Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1648

Chapter 1648 - Faith In Numbers (Part 2)

'We still have to check the armory and there's no guarantee that we can make them talk before the guards swarm the place. Zealots are tough nuts to crack.'

Solus memorized their energy signature and checked the direction they moved to after leaving the City Hall, to have an idea of where to find them later. Only then did she return to Lith who was still far from recovering.

'What do you think about this?' She asked after sharing her most recent memories.

'That it explains a lot.' Lith replied. 'Whoever this god is, those nobles are willing to temporarily take down the arrays just to talk with them, something they didn't do even for Quaron.'

'At least that we know of.' Solus pointed out.

'Also, the accountant part means that either they have a quota of goods that their "god" demands from them or that they are competing with the other cities in order to gain the god's favor.' Lith said.

'It makes sense.' Solus nodded. 'The City Lords of the Nestrar region rebelled from the Kingdom not just because Quaron spurred them, but because they really think they can win the war thanks to this god.'

'Letting those guys go was the right move, Solus. This way, they will talk freely during their meeting and when we get them, we'll have access to fresh information.'

Lith had to wait for more than an hour to stop feeling dizzy and be capable of using his peak strength in the case of a fight. The moment his life force stabilized, he went to the City Lord's office.

Just like the treasury, the armory wasn't a big vault in a deep dungeon. No one wanted a place hard to reach that would take a long time to open during an emergency.

The Kingdom always favored practicality so instead of safes it used a special kind of dimensional space that would work even under the effect of the elemental sealing arrays.

The problem, however, was twofold. One had first to find them and then to know how to open them. During his tour as a Ranger, Lith had learned that the armory would always be located in the Lord's office to give them quick access to the artifacts in case of need.

At least, that was how things worked in the north.

Getting past the enchanted door took just another Clean Slate spell, but once inside things got harder. The room was filled with arrays that would trigger on contact, from detection of movement or even of body heat.

'How the heck did those guys deactivate this madness?' Lith asked.

'They didn't. The silver key that opened the door must have been linked to the arrays' formation as well. Which means that the lock controls them. Wish me luck.' While Lith still stood in the doorway, Solus shapeshifted from a ring into a key.

'Clean Slate has removed the imprint, but the enchantment still works.' She thought as she fused with the lock, trying to take control of the defensive system.

Meanwhile, Lith used tendrils of Spirit Magic to search the room for anything that could hide the armory. The trick used by the Royal Wardens was to permanently stretch a portion of space.

Dimensional sealing arrays kept spells from being activated but they had no effect on an already activated enchantment. On top of that, the dimensional space could be easily hidden inside a drawer, a closet, or even right under the Lord's desk.

Lith had lots of places to search and no idea where to start.