A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 258 Homecoming

It was a new day, and after signing a whole bunch of contracts, Jiang Shuzhou finally escaped from the encirclement of a large group of high-level mages.

"Now we're not short of money, but we're short of goods."

Jiang Shuzhou has 80 magic stones in advance, and the production and delivery time is almost five years away.

If Jiang Shuzhou hadn't been so reluctant to wait ten years to deliver, he might have been able to sell a large batch more.

The mages' enthusiasm led Jiang Shuzhou to decide to first produce a batch of Fleshwork Workshops specializing in rune constructs, to maximize production as much as possible, and then deliver as many goods as possible.

Although it's a bit tough to be in debt right after starting to sell goods, it's better to have debts than to not be able to sell anything at all.

We can expedite production from now on.

"Ready?"

When Master Chris saw Jiang Shuzhou, he was filled with sorrow.

He used to be a senior, but now they are peers.

It can only be said that the fastest thing to change in this world is seniority. Yesterday you were a senior, today you're calling each other brothers.

"Ready."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded. The diplomats sent by the Alliance to Blue Star would be arriving in a few more days, so Jiang Shuzhou planned to go back first to take care of some personal matters.

"Alright, pay close attention to the Book of Alchemy, don't forget the information inside."

Immediately afterwards, the Star Gate opened, revealing a dazzling starry sky.

That's the Astral Plane.

With Chris's adjustments, a familiar planet soon appeared before them.

That's Blue Star.

"Now you can choose where it lands."

Chris handed over control to Jiang Shuzhou.

Jiang Shuzhou took over control.

Soon, the scene froze. It was a desolate wilderness, the outskirts of where Jiang Shuzhou lived.

"It may not be the right thing to say, but it's the usual practice."

Chris shrugged and then said.

"Good luck."

Jiang Shuzhou gave a thumbs up.

"Go home."

He then entered the Astral Gate.

Blue Star, the outskirts of Q City.

Accompanied by a strong spatial fluctuation, Jiang Shuzhou returned to Blue Star.

However, this time it wasn't through the game pod that I logged in and out; I teleported here myself.

"It feels pretty strange."

Jiang Shuzhou used an invisibility spell, flashing repeatedly, and returned directly to his house.

A 140-square-meter apartment is considered large for one person, but for Jiang Shuzhou now, it's too small.

Given his status, even living in the imperial palace would be an act of degrading himself.

But after all, it's my own home; there's no place like home.

Looking at himself in the gaming pod, Jiang Shuzhou felt a surge of emotions.

The game pod opened quickly.

The two versions of themselves looked at each other.

Jiang Shuzhou had gotten used to this feeling, after all, he had long ago created a clone of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Then, Jiang Shuzhou activated his secret technique, and the two began to merge.

The fusion was successful in less than a second.

Jiang Shuzhou didn't notice any increase in his aptitude, probably because he hadn't grown much.

However, Jiang Shuzhou did experience that feeling of being free to roam the sky.

From then on, he was free from all constraints.

The living room was covered in dust; Jiang Shuzhou hadn't cleaned it for some time.

He would occasionally log off to drink a nutrient solution or a filling potion, and he hardly received any information from the outside world.

Anyway, he was all alone, so not many people came to his door.

The computer desktop was covered with a thick layer of dust, and the figurines all looked dusty.

With a casual cleaning spell, Jiang Shuzhou instantly gathered all the dirt in the house into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

As is customary, Jiang Shuzhou planned to keep something as a souvenir.

What had the biggest impact on him?

Jiang Shuzhou went to the study.

With a sweep of powerful mental energy, a book floated out.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, a work by Nietzsche.

This book has influenced Jiang Shuzhou from his childhood until now.

And of course, there's the gaming pod.

I put both items into my spatial ring.

There was nothing in this house that he cared about anymore.

However, after thinking about it, Jiang Shuzhou still took the phone.

Maybe it will be useful.

He then went to the police station.

"Hello, this is Li Shengli. How can I help you?"

"The receptionist—no, the officer on duty—asked."

"I'm looking for Wang Guowei."

"Captain Wang? He... cough cough, what do you need him for?"

"What's wrong?"

"He...is not here."

For some reason, even though he had no obligation to speak and didn't want to, Lee Seungri felt a wave of dizziness and then answered every question.

Where is Wang Guowei?

"He resigned and should be at home now."

"Resigned? A team captain resigned? Tell me more about it."

"I don't know much, but it seems he was forced to resign. Apparently, it was because of something that he was forced to resign about a year ago."

Where does he live?

"Room 402, Building 5, Panlong Residential Area".

Li Shengli checked.

Jiang Shuzhou nodded in satisfaction, and then said.

"Just pretend this never happened, okay? Get back to work."

"it is good."

Li Shengli closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, he had forgotten the conversation he had just had.

"Young man, what can I do for you?"

"It's nothing."

Jiang Shuzhou left.

"This is really inexplicable."

Lee Seungri looked at Jiang Shuzhou, who had come in and left without doing anything, and shook his head, hoping that he was really alright.

Panlong Community, an old community, it's hard to believe that a police officer, a captain, an official of some rank, would live in such a place.

"Knock knock knock".

A knock came at the door.

Who is it?

"Open the door."

Upon hearing these words, Liu Mei seemed to be bewitched and immediately opened the door.

Jiang Shuzhou slipped inside, frowning as he looked around.

Shabby and dilapidated.

This was Jiang Shuzhou's first impression.

Jiang Shuzhou had initially thought that something like the walls were full of money would be playing out here, but unfortunately, after using his X-ray vision and mental power to sense everything, he found nothing.

"Is this Wang Guowei's home?"

As one of the few people who cared about Jiang Shuzhou, Wang Guowei genuinely visited Jiang Shuzhou every month before their falling out, and he did indeed help him solve some problems. He also frequently advised Jiang Shuzhou to be a good person.

Although Jiang Shuzhou basically didn't listen.

"Yes, Wang Guowei is my husband."

"By the way, you are...?"

"I'm an old friend of his, so we have some connection."

Jiang Shuzhou replied.

"When did he arrive? What is he doing now? Why didn't he become a police officer?"

Liu Mei paused for a moment, then spoke.

"Guowei should be back soon, right now he..."

Liu Mei seemed to find it difficult to speak and did not continue.

"explain."

He does odd jobs.

Jiang Shuzhou raised an eyebrow.

"Someone pressured him to find a young man, and he did, but it seems they couldn't reach an agreement. Then, for some reason, he was reported, and then..."

"who's that person?"

"I remember, that young man's name was... Jiang Shuzhou."