The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 164 Matthew's Mount

……

Matthew had never heard such a strange request.

So he said hello.

Then think about it.

all of a sudden.

The undead creatures in the cemetery rushed forward, some skeletons and zombies hugged their legs, some pressed their feet, some were in front, and some were behind;
The ghosts floated on Argus' upper body, howling crazily, greedily absorbing his energy.

And the dark priest, with his three servants, slowly began to chant cluster spells——

Dark Matrix.

Their chants were hoarse and weird, they didn't come from their throats, but the vibrations 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!
"and many more!"

"No, this way, it's on!"

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 summoned objects when calculating the combat power of necromancers?"

Argus thought for a while:

"meeting."

Matthew said naturally:
"That's right, they are no different from me."

However, Argus still shook his head.

next moment.

A burst of piercing black light suddenly erupted from his body.

Followed by.

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 movements 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 chant of the dark matrix.

Matthew looked at Argus ponderingly:

"You mean, you want to see the power of my body? But I'm a necromancer, how do you want to witness it?"

Argus said blankly:

"I do not know."

"I am not smart."

"But you, must, show me."

have to.

Looks like another dead end.

But this kind of baby is Matthew's favorite. They are fleshy and don't like to use their brains to fight and 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."

But the next second.

In front of him appeared a Moon Bear who was gearing up.

"you you you……"

Argus looked very surprised.

"Aren't you a necromancer? Did I go to the wrong place? Isn't this a cemetery?"

Moon Bear couldn't help urging:

"I'm a Necromancer?"

"No one stipulates that necromancers can't turn into bears, right?"

"come on."

talking.

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 touched Argus' equally thick palm.

Moon Bear's power is 16 points.

In order to make your strength bigger.

Matthew took out Exxon's mace and held it in his left hand. The data bar showed that he had been deducted two points from agility and added four points to his strength.

In fact, in theory, the wilderness 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 speculates that this effect is not a special effect of the exotic weapon, but a curse on the mace.

After all, it's called the "Cursed Mace."

all in all.

Matthew's current strength has reached [-] 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 felt that with his current state, even if he couldn't beat Argus, he could at least draw a tie.

However, after shouting one, two, three.

The two sides exerted their strength fiercely.

Matthew noticed the horror of Argus!
His strength is obviously higher than Matthew.

In the determination of arm wrestling, he had the upper hand, after just 15 seconds of stalemate.

Moon Bear's paw sank irreversibly in the direction of failure.

"What a terrible power!"

Matthew couldn't help but glanced at the data bar.

……

"Reminder: You have noticed that Argus, the black warrior, possesses extraordinary and limit-breaking power, and the specific number is at least 22 points!"

……

Beyond the limit.

This refers to the special situation in which an ordinary person possesses legendary powers.

Matthew gritted his teeth.

It's not wrong to lose to such a tough guy, after all, he is a mage.

But out of respect for Darth Vader, Matthew decided to go all out.

At that moment, he poured all the strength of his body 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.

Xiongpao 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 won, my respect."

There was a hint of apprehension in his tone.

Matthew let go of his hand in 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, and the soul fire in his eyes jumped slightly.

Matthew, who was immersed in the arm wrestling process with all his strength, did not 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.

The more he looks at Argus now, 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 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 have this hammer with you when you cast spells?"

Matthew replied strangely:
"Of course not."

Argus sounded relieved:

"Then please show me."

So Matthew took him to the northwest corner of the cemetery, which is the reserved training ground, and there are currently a lot of stones piled up in it.

Facing one of the huge stones, Matthew 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.

Some time passed.

A second, significantly more powerful pair of negative energy scissors emerged.

Matthew clicked casually.

Another stone split in two, only 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 turned in one direction, aiming vaguely at Argus.

Argus knelt on the ground with a plop:
"No need to show it!"

"I recognize your strength from the bottom of my heart!"

Matthew rubbed his nose, a little surprised at the change in Argus' attitude, but since the other party said so, he naturally wouldn't do anything extra.

At the moment, he manipulated the deadly scissors and cut them on the air.

Stab it!

A terrifying flow of negative energy tore through 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 his demonstration that he slowly stood up from the ground:

"Your strength astounds me, 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 guard will be responsible for daily patrols 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.

Stay if you want.

Then the position of Commander of the Guard is yours. "

Aguston was flattered at the time:
"Thank you, my lord, 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 due to the principle of confidentiality, Argus could only visit a limited number of places before officially joining the cemetery.

For example, the dungeon where the arsonists are held, and the handicraft workshop where the arsonists can use their spare energy.

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.

A surprising detail was discovered, 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 that there is a layer of black ashes painted on it, so that people can't see its real material.

The 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 moment, and finally nodded reluctantly and said:
"Okay, just a moment."

As he spoke, he placed the shield in front of him for Matthew to touch.

Matthew put his hands on it.

As a result, the button didn't let go.

Argus' soul fire was beating slightly, and Matthew felt a sense of grievance from it.

But he can't either.

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.

on the data bar.

……

"Hint: You found the Shield of the Strange Mountain.

Shield of Qishan: A rare alloy shield with three forms——
-
One-handed pointed shield (the 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 is expanded 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)”

……

21 points of armor.

This is almost the level of invulnerability.

Even the dragon scales only have 15~18 points of armor!

It is no 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 lips.

After letting Peggy take Argus around.

Matthew was still thinking about the shield.

"Shield of Strange Mountain?"

"Qishan...why is he so familiar?"

After a while.

He slapped his thigh abruptly.

Take out a small box with exquisite structure from the luggage.

This is Bobo's parting gift from him——

"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 so abandoned in the corner.

Until Matthew saw the shield of the same series of 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?"

a time.

Matthew was dreaming.

……

three days later.

Matthew is repairing the grave as usual.

The black warrior Argus came to the door, and Natou bowed:
"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 that a quasi-king spread around. From the news, I learned that you and this cemetery existed. I made up my mind to find the road sign here.

Deep in my heart, I am tired of wandering, and I just have doubts about the truth 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 thought to himself, could it be Xiaobo?
This guy actually still silently promotes his outstanding deeds among the undead? !
Turning around, you must give a good 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 you treat your subordinates very sincerely, with clear rewards and punishments. In particular, you will not be greedy for the soul crystals of the undead of Mo's subordinates. If you make contributions, you will definitely be rewarded heavily instead of playing tricks like other necromancers."

"I didn't believe it at first. How can there be a living person who treats the dead better than the living?"

"Until yesterday, Ms. Paige took me to visit many places in the cemetery——

I see skeletons dancing;

I hear ghosts singing;

I found zombies basking in the joy of carrying gravestones back;

Only those humans.

I have been working for you with a frown!
After confirming this, there is nothing to stop me from becoming your subordinate! "

The black samurai spoke very emotionally.

Matthew nearly burst into tears.

He wanted to explain that "it is better to treat the dead than the living" was a misunderstanding, but the atmosphere was already here, and it would be meaningless to say anything else.

present.

Matthew used a contract quota to include the black warrior Argus into his harem of the undead!
……

"Hint: Contract slot -1.

You have acquired a new contracted undead "Argus" (Dark Warrior Shield Guardian/LV17).

You are getting information about Argus' attributes and abilities. "

……

Matthew glanced over, the more he looked at it, the more elated he became.

confirmed.

This guy is the talent he lacks the most!

A super shield defender with strength specialization and taunt ability!
The attribute of Argus can be said to be the representative of the word "meat shield". There is no superfluous ability in his body, all of which are 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.

……

"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 loathed 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 weakness of Argus.

Until 30 kilometers, Argus will lose the ability to move and suffer a 50% attribute reduction.

In theory, you couldn't persuade Argus to leave more than 30 kilometers from the cemetery. "

……

"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 wanted to ask how he was able to walk when he was homeless.

But the atmosphere is here.

It's pointless to say anything else.

So for a while, the master and servant were all happy.

