A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 517 Surprise Attack

Mendetek covered thousands of miles and its walls were ten thousand meters high; this is not a metaphor, but a fact.

"With lax military preparedness and rampant internal corruption, now is the perfect time to launch an attack."

Jiang Shuzhou had long coveted Mendettek.

This place contains legendary elemental nodes, which are valuable resources that can quickly and massively produce legendary materials.

Even Jiang Shuzhou doesn't have resource points of this level.

Farming, cultivating skills, and building laboratories all have remarkable effects here.

The Prime Plane is called the Prime Plane for this reason.

Other planes can only have one legendary element node at most, which can only support so many people.

But the Prime Plane is different; there are more than 30 known legendary element nodes on the Prime Plane alone.

There are naturally many in the Mage Alliance, but those aren't Jiang Shuzhou's own; he can only receive a share of the profits at most.

That little bit of legendary material wasn't enough for Jiang Shuzhou at all; it was all used up in one experiment.

Whether or not a faction possesses legendary elemental nodes is also a criterion for judging its strength.

However, the Soth Society cannot calculate it that way, because Jiang Shuzhou has the ability to draw power from both dreams and the abyss at the same time. So theoretically, he actually has two legendary elemental nodes, but he created them himself.

Holding the information gathered by the spies, Jiang Shuzhou was very satisfied.

The imposters are skilled in espionage; they possess the ability to transform themselves into other people.

The only thing that needs attention is the verification of soul fluctuations.

But that doesn't matter. After all, you don't need to be in a high position to obtain intelligence. You can see a lot from small things, even from some small matters at the bottom.

That's how Jiang Shuzhou obtained the intelligence he had.

"All troops advance! Rest in five hours!"

Thus, Jiang Shuzhou chose to personally lead the expedition, directly commanding 800,000 cavalry to quickly capture Mendteke.

These people are the elite of the elite. They are all mid-level, and some officers are even high-level extraordinary beings. Combined with Jiang Shuzhou's personal strength and the magic cannons specially made by the mages, this configuration is terrifying.

Even the imperial city is now within our reach.

The Mendetek stand guard in the north, protecting this area. If they are not removed, no matter how much territory Jiang Shuzhou occupies, he will be unable to expand.

Especially since this is Jiang Shuzhou's first time revealing his hand, he must be quick, otherwise it will be too late once the others react.

Without a doubt, the Senate will send a large number of legendary figures to defend the city, so there won't just be a few high-level legendary figures left.

At that time, Jiang Shuzhou's military advance will likely be halted in the north, unable to make any further progress.

For this reason, after considering multiple political and economic factors, Jiang Shuzhou chose to tackle the toughest challenge first and defeat Mendeteke.

Then we can take advantage of the terrain and defend ourselves, blocking wave after wave of attacks from the Senate.

Along the way, Jiang Shuzhou's army sped along with almost no stops, but no matter what, it was time to rest and recover their fighting spirit in preparation for battle.

"Distribute the medicine to speed up recovery and get to Mendet as quickly as possible. Time waits for no one."

Compared to the Empire, Jiang Shuzhou, as a mage, is more magical and generous with the potions he provides to his warriors.

It's just a little money.

How much is that? Compared to Jiang Shuzhou's daily research expenditure, this is nothing at all.

Furthermore, all the magic stones consumed in these rations came from the nobles of Mahabray.

After the raid, Jiang Shuzhou found tens of millions of magic stones. Although this was the accumulation of the other party's ancestors over a lifetime, it was still outrageous enough.

All I can say is that nobles are just pigs, and now that the pigs have gotten fat, it's time to slaughter them.

Soon it was time for the army to rest. The soldiers set up camp, intending to get a good rest and prepare for the fierce battle the next day.

All high-ranking and above generals were gathered together by Jiang Shuzhou for a meeting.

With great power comes great responsibility—this has always been Jiang Shuzhou's guiding principle.

"Tell me, what are we going to do tomorrow?"

Jiang Shuzhou said.

Although this can be resolved online, it's still advisable to hold a meeting to address this issue.

"According to intelligence, the enemy's weak points in the city defenses are areas A1, C3, and E1. I think we can first launch a feint attack on area A1 to test the situation, and then decide whether to continue the attack depending on the results."

"An officer said."

"First, we should bombard the city with artillery, and then continue. At the same time, we should send some elite troops to infiltrate the city. Then, we can coordinate from the inside and outside. Even if we cannot capture the city, we can still create chaos so that we can gain the upper hand."

Another officer said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou nodded in satisfaction. These officers were quite skilled in military matters, befitting their training at the military academy he founded.

"Grace, you will lead the mage corps and provide magical support to the front lines."

"I have already sent my elite troops to infiltrate the city. When the time is right, they will find a way to open the city gates."

"Finally, stay alert and get ready; tomorrow morning will be a tough battle."

Since everyone has night vision, Jiang Shuzhou did not plan the battle at night, as it would be pointless.

After giving some specific instructions, Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand, signaling that the others could leave.

"Master, are you sure you don't need my help?"

After everyone else had left, Grace spoke with concern.

This time, she was in charge of commanding the mage group, with Denozhe as her deputy. This time, she wasn't with Jiang Shuzhou, which made her a little worried.

"Don't worry, because I will protect you, darling."

Renodia raised her greatsword and gestured to Grace.

"You better be prepared! Otherwise, if Master gets hurt, you'll be in big trouble!"

Grey retorted without holding back.

Jiang Shuzhou simply smiled dismissively at this.

"She's playing a supporting role, while I'm the main attacker. With one against two, the advantage is mine."

"..."

Renodia fell silent. Your words are truly unmatched.

For Jiang Shuzhou, his only real enemy now is the gods, since his strength has reached the level of weak divine power, and ordinary high-level legendary beings are no longer his match.

Only gods, or those with divine power, can pose a threat to him.

But would Mendetech have such a person?

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On the walls of Mendetke at dawn.

"We finally had a good meal yesterday, so defending the city will be a bit easier now."

A group of soldiers stood lazily on the city wall, chatting idly, looking quite content.

"What's that?" someone suddenly asked, pointing to a black dot in the distance.

"What is it?"

Then they saw that dark mass.

"Oh no, it's an enemy attack!"