A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 466 Reminiscing about the Past

"It's truly remarkable how the little mage of yesteryear has grown into a legendary and towering mage."

At the lively wedding ceremony, Rosemary and Jiang Shuzhou chatted warmly, as if the previous tension had never existed.

When Rosemary expressed her desire to have Jiang Shuzhou's offspring, Grace's legendary spells were on full display, while Rosemary's royal guards and the other legends watched intently.

Everything was filled with the smell of gunpowder, as if war was about to break out.

"Those were the past, and now is the present. Talent and hard work will always pay off."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

Judging from their conversation alone, it's impossible to tell that Jiang Shuzhou was thinking about how to destroy the empire.

"yes."

Rosemary fell silent for a moment, thinking back to those days.

She used to be full of vigor and ambition, but now, to put it kindly, she has become much more mature and composed; to put it bluntly, she has become more timid.

But she never regretted it. If she had to do it all over again, she would still choose the same path: to kill her own brother in public and become emperor.

Looking at Jiang Shuzhou, Rosemary couldn't help but feel envious.

I envy his talent, his carefree spirit, and his longevity.

For Rosemary, despite being an emperor and a legend, her lifespan was at most a hundred years.

But for Jiang Shuzhou, his lifespan was ridiculously long; a mere hundred years was but a fleeting moment.

Looking at her appearance, although Rosemary was well-maintained, she was still somewhat old and faded. After all, the power of the Covenant was constantly weighing on her, which is why emperors throughout history only lived for a hundred years.

However, Jiang Shuzhou was completely different; he had a handsome face, a slender figure, and fair skin.

If you disregard his mouth, which is known for its earth-shattering vocals, he is indeed a handsome young man.

"Stop looking, I feel like you've got your eye on me, you old lady."

"..."

Rosemary had a momentary urge to kill the other person, but after looking at Grace in their arms, she dismissed the idea.

She couldn't keep those two legendary mages at all.

"I don't think I'm that much older than you, am I?"

Rosemary said coldly.

"How can that be the same?"

"Look at you, your face is full of wrinkles and your skin is sallow. You look like an old man."

"And look at me. Young, promising, and more handsome than Pan An. You might not know, but my face has a natural charm. How about that, isn't it amazing?"

This left Rosemary speechless with anger.

Jiang Shuzhou wasn't her vassal; he was the leader of the neighboring faction, so he could speak without any restraint and didn't care about her feelings at all.

"It seems you didn't ask for enough information. I should have asked for 80,000 Dream Crystals."

Rosemary's face was grim as she spoke coldly.

Whenever she changed her opinion of Jiang Shuzhou, this guy would open his mouth and utter the most vicious words.

"So, guess whether I'll buy it or not?"

After saying that, Jiang Shuzhou continued.

"Alright, you should go check on your vassals. If you chat with me any longer, there might be rumors about you smelting peculiarities by tomorrow."

Taking a deep breath, Rosemary suppressed her anger and forced herself not to stoop to Jiang Shuzhou's level.

That bastard is as shameless as ever.

"A sissy? I don't want him!"

Jiang Shuzhou shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

If he's still effeminate after killing so many people, then it can only mean that Jiang Shuzhou's ability to disguise himself has reached a new peak.

"Ignore her, she's just jealous."

Grace delivered the finishing blow perfectly.

"I hope the next time I hear news of her, it won't be because she's been assassinated."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

People like this are the easiest targets for assassination.

Although the empire still needs her to take charge, and although she may be able to slow down or even reverse the empire's downward trend.

However, it is well known that nobles only care about their own power.

This has been proven by countless examples, both in the primary plane and on Earth.

Take Julius Caesar of Rome, for example. He never imagined that the Senate would dare to assassinate him.

The same goes for Rosemary today.

However, this was exactly what Jiang Shuzhou wanted. Once Rosemary died, a new emperor would ascend the throne, and the political situation would be unstable. That would be his opportunity.

These nobles probably thought that if the old policies were reinstated, everything would stop.

Unfortunately, that's impossible.

Whether implementing new policies or reverting to old ones, both require funds and administrative capacity.

Can the empire withstand this kind of turmoil?

Jiang Shuzhou didn't know, nor did he need to know, because time would provide the answer.

Jiang Shuzhou squinted at Rosemary, who was mingling happily with the legendary Electors.

How many of these people intended to kill Rosemary?

Perhaps the majority.

Gradually, Jiang Shuzhou stopped paying attention to these things and began to enjoy food and wine.

During this time, no one disturbed him.

Even Kosoro, an ally who had made a pact with Jiang Shuzhou and decided to run away, did not have the slightest intention of communicating with Jiang Shuzhou in public.

After all, his identity is rather sensitive, and to avoid suspicion, Kosoroya naturally wouldn't dare to come.

It seems that Jiang Shuzhou has been isolated.

But he didn't care; they were all just skeletons in a grave, worthless people selling their heads for profit.

If the time hadn't been too short, Jiang Shuzhou would have slaughtered them all long ago.

If you kill all ten nobles of the empire, there might be innocent ones; if you kill nine out of ten, there might be some you miss. In short, there are generally no good people among them.

It can only be described as a time when humankind shines like a constellation of stars.

And so, the wedding came to a successful conclusion.

Jiang Shuzhou came over to freeload, spending a large sum of money to buy information about Rosemary, obtaining three dimensional coordinates related to Tessa May, as well as a whole bunch of other information.

That's pretty good.

Back in Jiang Shuzhou's office in the alliance.

Jiang Shuzhou decided to deal with the backlog of work.

Normally, these things are handled by Chahara. Jiang Shuzhou spends all his time in the lab, not to mention Grace, who does experiments with Jiang Shuzhou.

As for Denuozhi, she is now busy studying and cultivating every day. She is determined to become a legend. Jiang Shuzhou naturally understands this, so he did not arrange any other work for her.

So naturally, these tasks fell to the only person who was relatively free, Chahara.

"Master, take a look at this."

Jiang Shuzhou stroked Chahara's wolf ears with a contented expression. These wolf ears were so comfortable, cool and refreshing, and he could even feel a slight pulse.

Small animals have it so easy.

Chahara was also enjoying herself, her ears twitching slightly as she responded to Jiang Shuzhou's caresses, while her wolf tail wrapped around Jiang Shuzhou's body.

"Let me see."

Jiang Shuzhou took a closer look and then laughed.

"Is this an old acquaintance?"

The report contained the news that Jess and Wang Bowen had been promoted to higher ranks.

Logically speaking, this kind of news shouldn't have reached Jiang Shuzhou, but since these two had some connection with him, naturally, the news of their successful promotion was spread.

As a subordinate, you must learn to understand your superior's thoughts.

"Great, let them know I'll be attending their celebration."