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 humiliation right

Why?

confident in his

fit into the

the strict control the Mages had over the barbarians protected Shang's

only counted as

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

This was their dog!

their dog, the other person was

short, this meant that no Mage would want

if Shang wasn't seen as an equal, he still had value

Shang would only be

the Mages, barbarians were an

and letting them

the Mages would send him into battles that he could win and in which he

shoes, this was essentially a

Shang had to constantly watch

and the gigantic bounty on his head would send even more

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 for any Mage trying to kill

But here?

only had to wait

need to search

came to

course, there also were

any resources, and if the Mages found out that he had gold on him, they would probably

be a slave, and he would need to do

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

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

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

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

know roughly how Magic works, and I know

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

other young

like them and keep to myself. I can always ask

eye and

he stopped

looked around the room with boredom or

sleep, which was quite difficult

time, they also just looked

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