A total of eight Protoss warriors had followed Zerakas here, led by Templar Guardian Talim. They all wore golden armor inlaid with Kyber Crystals to enhance their psionic power.
According to Zerakas, Kyber Crystals could indeed replace the Kylin Crystals from the world of StarCraft to a certain extent. Though the two had some differences, both possessed an extremely strong affinity for psionic power and the Force.
That was precisely why the Protoss had adapted rather well to this world.
Due to limitations in technology and production capacity, the armor worn by these Protoss warriors was naturally nowhere near as imposing as what Darth Malthael had seen in the game back then. Even so, the cost of a single suit was enough to make one wince.
Depending on their individual habits in using psionic power, each Protoss warrior had a different number and placement of Kyber Crystals embedded in their armor, usually between four and eight. Adding the Kyber Crystal mounted on their wrist armor to ignite their Lightsaber, each Protoss warrior carried nearly ten crystals on them!
That alone was roughly the cost of ten Lightsabers. They truly treated money like dirt.
If the Fourth Civilization had not occupied Christophsis and secured an abundant supply of various crystals, Darth Malthael really would not have been able to support even this small group of Protoss.
But as he watched these Protoss warriors walk straight into the environment filled with black dust, completely unaffected in their movements, Darth Malthael still felt it was well worth the expense.
He was absolutely certain that a single Protoss warrior could easily tear an Indjori apart. The title of the Milky Way Galaxy's strongest warriors had quietly changed hands the moment he awakened the Protoss.
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