The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 457: The Golden Ship and the Divine Weapon

……

"No one will be allowed to become a god under my watch!"

Isabel's voice was firm.

Her eyes, which seemed to contain flames, looked back at Matthew, as if at that moment, they pierced through his heart!
Matthew's breath hitched.

His brain was working rapidly.

Understood.

Cause and effect...

The reason why the divine wizards dared to enter the disappeared historical world without worrying about someone taking the opportunity to become a god was that they secretly reached an agreement with Stuluk Industries!
Matthew felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

At first he was worried that someone becoming a god would be detrimental to the alliance.

It turns out that I am not qualified to know this level of information.

of course.

Matthew didn't have too many complaints. It was reasonable for Isabel to leave such a backup plan.

in a sense.

Matthew also gave up the decision to become the King of God at the last moment.

This was probably the important reason why Isabel was still willing to meet him half a year later.

Matthew's mind was clear.

What if I were really completely banished to the cold palace or even exiled?

There was no way this arrogant magician would take the time to talk to him.

For Matthew.

As long as I can see Isabel, no matter if she scolds me or whips me, the result will be good!

He felt a surge of joy in his heart.

But think about it for a moment.

Matthew did not express his joy, but instead showed a slight resentment.

He quickly lowered his head, as if trying to hide the change in his expression.

"Are you still a little dissatisfied?"

Isabel laughed coldly.

Matthew shook his head expressionlessly:
"I am willing to obey all arrangements of the alliance."

Isabel snorted.

next second.

She suddenly flashed in front of Matthew.

She lifted Matthew's chin with one hand, and her gray eyes sparkled with the deep starry sky:
"You are angry, but also unwilling."

"Ah……"

"You even want to beat me?"

Matthew said nothing.

Isabel's tone became even more severe:
"Say!"

"Did you have such a thought in your mind just now?"

Matthew pursed his lips.

Finally, he said with chattering teeth:

"I can't say that I've never had such a thought..."

This may seem euphemistic.

It’s actually straightforward enough.

Isabel pulled her hand away, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes:
"very good."

“I like your ambition.”

"But if you want to realize your ambition, you can't just talk about it, you need absolute action and strength!"

The words fell.

Matthew suddenly felt a pain in his ribs!
Followed by.

More pain flooded into his mind.

He looked down and found a wound on his waist and abdomen. The wound was healing at a very fast speed, but something inside had disappeared!

Matthew looked up in shock.

But Isabel had returned to her original place, holding a bloody rib in her hand and playing with it repeatedly.

"This rib and the ban for the past six months are a small punishment for your ambition."

"I said, I like your ambition, but your strength has to match it."

"Just keep this rib with me. When you can really defeat me one day, you can take it back..."

Isabel's face was full of mocking smile.

Matthew subconsciously covered his abdomen.

There was just the right amount of anger in his eyes.

finally.

He just lowered his head silently and said nothing.

But deep down in his heart he gave high praise to his acting skills.

"It's just a broken rib, which is a very light punishment."

"The atmosphere is almost the same."

"It's time to give benefits..."

Matthew thought to himself.

as predicted.

next second.

Isabel put away her ribs and said calmly:

"What's past is past. I won't mention it again, and no one in the alliance will mention it again. You are still the most promising young mage in the south."

"From today on, all your resources and rights in the alliance will be restored."

"The Silver Council has submitted the project settlement list of the Trace of the Dead to me. You did a good job."

"In addition to the established bonus, you can also choose a heritage weapon or a legendary spell book from the Xiangpai Inn. You can discuss the specific details with the Silver Council. I have already informed them that they can redeem these rewards at any time."

Matthew bowed his head quickly to express his gratitude.

Isabel continued without pausing:
"Second, your earlier application to enter the Arcane Castle has also been approved."

"It is valid for three months. During this period, you can enter it at any time to improve the quality of your spells, make up for your spell deficiencies, and try to develop new signature spells."

"My suggestion is that before you officially enter the castle, you'd better find someone to take lessons and complete your weak spells.

If you think this is too time-consuming.

