A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 379 Giving Chicken Soup

"Mr. Atlas, where are you?"

Jiang Shuzhou had just left the team when Xia Li sent him a message.

"It's nothing, I'm just short of experimental materials, I'm going to get some."

As a sincere person, Jiang Shuzhou rarely lies.

"You are really a very hardworking person."

"Not at all, it's just 1% inspiration and 99% hard work. That's the secret to success."

"Your ideal is the same; you must work hard. Failure is the mother of success. As long as you work hard, there is nothing you cannot accomplish."

Jiang Shuzhou was feeding Xia Li toxic chicken soup; he was quite adept at conning people.

"Never care about what others think. These sinners and demons mock you because they don't have your family background or your abilities."

"Remember, the more your enemies oppose you, the more right you are. If your friends oppose you, it proves that they are your enemies. If your enemies support you, it proves that even your enemies admire your actions."

After a dose of motivational talk, Xia Li instantly felt full of energy.

"As expected, you understand me best!"

"That's right, I'm different from them."

There's a saying that goes, "Anyone who can meet all your needs is a scammer."

Even Shirley's father, Lucifer, didn't really approve of Shirley's ideals, but he supported her unconditionally because she was his daughter.

As the one who intends to provoke a war between Heaven and Hell, Jiang Shuzhou will naturally provide Xia Li with all the support he needs, except for help.

It's all to stir up conflict.

A combo completely restored Shirley's confidence. After all, she was Lucifer's daughter, so she inevitably inherited Lucifer's arrogant personality.

Is it not arrogance to think of oneself as the savior of all demons?

For these kinds of people, success gurus will teach them how to do things.

People who always agree with you are easy to fool.

"Okay, please go ahead with your work. If you need any materials, just let me know and I'll definitely help you."

Shirley answered politely.

"goodbye."

Jiang Shuzhou replied.

At the same time, he sped up the collection of experimental materials, after all, he couldn't keep such a good second-generation demon waiting for long.

Jiang Shuzhou was still hoping to swindle an investment.

In any case, Lucifer is a high-level transcendent being with a thousand-year history, and as the King of Hell, he must possess considerable wealth.

In that case, it's understandable that Jiang Shuzhou would take a small share, since it would all be his sooner or later anyway. It's already good enough that Jiang Shuzhou didn't make Lucifer pay a storage fee.

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou finished collecting the experimental materials, and in turn, all the demons on the entire street mysteriously disappeared.

But this is a paradise for losers, so nobody cares.

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With a click of the door, Jiang Shuzhou returned to the hotel.

"Mr. Atlas, please help me!"

As soon as they entered the hotel, Jiang Shuzhou was pulled aside by Xia Li.

"No, let me make this clear first, I don't sell myself."

Denoz stared at Shirley with hostility, his gun already cocked.

"No, my dad called me!"

"Then why did you contact me? Is your dad pressuring you to get married, and you're planning to have me pretend to be your boyfriend?"

Upon hearing this, Brigitte immediately bristled.

"You wish! My relationship with Shirley has been public knowledge for a long time! Don't even think about it!"

"What time is it, Mr. Atlas? Don't joke around. I hope you can help me. My father and I..."

Then, Xia Li began to explain to Jiang Shuzhou.

It is common knowledge that every abnormal child has an abnormal family of origin.

Shirley's father, Lucifer, was not a god but had the appearance of a human. He was a well-known divine being, and because he was a six-winged angel, he was far removed from humans but very close to God. He was a great divine being.

From a young age, Xia Li rarely saw her mother, or even at all; she lived with her father.

This was originally a very normal single-parent family, but Lucifer, being a god-man, was not only the king of Hell, but also an autistic patient with intermittent episodes.

When he was autistic, he would throw his daughter out and leave her to fend for herself. Then, once his condition was under control, he would frantically bring her back and shower her with affection.

After being pampered and then thrown out, Shirley went through countless cycles of this, until she finally grew up and became self-reliant.

Then, she was forced to flee her family of origin because her father had relapsed. Later, she met Brigitte. Having lacked maternal love since childhood, Shirley longed for love, so she and Brigitte became lovers.

During this time, Lucifer only called once, and the two became acquainted. After that, Shirley could no longer get through to Lucifer by phone, and no one answered when she knocked on his door.

Therefore, Shirley had extremely conflicted feelings towards Lucifer. On the one hand, Lucifer was an extremely unfit father, and if Shirley hadn't been a demon, she probably would have died long ago.

On the other hand, when Lucifer wasn't having an episode, he was indeed a very responsible father. He would fulfill all of Shirley's requests, even her ideal of redeeming sinners.

He even created a theme park specifically for Shirley, just for her alone.

Xia Li asked Jiang Shuzhou for help entirely because of the mature demeanor he exuded, which made her think that Jiang Shuzhou was very good at this kind of thing.

After listening to Xia Li's words, Jiang Shuzhou fell silent.

Shirley's situation is much better than his. Her parents are just separated, and her father only has autism, not that he's dead.

Jiang Shuzhou was an orphan from the start, having lost both his parents.

"Ahem, since your father's emotions are so unstable, I can definitely be your guide. I will help you achieve your dreams."

"May there be no more people suffering in hell, a very noble ideal."

Jiang Shuzhou said.

"What about my father's matter?"

"No problem, my father is very emotionally stable. I have never argued with my father once in my life."

"And my situation is similar to yours. I saw my mother when I was a child, but I haven't seen her since."

"Leave this to me, I guarantee there won't be any problems."

Jiang Shuzhou readily agreed, and he didn't tell a single lie from beginning to end.

"By the way, may I ask how old you are?"

"Over six hundred years old? I can't quite remember."

"..."

Jiang Shuzhou was speechless. This 600-year-old man asked me, a young man in his twenties, how to get along with his father. I've never seen anything like it in my life.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, call me back, I'll take care of it."