A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 236 Heroes don't ask about origins, and steel cables don't ask about their origins

The bars in Jiang Shuzhou's jurisdiction are among the few places of order in the lower city.

Countless young people indulge in extravagance and dance wildly here.

Lively, wild, and passionate.

"I thought you would choose a quieter place as your office."

Jess and Jiang Shuzhou started chatting.

"You don't understand. This noisy place can cover up the sound of my gunshots when I kill people, and at the same time, it can make the screams from deep inside less obvious."

"I thought you'd learned to enjoy life."

Jess recalled how Jiang Shuzhou had smoked and drunk earlier, and thought that the man had finally figured things out, but it turned out he was just doing it for fun.

"I've always known how to enjoy myself, to be serious when I need to be and to relax when I need to be, just like when I'm here building a gang and playing the role of a gang boss."

"Is this enjoyment?"

"Isn't that right? When you're bored, you can fight in guild wars; when you're too lazy to fight, you can carry out an internal purge. How pleasant is that?"

Jess fell silent. So you can't stand not killing people, huh?

"You don't seem to be doing so well these days. Weren't you making a lot of money just a few days ago? How come you've fallen on hard times?"

Jiang Shuzhou looked at Jess in front of him and asked.

He had noticed Jess a long time ago; after all, with things like this happening every day, it's easy to notice if you pay attention.

However, out of caution, he hadn't confirmed it until his underlings reported that the guy was doing worse and worse. Only then did Jiang Shuzhou invite him over for a cup of tea.

"Sigh, don't even mention it, prices here are rising too fast."

"I borrowed a trillion from others, thinking it would last me for several years, but who knew that prices in this godforsaken place change every day? Now a loaf of bread costs five billion!"

Jiang Shuzhou nodded in agreement.

"This must be those white devils reaping the wealth. I'm afraid it won't be long before the silver dollar is abolished and a new currency is born."

Jiang Shuzhou has already used the supplies to pay his underlings' salaries, since the prices are outrageous and he only has a little cash on hand for emergencies.

"How could that be? That would cause a riot in the lower city!"

"Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

Jess understood what Jiang Shuzhou meant.

"But why?"

"Because these foolish guys were extremely arrogant, they sent out hundreds of thousands of troops to try to reclaim the wilderness outside, but unfortunately, they were swallowed up by the gray tide."

"Originally, a certain balance could be maintained here, but the defeat in the war not only took away a large number of people, but also lost a huge amount of resources. So, we can only increase revenue and reduce expenditure, right?"

"Open source is unavoidable, so we can only cut costs. But the gentlemen are unwilling to lower their living standards, so these costs naturally have to be borne by the people of the lower city."

After listening, Jess felt as if his knowledge had increased in a strange way.

"Alright, don't think about it too much. We'll go to the construction site tomorrow night."

"What are you going to the construction site for?"

"They stole steel cables and electrical cables!"

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There is no distinction between day and night in the lower town because the tall upper town blocks some of the sunlight. Of course, this is also related to the crowded buildings in the lower town.

"Strive for 100 days..."

"Just keep pushing them to the limit, as long as they don't die!"

"The more you do, the more you get!"

Intermittent sounds and slogans echoed across the construction site.

Jiang Shuzhou and Jess hid behind a small earthen mound, followed by a large group of people.

They came to steal the steel cables.

"Is it possible to use steel cables in this location?"

Jess clearly didn't believe it. This kind of project didn't need steel cables at all; if he could steal them, he would just eat them.

"You may know a lot about architecture, but you may not know much about engineering or interpersonal relationships."

Jiang Shuzhou replied casually.

Soon, the whistle blew, and the workers put down their work and left the construction site.

For some reason, they didn't lock the door.

"Let's go, let's go in confidently!"

Jiang Shuzhou led a group of people and rushed straight in.

Immediately afterwards, Jess witnessed an extremely absurd scene.

A large pile of steel cables and electrical cables were neatly arranged not far from the entrance.

It was as if they were waiting for them; even the carriage was ready.

"this……"

Jess was stunned; he hadn't expected it to be like this.

"One person, one vehicle. Once you're done, remember to return it."

Jiang Shuzhou gave a few instructions, then watched his men start driving the carriage away.

"Since you can do all these things, could you get me an industrial machine tool?"

"Still dreaming of industrial mother machines? I'm doing this under the guise of building a smuggling base. Do you think we can even get our hands on industrial mother machines?"

Jiang Shuzhou rolled his eyes. This Jess really had no patience.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Jess didn't dare say anything.

He simply had an itch to make something.

"Don't worry, we'll have industrial mother machines, and we'll have the materials too."

Jiang Shuzhou didn't hold back in making empty promises to Jess.

Jess rolled his eyes upon hearing this, clearly not believing it.

However, he didn't say anything. After all, this was about conquering the world, and it was also under the watchful eyes of the gods. It didn't matter if he put this aside for now.

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou transported all the goods away.

Then the workers went back to work as if nothing had happened; it seems that nighttime is not their off-duty time.

The next day, some things were stolen from the construction site, but the higher-ups just took it lightly and issued a simple fine.

The sky above the upper town is just as dark as the sky below; neither has ever seen the light of day.

"Can't you understand the drawings I made?"

"I told you to bend this thing to 45 degrees, but you bent it to 90 degrees!"

"What is this thing?!"

Jess was sent by Jiang Shuzhou to work as a foreman in a remote area.

At this time, he had a group of illiterate subordinates who couldn't even understand the requirements, which made him very frustrated.

Jess was extremely busy, and Jiang Shuzhou was not idle either; he was sending people everywhere to gather intelligence.

Steel cables can be easily obtained by pulling strings, but experimental equipment and parts are something that can't be obtained at all.

The only way to steal is through real weapons.

Therefore, it is essential to choose a laboratory with relatively weak security and abundant experimental equipment.

However, it's not a big problem; Jiang Shuzhou has already sent people to gather the relevant information.

It's a bit unfair that Jess goes to the site to supervise the work, even though he sits in the office.

But everyone has their own expertise, and Jess's management skills are lacking. There's nothing we can do but let Jiang Shuzhou take on more work and spend more time in the office.

"This lab is pretty good."

Jiang Shuzhou stared at a laboratory with complete experimental equipment, but only one researcher and no standing security force; the security personnel moved with the researcher.

It's time to go to the lab and start digging!