Mage Adam

Chapter 257: Gains

Lord Svorsi chuckled a bit awkwardly. "Why would I take your things, my friend? You've got me wrong, haha."

Then he turned off his projection and added, "I need to rest now. You can hang around in the Royal City for a few more days. And, besides knowing some top secrets, you'll have the same rights as me with the Titan people."

This was just what Adam had expected. After thanking him, Adam got into the mithril body and took off with the puzzled Sophia.

Overall, this adventure was totally worth it. Adam was really happy with what he had managed to get.

He had picked up a ton of information and materials that were super important, especially about the Devourer and the problems with Titania's Origin. Dealing with these was Adam's next big job---he needed to either distract the Devourer from the Origin or prevent its erosion for now, so he could set up spatial anchor coordinates and then reach out to the Fifth Element.

Right now, Adam couldn't connect to the Mage Network. The Metal Eaters might have done something to cut off and weaken the signal. Although Adam could still sense the Mage Network, he couldn't send any messages through it.

Before, it seemed almost impossible to get around this block of information. But now, things were different; since his real body could show up in Titania, he could use his magic powers. This made the job a bit easier.

So, even though the path ahead was tough, there was now some hope.

Plus, Sophia, who had briefly held the Flames, also got a lot of perks. The biggest one was fixing the problem of her drained essence after transforming, which really boosted her chances of becoming transcendent.

Also, Sophia's combat form got a new layer of cold ice armor with some metal elements, making it transcendent-level magic metal. Her defenses got a big upgrade.

Even Sophia's normal form got a huge boost.

Now, she excitedly sat on top of Adam's head, and every time she flapped her wings, little water element sprites appeared.

These sprites were fun companions for her usually, but in a fight, they turned into active level-three water element magic.

"Big dragon, where are we? Is this also one of your bodies? Did you transform again? Can you change back to your dragon form?" After having her fun, Sophia lay down and fired off these questions next to Adam's ear.

"This is Titania."

The exit was right there, and Adam answered her with just that one line before signaling her to keep quiet. There were lots of people outside to handle, especially Qi 31.

Adam had taken advantage of his trust, and it wasn't something he was proud of.

Garfield was quite happy with himself at that time.

It was Adam who had healed Lord Svorsi, and Garfield hadn't done anything, but the Titans didn't know that. They couldn't tell the difference between a leader and his helper, and just treated them the same.

After Lord Svorsi got better, the simple-minded giants each came down, giving Garfield a hearty pat on the head. Then, they picked him up with two fingers and swung him around in the sky.

Garfield wasn't used to the Titans' way of showing friendship, but he still felt proud.

He started boasting without even thinking, until Adam came out of Lord Svorsi's body and Sophia, hearing Garfield's boasts, sharply said, "Bragging!" That shut him up.

When the Titans saw Adam, they stopped their rough handling of Garfield and rushed over to Adam, wanting to thank him in their own direct way.

Remembering how Windflame 222 and the others had 'tortured' him when he first arrived, Adam quickly used a Blink spell to escape the area, only leaving a message for Qi 31.

...

"So, that's what happened."

In the maintenance area at the other end of the Royal City, Qi 31, Garfield, and Adam's mithril body were getting top-notch care.

Sophia flew around carelessly, not even bothering when she got squashed into droplets by machines.

Adam stood by, explaining everything to Qi 31.

After listening quietly, Qi 31 quickly forgave Adam. After all, Adam hadn't hurt the Titans and had actually helped save their race. There was nothing for him to be upset about.

"What will you do next? Go back to your world?"

"No, I'll stay here and help with your fight against the Metal Eaters."

...

Later, they went back to Lord Svorsi's body.

"Help us?"

As Qi 31 consumed energy blocks like they were nothing, he asked doubtfully, "My friend, if your world could come to Titania, and if it's really as strong as you say, then helping might work. But with your current power, facing any Metal Eater leader would mean certain death."

Adam shook his head. "My skills are better used behind the scenes than on the front lines."

"The key to winning or losing our war with the Metal Eaters is with the Royals. We just need to make sure we're not caught off guard," said Qi 31.

Adam didn't agree with him. "There are forty-seven Royals, and each one must be at the front, right? Besides watching out for sneak attacks by Metal Eater kings, shouldn't you also be protecting the regular Titans at the front?"

"Yes," Lord Svorsi said.

"And between protecting your people and fighting the Metal Eaters directly, how do you split your forces?"

"Sixty-forty," he replied.

"I can help free up that forty percent of your focus, by dividing the battle into two levels. Your Titan Royals will focus on the Metal Eater Royals, while your regular Titan warriors handle the ordinary Metal Eaters."

As they talked, Lord Svorsi's Flames suddenly pulled all the energy blocks in front of him into the Vital Generator. He looked unsure as he said, "Even if all the newborns and Knights joined the battle, they would still be far outnumbered by the massive number of Metal Eaters."

"If we can't increase the number of fighters, then we'll need to make them stronger."

"Are you talking about those gears you made? They help, but they aren't strong enough. Our Commanders and Warlords need something better."

"The armor I made back in York is just the simplest kind I know how to make. If you trust me and give me support, I can at least double the fighting power of your ordinary Titans."

Lord Svorsi immediately stopped drawing energy and projected his image right in front of Adam. The idea of doubling the combat power of the Titans caught his full attention. The Titans had always struggled with their numbers, and the Royals had to spread their efforts too thin.

If Adam could truly boost the abilities of all Titans---not just double, but even improve them a bit---it would greatly ease their burden and might even let them start taking back lands they had lost.

More land would mean more resources and more places for the Titans to grow, creating a good cycle that was too good to pass up.

He looked intently at Adam and asked, "Are you serious? What do you need from us?"

Adam nodded firmly, "I need achievements in battle. A lot of them gather the resources I need."