260 The Hippogriff Troll and the Centaur Mystery
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"Hint: After a skirmish, you and your men have wiped out the invading enemy!
A total of 148 cavemen and 69 harpies were killed in this campaign.
Your Graveyard Dungeon Legend +0.5!"
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Half an hour later.
In the side corridor on the second basement floor of the cemetery, a corpse lay on the ground.
Looking at the cavemen and harpies who died tragically in front of him, Matthew couldn't help but wonder who gave them the confidence to attack their own cemetery?
Matthew didn't even take it personally.
Peggy, the Black Samurai Argus, and the Death Knight 47 took some minions and took turns to kill a few back and forth to lay the victory in the battle.
This time.
The mixed force was trying to retreat.
However, Matthew's cemetery is not their back garden, and they have come here, so it is not appropriate not to stay and continue to work.
Ultimately.
Under Matthew's command, all the invading enemies were killed, and he even told his subordinates to keep as many corpses as possible.
In this way, the combat power of the undead will be stronger in the future.
Quickly cleaned up the battlefield.
Neither the caveman nor the harpy were particularly wealthy monsters, so Matthew's loot was limited.
Harpy side.
Matthew plucked a portion of the hot and damp feather from their corpses.
Each harpy has about 1~3 hot and humid feathers depending on their age or maturity.
This feather is a natural aphrodisiac.
Grinding into powder or soaking into plaster has a corresponding effect.
Besides.
Matthew also found a broken spellbook on the body of a harpy.
The spellbook was exactly the same as the page he found in Love Stories in Deep City.
After his test.
The spellbook that found this page is also from the Pink Chapter.
Matthew inserted it into the Psalm of the Guardian and obtained a new spell.
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"Impregnable: When you use this spell on yourself or a unit, in the next hour, no matter how skilled and proficient the opponent is, it will be difficult for you to disarm and surrender.
But correspondingly.
The pleasure you get in the process is greatly diminished."
……
Really.
The Pink Chapter is full of unscrupulous spells.
If the confusion can barely be used as a control spell, then the impregnable is of little significance to Matthew now.
As for whether it can open up use scenarios in the future.
Ma practiced cautious and open-mindedness.
So he still kept this page of spells carefully.
The trophies left behind by the troglodyte troops were small stones commonly known as "Hercules".
This stone is something that cavemen occasionally use as a substitute for food in their daily lives.
As far as Matthew knows.
If you grind this stone into a powder, it can have a strong antidiarrheal effect after taking it.
And if a large amount of powder is refined into a more advanced magic potion, it can significantly increase a person's strength.
The average strength of cavemen far exceeds their size, which is related to the long-term use of this stone.
Actually, about this group of cavemen.
Matthew had already known about it in the intelligence of the ghost Ali.
It's just that in line with the attitude that people don't offend me and I don't offend people, he hasn't cleaned up these monsters.
Unexpectedly, the other party came to the door instead.
"These monsters have been safe with me for so long, but they were bewitched by the Holy Grail of Sin and came to die, no wonder Rhaegar was almost tempted to fall by the Holy Grail, and there are probably not a few monsters who come to die in the future, or not, I don't have to go to find them one by one."
"Go back and scavenge the caveman's lair, and maybe you'll find more Hercules."
Matthew was at ease.
He was confident in the strength of the Graveyard, and he knew very well that a truly powerful monster could not be easily seduced by the Holy Grail of Sin.
At most, they will have lust and hatred for the cemetery, but it is another matter to actually put it into action.
Only weak monsters will come and die in a steady stream.
But instead they will become part of the cemetery.
And so on and so forth.
After a long time, the monsters may still think that the Holy Grail of Sin and Matthew are in the same group!
And among the items dropped by this mixed force.
What caught Matthew's attention the most was a ring called "The Frost Witch's Command".
This ring enchants a "command" spell that can be applied to multiple groups at once.
And holding the ring is the leader of the troglodyte troops.
The ring was clearly not made by the cavemen, and they could not afford such magical items, so it was only possible to pick it up, steal it, or give it away.
Based on what Matthew has recently learned about the Dark Regions.
In the famous Frozen City.
There is a powerful banshee called the Frost Witch.
She is the chief strategist of the Little Black Dragon Lord of Frozen City.
Compared to the old black dragon of the scheming Black Dragon City.
In recent years, the little black dragon that has risen rapidly has a higher prestige and deterrent power among the forces and biological populations in the dark regions.
If all this is not a coincidence.
It is very likely that the little black dragon gradually expanded its sphere of influence to the surface of the earth.
The Frost Witch's Command Ring is a token of the Cavemen's tribe's defection to the Frozen City.
From this point of view.
Matthew felt that he still couldn't be careless, in case the little black dragon really came over one day, he must have a war reserve that can be resolutely won!
"Don't worry, this kind of thing is accumulated little by little, I just slaughtered several dragons, and the little black dragon doesn't necessarily have the courage to find me."
Matthew settled.
After counting the main loot, the rest of the battlefield cleaning is left to the coolie zombies led by the mother of coolies.
Matthew explained to her and dragged all the corpses to the northeast of the second basement floor for centralized processing.
Because here.
Matthew took the time to build a "Necromantic Transformation Pool"!
Necromantic Transformation Pool.
As the name suggests, as long as you throw all kinds of corpses into it, it will transform into a variety of undead after a while.
This is actually an extremely mini ritual field, which has no technical content in nature, as long as it can communicate with the negative energy plane and continuously absorb the elements from the negative energy plane.
There is usually only one element that prevents a necromancer from building a necromantic conversion pool -
That's poverty!
Building a sufficiently sized necromantic transformation pool requires a large amount of high-quality Boundary Stones.
This is an unaffordable expense for the historically poor necromancers.
But Matthew is different.
He wasn't strapped for money right now, so he didn't have any of the buildings in the cemetery.
It's been a few days since the conversion pool was built.
It's just that it never opened.
Let's just say that the cavemen and harpies will have the honor of being the first customers of the conversion pool.
"With the conversion pool, I finally don't need to dispose of all the corpses by myself in the future, I only need to be responsible for disposing of some high-quality corpses, and the rest of the things are thrown into the transformation pool."
Watch as the creeper zombies carry corpses into the conversion pool.
A sense of satisfaction welled up in Matthew's heart.
The cemetery is getting bigger and bigger, and the atmosphere of this thriving development is fascinating.
Although the undead unit quality spawned by the Necromantic Transformation Pool is relatively ordinary.
But it has the advantage of being more versatile.
Matthew has actually only mastered the general necromantic summoning technique, and has optimized and improved the three types of zombies and skeleton ghosts, and he has not fully mastered the other undead summoning methods-
It's not Matthew being lazy.
It's that there are so many species in the world.
Different species have different necromantic summoning techniques.
There's no way Matthew could have put all his energy into this kind of thing.
Before summoning the bone horse, he was a blind cat and a dead mouse, purely by luck.
And now there's the Necromantic Transformation Pool.
All units can be transformed on their own, even if it is difficult to create elite units in the form of assembly line spawning.
But Matthew doesn't care about that.
He has negative energy beacons and deadly scissors, and in the future, there will only be more elite units in the cemetery.
Necromancer.
Explosives are the first feature.
If Matthew was still taking the small but fine route before.
Then after owning the Necromantic Transformation Pool.
His necromantic army will gradually embark on a rough and heroic route!
As long as there is a steady stream of corpses.
His army of the undead will converge like a sea that will eventually blow the entire multiverse awe!
Two days later.
A stumbling figure crawled out of the conversion pool.
And behind it.
is an expanding phantom.
Matthew stood by the conversion pool and examined the newborn undead.
The thing that crawled out was called the "Caveman Bone Soldier".
Obviously.
It's the caveman version of the skeleton soldier.
Compared to normal skeletons, cavemen have better bone quality.
Its upper limb bones were particularly thick, and Peggy was greedy for a while, and said to Matthew on the spot:
"These short arms are good for sharpening into bone blades!"
"Can you bring me a few?"
Matthew rolls his eyes and rejects Peggy's overly demanding.
At least in his opinion.
These newborn Bone Soldiers are part of the Graveyard, and although their overall combat effectiveness is average, it is more cost-effective to remove their upper limbs and sharpen them into bone blades and equip them with other undead units.
But Matthew won't do that.
At least during the "lifetime" of these bone soldiers, he would not do such a thing.
"Let's go!"
"Report to Bing!"
Matthew ordered the dumbfounded bone soldier.
At present, the units of the skeleton department are all in charge of A Bing, although this guy is obviously not a general, but there are indeed no other high-level skeletons under Matthew's hands.
It was supposed to be handed over to Peggy to lead the team.
But after this guy was a skeleton for two days, he said that this duty task was too cumbersome, and she stopped playing.
In the end, I obediently returned to the cook.
The caveman Bone Soldier was stunned for a moment, and walked slowly around Matthew towards the entrance to the basement level.
Matthew's gaze was immediately focused on the expanding phantom.
It's a kind of necromantic unit he's never seen before!
"It's ...... too"
"Too big, right?"
Seeing the monster transformed by the harpy step by step out of the transformation pool, Matthew couldn't help but sigh like this.
data bar.
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"Hint: Your Graveyard has acquired a brand new undead unit, the Harpy Troll!
Harpy Troll (Exclusive Unit of Death Fear Cemetery): The corpse of the dead Harpy has become extremely inflated under the infusion of negative energy methane, and her body size is 3~6 times that of her life, with an extremely terrifying visual shock effect!
Harpy trolls possess the following four traits or abilities –
1. Advantage Crush (With its huge size, the Harpy Troll can crush most small and medium-sized units)
2. Giant charm (Harpy trolls retain some of their seductive abilities during their lifetime, and some giant lovers may be more easily attracted by the appearance of trolls and sink under their beauty)
3. Wraith Bloodline (Harpy trolls are ghostly units, they can suck the energy, stamina, and focus of enemy units)
4. Self-explosion (when the Hippogriff trolls are defeated, their bodies will self-destruct, and a large amount of negative energy biogas will pour out of them when they are exposed, dealing explosion damage and applying an instantial decision to enemy units)"
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"The random conversion of the conversion pool actually produced such a good thing?"
Matthew touched his head.
I haven't put on the "Good Luck Hat" given by Sylvia yet!
I have to admit it.
The appearance of this harpy troll in front of him is very bluffing, and it is estimated that it can scare off most of the miscellaneous soldiers placed at the fork in the dungeon.
But in reality, their combat effectiveness is quite limited.
It is estimated that the self-explosion is a bit powerful.
Matthew looked at the harpy troll in front of him, and he made a decision:
"When all the harpy trolls have been transformed, some of them will be arranged at the entrances or vital points leading to the dark areas of the cemetery, forming a level."
"This will not only intimidate potential enemies, but also serve as an alarm, after all, the sound of explosions can be transmitted far and wide underground, and I should be able to sense it in advance."
Present.
Matthew motioned for the Harpy Troll to come forward and let him touch it.
In Peggy's suspicious gaze.
Matthew calmly touched the troll's body.
As a professional mage, he was judging whether the monster's skin was sufficiently resilient, as well as observing other parameters.
Of course.
It feels really good.
It was also the time when the Necromantic Transformation Pool was working day and night.
Matthew once again divided the functions and adjusted the work of the cemetery unit.
This major adjustment basically clarified the management positions and development direction of the cemetery in the future.
First of all, on the defense side of the city, the patrol captain Argus is at the head of the leader, and his deputy is the new Death Knight 47 who has joined the cemetery.
These two are very strong in combat.
Even in the fifth order, it belongs to the top level.
The addition of Death Knight 47 made up for the fact that Argus could not go out.
Matthew splits the patrol in two.
Agus was in charge of inspecting the interior and surroundings of the cemetery.
47 will be tasked with exploring the underworld and, if necessary, expeditions against other forces.
The second is internal affairs.
This piece of Matthew was still handed over to the ghost Ali.
It's mainly Peggy, Bing, Renysme and others who are embarrassed.
Opposite.
Ali, a high-level ghost who defected, showed great interest and talent in this regard.
For example, this necromantic conversion pool and the opening of the second basement floor.
It's basically Matthew making plans.
Ali urged the completion.
As a ghost, he has a good relationship with skeleton zombies and even black knights.
He is indeed an internal affairs talent.
Considering that the cemetery is full of immortals, the needs are relatively simple, and there are not many things to do in this regard.
Matthew eventually gave this power to Ali, an outsider, completely.
The latter was ecstatic after receiving Matthew's authorization and vowed to make the cemetery the perfect one in Matthew's mind.
This is still quite satisfying for Matthew.
As for the logistical aspect.
The mother of the coolies, who performed quite well, served as the leader without any suspense.
Not only does she have a set of training zombies, but she also has some talents in stockpiling materials, crafting tools, and transporting supplies.
Currently, the cemetery has the largest number of zombies.
Naturally, the status of the mother of coolies has also risen.
However, Matthew has no intention of letting the coolie mother's family dominate.
He also placed Rhaenysme next to the Mother of Coolies and was responsible for managing another batch of zombies.
Miss Zombie looked dumbfounded.
But her hostility towards the Mother of Coolies is very great.
Matthew speculated that it was because the Mother of Coolies had converted all the zombies into coolies or farmers.
This created a lot of anxiety for Renysme.
However, both sides showed restraint in front of Matthew.
Recently, Matthew even discovered that the group of zombies brought by Renysme actually have mastered archery-related skills!
This made Matthew quite happy.
If under healthy competition, you can have an extra batch of zombie archers in your hands, it will be really bloody.
You must know that zombies are infinitely powerful, and they really meet one of the conditions for a marksman.
As for aiming.
Matthew could only pray that Rhaenysmen's unique aiming skills would be taught to the other zombies.
And in addition to this, there are some special elite units.
Matthew also assigned them responsibilities.
Let's say, for example, a Ooze Monster boss who was attracted to the Negative Energy Signer last week.
Matthew assigned him the position of cemetery appearance officer.
In fact, it's the cleaner.
The Ooze Boss has a natural talent for this, and is incredibly efficient at devouring garbage, even the dust.
With him on board.
Matthew could clearly feel that the environment in the cemetery had improved in the past two days.
The only downside is:
This guy is actually a bit gluttonous, and often steals and eats one or two skeletons or zombies without anyone noticing.
Matthew gave him a stern warning, and told the other middle level of the cemetery to report to him as soon as they found the leader of the ooze monsters devouring the name of the cemetery.
Matthew still attaches great importance to the stability of the cemetery.
If this guy dares to do it again.
Matthew couldn't keep him.
It is worth mentioning.
Among the various appointments in this round, there is also a living person who has become an official of the props department of the Death Cemetery.
Yes.
That's right.
He was one of the middle echelons of the Silverfrost Brotherhood, and was called "Dean Boss" by the other arsonists.
Due to his excellent performance and positive attitude in making blazing glue.
Matthew deliberately promoted him to the head of the prop production department, and he was also in charge of logistics.
Of course, for the only living director, Matthew still hasn't completely let go of Dean.
Although compared to other arsonists, Dean has more freedom as a supervisor.
But there will still be 1~2 ghosts staring at him.
It's to make sure he doesn't do something stupid.
All in all.
After this round of planning, the interior of the cemetery has become more organized.
And in the process.
Matthew suddenly felt that the name of the Graveyard of Fear given to him by the Holy Grail of Sin was quite nice.
And he gladly accepted it.
Since then.
Matthew's private cemetery will be officially renamed the Death Fear Cemetery!
"It's a pity that Xiao Fei can't stay in the main material realm for a long time, otherwise, with his diligence, he will definitely be able to inspire more immortals to work hard, so as to make the cemetery stronger and more prosperous."
A flash of regret flashed through Matthew's heart.
But he was content.
In just half a year, the cemetery has grown from scratch, from small to large, and even officially has its own legend.
This is actually a very big incentive for Matthew.
He believes.
Someday.
The Graveyard of Death Dread will become a true legend!
And in order to be able to achieve this goal as soon as possible.
Matthew decided to pick up the shovel and carry the sapling on his back—
"Let's plant a few more trees while it's still early!"
He happily left the cemetery.
I ran to the ground and began planting trees for several years.
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Compared to the prosperity of the cemetery.
The oak forests on the surface are also alive and well thanks to the addition of the Centaur tribe.
When Matthew was walking around the woods, he noticed that there were a lot of small animals here, and many of the small animals were talking about centaurs-
Perhaps this is because the animals in the oak grove are native to Eindo.
And centaurs are already legendary creatures.
It's normal for small animals to be relatively unusual.
It's just that some of the things that the little animals talk about make Matthew feel a little shocked.
Say.
When Matthew accidentally passed by the cave owl couple's cave, he heard this conversation-
"Centaurs are such good people! They actually offered to give us berries to eat! "This is the voice of Lady Cave Owl.
Mr. Cave Owl responded:
"Yes, yes, but I'm still curious, how did Mr. Centaur and the girl get here?
I mean, they're half like people, half like horses......"
Lady Cave Owl pondered:
"It's supposed to be hybrid."
"It's like dragonmen or orcs - it's amazing, it seems that humans can hybridize with many species to create new creatures!"
Mr. Cave Owl asked again:
"So is it a human hybrid horse, or a horse hybrid human?"
Lady Burrowing Owl was silent.
Mr. Cave Owl continued to ask tirelessly:
"And I have another question, if Centaur Lady is pregnant, where is the baby hidden?"
"Is it hidden in the belly of the half of a man, or in the belly of the half of a horse?"
"It's really curious!"
There was something wrong with Lady Caveowl's tone:
"So you were staring at Centaur Lady the other day thinking about this kind of question?"
Mr. Cave Owl hurriedly explained:
"No, I just think it's easy for us to just lay an egg!"
Lady Cave Owl suddenly roared:
"Easy and convenient?"
"You lay me an egg to try?!!"
said.
There was a sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the cave.
Matthew smiled dumbly.
Right now.
A black-eyed peacock passed in front of Matthew with graceful steps.
He had apparently heard the conversation inside the burrowing owl's burrow, too.
The proud black peacock raised its head.
He said to Matthew:
"That burrowing owl couple are both mentally retarded, aren't they?"
"But the fact that such a retarded creature can survive just means that this is a good place."
Matthew hadn't spoken to the black peacock before.
It's rare for the other party to take the initiative to speak, and he still has to do the task of talking to animals.
So Matthew asked:
"Oh, what do you think of the Centaur's pregnancy?"
The black peacock said seriously:
"I can't talk about it, but I think centaurs are oviparous, and they're just like burrowing owls and us, just need to lay an egg."
Matthew came in the mood:
"But no one in this world has ever seen a centaur egg."
The black peacock said proudly:
"Just because no one has ever seen a centaur egg doesn't mean a centaur can't lay an egg, you know?"
"And I have more evidence that centaurs are oviparous."
Matthew nodded:
"You say."
Black Peacock Road:
"I've talked to centaurs and found them to be smart and powerful. In my experience, the most powerful and intelligent species in the world are oviparous. ”
"Dragons, for example."
"Let's say humans."
"So there is no doubt that the powerful and intelligent centaurs must also be oviparous."
Hear the previous paragraph.
Matthew just thought it was ridiculous.
But then he frowned:
"Humans?"
"You say humans are oviparous too?"
The black peacock shook the feathers on its tail in a dashing manner:
"Or else?"
"Don't tell me you're viviparous, that's funny, hahahahaha...... You don't even know how you got here, do you? ”
"I've seen so many of my human women lay eggs!"
"Tut-tut, they lay eggs so fast, but that scene is too scary......"
Human females lay eggs?
Matthew's face became serious:
"Your Excellency has only recently come to the oak grove, where did you live before?"
The black peacock asked with some vigilance:
"What are you asking for?"
"Do you want to steal eggs? That's not going to happen! The mage tower is heavily guarded, with mercenaries and magic apprentices guarding it day and night, as well as many golems! ”
"Speaking of which, I left my original place of residence because I couldn't stand the sound of those golems walking day and night."
"This should be a good place, I heard the mentally handicapped burrowing owl couple say that there are no predators like leopards here, it is very suitable for us birds, the winters here seem to be a little colder than where I used to live, but it doesn't matter, our black peacocks are relatively hardy......"
He chattered.
Matthew was not in a hurry, he calmly and patiently listened to the black peacock's narration:
“…… But I hate snow, and it's hard to find food when it snows, but I've heard that the owner of this forest is a relatively friendly mage, so he should find us something to eat, right? ”
Hear here.
Matthew simply revealed his identity:
"To make it official, I'm the owner here, Matthew."
The black peacock was taken aback.
Then he spoke:
"I heard from that couple that I would have to pay you protection money when I met you, and only then could I live in the woods safely, but I was just a poor and proud black peacock, and I couldn't give you anything."
"But you seem to be interested in the women who lay eggs, so I'll give you what I picked up in that mage tower as protection money."
"I'm not very demanding, this winter, you can make some bread crumbs to fill my stomach......"
Between words.
The black peacock shook its left wing.
The next second.
A shiny thing fell into the mud.
Matthew bent down to fetch it.
Suddenly.
The skull he had in his bag lit up with a cold glow!
……
"Hint: You've picked up the Apprentice Amulet of Odin's Tower!
Stimulated by the item's breath.
The Skull of Augustus (an exclusive weapon for necromancers) completes the entire process of synchrony.
Augustus' Skull is activating ......"
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(End of chapter)