Chapter 372 The truth about odd-numbered changes in the sky
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"Yes, yes!"
There was a flurry of voices coming from behind.
Matthew looked back and suddenly realized that the people he was talking to were a group of light fairies!
Most of these light demons only have a round basic form, and their voices are like those of a doll, childish and cute.
"me?"
He made such a sound in his heart, but found that he could not "speak" at all.
However, the light fairy beside him seemed to understand the confusion in Matthew's eyes.
She said lively:
"Of course it's you!"
"You are the designated guardian of the Wind of Life. The guardian of Chiming Mountain has been vacant for too long. We have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Have you forgotten? When you were still in the gourd, we poured a lot of water on you every day!"
Said.
She dragged Matthew to the side, where there was a brown gourd vine with many gourds on it.
The largest one had fallen to the ground, and the gourd was split in the middle.
There was still a puddle of water on the ground.
Matthew stepped forward and found that he had also turned into a light fairy, but his size was much larger than the other little light fairies!
The moment I saw the gourd.
A sudden realization arose in his mind.
This is Matthew's incarnation in the sea of trees of all realms - a special light demon that just climbed out of the gourd!
The area nearby is called "Chiming Mountain".
The guardian of Chiming Mountain has always been vacant, as if to follow a certain rule, only those who have broken into the realm of life have the opportunity to qualify for this position.
The prerequisite is that you can pass the guardian's trial.
If Matthew or others do not enter the realm of life, the position of guardian will remain vacant.
The light fairies may find someone else to negotiate with Alestre.
But no matter when you come in.
There will definitely be tasks matching the difficulty of this trial for potential guardians to complete.
"interesting."
After understanding all this, Matthew felt relaxed.
He is just a light demon now, and the wind of life cannot arrange for him to kill the giant beast.
That would be too outrageous!
"Don't keep Alister waiting too long!"
The light demon who spoke first, with a milky voice, urged again:
"She is also a very shy person. Because of her shyness, she usually doesn't show up much."
"We finally waited for the opportunity for her to show up, and you just happened to show up at this time!"
"Hurry and give these things to Aleister and express our gratitude to her on our behalf. Don't be nervous. Although you can't speak yet, you will definitely find a way to communicate with Aleister in a while!"
Said.
The group of light fairies nearby flew over carrying a fruit basket.
A light fragrance overflows from the fruit basket.
Matthew couldn't tell what was inside, but his intuition told him that every fruit inside was at least rare and rare!
Matthew's eyes flashed with surprise.
Just at this time.
He could feel his body undergoing drastic changes——
As a light demon.
He actually grew limbs and a head. At this moment, he looked like a shining elf, and his eyes were extremely bright.
"Wow, that's amazing. Sure enough, the light demon born from the gourd is different!"
"I envy those who have arms and legs. Unlike us, we are short and can only do a little work."
"Look, he only used one hand to lift the fruit basket that all of us could lift together. He is indeed a very powerful light demon. I believe he will become the guardian of Chiming Mountain.
!”
Matthew had a headache listening to the chattering discussion of the Fairy of Light.
He subconsciously took the fruit basket.
The light demon, making a milky sound, placed a pair of small, glowing wings on Matthew's back.
Just for a moment.
The wings merged with Matthew, and then suddenly grew longer and larger, and could blow up strong winds with a slight shake.
He looked at the water stains on the ground again.
"I look like an angel now..."
Matthew is very satisfied with his current image.
More satisfying.
His face is almost exactly the same as his real body in the material world. Combined with the clone's special light fairy form, it has a thrilling beauty!
"You are really good-looking, but I see that you have a silly look in your eyes, as if you have forgotten everything."
The light demon with a milky voice carried Matthew towards the edge of the cliff, and warned as he walked:
"Aleister is a good friend of the sea of trees in all realms."
"She is one of the super creatures that walked out of the sea of trees, and one of the few willing to come back to help."
"She came back this time to clean up the red pine and primitive oak trees in the plain area. They grow too fast, and the group consciousness formed by clumping together resists any degree of suppression. Even tree shepherds use them.
There is no way."
"If they are allowed to develop like this, the Green Forest will be completely occupied by them, and the precious life energy contained there will be completely drained away. By then, the Green Forest and our Chiming Mountain may face a crisis.
A whole new generation of creatures will collapse, and may even be regarded as a blighted area by the wind of life, and eventually be forced to leave the sea of trees in all realms..."
