……

"Can this thing be a demiartifact?"

Matthew looked at the shovel in his hand with a skeptical gaze.

Despite being blessed with the forces of nature, the spade's appearance doesn't seem to have changed much.

Even the gap created by the collision with the rock when shoveling the soil is clearly visible.

In addition to the appearance, there is a layer of mysterious green light that seems to be nothing.

It looks like an ordinary shovel!

Matthew stroked up and down for a while and decided to try its strength straight away.

Bang Bang Bang!

He swung his shovel at the wasteland in front of him.

Well.

The feeling of digging a pit is very silky.

It's like a knife cutting cream, and it's a treat.

The rate of digging has indeed increased dramatically.

Matthew only felt that his movements were getting faster and faster, faster and faster!

He couldn't help but fall in love with this feeling of digging holes!

Driven by instinct.

Until your wrist starts to feel sore.

Matthew stopped digging the pit abruptly.

The next moment.

He looked up.

I found that there were piles of soil that had been dug up by myself.

And this pit is impressively seven or eight meters deep!

"How long have I just been digging?"

He turned back to ask the coolie mother, who had been following him.

The Mother of Coolies thought for a moment:

"It's a little while."

"It's been almost three minutes."

Matthew rubbed his wrist gently, his physique was not very high, so digging a pit had always been quite a challenge for him.

This was also in the first three years.

A major factor restricting his efficiency in planting trees.

And since the zombies, this situation has changed, and he hardly digs his own holes.

"I haven't dug a pit for a long time, and the techniques are a little rusty......"

Matthew secretly blamed himself.

However, he was pleased with the strength of the shovel.

Probably the biggest drawback of this stuff is that whatever you dig is like whipped cream.

Dig and dig.

I'm bored.

Matthew estimated that in order to maximize the effect of this semi-artifact, his strength and physique must be at least twenty-two points or more!

Now, of course, it's enough.

But there is a feeling of tyranny.

"It seems that I will have to strengthen my physique in the future, I don't know if the alliance has any drugs to improve the quality of this aspect."

Matthew thought to himself.

It was then that he saw half of the hard diamond exposed from the pit he had dug.

He grabbed the shovel, held his breath, and swished a shovel past!

Boom.

The diamond has been cut into two pieces!

Matthew went over and touched the cross-section, slightly warm, but still quite silky.

"This is the real sharpening of iron like clay!"

Matthew was ecstatic.

He discovered a hidden attribute of the demigod that wasn't reflected in the data!

That's Sharp!

In addition to its extremely high texture, the sharpness of the tree shovel is also ridiculously high.

It's as simple as cutting stones.

It must be easier to use to cut your head!

Matthew subconsciously grabbed the shovel in his hand.

This thing does look average.

But it's too practical.

Not only can it be used to plant trees and dig graves, but you can also encounter mountains and rocks in the dungeon!

And in the case of close combat.

It is also a very confusing self-defense weapon.

If the enemy underestimates the texture and sharpness of this weapon, then it is very likely that they will pay with their lives!

He looked into it.

In addition to its simple and brutal attributes, the Tree Mage's shovel also has the ability to grow.

This thing resonates with a specific area.

Matthew is exploring certain areas.

You can convert the domain abilities you are about to gain into the power of the domain and infuse them into it.

In exchange for the growth of the demigod.

It's actually very profitable.

Most powerful demigods can condense their own divinity.

And because Matthew's demigod was just born, there were only signs of condensing divinity.

Want to be formed through nature.

That's going to take a long time.

And for Matthew.

Exploring the realm is as easy as eating and drinking.

When the time comes, brush up on exploration a few more times.

In order to continuously strengthen the quality of the weapon, if there is really a trace of divinity condensed, it is blood earned!

And other than that.

Matthew discovers that the tree-planting shovel is a master-handed weapon in nature.

In other words, when using it, it takes at least one dominant hand, or even both hands, to exert his power.

For other mages.

This requirement meant that the shovel could only be used as a spare weapon.

After all, most staffs, spellbooks, or crystal balls are also primary weapons.

You need to use your hands to grasp and grasp.

Matthew is the only exception.

His current spellcasting medium, the Skull of Augustus, happens to be a magical weapon that automatically casts spells without hands!

And so it goes.

