A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 409 Rights and Obligations

However, to acquire this knowledge, Jiang Shuzhou needs to personally go to the alliance for certification.

Although these things are not secrets and consist of theories and observations, only mages of Saint-level strength or above are qualified to view them in order to ensure that they do not fall into the wrong hands.

Jiang Shuzhou is qualified, but he needs to get certified.

Akamia, the city that moves on forever.

The enormous, towering mobile city continues its journey through the western desert.

This time, however, Jiang Shuzhou saw how it "ate".

A mountain range blocked Akamia's path. Then, the city rapidly deformed, opened its belly, and swallowed the mountain whole.

Soon, countless hardworking workers began their work, breaking down the mountain bit by bit.

The various substances on the mountain will be sorted and then turned into nutrients to sustain the city.

Jiang Shuzhou watched with great interest; it was a very creative idea that could perhaps be applied to the floating city.

"It hasn't been that long, and you've already been promoted again."

A woman stared at Jiang Shuzhou with a very complicated look in her eyes.

Keep in mind that it took her hundreds of years to successfully advance to this level.

"Your Excellency Maran, I was merely lucky."

Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand and said in a very Versailles-like manner.

Maran, a female mage from the Holy Realm, happened to be available and was on duty, so she was chosen to receive Jiang Shuzhou.

"Haha, that's pretty lucky."

Maran chuckled twice.

"By the way, may I ask how old you are?"

"Over a hundred years old."

Jiang Shuzhou made up an age at random.

Now, Maran felt a little more at peace.

Although Jiang Shuzhou is not very old in the main plane, don't forget that there is also the exploration of other planes.

Theoretically speaking, if a plane with a faster time flow than the main plane is found, then it is not impossible to become a holy realm in a few months.

However, the power ceiling in such planes is generally not very high, since the higher the power ceiling, the more difficult it is to maintain a high time flow rate.

"You truly deserve to be called the top genius in the entire alliance. I never expected you to reach the Saint Realm at such a young age. Your future is limitless!"

Maran said, while also subtly indicating goodwill.

"Not at all, it's all the result of my talent and hard work, there's nothing to say about it."

Jiang Shuzhou said politely.

Luckily, I didn't tell Maran my real age, otherwise this old guy probably would have clung to me.

That old geezer, who's over a thousand years old, actually dared to try and eat me, a tender grass in my twenties.

Of course, a thousand years old is actually considered young in the Holy Domain. After all, being able to live for ten thousand years means that a thousand years old is equivalent to ten years old for an ordinary person.

The two chatted casually, asking each other some questions.

Jiang Shuzhou is most concerned about his rights and obligations within the alliance.

Maran didn't try to hide anything and started talking straight.

Firstly, one can serve as the governor of a province, responsible for managing the provinces of the Mage Alliance in the Prime Plane, or serve as the administrator of a fortress world established by the Mage Alliance in the Astral Plane specifically to resist the gods.

Secondly, you can invest in various matters within the alliance to generate returns; the more you invest, the more returns you will receive.

In addition, there was an increase in the gold-plated nobility title and the size of the territory. The entire Yuanshan region was handed over to Jiang Shuzhou, and he also gained the right to expand his territory.

As for where to expand? Of course, it's the orcish territory in the north. According to tradition, the alliance will give Jiang Shuzhou an enclave on the border, and then Jiang Shuzhou can start fighting.

Finally, it enables the exchange of material knowledge, with the Alliance providing the platform—the Alchemy Book.

The obligations are quite simple, nothing more than things like attacking gods.

Rights and obligations are considered equal.

Investing involves risk, and caution is advised when entering the market. There are gains and losses, and the returns from investing in industries that promise guaranteed profits are meager, while others are unstable.

Territory is a perk, but Jiang Shuzhou has to guard a border area and send his own troops to expand it; it's a kind of exchange.

In terms of knowledge, apart from the knowledge that the monks themselves make freely available, all other knowledge must be exchanged and purchased.

As for serving as the head of a province? Jiang Shuzhou didn't even glance at it.

Isn't being a local tyrant in your own territory satisfying enough, or is there simply no more room for development in other planes? What kind of administrative official would you want to be?

You'll definitely regret it if you take this job; Harvey is a prime example.

Normally, when nothing's going on, it's fine; you can act like a big shot. But once something happens, things get interesting.

At this point, you're the boss, and so are the other mages, since they're all the same strength. Then you'll need to hold meetings to discuss and mediate conflicts, which is quite a difficult job.

Soon, during their conversation, the two arrived at the headquarters of the Alchemy Guild.

However, as soon as he entered, Jiang Shuzhou felt that something was wrong. The starry sky ceiling of the past was gone, replaced by a very simple decoration.

Did Pamela's shift end too late? Did they change leadership and end up replacing all the decorations?

"May I ask, is Master Pamela still a practicing alchemist?"

Maran looked at Jiang Shuzhou strangely upon hearing this, and then said.

"Of course, if nothing unexpected happens, Master Napamela will remain in office for at least several more decades."

"But I heard that the master likes starry sky ceilings..."

"You mean that one? The master has changed his taste; he now prefers simplicity."

Jiang Shuzhou was stunned; the change was quite significant.

The two were teleported to the office.

The female mage's office was tidier than the male mage's office, as evidenced by the large amount of research materials and various books neatly arranged on her desk.

Of course, this doesn't mean male mages are lazy; it just means they're not bothered by details, since a single spell can accomplish the task.

Jiang Shuzhou himself was the same way; his lab was always a mess, with all sorts of books and experimental materials piled up together. It was always Denoz and Chahara who cleaned it up together, and he never bothered with it.

After all, the experiment is for myself, not for others to see. As long as it succeeds, why bother with so many other things?

It does not require sterility.

But as he looked at it, Jiang Shuzhou began to feel that something was amiss.

Why is there a Taoist robe here with a modified hood?

"What's wrong? Isn't this what the monks in your hometown wear? I thought it looked nice, so I bought it."

Maran found Jiang Shuzhou's gaze quite strange.

"It's nothing."

It's surprising that the Taoist robe actually suits the monk quite well.

After all, they all yearn for freedom and seek the truth.

This made Jiang Shuzhou somewhat emotional. He hadn't expected the two planes to merge so quickly. He could only say that he was indeed a mage, and his speed in accepting new things was truly remarkable.

"Here you are, your badge, and your privileges have been upgraded."

After advancing to the Saintly Realm, the certification process becomes exceptionally simple; all you need is the strength to qualify. As for the Alchemist certification, you only need to master some principles of alchemy.

For example, transformation, flesh and blood, machinery, alchemy, etc.

Jiang Shuzhou naturally had the information, so the authentication process was very fast.