Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1124

Chapter 1124 Scalewalker Armor Part 4

The Bonding spell produced several blue threads made of pure mana that passed through the crystals and the armor over and over again.

With each passage, the crystals closed in the armor until they touched its surface. The metal seemed to turn liquid, offering no resistance to the gemstones that sunk in until only their top remained visible.

Bonding was one of the many Forgemastering spells created by fake mages that employed the best next thing to Spirit Magic. Each blue strand worked as both a mana IV that allowed the energy from the crystal to seep into the metal, preventing its rejection, and as stitches, keeping the two together until the end of the process.

Lith took such effects for granted, whereas Nalrond had focused his studies on such branches of Forgemastering in the hope of unlocking Spirit Magic.

Lith placed the seven gemstones in pairs, on the shoulders, arms, and hips of the armor, leaving the seventh for the neck area. Being Bonded at the same time, the crystals created a collective mana circulatory system that spread evenly throughout the whole armor.

"Isn’t it too much? I get that you are strong, little brother, but seven violet crystals are a tough cookie to infuse anything with even a single spell." Tista asked.

As long as Lith didn’t need her help, Solus kept projecting the hologram of how the Scalewalker armor appeared on mana sense to allow the others to better follow the enchanting procedure.

"In any other circumstances, you would be right. With my old skill, it would have been impossible, but that’s what Runesmithing is for." Lith replied while drawing several strings of mystical runes in the air.

The first set of his choosing seeped inside the armor, bringing with it Lith’s energy signature. The mana from the runes and the world energy released by the crystals slowly merged together until they couldn’t be distinguished anymore.

To reduce the rejection of his mana, Lith had poured in the set of runes so much energy that he needed to use Invigoration before moving on to the second set.

"At this point, a Forgemaster would need to take a break and, without Runesmithing, it would be too long a time for the incantation to succeed." Quylla explained to Nalrond.

"The good thing of the preparatory phase is that there is no rush, allowing even us fake mages who are unable to quickly restore our energy to split the process into smaller steps."

The following six sets of runes required much less focus and energy, yet Lith had to use Invigoration two more times to engrave them.

The second set amplified the strength of the pseudo cores while the third set would disperse the excess energy during an all-out fight. Together, they would allow the Adamant to better channel the energy that the enchantments would release and reduce the stress that the boosted pseudo cores would experience.

Even with the mana circulatory system, holding too many powerful spells would otherwise weaken the metal over time and cause the imbued cores a mana overload.

The fourth set of runes would allow the armor to replenish its energy reserves faster than normal. The runes absorbed the surrounding world energy and would aid the mana crystals to empower the pseudo cores once put in their place.

The fifth and the sixth set would respectively absorb part of the kinetic and magical energy that would hit the armor during a fight, turning them into a protective energy field.

’By imbuing Full Guard into the armor, I will remove its cast time and the need to focus to keep the spell active during a fight. My only regret is that the aura will be visible, but adding gold to cloak it would weaken the Adamant and make the process even harder. _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}