Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3336

Chapter 3336 Rights and Wrongs (Part 1)

Lith nodded, discovering a rich underground vein of magical metals and a multi-branched crystal growth.

Alas, they were being already exploited by Salaark's miners and Crystalsmiths.

"I can't really see any difference with the old Watch- wait a second." As Lith got used to using the Ears and directing its energy, he found more veins of metal and secondary crystalline growths that previously would have been eclipsed by the magical aura of the

main veins.

The secondary deposits were deeper in the sands and too far away to be discovered during the mining operations

"Exactly." Menadion said. "Now, unless you want Sally to charge me with treason against the Blood Desert, use the Tower Warp to bring us to any old disused mine you know and repeat the process."

Lith moved everyone to the Snake Tongue mountain range, inside the old Odi ruins where Dawn had built her lab.

He took his time scouring the ground far and wide until he found what Menadion was talking about.

"There are some small veins." He said. "Too small to be worth mining and in a position where they won't be found for at least a millennium. The little bastards are almost at the heart of the mountain.

"Until they grow at least close to the underground tunnels, digging so deep would be too risky."

"Kid, did you ever stop thinking about how I filled the Mine and the Crucible back in my day?" Menadion asked.

"I assumed you did it the same way I do." Lith replied. "You bought silver and yellow crystals and waited for the tower to refine them into violet crystals and Adamant with the help of catalysts."

"Yeah, right." Menadion scoffed. "In case you've forgotten, my fame exploded with the tower and I succeeded in crafting it after Solus was born. I didn't have a gracious grandma who recycled my creations every time I made a mistake.

"How could I craft so much stuff in less than two decades if I had to wait years for each batch?"

"Well, you..." Lith found no plausible answer but one. "Don't tell me that-"

"That you stole magical resources too?" Salaark jumped up from her chair in outrage. "Stealing is a big word." Ripha shrugged. "I've never taken anything from your country, Sally. You have my word. At least after you established it. I took what I needed from the free countries, the Empire, and the Kingdom without the need to steal anything.

"I only took secondary veins that had gone undiscovered or were too dangerous to mine with conventional methods. Most of the time I just had to go to an abandoned mine and look for scraps. Like we are doing right now."

The violet and white mana crystals were so small and spread apart that just the cost of reaching them greatly exceeded their value. Following Menadion's instructions, however, Lith was able to collect them thanks to the tower's ability to freely move through the ground. _{freёwebnoѵel.com}

"See?" Menadion said while holding an unrefined white crystal the size of her fist. "This is nothing to a country but a nice contribution to a mage. Send them straight to the Mines, Lith. If you collect them in this form they can still grow."

"I have to concede the point." Salaark grunted in annoyance. "Even once the crystal vein grows close enough to the surface to be mined, there would be no point going so deep for so little treasure."

"Can I collect natural treasures this way as well?" Lith asked.

"Why did you find some?" Solus jumped with joy.

"You wish. He replied. "All the damn metal coating the corridors has choked the life out of everything that was supposed to grow down here. I'm just curious."