Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang didn't seem any different than usual, but deep inside, he felt like he had nearly died, which might actually have been true.

'I did it, somehow,' Shang thought without showing anything on the outside. 'Going on the offense had been the right call.'

Shang wanted to sigh so badly, but he couldn't show any uncertainty on the outside.

"So, what now?" Shang asked. "Do I just get resources now?"

"You're a special case," the Keeper said, still looking away from Shang.

"Usually, we would assign you to a very powerful Ancestral Mage to study under them, but you're not a Mage. Assigning you to any Mage might not only not help you but even restrict your growth."

"You're the highest authority when it comes to training as a warrior in the entire world. No one has the necessary knowledge to contradict what you think is best since your way has been proven to show the greatest results."

"Under normal circumstances, your teacher would evaluate your growth and request resources from us based on what they would think would be best for you."

"We can't do that with you."

"Of course, the Temple of Blood won't just give you free rein since you can't guarantee that you will reach a level of power that makes you valuable to us."

Shang didn't move.

"Because of that, we decided to make it a bit different for you."

"We're not going to blindly invest in you, but just pay you very, very well for your work. This will produce short-term results that will prove that you might become valuable in the future."

Usually, Shang would have already told the Keeper that she should get to the point. However, he decided against it.

Earlier, the Keeper had only been Shang's employer.

Now, they were deeply connected.

that,

warrior but

"Warriors," Shang said.

the Keeper

great number of resources for every True Path Stage

sounded very

to create an academy?" Shang

do it is up to you," the Keeper said. "We want True Path Stage warriors. You get money. We don't care how

are several problems," Shang

them," the

can't show my face in public," Shang said. "The Natural Selection Company will connect me to White

fits the White Ghost persona and make them purposefully screw up a mission and get killed. A couple of years later, you can

silent for a

That easy?

one of the

record. People would expect to have heard of such

story for you," the Keeper answered immediately. "Additionally, our Agents in several different cities will change the records of some families and organizations. If anyone investigates your background, they will find some small incriminating information. Just enough to make it seem like that's what you were trying to hide, but

Shang was quite surprised.

of Blood solved two huge problems that Shang

the Lightning

now, they won't be a problem," the Keeper said. "Yes, they are searching for you, but you are essentially one of many thieves in a big city. Some of their people know about your aura and your characteristics, but no one is really investigating. They're just waiting to

Manor's territory anymore, and the Lightning Manor's members only

will find me at some point, right?" Shang

you perform well enough, yes," she said, "but at that point,

some random Peak High Mage temporary employee? They can just send or contract a new one. When they find you, they would be far more troubled and interested that someone in the Twilight Dusk Family's territory is using their hard

hear about a group of warriors in the Fifth Realm in a

do is watch.

do you think will happen then?" the Keeper

think

with the Twilight Dusk Family," Shang said. "And I think that the first possibility won't happen. Sure, they would be angry that other Emperors now also have warriors, but to them, warriors