Chapter 025 – Have you reached the stage of discussing marriage?
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"No, it's not necessary."
After receiving Ella's negative reply,
Matthew could only continue regretfully:
"Maybe I expressed it wrong, but I really feel that there is still a big gap between this greenhouse and the seed base I imagined, especially in terms of space."
"And I said it can be done in batches, no need to rush."
However, Ella showed an unprecedented stubbornness.
She said seriously, "No! Matthew, the Spirit of Nature will keep its promise. Just wait, after tonight, all the seeds will sprout!"
Saying that, she fluttered her wings and flew into the first seed shed.
A faint natural aura emanated, and Ella worked vigorously.
"Is she the arrogant Spirit of Nature you told me about? She doesn't look like a bad person."
Peggy asked with interest.
Matthew nodded in agreement:
"Of course she's not a bad person. In fact, most Spirits of Nature are very suitable to be friends. They are just blinded by stereotypes and discriminate against my profession. But it's not their fault, Necromancers do tend to produce bad seeds."
Actually, Matthew quite liked dealing with Spirits of Nature, and this liking could even extend to most Druids.
Their likes and dislikes were written all over their faces. If they liked something, they liked it; if they hated something, they hated it. There wasn't much hidden agenda or deceit.
"So, does this mean that I don't have to be responsible for the greenhouse work anymore with this child labor?"
Peggy asked eagerly.
Matthew smiled lightly:
"Ella is just here to help. She's new here and there are still many details she doesn't understand. She needs you to teach her. We still can't do without you for now."
Peggy pouted:
"Well, I knew that damn Necromancer wouldn't let go of me as a free labor force."
Matthew smiled as he handed over a irregular crystal emitting white light.
"This month's salary."
Peggy's soul fire instantly turned into a smiling face:
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"Oh, Matthew, you are the kindest Necromancer I've ever seen!
I bet other Necromancers would never be as punctual with their salaries as you!
When I was still in the gold mine, I had a friend who was a contract creature of a strange old man. It told me that damn Necromancer not only made it charge ahead in battles, but also made it help with bathing on a daily basis, and there were even some inappropriate actions during that time!
It suspected that the Necromancer was molesting it, but it had no evidence and couldn't resist because it had signed the contract.
Every time I met it, it would consult with me on how to get rid of that Necromancer.
Unfortunately, it never succeeded in the end.
The last time I saw it was after it went through a terrible battle.
It had almost lost important parts of its bones all over its body.
I was very worried about its condition, but it smiled and told me that there was some good news at least - at least now that it was full of holes, that old man wouldn't make it help with bathing in this condition, right?
The subsequent facts proved that it was right, but only partially.
That damn Necromancer indeed stopped molesting it.
Instead, in front of it, he removed all the bones from its body and distributed them to other skeletons.
The excess bones were decomposed into bone powder, and even the last soul fire was taken away to be used as a lamp.
It's truly despicable!
Ah, sorry, I've said too much, but I still want to say one thing -
Thank you, Matthew!"
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Matthew listened quietly.
"I believe what I have done should be the bottom line of a person with a remaining conscience, so you don't need to thank me extra, Peggy."
"But I'm curious, how did you know about the final outcome of your friend?"
Peggy hesitated for a moment, her soul fire flickering:
"Well, maybe I had a telepathic connection with it? Anyway, I saw those scenes when it was dying.
It was really terrifying. I thought that becoming an undead creature would no longer fear death, but that's not the case.
I still fear the disappearance of my self-consciousness.
Every time I recall the scenes I saw back then, I feel terrified..."
At this point,
Peggy's soul fire suddenly flickered intensely.
Her voice also trembled greatly.
Matthew's face changed, and he quickly placed a hand on Peggy's back:
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"Hey, Peggy, don't recall those unpleasant things anymore!
Do you remember what I told you when I took you out of the gold mine?
We will make it!
I have already established a good relationship with the Spirits of Nature, and even the Moon Goddess has blessed me.
I believe I am on the right path!
With time accumulation, we will have a chance to unravel the mystery that troubles you.
But before that, you must be strong and not be trapped by yourself!"
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While saying this, Matthew tried to calm Peggy's turbulent emotions.
He gently embraced Peggy's cold skeleton.
A strong sense of sadness surged into Matthew's mind.
He gritted his teeth and supported Peggy with a firm will.
This scene was supposed to be beautiful.
But unfortunately, there was a height difference between the two, and the art style didn't quite match.
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After a long time,
Peggy finally broke free from that intense, sorrowful emotion.
"Thank you, Matthew, once again you've helped me."Peggy's soul fire gradually stabilized, and her tone returned to calm:
"I haven't had that terrible feeling for over a year. I thought I had escaped from that nightmare, but it still hasn't let me go."
