……

Matthew had never heard such a strange request.

So he said yes.

Then the mind moved.

Suddenly.

The undead in the cemetery swarmed up, skeletons and zombies clasped their legs, some pressed their feet, some were in front, some were in the back;

The spirits floated over Argus's upper body, howling madly, greedily sucking his energy.

The Dark Priest, on the other hand, took his three servants and slowly began to chant cluster spells—

Dark Matrix.

Their chanting was hoarse and eerie, not coming from their throats, but fluctuations from the tremors of their souls!

After a few seconds.

The space around Agus was shrouded in a vast darkness.

He couldn't help but weaken his knees and fell to one knee!

"Wait!"

"No, that's it, yes!"

Agus said with difficulty:

"In this way, I will not be recognized."

"You have to use your strength to defeat me, so that you can convince me."

Matthew looked at him suspiciously:

"They are my own strength."

"Don't you count summons when calculating a necromancer's combat power?"

Argus thought for a moment:

"Yes."

Of course, the horse repair office said:

"That's right, they're no different from me."

Still, Argus shook his head.

The next moment.

A burst of cold black light suddenly erupted from his body.

Followed by.

All the low-level immortals stepped back in unison.

An area suddenly cleared up around him.

Except for the dark priest's chanting that was not interrupted, the movements of the other undead were all forced to stop!

"You want to show me, your strength."

Agus stood up.

Matthew's eyes narrowed.

He gave an order to the Dark Clergy, ending the chanting of the Dark Matrix.

Matthew muttered and looked at Argus:

"You mean, you want to see the power of my being? But I'm a necromancer, how do you want to testify? ”

Agus said blankly:

"I don't know."

"I'm not smart."

"But you, you must, show me."

Get.

It seems to be another dead brain.

But this kind of baby is Matthew's favorite, and he is fleshy and doesn't like to use his brain to fight, just let him go forward.

Matthew thought for a moment and asked:

"If you have to show your strength, then let's break our wrists, okay?"

Without hesitation, Agus replied:

"Yes."

However, the next second.

In front of him, a moon bear appeared gearing up.

"You, you, you ......"

Agus looked stunned.

"Aren't you a necromancer? Am I in the wrong place? Isn't this a cemetery? ”

Moon Bear couldn't help but urge:

"I'm a necromancer, huh?"

"There's no one who says necromancers can't turn into bears, right?"

"Come on, come on."

said.

He led the Black Knights to a stone table.

The two sat down on either side of the table.

Matthew held out a thick bear paw and pressed it against Argus's equally thick palm.

Moon Bear's power is 16 points.

In order to make your strength stronger.

Matthew pulled out Exxon's mace and held it in his left hand, and the stats showed that he had been deducted two points of agility and had added a full four points of strength.

In fact, theoretically, the Wilderness Form cannot enjoy the blessing of weapon specialization.

However, Matthew had long ago inadvertently tested that the mace could provide an agile conversion of double the strength of the wielder in any form.

He speculated that the effect was not an Xenomorph weapon's effect, but rather a curse on the mace.

After all, it's called the "Cursed Macehead."

All in all.

Matthew's current strength has reached twenty points, which is the limit of the power that a mortal can have.

Once you break through this limitation, you gain extraordinary power.

Usually only Legendary Professions and a small percentage of Adventurers have that attribute.

Matthew felt that with his current state, even if he couldn't win against Argus, he could at least get a draw.

However, after one, two, three shouted.

The two sides slammed into each other.

Matthew sensed the horror of Argus!

His strength is significantly higher than Matthew's.

In the wrist-wrestling decision, he completely had the upper hand, after a fifteen-second stalemate.

The bear's paw sank irreversibly in the direction of defeat.

"What a terrible power!"

Matthew couldn't help but glance at the data bar.

……

"Hint: You perceive that the Black Knight Argus has extraordinary limit-breaking powers, and the exact number is at least 22 points!"

