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.

a sizable hill, and it took

bigger than the Southern

that it was probably several kilometers wide, judging from what

now, the weather

land. It wasn't freezing, but only a

in the surroundings had severely dipped in concentration, and

between the Ice Wyvern Zone and the

something else of

he could still

several floating crystals of different colors. The crystals had different shades of blue

sure, but he believed he had also seen some humans standing near

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

seen many up to now. He had only seen Duke Whirlwind, the elder from the village, and a couple of Earth

That was it.

he was seeing the power of

Additionally, Shang could feel that a lot of Ice Mana was floating around the tower. Sadly, Shang wasn't sure if the tower was absorbing the Ice Mana

"Your first time, huh?"

at one of the guards, who

Shang nodded.

when they first come here," the guard

at the tower again.

lot of actual Mages come and go from the Mana Austerum. By the way, with actual Mages, I mean Mages in the Third Realm.

reached the third Realm can truly

Shang only looked at the distant

telling me these

a bit taken aback

a funny one," the guard answered with a smile. "You will come here several times in the future. I only want to make it easier for you to acquaint

Shang furrowed his brows.

will come here several times in the future?" he

Ice Wood delivery guy?" he said, gesturing towards the sled wagon full

Paradise. All of this Ice Wood is for paying for my

even more surprised, but then, his expression became more

all this Ice Wood from?" the

it have to do with you?" Shang asked back

he put his right hand to the wall

Knock, knock, knock.

three times in a certain rhythm, and a couple of other guards appeared on top of the walls, crossbows in their