Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2091

Chapter 2091 Undercover (Part 1)

The food stored in Zehnma was a priceless asset and the people of the Nestrar region had happily sided with Thrud since the first day of the War of the Griffons.

Meron's policy about fairly sharing and distributing crops had saved millions during the famine, but those he took them from just considered him a cruel tyrant who starved them.

The city was a fortress with walls of polished stone over 20 meters (70') high that shone like silver under the sunlight due to the high concentration of Orichalcum dust they contained.

It helped the defenders by blinding the enemies during daytime and had allowed the Royal mages to cast powerful defensive arrays that no regular rock could withstand.

"Fuck me sideways." Lith said as Solus showed him the intricate network of concentric magical formations that went from the city walls to the town hall, becoming smaller and more powerful the closer they got to the Lord's office.

"Don't worry. Merrik is a cool guy and I'm sure that as soon as he sees you in your Divine Beast form, he'll change his mind." Phloria said with a chuckle.

"Ah-ah! That's the least of my worries. How do we get in?" Lith asked.

"That's a question I have no answer for." She sighed. "Even if we use Spirit Magic to fly and the arrays can't stop it, they would still detect us and the guards shoot us down.

"Thrud upgraded the standard elemental sealing arrays with high altitude motion sensors so even opening a Steps in mid-air is out of the question."

"What if we shapeshift and get in from the front door?" Tista said.

"Pointless. One of the guards is an Awakened and uses Invigoration to check people before letting them in. Even if you use cloaking devices, the moment they touch they'd detect your mana flow and hybrid life force." Phloria replied.

"How long do we have until they close the city doors?" Lith pensively tormented his chin.

"Until sundown or until something triggers a lockdown. The area is allegedly safe and Thrud's citizens need to go in and out at all hours for their trades. Why?"

"I have the solution, but unless we want to wait all day, we better be quick." He replied. "Tista, follow me."

They took flight, always remaining under the cover of the trees to avoid detection. Then, Lith searched for the busiest road leading to Zehnma and followed it until he found a caravan of merchants.

"Did you forget to buy something before we left or what?" Tista asked.

"Or what. Solus, I want you to enter the carriage on the front, memorize the place, and then explore the rest of the caravan before it reaches Zehnma." Lith said.

"I understand the part of your plan about me infiltrating the city and opening a Steps for you, but not the carriage stuff. Care to explain?"

"I could send one of my Demons inside a shadow, but Invigoration would detect them and with sunlight, a shadow moving around won't be missed. You instead are small and can take any shape you want.

"Stay in the first carriage until they start searching it. Then Blink in the second and wait for them to be done. Even if they are using Life Vision, such a tiny and short-lived spell will be covered by the magical aura of the merchandise.

"After that, move back into the first carriage and wait to be inside Zehnma. You know the rest." Lith said.