A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 272 The Land of No Return

Denozhi felt the oppressive feeling all over her body disappear, and she stood up.

"Master, you will keep your promise, won't you?"

"Of course. Even though you can't do anything about it if I lie to you, I will help you. I never lie."

Jiang Shuzhou speaks without blushing or skipping a beat.

Although he did deceive others a few times, it was out of desperation. Besides, when has Jiang Shuzhou ever deceived his own people?

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou threw a large stack of notebooks into Denuozhi's hands.

"There's an index book; follow that when you study. The rest are my personal insights."

Then, without even glancing at Denuozhi's expression, Jiang Shuzhou continued speaking.

"Someone will pick you up in a bit; go to her place."

Denozhi was stunned.

"Aren't you taking me with you?"

"This is just me in a clone. Besides, I have a ton of other things to do; where would I find the time?"

"Study diligently on your own; if you can't learn, you won't be able to get a gun."

Denozzi paused for a moment, then spoke.

"understood."

"That's a good child."

Jiang Shuzhou, who was well-versed in the art of managing his subordinates, did not simply suppress them; a balance of restraint and leniency is the mark of a true ruler.

Soon, Chahara arrived.

With Jiang Shuzhou's resources, Chahara has already reached the sixth tier of assassin. It is believed that it will not be long before she becomes a high-tier assassin.

"Go with her. You're colleagues, so listen to her when I'm not around."

Jiang Shuzhou gave an order and handed the gun to Chahara.

"Don't even think about forcibly taking it. Once you learn these skills, this gun is yours. If you're planning to forcibly take it..."

With a single thought from Jiang Shuzhou, Denuozhi screamed and crouched down, clutching his head.

"Don't forget, your soul now belongs to me. If you don't want to die, you'd better obey me."

"Understood."

Denoz agreed.

Clearly, she's learned her lesson and is much more obedient now.

Jiang Shuzhou could understand De Nuozhi's feelings, after all, it was his teacher's keepsake.

But he wouldn't tolerate disobedience. Jiang Shuzhou could give it, but De Nuozhi couldn't accept it, or rather, she couldn't take it directly by herself.

Judging from Denorchi's appearance, he's probably a troublemaker at school.

After seeing Denozzi off, time flew by, and soon the next day arrived.

"Master Navis?"

Morris came to visit.

"What's wrong?"

"Have you finished dealing with your matter?"

"It's all taken care of. What did Pilates say?"

"They've rested well, and we're ready to leave at any time."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded, and then said.

"Very well, let's go then. Our next stop is the Alliance of Saints, shall we?"

"Yes, we are going to the Land of No Return, where the Earth Mother Goddess will meet us."

"Alright, let's go then."

The Alliance of Saints, a mysterious yet familiar realm—this time, Jiang Shuzhou is finally going to witness it firsthand.

Although Jiang Shuzhou had read the documents countless times before, they were all just documents; he had never seen them in person.

This is normal. Just as priests never dare to come to the Mage Alliance, Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't idly enter the territory of the All Saints Alliance.

In that kind of place, once Jiang Shuzhou enters, it's like playing a battle royale game; if he can't escape, he'll be killed.

After all, mages are a forbidden profession in the Alliance of Saints.

Head north from Hick, out of the Alliance territory.

The environment changed abruptly, turning into a desert.

There was no warning whatsoever.

Just one meter apart, one step forward is rolling yellow sand, and one step back is birdsong and fragrant flowers.

This is because of the war between the Mage Alliance and the Alliance of Saints.

As is well known, the terrain and geographical factors of the main plane have little to do with each other; all terrain is determined by the strong.

This place was bombarded by a legendary mage from the Alliance with the legendary fire spell Eternal Sunfire.

It took a full ten years for the flames to die down. Once a forest, it is now a desert.

It is said that the druid was so angry that he was about to fight the mage on the spot. However, the mage anticipated this and launched a surprise attack, successfully killing a legendary druid and immediately putting the druids in their place.

The old master is truly remarkable; he even thought of this.

To this day, there has been no output here. Neither the Mage Alliance nor the Saints Alliance, nor even the Ovi Empire, wants to get involved here.

As a result, this place was used as a buffer zone between the three major powers, becoming a no-man's-land.

Then there's output here—criminals, illicit goods.

Now the mage alliance, which originally planned to change the geology, is unwilling to accept it.

This is a good place to use as a trash can, and we can also put some unusual things here.

Normally, this place is truly lawless, but today, these outlaws are quite well-behaved.

Because a high-ranking priest led a large group of paladins to this place.

All outlaws know that today is the annual Peace Day, as the two major powers will meet here to usher in a new year of peace.

Of course, this is the opinion of ignorant outlaws. In fact, there is no ceasefire agreement between the two alliances. At most, it is not allowed to launch surprise attacks. The only function of the contract is to serve as a reminder.

Andonev, a high-ranking priest and follower of the Earth Mother Goddess, stood on his magnificent celestial steed at the southern exit of the Lawless Land, a vital passage connecting the Mage Alliance with the Lawless Land.

"Gentlemen, thank you for waiting!"

Although Jiang Shuzhou and the others weren't particularly interested in these charlatans, they still had to put on a show.

"Not long after, let me introduce myself. I am Andonev, a loyal servant of Mother Earth."

As soon as Andonev opened his mouth, Jiang Shuzhou and the others knew that he was an old charlatan, constantly spouting phrases like "the loyal servant of God."

"Navis".

"Trunk".

"Maurice".

Jiang Shuzhou and the other two introduced themselves.

"Please, everyone."

Andonev gestured for him to proceed.

Jiang Shuzhou and the others didn't stand on ceremony and followed Andonev directly.

"Just to let you all know, to prevent any unnecessary misunderstandings, we will arrange your routes into the Kingdom of the Gods. The routes will mainly pass through the parishes of our God, so please do not wander off, otherwise some things that no one wants to see may easily happen."

"Ha, what are you talking about? I've heard that the Alliance of Saints is the most free, and seeing it today, I can confirm it's true."

Although Jiang Shuzhou's words were complimentary, his meaning was quite simple and clear.

Is this the freedom you preach every day?

"This is due to the sensitive nature of our relationship, and I hope everyone can understand."

Andonev had a good temper, perhaps because he was a believer in Mother Earth.

The Earth Mother Goddess is now considered a semi-nature goddess.

Although she still retains a considerable amount of self-awareness, according to the Alliance's calculations, the Earth Mother Goddess will completely merge with the Dao within a few thousand years at most.

At that time, the Mage Alliance and the Earth Mother Goddess will no longer have a direct conflict, since people will have become laws and will no longer need faith.