Tricky start

'He is still talking?!' Nial was appalled after listening to the 10-minute speech of the Golden Armament Union's president that seemed to drag on.

The middle-aged man was definitely powerful, his voice was charismatic and his appearance was above average. Nial visualized him once, just to figure out that he belonged to a race that usually lived in mountains and other areas that had an abundance of minerals.

Card Melphy belonged to the Negiv, a giant sub-race. He was more than four meters tall, and near-indestructible stones covered his body. They had grown out of his body and were a part of his skin which was what usually happened when Negivs reached a certain age.

One could either let the stones be removed or use them as a means of protection. Card Melphy had someone grind the near-indestructible stones from his back, just to leave a thin layer that covered his body like skin.