bigabreads Chapter 257 Awarding Ceremony
Chapter 257 Awarding Ceremony
"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Pamela looked at Jiang Shuzhou, who had a strange expression on his face, and was also very puzzled.
"However, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."
"Say it, I'm not an unreasonable person."
Pamela took a sip of tea, her expression calm.
"You might not know this, but I don't actually have any relatives or friends. The only person I can call a friend is in the main plane."
"..."
"..."
The silence lasted for a full ten seconds.
"Then you're born to be a mage. By the way, be careful not to blow up your hometown."
"Cough cough, it's not that bad."
"I don't have any enemies, just a few people I don't like."
"Then remember not to make the news when you kill him."
That's all Napamela could say to someone who has no ties to them.
"Um, are you going back to check on things later?"
"I will follow your teachings and naturally return."
An awkward atmosphere began to spread, and the two sides fell silent again.
"Ahem, well, I remember you're from China, right?"
"Yes."
"That's perfect. You're a high-level alchemist and a diplomat. We have a diplomatic visit in a couple of days. Originally, it was supposed to be led by a mid-level mage, but he's not a local, so his strength will be reduced there."
"You're a local, your strength won't decline, it's a good time to go back and take a look."
"Besides, you'll have to go back sooner or later, since your main body is still in China, isn't it?"
Jiang Shuzhou nodded upon hearing this, and then asked.
"By the way, Your Majesty Pamela, I also wanted to ask you, how should this situation be handled? What should be done with my original body and this new one?"
"You're already at a high level, so naturally you can do whatever you want with me."
"Anyway, at this stage, the body is just a shell; you can throw it away whenever you want."
"But if you really intend to deal with it, you can fuse it. You study the Dao of Flesh and Blood, so this shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
Jiang Shuzhou nodded.
"Here's what I'll do. I'll give you a fusion technique as a reward for the mission. After you complete the fusion, your aptitude will improve by a tiny bit, though not by much. But it's better than nothing."
Pamela is a woman of principle; she wouldn't let anyone work for free.
"The others will tell you the specifics. This time you're in charge, so tell Chris when you're ready, and he'll send you there first, saving you the trouble of finding it yourself."
Pamela arranged everything in just a few words.
"Thank you for taking care of me."
"Alright, I won't say anything more. This is your awarding ceremony. Go up on stage and say something."
"The Alliance produces hundreds of high-level mages every year, but only a handful of high-level alchemists. You are the first one this year, and I happened to have some free time, so I came."
After Pamela finished explaining, she waved her hand, signaling that Jiang Shuzhou could go on stage to give his speech.
Jiang Shuzhou was caught off guard. He hadn't even prepared a speech, and he couldn't just spout nonsense in this situation, so he had to improvise.
"Fellow mages who walk the path of truth with me, I am Navis Lebo, a mage and an alchemist."
"Today, I am honored to receive everyone's attention for my small contribution."
"since……"
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou began to speak, forcing himself to continue. First, he thanked the mentors, then he told his inspirational stories, then he talked about his research ideas, and finally he thanked the guests as usual.
Jiang Shuzhou was drenched in sweat after his impromptu speech.
If Napa Mela weren't here, he could have said a lot of platitudes and nonsense, but there's nothing he can do since she's here out of courtesy.
"That's right, well said."
Napamela clapped.
All the monks applauded.
"Next, I, the forerunner of the Path of Truth, will bestow upon the High Alchemist Navis Lebo the badge representing his identity and confer upon him the title of High Alchemist!"
After Pamela finished speaking, she walked from her seat to the stage and personally pinned the badge on.
"The young man's robes are nice; they're much more presentable than those of the younger generation."
"I never expected the next generation to dress so flamboyantly."
"Fashion is a strange cycle. Back in my day, wearing a priest's robe was fashionable, but now wearing a priest's robe has become an old-fashioned thing."
"Oh well, in a few hundred years, things will be back to normal. I wore the robes back then just to follow fashion, but in a few hundred years, I'll be fashionable again."
After saying these words that sounded quite dated, Pamela handed Jiang Shuzhou a book.
"This is the Alchemy Book, connected to the Alliance's central network. From now on, you can use the Alliance's power at any time, including buying and selling resources, establishing small factions or schools, or anything else."
"In short, it's like you now have a portable guild system, since it's based on the system you have."
Jiang Shuzhou picked up the book, and sure enough, the long-absent system notification sounded again.
"External information detected. New system is starting up."
"Welcome, High Alchemist Navis Lebo. May you always advance on the path of truth and never lose your way."
Immediately afterwards, a magical-looking user interface came into view.
This thing not only has communication channels, but also functions such as buying and selling resources, creating factions, and issuing missions.
"It works great, doesn't it?"
"I researched this. This thing can greatly improve research efficiency and can also be used to hold meetings. However, the only drawback is that it cannot be used outside the Mage Alliance's controlled area, except for the Prime Plane. After all, I have seen a lot of the Mystery Locks here, so information can be transmitted throughout the entire Prime Plane."
"It has to be said that a new dimension can indeed provide a lot of inspiration."
Jiang Shuzhou nodded. Indeed, many of his creations bore the imprint of Earth.
"Alright, I'm leaving. I'll leave this to you young people."
After she finished speaking, the projection disappeared, and Napamela left.
"Master Navis, I've long admired your name. I am Krant. I've seen your rune constructs; they are truly geniuses."
"Master Navis, I am Minrikri, your..."
As soon as Napamela left, Jiang Shuzhou was surrounded by a large group of enthusiastic alchemists and mages.
The conversation circled back and forth, all revolving around the idea of buying rune constructs, and of course, some were planning to purchase licenses for nutrient solutions.
Jiang Shuzhou didn't stand on ceremony and started negotiating the price. One thing at a time, even though they were colleagues, brothers still had to keep clear accounts. When it came to matters involving interests, one had to be careful.
Soon, Jiang Shuzhou reached several procurement agreements, involving a total amount of approximately 40 magic stones.
But this is only the beginning.
These people are all veteran alchemists, and they all have a need to attack other planes. Jiang Shuzhou's invention is inexpensive but effective, which is exactly what they need.
However, production was limited, and in order to get the goods first, these alchemists crowded together to sign contracts.
"Talk to them one at a time, don't push!"
Jiang Shuzhou was so squeezed that he almost used his teleportation ability to escape.
Sometimes, selling too much stock can be a problem.