All the Necromancer Wants is to Plant Trees

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A Domain Field is a fixed, continuously emitting existence with a certain coverage range.

It is similar to a magic circle. Once set up, it only needs regular maintenance to remain effective for a long time.

Matthew stood by the sea, quietly feeling the subtle power of balance.

"Someone has set up a Domain Field here, but it hasn't been maintained for a long time."

This was the message his senses told him.

At the same time, more information also flowed into his mind.

The 'Balance' Domain Field aims to correct the natural bias, coordinate the balance of elements. People who live here for a long time will have their bodies and minds adjusted, and they will be healthier and happier than living elsewhere.

What else the Domain Field can do, Matthew couldn't perceive.

His own domain couldn't resonate with the Domain Field at a higher level yet. The fact that he could grasp this fleeting opportunity was a testament to his keen reaction.

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"Prompt: You have communicated with the Domain Field 'Balance' left by the Balance Messenger, and you have obtained the element of the 'Balance' Domain: Coordination.

Accumulate more elements, and you will have the opportunity to enter the Balance Domain!"

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This was not the first time Matthew had obtained an element, but unlike before, the acquisition of the 'Coordination' element directly triggered a change in the Tai Chi symbol—

Matthew saw the two large commas representing 'Nature' and 'Undying' sink a certain distance, and a trace outlined by a dashed line appeared in the vacant space above. It was a large comma identical in size and shape to 'Nature' and 'Undying'!

'Balance'.

Even without a label, Matthew knew what it meant.

At that moment.

He could feel a force in the dark filling in the last piece of the puzzle for his Path of Legend.

"Sure enough, it's not easy to master both Undying and Nature at the same time. Only by introducing the third party Balance can the Path of Legend be complete."

A sense of satisfaction surged in Matthew's heart, as if a missing piece had suddenly been filled.

That feeling, indescribably delightful.

But he didn't indulge in that feeling for too long.

Because in reality.

It was time for the trio that had crossed the rainforest to say goodbye.

"Up ahead is the 'Evening Wind Pier'. You can hire a boatman there to go to any island in the Aru Sea."

"I will stay in the nearby forest for 15 days. If I don't see you within these 15 days, I will return to the rainforest. After that, we will have to take care of ourselves on the journey."

After saying these two sentences.

Old Gitch leisurely filled his pipe with tobacco, standing still and watching the two leave.

"Thank you, you're the most reliable guide I've ever met."

Matthew thanked him politely.

Old Gitch laughed:

"Have you met many guides?"

Matthew honestly replied:

"You're the first."

Old Gitch nodded:

"Then what you said is not bad."

The two shared a laugh.

At this time, Loran also came over, stretching lazily:

"Dear Matthew, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you on the journey ahead."

Old Gitch looked at him curiously:

"From your attitude all the way here, I thought you would stick to him until you get what you want."

Loran widened his eyes, discontentedly said:

"Hey, Old Gitch, what nonsense are you talking about? Matthew is my brother!"

"I'm not the kind of guy who would turn a gun on my brother!"

Old Gitch raised his hands in surrender.

"So what's your real purpose for crossing the rainforest?"

Matthew asked.

Loran said excitedly:

"Didn't expect it, did you? I actually successfully deceived Old Gitch. I didn't cross the rainforest to experience the women of the Django tribe—well, the women in the jungle do have a wild beauty, but I have a little bit of cleanliness, I can't accept their dirty bodies.

The reason why I'm willing to go through all the hardships to come here is because a friend invited me to play on 'Sanctuary Island'. He said there are gentle Naga willing to have relationships with humans, sea elf matrons, and stone elemental beauties.

You know, it's too dangerous to go to Sanctuary Island by sea, that would pass through the territory of the aggressive Naga.

So I came up with a genius plan, to reach the Aru Sea through the less dangerous rainforest, then head east to meet my friend at the agreed place, and then, it's my good days of sailing at sea!"

Matthew looked strange at his words:

"Your friend—you've met him in real life?"

Loran shook his head decisively:

"No, we mainly communicate through messengers, pouring out our hearts to each other. He has a good personality, is upright, and should look good."

Matthew couldn't help but ask:

"So, you just blindly believe everything he says?"

Lorran smiled and gave Matthew a big hug:

"Don't worry about me, Matthew. You should know that I've been blindly trusting you all this time."

Matthew wanted to say something but eventually kept silent.

He just wished Lorran a smooth journey and hoped he could sleep with a few more exotic women.

Recalling Lorran's performance along the way.

Matthew knew that he was not the playboy he appeared to be.

Lorran's real strength might be much higher than his own, not to mention the magical magical items in his hand!

