Supreme Magus novel Chapter 861

"Please note that the mass of Flame Xedros used on the iron was a shapeless blot, whereas those he used to purify the Orichalcum matches the ingot's size. Xedros worked hard to misdirect you into focusing on insignificant aspects of the smelting process.

"You noticed obvious phenomenons like the metal shrinking in size and its quality improving, but you missed the really important stuff."

Lith kept cursing the Wyvern in all the ways he could imagine, masterfully mixing English with the Garlenian language to form a harmonious flow of swear words.

"He didn't tell you that there must be a way to increase the quality of the Origin Flames to a level that exceeds your current life force, nor did he stress out the importance of matching the flames' size with their target's." Solus said.

"Let me guess, you didn't tell me this earlier because…"

"Because he deceived me as well. It took me a while and a lot of your failures to make sense of the underlying problem. Forget about phasing your flames through the metal. Until you learn how to adjust their quantity and quality, it's just a waste of time.

"I'm betting half my wardrobe that Xedros emphasized the battle use of phasing flames to screw up with your training and delay your growth as a Forgemaster as long as possible."

"Just to recap, he sold me what will soon become a piece of junk and he paid my treatment in riddles rather than teachings." Lith snarled.

As long as the Orichalcum was stored inside his pocket dimension it wouldn't deteriorate further, but he still couldn't help but see it as a ticking bomb. A bomb that would blow up a lot of money.

"Do you know what's the only silver lining of this situation is?"

"That for once you see the glass half full? I mean, you almost got ripped off for good this time." Solus dangled her legs off the edge of the chair, appreciating the warm spring breeze passing through her toes.

'By my maker, I have toes now!'

"It's you." Lith said while using spirit magic to pull her between his arms.

"Thanks for everything you've done and that you keep doing for me. I'm sorry that you've gotten hurt again to protect me." His mind was filled with the memories of all the times that Solus had paid the price for his choices and he had come close to losing her.

Like during Nalear's ambush, after saving Protector's life, during the fight against the perfect Balor, or against the Odi. Feeling her pain had opened some of his old mental wounds, sending his paranoia to full throttle.

Now that Lith could safely touch her, he used Invigoration to make sure that she was alright.

"Hey, you got toes now."

"Yes, I do." Solus said, returning the embrace with joy. It had been so long since the last time that they had shared any intimacy. Even though it was just a medical examination, she lost herself in the moment.

"What are our plans for the night?"

Not only would it royally piss off Solus, but it would have meant to resort to Invigoration again to compensate for the lack of sleep. Between treating Xedros and all the practice to control his Origin Flames, Lith was really tired. _{freewёbnoνel.com}