The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 180 The Homeless Corpse

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Zeller heard the words and said in a deep voice:
"If there are such terrible things in this world, then their appearance is a disaster."

Richard unconsciously took the cane off the shelf again, and he tapped his palm with one end, with a solemn and terrifying tone:
"That's how it is. In the Age of Enlightenment, once the ability of the Thousand Changeers was exposed, even the gods who were the enemies of the God of Murder before, together with other gods, banished Jiasi Liwen, who had occupied the magpie's nest."

"This ability to replace is too crazy. As long as there is a slight disturbance, an unstoppable tragedy will be brewed. People will often fall into a cycle of cannibalism because they cannot be trusted."

"In history, some people even intentionally released the news that the thousand changers are about to recover, to disturb the situation in a region. But as long as the seal of the night elves is not loose, people can breathe a sigh of relief, but now it is different. Although Eversong Forest is secret, but As far as I know, a small number of people have already grasped this secret."

"The cloud of war in the south has accumulated to a critical point. It only needs a fuse, and the chaos may be out of control. Apart from worrying about the situation in Rolling Stone Town, I am more worried about whether someone will use this to make a big fuss .”

The rain is coming.

Matthew rubbed his temples with a headache.

Life is so wonderful.

In the first two years of his travels, he planted trees every day, and he didn't see any changes in this world.

Just got the bone dragon reward, not long after, the omens of big events came one after another.

He was a little numb.

"Since Jiasi Liwen is sealed, it means that the ability of the thousand changers is not perfect, and there must be flaws."

Matthew said.

Richard shook his head:
"The changer has almost no flaws, at least I haven't found a way to distinguish a changer who has deprived others of his identity. The reason why Jiasi Liwen was exposed was because a descendant of the changer risked being killed. The risk is that this matter will be made public."

Matthew said in surprise:
"A descendant of the Thousand Changes? A child of Jiasi Liwen?"

Richard mused with a complex expression:
"It's hard to use children to describe the relationship between those descendants and Jiasi Liwen.

He is a demon, a naturally conceived demon bathed in astral light and cosmic rays.

He has no concept of civilized racial etiquette and shame.

In order to continue their own blood.

Before entering the heaven, Jiasi Liwen had sex with males of hundreds of races and impregnated them, and they would give birth after three months of pregnancy.

Yes.

The original Millennials crawled out of their father's womb.

There were nearly 200 of them in total.

It was Jiasi Liwen's closest servant when she infiltrated Tianlun Palace.

However, Jiasi Liwen was not satisfied with their abilities.

He always felt that these bloodlines were too weak.

So in the next few decades.

He crossed back with these descendants one after another.

He can conceive both male and female, and then produce more offspring.

And so on and on.

Thousand-changer groups can number in the thousands at their peak.

They should have been Jiasi Liwen's most loyal children, lovers, servants and warriors.

However, some Cavaliers develop human-like emotions in contact with mortals.

Especially one of them, he had an unprecedented possessiveness towards Jiasi Liwen.

After a failed confession.

He went completely crazy and told the secret of the Thousand Changes to the public, which led to the discovery of Jiasi Liwen's existence.

Hundreds of years after that.

The thousand changers were slaughtered.

The informer instead became an angel in Tianlun Palace.

But under the promise and protection of this angel.

Some of the thousand changers self-sealed the ability to change, and then silently multiplied in various parts of the multiverse.

The gods also discovered that the power of all the thousand changers comes from Jiasi Liwen, and it is meaningless to hunt and kill these people, as long as the source is controlled.

So gradually, the descendants of the thousand changers also spread branches and leaves on this land like other races.

But no one thought that the gods of Tianlun Palace would be exiled one day.

Although the night elves in Eversong Forest are dedicated to their duties, they are still secretive.

I fear the attack on Gosti Prison is just a prelude.

If Sener really wants to release Jiasi Liwen, the evil power he can gather is beyond imagination. "

Speaking of it.

Richard sighed heavily:

"I should have killed him."

"Then go and kill Sener, I really should have done that a long time ago."

he?
Matthew's heart moved:
"Do you have any doubts about that Thousand Change Man in your mind?"

