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.

was on top of a sizable hill, and it

was definitely bigger than

several kilometers wide, judging from

the weather

the land. It wasn't freezing,

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

at the border between the Ice Wyvern Zone and the

something

he could still see it due to its sheer

top of it, Shang could see several floating crystals of different colors. The

wasn't sure, but he believed he had also seen some

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

He had only seen Duke Whirlwind, the elder from the village, and a couple of Earth Mages in the Central

That was it.

the

humongous and imposing. 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 or

"Your first time, huh?"

looked over at one of the guards, who looked at him with a smirk

Shang nodded.

Austerum when they first

Austerum?" Shang asked as he looked at

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

reached the third Realm can truly be

seconds, Shang only looked at the distant

you telling me

guard was a bit taken aback

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

Shang furrowed his brows.

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

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

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

more surprised, but then, his expression became

you get all this Ice Wood

do with you?" Shang asked

lot," the guard said as he put his right hand

Knock, knock, knock.

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