I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Chapter 223: Chapter 224: Awesome Armor

Large, incomparably huge, a massive armor was pushed in front of Lide by dozens of blacksmiths.

The armor was evidently designed for Lord Kosso.

A gigantic bullhorn helmet was at the forefront. A teenager could walk upright in it without bending, the bullhorns glimmered with metallic patterns formed by countless hammer strikes, gleaming coldly in the sunlight like bent crossbows. Their sharp tips could even pierce a warrior’s shield.

Everything radiated immensity.

Two arm armors were already assembled together, with joints crafted so intricately tight yet extremely refined, protecting everything except the wrist.

The breastplate was exaggerated to the extreme, the thickest part Lide estimated to be half a blade thick—normal bows and arrows, even siege crossbows or dragon-hunting crossbows used by humans against giant dragons, could not penetrate it.

Even the weakest joints were protected by twenty centimeters of armor.

Indestructible!

The weight of this set of armor also reached an exaggerated 8 tons, and if made from Gold Mining’s enhanced steel, this same set would weigh at least 25 tons.

Only Kosso, who had activated the Ancient Giant Bloodline and reached Level 16 as a Bronze One-eyed Giant, could wear this enormous piece of armor.

The potential of the Bronze One-eyed Giant Bloodline wasn’t fully activated yet, Kosso still had room to grow.

But no matter how one calculated, among the entire One-eyed Giant Race, only Kosso with his powerful bloodline could wear such terrifyingly heavy armor.

This set of armor was specially forged for Kosso by Valen after numerous tests.

Under normal battle conditions, Kosso’s stable carrying capacity was 10 tons, but to leave some margin, Valen reduced this weight to 8 tons.

Other One-eyed Giants normally could carry 4 tons. Kosso’s capacity far exceeded theirs.

The higher the carrying capacity, each increment required greater physical fitness, akin to humans running a 100 meters sprint, where achieving under ten seconds was already the limit.

In this case, even an improvement of 0.1 second is a huge step, necessitating much greater physical stamina.

Kosso had doubled the normal load capacity of 4 tons for a One-eyed Giant, akin to humans suddenly moving from the speed limit of nine-something seconds to six or even five seconds, highlighting just how formidable the King of the One-eyed Giants was now.

Beside the humanoid armor, there was an even more eye-catching piece of exotic armor.

The black armor resembled a giant dragon soaring with widespread wings. The two huge wings were very thin and, at first glance, seemed perfectly aerodynamic, smooth and flowing.

Meanwhile, the gleaming cold light on them also resembled the spread wings of a demon, the sharp edges exuding an oppressive force.

This was tailored specifically for Castro, the king of the Dawn Bats.

Compared to Kosso’s heavy armor, Castro’s was lighter, weighing only 4 tons, the same as a normal One-eyed Giant’s load.

However, besides using thick plates over vital areas like the heart and joints, the rest of Castro’s armor was lightweight.

Especially on the wings, the edges were sharper than sword blades, enough to chill the spines of the most formidable shield-bearing warriors.

One could imagine the immense destructive force Castro would wield during a dive attack upon his enemies once armored.

However, the only thing that made Lide shake his head was that Castro, in his role, was originally a long-range support air unit.

Now this air unit was going for hand-to-hand combat, a fact that made him somewhat helpless.

Yet Earth’s bloodline endowed him with far greater melee lethality than he could ever achieve with magic in the skies.

Therefore, Valen had crafted this specific armor for him, and seeing Castro’s greater interest in close combat over magic, Lide could only let him proceed with it.

Castro’s armor was not only lightweight, conducive to flight, but also provided decent defense and exaggerated lethality.

The weight of 4 tons was nothing for someone who had inherited both the Bronze One-eyed Giant and the Bloodline Ancestor’s Bloodlines like Castro.

In fact, without affecting flight, Castro’s load capacity could reach 6 tons, but Valen had designed his armor to weigh 4 tons to leave some room.

“Kachar City Lord, this is a gift offered to you by the Dwarves”

Valen approached Lide with a hint of pride in his expression as he paid his respects.

The two suits of armor behind him, resembling exquisite pieces of art and glittering with a cold light, immediately drew the admiration of all present.

Lide nodded without saying much, feeling quite satisfied with the dwarves’ forging skills. He signaled to Kosso, who loomed like a mountain beside him, casting shadows around.

