Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3588

"I will." Elina nodded. "Be careful out there, sweetie."

"Mom, I'm a Divine Beast and a Magus!"

"And I'm your mother." She took his face in her hands. "Even if you were to become a Guardian, you'll always be my miracle baby."

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"Lith and Protector together!" Solus jumped with joy as they picked up Ryman in Lutia. "This brings back so many memories."

"It does." Protector swallowed hard under Selia's glare.

"The fight against the Wither, Balkor, the church of the six. We sure went through thick and thin together." Solus continued, oblivious to the huntress' raising anger. "Friya, you were with us most of the times."

"Yeah, most of the times my husband almost died to help you guys." Selia chimed in before Friya could say a word. "The Wither was everybody's problem but the rest was all about you guys!

"I want him back in mint condition. I'm not going to raise four children alone. Am I clear?"

"Crystal." Nalrond's eyes stared at the huntress' finger that was millimeters away from his nose. "Also, I'll pay Ryman for his trouble. It wouldn't be fair to take him away from his family for nothing."

"We are friends." Ryman sounded offended. "I don't need or want your money. After everything you did for our kids while you lived with us, I should be the one paying you."

"I know we are friends." Nalrond nodded. "That's how I know that your family needs the money. I've got a share of silver mines and no bills to pay whereas you are still an Awakened apprentice who has to take care of four child-sized natural disasters.

"Consider it your compensation for the lost income. After all, you can't work while you help me."

"And we can't keep mooching off Lith." Selia sighed. "I don't like this either, but Nalrond has a point."

Their kids' Skinwalker armor were hand-me-downs from Aran and Leria. On top of that, ever since Selia had Awakened and trained with Kamila, they had moved in with the Verhens, eating their food.

Selia was a proud woman, but enchanted items cost a lot and the practice of magic consumed a lot of energy. On top of that, the time she spent training she couldn't use it to cook, clean, or take care of the children.

She had to rely on Elina's help and Kamila's resources for too many things for her comfort.

"Fine." Protector sighed. "Let's go, then."

They used the Warp Gate in the barn to reach the closest Mage Association branch to the Gabash village but didn't fly straight to their destination.

They split up to cover more ground and explored the area around the village for mana geysers.

"This is no waste of time." Lith explained via the communication amulet. "We can use a mana geyser for recon with the Watchtower once we have a lead on our mark and as a quick way out in case things get messy."

It would also help Solus to keep her strength but everyone knew about her real nature and took it for granted.

They found only one mana geyser near Gabash. Imprinting it required just a few seconds but they took their time to study the situation and scan their surroundings with the Watchtower floor.