Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2401

"I'm in dire need of a bath, a good meal, and a comfortable bed. Where can I find all those things?" Solus asked one of the soldiers guarding the field hospital.

"Go to the Association office and take the Gate to Valeron." He said while clearing his throat in embarrassment.

"What do you mean?" Tista asked with a confused expression on her face.

"As your friend said, the Kingdom has gone through two consecutive famines. On top of that, as soon as the Nestrar and the other traitorous regions surrendered, the Royals took away most of the food reserves.

"The Crown couldn't afford to have the remaining crops stolen, poisoned, or destroyed during the change of government. People now live off dried food and establishments are closed. You won't find one drop of beer or a bite of fresh bread in the whole Zeska."

The guard tormented his chin until his stomach grumbled and he covered it in shame.

"The good news is that the time for the harvest is near. Once the wheat is ripe, there will be enough to feed everyone and life will return to normal. The famine will be over for good and the unrest should be quelled." The young guard said with a sigh.

"If there's only good news, why the long face?" Nyka asked.

"Because it's all 'thanks' to Thrud." He lowered his voice before answering. "She emptied the prisons and got rid of all those who lived in the slums of the territories she occupied.

"We planted enough crops for everyone but now there are much fewer mouths to feed than expected. Sure, the extra food will keep our granaries full and do wonders for business, but such abundance comes at the price of countless lives.

"It will be no different from Forbidden Magic."

"Thank you for your honesty." Solus nodded and left the field hospital along with Tista and Nyka.

"What do we do now? I need a geyser or I'll have to go straight back to Lutia but I also need food or my body will crumble anyway."

"Don't you have something good stored in your pocket dimension?" Tista asked.

"Sure. I have plenty of ingredients. The rest are just sweets. If any of you knows how to cook…" Solus looked at her friends who both shook their heads.

"I've never learned, sorry. Too ill as a kid, too busy as a healer later." Tista said.

"Everything tastes like crap to me. Learning would have been pointless." A wave of Nyka's hand brought them to the Association branch. "Valeron for three, please."

She put her ID on the table and the clerk scanned her for a blood core before Solus and Tista could question her sanity.

The scan turned out clear and the clerk asked to see the others' IDs before opening the Gate.

"How did you do that? Diplomatic immunity?" Solus was flabbergasted.

"No, I did." Nyka replied with Dawn's voice. "I flooded her blood core with light element, turning it into a red mana core for the duration of the scan."

The girls were shocked anyway but too tired and hungry to say a word. They went to the Phoenix's Nest where they booked a suite and ordered room service. This way, Tista had the time to draw her blood and Nyka could eat with them without hiding.