A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 157 Jess

"President Alger, what do you mean by this?!"

"Well, thank you in return."

"Of course, I also have some local specialties here, and I'll send someone to deliver them to you right away."

Jiang Shuzhou readily agreed to the matter with a series of three prompts.

"The number of people was originally limited, and even if I recommended someone, I would still have to be evaluated. But you've done well, publishing quite a few related papers."

"Master Pamela took a liking to you at first sight, so in a few days you can go directly to the Alchemy City of Akamia to obtain your identity first, and then go to the Mage City of Mewok."

Akamia, the city of alchemy, the stronghold of alchemists, the city of eternal progress.

Mewok, the city of mages, a floating city, the capital of the Mage Alliance.

"Thank you for your kindness, and I also thank Master Napamela for her appreciation."

After discussing alchemy for a few more minutes, the two ended the call.

It must be said that President Alger is a righteous man. Without his recommendation, Jiang Shuzhou probably would never have had the opportunity to go to Akamia.

Jiang Shuzhou took out the rune knowledge he had obtained from the Empire, along with some plants that he had acquired from Mahabray that could grow in the polluted area, and intended to give them to Alger.

After all, Alger was a high-ranking alchemist, and without exception, any gift that could impress him was extremely expensive.

But these things are different; they're not valuable, but they're unique and can be considered a small token of our appreciation.

After entrusting the task to his subordinates, Jiang Shuzhou prepared to pack up and embark on his pursuit of knowledge once again.

There was no way Jiang Shuzhou could refuse; he was offering too much.

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.

"Ye Chen, remember, when you get there you must learn as much as possible about the relevant knowledge, you absolutely must..."

Inside the countermeasures bureau, Professor Wang gave instructions to the man named Ye Chen in front of him.

"Okay, I'll go to school! I know it very well!"

"You're representing the country this time, so you absolutely must be careful!"

"Okay, okay, it's not like I'm never logging off. We'll talk about it later."

Ye Chen shook his head impatiently, then entered the game pod.

"Professor, is this person really reliable?"

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do. He's the most talented person we can find, with two talents. If he successfully advances, he might even get a third."

"Unfortunately, no matter how hard we search, we can't find that Shadow of the Law, and he never replies to our private messages."

Professor Wang shook his head.

"Based on his cultivation speed and our estimates, he may already be at the third level."

"That's impossible! As far as I know, you're the only second-tier mage in our entire country. You have no resources whatsoever, how could you possibly have reached the second tier?"

"Sigh, it's too difficult. Not only do we have to overturn old scientific concepts and learn new knowledge, but we also need to have element affinity."

"Both are indispensable. Out of more than a billion people in the country, we have only found one person with such good talent."

"Yes, it's too difficult to investigate each case one by one, and there's too much resistance. It's also very difficult to recruit people."

"Yes, but despite the difficulties, we persevered, didn't we?"

Professor Wang sighed. Almost a year had passed, and he was now the head of the entire Countermeasures Bureau.

Since the official decision to favor the Mage Alliance, the training of priests has been suspended, the mage program has received strong support, and the previous Magic Network Mage program has also been discontinued.

And so, Professor Wang rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a high-ranking official.

"Let's hope he won't let us down. There are only a few spots available, so this is the best we can do for now."

"Professor Wang, let's go."

Professor Wang nodded and entered the game pod as well.

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 desert, a deafening roar echoed across the sky as the towering city slowly moved forward.

This is Akamia, the city of eternal progress.

Its special feature is that it can draw power from the void without consuming any elements or magic, and can even create something from nothing, transforming the power in the void into elements.

This technology has long been lost, and this is the only core technique that remains.

The power required to build a floating city wasn't high enough, so this was the only option.

However, this void core is only responsible for providing power for travel, and no one dares to let it do anything else, in case it breaks down due to overload.

If the Void Core weren't so sturdy and had never caused any problems, the alchemists would have loved to build another floating city and house it there.

This thing truly achieved the great feat of creating something from nothing, although there was only one of it, and although drawing power from the void was somewhat of a trick.

But in any case, this is definitely a cultural relic.

Teleportation array number 32 flashed, and Jiang Shuzhou arrived.

This time he didn't take an airship. After all, Akamiya's location changes every day. Besides, if he can get reimbursed, why not use a teleportation array?

Of course, Chahara was also with Jiang Shuzhou.

"That's amazing."

Busy streets and receding sand dunes in the distance.

Jiang Shuzhou experienced a feeling he had never experienced before, a feeling that was quite wonderful.

It's as if the whole world revolves around you.

"Let's get acquainted, Jess."

A man dressed in aristocratic attire, with a tilted scale pinned to his chest, who was clearly a young mage, spoke up.

"Navis".

Jiang Shuzhou nodded, thus establishing their acquaintance.

"Are you going to take an exam too?"

Jess seemed to be very outgoing and started chatting with Jiang Shuzhou right away.

I guess so.

Jiang Shuzhou was admitted to university without taking the entrance exam; he simply wanted to travel on public funds and come to take a look.

"Me too, but I've already passed two exams, and I only need to pass the potion exam. Once I pass that, I can become a professor at Melver."

Jess looked smug, and he certainly had the right to be. He was young, academically accomplished, and could be described as a precocious and erudite young man.

"That's good."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded. He didn't have any particular thoughts, he just found it interesting.

"I hear there are many beautiful female students at the academy!"

"I can't wait any longer."

Dude, you're really under a lot of pressure.

"Have you ever properly studied summoning spells?"

Finally, Jiang Shuzhou couldn't hold back any longer.

"Of course I've studied it, so what?"

"Have you ever learned how to summon a succubus?"

"what?"

"What I mean is, if you're feeling repressed, have a succubus practice with you more often, and whatever you do, don't go looking for female students!"

"Oh, I was too frivolous. I was just being cheeky; I really didn't mean any harm to the students."

Jess looked apologetic.

Oh, silly child, I'm not concerned about those students, I'm concerned about you!

What if someone turns such a promising young man into a pill for academic advancement?

"What I mean is, avoid contact with those female students to prevent being defamed!"

"ah?!"