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"Dear Teacher (Teacher crossed out) Matthew:

Don't come unharmed.

I'm sitting on a bench outside the Upper East Side Prancing Horse Inn in the Jade Garden, writing to you (you crossed out) you.

It's been half a month since I've been in Jade Garden, and I had all sorts of unrealistic fantasies about the journey before I set off, but after leaving Rolling Stone, I found that it was very different from what I imagined, and I guess it was because my knowledge was too barren.

There are many things that happen on the road unexpectedly, and people have nowhere to talk.

From the first day I've been here, I've been thinking about the people of Rolling Stone, my father, my mother, Sif, and you—

Please forgive me for my recklessness that day, as you said, I didn't really know about necromancers, and I don't know why I subconsciously felt fear, maybe I was stumped by the fear of the world, and in retrospect, I was more overwhelmed at the time.

But I guess you'll forgive me, right?

Because you're always so understanding.

So I'm still cheeky enough to write to you, hoping you really don't mind.

……

Our journey was not easy, and the day after we left Riptide, the convoy was confronted by a gang of road rage who had stopped the convoy in front of and back, and I was nervously throwing up in the carriage, and the captain of the guard reassured me that they would take care of it.

He said that his judgment of bandits was very accurate, that the road rage didn't look like people who would fight to the death, and that our convoy was strong enough.

As he expected, the captain of the convoy discussed with the road rage for a while, collected a little money from each family, and then dispersed.

The captain told me that the captain of the convoy was most likely in league with the road rage, and that the two sides had joined forces to cheat the guests out of their tolls - people who were away from home rarely minded spending money on disasters, so it was safe to do so and had a lot of money.

I didn't believe it, I thought it was a story made up by the chief of the guard to show his insight.

But the afternoon before I arrived at the elven territory, I stumbled upon the leader of the convoy in the woods next to the camp negotiating with a man who did not belong to our convoy, and he took a heavy money bag from the man.

I knew the man, he was one of the road ragepers.

They found me, but the captain just chased me away and warned me not to say anything.

When I got back to the carriage, I told the captain of the guard about it, and he forbade me to leave the carriage for the next three days.

I was scared, but of course I wasn't going anywhere.

I was thinking about it all the time when I was sitting in the car, and I always felt that the next moment the team boss was going to kill me.

I was so scared that I didn't sleep well for days.

But all the way to the territory of the elves, we changed the captain of the convoy, and nothing terrible happened.

When handing over the guide, I secretly lifted the curtain to look at the captain of the Riptide convoy.

He was calm throughout, and he even smiled at me when he saw me.

It was then that I remembered the first time I saw him in Rapids, when his wife came to see him off, and he sat on the edge of the carriage with his three- and four-year-old daughter in his arms, and talked to her with a warm smile, telling her not to worry.

That moment.

I finally realized a little bit of the nature of the world.

In the past, at Seve House, she used to lecture me in an old-fashioned manner: "Child, the world of adults is very complicated, and a little lamb like you can easily be eaten alive." ”

I was always amused by her giggling the way she mimicked an adult's kiss.

Now that I think about it, Seve has always been smarter than me, more mature than me, and aware of the complexity of the world before I did.

The lord's daughter really wants to be better.

What do you think?

……

I thought the convoy would have a smooth ride when it entered elven territory.

But the next day, we met a dragon!

When the dragon flew over our heads, I sat in the carriage and felt my heart stop for several seconds, and all the horses were groaning in great uneasiness.

I saw a large shadow on the ground through the car window.

There was a faint hint of greenery above the sky.

Later, I heard the half-elf guide mention that it was an adult green dragon named Fatina who had nested in the "Garden of Fallen Leaves", and that the Jade Court had clashed with her many times in an attempt to expel her, but Fatina was cunning and persistent, always roaming around the northern part of the forest, and occasionally attacking lone pedestrians or convoys.

We were lucky not to be targeted by Fatina, but the fact that she was in the south of the forest was a strange thing in itself.

I sensed a hint of concern in the half-elf guide's attitude.

The Jade Court does not seem to be as powerful, sacred, and inviolable as I imagined, and the elves also have troubles that cannot be solved.

Later, I encountered a lot of elves who were like walking corpses outside the Jade Court City.

The guide warned us not to approach them, or we would risk our lives.

