Chapter 190 The Finger of Death and the Mother of Coolies
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Matthew's actual combat ability is far stronger than what appears on the surface.
Looking at him alone, with the superposition of many fields, it is not difficult for a third-level body to fight against a fifth-level strong man.
What's more, it's on his home court.
Cemetery and oak grove.
All kinds of boys looked at the Sphinx silently.
The disparity in numbers alone can create a lot of pressure.
What's more, there are fields.
Even leaving aside the legendary rogue Richard the Silver Snake, the younger brothers headed by the Centaur Obest and the Black Warrior Argus are enough to make any unit below the legendary level hate them.
The Sphinx is certainly strong.
But he has not yet entered legend, so no matter how strong he is, it is difficult to violate objective laws.
With more people fighting against fewer people, plus the home field advantage, all it takes for both sides is to make a move——
The Sphinx must die!
His expression was a little embarrassed. If he had the ability to secrete sweat, he would probably be sweating profusely by now.
"etc."
He suddenly said to Matthew:
"I have one more thing..."
The words are not finished yet.
He suddenly flew towards the purple vortex behind him at extremely fast speed!
Just as the Sphinx was about to run away.
Matthew raised his right hand unceremoniously.
Right here in the cemetery.
Unless he meets a freak like Margaret, he is invincible below legend!
Ability: Forced capture!
All of a sudden.
A series of dark arms that seemed to be made of mud suddenly stretched out from the walls of the underground space on all sides.
The Sphinx moves very quickly.
But Matthew's ability activates faster.
Between the electric light and flint.
This arm pinned the Sphinx to the ground.
He was less than three meters away from the purple vortex!
But these three meters seemed to be a natural chasm.
The Sphinx tried her best but could not free herself from the oppression of those mud arms.
This is the power of realms and ritual grounds!
Seeing that he was still trying to struggle.
Argus jumped up and instantly jumped between the Sphinx and the teleportation vortex. Then under the desperate gaze of the Sphinx, Argus raised his alloy shield and hit him hard with the shield on the head!
boom!
The dull sound echoed throughout the underground space.
The sound of liquid sloshing could still be vaguely heard.
I wonder if the sphinx's brain was smashed out of the echo.
"ah……"
The Sphinx screamed and completely lost its ability to resist.
Matthew stepped on a mud arm and slowly moved in front of the Sphinx.
Ali, the elite ghost, flew over with his men.
With Matthew's permission.
They started doing their old job——
Greedily sucking up the energy of the Sphinx.
"Isn't it a little too rude to run away just after breaking into someone's house?"
Matthew stared at the Sphinx calmly.
The latter gasped violently, and his voice seemed a bit weak:
"Wait a minute, it doesn't have to be like this between you and me."
"Maybe we can work together."
Matthew smiled and said:
"Cooperation? Like you and Luticia?"
"If you can accurately answer every question I ask, then I will consider cooperating with you."
"Otherwise... look at my cemetery, there is not an undead transformed from a sphinx yet."
The Sphinx suddenly turned pale.
He was shocked and angry, but he had to suppress his anger, raised his head and said:
"I can answer your question, provided that the content of your question will not harm the interests of other people who have signed a contract with me."
Matthew got straight to the point:
"Who asked you to guard the Sacrifice Room of the Blood Flag Family? Ruticia, if it was her, why did she make the Sacrifice Room look like a treasure chest?"
The Sphinx looked troubled:
"That's not a question I can answer."
boom!
The black warrior next to him hit the shield hard with another heavy blow without saying a word.
The Sphinx screamed again.
He was so dizzy that he was spinning.
Matthew repeated the question just now, and then looked at the Sphinx with a malicious look.
The Sphinx was silent for a while and said in a very difficult tone:
"I can only tell you that Lady Lutitia is not my direct contractor. There is someone else who actually ordered me to guard the treasure house. That lady is a necromancer like you, and he is much more powerful than you.
Limited by the rules of the contract, I can't say more."
There was a hint of pleading in his eyes.
"Necromancer? Did he actually have a companion? But I didn't feel it...could it be that he wasn't in the cemetery at that time?"
Matthew was shocked.
Then he suddenly thought that Rhaegar had not mentioned that there was a Sphinx in the treasure house before, which meant that the Sphinx only appeared after he left.
