"Of course, you can sit here for hours. They'll leave after midnight."
As he spoke, he kept silent and ate and drank in silence.
Matthew's eyes were shining, and he was quickly sorting out the context and cause and effect of this matter in his mind——
The first thing he thought about was.
Do you really have the right to decide this matter?
Putting aside the high-level acquiescence and potential tests.
Suppose now Matthew invites Hood to join him in stopping Alexander and others' expedition plan.
Can they do this?
The answer is obvious: they can't stop it.
As the former warden of Mount Blackos, Alexander is an out-and-out legendary. He may be a little inferior to Hera in terms of hard power, but he is definitely not something that two fifth-level mages, Matthew and Hood, can stop.
.
What's more, there are more than twenty experienced fifth-level mages behind him.
These law enforcement teams from Mount Blackso alone can cause Matthew and Hood a lot of trouble.
With the determination and attitude shown by Alexander and the Black Gold Army.
Matthew's attempt to stop them is tantamount to wishful thinking.
So if that's the case, what's the point of involving Matthew?
Matthew tried to think about the matter from a high-level perspective.
What is certain is that.
This matter should have been tacitly approved by all the great magicians or legendary mages, and even Hood's help in opening the portal was tacitly approved.
This shows to some extent.
The Seven Saints would not stop Alexander's expedition plan.
"This plan would have gone smoothly without me."
"The IOU that Suriel gave me just gave me an opportunity to get involved in this operation."
"If I had followed the line forcefully, there was a high probability that I would have directly found clues to Hood or Rapids."
"At that time, with the relationship between Hood and me, it will not be difficult to figure out the ins and outs of all this..."
Matthew's mind is very clear.
He found that after removing himself, the whole sequence of events continued as before.
In fact, even if Suriel gave Matthew an IOU.
Matthew also chose to give up because he found it too troublesome.
It was while following the clue of the Necronomicon that he accidentally got involved in the expedition team's plan again.
Matthew thought about it for a while.
The two clues, the Necronomicon and the missing stolen goods, are probably things that even the Seven Saints don't know about.
The Divine Mage may know everything in the general direction.
But there are definitely a lot of things that have slipped through the cracks in terms of details.
Therefore, the current situation is really a coincidence and fate.
But look at it from another perspective.
Matthew has balanced perception and is very sensitive to changes in the elements around him.
If a person can always pay attention to the detailed changes around him and the subtle clues behind them, then naturally, he will easily become entangled with the more powerful parts of his destiny.
This is both a random opportunity.
It is also an inevitable fate.
In other words.
Matthew's appearance or not actually does not affect the overall situation at all.
"But Hood was right."
"Since this happened to me, it's up to me to make the decision."
Matthew knew it very well.
The decision he made is not very important to the group of people in front of him, to the top leaders of the alliance, or even to the world!
On the contrary, it is very important to him.
"If I choose to report to the alliance, taking the case of Ronan and Qin Wuyue losing contact for no reason as an example, it is very likely that I will be treated coldly. Not only will I push myself into an embarrassing situation, but I will also inevitably be attacked by Alexander and the Black Gold Army.
Disgusted."
"On the other hand, if I can let them go, I will most likely gain the friendship of the expedition team, and even more... Haha."
A smile flashed in Matthew's eyes.
Perhaps this was Suriel's gift to him.
This team may be able to surprise many people in the star realm!
At this moment.
Matthew finally understood Rambo's previous attitude.
These people don't regard themselves as traitors to the alliance at all!
It's just that the official can't do it in person.
They just gave themselves the identity of traitors, and the alliance officials had to pretend to want them.
Only in this way.
Only then can they legitimately go to the star realm to commit crimes without affecting the alliance itself.
Although this move to draw a clear line does not convince everyone.
But at least it can save the alliance some trouble.
Matthew felt slightly moved in his heart.
Alexander's trip was similar to Margaret's one-on-one challenge to Purgatory.
the difference is.
The latter is obviously a member of the Alliance, and quite a few devils are still afraid of it.
And Alexander and others are traitors to the alliance that everyone calls for beating.
Matthew could imagine what kind of storm they would encounter after arriving in the star realm!