Locals call them "heartbreakers".

This is a group of lunatics abandoned and cursed by the forest.

I asked the guide why the Jade Court didn't expel them since they were so terrible?

The guide only said that the elves could not bear to abandon their compatriots, without explaining more.

I'm even more confused.

Later, when I entered the city, I had the feeling of stepping into a dream.

The jade garden is really beautiful.

There are countless trees here, tall, reliable, and warm, with their all-encompassing foliage that shades every corner of the city.

Most of the ancient trees here are more than 1,000 years old.

If you want to enjoy the sun, as long as you know a few elven words, the ancient trees will spread their branches and leaves, and let the sun shine on your face.

I know you love planting trees, Matthew, you're going to love it.

When I first entered the city, I was so happy.

But soon reality poured cold water on me.

Before leaving, my father only said that he would send me to learn elf singing and dancing, but he didn't tell me that I also had to learn swordsmanship and spells!

I was sent to a group of half-elves and elves.

I'm the only human in the group.

Although everyone there greeted me with a smile, I could feel the deep estrangement and indifference beneath the smile.

They didn't welcome me.

It's even a bit discriminatory against humans.

Once, after a dance class, I overheard a half-elf say to her companion while changing clothes:

"That human big-breasted girl, she's really good at showing off her figure, but what's the use of that? The dance is good, and the swordsmanship and spells are all zero points! I don't think she can be a "sword singer" at all. ”

Her companion replied with a smile:

"Why are you paying attention to her? Forty years later, her plump figure will quickly dry up like a punctured balloon, isn't this the sad thing about the human girl? I thought that with her hard work, she still had a chance to become the lowest level of swordsman, but at that time, she was already an old woman who couldn't dance. ”

I was really sad after listening to it.

Not because of their meanness, but because of the shortness of human life.

Half-elves have a lifespan of at least 300 years, and the Wood Elves have twice as long, and it is said that the Night Elves in the Eternal Night Forest live longer.

But what about us?

When I think about decades at most, I'm going to inevitably grow old.

I feel really uncomfortable.

I wasn't even very active in dancing in those days.

After that day, the attitude of the others towards me became even more pronounced, and they always bullied me, consciously or unconsciously - either the wooden sword used for training was hung on the butt of the musk ox, or the dancing clothes were splashed with embarrassing milk stains.

I cried for days before I told myself to be strong.

My father spent a lot of money to send me here to study, and I couldn't give up easily.

Many times when I feel bad, I think of Sif.

I can't help but think that if she were here, she would be able to handle these issues with ease.

Unlike me, I only know a person hiding and crying.

When it comes to crying, I don't really reject crying, which doesn't help, but at least it makes me less devastated.

A few more days passed.

Things took a turn for the worse when their bullying of me was bumped into by a general of the Wind Chaser.

He scolded the others on the spot, terrifying everyone.

The general's name was Terrani, and he was a very handsome elven swordman.

He is very young, and it is said that he is the existence with the best chance of being promoted to the Elven Sword Saint in the entire Jade Firmament Court.

Terrani treats me very well and comes to me every now and then when I get out of class.

At first I was a little uncomfortable with his enthusiasm.

But soon, I discovered a secret of Terrani.

He's actually a girl, but he likes to dress up as a man.

Oh my God, I'm really embarrassed when I write this, I always feel like I'm writing about a third-rate bard, but it's all true.

Soon Terrani became open about her pursuit of me.

This incident bothered me more than the bullying of the elves.

I don't know how to turn down a powerful Wind Chaser general, and it's a girl.

I had to say no to Terrani's fervent pursuit on the grounds that I was young.

Terrani didn't force it, she was very gentlemanly and said that she would wait until I became an adult, but it was less than six months before I became an adult.

This incident distressed me because there was no one to talk to, so I thought of you.

Matthew.

If you have any great suggestions, be sure to let me know back!

It was already dark when I wrote this.

The smell of barbecue wafts from the inn, and the elves are not all vegetarians, their barbecue is light and not greasy, and has a unique flavor.

But I still miss the curly leaf barbecue in Rolling Stone.

Tomorrow is the Spring Festival, there will be fireworks in the town, the old Yorks will push the last pigs of the day to eat and sell everywhere, everyone will gather to eat marshmallows and honey strawberries, my favorite wrist wrestling contest and Martin Run, who will win the crown this time?

