Chapter 770: Chapter 355: Necromancy Alchemy Results (2)

"Only in this way can the livestock department be developed."

"As you can see, Otto and Hammer have been reassigned by me."

Luo De looked seriously at Tyr, "Although you are just an ordinary woman, I hope you don’t stop there, do you understand?"

"I understand your meaning, my lord."

Tyr knelt down, bowing her head and promising, "Thank you for your recognition, I will definitely work hard to live up to your expectations!"

"Hmm, I believe in you."

Luo De raised his hand indicating for Tyr to rise, "Alright, go call Bard in."

"Yes, my lord."

Tyr bowed and quickly walked out.

After Bard came in, he briefly reported on some work at the Blacksmith Shop.

Now the Blacksmith Shop focuses more on forging fine products, collaborating with Senda to create some enchanting armor.

The rest are reserve weapons, with the monthly quantity of only about five hundred.

Arrows are consumables, and about twenty thousand are forged every month.

This also includes training blacksmith apprentices.

Bard quickly finished his report, and Zhuo Ya and Senda walked in.

Before they could speak, Avril knocked and walked in.

"Dear, shouldn’t you rest now?"

Avril looked gently at Luo De, "You haven’t rested well after all the traveling, maybe continue tomorrow?"

Luo De hesitated for a moment.

Even riding on dragonback continuously would cause fatigue.

But seeing the box in Senda’s hand, Luo De shook his head slightly.

"You rest first, I’ll rest after talking with Zhuo Ya and Master Senda," Luo De said.

"Alright."

Avril nodded slightly, "Then I’ll go accompany Milly, and also ask You Lai about some matters in the Magic Potion Workshop."

"Okay."

Luo De nodded in response.

Avril turned to leave, and Luo De focused on Zhuo Ya and Senda,

"Let’s quickly settle this matter."

"Yes, my Lord Duke."

Zhuo Ya and Senda nodded.

Senda placed the wooden box on the table and opened it, introducing,

"We have completed the first prototype."

Inside the box, an armguard lay quietly on the animal hide.

This armguard extended from the forearm to the hand, completely covering the entire area of the forearm.

The surface of the armguard shone with a gentle silver-gray luster under the firelight.

It was not the harsh metallic reflection, but a warm tone like moonlight.

Luo De reached out to touch the armguard, which still felt cold like metal.

"What material is this?"

Luo De asked with some puzzlement, "I don’t think I’ve seen it before."

"We made this using metal and corpses, through Necromancy Alchemy, it can be called Blood Steel."

After Zhuo Ya spoke, she stepped closer, pointing at the inside of the armguard, "Look at the interior."

Luo De turned the armguard over.

The scene inside made his eyes widen slightly.

It wasn’t an ordinary metal interior, but a layer that looked like soft leather material.

The surface was covered with fine patterns, which appeared to be magical runes.

Luo De reached out to touch it, and it felt a bit elastic.

"The outer layer of Blood Steel is as hard as iron, the inner layer is as soft as leather."

Zhuo Ya introduced proactively, "It will automatically adjust in shape to some extent with the wearer’s body contour, to fit the skin."

"How magical is that?"

Luo De looked at Zhuo Ya with some surprise, "It seems the use of those corpses did not go to waste for you."

"You knew?"

Zhuo Ya clearly paused, murmuring, "But Knight Durant didn’t allow us to mention this to you..."

"I’ve always known, just didn’t stop it."

Luo De smiled, "How could I let Durant bear the blame for such an evil deed alone."

In the eyes of many, Undead Magic is considered filthy and taboo.

Especially after the appearance of the Undead Legion in the Western Alliance.

But as long as technology can develop, Luo De does not care.

"Let them curse me!"

Senda stated unashamedly, "If I can create great works, I don’t care about being cursed!"

"Don’t worry, no one dares to curse you."

Luo De brought the topic back, focusing on the armguard, "But the name Blood Steel doesn’t sound nice, let’s call it Vivified Steel instead."

"Since this armguard is a complete work, what abilities does it have?"

Zhuo Ya took the armguard from Luo De’s hand,

"Please allow me to demonstrate for you."

Zhuo Ya then gestured for Luo De to extend his right arm and fitted the arm gauntlet onto Luo De’s arm.

