"Sorry, Master Matthew, I just want to see Praya."
Leslie reacted quickly and stuck out her tongue, looking pitiful.
Fortunately, Matthew didn't care too much about her and just left quickly.
After a while, Leslie entered the cabin and found Praya sitting by the bed, fully clothed, playing with expensive cosmetics.
Seeing Leslie, Praya complained:
"Master Matthew will come over, but you didn't even remind me. I didn't even have time to put on makeup."
Leslie smiled and pounced on her best friend for a while, then asked:
"What didn't he do to you?"
Praya said puzzledly:
"He just asked me to make the bread taste bad."
Leslie nodded thoughtfully.
"What did you think of?"
Praya knew that her best friend had a better brain than her, so she immediately said coquettishly:
"Tell me, tell me!"
Leslie showed a perverted expression:
"Unless you make me feel good."
Praya said bitterly:
"What day didn't it make you feel good?"
As she said this, she couldn't help laughing, and the two girls started laughing and playing on the bed.
The next evening.
After a tiring day, the apprentices who returned from the wasteland used "Innocence" on themselves one after another.
The smooth and translucent sound and light effect flashed by, and they who were unkempt just now were suddenly clean and full of energy.
Some mage apprentices even took out a stamina potion and drank it in one gulp, and the physical strength consumed by the day's work was immediately replenished.
Leslie watched this scene silently.
Someone complained to Praya:
"The bread you made today tastes terrible!"
Before Praya could speak, Leslie rushed forward:
“Eat it if you like it!”
Praya didn't understand why her best friend was so confident, but she knew that in most cases, following Leslie's lead was the right thing to do.
So she said confidently:
“Eat it if you like it!”
The apprentice was obviously a little afraid of Leslie's assistant status. He just snorted coldly:
"It doesn't matter, there's a food truck in Rolling Stone anyway!"
The words just fell.
A busy shadow appeared over the oak forest.
The dining car is here.
The person pushing the cart is still the Minotaur skeleton.
Everyone immediately rushed forward.
The one who rushed to the front was Leslie.
Praya trotted behind.
The dining car settled down and everyone lined up.
Leslie was naturally the first:
"Give me one, how much does it cost?"
The tauren skeleton replied honestly:
"Three gold coins a share."
Leslie shook her head:
"It's too cheap. I'll give you five gold coins. If you can bring me some fruit tomorrow, no matter what kind of fruit, I'll give you another three gold coins."
With that said, she took a piece of food from the dining car, dropped five gold coins, and left quickly.
Praya looked at this scene stupidly.
She obviously couldn't understand the intention of Leslie's move, but she had her own set of survival wisdom to survive in the mage academy until now.
"I will give you five gold coins. If you bring me fruit tomorrow, I will give you three more gold coins."
Praya told Paige confidently, then took a piece of food and left.
Everyone at the back was dumbfounded.
How can any buyer bargain and raise the price?
But very quickly.
Someone figured out the taste.
After all, they all came from the mage academy, they are absolutely good at brains, and they are very knowledgeable about the world.
After Ranbir, who was ranked third, had an epiphany, he immediately followed his example:
"I also provide hardware, and the fruits are the same as those two ladies!"
The people behind are even more exaggerated.
"I'll give you six gold. I don't have to ask for fruit, milk will do."
"I will pay you ten gold coins. No fruit will be used. There are five extra gold coins here as payment for your hard work. Please thank Sir Matthew for your hard work."
"Do you have any more? I bought them all!"
"Are you selling this jewelry next to the dining car? And the horn on your head. I'm sorry, I thought this was also a jewelry. Is your necklace a jewelry? Can you sell it? I'll pay a high price."
Just fifteen minutes.
Everything on the dining car was completely bought.
Only a naked Peggy was left.
and a bare food truck.
At this time, an apprentice who was in urgent need of help hurried over. He was extremely upset when he saw this scene, so he could only ask:
"Hello, are you selling the food truck?"
