Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2914

Chapter 2914 Price of Failure (Part 2)

2914 Price of Failure (Part 2)

One prototype was a tower made of Darwen, coated inside and out with Davross.

The former would grant the tower nigh-immunity to magic while the latter would provide the artifact with magical conductivity and protection from physical blows since Darwen was brittle by nature.

The second prototype was made of a single white crystal and was shaped like a Raiju, reminding Vastor of the Horseman's steeds.

"Let me guess. This one is the standard tower that can't move from a mana geyser, like Menadion's." Vastor pointed at the Darwen miniature.

"Correction. It can't function without a geyser but it can move." Bytra said. "Menadion had crafted devices similar to Home Stones that she used to mark mana geysers and Warp the tower from one to another.

"After the first visit, the tower recorded the coordinates of the geyser and the Home Stone was no longer necessary, leaving no trace of her passage."

"Brilliant! Warping a building of that size at will must have been a work of pure genius." The Master's eyes sparkled like those of a kid listening to his favorite fairy tale.

"More like sheer necessity." Bytra dismissed his enthusiasm with a scoff. "A tower in a fixed position is a security nightmare. Those who want to steal it from you can lay in an ambush while those you want to kill will never come near it the tower would have no offensive value.

"On top of that, it's not like you can shrink a building of that size and put it in your pocket." Bytra said, unaware of how wrong she was. "Without the Warp, the tower would be a sitting duck the moment its location is exposed.

"This is why Baba Yaga made her tower and those of her Horsemen capable of moving freely." She touched the crystal Raiju with a finger. "They still need a geyser to reach their full power but unlike Menadion's, you can use them anywhere.

"In my opinion, Menadion's tower was more powerful but Baba Yaga's is way more practical. If I had to pick, I'd choose hers."

"If you've already made up your mind, then why are you researching both?" Vastor took the two models in his hands and studied them with his breathing technique, Beyonder's Eye.

The two miniature towers were both imprinted by Bytra and utter failures. The different pseudo cores that were supposed to merge into a powerful power core overlapped badly and their mana flows were out of synch.

"Because I think that Baba Yaga's tower is more suited to warriors like me who have to travel around and can't afford to settle on a geyser. Menadion's tower, instead, is perfect for times of peace or people like you, Dad.

"A mobile fortress from which to conduct your experiments and avoid pointless conflicts. It's how I hope to spend my days after we are done with our current projects." Bytra looked at Zoreth with a thin smile that the Shadow Dragon returned.

"Thank you, Bytra." The Master nodded. "I promise that I'm going to do everything in my power to ensure you a peaceful retirement. That said, what are the key elements you are missing?"

"First off, to make a tower one needs to conjure too many pseudo cores." The Raiju replied. "Even splitting the Absolution into nine hammers and having everyone helping doesn't make the cut.

"We end up exhausted before completing even half the work and from that moment, everything is lost." She pointed at the prototypes. "Rushing things doesn't work and lowering the number of pseudo cores makes the final product a powerful artifact, but it's far from a tower."

Even with Nandi feeding the other Eldritch-hybrids with world energy to keep their cores at full power, the mental strain from weaving so many powerful spells in a row wore them out.