A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 510 New Clone

Inside the laboratory, Jiang Shuzhou stood alone, with the management system radiating a mesmerizing colorful light beside him.

It is ignorant and unaware, without a soul or self-will.

It just floated there, like a newborn sun.

"It's time."

Jiang Shuzhou sighed.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou closed his eyes.

He wants to split off a piece of the soul and populate it into the management system.

After all, one should not lend one's tools and reputation to others.

Jiang Shuzhou naturally wouldn't trust someone else to manage something so crucial.

He now has one more chance to split his soul, and he can use it now.

"Luckily, the split in my dream doesn't count, otherwise I would have used up all my chances long ago."

Jiang Shuzhou was still somewhat relieved.

Concentrating his mind and calming his spirit, Jiang Shuzhou began to split his own soul.

From the very beginning, he felt intense pain, as if he were being torn apart.

This is normal, after all, Jiang Shuzhou is actually tearing his own soul apart.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, a piece of soul connected to the true spirit was torn off by Jiang Shuzhou.

"Ouch, that hurts so much!"

Not only was there intense pain, but also a strange sense of loss that lingered in Jiang Shuzhou's heart and could not be calmed for a long time.

At the same time, Jiang Shuzhou could also sense that he had reached a certain limit, and that his true spirit would not be able to split again.

If a forced split is attempted, the strength may decline, and the team may even fall from legendary status.

This is a limitation imposed by the laws of the soul, which Jiang Shuzhou cannot currently overcome.

Perhaps, one day he will transcend the laws, and at that time he will be able to transform into countless forms.

For now, let's just be honest and straightforward.

Despite the pain, Jiang Shuzhou continued casting spells, merging his soul with the management system he had created.

The management system is a will-like entity created by Jiang Shuzhou using order and weaving laws, much like an imperial covenant.

However, compared to the covenant where one's own will is suppressed, Jiang Shuzhou's "Big Brother" is more anthropomorphic, or rather, he *is* "Big Brother".

After all, there can only be one "big brother," and that is Jiang Shuzhou.

Soon, the soul fusion was complete.

By this time, Jiang Shuzhou was already very familiar with the process. He had vivid memories of the previous fusion with the consciousness of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, and now it was the same.

Nothing special, it just felt like I had three different perspectives.

If Jiang Shuzhou were still a mortal, it would naturally be difficult for him to control three bodies at the same time, but Jiang Shuzhou is a legendary mage.

Furthermore, the other two bodies are non-human and do not require movement, so Jiang Shuzhou has no problem with them at all.

"Although my head hurts a lot, I feel it's worth it."

This pain was unavoidable; after all, a piece of Jiang Shuzhou's soul had been torn away by himself, so a little pain was already quite good.

With some rest and recovery, it's nothing serious.

But here's the problem: what about the follow-up research?

Although Jiang Shuzhou has completed most of the research, there are still some supporting components that need to be researched and invented.

The excruciating pain of my soul being torn apart continues, and it's unlikely to dissipate for several months.

What should we do now?

"Grace! Come here and examine this!"

Jiang Shuzhou teleported Grace over.

Of course, we should find Grace, the apprentice.

This thing is useful and fun to use; it can do almost anything.

"Master, you really are..."

Grace looked at her master, who was resting his head on Lenoria's lap, with a resentful expression, feeling utterly speechless.

How could this person be so outrageous?

"Debauched and immoral, utterly depraved, exploiting his apprentices, and showing contempt for the Empress!"

"Oh dear, Sister Grace, don't be so mean to Zhouzhou. He didn't mean it. He just had a headache. He really doesn't know how to be considerate at all."

"Let's finish this course. The tea is still quite strong, and I feel like I've had enough green tea."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

Actually, he did it on purpose. Does someone not have to torture themselves?

Now that Grace is a key figure under his command, she should also take on part of the experiment. Jiang Shuzhou will only be responsible for providing inspiration and supervision, and will not be involved in anything else.

"Sigh, Master, don't you owe me thirty years' worth of grain tax?"

Grace suddenly said.

"I'm busy, we'll talk about it later."

"..."

Jiang Shuzhou's one sentence left Grace speechless; that's what family hierarchy is all about.

"Alright, Master, you should rest if you're tired. Grace isn't tired at all, and she won't be jealous at all because you're lying on another woman."

Despite saying that, Grace had already started working on the task given to her by Jiang Shuzhou.

Although the main server is deployed in the dream world, signal antennas still need to be deployed. Jiang Shuzhou will grant some people the right to connect directly, but this will only be for a small number of people.

If everyone could directly connect to the management system, the maintenance costs would be outrageously high, potentially even causing Jiang Shuzhou to lose money.

He also hoped to obtain some crystallization of order and collect the dreams of mortals to make dream crystallizations by standardizing the management of mortals; losing money is not a good business.

"Work hard, and I'll take you on your honeymoon later."

Jiang Shuzhou made grand promises without any hesitation.

Grace simply rolled her eyes at this, not holding out much hope for the so-called honeymoon.

It's a good thing this guy didn't start doing research halfway through.

"Remember, the materials should be cheaper first, because if the cost is too high when you start promoting it, you'll easily lose money."

"Secondly, it needs to cover a wide area; otherwise, it will take up too much space and is prone to damage."

"Finally, it needs to be stylish, beautiful, durable, and discreet, so that it can reflect my taste."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou wondered if it was just his imagination, but he thought he saw Grace stiffen, as if she had frozen in place.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Shuzhou asked.

"Master, don't you think many of these requests are contradictory?"

Grace said with a forced smile.

"So what? I'm the client, so naturally I have to raise the standards a bit. You don't need to worry about it."

Taking a deep breath, Grace suppressed the urge to beat up Jiang Shuzhou.

The main problem is that she can't beat them, and she shouldn't fight them.

"Okay, is there anything else you want?"

Grace said.

"That's all, that's all."

Grace sighed, then said nothing and continued her research.

There's nothing I can do; I chose this teacher myself, so I have to accept it.

If I had known, I would have just become his daughter back then. That way, I could have been a good-for-nothing in peace instead of being tormented by him.

Grace thought to herself.

Actually, she was overthinking it. Sometimes, the terms "daughter" and "apprentice" are essentially the same.

After all, Jiang Shuzhou isn't some old-fashioned person, and he doesn't have any rule about passing on knowledge only to men.

He was an egalitarian, which manifested in his killing of anyone who stood in his way, regardless of gender.