Chapter 259 Origin, the legend of Death Fear Cemetery!
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"I hit her."
Rhaegar murmured uneasily:
"I have never hit her, but I obviously lost control today. This was originally my own problem, but it got Sif implicated. I really deserve to die!"
"You may not know, Matthew, that I have become irritable, irritable, and impulsive these days.
The official documents piling up on my desk and the tedious meetings with representatives from other territories made me very tired.
I couldn't sleep all night long.
I became very concerned about the gossip outside and what others said about me.
to be honest.
I think my nerves are a little out of whack.
But I shouldn't make excuses.
The truth is I hurt my daughter.
I'm an asshole!"
Said.
He covered his face with his hands, and his muscles tensed up. Matthew could hear slight sobbing, but the sound quickly disappeared and was replaced by extremely heavy breathing.
Rhaegar's mental condition seemed a little unstable.
Matthew felt nervous.
But he remained calm on the surface:
"Calm down, Rhaegar. We all know that you love Sif very much. Don't deny yourself too much because of a radical move."
"We all make mistakes, don't we?"
During the conversation.
He quietly opened the oak field.
The oak tree is the son of nature and the most representative link.
The realm of oak naturally has the power to soothe people's hearts.
This is also the reason why Matthew tried to open the oak field when he encountered a fight with a woman.
The last time we took action, Oak Domain suffered a huge defeat.
But this time it achieved obvious results.
Rega's mood immediately stabilized.
His hands covering his face no longer trembled, and his voice returned to normal:
"Matthew, I don't understand what's wrong with me."
"Even my mistress said I seemed to have changed into a different person..."
Matthew asked patiently:
"What did she say?"
Rhaegar sighed and said:
"She said I have become so brave. I don't need to apply sword oil when I work. I feel like I am 20 years younger."
Matthew has black lines all over his head:
"Isn't this a good thing?"
Rhaegar loosened his hands and said seriously:
"Of course not. If I were only 5 years younger, I could understand it as a compliment from her, but at 20 years old... I feel like something is wrong!"
Matthew silently sensed the changes in Rhaegar.
To make him relax completely.
Matthew simply made a joke:
"What? Is it because you become very nervous when you think about becoming the king?"
Unexpectedly, Rhaegar nodded seriously:
"Do you think I'm king's material?"
Matthew pondered:
"There have not been many kings in the history of Irondor, and the rules of the Seven Saints Alliance do not stipulate what a king looks like, so your confusion is a bit unfounded."
Rhaegar sighed and said:
"But I still feel I'm not fit to be a king."
"I asked Little Patton about this. He also thought that I was not suitable to be a king. He said that I was suitable to be a hero."
"If a rolling stone kingdom is really established on this land in the future, I really don't know how to govern it so that I can live up to everyone's expectations of me."
Matthew nodded secretly in his mind.
The Battle of Moss Green Hills established Rolling Stone's dominance in the central South.
The news has spread these days.
Many people are aware that Rhaegar is about to become the first king of the Stone Kingdom.
The environment and interpersonal relationships he faced have undergone drastic changes.
This may be one of the reasons for his mood changes.
In the final analysis, Rhaegar is still too kind and has too heavy a psychological burden.
It's not just Rhaegar.
In fact, Matthew asked himself that he was not made to be a king.
People who are too kind are not suitable to be leaders.
What's more, the situation in this world is extremely special.
The king is more like a doormat between the wizard and the lower class people.
It's normal for Rhaegar to feel unsure.
Matthew thought for a while, then comforted him and said:
"Although your character and essence may not be qualified for the responsibilities of a king, you have Zeller, you have me, and other people in Rolling Stone Town."
"We all support you, Rhaegar."
"The king may not be perfect. Sometimes, if you can find enough helpers that you can trust, you can even become just a spiritual symbol rather than the helmsman who actually controls the direction of the kingdom."
"The choice is yours."
Rhaegar said gloomily:
"It's just because the choice is mine, that's why it's so annoying."
Matthew shrugged.
He patted Rhaegar on the shoulder:
“It’s better to choose something than nothing, right?”
Rhaegar nodded solemnly.
He looked thoughtful.
A few seconds later.
He suddenly asked:
"Do you think that if I become the first king of the Rolling Stone Kingdom, will Melinda come back to remarry and ask to be the queen?"
"who?"
Matthew didn't react for a moment.
"Melinda, Sif's mother."
Rhaegar explained.
