……

Matthew hurried in the direction of the office door, and within a few steps he met Siv.

The latter was dressed in pajamas, his face was bloodless, and his head was wrapped in a white bandage.

In particular, the bandage wrapped an extra two loops around the bulge on her forehead.

"How have you been feeling lately? Still have a fever? ”

Matthew saw that she looked sick, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Sif usually gives people the feeling of being healthy and lively, and it is not difficult to see from her current face that she has probably suffered a lot of sins these days.

Sifu said softly:

"Still feverish, but the temperature is much lower than before, I think it's starting to get better, you don't have to worry about me, Matthew."

Matthew bowed slightly, he looked at the bulge on the bandage, and couldn't help asking:

"Why are you wrapping up here?"

Seve blushed:

"I don't think it's pretty."

It seemed to feel the curiosity in Matthew's eyes.

She suddenly said softly:

"Do you want to see it?"

Matthew hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"No need."

He remembered his previous conversation with Rhaegar and realized that the Devil's Horn was not only important but also sensitive to them, and that it was better not to have any random contact in any form.

The Blood Banner family is strictly a type of Tieflin, and they have demonic blood in their veins, but the powerful genes of humans are also swearing sovereignty.

The blood of the devil gives them great power and strange customs, while the human body makes them less evil and has more possibilities.

Matthew also now knew that the Kingdom of the Blood Banner, located between Purgatory, was a kingdom consisting primarily of Tieflin and the Infernal Terrans.

That's right, Purgatory is of the Terrans, and it is precisely because of the mixing of human blood that Tieflin can have more powerful potential than ordinary devils.

However, Matthew's excuse did not work.

Seve quickly removed the bandage, a faint vapor coming out of her forehead, and before long, a small crystal clear horn appeared in Matthew's eyes.

Compared to Rhaegar's pair of mighty and domineering horns, this little obtuse horn is too inconspicuous.

"If you're curious, you can touch it."

Seve bowed her head.

Matthew subconsciously raised his right hand, but as soon as he was halfway up, an angry voice came from the office-

Moo!

It was the first time Matthew had heard such a rough cry from a goat's mouth.

He immediately stopped and smiled apologetically.

Seve looked at the goat with her big eyes open as if curious:

"Matthew, why do you always carry a goat?"

"Do you have a special hobby for goats?"

Matthew just wanted to seriously defend himself, but inadvertently saw a hint of narrowness in Seve Sif's eyes.

At that moment, he understood.

Seve probably already knew the true identity of the goat.

It's just that out of all kinds of tacit understanding, not only did she not break it, but she enjoyed the happiness of pretending not to understand.

So he coughed and said very perfunctorily:

"It's a prop I use to practice my spells."

"By the way, are you here to find your father?"

Hear this.

The goats kicked their feet again and again.

Sif's bloodless little face became more ruddy:

"Yes, I want to tell him not to return to the Blood Banner Kingdom."

"I know he's worried about me, but I think I'm getting better, I've read a lot of books brought from my hometown, and Mrs. Wesley has said that Tiefling's awakening is inherently strange, I'm just having a fever, and I don't have too many problems to worry about it."

"I know it's not easy for him to escape from purgatory, that's a place where he would rather die than stay, I don't want him to go back, I'm even more afraid that he won't be able to come back after he goes back."

The grumpy goat suddenly fell silent.

Matthew glanced at him.

Then he said softly to Siv:

"If your father would be glad to know that his daughter is so considerate of him."

"But you have to believe him, although Rhaegar is usually idle and doesn't do his job, I think he has a brain.

Since he has decided to return to purgatory, he must be fully prepared so that he will not not be unable to return.

On the contrary, you don't need to think about it so much, too much thinking will only make your body weaker.

You have to trust in the wisdom of adults. ”

When Seve heard this, she first showed a thoughtful expression, and then puffed out her cheeks slightly:

"Adult wisdom?"

"But I'm going to be an adult soon, am I going to be wise overnight?"

Matthew smiled and said:

"Wisdom can be accumulated through experience, and it may not work overnight, but it will definitely bring you growth in many nights."

"Okay, after all that, you should be tired too, I'll send you back to your room."