……

Transcendental.

This refers to the special situation of an ordinary man who has legendary powers.

Matthew gritted his teeth.

It's not wrong to lose to this kind of macho man, after all, he is a mage.

But out of respect for the Black Knight, Matthew decided to go all out.

At that moment, he poured all his strength into his right hand, and in the process, his left hand couldn't help but rise.

Inadvertently.

A huge mace dangled in front of the Black Knight.

Agus was expressionless.

But the right hand, which had been frantically exerting force, suddenly became much softer.

Bearpaw took the opportunity to push back.

The two sides are back to being evenly matched.

It was a stalemate for a while.

I saw that mace was dangling from his head all the time.

Agus finally spoke slowly:

"Otherwise, let's tie."

"Your strength, earned, my respect."

There was a hint of jealousy in his tone.

Matthew let go of his hand with relief.

Bang!

A huge mace smashed to the ground, shattering the stone table in half.

The black warrior silently looked at the wreckage on the ground, and the soul fire in his eyes jumped slightly.

Matthew, who was fully immersed in the wrist wrestling process, didn't notice this detail.

He gasped for breath twice and returned to his human form.

"I'm a mage, strength isn't my forte, if there's anything else you want to see, I can show you some spells."

Matthew said with a pleasant face.

The more he looks at Argus now, the more he likes it, and who doesn't love a meaty and observant baby.

Before entering the cemetery, I knew to save face for the leader.

It seems that he said that he was not smart before, and he should have just said it was a humble remark.

Agus cautiously asked:

"Do you still need this hammer with you when you cast spells?"

Matthew replied curiously:

"Of course not."

Agus sounded relieved:

"Show me then."

So Matthew took him to the northwest corner of the cemetery, which was a reserved training ground, and there were a lot of stones piled up in it.

Matthew slowly chanted deadly scissors at one of the massive rocks.

After a few seconds.

When the first scissors made of negative energy appeared, the black warrior's soul fire trembled slightly.

Bang!

A loud voice rang out.

The scissors cut the rock in half.

It was some time again.

A second, significantly more powerful negative energy scissor appeared.

Matthew clicked casually.

Another stone split in two, only this time the cut was smoother.

Argus's soul fire jumped again.

And when the long third spell is chanted, the final deadly scissors appear in midair.

Maybe it's because the stone dust in the air is spreading.

Matthew accidentally sneezed.

The next second.

The scissors tilted their direction and vaguely aimed at Argus.

Agus threw himself on his knees:

"You don't have to show it!"

"I recognize your power from the bottom of my heart!"

Matthew rubbed his nose, a little surprised by Argus's change of attitude, but the other party said so, so he naturally wouldn't do more.

At the moment, he controlled the deadly scissors and slashed into the air.

Sting!

A terrifying stream of negative energy tore through the nearby space.

For a moment.

There was even a slight tear in the space in that area.

Agus watched in silence.

The soul fire in his eyes beat violently.

It wasn't until Matthew finished his demonstration that he slowly got up from the ground:

"I'm amazed by your power, and there's nothing else I want to know about it."

"But I'll still need to stay in your cemetery for a while to find out if I'll really love it, and I'll give you an official answer in seven days at most."

Although the other party did not agree immediately.

But there should be a good outcome.

Matthew readily agreed:

"Of course, I'm planning to draw some elites from zombies, skeletons, and ghosts, plus the black knights, to form an army with decent combat effectiveness.

Members of the Guard will be responsible for daily patrolling and policing of the cemetery and nearby dungeons.

They will also enjoy more negative energy fountains and other benefits that only senior members of the cemetery deserve.

If you are willing to stay.

Then the position of the commander of the guard is yours. ”

Aguston was flattered:

"Thank you for your kindness!"

"Is this army already in the process of being built?"

Matthew smiled slightly, indicating that it was inconvenient for him to reveal more details.

