"A World Tree has appeared in your woods! Didn't you notice?"
Eli's tone was full of excitement.
Matthew was speechless.
How long has it been since you came to Oak Forest?
As for just reacting now?
He really wanted to just ask the other person this question.
But in the end, Matthew calmly replied:
"I noticed it. I planted it. What happened?"
Eli took a deep breath:
"That's the World Tree! Matthew, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Matthew said helplessly:
"I haven't seen you lately, and I don't want to disturb you."
Eli said carelessly:
"Don't be so polite. If you need help, just call me."
As he spoke, his face became serious again:
"There is one more important thing."
Matthew En snorted and motioned for the other party to continue.
Eli said:
"A few days ago, when I was most sad, a little white cat stayed with me.
I had a lot of fun playing with her.
For a time, I forgot the fact that I was born as a human being.
Sometimes I even think that it’s not bad for a kitten to just do this.
I really like her.
She also likes me very much.
I was already sure that we were in love with each other.
But just yesterday.
She actually turned into a human in front of me and confessed to me that she was a spy sent by the Blight Order!
that moment.
My heart cannot accept it."
Matthew was a little surprised.
The little white cat actually revealed his identity? What kind of trick is this? Is he playing hard to get?
Immediately Matthew asked:
"Can't you accept that she is a spy for the Order of the Blight?"
Eli sighed:
"Compared to this, I couldn't accept that she was actually a human being. The moment the little white cat turned into a human, I completely lost interest in her. I didn't even want to look at her, let alone talk to her. !”
"Matthew, I'm a little worried now. Do I have a tendency to become a pervert?"
Matthew blinked:
"It's not necessarily a tendency."
"Maybe it already is."
Eli's eyes suddenly widened.
Matthew smiled easily and said:
"Just kidding, it's normal that you like kittens more than humans. After all, cats are so carefree, but humans are much more complicated."
Eli nodded:
"What you said makes sense, and I think so too."
Then he asked in surprise:
"Wait a minute, why aren't you surprised at all? She is a spy sent by the Wither Order! Did you already know this?"
Matthew shrugged:
"Not only did I know it a long time ago, but I also killed all the people in the Wither Order. You can tell that little white cat that if she wants to stay, then she can stay, but don't do anything stupid. The Wither Order
People who have learned from others are a lesson to others.”
Eli looked at Matthew with complicated eyes.
Half a moment.
Then he murmured:
"So you always knew."
"So it was you who asked Brother Luolan to come over and accompany me."
"So from beginning to end, it wasn't the little white cat who stayed with me, but you who stayed with me."
Matthew thought for a while:
"That's more or less it. I'm very worried about your emotional state, but now it seems that your endurance is much stronger than I thought. You are worthy of being the legendary ancient tiger!"
His eyes were full of encouragement.
Eli chuckled and scratched his head sheepishly:
"I've driven away the little white cat.
I really lost interest in her after she became human.
I don't know why, but this time's disillusionment didn't bring me much pain. Instead, I felt a sense of relief.
Perhaps I have learned how to control my emotions and how to respond freely to emotional fluctuations.
I already have the potential to become what Boss Luolan calls a mature man.
I feel that from now on, I will never fall in love with another woman again.
I've learned how to bury my emotions deep inside.
This will be of great benefit to my legendary path."
Look at Eli looking confident and talking freely.
Matthew felt happy for him and felt that this scene seemed similar.
"By the way, Boss Luo Lan went to Gao Ye Ling, and he asked me to say hello to you."
Eli said.
Matthew nodded:
"I see."
It is not unusual for Matthew that Eli is the boss of Lorraine. With Lorraine's experience and skills, it is really easy to control Eli.
It seems that Lorraine also passed on a lot of his scumbag experience to Eli.
I just don’t know if Eli has truly understood the essence of it.
"By the way, I plan to find something to do now. After seeing the descendants of the World Tree, I think the problem we discussed before must be solved immediately."
