……

Matthew's actual combat ability is far stronger than it appears on the surface.

In terms of him alone, under the superposition of many fields, it is not difficult to fight against a fifth-order powerhouse with a third-order body.

Not to mention on his home turf.

Cemetery and oak grove.

All kinds of little brothers watched the Sphinx silently.

The disparity in numbers can create a lot of pressure in itself.

Not to mention the field.

Even aside from the legendary wanderer Richard the Silver Serpent, the younger brothers, led by the centaur Obest and the black knight Argus, are enough to make any unit below the legendary hate it.

The Sphinx is certainly strong.

But he hasn't entered the legend yet, so no matter how strong he is, it's hard to violate the objective law.

There are more people and fewer people, coupled with the home field advantage, as long as the two sides make a move-

The Sphinx will surely die!

His expression was a little embarrassed, if he had the function of sweating, I am afraid that he would already be sweating profusely at this time.

"Wait."

He suddenly said to Matthew:

"I still have a ......"

The words are not finished yet.

He suddenly flew towards the purple vortex behind him at a great speed!

Seeing that the Sphinx was about to flee.

Matthew unceremoniously raised his right hand.

It's in this cemetery.

Unless he encounters a freak like Margaret, he is invincible below the legend!

Ability: Forced Capture!

Suddenly.

Arms made of mud suddenly protruded from the walls of the subterranean space.

The Sphinx moves fast.

But Matthew's ability was activated faster.

between the electric light and flint.

This one arm pinned the Sphinx to the ground.

He was less than three meters away from the purple vortex!

But these three meters seem to have become a moat.

The Sphinx, with all his might, couldn't extricate himself from the oppression of those mud arms.

That's the power of the realm and the ceremonial field!

Seeing that he still wants to struggle.

Agus jumped to his feet, instantly jumping between the Sphinx and the teleportation vortex, and then under the desperate gaze of the Sphinx, Agus raised his alloy shield and struck him with a heavy shield blow to the head!

Bang!

The entire underground space resounded with that dull sound.

The sound of liquid swaying can be faintly heard.

I don't know if the Sphinx's brain juice was smashed out of the echo.

"Ah......h

The Sphinx screamed and completely lost the ability to resist.

Matthew stepped on a muddy arm and slowly moved to the Sphinx.

Elite Ghost Ali flew over with his men.

With Matthew's permission.

They're starting to do their old ways—

Greedily sucking the energy of the Sphinx.

"Isn't it a little rude to want to run away just after breaking into someone's house?"

Matthew looked at the Sphinx calmly.

The latter gasped violently, and his voice seemed to be a little weak:

"Wait, it doesn't have to be this between you and me."

"We might be able to work together."

Matthew laughed:

"Cooperation? Like you and Lutia? ”

"If you can answer every question I ask accurately, then I'll consider working with you."

"Otherwise...... You see, I don't have a single Sphinx-turned-undead in this cemetery. ”

The Sphinx's face suddenly turned to ashes.

He was shocked and angry, but he had to suppress his anger, and forcibly looked up and said:

"I can answer your question, provided that what you ask does not harm the interests of the other people who have signed the contract with me."

Matthew gets straight to the point:

"Who asked you to guard the Blood Banner Family's sacrifices? Lutia, if it was her, why did she make the sacrifice between sacrifices like a treasure chest? ”

The Sphinx looked embarrassed:

"It's not a question I can answer."

Bang!

The black warrior next to him didn't say a word, and smashed down with a heavy shield blow.

The Sphinx screamed again.

He was dizzy.

Matthew repeated the question he had just asked, and then looked at the Sphinx with a malicious gaze.

The Sphinx was silent for a while, and said in a very difficult tone:

"I can only tell you that Lord Lutithia is not my direct contractor, there is someone else who really ordered me to guard the treasury, that Lord is a necromancer like you, he is much stronger than you, and I can't say more about the rules of the contract."

There was a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"Necromancer? Is there a peer? But I didn't feel it...... Wasn't he in the cemetery at the time? ”

Matthew was shocked.

It suddenly occurred to him that Rhaegar had not mentioned the presence of a Sphinx in the Treasury before, which meant that the Sphinx had only appeared after he had left.

And Rhaeggar's wife ran away with a necromancer.

Could it be that the necromancer went so far as to steal people to Rhaegara's ancestral grave?

