"Hello, my name is Xiao Xixi. I used to be a gardener who worked for the Snow Queen. I was responsible for taking care of the exotic flowers and plants in the Fairy Garden, mainly watering the flowers.
I'm very good at water spray spells.
So my work has always been highly praised by the Queen.
But one day.
The queen disappeared and the priestess kicked us all out.
So I lost my job.
You cannot water flowers or plant grass.
I feel like my life has lost its meaning.
until one day.
I met Crazy Second Hand."
This little goblin named Xiao Xixi has a very nasty mouth.
Matthew says a word.
She can chatter a dozen sentences, and she can talk endlessly just by introducing herself.
He seemed to notice the concern in Matthew's eyes.
Xiaoxiu said seriously:
"About Mr. Secondhand, you don't have to care that he is evil——
Yes, he is a little bit crazy.
But we goblins have been crazy for thousands of years, and we haven't found any major problems so far.
So madness is not the same as evil.
In fact.
Mr. Miaozhen is a very gentle and kind person.
Even among the dusk creations, He is the most special one."
Hear the words of the stream.
Matthew was not surprised.
After all, with Piapia Zhuyu in front of him, no matter how crazy the goblins say, he will find it reasonable.
However, he couldn't help but add:
"You clearly know that He is a creature of dusk, but you are still willing to continue to believe in Him?"
Xiaoxiu raised her little face with an innocent expression:
"if not?"
"The dusk creations are also part of the great creation. They are not inferior to the gods of the same period. In terms of individual character, some dusk creations are far nobler than the gods."
"In this case, welcoming the embrace of the great Mr. Miaozhen is also a reasonable choice."
"I heard that in some worlds, some people even worship demons and monsters with low moral character and no power at all. Isn't that strange?"
Matthew didn't object.
He just said calmly:
"But as far as I know, the obsession of Dusk Creation is to destroy the world."
Stream correction course:
"It's a duty, not an obsession."
"I admit that some creatures of dusk naturally like to cause destruction, but Mr. Second Hand is different. He likes to save."
"I mentioned before that He is not a simple creation of the dusk. He is a thinker. Would you like to spend a moment and let me tell you His story?"
"It doesn't take long, just 10 minutes!"
Said.
She looked at Matthew again with that expectant look on her face.
Matthew subconsciously softened his heart.
But the next second.
He became highly vigilant in his heart!
…
"Warning: You feel the pollution of the dusk creation "Crazy Second Hand". Once you listen to the stories of the followers of Crazy Second Hand, your will will be inclined to chaos and madness to a certain extent!"
…
Matthew quickly stopped:
"Sorry, I'm a little tired today. Let's talk next time."
Xiaoxiu looked disappointed.
She asked reluctantly:
"Isn't it okay even for 10 minutes? Is it okay for 5 minutes, no, 3 minutes?"
Matthew persisted in his refusal:
"Sorry, I'm really tired and can't hold on for a minute."
As he spoke, he looked tired.
The main reason why the little goblin was not forcibly driven away was because Matthew did not want to completely offend Crazy Miaozhen.
This guy has already infiltrated the fairy garden.
No matter what the other party's purpose is.
Matthew doesn't want to antagonize him for the time being.
"All right."
Xiao Xixi showed a disappointed expression on her face, but soon she regained her composure and looked full of energy:
"When you are free next time, be sure to listen to my story about Mr. Second Hand."
Matthew said a few perfunctory words.
The little goblin understood what was going on and disappeared on the spot with a plop.
After the stream flows away.
Matthew's face turned serious.
The crazy second hand comes uninvited, which is a bit contrary to common sense——
Could it be that he was spotted by Crazy Second Hand when he was wandering in the Fairy Garden?
Or maybe there's something wrong with the priestess giving her princess a two-piece suit?
Otherwise, the small stream would not be able to locate its position so accurately.
In order to find out the whole story.
Matthew began to look through the battle records frantically——
The previous fight was too intense.
He didn't read many records.
Many detailed issues with this product are exposed at a glance.
Matthew started watching from the early stages of the battle.
Until the dust settles.
It took a full 6 hours!
During this process.
He simply reviewed the battle as well.
At the same time, the traces left by Crazy Second Hand in this battle were also discovered!
"Rega was actually saved by Crazy Second Hand?"
"But according to the gold coin, wasn't it the so-called favor of fate that saved him?"
"I actually have the mark of Crazy Second Hand on my body. When was this mark left? It seems to have something to do with fate's favor!"
