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.

I need?"

coins," the

"That doesn't sound like a lot," Alex

coins are a silver coin. 100 silver coins are a gold coin. One

and he took a

were

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

to pay around 10,000 dollars to enter

was a lot of

is it so expensive?"

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

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,

Alex nodded.

quite a smart

stop Alex from hating the fact that he had to get so

about earning money?" Alex

money," the guard said. "However, Coldew Village is famous for its Ice Wood. Ice Wood comes from a tree called the Dripping Cold Tree. The Dripping Cold Tree absorbs a lot of Mana and converts

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

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

hand on a ton

the mayor for any troublesome beasts and kill them. Say you want to be paid in

nodded. "That

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

lot of bandits around.

early death because you feel pity for someone that just tried to take your life," the guard

took a deep

death on Earth flashed

had already killed a human before, and he had certainly not

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

alone, and such a world couldn't

kill someone for more