……

"Hint: Summoned successfully, you have obtained a "Cursed Spirit" (LV9/Elite Template)"

……

When this line of font appeared in front of Matthew's eyes, he was more or less disappointed.

But then the ghost that appeared brightened his eye.

She looks like a woman with a very special temperament.

She floated out of the negative energy array, and a faint cold air surged in, from top to bottom, the ghost's body was constantly blurring.

Her upper body was very solid, with big eyes, a straight nose, bloodless lips, long black shawl hair, and a chiffon dress tightly tied at the waist.

Further down.

It became a white light that seemed to be nothing.

The level of this ghost is not high, but her appearance is very good, Matthew has seen some of it, her charm is actually very average, only 12 points, and it is even inferior to Matthew himself.

But she can give people a temperament like a spring breeze.

Few immortals can give Matthew such a feeling.

"Okay, luck is always conserved, this time it should be regarded as summoning a vase, putting it by your side as a secretary, and it is not impossible to nourish your eyes."

Think so.

Matthew glanced at Miss Ghost's panel, and two unusual traits caught his eye.

……

"Unable to Speak (Cursed): Your ghost can't speak to people like a normal ghost."

"Appearance is combat power (curse): Your ghost can adjust its appearance (minus charm) in exchange for additional levels and combat power.

You can choose from the following two adjustment methods -

1. Manual adjustment (every day at 3 a.m., you can adjust the charm value of the ghost once, and in the following day, she will play with a fixed appearance, charm and combat power)

2. Self-adjustment (return the power to adjust your appearance to the ghost itself, she will be grateful to you for it, but she may not be able to adjust your appearance and combat power to your satisfaction)

For the first summon, you can now try to adjust the Spirit's appearance and combat power (within 30 minutes only)."

……

"And this curse?"

Matthew was immediately interested.

"Matthew, this sister is so beautiful!"

Bobo looked at the new ghost in amazement:

"Is she your summon? I'll trade you with the big bomb in my backpack! ”

Matthew smiled:

"Summons aren't exchangeable."

The next second.

He began to adjust the ghost's charm.

……

"Hint: You used "Appearance is Combat Power" on the Spirit, the Spirit's Charisma is -2 (current 10), and Level +1 (current LV10)!"

……

"Huh? How did she get ugly? ”

Bobo's eyes are poisonous:

"Did I just read it wrong? Matthew, if you change it now, you can only change it to a small bomb! ”

Matthew was silent.

Is it possible to exchange two charms for a class level?

Show me your limits!

……

"Hint: Ghost Charisma -12 (current -2), Level +6 (current LV16)!

Your ghost has gained some of its new abilities......

……

"Mom! What the hell——! ”

Matthew didn't have time to check Miss Ghost's new abilities when he was caught by Bobo's screams.

He looked back at Bobo with some amusement:

"Is that an exaggeration?"

"Matthew, tell her not to come!"

Bobo nervously backs back in succession:

"I'm going to throw a bomb again! My bomb ghost is scared too! ”

This time, she actually refused to submit the exchange.

Matthew was a little curious by her reaction, so he looked back as well, and as he looked back, he said:

"Bobo, it's not good to judge people by their appearance...... Wow!! ”

Matthew just glanced at Miss Ghost's current appearance and couldn't say anything.

It is an ugliness beyond the understanding of the world, which cannot be described in words, and this is probably what God hates and hates to say.

Syllable!

At this moment, several birds flew over their heads, and a few pieces of bird droppings fell in a dashing manner.

Thankfully, the ghost had no body, and guano passed over her head and landed directly on the ground.

Matthew also relied on his high perception to dodge.

Only Bobo's helmet was left with a lump.

"Matthew? What happened? ”

Bobo is still immersed in the huge shock caused by the collapse of Miss Ghost's appearance.

Matthew quietly changed his gloves and touched her head, so that nothing would have happened, otherwise she would probably have yelled to blow up the nest.

"Is this the horror of Charisma-2? Even the flat-haired beast can't help but come out and be disgusted? ”

Matthew is also the first person to come into contact with negative charisma.

Soon.

There was a faint sense of grievance in the necromantic contract.

Matthew immediately changed his charm back.

Miss Ghost is back in a pretty look.

Matthew thought for a moment.

In the end, this adjustment was handed over to Miss Ghost herself.

Although she has become an immortal and her appearance no longer seems to matter, Matthew still feels that such manipulation is too cruel for her.

