Supreme Magus novel Chapter 792

Chapter 792 Ill Omen Part 2

Lith relied too much on their shared feelings and memories to appreciate little things like the sound of Solus’s voice, which was getting more human with each passing day from his last breakthrough.

Time flew so fast that when Quylla knocked at his door he almost flinched in surprise.

Once they Warped back to the Rothar caves, Quylla took the lead of the group and shared her knowledge with them. She didn’t make them walk, preferring to fly barely above the treeline and landing from time to time to check their surroundings.

"Kiro, a Treantling I know, explained to me that the best place to search for natural treasures is where the green is more luscious. We must look for a spot where the flowers have vibrant colors or where there’s a spring."

Her words reminded Lith of mana geysers, but Solus confirmed to him that they had yet to spot a single geyser. It took them a few tries to find the right place.

One could have missed it at a first glance, but Quylla pointed out the presence of a young but majestic tree and many colorful bellflowers growing in its proximity.

’Why didn’t we notice it, Solus?’ Lith asked.

’There is no mana geyser here, just a fluctuation in the world energy.’ She explained. ’Now that we’re close enough, I can tell you that there’s a small stream of world energy converging on the tree as if it’s conjuring it.

’The surrounding plants are simply reaping the side effects of the tree.’

’I’m starting to wonder if natural treasures really are plant folks in the making or just a strategy that they employ to ensure their survival. What if semi-sentient plant folks actually offer natural treasures as a tribute to divert the attention from themselves?’ Lith thought.

The tree was beautiful but magically unremarkable, whereas the bellflowers had a faint magical aura.

"This is the right spot but the wrong time." Quylla examined the patches of unnaturally big flowers for a bit before shaking her head. "These plants will evolve into Blood Amethysts, but it might take them months if not years to complete the process."

She pointed at the red streaks inside the bellflowers’ petals, which had also partially turned into crystals.

Lith used Invigoration on the tree before leaving, noticing a mass of raw mana hidden inside of it. The tree was too big and the mana too thin to make it remarkable, even to Solus’s mana sense.

’I think this is no geyser. The world energy is here because of the tree and not the other way around.’ Solus pondered. ’This is like the light pillar that manifests when a magical beast evolves, just slower and smaller.’

After a while, they found a wood anemone as big as Lith’s fist and almost as tall as Quylla. According to her, it had no magical value, but the Zephyr Apples growing on the nearby trees were quite a catch.

"It’s the first time I actually find something of value." Phloria said while Quylla showed them how to recognize the most valuable fruits from those that actually held little magical properties due to not being exposed long enough to the world energy.

Soon they started quarrelling for the best pieces. Quylla called dibs because she was the one who had found them, Friya because she was the guild master, and Lith claiming to be the poorest among them.

"This is the work of undead." He said while pointing at a young sapling that somehow had become fossilized. Its bark had become as black as coal after having its life force completely drained. _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}