……

The Skull of Augustus actually succeeded in the same tone at this time?

Matthew was a little surprised.

This necromancer's exclusive weapon was very stubborn in his impression.

He spent time in harmony every day, but the process of harmony was not ideal.

According to Matthew's previous estimates.

It will take at least a month before you can officially activate this weapon.

But I didn't expect that under the stimulation of the breath of this spell talisman, the progress bar of the same tone actually rose a lot!

Matthew sensed the glowing of Augustus' skull in his bag.

An extremely eager emotion poured into Matthew's heart.

It seems to be calling out to Matthew.

Matthew wasn't in a hurry, he didn't even touch Augustus' skull for the first time, but carefully checked the talisman in his hand.

It is a very modest spell amulet, with a uniquely designed magic sigil on its surface as proof of identity.

Hold this amulet.

It should be possible to pass freely in certain areas of the so-called Tower of Odin.

However, Matthew found a hint of cattiness on the back of the talisman in an instant.

"There's a hidden magic cipher?"

Matthew tried to translate it—

……

"Contents: Dear Natalie, this is a talisman designed especially for you, and I know you've always wanted to get to the upper levels of the Mage Tower, but there is no one to guide you and no way.

As you and I all know, the rules of the Tower of Odin are strict, and even if I have been promoted to a senior assistant, I will not be able to easily promote Ling to a senior apprentice.

But I know your love of magic, and I know it all from the curiosity in your sapphire eyes.

So I decided to give you a chance.

If you are determined to give everything for the sake of the spell.

Then head to the dark room of the library on the 8th floor tonight.

I'll be waiting for you there.

Please prepare "bitter gourd water" and "pickled cucumber" in advance.

It's going to help you and me tonight."

……

After translating, Matthew glanced at it and felt a little speechless.

"Is this an assistant from the master of the Mage Tower trying to subtly rule a low-level female apprentice?"

"Since this talisman can be picked up by the black peacock, it means that the female apprentice should have discarded it, but her handling method is too rough, and she didn't erase the ciphertext on the talisman."

Matthew shook his head in his heart.

Although he still doesn't know exactly who made this amulet.

But the keywords Tower of Odin and Natalie already provide more than enough clues.

It's just in Matthew's head.

The term Tower of Odin is somewhat unfamiliar.

"Is there this mage tower in the south?"

Matthew silently kept an eye on him, and what the black peacock expounded was obviously against normal people's cognition.

This Tower of Odin might be the lair of some evil archmage.

However, he did not continue to ask the black peacock.

Just nodded lightly and thanked:

"Thank you, this thing is useful to me."

The black peacock was overjoyed and said:

"So, you've agreed to me living here?"

"Great! Since the mentally handicapped couple can have a place here, the atmosphere here should be quite free and open, right? ”

He suddenly changed his previous haughty complexion, and looked at Matthew expectantly.

Matthew mused:

"It's relatively open and free, right? At least we won't have such and such bans. ”

The black peacock was very excited and said:

"That's great!"

"I want to fall in love with Miss Grouse next door, so no one should discriminate against me, right?"

"To be honest, I think that Miss Grouse liked my opening screen very much."

As he spoke, the tail feathers behind it unfolded automatically, creating an extremely beautiful picture.

Peacocks and grouse?

Matthew's eyes rolled, and he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.

These little creatures are full of spirituality, and they are deservedly favored by the will of nature.

The atmosphere is indeed open.

At the moment, Matthew could only compliment it euphemistically:

"I like your opening screen too."

Who knew that the black peacock quickly put away its feathers.

He ran as he grabbed his ass and said:

"That's not going to work!"

"That's too far ahead of its time!"

As he spoke, he ran away and disappeared.

Matthew said in his heart, these guys really love to live with themselves.

However, for the sake of talking to the black peacock to make his animal conversation task officially break through the 200 mark.

He still didn't bother to bother with the other party.

data bar.

……

"Hint: Reach 200/300 progress in the quest "Animal Talk"!

+1 for your Natural Realm element

You gain abilities from two natural realms –

Animal domestication: You can domesticate a wild animal as your companion or pet and equip it with skills or abilities that only animals that live in symbiosis with humans.

Intimate companions: You can designate up to three animals as your intimate companions.