Originally, his psychological expectations of ghosts had been reduced to the level of a vase.

Now it's actually a character who can adaptively switch between "broken vases that can be hit" and "good vases that can't be hit".

This is already more than expected.

Again.

There is another advantage to handing over the adjustment power to Miss Ghost herself, that is, the exchange of charm and combat power does not need to be restricted by "three o'clock in the morning", and can be adjusted at any time.

This greatly increases her delusionality.

Who would have guessed that a level 9 ghost would suddenly collapse into a level 16 ghost?

"Who made this curse?"

Matthew was a little curious.

It's a pity that the summons for the advancement or quest rewards are all randomly grabbed from the negative energy plane, and Miss Ghost can't speak, and he can't know her story for a while.

"Ghosts should also have their own names, and if you are floating around, let's call you 'Ah Piao'!"

……

"Hint: Naming successful! Thanks to the grace of fame, the Cursed Wraith's loyalty to you has been increased to 85!

You returned the right to adjust "appearance is combat power" to the ghost, and Piao is very grateful to you, and Piao's loyalty has been increased to 95!

Piao shares with you her ability "Wall Piercing Technique".

Wall Piercing (Weakened): You can ghostize your body through a solid wall up to 1.2 meters thick through a preparatory movement.

WARNING –

During wall penetration, your speed is reduced to 1/3 of your normal rate;

If you are attacked or actively attacked during the wall, you will lose your ghostly form;

During the passage through the wall, if you touch a living thing, you will also lose your ghostly form;

Prepare an "Escape Charm" or ask a companion to help you every time you practice through walls, as every year mages are bullied in the process of practicing wall-piercing......

……

Wall Piercing is indeed a very classic spell.

Despite knowing that it is dangerous.

But there are still countless learners, and the base is large, and there are naturally many who are stuck in the wall.

Matthew heard Ronan tell this joke:

"If a mage asks you to be his companion when he practices wall piercing, it shows that his trust in you is unquestionable, but it is also possible that he is seducing you......"

Matthew, who has read countless films in his previous life, naturally understands in seconds.

At the time, he was amazed at how open the mages of this world were.

Later, he realized that no matter what world it is, human beings who have mastered too much strange knowledge are actually the same.

……

Wraiths are no better than zombies and skeletons, and the punishment for these undead creatures in the sun is much stronger than the latter two, so Matthew doesn't plan to let Ah Piao come out during the day.

Fortunately, ghosts also have their own advantages, that is, they can be possessed.

Matthew thought about it and simply let Ah Piao attach it to his bag, so that when something happened, as long as he patted his bag, Ah Piao would naturally come out.

And when it's okay, it's reasonable to let her live in her bag and occasionally help clean and tidy up the grid, right?

So under Bobo's curious gaze, Ah Piao turned into a wisp of white smoke and flew into Matthew's bag.

For Matthew at the moment, there is another important choice.

That is, at this level, do you want to go up again?

That's right, after reaching level 12 in one go, Matthew's XP is still surplus.

Different from the second order rushing to the third order, the third order and the fourth order do not need an advanced ceremony, and the XP is in place, and ordinary people are just going up directly.

But Matthew was different, he rushed a little too fast.

He tried to judge the matter in terms of the realm of temperance, and was soon answered.

……

Tip: Due to the speed of your upgrade from LV5 to LV12 in the last six months, as well as your spell learning status, it is recommended to have a static period of at least 8 months.

……

The resting period means that there will be no upgrade within 8 months.

Matthew understands the meaning of the resting period.

Level is only a part of the composition of strength, and the spells and abilities that match it are equally important, Matthew has actually stayed in the second order for a long time, although some spells are learned in a hurry, and the foundation is not too stable, but it can be used improvised.

But the third-order is different, he hasn't learned any of the third-order spells.

If you go up to the fourth order in one breath and then go back and learn the third-order spells, you may fall into the trap of the "Law of Arrogance".

That is, high-level spellcasters tend to be careless when learning low-level spells.

In many cases, when the level is high, it is really impossible to comprehend the essence of the same level of spells like a low-level spellcaster.

Matthew decided to adopt the proposal for an 8-month resting period.

Sharpen the knife and don't mistake the woodcutter, learn the spell that should be learned first, at least not leave the foundation unstable.

At the same time, he also decided to multi-point trees, and the best of them could kill some people who couldn't open their eyes.