It was indeed a bit redundant to worry about this guy.

"Take care, Matthew, and wait for my stories when I return from the sea!"

In the end, Matthew waved goodbye to Lorran.

Then he walked alone towards the west wharf of the Gold Coast.

At this moment.

A twist of light suddenly appeared behind Matthew.

The figure of the Blade Dancer gradually emerged.

"What's wrong? You've been leaving more frequently lately."

Matthew turned his head to look at Sodie.

The latter didn't speak, but took out a long string from his cloak.

Matthew took a closer look and saw that the string was full of little flying squirrels!

They were tied up by Sodie like dumplings.

Seeing Matthew, the little flying squirrels all looked at him with tearful eyes, as if begging him to let them go.

"You mean, they're spying on me?"

Through the mental fluctuations of the summoning contract, Matthew barely understood Sodie's meaning.

Sodie nodded.

The little flying squirrels were immediately panicked, they kept wagging their tails for mercy, their big tearful eyes were heart-melting.

Matthew's eyes flickered, and he immediately guessed that these little flying squirrels were Su Ya's spies.

But now he had left the rainforest, and it was especially difficult for Su Ya to monitor him, so he didn't need to bother with these little animals.

So he said to Sodie:

"Send them back to the rainforest."

Sodie nodded blankly.

The next second, he flicked his wrist, and the knots on the rope fell off one by one, and the little flying squirrels fell to the ground like eggs.

After landing, most of them fled in panic, and soon disappeared into the rainforest.

At this moment, Matthew suddenly noticed a little flying squirrel standing timidly in front of him.

It was standing on its hind legs, with its front paws tucked into its chest, looking somewhat frightened.

"Eh? Is that you?"

Matthew recognized it.

Wasn't this the little flying squirrel that seemed to have been beaten up a few days ago?

It had even offered berries to Matthew in the bushes.

At this time, most of the injuries on the little flying squirrel's face had healed, but its eyes were still slightly swollen, making its eyes look bigger.

"Why didn't you leave with your companions?"

Matthew bent down and asked patiently.

The little flying squirrel spoke in human language:

"Miss Su Ya doesn't treat us little flying squirrels as people at all!

No matter how well we do our jobs, she always beats and kicks us!

I can't stand that kind of life anymore, I don't want to hang around in the Black Banyan Dream anymore.

I want to follow you, Mr. Matthew, please give me a chance!"

Matthew looked at it with amusement:

"Why me?"

The little flying squirrel boldly said:

"Because only you have the hope to conquer Miss Su Ya! I hope that one day, when you really achieve that, you can let me, as a servant, share in the spoils!"

Matthew was amazed at the ambition of this little flying squirrel:

"What do you want to do to Su Ya?"

The little flying squirrel suddenly smirked:

"I want to kick her, hard!"

Matthew looked at it with interest, realizing that this little flying squirrel was different, so he asked again:

"What's your name?"

The little flying squirrel said, "I don't have a name, and neither do my more than 3,000 siblings. Miss Su Ya can't tell us apart at all, she just rudely 'hey hey hey', I've had enough of that woman, I want to defect! Please take me in!"

Matthew was about to agree, but considering Su Ya's cunning, he had second thoughts.

"If you want to follow me, it's not impossible, I need you to prove your loyalty to me - how do I know that you betrayed Su Ya today, and won't betray me tomorrow?"

Matthew asked.

"That's easy, aren't you a mage, you can put a curse on me, if I betray you, I will be crushed to pieces!"

The little flying squirrel said sadly, "Actually, I once suggested to Miss Su Ya to put such a spell on us, but she didn't even bother to curse us, damn it! How much she looks down on us little flying squirrels, I must take revenge on that woman!"

Matthew propped his chin in his hands and thought for a moment:

"There's no need for a curse, but you still need to undergo a small test:

I hope you can return to Suya's side now, as if nothing has happened. Didn't she want you to monitor my every move?

I hope you can monitor her every move for me.

I will pass through the rainforest in a while. If your performance can satisfy me, I will consider taking you away."

The little flying squirrel thought for a moment:

"That's fine, but how should I pass the information to you?"

"Don't worry, just remember it for now. When I return to the rainforest, find an opportunity to pretend to be caught off guard, and then report all the information of these days to me at once."

Matthew encouraged:

"If you really do a good job, I won't be stingy with my promise."

The little flying squirrel was immediately excited, but then he looked troubled.

"What's wrong?"

Matthew noticed this.

The little flying squirrel said, "I have a chance to escape from the sea of suffering, but I have many brothers. If I escape alone, and they are still sinking under the violent rule of that bad woman, I will be very sad."

