"Thank you for your grace, Lord! I will guard this set of Knight armor with my life!"
Behind the visor, Jay’s young face was already flushed with excitement.
Although the Ark People were extremely disgusted with the Kingdom’s cultivated ’Knights’, Jay originally came from a family of Guards in the Royal City, and he had always dreamed of owning a set of armor of his own.
This is a symbol of honor!
"No need to be so extreme..."
Lin Lan twitched his eyes and promptly corrected his subordinate’s concept: "Any equipment is crafted to serve the user."
He carefully circled around the Heavy Armored Warrior, with a look of deep amazement in his eyes.
The entire set of armor was crafted from Deep Sea Treasures produced by Ideal City.
Its texture wasn’t as rough and dull as ordinary Plate Armor. At first glance, the surface seemed coated with a beautiful reflective paint finish, resembling the luxurious exterior of high-end cars from the past.
Sleek, smooth, and delicate.
And due to the incorporation of Sun Ash Soil, the armor’s shell was constantly emitting a faint golden glow at every moment.
At this moment, Lin Lan was completely captivated by the overall design of the armor.
Because the appearance of this Golden Armor didn’t resemble traditional Knight Plate Armor as understood conventionally; it had almost no bulky iron plates, leather straps, or rivets and perfectly fitted the wearer, with a clean and crisp style.
It looked more and more familiar...
Lin Lan paused, suddenly realizing something...
— The appearance of this armor was strikingly similar to the Power Armor worn by the Giant Squad!
"Abel, how did you craft the details of this armor?"
Lin Lan turned his head, his gaze towards the foreman was somewhat peculiar.
It seemed Abel had long anticipated that Lord would ask this question, and his face instantly flushed with embarrassment.
"Truth be told, Lord, as blacksmiths have long been dealing with the wondrous Sun Ore, I’ve developed some interest in this area..."
He narrated in a low voice: "During my rest times, I’ve thickened my skin and followed those kids to learn the Sun Praise Script taught by Priest Mr., and from then on, I personally witnessed that magnificent city with no end in sight..."
"I would actively dig some ores and continuously strive to walk towards the city, but could never enter. However, on the journey, I saw some enchanting warrior statues..."
Abel recounted his actions like confessing a crime, revealing everything in one go.
"From that time, when I used Sun Ore to hammer materials, details would continuously pour into my mind, as if... sunlight was telling me what to do..."
"I relied precisely on this to successfully complete the armor crafting by referencing those sculptures, Lord."
His expression was somewhat fearful: "Did I act presumptuously?"
Lin Lan lightly exhaled.
"No, Abel."
His expression solemn, word by word: "You did very well."
Lin Lan reassessed the armor before him, and at the same time, the appraisal panel appeared before him.
[Item: Activated Composite Metal Armor infused with a large amount of Sun Ash Soil! (Complete set)]
[Quality: Blue]
[Effect 1: Possesses excellent protective and shock absorption capabilities]
[Effect 2: Continually stabilizes the user’s mind, resisting a certain degree of mental pollution]
[Effect 3: Sunshine Blessing shadows intimately, able to generate Sunlight Flame, enhancing the user’s attack methods]
[Description: Born from embers past, reaching the merging point of civilizations, the Foreigner lowers his gaze, pilgrims ignite the desolate homeland in the iron and stone of the Celestial Principle]
Before teaming up with the Dragon Lady Witch to raid the book, Lin Lan had arranged Abel to craft this set of armor in advance.
Back then, he treated this matter as exploration and experimentation, nothing more.
Now, the unassuming blacksmith beside him had genuinely brought Lin Lan a pleasant surprise!
Jay, already physically robust, had grown even larger after wearing the ’armor’. The armored warrior before seemed to walk out from an absurd painting, carrying a dignified yet mysterious savage beauty.
However, in reality, this armor was just intimidating from the outside. After all, no matter how similar to Power Armor it was, at its core, it was still an empty shell.
If both the civilization of Celestial Principle and the Giant Race have their respective technology trees, what Lin Lan represented ’Apocalypse Ark’ was undoubtedly still buried underground...
Yet, even such a simple imitation armor implied that the Ark had successfully combined artifacts of two centuries of civilization!
"How does this armor feel to wear?"
Lin Lan glanced at the appraisal panel and then asked Jay.
"It’s incredibly light, Lord!"
Jay moved his body a bit, carefully sensing every detail the armor personally conveyed to him.
His eyes became increasingly joyous: "I can even feel the special power contained within this piece of armor, just like the Ash Soil Long Spear you gifted me!"
"Then go ahead and demonstrate." Lin Lan casually pointed to the iron ingots piled in the corner.
"Yes, Lord!"
The loyal warrior slowly raised the remodeled Ash Soil Long Spear, and surprisingly, faint flames danced on the armor!
In the next instant, the flames flowed like water, climbing up the warrior’s shoulder, and then gathered toward the spear, finally extending into a blazing golden blade at the cutting edge!
Jay merely lightly swung the weapon, and the iron ingot was effortlessly cut into two by the light blade, akin to slicing through soft tofu!
All the blacksmiths present stared blankly.
The foreman Abel’s expression was somewhat bewildered, as he heard the armor emit a low sigh of joy at that very moment.
From the moment he first mustered the courage to swing the hammer towards the sunlight, it seemed the blessing from the unknown was already fated.
Lin Lan nodded in satisfaction.
He had never underestimated the power of the workers and unabashedly invested resources for this, while the workers’ feedback had exceeded his expectations.
See, merely providing people with a basic condition for food, they would bring treasures willingly to his presence.
The road ahead was already much smoother.
He, with Eleanor, plundered the Lower City District of the Space Ladder. Fortunately, from the storm-fallen city’s ruins, a large amount of Composite Metal was buried!
Lin Lan cast his gaze out the window.
’Treasure Peak’s’ cleanup work was proceeding methodically under Ed’s management, with piles of Treasure Metal being transported in by the militiamen, piled in the blacksmith shop’s warehouse as if they were ordinary sundries.
"Abel, based on the current reserves, how many sets of armor can your workshop produce?"
Lin Lan inquired bluntly.
Abel contemplated for a while.
Under the Lord’s gentle and calm gaze, he no longer felt as nervous as before.
"Around fifty sets, Sir."
After a moment, Abel reported a number and added: "But crafting armor will take time. Although Sun Ore can greatly accelerate production speed, the workshop can only produce one set of armor a day."
"Let’s do it that way. I’ll leave the armor crafting work to you."
Lin Lan nodded: "Charles will help you calculate the reward for this batch of orders."
"Yes, Lord."
Abel responded respectfully, exhaled, and looked up: "Lastly, please grant it a suitable name."
At this moment, Jay also restrained his power, striving to steady his breath, looking intently at the young gray-haired Lord.
Upon hearing this, Lin Lan pondered seriously for a moment.
"Let’s call it ’First Generation Sun Armor’."
In the end, he abandoned a series of grand and resplendent names in his mind.
"I’ll arrange the first batch of produced armor for you, Jay."
Then, Lin Lan gazed at Jay, his tone becoming serious: "It’s time for Apocalypse Ark to form an elite force to clear the Blood Plague. So from today on, you are the Legion Commander of the Sun Legion."
At this moment, Jay’s blood boiled!
"I’m honored! Lord!"