Matthew looked carefully.
He found that there was a very faint second hand mark on his body that could disappear at any time.
And when he looked at the mark for more than 10 seconds.
A new prompt came on the data bar.
…
"Prompt: Do you want to accept the gift from Crazy Second Hand?
After accepting, you will enter the realm of madness and luck at the same time!
You get the motto of Crazy Second Hand: the crazier, the luckier!
Divine Knowledge: You have obtained a secret about Crazy Second Hand. It is said that the original Crazy Second Hand died when it was sealed by the gods.
Today's Crazy Second Hand is a brand new dusk creation replaced by Loa, the god of luck, after killing the Crazy Second Hand.
He has the independent will of Loa, the god of luck, the authority to control the field of luck, and the madness and responsibility of the crazy second hand."
…
"Is there such a story?"
Matthew was eye-opening.
The ability of divine knowledge is indeed somewhat useful.
"So the favor of fate is essentially a short-term improvement of luck. Because it involves the field of luck, the favored person can easily be targeted by the crazy second hand... Oh no, I have to inform Rega! Tell him to be careful!
"
Think so.
Matthew rushed to the Lord's Mansion in a hurry, and it happened that Rega was up all night and was busy working.
Matthew took him out and looked him up and down, and was surprised to find that there was no mark of Crazy Second Hand on Rega!
This greatly surprised him.
Regan asked about the situation dully.
Matthew then explained the context of the future.
After hearing this, Rega touched his chin:
"Maybe it's because my will is too strong and the dusk creation cannot corrupt me."
Zeller, who was also busy next to him, heard this and commented casually:
"It may also be because the value is too low and Twilight Creation is not interested in you."
Matthew felt that this sentence might be close to the truth.
After all, the last time Dusk Creature Galantolela expressed his intention to win over himself and Li Weiqi, Rega who was present at the scene was also ignored.
Maybe this is mediocre luck!
Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the mark on his body, there is no need to worry, because the mark is very light and will disappear within a few days.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
That night.
Matthew then noticed that the mark of the crazy second hand left his body.
However, although Matthew did not receive the domain donated by the other party.
But after the mark disappeared.
Crazy Second Hand still left something permanently in his body.
…
"Tip: You have gained the ability "Win every three times" from the lucky field.
You will win every three times: When you are gambling in a narrow sense or using gambling skills, whenever you encounter a round of three or a multiple of three, you can always win."
…
This ability is very limited in scope and can only be used in narrow gambling. It seems that the application scenarios are not very wide.
It should be a little easter egg left for himself by Crazy Miaozhen's strategy of casting a wide net.
Matthew didn't take it to heart.
Among the three abilities to choose from in the celebrity field.
In the end, he chose "Wife Killer".
It's not that Matthew has any special preference for wives.
But all three abilities are very weak.
Only the ability of Married Woman Killer has certain application scenarios.
What if one day I need to deal with an enemy who has the attribute of a wife?
Maybe this ability will come in handy?
Just like winning every three times.
Matthew classified the Wife Killer as an Easter egg type of ability.
If this ability takes effect once, it is considered a loss.
He didn't think much about it.
the next period of time.
The office hall of the Lord's Mansion continues to be busy.
To cope with the busy paperwork.
Zeller had to recruit two assistants to help, one of whom was little Patton who was originally studying circuits and electric lights in Matthew's cemetery.
There are indeed a lot of tasks that Rolling Stone Town needs to deal with at present: integrating Gaoye Ling's army, formally accepting Gaoye Ling's surrender, sending officials, especially tax officials, to Gaoye Ling to inspect or govern...
After more than a week of overtime work.
High Leaf Collar has officially become part of Rolling Stone.
Many refugees are happy about this.
Because they originally fled from the High Leaf Territory, and now Rhaegar promised to let them return home, this is naturally great news.
High Leaf Collar and Rolling Stone Town have always been close to each other, and their integration is nothing more than a matter of changing lords.
So overall it was handled quite smoothly.
But if you want to follow Suriel's suggestion and swallow the red soil mountains and golden fertile fields in one go, I'm afraid it will take a little more effort.
Rolling Stone Town is currently in the spotlight, and Rhaegar's reputation is also very high. With the power of victory in the Moss Green Hills, if he insists on winning these two territories, he is very confident.
But there will certainly be indispensable secret efforts.
Even if they swallow up all these territories.
At the actual operation level, you may also encounter various problems.
