Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 84: Snake Scale Arm Shield
[Snake Scale Arm Shield (Temporary)]

Type: Arm Shield

Grade: Ordinary (white)
Effect: Greater Toughness, +300% Corrosive Damage Resistance

Introduction:

A temporary defensive equipment made from the scales of some powerful alien creature.

Remarks:

"Hiss (spitting out tongue)..."

……

What appeared in front of Xia Nan was a black arm shield as long as his forearm.

The snake scales obtained from the secret cave were completely preserved and inlaid in the light and strong metal like gems;
The overall shape is diamond-shaped, the shield surface is smooth and slightly curved, and the edges are sharp;
The design of both a lock and a strap allows the user to actively hold it to enhance defense, and also to tie it on the forearm without affecting the daily activities of the left hand;

The leather cushioning layer under the metal base can greatly reduce the burden on the arms during use and save physical energy.

Taking the equipment from Barn, Shanan put the arm shield on his left forearm.

He clenched his five fingers and made several defensive gestures.

Satisfied.

On the one hand, Barn perfectly met his previous requirements and completely preserved the snake scales themselves so that they did not deeply integrate with the metal base material in the equipment.

In this way, when the conditions are sufficient in the future, I will be able to easily peel off the snake scales from it to make high-level equipment that can truly bring out its defensive performance.

On the other hand, although there is a large amount of metal at the bottom of the arm shield, it seems to be similar to the steel used in the scabbard of the wooden sword behind him.

It is very light on the hand.

It would be a lie to say that you can't feel any weight.

But with my current physical condition, it wouldn’t have any impact even if I wore it while eating and sleeping.

"I originally thought that your scales were quite strong. When I forged the arm shield, its defensive properties were unexpectedly strong."

Barn looked at Xia Nan's satisfied expression in front of him and couldn't help but smile with relief on his face.

"Work hard and save more money. Materials of this quality are more than enough to make a piece of magic equipment."

Xia Nan nodded, his eyes fixed on the attribute panel of the arm shield in front of him.

Although just as Barn said, this arm shield is now just an ordinary white equipment.

But perhaps because the snake scales themselves are too strong, even though the quality level of the equipment is only white (ordinary), it has been exaggeratedly attached with two entries:

"Greater Toughness" and "+300% Corrosive Damage Resistance".

Even if the actual effects of these two bonuses are not clear, just the words "powerful" and "300%" are enough to reflect their effectiveness.

A bit supermodel.

"Is it okay? Do you want to try and feel it?"

Baan, who was standing by, stroked his braid that fell to his chest and asked at the right time.

Hearing this, Xia Nan's eyes lit up.

With the golden finger of the "attribute panel", he knew that the other party was well-forged and there was no quality problem without actual combat testing.

But after all, it is new equipment, so it is inevitable that I feel a little itchy.

And I don’t think I will have another chance to go out on missions in the short term.

There's no harm in taking this opportunity to try it out.

……

There is rare time when the blacksmith shop has little business right now, so I have some free time.

Barn personally led Xia Nan to the small courtyard behind the store.

The area is very large and spacious, almost as large as two blacksmith shops.

But the environment was not as neat and organized as in the shop, with many ironware and waste materials scattered around.

don't care.

Xia Nan wore an arm shield, drew out his beheading sword, held the hilt with both hands and swung it in the air a few times.

I couldn't help but feel more satisfied.

The length of both sides of the diamond-shaped arm shield is much wider than the forearm itself.

I originally thought that it might be disadvantageous to my style of holding the sword with both hands, but now it seems that it has no effect on the battle.

stab-

Behind me, there was a sharp sound of metal rubbing against the ground.

Barn was seen walking towards them quickly, holding a pile of metal products of various shapes.

They all seemed to be semi-finished products. The appearance of these iron tools was extremely simple. Some of the sword-like weapons did not even have guards, and the sword body was bare with only the handle connected.

“Ding bang.”

Barn threw the object in his arms to the ground and pulled out a one-handed sword.

His burly figure, over two meters tall, made the one-handed sword in his hand look like a short dagger.

After weighing it twice, he looked at Xia Nan:

"Are you ready? Shall we begin?"

"Come on." Xia Nan leaned forward slightly, clenched the five fingers of his left hand, and held the arm shield in front of him.

Ding--

The black hair beside her ears swayed violently in the strong wind.

Xia Nan only felt a huge and concentrated force coming from the front of him, and his legs that were kicking the ground couldn't help but take two steps back.

He subconsciously lowered his head and looked at the arm shield.

The surface is black and smooth as new.

The force just now, the moment it fell on it, seemed to be dispersed and weakened by its slightly protruding, curved surface.

"How do you feel? Are you okay?"

Barn threw the one-handed sword in his hand aside and picked up a short axe from the pile of weapons.

"After piercing, try the slashing damage?"

laugh--

The arm muscles, as thick as an adult's thigh, are swollen, and the blue veins protruding from the skin can be vaguely seen.

The air howled in pain as it was torn apart by the powerful force.

The axe blade flashed with cold light, accompanied by a strong wind, and landed on the surface of the arm shield in an instant.

“Bang.”

Sparks fly.

The black shield surface, without a single scratch like a mirror, reflected the broken axe blade spinning in the air.

……

Wearing a pitch-black arm shield on his left forearm, Xia Nan tied the purse back around his waist and walked out of the blacksmith shop.

As a reward for being the escort for the convoy, Barn exempted him from the labor costs of forging.

The original price of the custom service was 35 gold, but in the end, only a symbolic amount of material fee was charged.

7 gold.

Xia Nan even felt that the other party had taken the initiative to charge a little less. After all, apart from the snake scales, the other base materials of the arm shield were also of extremely high quality.

He did not bring the light plate armor that was stripped from Ingram with him, but temporarily stored it in the hotel room.

Although the sheriff's disappearance seemed to be suppressed by some force, he still remained cautious and planned as before.

Take a few days off and stay out of the spotlight.

Then he took out the plate armor and asked Barn to help him modify the style.

At that time, with my current physical fitness, if it does not affect my activities too much, I can put the plate armor on the outside of the chain mail shirt, with double protection, and my overall defense strength can be raised to a higher level.

As for the arrangements for the next few days, Xia Nan does not plan to take on any more tasks.

After all, any guard job involves so many things. If I go out again, who knows what strange things I might encounter.

Stay in River Valley Town obediently until the professionals hired by the half-elves arrive.

Learn the fighting skills first, then consider other things.

(End of this chapter)