[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic":3,"chapter-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-193":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sword God in a World of Magic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1492028,1940,"Chapter 193 The First Mage","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-193",193,"\u003Cp>Chapter 193 The First Mage\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang talked with Viera for the next hour. She was rather bubbly all the time, but when she talked about her goal in life, her demeanor started to subtly change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beast defenders are selfish people that are only interested in their own gains,\" Viera said with a snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her mind, beast defenders were people that wanted to keep all the beasts alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They only want to keep the beasts alive because they are powerful enough to resist the normal beasts. They can kill a Pest Cat. And since beasts are worth a lot of money, they want to keep their method of making money alive. Beast defenders are not thinking about the good of the normal people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are selfish and entitled!\" Viera said with some anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had controlled her voice, but Shang could feel a lot of hatred coming from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something she felt very strongly about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And how are people supposed to become more powerful without the beasts' resources?\" Shang asked. \"Mana Sources are a necessity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viera snorted again. \"Mages can create Mana Sources artificially. They just don't give these Mana Sources to just anyone since it's expensive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can?\" Shang asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viera nodded. \"Of course. Do you think over the last thousands of years, the Mages never tried to create something like Mana Sources? Of course they did!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay,\" Shang said. \"What about the beasts that don't hunt humans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't matter,\" Viera answered. \"Beasts can change any second. Some beasts that have been peaceful for their entire lives can suddenly have a change of heart and kill a human. It's not a new concept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we want to protect our children and the weaker people, we have to get rid of all the beasts! There simply isn't any other way!\" Viera said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang could feel quite some hatred emanating from Viera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, if you think so,\" Shang said, trying to get away from the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I think so,\" Viera said as she crossed her arms. \"What do you think about this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn't like to answer that question. Viera was very adamant about defending her viewpoint, and if Shang disagreed too much, their freshly created disciple relationship might completely break apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't really have a horse in the race,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A horse in the race?\" Viera repeated in confusion. \"What horse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Seems like that phrase isn't common in this world,' Shang thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It means that it doesn't matter to me. For my goal, I don't need the beasts, but I also don't really care about what they do,\" Shang explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't care?\" Viera asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang nodded. \"Their life is their life. My life is my life. I live my life, and that's that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked with a bit of nervousness at Viera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea how she would take that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Shang could understand why Soran wasn't interested in starting a relationship with Viera. Some of her views were really extreme, and she was really adamant about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soran was someone that liked to help and trust people, and that sentiment extended to beasts. In Soran's mind, killing all the beasts was probably something way too extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that's fine then,\" Viera said as a smile returned to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was a bit surprised, but not much. Her demeanor had more than once taken unpredictable turns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How come you're fine with that?\" Shang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why shouldn't I be?\" Viera asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you said that beast defenders are selfish people,\" Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are, but you're not defending beasts,\" Viera said. \"You said you are ambivalent to the topic. So, if I were to suddenly kill all the beasts, you would only watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess so,\" Shang said with uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? So, everything's alright!\" Viera said with a bright smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She crazy,\" Sword said in Shang's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn't answer Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some more talking, the door opened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang heard the door open, a fire appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first Mage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked over and saw his future opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a girl with long, icy blue hair. She wore light blue robes, and she carried two small sticks with crystals on them in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang recognized the sticks. They were scepters, and they were used as weapons until the Mage could finally afford a Focus. They obviously weren't as great as Focuses, but they did their job adequately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a bit, Shang was surprised that his opponent was a girl, but he quickly realized that there was no reason to be surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had been surprised since nearly all his opponents had been men in the past. Women were very rare amongst warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wasn't the case when it came to Mages. There were a lot of female Mages. After all, physical ability didn't matter when it came to Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\" the Adept asked shyly. \"I'm here to fight someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the Adept saw a powerful teacher and a scary-looking man in the room. It was understandable why she was nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viera stood up and walked to the side. Shang also stood up and stopped on the other side of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adept and Shang were now about 40 meters away from each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will be your opponent,\" Viera said coldly as she gestured to Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever someone unfamiliar was in Viera's vicinity, she always took up this serious and cold persona, completely different from her usual one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adept nervously looked over at Shang. \"He looks scary,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his mask, Shang lifted an eyebrow in skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will I get hurt?\" the Adept asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will interfere before one of you dies,\" Viera said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay,\" the Adept said nervously, \"but will I get hurt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viera only looked at the Adept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adept nervously fumbled with her robes in discomfort. \"You see… I'm not really good at fighting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not really good at fighting?' Shang thought. 'Are my first opponents supposed to be easy?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, I will interfere when your Mana Shield gets broken. That should be fine, right?\" Viera asked with a bit of annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" the Adept said as she lightly bowed to Viera in thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viera nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she looked at both opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adept readied her two scepters. With Viera's assurance, she was no longer as nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Start!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1065,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","2a0999815e72d86fee9f0c8e66f5725aa5ba3ddb6cc60b3c2663415071debd62","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-194","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-192",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]