Chapter 2944 Future Basis (Part 2)
"Stop being so paranoid." Lith said in his best Solus impression. "Not every act of kindness hides a hidden agenda. Good people do exist."
Solus laughed hard as the earlier sour mood became a small cloud on the horizon.
They bought everything both the Verhen House and Mansion would need for months, enough to fill the pantries to the brim.
"I get the sugar, the flour, and the spices." The merchant said in confusion as he handed them the goods on the list. "But how can the owner of the biggest farm in Lustria County need to buy milk?"
Solus blushed hard. Everyone in the family loved ice cream but her enthusiasm for it was unparalleled, often depleting the share of the milk that Raaz kept for the family's needs.
"It's-" Lith pointed at her.
"Complicated." Solus cut him short, slapping his hand away. "We have lots of unexpected guests and some of them eat a lot."
"I see." The merchant nodded, picturing in his mind a mighty Phoenix as the cause of the milk shortage instead of a gluttonous, petite Forgemaster taking one night snack too many. "Thanks for bringing your business here, Magus Verhen.
"And thank you both for the Tablets. They save us a lot of time." This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com
Most of the clients of the rush hours now submitted their orders from their houses first thing in the morning, giving the clerks the time to prepare everything whenever the work was slow. On pick up, the customers had only to check the goods and pay.
Once Lith and Solus got back home, they walked straight into the Warp Gate inside the barn, reaching the Mansion where everyone was waiting for them. With one thought, Solus set the tower in the keep.
The vigorous flow of world energy from the mana geyser filled them both with power and accelerated the mending process of her life force and mana core.
'I wonder what changes the tower and I will undergo when I finally reach the deep violet.' She pondered through their mind link.
'You fool!' The World Tree roared, the mere violence of their aura sent the elf sprawling on the floor. 'What if without the Ears the tower fails to reach perfection? I have no use for an incomplete trinket.
'On top of that, once Menadion's opus gets back to its full power, how am I supposed to take it? Verhen is a Divine Beast and his mana core will soon rival mine. I can have the upper hand only if I fight him inside my Fringe or while he is away from a geyser.
'Defeating him and the tower while they are both at their prime is just a pipe dream. Verhen knows about the Removal Units already and after what M'Rael did, he's bound to be on his guard against a tactic he already knows.
'I need the Ears, not for what they represent, but because they will serve as bait. I just need to feed Verhen and Elphyn Menadion the information they already seek to bring them where I want them to be.'
***
Verhen Mansion, at the same time.
'By the way, we should ask Zoreth to look out for the Ears.' Solus said. 'I don't like the idea of Vastor and his Eldritches putting their hands on another piece of my mother's legacy but their information network is our best if not our only chance.'
The Master had already studied and successfully replicated the Fury.
Based on what Bytra told them, the Mouth was still a work in progress, instead. The Forth Ruler of the Flames could have easily made a copy, but there was no point wasting priceless resources to make a vessel for enchantments outdated for centuries.
Bytra, Vastor, Tezka, and every single Eldritch that in life had been a skilled Forgemaster were pooling their resources to update the spells imbued in the Mouth and improve on Menadion's work.
'Yeah.' Lith sighed. 'Zoreth's Dragon Eyes are the next best thing to the Eyes of Menadion and Nandi can do everything the Hands can, if not even more. I'm afraid that if Zogar studies the Ears, he'll add mage towers to his already considerable arsenal.'
On the one hand, they loved and appreciated the old Professor. On the other hand, they knew what his Master persona was capable of doing and how deeply rooted in Garlen's underworld his Organization was.
Vastor claimed that his goal was to heal Mogar and promote the evolution of the human species that had stagnated for millennia.
Yet looking at his associates, Lith and Solus couldn't help but question the means through which the Master aimed to achieve those goals and most importantly how he planned to achieve them.
