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.

ones for a price. The prices will be according to the arms race

raised an eyebrow with a

That was quite good.

Lightning Manor had some decrees they could implement for emergency situations like

would essentially operate at a loss to push the power of every member as far as possible, which included cheap access to very expensive

that got this access, the

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

these without needing to do anything but

"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

you can find a good way, Vana," he

Primordium nodded. "A permanent talisman

nodded

Spirit

Queen Primordium

anyone else

will," Queen Primordium

the Custodian said. "If he finds someone fitting, you may contact me, and I will try to persuade

said, "not introduce him. I assume that means that the others

know about this, the better. Only I will be the one that tells the

an eyebrow. "Is that your order or the Ancestor's

friendliness. "It's not an order," he

"Understood," Queen Primordium said.

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

Wester," Queen

each other, and the Custodian

Shang just nodded back.

back into his room, and Queen Primordium gestured

Queen Primordium's

Lightning Emperor