Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang was pulled to the back of the village into a small and dark cave.

"What Element are you attuned to?" one of the Mages asked with a cold tone.

"Fire," Shang answered.

"Show me."

Shang lifted his arm, and a bit of fire appeared around it. The fire was very weak, and it only roughly appeared around his arm.

The Mage wasn't surprised and pulled Shang to one side of the cave.

The two chains were put to two cyan spots on the wall, and they fused with them. Shang still had enough chain left to sit down, but he couldn't walk further than a meter with them attached.

"If we see any damage on the chains or the ore, it will be treated as an escape attempt, and we will kill you," one of the two Mages said.

Shang only looked at them.

"Do you understand, One-Eye?" he asked.

Shang didn't answer.

BANG!

A big stone appeared in front of Shang and shot into his chest, breaking his ribs.

"Answer!" one of the Mages demanded with a strict voice.

Shang's expression didn't change.

"Yes," he said calmly. There was no rage inside his voice.

The Mage snorted, and the two of them left the cave again.

For some reason, they really hated this unaffiliated barbarian.

After the two of them left, silence returned to the cave.

Shang's expression didn't change, but he sat down near the wall.

'They probably use the desperation of the barbarians to force them down a path of strengthening,' Shang thought. 'The abuse and disregard will foster a feeling of resistance in some of the barbarians.'

'However, it isn't perfect. Many other barbarians will probably get demotivated and lose all hope, hindering them from unleashing their full potential.'

genuinely didn't feel rage or humiliation

Why?

he was confident in his

the barbarian

control the Mages had over the barbarians protected Shang's

only counted as a dog,

dog, they wouldn't mind and let them fight, but if another human attacked

This was their dog!

other person was disrespecting

that no Mage would want to

seen as an equal, he still had value to the

be sent to fight battles he

the Mages, barbarians were

and letting them get

that the Mages would send him into battles that he could win and in which he could cost the enemy

in Shang's shoes, this

the Skythunder Kingdom, Shang had to constantly

and the gigantic bounty

to go into the wilderness and fight a beast, and while doing

But here?

only had to

to

came

there also were

any resources, and if the Mages found out that he had gold on him,

Shang would have to essentially be a slave, and he

only gets orders to do things they want to do, is that truly so bad?' Shang thought

believe they have me under control, but they are actually providing the very resources I need to

techniques the Mages created to become more powerful, but I don't need those. I know how to reach the True

our own techniques and how to find ways to further our own power. As long as I get my

I know

body and mind as

young men inside the cave,

to myself. I can always ask about their techniques when I

his right eye

then, he stopped

looked around the room with boredom

sleep, which was quite difficult since General Stage

time, they also just

on the ground with a closed eye. However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite dark, giving Shang a rather clear vision