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,

Niria nodded once and

he looked at

still had no idea what she

trying to find the reason

second beast sack and shoved the corpse into it. Since he would now sell the corpse to someone else, he decided to separate the corpse from the ears

wagons and people walking on the street. He had spent quite a bit

could only sigh and entered

but the traffic still wasn't as bad as Shang

width of the street. Who even

saw that over half

Paradise not overflowing with stuff with so

opened gates. Several big crystals were around the gate. They looked like they were supposed to give off light, but they didn't

quickly realized what these crystals were there for when he noticed that the

kind of like a metal detector, but for illegal goods, maybe?' he

night, someone had gone through his stuff manually. Operating the crystals probably cost a lot of Mana, and it probably wasn't worth it to keep them running throughout the

like everyone else, Shang entered the city without

far more crowded, and Shang had to slow

a real traffic

the traffic jam. The other people in

some people walking along

They actually have sidewalks? How did I

around and then awkwardly moved

traffic jam, Shang jogged toward the

the marketplace was filled to the brim

the edges of the marketplace since teacher Niria had said that the Curio Trinket was near

sure enough, Shang eventually

the Curio Trinket was inside an actual building and not

people in front of the shop, which surprised

Nevertheless, Shang still entered.

Shang saw many rings, amulets, crystals, and other kinds

saw no other

shouted from the back

of the shop

Niria sent me,"

shop uttered, and the head of a young

to contact

and stood up. After

of that, Shang felt a lot of Fire Mana coming from the

should be a Fire Adept,' Shang thought. 'There aren't

why no one is here. If this shop has a Fire Adept

random General Stage beast. So, since this Fire Adept wasn't doing that, it probably meant that he

interesting beast?" the Fire Adept asked with a bit

don't trade in beasts,"

to everyone since it takes too long to explain to them what we are interested in when it