Rhaegar's wife ran away with a necromancer.
Could it be that the necromancer went so far that he stole people to the ancestral tomb of Rega?
Do you still have an unexplainable relationship with Sister Rhaegar?
This association frightened Matthew himself.
He hurriedly asked:
"Does the Necromancer always live in the cemetery?"
The Sphinx shook her head:
"Not here."
Matthew then asked a few more questions, and Sphinx answered them simply.
Looking at his appearance, Argus wanted to continue practicing shield attack, but was stopped by Matthew.
He could sense that the Sphinx had actually endured a slight backlash from the Contract Realm.
You will definitely not get the answer you want if you keep asking.
So he changed the question again:
"In addition to the Blood Flag Family Cemetery, do you also guard other treasure troves?"
The Sphinx sighed:
"The Sphinx is the guardian of the treasure house and must not reveal the location of the treasure house..."
boom!
The shield attack that Argus had been brewing for a long time slammed down again.
The Sphinx's eyes turned white and she fainted.
After a basin of water was poured on his head and he woke up in a daze, he saw the shining light of the alloy shield and said everything:
"Don't fight, don't fight. There is another treasure house. There is another tomb in the Helen Mountains in the main material world. I was entrusted by the owner of the tomb to protect the most critical treasure for him for generations. That tomb owner
He was a great hero during his lifetime."
Tombs in the Helen Mountains.
Tomb of heroes.
What the Sphinx said instantly matched perfectly with a coordinate Matthew got from the knowledge of the tomb.
He knew the Sphinx wasn't lying.
But this guy was so aggressive that he wanted to kill him before, Matthew would definitely not let him go so easily now.
So he deliberately went in the direction of violating the contract and asked a few tricky questions.
The Sphinx frowned and did not dare to answer a word.
And during Matthew's question period.
He was still watching Argus' movements with fear, as if he was afraid of another shield attack.
Matthew was not fooled by his appearance. He knew that this guy had been looking for opportunities to escape, but the power of the ceremony was too strong and completely suppressed him.
So he couldn't help but said:
"I can't answer this or that. What use do I need you for?"
"It's better to become an immortal. At worst, you can pull it up and use it as a human shield."
Sphinx said hurriedly:
"You can't kill me. If you kill me, the sphinxes from other times will come to hunt you down again, and they will have the memory of me now."
"Frankly speaking, I rashly broke into your territory because I was too careless. If I had known the situation here in advance, I would definitely have chosen to ambush outside, and you would have had a headache by then."
"There are endless sphinxes to kill. If you want to use violence to solve all problems, the end result will be in vain."
Matthew stared at him expressionlessly:
"Very good. If the sphinxes really can't be killed, will I soon have an undead army composed of sphinxes?"
"You'd better provide some other reasons instead of threatening me in a subtle way."
Sphinx hurriedly said:
"I didn't mean to threaten you, I was just fulfilling my obligations.
No matter what, if you steal the treasure I was guarding, I must chase you to the ends of the earth.
But this is the effect of the contract, not my willingness.
In this case, we can actually reach a new contract to avoid the effect of the old contract on me.
The Sphinx knows the secrets of many treasures.
We can sign a consulting contract.
After the contract is signed.
You have three opportunities to call me every month, and I will answer your questions for free.
We can form a very friendly relationship.
How about this not only avoids the escalation of misunderstandings and conflicts, but also ensures that I will no longer hunt you down?"
Matthew looked at the Sphinx with some sarcasm:
"Is this the face of the most powerful treasure keeper in the world? The so-called pursuit to the ends of the earth is just a lie for the weak treasure thief."
The Sphinx's face does not turn red and her heart does not beat:
"Although what you said is unpleasant, it is true."
"The strong should have privileges. The Sphinx is just a smart people who serve the strong."
He said so.
Matthew didn't bother to continue the sarcasm.
He thought for a while.
The benefits of killing the Sphinx are indeed not that high. The main reason is that Matthew is a necromancer who is kind to others. It would be very troublesome if Sphinxes from other timelines kept coming.
He also didn't want a fifth-level monster to be guarding him outside the oak forest in Rolling Stone Town.
Then Matthew spoke:
"I accept your proposal, but the content of the contract must be changed. I am afraid that the consultation contract cannot reflect the love between you and me. I suggest that it be changed to a follower contract."
"You have also seen that there is one less scholar in my cemetery. Let's do this. After I release you, you must spend half the time to provide services to me in the cemetery. How many questions can I ask you?
, as long as it does not violate the agreement between you and other contractors, you have to answer."
The Sphinx held back her anger and said:
"You are humiliating me!"
"There's no way I would sign a contract like that, you might as well kill me!"
Matthew snorted coldly:
"No, you will sign it."
Said.
He took out a piece of parchment and quickly wrote a consulting contract based on the knowledge in his mind.
The contract field has already been opened.
After finishing writing.
Matthew slapped the contract in front of the Sphinx.
The Sphinx looked around desperately.
Black Warrior silently raised his alloy shield again.
The ghosts above my head sucked my life and energy like mosquitoes.
Not far away, a minotaur skeleton was pointing at her. She still held a kitchen knife in her hand and there was blood on her fingers. The image was really terrifying.
That moment.
The Sphinx finally lowered its proud head.
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"Tip: Your domain ability "Contract Supreme" and "Overlord Contract" are in effect.
You signed a consulting agreement with the Sphinx, and for the next five hundred years, he must spend half of each year in the cemetery at your disposal."
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"Welcome to Matthew's Cemetery!"
The black and hard arms disappeared instantly.
Matthew's face was also filled with a warm smile:
"Dear Mr. Sphinx, I believe you will quickly adapt to the environment here and feel like home here!"
"But I have to remind you that your body is too big now. When walking among the cemeteries, it is best to change to a smaller and more people-friendly image."
The Sphinx said angrily:
"Of course I know!"
"What you see now is my mythical image. I am a cat with a mortal image!"
As he spoke, his body shrank rapidly.
It turned into a hairless cat with clean body and big eyes!
at this time.
Sif, who didn't know the truth, squeezed through the pile of skeletons. She spotted the hairless cat in the crowd at a glance and picked him up excitedly:
"Is this your new pet, Matthew?"
The hairless cat suddenly pouted.
Matthew winked at her:
"That's right. If you have time, you can take Mr. Sphinx to visit the cemetery."
"He will fall in love with it soon, I believe."
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"Tip: A new knowledge advisor "Sphinx" has been added to your cemetery, and you have gained a small amount of strategic experience (ritual ground).
You can improve strategic experience through the following actions, and ultimately improve the strategic level of the cemetery——
1. Recruit more guardians (elite template or above).
2. Build more ancillary buildings.
3. Open up more floors and areas.
4. Create more negative energy channels.
5. Summon more intermediate undead."
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The forced addition of the Sphinx improves the cemetery strategy experience a bit.
Matthew took a look and saw that his strategic level was still about two-thirds of the progress bar away from LV2, which didn't seem that far away.
The improvement of the cemetery's strategic level means that the ritual site will become more powerful.
The importance of running the home court has been clearly demonstrated in the scene just now.
If Matthew wants to build the cemetery into an unprecedented fortress, he must meet all needs step by step.
"It may be too early to open the second floor, as is the negative energy channel. Instead, we can try to build additional buildings and summon more intermediate undead."
Between thoughts.
Matthew dispersed everyone and returned to the workshop.
After he sat down.
I chose to enter the field of necromancy that has been backlogged for some time!
In an instant.
Endless darkness enveloped him.
And right there in the deepest depths of darkness.
A flash of white light flew towards him at lightning speed.
The white light flew faster and faster.
But it seemed like Matthew could never catch it.
Soon he realized.
His body also flew backwards.
This scene lasted for a long, long time.
finally.
The halo around the white light was rendered like splashing water.
Forming large areas of gray area.
It's in those gray areas.
Matthew saw endless spell runes.
Each group of those spell runes represents the supreme knowledge of the Necromancer.
He looked at it hungrily.
It just seemed like five minutes had passed.
The runes lingering in the gray area were swallowed up by the boundless darkness.
A huge force of gravity pressed on Matthew's shoulders.
The illusion before his eyes suddenly disappeared without a trace.
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"Tip: You have successfully entered the undead sub-domain of the spell, and the exploration status is first entry.
In return for getting involved in the field, you will gain one of the following three abilities -
1. Spell ability (you can designate a spell to enable it. The enabled spell will not have any forward movement when it is cast, and it will not consume mana;
Warning: It takes about a month to convert spell abilities, and there is a very low probability of failure)
2. More summons (your undead summoning skill has been improved, and when summoning low-level undead, you will be able to obtain more of the maximum number——
Skeleton+80/Zombie+80/Ghost+40)
3. Finger of Death (You learn the fourth-level spell Finger of Death in advance. You can focus a large amount of negative energy on a finger you designate. When it touches a living creature on the physical level, the latter will
Bear the relatively harsh judgment of immediate death.
In particular, your spells Esdrael's Claw and Mage's Hand can share some of their effects with Finger of Death)"
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The entry into the realm of necromancy was uneventful.
Matthew only hates that his memory is not good enough. Otherwise, if he memorizes more knowledge, he may gain more than he does now.
As for the three abilities, he chose "Finger of Death" without hesitation.
It’s not that this option is great.
But everything else is too overwhelming.
"Spell Ability" looks okay, but Matthew currently doesn't have any spells that are particularly worthy of being able to become abilities.
What's more, there is a certain probability of failure.
"More Summons" is also very average, mainly because this thing is an additional upper limit of the number, and there is no way to enjoy the tenfold bonus of the undead army.
Matthew really doesn't lack this now, what he needs is more intermediate undead.
As for the finger of death.
Although this spell is a fourth-level spell, it is actually better than the fifth-level law of death.
Law of Death creates a ballistic ball that hits the enemy and is easily blocked by small creatures.
And the finger of death is to poke someone else with its finger.
Put aside the question of whether close combat is dangerous.
The accuracy is actually much better.
What's more, this spell can also be linked with Astra's Claw and Mage's Hand.
This undoubtedly greatly increases his usage scenarios.
At worst, it can also be used as a self-defense spell.
"The spell of the Finger of Death seems to be very suitable for speeding up with the Suriel chanting method. With its own various bonuses, I even have the opportunity to practice it to within 1.5 seconds. With the body of steel or the immortal body, it is still possible. There is a high chance that you can counter-kill your opponent in desperate situations."
Matthew carefully scanned the spell in his mind.
Except for the finger of death.
The realm of necromancy also brings a new permanent state to Matthew.
"Meditation enhancement: When you use meditation to exercise your spirit and communicate with the negative energy plane, you will gain 200% meditation effect and 300% soul crystal generation efficiency."
This condition is quite good.
Matthew's soul crystals have been running low recently.
If Xiao Fei hadn't paid tribute to a group of people before, he might not have been able to pay his wages long ago.
Now the soul crystal generation efficiency has been improved.
Only then will he have the confidence to recruit more undead brothers!
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Afterwards, Matthew and Zeller said hello and recounted what happened in Escana.
The two discussed it for a while.
Matthew began to prepare the giant tree amber.
Just wait for little Patton to come back.
He planned to paste all the time and space cracks first and talk about it later.
That evening.
Matthew came to the mushroom house.
The mushrooms that have been coming over are growing very prosperously, which may be related to the border between the two major ceremony sites.
Under the mushroom house is the wine cellar.
Matthew had previously used his brewing ability to make several barrels of wine, which could theoretically be done in six hours. He deliberately left them for a while before opening them now.
Half of this batch of wine was fermented with apples;
The other half is barley.
These two items are the most common fruits and foods in the Rolling Stone Town area.
Matthew pried open a wine barrel, and bursts of fruity aroma wafted out.
He strained out part of the residue and poured himself a glass of cider.
Touching the wine lightly with the tip of his tongue, the long taste from sweet to sour to sweet stimulated his taste buds.
after testing.
In addition to the characteristics of ordinary alcohol, these two wines have additional properties.
Drinking a glass of apple cider can slightly increase mental strength;
And drinking a glass of barley wine can actually improve a person's language fluency!
"It seems that wine made from different materials does have different effects. This ability does have the potential to make a fortune!"
Matthew put the barrel away.
He took out several empty buckets and conducted experiments with six kinds of food: wheat, corn, mushrooms, peaches, and grapes.
He planned to try all the brewing materials he could obtain.
See if you can brew a variety with particularly good results.
if you can.
Not only can it be used by yourself, but Oak Chamber of Commerce will also add another competitive product!
This is not an unreliable thing like Rhaegar's sword oil.
This is a high-end drink that has the potential to really make a splash!
