The necromancer just wants to plant trees

Chapter 353 A special expedition team

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Matthew swallowed.

The stolen goods in this mailbox are more than priceless!

After a few seconds.

The greed in his eyes slowly disappeared, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

If it's just one or two pieces of stolen goods, it doesn't matter. There is no psychological pressure on Matthew if he is ignorant.

But the amount is so huge, and the areas involved must be very wide. A little carelessness may lead to big trouble.

Matthew must proceed with caution.

"That's all, just think of it as an illusion."

He calmed down completely.

He did not reach out to touch the bag of packages, because his perception clearly told him that there were three high-level spell alarms attached to it. With his current level, it was difficult to remove them silently.

If you touch it easily, you may alert the snake.

Now Matthew slowly closed the mailbox.

After that, he summoned the soldiers and ordered them to stay here while he left in a hurry.

Because it happened in the Crucible Room.

Matthew originally wanted to contact Ronan or Qin Wuyue.

As a result, something strange happened——

He couldn't get in touch with Ronan and his wife!

You know, since Ronan returned from the star realm, he has given Matthew new spell contact methods.

Although Matthew rarely uses it, he also knows that there should be no delay this way.

"Could it be that both of them have important things to deal with?"

Matthew was confused.

Unable to contact the owner of the Crucible House, Matthew had to find 177.

"What? Dirty goods? There are so many more!?"

"How brave are these people to carry out such a sexy operation under my nose?!"

"No, I have to check all the mailboxes...we must not allow anything to slip through the net!"

After 177 learned the news, he personally led the constructs to conduct a thorough inspection of the mailbox at the Owl Training Base.

However, the test results did not satisfy him——

The other mailboxes seem to be quite clean.

Only the two that Matthew bumped into were used as storage cabinets by shady people.

"Damn it, who hid so much money under my nose before I discovered it?"

"Matthew, don't worry, I will keep an eye on this place and I will notify you if there is any movement!"

177 said with confidence.

Considering Ta Ling's strong strength and being on his own territory, Matthew entrusted this matter to 177.

Two nights later.

Matthew received an emergency communication from 177.

When he arrived at the Crucible House, 177 had been waiting in the next room of the Owl Base for a long time.

There is a huge crystal ball in the room.

What was playing in the crystal ball was the real-time scene in the magic tower.

"No, the little thief is here."

177 pointed at the sneaky figure in the crystal ball and said:

"Don't worry, if he dares to get close to that mailbox, I will make sure he never comes back!"

At this time, the figure had already walked up to the third floor.

Matthew asked casually:

"How did he get in?"

177 said bitterly:

"This guy can transform animals into an owl that is lifelike and silly. He looks a lot like the owl at the training base..."

While talking.

The two saw the figure coming to the seventh floor.

By this time.

The other party suddenly felt uneasy.

Instead of moving forward, he looked around.

After a few seconds.

He suddenly looked in the direction outside the crystal ball!

"This guy found us!"

177 screamed strangely:

"But it doesn't matter, just let him see the strength of the Crucible House Emperor!"

The words fell.

A dozen structures that were motionless like statues suddenly rushed toward that figure!

All entrances and exits around the Magic Tower are closed.

Immediately afterwards.

A blue magic force field quickly formed from under the figure's feet!

That's an anti-magic field!

Just for a moment.

The man was shrouded in it, and at the same time, the four nearby humanoid structures also grabbed at him.

For ordinary mages.

The scene in front of me is a killer.

However, the figure remained calm in the face of danger.

But seeing his nimble footwork, he easily escaped the joint capture of the two constructs with just a few shakes.

After a few seconds.

He rushed to the edge of the antimagic field.

A construct came over to meet him, but he received a skillful over-the-shoulder throw from the front!

boom!

The huge steel machine was smashed on another companion.

The two constructs were declared scrapped on the spot!

Buzz buzz.

Loud sirens echoed through the tower.

The owls flew up uneasily, only to land at a higher place.

There was chaos in the tower.

