A NECROMANCER WHO JUST WANTS TO PLANT TREES

 

Chapter 1: Outstanding Citizen Matthew and the Bloody Necromancer

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Gold Digger Basin.

Rolling Stone Town.

Spring.

A Robin with blue-feathered back and yellow-feathered chest flapped its wings and flew up from the lawn in front of the City Hall.

Over a few chimneys and red brick roofs.

It landed deftly on an oak tree surrounded by many red and yellow walls.

There were insects crawling on the branches directly below.

The Robin was about to pounce.

But suddenly.

A roar came from the translucent glass window behind it.

Bugs quickly shook off the branches.

The birds also flew away in a panic.

All that remained were the five well-dressed humans behind the glass window on the second floor who were still arguing.

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"I disagree!"

The plump middle-aged woman, Liz, slapped away the wooden board in front of her that had the words " Outstanding Citizen Selection " engraved on it. Then, she turned to the bald man on the left.

"Howard is a complete hooligan and scum!

"Not only does he like to hook up with married women.

"He even likes to seduce married men!

"He always took advantage of the time when women went shopping to look for their men.

"I've seen it with my own eyes dozens of times!

"Dozens of times!"

The more Liz spoke, the more excited she became. Her saliva sprayed onto half the table.

The four men couldn't help but shrink back. 

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"Calm down, Liz..."

The bald man comforted her, "This is just a nomination."

Liz's attitude was unusually firm. "He can't even get nominated! Howard is terrible!"

As she spoke, her slender eyes looked around and suddenly seemed to have discovered something.

"Could it be that one of you has been hooked up with him?"

The four men trembled and denied in unison, "No!"

The bald man tore the recommendation letter in his hand into pieces.

"The committee unanimously rejected Howard Roze's nomination!"

Anyone who had worked in City Hall for more than a week knew how scary Liz's mouth was.

She was the walking gossip board.

If one were unlucky enough to make it into her gossip knowledge, then the whole town would know about this rumor tomorrow morning.

Everyone present was a respectable person. They could not afford to be slandered.

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"Then, the last candidate to be nominated is Mr. Matthew from the mage district.

"He had just lived in Rolling Stone Town for two and a half years, and he met the criteria for an outstanding citizen.

"His day job was as a history teacher at Seaver Public School, and the students all liked him.

"He also had a part-time job at the Public Security Bureau, and Captain Blake had a high opinion of him.

"According to the person who recommended him, Mr. Matthew is kind, warm, and generous. He doesn't have many friends in Rolling Stone Town and is always alone. The reason for this is that he's too busy to make friends…"

The bald man didn't finish his sentence.

A gentleman on Liz's left raised an objection. " Mr. Chairman, a recluse does not meet the criteria for an outstanding citizen."

The bald man nodded slightly.

"Don't worry, Richard.

According to the reference, Mr. Matthew had planted nearly 1000 oak trees in Rolling Stone Town in two and a half years, which had greatly greened the town's environment. The oak tree outside the window and the three trees in front of the City Hall were all thanks to Mr. Matthew.

"In addition, Captain Blake of the Public Security Bureau had given a statement.

"The person of reference felt that Mr. Matthew had made an indelible contribution to the public security and environment of Rolling Stone Town and deserved to receive this year's outstanding citizen award."

Everyone listened.

They couldn't help but glance outside the glass window.

"Was this tree planted two years ago? Why do I feel that it has always been there…"

Richard, who was dressed like a gentleman, muttered.

"It seems to be. I have an impression of it…Matthew was a tall, thin, handsome, and shy young man."

Liz looked nostalgic.

"This is indeed an outstanding contribution."

Another man reminded them, "But the most important criteria for the selection is whether they can get along with other citizens."

The bald man nodded.

" It's usually so, but the owner of this recommendation letter doesn't seem to write anonymous letters often. She accidentally added her own name at the end..."

Richard clapped his hands hard.

"The recommendation violated the rules! We will directly reject this! Alright, Rolling Stone Town still didn't have any outstanding citizens who could be nominated this year, just like the past three years!"

The rest of the people either shrugged or spread their hands, tacitly agreeing to this outcome.

But at this moment, the bald man said, "It was signed by Sif Suki.

Suki.

It was the surname of the Lord of Rolling Stone Town.

Sif Suki was the only daughter of the Lord of Rolling Stone Town.

The room was silent for two to three seconds.

Even the most picky Liz raised her hands.

"Let's skip the nomination round. I support Matthew to become an outstanding citizen."

The others all agreed.

However, before the bald man could finish his sentence.

He slowly pulled out an old paper from the bottom of the pile of documents.

" There's one last question. This is the registration form that Matthew handed to the municipal government two years ago. It clearly states his origin and profession as an adventurer…

"I wonder if he wrote it wrong.

"According to my observations.

"What he had done in Rolling Stone Town over the years had nothing to do with his profession and even contradicted it.

"However, if what was registered on this piece of paper was true.

"I'm afraid he'll miss out on our generous reward for being an outstanding citizen."

"What profession? Isn't he just an ordinary mage?"

Everyone curiously went over to take a look.

The first thing they saw was a sketch of a smiling face.

Chapter 2: Outstanding Citizen Citizen and Bloody Necromancer.

In the class column below.

The word 'Necromancer' was written on it.

"Wow…"

Someone exclaimed.

"If it's a necromancer, then it really won't work. I remember that the Lord hates necromancers the most..." Richard said seriously, "But this might be a misunderstanding. How about this? I'll talk to Matthew after work."

The bald man nodded.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Also, do the assessment work. To be honest, I don't believe it either."

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In the evening.

North of Rolling Stone Town.

In the newly formed oak forest

A tall and thin figure was busy.

Matthew held a shovel in his hand and filled the newly dug pit with a thin layer of mature soil.

There were a few small sacks on the ground beside him. One of the sacks contained a sapling, and the rest were empty.

In the next moment.

He planted the sapling into the pit. 

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He covered it with several layers of soil of different textures.

After the transplant.

Matthew took out a bottle of green liquid and poured it on the soil near the seedling.

Light green light waves surged.

It was obvious that the seedlings had grown a lot.

Its posture also became more resilient.

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[You have successfully planted an oak tree. Your Nature Affinity has slightly increased.]

[The accumulated number of oak trees planted and survived: 996」

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"I'm still short of four trees. I'll definitely have enough by tomorrow!"

He looked at the sky.

Matthew decided to rest and go home.

Just like usual.

He checked the cont3nts of the mission panel again.

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[Main Mission: Plant Trees]

[Description: In the vicinity of Rolling Stone Town, choose a type of tree to plant on a large scale. Please proceed with this mission under the premise of ensuring the survival rate. No time limit]

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[Beginner target: 1000 trees]

[Basic Reward: Undead Summoning (Bone Dragon) & Large amount of XP]

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Putting aside the rewards, if this quest were given to a Druid, it would be normal.

But the problem was-

Matthew was very sure that he was a necromancer who had a strong foundation!

After all...

It was written clearly on the character panel.

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[Name: Matthew]

[Class: Level 5 Necromancer]

[Attributes: Strength 10/Agility 14/Constitution 11/Intelligence 15/Intuition 15/Charm 16]

[Characteristic: Necromancer/Fear Harvest]

[Abilities: Spellcasting/Scroll/General Knowledge (Necromancy and Magic)/Insight/Medicine/Nature's Gift/Summon Undead Creatures (Contract: 1/3)/Rotten Sac Understanding]

[Spell: -]

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"I shouldn't have opted for dual skills at the beginning!"

He looked at the nondescript yet frivolous game system.

Matthew's emotions were complicated.

He remembered it very clearly.

On the eve of his transmigration, he had been slaying the Mud Monsters in the Forest of Decay on his computer. He was rocking two classes back then. The two classes were Druid and Necromancer.

In the end, he transmigrated in the next second.

He became a Necromancer.

Immediately after.

Matthew found something even more confusing.

After transmigrating, he had a game system.

However, there seemed to be a problem with the system.

In the game he played, the system names of different classes were different.

The necromancers' system was called the Path of Undying.

The Druids' system was called Nature's Heart.

However, in Matthew's transmigrated system, it was all a bunch of garbled characters and codes.

Among the characters, he could barely make out the words " Undying, Natural," and there were countless watermarks of the other stacked on top of each other.

It made people dizzy.

Matthew felt numb.

Fortunately, the system quickly stabilized.

At the same time, he was given his first main mission.

That was to plant trees in Rolling Stone Town.

Matthew, who had just arrived and had no family, had no reason to refuse.

He started working diligently.

This job lasted for almost three years.

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In the mage area.

Outside an elegant and ancient two-story residential building.

Matthew stopped at the door.

He did not immediately open the gate.

