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.'

feel rage or

Why?

was confident in his current

more Shang fit into the barbarian role, the easier his

the strict control the Mages had

Mages, Shang only counted as

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

This was their dog!

attacking their dog, the other person

short, this meant that no Mage would

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

Shang would only be sent to

the Mages, barbarians were an

wasting money, and letting them get

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

in Shang's shoes,

Kingdom, Shang had to constantly

sent after him, and the gigantic

the wilderness and fight a beast, and while doing so, he needed to keep a look

But here?

only had to

didn't need to search for

came to

course, there also were

the Mages found

have to essentially be a slave, and he would need to do whatever he

do things they want to do, is that truly so

they are actually providing the

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

long as I get my hands on the techniques barbarians use

roughly how Magic works, and I know very well how warriors fight

body and mind as experimentation materials, I can probably find a way

young men inside the cave, but

to myself. I can always ask about their

closed his right eye

he

around the room with boredom or

they tried to sleep, which was quite

also just looked absentmindedly at

on the ground with a closed eye. However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave