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.

advisor's mind. So what if the warriors have a

Shang remained silent.

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

and Shang

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

now entering

never been inside the Empress Cobra Zone before, and Shang was quite interested

if there is a lot or only a little

and cool, which symbolizes the presence of a lot of Water Mana. Although, just looking at the thick

the Darkness Mana became thicker

the air and blocks the sun, creating a

group continued, Shang also noticed that more

of the lakes looked like one would imagine a typical lake

filled to the brim with greenery and dead plant material, essentially creating

lakes looked completely

at one lake in

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

the poison

lake, and Shang could

adult Swamp Millipede," Duke Whirlwind said when he saw Shang's

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 beasts want it," Duke

the Storm Eagle Zone counted as a protected beast

and more powerful beasts until you will eventually see the Empress

the Empress Cobra

"I think so."

at Duke Whirlwind with surprise.

of the Empress Cobra.

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

looked 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

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

of a long, slithery body. The trees or

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

Duke Whirlwind said with a smile. "The signs