Richard's lips moved, but he still uttered the name firmly:
"Cetrunk!"

Matthew suddenly remembered that night on the slope north of the Scar of the Dead, the lunatic who threw the corpse down and claimed to be the new leader of the Silver Frost Brotherhood.

That person is Setrenk, a disciple of the legendary rogue Seir.

That group of people was handled by Richard.

However, due to some personal reasons, Richard finally let Setrenk go.

"Didn't you say that Setrunk promised never to enter Rolling Stone Town again?"

Zeller asked.

Richard smiled wryly:

"I believed his promise, but if he really has been following Sen'er after leaving Jade Cangting, then it's not unusual for him to backtrack on me.

The scarlet letter hunter Sener has always been known for being despicable and unscrupulous.

He's the scum of the rogues and the real culprit!

I suspect that it was when the kid Setrunk was hanging out with Sener that the latter discovered the blood of the changer in his body, and then there was the incident of Sener attacking the Gaussian Prison half a year ago.

Although Saitrunk quit Rolling Stone Town after being warned by me.

But if he really awakens the ability of the depriver, he can completely replace any familiar face in Rolling Stone Town, and then slowly approach the target he wants to approach.

We know so little about expropriators that I now suspect almost everyone. "

Zeller said calmly:

"Before there is no solid evidence, any suspicion will only add to the confusion.

I believe that although the ability of the thousand changers is very strong, there must be limitations.

If he was really that powerful, why didn't he become a legendary mage?
Obviously, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

In the same way, I don't think people who are strong enough themselves will be transformed by the ritual of the thousand changers.

At least the few of us can trust each other. "

Richard took a deep breath:

"You're right, I'm a little bit on fire."

Matthew asked softly:

"What is the relationship between Setrunk and you?"

"And Sener, you don't look like a stranger to him."

Richard shook his head:
"I have already told you about the identity of Setrunk. He is the son of my old friend. I know that he is the descendant of the Thousand Changes, but I didn't expect him to awaken his ability.

The reason why he was fostered in the Wood Elf's village was also to hope that he would have a better environment to grow up.

What happened next was far beyond my control.

I am full of guilt and helplessness, whether it is for the old man or for that child Setterenk.

I really shouldn't have let him go when we met last time. Knowing that he followed Sen'er on an evil path, I should have imprisoned him immediately.

Hey!
As for Sener, I am not very familiar with him. Among the legendary wanderers, he is my junior, and I have met him several times in the Shadowlands.

All I know is that he takes pleasure in slaughtering civilians, and it is very likely that he holds the remnant godhead of the murder god in his hand.

This guy has been plotting horrific killings.

By the way, I also heard that he has an unusual relationship with Fan Zijue of Ravenloft Demon Realm, and the latter is also a figure who has been in the limelight in the shadow world and the underworld in recent years.

I don't know much about others, after all, I haven't walked on the road for many years. "

Matthew and Zeller were lost in thought after listening.

after awhile.

Matthew said slowly:

"If it can be confirmed that Sitrenke did it, then he must have a purpose in lurking into Rolling Stone Town."

"Do you still remember that the sorcerers of the Scourge took away Sif? In a sense, the Scourge and the Silver Frost Brotherhood went hand in hand, and the bloodline of the Blood Banner Kingdom seems to have a very important meaning to them." significance."

"So Sif and Rhaegar should be the ones we need to focus on protecting."

Zeller was quick to agree:
"Your analysis is correct. Sif may indeed become their target again. I suggest letting her follow you first—this will be the case until Rhaegar comes back."

Matthew froze for a moment:
"Is that appropriate?"

Zeller said seriously:

"There are many people in Rolling Stone Town. If Satrunk becomes a member of the Lord's Mansion, things will be difficult to control."

"But you're different, you're a necromancer surrounded by zombies and skeletons."

Richard also nodded and said:
"The thousand changers really can't deprive the identity of the dead."

"From this perspective, the necromancer seems to be the nemesis of the thousand changers."

Matthew thought about it, and it seemed that this was the only way to go.

But is it really good to let Sif, a young girl, live with her in the cemetery at a young age?
Confronted with Matthew's doubts.

Zeller just shrugged:

"Very moment."

"I don't think Sif will refuse."

Matthew sighed:
"I'm worried about Rhaegar."

At this time, Mrs. Wesley came over with three cups of coffee. She put down the coffee and joked:

"Don't worry, Rhaegar is not such a jealous child."

Matthew was silent.

After a while.

He said to Richard:
"Are there many thousand changers in the southern land?"

Richard pondered:

"A lot, but it can't be called a lot. What's important is that the number of awakened thousand changers is very small."

"After the group of thousand changers integrated into human society, their bloodlines were severely diluted. Only a very small number of guys with amazing aptitude could initially awaken and master the ability to change into other people's appearance."

Matthew coughed:
"Speaking of which, there happens to be such a changer in my woods."

Richard's eyes lit up:
"Really?"

Matthew nodded uncertainly:

"It should be true."

Richard immediately urged:

"Hurry up and take me to see it!"

Immediately, the three rushed to the oak forest in a hurry.

However, the little white cat has always been elusive.

The three of them walked around the woods. Matthew even used the power of the domain, but he didn't find her.

"If it's not on the ground, it must be underground!"

With this thought in mind.

The three of Matthew searched the cemetery, but they didn't find the little white cat!
"Strange, where did this guy go?"

Matthew went around and came to the kitchen of the cemetery.

He looked at Peggy who was studying the recipe, and couldn't help asking:
"Do you know where Qiuka is?"

Without raising her head, Peggy picked up a rice bowl next to her and tapped on the foot of the stool twice.

bang bang bang bang!

The loud voice spread to every corner of the cemetery.

after a few seconds.

A figure rushed into the kitchen whoosh.

It was a girl in cool clothes.

She walked and called:

"Is the meal ready?"

"It can't be mushrooms anymore, right? Mushrooms are delicious, but I've eaten too much recently. I always feel that my brain has become a little stupid!"

"However, if there is still the supply of love mushrooms like last time, I will try to eat a few more, hehehe..."

Peggy put down the recipe and stretched:
"It's still early for dinner, someone is looking for you."

It was only then that the little white cat Qiuka noticed the three of them.

She looked at Richard and Zeller vigilantly, her voice trembling slightly:
"Matthew, are you going to sell me?"

"I'm not here to eat and drink for nothing all day, so don't sell me, okay?"

Peggy nodded and said:
"That's true. When she was in the cemetery, she often played hide-and-seek with zombies, caught lice for skeletons, compared lung capacity with ghosts, and occasionally caught mice."

Looking at Qiuka nervous and scared.

Matthew laughed dumbfounded.

Now he said softly:

"Don't be afraid, I'm not trying to sell you—I have no right to do so. This is Mr. Richard, that's Mr. Zeller, and they're all big names in Rolling Stone. They're just impressed by your abilities. Curious, so come and see today."

Qiuka looked relaxed.

Immediately tense again:

"You don't want me to become someone to assassinate the lord of Rolling Stone Town, do you?"

"I really can't do this. I can catch mice, but killing people is too difficult for me."

Richard stepped forward quickly.

He just said:
"Don't be afraid, let me see your eyes."

Immediately, a crystal flower appeared in his hand.

Richard put the crystal flower in his palm and laid it flat in front of Qiuka.

Qiuka originally wanted to avoid it, but when he saw the crystal flower, his eyes were instantly attracted.

Her eyes focused on the petals.

quickly.

Attracted by a strange force.

Two dark red blood spots appeared on her forehead.

Richard put away the crystal flower.

The blood spot on Qiuka's forehead disappeared instantly.

"what did you do to me?"

The girl touched her forehead belatedly.

Richard said gently:
"She is a descendant of the thousand changers. She has only awakened the second layer, and has not yet become a depriver."

Matthew asked:
"What is that flower?"

Richard explained:

"This is the flower of eternal life that I borrowed from Eversong Forest. It contains the power of Jasliwen, the lord of the Thousand Changes, so it can resonate with some Thousand Changes."

"It can be used to find the Altered One, but sadly, it doesn't work against the Decapitator."

talking.

He looked at Qiuka with soft eyes:

"Remember your parents, kid?"

Qiuka shook his head:

"I don't remember, I was adopted by a group of night elves when I was a child, but they drove me away quickly, as if because I was a thousand changer."

"Could it be that the thousand changers are some kind of bad blood?"

Richard considered the words:

"A thousand changers may not be a bad person, but for ordinary people, the power of a thousand changers is a bit too terrifying."

"You must face up to your own power and fully grasp it. Only in this way can you not hurt others or yourself."

"Son, would you like to learn the skills of the rogue with me?"

Go up and dig the wall?

Matthew raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything.

After all, the little white cat was just adopted by herself, and her coming and going is her freedom.

next second.

Qiuka said crisply:
"Why should I learn the skills of the rogue?"

Richard thought for a while:

"Because then you can live the life you want."

Qiuka wondered:
"But now I'm living the life I want."

Richard's smile froze on his face.

He said to Matthew helplessly:

"The Thousand Changes is a born wanderer, I can tell, she is very talented, I want her to be my disciple."

"Furthermore, according to the legend, there is a certain blood resonance between the thousand changers. If she can stimulate her potential under my training, she might help us find another potential thousand changer in Rolling Stone Town."

Matthew waved his hand:

"This matter depends on Qiuka's own wishes. I'm afraid I can't make the decision."

Qiuka heard the words and said simply:

"I listen to Peggy!"

Peggy yawned:
"I...don't listen to Matthew!"

"But Matthew, you can give me some advice."

Matthew coughed:
"Mr. Richard is a highly respected legendary wanderer. His strength is strong and he is definitely the choice of a famous teacher."

Peggy immediately took Chokara aside.

The two whispered.

However, some sporadic words still drifted into Matthew's ears——

"Old man", "legendary", "rich", "study hard", "inherited" and so on.

Hearing this, Richard's face almost turned black.

Engaged for a long time.

Under Peggy's persuasion, Qiuka finally reluctantly agreed to be Richard's disciple.

But she has two conditions.

Qiuka does not plan to leave the oak forest and the cemetery. Anything Richard wants to teach her has to be done in Matthew's territory.

Also.

Qiuka likes the food made by Peggy, and during the training period, Richard, as a teacher, seems to be responsible for the food expenses of the students.

When Qiuka was talking about these conditions.

Richard frequently cast doubtful eyes on Matthew.

Apparently, all of this is regarded as a model of the upper beam not being straight and the lower beam crooked.

Matthew could only reply with a helpless wry smile.

Peggy really wasn't taught by him.

On the contrary, some of his problems were infected by the tauren.

Fortunately, the two sides reached an agreement in the end.

After agreeing on the daily training time.

Zeller and Richard declined an invitation to stay for dinner.

The three discussed again.

Zeller decided to send Sif to Matthew's cemetery overnight.

This is the end.

The turmoil of the thousand changers has entered the stage of conservative prevention.

until more evidence is obtained.

It is also difficult for them to carry out further investigations.

Matthew plans to go to the Crucible House to look up information about the Thousand Changes, and ask Margaret or Fandral for relevant information by the way.

But just after Zeller left.

Peggy found Matthew with a letter:
"I went back to my home in the town in the morning, and there was a letter in the mailbox, so I brought it for you."

Matthew took the envelope and looked at it.

The mailing address is the Harpy Inn on Apple Avenue.

And the sender.

It was Lumiere.

He quickly opened the letter and read it.

……

"Dear Ushio, hello.

I'm sorry that I wrote your name wrong last time. It's not the fault of Mrs. Overseer. It's my pronunciation, which caused her to misread some of the letters.

Afterwards, I followed her to learn how to read and write for a long time.

Recently, my writing level should be improving day by day.

I not only mastered the correct way of reading and writing, but also learned a lot of idioms from her. I will try to use some idioms in this letter, I hope you don't mind.

I'm not trying to show off or increase your reading load.

Just applying what you have learned.

Last time you wrote to say that you can recommend a job for me, and I will celebrate it.

But thank you for your kindness.

I'm doing okay so far, so I don't bother you to visit me.

Working in the mines really suits me.

In terms of remuneration, you get more for your work, and they have never defaulted on my salary like other workers.

