20demayo Chapter 382 Defensive Artifact, Eight-Treasure Ruyi Soft Armor
Chapter 382 Defensive Artifact, Eight-Treasure Ruyi Soft Armor
Chapter 382 Defensive Artifact, Eight Treasures Auspicious Soft Armor
Soul guides, as the name suggests, are devices that are driven by soul power.
It is an artificial tool made by carving a core magic circle on a rare metal or gemstone.
Soul tools can be broadly divided into three categories: melee soul tools, ranged soul tools, and fixed soul tools.
Besides.
There are also other types of soul tools, such as storage soul tools, etc.
Generally speaking, Soul Masters do not need additional weapons; their combat strength is usually reflected in the abilities of their own Martial Soul.
Ordinary weapons and equipment offer only minimal support to Soul Masters.
But soul tools are different.
It is powered by the Soul Master's Soul Power and can greatly enhance the Soul Master's combat strength.
And that is the power of soul tools.
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The origin of soul tools is unknown, but their history can be traced back to the time before the birth of the Angel God.
Legend has it that before the Dark Ages when the Angel God resided, there once existed a powerful Soul Guidance Empire on the Douluo Continent, and Soul Guidance Devices were a product of that empire.
However, for some unknown reason, the once mighty Soul Guidance Empire suddenly collapsed and disappeared into the annals of history, and even the craft of making Soul Guidance Devices was lost.
After the fall of the Soul Guidance Empire, the Douluo Continent entered a dark age where evil spirits ran rampant.
The turmoil of the Dark Ages lasted for ten thousand years until the God of Angels appeared out of nowhere, established the Spirit Hall, and suppressed evil spirits, which brought order and peace back to the Douluo Continent.
However, during this dark period of turmoil, due to the loss of the manufacturing process, the Soul Guidance Devices left behind by the Soul Guidance Empire were gradually used up and quickly exhausted, leaving no trace.
Especially offensive soul tools.
Nowadays, there are very few soul tools left in the Douluo Continent, and most of them have no offensive capabilities, only some auxiliary functions.
Common examples include storage soul tools, soul-guided magic lamps, and other similar auxiliary items.
Every soul tool nowadays can be described as an artifact. As for how they were created and how they were made, no one knows anymore; the techniques have long been lost.
On the Douluo Continent, only a few ancient powers have collected records of some soul tools.
For example, the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall's treasury contains many kinds of offensive soul tools, but they are all unusable semi-junk items.
Because they didn't know the manufacturing process, even the Spirit Hall couldn't repair or use them, and they could only be left to gather dust in the treasure vault.
The soul-guided sleeve arrow that Ye Qifeng took out was one of them.
Besides.
The Spirit Hall's archives also contain a lot of information about soul tools, and even some records of how soul tools are made.
Unfortunately, it is still incomplete and cannot play a significant role in restoring the manufacturing process of the soul tool.
If Ye Qifeng didn't have the analytical ability of the Yin-Yang Space, he probably wouldn't have been able to create the detailed diagram of the Soul Guide Sleeve Arrow.
With detailed diagrams and Lou Gao's talent, it shouldn't be difficult to recreate the craftsmanship of the Soul Guide Sleeve Arrow.
But Ye Qifeng did more than just create the schematic diagram for this Soul Guide Sleeve Arrow.
Ye Qifeng analyzed all the semi-scrap soul tools stored in the Spirit Hall's treasure vault, whether they were offensive or auxiliary, and created detailed diagrams for each.
For example, soul-guided bows, soul-guided crossbows, soul-guided guns, soul-guided cannons, soul-guided shields, and storage soul-guided devices, etc.
If Lou Gao is willing to submit to the Spirit Hall, then he can have all the detailed diagrams of these soul tools handed over to him.
As long as he studies it carefully, recreates the manufacturing process, and then assists the Spirit Hall in producing soul tools, that will suffice.
Especially the soul-guided weapons used by the martial spirit army.
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During this year, the Martial Soul Special Forces under Ye Qifeng's command have completed the selection and formation of personnel. The number of personnel is not large, and it is temporarily maintained at around one hundred people. As for whether to increase the number of personnel, we will discuss it later.
According to Yoru Shichika's idea.
His Martial Soul Special Forces unit was naturally built to the highest standards, equipped with the finest weapons and equipment.
Soul-guided weapons and equipment are the best choice.
not only that.
The Spirit Hall's Spirit Master Legion, Bibi Dong's Guardian Army, the Holy Emperor Warrior Legion, and others will all be equipped with Spirit Guidance Weapons and Equipment.
of course
The prerequisite is to first obtain the crafting technology for soul tools.
Lou Gao is not the only way to obtain the crafting techniques for soul tools.
On the Sun and Moon Continent, on the other side of the Douluo World, one can also obtain the crafting techniques for Soul Tools.
Although the overall strength of Soul Masters on the Sun Moon Continent is not strong, Soul Tools are extremely common and flourishing.
The advanced and complete craftsmanship of soul tools is passed down there.
However, the geographical location of the Sun Moon Continent is unknown, and it will take time to find it. Obtaining the soul tool manufacturing technology of the Sun Moon Continent is even more difficult, and it may take more than ten or even several decades.
Night Seven Wind can't wait.
After all, distant water cannot quench a nearby fire.
Therefore, we can only try to do it on our own first.
The master craftsman Lou Gao, along with the blacksmiths of the Gengxin City Blacksmith Association, would be a good choice.
It's not just about research on soul tools; we also need to start developing and manufacturing the weapons and equipment needed by ordinary legions.
Otherwise, ordinary legions would likely suffer losses when facing Tang San's mechanical hidden weapons in the future.
As for the mechanical hidden weapons in Tang San's possession, it would be wise to secretly acquire several sets for reverse engineering, at least to understand how to defend against and counter them.
It's not too late to make a move on this after Tang San has finished making those hidden weapons.
Let's deal with this fat old man, Lou Gao, first.
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Ye Qifeng has regained much of his memories from his previous life, and he also has a lot of knowledge about weapon crafting in his mind.
It even has methods for refining magical artifacts that can fly and escape into the earth, spiritual artifacts that can give birth to artifact spirits, and even divine artifacts and Dao artifacts forged by the laws of heaven.
But the Douluo world is just too low-level.
The materials alone are hard to find, let alone the production process.
Even the most basic puppet and mechanical techniques are useless against them.
After all, it's a weapon-refining method from an advanced world.
It involves not only the refining of materials such as metals, gems, and minerals, but also knowledge of formations, talismans, and inscriptions.
This knowledge is complex and profound, and can only be comprehended by conforming to the complete laws of nature.
Moreover, even if one successfully comprehends and creates the artwork, a vast amount of spiritual energy is required for it to function.
In this Douluo world where the Heavenly Dao is flawed and spiritual energy is scarce, items that exist in higher-level worlds are useless even if they are crafted.
It's just that it has the form but lacks the essence.
Of course, it is also feasible to find some lower-level weapon-refining methods from the advanced weapon-refining methods of the world, simplify them, and then hand them over to Lou Gao for research.
But Ye Qifeng thought about it and decided to forget about it.
Lou Gao might be willing to abandon his lifelong forging skills to study the refining methods of the advanced world, but whether he can master them quickly is another matter.
If he fails to grasp the basics for a long time, wouldn't it be like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon, resulting in more harm than good?
So let him go and study the soul tools of the Douluo world.
That's exactly what the Spirit Hall desperately needs.
Once he's mastered the soul tool, we can teach him some advanced weapon-refining techniques from the higher worlds.
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Lou Gao stared at the blueprints in his hand, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Only after a long while did he finally tear his eyes away from the blueprints and wave his chubby hand at his personally trained disciple, Si Long:
"Silong, you may leave now. I will personally receive these two distinguished guests."
"Yes, teacher!"
Silong responded respectfully.
"Chris, you can go down now. Leave the rest to me and Elder Jiu."
Seeing this, Ye Qifeng also spoke to Chris beside him.
"Yes! I'll take my leave!"
Upon hearing this, Chris bowed and took his leave, then followed Silong away.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty Ling Yuan, please come in!"
After Silong and Chris left, Lou Gao welcomed Ye Qifeng and Nihuang into his forging room, his attitude becoming noticeably more attentive.
The tall forging room was very large, covering a full 500 square meters. It was extremely messy, with all sorts of metal materials and forging scraps piled up everywhere on both sides.
In a corner of the room, there was a dark-colored forging furnace and a bellows of the same color, which looked chilling.
Obviously, their casting materials are also quite unusual, consisting of a special heat-resistant alloy formed by mixing black iron with other metals.
After being ushered into the forging room by Lou Gao, Ye Qifeng casually looked around.
My eyes were quickly drawn to something placed on a circular platform in the center of the room.
It was a full suit of armor, women's armor, no, it couldn't even be described as armor anymore.
It looks more like a thin, close-fitting garment.
The garment was made of a dense, dark blue material, with a subtle metallic sheen on its surface, like a faint jewel glow, attracting attention.
It sat quietly in the very center of the circular platform, as if it had just been completed.
Ye Qifeng glanced at it, and a jolt of electricity ran through his mind, instantly making him realize what it was.
That is the defensive marvel that Lou Gao painstakingly researched and created over ten years—
Eight Treasures Auspicious Soft Armor!
As I recall, the Eight Treasures Auspicious Soft Nails are nails made of stretch memory metal through wire drawing and shaping. They are highly elastic and can stretch to the size of the human body, remembering the size without harming the body or skin.
