A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 133 The Shadow of Mahabray

"What's going on?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked the soldier beside him.

"My lord, they are from the Alliance of Saints."

"Why are the people from the Alliance of Saints here instead of serving their gods?"

"My lord, it's like this..."

Soon, through the guard's account, Jiang Shuzhou learned what had happened.

They are players.

They originally came with the player reinforcements from the Mage Alliance, but after arriving here, they joined the Alliance of Saints.

The reasons they gave for withdrawing at the time were quite ridiculous.

The commander of the Alliance of Saints is handsome.

The guard's words left Jiang Shuzhou speechless.

Good grief, are you implying that I'm ugly?

The reason these people are crying and demanding to come back is because beauty can't put food on the table; Joan of Arc was indeed beautiful.

Unfortunately, these players will never be seen.

Ever since Jiang Shuzhou threw a stack of evidence at Joan of Arc, this naive and innocent pastor has been busy investigating the truth and rectifying internal discipline.

The investigation was quite successful, and many scoundrels have been caught.

As for rectifying discipline?

That was completely useless; it only made the people below act more seriously.

Whenever Joan of Arc went to inspect a place, that place would immediately learn of it and then begin to put on that show of loving the people like her own children.

So much so that Joan of Arc actually thought that the information Jiang Shuzhou had given her before was just an isolated case, and that the reality was much better than that.

Over time, the Alliance of Saints reverted to its old ways.

In the past, when players worked as mercenaries, no matter what mission they completed, they would split the loot in half upon meeting. Not only was the reward meager, but they also had to give the mercenaries a cut.

Jiang Shuzhou can earn dozens of gold coins by scavenging in low-pollution areas.

Upon arriving at the Alliance of Saints, the same task, the same difficulty, resulted in half the reward.

When it's time to hand in the task, half of it is embezzled by someone else.

In reality, half of their tasks had already been embezzled by the person who issued them, but the other half was embezzled by those below them.

And so, they returned dejectedly, intending to rejoin the Mage Alliance.

Unfortunately, the Mage Alliance isn't a garbage collector, and Jiang Shuzhou's place is even less so.

Come and go as you please?

So, naturally, all these players can do is rant here.

Actually, the solution isn't difficult; you can just delete the account and start over.

Anyway, you changed your account, so who would know you were a member of the Alliance of Saints?

The league naturally won't accept players who don't even bother to put on an act.

"That's fine, let them keep yelling here."

It's like trying to control the big head with a stick, and what's even more ridiculous is that the small head hasn't even been controlled yet.

It's a situation where you can't go up or down, you're stuck here.

Jiang Shuzhou entered the mission hall and gave some instructions.

Jiang Shuzhou was not concerned about the situation in Mahablay or whether it would worsen.

His biggest concern right now is the whereabouts of the Abyss Cultists, or rather, the location of the cube.

Where are they hiding?

Something capable of summoning demons on a large scale using only the people of a single village is no ordinary item.

This is also why Jiang Shuzhou came to Mahablay; otherwise, who would want to come to such a desolate and dangerous place?

"grown ups."

The staff in the mission hall bowed to Jiang Shuzhou upon seeing him.

"good."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded.

"Write this down; I have made the following arrangements."

"First, any player who completes a mission in the heavily polluted area of ​​Mahabray will be rewarded with a free Training Potion."

"Secondly, offer a high reward for information on the Abyss Cultists; we must eliminate the source of the corruption!"

"Finally, anyone who joins the Alliance of Saints shall not be allowed to rejoin the Alliance of Mages."

"Yes, it is your will."

The first two points encourage players to go to high-risk areas, so that Jiang Shuzhou can quickly obtain information about the Abyss Order.

The longer it drags on, the more unpredictable things become; who knows, someone might discover that Mahabre has a treasure someday.

The mages in the Mage Alliance now believe that Jiang Shuzhou came to Mahabray on his own initiative to study the Way of Flesh and Blood.

In fact, this is only the first layer. Jiang Shuzhou did come for the Path of Flesh and Blood, but that's not all. His true purpose has always been that cube.

Having completed the work arrangements in the mission hall, Jiang Shuzhou planned to find some more benefits for his fellow villagers.

Many players are complaining on forums about the lack of evacuation locations.

Jiang Shuzhou, who loved his soldiers dearly, would naturally not stand idly by.

Just then, a follower of the goddess of wealth, Wojnarowski, also arrived in Mahablay and invited Jiang Shuzhou to discuss the matter in detail.

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"I have long admired your name, Master Navis."

The man in front of me, wearing a silver coin badge, is a follower of Wojnarowski, the goddess of wealth.

The priest ranks of the Goddess of Wealth are also very interesting, mainly divided into bronze coins, silver coins, and gold coins.

Promotion is not based on a conventional rank system, but rather on earning power, with copper coins being the lowest and gold coins the highest.

While generally speaking, the higher one's earning ability, the higher one's rank, there are always exceptions, such as certain people who operate within the Mage Alliance.

They don't believe in the goddess of wealth at all; they believe in wealth itself. So they joined the goddess of wealth's guild to make money for themselves.

Many of these people have the Gold Coin level, but none of them have the Priest level.

"Me too, Reverend Blake."

The two shook hands in a seemingly amicable manner.

"Is there something you need from me?"

Jiang Shuzhou wasn't in the mood for beating around the bush. These followers of the Goddess of Wealth were always willing to risk their lives for money, so he just needed to get straight to the point.

He won't back down because of that anyway.

"That's right, Master Navis."

Blake's eyes were almost squinted into slits.

"I've noticed something about the refinement potion."

"I'd like to ask, is pain the only side effect of this medication?"

"That's natural; aside from the pain, it has no side effects."

"That's right!"

Suddenly, Reverend Blake's expression turned fanatical, and his eyes shone brightly.

"Master Navis, please, you must sell it to our merchant guild!"

"We want it, no matter how much!"

This doesn't make sense, does it?

Shouldn't the normal practice be to start by devaluing the product and then lower the price?

Could it be that these capitalists have changed their ways?

"Twenty times the market price, plus 20% of the selling price, and one condition."

As the saying goes, ask for the sky's the limit, then bargain on the spot.

Your first bid must be high, otherwise it will be difficult to raise the price later.

"You're not raising prices like this, are you?"

Blake's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Good grief, most people want a one-off deal or a split of profits, but you want both?

"If you're not satisfied, we can talk about it!"

Jiang Shuzhou wasn't embarrassed at all. Why bother talking about face with these capitalists? That would just cost too much money.

"I think..."

"I don't care what you think, I care what I think."

"This is..."

The two sides began to bargain, and after a round of heated debate, they finally reached an agreement.

"Ten times the market price, 10% profit, and one requirement."

"The previous option is fine, but what are the requirements?"

"You can tell me your demands now. If they are too outrageous, I will not agree."

"Of course. My request is simple: I hope the Alliance of Saints can grant my mercenaries access to the camp."