……

Although he remembered the rumors about Howard that were circulating in the town, Matthew shook his hand.

Rumors, you can't take them seriously.

The two then spoke politely.

It's just that Howard looked worried, and kept looking out of the carriage window, and Matthew didn't say anything more.

Twenty minutes later.

The carriage successfully arrived at the "Southern Trade Post", which is located in the south of Rolling Stone, bordering the two territories of Golden Fertile Field and High Leaf Collar.

Howard got out of the car with a few words of thanks.

He tried to pay for the car, but Matthew refused, then gave the coachman a few loose coins, and hurried towards the inside of the trading post.

The South Trading Post is a large market built on the plains.

It provides a stop for merchants and travelers, and is also compatible with the function of a wholesale market, where you can get a lot of grain, textiles, artisanal crops, and some knick-knacks at a low price.

A number of shacks were also built to the north of the trading post, where many small workshops were relocated from Rolling Stone.

Matthew had wanted to lead Leila around the trading post.

But Leila says she has her own way of stepping on the spot.

Matthew left her alone.

Ever since entering Rolling Stone, Layla has wrapped herself in layers of thick robes, covering up any black skin that she covers, revealing only the areas that are heavily albilistic.

It made her look weird.

But at least people don't associate her with the evil underworld drow.

About half an hour passed.

Leila is back.

So the carriage bypassed the trading post and continued north.

In the carriage.

Matthew asked:

"How?"

Leila said calmly:

"Roughly understood."

Matthew asks again:

"Any notable news?"

Leila thought for a moment:

"There are two pieces of news, the first one is related to the passenger just now.

The reason why he seemed so anxious was that the workers in his textile workshop were on strike.

The reason is said to be related to the haunting, and several stall owners in the trading post are discussing the matter, and they are also discussing whether to close the business for a few days to avoid bad luck. ”

Is it haunted?

Matthew didn't care too much:

"What about the second one?"

Leila Says:

"There are a few merchants from the south who are discussing the coup d'état in the Red Soil Mountains, which is what happened in the territory we passed through yesterday.

Rumor has it that the son of the lord of the Red Clay Mountain killed his father and became the new lord.

On his first day as lord, he announced that he would raise taxes on incoming caravans.

Not only that, but he also has to set up a special patrol team to catch smugglers.

Although the specific decree has not yet been issued, the merchants have confirmed it from various sources.

In the past few days, the convoys in and out of the Red Clay Mountain have accelerated their movements, and they are worried about this, fearing that the Red Clay Mountain move will affect the flow of people at the South Trade Post. ”

Speaking of which.

She added:

"But these have nothing to do with us, no ghost dares to provoke you, and the tax checkpoint of Red Earth Mountain can't collect me, it's a big deal that I take the mountain road, they can't catch me."

Matthew nodded.

Red Clay Mountain is the only way for Rolling Rock Town to develop trade in the south.

The main reason is that the "sandy bottom river" that runs through the east and west in its territory is too fragrant.

The round-the-clock carrying capacity of the Shadi River attracted countless goods flows, and the Red Clay Mountains prospered, and its lord families became rich because of the business from the north to the south.

There is a large flow of goods.

Naturally, there are many smugglers.

Smuggling in Red Earth Hill is rampant, and even Matthew, who has been nesting in Rolling Rock Town to plant trees, has heard of it.

Now that a new lord has come to power, it seems that there is no problem in raising taxes and cracking down.

So he opened the window of the car to blow the wind, cleared his mind and changed to a book to read carefully.

The time in the carriage was long.

Although the South Trade Station is located in the territory of Rolling Stone, the area of Rolling Rock Town is about 17,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to a city in Matthew's previous life.

More than two hours passed.

The scenery outside the car window gradually became familiar.

The carriage drove all the way into town.

Matthew did not go home as soon as possible, but went to the lord's mansion to report on his work.

The result surprised him.

In the administrative hall of the Lord's Mansion today, Zeller, who has always been known for his workaholism, is not there, only Rhaegar sits there drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.

After hearing that Matthew was ready to come back to work.

Rhaegar put down his coffee cup and raised an eyebrow:

"Are you sure you won't take two months off?"

Matthew smiled:

"There's enough rest in the wagon."

Rhaegar curled his mouth, stood up unhappily, and led him to a small room next door, and said:

"This is the office Zeller has arranged for you, and he wants you to come and sit more when you are free."

"Your office is close to me, this is also Zeller's arrangement, he hopes that the two of us can exchange feelings more, of course, this is his wishful thinking, except for official matters, I will not exchange any feelings with you."

Matthew asked:

"What about the Oak Chamber of Commerce?"

Rhaegar rightly said:

"That's another matter, and as one of the shareholders, of course I'm also concerned about the development of the Oak Chamber of Commerce."

said.

He pointed to an old lady who had just passed through the corridor and said:

"This is Mrs. Wesley, you can call her to do any chores usually, but remember to be louder, she is deaf and can't hear much."

"Remember...... Forget it, there's no need to remember it too clearly, because I'm going to fire her next week. ”

"Don't look at her as an old look, her new boyfriend is only 34 years old."

Immediately Mrs. Wesley's swearing came from the other side of the hallway:

"Accumulate some De Rhaegar! Isn't it just that the coffee poured for you in the morning is not filtered? ”

"You're fifty years old, don't be so careful!"

Rhaegar jumped to his feet and said:

"You admit it? Is that unfiltered? I drank it like I was drinking a cup of piping hot mud! ”

"Look, when I talked to her in the morning, she pretended not to hear!"

"In the future, if Mrs. Wesley ignores you, just remember to say a few bad things about her."

After a round of face-to-face teaching.

Rhaegar stretched:

"That's all, you can get used to it yourself, if you have any other questions, don't look for me, I'm busy."

As he spoke, he walked outside.

Matthew teased:

"Busy reading the newspaper?"

Rhaegar turned back and corrected solemnly:

"No, it's more important nap time next."

……

It was already afternoon when I came out of the Lord's Palace.

The carriage drove into the mage area and came to a slow stop.

Matthew jumped out of the car.

Leila followed with her luggage - the largest of them were the three body bags, which Matthew had purchased from White Rock before his departure, each of which could hold eight corpses and keep them fresh for a short period of time.

The treasures in the body bag are the biggest gain of Matthew's trip to the south, in addition to part-time, advanced, and plague fields.

Matthew had just opened the door.

Peggy rushed out of the house.

She looked at Matthew in surprise and gave him a warm hug.

"Alright, Peggy, alright, your sternum hurts my head."

Feeling Peggy's joy up close, Matthew was very moved and a little helpless.

The minotaur skeleton is too tall and powerful.

Her own master was held in her arms, like a bird.

"Oh, Matthew, it's a pleasure to see you're alive!"

"There's a lot of things that have happened since you're gone, and I'll have to talk to you about them, but before that I have to tell you a secret, hehehe, you won't guess."

Peggy said smugly.

Matthew looked up and asked:

"You've upgraded?"

Peggy's flickering soul fire suddenly stopped shaking:

"How do you know?"

Matthew shrugged.

Peggy wanted to ask, but by this time, Lyra had already followed in with three body bags.

"Matthew, you can't go out once and bring back a woman, you know, the number of women in our family has exceeded the standard!"

Upon seeing Lyra, Peggy quickly raised her voice, and she looked wary.

When did Matthew still have a female number indicator in his family?

He said to himself:

"This is Leila, she will work for me in the future. Layla, this is Peggy, well, for the most part, Peggy means what I mean. ”

Leila looked a little cramped.

At first, her eyes were full of surprise when she saw Peggy, but then she was relieved when she thought of Matthew's identity.

At this moment, in the face of Peggy's condescending gaze, she put down the body bag, lowered her eyebrows and greeted:

"Good afternoon, Lady Peggy."

As soon as this statement came out.

Peggy's heart suddenly fluttered, she threw away the vigilance and rejection just now, took Lyla's little hand and walked into the house:

"Oh, you don't need to call me Mrs., everyone is a friend, I'll take you on a tour."

Leaving Matthew alone, he looked at the heavy body bag on the ground and fell into deep thought.

Half a day.

He shouted helplessly:

"Bing, work."

Walk into the house.

A familiar and warm feeling came to you.

Matthew slumped on the couch without hesitation.

A huge exhaustion welled up in my heart, and my eyelids began to fight wildly.

Matthew did not resist and fell into a deep sleep.

Until half an hour later.

He was woken up by Peggy's vigorous shake:

"Pay attention to the image, Matthew, stop drooling! Get up and eat. ”

Matthew rubbed his sleepy eyes and came to the table.

In addition to Peggy's freshly cooked meal, there are also some strange dark dishes next to it, which look like a mixture of mushrooms and fish heads.

So he asked curiously:

"What are these?"

Peggy replied:

"This is my invention and Sif's, a potion that can make the undead level up quickly."

Matthew was surprised and said:

"How can it have this effect?"

Peggy said proudly:

"How else do you think I got upgraded? It can't be because of you! I haven't leveled up since I followed you! ”

Matthew, who was enjoying the food, almost choked when he heard this.

Considering that there was also Leila next to him, he had to take care of Peggy's face, so he changed the subject and said:

"Does Seve come often after I'm gone?"

Peggy nodded and said:

"I'm here most of the time."

Matthew frowned:

"She shouldn't call this her home."

Peggy said with a straight face:

"I told her to call this place home."

said.

She looked at Leila with apologetic eyes:

"I'm sorry, there is already a mistress in this house, and there is more than one."

Leila hurriedly argued:

"I'm just Master Matthew's retinue."

"Really? Are you very good at fighting? ”

Peggy was in the mood.

Laila was embarrassed and said:

"Not very powerful."

Peggy is estimated to have just advanced, and her self-confidence is a little inflated, so she has to go outside to make a move if she wants to pull Lyla.

Matthew didn't care about her, he just buried his head in the hardships.

Fortunately, Leila is very measured.

She repeatedly prevaricated, using the excuse that she was tired from the trip and lacked energy, but finally dispelled Peggy's competitive thoughts.

There are two women here at the table, you go back and forth.

Matthew over there had quickly eliminated a hearty dinner.

"I'm full, Peggy, it's the most delicious meal I've ever had."

Matthew first complimented him sincerely.

Then he said to Leila:

"You stay at home for a few days and check out the situation in Rolling Rock with Peggy, and then I'll make other arrangements for you. Relax, Rolling Stones isn't a dark area, it's safe enough. ”

With that, Matthew rushed to the greenhouse to the east.

After a while, Leila saw him go out with a few sacks and a shovel.

"Where are you going at such a late hour, Lord Matthew? Don't take a break? ”

Leila couldn't help but ask.

"I'm addicted."

Peggy commented.

"Huh?"

Leila was shocked.

"Tree addiction."

Peggy spread her hands.

……

Three days later, at noon.

Matthew lay relaxed in the shade of an oak tree.

He was tired and contented at the moment.

He looked to the north, and the land that had been endless before had a touch of high greenery.

This is the result of his frenzied planting of trees these days.

Three and a half days.

100 tall freshly baked oak trees.

It represents not only 1000 XP points, but also symbolizes Matthew's hard work and path.

"It's a pity that the growing green liquor has run out, and the upper limit of planting trees per day is locked here."

Matthew stretched.

Start thinking about how you can be more efficient.

In order for an oak sapling to survive quickly, it requires "Grow Green Liquor" or "Spell: Grow Fast".

Matthew of the former is out of stock.

The latter can be used up to 10 times a day.

Matthew has an oak field that can forcibly break the limit of 10 times and use it several times a day.

Combined with the incidental effects of the field itself, it was barely able to achieve 100 trees in 3 and a half days.

I want to go further.

You have to break through the limits of "fast growth".

"Jeff, that guy hasn't shown up yet."

"It's really not possible to go to the Watcher's Heights in person, I now have two transformations, Raven and Anemo Pterodactyl, even if I encounter danger on the road, I should be able to deal with it calmly."

Matthew thought lazily.

But at this moment, a domain symbol suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Matthew was surprised to find that the "undead", who had been leading by a large margin, were still standing still.

And the "Oak" realm has actually been completed for the second time!

The next second.

A strange wave came in.

He's in that strange forest again!

It's just that this time Matthew stayed in the realm for a shorter time.

He just saw a myriad of birds flying by in a canopy of trees.

Then, the pesky Hawkface appeared.

He said coldly to Matthew:

"It's still early for you here."

said.

He kicked Matthew.

Matthew involuntarily fell backwards.

……

"Hint: Plant 100 oak trees in 3 and a half days, and your outburst and persistence will gain more oak elements, and you will get a second chance to enter the "Oak Field"!

Since this exploration didn't go deeper, unfortunately you didn't get any more domain abilities.

Your current progress in exploring the Oak Realm is: Beginner (2 or more)

You have gained a temporary status: Revenge Tree Planting!

Description: For each Oak tree you plant, you will gain 1 Enhancement XP for each Oak Tree you plant;

Every 15 points of Buff XP will boost your summon "Zombie/Silver Moon Zombie"!

Duration: 30 days.

……

Matthew was a thriller and suddenly jumped up from the ground!

……

(End of chapter)