Matthew scratched his head. He was surprised by Rega's out-of-the-box thinking, but faced with the other person's eyes eager to return his gaze, he still said bravely:
"I'm afraid it's not appropriate."
Rhaegar touched his chin:
"I don't think it's appropriate either. That woman is too selfish and snobbish. But if Melinda is not the queen, then who should I choose to be the queen?"
"They told me a king must have a queen."
"What if the new queen treats Sif badly?"
He looked sad, as if he had foreseen the difficulties that would come after becoming king.
Matthew said angrily:
"Can you think about these things until you become king?"
"Speaking of which, you haven't told me what happened to Sif?"
"Why did you have a dispute?"
Rega paused and said with some pain:
"The reason is that Sif wants to learn magic."
Matthew was surprised and said:
"Hasn't she already awakened her bloodline? Could it be that the awakening failed?"
Rhaegar shook his head:
"With the help of the Holy Grail of Sin, she successfully awakened, but she hated her blood as a devil so much that she was unwilling to accept this awakened power."
"Hey, speaking of which, it's all my fault. Because of my experiences when I was young, I hate and be wary of most devils."
"I wanted to educate Sif into a kind-hearted devil descendant, but she was a little too kind, and she even began to hate her own blood!"
"You may not know that during the awakening process, the Holy Grail of Sin tried to tempt Sif to fall, but it had the opposite effect. She scolded the Holy Grail bloody. Since then, she has been even more unwilling to accept the power after awakening.
Already."
Regarding what happened to Sif.
Matthew was not surprised.
He had sensed Sif's rejection of devils before, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.
"Then what spell does she want to learn?"
"Do you need my help?"
Matthew asked.
Rhaegar sighed again:
"If she asked you to learn spells, I'm afraid I wouldn't be so angry."
"She wants to go to the floating city in the far north to learn magic, enchantment and protection spells."
"She seems determined to be a guardian, not to harm other people's existence."
Matthew nodded:
"This is not entirely a bad thing. At least it shows that Sif has her own ideas. She is a very independent girl."
Rega immediately showed dissatisfaction when he heard this:
"Didn't you hear the crux of the problem? She's going to the north! And it's not the north like Watcher's Heights or Jade Cangting. It's the far north of the North. It's about 40,000 kilometers away from Rolling Stone Town in a straight line.
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"How can I trust her to go to such a far away place to study?!"
Matthew coughed slightly:
"40,000 kilometers may just be the distance of a portal."
"But why did she come up with the idea of going to the Far North Floating City? Do you have a way to join the alliance?"
Rhaegar looked even more dissatisfied:
"Ever since the battle at Moss Green Hills, people from the Seven Saints Alliance's Crystal Palace came to contact me and said they could arrange a few magic apprenticeships for Rolling Stone Town. After Sif learned about this, she contacted them privately.
People told her that she has a certain amount of magic talent. Although she missed the best age, with their support, she is qualified to study in the floating city in the far north. "
"Speaking of which, it seems like you haven't cared about Sif for a long time recently."
"Her quarrel with me this time must be related to your bad mood caused by not contacting her, so when are you going to talk to her?"
Crystal Palace?
Someone from Suriel?
Matthew thought to himself.
However, when he heard the next two paragraphs of Rhaegar's words, he couldn't hold back any longer:
"Wait a minute, weren't you the most opposed to my contact with her before?"
Rega was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
He coughed:
"You also said that that was before."
"The so-called time has changed and the world has changed. That's it. What do you think of Sif?"
Matthew pretended to be stupid:
"A very good girl. You are lucky to have such a sensible and well-behaved girl. I am happy for you, Rhaegar."
Rhaegar's eyes gradually turned bad:
"Don't deliberately misinterpret it. I know you understand what I mean. Do you need me to be more straightforward?"
What would you think if you were asked to marry Sif?"
Looking at Rhaegar's expression, "If you dare to refuse, I will steal the big sword and kill you."
Matthew secretly lamented that men are really fickle.
"Sorry, I don't think so."
Nothing happened. Rega looked at him threateningly, and Matthew said truthfully:
"I quite like Sif, but it's not enough."
"I like you too, and we are very good friends, but that doesn't mean you can naturally become my father-in-law."
"That's all my answer."
Rhaegar seemed very angry after hearing this.
But after a while.
His attitude softened like a deflated ball.
He lowered his head slightly:
"Sorry, Matthew, I crossed a line."
"I've really been a little dizzy lately..."
Matthew raised his hand to stop his apology and said with a smile:
"I don't care if you cross the line, as long as you don't do it next time."
