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 humiliation

Why?

confident in his current

more Shang fit into the barbarian role, the easier

had over

Shang only counted as a dog, but he was their

their dog, they wouldn't mind and let them fight,

This was their dog!

other person was disrespecting them and

no Mage would want to kill

Shang wasn't seen as an equal, he still

be sent to

Mages, barbarians were an

money, and letting them get

battles that he

someone in Shang's shoes, this was essentially a

Skythunder Kingdom, Shang had to constantly watch

him, and the gigantic bounty on his head would send even more powerful Mages

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

But here?

had to wait

need to search for

came

there also

the Mages found

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

want

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

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

own 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 and

I

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

two other young men inside

I should act like them and keep to myself. I

eye and crossed

he stopped

barbarians only looked around the room with boredom or

they tried to sleep, which was quite difficult since General

also just looked absentmindedly

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