Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2425

Lith nodded in reply and Meron continued.

"Yet once Forgemastered, even a power core can't be altered. If we have to craft a new main unit at every step of the project, the expenses will become prohibitive. To make matters worse, the more widespread the Tablets become, the more expensive every update will be.

"I'm afraid that in the long run, the Crown will lack the necessary funds and the isolated areas would end up being neglected." _{frёeωebɳovel.com}

"You would be right if the main unit worked like an enchanted sword, Your Majesty, but that's not the case. There's no need to craft new ones because the enchantments will be the same, only the contents will change."

Lith pushed the blueprints in front of him aside until he found the one for the external layer of the main unit.

"Those spheres you see on the sides aren't mana crystals that fuel the main unit, but memory banks that hold the information that will be accessible from the Tablets. I designed them to work akin to the network of military amulets.

"They too have access to several databases that can be upgraded without changing the amulets. Just like it happens for the libraries of ancient families like the Ernas."

"That's completely different." Sylpha shook her head. "The army network resorts to arrays that constantly scan the contents of the library and then share the information with the amulets when requested.

"If we have to build one such library for every central unit, the costs far outweigh the benefits. The Tablets are supposed to be short-range and rely on a local network exactly to prevent their abuse."

"There's no need for such a thing." Lith replied. "The spheres will scan and memorize the contents of any chosen library without the need for constant access. This way, the original database will be safe here in Valeron and its contents will be under the direct supervision of the Crown."

"Are you telling me that you've reverse-engineered the army amulets on your own despite the cloaking spells of our Royal Forgemasters and found a way to improve them?" Meron was so shocked that he stood up, slamming his hands on the table in surprise.

"No, I just took inspiration from them." Lith lied through his teeth.

The concept was derived from his research on memory crystals. Lith had consulted Orion before the meeting and the god of the forge had guaranteed him that the Royal Forgemasters had no idea that memory crystals were even a thing.

Admitting to having really stolen the orc crystal and revealing what Lith had discovered from it would have only aggravated his position with the Kingdom. To avoid such a problem, Lith had devised a convenient lie that covered all the bases.

"Once I knew it was feasible, I worked to create something similar, developing Double Edge first and the Tablets later. The principle is the same. My blade and the main unit have their own power core but they are also capable of hosting another and adding the second power core's capabilities to their own.

"While Double Edge synergizes with War to reproduce its enchantments and give me a weapon I can use in my Tiamat form, the main unit will process the data contained in the sphere's core and relay it to the Tablets."

Lith gave them a practical demonstration by conjuring the hologram of what the forgemastering procedure would look like.