Chapter 76 - Defensive Artifact? (1/2)
Krune left Cassy for Lakin to take care and called his team members over.
”Cassy's issue is over, as you already know, the Mercenary Selection is just two weeks and some days away, so we should return, otherwise, Guild Head Bary might go crazy, we told him that we would stay out for some time though, but just in case.”
Yusa and the others nodded, Ao then thought about something.
”Shinja, you already have a free pass to the Divine Path Sect entrance exam, you could stay here if you want, no?”
Shinja heard that and nodded.
”I also thought about it, but in the end, there isn't much of a difference whether I stay or not, I already have my soul cultivation technique and I can use it anywhere, I can also cultivate in any place I wish, so I will go to take a look.”
They nodded and went back to prepare for their leaving next day, Krune went to the Order Hall to tell Hasik that he would stay some time out.
”I understand, so the place you are going is full of top experts watching over, right?”
Krune nodded, the Heads of the other Mercenary Guilds of the other continents would be there too, not to mention that they are going to the Martial gathering right after they finish selecting the people who are getting the Five Slots given to the Mercenary Guild, so it's bound to have even more experts there.
”Then take this technique with you and make sure to master it before that Selection starts.”
Krune then saw a book appearing on the teleport formation in the Order Hall, after reading its name, he got surprised!
”Race Cover Technique”
”Is this technique something that helps conceal my true form?”
Hasik nodded.
”Although you are a wisp, you are still a Legacy Disciple of my old Mohie Sect, the sect will always protect its members, doesn't matter which race they are from, it was thanks to rules like that that our sect was able to become a superpower in the past, the people who joined our sect had a sense of belonging, and that is a very powerful weapon for any sect.”
Krune didn't mind the-wisp comment and thanked Hasik anyway.
”This technique can stop anyone bellow the Void Breaking Realm from being able to see which race you are from, for a planet like this one that you described to me, there shouldn't have anyone at this level, and in the future when you venture outside this planet, you won't need to be afraid of showing your true form anymore, only those with poor foundations and bleak futures would dare to use wisps for cultivation, any other high-level cultivator wouldn't risk damaging their foundations for a short term increase in power.”
”Of course, it is still best if you keep it hidden as a trump card, after all, you said that your combat power is a lot higher in that form.”
Krune nodded, it was true, his control over the elements is a lot higher when he doesn't need to circulate spiritual energy through his human body first, he might lose some defense, but he gains a lot of firepower.
Krune was just about to leave when suddenly, Hasik made an unexpected question.
”By the way, what kind of weapon you are using at the moment?”
Krune looked back at Hasik.
”Weapon? I've never used a weapon, to be honest, I'm a lot better at long-range attacks and movement skills, so I never thought about acquiring one.”
Hasik was taken aback with that answer.
”Even if you are good at staying far away, there are weapons good for that style of battles too, have you never considered Flying Swords, Chakrams, or anything like that?”
It's not like that Krune hasn't thought about them before, it's just that he felt that they aren't exactly to his liking, and so he told Hasik.
”I see, but what is it that you don't like about them?”
Krune pondered a bit, if there was a reason, then it could only be…
”Well, to be honest, I have never liked killing, unless it's absolutely necessary, I won't take any lives, I can count the number of living beings that died because of me on my hands, and you better know that I have battled a lot already, be it alone or together with my team members, so I guess it's because those are killing weapons that I feel uncomfortable about using them.”
Hasik found this wisp to be more and more strange, of course, it's not like all the other cultivators are bloodthirst and love killing each other, but usually, they wouldn't care about killing their enemies so that they could get rid of the problem as soon as possible, everyone knows that it is a lot easier to kill than it is to disable someone.
”I'm not in the position to judge whether you are right or wrong, maybe you are able to do what you do exactly because of that, but I still think that you should choose something for emergencies.”
It was then that Hasik thought about something.
”You said that you don't like weapons since they are made for killing, then what about defensive spiritual artifacts?”
Krune was puzzled, so far he only saw people using spiritual artifact weapons for killing, and he has never seen anyone using something for defense.
”What kind of defensive spiritual artifact?”
”That is up to you, it must be something you like, they say that the best weapon is the one that suits you the best, defensive artifacts are just the same, what kind of artifact would be the one you like the most? Think about it.”
Krune left the Order hall with that thought on his mind, just what kind of artifact would be the best for himself.
'It has to be something I can use both in human and wisp form, in that case, something like a big flying shield maybe?'
Krune shook his head.
'Too big, hard to manipulate and can only defend one side, maybe some kind of armor that can adapt to my wisp form?'
Krune shook his head again.
'Out of question, I don't even know if an armor can transform to start with, even if it's possible, it's not something I can acquire at my level, otherwise, I would have seen someone using it already.'
It was then that Krune thought about something.
'My soul power and Divine Sense are stronger than anyone at my level, at least between the people I have seen so far it definitely is so, in that case, why am I focusing in a single piece of equipment to start with?'
An idea started to form in Krune's mind.
'Maybe…'
Krunes eyes lit up immediately.
'I need to go to the Blacksmith Guild first to check if it is possible.'
It was then the Krune noticed that he already arrived in his room.
”Oh right, the Race Cover Technique, I need to practice it straight away, I hope it isn't too hard to comprehend.”
Krune then forgot about the artifact issue for the moment, he decided that he would check about it when he was back in the city and went to the Blacksmiths Guild.
He then opened the book and started reading its contents, surprisingly, there wasn't much there, it only took a few minutes to memorize it completely.
”So, it's basically a type of Divine Sense shield that stops other Divine Senses from checking into my body to find out which race I am, it's quite simple too, I should be able to learn it by tomorrow before we leave.”