Chapter 282 Semi-artifact: The tree-planting mage’s shovel! (Ask for monthly ticket)

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 Margaret’s funeral?

Matthew hesitated for a moment, and then quickly responded—

 Most people in the alliance have only heard of Margaret's death, but do not know that Margaret has been reborn!

“Yes, the whole process was kept secret by Suriel with magic, and the only vision that was spread was also intercepted by Lorraine. Not only did he add extra details, but he also completely concealed Margaret’s existence!”

 Matthew suddenly understood.

In this way, people who paid attention to this incident probably only know that Matthew and the Evil Queen had a confrontation over the divine embryo.

As for the specific content, I’m afraid no one knows.

 After all, all the gods can pay attention to are the battles taking place in the place where the gods fight.

 As for the Evil Queen herself.

Also had a normal relationship with the local gods of Irondor, and after suffering such a big loss, it was unlikely that the news would spread.

 Look at it this way.

Matthew’s scumbag image not only successfully increased his popularity, but also provided room for Margaret’s secondary development.

 Come back to your senses.

 Faced with Lele’s doubts.

Matthew quickly put on a gloomy expression, and then shook his head:

 “I haven’t received an invitation yet, but there is a high probability that I will go.”

Lele nodded and said:

“Maybe the invitation letter hasn’t been sent yet. After all, the incident happened suddenly and the funeral committee has just been formed. However, it is said that the funeral will be hosted by Ms. Suriel herself, which makes me feel a little nervous..."

"Um?"

 Matthew looked at Lele with some confusion.

Lele wiped away her tears and whispered:

 “You don’t know, do you?”

“There is usually a donation box at funerals like this. If it’s Suril, it must be a talking box!”

“That is, how much everyone donates will be heard by everyone in the audience. In this case, too little will definitely not work, how embarrassing it would be!”

 “I’m also worried now, how much do you plan to donate?”

Matthew scratched his head and kicked the ball back actively:

“I haven’t even received the invitation letter yet. What about you, how much do you plan to do?”

Lele was in trouble for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said:

“Based on my relationship with Margaret, I plan to donate 10,000 gold coins, just to commemorate her!”

 Ten thousand gold coins?

Matthew was shocked when he heard this number.

 He looked carefully at the formation master in front of him again. This guy was richer than he imagined!

 No wonder Suriel had a funeral.

 The feeling is that you want to take the opportunity to get the money back, right?

 “Do you know anyone else who received an invitation?”

Matthew asked calmly.

Lele named many names in one breath, most of them were fifth-level mages who were well-known within the alliance.

  Matthew was surprised to find out.

The list of people attending the funeral even includes Blinken!

“Isn’t Blinken a wanted criminal of the Dragon Cult? Can he go too?”

Matthew asked doubtfully.

Lele thought for a while:

“He is also Margaret’s ex-boyfriend after all. It’s not too much to be invited to attend the funeral, but with his status, I feel that 50,000 yuan is too little. At least 80,000 yuan...”

 Matthew was completely convinced.

 When it comes to making money, I really have to learn from Suriel!

At the moment he chatted with Lele about Margaret’s funeral.

 Fully twenty minutes later.

 The two of them got back to business.

Lele’s professional quality is still very high. After listening to Matthew’s needs, he pondered:

"So you need a magic circle that can cover the entire town of Rolling Stone. The functions require fog of war, anti-invisibility, anti-prophecy, anti-peeping, anti-positioning, and anti-directional ultra-long-range spells... That's about it, right?"

 Matthew nodded slightly.

Lele did a little calculation, then took up a pen and made a eloquent list on the paper, and wrote a total number at the end of the list.

"It's not a difficult task. Here are the required materials. The cost is about 1.2 million gold coins."

 He handed Matthew the list.

Matthew looked calm on the surface, but he was trembling slightly on the inside.

1.2 million?

 Is it just the material cost?

 He looked at the names of hundreds of magic materials on the list, and he didn't recognize 80% of them!

 “Don’t worry, my business prices are absolutely fair.”

