A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 1867: 517 The Path of Degradation and a Fateful Encounter_4 Chapter 1867: 517 The Path of Degradation and a Fateful Encounter_4 “You see that I wasn’t wrong, right?”

“You don’t have to do everything yourself; if suitable servants come along, I can take action for you. Have them sign the Blood Book…”

Regarding Ruiqi’s incitement,

Matthew displayed a noncommittal attitude.

However, after being subdued by Matthew, Ruiqi’s loyalty was unwavering, and the Kunlan Blood Book she offered had indeed been useful on several occasions.

He had to reward her.

With this thought,

Matthew pondered for a moment and then took out some high-quality metal construct components from his pack, and then had Ruiqi, who had already become the leader of the Dark Servants, stand amidst the metal.

Afterward,

he unleashed his undead domain and fused Ruiqi’s soul with the metal components using his Undead Construct ability.

About the Undead Construct,

Matthew had practiced it privately a few times. Although he wasn’t very skilled, his technique was certainly adequate.

Quickly,

a fully constructed undead, shrouded by a massive metal shell and attached with the soul of a Dark Servant, slowly took shape.

Matthew looked up at the two-meter-tall figure and was quite satisfied—

During its creation,

he specifically referred to Ruiqi’s race, and directed the construction of the metal figure toward the appearance of a troll.

The final product turned out well.

From the external appearance,

Ruiqi now resembled a metal troll!

Thanks to the robust metal shell, even if armed with only a few simple weapons like spiked clubs, she would likely possess no small amount of strength.

However, Matthew didn’t give Ruiqi a new body just for this purpose.

“From today on, you’ll be my dedicated chef.”

“I remember you telling me you are good at cooking, I hope you won’t disappoint me.”

After speaking, Matthew snapped his fingers and used a cantrip to clothe the metal giant in a black-and-white maid outfit, admiring it for a moment before sending her away.

The formal creation of fully constructed undead was just a routine step.

However, during this step,

Matthew unexpectedly gained a piece of knowledge from Giza that resonated with his Undead Construct technique.

After deciphering that knowledge,

Matthew’s understanding of fully constructed undead was further enhanced.

Unlike the original Space Essence, where the metal and spirituality were fully integrated and coexisted,

the later generated fully constructed undead generally adopted a mode where the soul latched onto the metal.

And the keys to all of this were the Negative Energy Magic Patterns and stability coatings repeatedly inscribed on the metal components during production.

These two parts were pivotal to the existence of fully constructed undead.

If there were any issues with these parts,

the integrity of the fully constructed undead would be compromised, with more severe cases facing the risk of the soul and metal components automatically detaching.

If sound-based spells worked by directly attacking the soul of the fully constructed undead to achieve remarkable effects,

then targeting the Negative Energy Magic Patterns and stability coatings would strike directly at the crucial points.

Normally,

most fully constructed undead would hide these areas very well.

It would be difficult for the average person to quickly identify and attack these crucial points.

But Giza noted in the knowledge he left behind

that one domain’s ability was a natural enemy of fully constructed undead—

the Dark Erosion Domain!

The power from the Dark Erosion Domain could directly dissolve Negative Energy Magic Patterns and greatly damage the stability coatings.

This was determined by the nature of the domain.

Other domains might also have similar effects, but none as direct and brutal as the Dark Erosion Domain!

“I have explored this domain and possess the ability ‘Eroding Fire.'”

“In that case, if I continue to develop this ability, could I potentially master an instant kill move against fully constructed undead?”

Matthew’s eyes lit up.

The Dark Erosion Domain was also categorized under the undead domain by him.

As long as the undead domain’s final structure was completed,

all sub-domains might also be elevated.

At that time, exploring more content from the Dark Erosion Domain would become simple.

“So it comes back to the original problem.”

“The entrance to the Rootless River is temporarily unfindable, so it seems I have to consider the other two tokens…”

Matthew furrowed his brows and pondered for a while.

“Never mind, let’s settle the Purgatory Trip first, then consider the other tokens.”

“I still have the summon from the Rootless River, I’ll be able to reach that secret realm someday…”

Matthew relaxed his mind.

Soon, a huge wave of fatigue swept over him.

He went back to his room.

Planning to take a short nap.

After all, with his Super Sleep Ability, he only needed two hours to fully replenish his energy.

“When I wake up, I need to find Richard for a meeting, then check on Sener’s situation…”

“I wonder if Lutisia has any legendary thieves to recommend?”

“Never mind, the Suki Kingdom is closely monitored by the Demoness of Desire, it’s better to visit less often…”

“I wonder what Xia Ye is doing now?”

Thoughts flashed through Matthew’s mind.

Unconsciously.

He soon fell into a deep sleep.

His consciousness faded into nothingness.

Everything was so quiet and peaceful.

Until a torrential wave of sounds woke him from his dream—

The next second.

He saw a long bridge interwoven with rainbow lights!

That bridge seemed to span to the ends of the universe, seemingly boundless.

Both above and below the bridge was endless darkness.

Matthew focused his gaze.

The bridge itself had no color, the colors on the bridge were actually countless colorful light points—

And each light point was enveloped with a great amount of spirituality.

Was that…

A Soul Mark?

At that moment.

Matthew jolted.

His mind gradually became clear:

“Where is this?”

He subconsciously looked at his status bar.

…

「Prompt: Your ability “Fated Encounter” is in effect.

You are summoned by the Rootless River and have entered the Rootless River, a cosmic secret realm, in your dreams!」

…

This is the Rootless River?

There wasn’t time to rejoice.

The magnificent scene before him filled Matthew’s heart with awe.

He saw countless Soul Marks swirling and howling on the Light Bridge.

He saw massive black birds flying across the bridge, occasionally skimming the surface and, like snatching up a fish, picking up the Soul Marks and then flying toward an unseen distance.

He saw beautiful auroras at the end of the Light Bridge, like a silky soft curtain in the sky, and at the end of that curtain emerged thousands of human faces, smiling peacefully.

“So the Rootless River isn’t actually a river at all…”

In his thoughts.

Matthew looked down and realized he had turned into a raven.

He had originally been circling at a higher position, but he got too mesmerized and inadvertently came too close to the bridge.

During this process.

He felt a tremendous pulling force from above the Light Bridge!

A nameless fear emerged from deep within Matthew’s soul.

“Getting too close will lead to capture, to assimilation!”

He frantically flapped his wings, escaping the pull.

But just then.

In front of the Light Bridge.

A massive shadow slowly descended and walked towards Matthew.

Matthew’s heart shook.

He recognized that shadow!

It was—

The projection of Death God Yeager!

…