Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1147

Chapter 1147 Preparations Part 1

Baby Solus shook her head. She didn’t understand a word Menadion said, but she pretended otherwise because she didn’t want to disappoint her mother.

"Because once a Forgemaster find the proper sequence of runes, any mage capable of executing the spells in the correct order can create an artificial mage that’s programmed to do just a few things, but it does them to perfection.

"Runes have no stray thought, no distraction, nor do they make mistakes. This way, the Forgemaster that follows the blueprint only has to succeed once to create something that can exceed even their own limits."

"The pseudo core provides the mana that the runes channel exactly in the way necessary to fulfill their purpose. Tyris programmed the gemstones to use Domination just like I programmed the amulets to generate holograms."

At that point, Solus hoped that the workaholic Menadion would give her a demonstration of such crafting technique.

Much to her surprise, the First Ruler of the Flames prepared dinner for both of them and then tucked the young Solus in her bed before reading her a story. The fairy tale Solus had to listen to was cheesy, childish, and had to do with white crystals as much as any of Elina’s recipes.

Yet to her it was the crown jewel of that dream.

***

Ernas Household, the day after.

With Jirni and Orion busy doing overtime in an attempt to find an opening in Deirus’s plan, Friya and Quylla didn’t even need to find an excuse to get away from home for a few days.

Before departing, however, they had to make sure not to leave any loose ends.

"Mom, is there anything we can do to help you with your investigation? Anything at all?" Friya asked during dinner.

"No, dear. The Royal Guards offer me plenty of protection and since the King suspended him from the Royal Court Deirus, had yet to make a single move, let alone a mistake. Thanks for the offer anyway."

Jirni was glad that her daughters had never given up on getting even with Yurial’s father, but she was even more glad that they hadn’t lost their temper and ruined her hard work.

Putting down an opponent of such caliber required patience. As long as Deirus followed the law, the Ernas had to do the same or risk to play into his hand.

"Do you have any piece of news about my ex-guildmates?" Friya said. Shutting the Crystal Shield had been painful, but it was the only possible move she had left.

Wyra, Friya’s ex-second in command was now in witness protection while the others had been relieved from their duty. Without any link with Friya, they would be at least free from Deirus’s grasp.

"All of them have left the Kingdom. They didn’t trust the nobles nor the army anymore and losing their leader has been the last straw." The pain in Friya’s eyes saddened Jirni, but she was actually happy of having got rid of them.

Not only were they a liability to her daughter’s safety, but Jirni also suspected that, for the right price, Deirus might have turned against her, planting an assassin in their midst.

Jirni told Friya about everything the ex-members of the Crystal Shield had done before leaving the Kingdom. According to their information, they had moved to the Gorgon Empire, hoping that their status of mages would help them find a master and learn at least one specialization.

"Thanks, Mom. Is it a problem if I go to the Blood Desert for a couple of days?"

"It depends. Are you using the Kingdom’s Gate network or the beasts’?"