Chapter 846: The Problem with Many Shields (1/2)
As one of the low-ranked God Foundation Stars Materials, it wasn't anything expensive. Considering Krune's actual income, he was able to buy more than enough for his 102 shields. Well, he would use the remaining material for repairs later on.
Krune then focused on forging his first shield, which didn't have the effects of the Purple Flame. After he was done with it, he sent his God Energy and Divine Sense inside it to control its flight. The shield then floated around, moving as Krune wished.
'Hmm... Indeed, the blockage in Divine Sense is really strong here in the God Realm. My Divine Sense can't go more than a few tens of meters away, limiting my ability to use flying shields. Well, at least I'm already used to them, so I should be able to control all 102 simultaneously, even with this limited range.'
After some time, Krune's shields stopped flying and fell to the ground before Krune picked it up.
'I'll need to go to the Formations Guild so that they can inscribe an Energy Transferring Formation on each one of them. Usually, Feifei would do it for me, but she isn't here right now, nor is Iem.'
Krune then poured more God Energy into the shield and continued to control it, trying to get used to this new piece of equipment. Only after a few hours did he reach a conclusion.
'Indeed, controlling a shield without Lightning Affinity Materials is totally different. There are the restrictions of the God Realm that make it even slower. However, even without that, it's different how my energy moves inside. I'm using the normal black fused elements and laws together with my Mental Energy. So far, the metal's several elements have a pretty good affinity with it. Let's try my Balance Laws now.'
Suddenly, the black fused elements on the shield disappeared before rainbow-colored energy manifested on it. Krune still couldn't keep it going for more than a second or two, but that was enough for him to get an idea. He kept repeating this process for some time before he nodded, satisfied.
'Great! The Balance Laws are so much better. Once I finish creating my Elements Cooperation Sub-Law, I should be able to sustain its form for much longer. Fortunately, I already know how the Initial Stage of this Sub-Law will be. I just need time to work on it now.'
It turned out that Krune's Shield moved much faster, became much sturdier, and allowed his God Energy to circulate several times easier. It wasn't just by a bit, but an increase of multiple times. Using Soren's Fused Elements and Laws simply couldn't be compared.
Time passed as Krune awakened the Spirits for profit and forged his shields. Just like that, four months went by in a flash. It couldn't be helped since every single shield took a lot of time to forge. One must remember that Krune couldn't use the Purple Flame anymore, so it took a lot longer to do it. Besides, he was forging shields at the limit of his actual blacksmith skills.
”Finally! 102 shields completed!”
During this time, Krune kept passing by the Formations Guild in Sunkan City to deliver his shields. After all, he needed the God Level Formations for the transfer of God Energy between him and the flying shields without touching them. Without that, Krune's shields couldn't fly for more than a few tens of seconds. That was way too little.
”Let's go to the Formations Guild to deliver this last one.”
Krune then exited the forging room before bumping into the Blacksmith Guild's supervisor. After being part of the guild for so long, he became quite well known. It wasn't because of his blacksmith level but because of how fast his blacksmith skills were improving. One must remember that Krune started with a single Godly Fusion Star level. Nevertheless, he was already a God Foundation Star Blacksmith after just this little time.
”Oh, Krune. I haven't seen you in the last few weeks.”
Krune smiled as he greeted back.
”Hello, Guild Master Juno. I was just on my way out to the Formations Guild.”
Juno nodded.
”We have a partnership with them for Equipment Formations, so it's good that you are using them. How was it? Did you finish all your shields?”
Krune nodded before passing his last forged shield to Juno.
Juno then sent his Divine Sense inside and analyzed the craftsmanship.
”It's truly a sight to behold. Just how can you make such a piece of high-quality equipment with so little experience? It's quite a shame that you decided to use a low-level material like Multi-Purpose Metal.”
Krune shook his head as he replied.
”I have no other choice. Unlike others, I'm specialized in all the five main elements and the two higher ones. Using a metal only good for one of them would be detrimental even if its quality is much higher.”
Juno nodded as he said.
”Well, it's up to you in the end. Still, are you sure you don't want to work for the blacksmith guild? Your forging ability is really good, so you would get quite a few customers.”