Seve glanced at the goat, chuckled and nodded.

The backs of the two left silently.

When walking around the corner.

Only then did Matthew quietly disarm the Malicious Transfiguration.

Rhaegar sat on the ground, holding the shield in his right hand, his expression extremely complicated.

……

Matthew sends Seve back to her room.

As soon as he entered the door, he bumped into the little devil again.

The latter grimaced at Matthew, and then sped into the closet.

Seve sat on the edge of the bed and gasped for a moment before introducing Matthew:

"Her name is Nini, she is my companion devil, she is mischievous and rude, and I don't like her very much."

Matthew glanced at the closet, feeling a little strange in his heart.

He had encountered this little devil twice, but he had not been aware of her existence both times before.

Even if it is a system, there is no hint of its existence.

This situation is a bit unusual.

After all, this Nini doesn't look particularly high-level.

However, considering that this may be the secret of the Blood Banner family, Matthew did not delve into it.

He chatted with Seve for a few words, and the latter began to yawn wildly.

Ma Xiu was ready to take his leave.

Seve said:

"I've been having nightmares a lot lately and I'm a little scared to fall asleep, can you stay with me?"

Matthew nodded:

"Absolutely."

He got up and pulled out an old storybook from the bookcase next to him.

Flip through one of the pages at random and recite it in a low voice.

Seve listened quietly to two paragraphs, and suddenly laughed:

"My dad has told me these stories countless times."

Matthew was unimpressed:

"Before you go to bed, you have to listen to the stories you are tired of listening to, so that it is easier to sleep."

He read a few more paragraphs, expecting Seve to continue talking. But it didn't take long for her breathing to become steady and faint.

Fell asleep.

Matthew quietly closed the book and quietly looked at Seve on the side.

I have to admit that Seve is a very good girl, she is tall, delicate in appearance, and has a peaceful temperament.

On weekdays, she is very gentle and well-behaved, not like the daughter of a lord's family, but more like a sensible girl from a small family.

This kind of girl is quite attractive to many people.

It's a pity that Matthew doesn't have much feelings for her.

may be a preconceived notion that makes him subconsciously think that Seve is still a child, at most a schoolgirl from a wealthy family.

Even after the coming-of-age ceremony, this concept is difficult to change.

Even putting aside this stereotype.

If you put Seve in the shoes of her partner, Matthew will also find it boring.

Yes, she is gentle, she is kind, she is good to herself.

But these are not the keys to love.

The point is.

She's not charismatic and funny enough.

Matthew has his own view of love and mate selection.

He doesn't reject love, but he doesn't waste too much energy in it during the preparation or rise of his career;

He likes women who are enterprising and have their own pursuits.

In his eyes, a woman's charm depends on whether her conversation is interesting and her actions are meaningful.

His favorite is the kind of girl who has a stubbornness in her bones.

After all, watching her not admit defeat, and then pressing her down hard, is the most enjoyable thing in the world.

So in his conception.

If you want to choose a woman to marry, Seve is not even as attractive as Margaret, who has a debt of 2.6 million.

After all, Matthew's courage and persistence of the latter are still very recognized.

Again.

He's getting better and better with Rhaegar now, and if he with his daughter again, it's inevitable that he will have a weird feeling.

So Seve ......

Forget it.

Matthew shook his head unconsciously.

Immediately.

He struck a spirit:

"Hell, what do I think these things for?"

He put the book back in the bookcase and was about to leave.

But at this time.

Sif suddenly screamed in her dream.

She woke up from her bed sweating profusely, and the little devil in the closet flew out quickly.

"What's wrong?"

"Have a nightmare?"

Matthew leaned over with concern.

Siv's expression was unusual, her face was flushed at the moment, her pupils contracted violently, fine beads of sweat hung on her forehead, and the short obtuse horn also faintly emitted a faint green light.

Matthew noted.

Her ears seemed to be a little sharper, and her nails were a little longer.

She grabbed the blanket with both hands unconsciously, and her tone was very unstable:

"I dreamed, I dreamed that I had become a devil, that I was killing, that I was killing people like crazy in a castle, all of them, all of them, I had blood all over my body, and I had ...... on my face It's all blood, they're all dead, and I've killed them......"