"Maybe I can do something about this."
Just think of this.
Matthew suddenly stood up.
He turned and walked towards the hall:
"Can I talk to them?"
Hood's voice came from behind:
"It's not impossible, but as I said before, most of them are performing silencing rituals."
"If you want to communicate with them, you must do so in a space that guarantees closure and privacy."
Matthew stood firm and looked back:
"Do not worry."
"Absolutely secret."
Saying that, he returned to the hall.
A pair of eyes focused on Matthew again.
Alexander stood up from the ground and looked at Matthew with a smile.
However, Matthew walked around him.
He randomly selected two mages, one fat and one thin, from the crowd, and then took out the woodland staff. After obtaining their permission, he took the two of them to the Moonglade.
Next to a clear spring that makes a gurgling sound.
Matthew talked alone with the fatter mage among them.
This fat mage has a kind face and a round face, and looks kind and amicable.
But his attitude towards Matthew was a little bad.
After the silence ceremony was temporarily lifted.
He yelled at Matthew:
"Boy, you can't decide anything. No one can stop our expedition, no one!"
"Master Linde is still waiting for us in the star realm!"
"In the past seventy or eighty years, I have beaten many mages, including five or six who are as handsome as you. I don't mind adding you to the list before I leave."
He threatened Matthew ferociously, trying to completely overpower the latter.
But Matthew didn't buy it at all.
He just said calmly:
"Lin De will not meet you at all. He has to do his best to refine the intelligence mystery lock. This is a very long process."
The fat mage suddenly fell silent.
Matthew said in a sincere tone:
"I have no intention of stopping you from leaving."
"I just want to tell you that you can do more if you stay. The current alliance needs you very much."
This is what Matthew feels like.
This expedition team was somewhat tragic in his mind.
He seemed to see the shadow of Margaret in them.
These people are indeed the mainstay of Heisuo Mountain.
They have rich combat skills, and their strength is countless times stronger than ordinary mages of the same level, especially when they are united!
This can also be seen from the fact that Alexander led them to besiege and kill several gods with weak divine power.
Except for those top bosses.
Alexander and his black gold troops are the few mages on this land who have experience in hunting gods.
They remain on the Material Plane.
Even if you don't fight, passing on your experience is still a valuable asset.
Just like a moth to the flame, it rushed towards the star world.
It's really a pity.
Perhaps infected by Matthew's attitude, the fat mage's tone also softened:
"maybe."
"But one cannot always live for an illusory goal."
“When I was young, they told me to take revenge, so I joined the Black Gold Force;
But when I grew into an excellent battle mage, they told me to be patient. I didn't say anything at the time, but I accepted the transfer of my position, and I endured this for almost a hundred years;
A few years ago, Ekmund told us that he would seek revenge in the future, but not now.
What he said is similar to what you are saying now. He just wants us to change places and continue to use our residual heat.
Do you know how I responded to him?"
Matthew shook his head.
The fat mage said angrily:
"I told him to go back and eat shit!"
"I admit that it is a pity that my battle memory cannot be passed down, but this is not what I live for!"
“Fuck the greater good!”
"Sometimes I just want to be quick!"
"I have never hindered anyone in my life, so now, I don't want anyone to hinder me."
Finished.
He blew his beard and stared at Matthew.
He expected Matthew to say something.
But Matthew didn't do anything. He just gave the fat mage a slight salute, and then left quickly.
In the woods.
Matthew was accompanied by another thin one-eyed mage.
This person looks fierce in appearance, but his attitude is extremely gentle.
"You just talked to Fanx?"
"He has a bad temper...I apologize to you on his behalf."
The thin mage said politely:
"I hope you can forgive him, because in that disaster when the outer plane coalition invaded the northern land, four of his family members died at the hands of devils and magicians."
"Although a hundred years have passed, for us, a strange species with clear minds, those things seem to have happened yesterday."
"Fanx hates when others persuade him to give up his hatred..."
Matthew nodded slightly to express his understanding:
"I would never advise a person to put down their hatred. This is someone else's private matter and has nothing to do with me."
The thin mage showed a pleased smile.
