Chapter 282 Semi-artifact: Tree-planting mage’s shovel! (Please vote for me)
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Margaret's funeral?
Matthew hesitated for a moment, and then quickly reacted——
Most people in the alliance only heard about Margaret's death, but did not know that Margaret had been reborn!
"Yes, the whole process was kept secret by Suriel using magic, and the only vision that was spread was also intercepted by Lorraine. Not only did he add some extra details, but he also completely concealed Margaret's existence!"
Matthew was stunned.
In this way, people who are paying attention to this incident probably only know that Matthew and the Evil Queen had a confrontation over the divine embryo.
As for the specific content, I’m afraid no one knows.
After all, all the gods can pay attention to are the battles taking place in the land of the gods.
As for the Evil Queen herself, Barbassa.
He had a normal relationship with the local gods of Irondor, and after suffering such a big loss, it was unlikely that the news would spread.
If you look at it this way.
Matthew's scumbag image not only successfully increased his popularity, but also provided room for Margaret's secondary development.
Come back to your senses.
Facing Lele’s doubts.
Matthew quickly put on a gloomy expression, and then shook his head:
"I haven't received an invitation yet, but there is a high probability that I will go."
Lele nodded and said:
"Maybe the invitation letter hasn't been sent yet. After all, the incident happened suddenly and the funeral committee has just been formed. However, it is said that the funeral will be hosted by Ms. Suriel herself, which makes me feel a little worried..."
"Um?"
Matthew looked at Lele with some confusion.
Lele wiped away her tears and whispered:
"You don't know, do you?"
"There are usually fund-raising boxes at funerals and above. If it's Suriel, it must be a talking box!"
"That is, how much everyone donates will be heard by everyone in the audience. In this case, too little will definitely not work, how embarrassing it would be!"
"I'm also worried now, how much do you plan to donate?"
Matthew scratched his head and actively kicked the ball back:
"I haven't even received the invitation letter yet. What about you, how much do you plan to do?"
Lele was in trouble for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Based on my relationship with Margaret, I plan to donate 10,000 gold coins, just to commemorate her!"
Ten thousand gold coins?
Matthew was shocked when he heard this number.
He carefully looked at the formation master in front of him again. This guy was richer than he imagined!
No wonder Suriel has a funeral.
The relationship is to take advantage of the opportunity to get the money back, right?
"Do you know who else received an invitation?"
Matthew asked calmly.
Lele named many names in one breath, most of them were fifth-level mages who were well-known within the alliance.
Matthew was surprised to find out.
There was even Blinken on the list of people attending the funeral!
"Isn't Blinken a wanted criminal of the Dragon Cult? Can he go too?"
Matthew asked confused.
Lele thought for a while:
"He is also Margaret's ex-boyfriend after all. It's not too much to be invited to attend the funeral. But with his status, I feel that 50,000 yuan is too little. At least 80,000 yuan..."
Matthew was completely convinced.
When it comes to making money, I really have to learn from Suriel!
Now he chatted with Lele about the information about Margaret's funeral.
A full twenty minutes later.
The two of them got back to business.
Lele's professionalism is still very high. After listening to Matthew's needs, he pondered:
"So you need a magic circle that can cover the entire town of Rolling Stone. The functions require fog of war, anti-invisibility, anti-prophecy, anti-peeping, anti-positioning, and anti-directional ultra-long-range spells... That's about it, right?"
Matthew nodded slightly.
Lele did a little calculation, then put a pen on the paper and made a eloquent list, and wrote a total number at the end of the list.
"It's not a difficult task. Here are the required materials. The cost is about 1.2 million gold coins."
He handed the list to Matthew.
Matthew looked calm on the surface, but he was trembling slightly in his heart.
1.2 million?
Or is it just the material cost?
He looked at the names of hundreds of magic materials on the list, and he didn't recognize 80% of them!
"Don't worry, my business prices are absolutely fair."
