A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 425 Renovation

"Haha, young people these days, they really know how to joke."

The town mayor chuckled twice, then said, but seeing that Jiang Shuzhou's expression didn't seem fake, he found it hard to believe.

"You're kidding, right?"

He asked cautiously.

"Of course not, I just want to go and see."

The town mayor was completely speechless.

He wanted to persuade Jiang Shuzhou, after all, the Blood and Flesh Swamp was not a good place.

"Young man, I know that although there is a legend that there is an axe in the Blood and Flesh Swamp that can kill the World Tree, it is just a legend and should not be taken seriously. Besides, it is too dangerous there. There are all kinds of monsters everywhere. If you go there, you will almost certainly die."

The town mayor earnestly advised him.

"Wait, you said there's an axe inside that can kill the World Tree?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou's eyes lit up. So killing gods was that simple?

"Huh? You didn't know and you still went?"

The town mayor initially thought that Jiang Shuzhou's claim of wanting to go and see was just an excuse, and that he, like most people, was actually there to search for treasure and make a name for himself. However, he did not expect that the other party would actually be serious.

"I know now, so I'm even more determined to go!"

Now, the town mayor was truly at a loss.

"Sigh, then you should buy some supplies first before you go, so that there won't be any problems because of supplies."

This was the only thing the town mayor could do for Jiang Shuzhou.

Of course, he also had the idea of ​​making some money for the town, but that was fine, since it was a win-win situation, and Jiang Shuzhou had to replenish supplies no matter what.

"Okay, do you have any hotels in your town? I'll stay for one night."

Jiang Shuzhou pondered for a moment, then said, "After all, things are different now. If this were in reality, Jiang Shuzhou would never buy any supplies, since he doesn't need to eat."

Although he can now create matter at will, it consumes magic power. If he is constantly in danger, he needs to conserve his magic power.

"Of course, please."

The town mayor said with a smile.

Although he thought Jiang Shuzhou and his group were doomed, it wouldn't be bad to make some money.

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou and Grace checked into the hotel.

But there is a problem.

That means there's only one room.

It was a small town after all, and there were no hotels in the real sense. The so-called hotel was just an empty room in the town mayor's house.

"Go sleep in the carriage!"

Jiang Shuzhou said without any politeness.

"Master, you are my teacher and my father. How can you bear to let me live alone in this cold and desolate carriage?"

Grace couldn't help but start acting cute and charming.

"Of course, besides, don't you have your own room?"

Jiang Shuzhou just wanted to find a normal room to sleep in; he couldn't possibly sleep in Grace's room, since it was full of pink little girl stuff, and he wouldn't be able to sleep there.

"How can that be the same?"

Grace retorted.

"Never mind, I'll go sleep in the carriage."

Rolling his eyes, Jiang Shuzhou prepared to go to the lab to sleep.

"No, that would be too uncomfortable!"

"What do you mean? Do you want me, your master, to die suddenly so you can inherit my estate?"

Jiang Shuzhou was speechless. This won't work, that won't work, can't you just stop sleeping?

"I mean, we can sleep together, right?"

"..."

Jiang Shuzhou looked around the room and it seemed to be a good fit.

"You sleep on the floor, I'll sleep in the bed."

Jiang Shuzhou gave the order without hesitation.

"walk slowly."

Grace then got to work, gritting her teeth.

Jiang Shuzhou went to the town mayor to buy some supplies.

"Young man, you're here again?"

"Mayor, I'm planning to buy some supplies."

"I know, come on, come on, see if there's anything you need?"

Immediately afterwards, the town mayor handed Jiang Shuzhou a piece of paper with a long list of items and their prices written on it.

Jiang Shuzhou took a look and then began the purchasing process.

First and foremost, food and water are essential, no question about it.

Secondly, there's the map. Although it's incomplete, only showing the outer perimeter, having it or not makes a big difference.

Finally, there were a whole bunch of strange little items, such as blood grapes, which, when eaten, could make the corpses ignore the eater for a short time.

The purchase of these items cost Jiang Shuzhou tens of thousands of gold coins, which was quite expensive.

Money is much more valuable in the dream world, and many extraordinary items can be purchased with gold coins, which is completely different from reality.

Jiang Shuzhou tossed a gold coin to the town mayor as an advance payment.

One side of the gold coin is printed with "five thousand," proving its face value is five thousand. The other side features the icon of the Dreamer, a deity embracing the world, sleeping peacefully as if the world were His pillow.

The reason for this is quite simple: coins can be used as a medium for spellcasting and alchemy, and the larger the denomination, the better the effect.

"Your belongings will be packed and delivered to you tomorrow."

When the town mayor saw Jiang Shuzhou's bag of large sums of money, he was somewhat tempted, but he stopped himself. After all, anyone who dared to go to the bloody swamp must have some skills.

Jiang Shuzhou nodded and then returned to his room.

"Master, I'm scared."

Grace said.

"?"

"What do you mean?"

"Shall we sleep in the same bed?"

Grace gritted her teeth and said it directly.

"No, you're overthinking it."

Jiang Shuzhou refused. Although he didn't have it, he still wanted his teacher's certificate issued by the Institute of Morality.

If Jiang Shuzhou agreed, he felt he would never be able to teach students in his lifetime.

"I'm just afraid of the atmosphere here, Master. What are you thinking?"

"A scoundrel, truly scoundrel."

Grace glanced at Jiang Shuzhou and then spoke.

"You little brat, you want to rebel, don't you! Daring to insult your master, I bet you haven't copied enough books!"

"Go, copy the knowledge about flesh and blood that I taught you a few days ago ten times!"

As a typical Chinese person, Jiang Shuzhou inherited the unique skill of all Chinese teachers: making students copy textbooks.

Grace rolled her eyes, then went to copy the textbook on her own.

Jiang Shuzhou set up defensive formations, not only inside the house but also on the carriage.

After all, it was an unfamiliar town. Although the people here seemed friendly, their true situation was still unknown, so Jiang Shuzhou naturally had to be prepared.

Soon, night fell. Apart from the sound of Grace copying her textbook, there was no other sound. After telling Grace to get some rest, Jiang Shuzhou also fell asleep.

"Master?"

Grace lowered her voice to a whisper, testing Jiang Shuzhou's reaction.

Jiang Shuzhou did not react.

Grace's eyes lit up, and she immediately lay down next to Jiang Shuzhou, muttering something under her breath.

"It's a bit cold, but this old man is still pretty good at warming the bed."

"Who are you calling an old geezer?"

Jiang Shuzhou opened his eyes.

"Master, you're not asleep?"

"Get down there and sleep on the floor."

Jiang Shuzhou kicked Grace off the bed.

As a young Saint Realm cultivator in his thirties, Jiang Shuzhou's biggest pet peeve was being told he was old.

That means it was Grace. If it were anyone else, Jiang Shuzhou would have just used a big fireball and killed them instantly.