The necromancer just wants to plant trees

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Woohoo!

The sound of horns sounded one after another on the decks.

Amid the scattered urgings from the Son of Purgatory sailors, the passengers who were still on the third floor quickly or slowly returned to their cabins along the gangway.

Whoosh whoosh!

Magic runes began to flow as the ceremony venue opened.

If you look down from a high altitude.

The shell of the snail boat with a metallic luster seemed to be covered with thick honey in three layers on the inside and three on the outside.

After completing this heavy defense.

A shriller trumpet sounded.

Three minutes later.

The shell boat flying the flag of a certain city-state of the Son of Purgatory resolutely accelerated towards the front——

There.

The surface of the river seemed to be flowing with liquid silver, and it suddenly broke down at 90 degrees, forming an extremely majestic waterfall.

Further down.

Downstream of the silver river.

Similar plane waterfalls are like endless terraces, superimposed and pieced together under the power of nature, giving people a spectacular feeling.

After a few minutes.

The snail-shell boat suddenly swung downwards at a ninety-degree angle with the current.

The amazing thing is.

The hull itself did not fall vertically downwards. Instead, it was firmly attached to the surface of the river and slowly moved downwards along with the direction of the Silver River's flow.

And at the farthest point of the endless plane waterfall.

In a valley where the war is raging.

An extremely thick bloody whirlwind is rising.

In an instant it connected heaven and earth.

In the midst of a whirlwind.

Countless devils and devils are fighting in a bloody battle, just like their predecessors for thousands of years.

There.

Just a small microcosm of the bloody battle.

But it is also the destination of Matthew and his party.

"Blood Abyss."

Next to the porthole.

Matthew slowly withdrew his distant gaze.

The reason why he could clearly see what was happening in the Blood Abyss was not because he used the super-far-sight spell, but because it was the unique mechanism of purgatory——

Every battle that takes place in the Blood Abyss will be projected into the plane near Purgatory in the form of visions.

Anyone with a sufficiently high level of perception can access the specific content of the vision at any time.

This may be a spur to the devils on the battlefield, or it may be an incentive to the devils in other planes.

all in all.

Based on Matthew's perception.

He can watch videos from the Blood Abyss 24 hours a day without worrying about running out of material.

In fact.

He did exactly that during the conch boat ride.

Who makes the boat so boring?

For Matthew et al.

It is not difficult to enter Purgatory, but it is not easy to hide from Gracia and quietly reach her lair.

The main plan developed by Matthew is:

Through Alexander's secret connections, he took a wild mage's teleportation array on the edge of Noon Town and arrived at a secondary plane adjacent to Purgatory.

At the edge of that plane lie tributaries of the Silver River.

After that.

They dressed up as businessmen going to Purgatory to do business and boarded the ship through the Sons of Purgatory's Chamber of Commerce Pier——

That is the shell boat they are riding in now.

The end point of the snail shell boat is the place of Blood Abyss.

It was one of the fringe battlefields where demons and devils fought.

But even on the edge.

Since it has become one of the battlefields of bloody battles, there must be roads or teleportation arrays leading to major purgatory.

Matthew plans to go to Baator Purgatory after arriving in the Blood Abyss.

From the perspective of the route, it seems to be a big detour, and it goes without saying that the Blood Abyss is dangerous, but from a hidden perspective, this is the most likely way to surprise Gracia.

It's just that the merchant ship controlled by the Son of Purgatory turned out to be a shell boat.

Matthew didn't expect this.

From the perspective of shape and style.

The material of this kind of shell boat should be taken from the star realm.

This is not surprising, considering the devils' close ties with other forces on the Outer Planes.

However, even the conservatives of Purgatory, such as the Sons of Purgatory, use the relatively new type of shell boat, which shows that the changes in Purgatory are also changing with each passing day.

"So, is it true?"

In the cabin.

Matthew asked the equally bored Lorraine for information:

"Is the Son of Purgatory really as conservative, well-behaved, and relatively kind-hearted as the legend says?"

Luo Lan was lying on the boat with his legs crossed, yawning while reading a pornographic book:

"It's true."

"I searched all over the ship and greeted every sailor, but I couldn't find a drop of wine or a deck of cards—"

"Can you believe it?"

"There is not a single drunken or gambling sailor in this shell!"

"Anyway, in my opinion, the Sons of Purgatory are a group of guys even more boring than the Druids..."

