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.

eyebrow with a bit of

That was quite good.

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

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

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

to people that rendered great services or achieved amazing results in the different

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

"Okay," Queen Primordium answered.

Custodian 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

can find a good way, Vana,"

permanent talisman should do the trick," she

nodded

Spirit Sense?" the

does," Queen

that he doesn't tell anyone else about this, including

Queen

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

I assume that means that the others also shouldn't know about his true

I will be the one that tells the truth of his existence to anyone

Primordium raised an eyebrow. "Is that your

friendliness.

"Understood," Queen Primordium said.

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

course, Wester,"

and the Custodian threw a glance at Shang.

Shang just nodded back.

into his room, and Queen Primordium gestured for Shang to

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

the meeting with the Lightning Emperor earlier,