As if aware of Matthew's concerns, Lele crossed his arms and said seriously:

“You can purchase these materials yourself, and then during the construction process, you only need to pay me the labor fee.”

Lele’s demeanor does not seem to be fake.

Matthew thought about it and realized that this number was far beyond the budget. It seemed that the coverage area must be reduced.

“If I only ask to achieve the initial effect near the core area of ​​Rolling Stone Town, and other areas only need to achieve relatively easy-to-achieve effects such as the fog of war, will the price be cheaper?”

 He asked.

Lele nodded:

“Of course, the reason why relatively expensive material costs are required is because the territory to be covered is too large. We only focus on the core area for multi-functional layout. If the functions are reduced in the peripheral area, the material price can be at least half cheaper!”

Matthew frowned:

 “Only half the price?”

Lele explained patiently:

“Some materials are fixed expenses. No matter how large an area you cover, these materials must be used, so this part of fixed costs cannot be reduced.”

"I can customize a relatively mature plan for you. This plan is called Fairy Veil. It is a very large magic circle that is relatively popular in the alliance."

“After the Fairy Veil is completed, the fog of war that blocks perception will be randomly generated throughout Rolling Stone Town, which will greatly increase the difficulty of spy penetration and the cost of obtaining intelligence.”

“In the core area, I will add a valley based on the fairy veil. The so-called valley is a powerful ritual place where any sight that penetrates will be swallowed up silently.

 Within the scope of the deep valley.

 Neither the gods nor other mages can peek into the situation through surveillance spells or prophecy spells.

at the same time.

 You personally serve as the maintainer and presiding officer of the Fairy Veil.

 You can use two fog beasts to monitor the situation in the area covered by the fog of war.

 As for the effect of the valley.

 You can also choose to remove it at any time.

 Because this is already a very mature business solution, you don’t have to worry about encountering inhumane situations when you use it...”

Lele kept talking about the Fairy Veil Project.

 In order to make it easier for Matthew to understand.

 He even took out a map of Rolling Stone and wrote and drew on it.

 Matthew could understand a little at first.

  But later.

When the opponent starts to speak a lot of words specific to the field of conjuration.

Matthew could only smile and nod.

 At the end of the day, it is normal for a necromancer like him not to understand these things.

 “So, how much does a fairy veil cost?”

 “I mean the cost of materials.”

Matthew asked.

 Lele started calculating on the paper again:

“According to the territory of Rolling Stone Town depicted on this map and the delineation of the core area, around 600,000 is already the limit. If the cost is reduced further, it may cause the formation to malfunction, which will not be worth the gain.”

Six hundred thousand.

 It’s just the material cost.

 Matthew's heart ached secretly.

But he knew that this thing really couldn’t be saved.

 Him himself.

 The two major ritual sites plus the Starweaver Robe can more or less block the sight of outer creatures.

 But the entire town of Rolling Stone is now completely exposed to the sight of countless potential enemies.

 This is in these turbulent times.

　　It is really a very insecure thing.

“After talking about the material cost, are there any other costs?”

Matthew asked.

“There are also patent licensing fees and labor fees.”

Lele introduced skillfully:

"The Fairy Veil is part of Isabel's spell library. If it is used commercially, a large license fee needs to be paid; but this is for personal use, so it only requires a symbolic payment of two thousand gold coins. Of course, with your You can completely communicate with the person in charge of the spell library regarding your identity and title, and you may be able to get more exemptions."

"The rest is the labor cost. In the process of laying out the fairy veil, I need to hire four apprentices and four assistants, as well as a construction team of twenty mortals. The entire construction process will last five to eight days. .

 The cost incurred every day is about one hundred gold coins.

 So the cost of this part is about 500 to 800. "

Matthew secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

 The labor cost is cheaper than I thought.

 But he soon reacted:

 “And yourself?”

 The Array Master smiled slightly:

"My labor fee is one hundred thousand. For Margaret's sake, I can give you a 95% discount."

“That means all the labor costs add up to about ninety-five thousand five hundred.”

After hearing this, Matthew subconsciously touched his forehead where there was no sweat.

