……

The Silverfrost Brotherhood showed up to make trouble, which was not beyond Matthew's expectations.

Because of his homework beforehand, Matthew didn't think the ash creatures were tricky, and the main reason for bringing in so many people was to prevent a potential attack by the evil organization.

As of now, the significance of the mark of the dead has become apparent.

It is a tentacle of the Void Lord Juraculus, the "Great Being" of the Scourge Order, who is dedicated to reviving all traces of Jucruz in the main material realm.

The purpose of the wars that the sorcerer Edson waged against Rolling Stones was not to destroy Rolling Stone, but to use the war to create a large number of deaths near the Marks of the Dead.

From this point of view, the purpose of the Scourge Order was achieved.

They succeeded in activating the Scar of the Dead, bringing it from slumber to revival, a necessary prerequisite for the Scar of the Dead to expand at an accelerated pace.

It is also the root of Matthew's retribution that attracted the Ash Lord's revenge at one more glance.

That war gave the Traces of the Dead no small strength.

And the dozen or so carts of the Silver Frost Brotherhood just now also played a role in fueling the fire.

"It seems that after the Scourge Order was accidentally injured, it was the Brotherhood of Silver Frost who took over the banner of Eucluz."

Matthew wasn't surprised.

Although the Scourge Order believes in Uraculus, the sorcerers in the Order are followers of the demons, and are essentially the horses of the Midnight God.

It is impossible for a believer to serve two great beings at the same time.

Then there are only two possibilities that can explain this -

The first possibility is that Uclus and the god of midnight have reached some kind of agreement, and everyone will play the same set as believers.

But this is extremely unlikely.

The gods are sensitive to the infidelity of believers in a way that is unimaginable to outsiders.

Otherwise, Lyra wouldn't have had to ask the Twilight Creator Gailan for help in order to escape the wrath of the Midnight God.

So Matthew prefers the second possibility.

That is, the power group composed of the Midnight God and some of the gods of Tianlun Palace behind it is using the power of Yucruz to disrupt the situation.

Ucruz may be aware of this, but he also enjoys it and does not break it.

What the two sides reached was a superficial tacit understanding.

Matthew remembers very well that before Edson started the war, there were three organizations in the war book.

The Scourge Order, the Silverfrost Brotherhood, and the Blight Order.

The former is temporarily cool.

The other two orders are bound to be waiting for an opportunity.

Now that the Silverfrost Brotherhood has indeed emerged again, the Blight Order must not be too far away.

"Fallen druids are very good at covering their tracks, but it's a pity Eli isn't there, otherwise his nose would always smell the Blighter."

Although Richard has gone to deal with the people of the Silverfrost Brotherhood.

But Matthew was still on high alert, and he was a little nostalgic for the tsundere Elder Tiger.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for a lord's guard that Rhaegar urgently mobilized to be in place.

Brad mounted his horse and patrolled the Marks of the Dead on Rhaeggar's orders, sweeping the wastelands, hills, and caverns to the north and south of it.

Since the invasion of the Underground Alliance.

Rhaegar set up a sentry in the area, initially to monitor the movement of the creatures underground, but after they sealed off the nearby caverns, the sentry was used to monitor the increasingly active traces of the dead.

The members of the sentry are not from the garrison, but Rhaegar's personal guards, the Lord's Guard, who are the true elite of Rolling Stone.

The total number of official members of the Lord's Guard is less than 40, and if you add the followers that each knight brings, this number swells to nearly 200.

Matthew has actually always been curious.

How much does it cost Regar to raise such an army in a place like Rolling Stone, where there are almost no wars, and how does he maintain the fighting power of these knights?

Theoretically, if an army does not see blood for a long time, then no matter how well it is trained in peacetime, it will gradually soften or even degenerate.

But Matthew didn't notice such signs in the knights of the lord's guard.

Tuk tuk!

The sound of horses' hooves sounded.

Looking at the distant backs of the knights, Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure on his heart was relieved a lot, and it was also his task to guard Rolling Stone.

In this regard, Rhaegar has shown an unprecedentedly positive attitude.

As soon as he gave the knights a death order, Rhaegar climbed to the oak tree to observe the situation in the distance, despite his own physical exhaustion.

If this is replaced in the rainforest, the old man probably hasn't even opened the cap of the sword oil bottle!

"Matthew, that big guy is here!"

Rhaegar shouted from the top of the tree.

Matthew looked up, and he could hear the low mournful sound of the oak branches, and he shouted:

"Be careful, don't stand too high."

Rhaegar seemed to be holding on to the branch steadily, with a disapproving expression:

"What is this, in purgatory before, I even climbed the devil's tree!"

Seeing this, Matthew had no choice but to let him go.

His gaze was focused on the new big guy in the Marks of the Dead.

"Ash Samurai".

It was two people tall, more than twice as big as the Ash Pawn, and otherwise dressed like a Pawn.

He carried a huge meteor hammer in his hand, and the end of the meteor hammer kept dropping sparks.

This guy is very cunning.

It didn't leave the Trail of the Dead for the first time, just walked back and forth near the ends.

Every now and then, it would swing the meteor hammer in its hand in the void.

That moment.

Sparks and ashes were thrown out in large numbers.

They sank into the nearby earth, and the color of the earth immediately turned black.

After a few times.

That land became part of the Scars of the Dead!

During this period.

The oak tree closest to the Mark of the Dead that Matthew planted was also swallowed by the Mark of the Dead.

He watched as the once-vibrant oak tree turned to charred blackness like the ground on which it had rooted.

An unspeakable pain in my heart!

Look at the ash warrior.

Matthew's eyes were full of murderous intent.

"You don't want to venture into the Trail of the Dead and kill this ash creature, do you?"

"This is not a wise move for the living, I know several people who have entered the traces of the dead, although they were strong and strong at the time, but within a few years, they suffered from all kinds of strange diseases, although they did not die, but they also lived in great pain."

Old Fallon spoke suddenly.

Matthew nodded, calming down a little.

He knew that what Old Fallon said was right, the mark of the dead had a powerful predatory ability, which was a characteristic of the Ash Realm, even if it was only for a short period of time, some elements in the body could be deprived, and these elements were important puzzle pieces that made up the life of the human body, and they were indispensable.

He must not enter the Marks of the Dead unless necessary.

However, the ash warrior has been hiding inside and not coming out, quietly expanding the range of the mark of the dead, which is also unacceptable to Matthew.

The distance between the two sides is a bit far, far beyond the cast distance, and the effect of the magic can be greatly reduced when the magic can hit the body of the Ash Warrior, and after exceeding the exhaustion radius, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Matthew looked at Old Fallon:

"Do you have any countermeasures for that big guy?"

Old Fallon smiled:

"I'm just a retired veteran, and I can't help you much, but I seem to have noticed that you've taken in an immortal? It looks extraordinary. ”

As he spoke, his gaze kept drifting to Renysme.

Matthew's heart moved, and he introduced:

"Her name is Renysme, and she's an archer."

Old Fallon showed an expression that was sure to be so:

"I knew that I saw in her the shadow of an old man, and of course, that old man was not an immortal. I think she has a lot of talent, maybe she can become a powerful zombie archer in the future, I just happen to have a good bow here, do you want to try it? ”

Matthew's eyelids jumped.

Didn't wait for him to refuse.

Old Fallon actually took out a long, narrow wooden box as if by trick.

Syllable!

The box was opened, and a faint green light flashed, and then Matthew saw a longbow with three green leaves hanging from it.

Matthew couldn't help but grab the bow in his hand.

……

"Hint: You have obtained the [Emerald Trade Winds" (Elven Longbow/Archer Exclusive Weapon)

Emerald Trade Wind (Perception +1): Normal range 800 meters, High precision range 400 meters.

Enchantment Skill - Wind Tornado: After spending a lot of stamina, you will shoot an arrow wrapped in wind elemental, which will hit the enemy like a normal arrow, creating four tornadoes in the hit area.

