Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1606

Chapter 1606 - Odd Friends (Part 2)

'She does. She blames you for my reclusive lifestyle all work and no play.'

'Oh, thank the gods.' Solus sighed in relief making both the Phoenix and Lith raise an eyebrow in confusion. _{freёweɓnovel.com}

'What do you think I was talking ab-'

"Sister, I know that the blood relationship between the two of you is thin, but Lith is nothing but a child compared to you." Xenagrosh threw her a reproachful look, cutting Sinmara short while pointing at her hand that was still on Lith's face.

Between the smile, the giggling, and the caress-like touch, the Shadow Dragon had lots of things to worry about.

"Don't be ridiculous." Sinmara laughed it off, taking a step back. "I was just lost in my memories of my youth."

Before Xenagrosh could object, Sinmara turned around and shapeshifted into her real form. Her body was now that of a huge black bird that resembled an eagle, about 40 meters (131 feet) tall with a wingspan over twice as wide.

Unlike an eagle, however, the feathers on her tail resembled those of a peacock and formed a long tress engulfed by black flames that extended for a dozen of meters.

Her clothes had changed into a light suit of armor that covered her neck, chest, back, beak, and talons. A golden circlet with a huge white gemstone at its center had appeared on her head, giving the Phoenix a royal appearance.

'That's really a smart move.' Solus thought, eager to change the topic. 'Sinmara's armor doesn't cover the entirety of her true form, but only her vitals and the parts of her body that she needs to fight efficiently.

'This way, she needed much less Davross than what it would take to cover her from head to toe, while not sacrificing her defense thanks to the energy field that covers her. Should we do something like that for you as well?'

'We can afford to leave my wings and tail exposed, but that's it.' Lith replied. 'Unlike a Phoenix, I can fight with all of my limbs, wings included. On top of that, crafting such armor would mean that I lose the option to shapeshift in front of witnesses.

'We need a full armor to hide my other forms when I retain the size of a human since everything that we leave exposed would betray my real nature.'

'That doesn't matter anymore.' Solus replied with a sigh. 'The wings are one thing, but you cannot explain either the tail or the horns. Even if you cover them, people would still ask you how you move a tail as well as an arm and why you wasted precious metal.'

While Lith realized that his Tiamat body couldn't be hidden with a simple armor anymore, Sinmara took flight and sent the mission's details straight into his brain. At the same time, Xenagrosh let him ride on his back.

Alone, he had no way to keep up with the Phoenix's top speed.

'As you already know, the lack of life in the Blood Desert makes its mana geysers much more effective in generating magical resources because there are no living beings that can siphon the energy that comes out of Mogar.

'We have the greatest number of magical metals and crystal mines among the three great countries. Also, spotting them is easy since wherever there is an oasis usually there is also a mana geyser.

'On the other hand, however, having so many resources isn't necessarily a good thing. We need to keep under constant surveillance not only the resources that we are currently exploiting but also those we are not using to keep them from being raided.