Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4149

Chapter 4149: Staff Meeting (Part 2)

"Congratulations, Auntie." Aran needed sheer willpower to hold back his laughter as he hugged her. "It’s a staff!"

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To avoid any future trouble, Menadion introduced the new Sage Staff to the rest of the family. Everyone who knew about Solus’ real nature understood the truth and avoided glancing at Jirni and Orion before congratulating Ripha.

Ryla and Garrik had little understanding of the Forgemastering arts, yet they still found in poor taste the use of Balor’s eyes for the artifact.

"Ewww!" The young Fomor said. "That’s disgusting, Uncle Lith. Balors are still humans, you know?"

"Meanie!" The Sage Staff sobbed, shedding fat elemental tears from its eyes. "Garrik no friend. Garrik bad!"

"It talks?" Everyone said in surprise.

"Yes." Solus scratched her head in embarrassment. "It’s still young, so cut it some slack and don’t be surprised if the Staff says something silly."

"I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to offend you." A talking staff was nothing big in Garrik’s life. He was already used to making small talk with Ragnarök, Grimlock, and Skywarp. "It’s just... your eyes."

"No like them?" The Staff rushed into Solus’ bosom, whining like a puppy. "Me ugly or he mean?"

"Neither." Solus patted the top of the wood. "Let him finish."

"I mean, they belonged to a Balor." Garrik didn’t know how to express how he felt without sounding like a monster. "Someone like my mother and me."

"So, we relatives?" The Sage Staff jumped to him like a person on one leg.

"Sort of." Garrik gave up and caressed the Yggdrasil wood, which emitted weird purring sounds upon contact.

"Mind if I take a look?" Orion couldn’t stop his hands from shaking in excitement. "A talking weapon with a design worthy of a Royal Forgemaster. This is truly the proof of the unbound talent of Master Menadion."

"A look, no. A spell or breathing technique, very much so." Ripha raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing of the sort. I promise." Orion sighed.

He was secretly tempted to take a peek, but he was a huge fan of the first Royal Forgemaster. The idea of betraying his idol’s trust and losing any opportunity to receive her teachings was more than his pride as a Forgemaster could bear.

"It’s a wonderful piece." Even without spells, Orion could feel the smooth mana flow of the artifact and appreciate the groundbreaking configuration of its elemental crystals. "Poor Vorgh. Once this beauty becomes public knowledge, he’ll never hear the end of it."

"Thanks." The Sage Staff replied. "You cute too!"

"Then I’ll try to put in a good word for him." Menadion replied, taking the Staff back. "I only took inspiration from his brilliant performance. I didn’t crack the cloaking runes of his staff, and for sure I didn’t copy its enchantments.

"To be honest, I didn’t expect it to come out this well, let alone to develop a sort of sentience."

She mixed lies and truth to spin a believable story, like she had learned from Lith over the years. After all, the enchantments were all original spells Lith and Solus had come up with.

Even Jirni suspected nothing, but the events still brought up questions.

’I’ve lived in the Mansion and in Lith’s home in Lutia for a long while now, yet I haven’t found a single clue about the location of his lab.’ She pondered. ’They are located somewhere else.

’A place he has easy access to and that is known to the vast majority of his family. I know every mage protects his secrets, but why does Lith hide his lab from Orion and me, even though my daughters and their husbands know about it?

’What could it possibly contain that’s so precious Lith thinks it might arouse our greed and bring us to renege on our alliance with him to get our hands on it?’

"Monster! Abomination!" Ragnarök growled. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

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