……

"This weapon, it's special."

Matthew could feel a cold power in it.

It is different from the negative energy of silence and violence, and it is more like a power that reaches the heart.

To ordinary people, it may just be a prop that can be used to dispel necromancy.

But in the hands of a necromancer with many summons, it will have a chance to shine even brighter.

"Of course, the weapon's previous owner, Ursul, was a grumpy necromancer, and her reputation was once known to everyone in the Everglades, and it was said that her necromancers possessed incredible abilities, and at first I thought it was because of her magic skills, but later I learned that the real root lies in this."

Old Fallon sighed:

"When she died, she asked me to find a good owner for this weapon, but within a few years, the Rhaegar incident happened, and I sealed the whip."

Matthew was stunned when he heard this:

"You and the former owner of this whip have spent wonderful years together? A female necromancer? ”

Old Fallon raised his eyebrows:

"Do I look like one of those hungry people?"

Matthew hurriedly shook his head.

"Ursul and I were just good friends, and of course, she may have had some affection for me when she was younger, but at that time I was still very visionary, and I was looking at either the princess of a small country or some rich lady all day long, and I would rather spend a lot of money to spend a few nights with a succubus than a dry necromancer, but it turned out that I was very wrong."

Speaking of which.

Old Fallon laughed at himself: "After returning from purgatory, my appearance was ruined for a while, and those superficial women left me one after another, but Ursul took the initiative to find me, and she took great pains to heal the wound on my face, and then quietly left one day. ”

Matthew wondered:

"And then?"

"Later? There was no later. Child, when you were young, you always thought that many stories would come to a long time, and those who missed it would always have a chance to meet, but in reality, more stories ended in nothing. ”

Old Fallon had shallow sadness buried in his eyes:

"I was busy dealing with wounded soldiers, and then I came across a mining explosion in Rolling Stone...... By the time I was finally able to take a break from my hustle and bustle, Ursul had already been over-corroded by negative energy from an experimental error, and her mind had become so unconscious that she didn't even recognize me when I came to look for her. ”

"I went to the swamp where she lived twice, the first time she was kicked out, and the second time she was sober, but unfortunately she came back to light. When she was dying, she left everything else to the two apprentices who were always beaten and scolded by her, but this whip was left to me. ”

"At first I thought she was trying to whip me twice, but then I realized that this whip was a magic item she had worked so hard to create, and it contained all her understanding of necromancy. She probably thought that the two ungifted apprentices were not enough to make it worthy, so she entrusted me with finding a good home for it. ”

Old Fallon said this in one breath.

His gaze rested on the whip for several seconds, then he looked away and said in a congratulatory tone:

"Now, it's yours."

Matthew took a deep breath when he heard this, and then clenched the long whip:

"I'm not going to put it to shame."

Old Fallon nodded:

"That's exactly how it should be."

The two were silent for a moment.

The soldier next to him watched Matthew put away "Ursul's scolding", and the envy in the soul fire almost turned into substance.

Seeing this, Matthew had to sigh:

"As for Firefly and Bright Moon, I think I can only choose to rent."

compared to buying.

Leasing is undoubtedly a more expensive option.

But Matthew couldn't help it.

He doesn't have enough cash flow on hand to support a one-time buyout.

And at this time when the storm is coming.

He really needed these two short knives to increase the combat power of the soldiers.

Under the trade-off, I can only use the title deed that has just arrived and is not yet hot as collateral.

After the first procedure.

Matthew walked out of the veterans' mutuals building, exhausted.

Behind him.

Ah Bing drove the night cloak, and the soul fire flickered.

Old Fallon was equally smiling:

"Next time if you need other weapons, you are welcome to come to me, my arsenal is stocked with sharp weapons from all walks of life from south to north, and most of them will not disappoint you."

Matthew smiled wryly and didn't answer.

Old Fallon suddenly said:

"By the way, if you can find a better cure or alleviate the pit viper toxin, I can just give you these short knives, and I can even pick you another weapon of good quality."

Pit viper venom?

Matthew recalls the veterans who were spitting and moaning in the second-floor room.

Then nodded vigorously:

"I'll try."

……

Leave the Veterans Mutual Aid Society.

Matthew made another trip to the shops in the Craftsman Section.

Ten sturdy shovels were purchased.

Then he walked briskly back into the oak forest and began his journey of planting trees.

Evening.

Today's tree planting target was completed as scheduled.

A light dinner was followed by non-stop meditation and spell learning.

Unconsciously.

The moon has hung on its branches.

