Two days later, Chijin City.
Inside Fortune No. 1 Granary of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, a group of lavishly dressed managers accompanied Yuan Dalang with obsequious nods and bows as he inspected the rare precious material stored there-red gold.
Pieces of precious stone of various sizes and shapes, each giving off a faint red glow, lay neatly arranged on shelves lining both sides of the granary. At a glance, the expanse of crimson looked like fiery sunset clouds had descended into the building, dazzling to behold.
Red gold was no ordinary iron. It could withstand the force of spells and supernatural abilities. Once forged into weapons, it would neither shatter nor melt even when a fourth-grade supernatural ability user wielded it at full power. In short, it was extraordinarily hard and of exceptional quality.
A palm-sized piece of red gold weighed over a hundred jin, making it highly popular among brawny martial artists.
The red gold stored in Fortune No. 1 Granary was enough to equip an invincible personal guard of two thousand third-grade martial artists. Red gold was extremely hard; only master craftsmen of the fifth grade or above could use secret methods to melt and shape it.
However, forging it directly into standard armor and weapons would be far too extravagant. There was not enough stored here for that, either, and even if they made such equipment, ordinary third-grade supernatural ability users would not be able to wear it. It was simply too heavy, making it rather more impressive than practical.
Thus, to equip an invincible personal guard of two thousand third-grade supernatural ability users, they would first need to melt the red gold into liquid, then incorporate it evenly into armor and weapons made from other precious materials. Through repeated forging using a gilding process,