You can also go to Suriel.

But the prerequisite is that you have enough money.”

Matthew nodded repeatedly.

"Thank you."

He expressed his gratitude sincerely.

Isabel shook her head.

"No need."

"This is what you deserve."

"The premise is that you are a mage."

Matthew smiled in surprise.

Isabelle is truly a mage supremacist.

Matthew could feel it.

She is probably the most dedicated divine mage to maintaining the existing alliance order, no doubt about it.

I don't know if this tendency is related to the influence of the Scourge Mage.

This is the end.

The heavy stone in Matthew's heart has finally fallen to the ground.

This time, he came to see Isabel and only paid with a broken rib, but his alliance status was unlocked, he could redeem the reward of the Trace of the Dead, and he received the good news that the Arcane Castle was approved.

to him.

This was surprising enough.

However, after saying this, Isabel didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

This surprised Matthew.

He pondered it in his mind.

According to Isabel's style of explaining things, what she said last was often the most important content.

Is there anything else she wants to confess?

Matthew waited quietly.

His intuition told him.

What Isabel is about to say next may be related to their experiences in the vanished historical world.

But this time the waiting time was obviously longer than expected.

A full five minutes later.

Isabel remained silent.

Matthew noticed that her eyes were dull and she looked as if she was daydreaming.

So he coughed lightly.

"Ok?"

"Why haven't you left yet?"

Isabel's dazed eyes regained some focus.

Matthew was speechless.

But he still behaved respectfully:

"So I'm leaving now?"

"and many more!"

Isabel suddenly called him:

"never mind."

"I still have to give you this opportunity."

"If you can hand in one million gold coins, or materials and magical media of equal value—especially high-quality wood—in the next year, you will be eligible to become one of the first participants in the Golden Ship Project."

"But I can't reveal more information to you until you obtain the official qualification."

"I can only tell you that the golden ship will set sail in three years. As for the destination... hehe, you can guess it yourself or ask around."

Matthew's eyes were full of surprise.

It wasn’t because of the number one million, but because Isabel actually asked people a riddle, which was rare!
To know.

Most of the time she speaks her mind and rarely hides anything!
Even she couldn't speak out about it without restraint...

How deep is the water here?

What surprised Matthew even more was the Golden Ship Plan!

Could it be that the rumors circulating in the community over the past six months are actually true?

Matthew had always thought that was nonsense...

"I am willing to pay one million gold coins."

Matthew immediately expressed his opinion.

Then he ventured to ask:

"Iendo... Is it really going to be completely shattered?"

Isabel replied:

"That's not necessarily true."

"The damage caused by the first round of natural disasters during the odd-numbered day change was less severe than we expected."

"The fall of Tianlun Palace did cause a serious tear. In the past six months, the turbulence of the void and the matter from the astral world took advantage of the situation and entered, causing many disasters and unrest."

"But starting from the past month, we have observed that more and more secondary planes are actively integrating into those torn gaps.

For the Lesser Planes, this is a perfect time for advancement.

For the main material world, this is also the only way to repair itself.

This is the self-rescue measure of the world of Eindor.

From a macro perspective, the disaster caused by the Great Tear has been effectively controlled. It has only recurred in some areas, but it is also under our control..."

"The greater crisis is actually the unprecedented chaotic storm caused by tearing, fusion and invasion."

A storm of chaos?

Matthew read the word again.

Isabel nodded:

"Correct."

"The lifeblood of the multiverse's development depends on the game between order and chaos."

"The frequent chaotic storms in various places will exacerbate the collapse of order, causing the next round of disasters on odd-numbered days to become more severe."

Matthew quickly asked:

“How many rounds of disasters are there in an odd-numbered day?”

“Which ones are the first round and which ones are the second round?”

Isabel said calmly:
"In fact, there is no unified and clear definition to explain your question."

"Odd-numbered celestial changes are essentially the inevitable result of the infinite expansion of the multiverse. The fall of Tianlun Palace and the return of the five-clawed dragon are just the triggers."

“It’s a collection of disasters.”

