Sword God in a World of Magic

The group continued running, and after a couple of minutes, they saw a huge green castle.

The Wild Forest was still visible to the south, but it didn't reach the huge castle.

Shang could tell that the castle was entirely made out of Commander Stage ore, which definitely wasn't cheap. One could even call it wasteful to create such a huge castle out of Commander Stage ore. If used for weapons, this castle could equip thousands of Commander Stage warriors with a full set of armor and weapons.

It wasn't difficult to guess who lived here.

"Everyone, please wait at the entrance. I have to say goodbye to my replacement for today," Duke Whirlwind said with a smile.

Then, Duke Whirlwind passed by the bowing guards, who were True Mages, and entered.

Yes, this was Duke Whirlwind's home.

'All of this ore has the Wind Affinity,' Shang thought. 'I can imagine that comprehending Wind Spells and mastering Wind Mana in such a place would give double the reward for half the effort.'

Everyone waited for a couple of minutes until Duke Whirlwind returned with a smile. "Let's continue," he said before he activated the Blessing of Wind again.

And then, everyone continued toward the northeast.

"Might I ask who your replacement is?" Shang asked.

"It's one of King Skythunder's advisors," Duke Whirlwind said. "He doesn't need to do much and only needs to take care of any threats that are beyond the capabilities of my subjects. Most likely, he will just stay in my house and meditate all day."

Shang nodded. "And he wasn't interested in seeing this group of new warriors?" Shang asked.

Duke Whirlwind only chuckled a bit. "Shang, you've lived your entire adult life in Warrior's Paradise, a city made for warriors. Everything inside Warrior's Paradise revolves around warriors."

"You should know that, outside my territory, warriors are seen as lower-class people."

Shang didn't answer.

"Many Mages know that it is polite and appropriate to treat a warrior like they would treat Mages, but there are enough Mages that don't follow that policy."

"Why should they talk to someone beneath them? It's just a waste of their time, at least in their mind," Duke Whirlwind explained.

procedure, it doesn't make a difference in the advisor's mind. So what if the warriors have

Shang remained silent.

to be arrogant in front of an entire

say anything further, and Shang also didn't start the

in the atmosphere radically reduced, and the sky grew darker. Dawn had just arrived, but the sun

now entering the Empress

inside the Empress Cobra Zone before, and

be able to feel Wind or Water Mana, but I can tell if there is a lot or only a little of it present,' Shang thought as he looked at

symbolizes the presence of a lot of Water Mana. Although, just looking at the thick cover of rainclouds should

Mana became thicker

and blocks the sun, creating a nearly lightless environment,

also noticed that

one would imagine a typical lake to

filled to the brim with greenery and dead plant

lakes

one

meters across, and its color was a

to the poison

lake, and Shang could even see

of an adult Swamp Millipede," Duke Whirlwind said when

uttered

Millipedes are on the blacklist in the Empress Cobra Zone. They keep the environment

one of the big four pests in the Storm Eagle Zone counted as

south, you will find more and more powerful beasts until you will eventually see the Empress Cobra," Duke Whirlwind

the Empress

"I think so."

at Duke Whirlwind with surprise.

"You could consider Vanishing Snakes as grand-grand-grand-nephews of the Empress Cobra. Just

something near the south of the swamp, I noticed the subtle displacement of a

looked closer, and I noticed that parts of the sky and nearly all the trees to my south seemed a little bit distorted. I fully focused on my senses, believing that there was a beast that was trying to ambush me. Maybe it was a True

couldn't find anything,

long, slithery body. The trees or vegetation were not damaged in any way, but the

I saw that Empress Cobra, but I can't be sure," Duke Whirlwind said. "If it wasn't the Empress Cobra, it could have only been a

have just imagined it," Duke Whirlwind said with a smile. "The