Chapter 1027: The Old Lady’s Astonishment (2/2)

Even though he was worried, the City Lord decided to trust in her judgment, beginning to clean up the damage while some of the warriors started to break the ice on the prison.

The Cloud Whale gently increased its altitude before flying towards the center of the city. Throughout the journey, no words were exchanged between them. An hour later, the Cloud Whale arrived above a massive palace that was situated in the center of the city.

Upon the old lady's directions, it landed at a massive open balcony, one where massive banquets were usually conducted. Deactivating the Cloud Whale, Krune followed the old lady. As for Hazak, it walked a step behind Krune, ready to react to any ambushes.

”Our ancestors arrived approximately two thousand years ago and settled in this place due to its geographical advantages. Not much of that time has been recorded,” the old lady started to talk, leading them towards a secluded chamber, opening the door into the treasury.

”Placed here are objects our ancestors had brought with them. Unfortunately, we can't even touch them now. If we do, we'll die immediately,” the old lady said.

Entering the treasury, Krune gazed at the numerous items before him, unaffected. After all, they were just weapons and armors that he could create if he had enough materials. Looking at a sword, he muttered, ”Three Stars God Foundation equipment.”

He then looked at a shield, muttering, ”One Star God Core equipment.”

”Seven Star God Core equipment... Three Star Nascent God equipment... One Star Godly Fusion equipment…what the heck?” Krune iterated the levels of every item he came across. After doing it for some time, he turned around, noticing the old lady look at him in shock, her mouth agape.

She was unable to control her astonishment, asking in a fluster, ”Do you know what they are?”

”Of course, I'm a blacksmith myself. I've created quite a few shields of that caliber,” Krune replied.

”Then, how can we wield them?” the old lady asked, excited at the prospect.

”You can't,” Krune replied, gently touching a shield as he noticed the nerves on his hand protrude, bursting out after a couple of seconds. ”This is what will happen to anyone that touches them. As mortals, we cannot touch equipment wielded by the gods.”

His healing energy coursed through his hand, beginning to heal it as Krune told her, ”The difference is too vast. You'll simply die if you try to wield it. After all, you're just a mortal.”

”The equipment of the gods…” the old lady muttered, dazed.

”Then, how can I ever wield them?” she asked soon after, anticipating his response. Even Hazak looked at Krune with widened eyes. It had touched a sword only a little but sensed that its hand was already on the verge of breaking down, even though the contact had been short.

It made Hazak realize the true extent of the powers dwelling within the items and the power an individual had to possess to wield them. It understood the true extent of its master's power, raising its hand as it proclaimed, ”Master is a godly being!”

Krune noticed his tablet placed atop an altar in one corner, arriving before it quickly as he touched it once, caressing it longingly before double-tapping it, watching it enter his glabella.