The necromancer just wants to plant trees

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"are you serious?"

Tyrani looked at Matthew with wide eyes.

Matthew replied somewhat casually:

"Don't try to use your knowledge to understand my train of thought."

"Or do you still think that throwing the eggs of the divine phoenix into the gray lake is a more scientific approach?"

Tyrani still couldn't believe it.

She couldn't help but growled:

"Are you going to destroy Jade Cangting?"

Unexpectedly, Matthew answered unceremoniously:

"The only one who can destroy Jade Cangting is yourselves."

"And I'm different."

"I'm trying to save this city, my way."

Tyrani stared at Matthew intently, her eyebrows like willow leaves knitted together.

At this moment.

Beanna asked in a gentle voice:

"There must be safety measures, right?"

"I believe Matthew is not a reckless person."

Matthew smiled and looked at Beanna:

"Look, a little human girl is more flexible than you."

"Of course there are safety measures. Before detonating the magic bomb, I will set up time-stopping spells and anti-magic force fields on the outside so that the effect of the bomb is limited to the gray lake."

Tyrani's face became better.

But the next second, Matthew said again:

"But there will be other problems. The Trace of the Dead, especially the Gray Lake area, has been closely connected with the material world and is indistinguishable from each other. If I want to blow through the Gray Lake, it is possible to blow through the main material world."

"At that time, a dimensional black hole may appear in the corresponding area. If disasters such as time and space turbulence are subsequently caused, it cannot be solved by the anti-magic force field..."

Hear this.

Tyrani's expression tightened again.

But she learned the lesson this time. She looked at Matthew cautiously:

"So you should have a corresponding solution, right?"

Matthew nodded:

"Yes, but it may not be 100% effective. The mechanism in this regard is very complicated. It is difficult for me to explain it to you in a few words."

Tyrani puffed up her chest unconvinced, but unfortunately her chest was too flat to make people look at her for even a second longer.

"I am an elf, and my bloodline contains a wealth of magical knowledge. Although I have failed to become a magician, it does not mean that I am illiterate in the field of magic. You can try to explain to me. If I fail I understand, then I apologize to you.”

She said quite happily.

However, Matthew just showed his hands at this:

"Don't hinder me from admiring the relics of the God of Beauty."

After saying that, he turned around and went to check out the statues and paintings with A Bing. Tyrani was trembling with anger at this move, but with Matthew's identity here, she could do nothing but stand there and do it. Stare.

Especially when she saw Beanna looking at Matthew with admiration.

Tyrani's teeth were almost broken!

Matthew turned a blind eye to this.

The idea of ​​​​revealing the new plan is already for the sake of the relics of the ancient beauty god.

As for how to deal with the black hole on the opposite side.

To be honest, he really didn’t!

This thing involves plane science. In this field, it is difficult to achieve high achievements without legendary strength and decades of study and accumulation.

But Matthew's lack of help does not mean that the alliance has no solution.

Isabelle had previously proposed using Mordenkainen's scalpel to solve the problem of the Mark of the Dead.

This plan certainly has major flaws.

Because it is too simple and crude, it is equivalent to a bloodletting of the main material world.

The result will definitely be successful.

But the cost is terrible.

When Matthew didn't know Isabel that well before, he would only treat this matter as an anecdote.

But it's different now.

He realized that since Isabel would propose such a plan, she must have the skills to fill the plane.

Otherwise, a large-scale plane collapse will occur.

The entire Prime Material Realm will be buried with it.

Isabelle looked crazy.

In fact, there are quite a few bottom lines in many key places.

So Matthew is sure that the teacher has such a method.

Look at it from another perspective.

Matthew’s new idea for the Gray Lake location is essentially an improved version of Isabel’s plan.

It is also a small tumor growing on the patient's body.

Isabelle's plan was to disembowel and remove it.

Matthew's plan is more like minimally invasive surgery.

For key places, he used the plan of burning the cauldron and sinking the boat.

For other areas, that is, extended areas where the power of ash is not so strong, Umbrella Plan 2.0 can also be effective.

Both options work together.

At least it can ensure that the Mark of the Dead won't be a big problem for quite some time.

As for the longer time dimension.

That's not what Matthew needs to consider now.

Odd days are about to change.

If the Lord of the Void comes directly, the Mark of the Dead can only be regarded as a minor problem.

In fact, this time before coming to Jade Cangting.

