Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked up at the wall, and he saw the guards part so that someone else could step forward.

It was a woman with brown hair, fully clad in an impressive set of silver armor.

Shang's instincts immediately told him that he couldn't fight her.

She felt about as powerful as that one spider he had seen on his travels to the Southern Wild.

Shang immediately knew that she was in the Second Realm, the General Stage, and he also knew that she was the one in charge.

"I've already given the order to investigate everything," she proclaimed. "It will only take around two hours."

When Shang heard that it would only take two hours, his suspicion towards the leading guard increased even more.

The leading guard turned to the officer and saluted with a professional expression. "Thank you, my lady," he said.

The officer looked at the leading guard with a suspicious expression. "Why haven't you given the order earlier?" she asked.

"Reporting to my lady, I have been busy with handling the suspicious individual. I wasn't able to give the order earlier," the leading guard explained.

The officer only looked at the leading guard with a suspicious expression.

"It has recently come to my attention that your living conditions are quite ostentatious for someone of your position," she commented.

"My lady, I have already informed the treasury investigators about the sizable farm my brother owns. The treasury department has already verified all the gold he has sent me and its origins."

"Additionally, my lady, I would humbly request that you don't bring up my personal life in front of my squad," the leading guard added.

The officer narrowed her eyes.

"I will keep that in mind," she said.

Shang immediately noticed some things.

First of all, the officer was rather young. She was probably in her early twenties.

Second of all, she didn't hide her suspicion and hostility while talking to the leading guard.

Third, the leading guard had correctly highlighted the issue of talking about this in public. Superiors were not supposed to humiliate their staff in front of others.

With these clues, Shang got the picture.

The officer knew that the leading guard was doing underhanded business, and she wanted to punish him for it.

However, the leading guard was perfectly covering his tracks, not leaving any opening, which frustrated the officer.

Due to her inexperience, her frustration got the better of her, and she wanted to punish the leading guard via a different method.

However, the leading guard managed to turn things around to make her lose face in front of all her soldiers.

how the leading guard

thought. 'He has a rich brother? Maybe, but what brother continually showers their

via a middle-man with his

there are so many merchants traveling through

she's so frustrated,'

an official complaint," Shang shouted

with interested eyes. "What's your complaint?" she

guard has ordered his colleagues to point their crossbows at me without a justified reason. I wasn't resisting, and I hadn't even drawn my weapon. He drew his weapon first, while I have not shown any

The officer frowned.

the leading guard, whose expression hadn't

cleared yet," the officer said. "However, even if your guilt will be cleared, he has still acted according

due to your inability to flee from us, but that can't be considered an official arrest. For an official arrest, you need to be brought to

privilege. It is something we can grant, but it's

hasn't broken protocol, and he

no emotions

said

had expected that his complaint would go

he had expected his complaint to go nowhere, why had he complained in the first

to make a good impression

Why?

officer might want to reciprocate. An officer of such an important town had to be quite

good impression on someone like that might prove to be a

her to rectify her

employee, but now,

hoped that she realized all

The officer had already stepped down from the wall to arrive in front of the

guard only respectfully stood

guard exited the gates and respectfully delivered a piece of

the contents of

been cleared, Shang,"

fact that she knew his name meant that

Shang

and the guard went back to doing whatever

of bandit corpses from other visitors, and they suspect that you have been the one that dealt with them. We would like you to verify the

of last night returned to Shang, and the faces of

have to?" Shang

mandatory," the officer explained. "However, I would ask you to do so regardless. The families of the people

into the

speak of indifference or protocol but of a genuine

"Fine," Shang said.

you," the officer said politely.

took hold of his

walked after the officer while throwing a glance

leading guard acted like

Blizzard's Edge opened, and Shang