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.

much do I need?"

gold coins," the guard

surprised. "That doesn't

silver coins are a gold coin.

did the math, and he took a

coins were equivalent to

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

would have to pay around 10,000 dollars to enter the

was a lot of

is it so expensive?"

"First, the academy also needs money. Second, if you want the academy to hold a test for only one person, you better not be a weakling. Strong warriors can earn a lot of money rather easily. For them, getting the funds shouldn't take more

warrior that can't earn any money will think that this is

Alex nodded.

was actually quite a

the fact that he had to get so much money

about earning money?"

comes from a tree called the Dripping Cold Tree. The Dripping Cold Tree absorbs a lot of Mana

said, "you say I should get some of that Ice

Ice Wood. Transport it to Warrior's Paradise and sell it to a woodworker. That should be enough to cover your entrance

am I supposed to get my hand on a ton of Ice

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,

his chin in thought and nodded. "That should work.

extended his right index finger to show that he had one more thing

he said. "There are a lot of bandits around.

die an early death because you feel pity for someone that just tried

a

on Earth flashed

a human before, and he had certainly

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

on strength alone, and such a

kill someone