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?" Alex

gold coins," the guard

doesn't sound like a

coins are a silver coin. 100 silver coins are a

did the math, and

were equivalent to

average, had cost around 20 cents on

meant that Alex would have to pay around 10,000 dollars

was a

so

"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

that can't earn any money will

Alex nodded.

quite a

Alex from hating the fact that he had to get so much money just to

should I go about earning

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

should get some of that Ice Wood and sell it at

guard said. "Get a sled and a ton of Ice Wood. Transport it to Warrior's Paradise and

how am I supposed to get my hand on a

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

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

right index finger to show that he had one more thing

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

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

took a

on Earth flashed

a human before, and he

thought about killing a human, but he knew that

ruled on strength alone, and such a world

someone for