Sword God in a World of Magic

"How much should I ask for?" Shang asked.

"No less than 2,000 gold," the teacher said.

Shang's eyes widened.

2,000 gold?!

He had 27!

The overpriced ore in the academy was worth only around 200 gold!

"How much would it be worth under normal circumstances?" Shang asked in shock.

"Around 500 gold," the teacher said, "and that's considering its rough condition. A well-preserved corpse can go for 800."

"And the young ones?" Shang asked.

"Around 50 gold," she said. "You can't compare Soldier Stage beasts with General Stage beasts. Why do you think there are so many hunters here? General Stage beasts are worth a lot of money."

Normal Vanishing Snakes were already at the Late Soldier Stage, while the adult variant was at the Initial General Stage. Yet, that already increased the price by more than a matter of ten!

Shang remembered the reason why the academy wanted collateral of five gold for every special exam.

Sure enough, powerful warriors could earn money easily.

"Go to the Curio Trinket in Warrior's Paradise. It's a shop at the edge of the market. They should be interested in that corpse," the teacher said. "Tell them teacher Niria sent you."

That surprised Shang. "Why are you helping me to this degree? This doesn't sound like the normal kind of help."

"I can respect potential and power," teacher Niria said neutrally. "Additionally, you might not know it, but we are connected."

"Connected?" Shang asked.

"When you realize what I mean, and if you are willing to trust me, you can ask me after class, but I won't elaborate on that matter," she said. "You have your way, and I have my way."

This threw Shang for a loop.

He had no idea what she was talking about.

Obviously, she wasn't romantically interested in him. Shang saw absolutely no signs of attraction in teacher Niria's demeanor. On top of that, they had just met.

Either she was crazy, or she knew something that Shang didn't.

'Is the dean not the only other person from Earth?' Shang thought.

"I will go back to the academy," teacher Niria said.

Shang had questions, but he saw in Niria's demeanor that she wasn't interested in talking anymore.

again, teacher,"

Niria nodded

he looked at the corpse of the

still had no idea what she

trying to

sack and shoved the corpse into it. Since he would now sell the corpse to someone

went back to the street, and he saw a great number of wagons and people walking on the street. He had spent quite a bit of time in the forest with teacher Niria, and rush

only sigh and entered the

traffic, but the traffic still wasn't as bad

width of the street. Who even made a road that's an

Shang saw that over half of the road's width was

is Warrior's Paradise not overflowing with stuff with

around the gate. They looked like they were supposed to give off

what these crystals were there for when he noticed that the guards didn't even inspect any of the wares entering

crystals are kind of like a metal detector, but for illegal

manually. Operating the crystals probably cost a lot of Mana, and it probably wasn't worth it to

everyone else, Shang

far more crowded, and Shang had to slow down a lot

a real

jam. The

around and found some people walking along the

How did

looked around and then awkwardly moved towards the

the traffic jam, Shang

like always, the marketplace was filled to the brim

the marketplace since teacher Niria had said that the Curio Trinket was

enough, Shang

the shops, the Curio Trinket was inside an actual building and not

didn't see any people in front of the shop, which surprised him a

Nevertheless, Shang still entered.

the Curio Trinket, Shang saw many rings, amulets, crystals, and other kinds of, well, trinkets. The

saw no other

shop," someone shouted from the back of

the person in the back of the shop had noticed the

sent me,"

head of a young man peeked over the corner. "Teacher Niria?

she told me to contact you,"

man furrowed his brows and stood up.

On top of that, Shang felt a lot of

Shang thought. 'There aren't that many Fire

is here. If this shop has a

of money just by going into the Wasteland and killing any random General Stage beast. So, since this Fire Adept wasn't doing

another interesting beast?" the Fire Adept asked with a bit of

thought you said you don't trade in

long to explain to them what we are interested in when it comes to beasts,"