That was honest, but not exactly good for business.
The live chat, however, was already boiling over.
"A knife can't cut through it?? What about workers doing surface operations? Protection against fragments and sharp objects?"
"Isn't this real-life defensive gear? Games are becoming reality!"
"Streamer, streamer, ask for me! If you wear a full set, can you become Superman, immune to blades and bullets, and get around without using stairs?"
Zhang Xixi was just about to pay for something as a token purchase when, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a huge crowd around the corner of the counter.
It was ten times livelier over there.
She raised her selfie stick and squeezed in to look.
An enormous wooden sign bore four large Chinese characters-
[Rune inscription]
Underneath was a line of smaller text:
"We can inscribe Dwarf runes on your personal belongings. Effects include, but are not limited to: stability, levitation, waterproofing, toughness, and fortification."
Zhang Xixi saw someone having runes inscribed on a phone, and her big, mascara-advert eyes immediately widened.
"Wait..."
She looked three times to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.
"Inscribing runes on a phone???"
Behind the counter, several Dwarf Craftsmen with beards woven into three-strand braids had their heads down, the tips of their noses almost touching the tabletop.
In front of him lay a smartphone made in Great Xia.
The craftsman held a silver Engraving Knife thinner than a toothpick, its tip glowing faintly blue.
He worked stroke by stroke on the phone's back casing, with the utmost precision.
With every stroke, blue light seeped into the plastic surface like ink soaking into rice paper.
The Great Xia tourists gathered around all watched curiously.
About two minutes passed.
The Dwarf Craftsman straightened up and handed the phone back to a young