As soon as Matthew stepped into the hallway of the Lord's Hall, he heard Rhaegar bragging at the top of his voice about his "narrow escape" trip to purgatory.
I heard his voice was so energetic.
Matthew was relieved.
In addition to Rhaegar and Zeller, there are also two construct knights, Dulin and Asma, in the office.
However, their state is completely different from Rhaegar's.
Matthew saw them lying limply on the sofa. Although their weapons had not been removed, their entire bodies appeared lazy and weak, with an extremely lack of energy.
It was as if someone had sucked him dry.
"...In short, I used some tricks to deceive the bad woman Lutishia, and then spread false news and made false accusations. Finally, I successfully sneaked back into the castle and rescued Dulin and Asma.
Previously, under my command, Matthew had successfully obtained the Holy Grail of Sin, so this operation was a great success for us!"
Rhaegar concluded refreshingly.
Du Lin and Asma nodded feebly, and the latter said dullly:
"Except for the two of us almost being drained by that sister of yours, everything went really well."
Rhaegar comforted him and said:
"Don't worry, I know you have suffered a lot of damage in this operation. I will arrange for you to have the best healing master. He will definitely be able to cure the weakness curse on you. I will write to Watcher's Heights soon. He owed me
A favor will come quickly."
Asuma said weakly:
"He'd better come quickly. Now I'm starting to wonder if that woman's statement that this curse will permanently deprive me of my fertility is true. Damn it, I can't feel the presence of my dick anymore... How are you?
?”
He nudged Du Lin with his elbow.
Du Lin cursed softly:
"Idiot, I don't have a dick to begin with."
Asuma was stunned for a moment:
"What the hell, are you actually a hermaphrodite?"
Du Lin was immediately furious:
"I am your wife!"
"Who do you think I am?"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Zeller raised his hand and threw a sleeping spell.
But both of them stared, not looking sleepy at all.
"Don't resist, you need to rest."
Zeller said softly.
The two hesitated for a moment, and finally their wills relaxed, and then they both closed their eyes.
"Besides the curse of weakness, there are traces of ecstasy on them, but that's not the worst."
Zeller went over to check the basic situation of the two of them, and his expression became a little strange:
"Rega, you'd better communicate with that sister of yours."
Rhaegar frowned:
"Luticia? I don't want to see her again in my lifetime, she is a real devil!"
Zeller said helplessly:
"But the trauma Du Lin and Asma suffered may not be something ordinary healers can resolve."
"I don't know what method Luticia used, but Asma's feeling is not wrong. His dick is no longer there..."
Rhaegar was shocked.
Only then did Matthew realize that they had probably just returned from the portal to purgatory, and many things had not been confirmed clearly by each other.
"What about Du Lin?"
Rhaegar asked.
Zeller coughed heavily:
"I don't know if this is Ruticia's bad taste, but she seems to have exchanged some organs from the couple through some outrageous means - you should understand what I mean, right?"
There was silence in the office.
Matthew couldn't help but ask:
"Rega, is that master healer you mentioned a great druid?"
He noticed that Rhaegar mentioned the place name Watcher's Heights, which was the headquarters of the Druid Order.
Rhaegar shook his head:
"She is not a druid, but a rare priest."
"The gods she believed in had fallen during the Age of Enlightenment, but the strange thing is that she was actually able to exchange her faith for divine magic and all kinds of incredible powers."
"It's just that this person has a perverse personality, behaves eccentrically, and rarely interacts with outsiders. I know that she lives in seclusion in Watcher's Heights and has powerful medical skills. During this time, Watcher's Heights has not been very peaceful. Maybe we have a chance to
She dug herself into the town of Rolling Stone and settled there.”
"This treatment of Du Lin and Asma is a good starting point."
Matthew nodded:
"But this weird situation probably cannot be solved by a priest. It depends on Lutitia's wishes."
Rhaegar looked troubled:
"Of course I know.
Then let’s take a look again.
After all, we just stole a burial object from our ancestors' cemetery. My plan is that when Sif completes her awakening, we will return the Holy Grail of Sin.
If we say something nice later, maybe Lutitia will forgive us and take back the curse."
Matthew coughed twice:
"More than one burial object may have been lost between sacrifices."
Rhaegar's eyes suddenly widened.
