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.

the advisor's mind. So what if the warriors

Shang remained silent.

arrogance is wrong, but I think that it is stupid to be arrogant in front of an entire category of people.

further, and Shang also didn't start

Dawn had just arrived, but the sun was

that he was now entering the Empress

the Empress Cobra Zone before,

there is a lot or only a little of it present,' Shang

lot of Water Mana. Although, just looking

became thicker and thicker

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

the group continued, Shang also noticed that more and more small lakes

one would imagine

to the brim with greenery

lakes looked

at one

about ten meters across, and its color was a mix of brown and

the poison lake

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

adult Swamp Millipede," Duke Whirlwind said

uttered in

comparison to the Storm Eagle Zone, Swamp Millipedes are on the blacklist in the Empress Cobra Zone. They keep the environment nice and

Storm Eagle Zone counted as a protected beast just a couple of kilometers

you will find more and more powerful beasts until you will eventually see the Empress

Empress

"I think so."

at Duke Whirlwind with surprise.

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

the swamp, I noticed the subtle displacement of a little bit of Wind Mana while the Water and Darkness Mana saw

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

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

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

that Empress Cobra, but I can't be sure," Duke Whirlwind said. "If it wasn't the Empress Cobra,

said with a smile. "The signs were very subtle,