The necromancer just wants to plant trees

…

Carmela just finished speaking.

Next to him, Luo Lan's expression became serious:

"You mean the "path of depravity"? "

Carmela nodded:

"Some people also call that path "Looking Up the Steps." In fact, in my opinion, they all mean the same thing. "

"Fall or look up, depending on your perspective..."

"Of course, I admit that the road is indeed a bit steep. Most of the road has steps close to 90 degrees."

Luo Lan couldn't help complaining and said:

"Everybody knows that way."

"Everyone also knows that the lords of the Nine Hells of past generations may be buried in the tombs between those giant steps."

"But the problem is, except for the Lords of the Nine Hells in the past, no one else, no matter where they come from in the multiverse, can come back alive as long as they set foot on that path!"

"The original natural disaster mage was so powerful, but even so, she did not easily challenge the path of corruption!"

Carmela shook her head and said:

"It's an exaggeration."

"The Scourge Mage can beat Baator and Death to pieces, so what's the problem with taking a small path?"

"She's just not interested."

Luo Lan spread his hands:

"Even if that's the case, it doesn't mean that the trail is risk-free for us."

"I still say that, except for the Lord of Nine Hells, no one can walk through that road alive."

Carmela said calmly:

"So, as long as we come out alive, we can automatically become the new Lords of Nine Hells?"

Lorraine was speechless.

Matthew also has some knowledge of that famous road of depravity——

He knew that Luo Lan's concerns were justified.

Among the advice given to mages within the alliance, several forbidden places in the outer plane were mentioned.

Among them, the Path of Depravity is the forbidden area with the highest warning level!

Let alone the ordinary legendary mage.

Even existences like the Seven Saints of the Alliance have not been explored.

When going to purgatory, they would rather go through the Plains of Bloody War or other planes full of devils than take the inaccessible path of depravity. This shows how dangerous the small pit mentioned by Carmela is.

Matthew coughed and said politely:

"I'm also interested in the path of depravity."

"But I have more pressing matters now."

"Besides, you have to wait for me to become a legend before going to a place like that, right?"

Carmela looked at Matthew doubtfully:

"So you don't have a legend yet?"

This time it fell to Matthew.

The bald pastor’s eyes became even more confused:

"Then how come you are so good at fighting?"

Matthew smiled slightly:

"Do I just take this as a compliment?"

Then he told about his encounter on the planet Stuluk and what happened to Rhaegar.

"So, now I am facing double pressure from the Necron and the Demon Queen."

"In this case, I feel that continuing to be passive will only put myself in a desperate situation. It is better to take the initiative."

"I also want to take this opportunity to rescue my friend from the Queen of Desire..."

Matthew quickly explained his ideas to several partners.

Luo Lan heard this and thought:

"Stealing or robbing the soul from the Queen of Desire is not an easy matter."

Matthew said firmly:

"If it were a simple matter, I wouldn't come to you, I could handle it myself."

Carmela said bluntly:

"You need at least three legendary thieves."

Matthew was surprised and said:

"Why three?"

Carmela replied:

"Because the stealing skills of legendary thieves are greatly affected by the fluctuations of luck on the day, if you only bring one or two thieves, you are likely to encounter a situation where both are completely black. Even if you encounter a good opportunity, it will only be wasted. ”

"Generally speaking, three is safer - if all three legendary thieves are affected, there is a high probability that they have been hit by a bad luck spell. This situation is not difficult to solve."

Luo Lan immediately gave a thumbs up:

"major."

Carmela said calmly:

"I can introduce you to an orc thief. He is one of the few friends I met on Feilai Island that I can make."

Matthew nodded and said:

"Then I'll take care of the remaining two myself."

Richard is definitely going.

The remaining one...

Sener?

"I don't know if he can withstand Gai Lan's pursuit. I hope something happens to him..."

Matthew thought a little unkindly.

If that old fox were alive, he would be easily stabbed in the back when dealing with the other party;

Only after he dies, Matthew resurrects him in Paradise Lost, so that he can feel at ease when cooperating.

after all.

In a sense, the beings resurrected in Paradise Lost are actually Matthew’s slaves.

They will be subject to Matthew in every aspect.

How the day goes depends entirely on Matthew's mood.

Although Matthew almost never mentions this, all the resurrected creatures in Paradise Lost know this very well.

Then several people discussed some details of this trip to purgatory.

After formulating a preliminary plan.

Everyone's mental state was relaxed.

They chatted in more detail about the various events they had encountered over the past period.

When chatting.

Carmela extended her hand to Matthew without hesitation:

"Can you give me a touch of your lost paradise?"

Matthew pinched his nose.

Anyway, nowadays everyone knows that Paradise Lost is in their hands, so there is no need to continue to hide it.

He simply showed the part of Paradise Lost that was anchored in the material world.

Lorraine and Carmela stepped forward to explore.

Even Claire's eyes were full of curiosity.

However, the group of people looked around the door of Lost Paradise for a long time, but they couldn't see anything.

"Want to go in and have a look?"

Matthew asked kindly.

Carmela shook her head:

"This kind of place is not accessible to ordinary people."

"It is contaminated with too much high-dimensional matter. People who are not strong enough may be assimilated into it once they enter..."

Loren and Claire were quite interested.

Hearing what Carmela said, he stopped immediately.

This was also the first time Matthew heard this statement.

But he recalled it.

Paradise Lost does have an extremely powerful suppression and assimilation effect on ordinary life.

Sif had been very resistant after being pulled in by him before.

For a life with independent consciousness.

Paradise Lost may indeed be more like a prison.

"It's boring, it doesn't look like something fun, and it doesn't have the ancient atmosphere I imagined..."

Carmela quickly lost interest in Paradise Lost.

Seeing this, Matthew extracted a tiny ball of light from Paradise Lost and handed it over.

It was a small piece of the knowledge he had left at Giza.

It involves some details about the war between the Ether Star Alliance and the Antu Empire.

Carmela was ecstatic when she got this ball of light.

She quickly absorbed the knowledge.

Then his eyes became extremely complicated.

Matthew didn't ask her how she felt.

He just took the opportunity to tell the story of his suspected encounter with Giza.

The three of them listened with rapt attention.

The difference is.

Carmela's expression was rather calm as she listened;

Lorraine's expression was a little restless, as if he was hiding something;

Only Claire is the most sincere.

The female orc crossed her legs on the ground and sighed with a meditative posture:

"The universe is so big, but we are so small."

"Even such a glorious empire was wiped out in an instant."

"Even a being as knowledgeable as Giza who is beyond our comprehension seems to be no more powerful than us in the face of the vast universe..."

"Sometimes I can't help but wonder, what is the meaning of life?"

Carmela replied solemnly:

"The meaning of life is struggle."

"This is the only contribution you can make to the universe."

"In the process of struggle, you can burst out a small but real heat."

"Countless amounts of heat make up the flame of life. It is precisely because of the existence of these flames that the universe will not be extinguished."

"That's why the fate of most lives is such a struggle."

"If everyone lives a carefree and infinitely happy life and loses the instinct to struggle, then the universe will soon collapse."

"From this perspective, it is not the universe that nourishes us, but our struggles that nourish the universe."

Claire was stunned after hearing this.

Matthew couldn’t help but comment:

"Interesting statement."

Carmela continued:

“Struggle is eternal, peace is fleeting.”

"So chaos is eternal, order must be short-lived."

"I can hear the enlightenment from the God of the First Moon - greater chaos is coming, ether is just one of the media of chaos, and the reduction of ether level does not mean the reduction of chaos."

"After a short period of calm, there will be bigger storms. This is the general trend of the universe. This is also the destiny of the place where all living things gather."

Luo Lan sighed softly:

"That's why the pain in this world is unforgettable, and tragedy is the overwhelming majority."

Both of them seemed to be depressed.

On the contrary, Claire still had a firm and positive expression:

"As long as you are firm in your heart and not driven by external things."

"What's more, with the strength of the two of you, you are completely able to remain aloof in the chaotic situation. There is no need to be so pessimistic, right?"

Luo Lan pursed his lips.

Carmela's eyelids drooped:

“No one can remain aloof forever amid the floods that wash over the world.”

"Me too."

"The reason why I am so eager to find the ancient breath is because I want to uncover some mysteries about me."

"How easy is it to strengthen your heart?"

"Aren't each of us being driven away by external objects?"

"I am a person who has survived from ancient times to the present. I only want to seek the secrets of ancient times."