Matthew quickly changed the subject:
"The reason why you were able to escape from Luticia must not be just because of the props in your hand, right?"
Rhaegar said truthfully:
"Of course, your mentor was of great help. When I escaped, she seemed to have started fighting with Luticia."
Matthew asked:
"How is it going?"
Rhaegar shook his head:
"I don't know, I can't understand. The battle between legends and quasi-legends. As an ordinary person, I lacked awe even if I took a second look at it. At that time, I just wanted to escape - no, not to Lady Margaret.
increase the burden."
Matthew touched his chin.
I am still very curious about the battle between Margaret and Luticia.
It's a pity that there is no more information about the channel.
Now.
While they were both there, he told Margaret exactly what he had heard about the secret war order.
After learning about this.
Both of them looked worried.
obviously.
Once the war order is issued, it means that the mages can choose to stay alone, but Rolling Stone Town, as a territory, cannot stay away.
If the legitimacy of the dragon lord was recognized by the Seven Saints Alliance during the war, then whether it was the red dragon Kusulus of the Red Earth Mountain or the black dragon lord led by Gao Ye, they could legitimately attack
Rolling Stone is in town.
By then, the intimidation of Ronan and Ekmund will no longer exist.
If Matthew also joins the battle.
His oak forest and cemetery will also be targeted by the dragon lord.
Even if he died in this war.
The Alliance of Seven Saints won't say anything.
It is absolutely impossible for a being like Isabel to go to war over an incompetent disciple.
Matthew knew this very well.
"It should still be some time before the secret war order is officially released. This period of time is our best opportunity."
"If Rhaegar insists on not cooperating with the Blood Flag Kingdom, then we must do something during this period. We must establish an image that cannot be provoked to the outside world."
“We must take the initiative!”
Matthew said it a little tactfully.
But the implication is actually quite obvious.
Rolling Stone must establish its authority.
But looking around, there are giant dragons in three directions.
How to establish authority?
"The dragon is not invincible."
he concluded.
Rhaegar looked at him deeply:
"You are much crazier than I thought."
Matthew smiled:
"You can also consider paying protection fees to those dragon lords."
"But in that case, I may not officially have my name in Rolling Stone Town in the next war."
It is Matthew's greatest sincerity to speak clearly beforehand.
He loves Rolling Stone and is willing to fight for it.
But if the policy pursued by Rhaegar is to compromise.
Then he might as well use his status as an Alliance mage to completely stay on his own.
As long as he did not leave his oak forest or cemetery, no one dared to provoke him.
Rhaegar is a smart man.
He frowned and thought for a while, and soon figured out the joints involved.
"I understand that there is really no room for me to escape again in this matter. If I can't show my muscles in the early stage, then Rolling Stone will never be able to get rid of the shadow of war."
Rhaegar said solemnly:
"Actually, Zeller and I have made preparations before, but the dragon is indeed much more powerful than humans. The preparation of personnel alone is definitely not enough. We need more knowledge and assistance with props."
Matthew smiled slightly:
"Isn't this why you spend two hundred gold coins every month to hire me as a spell consultant?"
"As long as you make up your mind, I will give you a thorough action plan soon."
Zeller and Rhaegar looked at each other.
The former couldn't help but sigh:
"You young people are still radical. The most I can think about is defending against the dragon's sneak attack, but you think about attacking first."
Rega hummed twice:
"Maybe he just wants to harvest one more bone dragon."
Matthew smiled and said nothing.
Rhaegar immediately asked about the situation of the Holy Grail of Sin.
Matthew stated that he placed the Holy Grail of Sin in the cemetery.
Also at the cemetery was Sif.
Take this opportunity.
He told Rhaegar about the Thousand Changers again.
Although this is unbelievable.
But Rhaegar accepted Zeller's arrangement after getting over the initial shock.
Considering that Sif will be very weak during the awakening period.
Finally Rhaegar decided.
Until she completes her awakening, she continues to live in Matthew's Cemetery.
At the same time, he taught her how to use the Holy Grail of Sin for convenience.
Rhaegar said he also wanted to live in the cemetery!
Matthew looked embarrassed at this:
"There are not many houses in the living area of the cemetery. My previous house was given to Sif, and now I still sleep in a simple stone hut."
"If you want to live in too, you'll either have to sleep with me..."
Rhaegar showed a look of disgust:
"I reject."
