Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1998

Chapter 1998 Golem Crafting (Part 2)

The hind legs were covered in thick grey scales and each had the size of a stone pillar

The Vagrash had feathered wings on its back and a long tail covered in jagged scales. Raptor reached a height at the withers of 5 meters (16.4 feet) and was 8.8 meters (29 feet) long.

Unlike the Balor, the Vagrash had no sign of external damage aside from its tail. Lith had killed it with a burst of Origin Flames that had destroyed the internal organs and created the space he needed for the Spirit Crystal.

All of Lith's assistants had learned Menadion's Mana Well amplification technique and had brought their own Adamant Forge for the task. Before they began, Solus split the Fury into multiple copies, handing one to each of their friends to let them grow accustomed to it.

Lith needed a Fury as well, while Solus kept the original. There could be up to nine Furies coexisting, but the group was only comprised of Lith, Solus, Tista, Friya, Phloria, Quylla, Faluel, and Protector.

For the task, Lith needed only people who were competent Forgemasters, who knew about Solus and the tower, and that could be trusted with the secrets of his Forgemastering.

He didn't mind sharing with them, especially with Faluel. The Hydra was more than a mentor, it was his friend and confidant. Also, Lith had gifted her with the Hands of Menadion that would make the crafting process easier.

He needed but a thought to connect them to the Library and share with them the specifics of the crafting method and what kind of pseudo cores each one of them would have to conjure.

"I know that if something goes wrong we can ask Grandma to reset the materials, but I want you all to remember that this issue is time-sensitive." Lith said. "While I deal with the preparatory phases, you can go to the Workshop and practice your part, if you want.

"Don't get cocky, because one single mistake from any of us will mean that the work of everyone else will be ruined and that we'll have to perform everything from scratch."

Tista and Protector swallowed a lump of saliva at the idea. They were the weakest and the least experienced Forgemasters of the group so they moved to the lower floor. Even with the help of a Fury and of the tower, they weren't sure to be capable of crafting even the simplest power core on their own.

"I'm not interested in stealing your secrets, but I've never seen an actual Earth Root, let alone witnessed its effects." Quylla said. "I'll go as soon as you are done with it, then you can place the runes."

Faluel, Phloria, and Friya nodded, sitting far away enough from Lith to not disturb him but close enough to study the procedure with Life Vision.

"It's not a big deal, really." Lith's words garnered him a series of stern looks. "I mean, yes, getting your hands on an Earth Root is hard, but the how it works is nothing complicated."

"Using it is easy." Faluel corrected him. "How it works is a damn mystery otherwise throughout the centuries someone would have developed a way to imitate its effects. We would have had another Ruler of the Flames and Forgemastery would have reached a new golden age."

Lith wanted to mock her for being so pedantic, but the tinge of envy in her voice stopped him. Earth Roots were very rare and Faluel had gotten her hands only on a few of them during her entire life.