The Legend of the Dragon King - Chapter 345

Chapter 345

Chapter 345 – The First Battle Armor Piece

The main purpose of making one-word battle armor was to prepare for the future . Once the time came for Tang Wulin’s group to make two-word battle armor, they would be able to use completely new materials . They wouldn’t be restricted to the metals they chose now .

Upon entering their rented workshop, awe shone in Luo Guixing’s eyes when he saw how large it was . “Elder Feng treats you really well . ”

The workshop was at least 150 square meters in area . The space was at least twice as large as what people could normally rent, and it was filled with all the best equipment and tools . An empty shelf for metals stood off to one side . All of this came at the cheap price of one thousand contribution points a month . Now this was the benefit of having connections .

Tang Wulin smiled shyly . “We can talk about that after I thousand refine your metals . Gu Yue, have you drawn up any rough designs yet? We’ll need to discuss them before I get to forging . ”

Gu Yue nodded . “I’ve already been getting feedback from the other two these past few days . I understand your situation as well, so I was able to get some first drafts done . ”

She walked over to the forging table and took blueprints out of her storage ring . With one in hand, she turned to face them . “For the first piece of our battle armors, I decided on armor for our right hands . I chose this piece because it’s the easiest to use in combat and will immediately result in the largest increase in power . ”

She unfurled the blueprint in her hands, then pointed at the various drawings . “Hand armor is made of separate parts that cover the actual hand, extend past the forearm, and go all the way to the elbow . So really, it’s armor for both your hand and forearm . This is the design I drafted for you . ”

“You chose heavy silver, the main property of which is soul power amplification . After thinking about what would suit you best, I concluded that, since your hand can transform into the golden dragon claw, it would be essential for your hand armor to expand alongside it . To accomodate that, I added a transformation circuit core in the palm that will allow the armor to transform along with your arm . I also left holes in the fingertips of the armor for your claws since they’re already extremely sharp weapons anyway . To amplify your blood essence and soul power, I added circuit cores to the back of the hand armor . This is a dual-loop circuit core I specially designed…”

Gu Yue went over the entire design without leaving out a single detail . Tang Wulin was stunned by how meticulous and complex her work was .

Designers are awesome! This was Tang Wulin’s first time learning about circuit cores and seeing the complexity hidden within designs . Making this design a reality would clearly be difficult .

Tang Wulin stole a glance at Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing . He couldn’t discern any strange change in expression, a clear sign that Gu Yue’s design was on the right track .

“Any piece of one-word battle armor needs at least three circuit cores,” Gu Yue said, wrapping up her explanations . “In comparison, each piece of two-word armor needs five circuit cores . These circuit cores have to be built into the metal itself, so high-quality refined metal is required . Thousand refined metal is the bare minimum for making one-word armor . ”

Tang Wulin nodded . “It’s a good thing I saw your designs first . Now I know what to focus on improving when I forge the metal . After I finish refining it, I’ll shape it according to the designs . While I shape it, I’ll refine it a second time and make the metal stronger or more flexible, whichever is more suited to the design . ”

Luo Guixing look at Tang Wulin in shock . “You can refine a metal twice?” He once heard that twice refined metal was essential in making battle armor .

Tang Wulin nodded .

Luo Guixing looked him in the eye . “If that’s true, then I feel a lot better about the plan now . Making our battle armors should be easier than I thought . ”

“Then let’s get started,” Tang Wulin replied . “We’ll take one step at a time . Gu Yue, iron out the rest of the designs and make them flawless . I’m going to begin the first refining of our metals . Once you’ve perfected your designs, I’ll do the second refining . ”

“Alright . ”

Each of the four had their respective profession, and all were talented in their own field . With their common goal to become battle armor masters, they temporarily set their differences aside to work together .

An hour later, four twinkling metals sat on the forging table . They were chunks of first-grade thousand refined heavy silver, magic silver, stygian iron, and thousand moment copper .

