The Knock at the Middle of the Night

Krune's first task was to create a reason he was able to wield such power. And for that, the metal slab was perfect. 

It was just a fist-sized chunk of metal that Wang Hu had obtained coincidentally one day while farming. All they had was a small chunk of land, barely twenty square meters in area. The rest had been divided and sold off since he was unable to farm enough. 

Also, they were in dire need of cash to feed themselves after the passing of Wang Hu's children. 

This small piece of land was all they were left with now. One of the days while he was plowing through it, his plow hit a touch rock. When he unearthed it, he noticed that this was a tough piece of metal. 

It was unrefined, containing some impurities. At that time, Wang Hu had thought of selling it. But after thinking about it for a bit, he decided to store it, later planning to use it to forge a knife for Wang Hao.