Chapter 3348 A Forgemaster's Pride (Part 1)

Chapter 3348 A Forgemaster's Pride (Part 1)

"Why don't you too give it a try, Tista?" Lith lent her the Master Hands. "Solus used the whole Set under Ripha's guidance while escaping from the World Tree and I have her memories. Also, I can always ask Ripha's guidance later."

"Damn cheat." Tista grumbled. "But thanks, lil bro."

Menadion helped them to conjure their first Nova Spell and then taught the two women how to use the Hands to keep it stable indefinitely without it affecting their focus.

While Tista and Faluel practiced with the artifacts, Lith and Solus used the Eyes to record the data of the failed attempts of their friends in order to not repeat the same mistakes during their own practice.

'You are an asshole. You know that, right?' Solus said via the mind link.

I'm pragmatic. Lith replied. This way we are all training and no one has to sit idly waiting for their turn.'

'Nice save.' She grunted. I hoped that recovering the Ears would lessen the strain from using the Eyes but studying a complex artifact still gives us a headache!'

'Either we are still missing a few floors holding crucial sections of the Eyes' power core or it might be a safety measure Ripha set to keep the apprentices authorized to use the Eyes from studying her tower and the other pieces of the Set.'

'Good point. Solus telepathically nodded. 'If it really is a safety measure, we can ask Mom how to disable it.'

"I'd say this covers the basics of the unlocked Hands." Menadion extended her hand toward Tista who gave her the Mouth. "You can practice the rest on your own. Now let's move on to the most. Forgemastering-oriented piece of the set.

"The Mouth of Menadion."

"Wait, what?" Tista asked in confusion. "I know it can be used to store spells, change arrays during the enchanting process, and act as a second body casting, but how is it better than the Hands or the Ears?"

"The Ears are the best piece of the Set for the preparatory phase, no doubt about that. During the actual Forgemastering, however, there isn't much it can do." Menadion replied. "As for the I lands, they can fuel your Forgemastering circle and wave two Tower Tier enchantments, but that's it.

"I won't share such a technique with any of you, at least for now, so let's move on to the second part of your question. What you said about the Mouth is correct, Tista, but only in its sealed state.

"Once unlocked, the number of spells the Mouth can store is the same but the length of those spells does. To be precise, there is no limit to that." Menadion filled the room

"Are you telling me..."

"Correct." Since Lith couldn't pick up his jaw from the floor in time to finish the sentence, Menadion did it for him. "I've stored the entire power core inside the Mouth and then I had it conjure the runes and arrange them in space.

"What about the mana?" Tista asked. "Each pseudo core is supposed to be as powerful as the mage can make it. Doesn't conjuring so many of them at once limit their

potential?"

"No, child" Menadion shook her head. "As I said, the pieces of my Set are different from usual artifacts. The white crystals embossed in the Mouth support the Forgemaster and provide enough mana even for a power core this complex.

"In case it wasn't enough, it's not a problem either. Since it's the Mouth keeping the spell matrix together, you can always take your time and use Invigoration when needed." Menadion took the mask off and turned toward her students, yet the sphere of light remained stable.

Solus and the others remained in a stunned silence for a few seconds before snapping out of it and examining the phenomenon with Life Vision. The power core was indeed linked to the Mouth, not to Menadion, and the white crystals forming its teeth constantly drew the surrounding world energy to fuel the sphere.

"What about the rune patterns now visible on the Mouth?" Faluel asked once she was done studying the link between the power core and the artifact.

"It's the manifestation of another of the powers of the unlocked Mouth." Menadion replied. "Once one of the stored spells is cast, the Mouth keeps its runes active. It means that you can use them to weave a new spell without the need to conjure them

again.

"It's very useful in battle. Not so much while Forgemastering since you have all the time to prepare your spell, but sometimes when an experiment goes bad, it's useful to have a few tricks up your sleeve."