In addition, he also told Argus that due to the principle of confidentiality, Argus could only visit a limited number of places before he officially joined the cemetery.

For example, the dungeons where the arsonists are held, and the artisanal workshops where the arsonists can use their spare energy.

In short, the cake is painted first.

Wouldn't it be more rewarding to wait for Argus to join and let him build a guard army with his own hands?

Matthew spoke with Argus for a while.

A surprising detail was discovered, that is, the shield that Agus had been holding away for a moment was not a bone shield.

It's an alloy shield full of technology!

It's just that it's coated with a layer of black ashes, so people can't see its real material.

The undead have an alloy shield.

This combination is quite rare.

Intrigued, Matthew asked:

"Can I touch your shield?"

Argus hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded somewhat reluctantly and said:

"Yes, just for a moment."

As he spoke, he held his shield horizontally in front of him for Matthew to touch.

Matthew stretched out his hands and pressed them on it.

As a result, this press will not let go.

Argus's soul fire throbbed slightly, and Matthew felt a hint of grievance in it.

But he couldn't help it.

Perception takes time.

After ten embarrassing seconds, Matthew finally let go of his hand, and a pair of palm prints suddenly appeared on the shield.

data bar.

……

"Hint: You've found the Shield of the Strange Mountain.

Shield of the Strange Mountain: A rare alloy shield with three forms -

-

One-Handed Pointed Shield (The Shield of the Strange Mountain shrinks and folds into a triangular one-handed shield that grants 15 points of partial armor to the user) -

Two-handed round shield (The shield of the strange mountain expands into a cylindrical two-handed shield that grants the user 18 points of partial armor) -

Tower Shield (The Shield of the Strange Mountain expands into a shield wall, which can provide one-sided protection for the person behind the shield wall, and the armor value is up to 21 points)

？？？ (There are other features in the Shield of Qishan, which require additional knowledge to unlock)"

……

21 armor.

It's almost invulnerable.

Even dragon scales only have 15~18 armor points!

Not an exaggeration.

A warrior with enough strength to carry such a shield can completely resist the physical damage of the dragon head-on!

"That's too fierce, isn't it?"

Matthew had wanted to ask about the origin of the shield.

But seeing that Argus's soul fire was full of vigilance, he swallowed the question that came to his lips.

After letting Peggy take Argus around.

Matthew was still thinking about the shield.

"The Shield of the Strange Mountain?"

"Strange Mountain...... How is it so familiar? ”

A moment later.

He slapped his thigh sharply.

Take out a small, delicately constructed box from your bag.

This is Bobo's parting gift to him -

"Strange Mountain Black Box".

It is said to be a tool that can be used to communicate with pen pals over long distances.

But Matthew tried a few times before, and found that this thing still needs a starter, or signal collector, before it can be officially used.

It's equivalent to Bobo giving him a mobile phone, but he didn't tell him where to buy the card!

This thing is just left in the corner.

Until Matthew saw the shield of the same series as Qishan.

"It seems that the shield of the strange mountain is also the handiwork of the strange mechanic, this Agus can find the items of the strange mechanic in the negative energy plane, does this mean that there are more clues related to the strange mechanic in the negative energy plane where he is?"

Time.

Matthew was in the air.

……

Three days later.

Matthew was repairing the grave as usual.

The black warrior Argus came to the door and bowed:

"Lord Matthew, I am willing to join your cemetery and become your most faithful guard!"

Matthew was overjoyed.

But he heard Argus say to himself:

"Actually, I have been planning to defect to you for a long time-

While I was still wandering the boundless plains, the winds of the Stygian Moon brought me the news that a would-be king was spreading around, and I learned of you and the existence of this cemetery, and I was determined to find a sign of this place.

Deep down, I'm tired of wandering, and I'm just skeptical about the truth of this news.

But what I saw and heard in the cemetery in the past few days dispelled all my doubts.

Please make me a part of the cemetery! ”

Quasi-king?

