Chapter 387 Extraordinary Power and Parasitic Skull
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The twisted book of balance is one of the necessary conditions for the promotion of the messenger of balance.
This is a very important artifact.
How could Sener give such an important thing to Setrunk?
Matthew's eyes grew colder.
Although he only worked with Sen'er for a short period of time, he probably understood Sen'er's temperament.
Even if Setrunk is Sener's biological son, the latter may not be able to hand over the real thing!
"Near the Crystal Forest is the edge of the sampan plane, infinitely close to the star realm. Do you really want to trick me into it?"
Matthew looked at Setrunk's face that deserved a beating.
Honestly.
There is a little bit of impulse in his heart.
But he was soon restrained.
Matthew took a breath gently, his eyes full of contempt:
"Is this why you came to me?"
"I am very busy."
"I'm not interested in playing house with you."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Don't give Setrunk any chance to speak.
On the magic ship.
Setrunk looked stunned.
He had imagined countless scenarios before coming, and he also knew that with Matthew's cunning, it would be very difficult to trick him into the star realm.
But he never expected it.
Matthew actually ignored him completely!
"Matthew!"
Seeing Matthew's back getting further and further away, Setrunk couldn't help but raise his head and shout:
"If you leave now, I will definitely make you regret it!"
The voice fell.
Suddenly there was a murderous intention behind him!
Relying on the top rogue's control of the crisis, Setrunk leaned forward to avoid the deadly scimitar!
Whoosh!
The firefly grazed the skin on the back of Setrunk's neck and cut it, and then the bright moon's knife stabbed the enemy's waist.
Bang!
A Bing's blade successfully struck Setrunk's waist, but it made a sound as it struck the metal plate.
The coat of the leader of the Silver Frost Brotherhood had been cut with two knives, revealing the black metal plate tied inside.
A Bing was not surprised and doubtful, and tried to strike again with his sword.
But at this moment.
A dozen ceramic guards suddenly appeared in the cabin of the magic ship!
The bodies of these ceramic guards sparkle with a dazzling brilliance.
This kind of radiance has a certain stabilizing effect on most living things.
It's only very ineffective against the undead.
But even so.
A Bing, who failed to succeed in the attack, still chose to retreat. He danced like a knife dancer on the deck. His figure was as messy as fallen leaves in the wind, making it impossible for the ceramic guards to catch his direction!
"over there!"
Setrunk pointed accurately with his right hand, and a red light hit A Bing's head.
So in the dark.
There was a huge red light sign on A Bing's head.
This is the exclusive ability "Underground Wanted" in the urban gangster professional system!
It is difficult for units with a wanted order to become invisible.
It can be said to be the nemesis of the rogue.
With a red mark on his head, A Bing chose to retreat without hesitation.
All the ceramic guards swarmed forward.
Setrunk's eyes were fixed on A Bing, who was wearing a red light.
The next second.
An extremely overbearing and arrogant force erupted from the other side of the magic ship.
Setrunk's face suddenly turned pale.
Because that moment when the moonlight bursts out.
His body has been violently impacted by the Minotaur Skeleton!
puff!
There was a crisp sound.
Setrunk's body turned into a limp clay figure!
"Sure enough, he's just a substitute."
Peggy succeeded with one blow and was not reluctant to fight. While the ceramic guards were hugging back crazily, she and Bing left the magic ship.
quickly.
There were only a few low-level zombies left on the edge of the Crystal Forest, still looking around blankly.
The rest of the people have disappeared.
after a long time.
Footsteps were heard again in the passage between the cabin and the deck.
Setrunk came up from below with a livid face.
He looked at the dumb zombies and wanted to vent his anger, but he looked around suspiciously.
In the end, I still didn’t choose to enter the sampan plane.
The magic ship slowly sailed away.
And the other side.
Matthew even arrived early near the ruins of Tyrannosaurus Town.
He has already thought it through.
From the very beginning, Setrunk was not on the same level as him!
His mentor Sener may still have some weight.
But he himself is far from enough.
As time goes by, this kind of clown will only be mercilessly thrown away by himself.
Matthew didn't plan to spend extra energy on the other party.
"The next time you discuss with the Five-Colored Dragon God Baruch, you can ask him to use the name of the Dragon God Society or other star organizations to issue a bounty order against Setrunk."
Matthew's eyes flashed.
As for the bounty.
Just fill in one million first.
One million alliance gold coins is enough to make most desperadoes inside and outside the star realm look at Setrunk's head with red eyes.
Even if Setrunk really has the ability to survive the encirclement and suppression of those desperadoes.
I'm afraid I don't have much energy left to pester Matthew.
Post bounties to take out enemies.
This is also a new way of thinking that Matthew established after pushing the sampan plane.
He is actually not short of money now.
on the contrary.
His wealth is still snowballing at an extremely impressive rate.
Its growth rate is no slower than the rolling of the undead scourge.
Since I have so much wealth.
There is no need to persist in the mindset of poverty.
The money earned is used to solve problems.
Let his colleagues deal with a wanderer like this loach.
Matthew is now looking forward to it. What will Setrunk look like when he learns that his bounty has been increased to one million?
"He won't make a show of killing himself to receive the reward, right?"
"I'll have to ask Richard and Qiuka later. Maybe the Thousand Changers can actually do it..."
Matthew returned along the same path as the ruins of Tyrannosaurus Town.
Soon we found the pier where we stayed previously.
The Scourge of the Undead did not change the ferry rules.
Matthew waited for some time.
As expected, we got on the return boat.
He sat on the boat bored and thinking about the next itinerary:
"After the matter in the sampan plane is settled, the top priority is to solve the mess between Windward Valley and Jade Cangting. Although I don't know what Tyrast wants to do, the existing order of Jade Cangting will definitely be greatly subverted, and every time
Encountering changes in the situation means that there are business opportunities. Perhaps, I should be stronger and directly occupy the Windward Valley..."
Matthew thought about it for a while.
I think the success rate of this plan is quite high.
If it were his previous self who wanted to occupy Windward Valley, the elves would have protested angrily.
But now...
They should at least be grateful that Matthew didn't launch a natural disaster of the undead in Jade Cangting!
"Maybe I was also frightened by Terraste's actions."
Matthew thought secretly.
"After that, we will solve the Scar of the Dead according to the original plan."
"I just don't know if the Void bloodline on my body will intersect with the traces of the dead."
"And that phoenix egg... I don't know if it can be repaired."
"Speaking of which, the Trace of the Dead project can actually realize greater value. I used to think that the elves had little luck, but now it seems that they just look very thin..."
"After solving the Mark of the Dead, I must immediately apply to go to the Arcane Castle for spell enhancement training and signature spell training."
"After that, we have to find a way to enter the realm of death, and then achieve a balance between life and death. Only after that can we be qualified to consider promotion to legend..."
Matthew kept thinking all the way.
The ferry boat was also bumpy along the way.
But fortunately.
This time the ship did not dock at Fairy Island. Although there were a few strange-looking passengers, everyone was in peace along the way.
that's all.
Matthew successfully passed through the Amniotic Lake, passed through the Troll Corridor, and successfully returned to Windward Valley.
After returning to the main material realm.
Matthew did nothing.
Instead, he contacted Ekmund immediately——
In his hand was a communication crystal ball given by Eckmond. Although that crystal ball was used to contact Isabel, it actually also had Eckmond's contact information.
After Matthew activated the crystal ball, he found a corner and waited quietly.
He knew that Ekmund was currently on duty on the permanent barrier and might not be able to respond to him immediately.
So he was prepared to wait for a while.
Who would have expected it would be ten minutes later.
The familiar face appeared on the crystal ball:
"You are finally willing to come to me!"
"Matthew!"
"I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
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Snake Mountain Castle is located at the junction of the Northern Icefields and the Far East.
The snowy peaks that spread thousands of miles above the ice sheet gradually melted and turned into low hills and basins.
Vast swamps surround volcanoes that roar intermittently.
The most famous one is Mount Elmore, which erupted violently 19 times in ten years.
The harsh environment has made this area a no-man's land northeast of Irondor.
Especially after the invasion from the outer planes many years ago.
The Ring of Elmore volcano has become even more sparsely populated.
However, the sparse human population does not mean that other animal populations are not active.
In fact.
The Ring of Elmore volcano zone is as rich in species as the tropical rainforest.
Most of these species are active in the series of swamps on the backside of the volcano.
As long as these humble beings seeking a chance of survival in the rotting mire raise their heads, they can see the floating castle suspended in the crater of Elmore.
That is the floating city "Snake Mountain Castle" built by the legendary mage Ekmund.
"It turns out the legend of Pumpkin Valley is true."
Matthew stood on the tower of Snake Mountain Castle, looking at a large canyon in the southeast.
There is a thick fog that lingers all year round on the canyon.
What's even weirder is.
The color of the mist is sometimes light green and sometimes pink, giving people an extremely dangerous feeling.
Matthew saw a large number of giant pumpkins on the edge of the canyon fog zone.
Every ten minutes.
There will be a pocket wyvern or wyvern swooping down from the eastern cliff.
If they are lucky enough.
Then successfully grab a ripe and rotten pumpkin from the edge of the canyon.
But if you are not lucky.
They may be controlled by the mysterious force field in the canyon, and in the end, despite all their efforts, they can only watch their bodies being "dragged" into the mist.
It didn't take long.
There will be an extra ripe and rotten giant pumpkin in the canyon.
Because it's far away.
Matthew could only make a preliminary judgment that there were one or more strange magic ritual sites in the valley.
Ritual sites deal with areas related to life magic or otherworldly magic.
This may be one of the projects Eckmond is working on.
Recalling the horror stories about Pumpkin Valley and even Pumpkin People that were circulated in the Alliance at some time.
Matthew felt a little shuddering.
Just in time.
A group of black-winged mages that looked like giant crows flew through the air corridor below the tower.
Matthew saw them suddenly tighten their arms, making them stick to the sides of their chest and abdomen like fish fins. Then, the group of mages flying high in the air seemed to turn into fish swimming!
They only need to shake their waists and legs slightly, and the flight formation formed by everyone can advance smoothly like a torpedo.
Matthew couldn't even feel the magic wave from it!
That group of black wing mages should be training some kind of collective flying technique.
In a blink of an eye, they disappeared from Matthew's sight.
A clear and loud bell rang from the direction of the castle's bell tower.
quickly.
A group of magic apprentices wearing uniforms walked out of the crescent-shaped door of the ancient building.
They carry thick scrolls or books under their arms, and each goblin servant behind them is struggling to drag a standard cart, which is filled with cauldrons and magic equipment of various sizes.
Matthew glanced at it.
Most of the apprentices' crucibles contain pig skins, lilies, ribweed, and some purple-red powder.
"You should have just finished the Potions class on making the Slowness Potion."
The knowledge he learned while cramming in some basic skills a while ago came to Matthew's mind.
Then he saw that most of the apprentices hurriedly walked through the long corridor and a spiral staircase to the large restaurant on the second floor.
Far apart.
Matthew could smell the strong aroma wafting from the restaurant.
It was the smell of butter bread and suckling pig mixed together.
He saw some apprentices studying hard even while eating.
Of course, there are also some young men and women who take advantage of the rare rest time to relax.
Just ten minutes.
Matthew saw at least a dozen pairs of men and women coming in and out of the student lounge, which was only separated by a corridor from the cafeteria.
Even if they occasionally bump into each other at the door of the lounge.
They just looked at each other and smiled.
Then everyone does his or her own thing.
not far away.
A young magic teacher is introducing his newly summoned partner to the seven or eight girls surrounding him——
It was an amazingly fat flying elephant.
The young teacher seemed very attentive.
Although those female students may not be very beautiful, they are all full of youthfulness.
They gathered together and exclaimed from time to time.
A proud expression appeared on the young teacher's face involuntarily.
On the west lawn.
A few unlucky guys who were punished in class were hard at work cleaning up horse manure.
However, the Eckmond Academy of Magic raises all strong and powerful astral war horses.
These war horses not only have violent tempers, but also have very naughty personalities.
They are clearly well versed in human nature.
Seeing those apprentices shoveling all the shit away.
Just when they breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, there was a popping sound in my ears again.
The faces of the apprentices suddenly showed expressions of despair again.
Fortunately, it is now.
A pretty girl ran over and announced that the teacher's punishment for them was over.
Then the few unlucky ones who made mistakes suddenly cheered.
On the contrary, the war horses became obviously unhappy.
Those scenes fell into Matthew's eyes.
A feeling of envy suddenly emerged from deep in his heart:
“It’s great to be a student!”
Although it is also very hard.
But it doesn’t seem that hard...
Matthew's emotion did not last long.
Three minutes later.
Someone led Matthew through the teleportation array on the top of the tower and teleported directly to the observation deck at the highest point of Snake Mountain Castle.
After greeting several apprentices responsible for guarding this place.
Matthew finally succeeded in meeting Ekmund...
's projection.
no way.
Ekmund himself was still watching the movement in the star realm on the permanent barrier.
In fact, he has the ability to cast the projection directly in front of Matthew.
But I don't know why.
This time, Eckmund insisted that Matthew come to his territory.
Matthew is asking for help from others.
Naturally, I can only agree.
"I'm glad you came to me."
"I know that although you can't say you have changed your mind, your opinion of me must have changed, right?"
On the observatory.
Ekmund looked at Matthew with a smile.
Matthew was silent for a moment and then replied:
"The situation in the league is not as good as I thought."
Ekmund then said:
"It's not just not that good, it's simply terrible!"
"We are always on the verge of destruction -
I'm not making excuses for myself.
But morality, haha, that thing is the noble product of civilization in peacetime.
And the situation we face now is neither civilized nor peaceful.
As you can see.
All enemies want to eat us..."
Matthew nodded slightly.
After going to the sampan plane, Matthew more intuitively understood the undisguised contempt and hostility of life in the astral world towards life in the main material world.
That kind of hostility is almost unreasonable.
It is the purest.
It is also the most barbaric.
It’s like going back to the ancient barbaric period——
Maybe the world has been like this from beginning to end.
It's just that the existence of permanent barriers makes many people living in the material world naively imagine that peace will really exist forever.
"I've actually always wanted to know something."
Matthew asked sincerely:
"Be it the void or the outer plane, why does everyone want to enter the main material realm?"
"Of course I understand that the main material world is beautiful, but why is it worth paying so much for them? Even if they have to pay their lives, they still want to invade us?"
Ekmund heard this and replied seriously:
"The void world is unclear, and the outer plane is so eager for the material world. In my opinion, there are three main reasons."
"First, the living beings in the astral world today were actually part of the sentient beings in Ain in an older period.
It's just in the early stages of plane differentiation.
They failed against an alliance dominated by trolls and gods.
Therefore they were exiled.
In the end, he had no chance to touch the material world with abundant water and grass, and could only seek an inch of living space in the star realm with a worse environment.
for these races.
They also consider themselves to be natives of the material world, and the environment in the astral world has tempered their bodies, making them stronger than ever.
They are eager to wash away the humiliation of their ancestors and regain the most fertile land in the material world."
"Second, the environment of the star realm is too unstable. Many outer planes may be habitable for a certain period of time, but suddenly the environment will change drastically due to external stimulation, resulting in population or species collapse.
extinction event.
Therefore, all astral forces will take the initiative to seek a retreat after they develop and grow.
The closer to the material world, the more stable the plane structure will be, and the changes in environment and climate will not be so extreme.
Therefore, the astral beings' involvement in the material world is an instinctive behavior.
Sometimes they really just want to be a little closer.
It’s just that it accumulates over time.
To get closer becomes to cross the line.”
"Third, and most importantly, the odd celestial event is coming, and the entire multiverse will endure countless rounds of unknown impacts. The earth may be torn apart, and the sky may cease to exist.
Some people even believe that half of the existing planes of the star realm will evaporate, and the rest will be severely torn apart.
Only the main material realm is the most stable.
Even if it is torn, it will not completely collapse like the outer plane.
That's one of the reasons why they're eager to come back."
Matthew silently:
"So it's all about survival."
Ekmund nodded:
"indeed so."
"Of course, you don't have to feel pity for them because of this. The creatures in the star world have very different values and cognitions from us. They pursue the extreme law of the jungle and the strong, and they lie habitually and go back on their word. At least for the Alliance, most of them
None of the star forces are worth cooperating with because they are so mean..."
"Of course, they don't think so themselves."
Matthew looked at Ekmund with some confusion:
"Are you worried that this undead natural disaster will make me feel guilty?"
Ekmund blinked:
"I just want to tell you that I, like you, once imagined a world where there was no brutal struggle and all living things cooperated with each other."
"Even today, I am one of the few people in the alliance who is willing to cooperate with the gods."
"But in fact, I feel quite pessimistic about the path of cooperation."
Matthew came into the mood:
"Why?"
"Because the other mages don't agree?"
Ekmund shook his head:
"This is just a superficial reason."
"In the final analysis, it's because of the extraordinary power that exists in this world."
Matthew looked like he was listening.
Ekmund explained:
"Once a person possesses extraordinary power, he will lose his sense of awe."
"Imagine, if you are just an ordinary person, and you encounter something that is a little unbalanced, you will most likely choose to tolerate it——
Although this incident makes you feel very unhappy, what you have lost is only a slight benefit, and there will be some emotional fluctuations, so it is okay to endure it.
But once you have extraordinary power.
Do you think you will still choose to tolerate it?
No.
impossible.
