There was a group of apprentices near the hut, and they looked bewildered.
There was a handsome man standing in the middle of the apprentices giving instructions.
He seems approachable.
Ten seconds later.
The man led the apprentices to a wasteland. He took out a shovel from somewhere, and then began to dig a hole skillfully.
The apprentice next to him was concentrating on learning the skills of digging holes.
after awhile.
The man took out another twenty shovels and motioned the apprentices to follow his example.
The screen shook violently.
The next second.
But everyone saw that the man was planting trees, and there were still many apprentices watching.
At first, the bosses were quite patient and just watched silently as the apprentices gathered around to watch the men planting trees.
But gradually, everyone noticed that something was wrong.
Why are you still planting trees after leaving it alone for a long time?
Looks at Isabel one after another.
Isabel held up her white hair on her temples with both hands:
"Don't look at me, that's how I finished it. Matthew obviously doesn't know how to use a crystal ball, so he recorded a lot of miscellaneous things."
The big guys have subtle eyes.
Ekmund reminded:
"Can you fast forward a little bit?"
Isabel thought for a while:
"It's possible, but this crystal ball is the cheapest version and may not be easy to use."
Ekmund breathed a sigh of relief:
"I'll try."
As he spoke, he stretched out his right index finger, pointed at the crystal ball, and then pulled it.
The next second.
The screen was cut to a bird's-eye view.
They could clearly see from the air a protective umbrella-like gully at the end of the Trace of the Dead.
That is the scorched earth of death!
The scene ends abruptly.
"it's over?"
Ekmund said in surprise.
Isabel nodded:
"You're overdoing it. This is the last scene."
Among the six shadows, someone slowly spoke:
"Pull back a little, Ekmund, we have to watch the process."
Ekmund slid his index finger again and said confidently:
"no problem!"
"I can make whatever you want to see... come out for you."
The reason why I stopped talking for a while.
It was because a woman's scream suddenly came from the crystal ball:
"Ahhh!"
The voice almost interrupted Ekmund's words.
And the next scene is also shocking——
The scene suddenly switched to a dark cellar.
There are many wine barrels in the background, probably the wine cellar of a tavern.
In the center of the picture, on the shelf of the wine cellar, a man and a woman are having fun in a strange posture.
The man's face was tense and his teeth were clenched.
The woman's face was distorted and she looked very painful.
"Is this Matthew? Why does it seem like his appearance has declined?"
A shadowy figure asked.
"It's time for you to change your glasses, Roderick. It's a good thing you didn't mistake that woman down there for Matthew."
Another phantom joked.
Roderick said in shock:
"Is that a woman down there?"
This sentence silenced everyone.
Isabel looked at this picture with relish and said:
"Test your prediction skills, Roderick. If your predictions are very accurate, then there is really no need to wear glasses."
Roderick was silent for three seconds and then quickly said:
"The boy's name is Rhaegar and the girl's name is Jenny.
The incident took place at a moonshine brewery called Never Say Good Night in the craftsman district of Rolling Stone Town.
Rhaegar is the lord of Rolling Stone, and he and Jenny have maintained an inappropriate relationship for a long time.
Jenny's nominal husband is named Bliss. On the surface, he is an honest shoemaker, but in fact he is a spy sent to Rolling Stone Town by Gao Yeling. He knew that his wife was having an affair with Rhaegar, so he has been hiding it for the purpose of
In order to achieve great success one day.
Jenny had a bad reputation in Rolling Stone Town. Everyone thought she was a slut. The reason was that Rhaegar would pretend to be a different identity every time he went to have an affair with her. Sometimes he was Coachman A of the Lord's Mansion, sometimes he was Coachman B, and sometimes he was Coachman B.
Sometimes he is a cook, sometimes he is a groom.
Later, the rumors about Jenny's refusal to refuse anyone from the Lord's Mansion became more and more widespread. Someone actually touched the door of her house in the middle of the night. Naturally, Jenny beat her up and threw her out the door.
This woman had extraordinary fighting ability among mortals. She also had many admirers, but she fell in love with Rhaegar. I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune.
Ah, I said fate..."
