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.

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.

didn't say anything further, and Shang also

grew darker. Dawn had just arrived, but the sun was barely visible

now entering the Empress

Cobra Zone before, and Shang

or Water Mana, but I can tell if there is

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

also felt that the Darkness Mana became thicker and

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

group continued, Shang also noticed that more

of the lakes looked like one would imagine a typical

with greenery and dead plant material,

other lakes looked completely

looked at one lake

meters across, and its color was a mix

poison lake the Poison

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

Swamp Millipede," Duke Whirlwind

Shang uttered

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

in 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,"

you seen the Empress Cobra

"I think so."

at Duke Whirlwind with surprise.

of the Empress Cobra. Just like

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

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 Path Stage beast with

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

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

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

Duke Whirlwind said with a smile. "The signs were