I can't see.

But I knew it had to be a lively scene.

I really want to go home.

Be sure to write back to me!

Come on!

- Yours, Beana, 3.28, in the Jade Garden."

……

After reading through it again, Matthew was quite emotional.

He had guessed that Beanna might write to him, but he didn't expect her journey and her study career in the Jade Court to be so turbulent.

Beanna and Seve have always been two of the best students in Matthew's teachings.

They all come from well-to-do families.

Beana's father was a very discerning and charismatic businessman, and her mother was the only daughter of a great nobleman in Riptide.

Compared with Sif, Beanna's personality is actually more quiet and introverted.

So her confession that day still surprised Matthew.

After reading the various experiences mentioned in the letter.

Matthew went home and pondered for a moment, then picked up a pen and wrote her a long reply.

Even Beanna's careful thinking about deliberately crossing out the word teacher has been revealed.

But in Matthew's mind, she was always his student.

He tried his best to analyze from her standpoint—

「…… You're doing it wisely, and with the certainty that Terrani won't hurt you, having a Wind Chaser General to escort you will undoubtedly make your studies in the Jade Court much smoother, and I have a few suggestions for you to try......

After writing the letter, he sealed it with a fire paint seal, and tomorrow he asked someone to carry it to the Prancing Horse Hotel in the Jade Garden.

In this era, letters were similarly inefficient, instant messages from high-level mages were extremely expensive, and ordinary people still had to endure long waiting times.

"If only there was an owl or an albatross as a messenger."

Putting away the letter, Matthew couldn't help but think.

It's impossible for a noble nature soul like Ella to do errands, and there doesn't seem to be a good one among the undead to deliver messages - maybe it's because necromancers don't usually have a need to socialize with people?

In the afternoon.

Matthew goes to the Lord's Palace, where he signs a consultant contract with Zeller.

Since then, Matthew has officially taken his place in the Lord's Palace, where he will provide Rhaegar with consulting services on magical knowledge, while Zeller can devote more of his energy to intelligence work.

However, Matthew, the consultant, came to ask for leave on his first day on the job.

After sharing some information about the Traces of the Dead and the Moonlight Goddess with Zeller, he informed them that he was about to advance and had to take a leave of absence for a while.

Zeller was kind enough to approve Matthew's long paid leave for Rhaeggar.

Not only did he give some valuable advice on Matthew's progression, but he also enthusiastically asked Matthew if he needed a salary advance.

Matthew is grateful for this.

And then unceremoniously made a small advance.

As he left the Lord's Mansion, Matthew bumped into Seve and the two struck up a few words.

After also informing the other party that he is about to leave for a while.

Seve looked lost.

After a moment of comfort, Matthew suddenly asked:

"Did Beanna write to you after she went to the Jade Court?"

Seve shook her head.

Matthew smiled inwardly and left the Lord's Mansion.

Beanna repeatedly mentions Seve in her letters to Matthew, but does not write to her.

The girl's mind is really delicate.

……

Seven days later.

Matthew's figure appeared outside Zeshui City, the southernmost part of the "Hundred Cities of the Alliance".

His entourage consisted only of Bing and Ella.

For the past few days, they've been away from Rolling Stone, and they've had a hard time traveling.

Before heading to the East Coast, Matthew also made a special trip to White Rock City and bought a series of props from the transgender mage he knew.

The most important of these are the items that may be used in Necronomicon Night:

Rabbit feet, monkey claws, bat teeth, boar umbilical cord...... These are small things that can please the undead.

The Night of the Dead is an advanced alternative ritual, and Matthew will naturally prepare for it with a little more hands.

And after leaving White Rock City.

Matthew found a moonlit evening and entered the Moonlight Glade.

When traveling long distances, joining the Moonlight Society is a useful thing, as long as the local area has the nodes to enter the Moonlight Glade, including the nature spirit, altar, and shrine that worship Althea, Matthew, who is a moonwalker, can teleport backwards.

It's a pity that Athea's power in the south is obviously weak.

The southernmost node that Matthew had found in the Moonhazy Glade was still hundreds of miles away from the first destination of the trip, Zeshui City.