As long as Matthew's focus is enough, he can dual-wield both the skull and the shovel!

Imagine that picture.

A skull like a comet-swept tail spun around Matthew, and he himself clutched a modest shovel like an old peasant.

Spell.

Physics.

Both.

"It belongs to the legendary Demon Martial Arts Double Cultivation!"

Matthew excitedly played with his shovel.

It took more than an hour to play before I reluctantly let go.

This thing is a little too long.

The demigods themselves cannot be contained by normal storage equipment.

Matthew had to find a magic rope from his magic bag and tie it around his back.

Makes his image look a little weird.

But Matthew himself didn't care.

As for the origin stories of these weapons, Matthew naturally intended to outsource them.

Considering that there are not many reliable bards, Matthew happens to know another person with the strongest business ability.

Then this task will naturally fall to Luo Lan's head.

He wrote a letter to Loren right now.

The letter describes in detail the information about planting a shovel and the process of its birth.

Then he commissioned the other party to compile a singing and crying story for his demigodic weapon.

As for the propensity in artistic processing.

Matthew wanted to tell him not to write himself as a scumbag.

But when I think of Isabel's words.

In the end, he could only implicitly tell Loren in the letter:

"Try not to be too scummy......"

As for whether the latter can listen to it.

That's all by providence.

After doing all this, Matthew gave himself a little vacation.

He hid in the cemetery and slept for fourteen hours.

Wake up.

Refreshed.

There was still peace in the cemetery.

But there seemed to be a lively shouting in the oak woods.

Matthew went up the stone staircase.

As I passed by the mushroom garden, I stopped by Hasman, who was also curious and peeking out half of his head from behind the fence.

When he came to the woods.

He clearly listened to the calls of the critters:

"It's snowing, it's snowing!"

"Come to Burgard, there's a warm treehouse!" "This winter, we can live with the centaurs, and we shouldn't continue to get cold!"

Matthew blocked out the chatter in his ears.

There was a sudden silence in the woods.

All that remained was the feather-soft snowflakes that slowly fell on the branches of the oak trees.

As always.

The oak grove is already showing signs of massive leaf loss at this time.

But because of the sanctuary of life.

The hardiness of the oak forests has greatly improved, and it is still lush as far as the eye can see, except for a touch of snow white on the canopy of many trees.

Matthew quietly felt the change of seasons and the change of the element field.

A north wind blew in his face.

Cool as a knife.

That moment.

He had an idea.

……

"Hint: You sense the arrival of winter!

You have been reminded of the will of nature "Chill Fury"

Freezing Fury: Over the next three months, Rolling Rock will enter a bitter cold period.

During this time, the act of planting trees at will at will is likely to cause disgust to the will of nature!"

……

Winter is here.

Every winter.

Although Matthew is deeply favored by the will of nature, he cannot go against the laws of nature.

Except for the land that is like spring all year round.

The rest of the country is not allowed to grow any crops.

And that piece of land.

Matthew was going to use it to grow crops.

"No wonder I suddenly went crazy yesterday and planted a wave of trees......"

Matthew showed a smiling expression:

"Is it my subconscious instinct that senses that the cold season is coming, so I react instinctively!?"

One way or another.

That's it for this year's tree planting.

Matthew now has an oak forest of more than 3,000 oak trees, and a pine forest about two-thirds the size of the former.

Changed to three years ago.

He couldn't even think about it!

"Winter is the season of accumulation, and if you can't plant trees, you can spend your extra time studying spells and making undead creatures."

"I remember the coldest days, which seemed to be used to summon a special kind of undead."

"In previous years, I didn't try it because of lack of materials, lack of mana, and lack of energy, but I can try it this year."

Matthew quietly admired the snow for a while.

However, the snow was very small, and it only fell for a short time before it disappeared, and the white on the canopy gradually faded.

Except for the gradually deep chill.

The snow left no other traces.

He went to the land of spring all year round, told Miao Saqi to speed up, and then secretly looked at the lonely zombie again before returning to the cemetery.

"It's so warm in the cemetery!"

This was Matthew's first reaction after coming down.

In fact, the sanctuary of life also has the ability to regulate the temperature.

But somehow.

The characteristics of the cemetery are more obvious in winter and cool in summer.

Maybe it's because it's built underground.

Maybe it's because Matthew saw that the skeletons were all shirtless, so he didn't feel so cold?

in the studio.

Matthew opens the field again.

In the previous accumulation, he still had a time when the field of moderation was not explored.

This was the reward of temperance he had received for resisting natural childbirth.

Matthew was focused.

Slowly open up this extremely unique realm.

Suddenly.

He felt a slight feeling of dizziness in front of his eyes.

Followed by.

Three glittering roads came into view of Matthew.

There is a monument at the beginning of each road.

It reads-

the ascetic path;

The road to the mean;

The path of greed.

The three paths represent the three branches of the realm of temperance.

Matthew read this.

The next step is that you have to make a choice in the field, and this choice must be very deliberate.

Because once he chooses a path that is not in line with his own practice, then his degree of exploration in the field may not advance but retreat!

First of all, the ascetic path is excluded.

This path is obvious, it is to abandon everything in moderation.

Matthew is clearly not such a person.

He considered whether to take the path of the mean.

After all, the word mean is somewhat similar to equilibrium in some contexts.

But in the end, Matthew gave it up.

He chose the path of greed!

"For it has always been clear that my temperance is for greater greed!"

"I am neither a man of temperance for the sake of moderation nor of temperance for the sake of equilibrium, and I choose the realm of temperance not for anything else, but because it benefits me."

"This is the true portrayal of my heart!"

After so many explorations in the field, Matthew actually has some experience in his heart.

Be honest with what you feel and think, no matter whether he seems to be upright enough, or even a little dirty, you must do it!

The next second.

The other two roads disappeared.

And the path of greed has become incomparably wide in front of Matthew!

The scenery around them also fell backwards as if flying.

Matthew understood.

That's when you're making leaps and bounds!

……

"Hint: You've explored the realm of moderation deeply.

You were given a miniature authority, the "Temperance (Oath)".

Temperance (Oath): You can use this authority to bind others or yourself to make vows to earn rewards for certain attributes."

……

Micro-authority?

Matthew has some regrets.

He thought he would have a whole share of authority!

The so-called miniature authority.

In fact, it is part of the puzzle of complete authority.

This thing is much less powerful than full authority.

Don't look at other people's loving fathers as distorted.

But the effect of authority and the scope of use are much stronger than this temperance (oath)!

For Matthew.

This miniature authority is somewhat of a frustration.

He doesn't swear easily.

Because he knows very well that small oaths are of little use, and big oaths are easy to make mistakes.

"Forget it, let's have fun, at least it's better than nothing."

"And in the field of contracts, there is also a cross-acting effect......

Matthew just thought.

One of the things in his bag suddenly brightened!

"Huh?"

……

"Hint: Stimulated by the power of temperance (oath), your Strange Artifact "Four Elephant Cards" have become active!

Do you use that authority to activate the Four Elephants card?"

……

Four Elephant Cards.

A treasure that Matthew picked up from the ground near Setrunk.

This thing is also on the Land Society's stolen list.

I want to activate the Four Elephants card.

You have to hold authority over the earth.

Matthew had previously tried to activate it using paternal authority, but failed.

Probably because that authority has been distorted.

He thought that he would not be able to open this treasure in the short term, but who would have thought that the miniature authority he had inadvertently obtained from the realm of temperance would become the key to unlocking the Four Elephant cards.

"Is it because the realm of temperance resonates with the oath of the warrior monks?"

Think so.

Matthew immediately chose to activate!

In a flash.

Four cards hovered in front of him.

The spirits of the four elephants, earth, fire, air, and water, are depicted on it.

Four cards shine in turn.

Matthew quickly learns that he can only open one of them because he doesn't have enough authority in his possession.

That is, choose one of the four.

For Matthew, the Spirit of the Four Elephants didn't have a special meaning, so he chose one at random!

Syllable!

There was a crunch.

Matthew grabbed one of the cards with both hands, and the other three flew back into his bag.

He stared intently.

The spirit of qi on the card, "Canglong Crossing the Wind", is smiling and winking at him.

The next moment.

A white light flashed on the card, and a portal appeared in front of Matthew.

He sensed it.

It was discovered that the portal led to a folded space.

It wasn't even a half-plane.

"So there is a hole in the four elephant cards, and there is a folding space inside each card?"

Matthew has always been cautious.

He sent a few skeleton soldiers to explore the way, and after making sure that he was safe and sound, he put on the Star Weaver robe and other equipment, and slowly walked in.

Go through the portal.

A huge monastery appears in front of Matthew.

Not far away is the façade of the monastery.

The walls are painted with bright yellow paint, but under the ravages of the years, the color blocks on the wall have become mottled, and the yellow, red and black colors are splashed on the wall at will, like an oil painting that has been knocked over the color palette, there is a messy but very penetrating beauty.

Matthew took a walk outside the monastery.

Then he found the gate.

On the porches on both sides, there are engraved images of the spirit of qi and the dragon crossing the wind, majestic and domineering.

It was particularly impressive.

Passing through the gates, the buildings of the monastery have a strong Far Eastern style.

The style is said to have been influenced by the Sioux people.

The temple near the gate has collapsed.

Matthew had to get around.

There is a winding bridge winding up ahead.

Above the curved bridge is a square.

In the center of the square stand huge stones of different shapes.

On both sides are carved murals.

Matthew patiently examined the stone carvings, and soon he was able to extract some information from the murals and the few words.

All of the murals tell the story of the warrior monks of the Four Elephant Sect and a powerful demon lord and his men.

The Demon Lord's name was "Baimon".

It is said to be one of the ten lords of the abyss, and has a decisive influence on the abyss in the era in which the story takes place.

In the frescoes.

Beamon is a ball of flesh that cannot be killed, and seems to be able to turn other people into balls of flesh as well.

Its image is hideous and terrifying, like a tumor.

To fight against this demon lord.

The warrior monks of the Four Elephant Sect gave a lot, and the members of the monastery died in large numbers.

In the end, they succeeded.

At the end of the mural.

The Four Elephant Sect sealed the demon Baimeng, but the overall vitality was greatly damaged because of this.

"Yes, we lost a lot of people, but for the sake of the world, for the sake of peace, it was all worth it."

This phrase appears in the last mural.

It seems to have been written by some respected warrior monk.

The mural came to an abrupt end.

Matthew couldn't help frowning.

If, as depicted in the mural, the Four Elephants defeated Baimon, then why was this monastery included in the card world?

When Matthew entered, it was empty, uninhabited, and apparently abandoned for a long time.

But when he observed the living utensils in the monastery, many of them had not had time to be organized.

The original owner left as if in a hurry.

Where did those warrior monks go?

"In my impression, at least in the south of the Aindor Continent, there is no inheritance of the Four Elephant Sects......"

In fact, not only the Four Elephant Sect, but all the martial monk schools have a very obvious decline in the Aindo Continent.

The reason for this.

Or is it because of the birthplace of the warrior monks, the Far East has suffered a relatively serious invasion of outer gods and demons.

It has become a place of revelry for cult monks, as well as the backyard garden of the Dusk Creator Gailan and the Evil Queen Babasha.

Under the interference of outer creatures, for hundreds of years, a large number of inheritances have been cut off, and the warrior monks have evaporated one by one out of thin air, which can't help but make people wonder where they have gone?

Is it related to the fall of the Soviet Union?

Matthew thought a lot, a lot.

There was still a large complex of buildings behind the square, but Matthew felt a palpable resistance as he leaned in.

He quickly realized.

The folded space in front of you is made up of four cards.

I only activated the spirit of qi.

Nature can only explore a quarter of the space.

He refocused his gaze on the boulders in the square.

"These stones, very problematic!"

Matthew didn't dare to approach the stones.

Because as soon as he gets a little closer, his mind starts to mess up!

This is an extremely dangerous sign!

So he walked around the edge of the square several times.

I never walked in.

Even if he saw some glittering treasure among the boulders.

"This place is weird enough, there's no need to explore, let's withdraw first......

Matthew has always been decisive.

So he raised his feet and walked in the direction of the portal.

But at this time.

A breeze swept across his cheeks.

Followed by.

An extremely miniature dragon appeared in front of him:

"Your caution is breathtaking, but you're right, if you rush into Stonehenge out of greed, the sealed Demon Lord will make you doomed!"

Matthew looked at the spirit of air calmly.

The four elements all have spirits, and the dragon is just an external image of the spirit of qi.

In fact.

Depending on the cultural background, the Elemental Spirit will take on a different form to cater to the needs of a particular region.

Essentially, elemental spirits are lower earth gods.

Matthew has long known that activating the card can summon elemental spirits, and the other party must be tired if he does not appear himself.

Therefore, he was not very surprised by the sudden appearance of the spirit of qi:

"Spying on a guest is not the proper behavior of a good host."

Mini Canglong hugging his chest with two claws:

"This is a test for you, if you can't even pass this......"

Matthew smiled slightly, pulled his legs and left.

"Wait, don't you want to get the inheritance of the Four Elephants Sect?"

The spirit of air yelled.

Matthew pointed to the shovel behind his back:

"I'm just a tree planter, and I don't have much interest in anything else."

So saying, he walked to the door.

The spirit of qi flew over quickly.

He tried to block the gap in the portal with his petite body, and his tone and posture became humble:

"Sir, I was joking with you just now, the Four Elephant Sect urgently needs an inheritor, I think you are very suitable!"

Matthew shook his head:

"But I'm not kidding you, I'm telling the truth."

The spirit of qi was dumbfounded, and he stammered a little when he spoke:

"But, but, but...... Can't you help find a warrior monk who can inherit the mastery of the Four Elephant Sect? ”

"I'm willing to be your summoner, and even willing to mingle with you!"

Matthew's hand flashes with the phantom of the four-elephant card:

"You're already my summon."

The spirit of qi said aggrievedly:

"Then I'm your summon, can't you help?"

"If the Four Elephant Sect can't find a successor, I'll really be finished!"

Matthew smiled.

Wouldn't it have been enough to speak with this attitude earlier?

Pointing to the stones in the middle of the square, he asked:

"These stones are used to seal the Heart Demon Lord Baimeng?"

The spirit of qi hurriedly nodded and said:

"Yes, that Heart Demon Lord is very terrifying, not only can he interfere with other people's minds, but he can also change other people's bodies."

"It took nearly thirty years for the warrior monks of the Canglong Monastery to seal him, you must not make trouble, it will be miserable if you release that lord!"

Matthew asks again:

"So where did the people from the Four Elephant Sect go next?"

The Spirit of Qi shook his head:

"I'm just a projection of the real Canglong Crossing the Wind, used to leave the inheritance of the Four Elephant Sect, my memory is only a small part, but I have a strong premonition, as long as I can find the heir of the Four Elephant Sect, I can remember a lot of things......"

Matthew couldn't help but laugh.

Do you want to call this little guy cunning or simple?

This form of detour is inevitably too easy for people to see through, right?

Matthew is too lazy to dwell on these.

He was more curious about the boulders in the square.

"This is a heartless stone, produced in a half-plane of the abyss, discovered by a senior warrior monk of the Four Elephant Sect, this kind of stone can be a good restraint of the heart demon.

In fact, it's not just the Mind Demon, but most of the demons hate the Heartless Stone.

Because this stone can calm them down and stop becoming so violent.

And we all know that the power of the demons comes precisely from the berserk factor in the bloodline.

There are many, many more of these stones behind the monastery, and if you are interested, you can move some of them.

Of course, don't touch this part of the square. ”

The spirit of qi is all-talking, and the words are endless.

Matthew nodded flatly.

Secretly, he pondered:

If the Heartless Stone is really as useful as the Qi Spirit said, then you can indeed consider taking a batch with you.

Whether it is the battlefield of Wild Wolf Mountain or Whitewater City in Hood, cracks from the abyss have appeared.

This means that in the next period of time, dealing with demons will probably become commonplace.

This thing could be a surprise soldier.

"I'm going to take some of the Heartless Stone with me for research."

Matthew spoke.

"Absolutely!"

The spirit of qi was overjoyed:

"So the inheritance of the Four Elephant Sect?"

Matthew said calmly:

"I'll try my best to help you find a suitable candidate, but you also have to know that there are not many people who are willing to become warrior monks these days, not to mention that the Four Elephant Sect seems to be at the bottom of the many schools of warrior monks."

The spirit of qi blushed.

But I can't argue with it.

Because what Matthew said was the truth, the Four Elephants Sect was originally the bottom existence of the warrior monk school.

At that moment, Matthew went around to the back of the square, and against the force of resistance, quickly picked up a few stones and left.

Leave the card world.

Matthew noticed that the little spirit of qi had followed.

"You're going to follow me?"

Matthew asked.

"Or else?"

The spirit of air crossed his waist:

"If I don't follow you, who will protect you?"

"Do you have any other summons?"

Matthew silently swept away the other shadows in the cemetery, stunned and didn't know how to explain to the other party.

The spirit of the air still looks good:

"Didn't you plant trees? Why is it so eerie here? ”

"Forget it, don't worry about it for now, I'll let you taste the taste of blending with me first!"

"It's a perfect experience that no other summon, not even any other elemental spirit can offer!"

The voice fell.

The miniature dragon suddenly pounced on Matthew!

The next second.

Matthew only felt like he had become a feather!

……

"Hint: The Spirit of Qi "The Projection of the Dragon Crossing the Wind" has blended with you!

Triple your movement speed in any situation!

Note: This movement speed bonus has a separate multiplication area and is determined last.

You can increase your base movement speed through spells, potions, etc., and gain a higher movement speed bonus."

……

"Let's try it!"

"I can't last long!"

The spirit of qi roared in Matthew's body.

Matthew didn't hesitate, he threw oil on the soles of his feet and drank some potion of swift movement.

The next second.

He rushed out of the cemetery like a fly.

Turned into a bolt of lightning in the oak forest!

"I'll go, it's really fast......"

Between a few breaths.

Matthew ran out for hundreds of meters!

If it weren't for the fact that this was his own ritual ground, Matthew would have sensed every oak tree, and he would have to hit it!

"Wait, I wonder if this level of movement speed bonus can be used in conjunction with the Tree Leap Technique?"

Think of it.

Matthew's figure swooped into place.

The oak trees on both sides have dropped a few leaves.

Then.

A black peacock came out from behind the tree.

As he walked, he swore to the shy grouse behind him:

"Look, I told you a long time ago, humans are also mutating, and the rate of mutation is very fast!"

"If we don't work harder, we will be eliminated by this world!"

"So, will you be my wife, even if I'm a peacock and you're a grouse?"

……

Matthew ultimately failed to verify that the Tree Leap could stack with the excess movement speed provided by the Qi Spirit Possession.

Because the latter quickly ran out of energy.

When the little Canglong withdrew from Matthew's body, he realized that the possession of the spirit of qi was very energy-intensive.

He needed to absorb the energy of the Qi Elemental Plane in order to recover himself.

The process is quite lengthy.

It will take at least a week.

Even so, however, the Spirit of Air has shown its special value as a summon.

Matthew began to look forward to what kind of buffs he would bring when the other elemental spirits possessed him.

Two days later.

A letter from the Jade Court arrives in Matthew's cemetery.

The reply party signed the willow leaf organ.

Matthew opened it and looked at it, and then he was happy.

"The Willow Leaf Agency actually refused me entry!?"

"The reason is because I'm a necromancer?!"

"Because of White Rock City, the wood elves have always hated necromancers, and letting me enter hurt the people's emotions?"

Matthew didn't bother to tell whether the reply was arrogant or stupid.

Soon.

He received another letter.

The letter was written by Ailan.

In the letter, Winter Moon expressed her apologies and said that she was still trying to communicate with the Council of Elders and the Willow Leaf Agency.

She believed she would be able to convince these people to let Matthew deal with the issue of the Marks of the Dead.

Matthew was noncommittal.

"It looks like the interior of the Wood Elves is a mess as well......"

Matthew pondered for a moment, and immediately wrote a decent reply to Ellen.

He then wrote a report on the matter, which he submitted to the Silver Council and to Isabel.

After that.

Matthew finds Rhaegar and Zeller:

"If after a while, someone from the Jade Court will come and ask where I am."

"Remember to tell those wood elves to come back to me with a million gold coins!"

"I'm going to go far away."

Rhaeggar's eyes lit up:

"Can I quote 1,100,000 gold coins?"

Zeller asked with concern:

"What are you going to do?"

Matthew shrugged:

"Go do what a necromancer does!"

"Ms. Carmella lives in the official inn right now, right?"

"What room is it?"

……

(End of chapter)