A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 41 A young man arrived in Velisco

"Pah, what is this thing?"

Inside a hotel in the Fifth District, Jiang Shuzhou vomited up the stewed fish soup he had ordered.

This fish soup was both fishy and salty. It might fool foreigners, but it was completely inedible for someone like Jiang Shuzhou who grew up in China.

Is the person in charge here?

Jiang Shuzhou breathed on the fish soup after eating it; he desperately needed someone to come and take charge.

If they can't give an explanation, Jiang Shuzhou will start making a scene.

"Sir, please forgive our poor hospitality."

A chubby man, clearly the person in charge, came running over and said.

"Can you still cook? If you can't, then don't open a shop!"

"Sir, I guarantee the next dish will be absolutely delicious."

"Quickly, serve this gentleman his food!"

The man shouted and ran into the kitchen. Just a few minutes later, he personally carried the dishes to Jiang Shuzhou's dining table.

This dish is stewed beef, and it's much better this time. The beef is tender and flavorful, savory and delicious, a world apart from the previous dish.

"Alright, let it go this time. Just pay more attention to the dishes in the future. This fish soup was both fishy and salty. I hope it won't happen again."

After enjoying the delicious food, Jiang Shuzhou's complexion improved considerably; just moments ago, his face had been so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

Fortunately, the dish was decent; otherwise, the hotel might have caught fire in the middle of the night.

After finishing the meal, Jiang Shuzhou tossed out two gold coins as payment for lodging and food.

"The extra money is your tip."

With that, Jiang Shuzhou went upstairs to his room to log off and rest.

As the young man in a mage's robe, clearly a mage, left, the receptionist wiped the cold sweat from her brow.

"Boss, who made this fish soup? If this gentleman really gets angry, we might be in deep trouble!"

"The fish soup is fine. Perhaps this gentleman is used to fine food and is not used to eating here."

The fat man shook his head in reply.

"Alright, relax. Next time you encounter a customer like this, never recommend fish soup to them again. What are they eating? Do you think they'd even like fish soup?"

After the reprimand, the fat man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and went upstairs to his office to rest.

After a long and tiring day, Jiang Shuzhou finally managed to settle down in Velissco.

Upon entering the room, Jiang Shuzhou leaped into the air like a war god and then lay down directly on the bed.

Clicking "Log Off" immediately pulled me out of the game, and I returned to reality.

Although the physical fatigue had vanished without a trace, Jiang Shuzhou still felt exhausted, probably because releasing too many spells had caused fatigue in his soul.

Jiang Shuzhou originally wanted to go online and play a prank on netizens today, but unfortunately, he was completely drained of energy and had no interest in it at all.

"Tomorrow, I'll definitely put on a great show for everyone tomorrow night!"

After saying this, Jiang Shuzhou pulled the blanket over himself and fell into a deep sleep, drifting off to sleep and conversing with the Duke of Zhou.

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"Ring ring ring ring".

The long-awaited alarm rang. Jiang Shuzhou hadn't used his 9 a.m. alarm for a long time. He had been getting up before 9 a.m. lately, and since playing "Starbound: Descent", he had never gotten up this late.

This was truly unexpected, as Jiang Shuzhou hadn't anticipated that the desolate island was so far from Velisco; it took them half the night to arrive after walking there from morning till night.

This was even after he used magic to increase the speed several times over.

Fortunately, they didn't set sail at night, otherwise Jiang Shuzhou would have had to stay up all night, which is no joke.

As usual, I went online right after washing up.

There aren't many things to do today, mainly just two major tasks.

First, join the Mage Guild and complete the Mage certification, thus becoming a true superior being.

The next step is to practice alchemy, trying out each recipe learned from the book to see the success rate, and then you can start making money.

Waking up in the hotel, Jiang Shuzhou prepared to go to the Mage Guild. His first priority was to obtain an identity; otherwise, enjoying special privileges would be somewhat illegitimate.

