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.

top of a sizable hill, and it took up the

bigger

kilometers wide,

the weather

the land. It wasn't freezing, but

in the surroundings had severely dipped in concentration,

between the Ice Wyvern Zone and the Storm

saw something else

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

could see several floating crystals of different colors. The crystals had different shades of

he believed he had also

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

told Shang that his world was filled with Mages, but Shang hadn't seen many up to now. He had only seen Duke

That was it.

seeing the power of the Mages

was floating around the tower. Sadly, Shang wasn't sure

"Your first time, huh?"

the guards, who looked at him

Shang nodded.

always looks at the Mana Austerum when they first come here," the guard said

Shang asked as he looked at

guard explained. "That Elemental Mana is then used for research purposes. I'm not sure what they're researching, but a lot of actual Mages come and go from the Mana Austerum. By the way, with actual Mages, I mean Mages in the Third Realm. Mages in the First Realm are only Apprentices, and the

Mage that reached the third Realm can truly be called a

some seconds, Shang only looked at the distant Mana

are you telling me these

was a bit taken aback by

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

Shang furrowed his brows.

with that I will come here several times

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

"No, I'm on my way to Warrior's Paradise. All of this Ice Wood is for paying for

surprised, but then,

this Ice Wood from?" the

have to do with you?" Shang asked back with

as he put his right hand to the

Knock, knock, knock.

and a