As if aware of Matthew's concerns, Lele crossed her arms and said seriously:
"You can purchase these materials yourself, and then during the construction process, you only need to pay me for labor costs."
Lele's demeanor doesn't seem to be fake.
Matthew thought about it and realized that this number was too much over the budget. It seemed that the coverage area must be reduced.
"If I only ask to achieve the initial effect near the core area of Rolling Stone Town, and other areas only need to achieve relatively easy-to-achieve effects such as fog of war, will the price be cheaper?"
he asked.
Lele nodded:
"Of course, the reason why relatively expensive materials are needed is because the territory to be covered is too large. We only focus on multi-functional layout in the core area. If the functions are reduced in the peripheral areas, the material price can be at least half cheaper!"
Matthew frowned:
"Only half the price?"
Lele explained patiently:
"Some materials are fixed expenses. No matter how large an area you cover, these materials must be used, so this part of fixed costs cannot be reduced."
"I can customize a relatively mature plan for you. This plan is called Fairy Veil. It is a very large magic circle that is relatively popular in the alliance."
"After the Fairy Veil is completed, the fog of war that blocks perception will be randomly generated throughout Rolling Stone Town, which will greatly increase the difficulty of spy penetration and the cost of obtaining intelligence."
"In the core area, I will add a valley based on the fairy veil. The so-called valley is a powerful ritual place where any sight that penetrates will be swallowed up silently.
Within the scope of the valley.
Neither the gods nor other mages can peek into the situation through surveillance spells or prophecy spells.
at the same time.
You personally serve as the maintainer and presiding officer of the Fairy Veil.
You can monitor the area covered by the fog of war through two fog beasts.
As for the effect of the valley.
You can also choose to remove it at any time.
Because this is already a very mature business solution, you don’t have to worry about encountering inhumane situations when you use it..."
Lele kept talking about the fairy veil plan.
To make it easier for Matthew to understand.
He even took out a map of Rolling Stone and wrote and drew on it.
Matthew could understand a little at first.
But later.
When the other party starts to speak a lot of words specific to the field of conjuration.
Matthew could only smile and nod in agreement.
After all, it is normal for a necromancer like him not to understand these things.
"So, how much does a fairy veil cost?"
"I mean the material cost."
Matthew asked.
Lele started calculating on the paper again:
"According to the territory of Rolling Stone Town depicted on this map and the delineation of the core area, around 600,000 is already the limit. If we cut the cost further, it may cause the formation to malfunction, which will not be worth the gain."
Six hundred thousand.
It's just the material cost.
Matthew's heart ached secretly.
But he knew that this thing really couldn't be saved.
He didn't care about it himself.
The two major ceremonial grounds and the Starweaver Robe can more or less block the sight of outer creatures.
But the entire town of Rolling Stone is now completely exposed to the sight of countless potential enemies.
This is in these turbulent times.
It's really a very insecure thing.
"After talking about the material fee, are there any other fees?"
Matthew asked.
"There are also patent licensing fees and labor fees."
Lele introduced skillfully:
"The Fairy Veil is part of Isabel's spell library. If it is used commercially, a large license fee needs to be paid; but this is for personal use, so you only need to pay a symbolic payment of two thousand gold coins. Of course, with your
You can completely communicate with the person in charge of the spell library regarding your identity and title, and you may be able to get more exemptions."
"The rest is the labor cost. In the process of laying out the fairy veil, I need to hire four apprentices and four assistants, as well as a construction team of 20 mortals. The entire construction process will last five to eight days.
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The daily cost is about one hundred gold coins.
So the cost of this part is about 500 to 800."
Matthew secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
The labor cost is cheaper than I thought.
But he soon reacted:
"And yourself?"
The array master smiled slightly:
"My labor fee is one hundred thousand. For Margaret's sake, I can give you a 50% discount."
"That means all the labor costs add up to about 95,500."
After hearing this, Matthew subconsciously touched his forehead where there was no sweat.
