Supreme Magus - Chapter 341

Chapter 341






Months passed and soon came the end of the second trimester . Lith's teaching methods gave Marth a headache, but it was the good kind . Unlike other Professors, Lith wouldn't leave everything to self study and give only cryptic advice .

Lith always gave a full explanation of the exercises he assigned and even a short tutorial . The problem was that none of his lessons were simple . The exercises always required a deep understanding of the principles of advanced magic and the ability to put them into practice .

It resulted in half the class acing the exercises and the other half failing miserably . Oddly enough, the results seemed to be influenced more by each student's amount of practice rather than by raw talent .

The reason why Marth hadn't ordered him to use more orthodox methods was that those who thrived in Lith's lessons would also improve in most of the other subjects .

'Maybe these kinds of exercises are better suited for an elective class, or perhaps even an exam . ' Marth thought . 'I'll give him until the end of the year before deciding what to do . '

***

Phillard the Lindwurm and the magical beasts of the Trawn woods survived the battle with the trolls . Lith returned the following weekend and brought all those who still lived back to their peak condition . He taught Phillard several healing spells, so that even in his absence someone could take care of injuries or illnesses .

Reaper introduced him to seventeen magical beasts, but Lith dismissed half of them right off the bat . Only those who already had a cyan core were suitable for his experiments . The memory of the green cored Byk turning into an Abomination was still fresh in his mind .

After the near death experience, Phillard was strongly motivated to learn . Through relentless practice he mastered Accumulation and Invigoration, becoming capable of assisting Lith in teaching the magical beasts .





By the end of the year, out of the nine magical beasts under his care only Reaper and Lifebringer managed to evolve into a Manticore and a Kirin respectively . Lifebringer's new body resembled a gigantic white horse partially covered in scales .

Emerald flames came out of his hooves and antlers .

 Thunder and two more beasts died in the attempt, none of them returned as an Abomination .

The failures taught Lith many things he had missed during Phillard's Awakening process, while the surviving members learned the importance of patience .

'I can use Solus's tower form to make the process easier and safer, but I can't risk revealing her existence . I won't trust any of them until I see how they behave when they believe they have reached my level of strength . ' He thought .

Thanks to Solus, Lith was able to conceal part of his powers . He trusted magical beasts more than he did humans, but that didn't mean much . Lith had prepared several safeguards in preparation to kill anyone who dared to turn against him .


***

Those two years as an Assistant Professor were one of the happiest times in Lith's life . His brother Aran and his niece Leria grew healthy thanks to their family's love . Lith didn't give them his special treatment . The idea of an Awakened baby was something that gave him the creeps .





'Power without wisdom is the perfect recipe for a disaster . ' He thought .

After Quylla graduated, she and Friya left the academy, leaving Lith truly alone for the first time in a very long time . Tista was busy with her own friends . Lith preferred her to live her life without being constantly overshadowed by his presence .

He buried himself in magical research, trying to understand the various magical specializations while he was still at the academy and could ask for the help of his colleagues when necessary .

Lith had several flings during his last year at the White Griffon . After his break up with Phloria, dating older women made it easy for him to get back in the game .

The only real challenge he met was keeping an eye on Tista's natural Awakening process . She wasn't a magical beast, so at least he could hope she wouldn't emit a light pillar from her body .

After a year and a half at the academy, the impurities in her body were dangerously close to her bright green mana core . Incidents started to happen whenever she used first magic . Her tier zero spells would occasionally go wild, destroying her things or hurting her friends .

Lith kept his finger crossed, hoping for the weekend to come before it was too late . He couldn't drag her away from the academy without a good reason and with Manohar around faking an illness would risk drawing his attention .

As soon as Tista finished her weekly lessons, Lith brought her back to Lutia and into the Trawn woods .

"Why are we here?" Tista was confused .





Lith had refused to give her any explanation while still inside the academy and had performed several Warp Steps to make sure no one was able to follow them unnoticed . He even stored all their academy related enchanted items inside his pocket dimension to jam any kind of tracking devices .

"First, don't get scared . Second, do not scream . I don't want to draw any attention . "

Lith had brought her over the mana geyser in the woods he used for Solus's tower form .

"We trained in the woods countless times, there's nothing scary here . Why should I s… GOOD G…!" Her scream was muffled by Lith's hand .

He had to admit that seeing his ring grow into a small building was quite a shocker .

"Because of that . Now can you promise me to keep your cool? Otherwise my hand will have to stay there . " Tista nodded, turning from the tower to her brother over and over again .

"Is this…?"

"A mage tower? Yes . Now get in, we don't have all day . " As soon as they walked in, a bright yellow wisp of light the size of a watermelon welcomed the siblings .

Tista instinctively chanted a defensive spell, but Lith stopped her .

"Tista, allow me to introduce you to Solus . Solus, this is Tista . "

"It's nice to finally get to know you, Tista . " Solus's silvery voice made Tista's jaw fall to the ground .

"The tower speaks?" She would have run away screaming if Lith wasn't right beside her, acting like nothing was happening .

"Yes, she does . Also, she has a name, unless you have completely forgotten your manners . " Lith sighed . At this pace the sun would set before he could even mention the Awakening process .

"Does Phloria know? About your tower girlfriend?" Tista didn't know whether to be more shocked or angry at all the secrets her brother kept from everyone else .

"She's not my girlfriend!"

"I'm not his girlfriend!"

The two shouted in unison .

"Also, no . I have never told anyone before, because you know, legendary artifacts rarely remain in the hands of someone stupid enough to flaunt them to the world . I'll be honest, I probably wouldn't have even told you until you finished the academy .

I'm forced to do it now because Solus is the best chance I have of saving your life . "

"I beg your pardon?" Tista had still hundreds of questions, but Lith's last words made her reconsider her priorities .

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