Matthew did a lot of homework.

Alliance mages have put forward many plans on how to manage the Mark of the Dead.

Except that Isabel's plan was relatively risky.

Other mages' plans also have merit.

But the strange thing is.

None of their plans were ultimately adopted.

And after a certain point in time.

The Alliance directly terminated discussions on the Mark of the Dead project.

Matthew read through a lot of information and asked people for some gossip, and then he learned that this matter was probably related to the Necromancer in White Rock City.

Think of the high-purity soul crystal in your hand.

Matthew has reason to believe that the group of necromancers probably discovered the beauty of the Mark of the Dead and turned this place into a paradise for soul crystals.

This move met with strong resistance from the elves.

After the two parties broke up on bad terms.

Due to various factors, the alliance suspended research in this area.

Think of this.

Matthew couldn't help but think of the words of the traitor Hux of White Rock City:

"We should have honor..."

Maybe she knew what the group of necromancers from White Rock City did near the Mark of the Dead.

It's a pity that she is just a prisoner now.

Matthew doesn't even know what Hux is guilty of!

There is very little information in her file, not to mention the charges, there is no basic information, only the key information of indefinite imprisonment!

This made Matthew curious as to what she had committed.

"At least she didn't lie to me about the Necronomicon."

"Next time I go to Heisuo Mountain Prison, I can talk to her again."

Matthew thought.

After casually visiting Tyrani's underground secret room, Matthew, who knew nothing about art, began to yawn repeatedly.

He left A Bing in the basement and continued to study the art of aesthetics. He was not allowed to come out until he was legendary.

And he himself left with Terrani.

"For the sake of these relics, I won't leave for the time being, but you'd better keep an eye on your compatriots. I've always had an uncomfortable feeling recently..."

Matthew warned Tyrani.

Tyrani said dullly:

"knew."

"By the way, there is one more thing. Since you are here, I will leave it to you."

As she spoke, she led Matthew around the buildings.

Not long after, they came to another underground secret room.

During this time.

Matthew seems to have discovered a pattern——

Although elves are famous for advocating nature, in the Jade Cangting, the people who live in the tree houses seem to be poor elves. The richer elves live in the stone houses below, and the ones like Terrast and Terrani Such an elf family would even have its own underground building complex!

Maybe this is also influenced by troll culture?

As soon as I entered the room.

Matthew felt an extremely strong etheric aura.

He noticed that there were six boxes placed in the corner of the room. These boxes were not big, but each one was of high quality and locked tightly.

"For me?"

"What's inside?"

Matthew asked.

Tyrani blushed and said:

"My father entrusted me to hand this over to you. It should have been handed over to you a few days ago, but I never found a chance to say..."

"oops!!"

"You see for yourself, we don't have one million anyway, so we can only use other things to pay you!"

Matthew looked at Tyrani confused.

The latter opened all six boxes without saying a word.

The next second.

The etheric atmosphere in the room became stronger.

Matthew couldn't help but widen his eyes——

The box contains nothing else.

Rather, they are elemental crystal clusters with high purity!

Earth, fire, wind, water, negative energy, holy light...

The six major mainstream element crystal clusters are available.

Matthew made a rough estimate.

The total value of these six small boxes is definitely more than 1.2 million!

High-purity crystal clusters are a scarce product with a price but no market within the alliance.

Even if it is just used to cast spells.

Elemental crystal clusters are also more effective than magic Siwen!

This gift from Terraste can be said to be quite sincere!

Matthew's face was immediately filled with a smile:

"You are too polite..."

Tyrani silently handed over the pen and paper, motioning for Matthew to sign on it.

Matthew looked at the content on the paper.

The grammar of Elvish language is troublesome. It took him a while to understand it——

What the paper said was that these six boxes of elemental crystal clusters were a personal gift to Matthew from Terraste on behalf of the Willow Leaf Organization, to celebrate the everlasting friendship between the two...

"Because it is a gift and friendship, it is obviously not a commission fee."

"In this regard, the elves' minds are unprecedentedly clear."

What a race that really cares about face.

Matthew complained a few words in his heart, and then he signed the contract readily.

no way.

Who told him to be kind-hearted?

As long as you can get benefits, the wood elves will definitely give you face!

"I will do my best to solve the problem of the Mark of the Dead!"