The difference in labor costs is too big!

But he actually knows very well that top formation mages are already very popular within the alliance.

This profession requires mages to be proficient in the field of conjuration, and the direction of specialization is not closely related to combat, so the number of array mages is relatively rare.

 Unfortunately, many very large ritual venues have very high requirements for mages.

 This leads to the fact that the top array masters are really merciless in collecting money.

 95,000 labor costs.

 It’s really not too expensive.

 But Matthew still spoke:

 “Can it be cheaper?”

 It’s not that I can’t afford it.

 Just hope it’s more cost-effective.

However, after hearing this, Lele suddenly became a little unhappy:

“I never bargain in business, didn’t Margaret tell you that?”

“Sigh... When I think of Margaret being dead, I feel that this world seems ridiculous. Such a powerful battle mage..."

 He began to ramble again.

 The words were full of regret for Margaret’s unexpected death and for not being able to express her love in time.

 Listen, listen.

Matthew suddenly felt something in his heart:

 “If you can give in a little bit on the cost, then I can tell you a secret.”

 When it comes to money.

Lele quickly changed her face and said coldly:

 “Is it what happened between you and the Evil Queen?”

 “I’m a little interested, but only a little.”

“And one size equals one size. Even if you tell me any secrets, it will be difficult for me to make big concessions on price. This is a matter of principle.”

“But then again, did you really give birth to the Evil Queen’s child?”

 “I mean, by sneezing?”

 Speaking of the back.

 There was a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Matthew looked at the other party with interest, but still pretended to be disappointed in his tone:

"Unfortunately, since it is a matter of principle, I will not talk more about it."

Lele was a little unhappy.

 But he still answered very professionally:

“That’s right, no matter how curious I am, I won’t lower myself. This is my livelihood. This is non-negotiable. I’m sorry.”

Matthew said with regret:

“It seems that the secret about Margaret can only be kept in my stomach.”

 “Margaret?”

Lele’s voice suddenly rose an octave.

 “You’re not lying to me, are you?”

 He looked at Matthew suspiciously.

Matthew Tan Tanshou:

 “My reputation in the league should be pretty good?”

Lele thought for a while:

“Okay, I choose to believe you, but you have to reveal the secret about Margaret first, otherwise I won’t be able to give you a discount.”

Matthew smiled slightly:

 “Margaret is not actually dead.”

Lele’s pupils shrank instantly and her eyes were fixed on Matthew.

 He maintained this attitude for a long time.

  After a while.

He punched hard and said excitedly:

 “I knew it, I knew it!”

 “I can give you a 30% discount!”

Matthew said slowly:

“I can also tell you something about what happened after Margaret was killed, and something more secret.”

Lele hesitated for a moment:

 “Then 50% off, that’s the bottom line.”

Matthew said:

“Don’t you want to know how Margaret came back from the dead?”

Lele was even more shocked:

 “Has she been resurrected? I’m not ready for this yet!”

“Well, 30% off labor costs, this is really the bottom line among the bottom lines!”

Matthew took a deep breath and said slowly:

“Don’t you want to know where to find Margaret who has returned from the dead?”

Lele slapped her thigh in a state of collapse:

 “Tell me everything, tell me everything!”

 “I want to know everything about Margaret’s incident!”

“Not only are the labor costs free, I try my best to purchase through my own channels to reduce the material cost to about 550,000!”

 Snap.

Matthew placed a contract that had been drawn up long ago in front of Lele, and filled in other figures such as zero labor cost, 550,000 material cost, etc. in front of him.

 The latter looked at the contract with rapid breathing, his hands trembling slightly.

 “Promise me, you can’t reveal this deal to anyone!”

“Otherwise, even if it’s for Margaret, I won’t accept it!”

 His attitude seemed to be struggling.

Matthew hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and made his promise firmly.

 The two parties have signed the contract.

 At the moment the contract was signed, a new reminder came on the data column.

 …

“Prompt: You have signed a commission contract with a human mage. Do you want to use the contract field’s ability “Overlord Contract” to slightly modify the contract?”

