A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 213 The Curtain Falls

"Another batch of elves."

Beneath the Elf Mother Tree, the corpses of the elves piled up like mountains, yet the Elf Mother Tree seemed unable to digest them, its digestion proceeding at an extremely slow pace.

"Is this the limit?"

Jiang Shuzhou looked at the Elf Mother Tree with regret.

While chaos continues to spread outside, this place remains remarkably quiet.

Like the eye of a storm, the chaos outside seems irrelevant here.

Koro is now under Jiang Shuzhou's control, and everything has changed.

The once high and mighty elves are now nothing more than prey.

Truckloads of elves were brought over.

However, the Elf Mother Tree seemed to have eaten its fill, and its absorption rate was more than ten times slower than before.

Then the transformation began.

Red threads wrapped around the Elf Mother Tree, forming a giant cocoon.

No one knows what will happen, but Jiang Shuzhou is very interested in it.

He plans to observe and record this transformation throughout, hoping to gain some other insights.

Of course, the greatest gain was this Fairy Mother Tree.

Time passed little by little. The fall of Koro was just the beginning. More cities fell, and a large number of elves were "dealt with." Among them, the Doctor Beast played a decisive role.

After all, it's their specialty, and they have an extremely rich set of skills on how to deal with these elves.

Since they don't need to be alive anyway, they're naturally meant to be used as practice for ordinary blood-filtering beasts, which will allow them to evolve a few more.

In this way, Jiang Shuzhou collected a lot of blood containing divine essence.

Unfortunately, Jiang Shuzhou can't use these things now, nor can he trade them, since they have a special origin; the Elven race has legendary mages.

However, this can be considered a reserve, which will be of great use when Jiang Shuzhou advances to the Saint Realm.

"On the seventh day, the target's condition is stable, and the transformation is still in progress."

"On the thirteenth day, the target's condition stabilized, and the cocoon's color changed, becoming translucent."

"On the twentieth day, the target's condition is unstable. Based on the estimation, it is very likely that it is about to break out of its cocoon and complete its transformation."

"Day 23, the transformation is complete, a very interesting change."

Looking at the Mother Tree of Elves, Jiang Shuzhou closed his notebook.

Now, it's time to meet it.

At this time, the Elf Mother Tree was even more severely polluted, and its originally bright red leaves gradually melted, dripping a viscous liquid like wax.

And the torso of a female elf grew out of its trunk.

It's an interesting change, but I don't know if the mother tree can still produce elves.

"Can you hear me?"

Jiang Shuzhou tapped on the tree trunk, trying to communicate with the mother tree.

"Who are you?"

The female elf on the tree trunk spoke.

"According to seniority, I should be your father."

After all, it was Jiang Shuzhou who facilitated the evolution, so it's only right that the Elf Mother Tree calls him "father."

"I have no parents. I am the Mother Tree of Spirits, and my birth has nothing to do with you."

It seems the attempt to fool them failed.

But what does it mean to have absolutely no relation?

If I hadn't killed so many elves, do you think you could have evolved so smoothly?

Unfortunately, ingratitude is a standard trait of the elves, and the Elven Mother Tree has long since learned it.

"What do you want to do?"

The Elf Mother Tree asked without any politeness.

"How about we discuss a collaboration?"

"What kind of cooperation?"

"I'll provide you with enough nutrition and energy; you'll nurture the spirit for me, and then hand it over to me, how about that?"

Jiang Shuzhou wants to establish an industrial chain that produces divinity, and now is the perfect time.

"I demand your freedom, or I will not agree."

It seems that this fairy mother tree has not yet recognized its own true nature.

Although it's good to be able to fleece the elven gods, Jiang Shuzhou would never allow the elven mother tree to escape his control.

After all, no matter how good something is, you have to live to use it. What he did could not be known to any elves or anyone associated with the elves before he became a legend.

Killing these underground elves is no big deal; after all, they're all poor relatives. If they die, they die. The arrogance of the elves on the surface means they won't care at all.

But if Jiang Shuzhou's actions are discovered, he'll be finished.

Therefore, everything was done in secret, which is why Jiang Shuzhou let the doctor, Shouqian, do it.

After all, they are true friends of our own, and we can trust them completely.

To outsiders, these elves are all treated as missing persons.

In addition, Jiang Shuzhou's information blockade and the fact that the Elf race rarely appears in public, making the risk of exposure low, allowed Jiang Shuzhou to pull off this kind of thing.

But a tree actually wants freedom?

I don't even dare to think about what your next step is.

"This one won't do, get another one."

Despite saying that, Jiang Shuzhou had already begun to secretly activate the magic array.

No one can match a mage in positional warfare.

Jiang Shuzhou had been waiting here for so long, so he had naturally drawn quite a few magic arrays, which was more than enough for him.

"That's my only request, otherwise..."

The Elf Mother Tree sneered and then unleashed a spell, intending to ambush Jiang Shuzhou.

Unfortunately, it was of no use.

The torrential rain of spells fell on Jiang Shuzhou like a gentle breeze, without causing a ripple.

Because Jiang Shuzhou had set up the magic array in advance.

"Alas, what a pity. I was hoping to keep you a little longer, but now it seems I can't keep you any longer."

Subsequently, Jiang Shuzhou activated the magic array, uprooting the Elf Mother Tree.

The Sharp Blade Staff transformed into an axe, and Jiang Shuzhou began to ponder where to cut down the tree to preserve its greatest value.

First of all, you can't cut the middle section directly, since that's the heart of the tree, which is the most valuable part. The life template and most of the energy of the Elf Mother Tree may be stored here.

Secondly, the area above won't work either, as it contains tree canopies and vines, which would be excellent research material.

After much deliberation, Jiang Shuzhou looked down and realized that this was the only way to proceed.

However, the roots are also valuable, so Jiang Shuzhou needs to be careful to maximize the value of this Elf Mother Tree.

"Then what are you doing? I agree, I agree, okay?"

The Mother Tree was terrified; she had just been born and did not want to die now.

Unfortunately, it was too late. They disagreed earlier and even attacked Jiang Shuzhou. What's the point of keeping such a menace around?

Now, surrendering doesn't mean submission; it means knowing that one is about to die.

Moreover, Jiang Shuzhou is not without alternatives.

He has the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood; if he analyzes the life template, he might even be able to create elves.

At worst, with the life template of the elves, Jiang Shuzhou could create his own life, a race with a soul, and let them worship whatever they wanted.

After the totem spirit is released, divinity can't be taken casually, right?

There are many ways to attain divinity, and this is just one of them.

With screams of agony, Jiang Shuzhou's axe fell mercilessly, and soon the Elf Mother Tree was torn to pieces.

It's perfect for strengthening the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.