Matthew was a little confused and said:
"If Vankes chose to join the Black Gold Force because he lost four relatives, why did you join the Black Gold Force in the first place?"
The smile on the thin mage's face has not diminished:
"Oh, I'm almost the same as him."
"But the difference is that I lost eleven relatives in that disaster."
A trace of astonishment flashed in Matthew's eyes, and he immediately whispered:
"Feel sorry."
The thin mage shook his head:
"This is not your fault, no need to apologize."
"We are all from the North. We once lived in the Sand Plains, which was separated from the Far East by only a mountain range. I can still recall the scene when the wind blew strongly in the Sand Plains every autumn. I can vaguely see the coming and going of spring and autumn.
The pastures and white clouds are not a particularly beautiful place, but sometimes you will feel that some scenes are quite spectacular."
"But if you rush there now, you will only see devastation and endless scorched earth."
"The invaders from the outer plane burned everything to the ground, and lingering smoke and fire still linger on the windy sand plains. These are the wounds left by the Balrog Legion buried here that can never be healed.
"
"When I first joined the Black Gold Army, I was still a 16-year-old boy. I still remember that my magic talent was not very high, but I finally passed the selection because I showed enough hatred for the invaders. But then...
Ah!"
"I am 117 years old this year...or is it 127? I can't remember clearly. No one can tell what time is like these days."
"In the past many years, many of us have held a naive idea like me: maybe with the passage of time, we can forget the pain of the past."
"But it turns out that's not the case."
"We keep getting older, but the hatred in our hearts grows day by day. Lord Ekmund said that we are affected by the wandering souls floating in the sky in the Far East - their hatred is repeatedly superimposed with our memories in dreams.
, and finally it became what it is now.”
"What he said is probably right."
"But we are too old, so old that we have no time, no energy, and we don't even want to distinguish these..."
"We just want revenge."
"Just like what was sworn when the Black Gold Force was founded, eliminate those invaders from the outer plane and the masterminds behind them!"
"If it is our destiny to be assimilated by hatred, then let us carry this destiny and be buried in the stars together with the enemy."
"This is what we all want."
"It's actually that simple."
The old man spoke loudly and forcefully.
Matthew couldn't help but be infected by his emotions:
"From the beginning, I had no intention of persuading you to change your mind."
"I'm very grateful for that now."
The old man smiled:
"Thank you, Matthew."
"You are a very humble young man. I don't mean to compliment or flatter you. This is a fact - most people at your age are crazy."
"I have seen too many such self-righteous people, including myself when I was young. At that time, it was too easy to be blinded by a leaf. I thought I saw the whole world, but maybe I only saw a dog in a corner of the world.
shit."
"But you are different, thank you for your understanding."
Matthew blinked:
"You have already seen what I am planning?"
The old man burst out laughing:
"How can you be so smart as to have a head-on conflict with so many of us?"
"For you, this is not a choice, but a bargaining chip."
"Would you smash the chips someone gave you?"
Matthew also laughed.
He shook the old man's hand vigorously:
"Take care of yourself."
The old man said boldly:
"Don't worry, we may be much more tenacious than you think."
"Maybe one day when you come out to travel in the astral world, you can bump into us!"
Matthew nodded:
"hope so."
After chatting with the two mages.
Matthew found Alexander alone, pulled the latter to the Moonwood and isolated a confined space.
Matthew got straight to the point:
"Can I help you with anything?"
Alexander was stunned for a moment, then laughed softly:
"Still the shrewd Matthew."
Matthew shrugged innocently:
"This has nothing to do with being smart. No one will refuse a favor."
Said.
Matthew untied Rambo's magic-forbidden bracelet and belt, and used the remote control to take away the shock collar.
Then he delivered the package to Alexander:
"Click and see if there are any missing ones?"
Alexander didn't count them and collected them directly.
Matthew didn't say anything when he saw this, and directly handed over three more scrolls.
Alexander took the scroll with a look of surprise on his face.
These are three legendary scrolls!
Matthew discovered them from the troll dungeon, but they require the blood of trolls to identify them. It costs a lot of money to go through alliance channels, so Matthew has always kept them at the bottom of the box.
Based on the configuration of the black gold army.
