A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 163 Killing Theater

When Jess brought Ye Chen to the scene, the freshmen's entrance ceremony had already begun.

According to past practice, Jiang Shuzhou would probably have already finished his speech and conferred the status of mage upon everyone.

Even so, Ye Chen probably won't be dismissed.

This guy has a special identity; he's from another world, and he's also the one who started the cooperation between the two worlds.

"I should have known better than to go," Jess still regretted.

This is what it means to either regret it for a whole day or regret it for a lifetime.

"As everyone knows, we're fifth..."

"In-depth implementation..."

"Let me say something else..."

However, he probably didn't expect that Jiang Shuzhou's favorite thing was giving speeches, or rather, torturing students.

As new professors and mentors sent by legendary alchemists, Jiang Shuzhou and Jess were undoubtedly invited to give lectures to the freshmen.

When it comes to giving a speech, Jiang Shuzhou is no longer sleepy, even though he spent the whole day in the library yesterday reading a lot about pharmacy and didn't write a speech at all.

But he could still talk on and on.

They didn't repeat themselves.

Students from other classes looked at their homeroom teachers with pleading eyes, hoping they could help stop the professor.

However, no one paid any attention. The mages were all engrossed in the books in their hands. For some reason, it seemed that learning magic under these circumstances was slightly more efficient than usual.

As for the speech on stage?

Let Professor Navis speak; what a wonderful background sound.

"Okay, I'll say one last thing."

Thunderous applause erupted.

"Then I handed it over to my colleague, Professor Jess."

"what?"

The freshmen in the audience were visibly distraught.

Then came another long speech.

After he finished speaking, Jess saw Jiang Shuzhou waving at him.

"Jace, say something."

As he spoke, Jiang Shuzhou vacated the podium.

"..."

Jess paused for a moment, then spoke.

I'll just say one thing.

"Don't cause anyone to die."

He then stepped down.

In an instant, thunderous applause erupted again.

"I already said that."

"Sigh, safety is indeed very important."

"That makes sense. Girls need to protect themselves when they're out, and of course, boys do too."

"Ugh."

Jess sighed repeatedly.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking so dejected?"

Jess then recounted Ye Chen's story.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? You could have contacted me using the mage's mark!"

If Jess had spoken earlier, Jiang Shuzhou could have ended his speech in three seconds and dismissed Ye Chen on the spot.

"It's no use, this person is from another world, it's very difficult to get rid of them."

"Is it related to Master Napamela?"

Jess nodded upon hearing this.

"It seems that a preliminary cooperation agreement has been reached, and this person has been sent here to study."

Is it because they can't find the person?

Why are we attracting all sorts of weirdos?

"Since you can't get rid of him, you can at least mess with him."

"What do you mean?"

Seeing that Jess still didn't understand, Jiang Shuzhou decided to teach him some skills in making things difficult for others.

"For example, the welcoming ceremony later, won't you be able to interfere then?"

"You do this and that, and so on..."

Upon hearing this, Jess's eyes shone brighter and brighter, as if a new world had opened up for him.

"You can do that?"

"So what? Powers not used will expire."

"And what about you?"

"I'll go to the second group, just have some fun. Good luck to you."

Jiang Shuzhou naturally didn't want to do such troublesome things himself; he would offer suggestions, and Jess would handle the rest.

Ye Chen sat at the back, watching Jiang Shuzhou and Jess whispering to each other, and a chill ran down his spine.

He was unaware that Jiang Shuzhou had already arranged countless troubles for him during his time at the academy.

As the saying goes, when fellow villagers meet, they'll exchange a shot.

Especially those troublemakers who only cause trouble and bring no benefit.

"Thank you, Professor Navis, for your inspiring speech. Now, let's officially begin the orientation ceremony!"

"Welcome to the Killing Theater!"

The monk on the stage had just finished speaking.

In an instant, a powerful magical fluctuation enveloped all the new students, and they instantly fell into a deep sleep.

Teachers like Jiang Shuzhou were completely unaffected.

"Gentlemen, take this, then activate it, and then you can write your own script."

As he spoke, he handed a pendant to each of the teachers.

Jiang Shuzhou recognized it at a glance. This thing had been specially modified to locate a special dream, which was obviously the dream of these students.

"Didn't you say you'd use a magic puppet?"

"Jace asked."

"This year we've changed things up. After all, dreams are more realistic and give everyone more room to express themselves, right?"

This is a trial.

"I have informed them that there will be a reward for the winner; regardless of which faction wins, they will all receive a training potion as a reward."

Good heavens, didn't I invent this thing?

Looking at the tempering potion in front of him, there was a production number hidden in the back, indicating that it was even produced by Jiang Shuzhou's alchemy workshop.

These students seem to be lucky; they're already enjoying their homeroom teacher's invention right from the start.

"Wouldn't that lead to them colluding and deciding the outcome themselves?"

"After all, a civilian victory comes with a total of 12 bonuses."

"First, only surviving civilians receive rewards; second, they won't have this memory, and everything is rationalized."

Jiang Shuzhou frowned.

This is probably not just a trial, but an experiment, an experiment about dreams.

These teachers are the laboratory staff, specifically responsible for guidance and observation.

Prophecy and dreams are two of the most compatible fields.

However, since the other party dared to do it, the technology must be mature. Besides, Jiang Shuzhou can break away at any time, so he is not afraid.

Moreover, since contracts have been signed, safety is guaranteed.

"Of course, the teachers also receive some compensation for their hard work, such as for this knowledge about dreams."

Knowledge about dreams is extremely rare and difficult to obtain, after all, it is very difficult to study, and even if it is studied, it is difficult to verify its authenticity.

I have no choice but to go now.

"I hope everyone can unleash the students' potential to the fullest extent and not bore the Dean."

It seems the rumors might have some truth to them; this academy headmaster really does have a wicked sense of humor.

Fortunately, Jiang Shuzhou was the same.

Ordinary killing games are outdated; Jiang Shuzhou is going to add a little something extra.

"Jace, remember, stick to the plan."

Upon hearing this, Jess nodded. Although the situation had changed slightly, the plan could still be carried out.

Jess was tasked with carrying out the tedious and boring plan, while Jiang Shuzhou was to explore something more interesting.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Inside the dean's office, a monk in a robe, whose face was obscured, looked towards the auditorium.

"The dream connection experiment shall now begin."