A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 414: The Far North Again

This year has been an unprecedentedly warm winter.

This is indeed good news for ordinary people in the North.

But for people living on the border, it's not necessarily the case.

The reason is simple: a mild winter means more orcs will migrate south in search of survival.

Even in the far north, the mild winter is still unbearably cold, after all, the curse of the goddess of winter is still there.

The mages could only remove the curse little by little, proceeding slowly.

Of course, there's no need to worry about the orcs going extinct, because there's land further north equivalent to more than a dozen provinces of the Alliance.

It's important to know that the entire Mage Alliance only has about thirty provinces.

Of course, such a vast land is used in a pitifully low efficiency, mainly because it is too cold.

Who told the orc god Gruush to be so inhuman, to ambush and betray the Goddess of Winter, causing Him to abandon His own self and want the orcs to die?

On the vast, desolate land.

A magnificent carriage travels across the land.

Without a doubt, the person on board was Jiang Shuzhou.

Although Jiang Shuzhou could have teleported there directly, he didn't.

Jiang Shuzhou used the Star Gate to teleport his army to the vicinity, and then traveled slowly by carriage.

A trip of one or two days is all about having fun.

Denozhi provided Jiang Shuzhou with a lap pillow, Chahara fed Jiang Shuzhou fruit, while Jiang Shuzhou himself was reviewing Denozhi's thesis.

As a Saint-level alchemist, his disciple Denozhe struggles to even come up with something innovative, which gives Jiang Shuzhou a real headache.

"It's been almost a year, and you've only just produced this much! What are those old fogies going to think of me? They'll think I'm bad at teaching!"

In fact, it's already quite good that Denoz has been able to achieve results within a year. After all, most mid-level alchemists, even those who want to advance to high-level mages, need to spend at least several years or even decades before they can become high-level alchemists.

Denorchi's talent is quite good, but compared to Jiang Shuzhou, it seems rather ordinary.

Jiang Shuzhou had already written the thesis required for his advancement to high-level alchemist before he was promoted to high-level mage, making him a once-in-a-millennium genius.

"Professor, I just..."

Denoz wanted to argue, but Chahara stopped him.

At this point, all Jiang Shuzhou could do was scold her. After all, Jiang Shuzhou didn't care whether Denorze was a woman or not; she was a student, so he could scold her as he pleased. This was an experience Jiang Shuzhou had gained from learning from other professors.

"Sigh, never mind, I'll teach you."

Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand.

"Booker! Go!"

Booker was thrown out by Jiang Shuzhou. Now Booker has a basic spellbook in the Holy Domain, which is entirely due to Jiang Shuzhou's influence.

However, this is just right, as Booker can now be considered as having an equipment slot, preventing Jiang Shuzhou from having only one Law-based equipment slot.

"My most esteemed master, you are like the bright moon in the sky, like..."

Booker immediately began showering him with praise upon his arrival.

There's a saying that goes, "Effort is not as important as choice."

Booker worked so hard for so long, why not choose Jiang Shuzhou as his master?

Originally, he was just a lousy book, but now he's a powerful figure in the Holy Realm, and he's ranked among the top in the world of magic books.

Of course, everything comes at a price. Booker is now in charge of the teaching part, which also includes connecting to the Alchemy Book, collecting knowledge, purchasing various supplies for Jiang Shuzhou, and so on.

However, it's not without its advantages. For example, Booker often buys himself some skincare oils, which is quite good.

"Yes, Miss Denozzi, next on behalf of the great..."

Booker started licking again.

And so, accompanied by Booker's instruction, the carriage slowly moved on.

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"Village Chief, do you think the Alchemist will come?"

"Yes, today!"

"That's what the village chief said."

This is the border, and also the territory that Jiang Shuzhou has actually acquired.

Looking around, there was nothing.

There was no fortress, only a row of cold, hard walls to block the orcs' attacks.

These locals are not in good condition either.

After all, it's the far north, so food and other crops can only be grown for one season, and the harvest is meager, just enough for our own consumption.

This place is extremely poor.

Soon, the earth trembled; it was Jiang Shuzhou's cavalry unit, the vanguard.

At this time, Jiang Shuzhou's territory had a large number of people, about 300 million, and his soldiers were no longer scarce.

Therefore, this time, Jiang Shuzhou directly mobilized nearly three million troops in order to better control as much territory as possible.

Soon, the torrent came into view.

"Are you the village chief?"

Judah was somewhat surprised to see the tall, thin old man.

How many people are there in your village?

855 people.

The village chief answered honestly.

This amount is more than what Jiang Shuzhou consumes in a single day of experiments.

"You may go to Hamlet's territory; we will take over this place."

Judas dismissed these people directly. Jiang Shuzhou's status was such that these people were not worthy of even seeing him.

However, to demonstrate his benevolence, Jiang Shuzhou gave these people relatively high relocation subsidies.

Anyway, it didn't cost much, just a few gold coins.

"What kind of compensation do we have?"

"One thousand gold coins per person."

Judah said.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone knelt down with a thud, shouting that Jiang Shuzhou was a benevolent ruler and that they were willing to go through fire and water for him.

Judas was unfazed. He'd seen it all before; people like that all they were were. They'd talk a good game, but their actions would change later. Once they were on the interrogation chair, they'd be honest.

Soon, everything here was razed to the ground, and the locals all fled.

With a wave of his hand, Jiang Shuzhou summoned the mage tower, which would become his new research site.

Meanwhile, a massive building will begin construction around the mage tower.

This building is a giant prison called the Awakening Prison, specifically used to imprison orcs. As for its purpose, it's naturally for research.

In addition, Jiang Shuzhou also placed a huge, breathing nest of flesh and blood within his territory.

Flesh moss was spread out, and countless flesh creatures were produced, ready to be deployed into battle at any moment.

This time, there wasn't even a map. Jiang Shuzhou directly ordered that the first batch of 100,000 people be gathered within three days.

What happens if not all of them are included?

They won't want to know.

Immediately afterwards, countless soldiers crossed the city wall and headed further north, determined to contribute to Jiang Shuzhou's experimental materials.

Then, the war began.

There was no doubt that the surrounding orcs were basically weak. Under Jiang Shuzhou's iron hooves, they had no ability to resist and could only surrender obediently.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as surrendering to Jiang Shuzhou. Even if he surrendered, it would only mean that he would have to use more experimental materials.

Hopefully, these orcs can hold on, otherwise Jiang Shuzhou will be in a lot of trouble without experimental supplies.