The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 464: Ether Core and Stealing Authority

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Matthew hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help laughing:
"Dragon Worship, huh?"

"It's an interesting test. Is it a temporary tattoo or a trick?"

His idea is simple.

Even if Butterfly was really a member of the Dragon Worship Cult, as the current lord of the City of Order, it would be impossible for him to tattoo the Dragon Worship Cult's pattern on such a conspicuous place as his wrist.

This will bring him a lot of unnecessary trouble and controversy.

Then the answer is simple.

Whether this was a trick or a tattoo, it was most likely done by Butterfly before meeting Matthew.

The purpose may just be to test the relationship between Matthew and the Dragon Worship Cult.

Think about it from this perspective.

Butterfly's words about order become more subtle.

I'm afraid this guy isn't telling the truth at all.

Rather, it was to test Matthew's stance on these topics.

He started playing tricks on me right from the start.

Matthew's good impression of Butterfly disappeared instantly.

He stared at the other person intently, waiting to see how Butterfly was going to respond.

However, the other party did not blush or feel nervous.

He rolled up his sleeves generously, covering the pattern and said:
"I have heard of the teachings of the Dragon Worship Cult. Although I cannot fully agree with their philosophy, there is a section about life and death that I fully agree with."

"Of course, what I just said was not a test. It was just a free-wheeling discussion. It can't be taken seriously, nor can it be false. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

He is worthy of being the city lord.

This guy is really thick-skinned...

Matthew could understand Butterfly's worries.

Perhaps in the eyes of these people, the sudden arrival of the necromancer Matthew is actually no different from a lawless terrorist.

It was quite courageous of Butterfly to come here in person to negotiate.

Temptation is also inevitable.

Matthew realized that as his power gradually grew, he would encounter more and more similar situations in the future.

What people say when they first meet you is probably not what they really mean.

Because they fear their own power.

"This can also be considered as one of the distortions brought about by extraordinary power, but it's not me who is distorted, but the people around me..."

Matthew sighed softly in his heart.

Then he said seriously:

"I foresee an unprecedented storm of chaos about to break out in the City of Order."

"And I came here to solve this mess."

"You don't have to worry too much."

Butterfly's expression also became serious:

“But there are many ways to deal with chaos.”

"Among them are some of the more extreme ones I just mentioned..."

Matthew said with a smile:
"Are you worried that I will turn everyone in Canning City into undead?"

The butterfly blinked:

"what do you think?"

Matthew was silent.

It seems that the most impressive deed he left on the world was the undead disaster he launched on the sampan plane.

Perhaps the shock and fear this kind of thing brings to people is too profound.

No wonder the necromancer stereotype is so ingrained.

Matthew became a little impatient:

"If I really wanted to do that, you couldn't stop me."

"But I can tell you that I don't have such an idea for the time being, so don't impose the idea of ​​possible persecution on me, understand?"

Butterfly bowed his head respectfully:
"I believe in your promise."

“And that’s exactly the problem.”

"There are too many transcendent beings like you in this world."

"Every thought of yours is fatally dangerous to ordinary people."

"The only thing that can constrain your behavior is your own moral character, or even your mood on that day."

“This is really horrible for ordinary people.”

There was a look of deep helplessness on Butterfly's face.

He spread his hands and his tone became firm:
“The original intention of those who founded the City of Order was to build a country where everyone is equal and orderly.”

"They hope that in this city, the great power of one individual will not affect the lives of most people."

"But this concept is too idealistic. They encountered many problems in practice. One of the most difficult problems is how to face or treat an individual with extraordinary power like you?"

"The founders of the City of Order discovered that even if these individuals were kind by nature and willing to communicate, their very existence would still cause considerable trouble."

"Moreover, most extraordinary individuals are naturally unruly. Their hatred for order is deep-rooted. They regard any rules that may prevent them from destroying them at will as shackles."

"Therefore, in the early days of the city's establishment, the so-called "City of Order" was more like a joke or a mockery. Most of the time, it was in turmoil, filled with battles that broke out for various reasons."

"At that time, the Truth Church was still a group of idealists, and the Ingram family was just an insignificant member of that group."

"According to the development trend at that time, this city-state would soon become like other city-states in the north without Alliance mages. It would enter an endless cycle of chaos, turmoil, destruction, reconstruction, a brief period of peace, and then chaos again..."

