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 right

Why?

was confident in his

fit into the barbarian role, the easier his

the strict control the Mages had

Shang only counted as a dog, but he was their

them fight, but if another human attacked their dog,

This was their dog!

dog, the other person was

this meant that no

Shang wasn't seen as an equal, he still had value to

would only be sent to fight battles he

the Mages, barbarians were an

them was wasting money, and letting them get killed was also wasting

that he could win and in which he could cost the enemy

in Shang's shoes, this was essentially

Shang had to constantly watch his

sent after him, and the gigantic bounty

need to go into the wilderness and fight a beast, and while doing so, he needed to keep

But here?

had to

to

battles came

there also

access to any resources, and if the Mages found out that he had gold on him, they would probably

he would need to do whatever he was

gets orders to do things they want

actually providing the very resources I need to grow in

the Mages created to become more powerful, but I don't need those.

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

and I know very well how warriors fight

my own body and mind as experimentation materials, I

two other young men inside

act like them and keep to myself. I can always ask about their

his right eye and

he

around

to sleep, which was quite difficult since General Stage warriors didn't need

to time, they also just looked

kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite dark, giving Shang a rather clear vision with his Darkness