A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

  Chapter 77 Wall Piercing and Dracolich Cult

  …

  「Reminder: The summoning is successful, you have obtained a "cursed ghost" (LV9/elite template

  …

  When this line of characters appeared in front of Matthew, he was more or less disappointed.

  But the ghost that appeared after that made his eyes shine.

  She looks like a woman with a very special temperament.

  She floated out of the negative energy circle, followed by a faint cold air, from top to bottom, the ghost's body is constantly blurred.

  Her upper body is very solid, with big eyes, a straight nose, bloodless lips, long dark hair with shawls, and a long chiffon dress tightly cinched at the waist.

   Further down.

   It becomes a white light that seems to be absent.

   This ghost's level is not high, but she looks good enough to fight. Matthew saw a few, and her charm is actually very average, only 12 points, not even as good as Matthew himself.

  But she can give people a kind of spring breeze.

   Few undead could give Matthew such a feeling.

   "Okay, luck is always conserved. This time, I will call it a vase and put it by my side as a secretary. It is not impossible to be seductive."

  Thinking so.

  Matthew glanced at Miss Ghost's panel, and two unusual characteristics immediately came into his eyes.

  …

   "Can't speak (curse): Your ghost can't communicate with people like a normal ghost"

  「Appearance is combat power (curse): Your ghost can exchange for extra levels and combat power by adjusting the appearance value (deduction of charm).

  伱 You can choose the following two adjustment methods—

  1. Manual adjustment (every day at 3 o'clock in the morning, you can adjust the charm value of the ghost once, and in the next day, she will fight with her fixed appearance, charm and combat power)

  2. Self-adjustment (return the power to adjust the appearance to the ghost itself, she will be grateful to you for this, but she may not be able to adjust the appearance and combat power to your satisfaction)

  For the first call, you can now try to adjust the appearance and combat power of the ghost (only within 30 minutes)”

  …

   "There is still this curse?"

   Matthew suddenly became interested.

   "Matthew, this sister is so beautiful!"

  Bobo looked at the new ghost in amazement:

   "Is she your summon? I'll exchange it with you with the big bomb in my backpack!"

  Matthew smiled:

   "The summoned items cannot be exchanged casually."

   Next second.

  He began to adjust the charm of the ghost.

  …

  「Reminder: You have used "Appearance is combat power" on the ghost, the charm of the ghost is -2 (currently 10), and the level is +1 (currently LV10)!"

  …

   "Huh? How did she become ugly?"

  Bobo’s vision is very poisonous:

   "Did I read it wrong just now? Matthew, if you change it now, you can only change it to a small bomb!"

   Matthew didn't make a sound either.

  Two points of charm can be exchanged for one career level, right?

   Show me your limits!

  …

  「Hint: Specter's Charm -12 (currently -2), level +6 (currently LV16)!

  Your ghost has acquired some new abilities..."

  …

   "Mom! Ghost—!"

   Before Matthew had time to check Miss Ghost's new ability, he was disturbed by Bobo's scream.

  He looked back at Bobo with some amusement:

   "Is that an exaggeration?"

   "Matthew, tell her not to come over!"

  Bobo retreated nervously and continuously:

   "I'm going to throw a bomb when I come here again! My bomb ghost is also afraid!"

   This time, she never said anything about the exchange.

  Matthew was a little curious by her reaction, so he also looked back, and said while turning back to him:

   "Bobo, judging a book by its cover is not a good thing... Wow!"

   Matthew just took a look at Miss Ghost's current appearance, and couldn't say anything.

  It is an ugliness that is beyond common sense, words cannot describe it, and this is probably what gods hate and ghosts hate.

Snapped!

  At this time, a few birds flew over their heads, and a few pieces of bird droppings fell down gracefully.

  Fortunately, the ghost has no entity, and the bird droppings passed through her head and fell directly to the ground.

  Matthew also escaped with high perception.

   Only Bobo's helmet was left with a lump.

   "Matthew? What happened?"

  Bobo is still immersed in the great shock brought about by the collapse of Miss Youhun's appearance.

  Matthew quietly changed a glove and touched her head, assuming nothing happened, otherwise she would probably yell and blow up the bird's nest.

   "Is this the horror of Charm-2? Even flat-haired beasts can't help but feel sick?"

  Matthew is also the first contact with negative charisma creatures.

soon.

   There was a faint sense of grievance in the necromancer contract.

  Matthew immediately changed the charm back.

  Miss Ghost has turned into a beautiful look again.

   Matthew thought for a while.

   In the end, the adjustment right was handed over to Miss Ghost herself.

  Although she has become an undead, appearance seems to be no longer important, but Matthew still feels that such manipulation is too cruel for her.

  Originally, his psychological expectation of the ghost has been reduced to the level of a vase.

   Now he is actually a character who can adaptively switch between "broken vases that can be hit" and "good vases that cannot be hit".

   This has exceeded expectations.

Furthermore.

   There is another advantage in handing over the adjustment right to Miss Ghost herself, that is, the exchange of charm and combat power does not need to be restricted by "three o'clock in the morning", and can be adjusted at any time.

   This greatly increases her deceptiveness.

  Who would have guessed that a ghost at level 9 would suddenly collapse in appearance and become a ghost at level 16?

   "Who cast this curse?"

  Matthew was a little curious.

  It's a pity that the summoned objects for advancement or task rewards are randomly grabbed from the negative energy plane. Miss Youhun can't speak, and he can't know the story about her for a while.

   "Ghosts should also have their own names. Seeing you floating around, let's call you 'Piao'!"

  …

  「Reminder: Naming is successful! Thanks for giving the name, the cursed ghost’s loyalty to you has increased to 85!

  You handed over the adjustment right of "Appearance is combat power" to Youhun. Apiao is very grateful to you, and Apiao's loyalty has been raised to 95!

  Apiao shared her ability "Wall Piercing" with you.

  Wall penetration (weakened): You can pass through a solid wall with a thickness of up to 1.2 meters by taking a preparatory action to ghost your body.

warn-

   During wall penetration, your speed is reduced to 1/3 of normal;

   If you are attacked or take the initiative to attack during the wall penetration, you will lose the ghost form;

  During passing through the wall, if you touch a living creature, you will also lose your ghostly form;

  Before practicing wall piercing, please prepare the "escape spell" in advance, or ask a companion to assist. Every year, mages encounter strange bullying in the process of practicing wall piercing..."

  …

  Wall penetration is indeed a very classic spell.

  Although knowing it is dangerous.

   But there are still countless learners, and the base number is large, so naturally there are many who are stuck in the wall.

  Matthew heard Ronan tell such a joke:

   "If a mage asks you to be his partner when practicing wall penetration, it means that he has unquestionable trust in you, but it is also possible that he is seducing you..."

   Matthew, who had read countless movies in his previous life, naturally understood it in seconds.

   At that time, he was amazed at the openness of the mages in this world.

  It was only later that he realized that no matter which world, humans who have mastered too much strange knowledge are actually the same.

  …

  Ghosts are no better than zombies and skeletons. This kind of undead creature will be punished much stronger in the sun than the latter two, so Matthew doesn't plan to let A Piao come out for activities during the day.

   Fortunately, ghosts also have their own advantages, that is, they can be possessed.

  Matthew thought about it, and simply let A Piao attach to his luggage, so that when something happened, he only needed to slap the bag, and A Piao would naturally appear.

   And when she's free, it's reasonable to let her live in the bag, and occasionally help with cleaning and tidying up the grid, right?

  So under Bobo's curious gaze, A Piao turned into a wisp of white smoke and flew into Matthew's luggage.

   Right now, there is another important choice for Matthew.

   That is, this level, do you want to upgrade again?

  That's right, after reaching level 12 in one go, Matthew still has more XP.

  Different from the second level rushing to the third level, there is no need for an advanced ceremony from the third level to the fourth level. Once the XP is in place, most people just go straight up.

  But Matthew is different, he rushed a little too fast.

  He tried to use the temperance domain to judge this matter, and he quickly got a reply.

  …

  Reminder: In view of your upgrade speed from LV5 to LV12 in the past six months and your spell learning status, it is recommended to have a rest period of at least 8 months.

  …

  Stay period means not upgrading within 8 months.

  Matthew can understand the significance of the rest period.

Level is only a part of strength, and matching spells and abilities are equally important. In fact, Matthew has stayed at the second level for a long time. Although some spells are learned in a hurry, the foundation is not too stable, but they can improvise.

   But the third level is different, he has not learned any third level spells.

  If you rise to the fourth level in one breath and then go back to learn the third level spells, you may fall into the trap of the "law of arrogance".

  That is, advanced spellcasters tend to be careless when learning low-level spells.

  Many times, when the level is high, it is really impossible to understand the essence of spells of the same level like low-level spellcasters.

   Matthew decides to follow the 8-month resting period suggestion.

  Sharpening a knife is not the same as chopping wood by mistake. Learn the magic that should be learned first, at least you can’t fall into the problem of unstable foundation.