Eli said seriously:
"We must arrange a ritual of the Sanctuary of Life for the oak forest. Although the World Tree draws power directly from the sea of trees, its own existence will bring a burden to the land. Coupled with the problem of a single species, it will last for up to three years.
, a series of minor problems will occur.”
Matthew is also troubled by this:
"I know, and I always pay attention to this, but as for the Sanctuary of Life, aren't you incompetent?"
Eli said:
"It's not completely impossible. If someone helps me, I'll have a chance to do it with some effort."
Matthew rolled his eyes:
"Anyone help you?"
Eli smiled proudly and said:
"Matthew, I plan to introduce you to an expert!
If he and I join forces, I am confident that the preliminary layout of the Life Sanctuary will be completed within a month.
That was a big shot from the sea of trees in all realms.
You will definitely thank me!
By the way, when you see him later, you must be respectful.
Big people have tempers to some extent, so you have to tolerate them.
do you understand?"
Matthew nodded with a strange look on his face.
At this moment, Eli led Matthew to the north of the oak forest.
There, a centaur was walking anxiously back and forth in a small circle.
"Mr. Obest, this is Matthew, the lord of the oak forest here. Although he is a necromancer, he unexpectedly loves peace and nature. You must not be prejudiced against him because of this."
Eli introduced seriously.
Obest said hurriedly:
"Don't dare, don't dare, there is no prejudice."
Upon seeing this, Eli sighed:
"The Sea of Trees is indeed the source of nature. I heard before that the creatures there are full of arrogance, but now it seems they are all rumors. Mr. Obest is very kind!"
Said.
He looked back at Matthew and found that Matthew was standing far away with a calm expression.
Eli said a little anxiously:
"Matthew, come here."
However, at this time, there were four sounds of knees falling to the ground behind him.
Eli looked back and saw that Obest was kneeling on the ground with all four legs.
"Mr. Obest, what's wrong with you?"
Eli was shocked.
Obest buried his head deeply:
"I've met Lord Matthew!"
Eli hurriedly stepped forward and tried to lift him up, but found that he could not help Obest.
He turned back and complained:
"Matthew, why are you still standing there? It's so rude."
Obest hurriedly pulled Eli and said:
"It's okay, it's okay. Big people have tempers to some extent. I can tolerate it."
Eli stared blankly at Obest's guilty expression, and then realized that there seemed to be a story between the two.
At this time, Matthew walked over slowly:
"I do need a sanctuary of life, but I'm afraid this oak forest can only have one owner."
When Obest heard this, he pressed his head deeply to the ground.
"If you are willing, you will be my master from now on."
The proud centaur said so.
Matthew turned around without comment:
"Get up and complete the ritual with Eli first. I will decide whether you stay or go based on the results."
Obest is grateful on earth.
Saw this scene.
Eli's face was confused and his heart was trembling.
He raised his head and glanced at the towering tree crown.
Only then did a glimmer of enlightenment arise in my heart.
…
Leave the matter of the Sanctuary of Life to Eli and Obest to prepare.
Matthew only paid a small amount of money——
Compared with the tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of expenses within the alliance, the natural ceremony is really very economical.
When Eli carefully suggested that the Sanctuary of Life might cost several hundred gold coins, Matthew almost thought he was wrong about millions.
But that's the truth.
Breaking free from the alliance's exaggerated style, Matthew returned to his peaceful state of mind when he was planting trees and repairing graves.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the third day, I was about to go to the Crystal Palace to receive the spell solidification.
Matthew sat on the chair in the cemetery workshop, flicking two gold coins with his right thumb.
The figures of Ekmund and Roderick were repeatedly bounced into the air, and then whirled down again.
Snapped!
Matthew stretched out his left hand and placed two gold coins on the back of his right hand.
He didn't try to guess which side it was.
I just find them hot to the touch.
Three days ago, Eckmund delivered the gold coins to Matthew through a bet.
Or in front of another legendary mage.
This left Matthew no room to refuse.
But this does not mean that he has no doubts about these two gold coins.
He could sense the extraordinaryness of these two gold coins, but what exactly was the mystery contained in them was obviously impossible to fathom with Matthew's strength.
How to deal with these two magic gold coins became a problem that troubled Matthew.
"It's not like there's no solution."
Between thoughts.
He took out a magic bag specially used to store large amounts of gold coins.
There are a full 30,000 gold coins in it, which is also the balance that will be delivered to Suriel.
Matthew took out two gold coins and then threw in the magic gold coins with the images of the two legendary mages printed on them.
This way.
They came into Suriel's hands.
She may be one of the few people in the world who is not afraid of Ekmund at all.
But within a few seconds.
Matthew took out the two magic gold coins again.
"inappropriate."
"Legendary mages are all human beings, and divine mages know almost everything. It's too risky to be clever in front of her. It's better to be sincere."
Matthew rubbed his temples.
finally.
He put the two magic gold coins into his jacket pocket.
After this action.
Matthew hesitantly stared at the magic bag containing thirty thousand gold coins.
After staring at it for more than a minute.
Matthew put the bag in the cabinet in the corner of the workroom.
He thought of another solution.
…
"Huh? You want to borrow money from me?"
Crystal Palace, reception room.
Today Suriel is wearing a beige suit, giving people a refreshing feeling like autumn.
She smiled and crossed her hands, placing them on her knees:
"Didn't you say that you can get those 30,000 gold coins together if you go back?"
Matthew said in a sincere tone:
"Sorry, I couldn't get it together, so I can only borrow it from you."
Suriel's eyes narrowed as she smiled, but she still reminded her:
"You have to pay interest when you borrow money from me. Are you sure you want to do this?"
Matthew said calmly:
"I am sure."
In addition to paying interest, borrowing money from Suriel actually has many potential benefits.
The most direct point is that the two parties have formed an unbreakable creditor-rights relationship.
Unlike a spell that solidifies once and has no chance of dealing with it again, once the debt is owed, Matthew has no intention of paying it off in the near future.
With this bond, at least the two parties are not strangers.
And being able to establish a relationship with a divine mage, even if you owe money, is actually useful.
If Matthew understood this interest as Suriel's public relations fee.
If you think about it this way.
He felt less uncomfortable.
Suriel looked at him with satisfaction:
"Clever young man."
"Anyone who owes me money will enter my field of vision. This will do more good than harm to you young people."
"But you didn't think so three days ago. What changed your mind?"
Her eyes scrutinized Matthew unscrupulously.
A few seconds later.
Suriel smiled:
"It turns out it's them!"
Matthew only felt a heat in his chest.
The two magic gold coins automatically flew out of his pocket and fell into Suriel's hands.
"Ekmund and Roderick?"
Suriel snorted softly:
"I probably understand your concerns. You kid are a little too cautious. Is even the beloved Master Mage the object of your suspicion?"
Matthew quickly denied:
"I don't."
"But your suspicion is correct. Ekmund is indeed not a good person."
Suriel tapped one of the gold coins, and the latter turned into a golden voucher:
"There is a voucher hidden in the magic gold coin Roderick gave you, which can be used in any magic item store produced by Roderick's factory. The limit is 50,000 minus 50,000. This old man is still as stingy as ever."
Then she flicked Ekmund's gold coin, which immediately turned into a dark green gem:
"This is the backdoor that Ekmond left for you - the dark emerald. With this token, you can enter the secret organization "Snake Mountain Society". This organization is full of wizard talents that Ekmond has recruited from all over the world. They work for Ekmond.
If Ekmund does things, Ekmund will also give them enough benefits."
Matthew pondered:
“Do these people include Blinken of the Dragon Cult?”
Suriel nodded:
"Snake Mountain Club needs someone who can do dirty work. Blinken is the former vice president of Snake Mountain Club."
"Joining this organization, Ekmond will help you grow rapidly, aren't you excited?"
Matthew shook his head:
"I just want to go my own way."
Suriel snapped his fingers:
"Understood, in return for your initiative to borrow money from me, I will dispose of this dark emerald for you. If Ekmund comes to you later, you can say that I took the initiative to steal your magic gold coins.
