Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3518

The hidden lab under the Vastor Household had the best cloaking arrays the joint knowledge of the Eldritches had produced and a dimensional distortion field that Tezka had personally set up.

It scattered the energy that escaped the other magical formations in random locations thousands of kilometers away from the mansion. It had even fooled Salaark’s senses on the multiple occasions she had come to take Zinya and the children to the Blood Desert.

Lith told Vastor about his situation and the conversation he had just had with the Royals.

"A bunch of magical criminals with no past and access to Magus-level technology." Vastor rubbed his chin. "I can see why you thought of me and I’m flattered you hold my talent in such high esteem but this is not my doing.

"It’s the first time I hear about any of this. Hatorne was truly a genius. Too bad she never worked with Manohar. If those two joined hands, the god of healing would still be alive."

"Could it be one of your associates?" Lith asked.

"No. Alchemy requires a delicate touch that Eldritches lack and it’s a subject too recent for them. They are all old-ass monsters. Back when they still had bodies, potions were not a thing." The Master shook his head.

"If they found something like that, my Eldritches would have brought it to me. Also, think about it. How can an Abomination drink potions?"

"For all I know, you might have distilled high-density life force and light element in liquid form and infused them with the magical ingredients. It would work just the same for them." Lith pointed out.

"It damn could." Vastor took a mental note to look into that. "But do you think if I had access to such technology, I wouldn’t use those tattoos to protect Zin and the children?

"They have bodyguards, sure, but potions they can activate with a thought would increase their chances of survival in case of danger. Zin and the kids could heal, and become stronger, faster, and more resilient.

"They could stand their ground against lesser enemies while my Eldritches deal with whoever lured my family in an ambush."

"You are right. You would use those Hatorne tattoos the same way I would." Lith’s mind spun at the possibilities those potions opened to him.

’It would be another hidden card.’ He thought. ’I could use the tattoos to protect the non-Awakened members of my family. Give them a chance to escape just like those criminals do.’

"I’ll make you an honest offer." Vastor snapped Lith out of his reverie. "Bring me just one of those potions and I’ll reverse engineer them. With our combined talents, maybe we could even come up with Spirit Magic potions."

"I have a better idea. I’ll complete the mission and let the Kingdom have its due." Lith steepled his fingers. "At that point, the Royals will need someone to study Hatorne’s technology and they are bound to send everything I find to the White Griffon Academy.

"It has the best Light Magic department, the best equipment, and you are its head. This way, we both do our duty and get the tattoo potions without taking any risks. When the Royals ask what reward we want for our services, we simply ask for the potions.

"Our families will have access to the potions and no need to hide them. On top of that, if we make any improvement to Hatorne’s technology we have no use for, we can sell it to the Royals and make a profit."

"And even if the Royals were to refuse our request, we would still have our potions. We’ll just have to be discreet about it." Vastor nodded. "If you need anything, call Zoreth. I got ten calls from the Academy and three from Jirni already. Vastor out."

"This is good news." Solus said the moment the Master’s hologram disappeared. "We won’t have to fight the Organization."