Matthew sighed:
"Then only the arsonist's dungeon dormitory still has space."
Rhaegar was speechless.
The three called the guards to carry the two knights to the military camp and take proper care of them.
Rhaegar immediately went to the cemetery to see his daughter.
Under the pull of both sides.
In the end, Matthew had no choice but to let Sinwak build a simple stone house next to his own stone house.
Anyway, Rhaegar brought his own tent and sleeping gear, so he could barely get a good night's sleep after tidying up.
And after Rhaegar joined.
There are more than a dozen people living in the living area of Matthew Cemetery on a daily basis.
Including Matthew, Rhaegar, Sif, Qiuka the Changer, Richard the Silver Snake and the arsonists.
The breath of life is heavy.
There are quite a few people in the cemetery.
As a result, the living area became a bit crowded.
night.
Matthew was silently making tombstones in his workshop.
The human voices in my ears gradually died down.
He began to think about whether to expand the number of layers in the cemetery.
On the one hand, it is to cope with the possible increase in the number of living people in the future. After all, the previously planned dead area is relatively large, and living people cannot mix with the dead. Over time, negative energy will erode severely.
On the other hand, expanding the second level can improve the strategic level of the cemetery.
This is still very important.
At present, his cemetery is still far from the safety principle of 300 meters underground.
The geology near Gunshi Town is good, so digging another three or five floors won't be a problem.
The only thing to consider is the cost of excavation.
The troll Xinwak is good at digging horizontally, but the efficiency of digging downward is very low.
"It would be great if I had a gray dwarf construction team. If I raised two burrowers, a bunch of Terrorclaws, and an unlimited number of little devils or lemures, it wouldn't be a problem to dig out a dungeon with dozens of floors in one go.
!”
Matthew thought wildly.
Before going to bed.
He specially summoned the Eye of Immortality and checked out the Death Gaze function.
He found that Margaret was still ready to watch.
It's just that her location changed from the Blood Banner Kingdom in Escana to the Incisor Castle in the border area.
It felt like I was fighting all the way with Lutitia.
I don't know what the outcome will be.
Matthew could only pray for her in his heart.
The next day.
Little Patton came back from Bigfoot City and brought back a lot of fancy things.
Matthew took the opportunity to seal the last space-time rift.
Within a short period of time.
He did not want to have contact with the people or forces in Escana.
As for the gadgets little Paton brought back.
Let him, Rhaegar and the others tinker with it.
Matthew's life quickly got back on track.
It's just that the daily items have been increased from two items to three items.
Plant trees.
Repair graves.
Animals talk.
There are more or less animals in Rolling Stone, and it's a bit hard to find the ones that are spiritual.
He maintains an average of two to three contacts a day.
What's interesting to Matthew is.
Perhaps most people do not guard against animals when talking, so they can hear many unknown secrets from animals.
For example, an old goat in the farm area told Matthew that the old man who owned the farm had hidden a lot of gold under a well.
This gold is said to be what he left to his descendants.
But the problem is, according to Lao Goat.
The old man has three children on his knees.
None of them are his biological children.
The old man knew nothing about it.
He is still frugal and working day and night to accumulate wealth, which can only be said to be disappointing.
Another example is that a magpie in the town told Matthew.
A clerk in a clothing store had been stealing gold coins from the warehouse.
He only stole a little bit at a time, and hid all the stolen gold coins neatly.
Unfortunately, the store owner discovered where the clerk had hidden the gold coins.
He not only covets his buddy's gold coins, but also wants long-lasting water.
So I would steal a little bit from time to time.
The two sides went back and forth, stealing like this for more than three months, and neither of them noticed anything strange.
All these kinds of things.
All kinds of things in the world.
It was an eye-opener for Matthew.
At noon three days later.
Matthew found Ollie the Pegasus in the oak forest.
He first exchanged feelings with Ollie.
After confirming that Ollie is in a good mood.
He formally initiated the invitation to sign a contract.
But it's not like signing a mount contract.
Instead, he hopes that Ollie can join the oak forest and become a contracted creature in the ceremonial site of the Sanctuary of Life.
A mage can only own one magic mount.
But there is no limit to binding magical creatures through the ritual field.
It's like you can only marry one person.
But if you open a company and put people you like on the board of directors, you can theoretically put as many people as you want as long as you have the ability.