Matthew was helpless about this.

He could pry a corner of the soul of the rainforest, but he couldn't pry a bunch.

Otherwise, if he really annoyed Suya, he would never be able to enter this rainforest in his life.

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

The little flying squirrel was depressed for a while, and then cheered up:

"I will return to Lady Suya's side and monitor her every move. But before I leave, I have one last request - can you give me a name? I don't want to live in a daze like other little flying squirrels."

Matthew quickly said:

"That's simple, since you are a little flying squirrel, let's call you 'Afei'!"

"Great! Although I think this name is ordinary, I think it's because my level is too low and I can't appreciate it. After all, I'm just a little flying squirrel who hasn't seen the world. From now on, Afei is me, and I am Afei, no one can confuse me with other little flying squirrels!"

Afei cheered for a while, then solemnly extended his front paw to Matthew.

"Pinky promise, I learned it from you humans."

Afei said seriously.

Matthew smiled and extended his little finger to make a promise with him.

After that, Afei bowed respectfully, without stopping, he ran into the rainforest like flying.

"This little flying squirrel is really interesting."

Coming back to his senses, Matthew looked at Sodie:

"So where did you get this rope?"

Sodie looked confused and subconsciously began to twist his waist.

Matthew had to check the data bar while walking.

Finally, he found a message record from a few days ago.

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"Prompt: Your summoned creature Sodie used the ability of Rope Master.

He peeled the bark and kneaded it to make a sturdy rope.

Your summoned creature Sodie is extremely satisfied!"

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Rope Master?

Is this ability serious?

Matthew was slightly surprised.

Recalling the scene where those little flying squirrels were strung up tightly just now, he suddenly realized that he should prepare a magic rope for Sodie!

"This ability may not be as unserious as it seems on the surface."

Thinking.

The mottled gray lighthouse on the coast in front of him was already close at hand.

There is a small dock on the east side of the lighthouse.

At this time, there were only two sparse figures, one old and one young, on the dock.

Matthew walked over quickly.

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Evening breeze dock.

Under a row of lush palm trees.

An old man was resting with a child about eight or nine years old.

Both of them had black hair and black eyes, and their skin was also black, but it could be seen that it was tanned by the abundant sunlight on the golden coast, and the underlying skin color was still yellow.

These are all typical characteristics of the Su people.

"Hello."

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Matthew greeted from a distance:

"Can I take a boat? I want to go to Junliu Island."

The child looked at Matthew curiously.

The old man slowly stood up from under the tree, he put on his straw hat while squinting at Matthew:

"Junliu Island does not welcome outsiders."

Matthew explained:

"I have a friend who is a guest of Junliu Island. I have his introduction letter. He is a monk and should be a little famous in this area."

Before the old man could speak, the child preempted:

"Is the monk you're talking about the one who likes to talk nonsense and always loves to catch sea turtles to eat?"

Talking nonsense does sound similar, but where does catching sea turtles to eat come from?

Matthew could only tentatively say:

"Li Witchy?"

"Yes! It's him!"

The child said unhappily:

"I heard that the sea turtle of Junliu Island was eaten by him alone! Do you know how outrageous he was back then, a Monk..."

An old man interrupted him, speaking to Matthew:

"Li Witchy was indeed a distinguished guest of Junliu Island, but the island now is probably very different from when he was there. If you insist on going, we can take you part of the way."

Matthew nodded.

"The fee is one gold coin, to be paid in advance for the boat fare. No credit allowed," the old man said.

As Matthew was paying, he asked:

"Can the gold coins of the Hundred Cities Alliance be used on the Golden Coast?"

The old man nodded, "Yes."

After taking the money, he took out a very short flute from his waist, put it to his lips and blew silently for a while, then put it away.

"Just a moment."

Perhaps to alleviate the boredom, the old man continued the previous topic:

"The coast of the Aru Inland Sea is lined with many small city-states, most of which have their cultural origins from the north. Some of these city-states are wealthy, some are relatively poor, but all are within the influence of the Hundred Cities Alliance."

"In fact, if you go around the Golden Coast, you'll find that apart from some unique local customs, it's not much different from the Hundred Cities."

Matthew curiously asked, "How many city-states are there on the Golden Coast?"

The old man pondered, "That's hard to say. There are fewer on the north coast, but the south coast is very prosperous, with at least a dozen well-known city-states.

The most famous is Torch City, where the 'Golden Saint' resides, and the other small city-states each have their own characteristics.

