Supreme Magus novel Chapter 639

Soon fatigue trampled over the renewed enthusiasm from reaching their destination. The Professors had come prepared, they had all the necessary to set up a few defensive arrays before going to sleep.

"I don’t know how long we’ll stay here, but we can’t allow depression to dull our wits. Give me a few minutes." Professor Yondra said.

After a while, the cave was lit by a sphere of light that resembled a small sun, positioned in the middle of the ceiling. The array provided both light and warmth, even giving the ceiling a blue color.

A second array made the air fresher, ridding it of the excess humidity. Despite their simple effects, the two combined arrays made wonders to lift the morale of the expedition.

"The Solar Cycle array will reproduce the solar phases, including sunset." Yondra explained while checking her pocket watch. "This way we can recover our normal sleep cycle and have an artificial night with an artificial moon that will provide us light."

Morok had already sealed the path behind them, so Phloria’s soldiers could now guard the natural corridors without worrying that anyone could escape. Without Ranger Eari there was no way out and the cave offered no privacy.

The group expanded the building Morok had previously created and split it into separate spaces for men and women. Once the camp was set, a hot meal consumed around a fire gave everyone the energy they needed to resume their task with optimism.

Now the members of the expedition didn’t feel lost anymore. They had a purpose, a roof, and light to guide their way. While Lith searched the stone door for a way in, he noticed that Phloria and Quylla had joined the rest of the team.

Both of them had what looked like a thin wand made of silver that resembled a conductor’s baton. They would strike with it at any unusual rock or apparently out of place detail they found.

Each time the wand hit, it would produce a ding, but nothing else. Since Forgemaster Professors like Yondra had a similar tool, Lith felt compelled to ask:

"Quylla, what is that thing?"

"A Royal Forgemaster tool. If you cast the proper incantation, it forces an enchanted item to reveal its nature." She explained.

"It can tell you what a spell does?" Lith was as shocked as his voice sounded.

"No, silly." She laughed. "It just reveals the magical nature of an otherwise seemingly normal item. Then it’s up to the Forgemaster to study it. We’re looking for some kind of enchanted secret compartment."

"Since when the two of you are Forgemasters?" Lith asked.

"I started to practice it seriously after- you know, I killed Yurial. I spent the entire year I was cooped up home learning the basics. It helped me a lot to keep my head clear." Her voice was sad but firm.

Quylla had come to terms with the actions the slave ring had forced her to commit, but that couldn’t erase the guilt she felt for the death of one of her best friends.

"I, instead, started as soon as I finished my boot camp." Phloria was eager to change the topic, she didn’t want to let Quylla dwelling too long on such bad memories.

"I couldn’t stand my men having poor equipment because there’s never enough budget. Plus I always wanted to follow my father’s footsteps. Once I got rid of grades, I could finally take my time and learn things at my own pace."

"Why have I never heard of such a tool?" Lith was kind of envious. He didn’t need it, but it would have made it much easier for him to justify his findings with Life Vision.