Is Matthew's heart a small boil?

This guy will still silently promote his excellent deeds among the undead?!

You must be praised verbally when you turn around!

Matthew asked:

"What does that message say?"

Agus replied:

"He said there was a necromancer named Matthew who treated the undead under his command quite kindly, even better than the living!"

"He says you won't take the bones of skeletons, you won't pull out the teeth of zombies, and you won't tease ghosts with torches."

"He said that your attitude towards your subordinates is very sincere, the rewards and punishments are clear, especially you will not be greedy for the soul crystals of the undead under your subordinates, if you make a meritorious service, you will definitely be rewarded instead of playing tricks like other necromancy."

"I didn't believe at first, how can there be a better living person in this world than the living?"

"Until yesterday, Ms. Peggy took me on a tour of many parts of the cemetery—

I saw skeletons dancing;

I hear ghosts singing;

I found the zombies basking in the joy of carrying tombstones;

Only those humans.

I've been working for you!

Once you've confirmed this, there's nothing stopping me from becoming your subordinate! ”

The Black Warrior said with emotion.

Matthew almost burst into tears.

He wanted to explain that "it's better for the dead than the living" was a misunderstanding, but the atmosphere was all set to this point, and it wouldn't be interesting to say anything else.

Present.

Matthew used a contract quota to include the Black Warrior Argus in his undead harem!

……

"Hint: Contract Slot -1.

You have obtained a new contract undead "Argus" (Black Warrior Shield Defender/LV17).

You're getting information about Argus's attributes and abilities."

……

Matthew glanced at it, and the more he looked at it, the more excited he became.

Confirmed.

This guy is the talent he lacks the most!

A powerful shield defender with specialized powers and taunt skills!

Argus's attributes can be said to be the representative of the word meat shield, he does not have a single superfluous ability in his body, all of them are born to attract firepower, provide defense, and cover teammates!

However, the joy in Matthew's heart did not last long.

Because he saw a very special permanent state.

……

"Gu Family Demon: The Black Warrior Argus has been wandering on the negative energy plane for an extremely long time, and these times have caused him pain and suffering.

Upon joining your cemetery, he immediately developed a deep bond with the cemetery, and regarded it as a home that he had to protect with all his might.

Argus was extremely disgusted to leave the cemetery.

When he is in the cemetery, his will to fight is 200%;

When he leaves 10 kilometers away from the Graveyard, he will appear "Weak" and his stats will be reduced by 10%.

The farther away from the cemetery, the more severe Argus's weakened state became.

Until 30 km, Argus will lose mobility and take a 50% stat cut.

Theoretically, you can't persuade Argus to leave more than 30 kilometers from the cemetery."

……

"Why am I not surprised at all?"

Matthew complained silently in his heart.

Argus is indeed a super meat shield.

However, the range of activity is limited to 10 kilometers in and around the cemetery.

It's impossible to take it with you when you go far away.

Matthew was tempted to question how he had managed to walk when he had been wandering.

But the atmosphere is all set here.

It's no fun to say anything else.

So for a while, the master and servant were happy.

After a few polite remarks, Matthew gave Argus the task of forming the guard, and said that he would be able to choose the undead in the cemetery.

Agus commanded.

I went to work in high spirits.

Only Matthew was left looking at the grave on the ground and sighing silently.

In summary.

When I go out on an adventure, it's still me!

……

Time passed.

Before I knew it, it was the middle of June.

The weather is getting hotter.

This climate is very unsuitable for the cultivation of trees, not because there is no way to use magic to eliminate the influence of the climate on the planting of trees, but because it is an act against the will of nature.

If you go against the will of nature, you will inevitably be punished by nature.

For example, using magic to grow trees is actually against nature to a certain extent, and many druids are not happy to do it.

Nature's punishment for this is that such trees do not produce seeds for thirty years.

Matthew naturally can't do things with natural anger.

So after entering June.

He symbolically planted a tree every day.

