The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1094: Armor For Raj

Karl forwarded the list to Jo, who promised him it would be there within an hour.

There was nothing on the list that couldn’t be bought in bulk within a ten-minute walk from the house, as the shops in the area specialized in loading full merchant caravans.

There would be a small extra fee, as the shoppers needed to go in and out of the city, but Karl was happy to cover that, and it would still be within the budget that Hugo had set.

It was a concerning amount of product, though. Hopefully, the shoppers had a class that let them store bulk goods. But Karl wondered how Wendy was going to deal with it.

Well, that could be a test for her, since she volunteered.

But Wendy had a secret weapon. She had purchased four storage rings, to supplement her inventory, and now she had the chance to show them off as she loaded them up with deliveries.

”What are you making next?” Hugo asked as Karl led him toward the exit of the maze.

”First, a gift for my apprentice. Then I’m going to start on the armour that our Grandmaster Blacksmith just finished.

I transferred him plenty of high-end materials, and he spent all night making a full suit of plate armour with fire and poison resistance capped out, per the request of most of the Totem Ranked tanks.

If this is satisfactory, he will make the metal armours that the Mythic Warriors requested. It will just take a day or two per suit.”

Hugo looked a bit embarrassed. ”I know that we’re holding up production. But I’m not going to apologize for the request.”

”Don’t feel bad. The shop is always busy with something. Plus, I’ve now got an Overlord Ranked Nature Cleric who can make wooden weapons when we need them. The magical wood holds runes very well, and I can make a half dozen an hour if I need.” Karl explained.

The transfer was made to the Store’s storage, but it wasn’t just the one set. One suit of armour was obviously made by Ashbringer, but there were ten more made to a slightly lower quality standard, out of the same materials.

[Ashbringer, did you learn a new trick?] Karl asked.

The Demon laughed as he replied. [I could only wish. But no, I hired a Dwarven Forge in the outer city. Their levels aren’t high, but they’re Dwarves, so the craftsmanship is pretty good and the price is reasonable, as they’re still considered Journeymen.

You can deal with the upgrading of the pieces, and the material alone will give it a solid base. We all win. The armour is made on a budget, with a bit of extra material. They get their skills and Ranks improved, as they have the Dwarven Smith as their class.]

The Darklight Host was slowly taking over Drodh.

[I will give you permissions to take Apprentices into the Guild, if you want to make them part of our team permanently. One Grandmaster will not be enough forge workers to keep up with demand.

Not even for the Alliance.

Once they start actually using this armour, they’re going to put it through hell, and that means sending it back for regular repairs.] Karl reminded him.

[Alright, I will think about it. How many spaces do we have?]

[A hundred in total for the branch, so we’ve got around seventy left. Don’t worry about a shop worth of new workers if they want to join.]

The garden vanished as Karl stepped through the arched exit of the maze, and he was left standing on one side of the large room, where the Runecrafters were sorting through all the wooden accessories that had been made by the Orcish Druids at the Drodh house.

They were simple, but they had been working on their creation skills, and the outer surface looked like entwined vines.

That was likely because that was how they were actually made, before the inner surface was smoothed to be used as bracelets and rings. But it was good enough for their Royal Rank bulk items.

Karl moved to an empty table and brought out the suit that Ashbringer had created.

”Oh, that is nice. I can see why your smith takes his time, even though he could stamp out plates with magic much faster.” Hugo noted.

Karl nodded. ”Yeah, it also helps the armour’s base stats before I start modifying them. Poor craftsmanship with expensive materials is mostly just wasteful. If we were making Royal Ranked armour, he would have the ability to just press them out in a die. But if we’re going to make it into something decent, we all need to put in the work.”

Hugo watched silently as Karl worked, covering the entire inside of the armour with runes. The armour was just so receptive to the magic that he decided to make it a Totem Ranked and Totem Grade item for the Mythic Warriors.

If he could get their work out of the way first, it would be best. They were the major income source for the Alliance, so everyone benefitted when they got more efficient.

Karl finished and nodded in satisfaction at the suit in front of him.

{Item Created} Totem Rank, Totem Grade, [Indestructible Plate of the Stalwart Defender] Adds 1400 points of Damage Reduction, Reduces Damage Taken by 2%, 10% bonus to Movement Speed, 20 Percent Resistance to Poison and Fire Element attacks. [Additional Effects] Self Repair Level 7, [Earth Shield] Elemental barrier Skill

Hugo hummed as he stared at the armour. ”That is truly impressive, and it comes with its own barrier skill. That’s not something that most warriors get, so how are you going to decide who gets it?”

Karl smiled and took out the list from the other night. ”First come, first served. And if there are any complaints about that, I will blame Deve. At the very least, he can take a punch.”

Hugo laughed, knowing that the same was true of Karl.

”Well, that makes sense. What happened to the plan of making armour for the Totems first?”

Karl shrugged. ”The combination of metals just worked out too well. So, I went all out. In fact, I’ll likely do the same for the other sets that I have today. They’re not as fancy, but if they get the same stats, I can just give this one to Raj, and claim that it’s because he’s Guild Master, and not because I only had one like it in stock.”

Hugo gave a full bellied laugh, holding his sides.

”I think that’s a trade secret that you’re not supposed to share with others. But I am certain that Guild Master Raj will approve of getting the fanciest of the suits.”

Come to think of it, there were two other warriors among the Guild Masters. Well, supply issues would have to serve as an excuse for everything.