A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 525 The Boundary Turtle and the Floating City

And so, the five unsuspecting mages were tricked by Jiang Shuzhou into signing the contract.

Perhaps in their view, no matter how outrageous the empire was, it wouldn't allow other countries to interfere in its internal affairs, just as they didn't quite believe Jiang Shuzhou's formal letter of appeal for help, which was certified by an alliance.

However, that's the reality; that's what an empire is.

"Then I wish you all good fortune in your military campaigns, and that you will reap great rewards within the Empire!"

Jiang Shuzhou's smile stretched so wide it almost reached the back of his head.

These legendary mages, rich and powerful, and gullible and easily fooled, truly lived up to their reputation.

Compared to other legendary mages, Jiang Shuzhou was still too poor and had too little wealth.

How can his mere century of accumulation compare to others' millennia of accumulation?

"I hope so."

As they spoke, the mages, looking pained, handed over their belongings to Jiang Shuzhou and hurriedly left, appearing to be in a great hurry to return and assemble their troops.

Hopefully, they will prevail in their war against the Alliance of Saints.

"Is anyone else going to the Empire?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked again.

This time, no one else responded.

Some legendary mages are not very interested in this, since the bloody battles in the Abyss and Hell can also provide a lot of legendary materials, and exploring the Astral Plane is also a way to obtain legendary materials.

The Prime Plane simply has more Legendary Elemental Nodes; this does not mean that the Astral Plane lacks them.

Including Jiang Shuzhou, there are a total of six legendary mages. That's a bit too many people. If there are any more, it will be difficult to divide the benefits, and an internal war will be inevitable.

It's not worth it.

Looking at the silent mages, Jiang Shuzhou shrugged and then continued.

"Is there anything else?"

"That's all."

She shook her head, Pamela said.

Jiang Shuzhou nodded in response, put the ring away, and prepared to leave.

"By the way, Your Majesty Navis."

Suddenly, someone spoke.

"What's wrong?"

"Hell is currently inviting legends from across the entire astral plane. What do you think? Would you like to go?"

"I'll look with my eyes; I'm busy right now. We'll talk about it later."

Hell and the Abyss have a long-standing feud, and their bloody battle has lasted for countless years. After all, their opposing camps are there, one orderly and the other chaotic, so they are naturally irreconcilable.

After speaking, Jiang Shuzhou withdrew his consciousness and then teleported the spatial rings directly to Mendetk.

"These are all good things."

Jiang Shuzhou was very satisfied. It was good that Rosemary died. If she hadn't died, how could Jiang Shuzhou have made so much money?

"What makes you so happy?"

Grace, standing to the side, looked at Jiang Shuzhou's smiling face and was also a little curious.

"Look at this, it's all good stuff."

Grace took the spatial ring and was stunned.

"Time Crystal, Soul Fruit... and, the shell of the World Turtle?!"

Everything else is extraordinary. As the name suggests, the Time Crystal can enhance one's understanding of the laws of time and accelerate the passage of time in different planes, making it a valuable item.

The Soul Fruit can increase soul strength, which is not very useful for Jiang Shuzhou, but it is perfect for Denuozhi, as it can greatly accelerate his journey to becoming a legend.

But the shell of this world tortoise shocked Grace.

The so-called Boundary Turtle, as the name suggests, is a giant turtle capable of carrying the weight of different dimensions.

It is said that this thing is also related to the Astral Whale. Unlike the Astral Whale, the Boundary Turtle never devours planes, but carries them on its back to slowly absorb the power of the planes.

This can be considered a form of symbiosis: the world turtle protects the plane, while the plane provides energy to the world turtle.

Theoretically, a single Boundary Turtle can carry an infinite number of planes, with each plane overlapping to form a unique and extraordinary layer.

The fact that it can bear the weight of the world speaks volumes about the power and wonder of this tortoise shell.

However, although the world tortoise is not yet extinct, it will soon be.

The Boundary Turtle is unwilling to give up some unwanted planes, which leads to an increasing number of plane layers over time, increasing the pressure and burden on the Boundary Turtle.

If this continues, even the hard shell will eventually break, causing the tortoise to be crushed to death.

And those layers of planes were thus preserved.

It is said that the Abyss is a plane carried on the back of a World Turtle.

However, this claim lacks substantial evidence, and it's impossible for a world turtle to carry so many dimensions; it can only be considered nonsense.

Nowadays, while the Boundary Turtle isn't as rare as the Astral Whale, there aren't many left.

The shell of the Boundary Turtle is the best choice for the foundation of a floating city. It is sturdy enough, has good magical conductivity, and can also absorb the power of another plane. Theoretically, through certain means, it is possible to pull some planes up to it and absorb their power, just like the Boundary Turtle.

This is also a kind of bionics, and Jiang Shuzhou happens to be good at the way of flesh and blood, and has also done some research on these. If he spends some time, he might be able to reproduce the abilities of the World Turtle.

This thing is ridiculously expensive, and there are practically no people selling it; it's a rare find that money can't buy.

This time, the other legendary mages gave it to Jiang Shuzhou as a price in exchange for his endorsement.

I don't know whether they made a profit or a loss.

Regardless, this is undoubtedly a good thing.

If it weren't for this, Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't have even agreed to their request.

Of course, the reinforcements from the Alliance of Saints were also one of the reasons he agreed.

"Now that the foundation is in place, the rest will be easier."

Jiang Shuzhou said that, in any case, he intends to complete the construction of the floating city in the shortest possible time.

He still has so much to do.

The shell of the Boundary Turtle is only the size of a palm because it is currently sealed. Once it is unsealed, its area will be enormous.

Jiang Shuzhou looked at the shell in his hand and silently estimated the various legendary materials and other expenses needed to build the floating city.

Finally, he estimated a rather terrifying number.

Leaving aside those rare materials that are priceless and unavailable, even the ordinary ones require more than a million standard divine crystals.

Even Jiang Shuzhou was finding it hard to keep up with this terrifying energy expenditure.

too expensive.

But the ultimate price brings ultimate performance.

If built according to Jiang Shuzhou's current estimated price, the performance of the floating city is sufficient for a single city to directly confront the powerful divine power. A single floating city can forcibly break through the divine kingdom of the powerful divine power.

It's not impossible to even kill a powerful god.

In that case... no matter what, it has to be built.

This is a spectacle, costing a huge amount of money, but once completed, its effects are extremely powerful.

Most of the remaining rare and legendary materials are also available in the empire's treasury.

No, it's not impossible to buy it from the Goddess of Wealth when the time comes.

By the way, speaking of the Goddess of Wealth, one of her followers, a platinum-level priest, seems to want to see me.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Shuzhou decided to let them in to see if they had anything to do.