Although he only earns a little XP per day, it also brings him a slight sense of well-being.

After the summer.

Matthew spends most of his time in the cemetery.

Without him, it's cool.

During this time, he took the time to go to the Crystal Palace and completed the solidification of the remaining three spells.

These days.

Matthew could clearly feel that the miniature structure that Suriel had implanted was blending into his body.

Once the fusion is complete.

These abilities are completely solidified in their bodies.

They, like other abilities on Matthew's body, undergo a qualitative change when they are promoted to Legendary.

Advancing to a legend is a very wonderful process.

When a mage is promoted to Legendary, his spells and abilities will be fully enhanced.

This process is known as "legend building".

The enhancement effect of Legend Shaping is usually only positively correlated with two factors -

One is the practice of the Legendary Way, and the other is the number of realms.

The more fields.

The higher the coefficient of ability enhancement.

Correspondingly.

The greater the number of abilities accumulated before the legendary, the greater the overall increase after the enhancement.

There is a product relationship between them.

The magnitude of the enhancement that a single Realm and a Multi-Realm Maker receive in Legend Shaping can be described as "worlds apart".

The same.

A mage who has 100 abilities before being promoted and a peer who is promoted with only 10 abilities will have a frightening disparity in combat power after the legend.

One of the most intuitive reasons is.

The former takes full advantage of the product effect of "Legend Building".

A normal Mage's Hand will transform into a "Legendary Mage's Hand" with at least 3x the effect after being shaped by Legendary.

And if you wait until you reach the Legend level to learn the Mage's Hand.

And not only will fall into the "law of arrogance".

And you will only learn an ordinary "mage's hand".

There is only one chance for legend building.

If you miss it, you won't have it again.

So for everyone who aspires to become a strong legend, promoting the legend is not an end, but a means.

Before that.

They have to do all the accumulation as best they can.

After that step, there are a lot of things that can't be made up.

This is also the reason why it is rare to see a single field of "water legends" on this continent.

Every legend has a strong mind and wisdom.

Even if they don't know what the legend has shaped, under the guidance of instinct, they will silently accumulate their own abilities and fields.

Until it soars into the sky.

The same is certainly true for Matthew.

Legend was just a means for him to become stronger, and before he stepped through that door, he was determined to accumulate enough abilities and domains!

"In the field, there should be at least 20 smaller beginners."

As for the ability.

Let's start at 200.

These goals were written behind everyday manuscripts.

Matthew devoted himself to the study of basic skills and spells.

Two days later.

A moonlit night.

Matthew walked through the oak groves, the summer night wind still tinged with a hint of heat.

A clump of weeds grew under the oak tree on the left-hand side.

Not far away, the bright crickets of crickets could be heard in the newborn bushes.

The power of the sanctuary of life has begun to take shape.

More and more little lives are quietly gathering in the woods.

Matthew was satisfied.

He walked briskly to the clearing next to the hut.

Then start taking out the various casting materials from the bag.

Ten minutes later.

A magic array pointing to another dimension took shape.

The location of the wooden house is not far from the sanctuary of life and the cemetery.

Matthew thought for a moment.

Simply added some elements of the two ritual fields to this magic array, so as to play the role of directionality.

Once the magic circle was constructed, Matthew activated the energy crystal on the edge and began chanting a long incantation.

Tonight, he's going to summon a mount.

A long time ago.

Matthew noticed that he lacked a means of transportation.

Not to mention that the magic carpet flies slowly, it will also consume mana, which is not a particularly ideal substitute for foot power.

The Aeolus pterosaur flies fast, but too ostentatious.

Ravens are fast and stealthy, but they are only suitable for one person to be alone.

If you go out with others, it will be a little inconvenient.

In the long run, he still needs a mount.

And in the midst of the Union.

The mount is not only a substitute for foot strength, but also a symbol of the status of the mage.

Although many mages prefer teleportation when they are alone, there are many people who often have a variety of mounts.