"I will talk to Xifu, but the main purpose is to confirm her thoughts. You don't need to count on me to stop her from studying."
"I believe you know her better than I do. She is actually a girl who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. When she makes up her mind, no one can persuade her to come back."
Rhaegar nodded silently.
He looked depressed.
"Matthew, I feel like I might become a bad person..."
he murmured.
Facing the confused and anxious Rhaegar.
Matthew suddenly said:
"Did you bring the Holy Grail of Sin?"
Rhaegar hesitated:
"In the Lord's Mansion."
Matthew said decisively:
"Give it back to me. I brought this thing out of the tomb in the Blood Flag Kingdom. I only lent it to Sif temporarily for her awakening. Now that the matter is over, it's time for you to return it to me!"
Rhaegar seemed to want to resist.
He struggled for a while, and finally said a little aggrievedly:
"Okay, I'll give it back to you next time we meet."
Matthew looked at him calmly:
"It's on you now, isn't it?"
"Leave it to me, Rhaegar, trust me, I won't harm you."
Rhaegar suddenly looked surprised.
Soon the surprise turned into pain and torture.
He held his head with both hands:
"Yes, I obviously have it with me, why did I say it was in the Lord's Mansion?"
During the conversation.
He took out the Holy Grail of Sin with some hesitation.
boom!
There was a muffled sound.
Peggy sneaked in and knocked Rhaegar unconscious with a bone blade.
Matthew quickly grasped the Holy Grail in his hand.
at the same time.
His other hand has already grasped the two divinities!
In an instant.
A powerful mental shock stimulated his mind.
It seems that he wants to interfere with his decision-making.
But Matthew was unmoved.
Relying on his divine resistance, Matthew went to the warehouse next door, took out a larger pure lead box, and threw the Holy Grail into it.
Snap.
The influence of the Holy Grail of Sin was immediately greatly weakened.
"Find a place to bury it, and guard it personally for the next two days so that no one can get close to it."
Matthew asked Peggy with a serious expression.
Paige nodded.
She knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately went to carry out Matthew's mission.
quickly.
The evil aura permeating the Holy Grail of Sin dissipated in a corner of the cemetery.
Matthew glanced at the data column.
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"Tip: You have noticed that your lord "Rhaega" is suffering from the influence of two external wills.
The source of one of the forces is the Holy Grail of Sin. This object is the devil's treasure. It can assist underage devils to complete their awakening, and can also induce mature devils to degenerate a second time and become even more terrifying purgatory devils!
Rhaegar is falling...
You interrupted Rhaegar's fall!
The source of the other force is suspected to be the Crazy Second Hand!"
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"Rega has indeed become a favorite..."
Matthew sighed secretly.
Rhaegar's recent mood change may be related to the increasing pressure, but the Holy Grail of Sin has played a role in fueling it.
Matthew only realized this after Rhaegar mentioned this devil's holy artifact.
And his behavior when he suddenly came to look for me today was also very unusual.
This can only be due to Rhaegar's subconscious resisting the erosion of the Holy Grail of Sin.
His subconscious was asking Matthew for help!
"What kind of rubbish Holy Grail failed to induce the daughter to fall, so she went to mess with her father?"
Matthew was filled with contempt for this treasure.
As for the influence of Crazy Second Hand.
Matthew was not surprised.
After all, the last time on the battlefield in the moss-green hills, Crazy Second Hand could be said to have saved Rhaegar's life.
There must have been some bonding between the two parties.
Matthew could sense that the impact of Madness on Rega was extremely weak. Judging from the layout, it was still in the early stages of preparation and should not have stimulated Rega's emotional changes.
But this is still a hidden danger.
"Faced with these high-level beings, it is really difficult for ordinary people to resist. Even if they can avoid their powerful blows, it is difficult to resist the subtle stimulation."
At this time.
Matthew finally understood why Isabel wanted to take two divinities from him by force!
This is not only paving the way for Matthew's future.
It was also to protect the current Matthew.
There are no two divinities.
When Matthew faces these terrifying existences, he may be completely suppressed just like he faced the evil beings at that time!
"With two copies of divinity in hand, I will not be eroded, but people around me may still be affected. Fortunately, the cemetery is full of undead. Even if they are affected, I will know it as soon as possible.
The natural units in the oak forest are more resistant to these, so you don’t have to worry about backyard fires for the time being.”
Matthew thought quickly in his mind.
But the situation over at Rolling Stone is not so optimistic.