Because it is made of metal, it also has considerable defensive capabilities, capable of withstanding the sixth soul skill attack of a level 60 offensive soul master.
Even if a Title Douluo wears it, they will have a significant advantage in defense during battles of the same level.
In the current Douluo Continent, it can be considered a divine artifact among defensive equipment.
The moment Ye Qifeng saw the Eight Treasures Auspicious Soft Armor, his eyes lit up, and he was determined to get his hands on it.
How could we leave such a good thing to that bastard Tang San to give to the rabbit?
I remember there should be two Eight Treasures Auspicious Soft Armor sets, one for men and one for women, but there's only one for women right now. Hmm, at this time, perhaps Lou Gao hasn't made the men's set yet.
Nihuang seemed uninterested in anything in the room.
Even that Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor failed to attract her attention.
After coming in, she found a clean spot and lazily sat down.
However, her beautiful eyes were full of smiles as she stared straight at Ye Qifeng, never looking away for even a second.
Lou Gao clutched the detailed diagram of the Soul Guide Sleeve Arrow tightly in his hand, seemingly having no intention of returning it to Ye Qifeng.
Ye Qifeng didn't seem to care much. He turned his gaze away from the Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor on the round platform, a faint smile on his face as he looked at him with an inscrutable expression, without saying a word.
After a moment of silence, Lou Gao's small eyes scanned back and forth between Ye Qifeng and Nihuang, and he found that the two people in front of him seemed to be subtly in favor of Ye Qifeng.
A smile forced across his round, chubby face as he looked at Ye Qifeng and said somewhat apologetically:
"Your Highness, could you perhaps transfer these blueprints to me?"
Before Ye Qifeng could speak, Lou Gao immediately added:
"Don't worry, I will definitely pay you the appropriate amount."
Ye Qifeng remained noncommittal, then asked:
"Oh? Senior Lou Gao, what do you intend to do with it?"
Lou Gao gave an embarrassed smile and said truthfully:
"Your Highness, you may not know this, but the craft of making soul tools has been extinct in our Douluo Continent. Although I am known as a master craftsman, I do not have the ability to make soul tools. I can only do some superficial work in the forging of metals and other materials."
"I once tried to research and create soul tools, but I failed because I had no way of knowing where to start. I have to say, this is my lifelong regret."
"The blueprints that His Highness the Holy Son brought have given me a glimpse into the process. If I study them diligently, I might be able to find the manufacturing techniques for soul tools."
"If we succeed, the status of us blacksmiths will surely rise, and we will no longer be looked down upon!"
As he spoke, Lou Gao's eyes suddenly became somewhat fanatical, as if he could already see himself successfully creating a soul tool and the blacksmith's status being turned around.
"The blueprints are available for you."
Looking at the fervent expression on Lou Gao's face, Ye Qifeng said calmly.
"Very good."
Upon hearing this, Lou Gao immediately suppressed the fervor in his eyes, shouted excitedly, and quickly asked:
"How much money do you need? 100,000 gold soul coins, how about that?"
Ye Qifeng gently shook his head.
"Two hundred thousand?"
The tall building asked again.
Ye Qifeng shook his head again.
"Why don't you name a price?"
Lou Gao's excitement subsided slightly, and he asked tentatively.
"It's free."
Ye Qifeng said in a calm tone.
"You said it's free? Are you sure?"
Lou Gao was stunned and wondered if he had misheard.
"Yes, it's free."
Ye Qifeng nodded affirmatively.
"Are you going to give it to me for free? What are you after? No way."
Lou Gao interrupted Ye Qifeng, then suddenly seemed to realize something, his expression changed, and he looked at Ye Qifeng suspiciously:
"You're not just kidding me because you don't really want to give it to me, are you?"
"Ahem!"
Ye Qifeng coughed twice. "Senior Lou Gao, don't be in a hurry, let me finish what I have to say."
Lou Gao paused for a moment:
"you say."
Ye Qifeng smiled slightly and said:
"I can give you this detailed diagram of the Soul Guide Hidden Arrow free of charge, but you need to agree to one condition."
Lou Gao's thick, white eyebrows furrowed slightly.
As the saying goes, what's free is often the most expensive, so it seems this blueprint isn't easy to get.
But he couldn't resist the allure of the soul tool.
"What are the conditions?"
Lou Gao thought for a moment, then tentatively asked a question.
"I need you to join the Spirit Hall, and you must bring all the blacksmiths of the Blacksmith Association, as well as all the metal resources controlled by the Blacksmith Association, to join my Spirit Hall."
Ye Qifeng finally revealed his true intentions.
Thank you to [The Shackles of Destiny] for the 1766 book coins!
(End of this chapter)