Chapter 1 Excellent citizen Matthew and the god damn necromancer
Chapter 1 Outstanding Citizen Matthew and the Damn Necromancer
Author: Ten Years One Click
Chapter 1 Outstanding Citizen Matthew and the Damn Necromancer
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Gold Diggers Basin.
Rolling Stone Town.
spring.
A robin with blue feathers on its back and yellow down on its chest flapped its wings and flew from the lawn in front of the city hall.
Past several chimneys and patches of brick-red roofs.
It stopped deftly on an oak tree surrounded by many red and yellow walls.
There are insects crawling on the branches directly below.
The robin is about to pounce.
But suddenly.
A roar came from the translucent glass window behind it——
The insects quickly shook off the branches.
The birds also flew away in a hurry.
Only the five well-dressed humans behind the glass window on the second floor were still arguing.
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"I disagree!"
Liz, a wealthy middle-aged woman, slapped away the wooden sign in front of her that was engraved with "Outstanding Citizen Selection", and then opened fire on the bald man in the front left:
"Howard is a complete gangster and a scumbag!
"He doesn't just like to hook up with married women.
She also likes to hook up with married men!
He always takes advantage of women to go shopping to find their men.
I have seen it dozens of times with my own eyes!
Dozens of times!!!”
The more Liz talked, the more excited she became, spraying saliva all over most of the table.
The four men sitting there couldn't help but shrink back.
"Calm down, Liz..."
The bald man spoke to comfort:
"This is just a nomination."
Liz's attitude was extremely determined:
"No nominations either! Howard is terrible!"
As she spoke, her slender eyes looked around, and suddenly she seemed to have discovered something:
"Is it possible that any of you have been swayed by him?"
The four men trembled and denied in unison:
"No!"
The bald man even tore up the recommendation letter in his hand:
"The committee voted unanimously to reject Howard Rhodes' nomination!"
Anyone who has worked at City Hall for more than a week knows the horror of Lizzie's mouth.
She is a walking gossip board.
If unfortunately she was included in the gossip, then everyone in the town would know about the rumor tomorrow morning.
We are all decent people here, and they cannot afford this kind of slander.
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"So, the last candidate to be nominated - Mr. Matthew from the Master District, um, the last name is not specified.
He has settled in Rolling Stone Town for just over two and a half years, and meets the 'selection criteria for outstanding citizens';
During the day, he works as a history teacher at Silver Public School, and the students like him very much;
He also works part-time at the security office, and Captain Brad of the security office speaks highly of him;
According to the recommender's description, Mr. Matthew is kind-hearted, enthusiastic and generous. He does not have many friends in Rolling Stone Town and always keeps to himself. The reason for this is that he is too busy to make friends..."
The bald man didn't finish speaking.
A gentleman to Liz's left raised an objection:
"Mr. Chairman, those who live in isolation do not meet the criteria for selecting outstanding citizens."
The bald man nodded slightly:
"Don't worry, Richard.
The recommender said that our Mr. Matthew planted nearly 1,000 oak trees in Rolling Stone Town in two and a half years, which greatly greened the town's environment. Here, there is the oak tree outside the window and the one in front of the city hall.
All three trees are attributed to Mr. Matthew.
Plus the statement from Sheriff Brad.
The recommender believes that Mr. Matthew has made an indelible contribution to the security and environment of Rolling Stone Town and deserves to receive this year's Outstanding Citizen Award."
Everyone has finished listening.
They couldn't help but glance out the glass window.
"Was this tree planted just two years ago? Why do I feel like it has always been there..."
Richard, dressed as a gentleman, muttered.
"It seems, I have the impression... Matthew is a tall, thin, somewhat handsome, somewhat shy young man."
Liz showed a look of reminiscence.
"This is indeed an outstanding contribution."
Another man reminded:
"But being able to get along with other citizens is the most important criterion for selection."
The bald man nodded:
"This is usually true, but the owner of this letter of recommendation does not seem to often write anonymous letters. She accidentally attached her name at the end..."
Richard clapped his hands vigorously:
"Recommendation is illegal! Direct rejection! Well, there are still no outstanding citizens in Rolling Stone Town who can be nominated this year, just like the past three years!"
The rest of the people either shrugged or spread their hands, all acquiescing to this result.
