You Have to Dig Out F2 to Get Stronger

"If it was Amon who left those Kydarin Crystals on Aiur—then that would be horrifying."

Artanis's blazing blue eyes suddenly widened, and blotches rose across the skin beneath his white robes. Among the Protoss, this was a sign of such extreme terror that it gave them goosebumps.

Protoss civilization had been built upon their understanding and use of Kydarin Crystals. When it came to knowledge of these crystals, how could they possibly surpass the Xel'Naga who had left them behind?

If the Xel'Naga who had once uplifted the Protoss was Amon himself, then he undoubtedly knew better than the Protoss how to use these Kydarin Crystals.

In this era, the influence of Kydarin Crystals had spread into every aspect of Protoss civilization. Protoss structures, machines, and a considerable portion of their starships relied on energy from psionic matrices, which were themselves based on Kydarin Crystals.

But Kydarin Crystals had not been created by the Protoss.

"The Khala—" Selendis, the executor at Artanis's side, seemed to let out a scream. It was so strange that even she felt as though it had not come from herself.

The significance of Kydarin Crystals to the Protoss Empire ran even deeper, reaching into the very structure of society. They were far more than merely the foundation of technology.

To speak of Kydarin Crystals, one had to mention the birth of the Khala.

In the Protoss Kalarian language, Kydarin Crystal meant mind amplification, because these miraculous crystals could strengthen Psionics, awaken, and amplify the innate mental links of the Protoss.

With the aid of Kydarin Crystals, Khas forged the Khala as it existed today—a great connection linking the emotions and thoughts of all Protoss. It ended the Aeon of Strife, when wars between tribes had never ceased, and marked the beginning of the Protoss Empire's