MTL - A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees-Chapter 164 Matthew's mount
Chapter 164 Matthew's Mount
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Matthew has never heard such a strange request.
So he said hello.
Then I had a thought.
In an instant.
The undead creatures in the cemetery swarmed up, some skeletons and zombies hugged their legs, some pressed their feet, some were in front, and some were behind;
Ghosts floated on Argus' upper body, howling crazily, greedily absorbing his energy.
The dark priest took his three servants and slowly began to chant cluster spells—
Dark Matrix.
Their singing voices were hoarse and weird, they didn't come from their throats, but the fluctuations produced by the tremors of their souls!
After a few seconds.
The space around Argus was shrouded in a huge darkness.
He couldn't help but his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground on one knee!
"etc!"
"No, this way, it's up!"
Argus said with difficulty:
"In this way, I won't get my approval."
"You have to use your own strength to defeat me, so that you can convince me."
Matthew looked at him suspiciously:
"They are my own strength."
"Don't you count the summoned items when calculating the combat power of the Necromancer?"
Argus thought for a while:
"meeting."
Ma Xiu naturally said:
"That's right, they are no different from me."
However, Argus shook his head.
next moment.
A burst of piercing black light suddenly erupted from his body.
Immediately after.
All the low-level undead retreated back in unison.
There was an area around him immediately.
Except for the dark priest's chanting, which was not interrupted, all other undead's actions were forced to stop!
"You have to, show me, your strength."
Argus stood up.
Matthew narrowed his eyes.
He ordered the dark priest to stop the singing of the dark matrix.
Matthew looked at Argus thoughtfully:
"You mean, you want to see the power of my body? But I am a necromancer, how do you want to witness it?"
Argus said blankly:
"I have no idea."
"I am not smart."
"But you, must, show me."
have to.
Looks like another dead-brainer.
But this kind of baby is Matthew's favorite. They are fleshy and don't like to use their brains to fight. Let him push forward.
Matthew thought for a moment and asked:
"If you must show your strength, how about we wrestle your arms?"
Argus replied without hesitation:
"Can."
Then the next second.
In front of him appeared a Moon Bear who was gearing up.
"you you you…"
Argus looked shocked.
"Aren't you a necromancer? Did I go to the wrong place? Isn't this a cemetery?"
Yue Xiong couldn't help but urged:
"I'm a necromancer?"
"No one stipulated that necromancers can't turn into bears, right?"
"come on."
said.
He led the black warrior to a stone table.
The two sat down on both sides of the table.
Matthew stretched out a thick bear paw and Argus's same thick palm came together.
Moon Bear's power is 16 points.
In order to make oneself stronger.
Matthew took out Exxon's mace and held it with his left hand. The data column showed that he had been deducted two points of agility and added four points of strength.
In theory, the wild form cannot enjoy the blessing of weapon specialization.
But Matthew inadvertently tested a long time ago that this mace can provide the holder in any form with the effect of agility conversion double power.
He guessed that this effect was not a special effect of the exotic weapon, but a curse on the mace.
After all, this thing is called the "cursed mace".
all in all.
Matthew's current strength has reached 20 points, which is the limit of strength that mortals can possess.
Once you break through this limit, you will gain extraordinary power.
Usually only legendary professionals and a small number of adventurers can possess such attributes.
Matthew feels that with his current state, even if he can't beat Argus, he can at least draw.
However, after shouting one, two, three.
Both sides exerted their strength fiercely.
Matthew sensed the horror of Argus!
His strength is obviously higher than Matthew.
In the determination of arm wrestling, he completely gained the upper hand, after a short fifteen-second stalemate.
Moon Bear's paw sank irreversibly in the direction of failure.
"What a terrifying power!"
Matthew couldn't help but glanced at the data bar.
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「Reminder: You have noticed that Argus, the black warrior, possesses extraordinary limit-breaking power. The specific number is at least 22 points!」
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Extraordinary breaking the limit.
This refers to the special situation in which an ordinary person possesses legendary power.
Matthew gritted his teeth.
It is not wrong to lose to this kind of hunk, after all, he is a mage.
But out of respect for Darth Vader, Matthew decided to go all out.
At the moment, he poured all his strength into his right hand, and in the process, his left hand couldn't help but lift up.
inadvertently.
A huge mace dangled in front of Darth Vader.
Although Argus was expressionless.
But the right hand that had been exerting crazily suddenly softened a lot.
Bear's paw took the opportunity to push back.
The two sides have returned to a state of even strength.
There was a stalemate for a while.
Seeing that mace dangling on his forehead all the time.
Argus finally spoke slowly:
"Or, let's draw."
"Your strength has earned my respect."
His tone was tinged with fear.
Matthew let go of his hand with relief.
boom!
The huge mace fell to the ground, smashing the stone table in half.
The black warrior silently looked at the wreckage on the ground, the soul fire in his eyes jumped slightly.
Matthew, who went all out and immersed himself in the arm wrestling process, didn't notice this detail.
He took two breaths and resumed his human form.
"I'm a mage, and strength is not my forte. If you want to see other things, I can show you some spells."
Matthew said kindly.
Now the more he looks at Argus, the more he likes it. Who doesn't love a baby who is fleshy and can read words and expressions.
Before entering the cemetery, he knew how to save face for the leader.
It seems that when he said that he was not smart, he should just be modest.
Argus asked cautiously:
"Do you still carry this hammer when you cast spells?"
Matthew strangely replied:
"Of course not."
Argus sounded relieved:
"Then please show me."
So Matthew took him to the northwest corner of the cemetery. This is the reserved training ground, and there are currently a lot of stones piled up inside.
Matthew faced one of the huge stones, and slowly chanted the deadly scissors.
After a few seconds.
When the first pair of scissors made of negative energy appeared, the soul fire of the black warrior visibly trembled slightly.
boom!
A loud voice sounded.
The scissors cut the stone in half.
Another time passed.
A second, significantly more powerful negative energy scissors appeared.
Matthew clicked casually.
Another stone is split in two, but this time the cut surface is smoother.
Argus' soul fire jumped again.
And when the long third incantation finished, the final deadly scissors appeared in midair.
Maybe it's because the stone dust in the air is spreading.
Matthew accidentally sneezed.
Next second.
The scissors were tilted in one direction, vaguely aimed at Argus.
Argus knelt on the ground with a plop:
"No need to show!"
"I recognize your strength from the bottom of my heart!"
Matthew rubbed his nose, a little surprised at the change in Argus' attitude, but the other party said so, so naturally he wouldn't do anything extra.
At the moment, he manipulated the deadly scissors and cut them on the air.
Thorn it!
The terrifying negative energy flow tore apart the nearby space.
For a moment.
There was even a slight tear in the space in that area.
Argus watched everything silently.
The soul fire in the eyes throbbed violently.
It wasn't until Matthew finished the demonstration that he slowly stood up from the ground:
"I am amazed by your strength, and there is nothing else I want to know about it."
"However, I still need to live in your cemetery for a period of time before I can determine whether I really like it. I will give you a formal answer within seven days at most."
Although the other party did not immediately agree.
But there should be a good result.
Matthew readily agreed:
"Of course, I'm planning to draw some elites from zombies, skeletons, and ghosts, plus the black warriors, to form an army with good combat effectiveness.
Members of the guards will be responsible for daily patrol and security maintenance of the cemetery and nearby dungeons.
They will also enjoy more negative energy fountains and other privileges that only senior members of the cemetery can enjoy.
If you want to stay.
Then the position of the commander of the guard army is yours. "
Aguston was flattered at the time:
"Thank you for your kindness!"
"Is this army already under construction?"
Matthew smiled slightly, saying that it would be inconvenient for him to disclose more details.
In addition, he also told Argus that out of the principle of keeping confidentiality, Argus could only visit a limited number of places before officially joining the cemetery.
For example, the dungeon where arsonists are held, and the handicraft workshop where arsonists can use their spare heat.
In short, the cake is painted first.
Waiting for Argus to join, wouldn't it be more fulfilling to let him build a guard army by himself?
Matthew communicated with Argus for a while.
Discovered a surprising detail, that is, the shield that Argus never left his body for a moment was not a bone shield.
It's an alloy shield full of technological colors!
It's just a layer of black ashes painted on it, so that people can't see its real material.
Undead wear alloy shields.
This combination is quite rare.
Matthew was very interested, so he asked:
"Can I touch your shield?"
Argus hesitated for a while, and finally nodded reluctantly and said:
"Okay, just a moment."
As he spoke, he laid the shield horizontally in front of him for Matthew to touch.
Matthew stretched out his hands and pressed it.
As a result, the button won't let go.
Argus' soul fire was beating slightly, and Matthew felt a sense of grievance from it.
But he can't help it.
Perception takes time.
After ten seconds of embarrassment, Matthew finally let go of his hand, and a pair of palm prints appeared on the shield.
Data bar.
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「Hint: You found the Shield of Strange Mountain.
