Soul of Burning Steel

In the core forging area, in the deepest steel hall, there is a huge three-meter-high transparent crystal tank. Through the translucent crystal compartment, one can see a strange creature soaked in a light green liquid.

This monster is only the size of a basketball, with a brown exoskeleton and countless sharp joints. Its specific image is similar to a round gnat, but it has a bony tail and spider-like mouthparts. hooked teeth. Its head is covered by three layers of carapace, and each layer of carapace has a crystal-like luster and two strange compound eyes sunken in.

It seems to be just a young creature of some kind, and there are traces of immature development all over its body, for example, the wide insect wings on its back are only half formed, and there is just a raised bone on its head The small horn, the incomplete bone blades on the limbs, and the faint runes on the carapace all prove how powerful and suitable for battle it will be when it grows up.

"The breath of chaos."

A low voice sounded, and Joshua looked at the monster floating in the crystal jar with a serious face, and said in a low voice, "This feeling..."

This kind of terrifying image and chaotic atmosphere can only be accumulated and bred in a long and long time. In the cognition of soldiers, only one kind of creature has it.

Aragami.

Before, what made Joshua suddenly shut up and observe with a frown was the remains of the Rage God soaked in the crystal jar in the old dwarf's forge.

"Master Moria, is this Rage God?"

Joshua turned to ask the old dwarf, and the old dwarf replied happily: "Yes, this is the corpse of the Rage God I collected before, don't worry, you should be able to see that it is dead, there will be no any harm."

Noticing the soldier's gaze turned to the rear, Moria seemed to understand what he was thinking, so he immediately explained: "Claire is also a member of the fight against Chaos, otherwise, Nostradamus would not Ask her to deal with the problem of the chaotic breath corroding the earth for you."

"No, that's not what I was thinking of."

Joshua shook his head and said, he looked a little puzzled: "I have killed many Rage Gods, and there are many young ones among them. Why is there such a big gap in image between them?"

Recalling those ferocious monsters with six pairs of jointed limbs and wings like scorpions that he killed in the demon tide, and then turned his head to look at the same ferocious round-tailed gnats in front of him, the soldier was a little confused .

The larvae that appear during the magic tide are all in the same form, so it makes no sense that the Aragami here is different.

"The Rage God will quickly mutate into various forms according to the needs. My young body was caught a hundred years ago. After such a long time, it has long been different from the previous one. Of course, it is more likely to be for adaptation, or maybe it is just With pure chaos mutation, we will never know how many kinds of wild gods there are in the opposite world."

Moria gave a rough explanation. He walked to the crystal jar, operated the console at the bottom, and said: "After the death of the wild god, generally speaking, it will turn into fly ash and disappear between the heaven and the earth, leaving only the blood on the body. I used a special solution to preserve those crystal-like crystals, so that I can study the weaknesses of these monsters and forge stronger and better divine machines and armor."

Joshua remained silent and did not reply to the old dwarf's words. He looked around seriously, and found that there was not only one green crystal jar, but five scattered in every corner. The corpses of the wild gods were of different sizes, and the warrior even detected the aura of the golden realm from one of the corpses.

"Joshua, what is that mana you mentioned earlier...?"

The old dwarf seemed to be very concerned about the sudden interruption of the conversation before, and he brought the topic back to the original track, his face full of curiosity.

"What I wanted to talk about earlier was the magic armor."

Putting aside the slight sense of something wrong that he vaguely felt, the soldier recalled it in his mind for a while.

Although the name of magic armor is simple and easy to understand, in fact, it represents the highest crystallization of rune magic and magic technology in the future.

In the late version of the previous life, facing the endless offensive of the Kuroshio and the monsters invading from other worlds, although the number of human beings is large, they cannot withstand such rapid consumption. In order to improve the strength of the soldiers at the bottom, many breathing methods It was opened, the inheritance of spells was made public, and the design of the magic armor was also proposed and practiced.

A set of full-coverage exoskeleton-style magic armor with its own power can allow a black iron-level fighter to gain strength enough to compete with high-level silver. On the other hand, if a high-level silver man has a set of magic armor with good performance, he will have the power to resist the low-level gold.

Amplify the strength of fighters and mages through runes to enhance their defense and survivability. Not only does it not hinder spellcasting, but it also comes with a little spell ability. This kind of magic equipment that can be mass-produced in the rune factory will quickly become available in the future. It has become the standard equipment of the elite legions of various countries, and it is precisely because of the magic armor and a series of rune technology creations that human beings have not been exterminated in many disasters.

After roughly telling the old dwarf the mass production potential contained in the rune factory and the basic design concept of the magic armor, Joshua couldn't help but nodded as he looked at the other's pensive eyes.

To be honest, he doesn't know any magic skills at all. Even if he knows a little bit, after coming to this real world, soldiers can't be sure that everything is the same. Magic is not comparable to martial arts. It's not just me, since that's the case, Joshua might as well pass on some advanced concepts and design ideas of later generations to some geniuses and strong men in this world, and let them promote the progress of the world.

"What you said is very interesting...and the thinking is clear, it is worth a try."

Taking a deep look at Joshua, the old dwarf stroked his pale beard and said with emotion: "It seems that my thinking has been bound by a long lifespan. You are right, the rune factory The productivity of the production line... is this the word? Anyway, it is indeed as you said, it is only used for forging iron, it is too wasteful..."

After finishing speaking, there was silence for a while, Moria raised his head and looked directly into Joshua's eyes, he said with a smile: "Next time we have a chance, let's continue to talk about this issue, but today I brought you here to let You came here to complete the final step of 'forging the armor'."

The old dwarf walked quickly to the stone wall of his forging room, and then patted a certain place. Immediately, there was a rumbling sound of gears running in the metal wall, and then the wall that had no gaps was moved away. There was an opening, and a huge metal box appeared in front of everyone.

Moria stepped forward and opened the box. Inside was a set of huge and thick black armor supported by brackets.

This armor is made up of layers of thick armor. The black outer armor covered layer by layer like dragon scales has no dead ends or flaws. On the helmet are two horns like dragon horns, which have magic power. The brilliance flickered, the observation port of its eyes was a V-shaped crack filled with transparent steel crystals, and the armor of its legs was also extremely thick and extremely hard.

This armor seems to weigh at least 300 kilograms, or even heavier. Joshua can tell that the black outer armor is definitely mixed with some earth fusion core dust and Titan Heart Stone to increase the weight of the armor. Armor's magic resistance, hardness and weight.

"This set of armor alone weighs more than an ordinary knight plus his horse."

Going forward, Joshua stroked this set of armor, feeling a little excited in his heart: "If it's a Pegasus or unicorn knight of the elves, this set of armor can hold up to two... and it's very hard. I tried hard, but I couldn’t feel any material change.”

A warrior is someone who can squeeze iron like rubber with his bare hands. In his opinion, many armors are no different from plasticine, but this trial did not cause any damage, which is enough to prove the hardness of this set of armor.

"Weight is also part of defense and attack."

Moria grinned, and he seemed very proud of his design: "You are a golden warrior, and you won't feel tired when you wield a weapon of hundreds of kilograms in battle. Wearing this armor will certainly slow down your speed, but It will also turn you into an indestructible and terrifying fortress, allowing you to fight on the battlefield wantonly... You should understand when you need to use this set of armor."

Joshua naturally knew that when he put on this set of armor and started to charge on the broad army formation, he was basically unstoppable. If he rode a horse, he was even more powerful than a tank. There is no need to come out, just run over it.

However, in places like woods, swamps, and deserts, wearing this kind of super-heavy equipment is basically making yourself suffer.

The old dwarf is still introducing: "The outer layer imitates the structure of dragon scales and the Titan heart stone, which can basically make silver-level magic ineffective, and the main material of the armor is the [Rage God Crystal] used to cast the magic machine, even if it is my own full strength A single blow can't quickly destroy the armor, at most there will be a little obvious dent, but that's all."

Touching the shell of the armor in satisfaction, Joshua turned his head and said, "What's the final step?"

The old dwarf quickly replied: "You can inject energy into it and activate the magic lines on it."

After finishing speaking, he laughed again: "Haha, the oath I made with your ancestors back then was 'a magic machine, a set of armor', but now you have contracted a second magic machine, logically speaking I should For two sets of armor, but the materials are basically used up, it is really difficult to make this second set of armor, you need to wait for a long time."

Rin, who was standing quietly at the side, tilted his head and blinked his eyes. When he was suddenly mentioned, he looked at Moria with some doubts.

"There is no need to forge a second set of armor, and there is no need to complete the so-called oath in this way."

Rubbing Rin's head and hair, Joshua shook his head and said, "And how could I take other people's things for nothing? Even if it is an oath, it is an oath with my ancestors, not with me. Master Moria, my The knights brought the materials of the Great Ajax Hunting Dragon Spider and the Black Corrosion Dragon that I hunted before. They are all gold-level materials. I think it is enough to cover the material cost. If it is not enough, you can tell me. Anyway, I will I like hunting monsters very much, if you look for them deliberately, hunting gold monsters is not difficult."

"No need..."

Waving his hand, the soldier stopped the old dwarf from speaking, and then said: "If you really want to help me, then we can modify the structure of this armor later...Didn't I mention the general design of the magic armor before?" Idea?"

Speaking of this, Joshua grinned and smiled: "We can start from this aspect and forge the world's first... magic armor!"

Clare, who was standing by the side, looked at Joshua and Moria who were discussing the armor design intensely. The elf druid couldn't help but sighed softly.

"Men are like this, like weapons, like armor... always like this kind of thing."

Slowly talking to herself, she didn't show an irritable expression, instead she had a faint smile on her face, her eyes were floating, as if she had returned to a long time ago.

Time passed in the discussion.

After a long time, Moria, who had roughly finalized the armor modification plan, breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the design drawing in front of him with satisfaction, and praised: "Unexpectedly, Joshua, your forging and design skills are very solid. I thought You are just a pure fighter."

After all, my life occupation level is also 22, but I spent a lot of time training back then.

Shrugging his shoulders, Joshua was also very satisfied with the design in front of him: "Sometimes, men always imagine that they can create weapons and equipment that satisfy them by themselves, but I didn't realize until the end that there is no talent in this area. Without talent, instead of blindly envious of others' abilities, it is better to take what you know one step further."

"It's much better than most people, you just lack the time to practice."

After a little relief, Joshua suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, Master Moria, besides getting the armor, I have another purpose for coming here this time."

He solemnly took out a small box from his chest. The soldier opened the box and handed it to Moria. He said solemnly: "Please help me identify this steel crystal. There is a strange power in this steel crystal." , I can't analyze the source."

"Steel crystal? This thing is not common."

"Be careful, don't touch it directly, there will be weird aftereffects if you touch it."

Nodding his head, indicating that he understood the soldier's reminder, Moria took the box that Joshua handed over, and he ignited a pale golden fighting spirit in his hand before taking out the black-red crystal placed in it.

The old dwarf, who has dealt with ore and weapons for more than a hundred years, looked at it seriously: "The color is a bit strange, the power in the crystal is overflowing rapidly, and everything is stagnant...wait, according to this escape speed, this crystal Shouldn't it have dissipated long ago?"

"What kind of power is maintaining its form?"

I fell asleep while writing... Ah, I also want to update steadily... But the time when I go home is not fixed recently

This chapter is really a combination of two chapters, I forgot to update it in the morning