Isabel stretched out her hand and spread her fingers, signaling Roderick to stop.
The reason is also very simple. It's not that she doesn't want to continue listening to the gossip, but that the scene has been quickly pulled by Ekmund to the ceremony of setting up the scorched earth of death.
quickly.
Everyone watched the entire process of Matthew building a protective umbrella.
"It's that simple?"
Ekmund looked a little incredible.
"It's that simple."
Isabel said calmly:
"A scorched earth of death can stop the spread of the Mark of the Dead. You should have thought of it earlier. The Immortal and Ashes have always competed for positions. The Necromancer is the best tool to deal with the Mark of the Dead."
After hearing this sentence, a hint of memory appeared on Ekmund's face:
"At that time, we actually all thought about it, but we had the manpower to override the consensus and forcibly terminate the plan to let the Necromancer intervene in the Mark of the Dead."
Isabel was surprised and said:
"Who did the good deed?"
Ekmund couldn't help but said:
"It's you, my lord! Wasn't it you who had the strongest opposition back then?! You always claimed that Mordenkainen's scalpel was a better solution."
Isabel said blankly:
"Is it me?"
Immediately, a trace of anger appeared on her face:
"Is it because my memory is bad, so you are going to put all the blame on me?"
Ekmund was anxious:
"I have proof!"
Isabel pondered:
"Then what was my objection at the time? Was it just that I wanted to use a scalpel?"
Ekmund replied:
"That's not true. Our opinions were actually quite ambiguous back then, but they were not as strong as yours. The main reason was that the Necromancers were too bastards! On the surface, they were willing to support us in managing the Mark of the Dead, but in the end, they all had their own agendas.
The then Lord of White Rock City wanted to resurrect the Mark of the Dead into a huge form of ghostly ghost touch. I suspect he wanted to use this thing to destroy the world.
The Necromancer group from the north wants to raise the Marks of the Dead as a back garden for them to harvest life energy.
The necromancers in our alliance are relatively clean. They just want to defraud more funds, and then while everyone's attention is on the south, they launched several small undead natural disasters in the north.
If they hadn't massacred the village near Roderick's hometown, we wouldn't have even noticed it.
In the end, the fundamental reason why we terminated the project was because of your strong opposition and because the Marks of the Dead project involved too much of the Alliance's energy.
Because of the above, you have always been very prejudiced against the Necromancer. At the beginning, you specifically told us, especially Ronan, that the Necromancer cannot be trusted.
But how could Ronan listen at that time?
He was in love with a necromancer from the ghost tribe at that time. When the two of you were in love, you had a quarrel with each other and eventually broke up, and then..."
"enough!"
Isabel waved her hand impatiently:
"Ekmund, it seems that you have reached menopause and you talk too much like an old man."
Ekmund's mouth moved, and there was grievance in his eyes.
"The question now is, Matthew has produced the results, what are you going to do with them?"
Isabel asked.
Everyone was still silent.
It was Ekmund who stood up:
"Then let Matthew solve it completely. We can jointly launch an S1 project and let Matthew be responsible for hosting it. As a supervisor, you can assist. Because it is S1, you must be the overall person in charge of this project.
."
Isabel looked at the six phantoms without comment:
"You also heard what Ekmund said. Are you willing to give the S1 project to a wild mage?"
"I have no opinion."
Roderick, Guardian of the North, was the first to answer.
"I'm not interested. I'll listen to you."
The Guardian of the West said coldly.
"I...cough cough cough cough!"
When it was the Eastern Guardian's turn to speak, he suddenly coughed violently, and his phantom image twisted wildly on the dome and walls like a giant snake.
"It's okay, I'm okay. It was that evil dragon just now. He came to harass me again. Now he is being beaten by me. Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough!"
But his voice didn't sound so optimistic.
"Are you okay, Chen? It sounds like you're coughing up blood."
Isabel rarely showed a concerned expression.
"I'm fine. The Evil Dragon in the Sea is not my opponent. You know my strength. Of course I agree with Matthew to be the leader of the S1 project. I can even arrange for some of my students to assist him - if he is willing. If so, cough cough cough, don’t bite me here!"
The voice fell.
