Sword God in a World of Magic

The outside world didn't look much different from the basin. It basically only had fewer trees.

There was still a lot of snow everywhere, and the majority of trees were conifers.

One difference of note was the general changes of elevation. The basin had only had mountains around it, and the inside of the basin had been rather even.

In contrast, the outside had far more mountainous terrain. Hills stretched across the landscape, and Alex could see some mountains.

Alex hadn't been to Alaska on Earth, but he assumed that Alaska would look a bit like that.

In the distance, Alex saw a small village.

The village was built on the side of a hill, and he could see around 100 houses made of stone.

Obviously, it was a rather small village.

"That's Coldew Village. You can ask for directions to Warrior's Paradise there," the guard said.

"How did you know that I want to go to Warrior's Paradise?" Alex asked.

"The Duke wrote in his letter that you wanted to join his academy. By the way," the guard said as he remembered something. "You might want to stay at Coldew Village for a while and earn some money."

"Money? Why?" Alex asked.

"The yearly exams for the academy have only recently finished. You either need to wait about eleven months or get some money for a special exam."

Alex didn't like what he had just heard.

This really was bad timing.

"Money, huh?" Alex said.

The guard laughed. "Yep, money is always a problem. It doesn't matter how powerful you become or what job you have. You always need money," the guard said.

do I need?"

coins," the

was a bit surprised. "That doesn't sound like a lot," Alex

silver coin. 100 silver coins are a gold

did the math, and he

coins were

cost around 20 cents on earth. So, five apples

pay

a lot

so expensive?"

only one person, you better not be a weakling. Strong warriors can earn a lot of

have, the less it's worth in your eyes. A weak warrior that can't earn any money will think that this

Alex nodded.

quite a

stop Alex from hating the fact that he had to get so much money just to join

I go about earning money?"

tree called the Dripping Cold Tree. The Dripping Cold Tree absorbs a lot of Mana and converts it to Ice Mana, which is

of that Ice Wood

to Warrior's Paradise and sell it to a woodworker. That should be enough to

get my hand on a

wilderness, and there are plenty of beasts that make issues. Ask the mayor for any

chin in thought and nodded. "That should work. Thanks!" Alex said

his right index finger to

bandits

die an early death because you feel pity for someone

took a

on Earth flashed through

killed a human before, and he had certainly not enjoyed

nervous when he thought about killing a human, but

world ruled on strength alone, and

Alex kill someone for