[{"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-488":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},1491973,1940,"488 Chapter 488","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-488",488,"\u003Cp>After the warriors took to the sky, they split up into four groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One group went to the northeast, one to the north, one to the northwest, and one to the west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached a height of eight kilometers and continued flying for a couple of minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The groups were entering the Deepwater Shark Zone, Adamantite Behemoth Zone, Northern Ice Wyvern Zone, and Ice Wyvern Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the groups entered their respective Zones, they took out the Space Rings they had received from Jerald.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge stack of papers floated around them. Even though warriors weren't Mages, their minds were still powerful enough to levitate some letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the warriors scattered the letters across all four Zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every warrior had received 5,000 letters, and they would distribute all of them. That was 25,000 letters per Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a vast amount of letters, it would become impossible to bury their contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mages in the Zones didn't even feel the warriors pass over them since they were outside the range of their Spirit Senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only saw several letters slowly floating down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Mages immediately inspected the letters from afar to make sure that there wasn't a malicious enchantment on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their Spirit Senses, the High Mages could read the letters while they were still several kilometers above the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the High Mages read them, and the reactions were mixed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the High Mages became white in the face with horror and immediately destroyed all the letters they saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some High Mages only looked at the ground in uncertainty and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some High Mages became shocked and looked at their colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them looked at their colleagues with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them looked at their colleagues with cold gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though many High Mages tried to get rid of all the letters, they had been scattered across the entire Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many commoners would read the letter they found in front of their door, in their fields, on the streets, or just anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to bury its contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its contents would spread across the Zones and even across the entire Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letters were all identical, and they had multiple parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first part spoke about the Storm Eagle Zone's triumphs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had killed five Mid High Mages, 14 Early High Mages, and eight Initial High Mages without losing a single person in the Fourth Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This already terrified many Mages, and some of them even refused that this could be real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the next bombshell dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Torrent had died, and Duke Whirlwind had read her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next part spoke in detail about what Duke Whirlwind had learned, including the Council's plan of making their Head reach the Archmage Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next part was even more shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a plan of assault with dates and times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow at 12 pm, the Storm Eagle Zone would attack the Deepwater Shark Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day after, at the same time of day, they would attack the Ice Wyvern Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day after, the Northern Ice Wyvern Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Adamantite Behemoth Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, Jerald would conquer one more Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Mages thought that this was some kind of scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would tell their opponent what they were going to do beforehand, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the letter wasn't over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next part spoke about what would happen to the inhabitants of the conquered Zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone beneath the Third Realm was allowed to join Jerald's territory as a citizen without being inspected or questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the Third Realm would need to have their mind read by an Inquisitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter detailed what criteria someone was judged by and what the punishments were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next part of the letter was also its last part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spoke about the High Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerald had read Duke Torrent's mind, and he knew the names of all the High Mages that belonged to her and what they had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every name was individually listed with an added comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julian: May join as a citizen without undergoing a Mind Read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herald: Will undergo a Mind Read, and if nothing surprising comes to light, will be put to work for 100 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stanner: Will undergo a Mind Read but will very likely receive the title of Baron and a voluntary job as an officer in Duke Whirlwind's army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karmen: Will be put to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It named all the High Mages in this manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the letter ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the letter was supposed to alleviate the citizens' fears, they were still afraid of the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if they died in the crossfire?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that actually didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The targets of these letters were the High Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mages that had been judged to be executed grew terrified, angry, and distanced themselves from their comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were afraid that their comrades would leave and betray them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They grew incredibly suspicious of their previous comrades and became hostile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones that had been judged to be put to work had lost expressions on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They, obviously, didn't want to be put to work for such a long time and lose all their wealth and status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of those High Mages decided to fight against Duke Whirlwind's forces, but the previous group still suspected them with hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones that had to undergo Mind Reads but were most likely safe felt either terrified or felt a complex mix of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones that were terrified knew that Jerald would find their secrets, and they would most likely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones that felt a complex mix of emotions felt this way due to the decision they had to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they decided to resist and join their comrades, they would most likely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they decided to go to Jerald's territory, they would be able to survive and continue living their current life, but they would be leaving their comrades behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, most of them didn't trust the contents of the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Duke Whirlwind only did this to split their forces and make them fight against each other?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wouldn't trust these letters and would stay with their comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…At least, that was the initial plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next couple of hours, all their previous comrades looked at them with hatred, suspicion, and accusations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They called them traitors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a big city in the Ice Wyvern Zone, it even went so far that three High Mages killed two other High Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three High Mages had been judged to be executed, and the other two could join Jerald's camp without any issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Mages had still decided to help their colleagues, but the paranoia of their colleagues was so great that they were killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other cities, the angry and suspicious High Mages basically did their best to drive the other High Mages away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that wasn't their intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were simply so stressed, panicked, and angry that they had to vent their emotions somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next twelve hours, another two High Mages died, and two High Mages managed to flee to the Empress Cobra Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the 18 High Mages left in Duke Torrent's former group, four had been killed, and two joined Duke Whirlwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there were only twelve left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letters had shown their effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This part of the plan had proven to be a great success!\u003C\u002Fp>",1242,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","d2fbf0da858dc5deb5f9f9ef7803303d04f6503b4cd5024e9489ffe6592f1111","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-489","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-487",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]