The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 35 Puzzle Lock
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"Eli? I was looking for you."

Matthew quickly put this little annoyance behind him.

He said to Eli:
"You mentioned earlier that you confronted a Blighter in the woods?"

Eli nodded solemnly:
"Kunna, this is her name. Kunna was an excellent human druid, but she was abandoned by the soul of nature because she failed three consecutive advanced rituals.

As a result, she raised resentment and anger towards nature, and turned to the opposite of nature——

Also known as the Blighter. "

There was something else he didn't say.

In recent years, more and more druids have been converted into the blight.

This is a bad sign.

"The druids are accelerating their degeneration, while a necromancer is planting trees. This world is really crazy."

This is Eli's heart.

Matthew nodded lightly upon hearing this.

His understanding of the Blighters is still at a very shallow level. He only knows that they are a group of lunatics who deliberately took revenge on nature, and a large part of them were transformed by the former druids.

"As far as I know, there is an organization called the Wither Religion that is eyeing this place."

He opened his mouth and said:

"If you can, please tell me more about them."

Eli mused:
"The Blighters got together to form the Blight Cult. I don't know the specific content of this organization, but I know that the Blighters generally don't appear in groups. They usually form a group of two or three people. Sabotage—

Because the Blighters need to gain power from destroying the forest, if there are too many people, the power shared by each Blighter will be very thin.

But the Blight rarely walk alone.

Only when they hold evil advanced rituals will they go deep into a certain forest and act alone. "

talking.

His eyes looked around.

A very convincing answer was given:
"I don't think the number of Blighters coming to attack will exceed four at most. If it exceeds this number, even if they turn all your oak trees into dead wood, they will not gain any benefits.

In addition, I deduce that the level of the Blighter who acts with Kunna should be around the third level, and the highest level will not exceed level 12.

This is because every fourth-order witherer is a walking tree plague, and there is an aura of corruption that cannot be concealed on them. As long as they appear, I can smell the smell two hundred miles away. "

4 level 12 Blighters?
Matthew has a bottom line.

Seeing Matthew showing a thoughtful look, Eli puffed up his chest proudly:
"You don't have to worry about this. As I said, I will drive away those Blighters for you. Although I am only Tier [-], if I fight head-on, the four Blighters together will definitely not be my opponent!"

Matthew believed it.

Eli's "Shaper" route is the most capable branch of mid-level druids, not to mention that he also has the astonishingly powerful form of the ancient tiger.

Matthew felt that it might be Eli's appearance that delayed the date of the Blighters' action.

Otherwise, I am afraid that I and the Blighters would have done it long ago.

"Thank you, Eli, you really helped."

Matthew said seriously:

"However, I'm thinking about how to wipe out this group of Blighters. After all, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days."

Eli showed an expression of approval when he heard the words:

"If you want to lure them out, I can hide in one of the nearby caves - but no undead in it, I can't stand being in the cave with zombies or skeletons!"

Matthew waved his hand:
"Don't be in a hurry for now. If they are really patient, you might as well let them continue to wait and see. During this period, I will make sufficient preparations, and I can't do without your help."

"By the way, you seemed to have something to say to me just now?"

Matthew noticed that this was the first time Eli approached his cabin on his own initiative.

really.

Eli sternly said:
"The food you brought in this morning tastes very good. The sausage and bread are unbelievably well cooked, and the glass of milk with honey is also very memorable, so I came here specially to thank you."

Matthew smiled:
"I didn't do it, Paige did it."

Eli's eyes lit up:
"Peggy? Is she the cook of your family? The name sounds like a good girl with a beautiful heart, no wonder she has such skills."

Matthew pondered:
"Uh, Peggy is indeed a good woman..."

Eli pretended to be reserved and said:

"Then, please give my regards to Miss Paige and say that I am looking forward to tomorrow's food. If there is a chance, it would be fine to chat with her face to face."

Done.

He swaggered away.

