Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2849

Chapter 2849 Like Paper (Part 1)

2849 Like Paper (Part 1)

"Is Salaark, I mean, the Overlord your grandmother?" Rem's eyes went wide while her mouth hit the floor.

"Yes." Salaark replied while pacifying Shargein. "Let's talk then."

Zagran and Tyris joined the conversation as spectators. The Garuda because she was still considering the idea of establishing her own empire in order to help resolve the crisis of Jiera.

The Griffon because she was interested in the needs of the merfolk and what they could offer in exchange for hospitality on the surface. She could use that knowledge to instruct the Royals about how to write a treaty without leaving space for loopholes that the nobles might exploit.

After the Wayfinder recharged, Lith exchanged communication runes with Rem and gifted her a dimensional ring filled with red meat, fruits, and vegetables. All things that the ocean lacked and that he hoped would be a delicacy for the merfolk.

He also gave her a cookbook since due to their life underwater, they had no concept of spices or cooking yet they would need to get used to both once they started to live on the surface.

"Are you really giving away the position of our beach house?" Solus pulled Lith aside, whispering. "This way we won't be able to tower Warp there freely anymore."

"Of course not." Lith replied. "I just said I have a beach house. I never shared its coordinates. That's our happy oasis and I want to keep it that way."

The people of the expedition groaned loudly as they boarded the Wayfinder again. Being trapped in a confined space for an unspecified amount of time was hardly exciting.

"What's next?" Lith asked.

"The worst part of this journey. Aimless wandering until we find a mana geyser. We need it to establish a Warp Gate strong enough to reach the Kingdom." Orion replied.

"Any idea how long will it take?"

"Hopefully, not much." Orion said. "We have brought you Awakened for a reason, after all. As soon as you see one, let us know."

"It's not that easy." Lith frowned. "Life Vision has a limited range and the Wayfinder moves in a straight line right above the ground. It could take weeks, if we are unlucky. That's much longer than I was promised."

"Don't worry about that." A snap of Orion's fingers had the sides of the cargo wagons flip open. "The Royals have no reason to ruffle your scales."

A small fleet of DoLoreans floated out of the train cars.

There was one for each Awakened of the expedition and a few to spare for regular mages.

"We'll count mainly on you guys. If the mages of the Association find external signs of a geyser, they'll mark the location and it's up to one of you to check." Orion showed Lith how the DoLoreans shared a network that allowed for instant communications and to put together a single map from the explored areas.

The Wayfinder was part of the network, signaling its position to the fleet in case they needed a place to retreat to safety.

"I thought you had brought just four of them." Lith was flabbergasted after noticing that all the DoLoreans carried the same armaments.

"No, we used only four because that's how many people we have with sufficient training to lift off the Wayfinder at high speed without turning into a giant fireball," Orion replied. "Now that we are on the ground and without anyone chasing us, things are much easier."

After everyone imprinted their respective DoLorean, only one Awakened had been left out to no one's surprise.

"This is unfair. Why can't I drive one of these things?" Kelia asked.

"First, they are called DoLorean. Second, no one is going to let you study their power core. You can either come with me or stay on the Wayfinder." Lith replied while setting Elysia's car seat inside Kamila's DoLorean.