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?" Alex

gold coins,"

a bit surprised. "That doesn't sound like a

scoffed. "100 copper coins are a silver coin. 100 silver coins are a gold coin. One average apple

math, and he took a deep

coins were equivalent to 50,000

average, had cost around 20 cents on earth. So, five apples were the equivalent of a

Alex would have to pay around 10,000

a lot

it so expensive?" Alex

you want the academy to hold a test for only one person, you better not be a weakling. Strong warriors can earn a lot

money you have, the less it's worth in your eyes. A weak warrior that can't earn any money will think that this is far too much money, but a strong warrior can deal with the

Alex nodded.

was actually quite a

fact that he

about earning money?" Alex

Dripping Cold Tree absorbs a lot of Mana and converts it to Ice Mana, which

get some of that

and a ton of Ice Wood. Transport it to Warrior's Paradise and sell it to a woodworker.

how am I supposed to get my hand on

for resources. Coldew Village is in the wilderness, and there are plenty of beasts that make issues. Ask the mayor for any troublesome beasts and kill them. Say you want to be paid in Ice Wood, and everything will be fine,"

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

problem," the guard answered, but then, he extended his right index finger to show that he

he said. "There are a lot of bandits around. It's okay

early death because you feel pity for someone that just tried to take

took a

death on Earth flashed through his

human before, and he had certainly

thought about killing a human, but he knew that it was

on strength alone, and such a world

kill someone for