A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 459 Granting

Each faction within the Elven race received a mysterious grant, with the sole requirement of making them more useful, or rather, more extreme.

As a legendary mage and the leader of the entire alliance, although the Eastern Region was tightly controlled by those elves and Jiang Shuzhou couldn't interfere, his control over other places was by no means inferior.

After all, in the Mage Alliance, apart from mages, no one else really needs to care. And as everyone knows, mages have little interest in managing these mundane matters and don't care at all.

Therefore, the only ones who were causing trouble for Jiang Shuzhou were those nobles.

After all, they were in power before. But when it came to Jiang Shuzhou, he issued a decree that everyone had to pass an exam to take up their posts.

Furthermore, they clarified the previously unclear division of responsibilities and even reassigned these nobles to some idle departments, effectively stripping them of their rights.

They naturally hated this behavior that directly harmed their own interests. If Jiang Shuzhou weren't a legendary mage, assassins would probably already be on their way.

However, as a legendary mage and guardian, Jiang Shuzhou's power is limitless.

These nobles naturally dared not outwardly comply but inwardly defy them. However, sometimes, if you dislike a policy, you don't need to violate it; simply implementing it twice as much can destroy the policy.

The nobles did the same thing at first.

For example, when Jiang Shuzhou demanded stricter management, these guys came up with a whole bunch of extremely harsh regulations that disgusted people every day.

Jiang Shuzhou's approach to dealing with such nobles was simple and brutal.

That was a massive purge.

Jiang Shuzhou quickly set up his own purge department, with a simple and direct name. The main positions were held by spies, and their daily task was to gather intelligence, write lists, and then arrest people according to the lists, purging these disobedient individuals.

Finally, some of these people will be thrown into Jiang Shuzhou's demiplane to suffer the ravages of countless disasters, thus replenishing the population. Of course, their property will be confiscated.

Some of them would be used directly by Jiang Shuzhou for experiments and their property confiscated. Others would be detained for a few days, then fined a large sum to replenish the national treasury before being released.

This is why Jiang Shuzhou is so wealthy, and even goes so far as to fund the internal separatist forces within the Elven race.

He wouldn't take a single penny from his own account.

Jiang Shuzhou has squandered the wealth and resources of these noble families accumulated over hundreds of years, so naturally, they are not short of money.

Of course, Jiang Shuzhou could have made the mint print money at full capacity, but that would have caused inflation. Moreover, the purge would not only have solved the funding problem, but would also have brought Jiang Shuzhou some value, since the joy of reviewing the lists every day is unimaginable.

It can also replenish Jiang Shuzhou's manpower, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

This also allowed Jiang Shuzhou's policies to be implemented.

After all, to implement a policy, you only need to consider three aspects: first, whether the policy is reasonable; second, whether the policy can be implemented; and finally, and most importantly, where the money will come from.

It's clear that Jiang Shuzhou has solved everything.

The Council of Command, established by Jiang Shuzhou, is responsible for assisting Jiang Shuzhou in managing the entire alliance and can be considered the core power institution.

From then on, Jiang Shuzhou was finally freed from doing everything himself, and all he had to do every day was point and point and perform micro-operations.

Naturally, Denozchi became free.

Now, besides relaying instructions to Jiang Shuzhou, she spends her days studying and cultivating.

Booker and Grace usually conduct the lessons, while Jiang Shuzhou only checks on them occasionally to see how things are going.

Finally, there's Chahara. Compared to Denozhe, Chahara is already falling behind Jiang Shuzhou's cultivation speed.

But that doesn't matter. She has an advantage that no one else has: she is obedient, or rather, she has almost no personal will. She is single-minded and follows Jiang Shuzhou's orders completely.

Like a fanatic.

As a legendary figure who wields the laws of order, Jiang Shuzhou, whose strength has now reached the level of a weak god through the use of dream crystals and who has even been a god, naturally has a way to deal with such a person.

That is like a god bestowing power upon a believer. For Jiang Shuzhou, the price is not high, but the condition is rather harsh: the other party must completely surrender their body and soul to Jiang Shuzhou.

Grace and Denozzi couldn't do this. Although they relied heavily on Jiang Shuzhou, they still had some independence.

Furthermore, they are all considered to have promising futures, so Jiang Shuzhou has no need to interrupt their path forward or force them to accept it.

Loyalty and shared ideals are all that's needed. Besides, he only has one spot right now. Maybe he'll get more spots when he gets stronger, but unfortunately, that's not possible now.

Of course, in the end, this matter depends on Chahara's personal wishes.

However, based on Jiang Shuzhou's speculation, she most likely will not choose to refuse.

Standing before the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, Jiang Shuzhou looked up at the countless dreams that had been absorbed.

Accompanied by a pulse like breathing, these dreams are gradually drained of power by the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

"Master, did you call me?"

Chahara was summoned by Jiang Shuzhou.

Chahara's mental state was rather poor; she was extremely exhausted at the moment. This was because she had been feeling useless lately, so she had been cultivating frantically. After all, it was obvious that a mediocre Saint-level cultivator was going to protect a Legendary figure.

Do you want to become stronger?

Looking at Chahara, Jiang Shuzhou asked.

"think."

Chahara replied almost instantly, without the slightest hesitation.

"Even if it means becoming my vassal, having no privacy whatsoever, becoming half of me?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked, his deep black eyes fixed on Chahara. At this moment, all of Chahara's thoughts were laid bare to Jiang Shuzhou.

"Yes, I'm willing to do anything to help you."

Chahara did not hesitate.

Jiang Shuzhou nodded in agreement. Chahara wasn't lying; that was indeed what she thought.

"Then hold my hand."

Jiang Shuzhou reached out his hand.

Chahara looked at Jiang Shuzhou's outstretched hand, as if he understood something, and directly reached out and shook it.

Immediately afterwards, countless branches enveloped Jiang Shuzhou and Chahara, creating a private space.

The private space formed by the branches is not dark at all; on the contrary, it is very bright and even somewhat dreamlike. Countless colorful bubbles representing the power of dreams float and burst within it, only to be regenerated again.

"As always, just like when we first met, you have no worries or concerns. Leave everything to me, and from now on, you will become the sharp blade in my shadow."

Jiang Shuzhou stroked Chahara, and the power of order flowed through his body, making him appear extremely sacred.