"Generally speaking, the disaster that occurs first is the first batch, and the one that occurs later is the second batch..."

"At present, the negative impact of the fall of Tianlun Palace is gradually being eliminated, but the second round of disasters is brewing at a very fast speed. In my opinion, the next disaster that will affect the world should be the expansion of mana caused by the overflow of ether."

Mana expansion?

Matthew looked confused.

After being blacklisted for more than half a year, he found that he could hardly keep up with the latest developments in the league!
Isabel was surprisingly patient today and actually explained it to him in detail:

"The Aether itself is one of the most chaotic elements in the multiverse."

"The Age of Chaos and the Flooding of the Ether almost occurred simultaneously."

"During this period, because the ether in the external environment will expand dramatically, it will become much easier for almost everyone to sense the ether, and those who can already use magic will become even more powerful."

"To put it in a more intuitive way, there will be ten or even a hundred times the original population, who will be able to perform tricks and become the most basic magic apprentices in the era of aether flooding."

"A mage who was only level 5 before may suddenly soar to level 8 or even level 9 after the Aether floods."

"Everyone's magic power is increasing. In comparison, the expansion rate of mages above Legendary level is not as exaggerated as that of ordinary people. This may indirectly narrow the strength gap within the mage group."

“But that’s not the point.”

"Humans, or intelligent life in general, have never been the best recipients of ether."

"The monsters in the abyss purgatory and the star beasts in the astral world are the best places for the overflowing ether."

"By then, more and more monsters will appear in this world."

“They will create more chaos to attract more ether.”

"Aether and Chaos enter a cycle of infinite expansion, which will eventually lead to the triggering of the purge mechanism in the multiverse, and more powerful creatures will be born from the cosmic womb."

"That's when the beast will truly arrive."

"You asked me before, will Iando break?"

"My answer is, definitely not before the beast arrives; after it arrives, it is inevitable."

Speaking of it.

She suddenly looked at Matthew deeply.

"The only way to prevent or delay that day is to establish order and reduce chaos."

she says.

Matthew pondered:
"You mean to stop the killing?"

Isabel shook her head, with a strange light flashing in her eyes:
"Do not."

"I mean to kill them faster than they can be born."

"We will destroy all the monsters and enemies that will cause chaos in a very short time."

“This is the best way to establish order!”

……

Long after leaving the Crucible House.

Matthew was still pondering the meaning of Isabel's words.

If it is simply to stop the chaos by killing.

So why didn't she do it herself?

Even if it is inconvenient for her, Ronan, Ecmond, Surel, Linde...

Which of these high-ranking officials in the alliance is not a killing god with countless dead souls in his hands?
Isabel's words.

As if encouraging Matthew to do so.

This made him think too much.

"Teacher has mentioned before that the integration of the secondary plane into the main material world is the self-salvation of the universe. Then, establishing order should also be a tendency that conforms to the will of the universe."

"If we follow this path, as long as the means are sharp and decisive enough, there doesn't seem to be much harm. It just requires enough strength and courage..."

Walking on the path between cemeteries.

Matthew thought quietly.

In general.

Matthew gained a lot from this meeting with Isabel.

the most important is.

"She probably didn't discover the existence of Paradise Lost."

"It is indeed a gift from the Scourge Mage. It even managed to hide it from several of the top Divine Mages."

Matthew's heart was filled with gratitude and awe.

It seems now.

The Scourge Mage was most likely to have foreseen that cannon, and that’s why he sent them five small gifts in advance—

That is the spark of life preserved in Paradise Lost.

Even if Paradise Lost is destroyed.

It can also be revived in the mysterious area of ​​high energy and high dimensional space.

in other words.

Even though Matthew did not leave Paradise Lost at the last minute.

The five of them will also be resurrected in Paradise Lost one after another and truly become ancient gods who wield the power of laws.

But if Matthew were given another chance.

He would leave without hesitation.

After all, it must be unpleasant to be blown to pieces by a cannon.

"The news should still be kept confidential."

"The subordinate gods selected at the beginning did not enter the Lost Paradise in their real bodies. They entered only as projections with spiritual imprints. With the destruction of the Lost Paradise, the connection between the subordinate gods and the main god also disappeared."

