All the Necromancer Wants is to Plant Trees

......

"Why?"

Matthew questioned the voice in his heart.

However, the other party did not respond for a long time.

Matthew looked up at Suya, who was sitting on the throne, her expression was detached and sacred, as if the task issued by Xiuyi or the voice in Matthew's heart had nothing to do with her.

"What's this? Still putting on the airs of the Spirit of the Rainforest?"

Matthew suddenly mocked in his heart:

"Because you can't swallow your pride to ask someone to expel the Dragon Witch Cult, so you simply handed over the task to the people of the Seven Saints Alliance?"

He saw through it all.

Xiuyi must be a member of the Seven Saints Alliance, but he specifically mentioned that his task was to "monitor Brinken", and he couldn't take action during a surveillance mission.

According to Xiuyi, he can't contact the alliance at this time, and there is no reason to act on his own.

In this way, the real client of this task is obvious.

Thinking about this, a hint of mockery appeared on Matthew's smiling face.

However, he soon couldn't laugh anymore—

Because the little foot that had been rubbing against him suddenly kicked him!

And the location was quite deadly!

At that moment, Matthew almost hissed in pain, and subconsciously rubbed his thigh.

The next second.

Matthew met Bobo Fox's doubtful eyes:

"You're actually daydreaming? Hurry up and give your opinion, we've all made our stance."

Matthew coughed, looked at Xiuyi apologetically:

"Sorry, I was indeed a bit distracted just now, what did you all say?"

Bobo said discontentedly:

"Lumiere and I have decided to accept his commission. The followers of the Dragon Cult will eventually go to hell, but at the same time, we also want to hear your opinion. After all, in terms of cunning and treachery, we are probably not as good as the Necromancer."

Lumiere nodded in agreement with Bobo's words.

Both of them were looking at Matthew.

The latter immediately pondered:

"I need more information. The current intelligence is not enough for me to make a judgment. Brinken is a level 20 Necromancer, he is too dangerous."

Xiuyi immediately said:

"In fact, that's just his apparent level. Brinken has been drained by the Book of Blasphemy for a long time, and his strength has declined a lot. Now he has to spend a part of his power to suppress that semi-artifact at all times, so his real combat power is only about level 18."

"If you think tracking Brinken is also a difficult task, I can provide a little help in this regard, this is my professional work."

As he said, he took out a chubby, round little sprite from the small cloth pocket on his back waist, then knelt on one knee and put the little sprite on the ground.

"I don't know, I don't know!"

After the little sprite landed, it immediately showed a pitiful expression.

Its skin was light blue, and water light and ripples were slowly flowing on it.

"Good, Little Don't Know, just once, it won't hurt much."

Xiuyi said softly.

Upon hearing this, the little sprite immediately covered its eyes with its hands, but its hands were too short to cover its eyes, and the remaining part of its eyes were watery, looking very pitiful.

Xiuyi raised his right palm, slapped it down on the forehead of the little sprite, and at the same time, he shouted the name of the Dragon Cult priest:

"Brinken!"

Slap!

The little sprite was shattered by this slap, and its body turned into a large puddle of water.

In the center of the puddle, a clear picture quickly appeared——

......

The dawn light penetrated the dense rainforest, hit the huge banana leaves, and a few crystal clear dewdrops could be vaguely seen rolling back and forth on the leaves.

Suddenly, a big hand impatiently pushed away the banana leaves, and the dewdrops immediately rolled off the edge.

The perspective quickly moved up, and then looked down at the sparse team below from a high angle.

Those were one after another followers of the Dragon Cult!

From this angle, the composition of the team was clear at a glance. The one walking in the front was Brinken in a black robe, followed by four well-equipped Dragon Blood Warriors, and then more than twenty Dragon Cult followers in brown robes.

The members of the fourth echelon were all Earthfire Dragons, and the one responsible for driving them was a Dragon Blood Warrior at the end.

The entire marching team was orderly when crossing the rainforest.

Even the most troublesome Earthfire Dragons seemed very spiritual.

It can be seen that Brinken has put a lot of effort into team management.

As they were walking.