However, the south coast seems to be in turmoil recently. If you're traveling, it's safer to stay on the north coast—

The premise is not to enter the rainforest, and not to provoke the Jango people and their Feathered Serpent God. They're a bunch of lunatics!"

Matthew noticed the old man's resentment towards the Jango people in his words.

He was about to ask more.

Just then, a child standing at the edge of the dock waved and shouted:

"The boat's here! The boat's here!"

Matthew looked up and saw a white line rapidly approaching from the horizon. It wasn't until it got closer that he saw it was a sea turtle the size of a basketball court hidden in the white waves!

"Let's go, young man."

The old man signaled Matthew to follow:

"Xuankunzi will take us to Junliu Island."

Under the old man's guidance.

Matthew tried to walk onto the back of the sea turtle from the dock, but as he passed the edge of the shell, his foot slipped—

Fortunately, Sodie was right behind him. He stepped on Sodie's face and climbed up successfully.

"Be careful."

A gentle voice sounded in his ear:

"Lately, many strange creatures have been growing on me. Although Old Ali and Little Stone helped me get rid of them, they always leave some slippery mucus."

Its voice was very pleasant, the only drawback was that it spoke very slowly, making it hard for listeners to catch their breath.

Matthew knew it was the sea turtle beneath him speaking, so he curiously responded:

"Are you Xuankunzi?"

"Yes, that's the name my master gave me. Oh, he said it's a Taoist name. Unfortunately, I'm not very enlightened, so I haven't achieved much, so he didn't take me with him when he left."

The sea turtle said gently:

"But I'm not interested in the things he talked about, like the balance of heaven and earth. Being able to sleep in warm seawater every day is the happiest thing in my life."

Matthew asked:

"Was your master a Balance Messenger?"

Xuankunzi replied:

"Yes, but I haven't seen him for thirty years. Maybe he's returned to the East, the land he's always yearned for; or maybe he's died in the depths of the sea, like the other Su people."

"Sometimes I think the Su people's obsession with their homeland is a curse. What do you think, Old Ali?"

Old Ali remained silent.

After a while, he said:

"When I get a little older, I'll go to the sea, like my brethren. Whether it's a curse or not, I only know that this is not my home, it never will be!"

As he spoke.

The sea turtle slowly left the dock and headed into the depths of the Aru Inland Sea.

It was noon, the sun was shining, and the sea and sky were azure blue.

A few small islands could be faintly seen scattered in the sea ahead.

The milky white beach reflected a transparent light under the sun.

A tall coconut tree grew in the middle of Xuankunzi's shell.

The group was sitting under the coconut tree, enjoying the shade.

Matthew was chatting intermittently with Xuankunzi and Old Ali, while the child named Little Stone was curiously circling around Sodie.

The usually taciturn Sodie was surprisingly patient.

He played with Little Stone for a while, then suddenly disappeared from the spot.

"Wow!"

A small stone screamed, attracting everyone's attention.

The next second.

Sodie reappeared, but this time he was holding a large coconut.

"Do I have coconuts growing on my back?"

Xuankunzi exclaimed:

"Speaking of which, my master is really unreliable. In order to enjoy the shade when riding on me, he actually planted a coconut tree on my back. God have mercy, who plants trees on their students!?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Sodie cut open the coconut in front of the small stone with a short knife.

Then he handed it to him.

"No, I can't accept it."

The small stone seemed a bit restrained:

"My grandfather said that we should not accept things from guests."

Sodie looked confused, just pushing the opened coconut forward.

Matthew was about to help him out.

However, at this moment, Xuankunzi's voice rang out, carrying a hint of foreboding:

"I think we might not be able to go to Junliu Island today."

Old Ali retorted:

"Are you trying to be lazy again, Xuankunzi? You haven't met your exercise quota for this month, and that's what you said yourself."

Xuankunzi slowly said:

"No, it's not me."

"It's the Naga."

Matthew immediately stood up.

Looking ahead, the sea was filled with layers of white waves.

On top of each layer of white waves, there was a Naga holding a knife!

"Recently, the Nagas have been very restless, patrolling the sea all the time. I'll try to speed up and shake them off!"

Xuankunzi tried hard to say.

However, five minutes later.

The sea turtle was surrounded by a group of Naga warriors.

"Ah, if I hadn't been lazy when I was studying with my master, and learned a few more 'Taoist techniques', I wouldn't have been caught by the Naga now."

Xuankunzi sighed deeply:

"At this point, we can only surrender. I hope they can arrange a comfortable sea prison for me."

As he spoke.

A small leader, who was taller than the average Naga, approached:

"Where are you guys from? Where are you going?"

"Answer quickly!"

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This chapter should be usable, right?

(End of the chapter)