It had only taken Tang Wulin an hour to thousand refine four chunks of metal! Every time he finished, a beam of light shot a meter into the air, signifying that it had been imbued with spirit . Tang Wulin had appeared utterly relaxed throughout the entire process . Despite the discontent harbored for him, Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing had to admit that he was the best blacksmith they could’ve hoped for . The four shining pieces of refined metal were proof of that .

“Do you have any suggestions for my hand armor design?” Gu Yue asked .

Tang Wulin thought to himself for a moment, stroking his chin . “I think it’s perfect as is . My right arm is my main means of attack, so making my golden dragon claw stronger is the best thing for my hand armor to do . As for my bluesilver grass… it’ll be fine as long as the armor doesn’t hinder it . I trust in your skills . ”

“Good,” said Gu Yue . “I’ll have you approve my designs once I finish them . We’re going to discuss the rest of the designs and the making process now . If you have something to do, feel free to leave . ”

“Alright . I’m going to find Elder Feng . If you guys need anything, give me a call . ”

Luo Guixing’s watched Tang Wulin as he went out the door, then he turned to Gu Yue . “Has he always been this good at blacksmithing?”

Gu Yue looked at him in disdain . She obviously still held a grudge against him for his actions in the match . “Don’t you know? Some people are just blessed by the heavens . ”

Luo Guixing just smiled meekly in response . He went over to the blueprints and examined them . “This part of the design is too complex . It’ll be too hard for me to make it like this, so you should revise it…”

The three of them continued discussing the designs without Tang Wulin . As for him, he went to go find Feng Wuyu .

Tang Wulin liked how busy his life was . Everything was going according to the plan he set for both himself and his companions . Although Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan weren’t a part of his group, they would forever be members of class zero and his trusted comrades . He naturally hadn’t forgotten about them and already had the perfect solution for their predicaments .

Yuanen Yehui was in her male disguise as usual . Not a single thing about her was out of place . Just as she entered the dormitory, its tidiness astounded her . The floor had been swept, not a single speck of dust to be seen . Then she arrived at her room and found a bucket of clean water sitting just outside the of it .

Who did this? She opened her door and carried the bucket in, her brow furrowed .   A few people flashed through her mind .  Could it have been Tang Wulin? No way . Considering how much he eats, I bet he’s still gorging himself at the dining hall .

Only the heavens knew how Tang Wulin would react if he knew what Yuanen Yehui’s thought of him .

Was it Yue Zhengyu then? …there’s no way that guy is this nice . Even though he definitely knows I’m not an evil soul master now, he still tries to pick fights with me in class… could it be him then? A tall, thin figure popped into her mind, his handsome features fixed into a mischievous smile that held a hint of haughtiness . Then she imagined herself beating him up .

“Hmph!” Yuanen Yehui clenched her fists at the thought of the boy . She grabbed the bucket of water, stomped to her door, opened it, then threw all of the water out, and slammed the door shut .

After putting the bucket down, she placed her hands on her hips . That hadn’t lessened her anger one bit!

It took her a long time to calm down . Letting out a long sigh, she pulled open the blinds .  Since they know now, there’s no point keeping this charade up while at the dormitory .

She walked over to her bed and took off her coat and wig, exposing her dark-red hair . She took a moment to rub her face, her pretty features soon resurfacing . Then a popping sound emanated from her bones and she grew a bit taller, her womanly curves becoming more pronounced .

My original appearance really is the most comfortable!

She touched her cheeks, basking in the change, when all of a sudden, pain flashed through her eyes . She stumbled over to her bed, hands clutching her head as she toppled onto it . Her body began to twitch, and her jaw clenched so tightly that it was on the verge of breaking . Spasms wracked her body as her eyes gradually went scarlet . Tears streamed down her face as dread began to creep inside of her . All she could see before her eyes was a sea of blood .

“No!” she screamed, forcing herself upright .

As she sat on her bed gasping for breath, the door flew open with a bang, and a figure charged into the room . “What’s going on? Are you okay?”