It is difficult for the mortals led by Rhaegar to resist the various means of invasion by gods or dusk creations.
This thing is impossible to guard against.
"Unless their willpower and related resistance can be improved, I will go to the library to look through the information in the next two days to see if there is any good way to resist the erosion of willpower."
Matthew let out a long breath.
Thinking about it carefully, he actually didn't need to worry so much.
At least I have discovered the problem now.
And Rhaegar's subconscious was also trying hard to resist.
"Whether it's a god or a creature of dusk, if you want to sneak into Rolling Stone Town, you have to get past me!"
Matthew thought with determination.
In the middle of the night.
Rhaegar woke up holding his head.
He touched his head, then subconsciously touched his butt, and looked nervously at Matthew who was reading a book in front of him:
"What did you do to me?"
"The Holy Grail of Sin and the Crazy Second Hand distorted your thoughts, I just made a small correction to them."
Matthew did not hide the fact from Rhaegar:
"At present, the influence from the Holy Grail of Sin has been eliminated by me. The influence from the Crazy Second Hand is relatively weak. I will remove it at the appropriate time."
Rhaegar saw Matthew with a confused look:
"Are you sure you're not trying to defend your criminal behavior?"
"You just attacked the lord!"
Matthew shrugged:
"Peggy did it, you go find her."
Rhaegar suddenly became very generous:
"Ms. Paige has always been reasonable. She must have her reasons for doing this."
This guy obviously also knows that Paige and Sif have a great relationship, and maybe he can help repair the relationship between father and daughter.
Rhaegar then held his head and thought for a while.
He asked Matthew hesitantly:
"I probably feel that the power from the devil is boiling in my body. No wonder I was so excited and impulsive before, and also seemed irritable and irritable!"
"But you said I still have the influence of Crazy Second Hand in my body? Isn't that a creation of dusk? Such a terrifying existence, do you really have a way to eliminate its influence?"
Matthew shook his head uncertainly:
"Lets see."
"I'll talk to Him in person if I get a chance."
Rhaegar looked at Matthew in shock.
At first he thought Matthew was bragging.
But soon.
He read the confidence and calmness on Matthew's face.
"Has this guy grown into a powerful enough being to talk to the creatures of dusk?"
Rhaegar was shocked and delighted at the same time.
"What happened this time is really troublesome for you!"
"My tone just now didn't seem to be very good..."
He apologized to Matthew a little sheepishly.
Then he sighed softly:
"Even Twilight Creation is eyeing Rolling Stone Town. Why is there so much bad news recently?"
Matthew blinked relaxedly after hearing this:
"At least there is good news."
Rhaegar asked quickly:
"What?"
Matthew smiled:
"Your mistress is not complimenting you, she is telling you the truth."
Rhaegar smiled awkwardly:
"You're right."
But the next second he became sad:
"But now that I have lost the blessing of the Holy Grail of Sin, I may have to use sword oil next time."
"By the way, Matthew, do you mages have any way to allow me to enjoy the benefits of the Holy Grail of Sin without being influenced by it and becoming so crazy?"
Rhaegar looked at Matthew expectantly.
Matthew turned over the information in his hand and glared at him angrily:
"Even if I have it, I will use it myself instead of giving it to you."
Rhaegar asked rhetorically:
"You don't have a woman, do you need this thing?"
Matthew gave him a meaningful look:
"Maybe it will be available soon."
Rega seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly became furious. He angrily threw himself at Matthew, as if he wanted to beat him.
Matthew casually popped up a gray ball of light.
What~~!
Rhaegar shrank and turned into a goat.
"Peggy... ah no, 47, help see the guests off, just send them to Rolling Stone Town. Bing, you can lead the way for him."
Matthew gave the order.
Death Knight 47 and A Bing both arrived.
47 skillfully carried the goat on his shoulders, and walked out quickly. As he walked, he said something novel:
"This goat feels good, Master."
"I suddenly felt that it might as well be a sheep knight..."
The goat trembled violently when he heard this.
Unfortunately, he was clamped hard by 47, unable to move, and sent all the way out of the cemetery.
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The next afternoon.
Matthew came to the place where Peggy was guarding.
He dug up again the pure lead box that contained the Holy Grail of Sin.
The two came to the second floor of the cemetery——
Just these days when Matthew is out.
The new round of expansion of the cemetery has basically been completed.
The second floor expansion is completed.
in area.
The second underground floor of the cemetery is smaller than the first floor, only about 2/3 of the space.
When Matthew came back, he didn't forget to extend the scope of influence of the ceremony venue to this place.
