……

Late at night.

Matthew stood on a hillside, looking up in the moonlight.

Equilibrium perception is on.

Abnormal energy field fluctuations flowed into his eyes and brain.

He saw a large figure slowly turn around on the mark of the dead, slowly leaving towards the northeast.

That's the Ash Lord!

Obviously.

The Death Scorched Earth Ritual was a success, and the Ash Lord could not go south, so he had to continue north.

There.

It is the direction of the jade garden.

"I don't know if the wood elves can withstand it."

Confirming that the primary goal of main quest 2 has really been achieved, Matthew exhales slowly, and a lot of joy ensues.

The next second.

Matthew spread his hand, and a blue, smooth-to-the-touch particle appeared in the palm of his hand.

This is the demigod personality that exudes power!

"It's not the same color as Loraine."

……

"Hint: You've been given a 'completely blank demigod person', and you can choose—

1. Fusion (you need to perform a demigod ritual to get promoted, after the promotion is successful, you will receive the blessing of the demigod template, get 6 free attribute points and more additional abilities)

2. Harmony (You treat the demigod person as a piece of equipment or an item, and harmonize it through domain intervention, after the harmony is completed, you will receive a small amount of self-blessing, and the demigod person will also become an equipment-like existence for you)"

……

Also a demigod person.

Loren chose fusion, but Matthew resolutely chose "harmony".

It's not that he doesn't need a demigod template to strengthen himself, it's just that the path of the gods is not his path.

That path had proven to be impassable, at least under the rules set by the Scourge Mage.

Although demigods are not banished like true gods, because in the process of merging personalities, demigods themselves will be deeply imprinted on the plane.

Since then, his growth curve has been destined to be unable to transcend the plane itself.

The path Matthew is going to take must be like that of the Scourge Mage.

So harmony is the only option.

A mage is one who sees everything he has as a tool to use, even the precious demigod person.

At the moment, Matthew tries to touch the demigod personality with balanced perception.

Soon, a stream of information rushed into his mind.

He understood the essence of the cohomonic demigod person.

The so-called harmony is to arouse the resonance with some strange or divine objects through various means, so as to further gain control of the object.

Usually only very high-end items need to be "harmonized".

And different items have different ways of harmonizing.

The way in which the demigod personality is synonymous is the "power of the realm".

"I can first use the power of a single realm to be in tune with the demigod personality and see how it turns out."

Do it when you think of it, it's Matthew's style.

He returned to the cabin and began the operation.

At first, he wanted to use the power of nature to harmonize with the demigod person.

But soon, Matthew remembered Isabel's admonition about the natural realm.

"If the natural realm is really so domineering and terrifying, then letting it take the lead may cut off the possibility of other realms being dominant."

Matthew thought about it and decided to use "undead".

Present.

He slowly opened the realm, and an immortal breath poured into the person in his hand.

The blue particles shuddered.

Then there was no movement.

20 minutes later.

Matthew opened his eyes tiredly, the first harmony was over, and the person seemed to have changed little.

……

"Hint: The first time you were in tune with the demigod person, you were in tune with the power of the realm: the undead.

Your element is "cohomous" (equalized) +1.

Progress of this round: 1%.

Note: It is best not to exceed 30 minutes of daily co-tuning time, and not more than 15 minutes at a time, otherwise it will seriously affect your physical strength."

……

Matthew felt it too.

Although the harmony only uses the power of the realm to arouse the resonance of the person, the process is not only very consuming, but also physically demanding.

He only got it for 15 minutes.

It's a little out of breath.

"In the future, I will do it at night, and I will just go to bed when I finish it."

Think so.

Matthew took out a pure lead box that had been prepared in advance, put the person inside, and then put it in the magic bag.

Until the first round of harmony is complete, the demigod personality aura will still leak out.

The lessons of the ruins on the clouds and Lorain's admonition were still in his ears, and Matthew did not dare to be careless.

Do it all.

Matthew didn't fall immediately, but shifted his attention to the "Minotaur Realm".

As a prop, the arrival of the demigod person, in addition to the attunement value, also brought Matthew three solid "Domain Proofs".

And so it goes.

He officially had the power to open up the field.

