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

was definitely bigger than the Southern

was probably several kilometers wide, judging from what he was

weather had also

the land.

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

the Ice Wyvern Zone and the Storm

something else

from Shang, but he could still see it due

Shang could see several floating crystals of different colors. The crystals had different

but he believed he had also

'Mages, huh?' Shang thought.

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

That was it.

seeing the power of the

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

"Your first time, huh?"

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

Shang nodded.

at the Mana Austerum when they first

at the tower again. "What does

actual Mages come and go from the Mana Austerum. By the way, with actual Mages,

that reached the third

seconds, Shang only looked at

you telling me these things?"

a

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

Shang furrowed his brows.

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

an eyebrow. "Aren't you the new Ice Wood delivery guy?"

head. "No, I'm on my way to Warrior's Paradise. All of

even more surprised, but then, his expression

all this Ice

does it have to do with you?" Shang asked back

as he put his right hand to

Knock, knock, knock.

times in a certain rhythm, and a