He readjusted the allocation of cemetery units.
The underground layer is mostly filled with skeletons or zombies with low combat effectiveness, as well as a large number of corpses.
This way.
The original first floor became a veritable cemetery.
A large number of elite units are gathered on the second underground floor.
Matthew's own activity space also moved here.
Here he not only opened up his own workshop and living room, but also a warehouse, a secret room, etc.
Now he took Peggy to the secret room.
At this time, in the corner of the secret room, an extremely rare magic circle has been drawn in advance with pink ink.
Gold powder is sprinkled around the circle.
It is also wrapped with a circle of sun stones.
Matthew placed the lead box in the center, and then said to Peggy:
"Let's do it."
"I'll help you."
Paige nodded.
She stretched out a cow's hoof and pressed hard on the pure lead box that gradually began to tremble.
The next second.
An extremely abundant and sacred power emerged from Peggy.
Her palms flashed with endless white light.
"Hiss, hiss..."
"If you dare to seal me, you will suffer eternal disaster!"
An extremely hoarse sound came from the lead box.
Matthew and Peggy were both unmoved.
Demon seal!
This ability originally came from the moonlight goddess Assia, who gave it to Matthew and left it in the demigod.
Matthew later gave this persona to Peggy.
This ability was therefore transferred to the Tauren War Angel.
Therefore, Peggy is the main force in the action at hand.
Matthew only needs to recite some auxiliary spells and ensure that there are no other situations around him.
Ten seconds later.
The magic circle in the secret room glowed with thick blood.
Paige pressed hard.
In the hysterical roar of the Holy Grail of Sin.
The pure lead box sank 1/3 like the bottom of a magic circle!
That moment.
A large number of space cracks appeared around the magic circle.
These cracks are very fine.
There are a lot of little devils coming out of it.
Matthew, who was well prepared, did not give them a chance to cause trouble.
The pale hands swept over like a broom, quickly wiping out the weak little devils!
Another ten seconds passed.
Larger space-time cracks began to appear around the magic circle.
This time.
What emerges from the cracks is a higher level of devil!
Paige was concentrating on pushing the box down.
Matthew frowned.
Preparing to use more powerful spells.
But who knew that when the new round of devils saw the formation at the scene, they frowned faster than Matthew.
"Wrong place!"
One of the leading devils clarified loudly.
In an instant.
All the devils have withdrawn completely!
"You cowardly traitors!"
"You disgrace Baator's will!"
The Holy Grail of Sin makes its final roar.
The surface of the pure lead box also began to distort violently.
finally.
Thanks to Peggy's efforts.
The box completely disappeared into the depths of the magic circle.
In addition to one more sealing rune in the secret room.
Everything else disappeared without a trace.
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"Reminder: You and your partner Peggy successfully sealed the devil's sacred object "The Holy Grail of Sin"!
Your regional legend +1 (nine levels of purgatory)
Your racial legend +1 (devil/high devil)
Successfully used a demonic seal and sealed a sinful object.
Paige's will +1;
You gained a small amount of XP!"
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"Warning: Your cemetery is cursed by the Holy Grail of Sin "Legend of Deathdread Cemetery."
The legend of Deathdread Cemetery: The Holy Grail of Sin spread a lot of confusing rumors when it was sealed. It tempted adventurers from all over Irondor and even other planes to come to your cemetery to steal the "sealed Holy Grail".
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Your cemetery gains three points of architectural legend!
Architectural Legend - Death Fear Cemetery: In the rumors spread by the Holy Grail of Sin, you were described as a necromancer who did all evil, and your cemetery was called the terrifying "Death Fear Cemetery"!
Those who sense the rumor of the Holy Grail of Sin will assume that your cemetery is filled with treasures, but also dangers.
Because the Holy Grail of Sin has a powerful power to confuse people.
So over a long period of time.
The legend of Deathdread Cemetery will continue to be spread throughout Irondor, especially in the underground world.
Adventurers most likely mistakenly believe that they can become immortal as long as they obtain the "Sealed Holy Grail".
And the premise of all this.
Naturally, I challenge you, who is the owner of the cemetery and is cursed as the "Death Fear Mage"."
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"What the hell?"
"Am I the boss?"
Matthew looked at it happily.
15 minutes later.
Then the black warrior Argus came to report:
"Lord Matthew, a mixed force of cavemen and harpies appeared one kilometer away on the second underground floor."
"They are coming towards the cemetery aggressively, and they seem to want to attack the city!"