But what is worrying is that after the other party's treatment, he successfully escaped from the anti-magic force field and was hiding in a dark space!

"Damn, this kid knows martial arts, and he's a master!"

177 exclaimed.

Matthew nodded slightly. The melee technique that the man used to deal with the construct was a very standard martial arts move. Even a monk who has practiced for many years would not be able to fault it.

This is quite rare for a mage.

"Let me pass."

He spoke in time.

177 sent Matthew to the tower without saying a word.

Just landed.

Matthew saw a frowning face.

The other party was trying his best to hide his figure, but 177 activated the anti-invisibility ritual field in the crucible room, so his figure was quickly exposed.

Matthew said nothing and accelerated his approach.

That's when the two sides are not far apart.

The other party suddenly shouted:

"Stop!"

"Otherwise I won't be polite!"

But it was too late.

Matthew cut to the opponent's back with a flash, and then used his right hand to touch the back of his neck:

"Want to see if my Death Touch works?"

"If you don't want to take a gamble, just don't move!"

The other party's whole body was tense, as if he was unwilling to do so.

But the next second.

When 177 appeared in front of him holding a huge matchlock gun.

Matthew could clearly feel that the latter had lost the desire to resist.

His body softened dramatically, and some mud and mucus even fell from his appearance.

Matthew guessed it was just a disguise.

"Look, I still need to take action."

177 pointed the muzzle-like barrel of the giant matchlock gun at the visitor, and then said to Matthew:

"This guy knows his stuff. This gun of mine has a constant guidance technique. Once fired, it will hit your body 100%. If you want to leave a whole body, you will have to use the restoration technique..."

Matthew glanced at the musket.

This weapon has appeared in the world of Irondor for many years, but most of the time it was only popular among dwarves. People of other races seemed to think this thing was not practical.

"Can this shot crush a fifth-level person to pieces?"

Matthew asked.

"sure!"

177 said proudly:

"It's my latest toy. Even if it's a shield guardian, I can send him to the west with a shield!"

Matthew suddenly became interested:

"How many rounds can this gun fire at one time?"

“How much does it cost per shot?”

177 quickly said:

"Only one shot at a time."

"As for the cost of each shot...it's still a little cheaper than the legendary level energy-shaping scroll."

All right.

Matthew blinked and pretended he didn't ask.

While the two were talking.

The other constructs have already surrounded him and are trying to control the captured person.

To prevent the other party from escaping.

177 also put a magic-forbidden bracelet and a demon-sealing belt on him, and even put an electric shock collar around his neck!

"No, I'll give you the remote control..."

177 threw something to Matthew:

"You know how to use it. It's the same as before."

The captor looked deeply at Matthew.

He moved his neck unconsciously and asked in a trembling voice:

"Do you often do this kind of thing?"

Matthew shook his head:

"seldom."

"Now that you are a prisoner, you should answer my questions."

"Speaking of which, who are you?"

The other party chose silence.

Matthew asked a few more times.

All get the same results.

So he suddenly asked:

"Rambo?"

"Stop pretending, I know it's you."

Sure enough, a strange look flashed in the other party's eyes, but it was quickly hidden.

Matthew continued to ask.

The other party always pretends to be dumb.

At this time, 177 took the remote control from Matthew's hand and suddenly started the current!

Sizzle!

Yellow and blue electric sparks were flying around the opponent's body.

Within seconds.

More slime and mud peeled from the surface of his skin.

He was so shocked that he howled and screamed.

A wisp of green smoke rose slowly along with the burning smell.

Crash.

177 threw another bucket of water on his face.

Only then did the other party's appearance appear completely and undoubtedly.

This face was 80% similar to the one Matthew had seen in the jailer’s file before!

"It's you, Mr. Rambo."

Matthew said calmly:

"That batch in the mailbox isn't just for you, is it?"

"I guess Alexander is the boss?"

Rambo's expression was quite ugly, but he still didn't speak.

