A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 527 Preparation

Has this day finally come?

Jiang Shuzhou took a deep breath and calmed himself down. This was expected; it was bound to happen sooner or later, nothing unexpected.

"Is there any more detailed information?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked.

"Well, of course, there is, after all, your spending at the Chamber of Commerce is quite high."

Immediately afterwards, Mani revealed some details about the All Saints Alliance's planned decapitation operation against Jiang Shuzhou, as well as the names of those involved.

Even the goddess of wealth herself was included.

"You guys really dare to sell anything, even the Goddess of Wealth, you're unbeatable."

Mani smiled and then said.

"Why didn't they give enough money? When you calculate it all, you still gave enough."

"For the sake of wealth, the great Wojkin was even willing to open his divine kingdom to banks as a vault, which was all due to His mercy."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou's lips twitched. He could only say that Woking's thirst for money truly lived up to his name.

Furthermore, according to the intelligence Jiang Shuzhou recently obtained.

Vol'jin's territory has now become completely capitalized, with all sorts of merchant guilds everywhere. They've even created many games about gods, trying to get believers to vote for their favorite gods and make money.

This is truly a case of being obsessed with money. A normal person wouldn't do something this ruthless, but a follower of Wojnarowski would.

Despite the constant complaints and conflicts, Woking's followers refused to shut down.

After all, the profit margin is too high.

In order to climb the rankings, believers are truly willing to donate their life savings to help their god move up one rank, even if such a ranking is actually useless.

All I can say is that, as the oldest form of fandom, the church is still too ruthless.

"Thank you so much for your help, but as you know, I need to prepare myself, so..."

Jiang Shuzhou thanked Mani. Although it was because he had spent a large sum of money to bring Mani huge benefits that she had informed him of this information, it did not stop Jiang Shuzhou from expressing his gratitude.

After all, it's a win-win situation for both sides. Although the Chamber of Commerce sells at a higher price, it actually has the goods in stock. Otherwise, it would probably take Jiang Shuzhou a lot of time and money to gather all the materials.

With the channels provided by the Chamber of Commerce, although it cost more money, Jiang Shuzhou was able to build the floating city much faster.

This is buying time with money.

"In that case, I won't keep you any longer. Take care of yourself."

Mani waved her hand and then hurried away.

Jiang Shuzhou was left alone, staring thoughtfully at Mani's departing figure.

This Mani has many flaws in some aspects.

For example, how could he, a mere pastor, possibly know about the incarnation of a deity?

Those gods aren't fools; they would never publicize such information. Even Jiang Shuzhou couldn't obtain this kind of intelligence, especially given that the false people had already infiltrated the Holy Empire to a great extent.

He knew nothing about this, so how did he know?

And... how did he know that the price offered by the gods was too low?

Unless, he is Wojkin herself, or rather, her alter ego.

"This guy will do anything for money."

Although it cost a lot of money, it was all worth it.

Consider it buying intelligence.

If several powerful divine avatars were to attack Jiang Shuzhou, he might suffer greatly if he wasn't prepared.

Now that he knows the situation, there's naturally no problem.

Jiang Shuzhou's mind raced as he planned to set up some difficult-to-detect magic arrays here, along with some ordinary magic arrays for cover.

He was prepared to show the gods what it meant to not fight a mage on a mage's territory.

Let them learn a lesson.

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Inside the sacred church, devout believers with fervent expressions pray day and night.

Finally, through their prayers, a deity incarnate with a full figure and majestic bearing descended to earth.

"Great Mother Goddess, your humble followers eagerly await your arrival! You will lead us to victory!"

fervent praise echoed throughout the church, filling the grand space with eulogies.

"Step back, I will lead you to punish the evildoers."

"The Earth Mother Goddess Gaia spoke gently, but her tone was filled with a chilling aura."

This time, He did not descend hastily, but through a ritual, using an avatar that possessed power far exceeding that of ordinary legends.

"Victory!"

Amidst the ecstasy of the believers present, the Earth Mother Goddess Gaia vanished.

What they need to do now is to launch a direct attack on Jiang Shuzhou through the western border of the empire.

At that time, that evil mage will definitely take action personally, and then...

The Mother Goddess will punish him!

Similar scenes have been observed in several powerful churches dedicated to deities.

For example, the god of justice, the god of law, the god of nobility, the goddess of wealth, the god of protection, and the sun god.

It can be said that this is a joint attack by eighteen deities against Jiang Shuzhou, and they will make him pay a heavy price.

The way the goddess of wealth descends is somewhat different.

To be precise, she never dispelled her incarnation.

"My God, look! This is this year's financial statement. We've made a full 24% more money than last year! What is this? This is professionalism!"

"Hahaha, another bunch of idiots have been scammed. Who invented stocks? You can make money just by telling any story. It's so wonderful!"

"Yay! Little Wo, I'm the top performer this year, so let me sit on your throne."

"Screw you! I just closed a huge deal, you guys are all trash, look at their price!"

Wojnarowski, or rather Mani, displayed the contract he had signed with Jiang Shuzhou without hesitation, his face beaming with pride.

"Wow, you're really good at making money. Aren't you afraid that the mage will take you out with one shot later?"

A pastor said.

"What's there to be afraid of? If we die, we die. As long as we make money, that's all that matters. At worst, we can play in the revival round. Besides..."

Mani didn't say anything more; she already had some considerations of her own.

He did not intend to remain a slave to the law forever.

Jiang Shuzhou's rise gave Him a glimmer of hope.

I just don't know if the other party can do it.

Mani pondered.

"While the price is good, I still have a question: why does he address you as 'sir'? Shouldn't you be addressed as 'madam' or 'miss'?"

Looking at the signature on the contract, a priest asked a question.

"I dressed as a man, and he didn't recognize me."

Actually, you don't need to dress up; just wear men's clothing.

"As expected of you, you've got everyone else completely fooled."

"Sigh, it's time to go."

In the Pantheon, Tyr, the god of justice, urged Vol'jin to take the next step.

To this, Mani, the alter ego of Wojnarowski, sneered.

"Heh, just you wait, I guarantee you'll lose a fortune this time. All this fuss over nothing is completely useless."