Supreme Magus - Chapter 32

Chapter 32






Two more years passed, Lith was now eight years old . During that time, he had mastered all the spells contained in Nana's books, which brought his official skill set up to the most common tier three spells .

Books about superior tiers were extremely expensive, and Nana had no interest in acquiring them . She had her own grimoire, after all . The books she bought over the years were mostly for display, to show her clients what they could purchase .

But while his skill in fake magic stagnated, Lith used those years to deepen his understanding of true magic . His grasp on its profoundness and foundations had improved greatly .

By practicing true magic every day as a healer, he had gained such fine control on both light and darkness magic that he had finally acquired the necessary skill to permanently get rid of Tista's congenital condition .

The problem was that despite all his efforts, his mana core was not strong enough to perform the treatment Lith had devised .

During those years he had used Assimilation whenever he could, making his mana core going through multiple cycles of expansion and compression, turning it from deep green to bright green .

But it was still green . Lith's impurities had yet to reach the mana core, and until that happened both his mana and body would not undergo through qualitative changes .

He had reached a bottleneck, and had no idea how to overcome it .

Solus too had changed quite a lot . She was no more limited to her pebble form, but could actually turn into any shape while retaining the same overall mass .

That allowed Solus to take the form of a smooth stone ring, that Lith wore on his right middle finger .

When she asked him why a ring on the middle finger, Lith replied with an odd short poem related to a green ring of power . It was something related to his childhood, of which he was really fond of .

Along with some of her power, Solus had also regained a new function, something that Lith called Soluspedia . It was another pocket dimension, but specifically crafted for books and any means to store knowledge .

All the books that Lith stored in the Soluspedia, he could consult with but a thought . For example, by storing his grimoire he didn't need to memorize anymore the magic words and hand signs for the fake magic spells he had learned .

Lith still had to practice the hand signs and pronunciation, but he only had to think about what he needed to remember everything up to the smallest detail . The same applied for maps, herbals and bestiaries .





Lith had given almost everything he had earned as a healer to his family, allowing them to have a much easier life and accumulate a decent dowry for Rena and Tista .

Whatever he kept for himself, he would use to buy the most detailed compendiums he could find about the most useful topics, like law, court etiquette and even a vocabulary .


As long as they were in the Soluspedia, Lith knew them inside and out . What made him inwardly gloating, was the fact that he could buy even those items that were almost crumbling or defective, resulting to be highly perishable .

That wasn't a problem for him . Just like for the pocket dimension, they would be frozen in time, and hence potentially last forever .

After his eight winter ended, Lith received a call from Count Lark on Nana's communication amulet . The event took him by surprise, the Count had never contacted him before .

Having had plenty of video calls and job interviews on Discort and Skope back on Earth, he was familiar with that kind of meeting . Lith bowed deeply as a salute, while cupping his fist .

"Dear Lith, you are always so polite . No need for all the formalities, you are among friends now . " Count Lark had a convivial and friendly demeanour, making him seem more like an uncle calling his nephew rather than a Lord .

"Count Lark, to what do I owe the pleasure of this call?" Lith looked at Nana, standing beside him, in search for approval . She nodded while staring at the magical hologram of the Count .

"You have accumulated quite some merits, I wanted to know if you plan on using some of them . " Merits were something that anyone who contributed to the welfare of the kingdom would receive and could be exchanged for privileges or commodities .

A convict could have his sentence shortened by serving in the military and earning merits, a farmer could get more land for free, a scholar could get a recommendation for a government job .

"Merits?" Lith was taken aback . "I didn't do anything to earn such things . "

"Quite the contrary, dear Lith . Every year I receive hundreds of commendation letters from the farmers and their families, about the outstanding job you are performing as a healer . "

Since Lith had started to give treatments for half the price to the farmers, they would wait for Nana to leave the village before going to get medical care . Nana knew it and did not care .





They still needed her for the emergencies, and the house call extra fees covered whatever profit she may have lost .

"A letter counts for earning merits?" Lith asked, still confused .

"One letter, no . But dozens, hundreds of letters all about the same person for a prolonged period of time, off course they do . Do you have anything in mind the kingdom can help you with?"

Lith pondered for a while, while accessing the law book in Soluspedia . More land was suicidal, his family was already stretched thin, and they cannot afford hired help .

The kingdom would not trade merits for money, but Lith could still get the next best thing .

"Do I have enough for my family to be exonerated from taxes this year?"

Count Lark dropped his monocle from the shock, the mouth ajar .

"Taxes? Your family still pays taxes?"

"Yes, we are law abiding citizens, your lordship . " Lith was almost as confused as the Count, but with a better poker face .

"I'll flay my accountant alive!" The Count jumped off his chair, his face red from anger .

"I told that incompetent fool to exonerate your family since the day Lady Nerea took you under her wing! I swear to the gods, I'll fire that man with such bad references he will never find another employer . "

Lith tried to calm the Count down .

"Maybe is for the best . I'd prefer to be exonerated because of my merits, rather than for being a magician in training . "

The Count sat back down, a perplex expression on his face .





"Why? The result is the same, and you would get to keep your merits for future needs . "

"It may seem just a matter of semantics but is not . " Lith explained .

"If my family gets exonerated, sooner or later it will come out, and what happens next will depend on the reason why we got it . If it is because of my status, in the eyes of the community it would be an unfair privilege .

That could generate envy and grudges, and in such tight community it could prove to be toxic . Help and support from the neighbours are of paramount importance for a farm, and I will not stay there forever .

If we get exonerated because of my merits, instead, it would be something that the community has bestowed on me, as a sign of gratitude for my good deeds .

Being able to somehow repay their benefactor, would make them feel happy, and prevent them from harbouring ill feelings . "

During all the explanations, Lith was inwardly crying out of joy, congratulating himself about purchasing the vocabulary .

"I can finally talk like I used back on Earth . The inability to express myself correctly has always been such a burden . " He thought .

"Magic is indeed the supreme form of art . " Count Lark nodded in agreement . "Only a magician can be so wise despite being so young . I am honestly impressed . "

"A dragon whelp is still a dragon, after all . " Nana chimed in . "The boy is not only wise beyond his age, but also is blessed by the light . He is talented enough to have already invented his own light spells .

Lith's skill as a healer is almost at the same level I had back at his age, and he even created some cosmetic spell for his sister . She has the fairest skin I have seen in my whole life . This is just between us, off course . "

Lith was smiling and nodding, but he was actually scared to death . Nana seemed to have seen through some of his deception .

"Wonderful! Just wonderful!" The Count jumped off his chair out of joy, losing once again his monocle . "Thanks for your trust, Lith . I will keep your secret with me at all costs!"

After the call ended, Lith stared at Nana, unable to express his questions out loud . She laughed out tauntingly as usual .

"Don't be so shocked, I'm a mage too, after all . When some of your patients came back for a second opinion, after describing me their injuries, I was bound to discover the truth . Some of those wounds were supposed to be beyond your skill .

As for your mother and sister, you just overdid it, little imp . Whatever you did, made them too gorgeous . I commend you for doing it slowly and over time, but whoever knows a thing or two about magic would suspect something .

As for the Count, he too would notice, once Rena first and Tista later take part in the Spring Maiden contest . Or do you think he has acorns instead of eyes? It's better to play it this way . Lark is an honest man, the best noble I have ever met .

If he thinks he has your trust, he will do his best to uphold it . You are still his precious pet project, after all . I doubt he would risk to lose everything he has invested so far for such a trivial matter . "

Lith could do nothing but agree .

"Master, you do not trust anyone, do you?"

Nana snorted .

"I barely trust myself . Besides, I am the only one who always fought for my best interests . "

Lith bowed deeply, his fist cupped .

"Master, your disciple thanks you for your guidance and help . I will take your words to heart . "

In the following days, Lith could not stop blaming himself for making such stupid mistakes .

"Dammit! Always so full of myself! I need to stop thinking I am always the smartest in the room . I can't keep screwing up on the small details, in the long run it could be prove to be fatal . Having such a bitter and cynic Master is a blessing in disguise .

We are basically two peas in a pod . She still suspects nothing, and I have to keep it that way . Having her by my side can help me grow as a mage and protect me from my own stupidity at the same time . "

Aside from that, Lith's family got exonerated from the annual fees thanks to his merits, and as he predicted, that caused only joy and happiness in the neighbours . It had happened thanks to them, after all .

It was a slow day at Nana's house office, when two hunters barged in, bringing on their shoulders two more hunters, covered in blood .

"A magical beast!" The hunter in the lead shouted . "A magical beast is rampaging through the Trawn woods! Please, you have to save my men . That monster almost ripped them apart"

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