Only Matthew was left wondering what kind of expression he should show.

……

in the wooden house.

Matthew checked A Bing's body in a simple way.

After going through 28 reinforcements.

A Bing's level has reached LV12.
The excellent template of the knife dancer endows him with a strong assassination ability.

Matthew speculated that A Bing under the night will become the nightmare of all crispy skins!

"It's still a little short! We need to plant a few more trees! Once he breaks through to level 4, Ah Bing will become a more useful partner than Xiaobo."

Matthew gently stroked the strong spine of A Bing's back.

Ah Bing at this time.

A piece of dark red fibers as thin as a cicada's wings has grown on the bones of the core area, mainly the chest cavity and spine.

They are tightly adsorbed and deposited on the high-quality bones of silver and yellow.

Under the light of the fire, it reveals a somewhat mysterious and bewitching taste.

Simultaneously.

The cloak behind him also grew larger and thicker.

The night cloak was originally just a pitch-black curtain, but now there are two scarlet velvet-like materials at the bottom and around the neck.

The current A Bing seems to have begun to have the temperament of a big boss.

Matthew thought for a while and decided to replace A Bing with a more advanced contract.

The current A Bing is the same as the scrapped skeleton soldiers before, and signed a temporary labor contract with Matthew that can be called and discarded at any time.

This kind of contract is cheap and versatile.

But it is not conducive to the long-term tacit understanding between the necromancer and the summoned object.

Matthew was also waiting and watching to see how he could strengthen A Bing. Now, he felt that A Bing was qualified to consume one of his contract slots.

from now on.

A Bing will become Matthew's exclusive contract necromancer just like Peggy and Xiaobo!
……

"Contract replacement is successful, your contract slot -1, exclusive contract creature +1
Current number of contracts: 3/5
……

You paid 1 soul crystal as a reward for your hard work in the next three months, and your summoned soldier, Bing, is very grateful, and his loyalty to you has increased to 105!

……

Grateful for your discerning eyes, vigorous cultivation and heavy financial support, A Bing shared his ability "Dark Night Cloak" with you!
……

Night Cloak (weakened): You have obtained a cloak that can enter a strong invisibility state anytime and anywhere. After entering the invisibility state, you will not be able to be selected or attacked (but you may be accidentally injured by a range attack).

Each duration: 45 seconds"

……

"After all, it's a cub that I cultivated, but it's much more kind than Xiaobo!"

Matthew was greatly moved.

The ability of "Night Cloak" is almost A Bing's bottom-of-the-box skill.

This is also one of the few abilities that Matthew can use.

Although compared with the original version, it has more time limit and the effect is mostly weakened, but it is good enough as an escape skill.

At least it is much stronger than the invisibility ring that Matthew got before!

present.

Matthew tried a few things around the house.

After opening the Night Cloak.

He seemed to have a feeling of entering the water.

Surrounded by a mushy, fluid medium.

There is a deep gap between him and the material world.

But it can be broken at any time.

Compared with the invisibility ring that cannot move when hiding, and the rogue who stealth will encounter deceleration, Matthew in the night cloak state can walk at a normal speed!

Matthew also purposely walked far away from Eli's surroundings.

The Ancient Tiger is indeed perceptive.

He jumped up immediately, and after fluttering his nose, he lay back lazily.

"Next time, remember to take a shower first, or put on some perfume."

Eli triumphantly commented sharply:

"I have long remembered your taste, necromancer, your invisibility technique may not be bad, but unfortunately I said it, we Druids are the kings of the jungle!"

Matthew shrugged and walked away.

He believes not everyone has a dog nose like Eli.

Next, he tested the cooling time of the night cloak.

7 minutes.

The second time can only be used after 7 minutes after using the night cloak once.

This time is a bit long.

But considering that this is an ability exchanged for soul crystals.

Matthew was still indescribably satisfied.

……

The long-lost Moon Hazy Forest.