Matthew believed that identifying these three scrolls would be an easy task for Alexander.
as expected.
Alexander personally identified the three scrolls on the spot.
ten minutes later.
He accepted two of them and returned the third to Matthew.
"We have no use for this thing, you can keep it for yourself."
Alexander said.
Matthew took it and took a look and found that it was a "Great Resurrection" scroll!
"The troll's great resurrection spell is very good. It is more effective than our resurrection spell. It can almost achieve 100% resurrection without affecting the soul!"
Alexander explained:
"But this thing can only be used within 30 minutes of death, and the effect will easily drift after a long time."
Matthew nodded.
"Rambo said he owed you half a million?"
Alexander asked again.
Now that he has decided to be a favor, Matthew will naturally not be stingy with this small amount of money.
He tore up the IOU in front of Alexander:
"I don't owe you anymore."
However, Alexander said seriously:
"Repaying debts is a matter of course."
"We actually don't have much money to spend when we go to the Star Boundary. Alliance gold coins are redundant."
Said.
He took out half a million gold coins and gave them to Matthew.
Matthew is still hesitating whether to accept it or not.
Unexpectedly, Alexander took out some more things and handed them into Matthew's hands.
It includes 10 godhead fragments, a complete "Yi Xingzhou" production flow chart, and a thick "Black Suo Mountain Combat Code".
Matthew put the thick iron book in his hand and flipped through it, and the contents and texts of hundreds of articles flashed through it.
A large number of words and magic runes were floating in front of his eyes.
Let him see it dizzyingly.
"This...was written by you?"
Matthew was a little surprised.
Alexander corrected:
"I wrote this together with the old guys from the Black Gold Army. It contains the unique skills of almost all the high-level battle mages who have worked in Heishou Mountain."
"This is a very deadly book. Please help me pass it on to the Alliance!"
"By the way, remember to try your best to classify this book into taboo-related items when collecting it..."
Matthew could understand what Alexander meant.
Almost 80% of the combat techniques recorded in this magic book are underhanded tricks and extremely vicious routines.
If it is directly released on the market, it may cause some tragedies.
Think for a moment.
Matthew decided to accept the book.
But when he was thinking about how to refuse other things, he suddenly saw Alexander looking at him with a smile.
that moment.
Matthew suddenly understood.
He couldn't help but ask:
"Did you prepare these things in advance?"
Alexander spread his hands, looking confused:
"Isn't this the package you just gave me?"
"How is it possible to prepare in advance?"
Matthew understood.
With Alexander's seniority, I'm afraid he has already understood the alliance's style of conduct.
He obviously guessed that the alliance would find someone to do this favor, so he made preparations in advance.
Not to mention the production drawings of Godhead fragments and Yi Xingzhou.
Alexander will definitely give that battle-related book to the Alliance, he just needs someone to transfer it.
If Matthew doesn't come today.
Then the person who changed hands may be Hood.
There has to be someone to do the favors, right?
Hood probably knew this too.
But he didn't reject it at all, and was happy to see it come to fruition.
"As expected, they are all old foxes..."
Matthew cursed secretly in his mind.
After chatting with Alexander for a few more words, the latter said goodbye.
Matthew suddenly asked:
"If your revenge is successful - I mean after you kill all the masterminds behind the invasion, what are you going to do?"
Alexander was slightly startled.
Then he smiled and shook his head and said:
"I haven't thought about this issue yet, but thank you for having such confidence in us."
Matthew said seriously:
"If you have nowhere to go or encounter trouble that is difficult to solve, you can send someone to the planet Stuluk to find a woman named Melinda."
Alexander nodded thoughtfully.
"You have the Queen of Giza in your hands, right?"
"Okay, with the help of the natives of the Star Boundary, your plan may go more smoothly, but be careful, she will regain her legendary strength as soon as she returns to the Star Boundary, and may also attract other Giza people to surround you.
Du, you have to be careful about their psychic powers!"
Alexander said seriously:
"I see."
"Wish ya'll good luck!"
Matthew sent Alexander back to the hall, and after leaving these words, he said hello to Hood, and then left the city without looking back.
Outside Rolling Stone Town.
