The Distorted Book of Equilibrium is one of the necessary conditions for the promotion of the Emissary of Equilibrium.

This is a rather important artifact.

How could Sen Er possibly give something so important to Setrenk?

Matthew's eyes grew cold.

Although he only worked with Sener for a short period of time, he also probably figured out Sener's temperament.

Even if Setrunk is Sen's own son, the latter may not be able to hand over the real thing!

"Near the Crystal Forest is the edge of the Sampan plane, infinitely approaching the astral plane, and you really want to trick me?"

Matthew looked at Setrunk's underbeaten face.

Frankly.

There was a little impulse in his heart.

But he was soon restrained.

Matthew took a soft breath, his eyes full of contempt:

"You're looking for me for this?"

"I'm busy."

"I'm not interested in playing with you."

With that, he turned and left.

Don't give Setrenk any chance to speak.

Magic ship.

Setrenk was stunned.

He had expected countless scenarios before coming, and he also knew that with Matthew's cunning, it would not be easy to trick him into the astral plane.

But he never expected it.

Matthew didn't care about himself at all!

"Matthew!"

Seeing Matthew's back walking farther and farther, Setrenk couldn't help but raise his head and shouted:

"If you leave now, I'll make you regret it!"

The voice fell.

Suddenly there was a killing force behind him!

With the top loiterer's control of the crisis, Setrenk dodged the deadly scimitar with a forward lean!

Sou!

Firefly grazed the back of Setrunk's neck and sliced through it, and the ensuing Bright Moon stabbed the enemy in the back.

Bang dang!

Bing's blade slashed into Setrunk's waist, only to make a sound of slashing against the metal plate.

The cloak of the leader of the Brotherhood of Silver Frost had been cut by the twin knives, revealing the black metal plate tied inside.

Ah Bing was not surprised, and tried to swing his knife again.

But at this time.

More than a dozen ceramic guards suddenly appeared in the cabin of the magic ship!

The exterior of these ceramic guards shimmers with a dazzling brilliance.

This brilliance has a certain immobilization effect for most living beings.

The only thing that works hard is on the undead.

But even so.

The soldier who failed to succeed in the first blow still chose to retreat, and he danced the dance steps of the knife dancer on the deck, his figure was as messy as a fallen leaf in the wind, so that those ceramic guards couldn't catch his direction at all!

"Over there!"

With a precise finger of his right hand, a red light hit Bing's head.

So in the dark.

A large red light symbol was placed above Ah Bing's head.

This is the exclusive ability "Underground Wanted" in the urban gangster class system!

It is difficult for a wanted unit to become invisible.

It can be said that it is the nemesis of the wanderer.

With a red mark on his head, Ah Bing chose to retreat without hesitation.

All the ceramic guards swarmed up.

Setrunk's gaze was fixed on the red-glowing soldier.

The next second.

An extremely domineering and arrogant force erupted from the other side of the magic ship.

Setrenk's face turned pale.

Because the moment when the moonlight bursts.

His body had already received a violent impact from the Minotaur skeleton!

Burst!

There was a crunch.

Setrenk's body turned into a clay figure lying on his stomach!

"Sure enough, it's just a stand-in."

Peggy succeeded in one blow, but she didn't love to fight, and when the ceramic guard was crazy to hug back, she left and left the magic ship with Ah Bing.

Soon.

At the edge of the Crystal Forest, only a few low-level-looking zombies remained.

The rest were gone.

It's been a long time.

Footsteps could be heard again in the aisle between the cabin and the deck.

Setrenk walked up from below, grim-faced.

He looked at the dumb zombies, wanting to vent his anger, but he looked at them a little suspiciously.

In the end, he still did not choose to enter the sampan plane.

The magic ship slowly drove away.

And the other side.

Matthew rushed to the vicinity of the ruins of Tyrannosaurus Town even earlier.

He'd already figured it out.

From the very beginning, Setronk was not on the same level as himself!

His mentor, Sen'er, may still have some weight.

But he himself is far from enough.

With the passage of time, this kind of jumping clown will only be ruthlessly thrown away by himself.

Matthew wasn't going to expend extra energy on the other side.

"The next time I negotiate with the five-colored dragon god Baruch, you can ask him to issue a bounty order against Setrenk in the name of the Dragon God Society or other astral organizations."

A gleam flashed in Matthew's eyes.

As for the bounty.

Let's fill in a million first.

One million Alliance Gold Coins, enough to make the eyes of the vast majority of outlaws inside and outside the Astral Plane turn red when they looked at Setrenk's head.

Even if Setrenk really has the ability to survive the encirclement and suppression of those outlaws.

I'm afraid I don't have much energy to pester Matthew anymore.

Post bounties to address enemies.

This is also a new way of thinking that Matthew established after pushing the sampan plane.

He's not really short of money now.

Opposite.

His fortune is still snowballing at an extremely impressive rate.

Its growth is no slower than the rolling of the Undead Scourge.

Since there is so much wealth.

There is no need to be obsessed with the idea of poverty all the time.

The money earned is used to solve troubles.

A loach-like wanderer like this, let his peers deal with him.

Matthew is now looking forward to what Setronk's face will be when he learns that his bounty has been raised to a million.

"Isn't he going to make a show of killing himself to get a reward?"

"I'll have to ask Richard and Akika when I go back, maybe the Changeler can really figure it out......"

Matthew returns the same way he came along the ruins of Tyrannosaurus Town.

It didn't take long to find the pier where he had stayed before.

The undead scourge did not change the rules of the ferry.

Matthew waited a while.

So he got on the boat on the return trip.

He sat on the boat and thought about the next trip:

"After the matter of the sampan plane is settled, the top priority is to solve the mess between the Windward Valley and the Jade Garden, although I don't know what Teras wants to do, but the existing order of the Jade Court will be greatly subverted, and every time I encounter changes, it means that there are business opportunities, perhaps, I should be stronger and directly occupy the Windward Valley......"

Matthew pondered for a moment.

I think the success rate of this program is quite high.

If it was said that he had proposed to occupy Windward Valley, the elves would have protested rather angrily.

Can ...... now

They should at least be grateful that Matthew didn't unleash the Undead Scourge in the Jade Firmament!

"Maybe Terast's actions were also scared by me."

Matthew thought to himself.

"After that, it's time to settle the traces of the dead as originally planned."

"I just don't know if the void bloodline on my body will intersect with the traces of the dead."

"And that phoenix egg...... I don't know if I can remedy it. ”

"Speaking of which, the Traces of the Dead project can actually be realized with greater value, I always thought that the elves didn't have much oil and water on them, but now it seems that they just look skinny......"

"Once I've dealt with the traces of the dead, I'll have to apply to go to the Arcane Castle for spell ascension training and signature spell training."

"After that, you have to find a way to enter the realm of death, and then reach a balance between life and death, and after that, you are qualified to start thinking about being promoted to the legendary ......"

Matthew thought all the way.

The ferry boat was also bumpy all the way.

Thankfully, though.

This time, the ship did not dock at Fairy Island, and although there were a few strange-looking passengers, everyone was safe along the way.

That's it.

Matthew made it through the Amniotic Fluid Lake, and through the troll corridor, he made it back to Windward Valley.

After returning to the main material realm.

Matthew didn't do anything.

Instead, he contacted Ekmond as soon as possible-

He had a communication crystal ball given by Ekmond, and although the crystal ball was used to contact Isabel, it actually had Ekmond's contact information.

After Matthew activated the crystal ball, he found a corner and waited quietly.

He knew that Ekmund was now on duty at the Impertuent Barrier, and he might not be able to respond to him immediately.

So he was ready to wait for a while.

Ten minutes later.

The familiar face appeared on the crystal ball:

"You're finally willing to come to me!"

"Matthew!"

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

……

Snake Mountain Castle is located on the border between the Northland Ice Fields and the Far East.

The snow-capped peaks that spread for thousands of miles above the ice sheet have gradually melted, turning into low hills and basins.

Large swamps surround intermittent roaring volcanoes.

One of the most famous is Mount Emer, which erupted violently 19 times in 10 years.

The harsh environment has made this area a no-man's land northeast of Aindo.

Especially after that invasion from the outer planes many years ago.

The Rim of the Emer Volcanic Belt has become even more sparsely populated.

However, the sparse population does not mean that other animal populations are not active.

In fact.

The Ring of the Elmore Volcano is rich in species that are not inferior to those of tropical rainforests.

Most of these species are active in the marshes on the back side of the volcano.

These humble beings seeking a glimmer of life in the rotting mire only have to look up to see the floating castle suspended in the crater of Aymor Volcano.

That is the legendary mage Ekmond's own floating city, "Snake Mountain Castle".

"It turns out that the legend of Pumpkin Valley is true."

Matthew stood atop the tower of Snake Hill Castle and looked out over a grand canyon to the southeast.

There is a thick fog that lingers on the canyon all year round.

What's even weirder.

The color of the fog was sometimes pale green, sometimes pink, giving people a feeling of extreme danger.

Matthew saw a large number of giant pumpkins at the edge of the canyon's fog belt.

Every ten minutes.

A pocket wyvern or bipedal wyvern will swoop down from the eastern cliffs.

If their luck is good enough.

Then grab a ripe pumpkin from the edge of the canyon.

But if you're unlucky.

They may be controlled by the mysterious power in the canyon, and eventually they can only watch their bodies being "dragged" into the fog with all their might.

It didn't take long.

There will be a giant ripe pumpkin in the canyon.

Because it's far away.

Matthew could only preliminarily determine that there were one or more strange magical ritual fields in that valley.

The realm involved in ritual sites is related to life magic or otherworldly magic.

This could be one of the projects that Ekmond is working on.

Reminiscent of a horror story about Pumpkin Valley and even the Pumpkin People that circulated at some point in the Alliance.

Matthew shuddered.

It just came at the moment.

A group of black-winged mages that looked like giant crows flew through the aerial corridor below the tower.

Matthew saw them suddenly tighten their arms so that they clinged to their sides like fish fins, and then the group of mages flew high in the air as if they were swimming like fish!

They only need a slight shake of their waist and legs, and the flying formation of all of them can advance smoothly like a torpedo.

Matthew didn't even feel the fluctuations of the magic in it!

The group of Blackwing Mages must be training some kind of collective flight.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from Matthew's view.

A clear and loud bell rang in the direction of the castle's bell tower.

Soon.

A group of apprentice magicians in uniform emerge from the crescent-shaped gate of the ancient building.

They had thick scrolls or books under their armpits, and each goblin servant behind them struggled to drag small carts of all sizes, filled with crucibles and magical equipment of various sizes.

Matthew glanced at it.

Most of the apprentices' cauldrons had pigskins, lilies, broken tendons, and some fuchsia powder in their crucibles.

"I guess I just finished a potions class on making potions of retardation."

Matthew's mind came up with the knowledge he had learned some time ago when he was making up for the basics.

He then saw that most of the apprentices were hurrying through the long hallway and a spiral staircase to the large dining room on the second floor.

Far away.

Matthew could smell the strong aroma wafting from the restaurant.

It was the smell of brioche bread mixed with roast suckling pig.

He saw that some of the apprentices were reading diligently, even while they were eating.

Of course, there are also some young men and women who take advantage of the rare time to relax.

Just ten minutes.

Matthew saw at least a dozen pairs of men and women in the student lounge, which was just one corridor away from the cafeteria.

Even occasionally they would crash into the door of the break room.

They just looked at each other and smiled.

And then to each his own thing.

Not far away.

A young magic teacher is introducing his newly summoned companion to the seven or eight girls around him—

It was a fat, amazing Dumbo elephant.

The young teachers seemed very attentive.

Although those female students may not be very beautiful, they are all full of youth.

They gathered together, and from time to time they let out some exclamations.

A smug expression appeared on the young teacher's face.

on the lawn to the west.

A few unlucky people who were fined in class were toiling to clean up the horse manure.

However, the Ekmond Academy of Magic is bred with strong and powerful astral horses.

These horses are not only hot-tempered, but also have a stubborn character.

They are clearly well-versed in human nature.

I saw those apprentices shoveling out the with their heads bored.

Just when they breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, there was a popping sound in my ears again.

The faces of the apprentices suddenly showed expressions of despair again.

Fortunately, this is the right time.

A very good-looking girl ran up to her, and she announced that the teacher's punishment for them was over.

So the unlucky ones who had made a mistake immediately cheered.

On the contrary, the horses became visibly displeased.

That scene fell into Matthew's eyes.

A wave of envy suddenly welled up in his heart:

"It's great to be a student!"

It's hard though.

But it doesn't seem to be that hard......

Matthew's emotion didn't last long.

Three minutes later.

Someone led Matthew through the teleportation array at the top of the tower and directly teleported to the stargazing platform at the highest point of Snake Mountain Castle.

After greeting a few of the apprentices who were on duty here.

Matthew finally managed to meet Ekmond......

projection.

No way.

Ekmond himself was still watching the movement of the astral plane from the permanent barrier.

In fact, he has the ability to project the projection directly in front of Matthew.

But somehow.

This time, Ekmund insisted that Matthew come to his own turf.

Matthew is demanding.

Naturally, I can only agree.

"I'm glad you came to me."

"I know you don't have a change of heart, but you must have a different opinion of me, right?"

on the stargazing platform.

Ekmund looked at Matthew with a smile.

Matthew was silent for a moment, then replied:

"The league isn't doing as well as I thought it would be."

Ekmond answered:

"It's not that good, it's just very bad!"

"We're on the verge of ruin at any moment—

I'm not making excuses for myself.

But morality, hehe, that thing is the sublime product of civilization in peacetime.

And the situation we are facing now is neither civilized nor peaceful.

As you can see.

All enemies want to eat us......"

Matthew nodded slightly.

After a trip to the sampan plane, Matthew more intuitively understood the undisguised contempt and hostility of the astral life towards the life of the main material realm.

That hostility is almost unreasonable.

is the purest.

Also the most barbaric.

It's as if you've gone back to the ancient wilderness—

Maybe that's how the world has always been.

It's just that the existence of permanent barriers makes many people living in the material world naïve to imagine that peace will really exist forever.

"I've always wanted to know something."

Matthew asked sincerely:

"Whether it's the Void or the Outer Plane, why does everyone want to enter the Main Material Realm?"

"Of course I understand that the main physical realm is beautiful, but why is it worth it for them so much? Violate us even at the cost of your life? ”

Hearing this, Ekmond also replied seriously:

"The Void World is not clear, and there are three main reasons why the Outer Plane is so eager for the material world, in my opinion."

"First, the astral beings of today, in much older times, were actually part of the beings of Aindor.

It's just in the early stages of plane differentiation.

They lost their confrontation with the alliance between the trolls and the gods.

So they were banished.

In the end, he had no chance to touch the material realm of abundant water and grass, and could only seek an inch of living space in the astral realm where the environment was even harsher.

For these races.

They also consider themselves to be the natives of the material realm, and the environment of the astral plane has tempered their physique and made them stronger than ever.

They are eager to wash away the humiliation of their ancestors and reclaim the most fertile land in the material world. ”

"Second, the environment of the astral plane is too unstable, and many outer planes may be able to live in people for a certain period of time, but suddenly the environment will change greatly due to external stimuli, resulting in mass extinction of people or species.

Therefore, all the astral forces will take the initiative to seek a way out after they grow stronger.

The closer you are to the physical realm, the more stable the plane structure will be, and the changes in the environment and climate will not be so extreme.

Therefore, the astral beings' involvement in the physical realm is an instinctive behavior.

Sometimes they really just want to get a little closer.

It's just that it accumulates over time.

Approaching becomes transgression. ”

"Thirdly, and most importantly, the odd number of days is coming, and the entire multiverse will be subjected to an unknown number of rounds of unknown impact, the earth may be torn apart, and the sky may cease to exist.

Some even believe that half of the existing planes in the astral plane will evaporate, and what remains will be severely torn apart.

Only the main material realm is the most stable.

Even if it is torn, it will not collapse in its entirety like the outer plane.

That's one of the reasons why they're eager to come back. ”

Matthew Moran:

"So it's all about survival."

Ekmond nodded:

"That's true."

"Of course, you don't have to feel pity for them because of this, the astral beings have very different values and perceptions than ours, they follow the extreme way of the jungle, and they lie and go back on their word, at least for the Alliance, most of the astral forces have no value of cooperation, because they are too ......"

"Of course, they don't think so."

Matthew looked at Ekmond with some confusion:

"Are you worried that this undead scourge will make me feel guilty?"

Ekmond blinked:

"I just want to tell you that I have fantasized about a world where there is no terrible struggle and all living beings cooperate with each other, just like you."

"Even today, I am one of the few people in the alliance who is willing to cooperate with the gods."

"But in fact, I'm quite pessimistic about the path of cooperation."

Matthew came in the mood:

"Why?"

"Because the other mages don't agree?"

Ekmund shook his head:

"It's just a superficial reason."

"At the end of the day, it's because there are supernatural forces in this world."

Matthew looked deaf.

Ekmond explains:

"Once a person has extraordinary powers, he loses his sense of awe."

"Imagine if you're just an ordinary person, and you encounter a little unbalanced thing, you're likely to choose to put up with it—

Although this incident makes you feel very unhappy, you only lose a slight benefit, and then there are some emotional fluctuations, and it is actually nothing to endure it.

But once you have extraordinary power.

Do you think you'll still choose to give in?

No.

Impossible.

Extraordinary power has led to a precipitous drop in people's tolerance for pain and unhappiness.

As long as there is a little bit of unhappiness.

You're going to want to vent in a violent way.

That's the terrible thing about supernatural power.

Strength does make you stronger.

But it also fundamentally distorts your personality.

This distortion is universal.

There are few exceptions.

Therefore, as long as there is such a group of beings in this world with distorted personalities and extraordinary powers.

Whether they're mages, gods, demons, devils, or something else.

They're going to break each other's heads.

The greater the individual's extraordinary power.

The more intense the fighting will be, and the more terrible the calamity will be.

The otherworldly world is like that.

There can be no situation of peaceful coexistence.

Never! ”

These words were clearly from Ekmond's heartfelt words.

Matthew was deeply moved.

Without waiting for Matthew to respond.

Ekmond said to himself:

"Therefore, if you want to create a world where all races coexist peacefully, you must completely eliminate the extraordinary power in this world!"

"When I visited Cyberdragon many years ago, a miracle mechanic proposed to me such a worldview concept-

It was a world without magic, everyone was an ordinary person, at most some people were stronger, some people were thinner, and the difference in strength between individuals would not be very large. ”

"In that kind of world, because there is no magic, other things will be developed to improve production efficiency, such as the technology of cyberdragons and cloud elves."

"Because there is no supernatural power, people are no longer brave and ruthless, and even if they lose their temper, they will not hurt each other's lives."

"People can spend the energy and time they spend exploring the power of the supernatural into something better."

"Under this premise, if you find a way to provide enough food, clothing, shelter, and at most a little entertainment, the world will be a better place......

Matthew subconsciously shook his head:

"Unlikely ......"

Ekmond stared at him with blazing eyes:

"Why do you say that?"

Matthew hesitated for a moment and said calmly:

"There's no magic in the world I once lived in."

"It's certainly not as bad as Aindo, but it's not as good as you think."

Ekmond's brow furrowed, as if disappointed.

Matthew also fell silent.

A few minutes later.

Ekmond cleared his throat:

"Let's get down to business."

"Alexander secretly sent me a message saying that the Void Lord may have left a small gift on you?"

Matthew's nerves tensed.

Alexander is indeed a man of Ekmond!

This kid has gone to the astral plane, and he still maintains such a close connection with Ekmond.

"Don't be nervous, Alexander has no ill intentions, he just wants me to help you."

Ekmond smiled and said:

"After all, I have something like that in me."

Between words.

His brow lit up with a faint blue glow.

At that moment.

Matthew's eyebrows resonate strongly with it!

Two rays of blue light converged.

The white sky has turned into an eternal starry night at this moment!

……

"Hint: You noticed that Ekmund has the Void Bloodline (King Rank)!"

……

"I didn't expect you to be one level higher than me!"

Ekmond laughed to himself:

"Also, I was cheeky enough to find the Void Master to ask for it."

"And you, you're the one the Void Lord took the initiative to send to the door."

"Of course the treatment is different."

Matthew asked in a deep voice:

"What's different about me?"

"Why did the Void Lord take the initiative to give me such a thing?"

Ekmond looked at him meaningfully:

"The answer to this question is known only to you."

"If you're still confused, it's not time yet."

"The immediate priority is that you must realize that this gift is a double-edged sword -

It will cause you a lot of trouble.

But it will also open the door to a new world for you. ”

"Let's talk about the trouble first."

"First of all, the existence of the Void Bloodline will attract attacks from Void creatures, but this problem is not serious, because very few Void creatures can penetrate into the main material realm, and there may be more in the future, but it shouldn't be that fast."

"Secondly, don't think that the Void Bloodline will only take effect after death, this thing has been eating away at your elemental layer all the time since it entered your body, once your material element is completely depleted, you will be no different from death, and then directly transformed into a Void creature!"

"That's the deadliest trouble!"

"Of course, I have a ready-made solution here."

said.

A magic book with a strange pattern on the cover floated in front of Matthew.

"Just master this spell."

"Eating a deer or a wolf every three months, or a creature of similar size will counteract the cannibalization of the Void Bloodline."

"And you can benefit from it."

Ekmond said slowly.

Matthew took the magic book and looked at it.

……

"Hint: You've obtained a magic book that says 'Otherworldly Magic: Parasitic Skull'!

Notes: Ecmond used this spell to devour the astral remnants of the five-colored dragon god Baruch......

……

(End of chapter)