A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 241 Grayblood Warrior

Just as Jess arrived at the stronghold in the upper city, Jiang Shuzhou's voice rang out.

"How did you know? Besides, I just thought Jinx was talented, I had no feelings for her."

"I think she has feelings for you."

"They've even gone so far as to keep a mistress in a gilded cage, tsk tsk tsk."

"You're following me?"

"Otherwise what? You go there every day to freeload, and you even steal their parts. The thing is, stealing parts is one thing."

"You didn't even leave any for me! Are you trying to eat it all by yourself?"

"I thought you'd betrayed me, but it turns out you're just in a relationship."

"I'm not in a relationship!"

Jess then retorted.

"I believe you're not a fool, but you should know that whether it's for the sake of possible love or some other reason of appreciating talent, if the alliance can't take over this place, it will lose its synchronization."

"At the current rate of time here, she would be nothing but a pile of bones in just two months."

"I know."

"Very well, but it's also a good thing for me that you're getting close to Jinx. After all, her father, Vander, is quite wealthy, a red-blood, and a member of the House of Commons."

Jiang Shuzhou stopped teasing Jess.

Everyone has their own ambitions. Jiang Shuzhou wasn't particularly interested in this kind of romantic relationship, mainly because some people were too outrageous and made him afraid of women.

"You got it sorted out?"

Jess was pleasantly surprised; he hadn't expected Jiang Shuzhou to resolve the Gray Beast issue so quickly.

"It's done. This thing utilizes a portion of the power of the abyss, but it's also restricted. I've actually studied that before."

Jiang Shuzhou was, after all, the one who had created the Killing Frenzy Potion, and given his frequent use of the Abyss's power, such a thing was naturally within his grasp.

"When do we launch our attack?"

Jess looked excited.

"No rush. I heard that there are signs of currency exchange in the upper city. When this measure is about to be implemented, contact him for me."

"And what about during this period?"

"In the meantime, focus on your relationship! I don't want to ruin your lifelong happiness over something so trivial!"

"I really didn't mean that!"

"Sigh... I'm young, I understand, a hot-blooded young man, sigh, that's youth."

"You know nothing!"

After being teased by Jiang Shuzhou, Jess finally returned to the lower city.

"Come and keep watch at the gate for me tonight."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

"What do you mean?"

"A storm is about to begin."

Jiang Shuzhou started the riddle, but Jess understood that Jiang Shuzhou was about to begin.

Night fell.

"What kind of world is this! My salary from yesterday has been worth half of what it was today!"

Mark entered the tavern while grumbling.

He planned to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

In this incredibly frustrating era, only alcohol could numb his tense nerves.

Especially since he's a gray-blooded individual, he has no hope of rising in rank in this lifetime.

Then he noticed that the tavern was no longer as noisy as it used to be, and the bright lights illuminated everyone's faces.

"Gentlemen! I have something to say!"

Jiang Shuzhou entered the venue.

"Why do we work so hard every day? To fill our stomachs and survive, isn't it?"

"But look!"

"What I have in my hand is a ten million silver dollar note. It used to be able to buy fifty loaves of bread."

"But what about now?"

Jiang Shuzhou paused for a moment before continuing.

"Now, we need this much money to buy a loaf of bread!"

Then Jiang Shuzhou took out a bundle of money that was bigger than a loaf of bread.

"We're going to use a bundle of money that weighs more than the bread itself to buy bread!"

"Yesterday's paycheck was enough to buy bread, but today it's only enough for half a loaf, and sometimes not even that!"

Why is that?

"The gentlemen up in the city live in luxury, while we struggle to make ends meet every day, trampled under their feet!"

"Why is that?!"

"Some say our blood is gray, so we become gray beasts, which is why we can only live in such dangerous places."

Why is that?

The people below sat upright, and many clenched their hands, indicating that their emotions had been stirred up.

But that's not enough. Next, Jiang Shuzhou will give them the truth, a truth they are willing to believe forever.

"Everyone, I know why!"

"Because they are afraid—afraid of our power, afraid of our awakening!"

"Have you ever wondered why, even though we'll turn into gray beasts, we won't be driven away by Bermer? Why?"

Why are our descendants red-blooded? Why?

"Why don't those leukemia patients want us to have knowledge, wisdom, and a leader? Why?!"

Jiang Shuzhou's question was thought-provoking, and all the listeners were pondering the answer.

"Is it because we are born lowly? Is it because we don't deserve to live?"

"No, that's not it!"

"Here, I will tell you a secret that has been buried for countless years."

"Our ancestors were the greatest warriors!"

"To fight the Gray Beasts, they willingly infused themselves with their blood, becoming great warriors!"

"Bermer didn't drive us away because we are the ones who protect it!"

"And those people with leukemia, they deceived us, they deceived our ancestors!"

The people below began to whisper among themselves.

"This must be fake."

"This is getting more and more outrageous."

"How is that possible?"

This is exactly the result Jiang Shuzhou wanted.

"Perhaps you don't believe it now, but I will make you believe it!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou revealed his tentacles to everyone.

"Grey Beast!"

The crowd scattered and fled, but Jess blocked the door, preventing them from escaping.

"My brethren, do not be afraid! I have not become a gray beast, I have become a gray-blooded warrior!"

When everyone realized that Jiang Shuzhou still remained rational, they wavered.

"Perhaps he's telling the truth?"

"It must be!"

"No wonder, no wonder, it's because of those nobles; they fear our power!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou told everyone a story, a story about betrayal.

The city of Burmer was once founded by the Greyblood Warriors, who were responsible for guarding it, using the power of the Grey Beasts to fight against them, and suppressing the Grey Beasts' nature with the good qualities of humanity.

Until one day, a group of leukemia patients came here.

They are not infected by gray blood; they consider themselves humanity's last hope.

The kind-hearted Greyblood warriors were seduced and decided to protect the Whitebloods, the last hope of humanity.

But they were wrong. Humanity's hope does not come from people, but from the courage and kindness in people's hearts.

The Greyblood Warriors are the hope.

But it was too late. They had made a terrible mistake. When the gray tide engulfed them, the reinforcements they were promised never arrived. Only then did they realize that they had been deceived.

All the Greyblood warriors perished, except for one. He was mortally wounded, returned to Burmer, hastily buried the box containing the truth and the secret medicine formula, and then died.

The offspring of the Greyblood Warriors are now the people of the Lower City and some of the corrupted Redbloods, while the Whitebloods have eliminated their greatest threat and have since risen to a position of unparalleled power.

"So that's how it is," everyone suddenly understood.

The reason I'm living such a miserable life is because of these leukemia patients. They are afraid of us and they are suppressing us!

Jiang Shuzhou smiled as he looked at the indignant crowd below.

Thanks to the local policy of keeping the people ignorant, he only needed to make up a rough outline. Besides, the highest level of deception is to make people deceive themselves.

It's all the leukemia people's fault, that's their reasoning.

What else? Are we supposed to make them admit they deserve to die?

Are you suggesting they should admit they don't deserve to live?

Who would be willing to admit it?

Even if someone were willing, they would be torn to pieces by the other angry mob, because they are the lackeys of the leukemia people.

Humans are such strange creatures. They may know the truth subconsciously, but they will never admit it or accept it. They will deceive themselves.