……

The new side quests have lifted Matthew's spirits.

In the normal mage growth system, signature spells are the same as spell abilities, and they belong to relatively high-end super magic skills.

Each mage can designate one or more signature spells in their area of expertise.

Through specific training and more actual combat.

The effects of signature spells tend to be more powerful than normal ones.

But the process is fraught with hardships and comes at a very high monetary cost.

Therefore, the average fourth- or fifth-order mage usually has only one signature spell, and those with two signature spells must have outstanding financial resources, energy, and talent.

After Matthew is promoted to the fourth rank, he can train a signature spell through his own efforts.

And this task can allow him to go one step further on this and obtain the second signature spell quota, and judging from the description of the task, the signature spell formed in this way may be more effective than the normal signature spell!

Matthew is looking forward to it.

As for choosing which spell to be your signature.

Matthew hasn't figured it out yet.

But there is a high probability that the spells of the Necromantic Realm will be more suitable.

After all, at the end of the day, he's still a necromancer.

Anyway, the spell enhancement points obtained from the task can be stored, so he is not in a hurry in the choice of spells, and he can go back and specify a high ceiling.

The key is what tree he wants to plant next!

Previously, during the main quest.

Matthew had thought a long time about what trees to plant.

But the oak tree's position in the natural realm is unique, so in the end he didn't have much trouble.

As for those trees that line up behind the oak trees.

Matthew also has a ruler in his heart.

After comprehensively weighing the pros and cons of all aspects.

Matthew finally decided to plant pine trees!

First of all, the climate in Rolling Rock is ideal for pine tree planting.

Secondly, pine forests and oak forests are not in conflict either.

The third is that pine seeds are relatively easy to obtain, which has a profound impact on Matthew's production capacity.

Once you've decided on your goals.

Matthew began to make a detailed plan.

At the initial stage.

He intended to plant pine trees far from the oak forest.

After all, the oak forest is the carrier of the ritual field of the sanctuary of life, and the oak trees themselves are the ones that benefit the most, and they will inadvertently squeeze the resources of other plants of the same ecological niche.

If you plant pine trees near oak trees, it is likely that the results will not be ideal.

Fortunately, Matthew now has his own land.

After some searching on the map and surveying on the spot.

He eventually settled on the pine forest in a large wasteland north of the Marks of the Dead.

The advantage here is that the area is large enough and the soil is fertile enough to support a pine forest.

The downside is.

Due to the previous devouring of the traces of the dead and the faint influence of the Ghost Castle further north.

The elements of life in this large area seem to be suppressed.

According to Matthew's investigation.

There are also some plants here.

But most of them grow very lonely.

The plants themselves are growing well, well above average.

This shows that this land is not devoid of life elements, but is suppressed by some kind of force.

Matthew's Pine Forest Project wants to go smoothly.

This problem must be addressed.

If it was in the past.

Matthew may still have a hard time.

But now, as long as he opened the balanced perception, he could see the flow of life elements in this wasteland clearly.

Matthew discovered.

Large swaths of the surrounding land are detained in the depths of the strata.

And oddly enough.

This wasteland is actually the edge of the Gold Prospector Basin, and there are not many dungeons.

What is there in the depths of the stratum that suppresses the activity of the elements of life?

Matthew was curious.

However, he did not rush to solve the problem, and set about building his second base in the wasteland.

The second base will be divided into two parts, above ground and underground, just like the oak forest.

The ground is a pine forest.

Underground is the second cemetery.

In order to speed up the construction of the cemetery building, Matthew transferred a large number of zombies to work overtime.

And in the process.

The mother of coolies, Muse Saci, stands out, and the creeper zombies she trains have quite powerful building abilities.

They can carve out underground space in small caves, and they can also transport logs above the surface to build wooden houses.

Although the buildings built by the zombies are certainly inferior to the human craftsmen in terms of level.

But it's also much better than the stone house that Matthew commanded the zombies to build before.

And that's not all.

The mother of coolies also trained a group of zombie farmers for Matthew!

According to her.

This kind of zombie farmer's farming ability is only 2~3% worse than that of ordinary human farmers.

If combined with a druid's spell.

The zombie farmers grow more food than the same number of humans.

Most importantly.

Zombie Farmer Doesn't Want Money!

All they need is a little negative energy from the cemetery for them, and they will continue to generate value for Matthew.

This made Matthew's heart flutter.

Unfortunately, it's early autumn now.

The level of agriculture in Rolling Rock is not suitable for large-scale grain cultivation.

Matthew's druid resources had to be invested in the more important planting of pine and oak trees.

Therefore, these zombie farmers can only stay at home for the time being.

Wait until the beginning of spring next year.

Matthew would be able to promote zombie farming on his own land on a large scale.

Considering the excellent performance of Musage.

Matthew also decisively decided to include her in the cemetery's list of ceremonial sites.

So far.

Matthew's first graveyard already has three high-level necromantic units, namely the Black Warrior Argus, the Mother of Coolies, Muse Sarchi, and the Ghost Warlord Ali.

The undead led by them can completely guard the safety of the cemetery day and night.

Even if Matthew isn't there.

These people can maintain this place for a long, long time.

This was very gratifying to Matthew.

With the support of a large number of cheap labor, the development of the second cemetery is carried out impressively.

There were also several small cabins, a large warehouse, and several other buildings on the ground.

Matthew asks Obest to prepare for a new Sanctuary of Life ritual.

This may help to alleviate the oppression of life elements in this land.

Meanwhile.

Matthew also sends Leila on a trip to Overwatch Heights.

Leila's purpose for this trip is threefold -

The first is to check out the situation in Overwatch Heights to see if there is an opportunity to develop the business of the Oak Chamber of Commerce;

The second is to buy oak and pine seeds to see if you can find a stable source of stock;

The third is to check on Eli.

This kid didn't even reply to Matthew's letter, which obviously didn't fit his character.

Matthew was still a little worried about him, so before leaving, he told Leila to pay attention to inquire about Eli's current situation.

Considering the carnival of early autumn, there is a time limit for this task.

The entire mission can only last for a month.

So while Matthew was doing this, he quickly began to plant pine trees on the wasteland.

The job was already fairly simple for him.

I asked Lulu to ripen the pine saplings.

Zombies dig holes day and night.

Matthew took the time to transplant.

The whole process went smoothly, and it didn't take long for pine trees to appear on the originally barren land.

The elements of life in the land are not active?

Never mind!

Just enlarge the spacing between the trees, anyway, the land is vast, and there is enough area for him to plant whatever he wants.

And he also has the magic skill of decomposition and fertilization.

In each area, he would decompose the corpses of some animals and plants.

That's it.

Matthew maintains a rate of planting 40~60 pine trees and 30~50 oak trees every day.

He is not greedy, the main thing is to stop in moderation.

Just save as many spell enhancement points as you can within your ability.

Here, Matthew's tree planting business is in full swing.

In the town of Rolling Stone, however, there are many cases.

Matthew hadn't made a few trips to the Lord's Hall, but he had already heard three slightly tricky questions.

The first problem comes from the high leaf collar.

After the Battle of Mossy Hills, the merger of the High Leaf Collar into Rolling Rock was approved by the Alliance.

can be in the actual execution process.

Some of the residents of the High Leaf Collar don't seem to be interested in being a part of Rolling Stone.

Or rather.

This part of the inhabitants is actually the former Gaoye lord family and related interest groups.

They rely on their ability to control their territory.

Fanning the flames among the residents and secretly confronting the administrative officials from Rolling Stone.

And although Gao Yeling's army was incorporated into the system of Rolling Stone Town.

How to deal with them is also a big question.

After all, raising soldiers costs money.

All in all.

Rhaegar encountered overt and covert resistance in his annexation of the High Leaf Collar.

This annoyed him greatly.

The reason behind it is actually clear to the three of them -

The vested interests of the High Leaf Collar tolerate the dragon's rule out of fear.

Now the ruler has become Rhaegar who was once an equal.

Their hearts are a little unbalanced.

Covert obstruction is also inevitable.

on this.

The decisions made by the three of them can only be quick to cut through the mess.

Zeller will go to the High Leaf Collar with Richard to solve the problem in person.

If it doesn't solve the problem.

You can only solve the problem of the person who created it.

The second thing is also related to the high leaf collar.

The spy identified by Matthew before, the Warlock Thomas, has been confirmed to be the spy of the Black Dragon Lord.

But here's the point.

The warlock power in his body comes from the Five Dragons Alliance.

He is a believer in the Five Dragons Alliance.

In other words.

He was indeed a spy sent by Meonogas, but he was not a changeling.

This means that the real changeler is someone else.

The people of Rolling Rock still can't be careless.

Fortunately, Richard's training with the white cat Qiuka was very effective, and the latter had a certain blood sense for the Changeling.

As long as the autumn card is in.

The would-be Changeler wouldn't be able to quietly approach the important people in Rolling Stone.

And the third problem also extends from the battle of the mossy hills.

After the Seven Saints Alliance and the Five-Colored Dragon God broke up, the dragons all disappeared.

Among them is the green dragon Fatina who has been harassing the Jade Garden.

And so it goes.

The Jade Court was suddenly able to free up its hands.

They recently informed Rolling Stone that they had once again sent the Shadow Panther Force to pick up wanted criminals from the Silverfrost Brotherhood.

This time there was no green dragon.

The Shadow Leopards can't really make it to Rolling Stone.

But here's the problem.

Matthew doesn't want to give it now!

These arsonists are doing a good job in his workshop, and he can't bear them!

Matthew had also consulted with Rhaegar about this.

The final result of the deliberations was:

Send several main culprits in exchange for a high bounty in the Jade Court.

The rest said they had fled.

Matthew was still a little unhappy about this.

But in the end, everyone was arrested by Richard, and the prisoner was also squatting in the prison of Rolling Rock Town before, and Matthew has made a lot of money by prostituting for a while.

"If only the zombies could learn the art of arsonists."

He thought a little dissatisfied.

"Or will turning an arsonist into a zombie inherit his skills?"

The devil who is aware of his own thoughts is getting more and more.

Matthew hurriedly interrupted his thoughts.

Or a few pine trees to suppress the shock!

……

Mid-September.

Evening.

In the cemetery's workshop, Matthew quickly closed a beautifully written envelope, revealing a thoughtful expression.

This is the latest letter from Beanna.

The girl's writing is very good, and the letters give people a pleasing and hearty feeling when they are read.

A little fun in life, a little trouble in learning, and all kinds of things that happen when the elves are socializing...... This scene is vividly displayed in her description.

It seemed to unfold directly in front of Matthew.

Matthew found himself quite fond of reading Beanna's letters.

The content of the letter is very different from the previous ones.

The difference is.

Matthew noticed that Beanna had gradually adapted to life in the Jade Garden.

She no longer complains about the setbacks in her life, but pays more attention to the little things that happen around her that are worth being happy about;

In the face of the pursuit of the Wind Chaser General Terani, she is more and more comfortable coping;

The discrimination of the elves became an incentive for her, and she worked harder and became better.

She'll even use this to protect herself-

After all, there are also a significant number of Wood Elves who believe that discrimination against humans should be eliminated.

She made a lot of Wood Elf friends through some jerky tricks and a little caution.

Although they may not be sincere with each other.

But the girl's path to study in the Jade Court is not as bumpy as it was at the beginning.

She was already able to communicate with people in standard Elvish.

In professional classes.

She also learned some magic and swordsmanship, and although her grades were still lower than the same period, she had a better attitude than she had at the beginning.

In her own words.

In the process of working hard, for a moment, she suddenly felt that the goal of the elven sword wing was no longer out of reach.

Although it will be hard ahead.

But she had seen the way.

Matthew was pleased with Beanna's change.

After being separated for more than half a year, Matthew has almost forgotten what she looks like, and can only vaguely recall the embarrassment when she confessed to herself at the door of the house that day.

Compared with her at that time.

Beanna has grown so much, too much.

Matthew was happy for her.

Think of it.

He picked up his pen and began to write back.

It's three pages in one place.

After writing.

Matthew instinctively wanted to fold it up and put it in an envelope and deliver it to the town tomorrow to be delivered by a postman.

But soon.

He laughed silently:

"I almost forgot that it was already the fourth order."

"You can summon a Necromantic Courier!"

Messenger.

This is actually a synonym for a rather unstable group.

But at the level of spells in the narrow sense.

Mages who are proficient in the realm of spells can summon a courier at the second level.

Ordinary mages, on the other hand, can summon ordinary couriers at the third level.

Matthew hadn't thought about it before.

But the quality of ordinary messengers is mediocre, not even comparable to that of the druid's animal companions.

Couriers summoned through these spells have a high chance of being killed halfway through.

