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 a more

Shang remained silent.

to be arrogant in front of an entire category of people. People are too diverse, and a lot of

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

the sky grew darker. Dawn had just arrived, but the

now entering

before, and Shang was quite interested in what

can tell if there is

symbolizes the presence of a lot of Water Mana. Although, just

that the Darkness Mana became thicker and thicker the more

air and blocks the sun, creating a nearly lightless environment, which

also noticed that more and more

like one would

the brim with greenery and dead plant

other lakes looked completely

one

across, and its color was a mix

to the poison lake the Poison

near the lake, and Shang could even see the occasional bone

Millipede," Duke Whirlwind said when he

Shang uttered

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

amusing and ironic that one of the big four pests in the Storm Eagle

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

Empress Cobra before?" Shang

"I think so."

looked at Duke Whirlwind

Vanishing Snakes as grand-grand-grand-nephews of the Empress Cobra.

for something near the south of the swamp, I noticed the subtle displacement of a little bit of Wind Mana while the Water

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 Path Stage

looked, I couldn't find anything, and the

when I looked at the 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

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

just imagined it," Duke Whirlwind said with a