Supreme Magus novel Chapter 675

Luck had nothing to do with it. The topics Lith usually talked about with Yondra were too boring for Professors and too difficult for assistants, so after a while, they would always be alone.

Lith had waited until only those on guard duty were awake before showing her the sword.

"Why the fuss? The Kingdom allows Rangers to keep everything they find inside the lost city of Huryole."

"That’s because aside from the Warden, Forgemaster, and Alchemical lab there’s nothing worth the trouble of entering that damn place. You hit the jackpot and if you had told anyone else, they would have taken it away from you." Yondra explained.

"So I’m right. Huryole is an academy." Since Yondra seemed more worried about his safety rather than his discovery, Lith decided to strike the iron while it was hot.

"Hush, young idiot, and yes, it was an academy. That’s why now choosing a Headmaster is such a big deal and because only they can interact with the power core of an academy.

"The Kingdom allows you to raid Huryole because that way you are more likely to kill the creatures trapped inside its forest and in case someone founds something valuable, it gets snatched the moment they start researching its nature."

"Dragons and undead in an academy’s forest? Who was the madman who devised such a dangerous environment?" Lith asked, pretending to be flabbergasted.

"Does the name Arthan ring any bells?"

"The Mad King! But why?"

"Because he hoped that at least one of them held the secret of immortality. Clearly, he was right, but something went terribly wrong and instead of subjugating them, the power core gained sentience and unleashed its prisoners against the academy staff. According to the chronicles, we lost several geniuses that day."

"Please, let’s talk about this another time. I’m getting a headache."

’Rather I have no interest in history lessons. I must avoid changing the topic.’ Lith thought.

"I still don’t understand. The Undead Courts use runes and so did the Odi. Why is the sword I found such a big deal?"

"Dammit. Since you decided to trust me, I can tell you at least this much. Do you remember how hard enchanting the Orichalcum was?" Yondra asked.

"Yes. It took me countless attempts and a lot of effort. Why?"

"Back when Forgemastering didn’t exist, the ancient runes were used to imbue a spell inside anything they were carved onto, but they were delicate and expensive. After Silverwing’s legacy became available, it was discovered that they could still be used in the preparatory phase of Forgemastering to lower its requirements."

"It makes sense." Lith said. "The enchantment of the blade is too strong for the mana crystals that were used to craft it and such a cheap metal is supposed to be unable to withstand powerful magical energies."

"Then you already have half the answer, what you lack is the other half. Runes allow weak metals to hold powerful spells, but when applied to powerful metals, like Adamant, they are the only way to unlock their full potential.