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.'

rage or humiliation

Why?

confident

Shang fit into the

strict control the Mages had

only counted as a dog, but he was

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

This was their dog!

the other person was disrespecting them and indirectly

no Mage would want to

if Shang wasn't seen as an equal,

would only be sent to fight battles

the Mages, barbarians were

wasting money, and letting

that he could win

Shang's shoes, this

the Skythunder Kingdom, Shang had

after him, and the gigantic bounty on his head would send

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

But here?

had to wait

to search

battles came to

course, there also

and if the Mages found out that he had gold on him, they would

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

a slave only gets orders to do things they want to do, is that

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

techniques the Mages created to become more powerful, but I

I get my hands on the techniques barbarians use to become more powerful, I

works, and I know very well

and mind as experimentation materials, I can probably find

two other young men inside the cave,

I can always ask about their techniques when I arrive

right eye and crossed his

he

around the room with boredom

was quite difficult since General Stage warriors didn't need

they also

his Mana Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite dark, giving Shang a rather clear