Supreme Magus novel Chapter 576

"Good gods!" Friya had seen Lith’s creations during Jirni’s birthday, but back then they were all based on a single element. Something that more or less, she too could do.

She waved her hand through the hologram, feeling its warmth and shattering it into stardust.

"Friya!" Lith said.

"I’m sorry, I was just too curious. It almost looked solid. Was it solid?" She didn’t sound sorry at all. Her hazel eyes sparkled like during their academy days when she was about to learn one of the marvels magic was capable of.

"I wish! Do you have any idea how hard it is to create a map? There are hundreds of streets and buildings that I cannot possibly remember. I need to be able to look at the original to keep it stable. The moment your hand covered the map, I’ve lost both my focus and mana!" Lith snarled while creating a second one.

He was actually capable of creating a map from scratch, but only if the original was stored inside Soluspedia.

"Sorry, Lith." This time she was sincere. Friya felt stupid for both her action and her words, yet she didn’t regret them. For the first time in years, she was having fun. Ever since the academy had ended, her life had been one of duty.

First, she had to take care of Quylla. Friya had helped her to retake her fifth year at the White Griffon and overcome the trauma Quylla had suffered after killing Yurial under the influence of Nalear’s slave ring.

Then, her sisters had left Friya alone to search for their own path in life. After all that had happened to her during the Academy, Friya trusted no one and was unable to relax unless when in the safety of her own home.

The Crystal Shield guild was her creature and her cage at the same time. Leading arrogant and disgruntled mages was a full time job that left her no time for a personal life. Lith was a safe oasis for her.

Someone she could trust almost as much as Quylla, but who unlike her sister and guildmates didn’t need her protection. Whenever they met, he always had something to teach her about magic, and that was the most precious gift anyone could give her.

"Don’t worry. Lieutenant Yehval, please this time read me only the addresses of all those who have no role in the city’s administration." Lith said while patting Friya’s shoulder.

That small gesture made Kamila hate her job for the second time in as many days. Hundreds of kilometers and a snowstorm separated them, yet it was being called by her last name that exacerbated the distance between them.

For a moment, she envied Friya for her strength, her magic, and because Kamila imagined her free to do what she wanted rather than what she had to. Then, she started listing the addresses and a new pattern appeared on the map.

What appeared in front of their eyes was still a mess, but at least it didn’t look like a Pollock anymore. They spent a few minutes trying to make sense of the image, but to no avail.

"If you tilt your head and remove these dots you can almost see a magic circle." Lith said while tapping on several locations on the map.

"Right idea but wrong dots. If we ignore the dots you proposed, you can see that some of the remaining ones form this array." Friya’s slender finger traced a circle above the map.

"The problem is that you can’t ignore any of those points. If all of the locations are magically marked the same way, then they would disrupt the formation. Even if you are right, two overlapping arrays would cancel each other without proper insulation."

Kamila’s words left Friya flabbergasted.

"How come you are an array expert?" She asked.

"I’m not. I just repeated what Lith and Manohar yelled at each other back in Othre. They quarreled about runes and lines of power so much that I ended up learning a thing or two." Kamila chuckled.

"Kami- I mean, Lieutenant Yehval, please filter the names based on the floor they live on." Like most cities surrounded by walls, Zantia had no choice but to expand vertically rather than horizontally. _{ƒгeewёbnovel.com}