"These guys who once had the hope of becoming gods in one step have become the evidence of the fall of Paradise Lost."

"But they are probably glad that they escaped a disaster..."

Matthew has confirmed this with Lorraine.

The vast majority of God's people share the same view as everyone else, that Paradise Lost is completely lost.

Only a very small number of people stubbornly believe that their own god is not dead.

But these people hid themselves very well after the incident.

Especially after the mages came, they became even more elusive.

Therefore, after the entire Paradise Lost incident, Matthew became one of the few eyewitnesses.

What he announced to the outside world was that Paradise Lost had been completely destroyed.

Because of his behavior of jumping out of the car at the last minute.

Everyone believed what he said.

Not long ago.

There was even news like this:

“The reason why Matthew left Paradise Lost at the most critical moment was because he foresaw the disaster that was to come;

The reason why the singularity cannon could accurately hit Paradise Lost was also thanks to Matthew.

He is the insider planted by the Seven Saints Alliance and Stuluk Industries in the God-making Team!"

After hearing the news.

Matthew couldn't wait to find the person who spread the rumor and give him a huge cash reward!
"Now that I have officially returned to the league, I can once again confirm the truth of that rumor."

"In this case, the nature of the Paradise Lost incident should have been completely determined."

"Except for those very few fanatics, no one will pay attention to my hometown anymore..."

Between thoughts.

Matthew came to the small dark room that he was most familiar with.

He pushed open the door and entered.

Activate the secret barrier.

After checking again and again.

This is how I silently thought in my heart -

"Return, Paradise Lost!"

……

“Hint: You have returned to the artifact “Paradise Lost (Soul Binding)”.

Existing substances -

Light (infinite);
Water without a source (some);

Cosmic bedrock *180;

Oak trees*59;
other……

Hint: Paradise Lost is going through the initial "creation" phase, which is expected to last 400 to 500 years.

During this period.

Your God-King authority solidifies into “founder authority.”

Founder Authority: You can create matter out of nothing, consuming your own energy or that of Paradise Lost.

After Paradise Lost fully matures and is promoted to the new heaven, the authority of the founder will be restored to the "authority of the God-King."

Current founding energy: 296 points.

……

The scene in front of me changed.

Matthew came to a lost paradise filled with infinite warm sunshine and suspended pieces of cosmic bedrock.

The bedrock of the universe is the most basic material foundation for the creation work in Paradise Lost.

Each piece of cosmic bedrock has a complete plane of 3 meters by 3 meters, and an irregular cone or sphere underneath.

The sixty pieces of bedrock in front of him were accumulated bit by bit by Matthew, who had consumed a lot of mental energy.

With his relatively abundant mental strength.

Only one bedrock can be created in a day, which shows how hard it is to create the world.

But compared to this.

Even more difficult is growing trees on bedrock.

The hardness of these bedrocks is incredibly exaggerated. Even with Matthew holding a tree-planting tool, he is exhausted just by digging holes every day.

Plant a tree every three days.

This is the result of Matthew's utmost effort.

Huang Tian deserves a caring person.

Thanks to Matthew's day-to-day efforts, Paradise Lost now has great vitality.

Matthew also accumulated a small amount of "founding energy" through actions such as clearing bedrock and planting oak trees.

This energy works in conjunction with the authority of the Founder to create any substance in Paradise Lost, including life!

Matthew attached great importance to founding energy and never wasted any of it.

Because his goal is clear.

We must find a way to revive the few sparks of life that exist in Paradise Lost!

Especially Terraste!
Putting aside the emotional factors, one of the important reasons why Matthew wanted to revive Lao Tai was to get him to work for him...

no way.

Creating the world was really hard.

Matthew had a hard time doing it alone.

According to the current progress.

It would take at least several hundred years for Paradise Lost to grow into the new heaven.

Once it is truly formed.

Matthew will also possess a new authority as a God-King because of this.

He will become the King of the Ancient Gods.

Automatically master the power comparable to that of a divine wizard!

