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.

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

raised an eyebrow with a bit

That was quite good.

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

to push the power of

course, since it was only Shang that got this access, the Lightning Manor wouldn't lose much

people that rendered great

Shang got to enter these without needing to do anything but

"Okay," Queen Primordium answered.

secret. In public, he will remain a Cloud, but he will be disguised as a Cloud one level higher than he

that you can find a good way,

Primordium nodded. "A permanent talisman

Custodian nodded

his Spirit Sense?"

does," Queen Primordium

make sure that he doesn't tell anyone else about this, including his own

Queen Primordium

finds someone fitting, you may contact me, and I will try to persuade them to take him as a

said, "not introduce him. I assume that means that the others also shouldn't know about his true

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

that your order or the Ancestor's

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

"Understood," Queen Primordium said.

be everything," the Custodian said to Queen Primordium, his polite smile recovered. "If there is anything you need, you know where

Wester," Queen

and the Custodian threw a glance at

Shang just nodded back.

and Queen Primordium gestured for Shang

back to Queen Primordium's room

noticed that Shang had survived the meeting with the Lightning Emperor earlier, and he was only glad