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.

of your peculiar Affinity," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you

that Soran knew of his

wasn't the biggest fan of Shang, and

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's reaction, he

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

Shang didn't answer.

no reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone that

would you err on the side of belief?" Shang

Soran were more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't

"So what if someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough

do not have the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you

only looked at

lifelong teacher and

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

something to him was not

Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power,

with a raised

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

how long Vice-Dean Soran had already been a

year, Shang had learned about the extended

as long as

warriors lived to be around

warriors lived to be around 250

the

After all, the Dean was

a couple of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend

an additional difference between the foundation the

Shang hadn't known that Vice-Dean Soran had been the

for a while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old

after

Shang saw the room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed over

It essentially was only a

note was a table made of cold metal in

Shang of an operating

scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire thing since it had its

thing was around 30 centimeters wide and

Shang saw

half a day ago, Shang had felt

feeling Shang had felt just before he had seen

the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt

thing suddenly began to move, and

It was still alive!

finally see

Face?