And in the spell system of the Seven Holy Alliance.

Mages can summon pets at the first tier.

The second tier can summon mundane mounts such as horses or donkeys.

Only at the third level can you officially use the "Mount Summoning Technique" to summon a higher-level magic mount.

This spell is not only open to all corners of the continent of Aiindor, but also opens its arms to the creatures of the other dimension.

If you don't add the element of directionality, then this summoning technique is still more dependent on luck.

Someone with a dash of luck can summon a unicorn in one shot.

Those with less luck may be summoned demons disguised as mounts on the outer planes to cause trouble.

Matthew added two directional elements of life and negative energy to his summoning circle.

Therefore.

The creatures he summons next are most likely from these two realms.

Twelve minutes later.

The long chanting of the incantation has finally come to an end.

The magic circle lit up with a bright light.

New options have also emerged in front of Matthew.

……

"Hint: You're using mount summoning.

You can complete this summoning in two ways –

1. Anonymous calling. (The inspired creature doesn't know anything about you, and both sides are trying their luck.)

Anonymously summoned creatures have the right to flee at any time)

2. Real-name calling. (Your summoning spells will be boosted by Legendary, and creatures may come to you.)

Creatures summoned by real names cannot leave this place temporarily without your permission)."

……

"How can you summon a mount and still have an anonymous or real name?"

Matthew thought for a moment.

It's been more than ten days since the vision turmoil, so there shouldn't be so many people paying attention to themselves now, right?

Real name is also good.

At the very least, you can use your natural affinity to attract more friendly animals.

So he chose to call by his real name.

Three seconds after the result.

A large number of unstable space-time rifts appeared in the sky above the magic array!

The cracks were tumbling against each other, entangled with each other, and dozens of shadows of illegible shapes were colliding with each other.

Countless breaths of different types and from different worlds were transmitted through the magic array!

Just a few seconds.

The magic circle that Matthew had worked so hard to build with six hundred gold had a tendency to collapse!

……

"Warning: There are too many otherworldly creatures trying to be your mount!

Your Xeno-Gate is about to collapse.

Please make a decision right away –

Which creature will you choose as your mount?"

……

Matthew looked around, good guy, the light and shadow effects on the magic array were particularly exaggerated, but they were all blurry and chaotic mosaics, making it impossible to see what creatures were on it!

Seeing that the six hundred gold is about to be wasted.

He rushed to the magic circle in one step, and then roared:

"Get out!"

"Ability: Shout!

In a flash.

All light and shadow effects disappear.

Another moment.

New shadows begin to spawn above the magic circle.

Matthew said decisively:

"Open the door!"

Two intertwined shadows burst out of the magic circle.

The next second.

All the energy crystals shattered.

The magic circle also turned to dust.

Matthew stared intently.

One of the shadows landed on his left hand, with a clean white mane and strong limbs, three inches above his ribs, and a pair of pale golden wings gently stretched out, moving gracefully and smoothly.

Another shadow landed on his right hand.

Its body was filled with the smell of sulfur, and the clouds of smoke shrouded its feet, and the white mist was steaming.

Its mane, tail, and hooves all burned with black flames.

Its head was held high, and its scarlet eyes were full of indescribable ferocity and mystery.

……

"Hint: You summoned "Golden Pegasus (Celestial Creature)" and "Red Flame Nightmare (Infernal Creature)" through Mount Summoning.

Choose one of them and be your mount!"

……

Pegasus and Nightmare paced slowly with Matthew as they centered.

They are full of war intent with each other.

Matthew noted.

They all have a lot of scars on them.

This shows that they were fighting before they were summoned by themselves.

Which one to choose?

Matthew fell into deep thought.

And at the same time.

Wooden roof part.

A little white cat lay silently on the roof.

Curiously looking at everything below.

……

Taking into account everyone's opinions, we will update them one hour in advance in the future.

(End of chapter)