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?

confident in

Shang fit into the barbarian role, the easier his

had over

Mages, Shang only counted as a dog, but he was their

and let them fight, but if another

This was their dog!

the other person was

meant that no Mage would

Shang wasn't seen as an equal, he

meant that Shang would only be sent

the Mages, barbarians were an

letting them get

into battles that he could win and in which he could

Shang's shoes,

Kingdom, Shang had to

the gigantic bounty on his head would send even more

wanted to fight, he would need to go into the wilderness and fight a beast, and while doing so, he

But here?

only had to wait and

to

came

course, there also were

to any resources, and if the Mages found

slave, and he would need to do

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

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

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

find ways to further our own power. As long as I get

I know very well how warriors fight and

mind as experimentation materials, I can probably find a way

moment, Shang saw two other young men inside the

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

eye and

he stopped

only looked around the room

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

also just looked absentmindedly

ground with a closed eye. However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his