"
"He doesn't dare do anything to you."
Matthew thanked him profusely.
"Actually, if your moral bottom line is lower, joining Snake Mountain would be a good choice. I don't know how many mages in the alliance want to join, but they don't have a chance.
I mean, there are so many people in Snake Mountain working for Ekmond.
But Blinken only has one.
As long as you can get over the hurdles in your heart, this secret organization can help you become stronger."
Suriel sounded sorry for Matthew.
Matthew remains steadfast:
"Joining other organizations too early will only distract me. The current daily affairs are enough for me. I just want to continue step by step. I never expect to reach the top in one step."
Suriel nodded:
"It's a good thing to have your own ideas. You are neither attracted by my construction skills nor confused by Ekmund's organization. I believe you will make great achievements of your own in the future."
"But there is no need for you to be too hostile to Ekmund, he is actually not as bad as you think.
Okay, I admit that I know he has done a lot of bad things, but he shouldn't be completely bad.
Ekmund's existence is the epitome of this alliance.
In order to make money, for power, for knowledge, mages will do anything.
This is also the reason why many taboo experiments are repeatedly banned within the alliance.
A sense of morality is a very luxurious thing for mages.
Only when a mage is powerful enough can he have enough room to show mercy to mortals.
like me.
I don't agree with their approach, but I can understand them.
After all, not everyone can rely on legitimate craftsmanship to make a living like me.
I said this.
You may feel that the alliance is hopeless.
But whenever the world encounters changes, it is this group of hopeless mages in the alliance who stand up and support them.
Take Eckmond as an example as well.
As far as I know, he caused Blinken to defect, collected taboo materials such as Dragon Mountain Ash under the banner of the Dragon Cult, and was also implicated in several cases of human trafficking.
All this is to support his nonsense magic research.
These are nothing to wash.
It's just inhumane.
Even heinous crimes.
But forty-nine years ago, when the star beast Dorora invaded the continent of Irondor and broke through the plane barrier, Ekmund was also on the front line.
That battle was very fierce in the star realm.
A large number of mages died in the battle.
Ekmund himself was also seriously injured. His chest was torn open by the star beast's tail, and his heart was completely crushed. It has not been able to heal to this day.
At that time, even the legendary restoration technique almost failed to save him.
Even after defeating Dorora.
The remaining power of the star beast is still bothering Eckmund's nerves.
It is said that he has completely lost the ability to sleep.
I haven't slept a wink for forty-nine years.
His soul was permanently scarred by the star beast.
But that day forty-nine years ago.
What happened on this continent?
It's just that ice storms have been blowing on the northern ice sheet for several months.
There were several heavy rains on the southern coast.
No one knows what it means for the continent of Irondor that the star beast successfully broke through the dimensional barrier.
We just know.
After Tianlun Palace was promoted, many mages died in external battles every year.
Star world, abyss, evil spirits, purgatory...there are too many monsters eyeing our world.
And the world is still at peace.
Isn’t it?”
After Matthew heard this, he was speechless for a long time.
Suriel looked at him with shining eyes:
"I'm telling you this not to tell you how great Ekmund is, or how great the mages are, that's not the case.
Before the Shengque of Tianlun Palace.
The gods also sacrificed a lot to protect this world.
But now this responsibility falls on our heads.
No matter how strong you are.
Still small for this world.
The only thing we can do is to find our own position and try our best to do our part.
The world is like a dirty fish tank.
We are like fish swimming in a tank.
If you dislike the dirty water, you can choose to be alone.
If you have no bottom line, then joining it is just a carnival.
But if you are really ambitious, you want to jump above the water and take a look.
Then you must work hard, learn to distinguish the way forward in the filthy water, and accumulate strength.
Only then will you be able to get a glimpse of the entire fish tank one day.
That's when that time comes.
You may even want to change the water in the fish tank.
And if you want to do this.
Do you know what is needed?”
Matthew said seriously:
"Please give me some advice."
"money!"
"money!"
"It's still money!"
Suriel snapped his fingers and stood up happily and said: