A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 292 War Conference

As usual, it was pouring rain in Velissco today.

"The rain is still so heavy in Veliko."

Jiang Shuzhou sighed.

"Being located near the sea, it's normal for it to rain a lot."

Alger responded.

"This is my first time officially meeting everyone, how can I do this in such bad weather?"

After saying that, Jiang Shuzhou casually waved his hand and released the Hurricane Technique.

A strong wind blew towards the clouds high in the sky, dispersing the dark clouds, clearing the sky, and letting the warm sunshine envelop Velisco.

Alger, who was standing to the side, was slightly taken aback, and then he understood what Jiang Shuzhou meant.

The situation in the Storm Sea has been deadlocked for far too long. Today the Mage Alliance takes over a piece of land, tomorrow the Saints Alliance takes over another piece of land, back and forth, in a frantic tug-of-war.

"It seems you intend to bring about change to the Storm Sea, but you should know that there's a reason this situation has lasted this long, and we can afford to wait."

Alger began to advise Jiang Shuzhou.

Jiang Shuzhou neither confirmed nor denied this.

Alger and his gang have plenty of time to waste here, but Jiang Shuzhou doesn't.

He has so many things to do, such as building the Mage Tower and conquering other dimensions.

Although Murphy is a skilled builder, he can only build the exterior and some unimportant parts. Important parts, such as the creation of tower spirits, the engraving of mage tower runes, and the construction of power supply systems, all need to be handled by Jiang Shuzhou himself.

After all, these things are the core of the mage tower, and the consequences would be unimaginable if they were leaked.

Therefore, the vast majority of alchemists do it themselves. While ordinary mages don't commission large-scale private orders like Jiang Shuzhou, they still make the core components, such as tower spirits, themselves.

No mage would willingly entrust something so vital to their life to someone else. After all, the mage tower is the stronghold of high-level mages, and for a mage, their own mage tower is the safest place and the best place to place a resurrection backup plan.

As for a mage like Jiang Shuzhou, who has an absurd number of secrets, the mage tower would not even have the possibility of involving other mages in its construction.

As for alternate dimensions, that goes without saying.

The main plane's pie has already been mostly divided up, and the only place where they can still expand is the underground world. Jiang Shuzhou has also sent burrowing worms to dig and see if they can find a second underground world, but unfortunately, there has been no news so far.

Therefore, if you want to expand your territory, see more new and exotic species, and find more strange knowledge, you still have to rely on astral exploration.

These are all things Jiang Shuzhou has to do; he doesn't have time to mess around here.

"Newcomers always bring change. Besides, aren't you also planning to hunt down the mortal body of the Goddess of the Magic Network?"

"That will be at least a few years from now."

"With me here, there's no need."

Jiang Shuzhou's domineering remarks almost silenced Alger.

"Alright, let's start the meeting."

Alger shook his head and didn't say anything about Jiang Shuzhou's overconfident behavior.

After all, they are still young. Who hasn't been young and impetuous at some point?

However, he didn't know that what Jiang Shuzhou said was true.

Once the scarlet infection takes hold, the entire open sea will be turned upside down.

Of course, now is not the time.

Jiang Shuzhou was waiting for a good opportunity, an opportunity that would allow him to take over several secret realms in one fell swoop.

These secret realms all have the function of severing their connection with the outside world. After all, they are demi-planes, and theoretically, the controller is the will of the plane, so it is quite difficult to take one down.

However, this is not a big problem for Jiang Shuzhou. He can use the infected to confirm the spatial location of the demiplane and then launch a direct attack.

However, at least the scarlet infection needs to spread there.

This is also why Jiang Shuzhou has always kept his intentions hidden.

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Inside the meeting room.

"I told you, this can't be done! Bring my mech unit here!"

"What are your mechs compared to our behemoths? Our giant beasts are the true force of war!"

Ralph and Corey are both old friends of Jiang Shuzhou.

Since Ralf belongs to the psychic school and Corey belongs to the genie school, and these two schools have always been at odds, they have been at odds ever since they arrived in Velissco.

"Gentlemen, while the defeat of the Third Army is regrettable, haven't we made progress in other areas? Please don't be like this..."

"It has nothing to do with any of that. It's just that these roughnecks, covered in engine oil, just don't like the look of them!"

"You rotten bastard, how dare you talk to me like that?"

Harvey's words were ruthlessly interrupted by the two men, who didn't even let him finish speaking.

"Never mind, never mind, we're not all here yet. Let's wait a bit."

Sidney was as kind and gentle as the herbs he studied.

"It doesn't feel as good as my rune golem."

Collim said.

"How many years ago is this stuff? You're just rehashing old ideas, taking these relics and making minor modifications, and then you call it something new? I..."

"No, you old codger, don't think that..."

Soon, the meeting room was filled with the sounds of debate.

"well……"

Harvey felt like a small boat adrift, with the constant bickering of the alchemists like waves that would eventually carry him away.

"What's wrong? Why is it so noisy?"

Jiang Shuzhou pushed open the conference room door, and he immediately heard the sounds of several alchemists arguing heatedly.

"It's good that you're here. Ahem, let me introduce you all. This is Navis Lebo, who specializes in flesh and blood, and also has some knowledge of potion-making and rune-related fields."

The mages present stopped arguing, nodded to Jiang Shuzhou, and introduced themselves.

Jiang Shuzhou responded to each of them and greeted them.

The presentation was completed quickly.

"You've come at the right time, Master Navis. Our Seventh Army is still short of a leader, you see..."

Harvey pleaded, but Jiang Shuzhou politely declined.

"I understand Mayor Harvey's meaning, but I myself do not have the ability or talent to lead troops into battle. It is better to leave this kind of thing to professionals."

"Besides, I also brought a large army with me, although they are currently training."

Harvey's plan has now completely failed.

Soon, the monks started arguing again.

Harvey initially thought Jiang Shuzhou would intervene, but unfortunately, he was wrong.

As a seasoned bystander, Jiang Shuzhou's motto is that the louder the argument, the better. After all, people love a good show, and they won't criticize Jiang Shuzhou anyway.

It hurts, it hurts too much.

That's how Harvey felt at that moment.

The difficulty of hosting such a meeting is self-evident.