Chapter 87: A Historical Trade
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Chapter 87: A Historical Trade
It took Yao Shen over an hour of deliberation to decide which five modern weapons he would offer Vondar in return for one self-destruct greater rune and four auxiliary runes that would amplify the Lumenite Armors functions.
There was a reason why Yao Shen had requested for only five Greater Runes was because Vondar had clearly explained that adding any more would risk destabilizing the Lumenite that would serve as a base for the armor. Besides the self-destruct rune, the other Greater Runes that Yao Shen had chosen were fairly standard choices.
The Amplification Greater Rune could be activated by the wielders divine sense, increasing the draw on the Lumenite Armors reserves to defend from more powerful attacks. The Discharge Greater Rune called upon the Lumenite Armors reserves to release an expanding ring of condensed Spiritual Qi that would expand outwards until exhausted, incinerating weaker enemies and pushing back stronger ones.
The Control Greater Rune was another one that focused on defense, though its approach was far subtler. It allowed the wielder to redirect and focus the Lumenite Armors innate Qi at specific plates, helping to minimize the impact from the strike. Finally, there was the Diffusion Greater Rune, which Yao Shen personally considered to be the most interesting of the selections available.
The Diffusion Greater Rune converted the vast reserves of Qi contained in the Lumenite Armor into a thick mist that surrounded the armor. A talented enough cultivator could either rapidly absorb the Qi mist to replenish their own reserves or even use the increase in ambient Qi to amplify his attacks.
However, a simple fact remained. The Self-Destruct Greater Rune that had to be imbued with his own soul was the single, most important rune that he had traded Vondar for to the point where the other Greater Runes were meaningless without it. This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.
The secret of the Lumenite Mines could not be allowed to escape the Azlak Plains and as such, Yao Shen required a contingency measure for every set of armor he gave away. In the event that the armor left the Azlak Plains, or Yao Shen was to learn that one of the Elders he had bestowed the armor to had betrayed the cause of the Modern Sect, then his Divine Sense imbued in the self-destruct rune would send the command to detonate every ounce of Qi contained within the Lumenite Armor- resulting in an explosion that would be enough to grievously injure, if not instantly kill, any Nascent Soul Cultivator caught in its blast radius.
What could such a cultivator accomplish with designs born from the paradigm of another whole world?
That question was the reason why Yao Shen couldnt believe that he had come ahead of the deal, even when its terms seemed heavily skewed in his favor.
He supposed that only time would tell if his decision today was a wise one.
The five weapons that Yao Shen had zeroed in on were choices that he believed to have met the criteria hed set in advance. If he wanted to secretly renege on the deal, he could have picked out underwhelming melee weapons from the medieval era, versions of which were already prevalent in cultivator society. However, cooperation with Vondar was essential to his future goals and the Dwarf was one of the few cultivators in the Modern Sect that could not be pressured by his might or even assuaged with ample resources.
Knowledge and knowledge alone was capable of satiating the Scholars appetite and to that end, Yao Shen could not offer an underwhelming selection. Vondars experience with the Human race had been dismal as such and as a practitioner of the Human Dao, Yao Shen had to strive for far better if he wished to change that impression.
At the same time, he did not have the slightest of intention to reveal any weapon that was capable of destruction at a large scale.
His final list came down to a handgun, grenade and sniper rifle in the lethal category, while for the non-lethal ones he came up with two of Earths artifacts that he thought the dwarf would find interesting, namely, the taser and the drone.
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Chapter 87: A Historical Trade
It took Yao Shen over an hour of deliberation to decide which five modern weapons he would offer Vondar in return for one self-destruct greater rune and four auxiliary runes that would amplify the Lumenite Armors functions.
There was a reason why Yao Shen had requested for only five Greater Runes was because Vondar had clearly explained that adding any more would risk destabilizing the Lumenite that would serve as a base for the armor. Besides the self-destruct rune, the other Greater Runes that Yao Shen had chosen were fairly standard choices.
The Amplification Greater Rune could be activated by the wielders divine sense, increasing the draw on the Lumenite Armors reserves to defend from more powerful attacks. The Discharge Greater Rune called upon the Lumenite Armors reserves to release an expanding ring of condensed Spiritual Qi that would expand outwards until exhausted, incinerating weaker enemies and pushing back stronger ones.
The Control Greater Rune was another one that focused on defense, though its approach was far subtler. It allowed the wielder to redirect and focus the Lumenite Armors innate Qi at specific plates, helping to minimize the impact from the strike. Finally, there was the Diffusion Greater Rune, which Yao Shen personally considered to be the most interesting of the selections available.
The Diffusion Greater Rune converted the vast reserves of Qi contained in the Lumenite Armor into a thick mist that surrounded the armor. A talented enough cultivator could either rapidly absorb the Qi mist to replenish their own reserves or even use the increase in ambient Qi to amplify his attacks.
However, a simple fact remained. The Self-Destruct Greater Rune that had to be imbued with his own soul was the single, most important rune that he had traded Vondar for to the point where the other Greater Runes were meaningless without it. This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.
The secret of the Lumenite Mines could not be allowed to escape the Azlak Plains and as such, Yao Shen required a contingency measure for every set of armor he gave away. In the event that the armor left the Azlak Plains, or Yao Shen was to learn that one of the Elders he had bestowed the armor to had betrayed the cause of the Modern Sect, then his Divine Sense imbued in the self-destruct rune would send the command to detonate every ounce of Qi contained within the Lumenite Armor- resulting in an explosion that would be enough to grievously injure, if not instantly kill, any Nascent Soul Cultivator caught in its blast radius.
What could such a cultivator accomplish with designs born from the paradigm of another whole world?
That question was the reason why Yao Shen couldnt believe that he had come ahead of the deal, even when its terms seemed heavily skewed in his favor.
He supposed that only time would tell if his decision today was a wise one.
The five weapons that Yao Shen had zeroed in on were choices that he believed to have met the criteria hed set in advance. If he wanted to secretly renege on the deal, he could have picked out underwhelming melee weapons from the medieval era, versions of which were already prevalent in cultivator society. However, cooperation with Vondar was essential to his future goals and the Dwarf was one of the few cultivators in the Modern Sect that could not be pressured by his might or even assuaged with ample resources.
Knowledge and knowledge alone was capable of satiating the Scholars appetite and to that end, Yao Shen could not offer an underwhelming selection. Vondars experience with the Human race had been dismal as such and as a practitioner of the Human Dao, Yao Shen had to strive for far better if he wished to change that impression.
At the same time, he did not have the slightest of intention to reveal any weapon that was capable of destruction at a large scale.
His final list came down to a handgun, grenade and sniper rifle in the lethal category, while for the non-lethal ones he came up with two of Earths artifacts that he thought the dwarf would find interesting, namely, the taser and the drone.
Chapter 87: A Historical TradeIt took Yao Shen over an hour of deliberation to decide which five modern weapons he would offer Vondar in return for one self-destruct greater rune and four auxiliary runes that would amplify the Lumenite Armors functions. There was a reason why Yao Shen had requested for only five Greater Runes was because Vondar had clearly explained that adding any more would risk destabilizing the Lumenite that would serve as a base for the armor. Besides the self-destruct rune, the other Greater Runes that Yao Shen had chosen were fairly standard choices. The Amplification Greater Rune could be activated by the wielders divine sense, increasing the draw on the Lumenite Armors reserves to defend from more powerful attacks. The Discharge Greater Rune called upon the Lumenite Armors reserves to release an expanding ring of condensed Spiritual Qi that would expand outwards until exhausted, incinerating weaker enemies and pushing back stronger ones. The Control Greater Rune was another one that focused on defense, though its approach was far subtler. It allowed the wielder to redirect and focus the Lumenite Armors innate Qi at specific plates, helping to minimize the impact from the strike. Finally, there was the Diffusion Greater Rune, which Yao Shen personally considered to be the most interesting of the selections available. The Diffusion Greater Rune converted the vast reserves of Qi contained in the Lumenite Armor into a thick mist that surrounded the armor. A talented enough cultivator could either rapidly absorb the Qi mist to replenish their own reserves or even use the increase in ambient Qi to amplify his attacks. However, a simple fact remained. The Self-Destruct Greater Rune that had to be imbued with his own soul was the single, most important rune that he had traded Vondar for to the point where the other Greater Runes were meaningless without it. This chapter was first shared on the Nvl1n platform.The secret of the Lumenite Mines could not be allowed to escape the Azlak Plains and as such, Yao Shen required a contingency measure for every set of armor he gave away. In the event that the armor left the Azlak Plains, or Yao Shen was to learn that one of the Elders he had bestowed the armor to had betrayed the cause of the Modern Sect, then his Divine Sense imbued in the self-destruct rune would send the command to detonate every ounce of Qi contained within the Lumenite Armor- resulting in an explosion that would be enough to grievously injure, if not instantly kill, any Nascent Soul Cultivator caught in its blast radius. What could such a cultivator accomplish with designs born from the paradigm of another whole world?That question was the reason why Yao Shen couldnt believe that he had come ahead of the deal, even when its terms seemed heavily skewed in his favor. He supposed that only time would tell if his decision today was a wise one. The five weapons that Yao Shen had zeroed in on were choices that he believed to have met the criteria hed set in advance. If he wanted to secretly renege on the deal, he could have picked out underwhelming melee weapons from the medieval era, versions of which were already prevalent in cultivator society. However, cooperation with Vondar was essential to his future goals and the Dwarf was one of the few cultivators in the Modern Sect that could not be pressured by his might or even assuaged with ample resources. Knowledge and knowledge alone was capable of satiating the Scholars appetite and to that end, Yao Shen could not offer an underwhelming selection. Vondars experience with the Human race had been dismal as such and as a practitioner of the Human Dao, Yao Shen had to strive for far better if he wished to change that impression. At the same time, he did not have the slightest of intention to reveal any weapon that was capable of destruction at a large scale. His final list came down to a handgun, grenade and sniper rifle in the lethal category, while for the non-lethal ones he came up with two of Earths artifacts that he thought the dwarf would find interesting, namely, the taser and the drone.
