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.'

rage

Why?

he was confident

more Shang fit into the barbarian role,

the Mages had over the barbarians

only counted as a dog, but he

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

This was their dog!

their dog, the other person was

that no Mage would want

an equal, he

would only be

Mages, barbarians

letting

send him into battles that he could win and in which he could cost the enemy

shoes,

had to constantly watch

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

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

But here?

only had to wait and

to search

came

course, there also were

found

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

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

have me under control, but they are actually providing the

powerful, but I don't need those. I know how

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 to

and I

and with my own body and mind as experimentation materials, I can probably

saw two other young

I should act like them and keep to myself. I can always ask

eye and

then, he

two barbarians only looked around the room with boredom

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

time to time, they also just looked absentmindedly at

the ground with a closed eye. However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite dark, giving Shang a rather clear