Still has an inexplicable relationship with Sister Rhaegara?

This association scared Matthew himself.

He hurriedly asked:

"Has the necromancer been living in the cemetery?"

The Sphinx shook his head:

"Not there."

Matthew then asked a few more questions, and the Sphinx answered them all very simply.

Seeing his appearance, Argus wanted to continue practicing shield fighting, but was stopped by Matthew.

He could sense that the Sphinx had actually suffered a slight backlash from the Contract Realm.

If you continue to ask, you will definitely not get the answer you want.

So he changed the question:

"Aside from the Blood Banner family's cemetery, do you guard any other treasure troves?"

The Sphinx sighed:

"The Sphinx is the caretaker of the treasure trove, and the location of the treasure trove must not be revealed......"

Bang!

Argus's long-brewing shield slammed down again.

The Sphinx fainted as soon as his eyes rolled away.

When he was drenched in a basin of water on his head, and then woke up in a daze, when he saw the shining light of the alloy shield, he said everything:

"Don't fight, don't fight, there is also a treasure house, in the Helen Mountains of the main material realm, there is another tomb, I am entrusted by the owner of the tomb to guard the most critical treasure for him for generations, the owner of the tomb was a great hero during his lifetime."

The tombs of the Helen Mountains.

Tomb of the Heroes.

What the Sphinx said instantly corresponded perfectly with a coordinate that Matthew had obtained from his knowledge of the tomb.

He knew the Sphinx wasn't lying.

However, this guy was going to kill himself aggressively before, and Matthew definitely won't let him go so easily now.

So he deliberately picked the direction of violating the contract and asked a few tricky questions.

The Sphinx frowned and didn't dare to answer a word.

And during Matthew's questioning.

He also stared at Argus's movements in fear, as if he was afraid of another shield blow.

Matthew wasn't fooled by his appearance, he knew that this guy had been looking for an opportunity to escape, but the power of the ritual field was too strong to completely suppress him.

So he couldn't help but say:

"This can't be answered, that can't be answered, what use do I want you?"

"It's better to be an immortal, and at worst, you can pull it up and be a meat shield."

The Sphinx hurriedly said:

"You can't kill me, you kill me, from another time now the Sphinx will come and hunt you down, and they will have the memories of me now."

"Frankly speaking, I rushed into your domain because I was too careless, if I had known the situation here in advance, I would definitely choose to ambush outside, and you would have a headache at that time."

"The Sphinx can't be killed, and if you want to solve all problems with violence, then the end is doomed to be in vain."

Matthew looked at him expressionlessly:

"Very well, if the Sphinx really can't finish killing, then am I about to have an army of undead composed of Sphinx?"

"You'd better offer some other reason than a vague threat to me."

The Sphinx busily said:

"I didn't mean to threaten you, I was just doing my duty.

Either way, you've robbed me of the treasure I'm guarding, and I'm going to hunt you down to the ends of the earth.

But this is the effect of the contract, not willingly.

In this case, we can actually make a new contract between us to avoid the effect of the old contract on me.

The Sphinx knows the secrets of many treasures.

We can conclude a consulting contract.

After the contract is signed.

You have three chances to summon me every month, and I will answer your questions for free.

We have a very friendly relationship.

This not only avoids the escalation of misunderstandings and conflicts, but also ensures that I will not hunt you down again. ”

Matthew looked at the Sphinx with some sarcasm:

"This is the face of the most powerful treasure keeper in the world? The so-called pursuit to the ends of the earth is only a lie for weak treasure thieves. ”

The Sphinx's face is not red and his heart is not beating:

"What you say is ugly, but it's true."

"The strong should have privileges, and the Sphinx are just a smart people who serve the strong."

That's what he said.

Matthew didn't bother to continue the sarcasm.

He thought for a moment.

The benefits of killing the Sphinx are indeed not that high, mainly because Matthew is a necromancer who is kind to people, and it would be a very troublesome thing if the Sphinx from other timelines came to the door.

He also didn't want a fifth-order monster to be squatting outside the oak grove in Rolling Stone.

So Matthew spoke:

"I accept your proposal, but the content of the contract has to be changed, and the consulting contract may not reflect the mutual agreement between you and me, so I suggest that it be changed to a follow-up contract."