As he spoke, he yawned again.

And on the bed next to it.

Carmela is fast asleep——

This legendary priest of the God of the First Moon obviously has his own way of passing the time.

As soon as she got on the boat, she said "Call me when you get there" and then fell asleep.

I haven’t said a word to Matthew or Lorraine yet.

Matthew was cautious at first.

A lot of preparation was done in the cabin.

But a few days passed, and everything on the shell boat was calm, both on the deck and in the various cabins where people and animals were mixed.

This makes Matthew have to admire Carmela's prophetic ability.

At the same time, he was also surprised by the influence of the organization Sons of Purgatory.

Of course.

He had done sufficient investigation and preparation before boarding the ship.

Sons of Purgatory.

This is a very special group or profession.

In Purgatory, most of the devils are lawful and evil.

But the Sons of Purgatory are different.

Most of the devils that make up this group are not only lawful, but also not evil, and even in some aspects, their behavior style is closer to justice or kindness.

They are the alternative among devils.

Usually.

Being alternative means being rejected by a wider group.

The Sons of Purgatory are naturally suppressed by other devils.

Therefore, their power is limited to cities or towns within 100 kilometers along the Blood River and its tributaries.

After research, a wizard in the alliance believes that.

Compared with most devils who are indirectly blessed or blessed by the Blood River, the power of the Sons of Purgatory comes directly from the Purgatory Blood River!

They are the comparison of other devils.

Their existence provides a measure of evil for the Blood River.

They are a special group that the Blood River protects alone in order to curb its own evil roots.

It is also a very special anchor point of the Blood River itself.

Because of this.

Even if they are as powerful as the Lord of the Nine Hells, very few demon lords will think of annexing or conquering the city-states along the Blood River.

They may look down on the Sons of Purgatory.

But they are not willing to take the initiative to provoke.

On the other hand.

It is said that many demons who are tired of the evil camp want to take the initiative to join the Sons of Purgatory.

But the number of conversions of the Sons of Purgatory is limited.

Therefore, the major Sons of Purgatory city-states established along the Blood River are always prosperous.

Although the demons living in these city-states are not all Sons of Purgatory, they basically act according to the standards of the Sons of Purgatory.

Over time.

These city-states have also become the alternative in Purgatory.

They are safe and wealthy, and the demon residents in the city are kind, orderly and just. At one time, they were more like heaven than the secondary planes that once belonged to the heavens!

After Matthew learned this information.

His first reaction was suspicion.

Because the existence of the Sons of Purgatory is indeed full of doubts.

He asked Lutitia.

The latter said that she had been to the city of the Son of Purgatory once, and at least on the surface, there was nothing wrong with it.

It was precisely because of this reason, coupled with the good reputation of the Son of Purgatory among the major races, that Matthew chose this path.

"It seems that there is nothing wrong with this decision at the moment?"

Bored Matthew once again retracted his wandering eyes from the porthole.

At this time, the ship was shaking slightly during the journey.

The wooden table made a creaking sound.

Matthew gently pressed down several maps that were about to fall from the edge of the table and folded them back.

In the center of the table.

There were more than 20 maps of different styles.

These were the maps of Purgatory that Matthew and his team had collected from various people on the ship in the past few days-

Compared to Aindo.

Purgatory is really very big.

So much so that the maps Matthew collected are just the tip of the iceberg.

His eyes fell on the top map.

That is the overall structure of Purgatory.

The entire purgatory is like a giant funnel suspended in the core area of ​​the outer plane.

The nine layers of purgatory, which serve as the foundation, are the nine most stable fixed areas embedded on the inner and outer walls of the funnel.

These areas extend, fold, and pile infinitely inward and outward, forming a purgatory space with infinite folds (secondary planes or demiplanes).

The nine layers of purgatory are divided from top to bottom as follows:

1. Baator Purgatory.

2. Morgan Purgatory.

3. Fresa Purgatory.

4. Greedy Kingdom.

5. Molten Core Firgarden.

6. Cold Night Territory Senkania.

7. Flying Insect Island.

8. Heart of the Old.

9. Cursed Plains.

Below the Cursed Plains.

That is, the end of the purgatory funnel is one of the most terrifying taboo places in the entire multiverse -

the Bridge of All Living Things.

That is the bottom of the outer plane.