   At the same time, he also decided to plant a variety of trees, the best being able to kill some people who don't open their eyes.

  Because Matthew discovered that the light spots in the undead realm have greatly reversed the light spots in the supernatural realm.

  The former is about two-thirds, and the latter is only one-third, which shows that Matthew's exploration progress in the undead field is faster during this period.

  Matthew is consciously regulating the balance between the two.

  …

   Not long after dawn, Lumière's figure appeared beside Bitterwater Swamp.

  Matthew didn't go far, he knew that Lumiere would go and return soon.

  In fact, Matthew felt that the fact that Lumiere returned to the tribe yesterday was because of his concern for the tribe on the one hand, and on the other hand, he chose to avoid his Night of the Dead.

The future king of the rainforest is actually not low in emotional intelligence. He probably guessed what would happen in the night of the dead. As a Jango, he would definitely not feel comfortable seeing the abomination stitched together from the corpses of his compatriots, and it is not convenient for him to destroy it. Matthew's advanced ritual.

  So it is the best choice to withdraw and leave in time.

  This move raised Matthew's impression of Lumière by a large amount.

  When Lumière saw Matthew, his expression was very serious:

"I went back and asked people in the tribe. In the past two days, a large number of outsiders suddenly appeared around the rainforest. These people came here very strangely. Almost as soon as I left the rainforest with my front feet, they came in with their back feet. It's just these two days. And they don't seem to be unfamiliar with the rain forest at all, as if they have done their homework in advance, my tribe and some tribes in the southwest have clashed with these people a few times, and they didn't take much advantage. This is very unusual , you know, the rainforest should have been our home field.”

   Matthew just wanted to ask more.

  Suddenly, Lumière turned to look at the jungle on the other side, and Matthew also sensed a group of people approaching!

   Lumière strode forward, yelling something in the native language.

   Soon, some figures appeared in the rainforest. They wore clothes woven from leaves, held spears in their hands, had fangs sewn into their mouths, and fierce eyes.

  Matthew noticed that among these aborigines, there were a few strong men with several human heads on their backs. One of the heads hadn't drained of blood yet, and blood was still dripping from the bowl-sized opening.

   "It's the headhunter tribe in the southwest. Be careful, they are very extreme and resist any outsiders."

   Lumiere didn't turn around, he was still negotiating with the other party, but the words still accurately reached the ears of Matthew and Popo, and I don't know how he did it.

   Lumiere chatted with the headhunters for a long time.

  The latter stared fiercely at Matthew and Bobo, pointing at them, as if unwilling to let them go.

   During the stalemate, Matthew asked:

   "What are they talking about?"

   Lumière replied:

"They said that there are people cutting down the rainforest in the southwest. Many people, those people have built factories in the rainforest. I don't know. They are very vague. I don't know if it is a factory or a logging camp. Anyway, they are surrounded by fences. There is always the sound of machines roaring in a large building. Damn, what's going on here!?"

  Matthew wanted to ask again.

  Suddenly, a headhunter said something cursing.

  In a not-so-dense bush next to it, a little boy who looked only twelve or thirteen suddenly raised his own blowing arrow!

   Whoosh!

  A thin arrow went straight to Matthew's chest.

   Fortunately, Matthew was very vigilant. As soon as the two sides met, he used his perception to scan all the bushes where he could hide, and was ready to hide at any time.

  At that moment, he was about to dodge, when suddenly a short figure stood in front of him, and then jumped vigorously.

boom!

  The blowing arrow hit Bobo's helmet, changed its course, and hit the bark next to it with a swipe. Green juice flowed out from the arrow.

  Matthew was a little annoyed.

  Bobo had already made a move, but saw a blue light flashing on the glove on her right hand, and then punched an uppercut forward into the void.

   Poof!

The child hiding in the bushes seemed to be hit in the abdomen by a huge force, and was thrown from the bottom up, not only fell out of the bushes, but finally hung on a high branch, screaming incessantly .

   "Wait, stop!"

   Lumiere snarled, and he turned to Bobo and Matthew and said:

   "You guys step back a little bit, trust me, and let me handle it?"

   There was pleading in his eyes.

  Bobo was about to shake his head and refuse.

   Matthew grabbed the helmet and walked back.

  A trace of gratitude flashed in Lumière's eyes.

   Then he walked towards the group of headhunters alone.

  The Son of the Rainforest's aura unfolded.

   No headhunter would dare to stop him.

   "Lumière, what are you going to do?!"

  A headhunter asked.