Theoretically, the humans in the south all share the same culture and species, but each territory has its own unique customs, and there is a chain of contempt between them.
For example, the residents of Rolling Stone Town often discriminate against people with high leaf collars, thinking that they are a group of cotton growers.
The golden fertile fields are their wheat warehouses.
The people in the Red Earth Mountains discriminated against other poor territories equally, thinking that southerners in other territories were country bumpkins.
Discrimination and hostility between territories are difficult to reconcile.
And contradictions and conflicts within the territory are everywhere.
in this case.
If you want to establish a rolling stone kingdom.
Simply relying on violence or winning people's hearts is definitely not enough.
Rhaegar needs to introduce a series of regulations, laws and systems to coordinate the interests of various territories and quickly promote the integration between territories.
However, no matter how brilliant a ruler is,
In this process, you will inevitably face an extremely difficult labor pain period.
This is also the reason why mages are unwilling to end up setting up their own country——
This thing is really troublesome!
It was so troublesome that Rhaegar started to work overtime like crazy every day, late every day, and even leaving early and taking naps.
Matthew saw all this.
I am filled with emotions in my heart.
But he couldn't help but increase his efforts to catch fish, and he was secretly happy that he was a mage!
Leave these troublesome matters to Rhaegar and Zeller.
He only needs to take care of his own one-third of the land. This is not a difficult task for him. After all, the undead are always more obedient than the living.
While the other two were busy handling official duties.
Matthew has begun to take stock of his gains in this war.
First, there are the corpses of 6 giant dragons!
According to the previous allocation principle.
Matthew got priority for the disposal of these six corpses.
The dragon is full of treasures.
Their skeletons can be used to make bone dragons.
Flesh, internal organs, scales, fascia, etc. also have their own uses.
Among them, Matthew alone collected more than a dozen barrels of dragon blood.
These dragon blood can be used to make alchemical items or batch-make powerful dragon-blooded warriors.
Even growing mushrooms seems like a good use.
He plans to entrust the alchemists within the alliance to handle other things.
After a series of high value-added production.
The corpses of these six dragons will bring Matthew a batch of good dragon equipment and high cash profits.
Among them, the proceeds from the corpse of the red dragon Kushurus are exclusively owned by Matthew.
The profits generated from the remaining five dragon corpses will be equally distributed to each partner in the special operations team.
Matthew is a fastidious person.
He never hesitates to share his wealth with others.
Except for the dragon corpse.
Matthew's undead suffered heavy losses in this war.
But these damages pale into insignificance compared with the new corpse he obtained.
Those days just after the war.
Matthew rode a flying horse every day to pull corpses to the cemetery with a lantern given by Viscount Fan.
This wave of operations is over.
The cumulative number of corpses in the cemetery exceeds 5,000!
In order to facilitate the storage of corpses, Matthew had previously asked the troll Xinwak to dig two large grave pits that could no longer be buried.
It can only be said that it is urgent to open up the cemetery.
Except for the corpse.
Matthew also received a large amount of war dividends, mainly including the following three contents——
First, cash. The combined value of the properties found in their respective territories by the red dragon Kusulus and the black dragon Maenogas was approximately 800,000 gold coins.
Matthew took away 380,000, and the rest was the dividends from Rega and other friends;
Of the 380,000 gold coins, 300,000 were used to repay Suriel's interest-free loan. Of the 80,000 gold coins Matthew actually received, 50,000 were principal. It can only be said that spells that cost capital do cost capital!
Fortunately, he still has cash back!
Those 150,000 gold coins were real positive gains, which made up for Matthew's inner trauma.
also.
Both High Leaf Collar and Red Mountain face war reparations claims from Rolling Stone.
The money is currently being negotiated within the league.
As long as it's processed.
Matthew and his special operations team can also get a huge bonus.
This part of the income is the real profit!
It just takes a while to wait.
Second, taxes.
As Rhaegar promised before, Matthew received 15% of Gao Yeling's tax benefits for the next 30 years.
further more.
Rhaegar also proposed that every time Rolling Stone Town acquires a new territory, Matthew will receive the same number and years of tax benefits.
This is also a kind of feedback to Matthew who became the registered mage of Rolling Stone Town during the craze of war.
obviously.
Rhaegar knew it too.
Without Matthew, Rolling Stone would never be able to win this war!
The third aspect is the gift of territory.
Rhaegar had previously only given a piece of his land to Matthew as a private gift.
And after the battle in Moss Green Hills.