Matthew took a closer look and discovered that there were many wrinkles on the other person's face and skin. Although he was well maintained, he could still see the profound traces of time.

"You are lucky to have fallen into my hands. Alexander and I have some friendship, so some things are not non-negotiable."

"But you have to show some sincerity first."

Matthew said so.

After hearing this, Rambo finally raised his head. He and Matthew looked at each other for a while, and then whispered:

"Are you... a tree-planting mage, Matthew?"

Matthew nodded:

"it's me."

Rambo thought for a while:

"What kind of sincerity do you want?"

There was a snap.

Matthew slapped an IOU in front of Rambo.

In the latter's somewhat dazed eyes.

Matthew said calmly:

“It is only natural to pay back debts.”

"Su Ruier paid this IOU to me. Now, I am your creditor."

"If you are sincere, pay back the money first!"

"This shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

"After all, compared to the wealth in the mailbox, what I want is just a drop in the bucket."

He probably didn’t expect Matthew to say this.

Rambo stayed there for a while and then said calmly:

"I, I don't have that much money, and the money in the mailbox is not mine. I just came here to get it for other people."

Matthew frowned:

"So you don't want to pay back the money?"

Rambo explained awkwardly:

"No, no..."

suddenly.

He seemed to have a flash of inspiration:

"And the IOU hasn't expired yet, right?"

"I will pay it back when it's due!"

Matthew looked at the other person as if he were a fool:

"You have defected!"

"This IOU is based on the fact that you are still a member of the alliance and an employee of Mount Blackso. Now your credibility is no longer enough to support the remaining three months, because you may run away at any time, do you understand?"

His tone was somewhat unkind.

I was scolded by Matthew.

Rambo was obviously guilty:

"Feel sorry……"

"But I still have my collateral, right?"

"That house in Shenlan Port can be sold for 200,000, right?"

Is there any collateral?

Matthew's expression remained unchanged, but he secretly scolded Suriel a few times. This divine mage really knows how to do business!

"I don't know what the collateral is, I only know this loan contract."

Matthew waved the IOU in his hand:

"No matter what, you first pay back the money you owe me!"

Rambo seemed to have gone through some mental struggle before he spoke with some difficulty:

"You can take half a million gold coins from the mailbox and leave, but you can't touch the rest!"

Matthew hasn't said anything yet.

177 next to him was very happy:

"You guys are so tough when it comes to your words!"

"Matthew, shock him!"

Matthew reminded:

"The remote control is in your hand!"

177 said oh, and was about to increase the current, but was silently stopped by Matthew.

Matthew looked at Rambo with interest:

"I'm also curious. Why do you talk to me like this now that you're a prisoner?"

"You are no longer a law enforcement officer on Mount Blackso."

"Instead, you are a traitor to the Alliance."

Rambo immediately blushed when he heard this.

He looked quite embarrassed, and expressions of pain, confusion, anger and other struggles flashed across his face.

Look.

The mage named Rambo has not yet gotten used to the change of identity.

Matthew felt that his last two words had caused the greatest harm to Rambo.

quickly.

He became a little downcast.

"If you don't want to go to jail, just say more."

Matthew reminded:

"If nothing unexpected happens, you should spend the night in Heisuo Mountain tomorrow."

Hear this.

Rambo was excited again, and then looked at Matthew hesitantly:

"Mr. Matthew, can I trust you?"

Matthew spread his hands:

"I'm the most trustworthy person. If you don't believe me, you can ask Sen'er."

Rambo gritted his teeth and said:

"Please don't report this to the Alliance, okay?"

"If you can do that, give me a communication crystal, and you'll know everything you need to know."

Matthew and 177 looked at each other.

The latter pointed to the remote control:

"You don't have to listen to him to know everything you want to know."

Matthew shook his head.

He had no grudges with Rambo, and even had a small friendship with Alexander, so he wouldn't do anything so cruel.

"I can't completely promise you not to report this matter to the alliance, but if you can convince me, I may retain part of the content depending on the situation."

