Sword God in a World of Magic

Knock, knock, knock.

Shang opened his eyes. He had finished his routine training a couple of hours ago, and he had been concentrating on his Affinity ever since. He felt like he was close to achieving another breakthrough with his Affinity.

Shang stood up and walked to the door.

After opening it, Shang saw Vice-Dean Soran in front of him.

The hall was very dark, and Shang's inner clock told him that it was about two hours before dawn.

"Follow me," Vice-Dean Soran said with a solemn tone.

Then, Vice-Dean Soran walked over to the stairs.

Shang followed.

After they arrived at the stairs, Vice-Dean Soran walked to an empty wall and put his emblem on it.

A complicated pattern appeared on the wall, and a second later, the wall parted.

Now, there was a set of stairs in front of Shang that led downward.

Apparently, the main building of the Warrior's Academy also had a basement.

Shang followed Vice-Dean Soran into the underground, and the wall closed behind them. At the same time, several crystals on the wall began to shine.

Shang could feel Light Mana coming from them.

The two of them walked down the stairs for around a minute in silence before they arrived in front of another door.

"This is the place where the academy stores its most valuable wares," Vice-Dean Soran said. "You are encouraged to keep this place a secret."

Shang only nodded.

Vice-Dean Soran opened the door, and the two of them entered.

A dimly lit hallway was in front of Shang now with several old wooden doors at the side.

As soon as Shang entered the hallway, he felt like he had been submerged in a wave of Elemental Mana.

Surprisingly, the majority of the Elemental Mana was Darkness Mana.

'I've already suspected that the academy also sells Darkness ore,' Shang thought.

"Surprised?" Vice-Dean Soran asked.

"By what?" Shang asked.

Affinity," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you surprised

Shang heard that Soran knew of

Soran wasn't the biggest fan

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's reaction,

Vice-Dean Soran said. "Did you know that if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone around them is deceptive since that is also what

Shang didn't answer.

good person, I would tell you that I have no reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone that errs on the side of

side of belief?"

more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief

me or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I know I can deal with

the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease with words that

only looked

are not nearly worth it to betray my lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Less nervous

bit riled up by the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's words had actually alleviated Shang's

doing something to him was not even

Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we wouldn't have

with a

Soran answered as they walked down the hallway. "The Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was already

how long Vice-Dean Soran had already

had learned about the extended

warriors lived as

warriors lived to be around

to be around 250

the

unknown. After all, the Dean was the first True

couple of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend their lives. These

an additional difference between the foundation the warriors and

known that Vice-Dean Soran had been the Dean's student for

for a while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old door at the side

after

a cold, oppressive

much in the room. It essentially was only a rather large

made of cold metal in the middle of the room with dried stains of

reminded Shang of

a small, scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire thing since it had its back

thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales were pure

soon as Shang saw it, he felt something

a day ago, Shang had felt the

was the feeling Shang had felt just

felt like it was familiar, even though he had never seen that thing

Shang saw the thing, the thing suddenly began to move, and it turned its head

It was still alive!

Shang could finally see

Face?