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?

he was confident in his current

into the barbarian

the strict control the Mages had over

counted as

let them fight, but if another human attacked their dog,

This was their dog!

the other person was disrespecting them and

meant that no Mage would want to

wasn't seen as an equal, he still

that Shang would only be sent to fight

Mages, barbarians were

them was wasting money, and letting them get

that he

someone in Shang's shoes,

Skythunder Kingdom, Shang had to constantly watch his

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

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

But here?

had to

need to search for

battles came to

course, there also

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

a slave, and he would need to do whatever he

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

under control, but they are actually providing the very resources I

more powerful, but I don't

techniques and how to find ways to further our own power. As long as I get my hands on the techniques barbarians use to become more powerful, I can get familiar with them

works, and I know very well how warriors fight and

body and mind as experimentation materials, I can

other young men inside the cave,

and keep to myself. I can

right eye and crossed his

then, he

other two barbarians only looked around

quite difficult since

time to time, they also just looked

still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave