Supreme Magus novel Chapter 463

Lith took a deep breath and let Life Vision fade away. He had used it non stop since he had landed on the hill and the built up fatigue had already reached the point of giving him a mild headache.

Despite it was one of the first abilities he had learned as a kid, using Life Vision still put a heavy burden on his mind and mana. Unlike normal spells, Life Vision evolved with Lith’s core refinement.

The more powerful he became, the more details Life Vision revealed. He was now able to read the mana currents natural beings produced, see the runes which composed arrays even when they were invisible, and gather basic information about enchanted items from a distance.

Not only was the mana consumption high, but also it required great focus to avoid sensory overload. Everything on Mogar had mana, forcing Lith to filter the useless information.

The task was particularly hard when he was in the presence of lots of strong magical signatures. Studying his host, the room, and its arrays while keeping his guard up all the time had brought him on the verge of needing to use Invigoration.

Unluckily, he couldn’t afford it. Lith had already used it once to recover after the fight against the perfect Carpenter and another to save his companions. With each use, Invigoration would grant him less and less energy.

’The night is still young. First, I have to deal with the Dawn Court, then we need to rescue Manohar, and lastly take out the puppet master. Knowing my luck, I’ll have to pave my way in blood, steel, and magic.’ Lith sighed.

"Thanks for your offer, but the Kingdom is capable of dealing with this threat on its own. I came to you hoping you could share with me everything you know. The Crown will adequately compensate you for your assistance." Lith kept in mind the Queen’s warnings and stalled for time.

According to Solus, since the last breakthrough, with every breath Lith would draw a bit of world energy. It allowed him to recover his strength faster than normal, even without using Invigoration.

"You seem to be unaware of Othre’s situation. Our negotiations will not make any progress if you don’t even know what we are talking about." Sylla business attitude was a breath of fresh air now that she had stopped being flirtatious.

"The Dawn Court has little hold on Othre. Trade cities are of no interest to us aside from the merch they provide. Othre belongs to the Night Court, our presence here is a mere formality to protect our interests.

"If you want to know what’s happening, you should ask the Night Court, but they are unlikely to give audience to a mortal. Unless, of course, another Court backs their request and makes sure they get out of it in one piece."

"Let me guess. The Night Court will require something in exchange for its help. Maybe something that only your people can provide. It would make us indebted to you twice." At Lith’s words, Sylla’s ravenous smile returned.

She liked her prey smart. All that talking made her hungry.

"Exactly. While setting up a meeting is not a big deal, depending on their demands the Dawn Court might require something more exotic than money or magical treasures."

"Then arrange a negotiation table, please. As you surely know, I’m on the clock. If the Night Court sets too high a price, I can turn them down with no consequences, right?" Lith asked. _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}

Sylla nodded in reply and summoned the brown haired man.

"Caspen, you know what to do." The youth gave her a small bow before leaving the room.

"Do you mind a personal question?" Lith pondered about his situation and the nature of his host.