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Chapter 233
chapter 215 part 2
Days passed one by one.
Tang Zheng remained seated in place, letting the dwarf artisans take turns inscribing the runes on his body.
Food and wine had been prepared in abundance, so the dwarf artisans had no need to worry about sustenance. They were fully immersed in the exhilarating mood of recreating high-tier rune equipment.
Tang Zheng's side of things was far more tedious.
Maintaining the same posture for a long time was painful enough, not to mention he needed to constantly monitor the drop in durability and restore it from time to time.
As for eating, that wasn't a problem.
The helmet of the full-body armor appeared sealed, but the mask part could actually be opened. However, to avoid unnecessary actions, Tang Zheng basically only drank some water.
It was a good thing he had already reached the level of an `Aberrant`, and his constitution had improved significantly. An ordinary person would never have been able to endure it.
This state continued until the tenth day.
The twenty-eighth day of the eleventh month.
Lava Zone.
One by one, the dwarf artisans lay on the ground, completely exhausted and gasping for air. Yet, their faces were filled with excitement.
"We succeeded!"
"Something so incredible was actually completed."
"So tired, I need to sleep!"
"..."
The Forging Minister propped himself up with his arms, his face heaving from heavy breathing and also full of exhaustion. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the full-body armor on Tang Zheng.
"This great... masterpiece... was actually... able to appear in this world again," the Forging Minister shouted, both excited and somewhat hysterical.
*Crack!*
"It's finally done."
Tang Zheng stood up and spoke faintly, stretching his body by swinging his arms and legs. The full-body armor continuously emitted creaking sounds.
He had originally braced himself for failure but hadn't expected them to actually pull it off. He was indeed a little excited, but not overly so.
After ten consecutive days, that feeling of excitement had long since faded.
Tang Zheng lowered his head and inspected the full-body armor transformed from his `Body Armament`. Overall, there was no change from before, aside from the addition of four runes.
They didn't look particularly remarkable, nor did they have any special energy signature, but the information for `Body Armament` had changed significantly.
...
Skill: Rune-Enforced Body Armament
Level: Low Class (11-20)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140
Magic Defense: 147
Effect: Rune Reinforcement · Bountiful Blessing - Can absorb substances of the same type to continuously strengthen and improve.
Description: An unexpected product resulting from the reinforcement of `Degraded Body Armament` using rune craft.
...
The stats hadn't increased at all, but an ability called `Bountiful Blessing` had appeared in the effect section.
Tang Zheng's spirits lifted.
The effect's description was brief, but it reminded him of the ballad the Forging Minister had mentioned back in Despair Valley.
The last two lines were:
"The armor that devours ores, with the souls of Grey Dwarves bound."
"A greatness that even ancient dragons would notice."
The reason that suit of armor was called a failure was that the material used to make it was extremely rare.
This resulted in the armor being unable to improve by devouring ore from the moment it was created.
Tang Zheng had speculated back then that the ability from fusing the four highest-tier characters might be related to "absorption" and "strengthening," and now this was further confirmed.
"'Absorb substances of the same type' to strengthen."
Tang Zheng repeated these words in his mind, his eyes growing brighter. It was just as he had speculated.
Armor forged from a special metal would need to absorb the same type of metal. And if the material was something like `Body Armament`, then what it needed to absorb would naturally be the same material as `Body Armament`.
So what was the material of `Body Armament`?
Substances like skin, teeth, and nails.
"I'll just have to test it."
Tang Zheng glanced at the exhausted and sleeping dwarf artisans, and with a flash, his figure entered the central area of the Lava Zone.
"Since this ability came from you, I'll use your corpse." With a wave of Tang Zheng's hand, the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamusuke appeared on the ground.
The surrounding scorching temperature immediately caused the fur on the Forest Sage King's corpse to curl up, and the faint smell of burning filled the air.
Tang Zheng walked forward and placed his palm on the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamusuke. He silently chanted in his heart: "`Bountiful Blessing`."
*Swish!*
The four runes on the grey full-body armor suddenly flickered with an iridescent light. Then, centered on the point of contact between Tang Zheng's palm and Forest Sage King Hamusuke, an invisible power was triggered.
In an instant!
