Goblin Dependency-Chapter 686 - 344: Pulse of Purgatory (Part 2)
Aside from that, the armor is adorned with dark-colored refined steel on the shoulders, sides, and other parts, lined with multiple layers of tanned leather, greatly enhancing its defense against all sorts of physical damage. Moreover, its relatively flexible structure allows the wearer to perform various high-difficulty actions in battle.
Xia Nan stepped forward, gently stroking the surface of the armor with his fingertips, feeling the subtle bumps and ripples beneath his fingers.
His eyes fixed intently, concentration focused.
The next second, a semi-transparent attribute panel appeared before his eyes.
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[Pulse of Purgatory]
Type: Armor
Level: Good (Green)
Effects:
1. +30% Durability;
2. +50% Flame Resistance;
3. Slightly restores wearer’s stamina when taking flame damage in battle.
Introduction:
Armor forged from special metal from Purgatory, emitting a sulfurous smell, with decent resistance to flame damage.
Note:
"Truly excellent armor isn’t about being made from Holy Copper of Heaven Mountain or Melted Iron of Purgatory, but if it can keep you alive to return home and drink that cup of wine."
—— Iron Dome Watcher·Hundred Warriors·Kersu
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Seemingly examining the armor in front of him, Xia Nan’s gaze carefully scanned over its attribute panel.
He wasn’t disappointed.
The 500 gold forging cost and Purgatory Steel materials already indicated its upper limit.
Like the [Bone Binding Iron Leg] he was wearing, the "Good" quality Green Equipment was the limit it could reach.
Barn may have rich forging experience and excellent skills.
But as a blacksmith, his job wasn’t to make equipment of unexpectedly high quality using ordinary materials, but to utilize the available materials to their fullest under constraints, crafting the most suitable equipment for the wearer.
If you want to use materials of limited quality to create Blue Equipment or Purple Equipment across several levels.
Even those master-level craftsmen need to maximize their skills while hoping for a bit of elusive luck.
Spending 500 gold for this piece of Green Equipment armor, Xia Nan was already very satisfied.
A 30% durability bonus represents the armor’s excellent defense capability.
Even the Beheading Longsword before it was reforged, lasting over a year through so many battles, only had a durability bonus of 50%.
Now, this armor with good defense performance evidently won’t as easily break in battle as those previously replaced more frequently than maintenance supplies.
It should hold up a while longer... right?
After all, spending a full 500 gold to acquire it, produced from the Rock Hammer Blacksmith Shop, Xia Nan believed in the principle of "you get what you pay for."
On the other hand, compared to its defense ability, what stood out more about the armor was its 50% flame resistance. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
After all, from the harsh environment of Hell, even the lowest Little Devils possess immunity to most flame damage in this world.
Using Purgatory Steel from the same origin as the main material, it’s not surprising that the equipment forged features good flame resistance attributes.
Xia Nan even thought that when he activates the second stage of [Embers Resonance], he might receive a significant flame resistance boost from a non-Divine Power source.
He didn’t know if the two could stack.
Otherwise, to some extent, he might really achieve a temporary "Fire Immunity" effect.
As for the last special effect attached to the equipment attribute panel... it’s better than nothing.
Like the [Bone Binding Iron Leg]’s probability-based chilling effect on beasts, it’s practically useless.
It’s not like he could, after a battle starts, deliberately throw a Flame Bomb onto himself to trigger the armor’s slow stamina recovery effect...
Judging by the "slight" specification on the panel, the stamina recovered might be less than the original flame burn damage.
Maybe only under certain specific conditions could this mild stamina recovery special ability be useful.
Contemplating in his mind, Xia Nan stretched out his hands and took down the [Pulse of Purgatory] from the equipment display rack.
It’s very light, slightly heavier than the chain armor he previously wore, but nowhere near the weight of those plate chain composite armors he had worn.
Also, the armor was forged after detailed discussions and tests, referencing a lot of Xia Nan’s body data, highly customized, perfectly fitting his body while leaving some room.
When worn, despite the change in weight, it was far more comfortable and snug than any armor he had previously worn.
Lifting his arms and twisting his waist didn’t feel any hindrance, perfectly suited to his combat style focusing on explosive power and mobility.
Meanwhile, when Xia Nan wore the armor, he felt an indescribable warmth.
Not a physical feeling of warmth but the unique spiritual warmth from Purgatory Steel, stemming from Purgatory.
Of course, this warmth doesn’t affect the wearer’s physical or mental state, just a nature of Purgatory Steel.
It made Xia Nan slightly relieved.
Otherwise, in this hot summer, if the armor added more heat... he couldn’t imagine how bad the wearing experience would be.
After a detailed inspection to ensure there were no quality or design issues, Xia Nan swiftly but reluctantly handed the Crystal Card he just got from Ms. Edwina to Barn, along with his deposit, to settle the outstanding amount for the equipment.
Makes his recently gained wealth shrink significantly again in his bank account.
He would have to wait for the Association to transfer him the rewards for a few tasks later to slightly recover.
In contrast, Barn didn’t seem to have much thought on the 500 gold income.
This straightforward, dwarf robust aiming to become a Forging Master just looked at the young man with black hair before him with a more satisfied expression than Xia Nan.
From head to toe.
The [Tear of Spring Breath] necklace was transformed from original earrings with the other’s help, both deeply involved in the forging of the Straight Sword [Ash Fall], and Barn also helped craft the sword sheath for the Wooden Sword [Green Pine]. The [Dark Scale Guard] and its predecessor, the temporary "Snake Scale Arm Shield," were also made by the dwarf’s hands, not to mention [Pulse of Purgatory] and [Bone Binding Iron Leg].
Over this year and more, Barn practically watched Xia Nan grow from a rookie adventurer to the veteran expert fully armed as he is now.
Having worked for many years, he knows well the speed at which the black-haired young man, icy in demeanor, upgrades his equipment.
For an ordinary person recently entering the field, let alone having an entire body of enchanted equipment like him.
In less than two years, collecting a full new set of standard equipment at the Rock Hammer Store was already considered highly efficient monetary wise and very economical.
He knew what this meant.
Brilliant talents have never been lacking on the Aifala Continent.
Those active in the myths and epics, every one of those Big Shots, presented their dazzling brilliance when first stepping on this path.
If the young man named "Xia Nan" before him continues to grow at this speed, perhaps one day, his name will be known by every professional on the continent, like how "Gray Sword" spread in River Valley Town.
And he himself, "Rock Hammer" Barn, as the initial witness of this great epic, might also occupy a small and inconspicuous passage in that magnificent epic destined to be extolled by the world.
His thoughts gradually dispersed.
Until the young man before him was about to leave, the dwarf finally came back to his senses.
He stopped Xia Nan, his gaze falling on the metal chain armor the other was holding:
"This chain armor is in good condition, do you want me to buy it back... with a 30% discount to save you some money."
With that said, Xia Nan just remembered this matter.
After thinking for a moment, he readily handed the chain armor to him.
"I’m about to go on a long trip, taking this chain armor along as a backup is too cumbersome, and leaving it in the inn is a bit wasteful."
"Sell it back, you set the price."
"Long trip?" Hearing this, Barn was somewhat surprised, "How far?"
"I might not come back for a few months."
A few months...
Contemplating the other’s words, Barn’s gaze once again fell on him, focusing on the newly forged armor.
He instinctively said:
"What about the next armor, do you want to add some Yangli Iron Plating Powder?"
"Huh?"
