He had clearly dealt Argus the Unmaker a devastating blow, yet he did not press the advantage and destroy him completely.
This was not because Herad had gone softhearted and wanted to spare Argus the Unmaker.
Rather, the Obsidian Warship's main cannon had developed a small problem.
So, for the moment, he could not deliver the finishing blow and send him off to reunite with the other Titans.
Actually, the problem with the main cannon was not serious.
The energy runes inside the barrel simply could not quite withstand the high temperatures.
The energy runes were grooves in the obsidian.
They would not break down themselves.
But the energy runes used mithril as an energy conductor.
Mithril, a rare magic metal, was already one of the best magic-conducting materials in the universe.
But to solve the problem of melting down, its already excellent magic conductivity needed to improve even further!
Solving this problem was not actually difficult.
Simply fusing mithril with arcane crystals would produce arcanite bars with even better magic conductivity.
In the game, arcanite bars were made by fusing thorium with arcane crystals.
That kind of arcanite bar existed in reality as well.
It had an exceptionally powerful armor penetration effect.
If a warrior possessed a weapon made of arcanite, it could bring out the warrior's strength to perfection.
But arcane crystals were so precious. How could they possibly end up in the hands of penniless warriors?
Unless the warrior happened to be a high-ranking figure in a kingdom.
Arcane crystals were not particularly expensive in the game.
In reality, however, they were prohibitively expensive!
Only wealthy big shots like kings or dukes could possibly put up that much money and ensure they lived to receive the goods.
Because almost every arcane crystal was stained with the blood