I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Chapter 224: Chapter 225: Superior Quality, Overpowering Power of Faith

Thankfully, this month Nylo had only transformed one Dawn Priest; now, there were still over 1700 points of Power of Faith remaining on his attribute panel, enough for one attempt.

“Castro, come here.”

Lide’s calm voice rang out in the ears of everyone on the small square in front of the forge.

The crowd that had been in eager discussion gradually fell silent upon hearing his voice.

All eyes turned to Lide.

In his black Mage robe, Lide immediately became the focus of the crowd.

Lide, who had experienced countless grand occasions, appeared calm and indifferent, slightly lifting his head to look at the bronze One-eyed Giant approaching in armor, who slowly said,

“Kneel.”

Kneel??

This emotionless word suddenly plunged the scene into silence, and everyone watched, hardly daring to breathe.

Children in the crowd unconsciously grabbed their parents’ hands, curious yet tense, while the women merely clutched at the corners of their clothing, their eyes filled with worry, fearing that this giant might threaten the act against the Kachar City Lord.

Even Valen, the Dwarf Forging Master, was stunned, watching Lide with a mixture of inexplicable emotions.

A One-eyed Giant of at least Level 15 and such strength, just ordered to kneel without any reason??

Before anyone had time to think further, this bronze One-eyed Giant, clad in 8-ton heavy armor, kneeled on one knee under everyone’s gaze at Lide’s single command, without the slightest hesitation.

That gigantic head bowed deeply toward Lide, like the most humble subject meeting his king.

Lide looked at the head, almost higher than his shoulder, his mouth twitching slightly under everyone’s gaze, his right hand extended, passing through two curved horns, his palm resting on Castro’s helmet.

“My most loyal warrior, I, in the name of the Lord of Dawn, bestow upon you power.”

His tone was deep, accompanied by his black Mage robe fluttering in the breeze, along with his deep dark eyes, handsomely perfect features, and an indescribably elegant demeanor.

The awe in the eyes of the surrounding crowd nearly maxed out.

Even many believers began to kneel before Lide directly.

As these words were spoken, under everyone’s tense gaze, a divinely pure light emerged from Lide’s palm resting on Castro’s helmet.

The light was sacred and gentle, carrying a comforting aura.

This holy light did not dissipate but instead infused directly into the armor on Castro’s body.

The originally dark armor was instantly lit by Holy Light, the glow spreading like a spiderweb from the helmet covering his head down his entire body.

The scene was like a Divine being descending to baptize his followers,

Filled with an untouchable, noble aura.

The residents around, after the burst of holy light, even heard hymns and countless believers’ prayers in their ears.

At this moment, the followers of the Dawn Sect around could no longer remain indifferent; their eyes filled with an unimaginable fervor as they knelt on the ground, hands pressed together at their chests, beginning to pray in the most devout manner to their god.

Not only the believers but even other residents who did not follow the Dawn Sect were greatly shocked at this moment.

A sentiment of unspeakable reverence arose in their hearts, and along with the believers, they knelt on the ground in the most respectful way to welcome—the Miracle.

“The Dawn God, your believers welcome you in the most respectful manner, we are about to embrace hope and light…”

“A miracle, it’s a display of a miracle by His Majesty…”

“Your Majesty, your glory will eventually illuminate this world…”

“Oh Goddess, I, I actually saw a Divine!”

Seeing this scene by his side, Valen’s eyes were filled with disbelief, as his inner beliefs were rapidly collapsing.

As a Dwarf who had lived for eons, how could he not know that such holy power could only be borrowed by the most devout priests from the temple.

This is the sacred power of the Divine!!

But that’s not the key point, the key is why a vampire can use the holy Light Power??

This must be a joke!!

You are a vampire! Aren’t you supposed to use dark and gloomy magic?? Why would you use the holy Light Power!?!

Even if Lide were transcendent or even legendary, Valen wouldn’t be so astonished, but for a vampire, who is traditionally restrained by holy power, to use such holy Light Power, it was an utter shock to his worldviews.

It’s no different than if the Undead liked to sunbathe, the Fire Element liked to bathe in the sea, or Elves used Undead Magic.

At this moment, Valen was almost driven insane; traditional views shattered in this instant.

He thought he had begun to uncover some secrets about Lide, but now he realized that what he considered secrets were just superficial things.

The real secrets hidden in the dark are unfathomable abysses, impenetrable mysteries.

Lide had not anticipated causing such a sensation; he had already closed his eyes and was intensely managing the Power of Faith.

Although he had yet to explore more uses for the Power of Faith, controlling it was not difficult as it belonged to him.

He gently channeled the Power of Faith inside him and slowly transferred it onto Castro’s armor. With the flow of the Power of Faith, Lide’s mind stirred, and he quietly submerged his consciousness into the Power of Faith.

As the Power of Faith slowly entered Castro’s armor.

For the first time, Lide observed the structure of the armor from an extremely detailed interior view and learned about the role of the Power of Faith within it.

After the Power of Faith entered the armor, it acted like an omnipotent repair energy. Many undetectable cracks in the armor from forging, or some impurities that affected the armor’s stability, were all eliminated by the flow of the Power of Faith.

Bit by bit, every part of the armor that the Power of Faith swept through clearly became harder.

One hundred, two hundred, three hundred, until all of his Power of Faith was infused into the armor Castro was wearing, Lide then slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes sparkled with excitement that no one else could understand.

He had just infused all of his Power of Faith into every corner of the armor without any waste, and the solidity of the armor had increased by at least 30%.

This was Shadow Metal, which was even more solid than the strengthened metals researched by the Gold Mining, and improving by 30% in such sturdy metal meant its performance now surpassed metals recorded in Valen’s cherished Dwarf Alchemy Formula.

