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 up the entirety

was definitely bigger than the Southern

it was probably several kilometers

the weather had

strong wind went across the land. It

in the surroundings had severely dipped in concentration, and a lot of Wind Mana had replaced

Wyvern

saw something else of

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

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

he had also

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

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

That was it.

seeing the power

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

"Your first time, huh?"

the guards, who looked at him with

Shang nodded.

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

looked at the tower again.

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 ones

the third Realm can truly

Shang only looked at the distant Mana

are you telling me these

was a bit taken aback

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 yourself

Shang furrowed his brows.

mean with that I will come here several

confused the guard, and he raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you the new Ice Wood delivery guy?" he said, gesturing towards the sled wagon full of Ice

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

but then, his

this Ice Wood from?" the guard

to do with you?" Shang asked back with an even

as he put

Knock, knock, knock.

rhythm, and a couple of other guards