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

Why?

confident in his

Shang fit into the barbarian role, the easier

had

as a dog, but he was

and let them fight, but if another human attacked

This was their dog!

dog, the other person was disrespecting them and indirectly

this meant that no Mage would want to

as an

meant that Shang would only be sent to

barbarians were

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

battles that he could win and in which he

Shang's shoes, this

the Skythunder Kingdom, Shang had to constantly watch his

the gigantic bounty on his head would send even more

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

But here?

had to wait and

need to

battles came

course, there

have access to any resources, and if the Mages found out that he had gold on

slave, and he would need to do whatever

want to do, is that truly so

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

but I don't need those. I know how to reach the True

power. As long as I get my hands on the techniques barbarians use to become more powerful, I

and I know very

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

other young men inside the cave,

them and keep to myself. I can always ask

his right eye

then, he

barbarians only looked around the room with boredom

tried to sleep, which was quite difficult since General Stage warriors didn't need

time, they also

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