Shield of Strange Mountain: A rare alloy shield with three forms—
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One-handed pointed shield (Shield of Qishan shrinks and folds into a triangular one-handed shield, which can provide the user with 15 points of partial armor)-
Two-handed round shield (Shield of Qishan expands into a cylindrical two-handed shield, which can provide the user with 18 points of partial armor) -
Tower Shield (The shield of Qishan expands into a shield wall, which can provide one-sided protection for people behind the shield wall, and the armor value is as high as 21 points)
? ? ? (There are other functions in the Shield of Qishan, which require additional knowledge to unlock)”
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21 Armor.
This is almost the level of invulnerability.
Even the dragon scales only have 15~18 points of armor!
It is not an exaggeration to say.
A strong enough warrior carrying such a shield can completely resist the physical damage of the dragon head-on!
"Isn't this too fierce?"
Matthew wanted to ask about the origin of the shield.
But seeing that Argus' soul fire was full of vigilance, he also swallowed the question that came to his mouth.
After letting Peggy take Argus around.
Matthew is still thinking about the shield.
"The Shield of the Strange Mountain?"
"Qishan...why is it so familiar?"
After a while.
He slapped his thigh suddenly.
Take out a small box with exquisite structure from the luggage.
This is a parting gift from Bobo—
"Qishan Black Box".
It is said to be a tool that can be used to communicate with pen pals over a long distance.
But Matthew tried a few times before, and found that this thing still needs a starter, or a signal collector before it can be officially used.
It's like Bobo gave him a mobile phone, but didn't tell him where to buy the card!
This thing is just abandoned in the corner.
Until Matthew saw the shield of the same series as Qishan.
"It seems that the shield of the strange mountain is also the work of the artificer. This Argus can find the artificer's items in the negative energy plane. Does this mean that in the negative energy plane where he is, there are still More clues about artificers?"
One time.
Matthew is full of imagination.
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Three days later.
Matthew is repairing the grave as usual.
The black warrior Argus came to the door, and he bowed down:
"Master Matthew, I am willing to join your cemetery and become your most loyal guard!"
Matthew was overjoyed.
But I heard Argus say:
"Actually, I have long intended to join you—
When I was still wandering on the boundless plain, the wind on the dark moon brought me the news of a quasi-king, and I learned from the news that you and this cemetery existed. I made up my mind to find the road sign here.
Deep in my heart, I am already tired of wandering, and I just have doubts about the authenticity of this news.
But what I saw and heard in the cemetery these days dispelled all my doubts.
Please make me a part of the cemetery! "
Quasi-king?
Matthew Xindao is Xiaobo?
This guy actually still silently promotes his outstanding deeds among the undead? !
Turning around, you must give a strong verbal praise!
Matthew asked:
"What did the message say?"
Argus replied:
"He said that there is a necromancer named Matthew who treats the undead under his hands very generously, even better than the living!"
"He said you wouldn't take a skeleton's bones, pull out a zombie's teeth, or tease a ghost with a torch."
"He said that your attitude towards your subordinates is very sincere, and that rewards and punishments are clearly defined. In particular, you will not be greedy for the soul crystals of the undead under Mo. If you make contributions, you will definitely be rewarded heavily instead of playing tricks like other necromancers."
"I didn't believe it at all at first, how can there be a living person in this world who treats the dead better than the living?"
"Until yesterday, Ms. Paige took me to visit many places in the cemetery—
I saw skeletons dancing;
I hear ghosts singing;
I found that the zombies were immersed in the joy of carrying the tombstone;
Only those humans.
has been working for you with a frown!
After confirming this, there is nothing to stop me from becoming your subordinate! "
What the black warrior said was very emotional.
Matthew almost burst into tears.
He originally wanted to explain that "it is better to treat the dead than the living" was a misunderstanding, but the atmosphere is already here, and it is meaningless to say anything else.
Now.
Matthew used a contract quota to include the black warrior Argus into his harem of undead!
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「Hint: Contract slot -1.
You have obtained a new contracted undead "Argus" (Black Warrior Shield Guardian/LV17).
You are getting information about Argus' attributes and abilities. "
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Matthew glanced over, and the more he looked, the more elated he became.
confirmed.
This guy is the talent I lack the most!
A powerful shield guard with strength specialization and taunt skills!
Argus’ attributes can be said to be the representative of the word meat shield. He doesn’t have a single superfluous ability in his body, and they are all born to attract firepower, provide defense, and cover teammates!
However, the joy in Matthew's heart did not last long.
Because he saw a very special permanent state.
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"The Gu family maniac: The black warrior Argus has wandered in the negative energy plane for a very long time, and these times made him feel painful.
After joining your cemetery, he immediately formed a deep bond with the cemetery, and regards it as a home that must be guarded with all his strength.
Argus loathes leaving the cemetery.
When he is in the cemetery, his fighting will is 200%;
When he leaves 10 kilometers away from the cemetery, he will appear in a "weakened" state, and his attributes will be reduced by 10%.
The farther away from the cemetery, the worse the weakened state of Argus.
Until 30 kilometers, Argus will lose the ability to move and suffer a 50% attribute reduction.
In theory, you can't persuade Argus to leave the cemetery more than 30 kilometers away. "
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"Why am I not surprised at all?"
Matthew complained silently in his heart.
Argus is indeed a super tank.
But the range of activities is limited to the cemetery and the nearby 10-kilometer space.
It is impossible to take it with you when you go out.
Matthew really wanted to ask how he was able to walk when he was wandering.
But the atmosphere is here.
It's meaningless to say anything else.
So for a while, the master and servant were all happy.
After saying some polite words, Matthew handed over the task of forming the guard to Argus, and said that he could choose from the undead in the cemetery.
Argus ordered.
Immediately went to work with enthusiasm.
Only Matthew was left looking at the graves on the ground and sighing silently.
In the end.
The meat shield when I go out to explore is still myself!
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Time passed day by day.
Unknowingly came to the middle of June.
The weather is getting hotter.
This climate is very unsuitable for planting trees, not because there is no way to use magic to eliminate the impact of climate on tree planting, but because it is an act against the will of nature.
Anyone who violates the will of nature will inevitably be punished by nature.
For example, using magic to spawn trees is actually against nature to a certain extent, and many druids are not willing to do this.
Nature's punishment for this is that such trees will not produce seeds for thirty years.
It is naturally impossible for Matthew to do things with natural anger.
So after entering June.
He symbolically plants a tree every day.
Although only a little XP is credited every day, it can also bring him a slight sense of happiness.
After summer.
Matthew spends most of his time in the cemetery.
No other, cool.
During the period, he took time to visit the Crystal Palace and completed the solidification of the remaining three spells.
Recently.
Matthew could clearly feel that the miniature structure implanted by Suriel was integrating into his body.
Once fusion is complete.
These abilities are completely solidified in oneself.
They, like other abilities on Matthew, will undergo qualitative changes when promoted to legend.
Promoting to a legend is a wonderful process.
When a mage is promoted to legend, his spells and abilities will be fully strengthened.
This process is called "legend shaping".
The strengthening effect of legendary shaping is usually only positively related to two factors—
One is the practice of the legendary way, and the other is the number of domains.
The more fields there are.
The coefficient of enhanced ability is higher.
corresponding.
The more abilities accumulated before the legend, the greater the comprehensive improvement after strengthening.
There is a product relationship between them.
The degree of strengthening a single-domain player and a multi-domain player get in legend creation can be described as "a world of difference".
same.
A mage with 100 abilities before being promoted and a peer who was promoted with only 10 abilities, the difference in combat power between the two after the legend will be exaggerated to scary.
The most intuitive reason is that.
The former makes full use of the multiplicative effect of "Legendary Shaping".
An ordinary mage's hand will transform into a "legendary mage's hand" with at least 3 times the effect after being shaped by legend.
And if you wait until you are promoted to Legendary to learn Hand of the Mage.
Not only will fall into the "Law of Pride".
And it will only learn an ordinary "Mage Hand".
There is only one chance to create a legend.
If you miss it, you will never have it again.
So for everyone who aspires to become a strong legend, promotion to legend is not an end, but a means.
Before that.
They must complete all accumulations as far as possible.
After taking that step, many things cannot be made up.
This is also the reason why there are very few single-domain "water legends" on this continent.
Every legend has a strong mind and wisdom.
Even if they don't know the content of the legend, under the guidance of instinct, they will silently accumulate their own abilities and fields.
Until it soars into the sky.
The same is certainly true for Matthew.
Legendary is just a means for him to become stronger. Before stepping into that door, he made up his mind to accumulate enough abilities and fields!
"In the field, the entry level should be at least 20 younger."
As for ability.
200 to start.
Write these goals behind the daily manuscript.
Matthew devoted himself wholeheartedly to supplementing basic skills and learning spells.
Two days later.
A moonlit night.
Matthew was walking in the oak forest, and the summer night wind still carried a hint of heat.
A weed grows under the oak tree on the left.
Not far away, there was the clear cry of crickets in the new bushes.
The power of the Sanctuary of Life has begun to take shape.
More and more little lives quietly gathered in the woods.
Matthew was very satisfied.
He walked briskly to the open space next to the wooden house.
Then he began to take out various spell-casting materials from the luggage.
ten minutes later.
A magic circle pointing to a different dimension is initially formed.