"Until the Truth Cult and the Ingram family encountered a group of elemental life forms that escaped from the elemental plane."

“Things have only taken a turn for the better at this point.”

Matthew looked at Butterfly with some confusion, not understanding why the other party suddenly began to explain the history of the City of Order to him.

However, there is still some time left to decide the final outcome of the chicken-eating competition.

So he listened patiently.

Butterfly continued:

"They rely on signing contracts with elemental life to establish a more universal order in Canning."

"Elemental life forms are not supposed to be maintainers of absolute order, but in Canning, they are synonymous with order."

"The reason is very simple. Due to the limitation of the single element of nature, elemental life has no authority to actively enter the material world."

"And entering the material world is the common desire of almost all inner and outer life forms."

"The founders of Canning took advantage of this desire. They signed contracts with the major elemental tribes and allowed these elemental beings to stay in the material world in the form of long-term summons. In return for their stay, they had to become the maintainers of order in the city of Canning."

"Most elemental beings are very powerful, far more powerful than ordinary people, and the elemental elders are legendary-level beings, enough to suppress ordinary legends."

"Canning has now entered a period where extraordinary individuals are gradually disappearing and order is gradually being established."

"See, this is the cleverness of human beings. We can always find the blind spots in the rules and create negotiation conditions that are beneficial to ourselves."

"For the founders of Canning, it was already extremely satisfying to allow the elements born in the ether and with chaotic nature to build the city of order in their minds."

“But for me, the current situation is far from enough.”

"This is also an important reason why I ran away from home for a long time when I was young."

Matthew said thoughtfully:
"Do you want to establish a more extreme order?"

Butterfly shook his head:

"it's not true."

"From the perspective of outsiders, Canning is already a perfect city with powerful elemental creatures protecting and maintaining order."

"But only those who have lived here for a long time know that the so-called order is based on the principle that "elemental life is superior to others." "

"The Elemental Law Enforcement Team has greater power than the heavens in the city, which makes the power of the Ingrams who serve as city lords infinitely expand."

"Although the elemental beings will abide by the agreements we have signed in most cases and maintain order as much as possible, in many details, their discretionary decisions will appear absurd or ruthless."

"Many years ago, I realized that fire elements are prone to fits of rage, and petty thefts caught by them could result in severe punishment.

The most typical case was a home robbery.

The arrest team was led by a fire elemental creature. During the enforcement of the law, he did not find the burglars, but instead encountered an unusual adultery.

Fire element is very smart.

He immediately realized that he was being used.

The enraged fire element then burned the adulterer and the adulteress, as well as the person who falsely reported the robbery, to death.

The law enforcement team later ruled that the fire element's behavior was not a problem, but it was a bit too radical and shouldn't have burned down the neighbor's house..."

Speaking of it.

Butterfly showed a deep self-mockery on her face:

"You may find this a little ridiculous, but believe me, there have been many similar cases in Canning City over the past few decades."

"The fire element is just irritable, but overall it's still pretty easy to get along with."

"Air elements are evil and cunning. They often accept bribes and like to have their cake and eat it too. It is common for them to turn against you after the job is done."

"The water element is cold and changeable. The scale of its enforcement changes every day. It also often likes to overturn its previous on-site decisions, causing a lot of ineffective work."

"Earth Elementals are overbearing and arrogant, but they forget things easily and are a bit illiterate. They have also made many jokes."

He sighed:

"I can understand the original intention of our ancestors to introduce elemental life to manage humans and other intelligent life."

"Compared to the intelligent life in the material world, elemental life is indeed much simpler, and it is generally fair. Canning's appearance in the North is already a brilliant progress."

"But for me, this is not enough, far from enough!"

"For Canning now, if he wants to take a step further, he needs to do at least the following two things—"

“First, it is important to better control elemental life so that they can enforce the law while ensuring that their own behavior complies with the law.

The agreement signed between the Truth Church and Elemental Life is relatively equal, and the time limit is a bit long, so its effectiveness is gradually fading.

I plan to sign a new contract with them.

This is not an easy task.

Fortunately, I am almost done. ”

"The second point is actually the prerequisite for achieving the first point. In addition to elemental life, we, the Canning, must also possess super-strong power. It is best if this power is not owned by an individual, but controlled by an elite decision-making group.

But it is still too early to say this.

all in all.

In order to better control the elemental life in the city, and to deal with powerful beings like you, I made a little gadget..."