"As you can see, there is still one less scholar in my cemetery, so after I release you, you must spend half of your time in the cemetery to serve me, and you will have to answer as many questions I ask you, as long as it does not violate your agreement with the other contractors."

The Sphinx held back his anger and said:

"You're humiliating me!"

"I can't sign a contract like that, you might as well kill me!"

Matthew snorted coldly:

"No, you'll sign it."

said.

He pulled out a piece of parchment and quickly wrote down a contract of counsel based on the knowledge in his head.

The field of contracts has long been opened.

After the writing is done.

Matthew slapped the contract heavily in front of the Sphinx.

The Sphinx looked around in despair.

The Black Samurai silently raised his alloy shield again.

The ghosts on their heads were like mosquitoes sucking their own life and energy.

Not far away, a minotaur skeleton was pointing at herself, she was still holding a kitchen knife in her hand, and there was blood on her fingers, and her image was terrifying.

That moment.

The Sphinx finally lowered his haughty head.

……

"Hint: Your domain ability "Contract Supreme" and "Overlord Contract" are in effect.

You have made a consultancy agreement with the Sphinx, and for the next five hundred years, he must spend half of the year at your disposal in the cemetery."

……

"Welcome to Matthew's Graveyard!"

The black, hard arms disappeared in an instant.

Matthew's face was also filled with a warm smile:

"Dear Mr. Sphinx, I believe you will soon adapt to the environment here and find a home here!"

"But I have to warn you, your body is too large now, and when walking between the cemeteries, it is better to change to a miniature and people-friendly image."

The Sphinx said angrily:

"Of course I do!"

"What you see now is my mythical image, and I am a meow with a mortal image!"

As he spoke, his body shrank dramatically.

Turned into a hairless cat with a clean body and big eyes!

At this time.

Siff, who didn't know the truth, squeezed over from the pile of skulls, and she took a fancy to the hairless cat in the crowd at a glance, and excitedly picked him up:

"Is this your new pet, Matthew?"

The hairless cat pouted suddenly.

Matthew winked at her:

"Well, if you have time, you can take Mr. Sphinx to the cemetery."

"He's going to love it soon, I'm sure."

……

"Hint: Your graveyard has added a new Knowledge Advisor "Sphinx", and you gain a small amount of Strategic Experience (Ritual Field).

You can increase your strategic experience and ultimately your Graveyard's strategic level by doing the following –

1. Recruit more Guardians (Elite template and above).

2. Build more outbuildings.

3. Open up more floors and areas.

4. Establish more negative energy channels.

5. Summoning more mid-level undead."

……

The forced entry of the Sphinx boosted a small slice of Graveyard Strategy experience.

Matthew took a look, and its strategic level was still about two-thirds of the progress bar away from LV2, and it didn't look that far away.

Increasing the strategic level of the Graveyard means that the ceremonial arena will become more powerful.

And the importance of running the home field has been vividly reflected in the scene just now.

If Matthew wants to build the cemetery into an unprecedented fortress, he must take it one step at a time to meet all needs.

"It may be a bit early to open a second floor, and so is the negative energy channel, but you can try to create additional buildings and summon more mid-level undead."

Between thoughts.

Matthew dispersed and returned to the workshop.

After he sat down.

Choose to enter the realm of necromancy that has been backlogged for a while!

In a flash.

Endless darkness enveloped him.

And right in the deepest depths of darkness.

A flash of white light flew towards him at lightning speed.

The white light flies faster and faster.

But Matthew seemed to never be able to catch it.

It didn't take long for him to realize.

His own body also flew backwards.

This scene went on for a long, long time.

Ultimately.

The halo around the white light was like splashing water.

Large gray areas are formed.

It's on those gray areas.

Matthew saw endless spell runes.

Each set of spell runes represents supreme necromancer knowledge.

He looked at it hungrily.

It just seemed like five minutes had passed.

The runes that lingered in the gray area were swallowed up by the infinite darkness.

A huge force of gravity pressed on Matthew's shoulders.

The illusion in front of him disappeared without a trace.

……

"Hint: You have successfully entered the sub-realm of sorcery, Necromancy, and you are new to exploration.