Matthew gave an ambiguous reply.

Rambo sighed, and then, under the surveillance of 177 and Matthew, slowly sent a signal using the communication crystal.

"Tracked."

177 whispered:

"This magical message is for Strom."

Rapids?

Before Matthew could react.

His private communication crystal suddenly became extremely hot!

Matthew took it out and unfolded it.

The person who appeared in the crystal ball was none other than Hood, the registered mage of Rapid City!

"Matthew, you're okay."

Hood smiled unnaturally:

"You have Rambo, right?"

"Um, would you like to come to Rapid City to have a chat? This matter is very complicated... Or, I can go to your realm."

The matter actually involves Hood?

Matthew was surprised.

He thought for a few seconds and replied cheerfully:

"I'll go to your place."

Hood was a little moved:

"Thank you."

"You will know in a moment that this is not what you see."

"Um, when you come over, can you take Rambo and the stuff in the mailbox with you?"

Matthew looked hesitant.

177 blocked:

"Hey, this isn't safe. Maybe this old man is a traitor too!"

Old Hood's face darkened:

"I'm not, don't talk nonsense, this is a very serious accusation!"

Matthew also patted 177 on the shoulder:

"fine."

"I believe Mr. Hood."

"If you are worried, come with me?"

177 shook his head:

"I'm not interested!"

"Just pay attention to your own safety."

"For the sake of our relationship, I won't tell Ronan about this. Now I plan to check other places to see if I can find similar stolen goods..."

…

A few minutes later.

Matthew brought Rambo and a whole folded package to the city gate of Rapids City.

Fly above the city on a magic carpet.

He can clearly feel the difference in this space——

Although many of the space-time cracks everywhere inside and outside the city have been repaired, the influence from the abyss has not yet been eliminated.

Matthew could smell a lot of evil.

That's the unique smell of demons.

"It seems that Hood is still looking for a way to drive the demons out of Rapids once and for all..."

Matthew thought to himself.

Arrive outside the city lord's mansion.

A servant who had been in place in advance led Matthew and the two into the backyard.

It didn't take long.

Matthew then understood the reason why Hood chose to meet him at the City Lord’s Mansion——

While passing through a hall.

Matthew saw many men in black sitting inside. These men in black obviously knew that he was coming.

As Matthew passed by.

All eyes glanced over.

The eyes of the people in black are very subtle.

Matthew found Alexander among these people, as well as the Queen of the Gizaites, and some other familiar faces whose names he could not name.

These people are naturally the people who defected from Heisuo Mountain one after another!

Matthew thought they had left the physical world.

Unexpectedly, they gathered on Hood's territory!

What does Hood want?

Or……

What does Alexander want?

Matthew had deep doubts in his heart.

The servant took Matthew through the hall, and when he passed by Alexander, the latter raised the wine glass in his hand to Matthew, and then drank it down with a smile.

He didn't speak.

Matthew just nodded.

The entire hall was quiet. Matthew could only feel their breathing and gazes, but no one said a word.

This weird atmosphere created a lot of pressure on Matthew.

This pressure was finally relieved when I saw Hood.

The latter gave Matthew a hug when they met:

"Thank you for believing in me."

Matthew said softly:

"I hope you can explain it clearly. I don't want to go to Mount Blackso to visit the prison in the future."

Hood laughed:

"Let's go inside and talk."

Matthew looked back at the men in black:

"Why aren't they talking?"

Hood explained:

"Including Alexander, people in Black Gold are practicing the "Silence Commandment", which was a practice that was spread in the "Ten Commandments Monastery" and was once popular in some city-states in the Far East and the North. "

"None of them can say a word until they leave Irondor, Rambo being the only exception."

Matthew glanced at the data column.

Hood told the truth.

"I noticed they were all shaking. Is it from nervousness?"

Matthew asked again as he walked inside.

Hood patted Matthew on the shoulder:

"no."

"It's because of the excitement."

"They will set off tomorrow night at the latest."

While talking.