The words fell.

Butterfly suddenly took out a small ball sparkling with bright starlight from her sleeve.

The surface of the small ball is silvery white, and the structure inside is very complex, with at least seven or eight layers.

There is a large amount of nebula-like dust floating between the layers.

Matthew stared at it for a moment.

It’s like seeing into the depths of the multiverse.

at the same time.

A familiar smell came to my face.

That is……

Extremely dangerous explosion signal!
……

Warning: You have discovered the legendary explosive "Ether Core"!
Ether Star Core: After activating this item, a series of legendary spells that originally exploded in the ether layer (meteoric destruction, malicious distortion, reality reshaping, destruction ray, chaos disaster, etc.) can be projected into reality, thereby achieving a devastating explosion effect!

……

"you……"

"Not a summoner?"

A trace of surprise finally appeared on Matthew's face!
Butterfly suspended the ether core on the palm of his left hand, and a smile appeared on his fair face:
"Now, allow me to formally introduce myself."

"I, Butterfly Ingram, take the honorary seat of the Cybertron Tower of Impossibility."

"Of course I'm not a summoner, but a legendary artificer."

That moment.

In Matthew's perception, the butterfly's body turned into a warm color like the sun!
It turns out that this guy is one of the biggest sources of the future chaos storm in the City of Order!

During the days when he was away from the Ingram family, he actually went to Cyberlon!

Matthew took a look at the other person's thin figure and short stature, and some of the doubts in his heart were resolved.

"This figure is indeed in line with the usual style of the Artificer..."

"No, what do the Ingram family think?"

"Let a legendary artificer be the mayor of the City of Order?"

Matthew felt that the world was really going crazy.

His eyes gradually became unsteady.

joke.

Matthew is not afraid of the Dragon Worship Cult or anything like that.

But the Artificer is a more unstable and terrifying factor than the Necromancer!

Butterfly obviously noticed the change in Matthew's expression.

He showed a trace of helplessness:
"Just like people often have huge misunderstandings about necromancers, outsiders also have a lot of prejudice against artificers."

“Most artificers are kind-hearted. Our vision is to make the world a better place through the power of elements and machinery.”

"As for the explosion, it was just a small detour on the road ahead."

"No one can change our determination to continue to seek and move forward despite twists and turns. What do you think?"

"Mr. Matthew?"

"I have met Ms. Bobo Wilkins several times. She praised you highly. Compared to other people, I believe you must be less prejudiced against artificers, right?"

Matthew stared at the ether core intently, with an unnatural smile on his face:
"Of course."

"I've always gotten along well with artificers."

"How about you put away the star core first?"

Butterfly shook his head:

"Do not."

Matthew frowned slightly:

"If you want to threaten me with this thing, you are totally wrong."

"Even if you activate this star core right now, even if the entire City of Order is razed to the ground, I will not be harmed in the slightest."

What Matthew said was true.

He can now escape into Paradise Lost anytime and anywhere.

This is an almost invincible refuge effect.

Except for the divine wizard.

He was confident that no one would be able to find any trace of the existence of Paradise Lost.

Not to mention a disaster like an ether star nuclear explosion that would nearly destroy all surrounding matter.

"I don't mean to threaten you. In fact, this ether core is not only an oversized legendary bomb, but it can also be used to command all elemental life and make them behave more in accordance with the rules."

Butterfly said gently:
"You have to trust the skill of the Artificer. This is not a product designed for destruction. It is an authority, an authority used to control and restrain the elemental creatures in the city."

Matthew was outwardly relieved.

Deep down, I was more alert.

I was always ready to take refuge in Paradise Lost.

"So what exactly do you want to do?"

"Or what do you want to tell me?"

He asked bluntly. Butterfly smiled and said:
"I believe you must have heard the rumors about the Seven Cities Federation. The agreement that the Lotus Sword Saint helped me negotiate harmed the interests of many people in the north. Many people are secretly trying to undermine our partnership."

"The City of Order bore the brunt of the attack."

"First, the Dragon Cult occupied the underground palace, then there was an epidemic of leprosy, and now the descendants of the God of Murder have begun to kill people at will."

"According to my original plan, I wanted to lure out all possible saboteurs, and then use this star core to deliver a final deterrent."

"But now, I've changed my mind. Maybe it's better for me not to show up myself."

Speaking of it.