In a wooden house.

Matthew lazied, got up, picked up the sack with the shovel in it, and walked out into the open space.

He walked all the way to the "Zombie Dormitory", summoned the five Silver Moon Zombies, and threw a shovel in front of them.

"Pick it up, it's your weapon."

Matthew tried to give orders to the zombies.

The process is not easy.

Don't overestimate the intelligence of ordinary undead creatures and their ability to use tools.

Directing them to a tool of responsibility such as a shovel is much more difficult than learning to drive an excavator yourself.

Fortunately, Matthew was extremely patient.

Like a kindergarten worker, he taught the little zombies by hand, and it took him nearly an hour to teach the zombies the correct grip of the shovel.

"Whew!"

Matthew wiped his sweat.

It was a difficult process, but it was enough to surprise him.

"Zombies have meat, it's different!"

He tries to dispatch one of the zombies to dig a hole in the clearing.

The latter tried a few times shallowly.

It didn't take long.

An unruly pit appeared in front of Matthew.

"Pass!"

Matthew smiled contentedly.

This is the superiority of zombies over skeletons.

A closer proximity to the structure of a human palm means that they can more easily grasp the tools they had in their lifetime.

Not with skeletons.

Skeletons can be slashed with knives and smashed with small round shields.

But their hands are not able to hold weapons or tools steadily for long periods of time.

Maybe it fell off when you dig up the bones.

This is also a big reason why Matthew has not let the undead participate in his work.

And now it's different.

He can command the Silvermoon Zombies to dig holes, which greatly increases the efficiency of planting trees.

"In the future, we can focus more on site selection, transplantation and maintenance."

Matthew dragged the zombies all the way to the northwest.

Soon.

On the wasteland under the moonlit night.

There is a group of sleepless and hard-working figures.

……

"I never imagined that zombies would be able to do this job."

Eli appeared silently.

He looked at the zombies wielding shovels with a complicated expression:

"They don't look like evil creatures at all, more like a bunch of farmers."

Matthew smiled and said:

"There is no evil in the undead in the first place, but for other life forms, their existence is too different, so it will cause people to subconsciously panic and reject."

Eli frowned.

He clearly disagreed with Matthew's claims.

But he didn't refute it, but took the initiative to change the topic:

"It seems to be calm these days, but the evil has not stayed away, and I can sense their presence."

"The Blighters?"

Matthew's expression became serious.

Eli nodded vigorously:

"They're really cunning and they're very patient, and they've been watching in the shadows, which makes me feel bad. Maybe we'll have to try to change our strategy, and it's too reactive to wait for them to make a move. ”

Matthew mused:

"If we want to lure the snake out of the hole, we need to do more preparation."

Eli said confidently:

"Only if they dare to take the lead, they will never be my opponents, as for preparation, haven't you done a lot these days? The outside of the cabin was full of spell traps, and I almost stepped on them. ”

Matthew spread his hands:

"Those are just warning spells, and it's hard to say that they will be of great use, but the important thing is that once we choose to lure them, we must annihilate them all."

Eli loosened his muscles:

"I'm ready."

Matthew is actually thinking about this these days.

Right now, Eli is fighting fiercely.

He thought about it for a while and agreed:

"In this case, we will hide in the moonlight glades tonight, and I will tell the oak elves to take charge of the news, and if there is any change in the wilters, we will kill them as soon as possible.

You go over there and wait for me first, and I'll ask Ella to open the door for you. ”

Eli agreed.

Not much.

Matthew summoned Ella to take Eli to the Moonhaze Glade first.

And he himself is going to find Lulu to explain the matter of stalking.

The Blighters destroy trees very quickly, and the Oak Elves are essential to minimize damage.

……

Moonhazy glades.

The fourth layer of the hive.

Eli wandered around idly.

The unique scenery and style of this place made him feel a little stunned.

He remembered.

The last time I was here, I was still fighting alongside Samantha.

But now—

The thought of that cold, delicate, confident and independent face, Eli's heart ached uncontrollably.

"Damn, I shouldn't have come to this place."

Eli kicked a rock in displeasure.

Bang!

The stone flew far away and smashed into the wall of the rock wall, creating a deep dent.

The echo doesn't stop for a long time.

Eli touched his forehead, and the pain did not ease, but deepened.

Whenever he thinks of Samantha.

It was as if a large piece of his heart was suddenly missing.

This feeling of emptiness is painful.

"What is she doing now?"

"Would she have regretted saying those things to me too?"

"If only I could look at her again."

Thoughts of jumbled thought rose in Eli's mind.

The longing in his heart grew stronger.

A strong rush propelled him forward.

Didn't go far.

A leopard suddenly jumped out of the corridor next door!

"Samantha?"

Eli looked at each other in surprise and delight.

The leopard quickly transforms into a human form.

However, Eli felt a sting in his heart.

Her first reaction when she saw herself was to frown!

"You made that movement just now?"

Samantha glanced at the marks on the wall and asked coldly.

Eli was stunned for a moment.

His mind was a little confused, and he didn't seem to know whether to admit it or deny it.

Samantha, however, didn't plan to dwell too much on him.

She rebuked in a cold voice:

"Listen, Eli, we're done, put away your childishness, okay?"

"I don't have time to play games with you, I'm busy!"

"Now, please leave the Moonhazy Glade immediately, you people from the Earth Society really shouldn't stay here for a long time."

Samantha's words sounded like a knife into Eli's ears, but they were like a sharp knife into his heart.

His face was terribly white.

"I ......"

His throat squirmed, but he couldn't say a word.

"Let's go!"

Samantha continued to urge:

"Please don't pester me anymore, this is the Moonlight Glade, the country of the Moonlight Goddess, your actions are too much!"

Eli's pale face instantly puffed up with a thick color of blood.

He had never been so embarrassed as he was today.

And just when he was extremely embarrassed, a gentle voice sounded behind him:

"Sorry, I'm late."

Not far away.

Matthew and Ella hurried in, and Samantha looked surprised.

Immediately afterward, she heard Matthew say to herself:

"Sorry for misunderstanding you, but Eli is with me."

Hear this.

Eli is like a drowning man who has grasped a lifeline.

The voice suddenly became louder:

"That's right, I'm with him!"

The embarrassment just now disappeared in an instant, and Eli subconsciously puffed up his chest.

Matthew walked over and patted Eli on the shoulder, then waved his hand at Samantha:

"So, let's go first."

The two walked away shoulder to shoulder.

Samantha watched the scene in amazement.

The sluggish look on her face couldn't regain her composure for a long time.

Until Eli's back completely disappeared from view.

She suddenly had the illusion that something that belonged to her had been snatched away.

……

It was a long night.

In order to be prepared for emergencies at any time, Matthew and Eli did not go deep into the hive, but swept through the area that had been roughly wiped out on the fifth floor.

However, the patience of the blight was even better than they had imagined.

Not only did they not get anything by daybreak.

And it was the same for several nights in a row.

The withered are not moving.

The oak grove is calm.

Matthew can only declare the plan to lure the snake out of the hole a failure.

Eli then proposed a plan to actively track down, and he wanted to use his tracking ability to find the blighters and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

It's a pity that he's a shapeshifter who prefers to fight head-on rather than a "Master of the Wilderness" who is better at tracking.

And every Blight is a true anti-tracking master.

Matthew was afraid of being transferred away from the mountain, so he didn't dare to act recklessly.

That's it.

The blighters that they didn't lead to became a thorn in Matthew's heart.

In order to unplug it.

Matthew again asked Zeller for divination when he went to find him.

However, Zeller said that he had been divining too much recently.

It takes a while to ensure accuracy.

Matthew had no choice but to put the matter on hold for the time being.

Fortunately, his patience is also very high.

"Let's play the breath-holding contest with them and see who can have the last laugh!"

……

In this way, a few more days passed that seemed peaceful but there was a turbulent undercurrent.

Three days later in the night.

Matthew's living room.

"Ding-dong-ding-dong!"

Someone rattled the bell.

Before Matthew could get up and open the door, a gust of wind was already coming from the kitchen and heading straight for the front door:

"Is Seve here? I remember today as the day you made an appointment with her to make up the lesson! ”

Peggy asked happily as she opened the door.

Matthew nodded helplessly.

"Matthew, you'd better come over for a moment."

Outside the door.

Peggy's voice grunted a little:

"I don't remember how many students you have to make up for classes, and the living room can barely seat so many people, but the milk is definitely not enough."

Matthew looked up for some reason.

The next second.

A group of mermaids rushed in.

At the forefront was Sylve, who was smiling.

Behind her was Rhaegar with a tense face.

Then there is the bearded Brad, the handsome Zeller, and the gentleman's cane.

Finally.

A surprised Samantha followed.

She also held a thick bookbag in her hand.

A crowd poured in.

The originally deserted and open living room suddenly became lively and crowded.

……