Chapter 1163

If new materials come in later, with new improvements, then the defensive upgrades can be added on.

After the super modification, Zhao Chi noticed the set bonus had increased.

Now there are four-piece set effects.

It can directly reflect 15% of damage back — that number isn't low.

If Tang Ruan wore it and charged into a crowd of enemies…

Tang Ruan wouldn't even need to move — just lie there and let the enemies hack at her, and the enemies would probably end up killing themselves.

Still, this set bonus definitely has the numbers for a five-piece set to activate; it just hasn't reached that yet.

Maybe by continuing to modify it with materials later, the five-piece set effect will appear?

We'll talk about that later.

It's already very strong now.

But with the modifications, the armor's material seems to have become even less.

More areas are exposed — even more exaggerated than before.

Although wearing it out like this is still within an acceptable range, at least more modest than a swimsuit, this way it's even harder to defend.

Zhao Chi stood naked beside the iron anvil, watching and frowning.

Let's try it on first.

He handed the entire set of Mystic Maiden Battle Armor to Qi Yue.

"Put it on and let me see."

Qi Yue looked at the armor, her head also full of questions.

It does look good this way.

It can fully display a woman's figure and curves.

But it's not suited for combat.

Still, she put it on piece by piece.

Zhao Chi frowned.

Just as he'd imagined — too many areas are exposed.

If this were a fashion outfit, no problem.

But this is battle armor.

"My lord, this armor looks better than ordinary iron armor when worn, and the stats are extremely strong, it's just… it seems there aren't many areas it can defend? The chest, shoulders, and also the legs and back — many places aren't protected."

Zhao Chi was also puzzled.

That shouldn't be the case.

He hesitated, then reached out and touched the areas without armor.

Very smooth, very soft.

He could directly feel Qi Yue's body.

This…

Something's not right, is it?

The Mystic Maiden Battle Armor can't be this pretty-but-useless.

"Qi Yue, try imagining me as an enemy."

"Okay!"

Qi Yue narrowed her eyes, her gaze sharp.

In an instant, her body fragrance erupted.

Zhao Chi felt her suddenly become incomparably beautiful, deeply drawn to her.

He greedily reached out to touch her.

Cold, hard!

It was as if there was a hard metal armor outside Qi Yue's body.

Invisible, but present.

He could no longer feel her skin.

Neck, chest, thighs — none of them worked.

Touching any of them felt like touching cold iron.

Zhao Chi picked up the tool axe beside him.

"Qi Yue, I'm going to chop at your shoulder once. You must keep treating me as an enemy the whole time."

Qi Yue nodded: "Okay, my lord, go ahead."

Actually, Tang Ruan would be more suited for this kind of test, but although Qi Yue is delicate, getting hurt is also routine for her.

This kind of minor injury test is no problem at all.

Zhao Chi aimed at the shoulder Qi Yue had exposed and gave a light chop.

Clang!

A sharp sound of steel colliding.

"Hiss…"

Zhao Chi felt his own shoulder get struck, a shallow blood streak appearing.

"Ah, my lord, how did you get hurt? Is this the damage-reflection effect?"

Qi Yue looked at Zhao Chi with heartache.

Zhao Chi was so focused on testing that he'd forgotten all about the damage reflection.

He attacked Qiyue's left shoulder, and the reflected damage also struck Zhao Chi's left shoulder.

Looks like the reflected location is the same too.

"No worries, small problem. How are you?"

Qiyue shook her head: "I'm fine, but the chestplate's durability dropped by 8 points."

Zhao Chi nodded: "Understood. It seems even though quite a few parts of your body are exposed, you can still defend and still reflect damage. I'll try once more."

Qiyue said worriedly: "my lord, please put on some armor too, don't get hurt."

Zhao Chi picked up an iron ingot beside him and rested it on his shoulder.

"No need for that much trouble, this will do. Then I'm swinging."

"Okay."

This time Zhao Chi increased his force.

Clang!!

Still a piercing metallic sound.

Zhao Chi felt the iron ingot on his shoulder struck by a force, a metal mark appearing on it.

Qiyue's shoulder was also knocked and swung back slightly.

"my lord, this time the durability dropped by 22 points."

"How are you? Does your shoulder hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, but I can feel the vibration, same as wearing that full-body iron armor."

Zhao Chi let out a breath of relief.

After testing, although this Mystic Maiden Battle Armor would expose parts of the body, in reality it could still fully defend.

It's just that this style was made for aesthetics, the visual effect being quite nice.

In actual combat, it can still fully defend.

Zhao Chi took a deep breath of Qiyue's body fragrance: "Alright, testing's done. Don't treat me as an enemy anymore, or I might do something very strange."

"Mm~"

Qiyue's gaze turned gentle.

After testing, Zhao Chi could also set his mind at ease.

"Qiyue, next we'll go all out on modifying and improving this armor. Do you need to use the restroom?"

"Not right now."

"Good, you wear this set of armor while crafting. This Mystic Maiden Battle Armor can boost learning by 25%, so our overall experience boost can reach 4.65 times!"

"4.65 times?"

Qiyue was a little puzzled.