Butterfly suddenly moved his index finger, and the small white ball floating in his palm flew in front of Matthew!

Matthew took a deep breath:

"You want to borrow my hand to accomplish this?"

The butterfly smiled and said:
"Isn't that what you were planning to do?"

"I have only given you the authorization and commission from the City of Order. You should be happy to see it succeed."

"As long as you can give those villains the greatest deterrent, whether or not you use this star core in the process, it will be yours."

"Be careful. If you inject any mana into it, it will explode immediately. The time is about two to three seconds. The specific data depends on the temperature of the day..."

But he hadn't finished speaking yet.

Matthew suddenly grabbed the star core and injected a trace of magic power into it.

A few seconds later.

He looked at the butterfly expressionlessly:

"Why hasn't it exploded yet?"

Butterfly's face froze, and she murmured in disbelief:

"You actually injected mana into it?"

Matthew raised his eyebrows:
"if not?"

The butterfly said awkwardly:

"Ok."

"It seems that you are indeed not afraid of the explosion of the star core."

Matthew shrugged:

"I just know that one of the common problems of artificers is that they love to joke around."

"I also know that you can't design a activation mechanism that is so easily triggered by mistake."

"Of course, I'm not afraid that it will explode now..."

Butterfly looked at Matthew deeply.

The latter few sentences contain a lot of information——

This not only shows that Matthew has a way to save himself from the explosion of the ether core, but he even has the ability to control the extent of the core explosion.

This gave the butterfly a strange look in its eyes.

Only Matthew himself knows.

Even if the ether core explodes now, he can throw it into Paradise Lost in the first place, thus minimizing the damage caused by the explosion.

At most, it would just be a waste of the founder's authority and spiritual power.

correct.

Maybe I have to let Lao Tai die again...

Nothing else.

This is also one of the reasons why he dared to accept the star core.

After Bound Paradise Lost.

Matthew is indeed much more confident.

"Then I'll leave this chaotic situation to you."

"All the elemental life in the city will be at your disposal. If there is anything else that requires cooperation, you can also send someone to notify me."

"Mr. Weinings is one of the most promising newcomers in the Innocent Libra. How about letting him be in charge of the liaison between you and me?"

Butterfly was silent for a while, then implicitly expressed her intention to end the meeting.

Matthew was fine with that.

The new Lord of Canning City has already given him enough surprises.

The only regret is that I didn’t get to see the legendary Lotus Sword Master.

He nodded and prepared to leave.

but.

Before boarding the magic balloon prepared by Winnings.

Matthew suddenly turned to look at Butterfly and said in his ear using a telepathic spell:

"This is actually a commission from the witch, isn't it?"

Butterfly's face froze.

Then he whispered:

"I won't admit it."

Matthew smiled, turned around, boarded the magic balloon, and slowly left.

The butterfly's reaction undoubtedly confirmed his guess.

The witch of course refers to the witch of the Dragon Cult.

The composition of the legendary mechanic Butterfly is quite complicated, but there is no doubt that his decision to give the Ether Core to himself was probably based on Isabel's instructions.

He may not have joined the Cult of the Dragon.

But he must have come into contact with Isabel through other channels, and then became a pawn of the Alliance or Isabel herself in the City of Order.

The emblem of the Cult of the Dragon at the beginning.

It is both a temptation and a hint.

This conversation between Butterfly and Matthew may be a test of Isabel's will.

Or maybe it was just his own struggle before handing over the Ether Core.

But no matter what.

The trend of the alliance's top leaders, or Isabel herself, wanting to intervene in the City of Order is inevitable.

Matthew knew it.

Something that can attract the divine wizard's high attention must be not simple.

There may be far-reaching implications behind it.

The first thing he thought of was...

"Golden Ship!"

……

Take the magic balloon back to the ruins.

At this moment, the chicken-eating battlefield has reached its final stage.

To Matthew's surprise, the red dragon druid had not been destroyed by others yet!

This guy became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and it seemed that he had reached his limit. However, every competitor who attacked impulsively eventually became a pile of horrible corpses at the feet of the red dragon!
Around the ruins.

There are only about forty descendants of the God of Murder left.

Except for the Red Dragon Druid.

Several other strong contenders that Matthew had previously favored are also still alive.

It's just that the condition is very bad.

The red dragon looked like it was on its last breath.

Even a magic missile can knock it down.

But no one dared to try it again.

finally.

