Chapter 350 - 282: Village Defense Battle (18)
Chapter 350: Chapter 282: Village Defense Battle (18)
He entered the Blacksmith’s Shop.
Ding Dang and the others were swinging their hammers with all their might.
The sound of CLANGING was incessant.
Sparks of iron flew everywhere as waves of heat rolled through the air.
Ding Dang wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Huh? Tang Ruan, what are you doing here? Does the Lord have instructions for us?"
Tang Ruan smiled. "I am the Lord right now. You all just keep working, don’t mind us."
The female craftsmen in Zhao Chi’s territory were all aware of his ability; he would occasionally slip into the bodies of his three female heroes.
Ding Dang nodded. "Oh, I get it. Greetings, My Lord. Just let us know if you need anything."
Zhao Chi spoke through Tang Ruan’s mouth, "Alright. Just don’t let us disturb you."
With that, he took out the 20 newly acquired Steel Ingots.
Twenty Steel Ingots wasn’t a lot. It wasn’t even enough to make a full set of Steel Armor.
At most, it could produce two individual pieces of Steel Armor.
Alternatively, it was enough for five Steel Shields, or 10-20 One-Handed Weapons.
Tang Ruan needed a Steel Shield.
Although when facing weak enemies, she didn’t even need a Shield—her Jade Skin Armor was enough to withstand their attacks.
But Zhao Chi wouldn’t always be facing weak enemies.
It was very likely he’d encounter powerful foes.
He also needed to make a Steel Shield for Qi Yue. Even though she wasn’t a defensive Hero, she fought on the front lines in close-quarters combat.
And precisely because she wasn’t built for defense, increasing her Defense was essential.
He also needed to forge three Steel Sabers for Qi Yue to further increase her damage output.
He also had to make a Steel Shield and a Steel Saber for his current self.
Just like that, all 20 Steel Ingots would be used up.
But there was nothing for Gu Qing...
’It’s fine. She definitely won’t mind.’
The Blacksmith’s Shop was indeed scorching hot.
Even though he was in Tang Ruan’s body, Zhao Chi could feel the heat from the flames just the same.
He could see drops of sweat falling one by one from Ding Dang and the others.
Strands of hair were plastered to their cheeks.
’Their whole bodies must be sticky. It can’t feel good.’
But this was the nature of forging weapons; you couldn’t get away from the high-temperature furnace.
In an environment like this, one’s Mood would indeed drop quickly.
Ding Dang and the others worked really hard.
Zhao Chi made up his mind: if he ever found an item or method to improve the work environment, he would definitely buy it.
Zhao Chi had studied Forging at the academy and knew the basic methods.
But forging Steel Weapons was clearly much more difficult. His scattered bits of prior experience were completely useless here.
He still had to rely on observing the gray text, using it as a reference as he worked.
He had Tang Ruan put on the Super High-Efficiency Women’s Shirt, which increased Work Speed by 50% and Physical Strength by 25%.
Then, he began to craft!
The crafting time for Steel Weapons was long, and for Steel Shields, it was even longer.
On top of that, Zhao Chi didn’t have any Forging Skills or related Specializations to boost the process. He only had the bonus from the High-Efficiency Shirt and the Mood bonus from the Carefree Spring. Crafting these was much slower than making fashion items.
Fortunately, Tang Ruan’s Morale increased with discomfort, which could offset the drop in Mood and even pull it back up.
This kept her work Efficiency very stable.
Coupled with the fact that there weren’t many Steel Ingots, all the Steel Equipment was finished after using six Speeding Charms.
Four Steel Sabers and three Steel Shields.
Their Attributes were much better than those of their iron counterparts.
[Name] Steel Saber
[Quality] Standard
[Durability] 400
[Attack] 48
[Destruction] 10
The Durability was very high; it could be used for a long time.
An Iron Saber would have little Durability left after a single battle.
Its edge would chip and dull.
If forced into a second, more intense battle, the saber would likely shatter completely.
At that point, you’d be left holding just the hilt, a sitting duck for the enemy.
This Steel Saber had twice the Durability of an Iron Saber. Lasting through three full battles wouldn’t be a problem.
Although it would also start to chip and dull towards the end, it was still far better than an Iron Saber.
But more importantly, its Attack was enhanced.
Both its Attack and Destruction were double that of an Iron Saber.
Normally, two slashes would be enough to kill an ordinary person.
A Headshot or a strike to another weak point could even lead to a one-hit kill.
Of course, this was assuming a direct hit on the opponent’s body.
On the battlefield, you first had to wear down the Durability of the enemy’s Armor.
However, this Steel Saber also had 10 points of Destruction, which was applied directly to damaging equipment.
Using Continuous Dance, three strikes would inflict 174 points of Durability damage on the enemy.
Standard Leather Armor, which has 150 Durability, would be cut straight through.
Therefore, against an enemy wearing Leather Armor, a single Continuous Dance Combat Skill was all it took for the Steel Saber to break through.
’Not bad.’
[Name] Steel Shield
[Quality] Standard
[Durability] 800
[Defense] 52
’So simple and brutal.’
A Wooden Shield has 150 Durability, 1.5 times the Life of an ordinary person. An Iron Shield has 400 Durability, 4 times the Life of an ordinary person.
But this Steel Shield had 8 times the Life of an ordinary person!
Even when struck by a Steel Saber, it would take 14 hits to shatter this shield.
If it were just an Ordinary Iron Saber, it would take a full 28 hits!
After the shield breaks, there’s still the Armor.
You could say that Armor worn on the body is passive defense.
While a Shield held in hand is active defense.
If used well together, the combination could be very powerful.
’Very nice!’
Having just used six Speeding Charms, Tang Ruan was already starting to get excited.
Based on past experience, her body could handle at least 15 uses, so he decided to continue.
Although there were no more Steel Ingots, he still had plenty of Iron Ingots.
Zhao Chi decided to play the part of a Blacksmith and help Ding Dang and the others make some equipment for the female soldiers.
They had a huge number of Iron Shields now.
His territory had originally crafted 150 of them, and he had just acquired another 1,000 as spoils of war. It was more than enough.
The only thing left to make were Iron Armor Sets.
So, he began to craft!
Nine more Speeding Charms were consumed.
But Zhao Chi had only managed to craft a single Iron Armor Set...
’I can’t believe an Iron Armor Set takes this much time to make.’