Two-Word Battle Armor! Steward Ning
Stepping out of the Spirit Pagoda, the hustle and bustle of Mingdu Street immediately hits you.
Lu Guan put his hands in his pockets and left with the flow of people.
People are still busy, but amidst the busyness, there seems to be an added tension.
Not long ago, Underworld Emperor Ha Luosa attacked Shrek, and subsequently, major powers such as the Federation and Shrek launched such a large-scale "Holy-Cleansing Spirit-Exorcising" operation.
A storm is brewing.
These matters are especially significant for Lu Guan.
I wonder if those lunatics from the Holy Spirit Cult will do something even more outrageous if they're pushed to the brink. If things deviate from the original storyline, he can't guarantee his safety and will need to improve his combat power even faster!
Lu Guan stroked his chin.
Now that I've broken through to Level 40 and obtained the Soul Spirit, it's time to put the Battle Armor on the agenda!
Battle Armor, as "equipment" unlocked only after the Soul Guidance Technology Tree has been developed to a certain level, offers extremely amazing attribute bonuses.
Lu Guan even remembered that there was a similar statement in the original work. "One-Word Battle Armor is equivalent to level ten, Two-Word Battle Armor is equivalent to level twenty!"
Of course, there are strange rules in the Douluo Continent. Today's rules may not be tomorrow's rules, and there may be new rules tomorrow.
Based on Lu Guan's current understanding, the Battle Armor's strength isn't quite that exaggerated. However, it can still be considered a trump card for fighting across different ranks!
Battle Armor has four stages, distinguished by the number of characters in its name.
Generally speaking, only Soul King possess One-Word Battle Armor, but this is essentially a requirement for physical fitness, and Lu Guan is confident in that.
But... One-Word Battle Armor?
Lu Guan shook his head, crossing that option off his mind.
In the system of Battle Armor, Two-Word Battle Armor can be said to be the foundation of three-word and Four-Word Battle Armor, because all three are made of one-spirit alloy.
Going forward, all that's needed is to continuously fuse and upgrade the Two-Word Battle Armor using higher-level metals.
However, ordinary One-Word Battle Armor is different; it is often made of ordinary Thousand Refinement metal.
Most Soul Master use One-Word Battle Armor as a transitional item and will eventually discard it to forge Two-Word Battle Armor.
This is a balance between physical endurance and immediate combat power.
What is Lu Guan's physique?
Innate Secret of Silver grade, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as a base, plus the War Lord Demon Body and the Seed of Life devoured from within the body.
His physical strength is at the Soul Emperor level!
It can easily withstand the load of Two-Word Battle Armor!
In that case, we can go all out and create Two-Word Battle Armor in one go!
Return to the Body Sect's headquarters.
The courtyard was quiet. Lu Guan went straight back to his room, locked the door behind him, and sat on the bed.
The core material of the Two-Word Battle Armor is Spirit Forging Alloy.
This involves a forging technique— Fusion Forging!
The process of fusing two or more rare metals together using a special forging technique is called Fusion Forging.
After Fusion Forging, the metal is successfully imbued with spirit, completing the Spirit Forging, which results in Spirit Forging Alloy.
The more types of metals are used in the Fusion Forging, the more intense the repulsion reaction becomes. After a successful Fusion Forging, the failure rate of the subsequent Spirit Forging increases exponentially.
Although Lu Guan had completed Spirit Forging long ago and become Forging Grandmaster, he had always forged with a single metal. He had never actually done the work of Fusion Forging.
"It's okay if you haven't tried it before. Practice makes perfect. Just keep hitting it, and you'll naturally get the feel for it."
Lu Guan muttered to himself.
As for the terrifying cost of practicing Fusion Forging, which is comparable to a money-devouring beast?
Lu Guan pulled out a uniquely designed white Communicator from his Storage Soul Tool.
This is the Communicator that Ning Susu left for him back in Eastsea City.
Lu Guan found the only person in his contacts and pressed the call button.
Beep--beep--
After ringing twice, the Communicator was quickly connected, and a slightly deep, unfamiliar middle-aged man's voice came through.
"Hello, is this Mr. Lu Guan?"
This must be the person the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect specifically assigned to liaise with him.
"It's me. What's your name?"
"Just call me Steward Ning." The man's tone was quite polite, with a touch of businesslike formality. "What do you need?"
Lu Guan stated frankly, "I plan to forge Two-Word Battle Armor, which requires a large amount of rare metals for Fusion Forging and Spirit Forging."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. Even Steward Ning, who had seen many ups and downs, didn't know what to say.
Lu Guan continued, "As you know, Fusion Forging requires practice, and the metal loss can be a little bit significant."
Steward Ning quickly regained his composure and chuckled, "Young Master Lu, please speak freely. The young lady has already stated that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect will cover all regular cultivation resources and forging materials."
"Great! I love dealing with wealthy families like yours."
Lu Guan sat up straight and began to recite the names of the dishes.
Since the goal is to create Two-Word Battle Armor, the metal components must be compatible with the user's War Lord Demon Body.
He already has a general idea.
"I need sunken silver, potent gold, and Black Darkstone."
Lu Guan rattled off the names of three metals in one breath.
The silver has excellent malleability and can withstand the fluctuations of Soul Power; the metal is mainly for killing and is extremely hard, which can maximize the physical destructive power of his six arms Five Weapons.
As for the Black Darkstone, it is quite unorthodox, possessing a gloomy gravity attribute that is compatible with his Baleful Qi and the Profound Suppression Bear Soul Spirit he just acquired!
Once these three metals are successfully Fusion Forging, the resulting Two-Word Battle Armor will definitely elevate his close-combat abilities to a whole new level!
After listening to the phone call, Steward Ning paused for a moment, the scratching sound of his pen on the paper pausing.
"Sinking silver and Gang gold are fine; although they are expensive, they are widely available on the market. It's just that this Black Darkstone... its attributes are heavily yin and evil, and most Soul Master avoid it like the plague. Only a very few Heavy-Armor Soul Master would mix in even a little bit. Are you sure you want to use it as one of the main materials, Young Master Lu?"
"I'm sure, these are the three I want." Lu Guan said firmly.
"Alright, since you're confident, I won't say any more." Steward Ning readily agreed. "I'll allocate you one hundred standard units of each of these three metals. Is that enough for your initial practice?"
One standard unit of rare metal weighs approximately ten kilograms.
One hundred portions equal one thousand jin, and the three types together equal three thousand jin!
That's tens of millions of Federation Credits!
In Steward Ning's opinion, this was already a lot. However, Lu Guan frowned after hearing it.
"Steward Ning, do you seem to have some misunderstanding about the failure rate of Fusion Forging?"
"Huh?" Steward Ning was stunned.
"One hundred portions is too few." Lu Guan sighed, his tone utterly sincere. "I'm starting from scratch, figuring out the Fusion Forging ratio of three metals, and I also have to take care of the formal forging of the dozen or so parts of the entire Battle Armor later on. Let's skip the small, miscellaneous parts; it's too much trouble."
"Chen Yin, Gang Gold, and Black Akashi, give me a thousand copies of each first!"
Clatter
"One thousand copies?!"