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

Why?

confident

fit into the barbarian

Mages had over

counted as a dog, but

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

This was their dog!

attacking their dog, the other person was disrespecting

short, this meant that no Mage would want to

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

be

Mages, barbarians were an

and letting them

him into battles that he

Shang's shoes, this

Skythunder Kingdom, Shang had to constantly watch

sent after him, and the gigantic bounty on his head

the wilderness and fight a beast, and while doing so, he

But here?

had to wait

didn't need to search

battles came to

course, there also

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

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

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

under control, but they are actually providing

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

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 the techniques barbarians use to

works, and I know very well how warriors

own body and mind as experimentation materials,

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

then, he stopped

other two barbarians only looked around the

they tried to sleep, which was quite difficult since General Stage warriors

to time, they also

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