"Seven thousand taels of silver? That's daylight robbery!"
Wei Sheng walked out of the Wu Family Store and shook his head slightly as he recalled the price the assistant had quoted for that suit of Hundred Refinements Armor.
In truth, he knew that seven thousand taels of silver was not expensive for a suit of Hundred Refinements Armor like that.
Weapons were classified as "ten refinements" and "hundred refinements."
To ordinary people, even a common Ten Refinements weapon was a "divine weapon," capable of severing a hair blown against its edge and slicing through iron like mud.
Beyond ten refinements, each additional First Refinement raised a weapon's quality and power another notch.
Once a weapon reached hundred refinements, its power increased by far more than a mere tenfold.
Normally, a suit of Hundred Refinements Armor could even withstand a full-power strike from a Twelve Refinements expert head-on.
For such a precious suit of armor, people would pay not just seven thousand taels, but even seventy thousand.
After all, it was a treasure that could save one's life at a critical moment.
The suit of Hundred Refinements Armor in the Wu Family Store was merely Li Dachui's first work after becoming a "Master Craftsman." Its materials were ordinary, and its craftsmanship was not perfect either.
Thus, with power only approaching the Ten Refinements level, it was bottom-of-the-barrel merchandise among suits of Hundred Refinements Armor.
If I used the Silver-Sand Carp King's scales, supplemented with other materials, perhaps I could forge a suit of Hundred Refinements Armor capable of withstanding a Twelve Refinements expert head-on...
Wei Sheng's gaze shifted slightly. He thought he could bring the scales to the Wu Family Store next time and give it a try.
After returning to his little courtyard at the martial arts school and resting