In return for your involvement in the field, you will gain one of the following three abilities –

1. Spell ability (you can designate a spell to make it capable, and the spell that is enabled does not have any forward swing when cast, and does not consume mana;

Warning: Spell abilities take about a month to become capable and have a very low chance of failing)

2. More summons (your Necromantic Summoning will be boosted, and you will be able to get more caps when summoning low-level undead-

Skeleton +80/Zombie +80/Ghost +40)

3. Death Finger (You learn the fourth-order spell Death Finger in advance.) You can concentrate a lot of negative energy on one of your designated fingers, and when you touch a living creature on a physical level, the latter will be subject to a relatively harsh judgment of instant death.

In particular, your spells Estro's Claw and Mage's Hand can share some of their effects with Finger of Death)."

……

The entry into the realm of necromancy has been unremarkable.

Matthew only hated that he didn't have enough memory, otherwise if he memorized a little more knowledge, he might gain more than he did now.

As for the three abilities, he chose the "Finger of Death" without hesitation.

It's not that this option is so good.

It's that everything else is too strained.

"Spell ability" looks okay, but Matthew doesn't have any spells that are particularly worthy of ability for the time being.

What's more, there is a certain probability of failure.

"More summons" is also very common, mainly because this thing is an additional increase in the number of caps, and there is no way to enjoy the tenfold bonus of the undead army.

Matthew really doesn't lack this now, what he needs is more mid-level immortals.

As for the death finger.

Although this spell is fourth-order, it is actually a little better than the fifth-order law death.

Death is a ballistic orb that hits enemies and is easily blocked by smaller creatures.

And the finger of death is to poke the finger at someone else.

Leave aside the question of whether hand-to-hand combat is dangerous or not.

In terms of accuracy, it is actually much better.

What's more, this spell can also be linked to Estelo's Claw and Mage's Hand.

This undoubtedly greatly increases his usage scenarios.

Even if it's not good, it can also be used as a self-defense spell.

"The spell spell of Death's Finger seems to be very suitable for speeding up with Surreel's chant, and with its own bonuses, I even have the opportunity to practice it to less than 1.5 seconds, and with the Iron Body or the Immortal Body, there is still a high chance of killing the opponent in a desperate situation."

Matthew scrutinized the spell in his mind.

And with the exception of the finger of death.

The Necromancy realm also gives Matthew a whole new permanent status.

"Meditation Enhancement: When you use meditation to exercise the energy plane of mental and communication negatives, you will gain 200% of the meditation effect and 300% of the soul crystal generation efficiency."

It's still in pretty good shape.

Recently, Matthew's soul crystals have been stretched.

If it weren't for Xiao Boil's previous filial piety, he might not have been able to pay his salary.

Soul crystal generation efficiency has now been increased.

Only then will he have the confidence to recruit more undead brothers!

……

Matthew then greeted Zeller and recounted what had happened in Escana.

The two discussed for a while.

Matthew begins to prepare the giant tree Amber.

Just wait for little Paton to come back.

He was going to paste all the space-time rifts first, and then talk about it later.

In the evening of the same day.

Matthew came to the mushroom room.

The mushrooms that have been coming here are thriving, which may have something to do with the fact that they are bordering the two ceremonial fields.

Underneath the mushroom house is the wine cellar.

Matthew had used his winemaking power to make several barrels of wine, which could theoretically be done in six hours, but he deliberately left it for a while longer, and only now did he open it.

Half of this batch is fermented with apples;

The other half is barley.

These two things are the most common fruits and foods in the Rolling Rock area.

Matthew pried open a wine barrel, and a burst of fruity aroma wafted out.

He strained some of the residue and poured himself a glass of cider.

The tip of his tongue touches the wine, and the long taste from sweet to sour and sweet stimulates his taste buds.

Tested.

These two wines have additional properties in addition to the characteristics of ordinary alcohols.

Drinking a glass of cider can boost mental power in small amounts;

And drinking a glass of barley wine can actually improve one's speech fluency!

"It seems that the sake made from different ingredients does have different effects, and this ability does have the potential to make a fortune!"

Matthew put the barrel away.

Several empty buckets were taken out and experimented with six kinds of food: wheat, corn, mushrooms, peaches, and grapes.

He plans to try all the ingredients he can get his hands on.

Let's see if we can make a variety that works particularly well.

If you can.

Then not only can it be used for its own use, but the Oak Chamber of Commerce will also add another fist product!

This isn't the unreliable stuff of Rhaegar's sword oil.

This is a high-end drink that has the potential to make a real splash!

