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, teacher," he

nodded

and he looked at the corpse of the snake in

idea what she

gave up trying to find the reason

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

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

only sigh and entered the busy

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

of the street. Who even

saw that over half of the road's

overflowing with stuff with

widely opened gates. Several big crystals were around the gate. They looked like they were supposed to give off light,

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

of like a metal detector, but

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

end, just like everyone else, Shang entered the city

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

this was a

stuck in the traffic jam. The other people in the traffic jam all rode

some people walking along the side of the

How did

and then awkwardly moved

jam,

was filled to the brim with wares,

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

sure enough, Shang eventually

Curio Trinket was inside an actual building and not some stall

didn't see any people in front of the

Nevertheless, Shang still entered.

rings, amulets, crystals, and other kinds of,

saw no

in the wrong shop," someone shouted from the back

the person in the back of the shop

Niria sent me," Shang

shop uttered, and the head of a

to contact you," Shang

stood up. After that, he came

wore red robes. On top of that, Shang felt a lot of Fire Mana coming from the

should be a Fire Adept,' Shang thought. 'There aren't that many Fire Mages in Warrior's

is here. If this shop has a Fire Adept as their

Stage beast. So, since this Fire Adept wasn't doing

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

you said you don't trade in

are interested