[{"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-325":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},1492410,1940,"Chapter 325 – Contract","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-325",325,"\u003Cp>Chapter 325 – Contract\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff hit the ground again as Shang dropped it. He had proven his power already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander kept looking at Shang for a bit before turning to one of the Mages behind her. “Bring them to the front,” she ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mage behind her saluted and stepped forward to bring the barbarians away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, follow me,” she said to Shang as she turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang took his sword and followed her without saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them entered one of the buildings and walked into a room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was basically a military office. There were some maps, some chairs, some books, and there were some tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t anything special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander gestured to one of the chairs, and Shang sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down on the other side of the table, looking at him with narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while, the two only looked at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a warrior, right?” the commander suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Shang answered with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander furrowed her brows at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what a warrior is?” she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A strong barbarian,” Shang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander’s furrowed brows stayed furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, a warrior is someone similar to a barbarian, but warriors live in the Skythunder Kingdom,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Shang furrowed his brows. “A warrior is a strong barbarian,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some annoyance appeared in the commander’s eyes. “That might be your definition, but in the grand scheme of things, a warrior is not a barbarian, and a barbarian is not a warrior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked with a bit of skepticism at the commander. It was obvious that he didn’t fully believe her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander released a very silent and covert groan of frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It worked,’ Shang thought, trying not to smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Shang was happy that he always went through many hypothetical conversations with others in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would have reacted suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would a warrior have reacted to a Mage of the Grandmountain Kingdom suddenly asking them if they were a warrior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would come up with reasons as to why they couldn’t be a warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But exactly that would be suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a stupid barbarian on the northeastern front know so much about warriors that they could argue that they weren’t one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the barbarian even know what a warrior was?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And exactly that was the trap in the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stupid barbarian would simply think that she was referring to the general term, which was generally associated with strong barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barbarian would just confirm that he was a warrior, while an actual warrior would deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘She must have gotten some kind of file from the Governor that captured me. I am already very noticeable due to my missing eye and my power, which means that the Mages will look very closely at everything I do.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This was probably a test to see if I was the spy that talked with someone in the Skythunder Kingdom.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Additionally, whatever special mission I will be joining is probably also quite sensitive and secretive. They can’t risk any traitors entering.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piece of paper appeared in front of the commander, and she wrote a couple of things on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Name,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zero,” Shang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander frowned and looked at Shang. “That doesn’t sound like a real name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I gave this name to myself,” Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need your real name, the one you got at your birth,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t remember,” Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander looked with furrowed eyes at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, she cast a long Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finished the Spell, nothing obvious happened, but Shang could feel that the Mana was somehow different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Repeat what you’ve just said,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t remember my birth name,” Shang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander closed her eyes to focus on the Mana, and two seconds later, she opened them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine,” she said as she wrote Zero onto the piece of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That was probably some kind of Truth Spell or something,’ Shang thought. ‘Sucks to be you. I didn’t lie.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang truly didn’t remember his birth name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The god had made sure of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you are willing to accept the mission, sign here,” the commander said as she pushed the piece of paper to Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked at it and quickly read through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s basically an NDA,’ Shang thought. ‘I can’t talk to anyone about whatever I see, or I will be under severe pain until the Mages decide to stop my pain.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang signed the Magic Contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fully signing it, a complex mix of Mana entered Shang’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as it reached his mind, Shang felt like a chain had been strung around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the effect of a Magic Contract. It limited the freedom of the subject regarding one specific thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Magic Contract is weak,’ Shang thought. ‘The fact that I don’t identify with the name Zero very much weakens the contract significantly. Additionally, they probably don’t use the really powerful ones since we are only barbarians. It’s doubtful that a barbarian would have the necessary control over their mind and Mana to break free from the contract.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I can break the contract whenever I want,’ Shang thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magic Contract split into two pieces, and the commander took both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang didn’t comment on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, the second copy was for the person that had signed the contract, but the commander kept both copies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that the Mages could now act oblivious and claim anything. After all, Shang didn’t have any proof that they were lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh, they didn’t even hand me my copy,’ Shang thought. ‘This means that I would be able to break the contract regardless, even if I had used my real name.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic Contracts were expensive and very complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The standardized paper of the Magic Contracts had a built-in escape clause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one of the parties genuinely believed that they hadn’t received their copy, they could annul the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, one would first have to know how to trigger this built-in escape clause, and barbarians definitely didn’t know that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the other party would also be informed if the contract broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shang decided to annul the contract or break it, the commander would immediately be alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I don’t have to,’ Shang thought. ‘I can break it when I break out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s really useful to be thought of as an idiot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stashing the two copies away, the commander stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow me. We have to go to another camp for further testing. If you’re lucky, your mission will start tomorrow at dawn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have a long day ahead of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she stood up and walked out of the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang followed her.\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","606d8350a49421ddc8856553adfddcfa07e7c31b3cdcd04a4bc822377556220b","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-326","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-324",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]