The man in the black robe suddenly raised a hand:

"Stop!"

Nearly two hundred units of the team, and in the complex terrain of the rainforest, but just with Brinken's command, every unit stopped in place within two seconds!

Matthew saw an Earthfire Dragon stuck in the mud because of the sudden stop."Despite this, it remained motionless, allowing the mud to gradually engulf its plump body.

Blinken looked around and said coldly:

"Rest here for 8 minutes, and prepare for the upcoming battle."

With that, he rushed to the Earth Dragon and pulled it out of the mud!

"You're too careless!"

Blinken seemed to reprimand sternly, but the next second, he cast a 'Cleanse' spell on the Earth Dragon.

The Earth Dragon let out a howl, lying on the ground and gently kissing Blinken's shoe.

The atmosphere gradually relaxed.

Everyone was resting in place.

Only Blinken himself was pacing back and forth, his gaze sometimes sweeping around, sometimes over the crowd.

Suddenly.

His gaze lingered on a Dragon Cultist for three seconds, then he quickly walked towards him.

The Dragon Cultist was a bit panicked.

He stood up from the ground, just about to say something, but Blinken had already grabbed his collar.

The next second.

Blinken seriously adjusted his collar and slightly adjusted the tilt angle of the Dragon Cult badge on his chest.

"Remember, no matter how big the crisis is, people should not panic, and should not forget to groom themselves. This is the biggest difference between us and animals."

"If I find that your badge is not properly worn next time, I will expel you from the Dragon Cult immediately!"

The believer opened his mouth excitedly:

"Lord Blinken, I, I..."

After Blinken had groomed him, he gently patted his shoulder:

"Don't talk, just do your job."

With that, he quickly walked away, his gaze turned elsewhere.

A few minutes later.

Blinken led the team to set off again.

This time, the perspective couldn't keep up, but watched them leave the forest and come to a relatively open highland.

......

On the ground, the puddles slowly gathered.

From a large puddle at the beginning, it gradually became a small one, and finally, all the puddles recombined into a round meatball.

"Ignorant, ignorant!"

The little sprite crossed her arms angrily, seemingly scolding Xiu Yi.

Xiu Yi, who was prepared, immediately took out a lead block from his waist and handed it over.

The sprite grabbed the lead block and swallowed it directly.

With a grunt.

The lead block appeared in its translucent belly, bubbles popped up, the sprite burped contentedly, and the lead block disappeared at a visible speed.

"'Ignorant' is a scout sprite, but its scouting method is a bit brutal."

Xiu Yi smiled shyly and put the sprite away.

Matthew nodded, the images just now were indeed very clear, and they were not detected by Blinken, who was a quasi-legend, which shows that the sprite's scouting ability is very clever.

He extracted three pieces of information from that segment.

First, Blinken indeed has a strong ability to lead the team. The offspring of the evil camp are often difficult to train, but he can make every subordinate obey the orders obediently. This is certainly due to his strong strength, but Blinken's personal charm and governance skills also play a big role.

The underground army of the Scourge Cult is completely a group of scattered soldiers in front of Blinken's troops, not worth mentioning.

Second, Blinken seems to have a serious obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is no wonder he was so angry at Suya's slip of the tongue when he evacuated from the Black Banyan Dream.

Third, the direction of Blinken's march after evacuating from the Black Banyan Dream seemed familiar. Matthew thought for a while and confirmed that the highland they were about to reach was the place where he had fought side by side with Old Gith and Loran before.

That's the edge of the Bitter Water Swamp.

Looking at his posture, it seems that he is going to go deep into the Bitter Water Swamp. If it weren't for Matthew knowing that the former owner of the swamp was called Dania, he would really associate Blinken with the legendary Necromancer.

"What's the use of the Verdant Branch?"

Matthew asked Suya.

Suya calmly said:

"It is one of the 'foundation items' of the rainforest. With it, the Dragon Cultists can move freely in the rainforest to a certain extent, reducing the risk of encountering poisonous insects and beasts. At the same time, it is also a divine item of the nature series, which is coveted by Druids, Rangers, and Spirits of Nature."