Because Matthew found that the points of light in the realm of immortality have greatly countered the points of light in the supernatural realm.

The former is about two-thirds, and the latter is only one-third, which shows that Matthew's exploration in the realm of immortality has progressed faster during this time.

Matthew is consciously regulating the balance between the two.

……

Not long after dawn, Lumière's figure appeared beside the Bitter Water Marsh.

Matthew didn't go far, he knew Lumière would be going back soon.

In fact, Matthew felt that the tribe that Lumière had returned to yesterday was indeed because he cared about the tribe on the one hand, and on the other hand, he actively chose to avoid his own night of death.

The future king of the rainforest was not low in emotional intelligence, he probably guessed what would happen on the night of the necromancy, as a Jango he would definitely not feel good to see the abomination stitched up from the corpses of his compatriots, and he would not be able to disrupt Matthew's advanced ritual.

Therefore, it is the best choice to withdraw in time.

This move has raised Matthew's impression of Lumière by a big cut.

When Lumière saw Matthew, his expression was very serious:

"I went back and asked the people in the tribe, and in the past two days, a large number of outsiders have suddenly appeared around the rainforest, and these people have come very strangely, almost as soon as I left the rainforest with my front foot, they came in with their back foot. That's what happened in those two days. And they don't seem to be new to the rainforest at all, as if they have done their homework in advance, and my tribe and some tribes in the southwest have had several conflicts with these people, and they have not taken much advantage. It's unusual, you know, the rainforest is supposed to be our home turf. ”

Matthew just wanted to ask more.

Suddenly, Lumière turned around and looked at the jungle on the other side, and Matthew sensed a group of people approaching!

Lumière strode forward, shouting something in the native language.

Soon, figures appeared in the rainforest, dressed in clothes woven from leaves, spears in their hands, fangs sewn in their mouths, and fierce eyes.

Matthew noticed that there were several strong men among the natives, who were carrying several human heads on their backs, one of which had not yet dried up in blood, and the large gap in the bowl was still dripping with blood.

"It's a tribe of headhunters in the southwest, be careful, they are very extreme and resist any outsider."

Lumière didn't turn around, he was still negotiating with the other party, but the words still drifted to the ears of Matthew and Bobo, and I don't know how he did it.

Lumière and the headhunters chatted for a long time.

The latter stared at Matthew and Bobo with fierce eyes, pointing at them, as if unwilling to let them go.

At the stalemate, Matthew asked:

"What are they talking about?"

Lumière replied:

"They say that there are people in the southwest who are cutting down the rainforest, a lot of people, and those people are also building factories in the rainforest, I don't know, they are very vague, I don't know if it's a factory or a lumber yard, but it's a big building that's fenced in, and there's always the sound of machines roaring from inside. Damn, what the hell is going on!? ”

Matthew wanted to ask again.

Suddenly, a headhunter said something with a curse.

In a not-so-dense bush next to him, a little boy who looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old suddenly raised his blow arrow!

Sou!

A thin arrow went straight to Matthew's chest.

Fortunately, Matthew was very vigilant, and at the first moment the two sides met, he used his perception to sweep all the grass where he could hide, and was ready to dodge at any time.

At that moment, he was about to dodge, when suddenly a short figure stood in front of him, and then jumped hard.

Bang!

The blowgun slammed into Bobo's helmet, changing course and slamming into the bark of a nearby tree, sending turquoise sap from the arrow.

Matthew was a little annoyed.

Bobo had already made a move, but saw a blue flash of the fist glove on her right hand, and then made an uppercut to the front void.

Burst!

The child hiding in the bushes seemed to have been hit in the abdomen by a huge force, and was smashed from the bottom up, not only falling out of the bushes, but finally hanging on a high branch, screaming.

"Wait, stop!"

Lumière snorted, and he turned back to Bobo and Matthew:

"You guys take a little back, trust me, let me handle it, will you?"

There was pleading in his eyes.

Bobo just shook his head in refusal.

was grabbed by Matthew's helmet and walked backwards.

A gima gleeked in Lumière's eyes.

Then he walked alone to the group of headhunters.

The momentum of the Children of the Rainforest unfolds.

No headhunter dared to stop him.

"Lumière, what are you going to do?!"

A headhunter asked.

"You ought not to be wise."

There was a hint of compassion in Lumière's eyes.