"Fortunately, Alister is willing to come and help. She can easily kill all those crazy trees."
"Of course, during this period she may cause some harm to the forests or species here. After all, her body is too huge, and a slight movement may destroy the world."
"But overall, Alister's willingness to help is great news for Shuhai and Chiming Mountain!"
Matthew nodded.
Aleister is actually the partner of Ten Thousand Worlds of Trees!
This is quite different from what was revealed in the Traveler's Myth.
Think about it now.
That guy is probably misleading himself.
Fortunately, we didn’t have an in-depth cooperation with the other party!
Now.
Matthew carried the fruit basket to the edge of the cliff.
Encouraged by the other light demons, he suddenly flapped his wings and flew down!
The feeling of flying freely among the trees is quite wonderful.
Especially for Matthew who had just experienced the smog-filled undead disaster.
This is simply a baptism of the soul!
As far as the naked eye can see.
The sea of trees blends with the sea of clouds, and the sky and earth are translucent.
The light refracted between the clouds looks like mountains and a polyhedral gem is shining brightly.
The weather is cool and the air is fresh.
It seemed as if it had just rained, the gentle breeze blowing by my ears and nose was sweet, and the seemingly non-existent white clouds were clean.
Matthew flew over a sea of clouds.
There is a huge hill suspended on the other side of the sea of clouds.
A group of little flying pigs stumbled down the hillside.
It was a group of newly born flying pig babies.
not far away.
Mother Flying Pig is showing them how to fly in the sea of clouds.
A Cockscomb dragon is hiding in the bushes at the foot of the hillside.
Judging from his size, he may not be able to beat the flying pig mother, but stealing one or two flying pig babies is not a problem.
But before he could make any move.
A black shadow that covered the sky and sun shrouded the sand dunes.
The biting wind blows towards my face——
A wind god pterosaur swept down quickly as if the god of death was coming, and then flew high again.
The flying pig babies fled in a hurry.
Some even directly mastered the ability to fly during this crisis.
Matthew counted.
There are no shortage of little flying pigs on the hillside.
Then he looked up.
Good guy, what the Fengshen Pterosaur is holding in its claws is the Cockscomb Dragon that wants to sneak attack!
This Aeolus pterosaur is much larger than Matthew's wilderness form.
In terms of coercion, it is also full of momentum.
Matthew flapped his wings and wanted to leave quickly, but not long after, the terrifying sky wind struck again, and the Aeolus pterosaur actually went away and came back!
"You're here to find Alester, right?"
"You're flying too slowly like this, let me give you a lift!"
"Remember, my name is Chumu. If you become the guardian of Chiming Mountain, you must remember that I have helped you!"
The voice of the Aeolian Pterodactyl sounded in Matthew's ears.
Without waiting for Matthew to answer.
A stream of hot air pushed his body violently away.
Matthew flew hundreds of miles in one breath!
In an instant.
He flew over a towering primitive oak tree.
The crown of the oak tree is condensed with a white crown like a snow mountain.
Below is a large vertical waterfall.
When flying between waterfalls.
Matthew saw dolphin-like creatures playing in the waterfall.
A Pegasus flew across the sky, and then gracefully stopped to drink in the pool formed under the waterfall.
A group of cranes flew around Matthew for a while.
then.
The crane's head signaled Matthew to sit on his back, and the cranes took Matthew and flew for more than a hundred miles.
The two sides parted ways on a floating island.
Not far away in the sky.
Two huge figures were fighting fiercely.
Matthew took a closer look.
Those are two giant bird creatures.
One of them is a giant griffin, and the other one looks a bit like the legendary divine phoenix, but its feathers look a bit like a peacock. It is probably a hybrid.
The giant griffon and the hybrid divine phoenix were fighting tit-for-tat.
They seemed to be fighting over something on a bright yellow tree.
Matthew carefully flew through the clouds below them.
It didn't take long.
A small black shadow fell from above.
Because it was not far away, Matthew subconsciously took it over.
Grab it in your hand and take a look.
It was clearly an apple with a chip!
There is still a little drool on the notch.
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"Hint: You obtained a mutilated golden apple and the spittle of a hybrid divine phoenix (a small amount)!"
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Matthew's heart pounded.
At that moment, he grabbed the apple and flew all the way. He flew for more than ten minutes before he arrived at a small black island.
Alester's body is simply too big.