"It would be nice if I could invite the mushroom king Dudley to the main house directly, and his mushroom cultivation and wine-making skills alone can feed many people."

Think so.

Matthew walked briskly out of the mushroom room.

Night.

The Black Warrior Agus reports to Matthew that the patrol has been officially formed and the training has been fruitful, and it is ready to be used to patrol the perimeter of the cemetery.

It is worth mentioning.

The Red Flame Nightmare also volunteered to join the patrol as a Ranger.

This adds a lot of mobility to the patrol.

Considering that the dark region has been stirring up lately.

Matthew then asked the patrol to begin their mission.

Argus was reluctant to leave the cemetery.

But the patrol mission is not far from the cemetery, so it is still up to the task.

Once the patrol team was put into operation, the security level of the cemetery was greatly improved.

This made Matthew quite satisfied.

And what's even more surprising.

Just a few hours later.

The road sign in the center of the cemetery suddenly changed!

A gray-black portal opened.

Out of it came a stumbling, tall, fat figure.

That's a fat zombie!

……

"Hint: Your Negative Energy Signifier has worked!

Miao Saqi (LV14/Elite), the mother of coolies from the negative energy plane, has been inspired by the Dao Sign, and has come to you.

But to earn Myo Saqi's loyalty, you must pass her test!"

……

"May I ask the owner of the cemetery, are there many zombies here who are not doing their jobs?"

Miao Saqi asked tremblingly.

Matthew thought something was strange.

But she seems to be right, she keeps these immortals by herself, and most of the time they are fine.

It's no wonder that they all twisted and carried tombstones, and it was no problem to say that they didn't do business.

"What's wrong?"

"The atmosphere in my cemetery is really relaxed."

Matthew said.

Miao Saqi bowed sincerely, and her voice was a little hoarse, like that of an old woman:

"Can I join the cemetery and train them for you?"

"I hate idle people the most in my life, so I vow to train them to be useful characters in the cemetery, as long as you give me a chance, I can return you a group of energetic zombie teams!"

Matthew was stunned.

And this kind of requirement?

However, he looked at the soul fire in Miao Saqi's eyes and couldn't help asking:

"Do you have any other requirements?"

Miao Saqi suddenly showed a greedy look:

"Oh, it's not much, I'll only charge you a small fee, about 5 soul crystals a month."

Matthew frowned and wanted to refuse.

Can be a second.

Miao Saqi suddenly spread his hands respectfully.

A wonderful force of the realm was transmitted to Matthew.

data bar.

……

"Hint: Myosatch, the mother of coolies, has shown you her 'coolie realm'.

Coolie Field: Myo Saqi has a range of tools to train zombies into a better breed -

1. Coolie Zombie (can complete high-intensity work such as digging tunnels, carrying heavy stones, and carrying objects, and at the same time +1 for strength and constitution)

2. Farmer Zombie (can complete the work of planting fields, collecting fruits and vegetables, expelling birds and beasts, etc., and at the same time have +1 Constitution and Agility)

3. Unknown"

……

Coolie field.

And this kind of out-of-the-way thing?

Don't know if I'll be able to get in?

Think of it.

Matthew's expression changed subtly:

"How long does it take you to train a normal zombie to become a creeper zombie or a farmer zombie?"

Miao Saqi smiled ugly:

"At least thirty a month."

"Trust me, it's definitely worth the money."

Matthew tries to perceive the coolie realm.

However, Miao Saqi seemed to sense something, and suddenly took away the effect of the realm.

Her expression is still respectful, and people can't fault it.

Matthew thought for a moment:

"It's not impossible to let you stay."

"But I have one condition, I have the right to watch while you're training."

Miao Saqi thought for a moment:

"Yes."

So Matthew generously stretched out his hand:

"Welcome to Matthew's Graveyard!"

Just at this time.

A group of zombies with tombstones and twisting their hips walked by the side of the road unscrupulously.

They looked at Miao Saqi and made a provocative tooth baring gesture between zombies.

To this, Miao Saqi only smiled slightly.

At Matthew's suggestion.

She quickly walked towards the group of zombies.

Soon.

There was a strange biting sound in the cemetery.

The biting sound did not subside until midnight.

Early the next morning.

Matthew had just woken up and planted a few trees in the Northern Badlands.

And he received a message from Zeller:

"Rhaegar is back!"

……

(End of chapter)