Instead, he looked at the alley opposite.

Someone was waiting for him.

"Mr. Matthew!"

A young girl with a youthful aura ran out of the alley.

The two guards behind her hesitated for a moment but did not move.

The pretty girl jogged to Matthew.

The sky was already dark.

Matthew could still see the deep blush on her face.

"Beanna."

Matthew replied.

"Matthew, I'm going to Jade Court next week. Father wants me to go over and learn dance and art... I came to see you before I left."

The girl lowered her eyes.

Matthew nodded. "Jade Court is a good place."

Seeing that the girl didn't react, he added,

"The wood elves are good at singing and dancing. Their artistic taste is indeed above that of humans."

The girl still lowered her head.

Matthew could only say, "Remember to write to me when you go to Jade Court so that I can reply to you."

The young girl's eyes finally had some liveliness.

She raised her head slightly.

Her big eyes were filled with anticipation.

"I will.

"Matthew…Can you hug me before you leave?"

Matthew said awkwardly, "I'm afraid that won't do."

The young girl had already taken the initiative to hug him.

Her soft body pressed against Matthew's chest.

He could feel the rapid heartbeat.

"I like you, Matthew."

Beanna boldly confessed.

Matthew let her hug him for a while.

Then, he gently pushed her away.

Then, he kindly reminded her, "Beanna, you're still young. You don't know what true love is. Even if you take ten thousand steps back, you've only seen the surface of me. You don't know the real me."

Beanna retorted excitedly, "I know you!

"I've been secretly looking at you every day in class!

"I know everything you do!

"You are a good person!

"You love plants so much, and you love life!

"There's no man better than you in Rolling Stone Town!"

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"I have reservations about this point of view... Ah, I'm sorry to disturb you, but official business is more important..."

A man's voice suddenly came from the other side of the room.

Beanna blushed.

She quickly hid behind Matthew.

Then…

Matthew saw a man dressed like a gentleman walking over quickly.

" Mr. Matthew, I'm Richard from the five-member committee of the City Hall. Regarding the Outstanding Citizen Selection, I have an urgent message for you to confirm.

"This is the information you registered at the City Hall two years ago. Is this your profession? Is there a mistake?"

Matthew took the document from Richard and glanced at it.

Then, he said with unusual determination, "There is no mistake.

"As you can see, I am indeed a necromancer."

Richard was stunned. "This doesn't make sense. You don't look like a necromancer."

Beanna also snorted. "I don't believe it! You must be talking nonsense on purpose!"

Matthew's expression was normal.

In the next moment.

He suddenly snapped his fingers in the direction of his home.

Not long after.

The kitchen door was pushed open from the inside.

A tall shadow walked out from inside and came to the garden outside.

Richard and Beanna widened their eyes.

It was a two-meter-tall Tauren skeleton!

As they walked, the skeleton greeted them, "Hey! Matthew, this is rare. Do we have any guests tonight?"

Matthew shook his head. "I don't think so."

He looked at Beanna and Richard, who were dumbfounded. "I'm sorry to startle you, but I must say-

"It seems that you don't understand me, nor do you understand necromancers. Goodnight. Goodbye, both of you."

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At night.

The thick aroma of mushroom soup filled the dining room and kitchen.

Matthew and the Tauren skeleton sat opposite each other and enjoyed their dinner.

"What a pity, Matthew…."

Skeleton said regretfully, "You really shouldn't have let me show my face in public. This time, not only did you lose the selection of outstanding citizens, but you also might have lost the admiration of an innocent girl…No matter how you look at it, it's a loss!"

Matthew drank a mouthful of mushroom soup and looked satisfied. "I don't care."

The skeleton asked with interest.

"Then what do you care about?"

"Let's do it in stages. At this stage, I just want to plant trees properly."

Pa!

Matthew gently put down the bowl.

"Peggy, go to the greenhouse and prepare the saplings I need tomorrow.

"I'm going to the basement to meditate."

The skeleton cried out, "Why should I go? I've been working for 72 hours straight! I was the one who made the dinner of love just now!

"I'm so tired!"

Matthew calmly replied, "You're a skeleton, Peggy. You won't get tired.

"In addition, I only have you as my contract summon. I don't trust the other skeletons to do these things."

Peggy couldn't refuse.

She could only curse as she walked into the greenhouse on the east side.

"Damn necromancers!"

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Chapter 3: Undead Summoning Spell: Bone Dragon