Verisco during the day is completely different from that at night. The streets are bustling with activity, with horse-drawn carriages speeding by and a few still parked along the roadside.

Jiang Shuzhou randomly picked a carriage and said to the driver.

"Go to the Central District Mage Guild."

Upon seeing Jiang Shuzhou in his Dharma robes, the coachman, recognizing his identity, naturally dared not be negligent and respectfully invited Jiang Shuzhou into the carriage.

The carriage sped along the roads of Velissco, and before long, Jiang Shuzhou heard the driver's voice.

"Sir, we've arrived at the central area. I can't get in here; I need your help."

Hearing the coachman's voice, Jiang Shuzhou peeked out and saw a soldier wearing leather armor with a sword at his left waist and a gun at his right waist jogging towards him.

"What can I do for you?" the soldier asked.

"I'm going to the Mage Guild."

Jiang Shuzhou didn't say much, nor did he need to.

"What can you possibly use to prove your identity?"

The soldier pressed for an answer.

"Will this work?"

Flames blazed fiercely from Jiang Shuzhou's palm.

"Of course, please forgive me, sir, this is also to prevent those lowly people from disturbing your magical research."

Upon seeing Jiang Shuzhou unleash his magic, the soldiers immediately apologized to him and then ordered their men to clear the way.

Jiang Shuzhou had already proven his identity, so the soldiers had no reason to stop him anymore.

"Let's go to the Mage Guild."

After saying that, Jiang Shuzhou got back into the car.

Soon, the driver's voice came again.

"Sir, we have arrived at our destination."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou put down the spellbook in his hand, got out of the car, paid the fare, and entered the Mage Guild without looking back.

The Mage Guild in Velisco was quite different from the antique-style building Jiang Shuzhou had imagined. It was a five-story building with a large area, far exceeding the surrounding buildings. Moreover, all the nearby buildings were far away from the Mage Guild, seemingly unwilling to be adjacent to it.

As Jiang Shuzhou entered the hall, he couldn't help but gasp, having contributed his share to warming the main plane.

The spacious front hall was filled with monks coming and going, but according to Jiang Shuzhou's estimate, the vast majority of them were apprentice monks.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that there are many scantily clad young women among them, wearing black stockings, white stockings, red stockings, purple stockings, and various other more casual outfits. Jiang Shuzhou wished he had two more pairs of eyes to see them.

So stylish! Mature women, young girls, lolis, all kinds of hair colors are included, this is comparable to a succubus set.

If I had known it would be this exciting, why would I have foolishly survived on a deserted island for so long!

In stark contrast to these female mages was another group of mages, all of whom wore mage robes. A few of the more open-minded ones did not wear hoods, but most of the rest wore hoods. In fact, Jiang Shuzhou could only determine the gender of most of them by their body shape.

Not a single detail was missed.

A high level of emotional intelligence fully reveals the mystery and power of a mage.

Low emotional intelligence means being unable to see anything, appearing like someone who hides their true intentions.

The history of mages wearing mage robes can be traced back to the time when the tower collapsed. The gods wanted to completely eradicate the profession of mage, so they launched a large-scale manhunt for mages. In order to avoid being caught, mages had no choice but to wear mage robes that concealed their heads and tails.

At the time, this was actually worn by ascetics, but it was also fine for mages to wear it, since they were constantly hiding and wandering around, which was a form of asceticism.

Now, the monk's robe has gone from being forced to be worn to being worn voluntarily.

Many young mages have even stopped wearing their robes, and their attire is becoming more like that of the nobility.

They wore fitted formal attire, and various brightly colored aristocratic garments were the favorite clothing of many young mages.

Just like the people in the lobby, their clothing was quite daring, making one's anger rise immediately.

Of course, the anger arose because Jiang Shuzhou was a conservative; he firmly upheld the fundamental principle that mages should wear mages' robes, and it was definitely not because of beauty.

To be fair, the mage robe is truly a sign of civilization; otherwise, with Jiang Shuzhou's wandering eyes, he would probably have been labeled a slut by now.