Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1535: Chapter 84: Richness Undermines the Immortal Dynasty’s Foundation_2

“Wang Clan’s Ninth Generation Modular Black Armor Flagship Edition.” Luo Yuqing quickly responded, “The usage of Xuan Iron is equal to thirty percent of the standard Black Armor, and the rest is all various grades of Fierce Crocodile hide armor.”

King of Zhennan’s heart stirred, thirty percent Xuan Iron usage! With the current surge in Xuan Iron prices, isn’t that extremely cost-effective?

“Why don’t you use Xuan Iron entirely?” Zhao Xiqing also asked, “You know, on the battlefield, defense means survival.”

“Director Zhao, let me answer this question,” Wang Fugui stated, “Wang Clan’s Artifact Refining Headquarters have been researching battle armor for a long time, but we have always been troubled by one issue: the material. As everyone knows, our Da Qian is a ‘barren land beyond transformation,’ and the output of Xuan Iron mines is quite low. The Da Qian army, when manufacturing Black Armor, also has to import Xuan Iron ingots at high prices from the Immortal Dynasty to make up for the insufficient production.”

“The problem is that in recent years, the price of Xuan Iron has been climbing ceaselessly, and our Wang Clan ‘just happens’ to have a Fierce Crocodile breeding industry. Naturally, we should opt for a solution that reduces the usage of Xuan Iron and increases the usage of Fierce Beast hide.”

Wang Fugui continued, “Moreover, my great-grandfather used to say that Xuan Iron is a non-renewable resource. Even the official Xuan Iron mines of the Immortal Dynasty have been much depleted, and as time goes on, the production of Xuan Iron will decrease further and the prices will become increasingly higher. Reform in armor is an inevitable trend.”

“However, the Fierce Crocodiles we breed at Wang Clan are different. Although the cost is still not low at present, with the scaling up of breeding and production, the individual cost will continue to decrease. Moreover, it is a renewable resource, and can continuously strengthen the defense of our Human race.”

“That makes sense,” mused the King of Zhennan, “In fact, the Immortal Soldier Department has also tried replacing Xuan Iron with hide armor before, but the cost of obtaining hide from Fierce Beasts and Spirit Beasts is far higher than the mining and refining of Xuan Iron. Even though the price of Xuan Iron has reached such a shocking level today, it is still far less costly than raising Fierce Beasts for their hides.”

“King of Zhennan is right. As I know, the Immortal Dynasty also has considerable achievements in the breeding industry, and some high-ranking commanders and generals have also adopted bred dragon hide armors, etc., but the cost is extremely high and it’s almost impossible to promote them on a large scale in the army,” said Wang Fugui, “But Wang Clan is different. Firstly, we have made significant improvements in the unit production and unit cost of food crops.”

“With low unit cost of food, the unit cost of the pigs and cattle we breed for meat is low, which in turn reduces the cost of Fierce Crocodile breeding when shifted onto them. Also, we use a large-scale semi-free-range method to breed Fierce Crocodiles, further reducing breeding costs.”

“Additionally, we continuously delve into and improve upon processes such as slaughtering, leather sorting, tanning, and armor manufacturing, further reducing costs…”

One point Wang Fugui didn’t mention was that, in fact, Wang Clan had long adopted stamping technology in the production of Xuan Iron parts. After stamping out the parts, Artifact Refiners would then perform precise processing, substantially saving the consumption of Artifact Refiners.

And the Artifact Refiners don’t need to master the refinement of every component but work collaboratively, with each Artifact Refiner focusing on refining one specific part, greatly increasing their proficiency bonuses.

Even so, the eyes of the King of Zhennan already lit up: “How much does this new set of battle armor cost?”

“Two thousand Immortal Crystals,” Wang Fugui stated flatly.

“What?” King of Zhennan’s eyelids twitched fiercely, “Even with the surge in Xuan Iron prices, if we purchase high-priced Xuan Iron ourselves and have our Black Armor Department craft the Black Armor, the total cost is only about one thousand three hundred Immortal Crystals. Why should we buy your new type of battle armor? No wonder you can’t sell your armors!”

“Your Highness, that’s not right,” Wang Fugui said calmly, “Our Wang Clan’s Ninth Generation Modular Black Armor Flagship Edition, compared to traditional standard Black Armor, has many more advantages.”

“If there are so many advantages, why not equip the Da Qian army?” King of Zhennan glared at Wang Fugui angrily.

“The Daqian Court is too poor to afford it, besides most of the soldiers in the Da Qian army are Liqi Boundary Soldiers, and they cannot handle such high-end armors,” Wang Fugui candidly spoke, “We need to earn more money from the Immortal Dynasty, then speed up and expand our production scale to further reduce costs. At the same time, the army of Da Qian also needs time and resources to grow to match this kind of armor.”

“So, your Wang Clan’s plan is to treat us, the Immortal Dynasty, like big fools, paying for your high initial costs,” King of Zhennan said with a bitter smile, “You think we are rich and foolish?”

“Your Highness, we’re all part of the Human race camp, why quibble over such matters? The scale and size of the Immortal Dynasty are so large that even plucking a single hair from it is thicker than the thighs of our Da Qian,” Wang Fugui sighed, “Although Da Qian is weak, we have always been struggling hard on the foreign battlefields, trying our best to fulfill our responsibility. Since the founding of the nation, we have never shied from sacrificing lives on the foreign battlefields. We also want to become stronger quickly, to take on more pressure for the Immortal Dynasty.”

The King of Zhennan hesitated; it was true that Eastern Dry Country had always been trying hard on foreign battlefields, and this time the Wei Family and the person behind them had truly gone too far. Instead of benefiting the Wei Family, perhaps…

For a moment, the King of Zhennan was tempted.

Suddenly, he thought of something and stared at Wang Fugui, “You kid, do you know something?”

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