A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 193 Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts

The news of the old orc's return shook the entire camp, especially after news spread that he had been upgraded to C-rank by Jiang Shuzhou and gained freedom and power.

No orc doesn't yearn for freedom and power. The reason not many people signed up before was because the probability of death was almost 100%, and who would dare to take the gamble?

But things are different now; some people have come back alive.

This is a living advertisement; it will attract one orc after another to actively participate in Jiang Shuzhou's experiments. With the orcs' active cooperation, Jiang Shuzhou's experiments have obviously progressed much faster.

However, as Ye Chen got into trouble, the situation in the Northern Territory began to become increasingly turbulent.

The college is prepared to end this test early.

For this reason, Jiang Shuzhou's war in the northern frontier was forced to stop.

During this period, Jiang Shuzhou only led troops on one expedition, annihilating about 200,000 orcs and capturing about 100,000 orcs.

The follow-up troops swept through the area on their own, annihilating a total of about 300,000 orcs and capturing about 100,000.

This also meant that no matter how much Jiang Shuzhou expanded his camp, it was always in a state of overcrowding.

However, precisely because of this, Jiang Shuzhou obtained enough prisoners of war and disobedient orcs to conduct experiments, which had both advantages and disadvantages.

The next step is to register every orc and identify high-value targets.

Fortunately, Jiang Shuzhou had the foresight to number the orcs in advance and brand them, which allowed the subsequent work to proceed more quickly.

However, these are not things that Jiang Shuzhou needs to focus on right now. What he needs to do now is to continue to improve the rune structure.

"Bring the next batch of orc volunteers over."

Soon, another group of volunteers was brought over, a total of fifty people, all of whom were volunteers.

As a result, Jiang Shuzhou's success rate has increased to about 20%, and the subsequent mortality rate is only 10%.

It can be said to be quite a success.

These rune warriors will be incorporated into Jiang Shuzhou's army and become a force for attacking enemy positions.

While Jiang Shuzhou was feeling quite smug, Jess was in a completely different situation.

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.

"You're a mage, not a warrior! What do you need this legacy for?!"

Jess decided to try to persuade Ye Chen first, after all, he was a teacher.

"I can cultivate together, Professor. I can't possibly give up this legacy!"

"Moreover, mages are too weak in close combat; once they get close, they're doomed. That's why I need to practice breathing techniques, so..."

If anyone else dared to speak to Jess like that, he probably would have already blasted them with a fireball.

You can't even figure out how to refine it properly as a mage, yet you dare to try to do it part-time?

The pursuit of magic is endless. A true mage will never have enough time. Even if he is exceptionally talented in magic, he will eventually turn to alchemy as a side job.

Not some kind of warrior.

If you want a strong body, just go for alchemy. Replace whatever is wrong with your heart, liver, spleen, stomach, or kidneys.

Just like Jiang Shuzhou, he can create a body at will, as long as he puts his soul into it.

"Fine, do whatever you want with it. Just don't tell anyone you're my student anymore."

Seeing Ye Chen's resolute expression, Jess was speechless.

It's as if he's the only genius.

Not to mention Jiang Shuzhou, who accomplished in his early twenties what others took decades to achieve, even Jess was only a few years older than Jiang Shuzhou.

He became a mage at the age of eighteen and an alchemist at the age of twenty. During this time, he never neglected his knowledge of magic and alchemy.

Now, he is a fifth-tier mage.

Isn't this more impressive than Ye Chen, who at twenty-two years old hasn't even become a mage yet yet fantasizes about being a genius capable of cultivating both magic and martial arts?

Is it that Jess didn't have time to practice breathing techniques and become a warrior?

He didn't want to.

After all, what is a warrior compared to becoming an alchemist?

The mage class requires players to stand in the back and deal damage while avoiding danger as much as possible. Mages also use their own methods to make up for these shortcomings, which has led to many mages not being afraid of warriors attacking the back row at all.

Jiang Shuzhou, of course, never bothered with such matters. After all, his talent was directly linked to the strength of his spells, so he only needed to work hard to improve his strength and was not afraid of close combat at all.

Jess, on the other hand, tries to compensate with machinery.

Everyone else was pretty ruthless, but when it came to Ye Chen, he actually tried to reduce his disadvantages by becoming a warrior.

Why don't you suggest using the method of becoming a mage to reduce the warrior's lack of ranged attacks?

Jess was so angry he was speechless and left. Why would he help to withstand the pressure?

He's not stupid; since the person has come to this point, he has no choice but to comply.

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.

The experiment was a great success. Within just one week, Jiang Shuzhou's rune construction success rate soared to 50%, a truly remarkable improvement.

Most importantly, Jiang Shuzhou completed the iteration of Standard Breathing Technique 2.0, successfully making the breathing technique compatible with two rune constructs.

Both configurations are compatible.

Incidentally, as the creator, Jiang Shuzhou naturally left hidden doors in the constructs, and these doors cannot be removed unless the design is reworked.

Once Jiang Shuzhou decides, the powerful artifacts that amplify the strength of these rune warriors will instantly kill them through explosions.

Like a failed product.

This technology is not yet mature and involves considerable risks, so Jiang Shuzhou does not plan to make it public. However, he can use these rune warriors.

After all, human transmutation isn't unheard of; just say it's human transmutation if asked.

Let's be patient for now and make a name for ourselves later.

Furthermore, mages can theoretically use rune constructs, or even flesh and blood creations.

However, this requires further research.

As the discipline is still in its early stages, Jiang Shuzhou has a long way to go.

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.

"Folks, hurry up, come on, let's clean up the pollution! First come, first served!"

The elite blood-filtering beast was just wandering around aimlessly with nothing to do.

Although there were many orcs in the camp, there were also quite a few blood-filtering beasts. Jiang Shuzhou had the Flesh Mother Tree work overtime to create a thousand of them, since although they were blood-filtering beasts, it didn't mean they had no combat power.

Whether it's tentacles or powerful six arms and legs, it all indicates that their combat strength is not weak.

Unfortunately, their bizarre appearance and outrageous statements prevented any orc from daring to test the strength of the elite blood-filtering beast.

"Huh? What's this thing?"

The Skeleton Army of Cangzhou Assault is still live streaming, just wandering around aimlessly.

"Brother, you seem to be a pure human, so you don't seem to need blood filtering?"

"Will there be any problems trying it?"

"No, it will promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis."

The elite blood-filtering beast spoke in a measured tone.

"Shall I give it a try?"

"Alright, bro, relax. You'll feel so much better after you try it."

After saying that, the elite blood-filtering beast opened its cavity and stuffed the Cangzhou assault skeleton soldier inside.

"Brother, your bones are heavier than your flesh. You need to pay more attention to your health in the future and stop skipping meals."

Just like a doctor, the elite blood-filtering beast gave instructions as it began its work.

"How do you feel? Don't you feel relaxed?"

"Huh? You know what, you really do feel much better."

"It seems acupoints really do work."

The elite blood-filtering beast was very happy.

Thus, the legendary Doctor Beast was born.

All I can say is flesh and blood; it's quite amazing, isn't it?