Special Arrows - Trade Wind Kiss: Invoke the name of the Wind Lord Natara and you will receive 12 arrows made of wind elements at once, and the Trade Wind Kiss can hit targets up to 1200 meters.

Can be used three times daily.

The rest of the arrows:

1. White Feather Arrow/Piercing Arrow (recommended).

2. Magic Arrow (not recommended/unless in the Wind Elemental realm)

3. Metal arrows (recommended within 100 meters depending on the situation).

4. Hit the sky (special arrows for the jade trade winds, highly recommended)."

"Your summoner, Renysme, has a great desire for the Emerald Trade Winds.

Renysme's loyalty to you has been increased to 83!

Renesmay shares with you her abilities: the crafting and maintenance of arrows."

……

I don't know when, Miss Zombie has come over.

She stared at the bow and arrow in Matthew's hand, and her saliva flowed to the ground.

The old fox next to him smiled and persuaded:

"Let her try, try it and it won't cost her. Besides, you're here to protect Rolling Stone, and for the sake of this, whether you buy or rent, I'll give you a discount in the end. ”

Matthew suddenly had a feeling that he had been fooled.

But he still didn't hold it, and put the Emerald Trade Wind into the hands of Renysme.

As soon as the latter started his hand, he immediately pulled a beautiful bow flower, and in the next second, Matthew didn't even hear her make any sound, and on the bowstring of the jade trade wind, an arrow composed of wind elements suddenly appeared!

At this scene, even old Fallon showed a surprised expression.

Renysme held the jade trade wind in her hand, and at that moment, her whole temperament was completely different.

From a dull undead, it seems that he has suddenly transformed into a calm and calm bow master.

She turned to the northeast, aiming for just a few seconds before her stiff fingers slowly released.

Airplanes!

The bowstring made a nice trembling sound.

The trade wind kiss gracefully drew a parabola in midair.

Finally hit the ash warrior in the chest with precision!

Burst!

After a crisp sound.

The ash warrior also turned into a spark like an ash pawn.

The difference is.

As the Ash Samurai vanished, a tiny crystal fell in his original direction.

The next second.

A sturdy figure leaped out of the shadows, he leaped over the scars of the dead as quickly as if he had been shot by a slingshot, grabbed the crystal with quick eyes, and then disappeared into the material realm once more.

In a few blinks.

Bing appears next to Matthew.

He respectfully handed the crystal into Matthew's hands.

……

"Hint: Your summon Renysme has killed the Ash Warrior!

Continued dedication to duty takes effect.

Your summon, the Soldier, has picked up the soul crystals dropped by the Ember Warrior!"

……

Soul crystals?

Do Ember Samurai drop soul crystals?

Matthew's eyes lit up suddenly.

He put the soul crystal in his hand and looked at it repeatedly, and found that this thing was similar to what he had condensed, and even more pure!

Matthew was well aware of what a high-purity soul crystal meant to the undead.

If the soul fire of the undead is the source of their lifespan and strength, then ordinary soul crystals are things that can prolong the burning time of soul fire, and high-purity soul crystals are treasures that have the opportunity to transform their life forms!

In this case, Ah Bing was able to endure and completed his work diligently.

This made Matthew Longyan happy.

He was short of soul crystals.

Not only now, but also in the foreseeable future, with more and more immortals under Matthew's hands, soul crystals will definitely become a problem for him in the near future.

It's too slow to produce on your own.

Matthew's meditation time and efficiency are limited.

But the needs of the undead are endless.

Blindly compressing costs will only lead to diminishing marginal utility.

Of course, Matthew understood this, but he had just suffered from not having a stable channel to obtain soul crystals.

Now the treasure of the ash creature has been discovered.

He certainly won't miss it!

If you have the ability, who doesn't want to feed your men to be strong and strong?

At the moment, Matthew immediately developed a strategy.

Renysmay was in charge of shooting.

Ah Bing is responsible for picking it up.

The two are in a cooperative state, and they can each get 10% of the final captured soul crystals.