"It would be great if we could invite Mushroom King Dudley to come directly to the main house. His skills in growing mushrooms and making wine alone can feed many people."
Think so.
Matthew quickly left the mushroom room.
at night.
The black warrior Argus reported to Matthew that the patrol team has been formally formed and the training has been quite fruitful. It can now be patrolled around the cemetery.
It is worth mentioning that.
Red Flame Nightmare also took the initiative to join the patrol team, taking on the role of ranger.
This adds a lot of mobility to the patrol.
Considering that the Underdark area is also ready to move recently.
Matthew then asked the patrol to begin their mission.
Although Argus was unwilling to leave the cemetery.
However, the patrol mission is not far from the cemetery, so he is still qualified for this duty.
Once the patrol team is put into operation, the security level of the cemetery will be improved a lot.
This made Matthew quite satisfied.
And what's even more surprising is.
Just a few hours later.
The sign in the center of the cemetery suddenly moved!
A gray-black portal opened.
A tall and fat figure walked out from inside.
That was a fat zombie!
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"Hint: Your negative energy beacon is working!
Miaosaqi (LV14/Elite), the mother of coolies from the negative energy plane, was inspired by the beacon and came to join you.
But if you want to gain Miaosaki’s loyalty, you must pass her test!”
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"May I ask the owner of the cemetery, are there many zombies here who are not doing anything serious?"
Miaosaqi asked tremblingly.
Matthew felt a little strange.
But what she said seems to be right. She raises these undead people, and most of the time they have nothing to do.
It's no wonder that everyone is twisting their arms and carrying tombstones. It's okay to say they're not doing anything serious.
"What's wrong?"
"My cemetery does have a more relaxed atmosphere."
Matthew said.
Miaosaki bowed sincerely, her voice a little hoarse like an old woman:
"Can I join the cemetery and train them for you?"
"All my life, I have traveled all over the country and hated the idle fellows the most, so I vowed to train them into useful characters in the cemetery. As long as you give me a chance, I can give you a group of energetic zombies in return!"
Matthew was stunned.
Is there still such a requirement?
But when he looked at the soul fire in Miao Saqi's eyes, he couldn't help but ask:
"Do you have any other requests?"
Miao Saqi suddenly showed greedy eyes:
"Oh, not much. I will only charge you a small fee, about 5 soul crystals per month."
Matthew frowned and wanted to refuse.
But the next second.
Miaosaqi suddenly spread his hands respectfully.
A wonderful domain power was transmitted to Matthew.
on the data column.
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"Tip: Myasaki, the mother of coolies, shows you her "coolie domain".
Coolie Field: Miaosaki has a series of means to train zombies into better varieties——
1. Coolie zombie (can complete high-intensity work such as digging tunnels, carrying heavy stones, carrying objects, etc., and has +1 strength and constitution)
2. Farmer Zombie (can complete tasks such as planting fields, collecting fruits and vegetables, and driving away birds and beasts, which are both skillful and powerful. At the same time, physical fitness and agility +1)
3.Unknown"
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Coolie field.
Is there such a sideways thing?
I wonder if I can come in?
Just think of this.
Matthew's expression changed subtly:
"How long does it take you to train an ordinary zombie into a coolie zombie or a farmer zombie?"
Miaosaki showed an ugly smile:
"One month, at least thirty."
"Believe me, it's definitely worth every penny."
Matthew tried to sense the realm of coolies.
However, Miao Saqi seemed to sense something and suddenly removed the effect of the field.
Her expression was still respectful and respectful, making it hard for anyone to fault her.
Matthew thought for a while:
"It's not impossible for you to stay."
"But I have a condition. When you are training, I have the right to watch."
Miaosaqi thought for a while:
"Can."
So Matthew extended his hand generously:
"Welcome to Matthew's Cemetery!"
Just at this time.
A group of zombies carrying tombstones and twisting their hips walked recklessly by the roadside.
They looked at Miaosaki and made the provocative gesture of baring teeth between zombies.
Myasaki just smiled at this.
At Matthew's suggestion.
She quickly walked towards the group of zombies.
quickly.
There were bursts of weird biting sounds in the cemetery.
The sound of biting gradually subsided until midnight.
Early next morning.
Matthew had just woken up and planted some trees in the northern wasteland.