Facing Matthew's invitation.
Ollie hesitated.
Finally, I chose to agree.
no way.
If you delay any longer, you will be expelled by the will of the main material world.
She can only choose to be a part of the Sanctuary of Life.
After the contract is signed.
The ceremony site reacted.
…
"Tip: Your ritual site "Sanctuary of Life" has added a new magical creature "Golden Pegasus", and you have gained a lot of strategic experience.
The strategic level of Sanctuary of Life has been increased to LV2!
As the host of the ceremony venue.
You will gain two additional abilities (only available in the ritual venue)——
1. Soul of Nature (The abundant natural ability of Sanctuary of Life gives you a quota of Soul of Nature. You can promote a creature that has lived in the oak forest for more than seven days to a Soul of Nature, and give it the ability to evolve into a Druid.
possibility)
2. Mass rejuvenation (you can treat up to four targets at the same time, the treatment effect is slightly higher than treating minor injuries, it can be used once a day)"
…
"The Sanctuary of Life was upgraded to LV2 so quickly?"
Matthew was a little surprised.
But if you think about it carefully, the Sanctuary of Life relies on its own oak forest. The size of the oak forest is not comparable to that of the cemetery, and it has a solid foundation in itself.
Recruiting Pegasus Ollie is just the icing on the cake, satisfying the conditions for upgrading.
"Group rejuvenation is quite good. I didn't expect that a necromancer like me could actually nurse so many people..."
"On the other hand, the number of natural souls must be carefully weighed. Currently, there is only one natural soul in the forest, Lulu, but she actually belongs to half the oak forest and half to the fairy garden. So strictly speaking, she is the number one child I have trained.
A natural soul, you must choose carefully."
Matthew mused.
He is not in a hurry to give out this quota, because there are still too few aborigines in the oak forest at the moment.
What he was most familiar with was the grouse.
It's just that although the grouse has some spirituality, it makes a chicken the soul of nature.
It's a bit too abstract.
Matthew and Ollie played for a while.
After lunch in the cemetery.
Matthew rode Ollie quietly and flew south.
Pegasus has a unique ability to hide during the day.
This gives Matthew a great sense of security when traveling.
Ollie is very fast.
Not long after.
He saw the trading post near the southern border.
However, the current trading post is completely different from what Matthew saw before.
The previous order no longer exists.
Matthew saw a large number of refugees around the trading post.
These people set up camps and tents nearby, completely surrounding the trading post.
No wonder it's on the road slightly north.
Matthew saw more than just temporary barriers.
There are many guardsmen patrolling nearby.
It can only be said that the impact of the war on the surrounding territories was too great.
Most of these refugees come from the golden fertile fields in the south. After being ravaged by the army from the Red Earth Mountains, the latter is said to have become a purgatory on earth, and the conditions are horrific.
No living person dared to stay on that land.
It is worth mentioning that.
Matthew heard that among the businessmen with property in the South Trading Post, headed by Howard, they organized and built a refugee camp. It is said that for this camp, they asked the five-member committee for money.
Matthew looked down from the sky.
It was discovered that the so-called refugee camps can only accommodate a small number of people, and more people are still gathered in the surrounding areas, making it difficult to guarantee even the most basic survival needs.
Seeing the sallow faces of the refugees, Matthew was filled with emotion.
He suddenly understood why Zeller had to work overtime all night.
"The territory of Rolling Stone Town cannot support so many people."
Matthew suddenly recalled what little Patton said in his mind.
A hint of gloom flashed through my heart.
He did not linger long above the South Trading Post.
Instead, it continued to fly south.
Entering the golden fertile territory.
Matthew flew along the road, searching for villages or settlements that were originally inhabited.
However, there was only dead silence left in this land.
The Red Earth Mountain army was extremely brutal.
They only want food, not people.
They plundered and massacred at the same time, and a considerable portion of the population of the Golden Fertile Field died under the blade of the Red Dragon Lord.
Matthew rode Ollie and landed in a village square.
Most of the buildings in the village were completely burned by the flames.
Only hundreds of charred corpses remained in the square.
These corpses were not burned cleanly, most still had bones, and a few even had rotten flesh.
Matthew walked over.
Several scavenging birds were immediately frightened away.
He looked at the unburied corpses and silently shook his head.
