Sword God in a World of Magic

The Custodian came out of the Lightning Emperor's study and threw a glance at the waiting Shang.

"You left quite the positive impression on the Ancestor, Shang," the Custodian said with a polite smile.

When Shang heard that, he felt like something was different from before.

It wasn't that his status had changed or anything, but that something about the Custodian was different.

It was like the Custodian was more… distant?

Cold?

Off-putting?

Something in the way the Custodian was talking or looking at Shang had changed, but Shang couldn't be sure what exactly.

Nevertheless, Shang only answered with a wordless nod.

The Custodian gestured to the hallway with a move of his head and traveled back to the entrance with Shang.

The Custodian opened the door, and the two of them arrived in front of Queen Primordium again.

Shang still couldn't see Queen Primordium, but he could tell by the atmosphere that she felt relieved.

Since she was the leader of the Reinforcement and Contender Departments, she was obviously very interested in powerful people. After all, it was her job to make new Thunders and Mage Kings.

"I apologize for the wait, Vana," the Custodian said with a polite smile. "The Ancestor enjoys talking."

"No worries," Queen Primordium said. "Any new orders?"

The Custodian nodded. "Our little friend Shang will enjoy very special treatment from now on. First, his allowance will be increased by a factor of ten."

"You're referring to the Ancestral Mage allowance?" Queen Primordium asked.

The Custodian nodded.

Queen Primordium nodded back.

to all special training areas except the grade 0 ones for a price. The prices will be according to the arms race decree,"

eyebrow with

That was quite good.

some decrees they could implement for emergency situations like wars and the breaking down of

power of every

was only Shang that got this access, the Lightning

were only accessible to people that rendered great services or achieved amazing

got to enter these without needing to do anything but pay some

"Okay," Queen Primordium answered.

"due to the peculiarity of his Spirit Sense, his true power needs to remain a secret. In public, he will remain a Cloud, but he will be disguised as a Cloud one level higher than

you can find a good way, Vana," he

talisman should do the

Custodian nodded in

about his Spirit Sense?" the

does," Queen Primordium

doesn't tell anyone else about this,

Queen Primordium

friends," the Custodian said. "If he finds someone fitting, you may contact me, and I will try to persuade them to take him as a permanent

to tell him," Queen Primordium said, "not introduce him. I assume that

about this, the better. Only I will be the one that tells the truth of his

that your order

expression lost some friendliness. "It's

"Understood," Queen Primordium said.

Primordium, his polite smile recovered. "If there is anything you need, you know

Wester," Queen Primordium

each other, and the Custodian threw

Shang just nodded back.

into his room, and Queen Primordium

Queen

the Lightning Emperor earlier, and he was only