Sword God in a World of Magic

The scout pointed towards the front, and Shang's eyes followed that direction.

It was already pretty dark outside, making it hard to see very far, but with Shang's improved vision and the lights inside the city, it wasn't very difficult to see it.

In the distance, Shang could see a gigantic fortress.

The walls were probably over 50 meters high, and Shang could see several towers with an even more imposing height. The walls and the towers were nearly invisible in the dead of night, and Shang guessed that they were probably dark grey or black in color.

Gigantic bonfires raged on top of every tower, illuminating the entire city.

It was absolutely massive!

Shang guessed that the city was several kilometers wide.

However, all of that wasn't the most surprising and shocking part.

The most surprising part was the location of Warrior's Paradise.

Earlier, Shang and the scout had already been walking on a road that seemingly rose into the air. The road was like the track of a rollercoaster, slowly extending further and further upward with nothing of similar height beside it.

If Shang walked to the side, he would be able to see the border between the Wild Forest and the Wasteland. While the road kept extending upward, the Wasteland kept going downward, expanding the difference in elevation between it and the road.

So, with a lonely road slowly extending towards the sky, where was Warrior's Paradise?

Warrior's Paradise stood on one lonely, gigantic rock.

The walls perfectly aligned with the edges of the rock, making it seem like the walls were part of the gigantic rock.

Shang looked around, but he couldn't see any other similar rocks around.

This singular rock extended upward from the Wasteland for probably over two kilometers!

Warrior's Paradise was like these ancient, European castles that had been built on the precipice of a cliff. However, in comparison to these castles, Warrior's Paradise was an actual city.

Their sizes couldn't be compared.

A black, burning, solitary fortress that overlooked seemingly the entire world.

to human power over

this monument had been Shang's

Warrior's Paradise!

why it was called Warrior's

nothing but wild nature with plenty of powerful natural forces and Beasts. If one were able to survive the fall, one could simply jump over the wall, and they would arrive

a paradise

isn't it?" the scout said with a

"Yes," Shang answered slowly.

chuckled a bit. "Do you know how many citizens are in Warrior's Paradise?"

at the size

10,000 to 20,000,"

The scout only smiled.

"About 500."

scout in surprise. "What?"

city. The citizens take up another 10%. Around 40% of

but during the day, around 20,000 people are inside Warrior's

time, over 2,000 hunters arrive in the city to register for their daily hunting activities.

rich citizens can afford to live in Warrior's Paradise. Everyone else only

these words, he noticed that Warrior's Paradise was very similar

lives in an industrial zone, but everyone goes there to work during

students in the Warrior's Academy?"

dormitories due to the cramped space and stale air. The walls block the violent wind from the surroundings,

very busy during the day," he said as he looked at

money to widen the road to such a degree,

warriors,' Shang

going. I want to get home before tomorrow,"

Shang said before continuing to

Paradise?" Shang asked while running

"Who do you think keeps the city from collapsing? We have around 50 actual Earth Mages

like urban planners or civil engineers,'

Mana Austerum in the surrounding Zones. You can't see it right now since it's not illuminated, but in the

The Mana Austerum is also the biggest reason why the air inside Warrior's Paradise is so stale. Around 30 Wind Mages

Water Mages. Due to the wind and the dryness, the Farm Line doesn't get much natural rain. The Water

none of them actually live here, but you can see

and all the Ice Mages are more interested in Blizzard's Edge than Warrior's Paradise. I haven't