Sword God in a World of Magic

"That reminds me of something else I wanted to say," Shang said.

"What is it?" the dean asked with a neutral voice.

"You asked when I wanted to undergo the procedure, right?" Shang asked.

The dean nodded.

"Is it already fully developed?" he asked.

The dean nodded again.

"So, you wouldn't need any additional time to ready the procedure, right?" Shang asked.

"A day at most, maybe. It depends on what beast I choose," he said with annoyance. "Why are you asking such a pointless question?"

Shang nodded. "Then, it's not that," he said. "It's like this. My first of my available questions for the God has been about what I should do when I arrive here."

The dean's eyes shone a bit.

None of them had brought up the questions yet. After all, these questions could be valuable intel, and it was impossible to verify the information. Both of them could just lie.

"And he said what?" the dean asked. Obviously, Shang wanted to share the answer.

"He said that I should remain in the wilderness for two years before joining society again," Shang said.

The dean nodded. "That's the best course of action for you, and you will learn why when you join your class. This is especially important for you."

"Especially important for me? Why?" Shang asked.

"You have received your answers, and you have received your weapon. However, you have not yet come into contact with your second gift. I presume the God has given you the same thing as me," the dean said.

"What is the second gift?" Shang asked.

"It has two uses. The first use is storage. It's basically a superior Space Ring without the limitations," the dean explained. "The other use is inheritance."

"Inheritance? In what sense?" Shang asked.

"As you have heard, the golden age of the warriors is so far in the past that no one even knows that it has existed in the first place. No ruins from that era have survived until this day, as far as I am aware."

"This means that it is impossible to gain more advanced knowledge for the path of a warrior than I have access to unless you manage to create it yourself. So, for all intents and purposes, I essentially count as the strongest warrior that has ever existed."

have probably only counted as a child or trash, but there is no evidence left from that time, and it essentially doesn't exist anymore. The Mages also don't have

to inherit knowledge from the long-forgotten era," the

on your level until you eventually die. After that, you will be resurrected, and you will receive an inheritance based on how

when he heard that. Yes, that sounded exactly

you get is the most important thing contributing to your future success. If you manage to get a good one when you reach the General Stage, your Battle-Strength will be even more powerful for the next test in the Commander Stage. That allows you

"Battle-Strength?" Shang asked.

compared to others at the same level,"

cycle can't be broken. If it does, you will lose

might actually go all the way. After all, an amazing inheritance probably even shows you the way to the next

you. You will receive the power

wasn't sure how he should

decided not to react at

to quickly finish the topic. "However, this is not what

referring to?" the dean asked

said I should stay in the wilderness for two years," Shang repeated.

eyebrows furrowed, and he looked at his table.

if I'm lucky. That means that unlocking

in the wilderness for a

that something will happen in the next one and a half years that could unlock my Affinity? Something like a rare or strange beast appearing? Maybe some

dean's

at Shang with an

the dean had realized something. "Did

is a possibility," the dean said slowly as he scratched his chin in thought. "It would also make sense to a certain degree. If I hadn't seen your current Affinity in action before, I wouldn't have connected it

be more specific?"

involves one of the top secrets of the world. Technically, I am not even allowed to know of it, and the

be afraid of telling you. After all, in the worst case, I

to endanger my friend.

Shang heard that, he became quite frustrated, but he also realized

for his own power, but now, he is suddenly protecting his friend,' Shang thought. 'Has he

looked pretty convincing earlier, but he also looks pretty convincing

become close with him, but when you manage to

can't just assume his entire personality based on only this conversation. It's very possible that he also lied in one of those

I should still keep my distance

at

takes place every couple of years. It involves some fighting and cleaning up of some rare and very troublesome beasts. No one in the world

take place in a bit less than two years. I never cared about the corpses of these beasts, but if I put my money together, I can

dean looked into Shang's eyes. "If there is a beast that has the same Affinity as the warrior undergoing the procedure, the procedure has a higher chance

since it will act similarly to a

to wait for the