"Matthew is a person from outside the world. Isn't there a few mysteries surrounding him?"

"You bear the blood feud of the Stuluk orcs. No matter how firm your heart is, can you not be affected by external factors?"

She spoke these words softly, but her enunciation was extremely clear, giving people a dull feeling.

Claire fell silent after listening.

But Luo Lan laughed playfully:

"Looking at it this way, I'm the only one who doesn't fit in?"

Matthew blinked:

"Speaking of which, Luo Lan, I have actually seen you in many places..."

Unexpectedly, Roland immediately reached out and covered Matthew's mouth:

"No, no, no, no, you must have recognized the wrong person!"

"Either someone is jealous of my appearance and deliberately changed to look like me."

"Anyway, stop saying so many useless things, living in the present is the most important thing!"

"I want to drink now and find some beauties. Who can join me?"

Claire shook her head.

Carmela then stood up:

"Count me in."

Faced with Matthew's confused gaze.

The bald female pastor said calmly:

"The teachings of the God of the First Moon do not prohibit female lust."

Hear this.

Lorraine looked at Carmela in deep thought:

"In this case..."

Carmela said in surprise:

"You're not interested in bald heads, are you?"

Lorraine coughed:

"I haven't tried it."

"But it's not impossible."

Carmela kicked Loren in the chest and kicked the latter out from the balcony dozens of meters high!

Then she jumped out as well, and a series of sounds came from below——

"...but I'm not interested in your chest hair!"

"Hurry up, don't you want to drink?"

"lead the way!"

Matthew and Claire looked at each other and smiled.

"Compared to before, Carmela seems to be more humane..."

He said casually.

Claire nodded in agreement:

"When we first met, Ms. Carmela had a very cold attitude towards everyone. Now she seems to have become different."

"It's like..."

"There was a whole personality awakening slowly and intensely inside her."

Matthew said thoughtfully:

"I'm afraid there's more than one."

Said.

He glanced at the data column.

…

"Tip (Giza knowledge): You have noticed an abnormal change in Carmela. Within her body, multiple souls are awakening one after another, and there seems to be the possibility of competing for this body.

Currently, Carmela can still suppress and enslave those souls with her special divine power.

At the same time, Carmela seems to be able to extract the unique abilities of those souls during life and use them for herself..."

…

Without the knowledge Giza provides.

Matthew really couldn't see the changes in Carmela.

"Perhaps, she seeks the ancient breath in order to suppress the awakening souls in her body..."

Matthew was lost in thought.

…

Because there are still some preparations to be made.

The departure time for the trip to purgatory was set for the evening two days later.

Matthew notified Richard while trying to get in touch with Seier——

In case Sener can't do it.

He could only find a few more snitches.

It is also in this process.

Matthew waited for the reply from the Black Dragon Mother.

Ordesia told Matthew in the letter that she had taken full control of the situation in the Kingdom of Thorn Flower Sword, and all the forces in the country bowed to her.

Whenever Matthew needs it.

The Sword of Thorns will be deployed throughout the territory.

The bad news is.

After Ordesia returned to the Sword of Thorns territory, she found that she could not find the entrance to the secret realm of the Rootless River where she had mistakenly entered.

She suspected that the Sword of Thorns was integrated into Irondor.

She stated in the letter that she would continue to search and would notify Matthew immediately if she had any information.

And besides that letter.

Ordesia also took the opportunity to pay tribute to Matthew with a large amount of treasures and resources as a gesture of loyalty.

It contains a large amount of gold, silver, gems, precious magic potions, and specialties of the Thorn Flower Sword.

Matthew made an estimate.

The resources Ordesia delivered in this batch of sixteen storage rings were worth nearly one million.

This shows the wealth of the Jinghua Sword.

Among these tributes, the most important ones are as follows -

The first is a half-withered heart of the plane.

This thing is a rare treasure with a price but no market!

It is a strange object that was peeled off from the core of the secondary plane, the Sword of Thorns, after it was integrated into the material world.

Generally speaking.

This kind of core can easily collapse or be destroyed when peeled off.

The Heart of the Plane in Matthew's hand was intact.

The semi-withered state is simply due to the lack of nourishment from the plane.

I don’t know how Ordesia did it.

The heart of the plane is equivalent to the super enhanced version of the heart of the domain, or approximately equal to the godhead of the plane.

As far as Matthew knows.

This thing can be used to stabilize a secondary plane.

Of course, it can also be used in demiplanes or even fields, but doing so would be overkill.

At the same time, it can also be used to forge powerful artifacts, or serve as an anchor point in a certain world.

No matter how bad it is, if you cut it, every fragment can be used as a powerful energy reserve.

All in all, it has a very wide range of uses.

It is also the one that Matthew values ​​the most among this batch of tributes.

Second is a pair of artifacts called Phase Boots.

Put on these shoes.

You can freely use the legendary Mystery Step, lightning flint, and even time travel and other heaven-defying abilities.

Although the time travel provided by the Phase Boots can only travel for sixteen seconds at most, and there are strict restrictions on the area of ​​travel, it is already a very abnormal best in battle.

The properties of Phase Boots are very powerful.

But for ordinary people, it has a fatal flaw——

That is, only the power of phase can drive it.

Ordesia originally gave the shoes to Matthew as a gift.

After all, it is a divine weapon, and it can be used regardless of whether it is used or not.

But Matthew happened to absorb a lot of phase power.

He can give full play to the performance of these artifacts!

Therefore, this thing has infinite points in his heart, and its value is second only to the heart of the plane.

What followed was a piece of paperwork and a large number of title deeds.

The document was signed by the city lords of the eighteen largest city-states in the Kingdom of Thorn Flower Sword.

Essentially an order of allegiance.

The land deed is the sum of all the properties in Ordesia's own name.

These things are just pieces of waste paper in the hands of weak people.

But in Matthew's hands it has a different meaning.

By the Mother of Black Dragons.

He is equivalent to indirectly controlling the entire territory of the Sword of Thorns.

This may be a country far larger than the Kingdom of Rolling Stone, and its potential is not inferior at all.

"It is true that matters like managing the country must be left to real careerists to do it more professionally."

"It's better for me to work honestly behind the scenes..."

Matthew is quite satisfied with the result.

Ordesia is indeed a talent.

At least I didn't let myself down.

At this moment.

The soul of the troll princess Riki suddenly escaped from the Blade of Jaeger.

She asked Matthew for credit and said:

"I said, as long as you sign Quinlan's blood letter, she will obey your words."

"Do you think I'm right?"

"You don't have to do everything yourself. If you meet a suitable slave in the future, I can help you and ask them to sign a blood letter..."

For Ricky's instigation.

Matthew was noncommittal.

However, after being subdued by Matthew, Ricky's performance can be said to be loyal, and the Quinlan blood book she presented has indeed come in handy many times.

No matter what, you should be rewarded.

Just think of this.

Matthew pondered for a moment, then took out some better-quality metal structural components from his luggage, and then asked Ricky, who had long been transformed into the leader of the dark slaves, to stand among the metals.

Subsequently.

He expanded the necromantic realm and used the ability of necromantic construction to fuse Ricky's soul with these metal components.

About the Necromantic Construct Technique.

Matthew had taken the time to practice a few times in private. Although he could not be said to be very skilled, his technique was still good.

Very quickly.

A constructed undead body wrapped in a huge metal shell and attached with the soul of a dark slave slowly took shape.

Matthew looked up at the two-meter-tall big guy, feeling quite satisfied——

While making.

He specifically made reference to Richie's race and developed the appearance of the metal structure in the direction of a troll.

The final product turned out great.

From the outside.

Ricky is now like a metal troll!

Thanks to the metal shell, even if she is equipped with a few crude weapons such as maces, she will probably have considerable combat power.

But that's not why Matthew gave Ricky a brand new body.

"From today on, you are my dedicated chef."

"I remember you kept telling me that you were very good at cooking. I hope you won't disappoint me."

After speaking, Matthew snapped his fingers and used magic to get a black and white maid outfit for the metal troll. After admiring it for half a circle, he asked her to leave.

Formally creating a Necron construct is just one step in a step-by-step process.

But in this link.

Matthew got an unexpected surprise.

A piece of knowledge from Giza resonates with the Necron Construct.

After interpreting that knowledge.

Matthew's understanding of constructing undead has been further improved.

It is different from the original space spirit that was completely symbiotic and integrated with metal and spirituality.

The undead constructs that were born later basically adopted a model where the soul was attached to the metal.

The key to all this is the negative energy magic pattern and stability coating that are repeatedly engraved on the metal components during the production process.

These two parts can be said to be the life gate of constructing the undead.

Once something goes wrong in these two places.

The integrity of the constructed undead will be damaged, and more seriously, there will be a risk of the soul automatically detaching from the metal components.

If sonic spells produce miraculous effects by directly attacking the souls that construct the undead.

Then the attack on the negative energy magic pattern and the stability coating hit the target.

But in general.

Most Necron Constructs will hide these two places well.

It is difficult for ordinary people to complete the identification and attack of key points in a short period of time.

But Giza states in the knowledge he left behind.

There is one area of ​​ability that is the natural enemy of the undead.

That is the realm of eclipse!

The power from the necrotic field can directly dissolve the negative energy magic patterns and greatly destroy the stability coating.

This is determined by the nature of its field.

Other fields may have similar effects, but they are not as direct and violent as those in the necrotic field!

"I have explored this realm before, and I also have the ability of eclipse fire."

"So, as long as I continue to develop my abilities in this area, it is very possible that I can master the trump card to instantly kill the undead?"

Matthew's eyes lit up.

The realm of eclipse was also classified by him into the realm of immortality.

As long as the final construction of the Immortal Realm is completed.

Then all sub-fields are likely to be sublimated.

At that time, it will be easy to explore more content in the Eclipse Realm.

"So it's back to the original question."

"The entrance to the Rootless River cannot be found for the time being. It seems that we can only consider two other tokens..."

Matthew frowned and thought for a while.

"Forget it, let's finish the trip to purgatory first, and then think about other tokens."

"I still have the call from the Rootless River. Sooner or later I will be able to go to that secret realm..."

Matthew relaxed.

Immediately, a huge wave of fatigue came over me.

He returned to the room.

Going to take a nap.

After all, with the ability of super sleep, it only takes him two hours to replenish his energy.

"After waking up, I have to go and interview Richard, and then look back at Sen'er's situation..."

"I wonder if Luticia has any recommendations for legendary thieves?"

"Forget it, the Blood Flag Kingdom is closely watched by the Queen of Desire, so it's better not to go there..."

"I wonder what Xiao Xiaye is doing now?"

Thoughts flashed through Matthew's mind.

Unknowingly.

Then he fell into a deep sleep.

His consciousness faded into nothingness.

Everything was so quiet and peaceful.

Until a roar of waves woke him up from his dream——

The next second.

He saw a long bridge made of colorful lights!

The long bridge seems to span the end of the universe, seemingly endless.

Above and below the long bridge was endless darkness.

Matthew took a closer look.

The long bridge itself has no color. The colors on the bridge are made up of countless colorful light spots——

And every spot of light contains a lot of spirituality.

That's...

The imprint of the soul?

That moment.

Matthew was excited.

His mind gradually regained consciousness:

"Where is this?"

He subconsciously looked at the data column.

…

"Tip: Your ability "Destined Encounter" is in effect.

You were summoned by the Rootless River and entered the secret realm of the universe, the Rootless River, in a dream! "

…

Is this the rootless river?

There was no time to rejoice.

The spectacular scene in front of him filled Matthew's heart with shock.

He saw countless soul marks floating and whistling on the light bridge.

He saw huge black birds flying over the bridge. They occasionally passed over the bridge, occasionally picking up soul marks like a swimming fish, and then flew to an invisible distance.

He saw the beautiful aurora appearing at the end of the light bridge. It was a silk-soft sky. At the end of the sky, thousands of faces appeared, and they were smiling peacefully.

"It turns out that the shape of the rootless river is not a river at all..."

Between thoughts.

Matthew looked down and saw that he had transformed into a raven.

He was originally hovering at a higher position, but now he was fascinated by the view, and accidentally got a little closer to the light bridge.

Just in the process.

He felt a huge attraction coming from the light bridge!

An inexplicable fear emerged from the depths of Matthew's soul.

"If you get too close, you will be captured and assimilated!"

He flapped his wings vigorously and escaped from the height he was attracted to.

But at this time.

In front of the light bridge.

A huge shadow slowly descended and walked towards Matthew.

Matthew was shocked.

He has seen that phantom before!

That's——

The projection of Death God Jaeger!

…