After discovering this.

At one point, Matthew thought about doing nothing, finding a place to hide, and just trying to hold out until five hundred years later!

Anyway, as long as we are in Paradise Lost.

His life span is infinite.

The Lost Paradise is now private and safe enough.

But then I thought about it.

Five hundred years.

What earth-shaking changes will happen to the world of Eindor?
What fate will happen to his cherished companions and the land?
Can you really rest assured if you hide in Paradise Lost?

Is the ancient god's way that I gave up really as beautiful as I imagined?

After figuring out the key points.

Matthew thought that he should just be a wizard first!

God King or something.

Just work part-time depending on the situation!

At most it can be used as a backup option.

Bang, bang, bang!

Sparks flew as the spade rubbed against the bedrock.

Matthew was busy for a long time, panting.

Only then was a hole dug out on it that was large enough to plant the sapling.

In this process.

He can slowly gain founding energy.

In fact, he could gain this energy by doing anything in Paradise Lost.

It’s just that planting trees is the most familiar thing for him.

The mental energy required to create an oak sapling out of thin air is only a fraction of that required for other things.

That's why he chose to do his old job in Paradise Lost.

Open up the bedrock.

Dig holes and plant trees.

Through this cycle, Matthew was able to accumulate the current 296 points of founding energy.

According to his estimation.

Just accumulate 300 points.

You can revive the fire of Terrast!

By then, Matthew will have his first worker in Paradise Lost!
Resurrecting Terrast is the easiest.

Not only because the spark of his life is the most powerful, but also because the faith condensed in him is the strongest and most devout.

In this occasion.

The wood elf's stubbornness actually becomes an advantage.

Even though it was a consensus among everyone that Paradise Lost had been blown to pieces.

Cui Yu Cang Ting still insists that the resurrection of the God of Elves is an unstoppable trend.

This was all thanks to Beanna's help.

But more of it is due to the elves' stubborn nature.

In comparison.

The faith of the two Forsaken leaders, the Faded Dragon and the God Eater Queen, is much dimmer.

It seems that the intelligent life in the ancient land is relatively rational.

But they are not the worst.

The worst is Mosong, the god of travelers.

He has the least amount of faith and possibly the least amount of laws integrated into him.

Matthew made an estimate.

To revive Mosong, at least 1000 points of founding energy are required.

amount……

Matthew thought for a moment.

I guess I'll see this guy again in five hundred years.

But I think of Mo Song.

Matthew still had a good impression of him.

Without him.

Before entering the Blood-Drinking Mountain, the other party reminded Matthew to bring as many treasures as possible.

This was confirmed after he ascended to godhood.

Matthew discovered that many of the weapons he carried had turned into divine weapons!
This is equivalent to a comprehensive enhancement of his weapons.

The blessing of divinity means stronger immunity, better attribute support, greater destructive power, and potential room for growth in divine magic.

Matthew found out.

All I have to do is leave these divine weapons in Paradise Lost.

They can grow on their own.

This process is very slow.

But the effect is real.

In the past six months.

The tree-planting shovel that was first placed in Paradise Lost has already obtained the exclusive enhancement of two divine weapons!

……

"Holy Word: When holding a shovel, you can recite a custom "Holy Word" (with a minimum number of syllables) to make the shovel's normal attack have an additional 100% divine damage.

The current custom words are:

"Just let me hit you!"

"Hair Removal: This divine art can remove all the hair and natural armor on a single enemy!"

……

Both of these spells are quite useful.

The former can provide more types of damage;

The latter is the nemesis of monsters with high natural armor.

the most important is.

They are divine arts.

It was as if the mages didn't know that the divine fire could ignite the tentacles of Yukrus.

Because the gods have disappeared from the material world for too long.

Many people can't fight against divine magic!

Therefore, it is very suitable for stealing at critical moments.

Finished today's bedrock excavation.

Matthew recovered a bit in Paradise Lost and said hello to Dark Paige who was sleeping soundly under an oak tree in the form of a little black cat.

His consciousness returned to the cemetery.

Walk out of the small dark room again.

