A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 431 The Drama Begins

"Grace..."

"What's wrong, Master?"

At this time, Grace was unaware that her master had already begun plotting.

"Remember, the playwright promised the world that everything would end in a comedy."

Jiang Shuzhou said this out of the blue.

"what?"

Grace was taken aback, clearly not understanding what Jiang Shuzhou was saying.

Jiang Shuzhou sighed inwardly. Although this disciple was theoretically another legendary mage, he had lived with him for seven years and had developed some feelings for him.

But then I thought, aren't apprentices meant to be tricked?

So, Jiang Shuzhou hardened his heart again.

"Grace, I have just become a playwright and have used the power of a playwright."

Jiang Shuzhou didn't want to lie to Grace; he neither told the truth nor lied.

However, Grace's understanding was clearly different from Jiang Shuzhou's.

"What! Master, how could you use such a dangerous power so recklessly!"

Clearly, Grace thought Jiang Shuzhou had simply taken up the job of a playwright and was using its power; she had no idea that her mentor was a playwright.

"Just now, you were impaled by a branch. I had no other choice but to do this to save you."

Jiang Shuzhou sighed and then continued.

"What? But... but... I..."

Grace was overwhelmed with guilt, and all she could think about was Baker's miserable state.

Could it be that Master will become like that too?

Don't do this kind of thing!

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Tears streamed down her face as Grace was overwhelmed by immense guilt, and she burst into tears in Jiang Shuzhou's arms.

Jiang Shuzhou was speechless; the reaction was stronger than he had expected.

"Don't cry, it's not a big deal. We'll just go and kill the playwright."

Jiang Shuzhou could only pat Grace on the back and then offer words of comfort.

This is Jiang Shuzhou's real purpose.

He wanted to give Grace a goal, a motivation to move forward.

A classic story template, old-fashioned but practical.

To save those she cherishes, the girl embarks on an adventure, ultimately defeating the evil demon king and saving everything.

The process is a bit strange, and in the end, you will find that the world is actually a giant Jiang Shuzhou. The enemies she kills are arranged by Jiang Shuzhou, the people she saves are also Jiang Shuzhou, and the evil dragon she faces in the end is also Jiang Shuzhou.

As for why we did this?

Who told this guy to hide Easter eggs in the book back then, making Jiang Shuzhou turn into a woman for a while? This revenge must be taken.

Of course, most importantly, it's interesting enough. Besides, Jiang Shuzhou didn't die. In the end, apart from Jiang Shuzhou suffering and putting on a tragic show, Grace won't get hurt at all.

And in the end, she can even regain her strength. Isn't that the best of both worlds?

As for Grace's emotional fluctuations in the middle?

That can only be described as a necessary sacrifice. Jiang Shuzhou even risked his life for the role, so it's nothing.

There's a reason why a part of Jiang Shuzhou's subconscious became a playwright; enjoying fun is in his nature.

The saying "Rome wasn't built in a day" applies here. Jiang Shuzhou was never a good person to begin with, and he naturally had a whole set of tricks up his sleeve when it came to ripping off his apprentices.

"Master, I will! I will definitely kill the playwright, and then I'll make you the new playwright!"

After sobbing for a while, Grace gradually stopped crying, and then she made a vow.

"No need."

Jiang Shuzhou's lips twitched.

After all, he was indeed a playwright.

When the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, representing chaos, was cut down, Jiang Shuzhou regained all his power.

Aside from the fact that he couldn't use the Dream Master's power because he was asleep, Jiang Shuzhou could be considered invincible.

At this very moment, in the huge but deserted theater, the playwright, or rather Jiang Shuzhou, is writing a script for Grace.

He was wearing a yellow robe, and a huge typewriter was running smoothly not far away.

That is the loom of fate, composing the destiny of the world.

Meanwhile, threads woven from the destinies of countless people in the dream world are gradually converging, and a somewhat illusory robe is taking shape.

Over those many years, Jiang Shuzhou didn't do nothing.

He did do some good things, using the power of order to fix the fate of all beings, and then weaving it into threads to make robes for himself.

Jiang Shuzhou called it the "Robe of Destiny".

With it, one can shield oneself from any fate-related spells, and at the same time, become invisible in the river of fate, preventing being spied on or being devoured by fate.

Furthermore, all attacks from chaotic forces will be greatly weakened, and even attacks from orderly forces will be weakened to some extent, though not by much.

Furthermore, because this robe was woven in a dream, it possesses the ability to change at will and can also mimic other objects.

And now, it is almost finished weaving.

But this robe still needs a grand performance, and it needs to fool fate once more.

What could be a grander spectacle than one's own death?

And what is it that is even more mocking, that people who should have died are resurrected?

As it turns out, fate is utterly useless.

Jiang Shuzhou began to weave his own death.

There's no other way. If we don't go easy on her, even if Grace regains Freud's memories and strength in this world, she'll probably be killed by Jiang Shuzhou.

After all, everyone was absorbed by Jiang Shuzhou as nourishment. It was only because she was special that Jiang Shuzhou got a share of the profits. Otherwise, Jiang Shuzhou would have absorbed her long ago and used her as nourishment for the world.

The bottom of the world.

After calming Grace down, Jiang Shuzhou started searching.

As we all know, the enemy of order is chaos.

The weapons that kill order are naturally born from chaos.

After searching for a while, Jiang Shuzhou finally found two items.

One is a tree heart, the other is a ring.

The jet-black ring is filled with a power that intertwines chaos and dreams; it is a law-based equipment nurtured by the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Ring of Chaos.

The effect is that it can greatly enhance one's own chaotic and dream-like power.

Unadorned numerical values, simple and practical function.

The other tree heart is what Jiang Shuzhou will use to help Grace defeat him.

It can also be considered a gift for Grace.

If crafted properly, this could also be a weapon of law.

This is also Grace's performance fee.

To get such a good thing just by acting in a play—if Grace weren't Jiang Shuzhou's apprentice and if Jiang Shuzhou didn't already have weapons, there would never be such a good thing in the world.

Jiang Shuzhou began to ponder what kind of product he should create.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Shuzhou decided to ask Grace for her opinion.

"Grace, I'm asking you, what weapon do you want?"

Grace was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered and answered.