A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 512 Auspicious Snow for a Bountiful Year

January 1st, 480th year of the Buddhist calendar, the new year has arrived.

"A timely snowfall promises a bumper harvest."

Looking at the heavy snowfall outside, Jiang Shuzhou sighed.

"I wonder how many more people will freeze to death in other places."

As a monk who started from the bottom, Jiang Shuzhou undoubtedly has a better understanding of the suffering in the world.

The Ovi Empire has undergone some changes in the past few months of research by Jiang Shuzhou.

It's still not too bad, at least it hasn't fallen apart.

Although Rosemary was dead and the Emperor's authority was divided into more than a dozen parts, the Senate and the Covenant still existed. Under the suppression of the Legends, except for a few border and non-core areas that were largely unattended, the rest of the country was relatively peaceful.

Aside from occasional uprisings and noble rebellions, the empire remained relatively stable that year.

But this is just the surface.

When Rosemary died and there was no successor, all her reform achievements vanished in an instant.

This can only be described as a flaw of the feudal imperial system: a new emperor, a new court; and the nobles were all adept at changing their allegiance according to the prevailing winds.

Tax reductions and agricultural development were completely ignored by these nobles, leading to cannibalism in many parts of the empire.

Throughout the entire empire, there was only one exception: the Archimonde family and Mahabry.

The Akmond family was able to avoid trouble because Jiang Shuzhou was watching over them; the nobles below them really didn't dare to cause any trouble.

Unlike other legends, Jiang Shuzhou was relatively kind to humans, as evidenced by the fact that he did not use the Scarlet Plague.

If this were alien territory, Jiang Shuzhou would have already unleashed the Crimson Plague and the Magic Stone Infection, ruthlessly squeezing out the remaining value of these alien races.

With nothing to do, Jiang Shuzhou sat in the void while admiring the snow and arranging battle plans.

Units are projected in front of you, just like in a game, clearly displaying the data of both sides.

Even the soldiers under Jiang Shuzhou's command have their individual strengths, personalities, abilities, and potential clearly marked.

These are naturally data exclusively for Jiang Shuzhou.

Currently, Jiang Shuzhou is in full control of Mahablay's army, and he is responsible for managing the daily schedule, the training and promotion of the troops.

The "Big Brother" will arrange everything.

This is what all the Mahabrai soldiers often say.

They were used to it, used to obeying the system's commands.

Because this brings them victory after victory, and also promotions.

Jiang Shuzhou was never stingy with rewards for those who were loyal.

However, some people lack the ability and can only be squad leaders. Forcing them to be promoted will only backfire.

Jiang Shuzhou would make the best use of such people, for example, by assigning them a sinecure or letting them pursue further education so that they could take on higher military positions later when they were more capable.

"Infantry fire two volleys of fire first..."

As Jiang Shuzhou issued his order, the systems in the minds of the infantrymen at the front lines also issued commands.

"Fire two rounds and attack the enemy's weak points."

At the same time, the system will also mark enemies that should be attacked in dark red in their eyes, and can even mark teammates in green.

It can be said that this is the purest form of information warfare.

Every soldier can hear orders from the highest command and can also earn promotions through hard work.

There was no concealment or underreporting, no embezzlement or bribery; all the filth was wiped out by the cold, orderly system.

Soon, thanks to Jiang Shuzhou's skillful maneuvering, victory was achieved in the war.

"Good, someone else can take command from here on out."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded.

Surprisingly, although loading the system would completely destroy everyone's privacy, at least the soldiers didn't seem to care much about it, which was also related to Jiang Shuzhou's disregard for trivial matters like drinking.

To the soldiers, high-level superhumans were simply extraordinary figures, as for those in the Holy Realm or Legendary Realm?

Those are the kinds of people you see on TV; you never actually encounter them in daily life.

They can't even get in touch with ordinary holy realms and legendary figures, let alone Jiang Shuzhou.

To them, Jiang Shuzhou was more like the sun; he existed objectively and blessed the earth, but no one could get close to him, and everyone was used to it.

Some people might be very reluctant to learn that others are spying on their privacy.

But what if someone told you that your every move is exposed to the sun and being watched by the sun?

You'll just think the other person is clueless.

This is the same principle.

Moreover, although Jiang Shuzhou stubbornly insists that he is not a god, what difference is there between Jiang Shuzhou and a god to these people at the bottom of society?

Perhaps the difference is that he is more benevolent, and worshipping him doesn't mean going hungry every day or being exploited by the pastor; all you have to do is work, and you are also more free in your thinking.

The reason why the Soth Society was able to implement the "Big Brother" management system was because of Jiang Shuzhou's extremely high influence and terrifying control over the entire society.

A person's entire life, from birth to death, can be fully taken over by the Soth Society.

If parents are too busy with work to care for their children at birth, they can apply for boarding care from the school, where the children will experience socialization alongside their peers.

It's similar to a boarding school, where teachers are responsible for the daily education and companionship until the parents have free time.

At this point, you can take the child out to foster family bonds.

The same applies after they start school; based on their talents and their own wishes, the Sotheby's will provide the appropriate education.

After all, it's a learning experience, and the school's support is undeniable.

Finally, majors and careers are assigned based on the exam results.

Those with magical talent become mages, those with other extraordinary professional talents become professionals in their respective fields, and the rest become cogs in the machine of society, doing other things.

Graduation guarantees job placement; as long as you have the ability, you can do whatever you want.

After all, the association is constantly evolving and has a huge number of job vacancies; they are still short of people.

It can be said that the atmosphere of the entire association is completely collectivist.

This led to the common people viewing Jiang Shuzhou as even better than the gods.

"Another victory, brothers! There's a reward coming from above, let's have a celebration feast!"

With wine and meat laid out on the table, the soldiers began their revelry.

Jiang Shuzhou continued to ponder and improve the shortcomings of the command system and other aspects.

"Talent values ​​should be hidden and only visible to core personnel; otherwise, it's easy for others to slack off if they see them."

"The surveillance function cannot be enabled. At most, we can only use text to give a general description of what the soldiers are doing, otherwise there will be problems. Besides, ordinary commanders do not have the ability to monitor every single person."

Jiang Shuzhou carefully considered the construction of the system.

"Master, dinner is ready! Would you like some stewed dragon meat, stir-fried lake vegetables, dragon liver and phoenix gall, and dragon egg pastries?"

These days, due to the dragon disaster, there has been a significant increase in dragon meat on Jiang Shuzhou's dining table.

"Great, Grace, your cooking has gotten even better."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded in satisfaction.

"This snow is beautiful; it reminds me of the time we built a snowman together back then."

Grace said.

"Is there?"

"Yes, you even stuffed stones into the snowman back then, which hurt terribly when I kicked it."

"Serves you right. Who told you not to use magic to investigate? I was telling you to be careful."