Matthew thought for a while:

"So Blinken stole the Verdant Branch in order to wage a protracted war in the rainforest. He didn't intend to solve the problem once and for all, or he didn't have the ability to do so."

Xiu Yi agreed:

"What you said makes sense. Blinken is a very intelligent man, he never acts impulsively. This time, rushing into the rainforest is the most impulsive thing I've ever seen him do, but he handled it methodically and systematically. Honestly, if he wasn't an enemy of the alliance, I would have considered befriending him."

Matthew nodded slightly.

To earn the genuine admiration of a watcher, this Blinken must be extraordinary.

Such a brave and strategic enemy is the most troublesome. Unless absolutely necessary, Matthew would rather not be his enemy.

"My suggestion is, we can track Blinken and try to prevent him from damaging the rainforest ecosystem. If possible, I am even willing to negotiate with him. Persuading him to leave the rainforest without resorting to force is the best option."

Matthew explained seriously:

"A level 20 Mage is already formidable. Blinken once worked in the Seven Holy Alliance, then defected and joined the Dragon Worship Sect. His background is hard to estimate.

I'm not lacking the courage to fight, but I don't want any mishaps to happen to anyone present.

Of course, if we still can't achieve the planned results after negotiating with him, then using force is also an option.

I believe that with our strength and cooperation, killing him is not an impossible task."

Hugh pondered:

"But how do you plan to persuade him? Blinken is very smart, but also very stubborn. He is convinced that the Dragon Tomb really exists, he will definitely not give up."

Matthew counter-questioned:

"Don't you find it strange? I mean the news about the Dragon Tomb and the Sandstorm Thieves."

Hugh was taken aback, then became serious:

"Please enlighten me."

Matthew turned to look at Bobo:

"I remember that Yulian told us that day, the Sandstorm Thieves recently had an internal conflict, both sides constantly fighting in and out of the city, several times they got the wrong target, and the ones who died were outsiders, right?"

Bobo nodded vigorously:

"So what?"

Matthew chuckled:

"The Thieves got the wrong assassination target? You must be joking!"

"If they were a Knight Group, a Warrior Group, or a Samurai Group, I could understand, but the Thieves, who are known for their intelligence gathering and precise assassinations, I just can't understand!"

Bobo suddenly realized:

"So that fat guy lied to us!"

Hugh coughed:

"Uh, he probably didn't lie to you, I also verified this information, it's true, the places where the two sides fought were in and out of Kordo City, and most of the dead were indeed outsiders who were accidentally involved."

Matthew directly concluded:

"I think, the internal conflict of the Sandstorm Thieves might be a play. Yulian once told me that besides me, he also sold the news of the Undersea Tomb to another tomb raider, which means that someone might be interested in that Undersea Tomb, but didn't dare to risk it, so he found the Sandstorm Thieves to stage this play, the ultimate goal is to encourage the Dragon Worship Sect to explore the way first.

Of course, this is just one of the guesses, there are many possibilities in reality, and my guess also has many immature places.

For example, if the Dragon Worship Sect is strong enough to directly take the Undersea Tomb, the mastermind behind the scenes may end up with nothing, which is against common sense.

Again, for example, just by the internal conflict of the Sandstorm Thieves, they want to hook such a smart Blinken, this possibility also needs to be doubted.

In short, there are many loopholes in this matter, we have not yet found out the truth, but we can first negotiate with Blinken with these.

Judging from his timely withdrawal from the Black Banyan Dream after stealing the Verdant Branch, he is a rational guy.

As long as he is rational, no matter how evil he is, he can be negotiated with."

After saying these, Matthew was a bit thirsty, so he picked a leaf and twisted it into a funnel shape, rubbed a cup of water for himself, and asked everyone while drinking:

"Do you have any thoughts?"

Suya watched Matthew with interest, casually switching her crossed leg.

Lumiere shook his head silently.

Bobo seemed to have entered a shutdown state.

Only Hugh exclaimed:

"Your thinking is really clear, you can grasp so many key points at once, I think you are more suitable for the job of a spy than me! Why didn't such an excellent Mage like you join the Seven Holy Alliance?"

