Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3087

Chapter 3087 Illusionary Wall (Part 1)

"Anything for you, Your Magusness. The meal is on the house." Vonam said while bowing his head.

'Jackpot!' Lith inwardly grinned.

Solus could read him like a book and she had a hard time stifling laughter. Ryka and Strider, instead, were amazed by Lith's manipulation tactics and his ability to lie through his teeth without showing any telltale signs of deception.

They too would have believed him, if they didn't know better. The Titania and the Zouwu exchanged a quick look, wondering if Lith had done the same with them and if so, how many times.

After a delicious, abundant, and free-of-charge lunch, Vonam brought them to the fourth of the four floors of the hotel.

"Wait, isn't this…" Lith said in horror, incapable of finishing the phrase.

"Our Royal Suite, yes." Vonam nodded with pride. "Mage Phanil had excellent taste."

His pitch was excellent, but everyone could hear the implied "she had a deep purse" subtext echoing in the background.

The concierge opened the door with what looked like a crystal keychain and let them in. The room, or rather, the rooms, were large and spacious. The suite was bigger than Kamila's apartment in Belius and much better furnished.

'I want to go back to Belius and dine there with Kami, sometimes.' Lith sighed with nostalgia and activated the Eyes of Menadion.

There were several recent energy signatures belonging to the cleaning staff, but they were all so weak that Lith had no doubt they were irrelevant. There was a single powerful latent energy signature and even after a full day it still carried violet streaks.

Lith had the Eyes disregard every other energy signature and focus on the bright violet core until its data were recorded in the Eyes' database. He stood on the door, making small talk with Vonam about the room while the others pretended to perform a routine search.

"They won't find anything, sir. Our staff is highly competent and if one of our guests leaves something behind, the concierge on duty is notified and the items are left in our lost and found safe." Vonam said.

"It's a great suite, for someone single. Do you have a Royal Honeymoon Suite or something like that?" Lith asked.

"Of course, but your Constable friends wanted to see this one, so…" The concierge bowed apologetically.

"Oh, right. I forgot. My bad." Lith seemed to care so little about the investigation that it was infuriating.

A few minutes and a quick visit to the Honeymoon Suite later, they were out and Lith was back to his Constable persona.

"What's our next move?" Strider asked. "Did you pick her trace?"

"I did, but wherever she is, Adria is outside my perception range." Lith replied.

"No problem." The Zouwu nodded. "We could use your ability to follow her to the black market, but it would be pointless. No one of us has the authority or the connections necessary to force the merchants to tell us the truth.

"We would just waste time and throw your acting performance in the gutter. We'll worry about what she bought in Xaanx when we find her."

They returned to the Association branch, delivered Urza her meal, and moved to Zalth. From there, they reached the city walls and asked the guards about Mage Phanil.

To maintain her fa?ade, Adria had to leave behind a paper trail like a fake mage would. She couldn't just Spirit Warp outside the dimensional sealing arrays and burn her alias.

The captain of the guards informed the Constables that Mage Phanil had left Zalth from the west gate and had taken flight from there. Lith confirmed his words with the Eyes that picked up her trace until it disappeared into what was likely to be a Warp Steps.

"What about now?" Ryka asked.

"Still nothing, but we know when she left and the direction she moved in." Lith replied. "As Xenagrosh taught us last time, there's no such thing as a random Steps."