Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3335

Chapter 3335 Menadion's Lesson (Part 2)

Then, Menadion moved on to circulatory systems more and more attuned with her until she showed Lith one hammer that perfectly matched the rhythm of her mana flow.

That hammer was identical to the old Fury.

"This is... impressing" Salaark said after she had her turn with the Ears and Ripha demonstrated the Ear's prowess to her.

It was a strong understatement but the Overlord was still too angry with the First Ruler of the Flames to express any form of admiration.

"And that's not all, Sally." Menadion gave her friend a polite bow. "There's also this!"

By injecting her mana inside the artifact before the Bonding process, Menadion altered the innate mana flow of the metal. She created artificial paths of least resistance to the mana that the crystals would follow once Bonded.

The First Ruler of the Flames couldn't perform any dramatic change in the final mana circulatory system. Just a nudge here and a slight deviation there. Yet Salaark knew how even the smallest detail could qualitatively alter the result of a Forgemastering process. A good piece could become mediocre or great while by removing the inevitable minute flaws a masterpiece could near perfection.

"This is how I managed to craft perfect Blade Weapons for my clients." Ripha turned toward Lith to give the Guardian the time to pick her jaw from the floor and retain the hope no one had noticed it.

"I never shared the process in detail with Bytra but I taught her the basics and did the same for the rest of my disciples. I can assure you that she learned her lesson even though I never allowed her to wear the Ears."

"Did the other two Rulers of the Flames learn from you?" Lith asked. "Were they part of those you allowed to use the Ears?"

"No, they were not." Menadion shook her head. "Bytra was an exceptional student. As you know, Tyris and Orion managed to craft Blade Weapons on their own without the aid of the Ears. It's all a matter of talent.

"I learned how to create Blade Weapons on my own and then I crafted the Ears to make my work easier. You three know how annoying and difficult it is."

Lith, Solus, and Salaark nodded in reply.

"It's far from impossible, but without Creation Magic, every piece would cost me a fortune." Salaark nodded.

"And it takes a lot of time!" Lith groaned. "I have yet to make one Blade Weapon right." "That's because you are young." Menadion patted his shoulder. "You are barely twenty and are mostly self-taught. I learned from the best and had the chance to study both

Valeron and his equipment.

"Otherwise I would have never learned how to craft Blade Weapons before my death." "Question." Solus raised her hand. "Is this the Ears' unlocked state or would have it worked this way even without the True Heir of Menadion protocol?"

"It's the unlocked state, Epphy." Ripha realized her blunder and raised her hands in apology. "Pharek could do the same with his Apprentice Ears. It's a shame he never crafted a single Blade Weapon."

"Why did he do that?" Lith asked in confusion.

"Because Awakened can examine their surroundings with Invigoration even if you blind them and he didn't want to risk revealing the existence of the Ears when he used it to examine his clients." Menadion replied.

"Pharek wasn't confident surviving against someone capable of using Blade Magic even when I was still alive. After my death, I can only guess his fears turned into paranoia and he gave up on Blade Magic!"

Lith and Solus took their time getting accustomed to the Ears, asking for pointers whenever they found themselves slumped or discovered a new detail. Salaark took her time as well, eating her own liver and grinding her teeth as she realized how valuable the Ears were to a Forgemaster.

"There's no rush, guys." Menadion said. "We can do a few trial Forgemasterings later. There is no teacher like experience. Now, let's move to the Watchtower

A quick Warp brought them to the top floor of the tower and the stone pedestal bearing the Ear's shape.

"Do the honors." Ripha instructed and Lith complied.