"Actually, I have longed for the Emerald Jade Cangting. When I saw it recently, it really lived up to its reputation..."

Matthew complimented him casually.

Tyrani suddenly showed an elated expression, and even gave Matthew two more elf packages when he left.

This kind of elf package is a storage prop with its own folding space.

Matthew fumbled.

I found that this thing is quite suitable to replace a body bag!

"No wonder bards and magicians like Jade Cangting."

"I should have come earlier!"

Matthew silently beat his chest.

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After receiving the money, do the work well.

This is Matthew's way of doing things.

In the following days, he submitted his combination plan to Isabel and the Silver Council.

Then he went to the Crucible House and got a big list from Henry. Based on that list, he conducted a quick round of interviews.

finally.

More than 100 mage apprentices and research assistants participated in the actual work of this S-level project.

Among them, the research assistant positions are all formal mages of level 4 or above. There are 28 of them in total, accounting for a large share of the group of mid-to-high-level mages in the south.

Due to the special nature of the Mark of the Dead.

Theoretical research does not require the contribution of these people, so as soon as they came to report, Matthew arranged for these people to implement the extended section of the protective umbrella 2.0.

In fact, building a protective umbrella in the extended section of the Mark of the Dead is also a quite huge project.

The traces of the dead spread thousands of miles, from Gemstone Bay to Jade Cangting, and then west to Rolling Stone Town.

What Matthew did before was just to block its protrusion in Rolling Stone.

And this time.

They want to wrap the entire Trace of the Dead tightly in the scorched earth of death!

This process requires a large number of necromancers to work hard.

Originally, the people from Baiyan City were the most suitable to do this.

But the lessons learned are there.

Matthew didn't dare to trust the necromancer in White Rock City.

He would rather progress slowly, but also to ensure that his plan can be carried out steadily.

Therefore, as soon as the 28 research assistants followed up, they were asked by Matthew to learn the "Scorched Earth of Death" ritual.

Fortunately, the boundaries between the fields of ritual magic are not so clear.

Intermediate and advanced mages can basically meet the requirements of the Scorched Earth of Death by spending more time on research and at most adding some scrolls and negative energy stones.

Matthew divided these people into seven groups and sent them to different protruding sections of the Mark of the Dead to arrange the scorched earth of death.

He predicts that the protective umbrella for the protruding section of the Mark of the Dead should be completed before the end of May.

at the same time.

He also brought the druids of the Earth Society and asked them to plant oak trees not far from the Death Scorch.

An open space must be reserved between the oak forest and the scorched earth of death as a carrier of the realm of balance.

Matthew could not find a replacement for him in this regard.

He could only do it himself.

According to his estimation, it will take at least June to completely complete the trinity of protective umbrella 2.0 of "scorched earth of death + mushroom garden + oak forest".

This is only the management of the extended section.

The Gray Lake section is more troublesome to deal with.

It can only be said that there is a reason why Mark of the Dead is considered an S-class project.

After realizing that this is a long-term work.

Matthew immediately calmed down.

He was no longer in a hurry to get to work.

Instead, managing the traces of the dead is a daily routine.

He used the materials given by the elves to build a portal near Gray Lake, and then traveled between Gray Lake and the cemetery every day.

He spends almost half of his time in Rolling Stone Town and Jade Cangting every day.

After getting through the initial chaos.

Matthew quickly adapted to the role of overall coordinator.

The Scorched Earth of Death is indeed not a difficult ritual. After his assistants mastered it one after another, the propulsion efficiency of the protective umbrella was much higher than Matthew expected.

For a period of time.

Matthew himself barely contributes much. He only needs to regularly travel to and from the work sites of the seven groups to inspect and supervise.

This was the first time he felt the joy of letting other mages work for him.

In mid-April.

Replies from Isabel and the Silver Council were also sent to Matthew.

Isabel's attitude was clear.

She is extremely supportive of Matthew’s new plan for the Gray Lake section.

In the letter, she clearly told Matthew that Hibbert and Feliwen could think of a solution regarding the magic bomb;

For protection strategies, you can seek help from Qin Wuyue and Suriel;

As for the final plane filling.

She gave Matthew the contact information of Youruo, the guardian of the west, and told him that the floating island in the far west where Youruo is located, known as the Realm of Chaos, is the most suitable to fill the vacancies in the material world. .

This was Isabel's plan many years ago.

Use the floating islands in the west to fill the possible black holes in the material world.

