Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3486

"That was amazing." Fyrwal offered Lith a honeyed tea and a slice of homemade cake to relieve his stress.

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"I know." He accepted them both with gratitude. "Ripha and Yaga are damn impressive."

"I was talking about you." She chuckled. "Someone as young as you wasn’t supposed to understand a thing. That’s Forgemastery and Healing arts of the highest grade and the result of the work of months of the entire Hydra bloodline at that.

"Yet you went through everything like it was a textbook."

"Indeed." Anata looked at Lith like prime meat. "Did you use Yggdrasill wood to help you focus?"

"No." He shook his head. "The effect lasts only as long as you touch it. If I used the Yggdrasill wood, I wouldn’t know whether I truly understood the contents of the report or they seemed clear only because of the mind-focusing effects of the Yggdrasill wood."

"Fascinating." She nodded, massaging his shoulders. "So is Yggdrasill wood useless for magical research or is there a trick to it?"

"It’s very useful." Lith replied. "You just need to take notes while you work, breaking down your discoveries into concepts simple enough to understand without the help of the Yggdrasill wood.

"I didn’t use such a method because taking notes like that would have consumed more time than we-"

"Back off, sister!" Faluel snarled. "He’s taken. You too, Mom. Don’t stick so close to Lith."

’Oh, shit!’ Only then did Lith remember how much Emperor Beasts valued talent, bloodline abilities, and how direct they were when looking for a mating partner. ’I forgot! I’m a Divine Beast and whoever gets me gets Ripha as well.’

’Oh, shit!’ Only then did Solus raise her eyes from the papers and notice how half the room was staring at Lith and the other half at her. ’I just matched Aunt Loka’s speed and I’m allegedly a Verhen too!’

She had been spared from male attention only thanks to her discussion with Silverwing and the fact that no one wanted to risk offending Menadion by courting her only descendant without her permission.

"That’s rude of you, Fanny. I was just being friendly with our guest." Fyrwal pouted.

"Indeed." Anata said. "And I was just interested in the properties of the legendary Yggdrasill wood."

"Ladies!" Menadion slammed her hand on the table, drawing everyone’s attention to herself. "We have a job to do and I have a few ideas on how to do it."

The room erupted in applause and cheers while Anata exploited the good news to hug Lith and press her voluptuous breasts on his back.

"Me too." Lith kindly but firmly freed himself from the Hydra’s arms and stood up. "I say we start by studying the life forces of Thrud’s Divine Beasts and confront them with those of their former clanmates."

"My thoughts exactly." Menadion nodded. "Solus, Lith, come here. I need your help."

They studied together sixteen different life forces with the Eyes of Menadion while pretending to use their Invigoration technique, sharing the burden equally.

"What was that?" Anata asked once they were done.

"Solus comes from my bloodline and our resonance increases my abilities. As for Lith, as a Demon, my strength comes from him." Menadion replied, using their bond to justify the grimaces and strain from the use of the artifact.

"Do you really have a plan, Ripha?" Baba Yaga was confused. "I read the same files as you but there was nothing that caught my eye. The Hydras performed solid research. I found no fault in it but no inspiration either."

"Same for me." Lochra said. "I can improve on a few things, but it will take me time to ponder and assimilate so much material."