Let's Go Shopping

A dark blue aura burst forth.

The woven band of light surrounding the amulet resembles a star ring outside a planet.

The difference is that while a planet may only have one ring around it, the amulet is surrounded by hundreds of intricate bands of light, varying in size and shape, slowly flowing around it.

At the core of those light bands

The dark blue gemstone gleamed brilliantly; as long as you leave your spiritual imprint there, the binding will be complete.

As a wisp of spiritual essence was embedded into the center of the complex array, the band of light surrounding the amulet suddenly contracted, shrinking into the amulet. Then, this set of Novice Mage armor was activated, and the silver metal wrapped around the amulet flowed out like water, climbing towards Li Yao.

Li Yao pursed his lips and exclaimed, "Ouch!"

You pesky little devil! What's with those silver hands snaking towards us, their movements graceful and even a little seductive?

Had he been single for too long that even a talisman seemed appealing? The silver liquid metal quickly covered Li Yao's entire body. He didn't know how that small talisman could store so much "Living Mithril," but when he thought about how those mages could embed a Demi-Plane into a ring, Li Yao felt relieved.

After the matte silver metal was fully applied, the dark blue gem embedded in the chest began to shimmer. The spiritual energy contained within flowed through the dark blue gem, leaving visible circuits along the main torso and joints of the armor.

That's the power supply system for this Mage Armor.

This process changes extremely rapidly.

It only took a fraction of a second in total.

Li Yao was able to see clearly not because he had good eyesight.

Rather, it's because when this set of Mage Armor is put on, it projects changes into the user's mental world through mental connection.

Even to Li Yao himself, it was just a flash of silver light, and he transformed into an iron man completely covered in matte silver metal—completely unlike the slow transformations in "Sailor Moon" or "Magic Warrior"... those would be totally water, right? If the transformation were that slow, he'd get beaten to death a hundred times over in battle.

Even shit can be beaten out! This Mage Armor combines multiple functions such as defense, attack, movement, and camouflage.

Each category of function is further subdivided into many sub-functions.

To truly understand these functions,

Li Yao estimated that it would take at least a month.

As for when I'll be able to operate it proficiently...

There's no set rule for that.

certainly,

The most important thing right now is to see what I look like now! Li Yao is a total appearance freak!

Even practical equipment won't work if it looks tacky.

He tried moving his body and found that the armor was very light, and he didn't feel anything unusual about wearing armor.

When he got to the full-length mirror, he realized...

No wonder I didn't feel anything unusual!

The feeling he had just experienced while fully armored was similar to a special effect projected directly onto his mind. This must be a type of spell application in the enchantment system, which is why Li Yao hadn't noticed it—the silver metal had actually seeped under his clothes and directly covered his skin! It achieved a 100% fit with his body.

then,

Li Yao now looks more like a matte silver iron man wearing a casual jacket.

It looks weird...

The Mage Armor face only had rough facial features without any details, somewhat resembling a mannequin on a clothing store display stand.

Combined with the cold, metallic feel,

Just staring at it can be a little creepy.

Therefore, in places where interdimensional wars occur, battle mages clad in Azvik Mage Armor are also known as "Faceless Slaughterer" or "Silver Reaper".

It's this head...

Li Yao touched the smooth head covered with intricate and dense patterns, feeling somewhat resentful.

A wandering mage? But he doesn't have a beard!

Why don't those guys at the Magic Association design a crown or helmet for the head of this suit of armor?

This looks really out of place!

Li Yao recalled Saitama Sensei's famous quote:

I went bald, but I also became stronger...

I can't feel happy at all.

However, considering that Iron Man also has a bald head, it doesn't seem so hard to accept.

and,

Otherworldly mages always wear mage robes and wide-brimmed hoods... Just imagine!

Beneath the loose mage robes and wide hoods lay a strong and agile metallic body, charging into battle against the surging tide of enemies in the howling wind, fearless and unyielding! Ah, indeed, charging into battle is the true romance of men.

No wonder so many mages in the Magic Association try out some of the combat mage or melee mage paths.

Because it's flashy enough,

That's wild enough! Li Yao was almost brainwashed by the scene he imagined, and immediately decided to buy a loose trench coat and a cool top hat!

From then on, the provincial capital would not only be associated with the legend of the Black Cat Guardian.

There will also be silver...

Etc!

Marvel has a Silver Surfer now...

This is very awkward and uncomfortable.

never mind,

Let's not make a fuss about it.

It wasn't too late yet, so Li Yao hid on the second floor and looked at himself in the mirror, looking here and there.

In terms of actual effect, this Mage Armor set is quite cool. The matte silver covering armor, combined with the mysterious dark blue patterns and the dense array patterns covering the whole body, has both a sense of technology and mystery! Not only is it cool, but it is also very down-to-earth.

The Mage Armor covers the entire body, utilizing various magical effects to greatly amplify the wearer's mobility, attack power, and spellcasting ability. Even shock absorption is no longer an issue thanks to the Living Mithril and the magic.

In comparison,

Iron Man's armor has many problems, at least the shock absorption issue has never been explained. Let's just consider it a kind of black technology, otherwise Stark would have been shaken into a pile of "shit-Tucker" long ago.

and,

That's just a movie.

As long as the visual effect is okay, not many people care about the rationality.

Li Yao felt that he was currently missing a trench coat and a nice hamburger hat.

Since it's not dark yet, let's go shopping!

He activated the command to retract the Mage Armor, and the "Living Mithril" all shrank into the amulet.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yao put on a jacket, zipped it up to hide the amulet, otherwise it would feel strange. Once ready, Li Yao went downstairs and called out to Chen Xi from the stairs, "Chen Xi, want to go shopping?"

Chen Xi: "Huh?"

Want to go shopping? It's not appropriate to ask me to do something like that.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Boss, isn't this inappropriate?"

Li Yao was confused. "What's wrong? The weather is getting colder, let me give you an extra layer. Let's go!"

Since the boss had said so, Chen Xi stopped being coy. Besides, she wasn't usually one to be coy. After explaining things to the staff, Chen Xi followed Li Yao out of the tavern.

The weather turned a bit chilly in the evening, but fortunately, neither of them were ordinary people, so they didn't feel very cold.

Standing on the road not far from the pub entrance, Li Yao and Chen Xi waited for a taxi... Although there are ride-hailing apps, there are still quite a few taxis coming and going on Drum Tower Road, and hailing a taxi on the roadside is faster than using ride-hailing services.

Chen Xi asked, "Boss, where are we going?"

Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "Deji Plaza, then."

This is the first update. I went to the hospital today and didn't get home until 8 PM, so the update is late. Sorry everyone. There are two more updates coming up, which will be quite late. For those of you who don't stay up late, go to sleep after voting; you can read them tomorrow too. Hope you enjoy reading. I'm going back to typing.