Somewhere on the third floor of the underground insect nest.

The wind blows.

The thick pile of fallen leaves on the ground was blown away, exposing the white bones of varying degrees of corruption underneath.

Samantha stood on the edge of the tunnel and said:

"These corpses have been decontaminated, and you don't have to worry about whether they still have the infection of the Zerg Zerg."

Matthew nodded.

He didn't even bother, and started calling his younger brother directly.

Soon.

A group of skeleton soldiers who walked tremblingly but were still full of energy appeared in front of Matthew.

12 in total.

This is the upper limit of the number of undead creatures of the same type that Matthew can currently maintain after excluding the exclusive contract summons.

The necromancer's summon limit can be increased.

If he has completed the advanced stage at this time, then this number will become 18, which is the current stage*6.

In most cases, the necromancer's maximum number of summons strictly follows this calculation formula.

Only a few people can break through the limit.

Either they have mastered the power of the relevant field, or they are carrying ancient artifacts, or they are simply legends themselves.

Undead Scourge is not so easy to launch.

Most necromancers actually try to live carefully and carefully throughout their long lives.

They are no different from normal mages.

Poorer perhaps.

……

Samantha notified Matthew through Ella today that she has not yet sorted out all the information on the Su country, but she can take Matthew to fill up the skeleton soldiers first.

Considering that Rolling Stone Town is now in a state of imminent rain, Matthew agreed.

While manipulating the unfamiliar skeletons, he pretended to ask casually:

"Why don't you see Eli?"

Samantha said with a cold expression:
"I broke up with him."

Matthew was taken aback:
"What? You used to be a couple?"

Not like ah.

Not at all!

Matthew recalled some details and scenes when he met the two before. If he said that Eli licked Samantha unilaterally, he would believe it. As for the relationship between the couple——

Which couple's body movements can be so unfamiliar?
Samantha seems reluctant to dwell too much on this topic:

"Yes, we were together briefly, but we separated again."

Matthew's heart skipped a beat.

The scenes of that day came to mind.

Combined with the time when Eli appears in the oak forest.

He has a general understanding of the cause and effect, but suddenly appreciates Eli even more.

"What do you think Eli is like?"

he asked again.

Samantha thought for a while:

"He's a good guy, but it's not for me. He's kind, he's upright, he's strong, which is good. But he's too controlling. When I'm with him, I tend to think I'm just his vassal. This feeling is unpleasant, so it will be a matter of time before I part with him."

Matthew nodded:

"But he's a good friend, isn't he?"

Samantha said with a somewhat uncertain expression:

"Perhaps, but he is very proud, and he may be easily misunderstood. Why are you asking so many questions? Are you interested in Eli?"

She looked at Matthew with wide eyes.

Matthew quickly waved his hands and said:

"No way."

He's still debating whether to tell Samantha that your ex-boyfriend is working with me now.

As a result, Samantha began to say goodbye lightly.

"That's it, skeleton soldier, I've already completed it for you. If you need more corpses, you can find them in similar tree pits on other floors. They are all corpses that Eli and I have purified."

She turned into a leopard as she spoke:

"As for Su's information, I will sort it out for you as soon as possible. Thank you for your field enlightenment. Then, goodbye, Matthew!"

talking.

She ran away in a flash.

Looking at the direction, he was heading towards the depths of the worm nest alone.

"Until now she is still unwilling to cooperate with me, she is such a stubborn woman."

Looking at the back of Samantha going away.

Matthew shook his head slightly.

At this time.

Ella, who had been wilting for several days, flapped her wings excitedly:

"Matthew Matthew!"

"You are strong and strong now, are you finally ready to kill?"

Matthew asked in surprise:

"How can you tell that my soldiers are strong and horses are strong? The quality of this batch of skeletons is obviously average, and they are not as experienced as those I had before."

Ella begged:

"Then let's kill two bugs today before leaving!"

Matthew nodded reluctantly:

"also."

