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.

monument to human power over

Shang's goal for such a

Warrior's Paradise!

why it was called

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 in a

was a paradise for

it?" the scout said with a

"Yes," Shang answered slowly.

know

the size of

to 20,000,"

The scout only smiled.

"About 500."

at the scout in surprise. "What?"

limited space in Warrior's Paradise," the scout explained. "The Warrior Academy takes up around 30% of the city. The citizens take up another 10%. Around

here, but during the day, around 20,000 people

mornings, the farmers come to deliver their food. At the same time, over 2,000 hunters arrive in the city to register for their daily hunting activities.

Warrior's Paradise. Everyone else only comes here to

listened to these words, he noticed that Warrior's

industrial zone,' Shang thought. 'Nearly no one lives in an industrial zone, but everyone goes

Warrior's Academy?" Shang asked.

cramped space and stale air. The walls block the violent wind from the surroundings, making the air inside Warrior's Paradise very

roads are very busy during the day," he said as he

road is so wide. It took a lot of money to

warriors,' Shang thought. 'I guess some

keep going. I want to get home before tomorrow," the scout said

continuing to run forward

in Warrior's Paradise?" Shang asked while

We have around 50 actual Earth Mages in the city, who constantly keep watch over the stability. They

civil engineers,' Shang added in his

now since it's not illuminated, but in the day, you

reason why the air inside Warrior's Paradise is so stale. Around 30 Wind Mages are in the Mana Austerum. They keep it running, and they research new

the Farm Line doesn't get much natural rain. The Water Mages are

the occasional Fire Mage in the city. I think none of them actually live here, but you can see them

are very rare to begin with, and all the Ice Mages are more