The voice of the Eastern Guardian "Chen" suddenly stopped.
His shadow suddenly disappeared into the library.
"Is he really okay? I heard that he has been fighting that evil dragon in the past few years."
Isabel asked.
Ekmund said calmly:
"It's okay. If Chen dies, Roderick will divine it, and then we will know - Roderick, is he dead?"
Roderick replied:
"currently there is not."
Ekmund said with satisfaction:
"Look, the alliance has a very complete mechanism for paying attention to senior mages."
"Dead now."
Roderick suddenly spoke.
Ekmund was a little surprised.
"Resurrected again."
Roderick said again.
Ekmund frowned.
"Die a second time."
Roderick said.
Ekmund coughed heavily.
"It's okay, he is still alive..."
Roderick said again.
"Shut up Roderick! Let me know when he is really dead!"
Isabel showed a headache:
"Why are you men so childish even though you are already guardians or mages of Tongtian?"
"Since none of you object, then Matthew and the Trace of the Dead project have been confirmed. Of course, I don't think Matthew is capable of handling all the projects now. I will give him a period of time to grow. During this period, The alliance can arrange for some mages to come over to observe and learn, mainly to learn from Matthew's ideas. Remember to go there in batches and report to Matthew in advance, do you understand?"
Ekmund nodded solemnly.
"By the way, Ekmund, tell Matthew for me and ask him to buy some better crystal balls and stop borrowing second-hand ones that others have used!"
Having said this.
Isabel stood up contentedly:
"get out of class is over!"
"Remember to ask Ronan to come to my office later."
"I'll make him understand the consequences of absenteeism!"
…
Time has arrived in mid-May before we know it.
After the Mark of the Dead incident came to an end, Matthew was able to allocate his energy to other aspects. In addition to his daily routine of planting trees, supplementing spells, and catching fish at work, he also did two things.
The first thing happened in early May.
A magic props shop called "Mystery of the Deep Sea" was officially opened in the North Trading Post of Rolling Stone Town.
In addition to the name of the store, this store also has a huge advertising slogan outside -
"Underwater Breathing Potion is on sale: Naga agreed to use it!"
The huge slogan and strange advertising slogans immediately attracted the attention of many people.
It is said that on the day of the opening, the threshold was stepped down by businessmen or idlers who heard about it.
But after a day of trouble, not a single bottle of the medicine on the shelves was sold.
Most people just come to watch the excitement, and may be willing to buy some small things, but on the shelves, in addition to underwater breathing potions, there are more advanced frogman potions. The types of props available for purchase are pitiful, and the unit prices of the products on sale are also ridiculously high.
Therefore, the flow of people on the opening day could not be converted into any sales.
But the joke about "Naga says it's okay if she uses it" has successfully become a topic of conversation among people who come and go after dinner -
Does Naga need water breathing potion?
The answer is of course no.
Many people made fun of the store clerk. Although the store clerk blushed at the ridicule, he still insisted that their potion was approved by Naga.
Anyway, Rolling Stone Town is in the inland area, so the Nagas have no chance to refute, right?
The North Trading Post was mainly established for the chambers of commerce in Rapid City, Jade Cangting, and the northern cities.
quickly.
This joke spread to the north.
Within a few days.
Two mages made a special trip to the store. After inspecting the goods, they found that the quality of the underwater breathing potion in this store was indeed amazing. The most terrible thing was that its price was a little cheaper than the normal selling price.
So the two mages planned to clear out all the goods in the store on the spot.
However, the store clerk told them that since the store had just opened and the products were limited, a purchase limit plan was temporarily implemented on a per-person basis.
If they have more needs for underwater breathing agents, they can obtain more goods in the next batch of supplies through reservation.
Of course, booking requires a deposit of 1/3 of the purchase price.
The two mages argued with the clerk for a while, but the latter refused to give in. In the end, they could only silently place a deposit.
So far.
The business of "Mystery of the Deep Sea" is gradually getting on the right track.
In the North Trading Post, there were also many people who were eyeing the high-end goods in that room, but more people gave up the idea of doing evil after noticing the large and exaggerated advertising slogan——
Everyone knows that the Lord of Rolling Stone attaches great importance to the order of the trading post and is also very strict in the management of the store.
