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.

you again,

nodded once and

Shang was alone again, and he looked at the corpse of the

no idea what she was talking

trying to find

and shoved the corpse into it. Since he would now sell the corpse to someone else, 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 hour

and

to walk slower due to all the traffic, but the traffic still wasn't

at the ridiculous width of the street. Who even

half of the road's width was used

with so many wares

Several big crystals were around the

there for when he noticed that the guards didn't even inspect any

guess these crystals are kind of like a

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

else, Shang entered the city without

more crowded, and Shang had to slow down a lot until he

was a

quickly noticed that he was the only actual person stuck in the traffic jam. The other people in the

found some people walking along the

actually have sidewalks? How

around and then awkwardly

traffic jam, Shang

like always, the marketplace was filled to the brim

edges of the marketplace since teacher Niria had said that the

sure enough, Shang eventually

shops, the Curio Trinket was inside an actual building and

people in front of the shop, which surprised

Nevertheless, Shang still entered.

amulets, crystals, and other

no

wrong shop," someone shouted from the back of the shop. "We don't trade

back of the shop had noticed the beast

Niria sent me," Shang

and the head of a young man peeked over the corner. "Teacher Niria? She doesn't normally

to contact you,"

stood up.

of that, Shang felt a lot

Adept,' Shang thought. 'There aren't that many Fire Mages

also explains why no one is here. If this shop has a Fire Adept as their clerk, they probably don't

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

you don't trade

say that to everyone since it takes too long to explain to them what we are interested in when it comes to beasts," the Fire Adept explained. "Now, show me what she's killed this