After making a mark in the village.
Matthew continued flying south.
At sunset.
Matthew has found seven human settlements, large and small.
No one survived in these seven places.
In three villages, the bodies of villagers were gathered together, and there were signs of burning.
The remaining four places are left to their own devices.
Corpses lay scattered in every corner of the village.
Many of them have rotted into a state of disrepair.
Midsummer night.
Matthew walks on the pier of Red River Town.
Bloated corpses floated on the water.
Bodies piled up on the shore.
A disgusting rancid smell filled the air.
Matthew's plague field has sounded the alarm several times, and he has to activate the field to resist the diseases that are constantly spreading in the air.
In a corner of the pier.
Matthew saw a male corpse with a strange posture——
There was a spear stuck in his back, and his body was curled up like a lobster.
Matthew turned him over.
thump.
The male corpse rolled to the side, and the tail end of the spear supported his body in a triangle.
He also shook off the baby that had been dead for many days in his arms.
That moment.
Matthew's whole body shuddered.
He could feel a huge resentment brewing over the dock.
If not processed.
Very scary and evil undead creatures will definitely be born here.
However, no matter how strong these resentments are.
It certainly cannot threaten an adult red dragon.
You might even become his puppet.
Just think of this.
Matthew didn't hesitate any longer.
While he walked faster in the town, he began to spread negative energy stone powder to every corner.
In order to improve efficiency.
Matthew summoned A Bing and others to help spread the seeds.
There are places where there are many dead people.
He will even drop an entire negative energy stone.
quickly.
Most areas of this town were aroused by a slight negative energy vortex.
Under Matthew's guidance.
Some more spiritual corpses even show signs of natural corpse transformation!
Matthew was in no hurry.
He slowly summoned a group of zombies and placed tombstones in all directions of the town.
These tombstones have a cemetery feel.
To a certain extent, it can reduce the pressure on Matthew to cast spells next.
And after completing a series of preparations.
Looking up, the sky is full of stars.
Matthew galloped through the streets on a golden Pegasus.
He began to sing loudly.
In order to improve the efficiency of spell casting, Matthew also specially used the Suriel chanting method.
Although his level is very average.
However, the chanting time of this ritual spell is more than twenty minutes, which can save a lot of time overall.
Accompanied by Matthew's singing.
Corpses stood up helplessly under the support of negative energy.
There is no soul fire in them.
This means they did not become undead.
Can be under the influence of ritual spells.
The corpses began to move staggeringly.
Matthew rode Ollie around and around the town of Red River.
Under his chanting.
More and more corpses stood up and followed behind the Pegasus.
Two hours later.
Exhausted, Matthew left Red River Town.
And at this time, behind him.
Shockingly, there was a dense army of corpses!
in the dark.
The golden Pegasus exudes bright light.
Like a bright light.
Guiding the long winding dragon composed of corpses to slowly move in the direction of Rolling Stone Town.
…
"Hint: You used the ritual spell "Cold Night Return".
The corpse you awaken will walk slowly until you reach the final destination you set.
During this period, some corpses may undergo corpse transformation, please handle with caution."
…
The Cold Night Return is the necromancer's version of exorcism.
It is impossible for Matthew to turn these corpses into his own immortality one by one.
But we can't just watch their bodies exposed in the wilderness.
Therefore, it is the best choice to rush them to the cemetery and place them first.
Matthew is not in short supply of bodies right now.
These corpses will be buried after arriving at the cemetery and become the reserve of the undead.
Just one location in Honghe Town.
There were more than a thousand corpses.
This is something worthy of ecstasy for any necromancer.
But Matthew sat on Ollie's back, looking back at the confused corpses.
It feels like a mountain is weighing on my heart!
He went all the way north.
We walked slowly for twenty or thirty kilometers.
On arrival at the next village.
A dark shadow suddenly appeared at the intersection ahead.
Matthew stopped.
The man's whole body was covered by a pitch black cloak.
He carries a huge scythe on his back.
Like the legendary god of death.
"Hello, Mr. Matthew."
"Finally we meet."
"Let me introduce myself, I am Fan Zijue."
A deep male voice came from the cloak.
…
"Warning: You have encountered the messenger of the underworld, Viscount Fan (legendary creature/Ravenloft Demon Realm)!"
…
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