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?" Alex

gold coins," the

bit surprised. "That doesn't

coin. 100 silver coins are a gold

and

gold coins were

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

pay around

was a lot of

it so expensive?"

one person, you better not be a

worth in your eyes. A weak warrior that can't earn any money will think that this is far too much

Alex nodded.

was actually quite a

the fact that he had to get so much

should I go about earning

much 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 it to Ice Mana, which is then stored in its wood. Ice Mages need that wood for a plethora of different

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

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

supposed to get my hand on a ton of Ice Wood?" Alex

of beasts that make issues. Ask the mayor for any troublesome beasts and kill them. Say you want to be paid

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

then, he extended his right index finger to show that he had

are a lot of bandits around. It's okay to kill a bandit. In fact,

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

took a deep

on Earth flashed

human before, and he had certainly

he thought about killing a human, but he knew

ruled on strength alone, and

someone