 …

Matthew calmly chose no.

 The Overlord Contract should be used to deal with devils or demons.

 Saved nearly 150,000 costs through Margaret's secret.

 Matthew was already content.

At the moment, under Lele's expectant eyes, Matthew threw a soundproofing spell and began to describe in detail the real story of "the evil queen wanted a child, Matthew deceived the divine fetus".

 The most important part of it is of course Margaret’s reincarnation.

 After listening. Lele was stunned.

It took him a long time to recover from the huge impact.

 “So, you are Margaret’s father now?”

 “And Margaret is her own mother?”

 “Well, in this case, isn’t it appropriate for me to express my love to her again?!”

 He looked a little dizzy.

Matthew smiled:

“It’s really not suitable because Margaret is still very young now.”

“If you really want to express your feelings, you have to wait at least three to five years.”

Lele was shocked:

 “Is it enough in three to five years?”

"Your Excellency... forget it, I respect your personal orientation, but I can't understand it, and I can't do it!"

 His expression was full of loneliness.

Matthew quickly realized that the other party had misunderstood, so he further explained Margaret’s growth cycle.

“…That’s it, if you want to visit her, you have to apply to go to Cybertron.”

“But according to Sir Suriel’s wishes, it would be better for us not to disturb her in the near future.”

“Finally, this matter must be kept strictly confidential, and you should understand the importance of this.”

Matthew concluded.

Lele nodded solemnly. He looked a little depressed and a little shocked.

after a long time.

 He just recovered from his dizzy state:

 “Thank you for telling Margaret’s secret, otherwise I’m afraid I would still be kept in the dark.”

 “So to put it this way, I actually didn’t lose anything.”

Matthew looked at Lele without knowing why.

 The latter’s face turned slightly red:

 “The ten thousand gold coins I just gave you was a lie.”

“I originally planned to donate 100,000 gold coins at Margaret’s funeral!”

“Now, I’m going to make an excuse not to attend the funeral, so I can completely save the money.”

 He seemed to be in a much better mood.

Although Matthew felt that there was definitely something wrong with the logic, he was naturally happy if the other party was willing to enlighten him in this way.

 “So, when will construction start?”

 He shook hands with Lele.

 The latter said firmly:

 “Start tomorrow!”

 …

Lele’s professionalism was unquestionable. The next morning, he took Matthew on a shopping spree in the Alliance Mall. Half a million gold coins were spent like water, in exchange for a lot of incomprehensible materials.

 In the afternoon.

He personally took his apprentices and assistants and began to measure the base points of the ceremony site on the four squares of Rolling Stone Town.

Matthew accompanied me for a walk.

Since I really couldn't get involved, I left silently.

 During this period, he went to the office hall.

 Reported the fairy veil plan to Rhaegar.

He applied for a subsidy to Rega with the intention of giving it a try, thinking that the guy might not give it because he was in a bad mood recently.

Unexpectedly, the other party just glared at Matthew.

 Finally agreed to bear half of the cost of the fairy veil.

This makes Matthew secretly happy.

 Looking at Rhaegar is becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.

 After settling this matter, Matthew ran to ask Zeller about the Shadow Leopard in Jade Cangting.

 The reply was.

As the latest batch of Shadow Leopards approached Strom City, they accidentally ran into a robbery operation by the Silver Frost Brotherhood.

The two sides started a tug of war.

The wood elves really hated the Silver Frost Brotherhood, and things got worse and worse. These members of the Shadow Leopard simply joined the nearby Wind Chasers in the hunt for the Silver Frost Brotherhood.

This coincided with the outbreak of the Demonic Rift incident in Strom City.

Now this force is fighting side by side with Hood, working hard to clean up the demons in the city.

Of course, there is no time to escape and come to Rolling Stone Town to pick up the arsonist.

 Hear this answer.

 Matthew couldn't help but find it interesting.

The people from Jade Cangting tried to come over and crush this group of people over and over again. At first, Rolling Stone Town really wanted to send the arsonist there to collect the reward.