The two came to a courtyard outside the hall.

Just entered the courtyard.

Matthew felt a strong sense of crisis.

soon.

He then identified the source of the sense of crisis——

It was a relatively stable space-time rift, which should have been caused by the previous invasion of the abyss.

The crack showed signs of being artificially cured and seemed to have been built into a portal.

It looked like it was Hood's handiwork.

"Portal? Departure?"

Matthew wondered:

"Where are they going?"

Hu pulled Matthew to the side and sat down, and ordered a few beautiful apprentices to bring food and drinks. After signaling Matthew to help himself, he slowly began to tell:

"This matter starts with the turmoil in Hot Spring Prison."

"You must have heard about the Hot Spring Prison. This turmoil happened almost when we went to Cross City."

"I only learned afterward that when we were resisting the meteor shower caused by the God of War in Cross City, the arrival of the gods also happened in the hot spring prison!"

"In the hot spring prison at that time, there were about a few gods with weak divine power who successfully descended on the snow girl. In addition, there were nearly twenty powerful angels who descended on her at the same time."

"This group of fringe people from Tianlun Palace took advantage of the second-generation God of War to attract attention and secretly took risks. However, what they don't know is that Alexander deliberately guided them to successfully hook up with the Snow Girl."

"Alexander knew a long time ago that the Snow Maiden's physique is very suitable for being a vessel for the gods to descend. This ancient race was made by a supreme god according to his own template, so it has a high degree of compatibility with the imprints of the gods."

"Already in the early days of the arrival, Alexander had laid out a killing plan. Although there were some twists and turns in the process, one of the descending gods ran away, and the remaining one led the snow maidens to resist for a period of time. However, in the end, these generals were defeated by Alexander. Wipe them all out."

"Although Alexander made efforts to reduce the negative impact of this incident afterwards, the paper could not cover up the fire after all. Soon he was held accountable by the alliance, and soon he would face prosecution by the Silver Council. The best outcome may be a period of imprisonment."

Hear this.

Matthew looked surprised:

"Is Alexander so brave?"

"He can't be just trying to make some extra money, right?"

Hood smiled and shook his head:

"He certainly wasn't doing it to make extra money."

"In fact, he had made all the plans before doing this. He knew that he would be held accountable by the alliance. Therefore, from the moment the gods descended, there was no turning back for him."

“You may know Alexander but not know much about him.

He is the most radical militant among the Alliance mages I know.

He was a student of Linde.

He is more extreme than Ms. Isabel in his attitude towards beings from the outer planes.

Many years ago, he was a high-ranking member of the Northern Battle Mage Legion, but because his methods were too radical and even a little too bloodthirsty, he was eventually transferred to Mount Blackso as the warden by Ekmund.

Alexander is a very talented guy.

What he accomplished at Mount Hesso can be seen by anyone who is not blind.

I dare say.

If it were another person to run Heisuo Mountain, where the funding gap was getting bigger and bigger, the fortress would have been in turmoil.

But in Alexander's hands.

Mount Blackso has been stable.

Of course this is not something ordinary people can do. "

Matthew nodded sympathetically.

Ever since he traveled across time, he had never felt that making money was an easy job.

In particular, maintaining a large foundation is completely different from maintaining one's own business.

"Hesou Mountain needs him."

"Maybe the Alliance won't remove him as warden."

Matthew said bluntly:

"Even now, there is still room for improvement."

Hood shook his head:

"It was impossible for Alexander to go back. He had long been tired of torturing jailers and prisoners day after day."

"Deep in his heart he has always had a dream of returning to the battlefield, and he has been quietly planning for this for many years."

"Especially after Ms. Isabel sent Hera to Mount Hesso, Alexander felt that Hera could succeed him as the warden, so he accelerated the execution of the plan."

"The incident at Hot Springs gave him the final piece of the puzzle."

"Tonight, they will set off."

Matthew frowned and said:

"Where to go?"

Hood replied:

"Not necessarily, but it must be the outer plane."