When the letter is exposed, the leak will be forgotten, and it will be bad if there is a social death content.

As a result, Matthew never learned the spell to summon the messenger.

He was waiting for himself to be promoted to the fourth rank.

Necromancers after the fourth order can learn a spell called Necromantic Courier.

This spell usually summons high-level necromantic units, with strong errands and stealth abilities.

This spell is not difficult to learn.

It only took Matthew a day to get it done.

The next afternoon.

Matthew stood on the edge of a magic circle and began to chant a spell summoning the messenger.

Due to previous experience summoning mounts.

This time Matthew opted for an anonymous call.

No way.

The legend is too high.

If you summon your real name, you may be able to provoke some bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods.

I can only try my luck anonymously.

Not much.

A faint glow lit up above the circle.

Sting!

It was as if the plastic film was being torn.

A burly figure appeared in the center of the magic circle.

Matthew's eyes widened.

It was a minotaur...... Phantom?!

……

"Hint: You used the spell 'Necro Messenger'!

The Minotaur spirit "Savage Sange" has answered your call and is here!"

……

"I didn't expect that I had a good relationship with the Minotaurs."

Matthew laughed to himself.

This year, the Minotaur has become extinct, even in the underworld, it is rare, and there is actually a Minotaur spirit to apply for his messenger.

Matthew wondered if it was the Minotaur Realm that had an effect!

He looked the minotaur in front of him up and down.

As an undead.

The quality of the Minotaur Spirits is quite high.

Matthew even felt like he was more of a living creature!

This guy named Sanger has quite a striking muscle.

The point is that he is completely naked.

Only the mysterious triangle around his waist was wrapped in a white cloth pocket.

It's a bit of a rich woman's happy cow.

"Hello, I'm Sanger, the fastest minotaur in the world, I love to run, I love to run tirelessly."

"When I was a living minotaur, I accidentally entered the underworld because of my crazy running, and I ended up being what I am now, and they call me a spirit, which means a particularly strong soul?"

"Anyway, I'm happy with who I am, look at my abs, and my thighs, and look at ...... Hmm, do you want me to open my cloth pocket? ”

Sanger enthusiastically introduced himself.

Matthew hurriedly stopped him:

"Not necessarily."

"I'm just looking for the right messenger, and if you're up to it, that's great."

Sanger said kindly:

"Of course, of course I'm willing to be your partner, your appearance is the one I like."

Matthew almost nodded, and then he was excited:

"Wait!?"

"I'm looking for a messenger, not a partner!"

Matthew reminded earnestly.

Sanger was stunned:

"Damn, did I run the wrong lap?"

"Shouldn't that teleportation array just now lead to the 'Underworld Creature Swap Club'?"

Matthew took a closer look and felt that the water was too deep.

So he frowned:

"I'm sorry, you may have gone the wrong way, please go back."

Sanger sighed:

"It seems that I did come to the wrong place, but unfortunately, I heard from the grapevine that the famous Viscount Fan will also appear in the daily activities of the club this time."

"It's too late to go back now!"

"Anyway, I'm sorry, I'm not the messenger you're looking for, but if you have ......"

His words were forcibly interrupted by Matthew:

"I didn't, please go back."

Matthew pointed to the teleportation array.

Who knew that Matthew's words actually aroused Sanger's rebellious psychology:

"Hey, mage, what's your attitude?!"

"Do you think I'm not up to the job of a messenger? You're underestimating me! I'm the best running creature in the underworld, and even the fastest Twilight Wings can't run as fast as I am! ”

"I've changed my mind now, I'm here to apply for a courier, what conditions do you have, just say it!"

Matthew is angry and funny.

The brain circuit of this minotaur spirit is also a novelty.

He was about to say something casually to send the other person away.

Peggy's voice suddenly came from outside the house:

"Matthew, what's going to eat tonight?"

With that, she walked in.

Saw Peggy.

The next second.

The minotaur spirit suddenly knelt down.

"High priest?"

"How did you become the way you are?"

Matthew and Peggy looked at the minotaur spirit in amazement.

The latter is an underworld creature.

At this time, he was already in tears.

……

Tomorrow, I want to send my wife and children back to my parents' house, and after driving 800 kilometers back and forth in one day, I have to take a day off, and I will work hard to update it later, sorry.

(End of chapter)