Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3083

Chapter 3083 Shared Resources (Part 1)

"Did you pick anything useful with your Tiamat eyes, Lith?" Strider believed that Lith's tracking skills stemmed from a bloodline ability, not Menadion's masterpiece.

"Sadly, no." Lith replied. "No energy trace lasts for two weeks, especially in an environment above a mana geyser and with dozens of Forgemasters casting powerful spells on a daily basis. What's our next move?"

"We are doing this by the book." Ryka replied. "We contact our handler, give him our report, and see if our intel network can find any useful lead. This isn't a personal investigation anymore, we can ask the Council for support."

They had collected enough proof to refute the original objections to the case. The common circumstances surrounding the disappearance of so many powerful Forgemasters were alarming by themselves, but the lists of materials made it much worse.

Lith had requested an updated inventory from all the lead disciples to know what was missing and what had been bought right before their masters' departure. After putting everything together, there were enough restricted ingredients to give birth to a new lost city.

The Awakened Council couldn't afford to lose so many potential Rulers of the Flames. Sure, most of the missing Forgemasters lacked the necessary talent and only a few of them could really aspire to reach Menadion's glory, but they were all very good at their job.

The Regional Lords of all races who managed the Warping Array network were questioned and the Royal Court was requested access to the Gate network. Even if the Awakened often used fake IDs, their faces had to be scanned by the Association's clerks.

Very few Awakened bothered shapeshifting simply because there was no reason not to use their real face. They had done nothing wrong (that the Kingdom was aware of) and on paper, they were two-bit mages.

"Disappear is a strong word." Strider said while they waited for the results of the cross-referenced databases. "No one likes to fly all the way to their destination or Warp Step like a madman, especially if they aren't familiar with the place.

"No dimensional coordinates means no dimensional magic and most Forgemasters aren't the adventurous type. They spend most of their days holed up in their homes. They wake up, work, eat, study, rinse and repeat."

"Okay, but why are you guys looking at me while talking about lazy Forgemasters?" Solus didn't like it one bit.

"Because of this." Ryka pinched Solus' soft belly. "You are an Awakened too, sister. You have a perfect metabolism the likes a human can only dream about. How much do you eat to achieve this?"

"It's not an achievement and none of your business!" Solus blushed in embarrassment when she noticed that Lith and Strider turned their heads away.

They had nothing to add, but not because they didn't share Ryka's comment about Solus' physique.

"There was a… celebration recently and I might have gotten a little too enthusiastic with the dessert buffet."

"I see." Ryka nodded. "And how long did this celebration last? Weeks? Months?"

"Ryka!" Strider shut her mouth with his hand. "Please, excuse her rudeness. Plant folk have no filter. She didn't mean to offend you, she was just…" He didn't know how to say it without piling up on Solus.

"Being sincere." She sighed.

"Exactly." The Zouwu would usually bring out food and sweets to lighten the mood but he knew it would have been like adding doughnuts to the sugary ruins of a failed diet.