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 humiliation right

Why?

he was confident in

the barbarian role, the

the Mages had over the barbarians protected

Shang only counted as a dog, but he

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

This was their dog!

other person was disrespecting them

this meant that no

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

Shang would only be sent to fight battles he could

the Mages, barbarians

money, and letting them get killed was

that he

shoes, this was essentially

Kingdom, Shang had to constantly

the gigantic bounty

Shang wanted to fight, he would need to go into the wilderness and fight a beast, and while doing so, he needed

But here?

only had to

didn't need to search for

came

there also

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

essentially be a slave, and he

slave only gets orders to do things they want to do, is that truly so bad?' Shang

believe they have me under control, but they are actually providing the very resources I

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

create 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 become more

roughly how Magic works, and I know very well how

body and mind as

the moment, Shang saw two other young men inside the cave, but he remained

to myself. I

right eye

he

only looked around

was quite

they also just looked

eye. However, his Mana Sense still kept watch