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

eyebrow with a bit

That was quite good.

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

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

access, the Lightning Manor wouldn't lose much money,

that rendered great

Shang got to enter these without needing to do anything but

"Okay," Queen Primordium answered.

a secret. In public, he will remain a Cloud, but he will be disguised as

trust that you can find

"A permanent talisman should do the trick," she

Custodian nodded in

Spirit Sense?" the Custodian

does," Queen Primordium

that he doesn't tell anyone else about this,

will," Queen

"If he finds someone fitting, you may contact me, and I will try to persuade them to

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

this, the better. Only I will

eyebrow. "Is that your order or

lost some friendliness. "It's not

"Understood," Queen Primordium said.

said to Queen Primordium, his polite smile recovered. "If there is

Wester," Queen

of them nodded at each other, and the Custodian threw a glance at Shang. "Do your best,"

Shang just nodded back.

back into his room, and Queen Primordium

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

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