Matthew was already used to this situation.
When he first signed with Peggy, she would fall ill almost every week.
Later, Matthew brought her to the main material world to live, and she gradually improved.
"What kind of scene did you just see?"
Matthew asked softly.
"It's similar to the last time, an endless grassland with countless Minotaur corpses. The earth is black, and the grass is dripping with blood."
Peggy calmly recounted.
"That is probably the most profound memory from your past life."
Matthew speculated.
"Perhaps."
Peggy quickly recovered her mood, and she even took the initiative to make a joke with Matthew:
"You're holding me too tight, it's choking me!"
Matthew instinctively let go, then realized what happened and looked at Peggy with a mix of anger and amusement.
"Oh, Matthew, you're just too gentle."
Peggy laughed proudly:
"But to be honest, I'm really touched. If I hadn't died, I would have wanted to marry you!"
Matthew was about to respond.
At this moment.
Both of them felt a shocked gaze staring at them.
Matthew glanced to the side.
"Have you two reached the stage of discussing marriage?"
Ella said incredulously.
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Frenzy Hive, fourth level.
After a not-so-intense battle, the Skeleton Soldiers were slowly cleaning up the battlefield.
But Matthew was looking seriously at the dejected Ella beside him - this stubborn nature spirit was forcibly taken away from her post by Matthew after she had matured a quarter of the oak tree seeds.
If not for that, he was worried that she would die suddenly in his greenhouse tonight.
"Are you feeling better?"
Matthew asked with concern.
"Much better. Don't underestimate the recovery ability of a nature spirit!"
Ella replied weakly.
But her mental state was much better than when she entered the cave.
Moonlit Grove was her home.
Here, her energy and vitality would be quickly replenished.
"That's good." Matthew carefully chose his words:
"Actually, what you saw earlier was a misunderstanding..."
Ella suddenly shivered.
"Matthew, you're not going to kill me to keep me quiet, are you?!"
She nervously stared at him:
"The goddess will be watching you!"
Matthew rubbed his temples and helplessly said:
"If I wanted to silence you, I wouldn't have waited until now!"
Ella let out a sigh of relief:
"That's good, that's good.
Don't worry too much, Matthew. I can understand - no, I can't understand!
But I do know that many Necromancers have feelings for their summoned creatures.
I have to say, from the Minotaur's aesthetic standards, Peggy is an absolute beauty, at least her bone structure is great!"
At this point.
She hesitated for a long time before forcing out some words with a certain emotion:
"I will bless you two."
Matthew slapped his forehead, well, he couldn't wash it off anymore.
"Master... Master, there's a hard-shell grass skin..."
Sodie's fragmented thoughts suddenly came from the other side.
Matthew's heart moved.
He bypassed the pile of Frenzy-infected corpses on the left side of the road.
And came to the other side where Sodie was.
Here.
There was a human infected corpse that had already been cut open, and it seemed that Sodie had done it personally.
There was a hard-shell notebook near the corpse, probably fallen out of the infected person's pocket.
There were also hundreds of gold coins scattered around the notebook, which meant that this infected person used to be very wealthy.
Matthew didn't approach.
In the hierarchy of the Frenzy Swarm, ordinary infected individuals were only stronger than the larvae that crawled out of the cocoons, but a single infected body often had dozens of larvae parasitizing it.
After killing them, they must be properly disposed of to prevent future troubles.
"Sodie, bring the book over."
Matthew ordered.
Sodie immediately did so without hesitation.
Plop!
A larva suddenly drilled out of the infected person's eye socket and jumped onto Sodie's thigh bone.
Swoosh!
A flash of the sword.
Sodie accurately and without error cut the larva into two in mid-air.
At the same time.
He also completed the action of squatting down to pick up the notebook.
Matthew took the notebook, wiped the blood and pus stains on the cover with a cloth, and then examined it carefully.
The notebook was slightly larger than Matthew's palm.
Its cover was patterned with golden lines, resembling some kind of cuneiform script.
Matthew felt that this pattern was somewhat familiar, but couldn't recall it for a moment.
He opened the cover.
But the first sentence, stained with blood, made his body tremble -
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"The Empire ordered us to research Psionic Energy on the 'Dawn' but the terrifying insects destroyed everything..."
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What moved Matthew was not the content.
But the word 'Empire' finally triggered his association.
He finally understood why the pattern on the cover looked familiar!
"Is this the symbol of the Antu Empire? I remember the Antu Empire was the main antagonist in the previous game - almost all the monsters were related to their laboratories scattered throughout the universe!"
Emotions surged in Matthew's heart.His previous judgment was correct, he had indeed traversed into the game world, or at least, within the same multiverse!
With this thought in mind,
He couldn't wait to look down!
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