Matthew said some polite words, and then handed over the task of forming the guard army to Argus, and said that he could choose the undead in the cemetery.

Argus ordered.

Immediately went to work enthusiastically.

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!
……

Time passes day by day.

Before I knew it, it was mid-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.

Violation of the will of nature will inevitably be punished by nature.

For example, using magic to spawn trees actually violates nature to a certain extent, and many druids are unwilling to do so.

Nature's punishment for this is that such trees will not produce seeds for 30 years.

It is naturally impossible for Matthew to act against natural anger.

So after entering June.

He symbolically plants a tree every day.

Although only a little XP is credited to the account every day, it can also bring him a slight sense of happiness.

After summer.

Matthew spent most of his time in the cemetery.

Without him, cool.

During this 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 blending is complete.

These abilities are completely solidified in oneself.

Like other abilities on Matthew, they will undergo a qualitative change when promoted to legend.

Being promoted to legend is a very beautiful process.

When a mage is promoted to legend, his spells and abilities will be fully strengthened.

This process is called "legacy shaping".

The strengthening effect of legend 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.

The higher the coefficient of ability enhancement.

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 enhancement that a single-domain player and a multi-domain player get in the creation of legends 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 be scary.

One of the most intuitive reasons is that.

The former makes full use of the multiplication 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 to be promoted to legend before learning the hand of the mage.

Not only will it 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, there will be no more.

So for everyone who aspires to become a strong legend, being promoted to a legend is not an end, but a means.

Before this.

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 heart 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.

To him, legend is just a way to become stronger. Before stepping into that door, he made up his mind to accumulate enough abilities and domains!
"In the field, the entry level should be at least 20 younger."

As for ability.

Let's start with 200.

Write these goals after 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 clump of weeds has grown under the oak tree on the left.

Not far away, there was the clear chirping 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.

10 minute later.

A magic circle pointing to a different dimension took shape.

The location of the log cabin is not far from the sanctuary of life and the cemetery.

Matthew thought about it.

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 mobility tools.

Not to mention the slow flying of the magic carpet, it also consumes mana, which is not a particularly ideal substitute for foot power.

Fengshen pterosaur flies fast, but too ostentatious.

Raven is fast and stealthy, but it is only suitable for a person to walk alone.

If you are going 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 foot strength, but also a symbol of the mage's status.

Although many mages prefer teleportation when traveling alone, but 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.

The second level can summon ordinary mounts such as horses or donkeys.

Only at the third level can the "mount summoning technique" be officially used to summon higher-level magic mounts.

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.

Those with less luck 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 domains.

Twelve minutes later.

The long spell chanting finally came to an end.

A bright light lit up in the magic circle.

New options also appeared in front of Matthew.

……

"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 take the initiative to leave this place temporarily without your permission)”

……

"How can I call a mount anonymously or with a real name?"

Matthew thought about it.

It has been more than ten days since the disturbance of the vision, 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 friendlier 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!
A few seconds.

The magic circle that Matthew worked so hard to build with six hundred gold was on the verge of collapse!

……

"Warning: There are too many outsiders trying to be your mounts!

Your alien gate is about to collapse.

Please make a decision now-

Which creature will you choose as your mount? "

……

Matthew looked around, boy, the light and shadow effects on the magic circle are particularly exaggerated, but they are all blurry 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 watched intently.

One of the shadows landed on his left hand side. It had a pure 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.

Another group of shadows landed on his right hand side.

Its body is full of the smell of sulfur, its feet are shrouded in smoke and clouds, and white mist is transpiring.

Its mane, tail, and hooves burned with black flames.

Its head was held high, and its scarlet eyes revealed an indescribable ferocity and mystery.

……

"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! "

……

Pegasus and Nightmare slowly paced around Matthew as the center.

They are full of fighting spirit among each other.

Matthew noticed.

They all have many scars.

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.

Wooden roof top.

A little white cat lay silently on the roof.

I am curiously looking at everything below.

……

　Considering everyone's opinions, we will update one hour in advance in the future.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)