Most of the time, her body parts act according to instinct.
Therefore, according to the light demon, if you want to meet and talk to it, you have to find the "sensory zone" of the giant beast.
The perception zone is the only area where giant beasts and tiny beings can establish a connection.
Different behemoths have different sensing areas, and their area sizes and related quantities are also different.
Alister is already the most talkative among the giant beasts.
Her dorsal fin is the sensing area, which is quite large.
Matthew's current position is the edge of Alister's dorsal fin.
He originally wanted to find a way to establish a connection with the giant beast, but as soon as he landed, a gentle and somewhat shy voice sounded in his mind:
"You came?"
"You are much more beautiful than I imagined!"
"I like you very much."
Matthew was suddenly stunned.
He glanced at the data column, and sure enough, the ability "Equivalent Charm" was shining brightly!
Matthew was convinced.
It seemed that his charm had taken effect, and Alister had a good first impression of him.
This helps both parties communicate more deeply.
But he still didn't know how to talk to the giant beast, so he looked in all directions.
It didn't take long.
Matthew saw yellow miscanthus on the ground that glowed from time to time.
Said it was miscanthus.
Its material is more like... hair on a giant beast?
Following some kind of induction, Matthew walked over and grabbed one of the miscanthus. In just a moment, he could feel his heart connected to the vast ocean!
"Heh...you're in."
Alester said shyly:
"Be gentle, I'm ticklish."
Matthew loosened his grip on Miscanthus slightly.
It was the first time he had a conversation with such a giant. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous and ran out of things to say:
"This kind of linking method is really strange."
Alester said gently:
"It's all about safety."
"If I open my mouth to speak, the entire sea of trees in the world will hear my voice. You may faint in an instant. The material world will cause earthquakes. As for the star world, it may be affected by the tides and voids of the star world.
The impact of the storm.”
"It would have been a huge disaster, so I haven't really spoken in many years."
Matthew asked with some surprise:
"Do you care about this?"
Alester asked rhetorically:
"why not?"
"I was not born into this world to cause destruction."
"On the contrary, I realized a long time ago that I must treat this one of the few spaces outside the void that can accommodate me with caution."
Matthew complimented:
"It would be great if all giant beasts thought like you."
"I once heard someone say that after an odd number of celestial changes, there will be an era of giant beasts. I don't know what the world will look like at that time."
Alester's tone was always gentle, but this time the content of his answer contained a hint of reproach:
"You are not a giant beast. How do you know that other giant beasts are different from what I think?"
"And the Age of Behemoths that you humans understand may not be the same concept as what we ourselves understand."
"Every giant beast is the essence of the universe. We have intelligence close to the average level of humans, but we can often see further than humans."
"I think all behemoths know that if they destroy the surrounding civilization or environment at will, it will lead to the end of this era early, which is very detrimental to us."
This was the first time Matthew heard such a statement.
He immediately asked:
"Why do you say that?"
Alester replied:
"We are born in this universe, and naturally we have our own pursuits."
"Even for this pursuit, we will not destroy everything at will."
"Of course, it is also for pursuit. In the future, battles between giant beasts may become commonplace."
"For you aborigines, the aftermath of the battle between us may be devastating. Regarding this, I can only say that this is an unchangeable fate and a disaster destined for this world...or
Say, opportunity."
Pursue?
Chance?
Matthew caught the point instantly:
"What is your pursuit?"
"What's the opportunity you're talking about?"
Aleister did not answer him directly.
Instead, he told a little story:
"Do you know how the Great Demon was born?"
"Every great demon, in its initial form of life, is a demon egg."
"The Abyss Mother buries the devil eggs on the endless beaches of death. At certain seasons, the devil eggs will hatch into little devils. The little devils fight each other, and then grow and evolve. In the end, there are only a handful of them on each beach.
The little devil can accumulate enough nutrients and eventually evolve into a big devil."
"But even so, they are not out of the crisis."
"The Death Beach is located between the fissures of the abyss. There is nothing there except the poisonous abyssal sea, steep walls and barren beaches."
"The newly born great demons only have a pair of very weak wings, and they cannot fly away from the Death Beach."
"For that, they just have to wait."
"Waiting for an unusual strong wind to blow on the sea of the abyss. This kind of strong wind often only occurs once every few years. It may be once in five years, maybe once in seven years, or even once in twenty years."
"Many big demons will starve to death on the beach before the strong wind arrives."
"And the lucky ones who wait for the strong wind will ride on the wind on the right day, and eventually fly out of the rift and become a member of the ruling class in the abyss!"
"At that time, a big demon will be respected as a demon lord and have corresponding powers!"
"And we, the giant beasts in your human eyes, are just bigger demons."
"In your eyes, the vast world of Irondor is like the beach of death where the great demon is trapped."
"We have been waiting for that gust of wind since we were born."
"Some giant beasts even entered the void world in order to ensure their lifespan until the arrival of the gust of wind."
"And now, that wind is very close to us..."
Matthew suddenly realized:
"Odd days change?"
Alester said softly:
"Yes."
Matthew was a little shocked, but also a little relieved.
He didn't expect that the odd number of changes in the sky would mean this to the giant beast!
That's not a sign that giant beasts are about to dominate the world.
It is the clarion call for them to leave this world!
"No wonder no one can explain clearly the reasons behind the odd number of celestial changes..."
"This level is too high for humans and even gods."
"Perhaps only the original natural disaster mages are qualified to discuss this topic with the giant beasts on an equal footing."
Matthew composed himself.
It was neither possible nor necessary for Alister to deceive himself.
If all the giant beasts really left.
In fact, their threat to Irondor is not that great.
But Aleister also said it.
Before leaving, the giant beasts will continue to fight among themselves, just like the little devils fighting each other for a spot in the big devil.
There may be more behemoths than Matthew imagined.
The number of places for "Leaving the World on the Wind" is most likely limited.
The solution, of course, is to feed the weak to the strong.
And during this period.
I’m afraid no one can predict how this world will be turned into!
"Why are you willing to tell me this?"
Matthew asked.
Alister replied:
"I hope to be recognized by the will of the plane. To be specific, it is the recognition of the sea of trees in all realms. This is why I am willing to help you clean up these excess trees."
"When the giant beasts come to this world, because they are outsiders, they will be rejected by the power of the original world. In this case, if we can gain recognition from some planes, we can form an alliance with some local forces in Irondor.
, then our actions may be much more convenient."
"I want to sign a covenant with you. This covenant will bind you, me, and the fate of Chiming Mountain together."
"For you and Chimingshan, I will be your most loyal partner. Believe me, in the next era, it is a very fortunate thing to have a giant beast companion who comes in advance."
"For me, binding your destiny and camp will allow me to integrate into the world faster and plan the resources I want to pursue earlier."
"These resources are of little use to you humans, but to us they are the hope of leaving."
Matthew thought for a while:
"Is it just Chiming Mountain?"
"Don't you consider forming an alliance with people in the material world?"
Alester replied:
"Material world? That's not possible. It's not a place I can interfere with."
"You don't know that the Void Whale Fenrir and the Void Lord Euclus have long been eyeing that land."
"Do you know them? They are real behemoths, the king of beasts."
"After they uttered harsh words in the void, except for some ruthless characters, almost no other giant beasts dared to attack the material world."
"In my opinion, the fate of the main material world has long been doomed - anything that Fenrir and Ukruth take a fancy to at the same time will eventually end in destruction."
"Similar things have happened countless times in the void, without exception for many years."
Hear this.
Matthew's heart couldn't help but sink.
Aleister sensed this keenly:
"You are not just the guardian of Chiming Mountain, right?"
Matthew nodded sincerely:
"In fact, I just became the guardian here."
"Before this, I was a human mage in the material world."
Alester said with some regret:
"I'm sorry, I also want to take over one or two pieces of land in the main material world, but this is not something I can have the final say on."
"If you don't live in a big place, I can swallow it in my belly or put it on my back."
"But I can't guarantee more places. After all, if I carry too much land, I will feel a little strenuous."
Matthew understood this.
Alester's attitude is already quite good.
Perhaps this is the result of the Guardian of Chiming Mountain and the equivalent charm taking effect at the same time.
The two people talked for a while.
Later.
Matthew then handed the fruit basket to Alister.
Aleister was quite satisfied with the offerings of the light demons.
Matthew then signed a contract with him in the name of the guardian of Chiming Mountain.
The way of signing the contract is also very simple.
Matthew found a red leaf from the sea of trees below, and then found a white stone in the cave next to the waterfall.
He used stones to write on leaves and wrote out the contents of the contract bit by bit.
Then the contract was thrown into the fire.