The headhunters asked:

"Are you going to kill our children for an outsider?"

Lumière jumped on the branch with the dexterity of a cheetah, and he gently carried the child down from the tree.

The child's mouth was bleeding constantly, and his eyes were full of fear.

"There are no children in the rainforest, only hunters and prey."

Lumière's tone was extremely calm:

"I know what you're thinking, you thought I wasn't going to do anything to a child, but you're wrong.

I've told you again and again that they are my friends, and yet you still cross my line, which is so stupid. ”

A grim-faced headhunter scolded angrily:

"I don't believe you dare to kill him!"

Click!

Lumière turned calmly and wrung the child's neck.

"No !!"

The jungle resounded with the cries of surprise and pain from the headhunters.

Lumière stood up slowly, his hands trembling slightly.

"You'll never be the king of the rainforest! You can't be our king, you're a traitor! ”

The headhunters roared with grief and anger.

Lumière turned abruptly:

"It's not up to you to become the king of the rainforest.

I want to be the king of the rainforest, precisely because I hope that one day, children like him will kill people in secret without having to hold blowguns in their hands.

I want to change the living conditions of all the Jango people, I want to make them live a stable life, I want to make them well-fed, well-fed, warmly dressed, and preferably as free from fighting as possible.

And in order to achieve all this, we cannot blindly reject all outsiders.

They are the key to getting us out of the rainforest and into the world.

I don't expect you idiots to understand my ambitions, but I don't mind screwing your heads out if you continue to be stubborn and keep obstructing me – I mean, all of you. ”

That's all that is said and done.

He stopped, and turned to the headhunters again:

"Now, tell me everything you know about those outsiders, and make no mistake about it, I'm not pleading for anything, I'm commanding you to tell the truth."

……

Ten minutes later.

Lumière returned to the two of them with a normal face.

He only said one sentence:

"He's dead."

Matthew patted him on the shoulder.

The latter said quickly:

"According to clues provided by the Headhunter Tribe, the people who are spreing on logging in the southwestern edge of the rainforest may be related to the Dragon Lich Cult, whose supreme leader is a powerful priest who is said to have a close relationship with a certain dragon lich who has been promoted to a demigod. They had been active in the desert until now, and they didn't know why they suddenly started encroaching on the rainforest. ”

Matthew nodded.

When Lumière was communicating with headhunters, he had actually figured out some ideas, but he still needed some corroboration.

So Matthew asked:

"Do you know where the original territory of the Dinosaurus and Aeolian Pterodactyl was?"

Lumière was stunned for a moment:

"It's the west, and the headhunter tribe lives nearby, you mean?"

Matthew had such an expression:

"Niche vacancy!

It seems that the people of the Dragon Lich Cult have been keeping an eye on the rainforest, and they may have had plans for it, but due to the presence of the two lords, the Dinosaurus and the Anemo Pterodactyl, especially the Dinosaurs, their plans have not been implemented.

After your Advance Ritual, the Dinosaur died, the niche became vacant, and it was impossible for the Rainforest to give birth to a second lord with similar deterrent abilities anytime soon.

In comparison, you may be stronger than the Dinosaurus, but in individual cases, you can't cover as much territory as he does.

You've been fighting the Dinosaurus for a long time, and this must have caught their attention, and as soon as the Dinosaurus died, the Dragon Lich Cult couldn't wait to take action.

Judging from the timeline, this speculation also holds, otherwise it would not be that you just walked on the front foot, and they would come in on the back foot. ”

Bobo asked:

"What about the Sand Thieves and the Scourge Order?"

Lumière preemptively replied:

"The people of the Scourge Order are from the Dark Regions, and I know that there are several dungeon entrances near the rainforest, and there were some gnolls that used to be entrenched, but then disappeared."

Matthew actually has a lot of doubts about the Wind and Sand Thieves.

He had just wanted to make that clear.

Suddenly.

A small flying squirrel jumped from a tree behind the trio.

His voice sounded excited:

"Hahaha, Lord Matthew, great news! A black-robed man who didn't know where he came from, with more than a dozen earth fire dragons and a group of dragon blood warriors, was attacking the Black Banyan Dream Realm! ”

"Lord Su Ya is working hard to support her, but the situation is not good, presumably she will step down soon!"

"The next soul of the rainforest is none other than me, Ah Fei!"

"What do you think? Master Matthew? ”

……

(End of chapter)