Sword God in a World of Magic

Since Shang was awake during his breakthrough this time, a scene immediately appeared in his mind.

"My third question," a blonde Shang with a sizable belly said. "What kind of mindset should I assume to become more powerful? What's the smartest way to get the resources I need?"

The present Shang wanted to know this answer desperately.

The God on his gigantic throne only smirked. "Quite a good question. I'm surprised you have asked such smart questions up to now. Did you know that several of your predecessors have asked about Earth at least once by now? They were interested in how to get back or how things would go. But you only ask about your new world."

The blonde Shang looked in shock at the God. "I have predecessors?! I thought I was the only one!"

The God only laughed. "Don't think of yourself as more important than you are. You are not the first one, and you will not be the last one."

Shang didn't answer.

"As for your question," the God said, leaning back on his throne. "There is not one single way that is the best. You have to employ different philosophies based on your surroundings and your current power."

"Of course, as an answer, that's just as helpful as not giving you an answer at all," the God said. "So, how about we go over a couple of cases?"

"Let's assume your power is very low compared to other humans around you. It is very difficult for you to gain resources on your own since more powerful humans will have monopolized them at this point."

"The correct way out of this situation is to join a powerful organization. Their greater power will help you get you the resources you need."

"Of course, there are different organizations with different philosophies. If you find an organization that is similar to an academy, you are in luck. Academies are willing to invest more into you than you can provide to them right now."

"In that case, I would advise you to follow the rules of the organization and do what they want. After all, they don't want you to die. If you don't grow more powerful, their investment becomes a loss."

"Now, if the organization is something like a group of mercenaries or assassins, things become different. They are interested in your current power, and they want you to prove your worth right at this moment."

"In that case, try to take on missions that are dangerous but not too dangerous. Trading with an academy means getting more than you pay. Trading with a mercenary group means getting just as much as you pay."

"It's fine to join these kinds of organizations, but you should not join an organization ruled by an individual desperate for power. They will lure you in with promises of wealth and power but will immediately burn you up before the promised time to pay arrives."

After explaining these things, the God explained how to spot these different organizations, and it took over half an hour.

very thorough in answering the

are one of the weakest humans in your

you to either create your own small group or join a larger group as some kind

need more resources than they bring in, which

it is only something an altruistic person would choose

a teacher means that you already gave up on the path

group is quite appealing in that scenario. You are already quite useful with a lot of power, and

point. You are powerful enough to go to places that not everyone can

kind of organization to join is some greedy tyrant. The greedy tyrant will siphon all the wealth of the weak and give it to themselves and the few people he needs to run his organization. If you manage to become one of these people, you will gain far more than you are

more precisely how Shang could identify a good organization

you belong to the strongest people around?" the God asked with a smirk. "What if you are in the top

"In that case…"

"Don't."

Shang's eyebrows lifted.

one of the strongest," the God explained with a smirk. "Sure, by having thousands of people under

you can never give you the

level. If you are in the Fourth Realm, you need stuff from beasts in the Fourth Realm. Your army of Third Realm followers

the strongest, there is only

of it.

there is not much more you can get

"You leave."

leave this place and go to a place with

belong to the weaker kind

that point, the entire thing starts from the beginning

God said. "Now, about

You work together you get more than you two can achieve individually. The closer you

is comparable to you. If they are weaker, this is not symbiosis but supporting a parasite. If they are stronger, you will be under their control

friends that simply want to help you, even if they are stronger, but you will eventually need to repay them. It's not that you are

work together with your equals, leave the academy, join a stronger organization, become the strongest, plunder the land, leave the

the best way to become

blonde Shang

ended, and the real Shang