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

Why?

he was confident in his current

the barbarian role, the easier

control the Mages had over the

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

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

This was their dog!

dog, the other person was disrespecting them and

this meant that no Mage

seen as an equal, he

meant that Shang would only be sent to fight

Mages, barbarians

was wasting money, and letting them

that he could win

someone in Shang's shoes, this was essentially

Kingdom, Shang had to

had already been sent after him, and the gigantic bounty on his head

go into the wilderness and fight a beast, and while

But here?

had to wait and

need to search for

battles came to

there

the Mages found out that he had gold on him, they would probably confiscate

have to essentially be a slave, and he

want

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

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

us how to create our own techniques and how to find ways to further our own power. As long as I get my hands on the techniques barbarians use

works, and I know very well how warriors fight

these two things and with my own body and mind as experimentation materials,

moment, Shang saw two other young men inside the cave, but he remained

to myself. I can always ask about their techniques

his right eye and crossed

then, he stopped

looked around the room with boredom or

was quite difficult since General Stage warriors didn't

they also just looked absentmindedly at the

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