Sword God in a World of Magic

"Three presents?" Alex asked with a raised brow.

"Yes, three presents," the young man answered as he leaned back on his throne with a smirk. "The strongest person that isn't following the path of magic has only barely reached the fourth Realm while there are many more Realms to go."

"You don't have any inheritance for techniques or any other person that can help you when you reach the third Realm. The first couple of Realms are still fine, but you will have to blaze your own path starting at the third Realm."

"So, you'll need some help. Otherwise, it would become impossible for you to reach any significant level of power."

Alex sighed.

'No help, huh?' Alex thought. 'I have to create my very own path to power.'

Alex looked at the young man for a couple of seconds as the young man only smirked back.

Alex's body shook slightly.

'Nothing to rely on. No person I can ask for pointers.'

'Everything is all on me.'

'That actually sounds exciting!'

Yes, Alex's body was not shaking out of fear or anxiety but out of excitement!

Alex hadn't played many games in the past, but just like many other people, Alex also wanted his life to be filled with a bit more excitement.

The mundane greyness and sterile systems in his old world were too boring.

Two fists couldn't beat four hands.

This was an old phrase that Alex had heard from one of his coaches in the past. It meant that numbers always beat individual strength.

A top-tier fighter might be able to win against two, three, or maybe even four people at once in a battle, but ten? A hundred? A thousand?

Impossible.

Just by piling onto the fighter with their bodyweight would allow the mass of enemies to make the fighter helpless since there was only so much muscle a man could have. One man couldn't resist hundreds of kilograms of weight pressing down on their body.

Alex looked at the young man.

'However, is that still true for him?' Alex thought. 'Would the numbers of normal humans even matter when they can't even get through his skin? Would the numbers matter when he can just kill everyone with a casual wave of his hand?'

'Fighting has always been a lifestyle of mine, but as long as I'm not in top form, and as long as I'm not in the top 1% of fighters, I can't make a living out of it.'

'Even more, a single slight injury might make it impossible for me to fight again in the future.'

'However, in this world, I can break these known conventions! I can achieve true power!'

"Tell me," Alex said with a seemingly calm voice. However, even he could hear the slight tremble in his own voice.

The young man only snickered a bit. However, he didn't comment on Alex's thoughts.

After all, he had told Alex more than once that he was perfectly suited for his world.

SHING!

and a black cube appeared

your weapon," the

ahold of the cube, and

This cube was heavy!

a weapon," Alex said

power, tell the cube what it should become, and it will

a weapon?" Alex asked as he

your own weapon if you follow a path that requires one. If you had to do that, you would need to blaze two new paths instead of one. We can't make things too hard on you now, can we?" the young man

or it will

a bit. "This one is," he

twice in

by absorbing powerful metal," he explained. "In the beginning, it won't be much better than a regular sword or regular spear,

you for the rest of your life, no matter

at the cube

that's expected since I'm entering a world filled

thoughts. The fact that his world was filled with nothing

said. "This space acts as a world of its own, but a far smaller one. Don't bother looking for it since you can't use it yet. Wait until you reach the second Realm. Everything about this space will be explained to

of extra dimension or something sounded quite useful. Additionally, Alex was sure that this separate space was not so simple. There were

your third and last present," the young man said as he leaned back

questions in total, and I will answer

looked at the young

God nine questions

ask about the origins

ask about some secret techniques only the God

you can," the

he shouted. "You don't get to remember

frowned. "What do

get to ask nine questions since my world has nine Realms of power. You get to ask

took a deep

entire meaning of these

satiate his curiosity, but now, these questions could help

how many supremely powerful people existed in that world? Alex wasn't so arrogant

minutes as he thought about

man didn't move

first question: What would be the optimal

and Alex had sacrificed this question for

the

the basics. You need sufficient physical strength,

absorb the energy in the atmosphere.

Mana and sufficient mental strength. By absorbing the energy in the atmosphere, the stuff that people in my world call Mana, your Mana storage will

sufficient combat experience, I would advise you to live in the wilderness close to the village I'm sending you. Try to survive there without any human help. If you feel like you are

years, and you should be ready to join human society again. When you've done all that, search for

said with a grin. "That should give you the optimal start in your

all of

for

THWAP!

and he felt like his mind had been hit with a