Chapter 2083: Resetting a Large Amount of Fashion (7)

First, reset the strongest weapon.

The Elven Bow.

He hadn't expected that not long after getting the Elven Bow, it would face the fate of having its attributes reset.

Still, resetting the Elven Bow was the one Zhao Chi felt least conflicted about.

【Elven Bow】 Weight -70%, Range +50%, Accuracy +50%, Attack +25%, "Elven Exclusive": Movement Speed +100%, Draw Weight -100%

For a bow, range, accuracy, and attack are all extremely important.

None can be missing.

Only with distance comes safety.

Many enemies move very fast.

The bow's default 100-meter range can be closed in just a few seconds.

Normally, it's hard for archers to keep up sustained output for very long.

If the range becomes longer, not only is one safer personally, the output time can also last longer — it's one of the most important attributes.

Accuracy is also extremely important.

Even more important than for melee soldiers.

Unless it's a defensive battle.

Otherwise, archers really are dancing on a knife's edge.

Being able to take down the most enemies in the shortest time — that is an archer's greatest pursuit.

Range can extend that time. And accuracy is what ensures the enemies are actually taken down.

Otherwise, arrows landing on trees and the ground are a complete waste.

Wasting both stamina and arrows.

This world is, after all, not the real world.

Although army-level combat uses indirect fire, conducting area saturation strikes,

accuracy still matters.

Even with area saturation strikes, a team with higher accuracy will have a higher hit rate, fewer arrows landing on empty ground and other spots, and more arrows hitting enemies.

Hard to understand, but true.

So this accuracy must also be kept.

Attack is also needed.

Attack and accuracy complement each other; neither can be missing.

Best to take both into account.

Right now attack is only increased by 25%, still a bit low — the weight-reduction attribute can be reset into attack.

Wonder if the Elven Exclusive effect can be reset?

But both current effects are great, no need to reset them.

Looks like equipment-type gear really is worry-free.

No need to overthink it.

However, Zhao Chi suddenly noticed a problem.

Before, everything he made was iron weapons and equipment; only later, after having Li Ruanyu, did he start having steel weapons and equipment.

But whether iron or steel, they were all ordinary materials.

No special metallic materials were used.

Only this Elven Bow uses Tier-2 Gold Steel.

Mainly because special metallic materials are relatively scarce — making weapons of special materials for every other lord simply isn't realistic.

Zhao Chi immediately checked the inventory.

Among the supplies delivered in the early hours today, there were a full 850,000 units of rare materials.

Rare materials come in two types.

One is 【Improvement-type Rare Materials】, the other is 【Raw-material-type Rare Materials】.

Improvement-type rare materials are plentiful, and they're all ones Zhao Chi uses frequently.

For example, "No-Return Grass Juice" needed when improving stockings.

"No-Return Grass Juice" comes bottled; one bottle can improve multiple pairs of stockings.

So one unit of improvement-type rare material might be applied to multiple fashion pieces.

Then there's "Raw-material-type Rare Materials," such as "Spider Empress Silk Thread," "Phosphor Jade Carapace," "Dark Iron Ingot," "Gold Steel Ingot."

These are the basic components of equipment — the most fundamental materials.

After crafting, there will be additional material bonuses and improvement-point bonuses.

Materials like these are consumed in large quantities.

Forging a Moon-Chasing Spear requires 3 units of "Dark Iron Ingot" or "Gold Steel Ingot"; for the chestplate of a Jade Woman Armor, it requires 10.

The consumption isn't low.

Among the supplies delivered this time, there are 400,000 units of improvement-type materials and 450,000 units of raw-material-type.

Of the 450,000 units of raw materials, only 150,000 are metallic raw materials.

If these 150,000 units are crafted into equipment, it's estimated to yield only about 50,000 pieces.

Not a lot.

This certainly isn't because other lords are hoarding rare supplies and unwilling to give them.

Rather, this kind of material is simply scarce to begin with, and consumption is high — nobody has much.

The minor lords had never even seen them.

These 150,000 copies were also given by the major and intermediate lords.

So…

Using rare materials to craft equipment is indeed powerful, but there aren't that many of them.

Still, a large amount of ordinary materials will need to be consumed for crafting.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chi treasured Gu Qing and Tang Ruan even more.

The two of them had already created a sea of wealth for Zhao Chi, and they continued to produce every day.

Having them is wonderful.

Zhao Chi immediately contacted Li Ruanyu.

He told her what he had just been thinking.

Li Ruanyu replied one minute later:

【Yes… metal-type materials really are scarce, so we can only use ordinary materials. And refined steel and steel materials also aren't that plentiful either; the only thing that can meet the current quantity is refined iron material. I'll notify everyone right away to collect refined iron ingots.】

Zhao Chi 【Alright, the formation's energy is still sufficient, right? I remember transporting supplies between territories also consumes energy.】

Li Ruanyu 【There's still some for now. It looks like the formation can last a few more hours; it's still recovering energy every moment, and we stored some before as well, so there's still a surplus. After all, the Peace Talisman can only last 100 hours, so there's no need to be overly frugal.】

Zhao Chi 【Understood.】

Refined iron it is, then.

At least it's quite a bit stronger than iron-quality.

Having resolved his doubts, Zhao Chi directly activated the Mystic Woman Ruler shard.

First, he selected the Elven Bow.

【Please select a new primary attribute.】

【1. Durability +100%】

【2. Penetration +20%】

【3. Attack Speed +10%】