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 guard

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

coins are a gold

math, and he took

were equivalent to

20 cents on earth. So, five apples were

to pay around 10,000 dollars to enter

a lot

so expensive?"

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

Alex nodded.

quite

that didn't stop Alex from hating the fact that he had to get so much money just to join

I go about

Dripping Cold Tree absorbs a lot of Mana and

"you say I should get some of that Ice Wood and sell it

Ice Wood. Transport it to Warrior's Paradise

get my hand

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

thought and nodded. "That should work. Thanks!" Alex

answered, but then, he extended his right index finger to

mind," he said. "There are a lot of bandits around. It's okay to kill a bandit. In fact,

you feel pity for someone that just tried to take your

took a

Earth

human before, and he had certainly not

became a bit nervous when he thought about killing a human, but

on strength alone, and

kill someone