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

Why?

he was confident in

more Shang fit into the

the Mages had over

Shang only counted as a dog, but he was

let them fight,

This was their dog!

dog, the other person was disrespecting them and indirectly attacking

no Mage would want to

seen as an equal, he still had

that Shang would only be sent to

the Mages, barbarians

letting them get killed was also wasting

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

someone in Shang's shoes,

Kingdom, Shang 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

beast, and while doing so, he needed to keep a

But here?

to

need to

battles came

course, there

and if the Mages found out that he

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

do things they want to

but they are actually providing the very resources I

powerful, but I don't

own techniques and how to find ways to further our own power. As long as I get my hands

roughly how Magic works, and I

and mind

other young men inside the cave, but he remained

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

closed his right eye

he

barbarians only looked around

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

they also

However, his Mana Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite