeds.

But generally speaking, the voyage was smooth, except that Lorraine accidentally overturned the boat once because he was looking at the Jango women in the reeds, and the group arrived at the destination of the trip safely before nightfall - gravel beach.

  According to Lao Jitou’s introduction, the Luoding River diverted to the east and headed all the way to the endless ocean.

  Near the mouth of the sea is the territory of the Naga, and even the Jangos are unwilling to operate there.

   They disembarked on the gravel beach, and the journey after that would become a more strenuous walk.

It is worth mentioning that.

  There are many alligators near the gravel beach.

  These beasts made people nervous, but the old Jitou told the two that it didn't matter, just drag the canoe ashore.

  The facts are exactly as he said.

  When the distance was close, several alligators were close to Matthew's feet, but they never attacked.

  After disembarking, according to the old Jitou's instructions, they dragged the canoe to the nearby bushes. The old Jitou made a few marks and told Matthew that people from the Yuka tribe would come to collect it.

   "Why don't these alligators attack us? They look hungry."

   Lorraine asked curiously.

   "It's just a lesson learned for thousands of years."

  Old Jitou said lightly:

"The Jango people are brave and good at fighting, and the adventurers who can go deep into the rainforest all have skills. These alligators are favored by the soul of the rainforest, so they are very smart. They know that all creatures that dare to attack humans are dead, so they choose Go on living, even if you're hungry."

   "Let's go, boys, there is still a long way to go."

   After saying this, Lao Jitou pulled out the short knife stuck in his waist, and chopped off a banana leaf that was in the way.

   Ahead.

  On the humus formed by piles of fallen leaves and small insects.

  A trail leading deep into the rainforest is faintly visible.

  Just as Matthew was about to keep up, at this moment, his heart throbbed suddenly.

  …

"Warning: The soul of the rain forest is dissatisfied with your cowardly behavior. It believes that life lies in killing and blooming. It is disappointed by your performance in entering the rain forest, but it is still attracted by your natural affinity, so it intends to give you Last chance to prove yourself!

  Optional quest update: Wrath of the Rainforest Soul!

  Description: In the next ten days, the soul of the rainforest will send its favored primitive creatures to continuously attack and harass you. Survival is your only goal.

  You can choose to quit the rainforest to appease the anger of the rainforest soul, but you can no longer get its approval after that;

  You can also choose to accept the challenge head-on and defeat all incoming enemies.

  Reward: One-time successful communication & wilderness form +1 (you can choose one of the original creatures sent by the soul of the rainforest)”

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Everyone seems to be very curious about how I lost the badge with over 10,000 first-time subscriptions. The details are as follows: I mistakenly sent VIP chapter 056 as a public chapter at 7:00 p.m. on 5.31. I restored it from the recycle bin as a saved manuscript, and then chose to publish it in the VIP chapter in the early morning of 6.1, but in this way, its release time was not updated, and it stayed at 7:00 pm on 5.31, which directly caused The system of the starting point and other statistical data is confusing. I have already contacted the editor and are processing it. I don’t know if there is a chance to get back my first million badges. Hey! For the sake of my bad luck, let's get some monthly tickets! There are 8500 words today!

  (end of this chapter)