But at this moment, the bald man said again:
"The signature is signed by Sif. Blood Flag."
Blood flag.
It is the surname of the lord of Rolling Stone.
Sif Blood Flag is the only daughter doted on by the lord of Rolling Stone Town.
The room was quiet for two or three seconds.
Even the pickiest Liz raised her hands:
"Skip the nomination process, I support Matthew to become a good citizen."
The rest of the people agreed one after another.
However, the bald man hadn't finished speaking yet.
He slowly pulled out an old piece of papyrus from the bottom of the pile of documents:
"There is one last question. This is the registration form that Matthew handed over to the city two years ago. It clearly states his origin and career as an adventurer...
I wonder if he wrote it wrong at the time.
According to my observation.
What he did in Rolling Stone over the years has nothing to do with, or even contradicts, his career as an adventurer.
But if what is registered on this paper is true.
I'm afraid he will miss out on our generous rewards for outstanding citizens."
"What profession? Isn't it just an ordinary mage?"
Everyone came over to take a look curiously.
The first thing that catches the eye is a snapshot of a bright smile.
in the career column below.
The word "Necromancer" is clearly written on it.
"Wow……"
Someone exaggerated.
"If it's the Necromancer, that's really not possible. I remember that the Lord hates the Necromancer the most..."
Richard said seriously:
"But this might be a misunderstanding. Let's do it. I'll go talk to Matthew after get off work later."
The bald man nodded and said:
"Then I'll leave it to you. Please do the assessment work by the way. To be honest, I don't believe it either. How can any necromancer plant trees every day?"
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evening.
North of Rolling Stone Town.
In the newly formed oak forest.
A tall and thin figure is busy.
Matthew held a shovel and filled the newly dug hole with a thin layer of mature soil in an expert manner.
There were several small sacks on the ground nearby, one of which contained saplings, and the rest were empty.
next moment.
He planted the saplings in the pit.
Cover it with several layers of soil of varying textures.
After the transplantation is completed.
Matthew took out another bottle of green liquid and poured it on the soil near the seedlings.
Light green light waves surged.
You can clearly see that the seedlings have grown up a lot.
His posture also became stronger.
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"Successfully planted an oak tree, your nature affinity has been slightly improved.
Cumulative number of live oak trees planted and established: 996"
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"There are still 4 trees left, there will be enough for tomorrow!"
I took a look at the sky.
Matthew decided to repair and return home.
as usual.
He checked the contents of the taskbar again by the way.
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"Main mission: Planting trees
Content description: Select a type of tree for large-scale planting around Rolling Stone Town. Please complete this task while ensuring the survival rate. There is no time limit.
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Primary target: 1,000 trees
Elementary reward: Summoning the Dead (Bone Dragon) & a lot of XP"
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Leave aside the rewards.
If this task were placed on a druid, it would be perfectly normal.
But the problem is——
Matthew is very sure that he is a necromancer of Miao Zhenggenhong!
“I shouldn’t have double-doubled the monsters in the first place!”
Looking at this nondescript and specious game system.
Matthew had mixed emotions.
He remembers it clearly.
On the eve of the time travel, I was still dual-playing the swamp monsters in the Forest of Corruption on my computer. The professions of those two accounts were druid and necromancer respectively.
As a result, he traveled through time in the next second.
And became a necromancer.
Immediately afterwards.
Matthew discovered something even more puzzling——
After traveling through time, he had a game system.
But there seems to be a little problem with this system.
In the game he played, the system names of different professions were different.
The Necromancer’s is called ‘The Way of Immortality’;
The Druid’s is called ‘Heart of Nature’;
Matthew's system name is a bunch of garbled characters overlapping together.
Putting aside the garbled characters, you can only barely see the two words "immortal, natural", and there are countless watermarks of each other superimposed on these two words.
One more look at it will make you dizzy.
Matthew was paralyzed at that time.
Fortunately, the system stabilized quickly.
At the same time, he was also released with his first main quest.
That's planting trees in Rolling Stone.
Matthew, who had just arrived and had no friends, asked himself that he had no reason to refuse.
So he worked diligently.
This lasted almost three years.
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Mage area.
Outside an elegant and old two-story house.
Matthew stopped at the door of his home.
He didn't open the gate immediately.
Instead, he looked towards the alley opposite.
Someone is waiting for him.
"Mr. Matthew!"
A young girl full of youthful spirit ran out of the alley.
The two guards behind her hesitated and did not move.
The pretty girl trotted up to Matthew.
Although it was already dark at this time.
Matthew could still clearly see the deep blush on her face.
"Biana."
Matthew responded.
"Matthew, I'm going to "Jade Cangting" next week. My father asked me to go there to learn dance and art... I'll take a look at you before I leave."
The girl's eyebrows were lowered.
Matthew nodded:
"Jade Cangting is a good place."
The girl didn't respond.
He added:
"Wood elves are good at singing and dancing, and their artistic taste is indeed superior to humans."
The girl still lowered her head.
Matthew could only say:
"When you go to Jade Cangting, remember to write to me so that I can reply to you."
There was finally some sparkle in the girl's eyes.
She raised her head slightly.
The big eyes are full of expectation:
"I will."
"Matthew...can you give me a hug before you leave?"
Matthew explains why:
"I'm afraid that won't work."
The girl took the initiative to hug him.
Her soft body pressed against Matthew's chest.
He could feel the extremely fast heartbeat.
"I like you, Matthew."
Beanna made a bold confession.
Matthew let her hug him for a while.
Then gently push her away.
Then he kindly reminded:
"Beanna, you are still young and don't understand what true love is. If you step back ten thousand steps, you only see my surface and you don't understand the real me."
Biananna retorted excitedly:
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"I know you!
I secretly look at you every day in class!
I understand everything you do!
You are a good person!
You love plants and life so much!
There’s no better man in Rolling Stone than you!”
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"I have reservations about this point of view...Ah, I'm sorry to disturb you, but official business is more important..."
A man's voice suddenly came from the other side of the room.
Beanna immediately blushed.
She quickly hid behind Matthew.
then.
Matthew saw a man dressed as a gentleman walking quickly:
"Mr. Matthew, I am Richard from the five-person committee of the city hall. Regarding the selection of outstanding citizens, I have an urgent message that I need you to confirm——
This is the information you registered with the city hall two years ago. What is your occupation? Is this a fallacy?"
Matthew took the document handed over by Richard and glanced at it.
Then he said extremely firmly:
"There is no fallacy."
"As you can see, I am indeed a necromancer."
Richard was stunned for a moment:
"This is unreasonable. You don't look like a necromancer."
Beanna also hummed:
"I don't believe it! You must have said it on purpose!"
Matthew's expression remained normal.
next moment.
He suddenly faced home and snapped his fingers.
Not long after.
The kitchen door was pushed open from inside.
A tall shadow walked out from inside and came to the garden outside.
Richard and Biananna's eyes widened instantly——
That was a two-meter-tall minotaur skeleton!
As they walked, the skeleton was still saying hello:
"Hey! Matthew, is it rare to have a guest tonight?"
Matthew shook his head:
"should not."
He looked at the stunned Beanna and Richard:
"I'm sorry to scare you, but I have to say -
It seems that you neither understand me nor the Necromancer.
Good night and goodbye, you two."
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night.
The rich aroma of mushroom soup fills the restaurant and kitchen.
Matthew and the minotaur skeleton sit opposite each other and enjoy dinner.
"What a pity, Matthew..."
The skeleton regretted:
"You really shouldn't have let me show up. Now, you have not only lost the selection of outstanding citizens, but also may have lost the love of an innocent girl... It's all a loss in blood!"
Matthew took a sip of mushroom soup and looked satisfied:
"I do not care."
The skeleton asked with interest:
"Then what do you care?"
"Let's do it in stages. At this stage, I just want to plant trees."
Snapped!
Matthew gently put down the bowl.
"Peggy, go to the greenhouse and prepare the saplings I will use tomorrow."
"I'm going to go to the basement to meditate."
The skeleton cried out:
"Why should I go again?! I have been working for 72 hours straight! I also cooked the love dinner just now!"
"I'm so tired!"
Matthew responded calmly:
"You're a skeleton, Paige, you won't get tired."
"Besides, I only have one contract summon like you, so I don't trust other skeletons to do things."
Paige couldn't refuse.
I had no choice but to curse and walk into the greenhouse on the east side:
