A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 150 Departure

The rain brought new life.

Jiang Shuzhou arrived as promised, and rain composed of purifying agents began to fall from the sky.

The rain, like sweet dew, nourished everyone's hearts and filled the parched land of the mountain fortress.

"How is it, Your Excellency Rosemary? Are you satisfied?"

Standing atop the city wall, the two began their daily game of cunning and deception.

"Of course I am satisfied, because of you, Mahabre has been revitalized."

"I see. I have good news for you. Your elder brother, the fourth prince Midas, now has the support of the vast majority of people."

As he spoke, Jiang Shuzhou observed Rosemary's expression.

"I see. Then I'll congratulate my fourth brother for now."

Calm, as if it had been expected, without surprise or any other emotion.

However, the biggest problem is that there is no problem.

Rosemary should have shown joy and surprise at this moment.

He was overjoyed that his life had been saved, and surprised that the outcome had been decided so quickly.

But clearly, none of these exist.

So she was hiding it, not wanting Jiang Shuzhou to discover her true feelings.

He's still young; he doesn't even know to wear a hood when doing something like this.

Just like Jiang Shuzhou, once he puts on his hood, no one can see his expression, so naturally no one can guess what he's thinking.

Based on Rosemary's performance, Jiang Shuzhou drew a conclusion.

She actually didn't accept her fate?

Jiang Shuzhou had this feeling when she secretly intercepted the abyss pus; he was just confirming it now.

So the question is, who gave her this courage?

Once Rosemary leaves Mahablay, Jiang Shuzhou has no doubt that she will be killed the day after she leaves.

How can the situation be controlled if they don't leave Mahabre?

Unless she has a foolproof plan and an absolute advantage, she has no chance of winning.

Jiang Shuzhou thought about it for a long time, even thinking of the abyss, but he rejected it one by one.

Even the Abyss would have little chance of helping Rosemary now, unless the Abyss's will intervenes.

Promote Rosemary directly to Legendary Demon Lord, otherwise don't even think about successfully seizing the throne.

Moreover, even if Rosemary were to become a legendary demon lord, she might not be able to secure her throne, since every Elector is a legend.

Without key information, it's difficult to know what Rosemary was up to.

However, the only thing that is certain is that this person is not as simple as he appears on the surface.

Therefore, Jiang Shuzhou decided to flee.

Anyway, everything that needed to be done has been done, and a connection has been established with the Wealth Church, so there's another way to make money.

There's not much loss in running away now, especially since Mahabray's demon portal probably won't be around for much longer.

With a large influx of players into Mahabray, fewer demons were killed than players in the low-to-medium contaminated zones.

Within one or two months at most, the demonic pollution of Mahabray will be completely contained and then quelled.

We can entrust the troops to someone else for now, since Jiang Shuzhou has almost never interfered anyway. As for the players?

He'll talk to the guild and officials later, since they've wanted to see him for a long time.

It's time to make time to meet up.

"Now that the purification is complete, I'll take my leave. I hope we'll have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."

After saying that, Jiang Shuzhou left.

Rosemary didn't sense anything amiss. After all, in her eyes, Jiang Shuzhou was indeed that kind of person—he would take the benefits, do the work, and then run away.

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Inside the camp, the group was gathered together.

"Gentlemen, the commander wants to see you."

Upon hearing this, everyone reacted with varying expressions: some were expectant, some were doubtful, and some were solemn.

They had wanted to meet this commander for a month, but unfortunately they hadn't had the chance, even after asking 87.

The meeting was held in Jiang Shuzhou's office.

Although Jiang Shuzhou doesn't manage things much and usually conducts research in the laboratory, he does have such an office.

His reason for seeking out these people was simple: to let players manage other players. Since the promotional video was released, a massive influx of players has made management increasingly difficult.

Jiang Shuzhou was planning to leave, but he didn't intend to resign from his position for the time being, since it was still a matter of some benefit.

Therefore, he plans to operate remotely to complete daily tasks.

That's what he usually does anyway.

The problem now is that the regular army of the Mage Alliance is already used to this kind of behind-the-scenes manipulation, so there won't be any issues.

But the players are different. This group of people is full of energy and can do anything, no matter how much they are restrained.

That's why Jiang Shuzhou planned to let the heroes manage the heroes, and let the players manage the players.

Jiang Shuzhou's office was filled with all sorts of office supplies donated by local nobles.

A desk with gold trim, countless artworks hanging on the wall, a solid gold clock, jade tea sets, and so on.

If this were an ordinary person's office, it could be described as luxurious.

However, since Jiang Shuzhou is an alchemist, this office can only be described as shabby.

Jiang Shuzhou didn't even have a single magical artifact; he could have bought dozens of sets of all the magical items in the room with just the spare change he had on him.

"Knock knock knock".

A knock sounded at the door; it seemed the person had arrived.

"Come in."

Then the door was opened.

Four people dressed differently entered the office.

Three men and one woman.

"sit."

Upon hearing this, the group sat down.

"I've called you here today to tell you some good news."

Upon hearing this, the group was taken aback. What good news?

"I plan to let the mercenaries manage themselves, and as far as I know, you seem to have a lot of influence and quite a few men under your command?"

"Yes, Master Navis, we are honored by your kindness, but our people are naturally insignificant compared to yours."

"If you don't mind, we'd be happy to help you manage it."

Soon some people realized what was happening and immediately began to pledge their loyalty.

Jiang Shuzhou nodded. As expected of a fellow townsman, he spoke so pleasantly.

Due to factors such as culture and beliefs, nearly half of the players in the Mage Alliance are Chinese or have Chinese cultural genes.

Therefore, the people Jiang Shuzhou selected were naturally Chinese.

"But I have a small request."

"That's what the man in the audience said."

"What request?"

"I hope you can agree that our contribution points can be traded among us."

"That's beyond my control, but I will grant you the authority to manage contribution points."

"Of course, I'm giving you the authority so you can manage things better. If anyone does anything against the rules, they'd better watch out."

This can already be considered a positive response.

Once they are given the authority, they can do whatever they want, as long as they can bear the risks.

What happens if you get caught?

Anyway, it was someone below who embezzled, and it had little to do with Jiang Shuzhou, since they weren't Jiang Shuzhou's followers.

"Alright, everyone, let's go. Now that you've agreed, let's do a good job."

Jiang Shuzhou originally planned to chat a bit longer, just to exchange pleasantries.

However, the man's words completely ruined his mood.

When getting others to engage in illegal operations, the two most important things are equal status and providing them with benefits.

Just like Jiang Shuzhou and Blake.

They were equals, and Jiang Shuzhou also bribed all the players.

Otherwise, how could Black have allowed the nobles of the Alliance of Saints to let the mercenaries of the Mage Alliance into the camp?

Now this person wants Jiang Shuzhou to operate illegally and make him bear the risks.

"This is the end of this person's life."

With a sigh, Jiang Shuzhou left; he was packing up and making his escape.

The mission is complete, the objective has been achieved, so if we don't leave now, when will we?