Matthew smiled modestly:

"If it were another Mage, perhaps they could analyze it more thoroughly than me."

They discussed for a while longer.

In the end, even Suya agreed with Matthew's plan.

Matthew let the others rest for a while.

He said he needed to find a place to write two letters.

Although he was confident in his plan, he was also worried that his youth and lack of experience might lead to hidden dangers in the plan.

So he planned to write letters to ask the experienced big shots.

Originally, Archmage Ronan would have been the best consultant.Unfortunately, he was not present. Matthew prepared to write a letter to Zeller, hoping that the seniors including Zeller, Richard, and Li Witchy could give him some advice.

The other letter was intended for Peggy. Although he had completed the advancement, it was not Matthew's style to ignore the affairs of the Dragon Witch Demon Sect and leave immediately.

In this way, his stay in the south might exceed a month, and many things needed to be reminded again.

He went over the content he was going to write in his mind.

Matthew took out paper and pen from the package, and looked up to find a place.

At this moment, he heard Suya's voice in his ear:

"Follow me."

Then Matthew saw a beautiful figure quickly disappearing into the woods on his left.

He calmly got up and walked in that direction.

However, Matthew didn't know.

This scene still fell into the eyes of Bobo and Lumiere, who had long noticed his abnormality.

The two looked at each other, and then looked at the throne, but where was the trace of the spirit of the rainforest on the throne now?

Lumiere looked complicated and didn't speak.

Bobo suddenly asked:

"If a human and a spirit of nature mate, will she give birth to a human or a spirit of nature?"

Lumiere was stunned:

"Uh, they probably haven't reached that level yet?"

Bobo looked at him contemptuously:

"It's obviously beyond that."

Lumiere scratched his head awkwardly:

"Sorry, this question is beyond my knowledge. I really don't know what will happen. After all, I'm just a country bumpkin who hasn't left the rainforest much."

Bobo said seriously:

"Don't ever say that."

Lumiere felt warm in his heart.

The next second.

But Bobo said solemnly:

"Country bumpkins might know more than you!"

Lumiere's face stiffened.

"Here, have one, don't be down."

Bobo randomly took out a colorful candy and an alarm clock from the package, she put the alarm clock on the ground, and then patted the button on the top, the pointer of the alarm clock slowly started to move.

Then she handed the colorful candy to Lumiere:

"This is a 'smart candy'. You'll become smarter after eating it."

Lumiere gratefully accepted the candy, but he didn't eat it, just put it in the pocket close to his chest.

After doing all this, Bobo began to silently polish her armor.

Lumiere pointed at the alarm clock on the ground and asked:

"What are you doing?"

"Oh, timing for Matthew."

Bobo said casually:

"Aren't you curious how long he needs - I mean, to write a letter?"

......

In the small woods.

Suya casually set up a hazy barrier.

She elegantly walked to a round tree stump and stopped, turned around and looked at Matthew:

"You can write your letter here."

"But before that, I must ask you - why didn't you listen to my advice?!"

Her expression became stern and fierce, as if the previous irritable spirit of the rainforest had returned.

Matthew said calmly:

"Someone has to deal with the Dragon Sect."

Suya said coldly:

"Lumiere can handle him."

Matthew shook his head:

"It's too dangerous, I can't let him go alone."

Suya paced back and forth with a dark face and anger.

After a while, she suddenly sighed softly, the anger on her face disappeared, replaced by a deep sorrow.

She closed her legs and slowly sat on the tree stump.

"I'm very weak now. The Book of Blasphemy has polluted the root of the Black Banyan Dream. I need to devote a lot of energy to purify it, not to mention that I have to promote so many spirits of nature."

"I need someone to protect me, Matthew."

This was the first time Matthew saw a pleading look in Suya's eyes.

Matthew pondered:

"If it's just protection, Lumiere or others can do it."

"No."

Suya said decisively:

"I don't trust him."

Matthew was taken aback, he had thought about the various reasons why Suya looked at him differently, but he didn't expect the other party to give such a reason.

"I fought my way out of the rainforest myself, so I know very well what is engraved in the blood of every creature here. I equally distrust each of them, including your partner Lumiere."