As for the bottom of the Bridge of All Living Things.

It is the closest place to the "Gray Star Realm" in the known world.

There is a lot of low-dimensional and low-energy matter there.

Very few lives can survive there.

Only a few terrifying beings such as the sealed Barto and the Captain can leave a few marks on the Bridge of All Beings.

Ordinary people can't even get close to the Bridge of All Beings.

The sixth level of Purgatory, also known as the "Cold Night Territory", is the limit that non-legendary life can reach.

In fact.

Most of the devils gather in the first five levels of Purgatory and the related planes derived from them.

Among them, Barto, Morgan, and Fresa, the three areas named after the powerful Lords of the Nine Hells, gather more than 90% of the Purgatory life.

And the Blood Abyss where Matthew intends to go.

It is the junction of Fresa Purgatory and Morgan Purgatory, where there are also countless bridges of destruction leading to the abyss. It can be said that it is the place where the population of Purgatory is most concentrated.

It is easier to get things done when there are many people.

Matthew believes that as long as he can reach the Blood Abyss safely, this trip to Purgatory will be 80% successful!

However, things did not go as he wished.

As his eyes quickly swept across the Purgatory map.

The shaking of the snail boat suddenly became more violent-

This was an experience that had never been experienced in the voyage a few days ago!

Matthew hurriedly looked at the narrow porthole, and suddenly, two black shadows passed by the vertically downward river surface!

Because the other party flew too fast, and there was a magic circle and the snail boat between them, Matthew had no way to judge their origins.

But he had already realized that things had taken a turn.

I'm afraid it won't be so smooth this time.

"What's wrong?"

Roland also noticed something was wrong.

He put down the pornographic book, and his ears trembled slightly.

But before his hearsay or gossip could intercept useful information.

Carmela next to him suddenly jumped up from the bed like a zombie.

Her bald head reflected the light coming in from the porthole, which was extremely dazzling:

"We are still in the territory of Baator Purgatory. Two giant Purgatory spiders on the river surface caught the snail boat with their silk webs."

"A devil in heavy black armor is negotiating with the Son of Hell."

"Do they seem to want to intercept the goods?"

"No, they want the people on the boat!"

Carmela described the result of her prediction expressionlessly.

While she was taking a breath.

Roland added:

"The leader is the subordinates of the Iron Duke. They seem to be recruiting soldiers, but they have been searching for a long time on the edge of the territory and have not been able to recruit enough soldiers."

"Maybe most of the devils who don't want to fight have gone to the city of the Son of Purgatory."

"They dare not attack the city-state, so they can only vent their anger on the Chamber of Commerce. Haha, they didn't even ask the Sons of Purgatory to get off the ship. They just want the passengers on the ship..."

"The negotiations don't seem to be going well."

Matthew frowned.

Duke of Steel Byrne is one of the three giants of Baator Purgatory.

He, Lord Viper, and Queen of Devil basically control more than 90% of Baator Purgatory's territory.

Matthew is not clear about other aspects of this person.

But the key is.

Byrne's territory is far away from Gracia's castle.

If you are accidentally taken away by this group of recruiters, it will be a lot more trouble to return to Gracia's territory!

"Maybe you have to be prepared to fight or run away."

Loran reminded:

"The Son of Purgatory seems to have reached an agreement with those recruiters."

"Someone will come in a while..."

Before he finished speaking.

There was a "dong dong dong" knock on the door outside the porthole.

Matthew went forward to open the door.

A son of Purgatory with a face full of resentment came in from outside.

Seeing Matthew, he showed deep apology:

"I'm sorry to inform you that our ship was intercepted by the subordinates of the Duke of Steel. The other side asked all passengers to get off the ship, otherwise they would destroy the entire snail boat."

"Their firepower is very strong, and we can't resist."

"The captain is negotiating with them to delay time.

But it won't be long before they break in to search the ship.

In order to avoid all passengers being captured by them.

The captain asked us to find a few small boats and put them at the stern.

If you want to stay away from those hateful guys, it's best to go to the stern now to meet up with other passengers."

"We will use invisibility and teleportation magic to send you away without anyone noticing."

"The number of small boats is limited. If you want to leave, I'm afraid you have to act quickly..."

After that.

He looked at Matthew and others anxiously.

Matthew thought for a while, and suddenly said:

"It doesn't matter."

"Let's wait in the cabin."

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