And sprinkled the burned ashes into the waterfall——
The leaves represent wind.
Stone represents the ground.
Fire is fire.
Falls are also water.
Since then, under the witness of the four elements of earth, fire, fengshui, the partnership contract between Matthew, the guardian of Chiming Mountain, and the giant beast Alister has been officially signed.
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"Tip: You have obtained two new titles: "Guardian of Chiming Mountain" and "Behemoth Partner".
Guardian of Chiming Mountain: You have the obligation to guard the safety of Chiming Mountain and maintain the peace of Chiming Mountain. In return, you can collect limited resources from the mountain, and the creatures here will also help you to a certain extent.
When your prestige is high enough, you can even summon the creatures of Chiming Mountain to other planes to fight for you.
Behemoth Companion: You become Alester's partner. When you are in danger, you can call her name, and she will respond to your call depending on the situation.
The more harmonious the relationship between you, the higher the probability that she will respond to you.
The probability of getting a response to the current call (100%)"
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After signing the contract.
Matthew returned to Chiming Mountain and told the light demons about this, and the light demons cheered.
Then he felt weak.
With the knowledge brought by the title of Guardian of Chiming Mountain.
Matthew found the cracked gourd, put it in a corner and put it together, then he controlled his body and got in.
A comfortable feeling arises spontaneously.
The next second.
Matthew's consciousness returned to his body!
He looked up and looked around.
A gray area.
What comes into view are the miserable scenes brought about by the undead natural disasters, which form a sharp contrast with the vibrant scenes of the world's trees and seas.
But Matthew had no likes or dislikes in his heart.
Life and death have different aesthetics in his eyes.
Without death as a backdrop.
How can life be beautiful?
He took a look and found that he currently had two ways to return to the Sea of Trees. One was to use the ability brought by the title of Guardian of Chiming Mountain, which allowed him to directly use part of his consciousness to descend on the light demon in the gourd.
Another way is to transform into a holy deer and physically cross over at a specific time point!
Both methods have their own pros and cons.
However, if conditions permit, Matthew still plans to turn into a deer and pass by.
After all, using the first method, he couldn't bring anything out.
For example, the mutilated golden apple was hidden in the gourd by Matthew.
"After this battle is over, take some time to pick up some souvenirs in the sea of trees..."
Matthew secretly made up his mind.
There are countless rare treasures in the sea of trees in the world, many of which are priceless in the material world.
"With the title of Guardian of Chiming Mountain, I shouldn't have to worry about money anymore, right?"
Think so.
Matthew's pace of patrolling Tyrannosaurus Town became a little more brisk again.
Eight hours later.
More cemeteries were successfully established.
A small cemetery group has appeared in the center of Tyrannosaurus Town.
It won't be long.
This place can be renamed Cemetery Town.
But Matthew was not in a very happy mood——
The news has been out for a while, and it's obviously not that far away. However, it's been a long time since the Star Gate was set up, and no one has come to buy tickets.
This made Matthew feel very shameless.
These beings in the astral world obviously cannot trust the credibility of the necromancer.
no way.
Matthew can only help them!
Two hours later.
In a lake not far from Crescent Mountain.
Matthew, who was driving the invisible magic ball, quietly came to the middle of the lake.
He sank to the bottom of the lake.
Then a teleportation tombstone was erected there.
It didn't take long.
One after another, ghouls came out of it.
These ghouls are filled with potent corpse poison.
It won't take long.
This lake will be completely polluted.
The downstream of this lake flows through Crescent Mountain and is one of the city's main drinking water sources.
Therefore, it won't be long before the astral creatures in Crescent Mountain can drink pure ghoul-flavored drinks.
Now.
Matthew ordered the ghouls to squat in the water and not go anywhere.
Just to be on the safe side.
He threw a large basket of poisonous mushrooms he got from Dudley into the water.
"Is it possible that the dose is not enough?"
Matthew stood on the shore and frowned. He looked at the lake that had not changed much and said to Peggy:
"How about I build a ritual site here to strengthen the plague and poison?"
"Anyway, I also have a plague field."
Peggy hesitated:
"Matthew, wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to do this?"
Matthew smiled lightly when he heard this:
"well enough."
"There's an old saying where I come from - when people call you mean, you'd better be really mean."
Peggy shook her head:
"no."
"What I mean is that grinding poisonous mushrooms into powder and then throwing them in will have a better effect..."
