All the Necromancer Wants is to Plant Trees

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"The Relaxation Glove" is a very interesting artifact.

It does not directly provide combat power.

But if used properly.

The value that this glove can exert may even exceed the sum of other items.

Its negative defects are also within an acceptable range.

When not in use, just throw it in the corner.

Sort all the spoils of war.

Matthew sighed at Fain's wealth, but also secretly reminded himself:

"If so many magic props are not used, they will be wasted. It can be seen that no matter how well prepared you are, there is a risk of being killed in battle."

Matthew is a person who dislikes risks, and he also has a mild aversion to battles--

At least at this stage, he is willing to avoid most avoidable battles.

If it weren't for the threat posed by arsonists and warlocks to his development resources, and if he didn't have a bone dragon that can walk horizontally below the fifth rank, he would not take the initiative to attack.

But he also knows.

Avoiding battles blindly cannot solve all problems.

Therefore.

How to preserve oneself in future battles becomes the top priority.

"No matter what kind of battle, the core principle must be 'survival', only by being alive can there be output! From another perspective, as long as you are alive, even if you are on the verge of death, there is hope for a desperate struggle and a chance to turn the tide!"

Recalling the two battles tonight.

Matthew seriously summarized his experience.

The first battle concept he set for himself is "survival first".

As for how to apply this concept in practice, it involves many details.

Combining Fain's death.

Matthew raised "beware of being killed" to the highest priority!

Any squishy profession has the risk of being killed.

Because this world is full of various means of instantly killing people.

Archmage Ronan once gave Matthew a book called "The Death of Mages", which recorded the stories of 99 somewhat famous mages who died violently in history.

The last page of that book says--

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"If you still think the author is making a fuss after reading this, then you are likely to be the 100th spellcaster who pays the price of life due to arrogance."

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Perhaps influenced by this book.

Archmage Ronan highly praises the series of spells of "Garcia's Armor".

However, at this moment, Matthew feels that.

Spell armor is useful but too one-sided.

Combining his past game experience.

He highlighted three key attributes in his mind.

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"Toughness & Immunity & Willpower"

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Toughness is the fundamental attribute to resist most negative states and control methods.

The benefits brought by high toughness are incredible.

If the warlock tonight is replaced by a practitioner on the path of the swordsaint, Little Phi's dragon might be easily exempted by the latter, even though the bone dragon is still higher in level, Matthew would definitely win the fight, but the battle process would definitely not be so smooth.

This is the most intuitive manifestation of the value of toughness.

"If a thief tries to sneak up to me, I have 'Blind Sense' to counter invisibility; but if the other party also has a deterrent method similar to the dragon's might, I'm afraid I can only sit and wait for death!"

When he thought of this situation.

Matthew felt a sense of unease.

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'Immunity' is the key attribute to resist microbial parasitism, bacterial and fungal infections, and voodoo curses;

And 'Willpower' plays a greater role in resisting soul-shaking checks;

According to Matthew's current development mode, he doesn't need to worry too much about 'Willpower' for the time being. The meditation technique of the necromancer will naturally slowly increase his willpower.

'Immunity' is too obscure, and usually, he uses corrupt spores to ambush others. As long as he is careful, he won't capsize in the gutter.

Only 'Toughness' is hard to come by.

Physical training can only play a small role.

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"Perhaps the druid's abilities have a way to enhance toughness. If not, if I can get a high toughness value in the wild transformation, it would also work."

"I remember there are some low-level passive spells that can slightly increase toughness..."

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After a long time.

Matthew finally emerged from the continuous self-reflection.

He opened the taskbar.

The spell "Rapid Growth" has been acquired. With his current mana, he can use it about 10 times a day, which will definitely be of great help to his tree planting business.

And the other reward is somewhat puzzling.

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"Ticket to the Moonlight Society (Consumable)

Description: With this ticket, in the wilderness or forest on the night of the full moon, with the help of a natural soul, you can enter the sub-plane where the Moonlight Society is located."

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Matthew knew that the Moonlight Society is a presence similar to the druid spell school.

But is this thing really useful when he has it?Even if a nature spirit is willing to help me get in, will I, a necromancer, really not get beaten up?

"Should I give it a try? What if the 'Nature Affinity' on me actually works?"

He didn't have high expectations.

And below the taskbar,

The yin-yang symbol underwent a significant change.

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The gray energy on the left surged up by a large margin, jumping to about 3/4 of the position;

While the green energy on the right was just a tiny bit away from being full.

Based on Matthew's previous experience,

Planting four or five trees should be enough to fill the gap.

He looked forward to the changes after the energy was full.

The next day,

Matthew got up early and went to the oak forest to work.

However, after half a day, he had planted several trees and the energy had reached its maximum, but the expected changes did not occur.

This made Matthew ponder in disappointment:

"Do I need other conditions to trigger it, or do I simply need more time to accumulate?"

He didn't dwell on it for too long.

After all, planting trees was his job.

Each oak tree yielded 10 XP regardless of drought or flood, and he was already content.

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In the afternoon, Matthew went to the Westville Academy and the Security Office separately.

The former was to ask for leave from the principal's office, while the latter was to explain the farm matters to Blade.