“Go, put it on and let me see.”

“Yes, master,”

Kosso’s voice boomed like thunder, and his towering height of seven blades made his voice seem as if it descended from the heavens.

After Lide finished speaking, he waved to Castro, who was soaring unrestrained in the sky. Castro immediately noticed Lide’s summons and swooped down amidst the exclamations of the crowd.

His bat wings stirred up waves of air, and Castro’s massive body landed on the ground.

The enormous bat wings folded, and his sharp claws, capable of easily leaving deep scratches on the slate ground, stepped forward.

“Master,”

Castro’s voice was ethereal, resonating through the air.

“You go wear the armor.”

“As you wish.”

As the two conversed, Kosso was already donning the armor, undoubtedly robust as it was a product of a dwarf master.

Both its protective capabilities and the ease of wearing were top-notch.

Thus, Kosso didn’t need any assistance in dressing. Of course, given his massive frame, assistance was not feasible anyway.

Kosso dressed piece by piece.

A massive bullhorn helmet, a hollow-type complex face mask that protected the one-eye, a chestplate large like a shield, solid and sleek leg armor, and even a pair of boots filled with sharp spurs.

His entire body, from hands to feet, was encased in dark gray armor.

Truly armed to the teeth.

After Kosso finished dressing, the crowd that gathered to watch fell silent, all residents looking in fanatic awe at the colossal figure.

A steel giant stood tall within Dawn City.

Under the sunlight, the armor reflected a blinding brilliance.

The bullhorn helmet, complete like a crossbow, with its sharp horns glinting with a cold gleam—covered his giant one-eye with a hollow face mask full of dense small holes that provided extreme defensive power without hindering vision.

The black full-body armor armored the giant to the extreme, covering even the mouth, leaving only two nostrils open to the outside.

The armor bore the distinctive dark patterns of dwarf forging that combined with his large body to exude an unstoppable imposing aura.

Majestic, robust, powerful, towering—all words of praise concerning strength could describe Kosso in the armor.

Everyone’s attention was captured by this scene.

The residents’ exclamations rose and fell.

“By the goddess above, Lord Kosso truly commands such a mighty presence!!”

“Is this a One-eyed Giant?? No, this is an invincible Steel Giant!! Praise to the Lord of Kachar, praise to Dawn City!!”

“This is a servant under Lord Kachar, only a great divine being could possess such a powerful subordinate, praise to the Dawn~”

“Unimaginable, to think I could witness this in my lifetime, I can already imagine telling my grandson about this scene…”

“Too extravagant, this armor must be a hundred times heavier than the door of my house…”

“….”

Lord Kosso, standing seven blades tall, felt a countless times stronger impact clad in armor than when he wore only beast skin shorts bare-chested.

It was an impact from civilization.

Steel Giant!

At this moment, Castro had also begun to dress.

Although this nascent ruler had no hands, he could use all the magic Lide knew.

Moreover, Castro’s level had reached 15, and he had acquired the talent for Dual Casting.

Two Mage’s Hands were quickly arranging the armor in his hands, and since Castro had tried it on countless times before, he was very familiar with it and made no mistakes.

Thus, another Steel Giant appeared before Lide’s eyes.

Castro, once armored, was even more eye-catching than the Steel Giant, Lord Kosso.

Because it was simply too domineering.

Dark red wings were completely encased within black steel armor, the two batwings draped in steel armor like feathers, which reflected light in all directions under the sunlight, with each armor plate oriented differently, making it look like a twinkling star.

The armor, hugging the body, was full of streamlined designs, even better fitting the requirements of aerodynamics than Castro’s original body.

Before Lide could continue examining, Castro, thrilled by his new equipment, couldn’t contain his excitement. His sharp, giant claws fiercely thumped the ground, leveraging that force to take flight.

The wind swept across!

The huge gust scattered the crowd backward violently, causing a painful sensation on their faces.

Whoosh, whoosh~

Castro flapped his batwings and rose into the sky.

It was hard to imagine just how powerful the dwarves’ craftsmanship was, allowing such massive armor to cling tightly to Castro without hindering the flight of this nascent ruler.

Soaring in the sky.

Below, the crowd burst into exclamations once more, having witnessed today how a beast, clothed in armor heavy enough that even dozens of men couldn’t lift, could fly into the sky.

The scene was too astonishing.

