Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang continued down the street absentmindedly.

Alex had died.

In fact, Alex had long been dead.

It had always been Shang that had existed in this world, and Shang realized that now.

Earth didn't matter.

Earth might as well not exist.

Earth might as well be a fantasy.

They were memories of a time that had never happened.

It was nothing.

Shang wasn't sure what he was thinking about while he was pulling the sled wagon for several hours.

He only knew that he was thinking but not what.

Shang continued pulling the sled wagon, and it felt easier than before.

It was like a conflict inside him had vanished.

Going forward had become easier.

Shang's mind went back to the events from last night a couple times, but the emotions associated with the event became duller and more distant.

These things had only happened last night, but Shang felt like they had happened an eternity ago.

More merchants passed by Shang, and they all praised him for his actions. However, they didn't throw money at Shang like the first merchant.

They were only happy that there were fewer bandits now.

Shang only looked at the merchants with a distracted expression and only muttered a quiet thanks for their words.

Some of the merchants wanted to start a conversation, but Shang always only gave one-word answers, which essentially made it impossible for a proper conversation to occur.

After a day of pulling, Shang arrived at his destination.

Blizzard's Edge.

sizable hill, and it took

town was definitely bigger than the Southern

it was probably several kilometers wide, judging from

weather

moderately strong wind went across the land. It wasn't freezing, but only a

in concentration, and a lot of Wind Mana had

border between the Ice Wyvern Zone and the

also saw something else

It was still several kilometers away from Shang, but he could still see it due to its sheer size. It was probably several hundred meters tall and

could see several floating crystals of different

he believed he had also seen some humans standing near

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

hadn't seen many up to now. He had only seen Duke Whirlwind, the elder from the village, and a

That was it.

the power

imposing. Additionally, Shang could feel that a lot of Ice Mana was floating around the tower.

"Your first time, huh?"

the guards, who looked at him

Shang nodded.

always looks at the Mana Austerum when

as he looked at the tower again.

go from the Mana Austerum.

a Mage that reached the third Realm

Shang only looked at the distant

you telling me

the guard was a bit taken aback by

smile. "You will come here several times in the future. I only want to make it easier

Shang furrowed his brows.

come here several times in the future?" he

"Aren't you the new Ice Wood delivery guy?" he said, gesturing towards the sled wagon full of

All of this Ice

even more surprised, but then, his expression

this Ice Wood from?" the

with you?" Shang asked back

he put his right hand to the wall behind

Knock, knock, knock.

knocked at the wall three times in a certain rhythm, and a