Chapter 113

Chapter 113 – Loki’s Hammer

The remaining factories that were working day and night endlessly couldn’t keep up with the consumption of hot weapons . Furthermore, these weapons showed extremely poor results in combat . As many of the important cities were under siege by those mutated beasts, mankind’s only option was to rely on more primitive weaponry . There were times when one’s body was more useful than a hot weapon .

In the dark era’s most difficult period, mankind was forced to use various kinds of scrap metal to fashion together knives, swords and other weapons . Empty-handed combat became the bread and butter of every battle, but it was still very difficult to use it against the mutated beasts . As a result, the entire population of the Federation was reduced to a third, with many of the cities falling under the dominion of the enemy .

Fortunately, special ability users and new humans came into existence as a result of mutation from the influence of the higher dimension . There was also the emergence of various different kinds of clans . An exemplar of this was the Potter clan that had lasted since that era till now . Yet, even this unnurtured force could barely reduce the death rate of the human population . It was only with the development of rune weapons that all this changed .

“Rune weapons weren’t an invention of Federation scientists . In this era where living was seen as a luxury, the military and government continuously changed, so scientists weren’t able to focus properly on their research . The first rune weapon instead came from a few individual genius soldiers . As for their origin… does anyone care to share this information with us?”

Professor Moore looked at Ma Dong’s prone posture on the table and suddenly raised his voice . “Ma Dong, please tell us more about it!”

In his dreams, Ma Dong had been facing Milami and drooling . Milami’s bashfulness along with her fluttering, charming eyes that were fully focused on him was too much for him to handle as she asked him with a tenderhearted voice of the deepest impression he had of her .

Was there even a need to think on this?

Ma Dong instantly leapt up and, without taking the time to think, blurted, “S-shape!”

Milami’s S-shape curves were within President Ma Dong’s weak mind at all times . This caused him to always feel like climaxing .

When they saw Ma Dong’s dazed appearance, the entire class burst into laughter .

“Quiet down, quiet down!” Professor Moore shouted . He frowned as he signalled with a pressing down motion for Ma Dong to sit . “That is a very accurate answer . In all of the original rune weapons, they indeed had the simplest rune of all, the S-shaped carved rune inscription engraved into them .

“There were some soldiers who had initially discovered that the S-shape inscription was able to enhance the speed in which soul power can be conducted when placed on a weapon . This was also the earliest understanding mankind had on soul power frequency bands . Furthermore, the S-shape carving was able to reduce the drop in efficiency when soul power was conducted through a weapon . During that period of time, there was still no such thing as a rune weapon, but due to the S-shaped inscription being spread across the Federation’s military, the term “rune weapon” finally came into being . These became the first generation rune weapons!”

Ma Dong sat upright, a blank expression still on his face . He’d stopped drooling, but his eyes were still blurred with confusion . What the hell exactly happened? Where is my Milami?

Looking at Ma Dong, a look of grudging admiration was on Wang Zhong’s face . Such a thing had already happened three times this semester . This fellow’s skill of answering questions in his dreams had already reached a level of perfection .

“With the appearance of the first generation rune weapons, the Federation finally tasted its sweet benefits . Regardless of whether it were the Federation’s scientists or its soldiers, both groups developed a very strong interest in this new kind of weapon . Due to this, the era evolved into a period when the development of rune weapons was at its fastest .

“Something from nothing, crude to excellent, all of this took hold in only a few short decades . On the whole, the weapons weren’t up to the standards and norms of our current rune weapons . There were even some that were so simple it was laughable . The rules and fetters we have for our current weapons didn’t exist back then . No constraints were placed on the style of the weapon, and everything was extremely reliant on imagination and creativity . While many were rough and shoddy, there were also many outstanding works that emerged . There were even some weapons that to this day are insurmountable, unreplicable, and legendary!”

With a wave of his marker, Professor Moore wrote today’s topic—The Ten Great Divine Weapons of the Dark Era!

“The Ten Great Rune Divine Weapons represent the pinnacle of mankind’s rune weaponry . Is there anyone who can give me a few examples?”

Topics about the Divine Weapons could make anyone more interested in a topic as boring as rune development history . Along with the excitement caused by Ma Dong’s earlier actions, and the students were all fired up . Those with clan backgrounds knew a thing or two, while the others were of course just talking nonsense .

“Victor’s Demon Devouring Blade!”

“Shield of Radiance! Oleg Divine Armor!”

“Graham’s Sword, Perpetual Saint Gun, Durandal Magic Bow, Loki’s Warhammer,” Wang Zhong supplemented . He’d read quite a few pieces of information on this in the library . In fact, there was no truly complete definition for these so-called Ten Great Divine Weapons .

The theorized Ten Great Divine Weapons were all different for the various powers . There were even some that were rarely ever seen or heard of because the knowledge of them was infrequently spread . What Wang Zhong spoke of were those on the mainstream lists; weapons actively pushed forward by the various universities .

Ma Dong woke up finally, unwilling to be excluded . When he understood his previous miracle performance, President Ma Dong felt very satisfied and excited . “Gem of Deception!”

It didn’t matter if his reply was correct or not; the most critical point was that there couldn’t a lack of balls! How could there not be any ball-type weapon in this list of Ten Great Divine Weapons? It also had to fill up the top spot on the list!

Professor Moore smiled faintly and again made a waving motion with his hands to calm the excited students down . “There are right and wrong answers to what you have all said . For example, Oleg Divine Armour; while it is a complete set of defensive equipment, it is a recently produced product and has yet to enter into the ranks of Ten Great Divine Weapons . Another example is the Gem of Deception . It is a supplementary device, and while its camouflaging abilities are mysterious, it cannot be classified as a weapon…”

“Professor Moore, then should rune weapons be divided into defensive equipment and combat weaponry?” Wang Zhong asked as he raised a hand .

Classifications were very important . Being able to understand an object with one look was a way to learn .

With a smile, Professor Moore said, “That is a very good question . That method of distinction, however, can only be used for rune weapons that have been mass produced in our current era . As for those of the dark era, I prefer to differentiate them according to their strengths . One group would be those of the craftsman class, the other being of the soul class . ”

Moore stopped speaking as he noticed the blank and vacant gazes of this group of students . Obviously they were more focused on the performance and legends behind those rune weapons .

“The so-called craftsman class is directed toward those extremely astonishing rune weapon cast by rune grandmasters . Those weapons held immense power from the moment of their inception . ”

“Take for example Loki’s Warhammer of the Great Divine Weapons . Master Loki, while not the first to discover runes, was definitely the one who pioneered rune weaponry . Loki’s Warhammer is the best representation of rune technology’s essence . Due to the runes carved onto it, it possessed exceedingly powerful strength amplification and contained incredible offensive might . It is also a divine weapon countless soldiers yearned for in their dreams . ”

When they heard his explanation, all of the youths felt their blood boil .