The method of assembling "fragmented armor" into a complete set of Totem Armor was, in theory, quite simple.
Either venture into deep, trackless mountains and ancient forests to search for Totem Beast nests. As long as one kept killing Totem Beasts, one could naturally obtain the Totem Power and Control Cores within their bodies, slowly piecing together a full suit of armor.
However, the unprecedented Era of Prosperity, which had lasted half a century, had sent the number of High-Level Orcs soaring to its peak in thousands of years, squeezing the living space of Totem Beasts to the absolute limit.
The wild Totem Beasts that survived were all exceedingly vigilant, skilled at disguise, concealment, and escape.
Unless one mobilized hundreds of Clan Warriors to form a large hunting party, it was difficult to capture the ever-dwindling wild Totem Beasts.
Or one could go to the arena, stake one's own fragmented armor, and gamble in a duel against other Fragmented Armor Warriors.
The victor took the loser's fragmented armor. The loser, naturally, was left with nothing, stripped clean!
Of course, if one was fortunate enough to be born into or attach oneself to an old traditional noble family such as the Bloodhoof Family or the Ironhide Family, whose Lineages kept hundreds or even thousands of sets of Totem Armor once worn by their ancestors, then things would be much simpler.
Over countless millennia, innumerable Turan Heroes had dyed the battlefield red with their blood. Their corpses returned to the earth and became precious nourishment for Mandala Trees once more.
Yet the Totem Armor they had once condensed and Equipped did not vanish with their sacrifice. Instead, it transformed into various forms and was stored among Powerful Clans, temples, arenas, and ancient battlefields throughout Turanze.
So long as one passed the Lineage's