The moonlight of the spring night shines in the oak forest, as if laying a layer of shining fluorescence on the green grass that breaks out of the ground.
Matthew had just stepped out of the moonlight.
He saw a familiar and majestic figure facing him.
"teacher!"
Matthew immediately lowered his head.
This is Isabel's projection. Even so, every time the other party appears, it puts great pressure on Matthew.
"I thought you would at least show it."
"Who knew that you didn't even go through the basic cutscenes and just let so many experienced old mages go?"
"Matthew, you have caused great losses to the alliance!"
Isabel's voice is as majestic and powerful as ever, giving people the feeling of speaking on your neck.
After Matthew finished listening.
The anxious heart actually calmed down.
He now understands Isabel's behavior very well.
The more serious the words are, the less likely there will be actual punishment.
So Matthew said calmly:
"I did not see anything."
"I just came back from Grand Rapids. I just had a drink with Hood. I don't know anything else."
Isabel said coldly:
"Do you mean you don't know anything if you don't know anything?"
"Do you know how hard I had to go to cover up the traces of your involvement?"
Matthew had a look of fear on his face.
Isabel's tone softened slightly:
"I will keep the serious mistake you made this time in mind."
"I will calculate it together with you after you solve the Scar of the Dead project!"
"Hmph, give me the sickle in your hand!"
Matthew immediately offered the sickle of the God of Agriculture with both hands.
But Isabel's index finger and middle finger flicked on the sickle three times quickly.
The next second.
A surging power burst out from the sickle.
As if a beast in the abyss has broken free from all restraints and is about to sprint out——
But at this moment.
Isabel slapped the sickle, frowned and cursed:
"What's it called!?"
The sickle immediately fell silent.
She threw the scythe to Matthew:
"This artifact has the seals of the Sun God and the God of Death. I will remove the seals of the God of Death for you. You can solve the remaining half of the seals yourself."
Matthew happily took the scythe, and the properties of this weapon had indeed changed.
The most significant one is the addition of an effect.
…
"Tip: Emerald Scythe has a new effect "Tremor".
Tremor: When you hit the target's surface anywhere with your scythe, the chance of the opponent being stunned is greatly increased, and there is a 66% chance of causing the opponent's internal organs to bleed.
The tremor effect applies to creatures of any size and race.
Note: Please do not use it for entertainment activities, the consequences may be bleeding..."
…
The Emerald Scythe is a blunt weapon that has a powerful stun effect when it hits the enemy on the back of the head.
And now not only the dizziness effect has been further strengthened.
There is also an additional special effect for attacking internal organs.
The additional combat power it can provide can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds!
Even if you encounter enemies with hard shells in the future.
Matthew can also disintegrate it from the inside by hitting a cow from across the mountain!
"This sickle and shovel are becoming more and more handy..."
"On the contrary, this skull seems to have no use other than assisting in casting spells!"
Matthew secretly compared his several suitable weapons in his mind.
Just at this moment.
Isabel's figure also slowly faded away.
Her ethereal voice also echoed in the forest:
"The Mark of the Dead project can be started. All protective umbrellas must be completed at least before May. Any subsequent developments must be reported to me immediately."
"And the most important thing!"
"Remember to end your virginity as soon as possible."
"Otherwise I have no choice but to take action myself..."
Isabel's voice echoed in the woods for a long time.
That moment.
Matthew's cheeks felt hot.
He seemed to hear the whispers of countless small animals!
His eyes deviated.
I saw a black peacock that had just grown its feathers passing between two oak trees.
Matthew was so angry that he was about to arrest him, but as soon as he took a few steps, two figures appeared in his field of vision.
One of the girls wears a helmet that remains unchanged all year round. She is short in stature, has a flat chest, and has a pretty and cute appearance.
Another man is tall and muscular, and the most eye-catching thing is his right hand——
It was a mechanical arm shining with silver light!
Matthew's vision went dark.
"Hello, Matthew!"
"Uh, cough, cough..."
"Don't worry, Matthew, we didn't hear anything just now."
Bobo blinked:
"And I've always been tight-lipped."
"Just like you secretly eating shit last year, didn't I tell anyone?"