Animals that become intimate companions will not only have emotions with you that go beyond friendship, but also gain additional stat bonuses.

Compared to ordinary animals.

The animals that are your close companions will be stronger, more agile, sharper, and smarter.

Meanwhile.

Each intimate partner can bear the cost of a will-free failure for you once in a given cycle."

……

Unconsciously.

The Animal Talk quest is also 2/3 of the way through.

Matthew could clearly feel his difficult exploration within the realm of nature.

Compared to the oak field.

The natural realm is really a bit too difficult to enter, even if Matthew has mastered some abilities in the natural realm, but he himself perceives it very clearly, and there is still a considerable distance before he officially enters this realm.

correspondingly.

The upper realm of the undead realm is also difficult to step into.

Matthew guessed that he might have to accumulate enough lower domains in the big field to be able to break through in one fell swoop.

And this is a thing that takes a long time for him to settle even as a realm harvester.

Between thoughts.

He shifted his attention to two abilities.

Animal domestication is decent, which is a signature ability that most druids will have;

The same is true for intimate partners.

But in terms of effect, Matthew's intimate companions seem to be superior to those of ordinary druids.

Doesn't mention the extra stat bonuses of animal companions.

"Can the cost of a failed volitional waiver be transferred once per specific cycle?"

"If I have three close companions, can I transfer three times? Isn't that invincible? ”

Because Matthew hasn't signed a specific intimate partner yet, it's unclear how long this particular cycle is referring to.

But anyway.

This ability can give Matthew three insurances in one go.

His will resistance is not low.

Just sign three more animals.

It's almost foolproof.

The only question now is, which animal should I domesticate and sign up as a partner?

Matthew's eyes looked inside and outside the oak grove.

"At present, it seems that there are more poultry residents, and although all of them are quite individual, they don't seem to be particularly outstanding."

Matthew thought for a moment:

"I think it's okay to ask the druids about animal companions, and I'll ask you about the next trip to Oversee Heights or when you see Eli again......"

Immediately, his gaze refocused on the data bar.

"If you talk about 100 more animals, you can get a lich, and I don't know what the strength and character of this lich is?"

Matthew thought to himself.

But if you think about it carefully, there are already a lot of strange undead people around me.

This upcoming lich won't be too new to itself!

"It just so happens that there are many small animals from the hill dream realm in the Holy Oak Seed, and most of these lucky ones who have been blessed by the spirit of the earth are full of spirituality, and they can just be used as the object of the number of animal conversations, and when they nourish the half-plane every day in the future, they will also talk to them by the way!"

"Talk about 5 a day, up to 20 days, and the lich will be there! But these critters are quite timid and shy, and I hope they'll take the initiative and contribute to my lich cause! ”

Think of it.

Matthew opened the seed bag of the Holy Oak directly.

Pick one lucky winner at random.

began to be caught off guard and asked for warmth.

……

Half a day later.

Northwest of the Gold Prospector Basin Underground Cave Group.

In an abandoned factory.

Matthew was standing between a pile of broken iron, and he was directing the coolie zombies to pull the discarded iron to the square.

The other side of the square has been emptied.

Crooked on top were some targets and tools for refining ore.

The Gold Digger Basin was once in the midst of a mining boom.

But after the minerals of Rolling Stone disappeared overnight.

A lot of equipment and factories are abandoned here.

And with Matthew's continuous development of the underground cemetery.

These factories have also become one of his land acquisition targets.

Anyway, this territory has been given to Matthew by Rhaeggar, and he has property rights on the ground, and it should be the case underground.

For example, he converted a former abandoned factory into a sulfur mine.

And this one in front of you.

Matthew intends to transform it into his own spell testing ground!

In the midst of the Union.

If you're an apprentice magician, you can head to the Academy or the Legendary Mage's Mage Towers to find a spell testing site.

But this comes at a significant cost.

As a result, most mages will have their own spell testing site after independence.

This makes it easier for them to explore the mysteries of the spell and grasp the strength of the spell.

Necromancers are a relative exception.

This is not only because necromancers are poor, but because most necromancers are not as intuitive to test their effects.

Therefore, necromancers who have a little less bottom line will choose living creatures as the object of their spell tests.

Matthew, naturally, can't do that.

