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

the barbarian role,

the strict control the Mages had

Shang only counted as a dog, but he

they wouldn't mind and let them

This was their dog!

dog, the other person was

this meant that no

as an

Shang would only be sent to fight battles he

Mages, barbarians were an

them was wasting money, and letting them

that he could win and

Shang's shoes, this was essentially

Shang had to constantly watch

one Mage had already been sent after him, and the gigantic bounty on his head would send even more

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

But here?

had to wait

didn't need to

battles came

course, there also were

have access to any resources, and if the Mages found out that he had gold

would have to essentially be a slave, and he would

they want to do, is that truly so bad?' Shang thought with

under control, but they are actually providing the very resources I need to grow in

barbarians might need the techniques the Mages created to become more powerful, but I

to further our own power. As long as I get my hands

and I know very well how warriors fight

mind as experimentation materials, I can probably find a way

young men inside the cave, but he remained

and keep to myself. I can always ask about their

closed his right eye and crossed

then, he

looked around the

which was quite difficult since

time to time, they also just looked

closed eye. However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite