A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 432 The Corridor of Sound

"I want swords because I want to protect my master from harm. I want a staff because I want to stay by my master's side and be his experimental assistant. But no matter what, I will like anything my master gives me."

"You're quite handsome, and you're also quite ambitious."

Jiang Shuzhou rolled his eyes. This request was like saying "anything is fine," and it had absolutely no reference value.

"Hehe, Master, am I beautiful?"

Grace seemed to have only heard Jiang Shuzhou say that she was beautiful, and immediately moved closer.

"What, want to fast-forward to the post-war settlement and live a happy and fulfilling life?"

Jiang Shuzhou's teasing voice came over, immediately extinguishing Grace's little thoughts.

"No, Master, I was just asking."

Grace said awkwardly.

This perfectly illustrates what it means to have the desire to steal but lack the courage.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou did not press further. When it came to matters of the heart, Jiang Shuzhou always preferred to be straightforward.

"From a generally rational perspective, you are good-looking, just not as good-looking as me."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

He was more beautiful than Grace when he was feminine, and Jiang Shuzhou is also very handsome now.

On one hand, he was narcissistic, and on the other hand, Jiang Shuzhou was not bad-looking.

"Master! How can you say that! You're a man, not a woman, what are you comparing yourself to?"

"Okay, okay, stop shaking me, I'm dizzy."

After a period of playful banter and teasing, Jiang Shuzhou and Grace began their journey home.

But it was nothing, because Jiang Shuzhou regained his power, and everything seemed to go exceptionally smoothly.

Of course, a small accident occurred along the way.

That means Jiang Shuzhou vomited blood again.

Although this is insignificant, since Jiang Shuzhou could create countless bodies if he wanted to.

But Grace was still teary-eyed, looking very remorseful.

"Master, if there's a next time, please don't save me. I don't want you to die because of these things."

"You're my apprentice, if I don't save you, who will I save? Who will be my research assistant? Who will let me exploit them? Besides, it's just a favor."

Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand, appearing quite indifferent.

He never lied, but Grace had come to understand everything, and she had her own completely new interpretation of those words.

Jiang Shuzhou didn't bother to say anything about it.

Soon, the two successfully returned to the ground.

"I plan to make you a staff with the ability to transform, so it can turn into swords or other things."

"But one material is still missing."

I randomly picked a room at a hotel.

Jiang Shuzhou said to Grace.

"Master, it's entirely up to you what you want to do."

Grace said.

"I have found a place where we need it."

In fact, Jiang Shuzhou had already made arrangements and planned to personally provide some small assistance.

"It's all up to you."

Grace said.

"I'll arrange for you to sleep with me, are you in or not?"

Jiang Shuzhou rolled his eyes and then said.

"Isn't that a bit unethical?"

Despite saying that, Grace seemed to be getting restless. For some reason, she had been acting a bit strange ever since she entered the abyss.

I've become much more proactive.

After several attempts to probe Grace's claims, Jiang Shuzhou found that she consistently denied them, so he stopped pursuing the matter.

If they didn't say so, then they didn't.

However, since Grace had spoken, Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't be stingy and arranged an interesting adventure for her.

"Let's go, let's head to the Echo Corridor."

After saying that, Jiang Shuzhou took Grace and left.

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.

As is widely known, the playwright is a benevolent deity who responds to the prayers of every believer and grants their wishes.

However, how the wish is fulfilled is up to the deity's discretion.

The Echo Corridor is one such example.

People say that the soul is invisible and illusory.

But here, in the Echo Corridor, that's not the case.

People say that time is linear, but in the Echo Corridor, that rule is changed.

No one knows why the Echo Corridor came into being; all people know is that one day, they discovered this thing had appeared in their surroundings.

As a result, more and more people came to explore, but very few were able to come out.

The sound of horses' hooves rang out, and the wheels rolled forward, heading towards the Echo Corridor.

Grace focused intently on driving the carriage, while Jiang Shuzhou conducted research in the spacious laboratory.

Once his strength returned, Jiang Shuzhou didn't hesitate to expand the space inside the carriage several times over, creating a full thousand square meters of space, which was more than enough for him.

Even Grace complained that the space was too big and felt too deserted.

Of course, like master, like apprentice. Ever since the lab got bigger, Grace developed the bad habit of sleeping in the lab, but on the bed in the lab's small study, so much so that Jiang Shuzhou could only sleep on a chair for a long time.

Later, Jiang Shuzhou got annoyed and stopped caring about the difference between men and women. He lay down on the same bed with Grace and kicked her off if she didn't behave.

Sleeping on a chair demonstrates the benevolence of a master, while kicking Grace off the bed demonstrates the master's authority.

At this very moment, Jiang Shuzhou is carefully carving a staff, a staff created from the heart of the World Tree.

The staff was the perfect length, about 1.8 meters, allowing Grace to use it as a support while also making her appear smaller.

The staff is entirely black, engraved with many runes, which are gold in color, so overall, the staff is a magnificent black-gold color.

It looks good, and the staff's abilities are also quite powerful.

Not only can it conceal one's whereabouts, but it can also enhance the spellcaster's spell power and casting speed, while also increasing the power of chaos and dreams.

It was already perfect enough, but it needed one more thing to fully mature.

The Echo Corridor contains what Jiang Shuzhou needs.

"Grace, look at this, do you like it?"

Jiang Shuzhou handed the staff to Grace.

"I like it. I like anything my master makes."

Grace responded.

"Let's go explore."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

Soon, Mirillad, where the Echo Corridor was located, received his order.

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.

The streets were bustling with activity, with countless people doing small business there.

"Sir, please take a look. These are family heirlooms, and they're all top-quality goods!"

As soon as Jiang Shuzhou arrived, people started making sales pitches, but Jiang Shuzhou didn't believe a word they said.

However, although this place looks nice, it is actually...

Everyone here is long dead.

All that remains here are echoes of their past, and this is their obsession with staying in the world.

However, isn't this also a different kind of living?