What appeared before Xia Nan was a complete half-body armor set consisting of a close-fitting inner lining and outer armor.
Shark skin from shark beasts—coarse-grained, tough, and rough—had been peeled off intact. After special modifications and processing, it had become a tight-fitting suit with the deep, steel-gray hue of the ocean floor;
The monster's originally resilient tendons had also been ingeniously wrapped in spiraling paths around the joints of the shark skin by its maker. Like dark-blue streaks, they added several degrees of durability and flexibility to the inner lining.
The outer armor was assembled from pale bone plates linked with gray-blue metal. It looked primitive and wild, but was actually meticulously designed, every piece fitting the body to form smooth, rounded contours;
Unlike the Plate Chain Composite Armor's single solid breastplate, the front chest section was tightly pieced together from interlocking gray-blue metal and shark beast bone plates. It possessed a distinct layered feel while maximizing the defensive qualities of both materials;
The center of the chest was slightly recessed, its surface carved with a dynamic vortex pattern. It was not mere decoration. Xia Nan could sense dense, turbulent magic particles within the vortex's core, and the damp water vapor in the air originated from there.
Perhaps it was because shark beast materials were plentiful, and because Xia Nan had ample funds and let the other party do as he pleased.
This complete set of equipment even came with an additional pair of shoulder armor. The shark beast's sharp, imposing side fins had been preserved intact, like two inverted curved sabers extending upward from either side of the gray-blue steel shoulder guards.
They might not necessarily be useful in battle, but their visual impact was absolutely maxed out.
At the same time, while Xia Nan seemed to be examining