The difference in labor costs is too big!
However, he actually knows very well that top formation mages are already very popular within the alliance.
This profession requires mages to be proficient in the field of conjuration, and the direction of specialization is not closely related to combat, so the number of array mages is relatively rare.
Unfortunately, many very large ritual venues have very high requirements for mages.
This leads to the fact that the top array masters are indeed merciless in accepting money.
Labor cost of 95,000.
It's really not too expensive.
But Matthew still spoke:
"Can it be cheaper?"
It’s not that I can’t afford it.
Just wish it was more cost-effective.
However, after hearing this, Lele suddenly became unhappy:
"I never bargain in business, didn't Margaret tell you that?"
"Sigh... When I think of Margaret being dead, I feel that this world seems ridiculous. Such a powerful battle mage..."
He started chattering again.
The words were full of regret for Margaret's unexpected death and for not being able to express her love in time.
Listen, listen.
Matthew suddenly felt something in his heart:
"If you can make a slight concession on the cost, then I can tell you a secret."
When it comes to money.
Lele quickly changed her face and said coldly:
"Is it what happened between you and the Evil Queen?"
"I'm a little interested, but only a little bit."
"And one size equals one size. Even if you tell me any secrets, it will be difficult for me to make big concessions on price. This is a matter of principle."
"But then again, did you really give birth to the Evil Queen's child?"
"I mean, by sneezing?"
Speaking of the back.
There was a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Matthew looked at the other party with interest, but still pretended to be disappointed in his tone:
"Unfortunately, since it is a matter of principle, I will not talk more about it."
Lele was a little unhappy.
But he still answered very professionally:
"That's it. No matter how curious I am, I will not lower myself. This is my livelihood. This is non-negotiable. I'm sorry."
Matthew said with regret:
"It seems that the secret about Margaret can only rot in my stomach."
"Margaret?"
Lele's voice suddenly rose an octave.
"You're not lying to me, are you?"
He looked at Matthew suspiciously.
Matthew spreads his hands:
"My reputation in the league should be pretty good?"
Lele thought for a while:
"Okay, I choose to believe you, but you have to reveal the secret about Margaret first, otherwise I won't be able to give you a discount."
Matthew smiled slightly:
"Margaret is not actually dead."
Lele's pupils shrank instantly and her eyes were fixed on Matthew.
He maintained this attitude for a long time.
After a while.
He punched hard and said excitedly:
"I knew it, I knew it!"
"I can give you 30% off!"
Matthew said slowly:
"I can also tell you some things that happened after Margaret was killed, as well as some more secret things."
Lele hesitated for a moment:
"Then 50% off, that's the bottom line."
Matthew followed suit and said:
"Don't you want to know how Margaret came back from the dead?"
Lele was even more shocked:
"Has she been resurrected? I'm not ready for this yet!"
"Well, 30% off labor costs, this is really the bottom line among the bottom lines!"
Matthew took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Don't you want to know where to find Margaret who has returned from the dead?"
Lele collapsed and slapped her thigh:
"Tell me everything, tell me everything!"
"I want to know everything about Margaret's incident!"
"Not only are the labor costs free, I try my best to purchase through my own channels and reduce the material cost to about 550,000!"
There was a snap.
Matthew placed a contract that had been drawn up long ago in front of Lele, and filled in other figures such as zero labor cost, 550,000 material cost, etc. in front of him.
The latter looked at the contract with rapid breathing, his hands trembling slightly.
"Promise me, you can't reveal this deal to anyone!"
"Otherwise, even if it's for Margaret, I won't accept it!"
His attitude looked like he was struggling.
Matthew hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and made his promise firmly.
The two parties signed the contract.
And at the moment the contract was signed, a new reminder came from the data column.
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"Tip: You signed a commission contract with a human mage. Do you want to use the contract field's ability "Overlord Contract" to slightly modify the contract?"
