Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3722

Chapter 3722: Silver Lining (Part 1)

"Yeah, right. What if my chest gets exposed while defending Dad?" Tista whimpered at the thought. "Or Senton? Even worse, what if it happens in front of Morok? I’d be branded as the Hekatits or the Divine Breast for life!"

"Do you realize that’s a weird thing to brag about to your brother?" Lith made a retching sound. "Remember that I saw you naked the first time. I know you pack some heavy equipment."

"I wasn’t bragging!" She blushed up to her ears. "And you promised that we’d never speak about that accident again. With anyone!"

"Well, Quylla knows and so does Ajatar." Lith scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I know, but they are discreet. Otherwise, Morok would have already mocked me to death." Tista sighed in relief.

"Solus and Kami know as well, sis."

"How? When- Oh, right." Tista slapped her forehead. "You fused with Solus, and she told Kamila. Does anyone else know?"

"No. Solus is no gossip. Your secret is safe, o Divine Breast." Lith bowed to her chest, laughing.

"Don’t call me that! Never. Again!"

"I won’t." Lith smiled. "That said, I have good news about your armor. Or rather, a silver lining in the storm my life currently is. I should have enough Adamant to lend you to coat Ishka once he reaches your size."

"Really?" Tista stared at him with starry eyes, feeling so excited that she forgot about her brother’s plight for a moment. "How did you get so much metal in such a short time? Has the Crucible’s efficiency multiplied?"

"I wish." Lith half sighed and half snorted, annoyed by her cheerfulness. "It’s one of the few perks of having people trying to kill you every other week. They need powerful equipment to succeed and, if you survive the attempt, you get looting rights."

"Those fourteen Awakened had enough Adamant on themselves for my armor?" She asked in disbelief.

"On them, no. Yet if you add the part of their treasures I got as compensation and the equipment left behind by Meln’s cronies, there is more than enough Adamant for an armor the size of a Divine Beast."

"Are you serious?" Tista improvised a little dance of joy that made Lith chuckle.

"Yes, I am." He replied. "Meln sent over one thousand Thralls to attack the Stonewall Fortress, and per our deal with the Undead Courts, Solus and I got half the spoils of battle. There were Treants among them, and their armors are huge."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Tista tackled Lith in a hug, falling with him on the ground. "You are the best brother on Mogar!"

"Slow down, champ." Lith returned her embrace and patted her back. "I’m just loaning the Adamant to you. You have to pay me back in full, and you have only around fifteen years to pay off your debt."

"Knowing how stingy you are, not having to pay interest is gift enough." She chuckled. "Jokes aside, what happens in fifteen years?"

"Elysia will come of age." Lith replied. "From that moment onwards, she will be no longer under the protection of the Guardians, but she’ll still be my baby girl. It’s my duty to protect her, and I need that Adamant to craft her an armor.

"Also, the following year, Raldarak will come of age as well. They both have received gifts from the Nest and the Brood, but it’s nowhere near enough for two armors. Not without the Adamant I’m giving you and the corpses of two Divine Beasts I currently lack."

"Wow." Tista stared at Lith in amazement. "Sometimes I look at you and I still see my amazing little brother. It’s in moments like this that I realize you’ve grown up into an amazing father."