The location of the wooden house is not far from the sanctuary of life and the cemetery.
Matthew thought for a while.
Some elements of the two ritual fields were simply added to this magic circle to play a directional role.
After the magic circle was built, Matthew activated the energy crystal on the edge and began to chant a long spell.
Tonight, he will summon a mount here.
A long time ago.
Matthew noticed that he lacked means of transportation.
The magic carpet flies slowly, and it also consumes mana, which is not a particularly ideal substitute for foot power.
Aeolian pterosaurs are fast, but too ostentatious.
Raven is fast and stealthy, but it is only suitable for a person to go alone.
If you go out with others, it will be a little inconvenient.
In the long run, he still needs a mount.
And in the alliance.
The mount is not only a substitute for leg power, but also a symbol of the mage's status.
Although many mages prefer teleportation when traveling alone, when there are many people, various mounts are often indispensable.
And in the spell system of the Seven Saints Alliance.
Mages can summon pets at the first level.
Tier 2 can summon ordinary mounts such as horses or donkeys.
Only at the third level can the "mount summoning technique" be officially used to summon a higher-level magic mount.
This spell not only faces every corner of the continent of Aindor, but also opens its arms to the creatures of different dimensions.
If you don't add directional elements, then this summoning technique still depends on luck.
The lucky ones can summon unicorns in one shot.
And those who are unlucky may summon demons from the outer plane disguised as mounts to make trouble.
Matthew added two directional elements of life and negative energy to his summoning circle.
therefore.
Next, the creatures he summons are also likely to be in these two fields.
A full twelve minutes later.
The long spell chanting finally came to an end.
The magic circle lit up brightly.
New options also appeared in front of Matthew.
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"Hint: You are using Mount Summon.
You can complete this summon in two ways—
1. Anonymous call. (The summoned creature has no information about you, and both parties are trying their luck.
Creatures summoned anonymously have the right to escape from this place at any time)
2. Call by real name. (Your summoning spells will be enhanced by fame, and there may be creatures who come here to attract you.
Creatures summoned by real name cannot leave this place temporarily without your permission)”
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"How can I call a mount anonymously or with a real name?"
Matthew thought for a while.
It has been more than ten days since the anomaly turmoil, so there shouldn't be so many people paying attention to me now, right?
Real name is also good.
At least you can use your natural affinity to attract more friendly animals.
So he chose to call by real name.
The result is three seconds later.
A large number of unstable space-time cracks appeared above the magic circle!
The cracks are rolling and entangled with each other, and dozens of shadows whose shapes cannot be seen are colliding with each other.
Countless breaths of different types and from different worlds passed through the magic circle!
Few seconds.
The magic circle that Matthew worked so hard to build with six hundred gold is on the verge of collapse!
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「Warning: There are too many outsiders trying to be your mounts!
Your gate to another dimension is about to collapse.
Please make a decision now—
Which creature will you choose as your mount? "
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Matthew looked around, good guy, the light and shadow effects on the magic circle are particularly exaggerated, but they are all fuzzy and chaotic mosaics, making it impossible to see what creatures are on it!
Seeing that the six hundred gold was about to go to waste.
He rushed to the front of the magic circle, and roared angrily:
"roll!"
"Ability: Shout out loudly"!
In an instant.
All light and shadow effects disappear.
Another moment.
New shadows began to form over the magic circle.
Matthew said decisively:
"Open the door!"
Two intertwined shadows rushed out of the magic circle.
Next second.
All energy crystals shattered.
The magic circle also turned into dust.
Matthew looked intently.
One of the shadows landed on his left hand side. It had a clean white mane and powerful limbs, three inches above its ribs, and a pair of light golden wings gently stretched out, with elegant and smooth movements.
And another group of shadows fell on his right hand side.
Its body is full of the smell of sulfur, its feet are shrouded in smoke, and white mist is transpiring.
Its mane, tail, and hooves were all burning with black flames.
Its head was held high, and its scarlet eyes revealed an indescribable ferocity and mystery.
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「Reminder: You have summoned "Golden Pegasus (celestial creature and "Red Flame Nightmare (purgatory creature through mount summoning.
Please choose one of them to be your mount! "
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Pegasus and Nightmare paced slowly with Matthew at the center.
They are full of fighting spirit among each other.
Matthew noticed.
They all have a lot of scars on their bodies.
This shows that they were already fighting before they were summoned by themselves.
Which one should I choose?
Matthew was lost in thought.
And at the same time.
Wood roof top.
A little white cat is silently lying on the roof.
is curiously looking at everything below.
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Considering everyone's opinions, we will update one hour in advance in the future.
(end of this chapter)
