A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 333 Goddess of the Magic Network

"By the way, what's up with this guy?"

Although Jiang Shuzhou knew the general idea, he still had to ask to save face.

"I don't know either. This guy said he wanted to avenge his uncle and just charged at me."

Goodness, he's a family-oriented hero; no wonder he's so powerful.

"Do you know what his uncle's name is?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked.

"His uncle... I think his name is Mereges... do you know him?"

Coco replied with a grim expression.

Upon hearing the name Meredes, Jiang Shuzhou remained expressionless, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

"I don't know him. Maybe he was just some mortal who died from a spell he was caught off guard by. He didn't know who killed him, so he just attacked whoever he could find."

Jiang Shuzhou spoke without batting an eye.

She couldn't let Coco know that she had taken a knife for Jiang Shuzhou.

"Perhaps."

Coco remained noncommittal. She didn't think the relative of such a person would be an ordinary mortal, but there was no point in dwelling on it, since the person was dead and there was nothing else to say.

"Haha, everyone, I'm here too!"

A bold voice rang out, and Jiang Shuzhou immediately recognized who it belonged to: Ralf, a high-ranking alchemist from the Spirit Machine School.

A giant mechanical dragon swept across the sky, swooping down from high above, and with a series of changes, it transformed into the shape of Ralf.

How come this guy arrived at such a coincidental time?

"Gentlemen, it's been a long time."

Flesh and blood coalesced, creating a human form. As details were gradually perfected, Corey emerged.

"We meet again."

Harvey successfully entered the fray like a bolt of lightning.

Immediately afterwards, more and more mages gathered here. Before long, ten high-level mages and a large group of other high-level extraordinary beings under their command had gathered here.

In fact, with such a commotion here, how could the other mages not notice?

The reason there was no one there was simply because everyone had chosen the same option and was just watching the show from the sidelines.

After all, Coco's first impression wasn't very good, so it's normal that no one was willing to help her.

We never really had a good relationship; it was all based on mutual benefit.

Jiang Shuzhou hadn't expected so many people to be watching the show. He had thought he was the only one who would do this, but it turns out everyone was the same.

"..."

Coco remained silent.

This silence lasted for quite some time, and gradually, the unspoken silence spread to everyone.

"Ahem, let's not talk about anything else. Let's find the Goddess of the Magic Network first, kill this guy and get his divine crystal, then we can talk about other things."

Harvey advocated this.

"That's right, let's not dwell on these little things."

"Correct, wise, and incisive."

"no problem."

The monks expressed their approval.

Harvey, as the mayor who chairs meetings every day, finally came in handy at this time. At the very least, they reached a consensus.

"I previously detected a palace 100 kilometers away from here. The palace is still intact. I think Mystra should be inside it."

"Before that, shouldn't we talk about how to separate divine crystals?"

Jiang Shuzhou said that this was also what he cared about most.

"Great, how about I split it equally?"

A monk said.

"No, it absolutely cannot be split equally."

Splitting it equally is impossible; what if there's a slacker?

Besides, dividing things equally reduces people's desire to work hard. After all, if everyone gets their share equally, who would be willing to put in a lot of effort?

Everyone is holding back, each person is hiding a trump card, and the result is that the mages will miss this good opportunity, everyone will go home empty-handed, and some will even have to play a resurrection match.

"Let's sign a contract: whoever contributes more will get more, how about that?"

Jiang Shuzhou suggested.

This will maximize the unity of all mages in fighting against external enemies. Many people will spare no effort to deal with Mystra in order to obtain as many divine crystals as possible.

"This is a great suggestion. Does anyone have any other comments?"

Alger was the first to support it.

The monks looked at each other, then shook their heads, indicating that there were none left.

This is indeed a good suggestion. Everyone's efforts should be rewarded, rather than everyone receiving the same thing regardless of their effort, which would greatly dampen people's enthusiasm.

"Then let's discuss how to calculate the specific contributions, shall we?"

Quantifying contributions is difficult, but everyone present is a mage, and each of them has computing power far exceeding that of ordinary people, so setting a fair and just rule is quite simple.

Soon, the contract was drafted, and everyone who read it agreed and signed it.

Jiang Shuzhou was no exception.

"Come, come, this is my gift to everyone."

Now that the contract had been signed, Jiang Shuzhou decided not to hold back and activated the magic network ring directly.

The same ring worn by Alger allows mages to use magic nets, and even Mystra won't instantly seal them.

The mages weren't too unhappy about this; in fact, it helped them get a larger share.

Although this would allow Jiang Shuzhou to make more contributions, he has no choice but to do so.

Everyone else's spells have normal power, but yours only deal 70% damage. How are you supposed to fight that?

If they are not used, their contributions will gradually decrease.

Jiang Shuzhou planned to delete all these accounts after killing the Goddess of the Demon Network, limiting their use to this specific time. Since Jiang Shuzhou made them himself, deleting them would be a simple task.

With this move, Jiang Shuzhou was destined to receive a substantial share.

"Give me one!"

"Me too!"

"Don't worry, everyone. Everyone has one. I even made quite a few. If this one gets blocked, you can get another one."

Jiang Shuzhou gave several magic network rings to everyone present. He still had a lot on hand, which was more than enough for him.

Ralf and the others had no objections to this, and even took the initiative to ask Jiang Shuzhou for more rings.

Jiang Shuzhou naturally had no objection to this situation.

The more these mages used them, the more contributions Jiang Shuzhou gained, and the more divine crystals he obtained.

Soon, the mages all received their rings from Jiang Shuzhou and experimented with them.

They were very satisfied with the result. Although this thing did not directly amplify the power of spells, it was able to cast normal spells when the power of all spells was weakened, which was already considered to amplify the power of spells.

I just don't know if the Goddess of the Magic Network can grant access to these things.

The mages weren't worried at all that Jiang Shuzhou would trick them; there was no benefit in that. If the magic net ring was useless, then Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't be able to gain any contribution points either.

Soon, the monks finished their preparations and began their journey toward the palace.