Sword God in a World of Magic

The Dean looked at Shang.

"What do you want in exchange? This book is worth far more than I have invested in you," the Dean said.

"Is it?" Shang asked in an uncertain voice. "Without your help, I wouldn't have gotten that many points regardless."

"Sure," the Dean said, "but without my help, you would have still made about eight or nine points, and these eight or nine points have nothing to do with me. By gaining about eleven points or so, you would have already repaid everything I invested in you."

"But you gained 22."

"So, what do you want?"

After hearing the Dean put it like that, Shang agreed.

Yes, the Dean had helped him a lot, but Shang would have also gotten a lot of points without his help.

"There is something I want, but I don't know if you can help me get it."

"Tell me," the Dean said.

"Do you know about the Old King's Trial in the Wild Forest?" Shang asked.

The Dean nodded. "It opens once a year for only the most talented Adepts. The quota for joining the trial is heavily contested by all manners of big families."

Shang also nodded. "I recently found the trial on accident, and Sword told me that the very ore I seek can be found in there. It seems to be one of the rewards."

The Dean frowned as he scratched his goatee.

"That is truly very difficult," he said. "The Old King's Trial is only reserved for Mages, and the Trials in there are also designed to be completed by Mages."

"Even if you were allowed to enter, I doubt you would gain many points. After all, it isn't only Battle-Strength that's important in there. The trial also tests the mastery the Adepts have over their Elements and Spells. As someone with a warrior's body, you wouldn't get far."

"And with that comes the problem. If I could guarantee that you would get something out of the trial, it wouldn't be so hard to convince the others to let you participate."

"But I can't. Because of that, everyone will automatically assume that giving you a spot would be like throwing it out of the window."

"Imagine a room with ten people and three valuable gems. Everyone wants the gems. After a long time of deliberation and negotiation, three people get the gems."

"And then, one of them just destroys it."

draw the ire of

it's inside his territory. His estate manages

Skythunder King doesn't get involved in the Old King's Trial as

warrior was able to

if I give Jerald everything I own, he might not agree. This is something that can endanger his life

Shang frowned.

him into the trial wasn't

no chance?"

Dean scratched his goatee

the Old King's Trial

the Dean

you don't need to enter to get what

Shang lifted an eyebrow.

get all the ore for your sword? Did you harvest it

moment later, he realized what

noticed that Shang

am willing to support his heir, Mattheo, he could maybe convince Mattheo to get the ore

the rewards from this trial are very valuable, and they could very well be the difference between

get an amazing

use for a Mage, but Mattheo

Shang's brows furrowed.

This was difficult.

this ore might

could convince someone less talented than him to help him. Of course, Mattheo would need to promise them quite a bit of wealth, and I should be able to handle

something Mattheo and Jerald are very good at. They are politicians, and they

nodded. "Yes, I think we

that all you want for

in things that can increase my power. Techniques obviously won't work since I have to rely on my own, but I can use ore for my weapon and resources that increase my mastery of the basics of Magic. It would also help to have something that increases my

Dean nodded. "That's not a problem. I will go and talk to Jerald. It shouldn't take

nodded. "Thank

not me helping you," the Dean said. "There

the Dean left the room to talk to

the room and further theorized how to incorporate the ranged attacks into his battle

two hours later, the Dean

the Dean didn't

a solemn expression