"It depends on where this unstable portal will send them."

"It could be the abyss, purgatory, evil spirit plane, twin heavens or even Tianlun Palace!"

"Their goal is to hunt down all powerful beings from the outer planes that have caused trauma to the material world."

"To be more specific, Alexander once revealed to me his first target - the great evil demon Trier. You should be familiar with this name. He is the clone used by the God of Midnight to control the sorcerers."

Matthew looked at Hood with suspicion:

"Are you crazy, or am I crazy?"

"Or are they crazy?"

"Are these people going to the outer planes to hunt those creatures who started out as legends?"

Hood sighed and knocked on the glass in his hand:

"Yes, when I first heard the news, I was as shocked as you."

"Just think they're crazy."

Matthew couldn't help but turn his head.

There is a transparent wall separating the hall and the courtyard, with magic enchantments and barriers attached to it.

Looking at it from this angle.

Just enough to clearly see the movements of the people in black in the hall.

They seemed to be performing an ancient ritual——

First, eat slowly.

Then it seemed that a key link in the ceremony was reached.

Everyone raised their empty wine glasses and took a sip.

Then they took off the hoods on their heads.

this moment.

Only then did Matthew get to see the wrinkled faces and mottled, dry silver hair.

"They...are not young anymore?"

Only then did Matthew notice that even Alexander, who had legendary strength, looked like an old man.

"Yes, the youngest one is over seventy years old."

Hood said with emotion:

"Have you heard of the Black Gold Army?"

Matthew thought for a while:

"The elite among the law enforcers of Mount Blackso?"

Hood nodded:

"Many people know that the Black Gold Force is the ace team trained by Alexander day and night."

"They are extremely capable in capturing mages and other fugitives."

"But very few people know that this force was originally established by Linde for the Star Boundary Expedition Plan, and the main body it relied on was the Northern Magic Corps."

"About a hundred years ago, the place where the North Land and the Far East Land meet once encountered a joint invasion from the outer planes. The invaders included Tianlun Palace, Purgatory and evil spirits."

"At that time, both barbarians and humans in the North suffered numerous casualties. Many city-states were burned in fires, and many villages were washed with blood."

"In order to retaliate against the enemy's actions, Linde personally mobilized a mage unit. This time, the members of the unit all had family members who lost their lives in the invasion. They actively trained and looked forward to the day of successful revenge."

"However, this matter ended without any problem as Linde went to the star realm to guard the intellectual mystery lock."

"The Northern Magistrate Corps was taken over by Roderick and Ekmund. The two quickly split up the original organization, and the members of the Black Gold Force were also transferred to other positions."

"In the years since then, the alliance has faced different turmoils, but none of them had the energy or strength to fight abroad. Especially in the past fifty years, when Ekmund was in power, it became even more impossible to use foreign troops."

"Ekmund advocates using gentler means to get along with Tianlun Palace. There is nothing wrong with this. You see, Ms. Isabel, who was once the most radical, continued the route of Ekmond's period after regaining power."

"From the perspective of the alliance, of course we must avoid further intensifying conflicts with the enemy when we are weak."

"But for Alexander and others in the Black Gold Force, this is undoubtedly bad news."

"They don't have much time and they just want revenge."

"Alexander realized a long time ago that it was impossible to expect Linde to return and reorganize the army. Therefore, during the years when he was the warden of Mount Hesso, he has been absorbing former members of the Black Gold Army."

"They have long been prepared to take revenge personally."

"All that's missing is a fuse."

"They made all the preparations before the unrest at Hot Springs Prison."

"The only thing missing is the core material used to make "Yi Xingzhou"——

Godhead fragments.

As we all know, "Yi Xingzhou" is one of the few astral vehicles in the alliance that can be used for anti-divine reconnaissance.

And after Hot Springs Prison.

The last piece of the puzzle has been added.

In fact.

What you have in your hand is only one-tenth of what Alexander prepared for this expedition.

If you are interested in something else.

No one will stop you from taking them.