Last year, the garbage at the entrance of a store was not cleared in time, and the shop was fined three months' rent.
In the first half of the year, one store moved its billboard three steps away from the door, but it was quickly demolished by guards who heard the news.
This is the only store that is said to be backed by the "Oak Chamber of Commerce". The billboards are almost crowded into the alleys at both ends, but the guards, who are always known as the "street demolition team" by the store owners for their efficient actions, are late.
Haven't shown up yet.
On the contrary, early the next morning, a few guards took out two little robbers from the shop.
After a terrible flogging.
Even if they are local snakes and gangsters who can't clearly see the situation, they have lost their minds.
After more than ten days.
The sales of underwater breathing medicine are not very fast, but the shipping speed is relatively stable.
Matthew can feel the pleasure of pocketing high profits all the time.
However, he himself only stood guard at the North Trading Post for about a week, and then handed over the chores and security to Rhaegar's people.
Business is only a small part of his May plan.
The most important thing is the other thing——
He is ready to officially start building the cemetery!
The cemetery in the realm of the dead is different from the secular concept.
It is actually a kind of embodied "ceremonial ground".
The undead who have lived in the cemetery for a long time will gain stronger combat capabilities. If the scale of the cemetery continues to expand and a "Well of the Dead" is born, then this cemetery will continue to hatch new undead.
deceased.
What's more, Matthew now has the ability of "Graveyard Master".
He plans to vigorously develop the cemetery next summer while planting trees.
Beacons used to recruit elite undead must be established.
The ability of "Tombstone Making" also needs to shine.
Matthew hopes that this place can become a paradise for the undead to live and work in peace and contentment.
The first step in turning a cemetery into a ceremony venue in a practical sense is to expand the boundaries of the cemetery according to the specifications of the ceremony site, and plan and build the core building and ancillary buildings of the cemetery.
This step is actually not that easy.
When Matthew was selecting the site for the cemetery, he had considered the subsequent ceremony venue and specifically selected an underground space with open terrain and suitable soil quality.
But this space still needs renovation.
Renovating underground cities often requires a lot of manpower.
Although zombies are good free labor, they are too stupid. They can dig holes but can't tell the difference between east, west, north and south when digging walls.
Busy days these days.
Matthew often thinks:
"If only I had a construction crew of duergar."
Gray dwarves have always been known for being "good at carving out a perfect dungeon in rocks of any texture."
Unfortunately.
Although Matthew's cemetery is also underground, it is still too close to the surface, so gray dwarves are unlikely to appear here.
He can only let himself go into battle and direct the zombies to work step by step.
This is very inefficient.
The only thing that comforted Matthew was...
The troll Xinwak did come in very handy in the process of opening up the cemetery.
He didn't even use the remote control.
Xinwak obeyed his orders obediently.
He gnawed wherever Matthew told him.
As a kind of earth monster, trolls have extremely strong destructive ability to rocks. No matter how solid the place is, as long as Xinwak goes over and gnaws it, it will be completely eaten away in no time.
With Shinwak's help.
The reclamation of the cemetery went fairly smoothly.
Except for the occasional collapse that buried a few zombies.
Everything else is fine.
This night.
Matthew finished his hard work of directing the cemetery reclamation and crawled out of the cave in disgrace.
The moonlight shines on the ground, everything is so quiet and peaceful.
He quickly came to the oak forest.
At this time, there were already people waiting for Matthew in the forest.
The man's whole body was wrapped in white cloth, and his exposed skin was frighteningly pale.
"Good evening, Lord Matthew."
The drow warrior greeted.
Immediately she looked hesitant:
"Can I really go in there?"
Matthew played "Spotless" for himself, then smiled and said:
"Don't worry, you have to believe that the Moonlight Goddess is a very tolerant god."
Said.
He was using his ability to take Laila into the demiplane under the moonlight!
…
"Tip: You and your partner Lyra have entered Moonglade.
Do you want to consume a minion slot to convert "Lyla the Shadowsworn" into your "Moonlight Servant"?"