I guess it's because my efforts impress them.

more importantly.

This job is exercising.

I can clearly feel that my strength is slowly growing.

Also.

My communication skills have also improved over time.

Although everyone looked at me disliked at first.

But with my efforts, I quickly became one with them.

last week.

I was promoted to be the captain, and my status in this sub-mine was second only to the supervisor and his wife.

Everyone is convinced.

I thought my job at the mine would always be smooth sailing.

Unfortunately, however, things happened soon.

It was the second day I became the captain.

A group of goblins attacked six of my miners. Five of them died deep in the mine tunnel, and the one who escaped came back with only one arm left.

The supervisor was very worried when he learned of this.

He worried that the boss would order the mine to close because of this.

But the incident was too big, and he had no way to suppress it, so he had to report it all.

It turns out that the overseer was right to be concerned.

Our boss is a well-known wealthy businessman on Apple Avenue, and his wife is the female lord of Silverscale Town. It is said that the couple seem to be in harmony, but they are also very powerful in the local area.

The boss is a suspicious guy.

He thought the goblins were attacking the miners because we dug too deep, and eventually shut down the mine.

I lost my job.

The overseer didn't lose his job, but he seemed to be hit harder than I was.

I hate those goblins so much.

They ruin my perfect job.

So on the night when I received the order to shut down the mine, I entered the depths of the mine alone.

I followed the scent to the corpses of the miners. There was not much flesh left on their bones.

I carried the bodies out and set off again, this time successfully finding the goblin camp.

It took me two days to kill almost 300 goblins and 20 bear goblins.

However, this is still difficult to calm the anger in my heart.

So I went down for dozens of kilometers, and didn't stop until I encountered a half-demon.

The half-demon asked me why I slaughtered his goblin minions.

I replied without thinking:
"They affect my mining."

He looked stunned.

I know that demons like them can't understand the love that a normal person like me has for work.

Considering he was the leader of the goblins.

So I killed him too.

When I appeared in front of the overseer with a demon's head and more than 300 goblin ears.

I expected him to cry with joy.

But in fact he did almost cry.

Just crying out of fear.

He looked completely terrified.

So did Mrs. Overseer.

She was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.

They put all the money and jewelry in front of me in a panic, and asked me to take it away, so as not to hurt them.

I don't understand why they are so fragile.

Afterwards, I gradually realized that the force I possessed was something to be feared by many people in the outside world.

I told them I was not a strong man who robbed houses.

I'm just annoyed at the goblin for ruining my good work.

But they don't believe it at all.

At that time they begged me to take a large sum of money and left.

I'm really baffled.

But I'm happy with the money.

After leaving the mine.

Within a few days, I found a notice for arresting fugitives at the hotel on Apple Avenue.

I leaned over to have a look.

The person above is actually me!

Charged with burglary.

The bounty is 3000 gold coins!

Can you believe it?

I'm actually worth 3000 gold coins! ?
At that moment I really wanted to arrest myself.

But I seem to be in trouble anyway.

I tried going back to the mine and explaining to the overseer and his wife, but they had already escaped.

Fortunately, the area I'm in doesn't seem to be quiet.

The army from Lion City is sweeping the nearby small territory.

Everyone is at risk here.

While wandering in the moors, I passed through the hills south of Apple Drive, where I found a large number of dead bodies.

They were all soldiers from nearby territories.

Some villages along the way were also slaughtered.

There are dead bodies everywhere.

No one handles it at all.

That's why I'm writing this letter urgently—

I heard from the elders in the tribe that if a large number of corpses are not disposed of as soon as possible, it is easy to cause a plague.

The uncontained corpses here desperately need a home.

So I thought of you.

A kind necromancer.

You must have a way of dealing with them, right?
The battle near Deep Blue Harbor is still going on.

More bodies are expected to emerge in the future.

I don't like this scene.

So I plan to go all the way north, beyond the Lion City, to a more civilized place.

I believe in your kind heart.

It should be possible to give these homeless corpses a home.

I thank you for the souls in heaven of their parents and relatives!

— Lumière, unemployed, in the cellar of the Harpy Inn, June 6"

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(End of this chapter)