Just then, standing behind Lide wearing a white priest robe, Nilo suddenly seemed to remember something after witnessing the scene.

Her pale gold eyes, full of dignity, blinked and she stepped forward two paces.

“Your Majesty…”

Lide, who was admiring Castro’s artistic flight in the sky, turned slightly to hear this.

Looking at Nilo’s delicately beautiful face, he smiled slightly, “Nilo, what is it?”

His mood was quite good, even though the armor for Kosso and Castro had cost a total of 100,000 Gold Pucks.

100,000 Gold Pucks! Even a medium-sized noble family wouldn’t have amassed such wealth.

But just looking at the two sets of armor, he could feel their strength, and the boost in combat capability they provided to the two giants was beyond Lide’s estimation.

Money is a bastard, it only counts when spent.

Nilo hesitated, “Your Majesty, I…” she said as she slightly lifted the slender oak wand in her hand.

Lide looked at the wand, clearly cut fresh from a tree, about a blade’s length and as thick as three thumbs, somewhat baffled.

Seeing Lide’s puzzled gaze, the girl began to explain.

“I was conferring the role of Dawn Priest upon a female believer a couple of days ago when I unintentionally infused part of the Power of Faith into this oak staff, and then…”

Ni Luo’s expression was filled with amazement, “Then this withered staff, already chopped down last year… sprouted anew.”

???

Upon hearing this, Lide was bewildered. This staff was from last year??

He stared at the vibrant greenery, the tender buds growing on the staff, disbelief filling his eyes.

“You mean this staff was cut down from a tree? And it was the Power of Faith that revived it and even made it sprout??”

Ni Luo nodded affirmatively, “Yes, Your Majesty, the Power of Faith you bestowed upon me is miraculous, possessing indescribable abilities.

To test this, I infused other withered branches with the Power of Faith, and found that it can make them sprout too, seemingly containing powerful life energy…”

Lide’s eyes slowly brightened, he was very interested, his gaze intense as he looked at his Divine Priest. This girl truly was his lucky star.

He hadn’t discovered any other uses for the Power of Faith for so long, and now, in such a short time, Ni Luo had noticed the uniqueness of the Power of Faith.

“Ni Luo, well done. Have you discovered any other uses for the Power of Faith?”

Ni Luo smiled slightly, nodding confidently, “Of course, this belongs to your power and has infinite wonderful uses.

It can not only make withered trees sprout but even allow injured animals to recover quickly.

Most importantly, if the Power of Faith is infused into weapons, it seems to enhance their solidity and sharpness…”

Hmm??

Upon hearing this last remark, Lide’s eyes immediately widened.

The Power of Faith had this use???

Since the Power of Faith was too advanced, he found it impossible to study, akin to researching spaceships during the Stone Age, without even knowing where to begin, thus his research on the Power of Faith was nonexistent.

His research had been leaning towards casting magic, enhancing combat abilities, but he had never thought of infusing plants, animals, or weapons with the Power of Faith.

His previous fixed mindset had limited many of his ideas; he hadn’t realized that the Power of Faith could not only be used in combat but also possess significant abilities in other areas.

Today, Ni Luo had given him a huge surprise.

“So, what are you thinking?”

“I think, perhaps we could try using the Power of Faith to upgrade these two sets of armor we forged with countless precious materials.”

Ni Luo looked somewhat uncertain, seeking Lide’s opinion.

Though 100,000 Gold Pucks was a sum that could make anyone tremble, the value of the Power of Faith might not be less compared to 100,000 Gold Pucks.

This was a Divine power.

Infusing the Power of Faith into the armor was akin to using Divine power in the forging process.

Castro could perfectly inherit the traits of the Bronze One-eyed Giant and the Bloodline of the Bloodline Ancestor largely because of the Power of Faith.

Without the Power of Faith, this nascent king would likely have had no right to be born.

This was a power only a Divine could wield, and now Lide truly was one, albeit prefixed with ‘pseudo’.

Given the massive size of these two sets of armor, to achieve the desired effect, even the Power of Faith accumulated over the past month might not be enough, hence Ni Luo didn’t dare to make a decision in front of Lide.

Lide didn’t have so many concerns. His eyes flashed with contemplation, and after a moment, he slowly nodded.

“Let’s give it a try then.”

Under these circumstances, not trying it out just wouldn’t be Lide.