Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4288

Chapter 4288: The Veil (Part 2)

"Thanks to the Veil, Solus can afford to share with Lochra and show her much more than before. Even though Solus doesn’t trust Lochra much right now, she trusts my work."

"I really hope you are right, Mom." Solus said, "Aunt Loka caring more about improving our relationship than pursuing her own agenda would be great news."

"Wait a second." Morok raised his hand to speak. "Does this mean that from now on we can also ask Master Ajatar for help?"

"Correct." Menadion nodded. "His Dragon Eyes are no longer an issue. He’s now a welcome guest as much as Lochra."

"I also have a question." Rena raised her hand as well. "Why did you call it the Hobby Room, Ripha? It’s an underwhelming name and says nothing about this place."

"It was actually very accurate." Menadion conjured a hologram of the appearance of the floor at the time when she was the master of the tower.

There were magical holographic puzzles, gaming tables, a liquor cabinet, and comfortable armchairs where one could smoke without the smell of their pipe or cigar stench the air.

All things that one would have expected to find in a noble household, not in a mighty mage tower. A place to spend the long and boring winter months while betting a bit of money with friends and guests to make things more interesting.

"The cloaking effect is strong enough to shroud even the minds of those under its effects, so many bloodline abilities don’t work as well. That and the fact that I rarely had to come here made me repurpose it into a small gambling den where my guests wouldn’t be afraid of any form of cheating.

"Also, it gave my disciples the opportunity to bond, vent their frustration with me, and solve their grudges without doing something stupid or resorting to violence. This is where we settled scores.

"Be it a high-stakes bet or a contest of magical prowess, one could give their all and hold nothing back."

"That’s actually a very smart idea." Tista pondered. "A Vampire’s Mesmerize or a Banshee’s Charm would make everyone suspect they might cheat, but here those abilities wouldn’t work."

"Would the Veil also work on, let’s say, the Gaze of Bytra?" Lith asked. "She has already replicated three of the five pieces of the Menadion Set. I expect her to complete the set sooner rather than later."

"Yes, if the day ever comes when Bytra makes her own version of the Eyes, the Veil will protect us." Solus shivered at the idea. "Even better, from now on, whenever we use the Prime Engine or are in the tower’s proximity, our combat spells can’t be read either.

"If we fight another Dragon, we won’t have to be afraid that they copy our spells and use them against us on the fly. The Veil will also support us in combat against anything that might recognize the tower’s true nature by either bloodline abilities or powerful detecting arrays."

"That’s nice, but it has a weak point." Fyrwal pointed out. "No matter how good the Veil is, with enough time and talent, any cloaking device can be cracked. It’s not an issue in the middle of a fight, but if you invite the wrong person here or an enemy discovers the tower’s location, they might be able to do it."

"I know." Menadion sighed. "There is no perfect cloaking system, but I figured out a solution to that as well."

She walked up to the pristine gemstone and put her hands on either side. One rune of power emerged from each of the hundreds of facets of the crystal, but no one could read them aside from Lith and Solus.

To anyone else, the mystical letters were a bunch of blurred lines and blots of light.

"This crystal is a direct interface with the Veil. It allows me to add or remove cloaking runes, altering the enchantment of this floor anytime I want." Menadion said. "Back in my day, I came up with a dozen different cloaking arrays and used them in rotation.

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