……

"Hint: If you succeed in your own field, you have become the pioneer of the "Minotaur Field"!

The Minotaur realm includes the following elements: Plunder (face-to-face), Minotaur (race), rebellion (the undead), temptation, depravity, seduction, ......."

……

"How can there be so many elements?"

"Why did even the true-minotaur get involved?"

Matthew was pleasantly surprised.

Domain veterans and pioneers tend to have higher judgment bonuses when working on domain-related elements.

This means that Matthew will have an easier time seducing his target into evil in the future.

And in addition to the elements.

Pathfinders will also have all of the three abilities directly, instead of choosing one of the three.

……

"Hint: You have gained the abilities "Rebellion: The Temptation of Strength", "Defend Yourself", "Plunder"!

1. Rebellion: The temptation of power (when you rebel against a target, the opponent will get an additional primary attribute bonus, and after the rebellion is successful, the target will get a random ability enhancement, and the main attribute bonus obtained in the process of rebellion will also have a certain possibility to be retained)

2. Strict defense (As a pioneer in the field of minotaurs, you are well versed in the skills of strict defense; Others use rebellion on your undead to increase the difficulty of judgment by 20%)

3. Plunder (When you are committing acts related to the Minotaur Realm, you will have the opportunity to infiltrate and infiltrate the "Plunder Realm" until you forcibly break in)"

……

All three abilities are practical.

"The Temptation of Power" is equivalent to drawing a big pie for the target to see and eat when rebelling, and as long as the target accepts the rebellion, he will become stronger.

This is very much in line with the law that blackening becomes stronger.

"Strict Guard" is even more loved by Matthew.

After all, when people walk by the river, how can they not get their shoes wet.

The undead who plot against others every day, in case of a fire in the backyard, wouldn't they be angry and angry?

With this ability, Matthew's undead are much safer again.

As for "predation".

Matthew is purely a lottery ability, how easy is it to get involved in other fields?

Even if he is a son of this field, he has only opened five now.

"Plunder" is a fairly large field, and there is some overlap with "war" and "killing", and it is better to hope that it will infiltrate through the small Minotaur realm than to expect an artifact to suddenly fall from the sky.

Finally, Matthew also gets a Minotaur related status.

……

"Ancestral Soul (Limited Status): You can turn this status on or off at any time.

Each time you open it, you will be possessed by the spirit of a Minotaur Ancestor, during which time your flesh will be blessed by the Ancestor, and you will gain great melee ability, high resistance, and a large body comparable to that of the Minotaur Ancestor.

Duration of each activation: 80 minutes.

Number of times it can be opened: 5 times"

……

"Actually got a real-minotaur by mistake!?"

Matthew was surprised by this.

What the hell is going on with the minotaurs in this world?

It's just a matter of letting others knead the field.

Even the ancestors ran to the false Lord of the Minotaurs?

"In a sense, the territory of the minotaur was taken by the minotaur, and it is also very reasonable."

Matthew's whim:

"I just don't know what I'll become after the Ancestral Soul comes up?"

He suddenly became very excited about this state.

……

The next day's Lord's Palace.

Morning session.

"So, the problem of the Traces of the Dead has been solved?"

Rhaegar still looked incredulous.

Matthew answers:

"For the time being."

Rhaegar wondered:

"Is it really that simple?"

Matthew spread his hands:

"You also saw the effect that day, the mark of the dead did not cross the line, it lost the ability to continue to spread, at least not in the direction of Rolling Stone. Of course, my plan also has side effects, and the death scorched earth itself will spread to the surrounding areas. ”

Hearing this, Rhaegar almost choked on coffee:

"You mean, we use one harmful ritual to control another harmful thing, and yet the ritual itself spreads around like that harmful thing?"

Matthew blinked:

"You're right, but I can responsibly tell you that the overall risk of deathscorched earth is manageable."

Rhaegar questioned:

"Controllable? Who controls? ”

Matthew shrugged:

"Me."

Rhaegar stroked his forehead with his hand a little nerve-wracked:

"So, if in case you die, the scorched earth of death will get out of hand, and it will slowly engulf our land like a trail of the dead."

