Chapter 1162

Fortunately, the improvement points for the last three items are 1 point each, so after transferring the data, he can max out 2 of them.

Choose 2 out of 8!

First is the first item, 【Defense】.

What an old friend.

Zhao Chi doesn't really want to add to Defense anymore now.

But the importance of Defense is beyond doubt.

Only with high Defense can one block the opponent's attacks.

Otherwise the opponent's attacks can pass straight through the armor and wound the body.

Next is 【Durability】.

Durability is a must-add!

Durability is just too important.

In an intense battle, the equipment might break halfway through.

Even after the battle, the armor basically needs repair or replacement.

That all costs money.

If Durability can be higher, it really can raise the odds of winning a fight, and also brings peace of mind.

After all, Durability is essentially the equipment's HP.

Zhao Chi remembers that when he improved the Phoenix Cry Saber and the Moon-Chasing Spear before, there was also a Durability option.

But the Durability improvement option on those two weapons was 【Durability 10%: 2 points】, higher than the equipment's Durability improvement — equivalent to 1 improvement point raising weapon Durability by 5%.

For an ordinary person, improving a weapon's Durability is pretty good.

But for Zhao Chi, it's rather underwhelming. He still prefers options that cost more points and give higher numbers.

That way, after transferring the data, the boost is higher.

And this equipment's option means 1 improvement point only raises equipment Durability by 3%.

But this choice requires a full 10 improvement points — for Zhao Chi, that's the best one.

Next is 【Spirit Defense】.

It's spiritual-technique defense, similar to magic defense.

It's almost a must-add too.

Metal armor is very good at defending against weapon damage.

But against spiritual techniques, it's somewhat inadequate.

Among spiritual techniques, lightning-element spiritual techniques can almost completely ignore metal armor and deal full damage directly.

After all, metal conducts electricity.

And ice-element spiritual techniques can make metal armor brittle, and also make it very cold, causing frostbite.

Fire-element spiritual techniques have very high temperatures, and metal armor conducts heat quickly, easily reaching burning levels.

There are also plenty of other spiritual techniques that do no small amount of damage to metal armor.

Right now Zhao Chi's enemies are mostly fairly weak, but later on he'll run into large numbers of enemies using mid- to high-tier spiritual techniques, and at that point metal armor's protective effect will be very limited.

So this third one must also be added…

Next are the three basic defenses.

【Break Defense】 【Pierce Defense】 【Impact Defense】

Bladed weapons like axes, greatswords, and halberds all have extra Break properties, able to quickly destroy equipment Durability.

Pointed weapons like crossbows and spears all have Pierce damage, able to a certain extent pass through armor and wound the target directly.

Blunt weapons like hammers and staves, focused on striking, all have Impact damage, able to directly ignore armor and deal partial damage.

All three types of defense are very useful.

If he could, he'd want to max all of them.

But improvement points are limited, so he can only reluctantly give them up.

Next is 【Tenacity】.

It only needs 1 improvement point.

With higher Tenacity, when the equipment is hit, it's less likely to deform, and the armor is less likely to dent.

It can raise the equipment's stability.

It's actually useful too.

Finally, 【Handling】.

Metal armor is very heavy.

Once worn, it affects all kinds of movement greatly.

It's like carrying a person on your back — moving, attacking, defending, everything feels inconvenient.

There's always a feeling of burden all over the body.

If Handling is increased, the armor becomes easier to control.

It'll still feel heavy, but all kinds of movement will be much more convenient.

It's also a pretty good improvement option.

This Mysterious Woman Armor's improvement options really are quite nice.

But there's no choice — even Zhao Chi has to make trade-offs.

In the end, he decides to go with Durability and Spirit Defense.

【Your improvements are as follows】:

【2, Durability 30%】×10

【3, Spirit Defense 20%】×10

【Are you sure?】

Confirm!

With this, durability will increase by 300%!

The 400-point Iron Armor durability leaps straight up to 1600 points!

That's a full double the durability of Steel Armor!

And spirit defense increases by 200%.

What one fireball used to wear down now takes three fireballs to match.

The spiritual technique's defensive ability has indeed improved greatly.

Not bad at all.

Zhao Chi improved all five parts of the Mystic Maiden Battle Armor in turn, using this same improvement method.

A total of 25 Tech Improvement Points were spent.

【Congratulations, your territory already has mastered the production technique for the "Super-Sturdy Mystic Maiden Battle Armor Set"】

Good, improve it immediately!

After one Quick-Work Talisman, a full Super-Sturdy Mystic Maiden Battle Armor Set was completed.

【Name】Super-Sturdy Mystic Maiden Battle Armor Set

【Quality】Standard

【Grade】Super-Improved

【Material】Iron

【Durability】1600 per piece

【Defense】26 per piece

【Effect】Female-only: Total Damage Reduction +25%, Total Learning +25%

【Set Bonus】4-piece set: 15% Thorns

【Improvement】Spirit Defense +200%

Quite excellent.

The durability is extremely strong; in normal-intensity combat, it should last about 5 battles.

Even in high-intensity combat, lasting 2-3 battles is no problem.

However, the defense stat is a bit lacking.

Fortunately, with the 100% defense bonus from fashion items like stockings and an undergarment, the defense can still be raised to 52 points.