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At night, Peggy and Matthew shared this incident and placed today's income in front of Matthew.
"Matthew, you finally found a real job!"
"You don't know how rich those apprentices are. Damn it, why were you so poor during your apprenticeship?"
"Are you pretending to be poor with me? In fact, there is a small vault outside?"
Peggy screamed while holding the pile of gold coins.
Matthew explained helplessly:
"They are mages with serious academic backgrounds. There is no way a wild mage like me can compare with them."
His face was also full of surprise:
"These guys are richer than I thought. They are indeed real mage masters!"
He thought about it carefully and found out that Sif had 1,500 gold pocket money. This was based on the fact that she was not a mage and Rolling Stone Town was not the richest territory.
Those who can enter the mage academy are all rich or noble characters. They may look ordinary among the apprentices, but outside, they may be the son of a certain lord, the daughter of the lord of a big city, or at least the daughter of the lord of a big city.
Children of rich people.
Their spell talents may not be the best, but they are definitely good people. If they can gain the favor of the project mentor through some gold coins, they will naturally not be stingy.
"Return the extra money tomorrow."
Matthew reluctantly said:
"Since the standards have been set, we cannot charge more. I made a mistake this time. My layout was too small. It was poverty that limited my horizons."
As he spoke, he sighed deeply.
Paige strongly disagrees:
“I finally have a stable income, how can I pay it back?”
Matthew shook his head and said:
"This is a matter of principle. Don't worry, I will set the price higher next time and give those mage masters a hard blow!"
When Peggy heard that there would be another time, she unhappily picked out the extra gold coins.
The next few days.
The lives of the apprentices in the mushroom camp are gradually getting on the right track.
I dug holes during the day, went back to read at night, and occasionally watched Master Matthew planting trees in person. My life was very peaceful.
Only four apprentices of the necromancy department actually came into contact with part of the "Scorched Earth of Death" ritual.
The Trace of the Dead spreads for more than 80 kilometers in Rolling Stone Town.
It is obviously unrealistic to completely wrap it up with rituals.
Matthew's plan is to build an umbrella-shaped protective belt on the wasteland in the northeast. The advantage of this design is that it is flexible and can cope with possible subsequent changes in the Mark of the Dead.
The protective umbrella made of dead scorched earth is about 20 kilometers long and about 10 meters wide.
To cover this area, approximately 10 official versions of the Scorched Earth Ritual of Death are needed.
Of course this is not a problem for Matthew.
In the scale-up stage after feasibility verification, the more important aspects are cost control and implementation efficiency.
In terms of cost, the only major cost is the "Boundary Heart Stone" used to communicate with the negative energy plane. The average price is around 350 gold, and 10 pieces is 3,500 gold.
In addition, the total cost of various fees will not exceed 5,000 gold.
This means Matthew earned 25,000 gold in one go.
The former Matthew would definitely feel very satisfied, but after seeing all the corruption within the alliance and the favorable conditions of the apprentices, he not only doubted whether his project was the least profitable A1.
Although 25,000 is a lot of money, the path of a mage is a bottomless pit. If you really want to spend money, there are priceless equipment in the crucible room that can make Matthew bankrupt in an instant.
"It seems that I still need to communicate more with other senior mages to learn from them."
Matthew thought to himself.
And in terms of efficiency.
He led four apprentices, and after the initial explanations and demonstrations, the project progressed rapidly.
Just ten days later.
The ten scorched earth rituals of death are ready.
On the night of the eleventh day.
Matthew called Rhaegar and others as backup, and he lit up the scorched earth of death that stretched 20 kilometers from north to south.
A large amount of negative energy suddenly spread.
The surrounding environment created an uneasy rhythm, but it quickly subsided.
The whole process went extremely smoothly.
At midnight.
The protective umbrella was completely formed. Matthew turned into a raven and looked down from the sky. After confirming that the path of the death mark spreading to the southwest was blocked, he landed with confidence.
