A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 286 Current Status of the Storm Sea

Stormy Sea, where dreams begin.

Previously, due to Jiang Shuzhou's low strength and the chaotic situation in the Storm Sea, various forces were engaged in internecine warfare.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Shuzhou had to shift his strategy from Velisco in the Storm Sea to Hamlet.

Now, the situation is completely different.

Jiang Shuzhou became a high-level mage and a high-level alchemist, which greatly reduced the danger of the outer sea of ​​Stormy Sea for him.

Thanks to the Storm God's restriction, although the major forces in the outer sea of ​​Storm Ocean are fighting fiercely and hundreds of millions of soldiers die every day, the loss of high-level combat power is not much, especially the mages.

After nearly two years of fighting, only three high-level mages died, and two of them even had a backup plan, winning the resurrection match directly.

In a war like this, the loss of a mere high-level mage is insignificant; it can only be said that the mage was careless.

Jiang Shuzhou did indeed want to get involved in this war, but only if it was profitable.

Perfect timing, isn't there a local here?

Why not just ask Alger?

Using the Book of Alchemy and the Projection Technique, Alger appeared before Jiang Shuzhou in no time.

"Congratulations, Master Navis."

At this moment, Alger felt extremely bitter. Was hard work really no match for genius?

Others may not know, but Alger knows perfectly well that Jiang Shuzhou was a low-level alchemist two years ago.

He sponsored the alchemist out of a desire to mentor a younger generation. Although he had been prepared for Jiang Shuzhou to become a high-level alchemist, he originally thought it would be at least a dozen years later. Unexpectedly, it was only two years later.

This talent is probably among the top ten in the entire Mage Alliance.

"Not at all. If it weren't for President Alger fighting for my interests back then, I'd probably still be a logistics officer in Velisco. Of course, there's nothing wrong with being a logistics officer and serving the Alliance, but becoming a high-level alchemist opens up a whole new world for you."

Jiang Shuzhou respected this senior very much, and he kept a very humble attitude, showing no intention of putting on airs.

Upon hearing this, Alger was in high spirits. Jiang Shuzhou was more or less discovered and funded by him, so he was considered his student. Naturally, the teacher was very happy that the student had succeeded.

As for jealousy?

Jiang Shuzhou's promotion was so fast that he didn't feel any jealousy at all. After all, it was just too fast, and it was better not to compare such a person with himself.

"You little rascal, you saw the message I sent you and came to ask me about the situation, right?"

Alger was in a great mood and spoke less distantly.

"Indeed, after all, Storm Sea is your territory. Although I am willing to provide support, it would be best to pay a visit to you so that I can see how much support I can provide."

Jiang Shuzhou's words were roundabout, but the specific meaning was only one.

What are the benefits? What's the situation there? Is it dangerous?

"The Storm Sea isn't really anyone's territory, but I do know a little about the specifics."

Alger understood that if he didn't mention the benefits and just wanted Jiang Shuzhou to provide support for free, Jiang Shuzhou might not refuse outright, but he would most likely give a large amount of supplies and soldiers as a show.

After that, the two sides had no further relationship.

"Currently, the forces in the Storm Sea can be mainly divided into six..."

With Alger's explanation, Jiang Shuzhou roughly understood the current situation.

First and foremost is the Goddess of the Magic Network, whom the mages are most concerned about. She is hidden on Saint Martin Island and is protected by divine miracles, making it impossible to breach her defenses in a short period of time.

With this incident, the non-aggression pact between the Alliance of Saints and the Alliance of Mages, which was limited to the Storm Sea, has naturally been nullified, and the two sides are now at war.

The Church of Storms was betrayed by the Merfolk royal family. The Merfolk Emperor Helix attempted to become a god, directly establishing a church and declaring apostasy.

The empire had originally planned to take advantage of the chaos and make some small moves, but for some reason, they stopped their actions.

It was most likely Rosemary's doing. After all, the situation is special right now, and Rosemary is probably still figuring out a solution. At this time, there's no need to make enemies of other forces for a little bit of benefit.

The Fishman royal family declared themselves emperors, severing ties with the Merfolk, and is now the Fishman royal family.

This situation led to the merfolk being attacked everywhere. Apart from the Alliance of Saints who were preaching, other forces showed no mercy. The merfolk royal family was often treated like a roadside animal and kicked around like a stray dog ​​by other forces.

However, thanks to their large number of ordinary merfolk, although they are at the very bottom, the merfolk race is doing alright. At least they haven't died and can still survive in the cracks between the major powers.

At this point, no one in the merfolk tribe cared about them anymore.

The mages and priests fought fiercely, neither gaining the upper hand.

The Storm Church and the Mermaid Empire waged daily wars against dissidents, fighting fiercely and relentlessly.

The Empire remains hidden, while the Murlocs are constantly getting beaten up.

The storm sea is now even more chaotic than before.

However, what Jiang Shuzhou cared about most was the benefits.

What do you want?

"Fragments of a plane, the will of a plane, or crystallized divinity."

Upon hearing this, Alger rolled his eyes.

"Forget about dimensional wills; you can only capture those yourself, no one will sell them."

"However, the rest are not difficult either."

Alger paused for a moment before continuing.

"Planetary fragments? That's easy to deal with. Many merfolk possess secret realms. These secret realms are demiplanes that the Storm God once bestowed upon the merfolk. You just need to find the secret realm and destroy it."

"Just look around a bit more, and you'll be fine."

"As for the divine crystals..."

"There are plenty of Magic Net Goddesses out there. As long as we break through Saint Martin Island and kill the Magic Net Goddesses, we can all get a share."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou's eyes lit up, but he still had one more question.

"How many people will get it? Is there enough divine crystal?"

With dozens or even hundreds of people sharing the crystals of the Goddess of the Demonic Network, Jiang Shuzhou feared he wouldn't get much at all.

"There are only about twenty people, not counting you, seven high-level alchemists."

"This isn't right, is it? There are so few people?"

Jiang Shuzhou was very puzzled.

"There are quite a few. Dozens came in the first year, but after the location of the Goddess of the Magic Network was confirmed, many people left. After all, the Goddess of the Magic Network cannot be resurrected in the Storm Sea."

"Now that she's been exposed again, the entire outer sea is under blockade, and even other churches are unwilling to send many high-ranking pastors over."

Jiang Shuzhou understood; after all, it was a dead man, and there was no need to waste so much effort.

Moreover, since the mages were able to kill the Goddess of the Magic Network once, even if she ascended to godhood again, the mages could still kill her a second time. At most, she would only annoy the mages.