A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 501: Sprouting Begins

"Hmm? Rosemary is going to implement reforms?"

Jiang Shuzhou also received this information not long after.

However, Jiang Shuzhou was skeptical about whether Rosemary's reforms would be successful.

After all, as the leader of the Mage Alliance, Jiang Shuzhou actually knew how difficult this mess was to manage.

However, recently, news of Jiang Shuzhou's terrifying achievements has spread. Although everyone present except for Renodia was completely wiped out, everyone else died except for Jiang Shuzhou, who survived and then created nine legendary alchemical artifacts.

What's wrong with these people? Is it really that hard to guess?

Undoubtedly, Jiang Shuzhou's title of "Terrifying Monarch" has been spread once again.

However, this time the meaning is completely different.

Jiang Shuzhou had this title before, purely because of his ruthless purges.

Now, it is because Jiang Shuzhou has displayed kingly strength and terrifying methods.

The focus of the title's meaning has shifted from its power to Jiang Shuzhou's own strength.

The main problem is that there are few survivors, and no one knows Jiang Shuzhou's methods; otherwise, his reputation should have increased considerably.

Perhaps, the Silent Slayer is quite good; it's a good way to commemorate how Jiang Shuzhou silently killed so many legends in the outside world.

It was precisely because of this that the legendary mages' attitudes toward Jiang Shuzhou improved considerably. Before, he was a new generation of legends, at most talented, but that was about it, since he didn't have a floating city.

For a legendary mage, not having a floating city is undignified and a sign of insufficient strength.

However, Jiang Shuzhou's terrifying combat power has made these legends realize that even without the floating city, Jiang Shuzhou is at the top of the Mage Alliance's strength.

Therefore, naturally, Jiang Shuzhou gained much more influence.

This is why virtually no one dares to challenge Jiang Shuzhou's position within the alliance, which allows him to smoothly implement one policy after another.

Compared to forty years ago, the Mage Alliance has changed dramatically.

First, there were the nobles. Jiang Shuzhou replaced almost all the nobles, making them just landowners and wealthy men who could collect rent with peace of mind.

Their jurisdiction over the land and other powers were taken back, and everything was handled by the governors assigned by the Central Command.

The Alchemist Alliance remains unchanged; after all, as a beneficiary of the class system, Jiang Shuzhou naturally wouldn't touch these benefits.

To put it another way, if Jiang Shuzhou were the emperor of the empire, he probably wouldn't dare to do this, since stripping a family of their title is extremely difficult.

"That's a good thing."

Rosemary is getting old, and she may be planning one last push against these corrupt policies.

However, the result might be that everything turns to ashes, along with the empire.

"Denozzi, write this down and help me write a letter to the legendary Archimonde family, Kosoroia. I want to invite him to watch the magical arena."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

"Okay, Professor, do you have any other requests?"

"That's all."

As the name suggests, so-called magic competitions are competitions held by magic academies.

Most of them are combat competitions.

Although Jiang Shuzhou has been constantly inventing and creating new things every day, there's no way around it; most people just don't really understand.

They had already done their best just to understand the magic, and Jiang Shuzhou was too embarrassed to ask them to understand him and become alchemists like him, researching and inventing various creations.

However, despite this, Jiang Shuzhou would still offer positions to outstanding and promising mage apprentices and low-level mages, inviting them to join the Soth Society.

Of course, this was an order given by Jiang Shuzhou and carried out by Pierre; Jiang Shuzhou himself didn't have much free time.

However, this time, Jiang Shuzhou was prepared to get some fresh air, see what young people like, catch up with the trends, and take this opportunity to communicate with Kosovoya.

After all, Rosemary's final madness had begun.

I just don't know what the final outcome will be.

It doesn't matter, though. Jiang Shuzhou has planted quite a few spies in the Empire. At the very least, he has obtained all the maps and military intelligence.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Shuzhou summoned another angel of annihilation.

"Place this item in a remote place within the empire's borders."

Jiang Shuzhou handed over a dozen flesh seeds to the Ember Angel and said.

"Also, place some in the elven territory as well."

Your will will be carried out.

The angel of annihilation knelt on one knee and respectfully received these seeds of flesh and blood.

"Great, go ahead and do it."

Jiang Shuzhou had a deep gaze.

Although the Elven race is still ranked behind the Empire, it is still necessary to make arrangements first.

Let's send some flesh seeds first to let them adapt. We'll hold back for now and then launch the attack directly, catching the elves off guard.

Having received his orders, the Angel of Annihilation became ethereal and began spreading the seeds of flesh and blood.

As Jiang Shuzhou's creation, and having used a considerable amount of dream power during its creation, the Extinction Angel naturally possesses the ability to travel through the dream world.

He's just not as strong as Jiang Shuzhou.

The first destination of the Ember Angels was Mahabray, within the Empire.

This land, already plagued by disasters, has once again been drawn into an even more terrifying conflict.

The invasion of the Abyss may have ended, but now, the invasion of the Mages has begun.

As the place where the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood was created, Mahablay is quite valuable to Jiang Shuzhou.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Mahablay is located on the border and is not far from Jiang Shuzhou's territory.

By placing the Seed of Flesh and Blood here and occupying this place as soon as possible, we can maximize its use as a springboard to attack the Empire.

Without a doubt, regardless of the purpose, placing the seed of flesh here is worthwhile.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

In the newly grown woods of Mahablay.

An inconspicuous little red seed fell silently.

Not a ripple.

"Squeak squeak".

A squirrel looked at the fruit with great curiosity and prepared to crack it open to take a look.

"Pfft."

A long, thin, scarlet tentacle pierced through the squirrel's body, and the once vibrant squirrel became a dried-up corpse moments later.

"Evolve, kill, then evolve again."

This is the way of survival for those of flesh and blood.

Immediately afterwards, like sheep entering the jaws of wolves, almost all the animals in the forest suffered, their bodies devoured by the flesh-and-blood creatures.

The seeds began to sprout.

In a short while, the surroundings seemed to have turned into a paradise of flesh and blood, with many fleshy mosses on the ground.

It's clear that this place will soon become extremely dangerous.

At this moment, the empire is unaware.