A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 423 The Adventure About to Begin

As the morning sun streamed into the room, Jiang Shuzhou stood with his hands behind his back, observing the outside world all night long.

The reason is simple: Grace had taken over the bed.

After studying for several hours, Grey collapsed without making a sound.

Jiang Shuzhou used magic to check and found that the person was fine, just overworked.

After all, they were master and apprentice, and Grace was still quite young. Relying on the last bit of fatherly love he had left, Jiang Shuzhou didn't kick Grace off the bed and go to sleep on his own.

That's still too lenient.

Jiang Shuzhou sighed to himself.

"Wake up! Pack your things, we're leaving!"

Jiang Shuzhou shook Grace awake.

"Ah? Master, I'm so sleepy."

Grace started acting cute and charming.

Unfortunately, this was of no use to Jiang Shuzhou.

Jiang Shuzhou grabbed Grace's shoulders and began shaking her violently, as if trying to shake her brains out.

"Get up, let's find a big house, so you won't have to sleep in my bed!"

Not having a bed to sleep in was something Jiang Shuzhou couldn't stand.

Finally, Grace, who had been forcibly shaken awake, had no choice but to begin her first day of life as a slave, diligently packing Jiang Shuzhou's luggage.

After packing up, Jiang Shuzhou took Grace and swaggered out of the hotel.

"Master, aren't we going to pay?"

"This doesn't mean we won't give it, but rather that we will give it gradually, slowly, in a planned manner, and based on the actual situation..."

In short, to sum it up in one sentence, we won't give it to you for now.

No one seemed to care, perhaps because the money had already been paid.

And so, Jiang Shuzhou left the hotel with Grace.

They quickly found a place to stay.

"Look at this house, it's perfect for your needs, not too big, not too small, and most importantly, it's very affordable! There are also schools nearby, making it a school district property, perfectly meeting all your requirements. And, not 998, not 888, just 388!"

"388 what?"

"388 gold coins".

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou rolled his eyes and then readily paid the money.

As for where the money comes from?

Of course, it was sponsored by someone; Jiang Shuzhou simply waved his hand.

A kind person gave him a large sum of money.

Grace was stunned.

"Master, are we really good people?"

Grace asked cautiously.

"When did you get the illusion that we're good people?"

Then, Grace fell silent.

Unlike his treatment of Denozie, Jiang Shuzhou didn't force Grace to kill directly, as she was too young and such actions could easily lead to problems.

Everyone has their own way of educating others. For someone like De Nuozhi who has suffered a psychological breakdown, Jiang Shuzhou needs to be her support and reliance.

As for Grace, Jiang Shuzhou needs to slowly change and refine her, shaping her into the person he desires.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou finally got his wish and moved into a big house.

It's a two-story villa, not very big, only about 300 square meters, half of which was renovated by Jiang Shuzhou.

The room had four bedrooms and two living rooms. Jiang Shuzhou converted one of the living rooms into a laboratory, and he combined the remaining four bedrooms into two separate rooms, one for each person.

Of course, the furniture also had to be the most luxurious, otherwise Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't be used to it.

"Good apprentice, go and cook for me."

"Master, I can't."

"If you don't know how, then learn!"

The gears of fate turned slowly, and no one knew that the two future god-killers were living such peaceful lives at this very moment.

And so, seven years of peaceful life passed.

Seven years have passed without leaving any marks on Jiang Shuzhou's face; he remains the same age, frozen at twenty.

"Where's my food?"

"Master, just a moment, it will be ready soon."

Seven years have passed, and Grace has grown up a lot.

The once frail girl has now grown into a young woman.

"Master, it's ready. Let's eat quickly, we still have a lesson to give later."

Before my eyes came a girl with waist-length black hair, a graceful figure, fair skin, and golden eyes carrying a plate of vegetables.

"Not bad, after all these years, I've finally managed to train you to cook."

Jiang Shuzhou was somewhat moved.

Grace was dismissive of this.

"Old man, you make me do everything, while you hide in the lab tinkering with things all day. I really don't know who the teacher is."

"What are you saying? You think you're right? I'm your master! And why do you hang so many clothes out to dry without checking? They keep disappearing, and you still have the nerve to complain!"

Grace whistled in response to Jiang Shuzhou's accusations, making herself appear quite innocent.

"Sigh, never mind, what can I do? I'm your master, it's what I should do."

Jiang Shuzhou sighed.

"Master, when are we going on an adventure?"

There's no need to call you "old man," you need to call me "master." I think you've learned your lesson.

"Almost there. You've already learned seventy percent of what I taught you. I'm keeping the rest to myself to prevent you from betraying your master."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

"What do you mean? Do you think I'm that kind of person? Master, your contract is practically a slave contract, how could I possibly betray you!"

Grace suddenly became somewhat agitated.

"Alright, calm down. We have to be careful, it's only natural. Didn't I tell you this publicly?"

Grace did not buy into this.

"Master, please take a look and see if this is okay. If it is, then let's sign it."

Grace handed Jiang Shuzhou a contract with extremely strict terms that were completely disregarding her dignity.

What does it mean to satisfy all of Jiang Shuzhou's needs, to stay by Jiang Shuzhou's side forever, or to sell one's soul directly to Jiang Shuzhou?

In short, do whatever is ruthless you can.

"Alright, that's not necessary. The fact that you can do this proves that I haven't raised you for nothing."

A fire burned the contract to ashes, and Jiang Shuzhou did not accept it.

To be honest, the contract Jiang Shuzhou signed with Grace was already very harsh, but this one is clearly more extreme.

However, he doesn't need it.

Jiang Shuzhou wasn't even born to that extent yet.

"Alright, I'll teach you the rest while we're adventuring together. Stop doing this."

Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand and said.

"Yay!"

Grace returned to her room excitedly and began packing her and Jiang Shuzhou's luggage, ready to leave at any moment.

The smile on Jiang Shuzhou's face had vanished, and his expression turned somewhat gloomy.

Next, Jiang Shuzhou prepared to go to the abyss to see the World Tree. After all, based on Jiang Shuzhou's understanding, killing this god would definitely be the easiest task.

After all, the so-called playwright is also the Yellow King, and His authority is not as simple as just the drama.

He weaves human destiny into a drama, filling it with joys and sorrows.

In other words, this is a god who controls destiny.