After getting a huge endorsement from Isabel.

Matthew is no longer in a hurry to solve the Gray Lake section——

This thing involves too much.

He must be careful.

He could confirm that the explosion was controllable, but whether using floating islands to fill the black hole could really be successful, Matthew had to test it himself.

"It seems like we need to have a good chat with You Ruo."

Matthew couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This Guardian of the West seems to be a little too relaxed. He seemed to be average the last time we met?

The next time we meet.

I’m afraid I have to deliberately improve Youruo’s favorability...

Compared to Isabel's praise.

The Silver Council's reply was more official and more solemn.

They basically agreed with Matthew's combination plan, but there was some controversy over the controllability of the explosion and the threat of the black hole in the plane.

The parliament hopes that Matthew can conduct sufficient feasibility verification and set up multiple sets of prevention and aftermath measures before proceeding with the final detonation work.

certainly.

And the most crucial point.

What arrived with the Silver Council’s reply was the initial funding for the Mark of the Dead project——

A sum of 1 million gold coins in cash, magic materials of the same value, and a considerable amount of knowledge points at Matthew's discretion.

No cash required.

Matthew immediately pocketed it.

Half of the magic materials are magic scrolls of the Scorched Earth of Death, which are used to assist research assistants in their field work.

Considering that all the research assistants had mastered the Scorched Earth of Death, Matthew only gave one copy to each of them and kept the rest for later use.

Only knowledge points.

Matthew generously gave out half of it.

What's left serves as an incentive for a job well done by the Umbrella Project.

For these mages.

Knowledge points are the best reward.

Matthew's generous act received a lot of praise, and the assistants and apprentices became more energetic in their work.

The scorched earth of death advanced at a faster speed.

At the end of April.

The layout area of ​​the Death Scorched Earth has completed 75% of the mission goal!

Thus.

Matthew’s team is expected to have the framework of Umbrella 1.0 ready in early May!

The mages were working in full swing.

The druids were not idle either.

The oak forest and the scorched earth followed simultaneously. Wherever the scorched earth spread, the oak forest followed.

This is very painful for Matthew.

He had to spend more time personally planting mushroom gardens between the oak forest and the scorched earth of death, and drawing up one balancing contract after another.

Fortunately, there are still a lot of devil's scalps left that Margaret brought earlier.

Matthew does not have to worry about the carrier of the equilibrium contract for the time being.

And with him, there are more and more balanced ritual venues.

He could feel that his authority, which was being nurtured in the realm of balance, was about to emerge——

"Soon……"

"It's coming out soon!"

"It's just a matter of time!"

Feeling the call of Balanced Power, Matthew was not in a hurry. He returned to the Gray Lake first, planning to return to Rolling Stone Town to complete the final sprint of Balanced Power on his home court.

But at this time.

A ghostly figure appeared in Matthew's field of vision.

It was a very thin-looking elf boy.

But Matthew recognized the other party’s true identity at a glance!

"Setrunk!"

"How dare you come to Jade Cangting?"

Matthew looked at each other in surprise.

"Why don't you dare?"

Setrunk chuckled:

"This is also my hometown in a sense."

Matthew asked warily:

"What's the matter?"

Setrunk said calmly:

"The results of the investigation you entrusted me with have been completed."

"But this is not the place to talk. You come with me."

Said.

He threw the green mask in his hand to Matthew, then turned and walked towards the Jade Cangting.

Matthew hesitated for a moment, and after confirming that the mask was harmless, he put it on.

In the blink of an eye.

He turned into a wood elf with a thin face.

Matthew followed Setrunk as he turned left and right in the jade garden. Not long after, they came to a circle of giant trees.

Settelenk looks familiar.

He naturally found the entrance to the wall surrounded by giant trees.

There is a very hidden little door.

There are strong stone elemental guards on both sides of the small door, and not far away there are two elf warriors who are not easy to mess with at first glance.

"Get out of here, my friends and I have to go to Qiyao Field to do some business!"

Setrunk took out a gray-brown card and waved it in front of them, and then said arrogantly.

The stone elemental guards are still relatively slow.

But the two elf warriors immediately put on smiles:

"You two, please come in."

"Is there any familiar girl?"

"I need someone to take care of me..."

They opened the door and struck up a conversation.

Setrunk said coldly:

"No need, we have our own way of playing."