The hobgoblin assassin who was taking the risk was ripped open in the chest by a slap from the red dragon druid, who then swallowed the hobgoblin's body whole.

Afterwards, he could no longer maintain his wild form and turned into a hairy, blood-drinking savage.

He slumped down in a pool of blood, looking like a devil returning from purgatory.

He looked extremely weak.

But even so.

The people surrounding them were all trembling with fear and dared not go forward no matter what.

They hid in the distance in tacit understanding.

It seems that we can only hope that the Red Dragon Druid will die by himself——

But this is obviously impossible.

The druid's breath was very weak, but he was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A large number of murderous elements were focused on his chest.

The faint red light is like a lantern in a rainy night, with a hazy and miserable beauty.

Waves of awe-inspiring auras spread out in all directions like ripples.

That was a sign that he was about to become a demigod!

"I'll give you a chance, surrender to me!"

The Red Dragon Druid panted and gave orders to a skinny human assassin.

All of a sudden.

The human assassin's body glowed red, his expression was full of resistance, but his body involuntarily walked towards the direction of the Red Dragon Druid!

"I, I surrender..."

The human assassin came before the druid, speaking in fear.

However, the latter just impatiently grabbed the opponent's shoulders, then twisted his hands hard and twisted the human assassin's head off!

The Red Dragon Druid lay on the neck of the headless corpse, greedily sucking blood and energy like a vampire.

Along with this process.

The aura of the Red Dragon Druid has become much stronger!

The demigod status in his chest is almost formed!

Above the demigod status.

Red lines radiated in all directions, connecting the Red Dragon Druid and other descendants of the God of Murder!

The remaining descendants lost the ability to escape, and dared not step forward to gamble their lives, so they could only watch the Red Dragon Druid become the final winner!
Some of them closed their eyes in despair.

But at that moment.

A mage dressed in a neat and clean robe suddenly appeared in front of the Red Dragon Druid.

That wizard was incredibly handsome.

In the moonlight, he looked like a god, fascinating.

"Give you a chance to surrender to me."

"By signing this blood contract, you are murdering a demigod."

The mage handed the red dragon druid a glowing contract, his voice calm and composed.

The druid sat there gasping for breath with his mouth full of blood.

He did not seem to have completely lost his mind, but looked at Matthew with vigilance:

"Are you the wizard who threw the holy weapon tonight?"

Matthew nodded.

"Okay, I'm willing to submit to you..."

The druid stood up from the ground unwillingly, as if he wanted to take the contract.

Between the lightning and flint.

He accelerated suddenly, the dagger in his hand flashed with a cold light, and his eyes were filled with violence!
"Go to hell!"

Just for a moment.

The druid rushed to Matthew, and the dagger almost stabbed into Matthew's arms.

pity.

next second.

A huge rock suddenly hit the druid!

Almost no one else could see how the stone came out.

Only a muffled sound was heard.

The Red Dragon Druid didn't even have time to scream before he was smashed into a pulp by the heavy cosmic bedrock.

However, the mage who was less than half a meter away from him was not affected at all.

Even the robe is still spotless!
"I was a little too violent. I woke up after being hit by a brick."

Matthew smiled calmly.

Then he turned and looked at the other descendants of the God of Murder:

"Which of you wants to be a murdering demigod?"

"Sign this blood contract."

"This is your last chance..."

While talking.

The blood contract floated away.

A few guys with quick reactions immediately rushed towards the blood contract, but others also reacted one after another.

soon.

A bloodbath for the Kunlan Blood Covenant has begun again.

Matthew sat on the bedrock of the universe and watched coldly.

Before changing.

He might still be touched by these scenes.

He might have had mercy on these violent men whose hearts had been changed by the power of the murdered god.

And now.

He just wanted to do what he was supposed to do quietly.

He wasn't sure if this was part of his twisted nature.

He can only follow his own principles to the best of his ability and do everything necessary.

for example……

Make sure that the demigod status of the God of Murder does not fall into the hands of others.

"Ok?"

next second.

Matthew suddenly closed his eyes.

He sensed an abnormal fluctuation from under the boulder.

The demigod that was originally suppressed by the stone.

It suddenly disappeared!
……

"Warning: Someone has used the "power of theft" to steal a demigod (murder)!"

……

Matthew opened his eyes, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes:
"Can you finally hold it in no longer?"

"Let me see, who are you?"

……

(End of this chapter)