 As a result, we traveled in both directions for more than half a year.

 Shadow Leopard has always only heard its sounds and seen its people.

 In the end, not even one arsonist was sent away!

 This made Matthew very emotional:

“It seems that these arsonists are related to me!”

But at the same time.

 Another thought also arose deep in his heart.

 Escorting prisoners is originally a very simple matter, but the people in Jade Cangting just can't do it. Are the elves really too good at it? Or is it purely a coincidence?

 Or are there other reasons behind it?

 Thinking of that twisted equilibrium contract.

Matthew couldn't help but feel more vigilant.

 He has not forgotten.

Setrunk is the leader of this gang of arsonists!

If these arsonists are pawns deliberately left by the opponent in their own cemetery.

 Things may go very wrong!

 However, considering that this group of people are monitored by ghosts 24 hours a day, their energy is empty most of the time.

Matthew had a hard time imagining what this group of people could do.

 “Don’t alert the enemy for the time being, just strengthen observation.”

“If they are really Setrunk’s secret agents, then sooner or later they will be exposed one day. Instead, I can use them to make some fuss and counterattack..."

"Coupled with the authority of a loving father, I will definitely have a way to cancel that balanced contract..."

Matthew calmly considered the countermeasures.

afternoon.

 The barbarian ghost Sanger appeared in front of Matthew.

The tauren messenger brought back a surprising piece of news—

“Huh? Ai Lan said that he encountered a little trouble?”

“The Willow Leaf Institute is still going through the process?”

“Is Jade Cang Ting considering whether to allow me to enter the country?”

Matthew had surprise written all over his face.

The tauren messenger shrugged:

“That’s probably it. After I delivered the letter, I eavesdropped outside the Willow Leaf Mechanism for a while. Those elf girls didn’t have any good intentions!”

 “They have been slandering you during the discussion!”

“Some girls also said that you, a necromancer, are not qualified to enter the Jade Cangting…”

 Matthew frowned.

Should we say that these wood elves are corrupt or stupid?

From Ai Lan's request for help and Isabel's special concern, it is not difficult to see that the problem of traces of the dead in Jade Cangting must be very serious.

 They can't solve it themselves.

 And Matthew has a ready-made success story.

I took the initiative to help, but the other party still disliked me?

Matthew had a look of confusion on his face:

 “How do these elves get their brains?”

　　Barbarian Sanger scratched his head:

"Hard to say."

“Anyone with a little bit of brains would not let his queen give birth to a child by an evil **** from outside the realm.

It doesn’t matter if there is a trace of the dead.

 If you can’t handle it yourself, you still refuse your help, the master.

 My evaluation is that maybe the elves are already in the shape of evil gods..."

Matthew looked at his messenger with interest:

“You also know a lot about the Mark of the Dead?”

 The tauren spirit nodded and said:

"I heard some ancient ghosts in the underworld talking about these things. There was an old woman among them who would go crazy every time she heard about the Mark of the Dead. I suspected that she was the elf queen who gave birth to the Mark of the Dead, but something was wrong. The elf died. Afterwards, the soul will quickly reincarnate into a light demon, so that it won’t hook up with us in the underworld.”

Matthew asked curiously:

 “Do you have many connections in the underworld?”

Sanger said modestly:

“That’s definitely not as good as Viscount Fan.”

Matthew's heart moved.

 He only knew that Sanger owned a territory in the underworld called the Land of the Sun.

Now it seems.

 This messenger’s power in the underworld is not small.

After all, the person he was comparing to was Viscount Fan, the overlord of the Demonic Domain of Ravenloft!

 “If you have time, can you take me to see the Land of the Sun?”

Matthew asked.

"my pleasure!"

Sangge said with joy:

“If you can bring the high priest with you, I guarantee that you will experience an unprecedented wonderful experience in the Land of the Sun!”

Matthew smiled:

 “One word is settled.”

 After seeing off Sanger.

Matthew continued his daily routine.

If Jade Cangting really refuses his entry, then he will not be the loser.

 What's more, Isabel takes this project very seriously.