The two elven warriors immediately walked away.

that's all.

Matthew and Seth Lenk walked into the inside of the giant tree ring.

He looked up and around.

This is a huge valley.

The valley is dotted with various trees and vines, with wooden houses of different colors standing on them.

There are all kinds of women and men in the valley.

Most of them were scantily clad or wearing strange paraphernalia.

Just walked in.

A lustful atmosphere came to my face.

"You know where this place is, right?"

Setrunk led Matthew towards the highest room.

Matthew said solemnly:

"Windward Valley, of course I know."

Cetrenko chuckled:

"Maybe you don't know enough."

After a while.

The two came to the edge of a circular tree house.

There are several treehouses connected together. Their bottoms are almost floating in the air. The whistling wind blows from the sky on both sides. The wooden houses tremble and sway in the wind, giving people a shaky and exciting feeling.

"Come into the house with me."

Setrunk led Matthew into a tree house.

"wait a moment."

Matthew frowned. He didn't understand what medicine the other party was selling.

"You can tell me the results of the investigation first."

Matthew said coldly.

Setrunk immediately shook his head and made a silent gesture:

"Don't make any noise... Hey, did you hear that? They're coming!"

At this time, Matthew also heard footsteps coming from the corridor outside the tree house.

The footsteps were light.

It means that the people coming are most likely elves, and there are more than one.

By footsteps and other movements.

It was not difficult for Matthew to deduce that these elves had entered the room next to his.

after awhile.

There were some strange sounds coming from next door.

Matthew looked at Setrunk impatiently.

Setrunk made a calming gesture.

Two minutes later, he skillfully took out a mirror and hung it on the wall of the tree house!

The mirror instantly blends into the treehouse.

Immediately afterwards.

Matthew can clearly see all the scenes in the next room——

That image is quite bizarre.

In the center of the next room are three old elves, standing in three different directions.

And in the middle of them is a spherical black box.

The black box has holes of various sizes.

Judging from the movement coming from the black box, there seems to be something alive inside...

Matthew's face turned even darker.

It is not difficult to guess what the three old elves are doing from the humming movements.

"what is this?"

Matthew dropped a soundproofing spell and then questioned.

"Windward Valley's special service, they call it the "Biological Blind Box," which means you never know where your dick is..."

Setrunk hasn't finished speaking yet.

Matthew suddenly saw an old elf man stop his movements, then took a few steps back, and then a cursing voice came from next door:

"Damn it, it's bleeding!"

"It's cool, this is exciting!"

After saying that, he actually started talking happily again.

Matthew felt a little tingly.

He couldn't help but perform a clairvoyance technique——

As a result, it was shockingly discovered that the black box contained three thorn monsters with barbs all over their bodies!

"What exactly do you want me to see?"

Matthew suppressed his disgust and lowered his voice.

Setrunk showed a playful smile:

"You don't know the identities of these three people, do you?"

"They are the three elders of the Presbyterian Church. They have supreme power in Jade Cangting. After Terraste's coup, the three elders should have stayed in prison until their death."

"But as soon as Tyrast left the city, the prison guards released all the people from the Presbyterian Church and the Willow Leaf Organization."

"It seems they are bored in prison..."

"hehe."

Presbyterian?

Matthew's heart was slightly disturbed.

At this moment.

Setrunk added:

"Although the Presbyterians were defeated by Tyrast, their prestige among the elves is enough for them to still have the possibility of getting up after falling down countless times."

"What you're seeing now is just a little show."

"According to the information I accidentally gained, in a few hours, they will meet the legendary warlock Lance here who has returned."

"I guess they will discuss how to deal with Terraste next. Do you think you can survive this matter alone?"

Said.

He handed a scroll to Matthew:

"This is the investigation report on the death of Lorraine Fangta. It contains all the information you want to know."

"After learning that this was a commission from Ms. Hex, my teacher put down all tasks and prioritized completing the investigation into the cause of her son's death. When you hand these things to Ms. Hex, please be sure to My teacher said hello to her."

Matthew looked at Setrunk intently:

"Is this the end?"

Setrunk smiled brightly:

"Of course it's not over."

"The next thing is the point. I want to invite you to do something big!"

"You should be somewhat interested in that legendary warlock, right?"

"And it just so happens that I also want to take revenge on these scumbags from the Presbyterian Church."

"You and I should hit it off right away, okay?"

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