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,

bigger

guessed that it was probably several kilometers wide, judging from what he was

the weather

strong wind went across the land.

Mana in the surroundings had severely dipped in

the border between the Ice Wyvern Zone and the Storm Eagle

saw something else

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

crystals of different colors. The crystals had different shades

he believed he had

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

God had told Shang that his world was filled with Mages, but Shang hadn't seen many up to now. He had only seen Duke Whirlwind, the elder from the village, and a

That was it.

now, he was seeing the

that a lot of Ice Mana was floating around the tower. Sadly, Shang wasn't

"Your first time, huh?"

the guards, who looked

Shang nodded.

Mana Austerum when they first come here," the guard

Austerum?" Shang asked as he looked at

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

Mage that reached the third

seconds, Shang only looked at

me these things?" Shang

a second, the guard was a bit taken aback

funny one," the guard answered with a smile. "You will come here several times in

Shang furrowed his brows.

you mean with that I will come here several times in the future?"

raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you the new Ice Wood delivery guy?" he said, gesturing towards the

Warrior's Paradise. All of this Ice Wood is for paying for my entrance exam for

became even more surprised, but

all this Ice Wood from?" the guard

have to do with you?" Shang asked back with

lot," the guard said as he put

Knock, knock, knock.

a couple of other guards