Cang Yun and Baili were both Expert Level Blacksmiths...
Cang Yun excelled at forging armor, especially plate armor.
Baili, on the other hand, excelled at forging bladed weapons.
In terms of their areas of expertise,
their philosophies differed as drastically as north and south.
There would definitely be no result if they continued arguing.
Ultimately, deciding who would get the Demonized Crystal still depended on what Huang Yu wanted.
You couldn't have both fish and bear's paw.
A single Demonized Crystal couldn't be split in two.
So, would it be the finest Flame Armor among the Rare Grade items?
Or a longsword that might reach Excellent Grade?
Huang Yu declared, I want it all!
Watching the two of them argue, Huang Yu spoke up:
"Regarding this Demonized Crystal, I have an idea!"
Interrupting the two who had been arguing endlessly, Huang Yu tossed the Demonized Crystal to Cang Yun.
Baili's expression became somewhat dejected.
"Thank you, Lord!"
Cang Yun was as happy as a seventy-kilogram child.
He held the Demonized Crystal in both hands.
Even though it sent needle-like pain through him,
in his heart, this Demonized Crystal was still as precious as his own life.
"Don't thank me just yet."
Huang Yu smiled and said, "Baili, don't be disappointed either, because this Demonized Crystal is for both of you."
"Huh?"
"For both of us?"
Cang Yun and Baili raised their heads and looked at Huang Yu, their expressions puzzled.
"What does Lord mean?"
Upon hearing that half of the Demonized Crystal was still his, the dejection vanished from Baili's face.
"The Demonized Crystal can be given to both of you, but I have one requirement!"
Looking at the two Expert Level Blacksmiths, Huang Yu said:
"I want the two of you to work together and create a set of equipment that reaches Rare Grade!"
"Work together?"
"A set?"
A set referred to multiple pieces of equipment designed to complement one another.
Normally, armor consisted of components such as a helmet, gorget, bracers, pauldrons, and breastplate.
But that did not mean armor itself was a set.
Sets were usually composed of armor, swords, shields, and other equipment sharing a consistent style of characteristics or functions.
Taken individually, each piece of equipment might not be as good as top-tier weapons of the same grade, such as Flame Armor and Frost Wave.
But once combined, their effects would be far more than a simple one plus one.
The boost to the user's overall performance would far exceed that of the individual equipment!
Huang Yu watched Cang Yun and Baili ponder this.
He smiled and said:
"I believe the blacksmiths of Blue Mountain Workshop won't disappoint me, right?"
Cang Yun furrowed his brow in thought.
Baili, however, seemed to have been injected with stimulants. He declared confidently:
"Lord, please rest assured. We will definitely create a set that satisfies you!"
Compared to the steady and reserved Cang Yun, Baili was more proactive and outgoing.
Perhaps that was also why their areas of expertise were completely different.
"Do your best. Don't feel pressured. It doesn't matter if you fail—just treat it as an attempt."
Huang Yu patted them both on the shoulders, then walked toward the Spartan Warriors, who were receiving their upgraded equipment.
The final batch of materials from yesterday had already been made into 70 Fine Grade pieces of equipment and 314 Common Grade pieces after the blacksmiths at Blue Mountain Workshop worked through the night.
All 44 Spartan Warriors were now wearing Crimson Crocodile Armor.
Each of them still had at least one Fine Grade weapon in hand.
The fierce red armor, combined with the Spartan Warriors' tall, burly physiques, was incredibly imposing at a glance!
"Lord, if you have no further orders, I'll take the warriors into battle!"
After saluting Huang Yu, Dilios spoke.
"Mm. With your new equipment, you can venture a little deeper into the forest."
Huang Yu reminded them:
"But be careful. Above all, make sure your formation remains intact!"
"Yes!"
After saluting, Dilios led the Spartan Warriors into the forest.
Huang Yu also began tallying the spoils from this haul.
There had been 123 wild monsters, more than half of them Giant Lizards.
They had contributed over 600 units of Fine Grade meat and over 1,000 units of Common Grade meat.
Besides that, there were also large quantities of Common and Fine Grade materials.
Cang Yun had just said that if they encountered two more waves like this,
then even if Blue Mountain Workshop worked overnight, it still wouldn't be able to use up all these materials today.
It seemed Huang Yu would have to increase the number of blacksmiths under his command.
Huang Yu planned to eat the Rare Grade Giant Lizard Meat himself.
After their levels rose, he and the Spartan Warriors had all developed larger appetites.
Previously, one unit of Fine Grade meat had been enough to meet their daily activity needs.
Now, that amount had doubled.
Each person needed two units of Fine Grade food.
Fortunately, one unit of Common food per day was enough for the ordinary territory inhabitants.
Huang Yu opened the trading platform.
He entered the Universe Shop, kept one day's food reserves, and listed the large amount of remaining food for sale.
Afterward, he also listed the nine Fine Grade pieces of equipment the Spartan Warriors had rejected, along with more than 200 pieces of Common equipment.
The second after the listings went live,
the Soul Crystals in Huang Yu's account began climbing rapidly.
The World Channel grew restless once again.
At this stage, there were quite a few lords capable of providing meat.
Even lords such as Galo, Tenglong, and Jiashide had begun listing Fine Grade meat in their shops one after another.
This meant they now possessed the strength to kill wild monsters above LV10!
But their quantities were nowhere near as large as Huang Yu's.
Moreover, besides food,
Huang Yu had also listed more than 200 pieces of equipment!
On the World Channel:
The strength of Lord Huanyu is growing at an absurd rate every day. It's downright terrifying!
How many LV10 wild monsters did he have to kill to get that much Fine Grade food?
And there's equipment too! Blue Mountain Workshop truly lives up to its reputation as a Perfect Grade Special Building!
Why can't I get a Special Building of this level?
I just calculated it. Even excluding products such as Flame Sparrow Eggs and Hulan Barracks, the other products can still bring Lord Huanyu at least 20,000 Soul Crystals!
Damn... I only barely have more than 100 Soul Crystals in total right now!
This is way too outrageous. 20,000 Soul Crystals!!!
So jealous!
Huang Yu was not interested in the discussions on the World Channel.
Because he had no time to spare for them at all.
What he was focused on now was when to advance his territory to Tier Three!
The Universe Shop had already sold more than half its goods.
Combined with the Soul Crystals earned from the Spartan Warriors' battles,
the total had reached 10,623!
For the first time in history, Huang Yu's Soul Crystal count had surpassed 10,000!
Besides that, Huang Yu had also traded for over 6,000 units of lumber, over 3,000 units of stone, and over 300 units of Fine Iron.
"Adding that to the materials we had stored before."
"As long as Lord Galo delivers the Iron Ore tonight,"
"once it's smelted into Fine Iron, the Fire Seed can upgrade again!"
At the latest, the Fire Seed would reach Tier Three tomorrow!
Not only would the territory's area increase,
but it would also bring in more territory inhabitants every day!
To Huang Yu, this was a tremendous upgrade!
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