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.

access to all special training areas except the grade 0 ones for a price. The prices will be according to the

an eyebrow

That was quite good.

emergency situations like wars and the breaking down of relations

the Lighting Manor would essentially operate at a loss to push the power of

only Shang that got this access, the Lightning Manor wouldn't lose much money,

people that rendered

got to enter these without needing to

"Okay," Queen Primordium answered.

continued, "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 he

trust that you can find a

"A permanent talisman should do the trick,"

nodded

Spirit Sense?" the Custodian

Queen Primordium

anyone else about this, including his

Queen Primordium

to tell him about our friends," the Custodian said. "If he finds someone fitting, you may contact me, and I will

him. I assume that means that the others also shouldn't know

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

an eyebrow. "Is that your order or

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

"Understood," Queen Primordium said.

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

course, Wester," Queen Primordium

Custodian threw a glance at

Shang just nodded back.

room, and Queen Primordium gestured

of them walked back to Queen Primordium's room and met

had survived the meeting with the Lightning Emperor earlier, and he was