The extraordinary power makes people's tolerance for pain and displeasure drop off a cliff.
Just a little bit of discomfort.
You will want to vent your anger through violence.
This is the terrifying thing about extraordinary power.
Strength does make you stronger.
But it also fundamentally distorts your personality.
This distortion is universal.
There are almost no exceptions.
Therefore, as long as there is such a group of beings with twisted personalities and extraordinary powers in this world.
Whether they are mages, gods, demons, demons or anything else.
They will definitely fight each other to pieces.
The greater the individual's extraordinary power.
The intensity of the fighting between them will be higher, and the resulting disaster will be more terrifying.
Such is the extraordinary world.
There can be no peaceful coexistence.
It’s never possible!”
These words were obviously Ekmund's heartfelt words.
Matthew was greatly touched after hearing this.
Without waiting for Matthew to respond.
Ekmund continued talking to himself:
"So if you want to create a world where all races coexist peacefully, you must completely eliminate the extraordinary power in this world!"
"When I visited Cyber Dragon many years ago, an artificer proposed to me such a concept of the world -
It was a world without magic. Everyone was an ordinary person. At most, some people were stronger and some were thinner. The power gap between individuals would not be very wide."
"In that kind of world, because there is no magic, other things will be developed to improve production efficiency, such as the technology of cyber dragons and cloud elves."
"Because there is no extraordinary power, people are no longer willing to fight bravely. Even if they lose their temper, they will not hurt each other's lives."
"The energy and time people spend exploring extraordinary powers can be spent on better things."
"Under this premise, as long as we find a way to provide enough food, clothing and shelter, and at most add a little entertainment, the world will become a beautiful place..."
Matthew shook his head subconsciously:
"Not too possible……"
Ekmund stared at him with bright eyes:
"Why do you say that?"
Matthew hesitated for a moment and said calmly:
"The world I lived in didn't have magic either."
"Compared to Aindo, it's certainly not a bad environment, but it's not as beautiful as you might imagine."
Ekmund frowned, seeming a little disappointed.
Matthew also fell into silence.
A few minutes later.
Ekmund then cleared his throat:
"Let's get down to business."
"Alexander secretly sent me a message saying that the Lord of the Void may have left a small gift on you?"
Matthew's nerves suddenly became tense.
Alexander is indeed from Ekmund!
This kid has gone to the star realm and still maintains such a close connection with Ekmund.
"Don't be nervous, Alexander has no ill intentions, he just hopes that I can help you."
Ekmund smiled and said:
"After all, I have something like this in me."
Talking room.
His brows lit up with a faint blue light.
at that moment.
Matthew’s eyebrows resonated strongly with it!
Two faint blue lights focused together.
The white sky turned into an eternal starry night at this moment!
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"Hint: You noticed that Ekmund has "Void Bloodline (King Level)"!"
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"I didn't expect you to be one level higher than me!"
Ekmund laughed at himself:
"That's right, I shamelessly went to the Lord of the Void to get it."
"And you, you were sent to our door by the Lord of the Void."
"Of course the treatment is different."
Matthew asked in a deep voice:
"What exactly am I different about?"
"Why would the Lord of the Void take the initiative to give me this kind of thing?"
Ekmund looked at him meaningfully:
"Only you know the answer to this question."
"If you are still confused now, it means it is not yet time."
"The most important thing right now is that you have to realize that this gift is a double-edged sword -
It will cause you a lot of trouble.
But it will also open the door to a new world for you.”
"Let's talk about the trouble first."
"First of all, the existence of void bloodline will attract attacks from void creatures, but this problem is not serious because few void creatures can penetrate into the main material world. There may be more in the future, but it shouldn't be that fast."
"Secondly, don't think that the void bloodline will only take effect after death. This thing has been eating away at your element layer all the time since it entered your body. Once your material elements are completely depleted, you will be with
Death is no different, and it is directly transformed into a void creature!"
"This is the most deadly trouble!"
"Of course, I also have a ready-made solution here."
Said.
A magic book with strange patterns on the cover floated in front of Matthew.
"Just master this spell."
"Eating a deer or a wolf every three months, which is a creature of similar size, can offset the cannibalism of the Void bloodline on you."
"And you can benefit from it."
Ekmund said slowly.
Matthew took the magic book and looked at it carefully.
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"Tip: You have obtained a magic book, which records "Alien Magic: Parasitic Skull"!
Note: Ekmund once used this spell to swallow the astral remains of the five-color dragon god Baruch..."