Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2852

Chapter 2852 A Lesson to Learn (Part 2)

2852 A Lesson to Learn (Part 2)

Lith knew of Kelia's background from Solus and due to Kelia's symbiotic relationship with Dusk, Lith felt an affinity toward her. He was aware that the Empress was raising Kelia as her successor and that she probably had been sent to Jiera on some mission.

What he suspected and Kelia wasn't aware of, was the fact that part of the mission was gaining field experience and witnessing the consequences of bad leadership. If Lith was right, the Empress wanted Kelia to become more than just a powerful mage who hosted Dusk in her body.

If she ever became the next Empress, her actions would affect the whole Garlen.

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Once they reached the meeting point, Lith and Kelia had a pleasant surprise.

Just a few dozen kilometers from their initial landing point there was an unused mana geyser. Farg had found it by following the river through the mainland. After that, she had scouted the area surrounding the geyser for signs of the presence of monsters or lost cities.

After finding plenty of wildlife and no traces of recent struggles, she had activated the homing beacon for the rest of the expedition.

"This was a lucky break." Orion said. "Tonight we'll sleep here and tomorrow we'll proceed to scout the entire region thoroughly. I'm not taking a single crate out of the Wayfinder until we make sure there's no one around here or coming this way."

The Train was already in its village mode, setting a safe perimeter with the arrays that allowed everyone to rest and relax during the dinner.

"Do you need our presence after the construction process begins?" Tista asked.

"No, unless there's an emergency. Why?" _{freēwēbηovel.c૦m}

"Well, I came to Jiera to check on the merfolk and to meet Bodya's relatives." She pointed the Nidhogg to Orion. "I would like to bring Lith and Kamila along. Also, we could use this time to check on Vladion and the others."

"Fine by me." Orion sighed. "But keep your amulets at hand and consider yourselves on call."

The evening was quiet and the night passed without incidents. The following day, the Wayfinder and its occupants kept guard to the geyser while checking for magic crystals and magic metals while the DoLoreans checked the perimeter for dozens of kilometers.

The recon took until dusk because the mages had to often come down and use earth magic to search for caves hidden underground and cast life-sensing arrays.

Only after they found no traces of settlements and the presence of wild animals confirmed that there had not been a monster horde in a long while did Orion contact the Royals to share the good news.

The following morning, the construction work started. The portable village had been arranged so as to keep the site of the future Warp Gate at the center of the arrays.

Mages were sent out to find an alternative source of water to the river and set temporary arrays to warn them of the approach of enemies while the soldiers looked for a steady supply of food for the expedition.