She looked a little incoherent.

Matthew hesitated, and just wanted to lean over to comfort her, but who knew that in the next second, Seve suddenly reached out and pushed him:

"You go, Matthew, I'm fine, it's just that the nightmare is too terrible, I need to be alone."

"Huh?"

Sity's sudden change of face caught Matthew off guard.

He looked at the other party in disbelief:

"Are you sure it's okay? Do you want me to call Rhaegar over? Or Mrs. Wesley? ”

Seve shook her head.

She looked calmer now:

"No need, you go Matthew, it's not good for my father to see it, I'm fine, really~"

When it comes to the last word.

There was a slight tremor in her voice, and there was a hint of pleading.

Matthew didn't force it when he saw this.

He got up and left Siv's room.

in the hallway.

Matthew's footsteps faded away.

The little devil Nini flew up to Seve and sneered:

"Coward master, scared when you see a little blood?"

Seve gave her a disgusted look.

The next moment.

She reached out and covered her face with her hands.

A whimper sounded in his throat.

The body trembled even more.

Nini leaned over and said:

"Alright, okay, I'm not going to laugh at you."

"Don't be afraid!"

"It's weird, don't you like that human very much? If you're so scared, why don't you let him stay with you? ”

Siv's hands slowly stroked downward.

There was an indescribable meaning in her eyes, and her voice changed from a whimper to a tone similar to a moan:

"yes, I'm scared.

But it's not the blood and corpses that I'm afraid of.

Those things—

Blood, killing, madness, hysterical battles......

They filled my dreams.

But I don't have the slightest fear!

It's me who scares me.

Because when I'm dealing with them......

It's true!

It's true!

I'm so excited!

Ah~"

Moaning.

Her eyes narrowed into a line.

She couldn't help but stick out her bright red tongue and lick her fingernails.

In a flash.

And the nails turned crimson.

……

It took a lot of trouble to get out from under Rhaeggar's great sword.

Matthew left the Lord's Mansion with brisk steps.

Return to the oak forest.

He bumps into the centaur Obest head-on, who is carefully examining the condition of each oak tree.

After the Sanctuary of Life was activated, the woods were full of life, but the hidden danger of insect infestations was also magnified.

Fortunately, Obest is a professional counterpart, and at present, he has done a good job.

Matthew greeted him and asked:

"Where's the Golden Pegasus?"

Obest pointed to the wooden house not far away:

"She usually wanders around the World Tree, but if she wants to come out and take a break today, she should be around there."

"I'll take you to her."

The two walked some distance.

Soon he found a pegasus drinking water in the upper reaches of the Old Woman's River in the woods.

Seeing Matthew's eagerness, Obest guessed that he wanted to ride a horse, so he said very seriously:

"Pegasus is very shy, and after these days of contact, I have found that Ollie is more introverted than the other Pegasus."

"If you want to try to ride on her, it's best to approach her from the side first, and don't rush to get on the horse when you get closer, but touch her mane with your hand first, and then sit on her when she agrees."

Matthew glanced at him:

"Is it that troublesome?"

Obest Positive Color Channel:

"Ollie is a celestial creature, and with her reserve and dignity, you can't look at Ollie with the same pickled eyes as you look at nightmares."

"I've been taking care of Ollie by you for the past few days, she's really shy, please trust my professional judgment."

Matthew nodded:

"Okay, then I'll go over to the side and try not to alarm her."

However, he had only taken a few steps.

The golden Pegasus rushed over with great enthusiasm!

Ollie rushed to Matthew, and before Matthew could make any moves, she sat on the ground with her limbs limp.

Matthew sat down as soon as he lifted his foot.

Ollie let out a brisk cheer and stomped briskly, carrying Matthew in the direction of the World Tree.

And behind them.

Obest looked at the scene dumbfoundedly.

Suddenly.

He finally understood:

"Turns out Ollie is just reserved for me......"

……

Matthew rode a pegasus and walked through the oak trees.

Passing by a towering mound, Matthew patted Ollie's neck, who slowed down very spiritually.

On top of the mound, tea trees transplanted from Junryu Island are growing well.

