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.'

didn't feel rage or humiliation

Why?

was confident in his current

more Shang fit into the barbarian role, the easier his

the strict control the Mages had over the barbarians protected

counted as a dog, but he was their

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

This was their dog!

the other person was disrespecting them and indirectly attacking

no Mage would

seen as an equal, he still had

only be sent

the Mages, barbarians were

was wasting money, and letting them get killed was also wasting

he could win

in Shang's shoes,

had to constantly

had already been sent after him, and the gigantic bounty on his head would send even more

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

But here?

had to wait and

didn't need to search

battles came

course, there also were

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

have to essentially be a slave, and he would need

orders to do things they want to do, is that truly

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

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

long as I get my hands on the techniques barbarians use to become more powerful, I can get familiar with them and eventually extrapolate

and I know very well how warriors

and mind as experimentation materials, I can

other young men inside the cave,

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

right eye and crossed

he

around the

to sleep, which was quite difficult since General

time, they also just looked absentmindedly at

However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his