The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 590 Oh no! The armor I made can attack! Help! (Seeking guaranteed monthly votes at the beginning of the month)
Shen Le circled the bronze mirror he had taken out of the stone slab several times, but still had no idea what to do. So he simply put it in the storage box and turned to check the other items that needed to be repaired.

Even though they already had a general idea of ​​what was going on, they couldn't help but marvel at the inventory.

Wow, that's a lot! This is a huge windfall!

The harvest from this desert expedition was...exceptionally abundant. Shen Le laid out all the spoils on the workbench, filling the entire table:

"The armor... a set of armor on the front of the upper body that is almost intact. A set of armor on the back of the upper body that is more damaged."

"Armor plates... well, all kinds of sizes, some whole, some broken, some rusted into piles, there are hundreds of them..."

"A small pile of broken metal pieces... the pattern is faintly discernible, and the leather attached to the back is recognizable... I suspect it might be part of a belt..."

"Two lumps of leather... probably, maybe, possibly boots? But they're quite different in size, so they're probably in different states of damage..."

"What's this left? Is it a gun barrel? Never mind, let's fix it first..."

By counting them, the armor pieces are basically complete. In other words, once they're all repaired, Shen Le can obtain a complete set of Tang Dynasty army armor, complete with weapons…

Placed in the studio and propped up on a stand, it complements the red wedding dress perfectly, standing side by side.

If things go well later, you can even put together a pair of ghosts, like a ghost bride and a ghost groom, and since you'll have a dowry procession, you can also create a wedding procession.

Let the woman in the red wedding dress sit in the sedan chair, and the Tang army in armor ride a mud horse; it would add a scenic element to the area, and they could parade around at midnight on the fifteenth of July...

He rolled up his sleeves and meticulously counted, photographed, recorded, and stored each item. Next door, several elderly professors stared intently at the screen, their eyes gleaming.
"Armor!"

"Almost a complete suit of armor!"

"Judging by the number of these nail plates, it's almost enough to make a complete set!"

"And those leather boots... You absolutely mustn't let this news get out! Otherwise, those people from Turpan will definitely rush over right away!"

"Rushing over there won't make a difference... It's good enough if they just finish what they're doing. I remember a few years ago, when we were repairing a pair of Tang Dynasty leather boots, we had to hire Germans to do it."

"Exactly! They have over three hundred leather goods over there, let them repair them slowly! Little Shen only has one here... Sigh, if only we could work on it..."

It's impossible to get started. Forget about getting started, you can't even look at it directly. You can only look at it through the screen and the camera.

Even so, this was under the heavy protection of the Special Affairs Bureau. The walls and glass of the adjacent studio were covered with countless talismans, and a Five Thunder Peach Wood Sword hung from the ceiling of the studio...

Otherwise, if Sadako can crawl out of the TV, can't Chinese ghosts crawl out of the screen along cameras and fiber optic lines?

A group of professors watched longingly for a while, then shook their heads and went back to their own work. Shen Le, on the other hand, spread out all the spoils and began to recount, label, and catalog them.

Due to limited resources and time constraints during the trip, I only did a quick sorting. Now, I need to measure and record everything in detail:

For example, the armor plates. Last time, we only found five or six types of armor plates in the Black Storm. But this time, just by looking at them, we found at least seven or eight, maybe even ten different types.

Some may have originally been of the same kind, but their shapes have changed due to corrosion.

Some may look similar at first glance, but upon closer inspection, the holes on them are different, so they should not be the same type.

Some are broken, some are incomplete, and some are twisted and deformed, requiring extensive restoration work to determine their final appearance...

Shen Le worked tirelessly, going back and forth, and it took him two whole days to sort out all the armor plates and put them into the storage box one by one.

Then, following the experience gained from repairing the helmet last time, we cleaned it piece by piece, removed the rust piece by piece, and replenished it piece by piece with suitable metal elemental energy, restoring it to its original state:
"Ah, having superpowers is so convenient." As soon as Shen Le returned, Professor Zhang, the bearded expert who specializes in repairing armor, rushed over.

Even though we can only watch it through a screen, it's still good to see it:
"Just sit there staring blankly at the item that needs repair, and it'll fix itself... Unlike us..."

The cleaning process requires first brushing with a small brush, then cutting and scraping with a knife and bamboo skewer, and it takes a long time to clean a single nail tip.
To remove rust, you must first test its composition, including the internal composition of the armor plate and the composition of the surface rust. Then, select an appropriate solution based on the composition, such as physical or chemical rust removal.
Even after the rust removal work is completed, these iron parts must be handled with extreme care. Otherwise, some severely rusted iron parts can crack into several pieces just by being picked up.
It's rusted so badly that its core has long since crumbled; it can't withstand even the slightest bit of external force...

Unlike Shen Le, who sat there staring at the target object, his hands flashing with light, watching as the armor plates became clean, bright, and solid.

Aside from the fact that the items he restored looked nothing like unearthed artifacts and retained almost no trace of time, this kind of restoration was arguably the best for the artifacts themselves.

Just tell me whether it's been repaired or restored to its original state!
"Sigh, don't envy others. Their skills didn't come easily." Professor Bai stood behind him for a while, sighed, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Let alone acquiring this ability, it would definitely require a lot of practice, and you might even have to risk countless dangers. Have you seen the locations where the artifacts were discovered that they submitted?"

In several places, they were dozens of kilometers deep into the desert, with absolutely no water source. I don't know what hardships Xiao Shen endured..."

Even if the ancient sites they find are now deserted, they were once residential areas with groundwater, oases, and abundant water and plants.

Archaeological teams have already set off for the areas where Shen Le found the artifacts. A quick look around the surrounding area leaves one speechless.

There's nothing around here!

Ancient caravans would never have taken this route!

How did Shen Le manage to dig out the item so accurately from such a distant desert? Could it be that the armor was really buried in the sand, screaming at the top of its lungs, "I'm here, come save me!"
Shen Le didn't feel he had suffered much. He felt extremely good and comfortable, and even swimming underwater in the dark river, he wasn't afraid at all.

After all, he still possesses magic, doesn't he?

After all, he wasn't fighting a black fish demon, was he?
Our goldfish demon, uh, Mr. Jin, is still here. And he's just going to retrieve his body; he doesn't need to climb the nine-story demon tower or fight the corpse worms to the death...

Just like now, repairing the armor was simpler than he had imagined. The front of the upper body was mostly undamaged, and he could clearly see which type of armor plates would be used for each part; therefore, he could basically select the armor plates needed for the back of the upper body based on the pattern.

Then, following the pattern of joining the armor plates, cut the cowhide, tanned the cowhide, braided the rope, and joined them together...

It's so easy!

It's all repetitive, mechanical movements. In the end, it's not much different from knitting a sweater—you can knit while keeping your eyes on the computer screen and chatting with someone.
They're so stupid!

“Xiaoling…everyone goes through this…think about when you were broken into seven or eight pieces, how smart can a single finger be? Others were broken into hundreds of pieces!”

But no matter how I call them, they won't respond!

“Zheng Mo, let them rest. Once I’ve fixed them, they’ll be able to talk to you…”

Even my clay figurines aren't this lazy! They've been lying here so listlessly... They respond when I poke them, so why don't they respond at all?

“Ms. Zhong, your clay figurines are different from the others. Clay figurines inherently possess independent spirituality… Speaking of which, could you contribute one of your clay figurines as a model so that the armor can be worn on it?”

No problem! I'll get them out right away!

Thump, thump, one by one, clay figurines the size of broad beans jumped out of the pen holder and walked towards the edge of the table.

As I walked, it grew bigger and bigger in the wind. By the time I reached the table, it had grown from the size of a broad bean to the size of my palm.
Then it leaped down again, growing larger as it jumped, and stood firmly on the ground, growing taller until it reached the size of a normal person.

In a short while, a row of clay figurines stood beside the workbench, ranging in height from 1.6 meters to 1.9 meters, and in waist circumference from 70 centimeters to 100 centimeters.

There are figures with broad shoulders and narrow waists, as well as those with thick shoulders and thick waists—all body types are available for you to choose from. There will absolutely be no tragedy of the armor being too small or the person being too big, making it impossible to fit into, or needing to shrink the clay figure...

"Ah, it's so good to have magic." On the other side of the screen, the bearded man sighed once again:

"If you want to find clothes hangers, you can get a bunch of mannequins. Unlike us, we need to customize... Ordinary plastic mannequins won't do. They're too light and can't support the weight of the armor plates. They'll just fall straight to the ground!"

He still remembers that when the mannequin was brought in, the trolley broke down halfway, and they had to use manpower to carry it in.

Damn it, that thing was heavier than a silicone doll. Only a few burly men in his studio could carry it smoothly, and even then, the scene was still very eerie...

Sighing, he moved his hands rapidly, threading ropes and tying knots to weave the armor plates together.

Shen Le shared all the data he brought back with him, including the size, shape, and scans of all the armor and armor plates. With a little modification, they could be put into the 3D printer for production.

Shen Le was still meticulously refining the nail plates. He had already printed out all the nail plates and even calculated the shape of the entire armor, beginning to assemble them for final verification...

Squeak, squeak, click, click. The bearded man spent two days weaving together all the armor plates, creating a beautiful suit of armor, which he then draped over the mannequin.

Full of pride, he circled the model three times, admiring the newly completed armor: it was made exactly like the real thing!

It is completely different from those Tang-style armors made by copying murals, statues, terracotta warriors inside and outside tombs, or even by making them out of thin air for use in movies and TV dramas!

He happily admired it several times, taking photos and videos, posing with the armor, and even taking a bunch of photos and videos of himself wearing the armor before calling Shen Le:
"Look! I've finished this part! Do you want the complete weaving pattern?"

Shen Le rushed over. He had already finished repairing all the armor plates and was meticulously calculating the weaving pattern, which plates were on top and which were on the bottom, which hole the rope passed through, and which hole it passed through again…

The room was filled with countless 3D-printed nail plates, scattered here and there. The skirts stood around the workbench, their long black hair spreading out and weaving through the holes, connecting them together.

In short, the entire workspace was half like a spider's web and half like a female ghost unleashing her power; the scene was extremely eerie, and even several professors had hung a piece of cloth on the screen...

After all this effort, we're only halfway done. The skirt armor is done, but we haven't figured out the shoulder and leg armor yet.

With the result readily available, he was naturally delighted and ran over to see it:
"Yes, yes! Let me see..."

He rushed over. Standing before the armor, he circled it a few times, but seeing nothing amiss, he happily thanked the other man. The bearded man was also very happy.
"By the way, can you authorize me to make this armor?"

"Making...?"

Shen Le looked bewildered. The bearded man shrugged:
"There's no other way; I have to make a living. There are still some people who like collecting armor, and new versions of Tang Dynasty-style armor based on unearthed artifacts... can still be sold for money!"

"Then please do whatever you like." Shen Le smiled and mimicked his shrug.

"Anyway, this stuff doesn't have a copyright. Even if it did, it's over a thousand years old, long expired. You've helped me so much, just make me whatever you like with this armor~~~"

That's all I need to hear. The bearded man promptly spread the word within the industry that he would not only do it, but also do it live on stream:
In his words, "If others see the live stream, this armor can sell for a high price. If it's hand-forged, it can sell for an even higher price, but it's too tiring, so the cost-effectiveness isn't high..."

In short, with an electric furnace, an air hammer, and a punch press, Professor Zhang and a few students got to work, banging away.

Hammering the armor plates, drilling holes, polishing, weaving... In less than ten days, the entire set of armor was basically completed and beautifully attached to the frame.

Professor Zhang stood in front of the shelf, facing the camera, with a beaming smile:
"The cost of such a suit of armor in the Tang Dynasty would be approximately..."

Before he could finish speaking, the video feed exploded with a torrent of comments. Professor Zhang was still basking in the glow of his growing influence when he heard a series of clicking sounds behind him.
"What?! This armor is moving on its own?!"

Turning around abruptly, the body armor had already broken free from the rack, with the arm guards, shoulder pads, and helmet following suit.

Fully armed, the armor spun around, then suddenly lunged to the right, pulled out a decorative octagonal hammer, and smashed it down on Professor Zhang's forehead!
(End of this chapter)