……

"Let me think about ......"

Matthew whispered to Hood.

Hood smiled and nodded:

"Of course, you can sit here for hours, and they'll leave after midnight."

As he spoke, he kept silent and ate and drank silently.

Matthew's eyes were shining, and he was quickly combing through the context and cause and effect of this matter in his brain-

The first thing he thought about was.

Do you really have the right to decide on this matter?

Leave aside the tacit approval and potential tests at the top.

Suppose Matthew now invites Hood to join him in stopping the expedition plans of Alexander and the others.

Can they do that?

The answer is obvious: they can't stop it.

As the former warden of Hessoshan, Alexander is an out-and-out legendary strength, and may be a little worse than Hera in terms of hard power, but it is definitely not something that Matthew and Hood, two fifth-order mages, can stop.

What's more, there are more than twenty experienced fifth-order mages behind him.

These Black Soshan enforcement teams alone can cause a lot of trouble for Matthew and Hood.

With the determination and attitude shown by Alexander and the Black Gold troops.

Matthew's attempt to stop them is tantamount to a dream.

So what's the point of having Matthew involved?

Matthew tried to think about it from a high-level perspective.

What is certain.

This matter should have been tacitly accepted by the major god mages or legendary mages, and even such things as Hood's help to open the portal were tacitly approved.

This illustrates to some extent.

The Seven Saints would not stop Alexander's expeditionary plans.

"If it weren't for me, this project would have gone smoothly."

"This IOU from Suriel just gave me a chance to cut into this operation."

"If I had forcibly followed the line, there was a high probability that I would have found a clue directly to Hood or Riptide City."

"At that time, with the relationship between Hood and me, it will not be difficult to figure out the ins and outs of all this......"

Matthew's mind is clear.

He found that after picking himself out of this incident, the whole story of the event was the same as before.

In fact, even if Surreel gave Matthew an IOU.

Matthew also chose to give up because he was too troublesome.

It was on the trail of the Necronomicon that he accidentally cut into the expedition's plan again.

Matthew pondered for a moment.

The two clues of the Necronomicon and the disappeared stolen goods are most likely things that even the Seven Saints don't know.

The Divine Mage may know everything in the general direction.

But there's definitely a lot of missing out on the details.

Therefore, the current situation is really a coincidence and fate.

But from another point of view.

Matthew has a balanced perception and is very sensitive to changes in the elements around him.

If a person can always pay attention to the details around him and the subtle clues behind them, then it is natural for him to easily become entangled with the more energetic parts of his fate.

It was both a fortuitous opportunity.

It is also the inevitability of fate.

Other words.

Matthew's presence or absence does not affect the overall situation at all.

"But Hood was right."

"Since I've been bumped into this, it's up to me to decide."

Matthew is clear.

The decision he made was not very important to the group of people in front of him, to the top of the alliance, and even to the world!

On the contrary, it is important to himself.

"If I choose to report to the alliance, taking the situation of Ronan and Qin Wuyue both missing contact for no reason as an example, it is very likely that they will be treated coldly. Not only will they push themselves into an embarrassing situation, but they will inevitably be disgusted by Alexander and the Black Gold Army. ”

"On the other hand, if I can let them go, I'll most likely gain the friendship of the expedition, if not more...... Hehe. ”

A smile flashed in Matthew's eyes.

Perhaps this was Surrell's gift to him.

This force may be able to surprise many people in the astral boundary!

It's time to come.

Matthew finally understood Rambo's previous attitude.

These people don't think of themselves as traitors to the Alliance at all!

It's just that the official can't go down in person.

They just got themselves a traitor, and the alliance officials had to pretend to want them.

That's the only way.

They can justifiably flow to the astral plane to commit crimes without affecting the alliance itself.

This move to draw a line is not convincing to everyone.

But at least it will save the alliance some of the trouble.

Matthew was slightly moved in his heart.

Alexander's trip is similar to Margaret's single-handedness to purgatory.

The difference is.

The latter is still a member of the alliance on the surface, and a considerable number of devils are still fearful.

And Alexander and others are traitors to the alliance that everyone shouts about.

Matthew could imagine what kind of storm they would encounter when they arrived at the Star Plane!

