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.

make a difference in the advisor's mind. So what if the warriors have a more powerful body now? That isn't nearly enough

Shang remained silent.

is stupid to be arrogant in front of an entire

Whirlwind didn't say anything further, and Shang also didn't

sky grew darker. Dawn had just arrived, but

he was now entering

Cobra Zone before, and Shang was quite interested in what it looked

if there is a

of Water Mana. Although, just looking at the thick cover of rainclouds

Mana became thicker and thicker the

high in the air and blocks the sun, creating a nearly lightless environment, which gives Darkness Mana

also noticed that more and more small lakes

one would imagine

brim with greenery and dead plant material, essentially

other lakes

looked at one lake in

and its color was a mix

to the poison

only very, very few plants visible on or near the lake, and Shang

adult Swamp Millipede," Duke

Shang uttered in

Eagle Zone, Swamp Millipedes are on the blacklist in the Empress Cobra Zone. They keep the environment nice and poisonous, just

amusing and ironic that one of the big four pests in the Storm Eagle Zone counted as a protected beast just a couple of kilometers further

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

you seen the Empress Cobra before?" Shang

"I think so."

at Duke Whirlwind with surprise.

"You could consider Vanishing Snakes as grand-grand-grand-nephews of the Empress Cobra. Just like them, it can

near the south of the swamp, I noticed the subtle displacement of a little bit

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 Path Stage

matter how much I looked, I couldn't find anything, and the distortion I

area from high in the sky, I could see a gigantic but subtle imprint of a long, slithery body. The trees or vegetation were not damaged in any way,

can't be sure," Duke Whirlwind said. "If it wasn't the Empress Cobra, it could have only

Duke Whirlwind said with a