Shui Bing'er walked over to Wu Changkong and asked softly, "What materials should we buy next?"
Wu Changkong pulled several sheets of paper from his pocket. "I wrote down everything you need to buy. Just look for the warehouse signs."
Shen Liuyu leaned over to look, her eyes full of confusion. "What are you buying these for? A lot of these are rare metals, aren't they?"
"We're making our own armor."
Shen Liuyu was even more bewildered. "Making armor? How come I've never heard you mention it?"
Xue Wu patted her shoulder. "We agreed on it back when school started. You weren't that close to us then, so we didn't explain much."
Shen Liuyu pursed her lips, feeling a little upset. "You kept it from me so well. I'm with you every day, yet you guys have your own little secret."
Shui Bing'er put an arm around her shoulders and said gently, "Don't overthink it. We weren't deliberately hiding it from you. It's just troublesome to explain, and it can't be made clear in a day or two."
"Once we finish buying the materials this time, we'll teach you when we get back. From now on, you'll be one of us too."
Only then did Shen Liuyu smile. "All right, it's a deal."
The group split up and began searching for materials according to the lists.
Shui Bing'er's sheet listed Coldheart Iron Essence, Deep Sea Cold Iron, Firecloud Ore, Cloud-Pattern Cold Silver, Sinking Silver, and several other materials.
Xue Wu needed Cold Cloud Iron, Deep Sea Cold Iron, Frost Spirit Crystal, Mithril, and some auxiliary mineral sand.
Shui Yue'er and Gu Qingbo each held a sheet of paper as well, searching while checking their lists.
Some of the materials overlapped, so they simply pooled together and bought extra to ensure