Chapter 1832

Li Ruanyu 【Super heavy-duty?? You captured a giant beastfolk?】

Zhao Chi 【No… it's what my female soldiers are wearing】

Li Ruanyu 【Are you serious? Super heavy-duty steel equipment is close to 140 kilograms already, how could your female soldiers possibly wear it?】

140 kilograms?

Isn't it 90 kilograms?

Zhao Chi suddenly remembered that this world was a little different from the original world.

The steel in this world was much heavier than iron.

Roughly 1.5 times the weight of iron.

The super heavy-duty iron Mysterious Maiden Armor was 90 kilograms, so the steel version should be around 135 kilograms, indeed close to 140 kilograms.

And the female soldiers' load-bearing capacity was only 160 kilograms.

Add shields and weapons, and it was just right.

But there was no extra load-bearing capacity left for backup equipment.

But it didn't matter.

Moreover, the durability and attributes of steel equipment were double that of iron.

So although the weight increased by 50%, the attributes increased by 100%, it was still worth it.

It could work.

Zhao Chi 【It is indeed feasible. I'll explain in detail when we meet later. Mainly, do you have super heavy-duty steel equipment?】

Li Ruanyu 【Of course not, who would wear something like that? But… if you want it, I can make it for you. I have plenty of expert-level blacksmiths here, and the production capacity is quite sufficient】

Zhao Chi 【Really? It won't delay your production over there, will it?】

Li Ruanyu 【It's fine. How could helping you produce equipment be called a delay? Tell me, how many sets do you want?】

Zhao Chi 【1,500 sets】

Li Ruanyu 【Easy. It's just that my craftsmen haven't made super heavy-duty equipment before, their specialization is quite low, it might take a few days to get them done for you】

Zhao Chi 【Of course that's fine, just a few days is already very fast. Should I give you money?】

Li Ruanyu 【Are you asking for a beating? Or are you saying I should charge you for those Frenzied Corpse Berserker Blood you gave me?】

Zhao Chi 【Hehe, of course not. But I also want 1,500 shields, 500 spears, 500 two-handed swords, and 500 two-handed hammers】

Li Ruanyu 【Oh~ that's what you meant. Don't worry, leave it to big sis here, I'll have it all for you in a week】

Zhao Chi 【Super heavy-duty】

Li Ruanyu 【I know~ If it weren't super heavy-duty, I could give it to you right now, would I need to emphasize it again?】

Zhao Chi 【Thanks, big sis】

Li Ruanyu 【Oh, such a sweet mouth. Then I'll handle all your super heavy-duty equipment from now on, producing a batch for you every month. Is that enough?】

What a good thing.

More than he could ask for.

Zhao Chi 【Of course it's enough, but so much super heavy-duty equipment takes a lot of time, it won't affect you, will it? You're the leading figure of our entire squad, I don't want to affect your combat effectiveness because of me】

Li Ruanyu 【Haha, you underestimate me. My sewing-related production capacity is very tight here, but there's still plenty of surplus on the forging side, no problem at all】

Zhao Chi 【Then I can rest easy】

Li Ruanyu 【If there's any special situation, let me know, I can temporarily increase production for you. And when your soldiers increase, you can tell me too, I'll also increase the equipment I give you every month】

Zhao Chi 【Great, you've really helped me out a lot】

Li Ruanyu 【Hehe, don't mention it】

Although the equipment Li Ruanyu's craftsmen made were all standard gear.

Zhao Chi could use the standard equipment to refit them, directly modifying them into Mysterious Maiden Armor, Phoenix Cry Blades, and so on.

It would take much less time.

Making this kind of super heavy-duty equipment was very time-consuming, and it was steel too.

Having Li Ruanyu help him make it could really save a lot of time.

This way, Zhao Chi essentially skipped the refined steel equipment stage entirely.

The equipment tier jumped a generation directly.

Could this also count as a latecomer advantage?

This phrase might not be quite appropriate here.

But it had a bit of that meaning.