Suya said coldly.

Matthew didn't argue, he was just thinking about whether these words were right or wrong.

"I'm just the spirit of the rainforest, not the god of the rainforest."

Suya said softly:

"Do you think I like to act like a hot-tempered person every day?

But if I don't, they will immediately think I'm weak, think they have a chance.

I would be instantly overthrown, destroyed!""Today, during the attack on the Black Banyan Dream by the Dragon Cult, I summoned many creatures, but I didn't summon the Spotted Giant Crocodile. Do you know why?

I'm afraid it would eat me once it gets in!

Trust me, it wouldn't miss such an opportunity.

Not just it, the Tyrannosaurus and the Wind God Pterosaur are the same. Every beast in the rainforest cherishes the opportunity to climb up.

So, only when they die and evolve into war beasts, can I feel a bit safe.

Because I was born surrounded by wolves!

Matthew.

Can you understand this feeling?"

Matthew looked over.

Suya's expression was still stubborn, but there was a faint tear in her eyes.

"Lumiere shouldn't be that kind of person."

Matthew said.

Suya laughed:

"Look, you used 'should', which means you have been persuaded by me."

Matthew did not respond.

"Why do you trust me then?"

He asked.

"Because you come from a civilized world, and you have the approval of the Oak Forest."

Suya said softly:

"The Oak Forest is not a good thing, but she is always accurate in judging people - even if the Oak Forest related to you has not officially evolved into a Spirit of Nature, I still firmly believe this."

After listening to Suya, Matthew roughly understood her current situation.

But he still looked apologetic:

"But I can't let them go on their own, I'm worried about their safety."

Suya looked at him resentfully:

"So, you don't care about my safety?"

Matthew scratched his head:

"At most, I'll leave you a Bone Dragon?"

"Get lost!"

Suya suddenly changed her face:

"Who wants your Bone Dragon, stinky Necromancer!

You and your summons better stay away from me!

I don't need your protection!"

Matthew raised his eyebrows, realizing Suya's little trick, but didn't expose it, just smiled playfully:

"Showing the temper of the Spirit of the Rainforest now is not a good thing, after all, you have exposed your weakness."

Suya defiantly slapped the tree stump between her legs with her right hand:

"Come on!

If you dare, come on!

Aren't you going to write a letter?

I'll just sit here and not move.

Either you go somewhere else to write.

Or you carry me away from here.

If you're a man, choose one......"

Upon hearing this, Matthew immediately pounced on her.

After some struggle.

He successfully subdued Suya at a very tricky angle.

Suya was half-kneeling in front of the tree stump, her face full of disbelief.

Matthew said leisurely:

"Now it's good, I dictate, you write for me."

As he spoke, he slapped the paper and quill on the tree stump.

Suya immediately screamed:

"Are you still a man?"

Matthew calmly said:

"Write or not?"

Suya said in despair:

"Write! I'll write! Let go of me!"

Matthew loosened his grip a bit defensively, and she really picked up the quill and paper.

"Speak."

Suya said, suppressing her anger.

Matthew cleared his throat:

"Dear Zeller......"

"Dear?！！！！"

Suya looked up, almost dropping the pen.

Matthew directly pushed her head down:

"You write yours, don't ask too much."

Suya hummed lightly, her face slightly red, and obediently began to write.

……

「Prompt: Favorability of the Spirit of the Rainforest +1+1+1……」

……

Matthew looked at it and smiled lightly.

The two letters were quickly written.

Matthew quickly left the Black Banyan Dream, called out Ella who was resting in the Moonlit Grove, and asked her to take the two letters back to Rolling Stone Town.

Then he rested in the Black Banyan Dream for a while.

An hour later.

Just as they were about to set off to negotiate with Blinken.

Matthew suddenly received a message that surprised him.

……

「Prompt: Given that you have successfully advanced, the power limit of your contract summon (Minotaur Skeleton) will be passively removed within 24 hours. You can also choose to manually remove the limit in advance to restore more power that the Minotaur Skeleton originally possessed.」

……

"Is there such a thing? I was the one who limited Peggy's power? How come I didn't know when we signed the contract?"

Matthew was stunned.

He didn't hesitate.

He chose to manually remove it!

……

A little earlier.

Rolling Stone Town welcomed another morning.

As dawn broke.

On the farmer's market street, pedestrians were coming and going. Housewives or elderly people with baskets were walking around the stalls, greeting each other, asking for prices, and chatting from time to time.

The street was bustling with voices.

At a radish stall at the corner of the street.

The stall owner, Mary, was tidying up her stall. Suddenly, two radishes disappeared out of thin air right before her eyes!Ding dong!

A few coins clinked onto the stall.

Mary, unfazed, collected the money and turned to her husband, who was busy washing the donkey cart, and said:

"The Invisible Man actually came to buy white radishes today!"

Her husband asked in surprise:

"Aren't our white radishes always delicious?"

Mary shook her head and said:

"He bought once two years ago, but never again. He probably doesn't like them. Maybe the Invisible Man has guests today, and the guests like them, so he bought them."

Her husband put down the brush in his hand, hugged Mary's waist from behind, and praised:

"You're really smart!"

Mary was pleased for a moment, then as if remembering something, she said seriously:

"So don't ever think you can get away with it. I heard you've been getting close to that slut Jenny recently. If you get caught, hmph!"

Her husband shivered and quickly assured her he wouldn't.

Only then did Mary happily kiss him.

The sun gradually rose.

Before long.

A tall shadow appeared in the alley of the next street.

Peggy, carrying a basket of vegetables, was counting today's purchases to herself:

"White radishes, carrots, beef, beef eyes, beef liver..."

"That should be all the ingredients for the recipe Sif mentioned."

Before long.

She returned home cheerfully, only to find that the kitchen was already lit. She went over and found Sif, who had stayed overnight, was cooking a pot of soup that looked delicious!

Peggy asked curiously:

"What kind of soup are you making, darling?"

Sif, pulling up her oversized cook's skirt, holding a spoon, turned back and smiled:

"I made a soup with the leftover fish jelly and mushrooms from last night. Remember, I've always wanted to try making a dish that even the undead can taste?"

"I added something special to the soup today, do you want to try?"

With that.

She served Peggy a bowl of soup.

Peggy took the soup, disregarding the heat, and stuffed it straight into her mouth.

Unlike Sodie.

The hot soup flowed down her neck, and before it could seep out or drip, it was instantly evaporated by her soul fire!

"Uh..."

She even burped like a human.

"The soup is good, but I still can't taste it."

Peggy patted the girl's shoulder, looking at Sif's disappointed eyes:

"Don't be discouraged, darling, you're already doing great."

"When Matthew comes back, he'll be amazed by your cooking skills. Hahaha, I can't wait to see that."

However, the next second.

Sif suddenly widened her eyes.

Peggy didn't realize what had happened:

"What's wrong, Sif?"

Sif pointed to Peggy's chest and said:

"Just now, there was a light there, and then you seemed to be different."

Peggy looked down.

She found a bright white light flashing on her chest!

"I'm about to level up!"

Peggy was overjoyed:

"Ever since I followed that loser Matthew, I haven't leveled up. What's going on today? I can feel that surging power!"

"Wait, could it be because of this bowl of soup?"

Sif waved her hand, indicating that she had no idea.

Peggy was about to get another bowl.

But suddenly.

There was another flash of white light on her chest!

"Your soup, it's so powerful, it made me level up twice?"

Peggy exclaimed.

Sif was also shocked.

The two looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After a while.

There were two more flashes of white light on Peggy!

"I'm still leveling up!?"

Peggy, ecstatic, grabbed Sif's shoulders:

"Child, we may have discovered a huge secret!"

"That is, your fish jelly mushroom soup can make the undead level up quickly!"

"We're going to be rich, darling!"

"I have to share this good news with stingy Matthew, oh, Matthew's not here... never mind him, I'll level up secretly and give him a surprise!"

She celebrated between the kitchen and the living room for a while.

Suddenly, someone politely knocked on the door:

"Is Peggy home?"

Sif opened the door to see.

Outside was an owl.

......

(End of Chapter)