Matthew thought for a moment:

"There is also a difference, the uncontrolled death scorched earth spreads faster than the scars of the dead."

Rhaegar subconsciously grabbed the few hairs on his forehead, and then carefully released them.

He looked like his blood pressure was full.

Matthew added in a timely manner:

"But as long as I'm here, it's going to spread very slowly, and a few years or even decades won't be as fast as the amount of land that Traces of the Dead can swallow up in a year at the current rate of expansion. Even if I do leave, I will leave behind a son, daughter, or apprentice who will inherit my necromancer authority and continue to control the scorched earth of death, and continue to protect the land. ”

The depression on Rhaegar's face suddenly evacuated a lot.

But he still couldn't help but complain:

"At this rate of development, soon the streets of Rolling Stone Town will be full of necromancers, and in a few hundred years, perhaps the Blood Banner family will become vassals of necromancers!"

At this time, Zeller, who was sorting out the documents next to him, suddenly interjected:

"Don't be stupid, Rhaegar is not realistic at all."

Rhaegar suddenly came to the spirit:

"You mean, the Blood Banner family is able to withstand the infiltration of necromancers?"

Zeller put stacks of papers together and aligned them with the bottom of the table, the paper rubbing against it with a crisp sound:

"You're mistaken, I mean it doesn't take hundreds of years at all, as long as Seve marries Matthew, then it will only take a few years for your most hated necromancer to become the master of the Blood Banner family."

"No!"

Rhaegar clenched his hands into fists and roared in a low voice:

"No, not Sif!"

As he spoke, he glared at Matthew solemnly:

"Sif is still young, I don't allow you to hit her idea!"

Matthew slowly picked up a newspaper on the table and swept it up, and replied by the way:

"She's not as small as you think she is, Rhaeggar."

Rhaegar snatched the newspaper and looked at Matthew solemnly:

"Listen to Matthew, if you are caught secretly in love with Siv by me, you will not want to enter the gate of the Lord's Mansion in the future, let alone read my newspaper!"

Seeing that he looked like he had been stepped on by his tail, Matthew had no choice but to say:

"Don't worry, Rhaegar understands you, I've promised you before, and now I can reiterate it - that promise is still valid, uh, can you give me back the newspaper now?"

Rhaegar looked at him suspiciously.

Finally, under Matthew's innocent gaze, he snorted heavily and handed the lace tabloid that was dedicated to the peachy news to the other party.

Matthew reads happily.

"Mrs. Wesley! Another cup of coffee, Mrs. Wesley! What about people! This damn old woman, I'm going to get her fired! ”

Rhaegar angrily took the empty cup and walked in the direction of the hallway.

He hadn't taken two steps before he was stopped by Zeller:

"Let's take two more cups, I'm a little sleepy too. Should Matthew also need it? ”

Matthew didn't speak, just turned his back to Rhaegar and silently held out an index finger.

"What does that mean?"

Rhaegar asked, confused.

"One finger is the number 1, and 1 means approval and agreement."

Matthew said casually.

Zeller asked curiously:

"What is this statement? Why haven't I heard of it? ”

Matthew replied without raising his head:

"This is otherworldly knowledge, and ordinary mages can't reach it."

Rhaeggar's voice sounded very satisfied:

"I see! A finger is the meaning of agreement, so that Matthew, share a little more useful knowledge with us, and be worthy of your status as a spell advisor. For this otherworldly knowledge, I'm willing to serve you a cup of coffee, but not for example! ”

"Mrs. Wesley?!"

As he spoke, Rhaegar heard Rhaegar in the hallway again.

After a while.

He carried a plate and brought back three cups of coffee.

Zeller sorted out all the papers and asked Rhaegar as follows:

"Did Li Weiqi find anything in the high leaf collar?"

Matthew pricked up his ears as he read the newspaper, he knew that Li Weiqi had been running to the high leaf collar twice in three days recently, and only took the time to come back during the Death Scorched Earth Test Field Ceremony, and then ran again not long after.

This made him can't help but arouse a trace of curiosity about Gao Yeling's situation.

Rhaegar replied:

"He told me about some situations, the situation on Gao Yeling's side is not good, and the huge impact of the flood has caused chaos.

To make matters worse, there are rumors that dragons have attacked the mountain reservoir.

Although no one witnessed that scene, this statement is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and at present, Gao Ye is leading people to panic, and some residents have even defected to our territory, which will cause great pressure on the security work in the southwest.

The most important thing is that Li Weiqi really found some traces of dragon activity near the alpine reservoir! ”

Zeller frowned and said:

"What dragon?"

Rhaegar sighed:

"I'm not sure, it can't be a white dragon or a green dragon anyway, and it's not likely to be a blue dragon, so the rest are either red dragons or black dragons."

Zeller nodded:

"It seems that the astrologers' prediction that the dragon is about to enter an active period is correct."

"I'm afraid we'll have to prepare for the dragon plague in advance."

Rhaegar replied:

"I've asked Asma and them to prepare, if it were an ordinary dragon, I don't think they would dare to attack Rolling Stone, after all, Mr. Ronan's prestige is still there."

As he spoke, he asked:

"I've already written a reply to Alena-no, it's the lady of the city lord of Deep Blue Harbor, when will it be sent?"

Zeller thought for a moment:

"As soon as possible, the deep blue harbor is some distance from us, if they really want to visit, they will also have some preparation time, and if it is a little later, it will be midsummer, and it is not very friendly to hurrying, if it is delayed until early autumn, I am afraid that the night will be long and dreamy, and you will be happy when the time comes."

Rhaegar glared at him fiercely and grumbled:

"Ever since Matthew came to work, you seem to have become more and more fond of entertaining me."

Zeller innocently snorted.

At this point, Matthew finally finished reading all the lace news.

He looked up and asked:

"Is the meeting over?"

Zeller nodded.

So Matthew looked at Rhaegar with expectant eyes:

"Can you practice a spell with me? Your Excellency? ”

Rhaegar sneered:

"Don't even think about it!"

Ding Ding Dong!

Matthew slapped the five gold coins on the table and said with confidence:

"Paid!"

Rhaegar meowed, and quickly swept the five gold coins into the jacket pocket of his pajamas.

"Yes."

"But not here, go, follow me into the house."

With that, he led Matthew to the room at the back of the office.

in the hallway.

Mrs. Wesley appeared in the doorway with a broom in hand.

When she saw the scene just now, she couldn't help but ask Zeller:

"Have they already announced it?"

Zeller smiled and said in a nutshell:

"Leave Lady Rhaegar alone, you're sure to hear that they're going to practice spells and not do anything else."

Mrs. Wesley, seeing that she had been exposed, replied without blushing and without a beating heart:

"Oh, I'm not sure, there are so many young people these days, I thought they were talking dirty."

……

Far North Floating City.

In the grand and palatial library.

Huge shadows spread from the floor to the bookshelves, and finally converged on the starry dome.

The white-robed mage Ekmund said respectfully:

"Teacher, according to your orders, all six adults have arrived."

Behind him, the six phantoms were silent, they represented the highest power of the Alliance, that is, the Seven Saints of the Generation!

Isabel's gaze swept over the phantom, and she suddenly asked unpleasantly:

"How did the Seven Saints become six? Haven't you already found someone to replace me? ”

Ekmond looked embarrassed, and he whispered:

"Ronan-sama isn't here."

Hearing this, Isabel levitated upside down with her white hair, and she looked furious:

"What about Ronan? What did he do! Why don't you come and see me? Is he afraid that I will give him a zero score! ”

Ekmond continued to whisper:

"Lord Ronan is trapped in the astral plane."

"Oh."

Isabel's mood eased slightly, and then she asked suspiciously:

"Who has the ability to trap Ronan in the Star Boundary?"

Ekmond coughed heavily.

Urged by Isabel's displeased gaze.

He just stubbornly said:

"Didn't you use divine spells to lock him up in the astral plane?"

Isabel suddenly realized:

"It was me, oh, forgot."

Immediately.

As if nothing had happened to her, she threw an unremarkable crystal ball into the air:

"The problem that you can't solve in decades can be solved by a half-way monk who is a wild mage who has become a monk all at once."

"Let's take a good look!"

The voice fell.

The crystal ball begins to play a picture of the Traces of the Dead.

……

(End of chapter)