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 or

Why?

he was confident

fit into the barbarian

had over the barbarians protected

Shang only counted as

let them fight, but if another human attacked

This was their dog!

dog, the other person

that no Mage would want

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

only be sent to fight battles he could

Mages, barbarians

letting them get killed was

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

in Shang's shoes,

had to constantly watch

one Mage had already been sent after him, and the gigantic bounty on his head

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

But here?

to

to

battles came to

there also

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

essentially be a slave, and he would need

want to

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

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

has taught us how to create our own techniques and how to find ways to further our own power. As long as I get my hands on

how Magic works, and I know very well how

with my own body and mind

Shang saw two other young men inside

should act like them and keep to myself. I can always ask about their techniques when I

closed his right eye and crossed his

he

barbarians only looked around the

they tried to sleep, which was quite difficult since

time to time, they also just looked absentmindedly at

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