The ceremony has been completed.
Next, it is time to wait to test the effect.
Considering that the Ash Lord in the Mark of the Dead still had the possibility of counterattack, Matthew never took it lightly.
He stayed near the Mark of the Dead day and night, and would only stay a little further away when planting trees.
But even when planting trees, there will be zombies and skeletons watching for him.
As for the mage apprentices.
It stands to reason that the project has ended, but in order to meet the mandatory minimum duration requirement of the A1 project of 15 days, Matthew still kept them for 5 more days.
In order to ensure that this group of people will not cause trouble because they are too idle.
In addition to digging holes, Matthew also found some other chores for them:
For example, enchanting daily items, or asking them to copy books for you.
no way.
Mages are all energetic guys, or in other words, those who are not energetic enough cannot become mages.
If Matthew didn't find something to consume their energy and attention, these 15 days would be really difficult.
Time passed by like this day by day.
quickly.
Renesmee also ushered in her "graduation ceremony", which was her last strengthening.
Since there are apprentices helping to dig holes these days, Matthew's efficiency has improved a lot——
The traps dug by the apprentices are much better than zombies, and Matthew barely needs to adjust himself to use them.
Some apprentices go to any lengths to impress Matthew.
For example, Matthew remembers a guy named Ranbir who dug every hole into the shape of a heart.
Matthew specially called Leslie for this and gave her a severe scolding.
Leslie didn't come out of Ranbir's mushroom hut that night.
Afterwards, no one dared to be clever with the shape of the pothole.
All in all, in the last period of time, Matthew planted 759 trees in one go and received a full 15 enhancements!
At the same time, the size of the north and south oak forests has also reached 2,203 trees, which is no longer far away from the 3,000 trees required for the side mission.
After 15 times of strengthening.
Renesmee's level broke through to LV17 in one breath.
This means that she became the first level five undead under Matthew!
After that are 12 keywords.
Unfortunately, most of the keywords this time are blue sky and white clouds, which is not stunning enough. Fortunately, it is very practical.
White: Fishing net weaving and fishing skills, island survival, ocean knowledge, summoning fish schools"
…
These are all skills that are very applicable to the sea.
The remaining two purples and two grays have the same obvious style.
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"Scattering (Purple): Consuming part of virtual physical strength, Renesmee shoots a hail of arrows at the target area, which can briefly form long-range fire coverage.
Note: The effect is better when used with special arrows such as "Rocket" or "Ice Arrow"."
"Escape Technique (Purple): Renesmee can forcefully escape into a carrier with abundant water elements during combat, including springs, lakes, rivers, and the sea. Even a deep enough water stain may allow her to hide.
, but her figure may be printed in the water stains.
Escape duration: 60~180 seconds, depending on the carrier.
Available twice a day"
"Love to pick noses (grey): Renesmee loves to pick noses, and occasionally stuffs them back into her mouth to taste them."
"Onychomycosis (grey): Renesmee was not very hygienic when she was alive. Her nails were contaminated with a little fungus and turned gray-black overall. After becoming an undead, her nails were well covered by negative energy, but this kind of
The fungus still has the potential to infect humans."
…
Scattering and evasion, one attack and one defense, can maximize the strength of the fifth-level archer.
The boogers and onychomycosis completely destroyed Miss Zombie's image in Matthew's mind.
Looking at Renesmee who loves to giggle and drool.
Matthew couldn't help but recall that night of the dead. At that time, the zombie lady looked so cute.
This made Matthew suddenly realize what "it was ordinary at that time" in a fantasy world.
Five days passed quickly, and nothing happened during that time.
Matthew asked Leslie to notify the apprentices in advance of the end of the project.
Early the next morning.
He led the apprentices away from the mushroom camp and walked towards the crucible house.
Earlier, Matthew had handed over the project completion certificate and the template recommendation letter written by himself to the apprentices through Leslie.
In terms of knowledge points, Leslie and the four Necromancer apprentices who have really contributed will receive a high reward of two points each.
Palaia, Frey, and the builder of the mushroom hut each received 1.5 points.
The rest of the people can also be allocated 1 knowledge point.
This made the apprentices cheer.
Along the way.
One brave apprentice even took the initiative to ask Matthew:
"Master Matthew, can I still come to Rolling Stone Town to see you in the future?"
Matthew smiled and replied:
"Of course, but I don't have any good projects on hand in the short term, unless you are willing to help me dig holes and plant trees."
The apprentice vowed:
"After I graduate and successfully find a suitable mage tower, I will definitely come back to see you!"
Matthew smiled and didn't take it to heart.
at the same time.
In the lobby on the 14th floor of the Crucible House.
Six or seven young mages are looking forward to it.
David, the mechanical dwarf, used magic to bring tea to these teachers from the Southern Magic Academy, and then said with relief:
"Don't worry, Mr. Doyle, your student will be here soon."
"After all these years, you are still so dedicated and caring for your students."
The old dean of the Southern Magic Academy smiled when he heard this:
"I'm just doing what I should do."
After saying that, he turned back and asked:
"Are the medical team ready?"
A mage with a slightly tender face coughed:
"We are generally ready, but unfortunately, because we just picked up a group of apprentices who came back from Mr. Marcus yesterday, we have insufficient reserves of amputated potions. If more than three students are seriously mutilated,
, we may have to buy some nearby, but you also know the prices in the crucible room. If this happens, I suggest you take it back to the academy first and wait for the herbalist to prepare another one."
Doyle scolded:
"The amputated limb regeneration potion is such a commonly used thing, why don't you prepare more? And the mental detection technology, are you ready? The last batch of students who came back from the cannibal island, several of them looked normal, but
I'm on the verge of mental collapse. If I hadn't discovered it in time, our Southern Magic Academy would have lost several financial backers!"
The younger mage nodded quickly and said:
"It's ready, it's abundant, and we've also prepared a lot of sleeping potions."
Doyle frowned and warned:
"Sleeping potions are used to treat mental illness? Are your medical team serious?"
The young mage shrugged:
"Young people are in good health. Maybe if they sleep more, they won't get sick?"
While he was talking, a teleporting light lit up in the hall, and more than twenty figures appeared in front of everyone.
A loving smile suddenly appeared on the old dean's face.
But the next second.
This smile turned into astonishment.
The other teachers in the college behind him also looked at this scene in shock.
Several mages rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
"No one was hurt?"
After a while, a teacher from the medical team asked.
"of course not."
Matthew asked strangely:
"I'm taking them to do a project, not to fight monsters. Why are they getting hurt?"
Old Dean Doyle laughed dryly:
"I'm sorry, are you Mr. Matthew? It's so rare to come back from the A1 project intact. Would you mind letting the teachers from our college check the children? We can just go and have a chat."
Matthew nodded in agreement.
The two took a few steps away.
The teachers from the Southern Magic Academy quickly surrounded him.
A series of magical rays of light flashed through.
There are tests for physical integrity, tests for mental status, and tests for height and weight.
After a lot of busy work.
The young mage excitedly rushed to the old dean:
"Oh my god! No one was injured! We can save a lot of treatment expenses!"
The old dean glared at him:
"Are you sure you have checked carefully? There are no other changes in the children's bodies?"
The young mage thought for a while:
"There are changes."
The old dean suddenly became serious:
"Oh? Tell me!"
The young mage said:
"They have generally become fatter and darker."
The old dean raised his eyebrows, and the shock in his eyes became more intense.
At this time, Matthew couldn't help but ask:
"Is it common for apprentices participating in programs run by senior mages to be injured?"
The old dean said with emotion:
"It's not very common, but it's something that happens 100 percent of the time."
