"Director, this is a long-bodied cloth-covered Iron Armor, weighing forty-two catties, with over a hundred armor plates! It covers the chest and abdomen, waist and ribs, shoulder blades, and it also has a leather skirt to shield the thighs... This is a half-bodied cloth-covered Iron Armor, weighing twenty-eight catties, mainly protecting the chest, abdomen, back, and waist... This is a forged iron helmet. Though the process is complicated, it is lighter and tougher than a bronze helmet, and cloth-and-iron plates can be added around the neck..."
"Charape, after replacing the bronze plates in the Cloth-covered Armor with iron plates, what differences are there in the production process? Will it increase working time? And compared with cloth-covered Bronze Armor, how much will the protection of cloth-covered Iron Armor improve?"
"Director, that is a long story... Mm, one squad has just completed a suit of long-bodied Iron Armor. Why don't we go and take a look at the inspection during this suit's acceptance!..."
Passing layer after layer of guarded Kingdom Warriors and arriving at the deepest part of the Artisan Camp, one could see the core department of the kingdom's Military Industry Department: the Armor Casting Bureau personally led by Deputy Director Charape.
Casting armor was a complicated job. Whether it was the traditional cloth-covered Bronze Armor or the newly emerged cloth-covered Iron Armor, both required sewing the battle garment, making the armor plates, riveting the clothing and armor together, and finally having skilled craftsmen adjust it into shape. This was not something a single craftsman could complete in a short time, and the model inside the Artisan Camp was group cooperation, working together like warrior squads in the army. In fact, the military post corresponding to a senior craftsman was the senior warrior who usually served as captain of a warrior