A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 345 The Mage Tower is Complete

"Do a good job."

Jiang Shuzhou was very satisfied with this, so he casually gave Murphy a refined gold ingot mixed with impurities as a reward.

This stuff was obtained by Jiang Shuzhou when he melted the Paladin's shield. There were a lot of them, since Mystra's ultimate skill wiped out allies as well. Jiang Shuzhou got quite a few when he killed Mystra later.

He figured nobody wanted these things anyway, so he just picked them up.

Now it's a good time to reward Murphy, fulfilling the promise made back then.

Anyway, Jiang Shuzhou said it was a refined gold ingot, but he didn't specify the gold content.

Ding ding.

Murphy bit down with his teeth, the sound of metal striking metal echoing as his teeth touched the gold ingot.

"Nine times nine is a rare commodity."

This is Murphy's assessment.

"99% pure gold content?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked.

"No, it's 99% impurities."

"That's what Murphy replied."

"Then you should try your best, and I'll try to get you one with a higher gold content in the future."

Jiang Shuzhou showed no embarrassment whatsoever; he wasn't lying.

"Alright, fill in this patch of soil, and it'll be completely finished."

To create a sense of ceremony, Jiang Shuzhou casually made a shovel and scooped it up with a single stroke.

"Completed!"

With the shovelful of soil falling, Jiang Shuzhou's mage tower was officially completed.

"Everyone has worked hard. To everyone here, including the laborers working outside, I've decided to give you three days off, paid leave!"

Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand and gave everyone a small reward.

After all, the scenery can be done anytime, there's no rush. Now that the main structure is complete, the rest doesn't matter.

"Lord Navis's kindness can never be repaid!"

"loyalty!"

"Lord Navis will never die! Lord Navis will always be healthy!"

A deafening roar of cheers erupted, partly because everyone could enjoy the reward given by Jiang Shuzhou, and partly because...

The agents from the Benevolent Department were all watching!

If someone is found to be behaving poorly, these people may have to teach that person a lesson.

The Benevolent Department has a great reputation, and no one dares to slack off.

Jiang Shuzhou was very satisfied.

He knew, of course, that many of them were faking it, but he didn't care. At Jiang Shuzhou's level, the power of the individual far surpassed that of the collective.

The only role these people play is to do things that Jiang Shuzhou doesn't want to do, or to provide emotional support for Jiang Shuzhou.

Take that garden spanning ten miles as an example. For ordinary mortals, it might take 100,000 people a long time to complete, but for Jiang Shuzhou, it was just a matter of a few spells, which he could easily handle.

Jiang Shuzhou simply didn't want to. After all, if he did everything himself, what would be the point of having these people around?

Why not send them to a cricket fighting arena?

Speaking of this, Jiang Shuzhou thought of the prisoners who had just been sent to his demiplane not long ago, and wondered how long they would live.

I hope I can live a little longer.

The crime rate in Hamlet Territory is not high nowadays. This is mainly because although Jiang Shuzhou likes to have fun, he does not like complete disorder. Everything in Hamlet Territory is well-ordered, and of course, this order is entirely under Jiang Shuzhou's control.

"Go and rest, everyone."

Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand, signaling that everyone could disperse, and then teleported into the mage tower with Denuozhi.

The interior of the mage tower is the same as the exterior, and much of it is made of stone.

The hard furnishings are finished, but the soft furnishings are not yet done.

However, it's not a big problem; Jiang Shuzhou just needs to spend a little time on it.

As Jiang Shuzhou used his magical hand, a strong magical light shone forth. Jiang Shuzhou multitasked, using the mage's hand to inscribe runes.

Jiang Shuzhou inscribed the runes at lightning speed, without the slightest hesitation. In no time, one floor of the ten-story mage tower was completed.

Subsequently, as time went by, the Mage Tower was gradually perfected in Jiang Shuzhou's hands.

The first floor is the reception room, used to entertain foreign guests, so no secrets can be mixed in, and the runes must be completely separated from other floors.

The second floor is the living quarters for apprentices and servants. Although Jiang Shuzhou doesn't have any living servants, the servants he prepares are all puppets, but these still need to be prepared.

Runes can be connected to other layers, but not directly to the core.

The third, fourth, and fifth floors are planting areas, where various magical potions that live in different environments are grown using space expansion technology.

The rune needs to be fully functional, capable of adjusting temperature, humidity, elemental concentration, etc., and needs to be connected to the core, but an adapter is required to prevent problems.

The sixth floor is Jiang Shuzhou's private library and collection room, which displays a variety of books and souvenirs collected by Jiang Shuzhou.

The seventh floor is the standard alchemy laboratory, where ordinary experiments are conducted. It's conceivable that this place might not be used frequently.

The eighth floor is a dangerous alchemy laboratory with a very high level of protection. It can isolate the abyss and other contaminants, but it is extremely expensive to build, though worth the cost.

Generally speaking, normal mage towers would not be equipped with these things. However, Jiang Shuzhou is no ordinary person. Moreover, if the things he researched were leaked, it would probably cause great suffering to this land of the North.

Another hardship is about to be added because of Jiang Shuzhou.

Driven by his conscience, Jiang Shuzhou created this extraordinary protective device for the safety of the northern border.

The ninth layer is the energy layer, which is used to house the element pools and element casting furnaces.

Jiang Shuzhou has not yet brought in elemental planes to recharge the elemental pool.

But it doesn't matter, the Elemental Forge has been activated, and the entire Mage Tower is now operational.

The tenth floor is the core of everything, and also the place where the core of the Mage Tower is located.

As for what the tower spirit would use, Jiang Shuzhou had already made arrangements.

Isn't there still a little bit of the divine crystallization of the Goddess of the Magic Net?

Jiang Shuzhou planned to use this thing directly as the core of the tower spirit.

This thing is powerful; it must be very useful.

Of course, it's not used directly; it needs to be processed first.

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou took out a crystal and began processing it.

The first step is to use mage fire to forge it, while simultaneously engraving runes on its surface. Once the runes are engraved, consciousness is injected into it, and a false soul created by the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood is inserted.

The tower spirit was completed very quickly.

"Are you my creator?"

"The tower spirit asked."

"I am."

Please give me a name and a form.

Jiang Shuzhou nodded upon hearing this.

"I've already decided on your name, it will be Laps."

"As for the physical form..."

With a thought, Jiang Shuzhou conjured a graceful figure, which was the form he had created for the tower spirit.

She had waist-length black hair, a slender figure, black hair and black eyes, and skin as smooth as jade.

This was sculpted based on Jiang Shuzhou's aesthetic sense.

So, it's still better to be a mage; you can mold whatever you like.

"Thank you, Master."

Laps knelt on one knee.

"You're welcome."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

The moment the mage tower was completed, Jiang Shuzhou could feel that he was now terrifyingly strong.

Inside the Mage Tower, thanks to its assistance, Jiang Shuzhou's spell power increases by 50%, casting speed increases by 30%, his mana is infinite, and his casting range increases by 100%. He can also build and freely adjust the Maze Lock.

A mage with a mage tower and a mage without a mage tower are completely different things.

An immense pressure swept across the entire Hamlet, and everyone knew that a new era had begun.