The fur on the Forest Sage King's body turned into a flowing substance and was rapidly absorbed by the grey armor. And it wasn't just the fur.
The 20-meter-long tail, the hard teeth, the meter-long claws, and even the bones were all absorbed by the grey armor.
In just three breaths' time, the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamusuke before Tang Zheng had been reduced to a pool of pure flesh spread across the ground, emitting a bloody scent.
Meanwhile, the original grey color of the full-body armor had become a deeper shade.
He withdrew his palm.
Tang Zheng fell into a brief silence, closing his eyes for a few seconds before reopening them.
"Jungle Acceleration!"
A verdant green light flashed across the full-body armor.
Tang Zheng's figure began to move rapidly, flashing back and forth a few times on the open ground. Then, his figure paused.
"Tail Strike!"
*Whoosh!*
With lightning speed, a 20-meter-long, arm-thick grey whip shot out from the chest of the full-body armor, lashing through the air with a sound like a clap of muffled thunder.
*Screech!*
The thick whip shuddered, and its surface suddenly erupted with layers of razor-sharp scales, which hissed as they cut through the surrounding air.
*Swoosh—*
The 20-meter-long grey whip retracted back into the chest of the `Body Armament` and disappeared.
How was that a whip? It was clearly the tail of Forest Sage King Hamusuke.
...
Skill: Rune-Enforced Body Armament
Level: Low Class (11-20)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140+65 (205)
Magic Defense: 147
Skills:
—Jungle Acceleration
—Tail Strike
Effect: Rune Reinforcement · Bountiful Blessing - Can absorb substances of the same type to continuously strengthen and improve.
Description: An unexpected product resulting from the reinforcement of `Degraded Body Armament` using rune craft.
...
The skill's information had completely changed.
Not only had its stats increased, but it had even gained two skills, which were precisely the abilities that Forest Sage King Hamusuke originally possessed.
"Is it because of the `Body Armament`'s level that I can only choose two skills? It seems I can also erase skills."
"This is completely beyond my expectations."
Tang Zheng looked at the Forest Sage King, which was now just a puddle of flesh on the ground, then back at the information on his panel, his face a mask of astonishment.
(end of chapter)
Days passed one by one.
Tang Zheng remained seated in place, letting the dwarf artisans take turns inscribing the runes on his body.
Food and wine had been prepared in abundance, so the dwarf artisans had no need to worry about sustenance. They were fully immersed in the exhilarating mood of recreating high-tier rune equipment.
Tang Zheng's side of things was far more tedious.
Maintaining the same posture for a long time was painful enough, not to mention he needed to constantly monitor the drop in durability and restore it from time to time.
As for eating, that wasn't a problem.
The helmet of the full-body armor appeared sealed, but the mask part could actually be opened. However, to avoid unnecessary actions, Tang Zheng basically only drank some water.
It was a good thing he had already reached the level of an `Aberrant`, and his constitution had improved significantly. An ordinary person would never have been able to endure it.
This state continued until the tenth day.
The twenty-eighth day of the eleventh month.
Lava Zone.
One by one, the dwarf artisans lay on the ground, completely exhausted and gasping for air. Yet, their faces were filled with excitement.
"We succeeded!"
"Something so incredible was actually completed."
"So tired, I need to sleep!"
"..."
The Forging Minister propped himself up with his arms, his face heaving from heavy breathing and also full of exhaustion. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the full-body armor on Tang Zheng.
"This great... masterpiece... was actually... able to appear in this world again," the Forging Minister shouted, both excited and somewhat hysterical.
*Crack!*
"It's finally done."
Tang Zheng stood up and spoke faintly, stretching his body by swinging his arms and legs. The full-body armor continuously emitted creaking sounds.
He had originally braced himself for failure but hadn't expected them to actually pull it off. He was indeed a little excited, but not overly so.
After ten consecutive days, that feeling of excitement had long since faded.
Tang Zheng lowered his head and inspected the full-body armor transformed from his `Body Armament`. Overall, there was no change from before, aside from the addition of four runes.
They didn't look particularly remarkable, nor did they have any special energy signature, but the information for `Body Armament` had changed significantly.
...
Skill: Rune-Enforced Body Armament
Level: Low Class (11-20)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140
Magic Defense: 147
Effect: Rune Reinforcement · Bountiful Blessing - Can absorb substances of the same type to continuously strengthen and improve.
Description: An unexpected product resulting from the reinforcement of `Degraded Body Armament` using rune craft.
...
The stats hadn't increased at all, but an ability called `Bountiful Blessing` had appeared in the effect section.
Tang Zheng's spirits lifted.
The effect's description was brief, but it reminded him of the ballad the Forging Minister had mentioned back in Despair Valley.
The last two lines were:
"The armor that devours ores, with the souls of Grey Dwarves bound."
"A greatness that even ancient dragons would notice."
The reason that suit of armor was called a failure was that the material used to make it was extremely rare.
This resulted in the armor being unable to improve by devouring ore from the moment it was created.
Tang Zheng had speculated back then that the ability from fusing the four highest-tier characters might be related to "absorption" and "strengthening," and now this was further confirmed.
"'Absorb substances of the same type' to strengthen."
Tang Zheng repeated these words in his mind, his eyes growing brighter. It was just as he had speculated.
Armor forged from a special metal would need to absorb the same type of metal. And if the material was something like `Body Armament`, then what it needed to absorb would naturally be the same material as `Body Armament`.
So what was the material of `Body Armament`?
Substances like skin, teeth, and nails.
"I'll just have to test it."
Tang Zheng glanced at the exhausted and sleeping dwarf artisans, and with a flash, his figure entered the central area of the Lava Zone.
"Since this ability came from you, I'll use your corpse." With a wave of Tang Zheng's hand, the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamusuke appeared on the ground.
The surrounding scorching temperature immediately caused the fur on the Forest Sage King's corpse to curl up, and the faint smell of burning filled the air.
Tang Zheng walked forward and placed his palm on the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamusuke. He silently chanted in his heart: "`Bountiful Blessing`."
*Swish!*
The four runes on the grey full-body armor suddenly flickered with an iridescent light. Then, centered on the point of contact between Tang Zheng's palm and Forest Sage King Hamusuke, an invisible power was triggered.
In an instant!
The fur on the Forest Sage King's body turned into a flowing substance and was rapidly absorbed by the grey armor. And it wasn't just the fur.
The 20-meter-long tail, the hard teeth, the meter-long claws, and even the bones were all absorbed by the grey armor.
In just three breaths' time, the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamusuke before Tang Zheng had been reduced to a pool of pure flesh spread across the ground, emitting a bloody scent.
Meanwhile, the original grey color of the full-body armor had become a deeper shade.
He withdrew his palm.
Tang Zheng fell into a brief silence, closing his eyes for a few seconds before reopening them.
"Jungle Acceleration!"
A verdant green light flashed across the full-body armor.
Tang Zheng's figure began to move rapidly, flashing back and forth a few times on the open ground. Then, his figure paused.
"Tail Strike!"
*Whoosh!*
With lightning speed, a 20-meter-long, arm-thick grey whip shot out from the chest of the full-body armor, lashing through the air with a sound like a clap of muffled thunder.
*Screech!*
The thick whip shuddered, and its surface suddenly erupted with layers of razor-sharp scales, which hissed as they cut through the surrounding air.
*Swoosh—*
The 20-meter-long grey whip retracted back into the chest of the `Body Armament` and disappeared.
How was that a whip? It was clearly the tail of Forest Sage King Hamusuke.
...
Skill: Rune-Enforced Body Armament
Level: Low Class (11-20)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140+65 (205)
Magic Defense: 147
Skills:
—Jungle Acceleration
—Tail Strike
Effect: Rune Reinforcement · Bountiful Blessing - Can absorb substances of the same type to continuously strengthen and improve.
Description: An unexpected product resulting from the reinforcement of `Degraded Body Armament` using rune craft.
...
The skill's information had completely changed.
Not only had its stats increased, but it had even gained two skills, which were precisely the abilities that Forest Sage King Hamusuke originally possessed.
"Is it because of the `Body Armament`'s level that I can only choose two skills? It seems I can also erase skills."
"This is completely beyond my expectations."
Tang Zheng looked at the Forest Sage King, which was now just a puddle of flesh on the ground, then back at the information on his panel, his face a mask of astonishment.
(end of chapter)
