Sword God in a World of Magic

"King Skythunder gave his permission to distribute the Star Map," Duke Whirlwind proclaimed with a victorious smile to George and Shang.

He told them all about what had happened and what changes would occur in the next couple of days.

However, Shang and George only felt relieved.

This made things so much easier.

"That's good to hear, Duke Whirlwind," Shang said.

When Duke Whirlwind heard that, he did a double take. "Duke Whirlwind?" he asked.

Shang raised an eyebrow.

"Shang, I thought we were closer than that," Duke Whirlwind said. "Just call me Jerald."

"Oh," Shang said. "I wasn't sure if that was appropriate."

"You are no longer subservient to me, Shang," Jerald said. "We are on equal footing, and we are working towards the same goal. Our powers might still be quite far away from each other, but it will only be a matter of time."

"I've seen how determined you are, Shang, and I know that you might become the very warrior to completely close the gap and maybe go even further."

Shang wasn't sure what he should say to that.

Yes, that was his goal, but it felt a bit weird hearing it come from someone else.

It sounded unreal.

Jerald, George, and Shang talked for a while longer. They had to plan how to properly distribute the Star Map and how they should teach the warriors.

Thanks to the God, Shang had comprehended the Star Map in an instant, but for everyone else, learning the Star Map was definitely not an easy undertaking.

him about

of time, but one had to remember that Jerald was a Late High Mage. His mind was

the Star Map, and according to his estimates, he would need another three

Commander Stage warrior would probably take several months to a year to

this technique to warriors. Having someone teach someone in person expedited

that George would be the one teaching

Shang had also been a possibility, but

didn't count training in hours but in days. People on this level didn't train a couple of hours at a

at seemingly random times. If one felt particularly motivated to work on one's power, one should

George was basically standing still. He was only waiting for Mervin to finally reach the True

be a loss if George sacrificed some of

of that, he was a Mage. The warriors definitely wouldn't be big fans of having

then teach it to the most talented Commander Stage warriors while I teach it

Soran would learn the technique very quickly, which made them perfect for passing on the knowledge. The teachers would probably

would go

running an academy was quite effective

strengthening techniques that the barbarians use," Shang said. "We can

the technique," George said. "Over the years, many barbarians fled to the

raised an eyebrow. "And why

Soldier Stage, which is basically worthless.

couple of years, I was also focusing on adapting the barbarian strengthening technique to the Bloodline Infusion. This

to adapt it. I've been

Jerald

George gestured to Jerald to explain things since the issue was more related

and politics, Shang," Jerald said

Shang raised an eyebrow.

can only listen to their first-hand accounts. We can't actually look into the Grandmountain

for a long time, and I can give you

know," Jerald said, "and your recounting of the events definitely helps. After all, your recounting will be from the viewpoint of a

solves one of the issues," Jerald continued. "Another problem is that the Council and the other Dukes are making problems. They don't want warriors to eat the hearts of beasts. It seemed, and mind the pun, very