The vicinity of Zeshui City is full of foothills, and the road conditions are extremely poor, and Matthew sat in the carriage for a few days and almost vomited.

It's dusk.

The accompanying convoy was camping and resting.

Matthew stood on the mountainside and looked out to the southeast, the east coastline bordering the endless ocean was rugged in the sunset, the sea was calm, the land was undulating, and between the mountains, a majestic city rose from the mountainside, spiraled upward, and finally enveloped the entire mountain.

That's Zeshui City.

Farther south, the mountains will be replaced by endless rainforests.

It is inhabited by an indigenous group of people who call themselves the "Children of the Rainforest", known to the Seven Holy Alliance as the "Jango".

The Jango are warlike and conservative, resistant to outsiders entering the rainforest, and even the druids and rangers of the north are unable to blend in with the mysterious greenery.

They have their own unique professions, the most famous of which are the "Blowers" and the "Rainforest Shamans".

They wield the power of voodoo, magic, animal taming, cannibalism, and other primitive, wild realms.

And the seas surrounding the rainforest, including the Endless Ocean in the east and the Arune Sea in the south, are inhabited by a small number of Sioux and a large number of Naga, the latter darlings of storms and seas.

In the depths of the rainforest, it is said that there are traces of dragon lich cults and headhunters active.

Mountains, jungles, oceans, storms.

This is the complex environment that Matthew is about to face.

This trip was destined to be very dangerous, and he did not dare to slack off in the slightest, so after doing enough homework in advance, Matthew would verify the accuracy of the information everywhere he went.

For example, right now, he is observing Zeshui City in the distance.

"Matthew Matthew!"

Ella whispered over his shoulder:

"The rainforest to the south is terrifying, and I feel a very violent will of nature, which does not welcome me, and murders me!"

"And then, the city you are looking at now, I sense that there is a plague going on there—many people are sick with fever and dying!"

"Woo woo, I'm so scared, let's not go over, okay?"

Plague, fever?

Matthew frowned.

He didn't doubt Nature's Soul's ability to perceive, which was why Ella had been brought on this trip.

It's just that Zeshui City is the first stop on his southward journey.

"We can fast in and out, and I need to find a guide there to traverse the rainforest."

Matthew comforted:

"As long as we don't come into contact with too many people, we won't be so unlucky to catch the plague."

Ella sighed and her little head wilted.

Matthew thought for a moment, walked quickly to the convoy guide, and asked:

"Ange, I heard that there has been a plague in Zeshui City recently, is this true?"

The middle-aged man named Ange, with a white turban, said disapprenously:

"Of course this is true, because Zeshui City is plagued all the time, and you don't suffer from a few fevers, and you are embarrassed to say that you have entered Zeshui City!"

"Don't worry, don't go to crowded places, don't look for women and ducks, your probability of getting sick has dropped by at least half, and having a fever doesn't mean death, there are several temples in Zeshui City that specialize in holy water business, as long as you have money, you can't die."

"Some of the wealthy people in the city even deliberately get sick and drink holy water to purify their bodies and minds, which is a way for them to find excitement."

Matthew was silent.

I have long heard that some cities in the south are very wild, but when I heard it today, it really deserves its reputation.

He chatted with Ange a few more words about the situation in Zeshui City.

I didn't leave until nightfall.

Night.

Matthew sat in the open top and flipped through Samantha's information about the Sioux people.

Right now.

A large oak forest suddenly appeared in front of his eyes!

A familiar feeling welled up in my mind.

Matthew knows it's the taste of gifting!

……

"Your ability 'Nature's Gift (1/2)" is in effect.

You have gained new abilities 'Mace Mastery' and 'Soul Cage'.

Mace Mastery: You have acquired the skill of using the Xenomorph weapon "Macehead", and you are quite proficient; When you use the weapon and inflict a headshot on an enemy, you will have a chance to become more hyper (a brief increase in strength);

Soul Cage: You can grab the soul of a recently dead or very weak humanoid and keep it in one of your cages.

The snatched soul will last in the cage until the spell ends or you destroy the cage.

During this time, you can make the following options for that soul -

stealing lives;

soul torture;

stealing experience;

will-repellent humiliation;

The Eye of the Dead;

Cost: Each time you cast it, you need to consume 1 Heartstone (worth 100 gold)"

……

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