Although Renysme is still dumbfounded, and her mind is estimated to be less than three or five years old, Matthew feels that he does not suffer from widowhood but unevenness, and what treatment he has prescribed to Ah Bing, he will try to keep up with other immortals in the future.

As long as he works hard, he is happy to give up a little profit.

Four or five hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Matthew summed up the current law of the Traces of the Dead -

In the absence of additional stimulation.

Currently, only Ember Minions and Ember Samurai will be spawned.

The former refreshes every three minutes, and when they are refreshed, they rush out, completely fearless of death, and of course, they can indeed be resurrected when they die.

The latter is refreshed once every half an hour, and after the refresh is completed, it is obscene in the end of the mark of the dead, and the meaning of this ash life is estimated to be to accelerate the expansion of the mark of the dead.

Fortunately, Renysme's archery skills are extremely stable, even if the white feather arrows used by the lord's guard are replaced in the back, the most three arrows will give the ash warrior seconds.

In this way, Matthew couldn't help but give birth to ashes, and life seemed to be brittle like a piece of paper.

Renesme and Bing cooperate with each other.

Plus a large number of zombies and skeletons to guard.

It's not just the oak forests that are unharmed.

The ash creatures can't even get to their doorstep!

The only thing to regret is that.

Not every Ember Warrior drops a soul crystal.

Matthew also greedily thought:

"Do you want to let the Scars of the Dead absorb a little more life element, and then produce more Ash Warriors?"

Then he was taken aback by the thought of himself, and the realm of moderation automatically opened.

Matthew clearly recognized that the ash creatures were definitely not that simple, this was just the first batch sent by the ash lord, and there was a high probability that it would become more and more powerful in the future.

The idea of throwing more life elements at the enemy in order to farm soul crystals is very dangerous.

Anything that treats the enemy as a fool may end up making you look more like a fool.

Matthew calmed down completely.

At this time.

Old Fallon also came over relaxedly, and he smiled and complimented:

"It seems that you can protect Rolling Rock Town alone, which is really young."

Matthew was secretly frightened when he saw the old fox's smile.

Renesme's fascination with the Emerald Trade Winds, Old Fallon, was deeply in her eyes.

In this situation, it is impossible for Matthew to take back the jade trade wind, so he can only ask:

"How much does it cost?"

The value of this elven longbow was significantly higher than that of Ah Bing's pair of short knives.

He just didn't think about buying it.

Before old Fallon could speak, Rhaegar had already jumped from the tree and complained:

"This old man was a merry and beautiful man when he was young, and now he has become a vampire who only recognizes money, and time is indeed the biggest murderer who destroys a man."

Old Fallon looked at Rhaegar angrily:

"If your big sword could be as hard as your mouth, you should have slashed that pit viper to death with one sword, and I wouldn't have to worry about money all day now."

Hearing this, the smile on Rhaeggar's face disappeared instantly:

"You're right, it's my fault, I should have killed it with a sword."

Old Fallon saw Rhaeggar's expression, and a look of guilt welled up on his face:

"No, I was wrong, I was closer, I should have killed it, but at the time I didn't know why, I was drained of all my courage, and I took a few steps back, and it made the beast spew venom - then everything was my problem, I shouldn't be cowardly."

Rhaegar shook his head:

"We were all almost close, at that time, you, me, and Eric, but Eric was the only one who bravely rushed forward, he was a real warrior, but unfortunately ......"

Both were silent for a moment.

Seeing this, Matthew tried to change the subject and asked:

"So how much does this bow cost?"

The sadness on Old Fallon's face instantly dissipated:

"After the discount, 3,500 gold coins!"

Matthew almost didn't pop his eyes out.

3500？

The price he estimated in his heart was about 1500!

Old Fallon said:

"3,500 is just the price of the Emerald Trade Winds itself, in fact, I have 12 special arrows here that are specifically designed to match this bow: Strike the Firmament. If you're sure to buy it, I can sell it to you cheaper for 40 gold each. Trust me, you won't be disappointed with these special arrows. ”

Matthew sighed deeply:

"I'm sorry, old Mr. Fallon, I'm afraid my wallet will disappoint you."

However, the elder Fallon introduced it with affection:

……

"Don't you think it's expensive? But the value of the bow itself is staggering. Its previous owner was Terast, the famous Generalissimo of the Wind Chaser, who loved bows and arrows in his youth and soon became a well-known marksman.

He'd shot a dragon with this bow!

Soon after, Teras fell madly in love with an elven girl and gave her the emerald trade winds as a token of his love.

However, the girl did not love him, and in order to explicitly reject Terast's love, she gave me the Emerald Trade Winds.

This treasure has remained in my possession ever since.

I spent some wonderful time with the elf girl named Nila, but unfortunately, we didn't get together.

Under the pressure of the elven traditions, Nila eventually returned to the Jade Court, and at the urging of her parents, she married Terast, and had a child with him.

It wasn't long before Nila died of depression.

Later, I visited the Jade Court once, and I was trying to find out the elves for a secret recipe to cure the poison of the Purgatory Viper, but I was almost killed by the Wind Chaser.

Since then.

I never saw Terast again.

I heard that after Nila's death, he completely gave up the bow and arrow, and switched to the elven sword song, and he was still a little successful.

But nevertheless.

This emerald trade winds still means a lot to Terast.

Although he did not come to find the bow himself, he sent his son Terrani to make a special trip to Rolling Stone.

He was almost carved out of a mold with his mother, Nila.

But I still turned him down.

Because he couldn't give me the price I wanted.

If you buy this bow, you may be able to use it in exchange for the friendship of a generalissimo of the Wind Chaser, and his son Terrani is said to be a big man among the Wind Chasers.

Believe me, the benefits that this Emerald Trade Wind can bring you will definitely exceed your expectations! ”

……

Old Fallon's voice was like the whisper of a demon.

Step by step, he hit the atrium of the heart that wore Matthew.

Half a minute later.

Matthew suddenly looked up at Rhaeggar:

"I bought the undead under the Emerald Trade Wind Armament to resist the invasion of the Traces of the Dead, this should be a major event related to the safety of the whole town, and the lord should have something to say, right?"

Rhaegar said vigilantly:

"What do you want to do?"

Ma Xiu said bluntly:

"This is a business expense, and it should need to be reimbursed at public expense, I can temporarily take out a sum of money to buy the Emerald Trade Winds, but soon, I will apply for reimbursement."

Rhaegar said confidently:

"Whatever you want to apply, if I don't pass it, it's over."

Matthew calmly said:

"It doesn't matter, I'll look for Zeller."

The smile on Rhaeggar's face disappeared immediately.

Matthew turned around and said to old Fallon with confidence:

"I bought it, the full amount, and so did the twelve special arrows!"

As he spoke, he took out a large sum of money and handed it over.

Rhaegar felt that something was wrong and asked:

"Where did you get all this money?"

Matthew coughed:

"In order to protect Rolling Stone, I temporarily embezzled the Oak Chamber of Commerce's public funds, isn't it too much?"

……

After the vignette.

Pointing weakly at the mark of the dead, Rhaegar asked:

"This thing has been hanging next to our town, it is always an unstable factor, although your undead can withstand their invasion, but this is not a long-term solution, what are your plans next?"

Matthew muttered:

"I have a less mature idea."

Rhaegar Road:

"You said that as long as the hidden danger of the traces of the dead can be solved, the whole town of Rolling Stone will fully cooperate."

Matthew spoke:

"I've observed that in order for the Scars of the Dead to grow, they must continue to devour the elements of life.

In fact, every place in the space we live in contains a large number of life elements, but the earth has the most life elements.

The living earth is the vehicle for the expansion of the scars of the dead.

It will continue to plunder the life force of the land in order to expand continuously.

From this point of view.

I'm going to perform a forbidden ritual near the Marks of the Dead to drain the life force of the nearby land first, thus artificially creating a wasteland of death as a buffer.

Since the essence of the expansion of the scar of the dead lies in the plundering of the elements of life.

So as long as we strike first, won't it have nothing to plunder? ”

……

(End of chapter)