"Changing Aron's armor material by changing its diet?" Yang Yonggang's eyes lit up. "You've raised an Aron too?"
"Yes!" Cheng Tian nodded. "And my Aron really admires your Aggron's strength."
Yang Yonggang nodded affirmatively. "Your idea certainly could work. Changing its diet really can change the material of its armor, but..."
Yang Yonggang sighed again. "If it only eats steel, Aron might need more than ten years to replace its metal armor."
"Huh?" Cheng Tian felt somewhat distressed. It would take more than ten years of eating steel to finish replacing it? Wouldn't the flowers have all wilted by then?
"That's indeed the case." Yang Yonggang spread his hands. "Because Aron has to digest some of it, and the remainder is then compressed and converted into armor. That's how it ensures the armor won't shatter at a touch. Given how much it eats in its Aron form, the process would probably take more than ten years."
Cheng Tian couldn't help feeling dejected at that. It seemed his plan to develop Aron had gone up in smoke.
Yang Yonggang reached out and patted Cheng Tian's shoulder. "Don't be so disappointed. There are other ways, actually."
"Other ways?" Hope rekindled in Cheng Tian. "What ways?"
"Here, put this on first." Yang Yonggang tossed Cheng Tian a strange-looking suit of chain mail. Once Cheng Tian put it on, Yang Yonggang began adjusting the instruments attached to it.
Beep- An electronic tone sounded, and Cheng Tian felt as though a thousand pounds had settled onto his body. He nearly dropped straight to his knees.
"Wh-what is this?!" Cheng Tian was drenched in sweat from the strain.
"Careful." Yang Yonggang caught Cheng Tian. "You need to wear this to enter the training room with me. Come along now."
Cheng Tian struggled forward with heavy steps,