After talking to Sheng Feilong and Huang Jialong about her Battle Armour, Yuanen Yehui became much calmer and more content with her current position in the team. The next few days, they ventured into the Spirit Ascension Platform daily, absorbing the remnant energy of slain Soul Beasts as usual.Afterwards, the three of them would settle together to work on Yuanen Yehui"s Battle Armour. With Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui working together to enhance the design Gu Yue created even further, Sheng Feilong was able to focus on studying the parts that had already been completed beforehand.
Yuanen Yehui already possessed the core components, including the energy core inlaid into the chest piece. Sheng Feilong took his time to a.n.a.lyse and partially restructure and reforge them by hand, recreating them according to Huang Jialong"s new design.
Once the redesigning was completed, Sheng Feilong and Yuanen Yehui asked for She Meixiao"s a.s.sistance in finding a suitable blacksmith to forge the rest of the metals needed for the remaining parts. Surprisingly, She Meixiao didn"t help them and isntead instructed Sheng Feilong to just as for Daedalus" prime blacksmith, only referred to as Old Tang.
Sheng Feilong smiled wryly and nodded his head, causing Yuanen Yehui to be confused. On the way to the workshop, Sheng Feilong explained to her. "Senior Tang is a bit weird. He has a rough nature, but also a genuine love for blacksmithing. Don"t take it to heart if he says anything harsh."
Afterwards, he knocked on the door, waiting for a while before knocking again as no answer came from the inside. After a third round of knocking with no answer, Sheng Feilong unceremoniously opened the door, leading Yuanen Yehui inside, then stood by the side as Old Tang was still hammering on a piece of metal in front of his furnace.
Sheng Feilong didn"t mind the wait as he was already used to this Senior"s antics, but Yuanen Yehui was confused; Firstly due to the blacksmith not minding them intruding, secondly about him forging so devotedly in front of them as blacksmiths usually hid their techniques from anyone, but with Sheng Feilong waiting silently as well, she didn"t dare ask about.
About half an hour pa.s.sed before Old Tang finished his work by quenching the metal in water. Only then did he turn towards Sheng Feilong and Yuanen Yehui with a frown, though saying nothing. Sheng Feilong bowed lightly, greeting the blacksmith. "It"s been a while, Senior Tang."
"She-girl"s Twin Spirit brat? And a little la.s.sy? What do you want?" The grumpy old man replied shortly, then turned back to his furnace where another piece of metal was laying, observing it intently. Sheng Feilong didn"t mind and simply smiled. "Senior, we"ve come to ask you for a favour-"
"I don"t do favours; Come back with money if you want to make a request." He didn"t even let Sheng Feilong finish, only staring at the piece of metal in the furnace. Yuanen Yehui looked dismayed and was about to say something when Sheng Feilong grabbed her wrist and glanced at her. "Not even if its to force a personalized set of Spirit Alloys for another Twin Spirit Essence possessor?"
Old Tang"s eyes grew wide and his head whipped around to face Sheng Feilong. Seeing the latter glance at Yuanen Yehui, Old Tang"s gaze also fell on her. "That la.s.sy is a Twin Spirit Essence possessor as well? Since when did Daedalus have so many little monsters?"
"It"s all thanks to Master"s hard work." Sheng Feilong replied, causing the old blacksmith to grunt in annoyance. "That She-girl again; She really is lucky. So, what"s your Spirit Essences?"
Yuanen Yehui seemed to have been caught off guard, but Sheng Feilong rea.s.sured her that it was fine. She looked at the ceiling to make sure it was high enough, then transformed into her t.i.tan Giant Ape form.
Old Tang"s eyes widened slightly once more, then an interested glint flickered in them. "t.i.tan Giant Ape? Interesting! But that"s not all right? You"re the same as that Twin Spirit brat next to you; With one normal and one evil Spirit Essence?"
Yuanen Yehui nodded, slowly turning back into her normal form. By now, she possessed special cloths made from very elastic material, allowing her to transform without a problem. After returning to her normal state, black wings sprouted from her back, causing Old Tang to smile, bemused. "Wings? What kind of Spirit Essence is that? A swan?"
With just the wings, it was hard to make out just what Yuanen Yehui"s Spirit Essence was – as long as she didn"t use any Soul Skills, that is. She shook her head lightly, telling the blacksmith about her Fallen Angel Spirit Essence. Once again, Old Tang looked at them with an bemused and interested expression. "What a strange combination; The king of the forest and the evil celestial... What kind of metal do you need, Twin Spirit la.s.s?!"