   "You shouldn't be smart."

   There was a trace of compassion in Lumière's eyes.

  The headhunters asked:

   "Are you going to kill our child for an outsider?"

  Lumiere jumped onto the branch deftly like a cheetah, and he gently carried the child down from the tree.

  Blood was constantly oozing from the corner of the child's mouth, and fear was written in his eyes.

   "There are no children in the rainforest, only hunters and prey."

   Lumiere's tone was extremely calm:

   "I know what you are thinking, you think I won't attack a child, but you are wrong.

   I have told you over and over again that they are my friends, but you still cross my line, which is really stupid. "

  A headhunter with a sinister face cursed angrily:

   "I don't believe you dare to kill him!"

   Click!

   Lumière calmly broke the child's neck.

"No!!"

  The headhunters wailed in surprise and pain in the jungle.

   Lumière stood up slowly, his hands trembling slightly.

   "You will never be the king of the rainforest! You will never be our king, you are a traitor!"

  The headhunters roared with grief and anger.

   Lumiere turned around resolutely:

   "Whether you can become the king of the rainforest is not up to you.

  I want to be the king of the rainforest, precisely because I hope that one day, a child like him will not have to hold a blowgun and kill people secretly.

  I want to change the living environment of all Jango people. I want them to live a stable life. I want them to eat well, live well, and wear warm clothes. It is best to avoid fighting as much as possible.

   To achieve all this, we cannot blindly reject all outsiders.

  They are the key to getting us out of the rainforest and into the world.

  I don't expect you idiots to understand my ambitions, but I don't mind wringing your heads off if you keep sticking around and thwarting me—I mean, all of you. "

   Finish these.

  He stopped and turned to the headhunters again:

   "Now, tell me all the information you know about those outsiders. Please don't get me wrong. I am not begging for anything, but ordering you to tell the truth."

  …

ten minutes later.

   Lumière returned to the two with a normal expression.

  He only said one sentence:

"he died."

  Matthew patted him on the shoulder.

  The latter said quickly:

"According to the clues provided by the headhunter tribe, the people who wantonly logged in the southwestern part of the rainforest may be related to the Dracolich Cult. The highest leader of the Dracolich Cult is a powerful priest. It is said that he and a certain dragon who has been promoted to demigod Liches are closely related. They have been active in the desert before, and I don’t know why they suddenly started to invade the rainforest.”

  Matthew nodded.

  When Lumière communicated with the headhunter, he had already figured out some clues, but still needed some evidence.

  So Matthew asked:

   "Do you know where the original territory of Tyrannosaurus and Aeolus was?"

   Lumiere froze for a moment:

   "It's on the west side, where the headhunter tribe lives, what do you mean?"

  Matthew had such an expression as expected:

   "The niche is vacant!

It seems that the people of the Dracolich Cult have been keeping a close eye on the rainforest. They may have plans for the rainforest, but due to the existence of the two lords of Tyrannosaurus and Aeolus - especially Tyrannosaurus, their plan was delayed. unable to be implemented.

   After your advanced ceremony, the Tyrannosaurus Rex died, leaving a vacancy in the ecological niche. It is impossible for the rainforest to give birth to a second lord with a similar deterrent ability in a short period of time.

   In comparison, your strength may be stronger than that of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, but in individual cases, you can't cover such a wide territory like him.

  You have been fighting the Tyrannosaurus for a long time, which must have caught their attention long ago. Once the Tyrannosaurus died, the Dracolich Cult couldn't wait to take action.

   Judging from the timeline, this speculation is also valid, otherwise they would not come in as soon as your front foot left. "

  Bobo heard the words and asked:

   "What about the Wind and Sand Thieves and the Scourge?"

   Lumière answered first:

   "The people of the Scourge Cult come from the Underdark. I know that there are several entrances to the dungeons near the rainforest. There were some gnolls entrenched before, but they disappeared later."

  Matthew actually has many doubts about the Wind and Sand Thieves.

  He just wanted to explain this point.

suddenly.

  A small flying squirrel jumped down from the tree behind the three of them.

  His voice sounded extremely excited:

   "Hahaha, Master Matthew, great news! A black-robed man who doesn't know where he came from, brought more than a dozen earth fire dragons, and a group of dragon blood warriors, and is attacking the Black Banyan Dreamland!"

   "Master Su Ya is struggling to support her, but the situation is not good. She must be stepping down soon!"

   "The next soul of the rainforest must be me, Ah Fei!"

   "What do you think? Master Matthew?"

  …

  (end of this chapter)