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.

he knows about the effects of the procedure, it doesn't make a difference in the advisor's mind. So what if the warriors have a more powerful body now? That isn't nearly

Shang remained silent.

thought. 'I don't think arrogance is wrong, but I think that it is stupid to be arrogant in front of an entire category of people. People are too diverse, and a lot

anything further, and

in the atmosphere radically reduced, and the sky grew darker. Dawn had just arrived, but the sun was barely visible due to all the clouds that had

he was now entering

Zone before, and Shang was quite interested in what it

Mana, but I can tell if there is a lot or only a little of it present,' Shang thought

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

the Darkness Mana became thicker and thicker the

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

continued, Shang also noticed that more and more small lakes

looked like one would imagine a typical lake to look

brim with greenery and dead plant material,

lakes looked

one

ten meters across, and its color was a mix of

to the poison lake the Poison Adept

plants visible on or near the lake, and Shang could even see the occasional bone

nest of an adult Swamp Millipede," Duke Whirlwind said

Shang uttered in

Swamp Millipedes are on the blacklist in the Empress Cobra Zone. They keep the environment nice and poisonous, just as the Darkness and Poison Affinity

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

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

seen the Empress Cobra before?" Shang

"I think so."

Duke Whirlwind with surprise. "You

Snakes as grand-grand-grand-nephews of the

while searching for something near the south of the swamp, I noticed the subtle displacement

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

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

slithery body. The trees or vegetation were not damaged in any way, but the grass just looked a slight bit darker, and it was pressed down

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

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