A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 284 Scarlet Infection

"After saying all this, what I really want to tell you is that revenge should be your motivation, but it is far from your destination."

"Others may not need you, but you should know that I need you."

De Nuozhi's eyes grew brighter and brighter as she stared intently at Jiang Shuzhou.

Jiang Shuzhou, being upright and fearless, showed no reaction to De Nuozhi's stare.

It seems the talk therapy was very successful.

Jiang Shuzhou was very satisfied.

"Denozhi, come on, kneel down on one knee."

Denozie obediently knelt down.

"Denozhi, neither I nor Teresa want you to stay in the past forever. The dead are gone, they are all dead."

"The reason Teresa turned into a gun is so that you can protect yourself. They don't want you to seek revenge, because that would only lead to your own destruction."

"But you still chose this path."

"The dead will help you; their spirit will become your motivation to move forward."

"I will use my careful guidance to lead you to victory, and use resources to assist your growth."

Jiang Shuzhou held the gun in both hands. It was a small revolver, covered with dense runes and ornate decorations.

"Take it from my hands."

Denozie knelt down and accepted the gun. This time, she finally didn't cower into a ball in cowardice.

Sure enough, there still needs to be a sense of ritual, so that she can know what she has received.

"Let's go, don't just stand there."

Jiang Shuzhou led Denuozhi out of the collection room, and with his departure, the collection room returned to darkness once again.

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Today, Jiang Shuzhou did a good deed by persuading someone who was contemplating suicide. He felt incredibly kind and compassionate.

Jiang Shuzhou gave Denuozhi a day off, allowing her to buy whatever she wanted in the territory.

However, he didn't pay, because no one dared to charge him in his territory had been born yet. As Jiang Shuzhou's man, Denuozhi could simply take whatever he wanted.

After he finished showing his kindness, Jiang Shuzhou was about to do something unethical, since everyone knows that money is meant to be spent.

The same applies to conscience.

Inside the Tower of Babel.

Jiang Shuzhou's temporary laboratory was set up here.

The main reason is that, as a newly conquered world, there are still many disobedient criminals who break the law.

These people are all excellent laboratory consumables.

Especially what Jiang Shuzhou will be researching next.

Scarlet infection, that's the name given by Jiang Shuzhou.

Inspired by the Gray Blood Curse, Jiang Shuzhou thought of the special nature of flesh and blood. He needed something similar to help him quickly produce a large number of low-level cannon fodder, and even mutate them into high-level cannon fodder.

Previously, for various reasons, including but not limited to excessive energy consumption, low controllability of mutated individuals, and slow transmission speed, etc.

Jiang Shuzhou has temporarily suspended this research project.

This is also why Jiang Shuzhou is so eager to get promoted.

Now, the situation has changed.

Jiang Shuzhou mastered several rules, many of which were related to flesh and blood, but that wasn't the key point. The most important thing was that Jiang Shuzhou obtained the Order Cube.

This thing allows Jiang Shuzhou to completely control the Scarlet Infection. This is at the level of laws, and it's the effect of the laws of order. Even a legendary being would find it difficult to eliminate.

Absolute control is the greatest benefit that the Order Cube currently holds for Jiang Shuzhou.

As we all know, great creations are always accompanied by some minor sacrifices.

Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't sacrifice the normal citizens, but what about these criminals...?

They can only blame themselves for being blind.

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Liken woke up from his nightmare.

He has been imprisoned for several months.

"Liken, Warden Andy wants to see you."

The prison guard's indifferent voice rang out.

"The warden?"

"Good, if you behave well, you might not have to die."

Liken was a murderer who killed many civilians when the Tower of Babel was newly built and order was not yet stable, until one day...

Liken still remembers it; it was an afternoon when he was following a lone woman, as usual.

Everything seemed normal. He stabbed the woman with the knife, but what awaited him was not the screams and agonizing cries he had imagined.

Instead, it was a strange sound.

"So that's how it is. No wonder people died. So, people can kill people too."

Immediately afterwards, the woman turned her head 180 degrees and looked directly at Liken.

Liken saw the woman's face.

It looks like graffiti.

Fear instantly gripped Liken, and he turned to run.

But it was too late; the area had already been surrounded.

"She's a monster! You..."

Then, he witnessed a scene he would never forget.

The men in black surrounding him all wore strange smiles on their faces.

That smile was stiff and terrifying.

"Ministry of Humanity, you are under arrest."

What they said was also terrifying.

"You have no right to arrest me! You have no evidence!"

"We don't need evidence, we just need suspicion."

"You will tell."

Then, Liken fell into a coma.

He later confessed honestly in prison and was eventually sentenced to death.

Back to the present, in the prison, countless prisoners were taken away, and those who took these prisoners were the hypocrites of the Ministry of Benevolence.

As members of the Jiang family directly under Jiang Shuzhou's control, the puppet people faithfully carried out Jiang Shuzhou's will.

"Liken, you have a chance, a chance to survive. I wonder if you're willing to take it?"

Andy sat at his desk and said coldly.

"I do."

Upon hearing this, whether it was Liken's imagination or not, Warden Andy, who was usually indifferent, actually smiled.

"Sign it, and then."

"Struggle to survive."

Andy pushed a contract towards him.

Without hesitation, Licken signed his name.

No matter what, as long as you can live for two more days, that's a bonus.

The moment he finished signing, Liken's vision went black, and he was plunged into darkness.

tick.

When he woke up, he found himself in a dilapidated prison cell.

The wall was covered with a strange, unidentified plant that had eyes.

That is an evolved form of flesh and blood moss.

Having gained eyes, they were able to gather all the information about the underground world for Jiang Shuzhou.

"The experiment begins."

Jiang Shuzhou observed Liken's every move.

This is Jiang Shuzhou's experimental site.

Perhaps before, Liken was glad he made that choice, but soon he would regret it.

"roar!"

With a roar, a humanoid monster covered in blood and flesh appeared in the room next to Liken's.

This is the scarlet infection that Jiang Shuzhou just created, and it is also its first stage.

"Damn it!"

Liken cursed angrily, then quickly rammed his body against the cell door.

Click! For some reason, the cell door opened.