A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 398 Timing

Xia Li was troubled and anxious, while Jiang Shuzhou was very happy.

Jiang Shuzhou was happily lying in bed reading magic books, ostensibly to recuperate from his injuries.

Denozzi has completed the initial construction of the beacon.

It's a ball of light. Once activated, it only takes a short time for the exact coordinates here to be transmitted.

"professor."

Denoz carefully handed Jiang Shuzhou a peeled grape and fed it to him.

Although the injuries on Jiang Shuzhou's body were fake, he was going to go all out with the act, so he naturally wouldn't mind having someone take care of him.

This person is naturally Denozhi.

"Don't just peel the grapes for me, pick out the strawberry seeds too."

Jiang Shuzhou said casually.

"Okay, Professor."

After saying that, Denozzi decided to actually do it.

"Fine, come here, I'll test you."

Jiang Shuzhou originally intended to make a joke, but he didn't expect the child to take it seriously.

"Did you finish the homework I assigned you yesterday?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked.

"It's done."

After Denoz finished speaking, he immediately cast the spell and demonstrated his success to Jiang Shuzhou.

"Not bad, it's alright, but the rune inscription is slow, and there are some unnecessary redundant runes. They can be removed or replaced with higher-level runes."

Jiang Shuzhou was instructing De Nuozhi; perhaps only at this moment did Jiang Shuzhou truly resemble a teacher.

His usual frivolity and playfulness vanished, replaced by rationality and rigor.

"Alright, that's all you need to do. Also, take this soul; use it for your salvation."

Denozhi's Redemption can imprison souls and is specifically designed to enchant firearms. Mammon's soul is particularly unique and makes it a perfect fit.

"And, Denozhi, happy birthday."

From someone else's dream, Jiang Shuzhou learned that De Nuozhi's birthday was today.

Although it was a bit inappropriate to celebrate a birthday here at this time, Jiang Shuzhou still went ahead with it.

"Thank you, Professor."

De Nuozhi stared blankly at Jiang Shuzhou, tears welling up in her eyes.

She hasn't celebrated her birthday in a long time.

Of course, the main reason was that she was in no mood. After all, all her companions were gone, and she really had no heart for it.

"Alright, cheer up."

Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand, and a cake appeared on the table.

"Let's cut the birthday cake, and I'll treat you to noodles while we're at it."

Jiang Shuzhou's birthday celebrations are a blend of Chinese and Western styles; he needs both a cake and longevity noodles to make it a complete celebration.

"Okay, stop crying. I'll just say you're touched."

"I won't eat the discontinued version anymore. The next time will be when you turn 100."

"Do you know why I'm celebrating your birthday this year?"

Denoz shook his head.

"This is to celebrate our meeting."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

"You're lucky to have met me; otherwise, you would have suffered if you had met someone else."

Jiang Shuzhou said this, completely forgetting that he had forced Denoz to sign a contract of servitude.

"professor."

De Nuozhi softly called out to Jiang Shuzhou.

"What's wrong?"

"thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Oh, right..."

"What?"

Jiang Shuzhou looked at De Nuozhi with a puzzled expression, noticing her hesitant demeanor.

"What are you trying to say?"

"It's nothing."

In the end, Denuozhi didn't say anything, and Jiang Shuzhou didn't ask either. He didn't want internal strife, and it was Denuozhi's freedom to speak or not. Jiang Shuzhou didn't care.

And so, Jiang Shuzhou and De Nuozhi celebrated their first birthday together in heaven.

Actually, Jiang Shuzhou didn't say that this was his first birthday in nearly ten years.

Previously, he had never participated in anything, whether it was his own or someone else's.

Birthdays represent growing older and taking another step forward in life. When we were young, we always looked forward to our birthdays because they were some of the happiest times for us and a step towards the adulthood we wanted to achieve.

As we grow up, birthdays become less important; apart from our parents, no one cares.

Of course, what's a little unsettling is that this was the smallest number of people in all of Denozhi's birthday celebrations.

There was only Jiang Shuzhou.

However, for Jiang Shuzhou, this was already quite a lot, considering that he always spent his birthday alone.

Only by experiencing loneliness can one ultimately enjoy it.

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In the new year, the war between heaven and hell intensifies once again.

There is no doubt that Mammon's fall brought about dramatic changes in Hell.

The financial system collapsed, and in the end, hell returned to the era of barter.

However, for a hell where the average person has extremely low moral standards, this is a complete disaster.

Originally, everyone could tolerate each other for the sake of money, but now it's different; everyone has started fighting.

The financial collapse also led to an even more serious consequence: the collapse of credit.

This led to intensified infighting among all Hell factions and a significant decline in faction cohesion.

After all, without finance and banks, anyone given a pile of worthless paper would probably not be loyal.

Some ringleaders have even had to launch currencies that they themselves guarantee because of this.

For example, Beelzebub's Party Coin, or Satan's Wrath Coin.

These currencies can only be used within their respective regions, so their usefulness is naturally limited.

But in any case, this is the limit of what they can do.

After all, the devils don't understand finance.

That year, the angels won a great victory.

However, it won't be long.

You win, win, win, but in the end you'll lose everything.

After all, Jiang Shuzhou won't always be on the side of heaven.

The hands of demons are stained with the blood of angels, and vice versa.

This war is beyond the control of any single individual; angels and demons are filled with mortal hatred for each other.

It is clear that the war is beyond end.

Everything is developing in an indescribable direction.

"We should stop the war!"

An angel said so.

"This is impossible! They killed old Jameson!"

"Blood for blood, they must die!"

All the opponents were momentarily stunned by this.

And so, time flew by.

Finally, one day...

Gabriel approached Jiang Shuzhou.

"Are your injuries healed?"

Gabriel said politely.

"It's much better now, but it still needs time to recover."

Jiang Shuzhou gave a perfunctory reply.

"Your contribution to Heaven is unparalleled."

"Would you be willing to go to the highest heavens to meet my God?"

Gabriel said.

Jiang Shuzhou naturally wouldn't refuse.

It just so happens that most of the high-ranking angels are not in Heaven.

Perhaps the time is ripe.

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Shuzhou's eyes.

"I feel incredibly honored, and I am willing to go."

Upon hearing this, Gabriel nodded to indicate that he understood.

"You will come with me tomorrow."

Gabriel smiled and said that he was not surprised by Jiang Shuzhou's choice, after all, meeting the gods is the dream of every angel.