Yuanen Yehui flinched at the strange way Old Tang was calling her, causing Sheng Feilong to laugh lightly, which in return caused Yuanen Yehui to blush. The two of them talked with Old Tang for a long while, going over the specifics of different kinds of metal, basically relying on Old Tang"s expertise to select the perfect Spirit Alloy for Yuanen Yehui"s Battle Armour.
The latter already had a pretty good grasp of the kind of metal she wanted and needed, but Old tang knew abut hundreds of metal and their characteristics, easily pointing out the flaws in Yuanen Yehui"s choices and explaining the qualities of metal he thought to be more suitable for her.
In the end, they settled on a specialized three metal Spirit Alloy consisting of Blackiron Essence, Starspirit Gold and a resilient metal with earth attributed properties. Yuanen Yehui was more than happy with the choices made and the two of them returned to the member"s quarters to inform Huang Jialong about what had happened.
The next day, Song Weihan asked Yuanen Yehui into his office, giving her a revised training plan that she was to follow until their training in the Spirit Ascension Platform was completed. Yuanen Yehui was taken aback, especially after her request for help was pretty much shut down the last time she asked Song Weihan and She Meixiao.
Song Weihan kept his poker-face, only looking at Yuanen Yehui with slightly raised eyebrows while she fumbled around, asking him why he changed his mind. "What do you, "changed my mind"? When did She Meixiao and I ever say we wouldn"t help you?"
Yuanen Yehui froze, a genuine smile cracking on her face as she deeply bowed to Song Weihan. The latter just accepted her thanks, then shooed her off, telling her to return to Sheng Feilong and Huang Jialong to work on her Battle Armour.
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Three weeks later, Sheng Feilong, Huang Jialong and Yuanen yehui managed to compelte Yuanen Yehui"s Battle Armour, allowing the latter to finally step into the ranks of full fledged One Word battle Armour Masters.
Her Battle Armour was of a sleek design and dark, earthen colour with a hue of gold mixed into it, due to the choice of materials used. Compared to the Battle Armour she expected to create with the help of the Shrek students, the one made by Sheng Feilong"s hands using metals created by Old Tang, an eight-starred Saint Blacksmith, was miles ahead of anything she could"ve ever asked for.
Sheng Feilong, Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui tested the performance of her battle Armour extensively under the supervision of She Meixiao and Song Weihan,both of which were incredibly surprised by the Armour"s performance, though hiding their reactions behind calm faces.
After sparring for a few rounds, Yuanen Yehui gradually got used to the enhancements of her Battle Armour, while Huang Jialong"s expression soured a bit in envy. By now, he had recognized that his own Battle Armour, despite his own design, was the weakest of their teams, be it in terms of material used or overall performance.
After extensive testing that day, Sheng Feilong, Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui sat down together again, talking about it for a while. At the end of the day, when they were about to call quits, Huang Jialong looked at the two of, announcing his choice. "Feilong, Yehui. Now that your Battle Armour is finished, I think it"s time for Feilong and I to become Two Word Battle Armour Masters."
The two of them stopped, staring at Huang Jialong for a moment, then started smiling, while Sheng Feilong couldn"t help but poke at the sore spot he discovered. "So you"ve noticed it as well? That your Battle Armour isn"t up to par?"
He originally only planned to rile Huang Jialong up a bit, but he hadn"t expected the latter to stare at him with a serious expression and simply nod his head. "I"ve heard of Senior Tang"s character from Master and the two of you, so I doubt he"ll help create the Spirit Alloys for my Two Word Battle Amour, but with the merit points I still have from the Star Luo branch, I should be able to hire one of the seven-starred Saint Blacksmiths to help us out."
"You"re actually serious about this?" Sheng Feilong questioned, now with a calm expression himself, to which Huang Jialong only nodded. The former frowned lightly, then looked at Huang Jialong. "With my current rank, I should be able to create a solid Two Word Battle Armour for you, but with metal forged by a Saint Blacksmith, we might need to completely reforge your Armour. If the differences are too great, the armour will be unbalanced."
"I know. I"m prepared for that. Moreover, we still have five months left until we head to the Great Star Dou Forest. Until then, we"ll be able to create both Battle Armours, yours and mine." Huang Jialong said with a smile, causing Sheng Feilong to nod his head afterwards. "Then, it"s decided."