The sky outside is full of stars.

There was a howling wind at the top of the cemetery hill.

Because of the Great Rip, this past winter was not very cold, but the climate became more strange and changeable.

Matthew stood on the top of the mountain and looked down at the earth.

The Death Fear Cemetery slowly floats above the sky within the territory of Rolling Stone City. It will patrol the entire territory of Rolling Stone City day and night from south to north and from east to west along a predetermined track.

On the eastern land.

The oak and pine forests that symbolize the sanctuary of life not only remained intact during the Great Tear.

Afterwards, it continued to expand a lot under the maintenance of druids and centaurs.

Unfortunately, the easternmost part of the forest has now reached the area where the "Star Realm Black Water" is located.

This means that the expansion of the Sanctuary of Life is about to be hindered.

The so-called "black water of the star world".

It was the starry water that Matthew used his guardian authority to fight against that was pouring back from the cracks.

Although most of the sea water was melted by the guardian authority.

But a large amount of black water still appears on the border of Rolling Stone City.

There are about 5 to 6 main channels of these black waters.

The intricate water system formed between them surrounds the Rolling Stone City.

Black water is extremely toxic.

Ordinary people can't even get close to it, let alone cross it.

It would also be very difficult to build a bridge over the Black Water if there were no construction capabilities at the level of the Southern Mage Corps.

It is almost impossible to repair the bridge without any damage in a short period of time.

Fortunately, the World Tree Burgard sensed the changes in the world.

It automatically grew a long tree bridge in the east of the woods.

The tree bridge spans over the black water.

It has become the only external channel of Rolling Stone City.

The topic that Matthew wanted to discuss with little Patton was related to this tree bridge.

At the beginning.

Matthew intends to open this tree bridge free of charge to all residents in the area, including of course merchants and chambers of commerce in the city.

But Patton Jr. raised objections.

He believes that this will not only add extra burden to the tree bridge, but also create greater hidden dangers.

Simultaneously.

After Rega left, the huge financial hole in Rolling Stone City needed to be subsidized by various means.

In the private words of Patton Jr.

There was a huge mess in front of him, and he would rather continue studying electric lights and the devil's heart than being an unlucky king.

of course.

That's what it says.

Patton Jr. also came up with many ways to generate revenue for the city hall, one of the most important projects being to charge for the tree bridge.

He has been trying hard to persuade Matthew to do so recently.

Little Patton is actually very eloquent.

Matthew was almost convinced.

of course.

More importantly, he knew that Patton Jr. was under a lot of pressure.

"If it really doesn't work, try charging for a while..."

Between thoughts.

Matthew arrived at the new city hall in the city.

Even though it was night, some lights were still on deep in the hall.

Matthew walked straight to the deep end.

This is Patton Jr.'s office.

No.

Now it's time to call Patton King.

Matthew walked over and knocked on the door.

King Patton's tired voice suddenly came from inside:
"Please come in..."

Matthew pushed open the door and entered.

At first glance, the new king of the Stone Kingdom was seen surrounded by a pile of documents.

He pushed the coffee cup in front of him away and stood up from his chair.

Matthew looked at the empty cup and raised his eyebrows:

"Do you want me to call Mrs. Wesley for you?"

Patton shook his head:

"It's too late. I asked her to go to rest first."

"I can make coffee myself. In fact, I'm pretty good at it..."

"I'm versatile, smart, and good at many things, you know."

"But now I am doing what I am worst at - being a king!"

"Should I say it or not, damn Rhaegar..."

"It would be great if he could come back to life right away!"

"God knows how much effort I had to put in to get rid of those noble ladies and young ladies who were suspected of having affairs with him in the past six months..."

He couldn't help but complain to Matthew.

Matthew smiled and was about to continue talking about the tree bridge.

But at this time.

Patton suddenly looked hesitant, and then placed a letter in front of Matthew.

"I don't know if I should give it to you."

"But I think you must be concerned about this..."

Matthew narrowed his eyes.

The handwriting on the envelope looked familiar to him.

That is……

A letter from Sif!
……

(End of this chapter)