Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Feathered Garment
Han Dong had learned from Mr. Black White and through his conversations with Winry.
As long as the materials are available.
The Fate equipment or Chaos Equipment can be obtained by ‘forging’.
Moreover, it is not necessarily less quality than the finished equipment; it might even be superior. Additionally, it can be tailored to one’s needs… Of course, this also adds another forging process where it requires hiring a highly skilled blacksmith.
This is why during the completion of [The Return of the Clown (Surface Chapter)], Knight Cass spent all his energy points on the exchange of materials.
‘Big Carrion Ghoul’s Claw’ and ‘Black Feathers’ are collected from creatures on the outskirts of the city.
The armor forged naturally belongs to ‘Chaos Equipment’.
“Kid, the ‘Chaos equipment’ that you forge, coupled with my forging skills and the intermediate materials I bring out, will reach ‘Excellent+’ quality.
The pollution of the equipment itself will also rise by one grade, can you afford that?”
“Yes.”
“Hehe.”
The old blacksmith did not give more reminders, he actually hoped that Han Dong would wear this highly polluted armor and went to the Fate Space sooner.
Face danger and simultaneously be attacked by pollution, it would undoubtedly be fatal.
If Han Dong dies, his obedient apprentice will no longer be in ‘danger’ of being abducted.
About half an hour had passed.
As the old blacksmith applied the last feather to the armor surface through a unique inlaying method.
Caw Caw Caw!!
Screech Screech!!
The workshop echoed with ‘crow’s caws’ and ‘nail scraping sounds’ simultaneously.
The finished armor’s surface even revealed an image of a crow ghost wrapped in white bones, exuding a strong aura of black pollution.
‘Sound Phase’, ‘Visible Phase’
The two manifested together, signifying almost perfect forging, fully unleashing the potential of the forging materials.
“Wow…” Winry was surprised as well, if it were up to her to forge, at most only one phenomenon would appear.
“Take it.”
A black feathered soft armor was thrown to Han Dong.
When Han Dong caught the soft armor, his pupils widened in astonishment!
He found it a bit hard to imagine such a comfortable and unique texture, as well as its almost weightless feel.
“It’s so lightweight!!”
It felt like he was tightly holding a stack of light feathers.
But in fact, the structure of the soft armor was quite complex, divided into three layers – ‘outer feather layer’, ‘nail piece layer’, ‘liquid silver inner layer’.
The ‘Big Carrion Ghoul’s Claw’ was finely cut by the old blacksmith into 4x4cm nail pieces… along with a unique solidifying flowing metal, it could perfectly fit Han Dong’s body without interfering with body movements.
As for the inner layer and the accompanying ‘flowing metal’ for inlay, they are quite high-priced and difficult to control and forge. Only high-level blacksmiths could manipulate this kind of metal.
Although used in small quantities, it raised the overall quality of Han Dong’s armor.
Han Dong had just lucked out.
The old blacksmith urged, “Hurry up and try it on. If there’s something that doesn’t fit quite right, there’s still time to make minor modifications.”
Han Dong immediately took off his coat.
Winry, who was not too far away, also closed her eyes, with her fingers slightly open, sneak peeking at the deputy captain’s body.
Winry’s worldview is quite different from usual people.
Having grown up in the [Underground Furnace Bastion], she saw a lot of molten rocks, drills and… muscular men.
Winry had long grown bored of the various muscular blacksmiths.
Yet, when she faced Han Dong, whose body was so thin that one could clearly see the pattern of his ribs, she felt a strange sense of excitement.
The old blacksmith himself had a profound understanding of the ‘body’. He was surprised when he looked at Han Dong’s thin body, finding it hard to imagine how a young man weaker than an average person could become an Apprentice Knight, and how he could have been chosen by Mr. Black White.
“From Winry’s description, this kid should be special.
When I forged this ‘Bone Feather Robe’, I deliberately didn’t add any copper.
In this way, the impurities contained in the materials outside the city were fully activated… Can a body like yours withstand it?”
But then.
The next scene immediately stunned the old blacksmith.
When Han Dong put the ‘Bone Feather Robe’ on his body… the slightly oversized robe actually autonomously clung to Han Dong’s body, adapting its length and size.
The feathers on the surface, taken from the Crowman Prophet, also opened slightly at a 30° angle, with traces of magic power emerging between them.
The old blacksmith was looking at Han Dong, who was completely unaffected by the impurities, and muttered to himself, “The ‘Chaos Armor’ even recognizes its own master? What’s this kid’s background…”
Han Dong fully concentrated on this robe, enjoying its comfortable softness, lightness, as well as a peculiar feeling of being surrounded by magic power.
Before he started looking for materials with Winry, Han Dong had not expected such an unexpected gain.
Although he couldn’t see the properties of the armor, Han Dong initially estimated that the resistance of this soft armor (both physical and magical) was very high, and it also carried defensive special effects.
In this way, most of the preparations before entering Fate Space were completed.
Han Dong didn’t bother with past matters anymore and made a bow as a gesture of courtesy.
“Thank you, Great Blacksmith.”
“This low-level forging was just right for me to warm up… Since you are Winry’s friend, I won’t hold you accountable for today’s matter. Cough, cough… From now on, since you two are only friends, you should maintain a certain distance.”
Winry suddenly interrupted at this moment, “Master! For the Fate event in a month, I will be teaming up with Nicholas.”
“With him? I’ll find some senior girls to accompany you.”
“No… I’ve already promised the Deputy Captain.”
When Winry refused again, the old blacksmith was doubly setback… he gasped, clutching his chest as if he was having an attack.
“I can’t be bothered with you!”
The old blacksmith was so angry that he felt like he needed to vent somewhere, but regretted the moment he stepped out of the smithy.
Thinking of his obedient apprentice leaving him to follow someone else almost made him spit up a mouthful of old blood.
“Nicholas…”
“Yes!”
The old blacksmith turned his head, his eyes seeming to be filled with flowing magma: “You!… Take care of my apprentice well!”
“I will make sure to bring Winry back safely… Also, please rest assured, Senior! I have no improper thoughts towards Winry, we are just classmates and partners.”
“Hmm…”
The old blacksmith left.
Winry stood to one side, biting her lower lip with her front teeth, uncertain what to say.
“Winry, once the team is established, I will contact you.
You can consider undergoing real combat training during the remaining month.
At least according to the last training session, your power is enough, but your experience is still lacking.
If you can’t find a training partner, you can come to the Mysterious Department to find me.”
“Hmm… Thank you, Deputy Captain. And… My master’s temperament is always like this, don’t blame him.”
“No, I should be thanking you… Finally, about the ‘Crowman Armor’, I will have to trouble you with it.”
“Alright!”
