Chapter 206: Chapter 148: A Leap in Progress

Lin Lan stepped into the core zone of the steel factory.

The clanging sound of forging reached his ears, and he saw Sun Ore piled high on the open grounds, with shadows already crowding around the huge Melting Furnace.

Everyone was so engrossed that even when Vera took the opportunity to sneakily touch the fluffy tails of a few Feis girls, the young people remained oblivious.

"Lord Lin Lan, you’re here."

Vera noticed the presence of the Lord, stepped forward, bent down, and actively reported: "Whether it’s the mining tests of the Oracle Armor or the setup of the mine login points, everything is going smoothly."

"You’ve all worked hard."

Lin Lan’s face showed a smile of recognition.

Only then did people realize the Ark Leader was standing behind them, and they quickly made way for Lin Lan, instantly revealing several shining pieces of equipment to his view.

Ansel was still bustling about.

Abel, on the side, had his eyes fixed and wide open.

As a lifelong blacksmith, he still felt like an ignorant and naive child before this master.

The Giants’ forging seemed like a grand artistic performance, with the fierce and ferocious Sunlight Flames turning tame and obedient under his gaze.

Ansel even skipped the process of removing materials from the furnace before hammering; he simply reached into the furnace, using giant strength to hand-knead the softened steel, molding the armor shape as flexibly as clay.

Wow, this is truly an iron hand without mercy...

No wonder so many people are watching...

Lin Lan joined the crowd, staring unblinkingly at the Giant’s actions.

Ansel was incredibly focused, and within a short time, one intricately shaped piece of armor after another quickly took form in Ansel’s hands.

For this Giant Priest, who came from an engineering background, molding the armor shell from basic materials by hand was utterly effortless.

Only when forging a groove-shaped piece that Lin Lan couldn’t understand would he use the giant hammer, cautiously pounding away.

Time quickly arrived at the final quenching step.

Steam rolled layer upon layer, Ansel picked up a peculiarly shaped, container-like component and carefully assembled it inside the chest armor.

Lin Lan noticed that compared to the first-generation Sun Armor’s primitive and heavy design, the surface of the second-generation armor featured markedly more complex concave patterns.

Ansel was rightly called a ’master’ for a reason; even though the armor was hand-molded piece by piece, those patterns aligned perfectly, as if seamless.

They extended from the chest armor to the arm armor and leg armor.

Moments later, the Giant picked up a towel as large as a bedsheet to wipe away sweat, and with a curious-faced Lin Lan, he introduced the brand-new Sun Armor.

"Lord Lin Lan, due to the slight inadequacy of the basic materials, this set of armor isn’t as hard as the first generation, but I made some small adjustments."

Ansel truthfully explained: "Once donned, even an untrained ordinary warrior can more effectively harness the power of Sun Ash Soil."

This was already the limit of what he could forge using the current materials.

Lin Lan listened patiently while closely examining the identification information on the system panel.

[Identifying item for you!]

[Item: Steel Armor infused with Giant craftsmanship and Divine Kingdom Ash Soil (Complete set)]

[Quality: Blue]

[Function 1: Continuously stabilize the wearer’s mind, capable of resisting certain levels of mental pollution]

[Function 2: Built-in simple Power Furnace, able to store a certain amount of Sun Ash Soil, significantly enhancing the user’s speed and strength]

[Function 3: Possesses powerful long-range strike capabilities]

Lin Lan’s eyes gradually lit up.

Although the second-generation armor seemingly showed little improvement, lacking the excellent protective shock-absorbing abilities of the first-generation armor, Lin Lan instantly realized the significance of the new armor.

──The Sun Armor could finally be mass-produced!

With the limited amount of ’Composite Metal’ obtained from the Ideal City instance, the Ark currently had only fifty sets of Sun Armor.

And Ed did not disperse this elite force throughout the Civilian Corps; the Sun Legion was separated out, becoming one of Seagull City’s most critical powers.

Now, the Civilian Corps dispersed across the Ark Kingdom reaches a number of three thousand, resulting in the remaining Hundred-man Squad only being able to use ordinary Ash Soil weapons.

Most young militiamen dream of owning a set of their own Sun Armor, but can only look longingly at the Sun Warriors, drool with envy.

Lin Lan once considered creating a ’Steel Version’ of the Sun Armor using the old method.

But this idea was quickly abandoned by him at the time.

First, the composite metal produced by Ideal Civilization was not only of excellent quality but also lighter than regular steel.

Without the support of a vehicle, soldiers clad in ordinary steel armor would become clumsy iron cans.

Even though Ash Soil weapons could enhance the user’s strength, ordinary soldiers still couldn’t fully utilize the armor, eventually being overwhelmed, dragged down by weight.

Second, Sun resources were extremely scarce.

At that time, everyone had to rely on thriftiness, painstakingly accumulating resources to barely produce one set of armor in a day.

But Ansel and Vera, through the Giants’ technological contributions, donated mining machines and hand-crafted Power Furnaces to completely overturn Lin Lan’s disadvantages!

What truly is the value of ’significantly enhancing speed and strength’!

The current Oracle Matrix can provide enough Sun Ore to steadily mass-produce Sun Armor on the basis of minting currency!