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,

nodded once

Shang was alone again, and he looked at

idea

gave up trying

grabbed a second beast sack and shoved the corpse into it. Since he would now sell the corpse

went back to the street, and he saw a great number of wagons and people walking on the street. He

only sigh and

to all the traffic, but the traffic still wasn't as

to the side at the ridiculous width of the street. Who even made a road that's an

that over half

stuff with so many wares arriving

later, Shang arrived in front of the widely opened gates. Several big crystals were around the gate. They looked like they were supposed to give off light, but

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

of like a metal detector, but for illegal

his stuff manually. Operating the crystals probably cost a lot of Mana, and

end, just like everyone else, Shang entered

more crowded, and Shang had to slow down

was a real

that he was the only actual person stuck in the traffic jam. The other people in the traffic jam all rode carriages and other kinds of

and found some people walking along the side

actually have sidewalks? How did I never notice

looked around and then

the traffic jam,

to the brim with wares,

the marketplace since teacher Niria had said

Shang eventually found the

all the shops, the Curio Trinket was inside an actual building

in front of the shop, which

Nevertheless, Shang still entered.

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

saw no other

shop," someone shouted from the

back of the shop had noticed the beast sack on

Niria sent

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

me to contact you," Shang

up. After that, he came out of

of that, Shang felt

Fire Adept,' Shang thought. 'There aren't

is here. If this shop has a Fire Adept as their clerk, they probably

a Fire Adept could earn a ton of money just by going into the Wasteland and killing any random General Stage beast. So, since this Fire Adept wasn't doing that, it probably meant that he earned more by being a clerk in this

another interesting beast?" the Fire Adept asked

you said you don't

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