79: Getting Started with a Set of Armor in 7 Days (Part 2)

Day six.

Today was a practical armor maintenance class.

Having listened to so many lessons and read so many books given by mentors… ultimately, it all comes down to practical application… As the ancients said, 'What is learned from paper is shallow; one must personally practice to truly know.'

In the Wizard World.

Clearly, these wizards, with their highly developed brains, had long since grasped this truth.

Arrangement!

On this day, Green followed Oakes to the No. 6 armor laboratory for a practical observation and teaching session on armor maintenance.

This No. 6 armor must have been through many battles; that was Green's first impression of it.

There wasn't a single intact piece of 'skin' on its entire body, scorched marks covered it in patches, damaged Demonic Black Vines were visible everywhere, and on its seven main components, various sword marks were dense, making Green's eyes twitch… “Green, your armor will look like this someday too.”

Oakes said from the side.

“It can’t be what I’m thinking, can it…?”

Green still found it hard to believe.

“Yes, Green, it’s exactly what you’re thinking…”

Oakes mercilessly shattered Green’s last shred of fantasy… seeing Green’s face turn grim.

Oakes, in his kindness, twisted the knife a bit more:

“Green, don’t worry, this situation will only last for a year.”

“It won’t make you suffer for too long…”

“Haha ah ha…”

At this point, Oakes finally couldn't hold back, letting out a goose-like laugh… “Haha ah… Ga~ ga~ ga~…”

Green stared expressionlessly at Oakes’s wide-open mouth… If it weren't for the inappropriate setting, Green really wanted Oakes to experience the suffocating feeling of being entangled by death again… Green had once used his strong arms to tightly wrap around Oakes’s neck, forcing Oakes to beg for mercy:

“I can’t breathe…”

“I can’t breathe…”

“I can’t breathe…”

…At this moment, Mentor Amir came to Green’s rescue.

“Oakes, you big fool…”

“It’s true that Green will suffer a lot this year, but how much better off will you be?”

“Every one or two months, you’ll have to give his armor a complete overhaul…”

“After every three-day special training session, you’ll have to work overtime until late at night, conducting a comprehensive risk assessment and minor issue adjustments for Green’s armor.”

“How much easier will you have it, huh?”

“And you still have the nerve to laugh here?”

“Now get over here and get to work!”

Upon hearing this, Oakes's smile froze on his face… Then… within three seconds, the smile rapidly disappeared, and Oakes's face became like a frost-bitten eggplant, as he dejectedly went to work for Mentor Amir.

Green forcibly suppressed the rapidly growing amusement in his heart, still watching expressionlessly as Mentor Amir and his team performed maintenance on the No. 6 armor.

However… the inadvertent curl of Green’s lips still betrayed his joyful inner state.

It turned out that smiles don't disappear; they merely transfer… This unforgettable sixth day.

Green spent it busily in the No. 6 armor laboratory… At first, Green merely watched… Later… Green was directly assigned various tasks by Mentor Amir. Although they were all tasks without much technical skill, Green was still incredibly busy, so much so that he didn't even have time to bicker with Oakes.

Green witnessed for the first time the massive undertaking of performing comprehensive maintenance on a battle-scarred armor.

It was said to last for three days.

As for Green's gains for the day.

Green stated:

“Hmm, does being tired count?”

…Day seven.

Green, at Oakes's request, continued to test drive armor no. 8.

After all, test-driving a new car for a period before buying it isn't excessive, is it?

The newly maintained armor felt very comfortable on his body.

This was equipment for a true man.

Weighing 280 pounds, it was a lightweight armor.

With Green’s strength as a peak Bloodline Great Knight, it was effortless to wield.

It should be known… At this time, Green, having undergone a bloodline awakening transformation, was more than twice as strong physically as an ordinary Grand Knight.

Green had once test-driven a heavy-duty, full-steel, fully-covered, enhanced version of ordinary steel armor, weighing 1200 pounds, and Green could still wear it and move around for half an hour.

Of course, fighting was out of the question.

Green put on the entire armor no. 8 and conducted various adaptability tests—

Easily completed 100 pull-ups… Test result: high compatibility with both arm guards, excellent condition of the Demonic Black Vines at the joints.

Easily completed 100 frog jumps… Test result: high compatibility with both leg guards, excellent condition of the Demonic Black Vines at the joints.

Easily completed 100 meters of handstand walking… Test result: high compatibility with the chest and back armor, excellent condition of the Demonic Black Vines at the connection to the head… After various fancy and diverse testing procedures.

Green's compatibility with this armor reached 98%, which was already quite high.

“Green, it seems Mentor Jordan’s estimated data was quite accurate.”

“Custom-made is indeed great; it saves us logistics people a lot of trouble.”

Oakes exclaimed.

“What?”

“Oakes, what do you mean by ‘custom-made’?”

Green was a bit confused.

“You still don’t know, do you?”

Oakes explained.

“Of this first batch of 8 armors, only the last three were custom-made.”

“The first 5 were produced according to standardized specifications. Later, the mentors discovered through experiments that the compatibility between standardized armors and experimenters was not high, requiring a long period of breaking-in to improve compatibility, which wasted a lot of time.”

“So…”

“Starting from the 6th armor, they were produced to match the pre-set body data of the experimenters. We call these custom-made models.”

“When I took over this armor, I knew that this No. 8 unit was produced according to your body data from a year ago.”

…Green suddenly understood; so that was it.

No wonder this armor felt so form-fitting and perfectly matched when he wore it.

It turned out to be a VVIP-level private custom order!

Green knew in his heart that this must have been Mentor Jordan’s doing.

Mentor Jordan was truly a good teacher, having considered everything for Green from all angles.

“Oh, right, Green.”

Oakes added:

“That’s all for today’s armor compatibility test. You can take off the armor now.”

“The remaining reports and armor maintenance are my job. You should go back early today and get some good rest.”

“Tomorrow you have a tough battle to fight…”

“Get plenty of rest; prepare to face your first armor special training tomorrow…”

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