It's just that he really doesn't want to spend too much energy on other aspects until the threat of the Blighter is resolved.

So 3 minutes later.

Watching a newborn skeleton clumsily destroy a newly erected worm nest by the road, and successfully kill the two larvae that emerged from it.

Matthew immediately said to Ella in a pleasant manner:
"Can we call it a day now?"

Ella drooped her head, unable to say a word.

……

The next day, the Artisan Protection Association building.

Matthew walked briskly across the hall.

Follow the guidance of the aunt at the front desk.

He stepped up the stairs and walked towards the third floor, but when passing the second floor, Matthew stopped suddenly and walked over to the locksmith's office.

Like last time, the office door was still ajar.

There was only a middle-aged gentleman sitting behind the desk in the door, holding a book and reading.

"Is there another lock that needs to be opened?"

This time Richard didn't hide it, and cast his gaze long before Matthew's footsteps approached the gate.

"No, I'm here to find the blacksmith this time, so I stopped by to see you."

Matthew said with a smile.

As he spoke, he took out some fruits from the cloth bags in his hand and put them on the table.

This person in front of him is a wanderer above level five, so it's not wrong to have a good relationship with him.

Richard sneered:
"It doesn't have to be like this. I saw too many good things when I was young. Some fruits can't buy me. Tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"

Matthew walked out with a helpless smile:

"Really just come and see, I'm leaving now."

"and many more!"

Richard stopped Matthew.

He glanced at the fruit on the table, then asked:

"What are you doing with a blacksmith?"

Matthew explained:
"I need to entrust someone to make two short knives."

"Short knife?"

Richard looked at Matthew suspiciously:

"An assassin was born in your summon?"

Older gingers are more spicy.

Matthew knew that he couldn't hide it from Richard, so he simply admitted it.

"Congratulations! At least at the middle and low levels, it is still very useful to have one more rogue under your hand."

Richard closed the book:

"But you came to the wrong place. There are many excellent craftsmen in the association, but there are very few excellent blacksmiths. It is difficult for me to recommend internal candidates for you."

Matthew frowned slightly.

Fortunately, he knew that good blacksmiths were scarce, so he just came here today to help Ah Bing try his luck.

"Can we only go to Strom City or White Rock City?"

Before Matthew could ask this thought out.

Richard picked up a brush and wrote a few words:

"However, I can introduce a person to you. Everyone calls him Old Faron. He is the vice president of the Veterans Mutual Aid Association. He once followed Rhaegar to fight in Purgatory, and he has excellent forging skills. He has not done business for many years. but I can try to put you on the line with him."

After receiving the recommendation letter, Matthew thanked him repeatedly.

Richard waved his hand and said seriously:

"This is not gratuitous help, Matthew. Presumably Zeller has already mentioned the gauntlet of the three major organizations to you. This is very unusual. Let me think about it, think about it seriously——

Have you ever seen similar behavior in history, from a book?
Don't rush to answer me.

Take a deep breath.

think.remember.

You're the only one of us who could possibly figure it out, I mean, if anything like that ever happened in history. "

Richard's words seemed strange.

But when Matthew tries to think the way he does.

After a few seconds.

A look of astonishment appeared on his face!
"I remember—but, what's going on?"

Matthew was astonished.

There was indeed a lot of related content in his mind.

Available prior to this.

They don't seem to exist in my memory.

"That was the curse cast by the gods before they left, Matthew."

Richard's voice seemed to float from the clouds:
"A lot of profound and useful knowledge, important and accessible history, have been hidden by the curse called "Intelligence Puzzle Lock". Even though it has stayed in the minds of many people, only intelligence People with more than 15 points - especially mages have a chance to recall.

That's why I told you that this world is the world of spellcasters after all.

You were born to be spared from one of the three curses left by the gods, how can you not be the favored ones of heaven?
Now, tell me, what exactly do you recall? "

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(End of this chapter)