A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 218 Test

In this Garden of Eden made of flesh and blood, false humans were born.

They will become apex predators, at the top of this food chain.

The lake level dropped significantly, and dozens of dummy humans were produced, which almost consumed most of the nutrient solution that Jiang Shuzhou had stored.

These newly created pseudo-humans cannot speak, but they still use body language to show their submission to Jiang Shuzhou.

Jiang Shuzhou looked at the first fake man, who was trying his best to adjust his face to look as normal as possible. Finally, the number of his facial features became normal.

However, the distribution seems a bit off, since no one's eyes are below their mouth, and no one's mouth is vertical.

"You are the first false man to be born, and I give you a name; your name shall be Judas."

"Thank you for your grace."

Judah was now speaking much more fluently.

"Take them to a place to live."

Looking at the fake people kneeling before him, Jiang Shuzhou gave the order.

"Your will."

Judah led his people away from the island in the middle of the lake to find a place where they could build a home.

Jiang Shuzhou, on the other hand, continues to create life.

This is the last life he will create; once it is complete, this place will end.

Producers capable of producing nutrient solutions.

Although the transformation has enhanced the flesh and blood mother tree's ability to produce nutrient solution, it cannot rely entirely on the flesh and blood mother tree.

After all, there is only one Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood. The Flesh and Blood Jungle is small now and can still be supported by it, but what about in the future?

In Jiang Shuzhou's plan, the entire underground world, except for the Tower of Babel area, will be a world of flesh and blood. Only such a vast biosphere can support more evolutionary possibilities. In the future, Jiang Shuzhou will even conquer a world specifically to house the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Therefore, flesh-and-blood creatures with productive capacity are absolutely necessary.

Jiang Shuzhou originally planned to use trees as production tools, but he gave up on that idea.

Trees grow slowly and have low reproductive capacity, which hinders rapid spread.

Blood and flesh moss is quite good; perhaps it could be used.

However, Jiang Shuzhou doesn't intend to put all his eggs in one basket; if possible, he will always have alternative plans.

The moss needs to be changed, and another solution needs to be implemented; only then can it be considered a complete solution.

And so, Jiang Shuzhou once again threw himself into the intense and exciting research work.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

It's the start of another school year at the Fifth Magic Academy.

However, Jiang Shuzhou was naturally absent this time; he was busy with experiments and didn't have time.

So Jess was left to organize the tests all by himself, feeling miserable.

As mentioned before, summer and winter vacations in the Mage Alliance are not for students, but for teachers.

For students, this is study time; after all, there are no holidays when it comes to pursuing the truth.

However, it all depends on oneself. Take Ye Chen, for example. He really enjoyed his vacation. It is said that he went on an adventure somewhere during the holiday and apparently met some new people.

"Let me tell you, that elf really does look real..."

"When I struck with my sword, the goblin was instantly terrified, crawling backwards in a panic! I could have..."

Jess looked helpless as he watched Ye Chen boast.

You're making it sound like you're going to slay a god, saying you formed a small team to pick up girls and take on some adventures.

Fighting goblins is such a hassle; I don't even know how many of those goblins I have to kill in my territory every day.

A mage, instead of studying magic properly, went off to pick up girls and go on adventures.

"Ye Chen, how many spells do you know now? Have you mastered the basics of runic writing?"

Ye Chen, who was chatting idly, was also terrified when he saw Jess.

When did this person start walking silently?

"Professor Jess, I know more than a dozen spells. I can show you if you need."

"We don't need this. What about basic runic writing?"

"Basic runic literature?"

Seeing the proud expression on Ye Chen's face, Jess was speechless.

"Basic runic writing is self-study material; you can learn it on your own during the holidays. We don't teach it."

After all, they are all simple and basic things that can be learned easily, and two months is more than enough time.

"I'll go check it out later."

Ye Chen gave an embarrassed smile.

However, Jess didn't say anything. Everyone has to be responsible for themselves. On the road to pursuing truth, there may be fellow travelers and fellow road users, but there will never be a guide.

At most, they can lead you to that road; the rest is up to you to figure out.

Perhaps this guy just wants to gain power and has no thirst for knowledge at all.

Jess shook his head; this kind of person was destined not to go far.

The advancement of a mage is the sublimation of the soul and mind, and extensive research helps to enhance the soul's active thinking.

Evidence suggests that the more knowledge-seeking and research-savvy a monk is, the faster he advances and the higher his final achievements.

Those who become mages with the desire for power, no matter how talented they are, can only reach the Saint Realm at most, since there are special requirements for advancing to the Legendary Realm.

Moreover, Ye Chen's talent is only above average, far from reaching the highest talent recorded in the Mage Alliance.

"Never mind, it's not important."

Jesten paused, then continued.

"There will be an exam tomorrow, which is specifically designed to test your practical skills. That's why I told you not to take unnecessary risks during the holidays."

"But since some of you like this, I have nothing to say. After all, rich combat experience is an advantage."

"Remember, meet at the playground tomorrow morning. We're going to the forest for the exam. Bring everything you need."

Upon hearing this, the students looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

"Professor, what are we going into the forest for? Are we going to do wilderness survival?"

"It's not wilderness survival, it's hunting magical beasts, and it still uses a points ranking system. The more you kill, the more rewards you get."

"Will Professor Navis give us support this time?"

Upon hearing this, Jess's lips twitched involuntarily.

We were counting on him, but he didn't even come.

Jess had told Jiang Shuzhou about this a long time ago, but Jiang Shuzhou had taken leave to conduct experiments.

After the screams of the unknown creature coming from Jiang Shuzhou stopped, Jess had nothing more to say.

Just like the roaring sound he makes when he's working with machinery, these people who deal with flesh and blood always have screams in the background, so they're not afraid of having nightmares.

"There will be no support this time, but don't worry about your safety. The academy will protect you and ensure nothing happens to you."

"The specific rules will be announced at the time. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. Remember to take whatever you want with you."

After giving his instructions, Jess turned and left, as he still had a lot of data to organize.

These are all things that a homeroom teacher should do, and you could say that the twenty magic stones subsidy was due to these things.

Jiang Shuzhou never did it himself, after all, he had signed a contract and gave his share to Jess.

There's nothing we can do; he had the foresight to back it up.

As for Jess, it's only natural that he has to do things after receiving money.