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," he

Niria nodded once

alone again, and he looked at

idea what

Shang gave up trying

grabbed a 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 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

could only sigh and entered the busy

the traffic, but

of the street.

Shang saw that over half of

with stuff with so many

were around

that the guards

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

Operating the crystals probably cost a

just like everyone else, Shang entered the city

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

a

actual person stuck in the traffic jam.

looked around and found some people walking along the side

actually have sidewalks? How did I

then awkwardly moved towards the

traffic jam, Shang jogged

marketplace was filled to the brim with

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

enough, Shang eventually

the Curio Trinket was inside an actual building and not some

people in front of the shop, which surprised him a

Nevertheless, Shang still entered.

many rings, amulets, crystals, and other

saw no other

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

of the shop had noticed the beast sack

Niria sent me," Shang

shop uttered, and the head of a young man peeked over the corner.

she told me to contact you," Shang

up. After that, he came out of the

On top of that, Shang felt a lot of

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

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

into the Wasteland and killing any random General Stage beast. So,

beast?" the Fire

you don't trade

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