  Matthew really couldn’t imagine Jade Cangting being able to say no to Isabel.

 “That’s too crazy, isn’t it?”

Matthew thought so while instructing the zombies to plant trees.

 Since the Coolie Mother transformed some zombies into farmer zombies.

Matthew then discovered that these farmer zombies can not only open up farmland and cultivate crops, but also master the important skill of planting trees!

 In this way.

Matthew’s tree planting efficiency has been greatly improved!

 He found that as long as he led the tree planting behavior, it was still recognized by the will of nature.

As long as the zombies are not idle when planting trees, it will be fine.

certainly.

  The income from planting trees for zombies Matthew is a little lower.

  Zombies have five trees each.

 Matthew can gain a little XP.

  But even so.

 It also greatly liberated Matthew's productivity.

Looking at the group of diligent zombies following behind him.

Matthew looked north.

Suddenly a surge of lofty ideals emerged in my heart!

 “It won’t be long.”

“The endless wasteland from Rolling Stone to Strom will become an endless forest!”

“Wherever the farmer zombies go, there is the radiation range of the Sanctuary of Life!”

 Thinking of this.

 The shovel in his hand swung faster!

 From evening to dark.

 From night to dawn.

 Matthew never sleeps, and zombies follow suit.

They just waved the shovels in their hands vigorously, burying the oak or pine saplings accumulated some time ago in deep pits one after another!

 After that, he used extremely skilled spells to quickly grow and spread the ripening green liquid recently purchased from the Earth Society.

quickly.

 Oak trees are rising from the ground.

This work lasted two days and one night.

Matthew worked tirelessly, as if he had returned to the time when he first came to Rolling Stone Town.

 Until all saplings are consumed.

Matthew just stopped planting.

 However, at this time.

 He suddenly felt a wonderful power coming out of his body!

That power is full of vitality.

 That is the oak tree area that he is extremely familiar with!

 …

 Hint: You have completed an explosive tree planting act!

 You have planted more than 3,000 oak trees in total!

 The current number is: 3032

 You have completed the hidden advanced goal of the main mission "Planting Trees"!

 You have gained recognition from the will of nature and the realm of the oak tree!

 You have explored more deeply within the oak realm!

 You have obtained the "Power of Nature", a joint reward from the Will of Nature and the Oak Domain!

 Power of Nature: This power will give you a random item, making it a semi-artifact in the natural realm! "

 …

Matthew was surprised to feel the natural force entangled in his waist.

 He is still thinking about what items to take out to contain this power.

 The next second.

 A large amount of green light shone in front of Matthew.

These green lights are like countless elves whispering.

 They flew and flew.

 Suddenly my head sank.

　　followed by.

 All the green light poured into the chipped shovel in Matthew's hand!

 …

　　　　Tips: The infusion of the power of nature was successful!

 Your item "Damaged Shovel" is upgraded to a semi-artifact "Tree Mage's Shovel"

Tree Mage's Shovel: Strength +1/Wisdom +1

 When you use this item to dig a hole, the speed is 3 times that of normal conditions;

In addition, this shovel also has the following special effects—

Indestructible: When you use this shovel to violently collide with other objects, in most cases the other objects can be directly smashed!

Note: The texture of this shovel is 33 points, which is much higher than the average level of 20 points for semi-artifacts.

  Remark 2: This special effect is equivalent to the physical dissociation spell, please use it with caution!

 Note 3: Theoretically, you can use it to directly smash the godhead (the average texture of the godhead is 30 points)

Justice Saving Throw: You can use the metal side of the shovel to block or save against most physical damage and directed spell and divine damage.

Note: Theoretically, it can be used to resist all damage that cannot penetrate texture 33.

 …

Prompt: You have the first self-cultivated semi-artifact. Do you want to compile an origin story for it and disseminate it to the public?

 This move will increase the probability of "Tree Planter's Shovel" becoming a legendary weapon.

  You can also commission a bard to creatively polish and artistically process the origin story..."

 …

Continue to ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket. This month is very stressful, and I will continue to work hard to update. Wow.

　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)