Of All Martial Arts, Stacked Armor Reigns Supreme! Forge the Dragon Armor!
Taking advantage of the Forging limit, Levi quickly used the scales of the Earth Dragon Beast combined with his own iron rings mixed with Mithril to make himself a set of armor.
This armor exudes a wild and untamed vibe, with a very wild design.
Levi dyed his armor black, and the texture of the scales was still faintly visible.
The armor he wore was much lighter than ordinary plate armor, and it didn't reduce his flexibility as much as plate armor.
This armor's defensive capabilities are not much worse than plate armor. In addition, unlike plate armor, this armor, made of Earth Dragon Beast scales, also has a kind of toughness, which greatly reduces the impact of blunt weapons.
"Let's call it Dragon Armor."
Levi gave his armor a domineering name.
"I put on a layer of Refined Iron chainmail on the inside, then Dragon Armor, and on the outside a Thick Leather Armor sewn from the hide of Earth Dragon Beast. With my Black Qi defense, I have four layers of armor, which makes me feel very safe!"
"Of all martial arts techniques, layered armor is the best!"
Levi, clad in armor and wielding Frostmourne, felt as if the world was at his feet!
Levi then struck while the iron was hot and made a set for Fred.
This overwhelmed Fred with gratitude, and he burst into tears.
Fred has now managed to recover some of his strength.
Although it's difficult to regain the strength of Mid-Rank Knight, he still possesses the strength of an ordinary Knight, since the Seed of Life is still there and the foundation remains.
If Fred had worn such armor, he probably wouldn't have been so easily and seriously injured by Iron Mountain. This is the price of not having good equipment.
"We'll keep the remaining scales to Forging armor for the Three Brothers when they grow up," Levi said in high spirits.
In addition to Forging armor, Levi also successfully replicated a new Armor-Piercing Crossbow based on the one he had taken back.
However, the most difficult part of the Armor-Piercing Crossbow is not the crossbow mechanism, but the arrowheads.
The arrows he made from ordinary iron were unlikely to achieve the armor-piercing effect he desired.
Through his research, this Master Smith discovered that to achieve a strong armor-piercing effect, a rarer material had to be used when Forging the arrowheads.
"Sun Gold".
Sun Gold is a rarer metal even more precious than Mithril.
On the market, a pound of Mithril costs about 100 Gold Coins, while a pound of Sun Gold costs 200 Gold Coins.
Most importantly, both Mithril and Sun Gold are rare metals that are rarely found on the market.
Levi had previously spent a considerable amount of money to purchase the Mithril needed to Forging Frostmourne II.
Despite the failure of the plan to mass-produce Armor-Piercing Crossbow, Levi was not discouraged.
Even ordinary Iron Arrows, when paired with Armor-Piercing Crossbow, are quite powerful.
Moreover, he still has three Sun Gold arrows, which he picked up from the body of the Earth Dragon Beast, enough to serve as his trump card.
By the time Levi had completely finished dealing with all the Forging matters, it was already the Month of Budding.
Three months have passed since he destroyed the Voice of the Deathbird's stronghold in Icewind City.
The Voice of the Deathbird has most likely learned of the destruction of that stronghold, and it's unclear what its next move will be.
Inside the Sanctuary, Levi, who was practicing the Vortex Beast Breathing Technique, stood up.
Some time ago, he reached the Second Order of his Vortex Beast Breathing Technique, and he felt that his physique had been slightly enhanced, but the enhancement was limited.
Given his current physical condition, the benefits of the Second Order Vortex Beast Breathing Technique are negligible. To see any noticeable effects, he would need at least the Fourth Order.
He opened the Proficiency Panel.
Levi ————
Vortex Beast Breathing Technique: Second Order (1000/5000)
"Without the Secret Medicine, this Breathing Technique is a bit slow to practice."
Levi couldn't help but sigh.
This Vortex Beast Breathing Technique is much more difficult to cultivate than that of the Frost Wolf, Human-Faced Spider, or Giant Bear.
The most important reason is that Levi does not have the Secret Medicine for this Breathing Technique.
The Secret Medicine needed for the Vortex Beast Breathing Technique is called "Vortex Worm Secret Medicine".
It requires a material that Levi had never heard of before: "Vortex Worm Egg".
He sent people to the Emerald Merchant Guild in Icewind City and consulted with some learned zoologists, but no one had ever heard of Vortex Worm.
Therefore, Levi's practice of this Breathing Technique to this day is a sign of a hardened liver.
The results weren't very good; it took two months to reach Second Order.
Such speed would be considered lightning fast for others, but for Levi, it was a bit slow.
Practicing this Breathing Technique also took up a lot of Levi Wei's time for other skills.
At this rate, it's impossible to know when we'll reach our limit.
"I need to go to Icewind City. First, I need to see what's going on with the Voice of the Deathbird. Second, I need to check on my Breathing Technique Bounty Commission. Finally, there's the Vortex Worm Egg... Trying to grind a high-quality Breathing Technique to its limit without using Secret Medicine would be too time-consuming. Time is money, and this isn't a good way to go."
In the past three months of training, Levi has made progress in all Breathing Technique except for the Vortex Beast Breathing Technique. However, he has mainly focused on the Black Snake and Vortex Beast Breathing Technique, while progress in techniques such as the Human-Faced Spider and the Siren Breathing Technique has been relatively slower.
But Levi estimated that in two or three months at most, his Siren Breathing Technique should reach the Fifth Order, and the Human-Faced Spider should be not much different.
In short, after a while, my strength will see another significant improvement.
After speaking with Fred, Levi, wearing the White Wolf Mask, returned to Icewind City.
He first went to the Shining Tavern to see if anyone had tried to sell him the Breathing Technique during this time.
He asked a staff member, and sure enough, there was one. He was overjoyed and asked the staff member to help him contact that seller.
Levi found a private room, drank wine, and waited for the seller to arrive.
During the wait, he listened to all sorts of conversations inside the tavern.
With the aid of Elementary Vibration Perception, Levi's hearing is extraordinary, allowing him to hear whispers in many private rooms.
Judging from the conversations of these drinkers, the Eternal Night Kingdom in the Far North had a terrible winter. Nearly 10,000 people were displaced by the cold and the so-called "Snow Wraith" calamity, becoming refugees and heading south. The vast majority of them died on the way, suffering from hunger, disease, robbery, wild beasts, and far too many other hardships.
A small group of people ventured into the northern border of the Emerald Kingdom and the Tuva Empire. The best outcome for them was that they were captured by slave-hunting teams that preyed on refugees and vagrants and enslaved.
Among the serfs that Levi bought, several were from the Eternal Night Kingdom.
They were shorter and stronger, making them excellent laborers and well-suited for Forging.
For these people, life is always difficult; simply surviving is their greatest dream.
As for the so-called "Snow Wraith," according to some Wandering Knight who were hired by the nobles of the Eternal Night Kingdom to participate in the battle to exterminate the Snow Wraith and who survived, "By the Heavenly Father, they are a group of tireless, fearless, undead spirits covered in frost, with blue ghost fire emanating from their empty eye sockets!"
"Undead..." Levi's eyes gleamed; he was curious about the origins of these Snow Wraith.
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