Although he is a necromancer, in fact, the necromantic realm also overlaps with sub-spell realms such as extreme cold and force fields.

To facilitate future testing.

He decided to build his own spell testing ground from scratch.

Of course, for the time being, he plans to make only a prototype.

After all, the equipment in the spell testing ground is quite expensive.

Matthew plans to make do with the broken copper and iron left behind by the mining factory, and then buy a puppet golem specially for testing when it is further developed in the future.

Bang!

The negative energy missile slammed into a patina barrel with precision.

The powerful negative energy directly corrodes the barrel into a hole.

The missile's own plastic impact also allowed it to break through the resistance of the water filled with water and successfully penetrate the wall of the other barrel.

Bang la blah.

A lot of water flowed out of it.

"Negative energy missiles can also ......"

"Try the Undead Fire Again!"

After 30 seconds.

A turquoise flame flew by.

Whoosh!

A hard stone was burned into charred black particles, which eventually spilled all over the ground.

Matthew looked at the miniature skull floating in his palm with satisfaction—

The latter was only the size of a baby's fist, and was surrounded by turquoise light, which was so bright that outsiders couldn't see that the center of the light was actually a Q version of a skull.

It looks more like a swivelling tail comet!

This is the skull of Augustus.

Every 30 seconds, it automatically fires a negative energy missile or undead fire.

The damage of both spells is not low, and according to Matthew's tests, their strength is about the same as that of second- and third-order plastic spells.

What's more, it's a completely non-consuming act for Matthew himself.

That's it alone.

This weapon is the treasure that many necromancers dream of.

However, spells with non-cost, short cooldowns are only the first trait of the Skull of Augustus.

This thing's attributes are just too powerful.

It was so powerful that as soon as it was activated, Matthew used it to replace the Guardian Psalm and became his first spell casting medium.

Necromancy effect increased;

100% increased cast channeling speed;

When casting a Necronomicon Realm spell, there is a 50% chance of double casting;

Although downgraded, the power and coverage are extremely fierce legendary spells that are frozen for thousands of miles.

These are enough to prove the value of the skull of Augustus.

A few rounds of testing down.

Matthew observed that the Skull of Augustus increased its own spell strength by 30%~150% -

Especially necromancy.

Crashing into a double cast is an exponential boost.

The bonus to summary judgment is obvious.

After all, the summary verdict is still a bit too extreme.

You can carry it once.

Can you carry it a second time?

Even if you can.

Most of them were also sweating.

Special.

Matthew's signature spell is particularly remarkable with the blessing of the Skull of Augustus.

This is because of the three scissors of the Lethal Scissors, each of which is counted as a separate cast.

As a result, each hit has the potential to trigger an additional double cast hit.

If the enemy's luck is narrow.

Maybe every time it appears, it's 4 scissors!

This is a qualitative improvement in the coverage and attack of the battlefield.

So Matthew just played around with it for a while, and he couldn't put it down.

And about the remnant of the lich Augustus sealed in this skull.

Matthew was also curious.

According to the weapon's instructions, he could ask the remnant of Augustus three questions each week.

So Matthew activated the remnant.

The next second.

A wisp of green smoke rose from the ball of light.

The green smoke forms the shape of a human face, giving people an eerie feeling.

"What do you want to know, my ignorant and stupid junior?"

The voice of the Lich Remnant was very heavy.

The accent of his speech was also a bit less human, and Matthew speculated that Augustus must have come from some subhuman race based on the shape of the miniature skull.

Matthew took out the amulet and asked:

"What do you have to do with this amulet? Or do you know the owner of the Tower of Odin? ”

But Augustus immediately replied:

"Why don't you ask your dick this kind of question?"

Matthew was slightly stunned.

He knew that the Lich Remnant wouldn't necessarily answer his question head-on, but he didn't expect it to be answered from such a negative angle.

Is it because the question has nothing to do with Augustus himself or the weapon?

Matthew thought for a moment and continued to probe:

"I've observed that this weapon has lost its power due to time, what should I do if I want to bring it back to the strength of a legendary weapon?"

However, Augustus continued to taunt:

"So the current juniors like open-book exams?"

"Are you all imbeciles?"

"How can I improve the power of the weapon, can I use my own brain!?"

"Idiot, I hate idiot!"

Matthew's brow furrowed at the scolding.

But he vaguely understood the meaning of Augustus's words.

data bar.

……

"Perception: You realize that questions that are too simplistic and straightforward will be met with merciless ridicule from Augustus.

Especially if you haven't done any feeding that day."

……

"So, does it have anything to do with feeding?"

Matthew thought about turning on the feeding function, and he threw a mushroom into the skull.

……

"Hint: You fed a mushroom to the Skull of Augustus, and the Auto-Protection mode activated by the Skull of Augustus—

It will block most ranged damage, including arrows, crossbow arrows, Tier 3 and lower Shaping spells, and more.

Furthermore.

You have Cast Buff: Illusion Effect Increase!

Duration: 5 minutes!

Feeding success!

Augustus's remnant soul has slightly increased your satisfaction."

……

After feeding.

Matthew could clearly see that the skull, which had been hovering in his palm, began to rotate rapidly around him.

It's like a streamer.

It's incredibly fast.

Provides Matthew with a strong defense.

Although it only lasted 5 minutes, it was just a mushroom, and Matthew was quite satisfied with the result.

After 5 minutes.

Matthew resummons the remnant of Augustus and asks:

"If I want to improve my concentration or mana, what advice do you have?"

This is one of the two difficulties that Matthew is currently facing.

Neither of these things is very easy to improve.

Fortunately, the last time I watched Isabel's portrait, Matthew gained 1/5 of the mana increase.

But concentration gave him a headache.

The way to improve this thing is meditation, and there is no shortcut to meditation, Matthew is diligent when he asks himself, but there is not enough time, and it is still difficult to rise quickly with concentration.

Originally, he was ready to be ridiculed again.

Who knows this time.

The Skull of Augustus replied solemnly:

"Concentration is a compulsory course for mages, and not only mages, but even gods have a headache because they can't respond to the prayers of too many believers at the same time, and this involves the problem of concentration.

If you want to improve your focus, I have two ideas here.

The first idea is to constantly raise the limits of the human brain -

This is the case with traditional meditation methods.

But meditation isn't quick after all, if you want to take a shortcut, then you can try to find a sea elf meditation method.

I'm not sure if there is still a heritage of the Sea Elf Meditation Technique in your time.

But if you can find the whole book.

Be sure to start with Part 2!

The second idea is to use plug-in tools to improve focus.

This line of thinking corresponds to the gods, and the specific application tool is the godhead.

The Godhead is not only the credential of the personhood of the gods, but also possesses great computing power.

The powerful gods of Godhead respond to the vast majority of believers in a unified manner, and here it is actually the Godhead that bears part of the concentration pressure for the god's brain.

In light of this.

The great necromancer Byrne came up with the theory of the virtual godhead.

This theory is mainly about the method of creating a virtual godhead belonging to a mage by raising gods and plundering godheads.

I remember in my time.

There are several legendary mages who have made great progress in their research on the Virtual Godhead project.

Now I don't know how many years have passed.

You can dig their graves and try to do that, and they are-

Byrne, Lord of the Mountains;

Sandru, the Bone Monarch;

Death Giant Bai Ling;

Monica the Soul Protector;

……”

Between words.

In one breath, he uttered the names of a dozen necromancers and the general location of their tombs.

The more Matthew listened, the more frightened he became:

"How do you know about the graves of so many necromancers?"

Augustus said impatiently:

"These are all things I was going to dig up before I was alive, but I haven't had time to do it yet."

"What? Do you have an opinion? ”

"If you haven't reached the legend yet, just keep your mouth shut for me, and listen to the advice of your predecessors - how can a necromancer not rob tombs?"

Say that.

The remnants of Augustus quickly dispersed.

Matthew hurriedly wrote down the characters on the list and the address of the tomb.

He was secretly happy in his heart, but also a little more vigilant.

"These people are all necromancers in their lives, so they must know a lot about their peers, their tombs must be extremely dangerous, this guy instigated me to rob the tomb because he wanted me to die, right?"

Matthew was not carried away by Augustus' change of attitude.

Even if it's just the remnant of a lich.

Matthew is also wary of it.

"Tomb robbing can indeed be on the agenda, but don't be in a hurry for now, find a few simple practitioners, or improve the grave field first."

Between thoughts.

Matthew threw other food into Augustus' skull.

After more than a day of testing.

Matthew confirmed that you get 5 minutes of ranged defense just by feeding, but you can't cast spells with this weapon during this time.

Different foods will trigger different buffs.

Some of these buffs are unexpectedly strong.

Let's say Matthew once fed a glass of milk.

What you get is [Lucky +1]!

But the more headache is.

The next time Matthew feeds milk.

The feedback from Augustus' Skull was [Slight Perspective].

It can be seen that even if you feed the same thing, you will get different buffs at different times.

There's a lot of randomness in that.

This can only be used to try luck and be used as a surprise soldier in actual combat.

Anyway.

The power of the Skull of Augustus speaks for itself.

So far.

Matthew finally has a weapon for the Necromancer.

"If you go out with a skull every day in the future, you shouldn't be mistaken for a druid, right?"

……

Two days later.

Venerable Hood came to visit.

Matthew knew what he was coming for, and after a brief pleasantry, he got straight to the point.

He took Master Hood to the oak grove and summoned the oak guard Dom in his presence.

The Oak Guard walked slowly to Matthew.

He knelt down on one knee and made a slow and heavy sound:

Matthew ...... ...... hosts"

Hood looked at Dom with a complicated gaze.

There was a hint of nostalgia and a hint of guilt in his eyes.

However, the two sides have already agreed before.

Matthew asked Dom directly:

"Dom, this mage in front of you is an elder of noble character, and he has made a lot of efforts to save many creatures in the Cross City, are you willing to sign a symbiotic contract with him?"

Dom tilted his head:

"His life ...... We've come to the finish line. ”

"Signing a symbiosis contract at this time, is it trying to rub my life?"

Master Hood suddenly looked embarrassed.

Matthew didn't expect Dom to be so blunt.

But the next second.

Dom leaned over to Hood again:

"But since it's the master's task......"

"Dom is willing to finish."

"And I love your bald head too!"

Matthew secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart:

"Thank you, Dom."

Oak Guards have a lifespan of more than 800 years, and Hood is only 160 years old today.

After the symbiosis contract is signed.

He will live to be at least 400 years old.

This will give him a chance to sprint to the legend.

And when it comes to the legendary realm, the mages have more means of prolonging their lives.

Matthew's move is nothing less than a grace of reinvention.

Hood was naturally grateful.

In the face of many compensation suggestions put forward by Hood, Matthew chose to refuse with a smile.

He believed that if he asked Hood to take out all his belongings, the other party would definitely be willing.

After all, it's just the same as spending money to buy a life.

But that would be a waste of affection.

Hood wasn't a particularly powerful mage, though.

But he's experienced and a great ally to woo.

After signing a symbiosis contract with the Oak Guard.

Hood's life and death power is actually in Matthew's hands.

Although the two are still equal on the surface.

But in fact, Matthew is already above Hood.

Both are smart people.

Naturally, I know this.

Hood tactfully mentioned that when he returned from this trip, he would do his best to broker an alliance between Riptide and Rolling Stone.

Naturally, this is something that Matthew is happy to see.

Hood is a registered mage in Riptide City.

He has more influence over Riptide than he does over Rolling Stone.

Through a symbiotic contract, he indirectly took control of Torrent City.

It's certainly a sure-fire deal.

As for the longevity that comes with the symbiotic contract.

With Matthew's legendary way and his accomplishments in the Oak Realm, if you're still worried about lifespan, then you might as well turn yourself into a lich before it's too late!

Sent away the grateful Hood.

Matthew regained his composure to learn spells and transform the Umbrella Project.

And so the time went by.

In the blink of an eye, it was winter in Rolling Stone.

On the afternoon of December 1.

In a warm classroom with a fireplace at Seaver College.

Several aristocratic girls were chatting and learning to weave towels.

They all had vague smiles on their faces.

Sieve was the only one sitting by the fireplace, and even when the other female companions came to talk, she had a sullen expression.

Suddenly.

A figure flashed out of the classroom window.

Seve stood up in surprise.

She said to the others:

"I'll go to the bathroom, uh, you won't have to wait for me in a while."

Between words.

She carried a long skirt and stepped on small round-toed leather shoes, and walked out of the classroom quickly.

……

(End of chapter)