Chapter 670: The Tower of Weapons
The forging tower is 100 meters tall and is made entirely of dark gold metal, with densely packed runes engraved on its surface.
From a distance, the entire tower looks like a giant weapon stuck upside down in the ground.
In front of the tower is a wide open square, paved with Qingyang stones, which are slightly hot from the sun.
Lin Feng walked at the front, followed by Jiang Zhaoyue, Jiang Yelan, Feng Qingyan, Feng Qingshuang, Tiedun, Wang Wu, Jianyan, and others.
Behind them was a group of accompanying guards and several clerks responsible for recording.
A guide walked to the side and ahead, explaining the layout of Martial City as they went.
After walking for a while, Feng Qingyan suddenly stretched out a big yawn, raised his arms above his head, and leaned back.
"I'm so bored... The war ended two months ago, and I have nothing to do every day."
"I was fighting every day in Bloodthorn Forest a while ago, and now I'm watching you guys hold meetings, sign documents, and approve official papers every day. I'm about to grow mushrooms."
"Don't you practice your fire wall technique at the training ground every day?" Feng Qingshuang walked beside her expressionlessly.
"That's different! Nobody's going to burn down the training ground for me!" Feng Qingyan said matter-of-factly. "Burning down wooden targets is pointless."
Tie Dun, carrying the Mountain Shield, walked behind and chuckled twice upon hearing this: "Qingyan, if you're bored, come with me to the mine in the north to mine."
I recently mined a piece of iron ore weighing over ten tons; moving that thing was more tiring than cutting down the Five Soul Blood Puppets.
"Huh? You go mining all the time?" Feng Qingyan turned around and glanced at him, her face full of disgust.
"Well, I'm interested in that iron ore that weighs over ten tons!"
Feng Qingyan pursed his lips, then his gaze suddenly fell on the Silver Moon Heavenly Spear on Jiang Zhaoyue's back, and his eyes lit up slightly.
She took two steps closer and muttered in a low voice, "The Nightmare rules are so stingy! There's nowhere to get gold equipment now. Lord, if you go to the Eternal Night Battlefield later, you have to take me with you."
She got more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes sparkling: "I heard that those enemy lords are all decked out in true gold gear, and it all drops when you kill them. If I can kill one, I can have a full set of gold gear too, hehe."
Feng Qingshuang, expressionless, poured cold water on the situation: "You were killed before you even entered range; you were practically feeding the enemy kills."
"What do you know?" Feng Qingyan retorted, "Our lord could easily take on ten of them by himself! After he killed those enemies, he didn't even have time to pick up his equipment, so I helped him!"
Feng Qingshuang glanced at her expressionlessly: "Picking up equipment? It's not like you can walk right up to a corpse alive."
"You..." Feng Qingyan glared at her angrily, then turned to Lin Feng to complain, "Lord, my sister bullied me!"
Lin Feng walked ahead, the corners of his mouth curving up even more, but he still didn't turn around.
He quickened his pace and walked towards the main entrance of the Forging Tower, with the others following him with smiles.
After walking another hundred meters, we arrived at the tower, where many people were already waiting in front of the gate.
At the front was a burly man in his forties, with a stocky build, thick arms, and calluses on his knuckles.
When everyone saw Lin Feng and his group arrive, they all bowed in greeting.
"My lord!"
"Greetings, Lord!"
"Greetings, Your Lordship!"
The voices rose and fell, filled with undisguised respect.
The burly man in his forties stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and bowed, his voice booming: "My lord, I am Lu Tieshan, the chief blacksmith of Zhuwu City."
Lin Feng nodded: "No need for formalities."
His gaze swept past Lu Tieshan's back and landed on an open wooden box next to the tower gate.
The box contained neat rows of purple equipment, the golden sun emblem gleaming faintly in the sunlight.
He walked up to the box: "Master Lu, is the weapon-forging tower now operating at full capacity?"
Lu Tieshan straightened up, a hint of pride on his face: "Reporting to the lord, all six levels of the weapon-forging tower are now operational."
Each level corresponds to a specific equipment slot: weapon, helmet, breastplate, belt, leg guards, and boots. One hundred forging stations on each level operate simultaneously, day and night.
The current production rate is 2,000 pieces per floor per month, totaling 12,000 pieces for all six floors.
"Twelve thousand pieces..." Lin Feng repeated the number.
He quickly did the math in his head: 12,000 pieces of purple equipment per month, that's 140,000 pieces a year. That's enough to arm the entire Qingyang Guard from head to toe.
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Lin Feng's eyes, and he nodded: "Is this the finished product?"
"Yes, my lord."
Lu Tieshan bent down and took out pieces of purple-quality equipment, handing them to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng took the first item.
𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
【Qingyang and Chiyang Gauntlets】
Type: Weapon - Gauntlets
Quality: Purple
Appearance: Thin, tough nail plates cover the wrist and knuckles, and a golden sun emblem is inlaid on the back of the hand. The emblem glows slightly when the fist is clenched and dims when the fist is released.
Basic attributes: Attack +90, Strength +5
Special Effect - Crimson Sun (Passive): Increases the damage of Qingyang-type skills by 10%; each time a normal attack hits, it adds an additional instance of scorching sun damage equal to 10% of the attack power.
Special Effect - Sunfire Accumulation (Passive): After hitting the same target 3 times in a row, the 4th attack will spray a thin layer of red light film from the surface of the gauntlet, increasing the damage of that attack by 20%.
"The stats are good." Lin Feng handed the gauntlets to Jiang Zhaoyue beside him, "but if non-Qingyang martial artists use them, they'll be missing a passive ability."
Jiang Zhaoyue took it and looked at it. Her dark eyes swept over the equipment panel, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly: "Ten blue energy crystals, plus some green quality materials, can be used to forge a piece of purple equipment."
Even if one of the passive effects is ineffective for non-Qingyang Awakened individuals, the purple set effect and basic attribute bonuses alone are a huge win; the effects of this Pure Land are simply too powerful.
Feng Qingyan immediately stepped forward: "Sister Jiang, let me see too!"
Jiang Zhaoyue handed her the hand guards. Feng Qingyan held them in her hands, examining them from all angles, clicking her tongue in admiration: "The patterns, the workmanship—they're far more exquisite than any purple garments I've seen outside."
She looked up at Lin Feng with bright, sparkling eyes: "Lord, can I have this? I'll just keep it as a keepsake, even if I don't wear it, it'll be nice to have it next to my pillow."