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Matthew calmly chose no.
The Overlord Contract should be used to deal with devils or demons.
Save nearly 150,000 through Margaret's Secret.
Matthew is already very content.
At the moment, under Lele's expectant eyes, Matthew threw a soundproof spell and began to describe in detail the real story of "the evil queen wanted a child, and Matthew deceived the divine fetus".
The most important one is of course the part about Margaret's reincarnation.
After listening.
Lele was stunned.
It took him a long time to recover from the huge impact.
"So, you are Margaret's father now?"
"And Margaret is her own mother?"
"Um, under this situation, isn't it appropriate for me to express my love to her again?!"
He looked a little dizzy.
Matthew smiled:
"It's really not suitable because Margaret is still very young now."
"If you really want to express your feelings, you have to wait at least three to five years."
Lele was shocked:
"Can three to five years be enough?"
"Your Excellency... forget it, I respect your personal orientation, but I can't understand it and I can't do it!"
His expression was full of loneliness.
Matthew quickly realized that the other party had misunderstood, so he further explained Margaret's growth cycle.
"...That's probably it. If you want to visit her, you have to apply to go to Cyber Dragon."
"But according to Sir Suriel's wishes, it would be better for us not to disturb her in the near future."
"Finally, this matter must be kept strictly confidential, and you should understand the importance of this."
Matthew concluded.
Lele nodded solemnly, looking a little depressed and a little shocked.
after a long time.
He just recovered from his dizzy state:
"Thank you for telling Margaret's secret, otherwise I might still be kept in the dark."
"To put it this way, I actually didn't lose anything."
Matthew looked at Lele confused.
The latter's face turned slightly red:
"The ten thousand gold coins I just gave you was a lie."
"I originally planned to donate 100,000 gold coins at Margaret's funeral!"
"It's okay now. I plan to make an excuse not to attend this funeral, so the money can be completely saved."
He seemed to be in a much better mood.
Although Matthew felt that there was definitely something wrong with the logic, he was naturally very happy if the other party was willing to enlighten him in this way.
"So, when will construction start?"
He shook hands with Lele.
The latter said firmly:
"Start tomorrow!"
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Lele's professionalism was unquestionable. The next morning, he took Matthew on a shopping spree in the Alliance Mall. Half a million gold coins were spent like water, in exchange for a lot of incomprehensible materials.
In the afternoon.
He personally took his apprentices and assistants and began to measure the base points of the ceremony venue on the four sides of Rolling Stone Town.
Matthew accompanied me for a walk.
Since I really couldn't get involved, I left silently.
During this period, he went to the office lobby.
Reported the fairy veil plan to Rhaegar.
He applied for a subsidy to Rhaegar with the intention of giving it a try, thinking that the guy might not be able to give it if he was in a bad mood recently.
Who knew that the other party just glared at Matthew.
In the end, I agreed to bear half of the cost of the fairy veil.
This made Matthew secretly happy.
Rhaegar is also becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.
After settling this matter, Matthew ran to ask Zeller about the Shadow Leopard in Jade Cangting.
The answer was.
As the latest batch of shadow leopards approached Strom City, they accidentally stumbled into a robbery by the Silver Frost Brotherhood.
The two sides started a tug of war.
The Wood Elves really hated the Silver Frost Brotherhood, and things got worse and worse. These members of the Shadow Leopard simply joined the nearby Wind Chasers in the hunt for the Silver Frost Brotherhood.
This coincided with the outbreak of the Devil's Crack incident in Rapid City.
Now this force is fighting side by side with Hood, working hard to clean up the demons in the city.
Naturally, there was no time to escape and come to Rolling Stone to pick up the arsonist.
Hear this answer.
Matthew couldn't help but find it interesting.
The people from Jade Cangting tried to come over and suppress this group of people over and over again. At first, Rolling Stone Town really wanted to send the arsonist there to collect the reward.
As a result, we traveled in both directions for more than half a year.
Shadow Leopard has always only heard people's voices and seen them.
In the end, not even one of the arsonists was sent away!
This made Matthew very emotional:
"It seems that these arsonists are related to me!"
But at the same time.
Another thought also arose deep in his heart.
Escorting prisoners is originally a very simple matter, but the people in Jade Cangting just can't do it. Are the elves really too bad? Or is it just a coincidence?
Or are there other reasons behind it?
When I think of that twisted equilibrium contract.
Matthew couldn't help but feel more vigilant.
He didn't forget it.
Setrunk is the leader of this gang of arsonists!
If these arsonists are pawns deliberately left by the opponent in their own cemetery.
Things might go badly!
However, considering that this group of people are monitored by ghosts 24 hours a day, their energy is empty most of the time.
It was hard for Matthew to imagine what kind of tricks this group of people could make.
"Don't alert others for now, just step up your observation."
"If they are really Setrunk's secret agents, then sooner or later they will be exposed. Instead, I can use them to make some fuss and counterattack..."
"Coupled with the authority of a loving father, I will definitely have a way to cancel that balanced contract..."
Matthew calmly considered countermeasures.
afternoon.
The wild ghost Sanger appeared in front of Matthew.
The tauren messenger brought back a surprising message——
"Ah? Ai Lan said he encountered a little trouble?"
"The Willow Leaf Agency is still going through the procedures?"
"Jade Cangting is considering whether to allow me to enter the country?"
Matthew had surprise written all over his face.
The tauren messenger shrugged:
"That's probably it. After I delivered the letter, I eavesdropped outside the Willow Leaf Mechanism for a while. Those elf girls didn't have good intentions!"
"During the discussion, they have been slandering you!"
"Some girls also said that you, a necromancer, are not qualified to enter the Jade Cangting..."
Matthew frowned.
Are these wood elves corrupt or stupid?
From Ai Lan's request for help and Isabel's special concern, it is easy to see that the problem of traces of the dead in Jade Cangting must be very serious.
They can't solve it themselves.
And Matthew has a ready-made success story.
I took the initiative to help, but the other party still disliked me?
Matthew had a look of confusion on his face:
"How did these elves get their brains?"
Barbarian Sanger scratched his head:
"Hard to say."
"Anyone with a little bit of brains wouldn't let their queen give birth to a child for an alien evil god.
Just give birth to a scar of the dead.
If you can't handle it on your own, you still refuse your help, the master.
My assessment is that maybe the elves are already in the shape of evil gods..."
Matthew looked at his messenger with interest:
"You also know a lot about the Marks of the Dead?"
The tauren spirit nodded and said:
"I heard some ancient ghosts in the underworld talking about these things. There was an old woman among them who would go crazy every time she heard about the Mark of the Dead. I suspected that she was the elf queen who gave birth to the Mark of the Dead. But there was something wrong. The elf died.
After that, the soul will quickly reincarnate into a light demon, so that it will not hook up with us in the underworld."
Matthew asked curiously:
"Do you have many connections in the underworld?"
Sanger said modestly:
"That's definitely not as good as Fan Zijue."
Matthew's heart moved.
He had only known that Sanger owned a territory in the underworld called the Land of the Sun.
Now it seems.
This messenger's power in the underworld is not small.
After all, the person he was comparing to was the overlord of the Demonic Domain of Ravenloft, Fan Zijue!
"If you have time, can you take me to see the Land of the Sun?"
Matthew asked.
"my pleasure!"
Sangge said with joy:
"If you can bring the high priest with you, I guarantee that you will experience an unprecedented beauty in the Land of the Sun!"
Matthew smiled:
"It's a deal."
After sending Sanger away.
Matthew continued his daily routine.
If Jade Cangting really refused to allow him to enter, then it would not be him who would lose.
What's more, Isabel takes this project very seriously.
Matthew really couldn't imagine Jade Cangting being able to say no to Isabel.
"Isn't that crazy?"
Matthew thought so while instructing the zombies to plant trees.
Ever since the Coolie Mother transformed some of the zombies into farmer zombies.
Matthew discovered that these farmer zombies can not only reclaim farmland and cultivate crops, but also master the important skill of planting trees!
This way.
Matthew’s tree planting efficiency has been greatly improved!
He found that as long as he led the tree planting behavior, it was still recognized by the will of nature.
As long as the zombies are not idle while planting trees, it will be fine.
certainly.
Matthew’s income from planting trees among zombies is slightly lower.
Zombies have five trees each.
Only Matthew can gain a little XP.
But even so.
It also greatly liberated Matthew's productivity.
He looked at the group of zombies following him diligently.
Matthew looked north.
A burst of pride and ambition suddenly emerged in my heart!
"It won't be long."
"The endless wasteland from Rolling Stone to Grand Rapids will become a continuous forest!"
"Wherever the farmer zombie goes, there is the radiation range of the Sanctuary of Life!"
Just think of this.
The shovel in his hand swings faster!
From evening to dark.
From night to dawn.
Matthew never sleeps, and the zombies follow suit.
They just waved the shovels in their hands vigorously, burying the oak or pine seedlings they had accumulated some time ago in deep pits one after another!
After that, he used extremely skilled spells to quickly grow and spread the ripening green liquid recently purchased from the Earth Society.
quickly.
Oak trees rise from the ground.
This lasted for two days and one night.
Matthew worked tirelessly, as if he had returned to the time when he first came to Rolling Stone Town.
Until all the saplings are consumed.
Only then did Matthew stop planting.
But at this moment.
He suddenly felt a wonderful power coming from his body!
That power is full of vitality.
That was the oak tree area that he was extremely familiar with!
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"Hint: You have completed an explosive tree planting act!
You have planted more than 3,000 oak trees in total!
The current number is: 3032
You have completed the hidden advanced objective of the main quest "Planting Trees"!
You gain recognition from the Will of Nature and the Realm of Oak!
You've delved deeper into the realm of Oak!
You have obtained the "Power of Nature", a joint reward of the Will of Nature and the Oak Domain!
Power of Nature: This power will give you a random item on your body, making it a semi-artifact in the natural realm!"
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Matthew was surprised to feel the natural force entangled in his waist.
He was still thinking about what items to take out to contain this power.
The next second.
A large amount of green light shone in front of Matthew.
These green lights are like countless elves whispering.
They fly and fly.
Suddenly my mind sank.
Immediately afterwards.
All the green light poured into the chipped shovel in Matthew's hand!
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"Tip: The power of nature has been infused successfully!
Your item "Damaged Shovel" has been upgraded to a semi-artifact "Tree Mage's Shovel"
Arborist's Shovel: Strength +1/Wisdom +1
When you use this object to dig a hole, the speed is 3 times that of normal conditions;
In addition, this shovel also has the following special effects -
Indestructible: When you use this shovel to collide violently with other objects, in most cases it can directly smash other objects!
Note: The texture of this shovel is 33 points, which is much higher than the average level of 20 points for semi-artifacts.
Note 2: This special effect is equivalent to physical dissociation, please use it with caution!
Note 3: Theoretically, you can use it to directly crush the godhead (the average texture of the godhead is 30 points)
Justice Saving Throw: You can use the metal side of the shovel to block or save against most physical damage, as well as directed spell and divine damage.
Note: Theoretically, it can be used to resist all damage that cannot penetrate texture 33.
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Tip: You have the first self-cultivated semi-artifact. Do you want to compile an origin story for it and disseminate it to the public?
This move will increase the probability of "Tree Planter's Shovel" becoming a legendary weapon.
You can also entrust a bard to creatively polish and artistically process the origin story..."
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Please continue to ask for the guaranteed monthly pass. This month is very stressful, and I will continue to work hard to update. Wow.
