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

was definitely bigger

probably several kilometers

weather had also

went across the land. It wasn't

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

between the Ice Wyvern Zone and the Storm Eagle

saw something else

was still several kilometers away from Shang, but he could still see it

of different colors. The crystals had different shades

believed he had also seen some humans standing

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

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

That was it.

was seeing the power of the

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

"Your first time, huh?"

guards, who

Shang nodded.

Austerum when

as he looked at the tower again. "What

Mana," the 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

a Mage that reached the third Realm can truly be

only looked at the distant Mana Austerum

me these things?" Shang

a bit taken aback by

in the future. I only want to make it

Shang furrowed his brows.

mean with that I will come here several times in

he raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you the new Ice Wood delivery

to Warrior's Paradise. All of this Ice Wood is for paying for

surprised, but then, his expression became more

this

to do with you?" Shang asked

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