"Perhaps, I can do something about it."

Think of it.

Matthew stood up suddenly.

He turned to the hall and walked towards the hall:

"Can I talk to them?"

Hood's voice came from behind him:

"It's not impossible, but like I said before, most of them are performing silencing rituals."

"If you want to communicate with them, you have to be in a space that guarantees enclosure and privacy."

Matthew stood firm and glanced back:

"Don't worry."

"Absolutely secretive."

As he spoke, he returned to the hall.

A pair of eyes were focused on Matthew again.

Alexander stood up from the ground and looked at Matthew with a smile.

Matthew, however, walked past him.

He randomly picked two mages, one fat and one thin, from the crowd, then took out the woodland staff, and after asking for their permission, he took them to the Moonlight Woodland.

Next to a clear spring that made a gurgling sound.

Matthew talks to the fatter mage alone.

This fat mage has kind eyebrows and a round face, and he looks amiable.

But his attitude towards Matthew is a bit bad.

After the silence ceremony was temporarily lifted.

He yelled at Matthew:

"Boy, you can't decide anything, no one can stop our expedition, no one!"

"Lord Linde is still waiting for us in the Astral Boundary!"

"In the past seventy or eighty years, I have beaten many mages, and there are five or six as handsome as Ling, and I don't mind adding you one more before leaving."

He intimidated Matthew viciously, trying to completely overwhelm the latter in momentum.

Matthew, however, didn't buy it at all.

He just said lightly:

"Linde won't meet you at all, he has to do his best to refine the puzzle lock, it's a long process."

The fat mage fell silent suddenly.

Matthew said in a sincere tone:

"I have no intention of stopping you from leaving."

"I just want to tell you that you can do more if you stay, the current alliance needs you a lot."

This is the voice of Matthew's heart.

This expedition was somewhat tragic in his mind.

It was as if he saw in them the shadow of Margaret.

These people are indeed the mainstay of Hesuo Mountain.

They have a wealth of combat skills, and their strength is many times stronger than ordinary mages of the same level, and even more so when united!

This can also be seen from the fact that Alexander led them to besiege and kill several gods with weak divine powers.

Except for those top bigwigs.

Alexander and his army of black gold are one of the few mages in the land who have experience hunting gods.

They remain in the main material realm.

Even if you don't fight, even passing on your experience is a valuable asset.

Just like a moth to a fire, he rushed to the astral plane.

It's a pity.

Perhaps infected by Matthew's attitude, the fat mage's tone softened:

"Perhaps."

"But one cannot always live for an illusory purpose."

"When I was younger, they told me I wanted revenge, so I joined the Black Gold Force;

But when I grew up to be a good battle mage, they told me to forbear, and I didn't say anything at the time, but I accepted the transfer of my position, and this forbearance was almost a hundred years;

A few years ago, Ekmund told us that we would get revenge in the future, but not now.

What he said is similar to what you are saying now, nothing more than the hope that we will continue to use our residual heat in another place.

Do you know how I replied to him at the time? ”

Matthew shook his head.

The fat mage said angrily:

"I'll let him go back and eat!"

"I admit it, it's a pity that my battle memories haven't been passed on, but I'm not here to live!"

"Fuck the big picture!"

"Sometimes I just want to get away with it for a while!"

"I've never been in the way of anyone in my life, so now, I don't want anyone to get in the way of me."

After speaking.

He blew his beard and glared at Matthew.

He had expected Matthew to say something.

But Matthew didn't do anything, he just bowed slightly to the fat mage, and then walked away quickly.

In the woods.

Matthew was with another one-eyed thin mage.

This man looks very vicious on the outside, but his attitude is unusually soft.

"You just talked to Fanks?"

"He's got a bit of a bad temper...... I apologize to you on his behalf. ”

The thin mage said politely:

"I hope you can forgive him, because four of his family members died at the hands of the devil and sorcerer in that catastrophe of the Outer Plane Alliance's invasion of the northern lands."

"It's been a hundred years, but for us strange, clear-headed species, those things seem to have happened yesterday."

"Fanks hates it most when people persuade him to give up his hatred......"

Matthew bowed slightly in understanding:

"I would never advise a person to let go of hatred, this is someone else's private matter, and it has nothing to do with me."

The thin mage smiled with satisfaction.

Matthew was a little puzzled:

"If Fanks chose to join the Black and Gold Force because he lost four of his loved ones, what did you join the Black and Gold Force for in the first place?"

The smile on the thin mage's face did not diminish:

"Oh, I'm about the same as him."

"But the difference is that I lost eleven relatives in that disaster."

A trace of astonishment flashed in Matthew's eyes, and he immediately whispered:

"I'm sorry."

The thin mage shook his head:

"It's not your fault, don't apologize."

"We are all from the Northland, and we used to live in the wind-blown sandy plains separated from the Far East by only one mountain range, and I can still recall the scene when the winds were blowing on the windy sandfields every autumn, and I could vaguely see the pastures and white clouds coming and going in spring, which is not a particularly beautiful place, but sometimes you think that some scenes are quite spectacular."

"But if you rush over now, all you can see is devastation and endless scorched earth."

"The invaders from the outer planes have burned everything to the ground, and the windswept sands still float through the smoke and floating fires, the wounds of the Flame Demon Legion buried here that will never heal."

"When I first joined the Black Gold Force, I was a 16-year-old boy, and I remember that my magical talent was not very high, but I showed enough hatred for the invaders to pass the selection, but then I ...... Scold! ”

"I'm 117 years old this year...... Or is it 127 years old? I don't remember exactly, no one can tell what the time was all about. ”

"For many years, many of us, like me, had the naïve idea that perhaps with the passage of time, we would be able to forget the pain of the past."

"But it turned out that wasn't the case."

"We grow old, but the hatred in our hearts grows day by day, and Lord Ekmond says that we are under the influence of the wandering spirits in the Far East, whose hatred has been repeated with our memories in our dreams, and finally we have become what we are now."

"I'm probably right about what he said."

"But we're too old, too old to have the time, the energy, or even the ability to tell the difference......"

"We just want revenge."

"Just like the oath sworn when the Black Gold Force was founded, destroy those invaders from the outer planes and the masterminds behind them!"

"If it is our destiny to be assimilated by hatred, then let us carry this destiny and bury it in the stars with the enemy."

"It's the wish of all of us."

"It's actually that simple."

The old man's words were sonorous and powerful.

Matthew couldn't help but be infected by his emotions either:

"From the beginning, I wasn't trying to persuade you to change your mind."

"I'm glad for that now."

The old man smiled:

"Thank you, Matthew."

"You're a very modest young man, I don't mean to be flattering or flattering, it's a fact - most people are crazy at your age."

"I've seen too many self-righteous people, including myself when I was younger—it was too easy to be blinded by a leaf and think I saw the whole world, but maybe I only saw a piece of shit in one corner of the world."

"But you're different, thank you for your understanding."

Matthew blinked:

"You've long seen what I'm up to?"

The old man laughed:

"How can you be as smart as you are in a head-on conflict with so many of us?"

"It's not a choice for you, it's a bargaining chip."

"Will you smash the chips that someone gave you?"

Matthew laughed too.

He shook the old man's hand vigorously:

"Take care."

The old man said heroically:

"Don't worry, we're probably even more tenacious than you think."

"Maybe one day when you travel out of the astral plane, you can bump into us!"

Matthew nodded:

"I hope so."

After talking to the two mages.

Matthew found Alexander alone, and pulled him to the Moonlight Glade and cut off a confined space.

Matthew gets straight to the point:

"Is there anything I can help me with?"

Alexander was stunned for a moment, and then laughed in a low voice:

"Still that shrewd Matthew."

Matthew shrugged innocently:

"It's nothing to do with shrewdness, no one will refuse to go with the flow."

said.

Matthew unfastened Rambo's forbidden bracelet and belt, and used the remote control to take away the shock collar.

Then he sent the package to Alexander:

"You order and see if there's anything missing?"

Alexander didn't count it, he just put it away.

Seeing this, Matthew didn't say anything, and directly handed over the three scrolls.

Alexander took the scroll, a look of surprise on his face.

These are three legendary scrolls!

They were found by Matthew from the troll dungeon, but they needed the blood of the troll to identify, and it cost a lot of money to go through the alliance's channels, so they have been pressed by Matthew at the bottom of the box.

With the configuration of the black gold troops.

Matthew believed that identifying the three scrolls would be a no-brainer for Alexander.

Sure enough.

Alexander personally identified the three scrolls on the spot.

Ten minutes later.

He took two of them and returned the third to Matthew.

"We're useless with this thing, you can keep it for yourself."

Alexander said.

Matthew took it and took a look, and found that it was a "Great Resurrection" scroll!

"The troll's great resurrection technique is very good, it is more effective than ours, and it can almost achieve a 100% resurrection of the soul without being affected!"

Alexander explained:

"But this thing can only be used within 30 minutes of death, and it is prone to effect shifting over time."

Matthew nodded.

"Rambo says he owes you half a million?"

Alexander asked again.

Now that he has decided to be a favor, Matthew will naturally not be stingy with this little money.

He tore up the IOU in front of Alexander:

"I don't owe it now."

However, Alexander said in all seriousness:

"It is only natural to repay debts."

"We don't actually have much money to spend when we go to the Star Boundary, and the alliance gold coins are redundant."

said.

He took out 500,000 gold coins and handed them to Matthew.

Matthew was still hesitant to take it.

Unexpectedly, Alexander took out some more things and handed them to Matthew.

These include 10 Godhead shards, a complete flowchart for the production of the "Easy Boat", and a thick copy of the "Hesuo Mountain Battle Codex".

Matthew flipped through the thick tin book in his hand, and the table of contents and texts of hundreds of articles flashed in it.

A large number of words and magical runes floated before his eyes.

Let him be dizzy.

"It's ...... What did you write? ”

Matthew was a little surprised.

Alexander corrected:

"This was written by me and the old guys of the Black Gold Force, and it contains the unique skills of almost all the high-level battle mages who have worked in Hesuo Mountain."

"This is a very deadly book, you can help me transfer it to the Alliance!"

"By the way, remember to classify this book into taboo-related entries as much as possible when collecting it......"

Matthew could understand what Alexander meant.

Almost 80% of the combat techniques recorded in this magic book are shady tricks and extremely vicious routines.

If it goes directly to the market, it may lead to some tragedy.

Ponder for a moment.

Matthew decided to take the book.

But as he pondered how to reject something else, he suddenly saw Alexander looking at him with a grin.

That moment.

Matthew suddenly realized.

He couldn't help but ask:

"You prepared these things in advance?"

Alexander spread his hands, and he looked confused:

"Isn't this package you just handed me?"

"How is it possible to prepare in advance?"

Matthew knew it.

With Alexander's qualifications, I am afraid that he has long understood the style of the Alliance.

He obviously guessed that the alliance would find someone to do this favor, so he made preparations in advance.

The production drawings of the Godhead Fragment and the Easy Boat are not mentioned.

That battle-related book, Alexander will definitely give it to the Alliance, but it just needs someone to change hands.

If Matthew hadn't come today.

Then the person who changed hands may be Hood.

Someone has to do it, right?

Hood probably knows this, too.

But he did not reject it, but was happy to see it.

"Sure enough, it's all old foxes......"

Matthew cursed in his heart.

After a few more words with Alexander, the latter offered his farewell.

Matthew suddenly asked:

"What are you going to do if your revenge succeeds—I mean after you've killed all the masterminds behind that invasion?"

Alexander was slightly stunned.

Then he smiled and shook his head and said:

"I haven't thought about it yet, but thank you for being so confident in us."

Matthew said seriously:

"If you have nowhere else to go, or if you are in trouble that is difficult to solve, you can send someone to the planet Sturuk and find a woman named Melinda."

Alexander nodded thoughtfully.

"The Queen of the Giza is in your hands, right?"

"It's okay, with the help of the natives of the Star Plane, your plan may go more smoothly, but be careful, as soon as she returns to the Star Plane, she will recover her legendary strength, and she may also attract other Giza people to surround you, you have to be careful of their psionic energy!"

Alexander said solemnly:

"I see."

"Good luck to you!"

Matthew sent Alexander back to the hall, and after saying this, he greeted Hood and left the city without looking back.

Outside Rolling Stone.

The moonlight of a spring night shines through the oak trees, as if a layer of sparkling fluorescence spreads over the grass that breaks through the ground.

Matthew had just stepped out of the moonlight.

I saw a familiar and majestic figure.

"Teacher!"

Matthew immediately bowed his head.

This is a projection of Isabel, and even so, every time the other party appears, it can put a lot of pressure on Matthew.

"I thought you would at least put on a show."

"Who knew that you didn't even leave the basic cutscene, and just let go of so many experienced old mages."

"Matthew, you've caused a lot of damage to the Alliance!"

Isabel's voice is as majestic and powerful as ever, giving the feeling of being on your neck to speak.

After Matthew listened.

The nervous heart calmed down.

He now knows Isabelle's style too well.

The more serious the words, the less likely it is that there will be a substantive punishment.

So Matthew said calmly:

"I didn't see anything."

"I just got back from Riptide City, and I just had a drink with Hood, and I don't know anything else."

Isabel said coldly:

"You don't know anything if you say anything, don't you know anything?"

"Do you know how hard I'm going to have to work to cover up your involvement?"

Matthew looked terrified.

Isabel softened her tone:

"I will keep in mind the serious mistake you made this time."

"I'll count it with you when you solve the project of the Traces of the Dead!"

"Hmph, give me the scythe in your hand!"

Matthew immediately offered the scythe of the god of agriculture in both hands.

But Isabel's index and middle fingers flicked three times on the scythe.

The next second.

A surging force erupted from the scythe.

It's like a beast in the abyss that has broken free of all restraints and is about to sprint out—

But at this time.

Isabel slapped the scythe on the scythe, and frowned and scolded:

"What's it called!?"

The scythe immediately fell silent.

She threw the scythe to Matthew:

"This artifact has the seals of the sun god and the god of death, I lifted the seal of the god of death for you, and you can solve the remaining half of the seal yourself."

Matthew was ecstatic to take the scythe, and the weapon's properties had indeed changed.

One of the most notable is the addition of an effect.

……

"Hint: The Emerald Scythe has a new effect, "Tremble".

Tremor: When you hit the surface of the target with the Scythe, the chance of them being stunned is greatly increased, and there is a 66% chance of causing the opponent's internal organs to bleed.

The Tremor effect works on creatures of any size and race.

Note: Do not use for recreational activities, the consequences may be bleeding ......

……

The Emerald Scythe is a blunt weapon that has a powerful stun effect when it hits the back of an enemy's head.

Now, not only the effect of vertigo has been further enhanced.

There is also an additional special effect to attack the internal organs.

The extra combat power it can provide can be said to be by leaps and bounds!

In the future, even if you encounter an enemy with a very hard turtle shell.

Matthew can also dismantle it from the inside in a way that separates the mountain from the cow!

"The scythe and shovel are getting more and more handy......"

"On the contrary, this skull doesn't seem to be very useful except for supporting spellcasting!"

Matthew secretly compared several of his weapons in his mind.

Right now.

Isabel's figure is also slowly fading.

Her ethereal voice echoed through the woodland:

"The Traces of the Dead project can be started, at least all the umbrellas must be completed by May, and any subsequent movements will be reported to me immediately."

"And the most important thing!"

"Remember to end your virginity as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, I'll have to do it myself......"

Isabel's voice echoed through the woods for a long time.

That moment.

Matthew's cheeks were hot.

It was as if he had heard the whispers of countless small animals!

He tilted his gaze.

I saw a black peacock that had just grown its feathers pass between the two oak trees.

Matthew was angry and wanted to arrest him, but as soon as he took a few steps, two figures appeared in his field of vision.

One of the girls wore a helmet that did not change all year round, was short, had a flat chest, and had a cute and cute appearance.

Another man was tall and muscular, and nothing stood out more than his right hand—

It was a mechanical arm that shimmered with silver brilliance!

Matthew's eyes darkened.

"Hello, Matthew!"

"Forehead cough cough ......"

"Don't worry, Matthew, we just heard nothing."

Bobo blinked:

"And I've always been tight-lipped about it."

"It's like you secretly ate last year, didn't I tell anyone?"

……

(End of chapter)