Rega officially issued an announcement through the city hall, and donated a larger area of land northeast of Rolling Stone Town and north of the farm area to Matthew in the name of war rewards.
Not only that.
Matthew was also granted absolute autonomy over the land.
This treatment is on the same level as Ronan's mage area in Rolling Stone Town.
The land area that Rhaegar gave this time is really exaggerated.
It is almost 10 times the area of land donated before!
The northernmost part even includes the Hagbaba near the border.
This area is named forest area.
Matthew is the undisputed master of the forest area.
on this land.
Even if Rhaegar came over, he would have to look at Matthew's face.
This shows the sincerity of the former.
In fact.
Rhaegar also asked Matthew if he wanted to build a mage tower in the forest area.
Matthew refused for the time being.
He is a necromancer and part-time tree planter, and has little need for a mage tower.
The Cemetery and the Sanctuary of Life also replace the role of the Mage Tower in a sense.
However, Rega's reminder also made Matthew realize that he really needed to establish a more comprehensive and comprehensive experimental center.
besides.
Matthew also received many additional rewards from Rhaegar.
Most of these Matthews were directly handed over to their friends.
He didn't leave much behind for himself.
This victory and the rewards that far exceeded expectations after the victory also gave Matthew's action team a better atmosphere.
Everyone lived in the forest or cemetery for more than a week.
They get along quite happily with each other.
However, the time of happiness is always short-lived.
Everyone has their own thing to do.
a.
Everyone then asked to leave one after another.
Lorraine returned to Deep Blue Port. His cousin, Ms. Alena, needed his support, and he himself enjoyed the feasting and feasting of Deep Blue Port even more;
Li Weiqi plans to go to the north to seek opportunities to break through the legend;
Clegg and Samantha are also planning to go north, but their destination is the plain in the north of Feilai Island. It is said that there are many orcs living there. Clegg plans to contact the local orcs before considering whether
They must be mobilized to counterattack Stuluk;
The cloud elf Emilia has returned to Cloud City, and she will return to Ms. Bobo;
Lumiere was invited by the Lord of Lion City to visit there.
Matthew certainly guessed the ambition of the golden lion.
He told Lumiere that he could arrange a job for him here.
But Lumiere smiled and refused.
"I have a family to support, a dozen women, and many children. This is a huge expense, and I don't want to cause any trouble to you."
"This war has given me some inspiration. I think I am quite suitable to be a mercenary. I plan to go to the Lion City to have a look first, and then decide whether to accept the invitations of the major city lords to participate in various battles."
"In the future, I will also consider bringing a group of soldiers from the tribe to join the war in the south. I'm sorry, the war may be a disaster for the southern territories, but for us, it seems to be an opportunity to escape from difficulties."
Matthew didn't try to dissuade him any more this time.
Although Lumière seemed honest and honest, sometimes he looked stupid.
But he is actually a very smart and independent guy.
Once he decides something.
It is also difficult to change yourself.
Perhaps becoming a mercenary king is also the only way for the future king of the rainforest.
"Then I wish you to become the strongest mercenary in the south!"
Matthew smiled and sent his blessing.
After sending away most of the people.
The cemetery suddenly became a little deserted.
But fortunately, there is no lack of companionship around Matthew——
Laila, Richard, Qika the Thousand Changer, Obest, Agus, Peggy, Abing...
Unknowingly.
He is always surrounded by so many people.
And more than half a year ago.
He is still a hard-working necromancer who plants trees alone every day and has to go to school during the day.
Just think of this.
Matthew always felt like he was in another world.
He calmed down.
Back to ordinary daily life.
The daily routine is nothing more than planting trees, repairing graves, talking to animals, occasionally growing mushrooms to make wine, chatting with Peggy, throwing dice with Renesmee, and learning some spells by the way. The days are quite fulfilling.
A month goes by in a blink of an eye.
When September comes.
The weather in Rolling Stone Town has become less hot.
Matthew could clearly feel an abundant vitality returning to the earth.
The daily constraints of planting oak trees are also gone.
Matthew began to plant trees more diligently.
This day.
Just when he put a sapling into the pit.
A brand new reminder appeared before his eyes.
…
"Tip: You have obtained a new side quest "Autumn Carnival"
Autumn Carnival: Please choose a brand-new tree for large-scale planting. For every 40 trees planted, you will receive a spell strengthening point.
You can choose a spell as your "signature spell".
From now on, you can use spell enhancement points to increase the effect of your signature spells without limit!"