The moment the gauntlet touched the skin, Luo De felt a strange sensation.

The inner lining seemed to come alive, flowing like flesh and blood, tightly adhering to his arm.

There was no sense of pressure, nor any gaps.

"Please try moving your fingers and wrist."

Luo De attempted to clench his fist, open it, bend his wrist, rotate his forearm, and tried various movements.

"It’s slightly better than ordinary armor..."

Luo De frowned slightly, "But still somewhat stiff, what’s going on?"

"The stiffness is normal, Lord Duke."

Zhuo Ya said with a smile, "Because it has not yet connected with your spirit, you can try to connect with it."

Luo De nodded slightly and tried communicating with the arm gauntlet using his spirit as Zhuo Ya instructed.

This time, when he moved, there was no delay or obstruction.

"This..."

Luo De looked at the gauntlet on his arm, "It’s following my consciousness."

"You’re correct, living steel can indeed be triggered by spirit, originally it was used to create undead puppets."

Zhuo Ya introduced proactively, "Of course, constantly controlling it with spirit is very draining."

"And you said you wanted it for the knights, so when knights use it, they only need a fixed spiritual connection to still synchronize control."

"Just like when Lady Avril previously applied magic patterns on Durant Knight’s arm," Zhuo Ya said with a smile.

"Very nice."

Luo De nodded in satisfaction, "What about the effects?"

"Strength rune, toughness rune, magic resistance rune, and balance rune," Zhuo Ya briefly introduced.

"Balance rune?"

Luo De asked curiously.

Strength increases arm power, toughness enhances the gauntlet’s durability, magic resistance naturally counters spells.

What about the balance rune?

"The balance rune helps you offset some of the force after impact,"

Zhuo Ya explained, "For example, if you hit the table with your hand, it would hurt."

"This gauntlet will help alleviate some of that force, preventing you from getting hurt."

"Ah, you’re talking about the counterforce."

Luo De suddenly understood.

"Counterforce... that’s quite an apt word," Zhuo Ya thoughtfully nodded.

Senda also rubbed his chin, pondering over the term.

Luo De didn’t want to waste time on terms already established in his previous life, so he shifted the topic, asking,

"How much force amplification does this have?"

"We tested it; it’s about double," Zhuo Ya said.

"Double?"

Luo De shook his head slightly and tried lifting his solid-wood table with one hand,

"I feel it’s not that much."

"Your strength is too great; it might have exceeded the limit of the basic runes,"

Zhuo Ya explained, "Currently, we’ve only tested it with Baron Blom; we haven’t tested with advanced and top-level knights."

"If I put on this gauntlet, a little effort would be enough to lift this table," Zhuo Ya confidently said.

"Hmm, you indeed lack experiment subjects."

Luo De acknowledged Zhuo Ya’s explanation, praising, "You’ve done well, Zhuo Ya, and faster than I imagined."

"This is much more valuable than enchanted armor."

"This is just the first step."

Senda beside them spoke, "We will first craft this gauntlet, observe its abilities, and then start designing full body armor."

The complexity of full body armor is high with many issues to address, like joint movement range, balance of the center of gravity, resonance between magic runes, etc.

Far more complex than a single piece.

"The direction is correct but pay attention to the weight of the gauntlet,"

Luo De reminded, "The weight doesn’t matter to me, but for intermediate knights, if it’s full body armor, it might still be too heavy."

"Rest assured, we’ll equip it with weight-reduction runes thereafter,"

Zhuo Ya responded, saying, "The weight will probably be reduced by half."

"Very good."

Luo De happily flexed his arm again, feeling the force amplification brought by the gauntlet.

If full-body equipment can be completed, this is not merely an accessory, but the beginning of an entirely new era.

The prototype of exoskeleton armor; if it can be deployed to the army, ordinary spellcasters would inevitably be crushed.

This is just the initial version; if the magic energy armor Luo De conceived can be achieved, left hand deploying magic missiles, right hand wielding magic steel sword.

No matter who comes, they’ll be left lying down.

"Continue the research."

Luo De instructed, "Two directions: one is to design full body armor based on this idea; the other is to refine and enhance the capabilities of this gauntlet."

Luo De raised the gauntlet, suggesting,

"For example, adding a Breath of Frost or Flame Impact spell to this gauntlet."