The tea leaves on the tree, Matthew had asked Peggy to help pick them.

Then he cut off the excess branches himself.

At present, these seven tea trees look bare, but they are extremely full of life elements.

"If I find some dead animals and plants and use their decomposition and fertilization abilities to add nutrients to them, will I be able to produce several seasons of tea a year?"

Matthew checked the round and left satisfied.

And just as he was looking at the tea trees.

A brownish-gray figure flew through the woods.

The figure sped through the growing weeds and disappeared from Matthew's vision in the blink of an eye.

But the data column still faithfully notes everything.

……

"Hint: You found a 'Grey Feather Grouse.'

Under the potency of the Sanctuary of Life, your woods gradually attract other creatures.

Note: Whenever a population of an organism reaches a certain size, it is considered to be native to the forest.

At this point, your Forest's "Prosperity +1".

Current Wood Prosperity: 3.

Reference Rainforest Prosperity: 3001415."

……

"Huh?"

"Is it already 3 o'clock?"

"But the rainforest is still amazing, no wonder the competition is so fierce."

Matthew was a little curious, two of them were definitely contributed by Oak and Oak Elves, but what about the other one?

Is it other than them.

Are there other species that have quietly migrated to their own territory?

"It's definitely not a grouse, the grouse just now should be the first, if you want to reproduce into a group, you need at least a dozen of them, right?"

Matthew was a little curious.

However, he was not in a hurry to find the other party.

For Matthew, it's good that the woods are becoming more and more prosperous.

Take a stroll through the woods and you'll soon meet new residents.

Next.

He rode his pegasus around his woods.

He then set aside two acres of land in the northern wasteland to maintain the effect of "spring all year round".

In the next month, this is the place to plant trees.

After being busy with a bunch of trifles.

Matthew flies to the canopy of the World Tree with the help of Ollie.

Stand here.

The scenery of Rolling Rock Town is unobstructed.

It was close to evening.

Smoke billows from the town of Rolling Stone.

Four or five farms to the southeast were also populated everywhere.

Northwest.

Following the traces of the dead winding north, he vaguely looked at the barren mountain where the Ghost Po Fort was located.

And further north.

The Continental Highway starting from the South Trade Post went straight ahead, reaching Riptide City, and then going deep into the Jade Garden.

Most of Rolling Stones is in full view.

It's a great feeling too.

Matthew sat on a tree branch, gently stroking Pegasus' soft mane, filled with peace inside.

"Hopefully this calm will last a little longer."

He whispered to himself.

Pegasus Ollie suddenly sneezed heavily.

It seems to be agreeing as well.

……

The next morning.

Matthew told him that he was unwell and rested for a few days.

He didn't go to the Lord's Mansion to fish.

Instead, he directed the zombies to build a fence near the hut.

After the fence is drawn.

Matthew sows a lot of mushrooms right inside.

This is the mushroom garden he initially planned.

Its location is right between the two ceremonial venues.

Matthew doesn't just intend to send signals to the microbial realm by creating a mushroom garden.

I am also going to write a "field contract" that communicates the two ceremonial venues.

As everyone knows.

Editing the realm is the prerogative of gods and high-ranking legends.

In the non-legendary stage, if you want to temporarily have access to the editing realm, you can only rely on more complex ritual magic.

Fortunately, both ceremonial venues are completely open for Matthew.

And he himself has been involved in many fields, and he has accumulated several field certificates on hand.

This gives him an advantage when it comes to writing domain contracts.

After settling the mushrooms, it was already afternoon.

Matthew didn't rest.

He ordered Sinwak to bring a huge stone from the cemetery and place it in the middle of the mushroom garden.

Then remove a large amount of material from the bag.

Then it was done quickly.

……

"Hint: You consumed 1 Domain Certificate.

You are communicating "Ceremonial Field: Sanctuary of Life" and "Ceremonial Field: Necropolis" in the form of "Domain Deed".

The Domain Pact has been activated.

Please write the content as soon as possible!"

……

The day after tomorrow to resume the double update, today and tomorrow the number of words is less, trying to save the manuscript...... Didn't play Baldur's Gate 3.

(End of chapter)