"Yesterday our college accepted a group of apprentices who came back from the B1 project. Many of them were missing arms and legs. However, there was an unlucky guy who was even more pitiful. He was deceived by the senior mage of the project. It was said that he was doing experiments.
A spell called "circumcision" resulted in the entire body being cut off."
Matthew was stunned when he heard this.
Speaking of which.
The old dean suddenly bowed deeply to Matthew:
"I have been working as a dean for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen all the students who have returned from the A1 project intact. You are a truly admirable mage!"
Other teachers also bowed.
The apprentices naturally did not fall behind.
For a while.
In the hall of the Crucible Room, Matthew was the only one who could stand up straight.
After half a month of hard work, Ranbir pushed open the door of the dormitory tiredly.
The dormitory of Southern Magic College is for two people - this is what Ranbir hates the most. He has to share the narrow space of Room 7 and Hall 3 with his roommates.
Whenever this happens, he will miss his Rose Manor in the Bay Area and the young and beautiful maids in the manor.
Lying on the huge sofa in the living room, Ranbir still felt like a dream.
In just half a month, I got my A1 resume and recommendation letter?
This doesn’t seem to be as difficult as the seniors said!
"Maybe I'm too good?"
Ranbir thought proudly.
It happened to be at this time.
My roommate is also back.
The two said hello. Normally, Ranbir would definitely not be in the mood to talk nonsense to him.
But today, Laimbeer rarely shared his experience in Rolling Stone with his roommates.
"...That's it, I participated in A1."
Ranbir concluded:
"I think the teachers and seniors in the college have exaggerated the weird habits of senior mages. They are not as scary as the legends say!"
The roommate listened quietly without saying anything.
Ranbir added:
"But maybe I was lucky and met a very good mentor. I heard a very interesting gossip on the way back. I heard that there was an unlucky guy who participated in the B1 project and had his penis cut off. I don't know why.
not real."
The roommate said:
"it is true."
"That person participated in the project of Senior Mage Marcus, and the content of the project was to study the application of laser spells in the field of anatomy.
Because the project was not progressing smoothly, Mr. Marcus was in a bad mood.
One day, he suddenly said to his apprentices:
'I am now going to conduct an unprecedented magic experiment. If anyone is willing to cooperate with me, I am willing to give him 3 knowledge points afterwards.'
A male apprentice believed it and plucked up the courage to step forward.
As a result, when the experiment was about to begin, Marcus told him that the spell was called the circumcision spell.
The unlucky man wanted to go back on his word, but Marcus forcibly tied him to the operating table on the grounds that he had already agreed.
Of course, the experiment did not succeed. Only Marcus's prank succeeded, and the unlucky guy had his entire private parts cut off.
Afterwards, the college's senior officials strongly protested to Marcus.
The incident ended with Marcus symbolically paying the apprentice 1 knowledge point."
Ranbir looked at his roommate in surprise:
"I know you are learning prophecy-type spells, but I didn't expect that your prophecy skills are so powerful and you even know such details."
The roommate silently opened his crotch:
"That unlucky guy is me."
Ranbir suddenly fell silent.
"Fortunately, I just came back from the infirmary. They said it can still grow back, but it's not very convenient to pee right now."
The roommate said optimistically:
"It's a full knowledge point, so it's not a big loss."
"By the way, how many points did you get for A1 this time? It must be 0.5, right? Haha."
Ranbir didn't know how to answer for a while.
…
"Tip: Miraculously, you completed an A1 project with 22 apprentices intact, and your reputation began to spread in the Southern Magic Academy!
Your regional legendaryness +1 (Southern Magic Academy).
As word of mouth continues to spread, you will earn the title "Merciful Matthew" that is only spread among mage apprentices!
…
You successfully prevented the Mark of the Dead from spreading to the southwest through the Scorched Earth Ritual of Death.
You have completed the primary objective of main quest 2 "Eradicate the Traces of the Dead"!