Sword God in a World of Magic

So, what was Shang's plan?

He was quite sure that he was being watched by some powerful person from the Temple of Blood. However, he couldn't be sure why he was being watched.

Was it a test for the position of Sweeper?

Was it a loyalty test?

Was it a way to make him unveil some of his secrets?

Was his Battle-Strength being tested?

Depending on the answer, it was best to show different things.

If all of this happened simply to test his loyalty, the best course of action would be to take out his Communication Crystal and inform the Keeper that Ice Princess had betrayed them.

Shang wouldn't need to kill anyone, and he wouldn't need to show his power.

Technically, Ice Princess' betrayal was not his problem. He was not a Sweeper.

Named Agents were instructed to try to stop the betrayer if they were confident in their power, but they were also free to simply retreat. In both cases, the Keeper of their branch had to be informed.

However, what if this was a test to see how strong Shang actually was?

Theoretically, if Shang's Battle-Strength were actually as outstanding as the Keeper had claimed, Shang should have the ability to fight the two Mages or delay them at least.

If Shang just decided to retreat and call the Keeper, it essentially meant that Shang didn't have the Battle-Strength that the Keeper claimed.

At least, that would be what the watcher of this situation would think.

around his Long

I don't trust in her goodwill, but I trust in her intelligence. Antagonizing me now would be pointless. Either she would gain a powerful enemy, or

would've just done so. Because of that, even if the person that sees me finds out

with those two, but I

take them down, but with only half of my Affinities, this won't be that

taken a tiny moment, and the

shouted as she

her. Her instincts were telling her that she had to be careful and that something was

past Ice Princess, curving around her body and shooting into the

a dual

were vastly rarer

Affinities were things like Temperature, Poison, or Twilight. They were

Affinities represented two separate things one person had an

still separate and their own thing, but that also meant that

had 100 points of talent for their one Affinity, someone with a Mixed Affinity of Poison, for example, would have 30 points in Darkness, 30 points in

and Water was not even nearly enough to make it part of someone's main strength. At most, it would help them comprehend Mixed Concepts

all of their mind

meant that they were just as talented in two things as a normal person

Magic, having dual Affinities

everything

Both Affinities demanded attention.

could become a High Mage after comprehending a level one Concept, a person with dual Affinities needed to comprehend two

it was better to comprehend more Concepts regardless, but this

all the way, or

dual Affinities was either above average at least or not a High Mage at

with dual Affinities couldn't just comprehend one level one Concept, reach the High Mage Realm, and live out

All or nothing.

Success or failure.