This armor was now truly an unbreakable shield, immensely strong.

But what Lide valued most was his deeper understanding of this Divine Power throughout the process.

The Power of Faith was definitely not just a combat ability.

The greater capabilities of the Power of Faith were still yet to be tapped; he had underestimated the Power of Faith before.

Lide could only feel a deep sense of amazement at this moment, no wonder it was a power only Divine beings could possess.

Just after the Power of Faith had been absorbed by the armor like dry land soaking up water.

He suddenly heard the long-lost system prompt.

“Ding~ You have forged a perfect ★★★ Level armor, meeting the requirements to activate the Equipment Level System; Equipment Level function is now activated.”

“Equipment Levels are categorized as ordinary, rare, very rare, perfect, transcendent, legendary, and Divine Artifact. Each level is divided into ★, ★★, ★★★.”

The system’s prompts brought a look of delight to Lide’s face.

Finally, the equipment system had been activated.

Previously, Lide couldn’t see the quality of Glory’s equipment and had to rely on his own judgment.

Just like the greatsword in Betty’s hands that could cleave through Castro’s full armor, Lide felt it was an excellent item but he didn’t know to what extent.

Now, the system’s activation of this function was a huge help to him.

He quickly examined the attributes of Castro’s armor.

“Castro’s Heavy Armor (Limited)

Quality: Perfect ★★★

Traits: Solid (Defense increased by 500%), Unmovable as a Mountain (Impact resistance increased by 500% when in defense mode), Fearless (Armor blessed by a Divine being, the wearer fears neither level suppression nor the pressure from higher-level life forms)

Description: Full-body heavy armor forged by Divine Power, exclusively usable by Castro the Bronze One-eyed Giant, featuring solid traits that not even powerful siege weapons can penetrate.”

After reading, Lide’s lips curled into a radiant smile.

Those 100,000 Gold Pucks were not spent in vain, and the Power of Faith was worth it!!

Although Castro’s heavy armor had simple attributes, each of the three traits was exceptionally powerful.

Absolute premium quality.

Especially when worn by Castro the Bronze One-eyed Giant, it would absolutely unleash boundless combat prowess.

This was certainly not a loss.

He then turned to look at Castro, who had landed at some unknown point and was now staring at him with a respectful expression. It was evident that the King of the Dawn Bats coveted the armor on Castro.

Lide had clearly seen Castro’s actions, and it was apparent to Castro as well that the armor had become better than before.

“Castro’s Armor (Limited)

Quality: Perfect ★

Traits: Agility (Gains 50% agility in mid-air through special forging), Sharpness (50% chance to directly sever armor below perfect ★ quality when attacking, the lower the quality, the higher the chances of severing)

Description: Armor crafted from rare ore materials by Dwarf Forging Master Valen Barbaric Hammer together with the efforts of dozens of craftsmen.”

Though Castro’s armor was quite good, Lide could still feel a vast difference between armor that had been refined with the Power of Faith and that which hadn’t.

Castro’s heavy armor was not just about one extra trait; all three attributes were vastly powerful.

Especially the last trait, Fearless, which meant ignoring level suppression and the intimidation from higher-level creatures, allowing Castro to maintain peak combat performance even against transcendent beings or the dragon’s might.

This would be invaluable in battles against higher-level opponents.

In contrast, Castro’s armor looked notably shabbier, and its two traits were hardly worth mentioning.

“Master, your most loyal servant requests your reward~”

At this time, Castro couldn’t care less about anything else; he clearly felt that the armor on Castro had become more powerful by more than double after Lide’s interference.

He couldn’t tolerate it.

As old rivals, though their relationship was amicable now, neither wanted to be lesser than the other.

Lide shook his head, the Power of Faith was all used up, and there was no use thinking about it now.

“Castro, this is the reward Castro has received after countless contributions to Dawn City.

I will not forget anyone who has made sacrifices for Dawn City and the Holy Light Bloodline.

All who contribute will receive my rewards.”

Lide’s tone became much more emphatic, “Castro, if you want my reward, go and make more contributions to Dawn City; you will receive everything you desire.”

Castro was unaware that Lide was using the depletion of the Power of Faith as an excuse, and upon hearing this, Castro felt a surge of emotions.

“Master, Castro pledges to you, Mage, I will receive your reward!”

While Castro also lifted his enormous head at this moment and spoke in a sonorous voice, “My master, Castro will fight for you with my life!”

The tone was indescribably joyous, the strong armor was one reason, but more importantly, it was Lide’s recognition of his contributions to Dawn City.

This made Castro, who enjoyed thought-provoking lessons, feel his worth, a truly wonderful feeling.

Lide looked around, seeing everyone’s worshipful gazes made him shake his head humorously; since ancient times, deceptive words swayed hearts.

No one knew that he was just blabbering excuses because he was out of the Power of Faith…if he had more Power of Faith, he would probably enhance everyone’s gear.

Boosting combat ability was the current priority; as for contributions, those could wait until they discovered the Secret Silver Vein and battled the Beastmen.

Just as he was about to wave his hands to dismiss the crowd and find a place to test the armor on Castro and Castro.

Fluttering~

A sound of bat wings flapping rang out.

A small-sized bat flew directly from the sky to Lide’s side.

A messaging bat?

Lide noticed a secret message tied to the bat’s abdomen and his gaze sharpened.

Extending his hand, the bat landed in his palm.

Swoosh~ Drawing out the secret message, Lide unfolded and began to read it.

Moments later, his previously joyful expression turned very grave.

After he had read the secret message, he took a deep breath and suddenly turned his head, looking at the surrounding Harrison and Emi.

His tone was icy.

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