The leave request went smoothly. Matthew was already well-connected, so not only did the principal agree quickly, but he also showed great concern for him.

As for Blade, at least judging from the reactions of others, he had done a good job of keeping it a secret.

The people at the Security Office greeted Matthew as usual, as if they hadn't connected him with the necromancer from last night.

The two of them had a long conversation in the morgue.

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"You have no idea how chaotic it was yesterday. I did my best to calm my team members and sent someone to inform the other team that they could return to the city. But as soon as I arrived in town, I was told that the lord had disappeared—he probably went to find the kidnapper alone!"

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"We were all dumbfounded at the time. I hurriedly handed Sif over to the people at the lord's mansion and was about to lead the team back to the Witch Hut. Guess what happened? Before we even walked a few miles, the lord actually came back by himself! Later, I found out that Mr. Zeller had a way to contact the lord. After learning that Sif was safe, he came back alone."

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"But in the middle of the night, I still took people to the desolate mountains for a look. The environment there was very frightening. The fog from the castle sank halfway down the mountain. I don't know where those bandits set up their camp. If it's on the mountain, their fate is probably extremely miserable."

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Blade rubbed his dark circles and complained in a low voice.

Matthew smiled and, facing Blade's curious gaze, casually said, "Their camp is halfway up the mountain in the valley. Those kidnappers died on the spot before the dense fog descended."

Blade was instantly dumbfounded:

"You're too amazing!"

Matthew shook his head.

He chatted with Blade for a few more moments before leaving the Security Office.

On the way home,

Matthew's thoughts remained heavy.

The events of last night seemed to have come to an end.

However, there were still many doubts and possibilities for further development.

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First, regarding the Cataclysmic Cult.

Based on the contents of the secret letter, the warlock Fain was just a shepherd, and his influence was limited to Rolling Stone Town and a few surrounding cities.

Although he had wiped out the entire warlock camp in one go, there was no guarantee that other members of the Cataclysmic Cult wouldn't take further action.

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Second, there was a high probability of a mole from the Blood Flag Family within the Cataclysmic Cult.

According to Blade, Sif was abducted while she was traveling in the countryside, and her route was very secretive, known only to those close to her.

If this mole wasn't discovered, it would always be a hidden danger.

In addition, Fain had mentioned the special nature of Sif's bloodline.

This also made Matthew curious and uneasy.

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Third, Fain mentioned in the secret letter that "Archmage Ronan is trapped in the Star Realm."

At first, Matthew didn't pay much attention to it.

He thought it was nonsense.

But just now, he learned from Blade that Ronan hadn't appeared for over a year!

Not only in Rolling Stone Town, but even in the nearby Gem Bay where he was stationed, there had been continuous turmoil and several major incidents occurred without Ronan's intervention. This was inevitably worrying.

If this information was true,

Then the days ahead for Rolling Stone Town would probably not be peaceful.

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Fourth, regarding the Witch Hut, the soul of the intercepted merchant mentioned that he died at the hands of a tall figure with disheveled hair.

Neither Fain nor Andre matched this description.

But last night, during the descent of the mist, Matthew saw a figure with disheveled hair.This suggests that the merchant's death is related to the mist of the Witch Hut.

However, his body was found by farmers on a road far from the Witch Hut.

This was quite intriguing.

"So last night, was it Fain's Illusory Creation that triggered the passive sinking of the mist? Or was this a hunting operation by someone or some ritual?"

"Because Archmage Ronan is trapped in the Star Realm, are the evil creatures in the Witch Hut also ready to make a move?"

The more Matthew thought about it, the more his head ached.

This continued until dinner time.

His mind was always restless.

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Tonight's dinner was tomato cream soup, black pepper steak, and clove egg tart.

Peggy's cooking skills were still top-notch.

But Matthew's appetite was not good.

Peggy noticed sharply, "What's wrong? Dear Matthew, have you finally reached the soul-stirring puberty? Tell me, which girl has made you lose your appetite? It's not Sif, is it? She's your student!"

Matthew rolled his eyes:

"I'm just thinking about something."

Peggy said seriously:

"Don't think about problems while eating, it's basic respect for food!

Sometimes people always ignore those things that are taken for granted.

Only someone like me who has died once knows how wonderful and luxurious it is to eat like a living person."

Matthew was stunned for a moment, then apologized:

"You're right, Peggy."

He put aside those thoughts and began to enjoy his dinner wholeheartedly.

Peggy propped up her thin chin with both hands:

"That's more like it, Matthew!"

"By the way, I have some gossip for you that I overheard a while ago!"

This time it was Matthew's turn to lecture:

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"Peggy, how many times have I told you - don't use your stealth skills to run around at night, and don't eavesdrop around corners!

It's very impolite!

If you get caught, it's not only embarrassing, but also scary."

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Peggy shrugged:

"So are you going to listen or not?"

Matthew scooped up a large spoonful of thick soup, and before the sweet spoonful even reached his mouth, saliva involuntarily began to secrete from his mouth.

"Ding..."

He mumbled.

"Do you know why the Blood Flag Lord hates Necromancers?"

Peggy said mysteriously:

"Because his wife ran off with a Necromancer!!!"