Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1455

Chapter 1455 - All Work And No Play (Part 1)

Usually, winter was the worst time of the year for any beast, be them magical or not. Cold, hunger, and long battles to get their fangs on scraps of food had been the rule for years.

For pets, however, it was the best season. Due to the snow and the storms, the kids would spend most of their time indoors studying, leaving Abominus and Onyx nothing to do but long naps.

They would eat to their heart content and the food would be delivered to them on a silver platter. At nightfall, when the wind howled and the temperature plummeted, they would hog all the space in front of the fireplace, exposing their full bellies to the warmth of the flames.

"Move it, lardass!" Tista tried and failed to make Onyx leave her some space.

The Shyf just meowed with a pained voice, making Aran cry.

"Stop bullying her, you meanie. She got here first."

The magical beasts had become capable of emitting sad puppy noises that made anyone who tried to move them away from the fire look like the bad guy, summoning the children to their defense.

'I would like to say that Onyx did nothing all day while I worked my ass off, but arguing with Aran like that would be childish of me.' She thought.

At least until Tista noticed the smug expression on the Shyf's snout as Onyx waved the tail in what Tista was certain had to be the feline equivalent of giving her the finger.

"You son of a-"

"How is your research on the orc crystal going, Solus?" Phloria cut Tista short and forced her to sit down before she made a fool out of herself.

"Slowly, but at least it's helping us to deepen our understanding of both Menadion's Eyes and Hands." Solus replied while taking Lith's hand the moment he sat down beside her.

Being away from a geyser and having spent so much time apart, physical contact was the quickest way to replenish her energy reserves without being forced to turn into a creepy talking ring.

The steady flow of energy from Lith's deep violet core also nurtured her damaged life force and holding hands felt nice, combining business with pleasure.

"Both?" Phloria echoed without failing to notice how casually Solus had made her gesture.

"Yes. While I'm in my tower form, I can freely access all of my forms at the same time. On top of that, the mana geyser allows my power core to manifest, relieving me from most of the toll that controlling such powerful artifacts requires." Solus said.

"We can use the Eyes to study both the orc crystal and the energy tracking system that the Master planted into it. The instructions that he gave Lith back in Lightkeep help, but thanks to the Eyes, we have further perfected the Master's method."

"Yeah." Lith sighed. "I wish we acquired the Eyes form back when I touched them for the first time during the academy's mock exam. That way, we would have gotten the opportunity to study Zolgrish's enchanted Adamant forge, and maybe we'd have learned how to do it ourselves."

"Back then I was lucky to still have my mana core." Solus sneered at his unquenchable desire for more despite barely having the time left to breathe. "I was able to pick up and mimic the Eyes' energy signature only thanks to my power core.