There are multiple reasons for why we dont wear armor.
Before stood four dragonkins: one kirin-dragon, one drake, and two wyverns. Well, if we counted scalekins in the mix, there were also four saurians nearby, all currently speaking to Grimnir about armor and weapons. As much as I didnt want to take money from the latter four, since I owed them a lot, our party didnt have the option to actually reject money right now.
The first to continue was the kirinmy sis. Heres the thing, why do we dragons need conventional armor when our body is one huge piece of equipnt? Humanoids of all kinds would kill to turn our scales and materials into weapons and armor. Dragonewts themselves love using their own scales as armor, as its a matter of pride.
The matter of pride is really important to true dragonkins, as Princess Fargryneill said, The drake, Cernust, confird her assertion, using his own experience to support it. He pulled up his fingers to count his examples. What exactly do we have? Lets see [Draconic Barrier], scale manipulation, and, well, continuous scale fortification through states, molting, and so on. Appearances matter, but so does confidence. A dragon that doesnt have confidence in their own scales is less attractive to potential mates.
Sounds like what Mom would say I couldnt help but shake my head. If Mom was here, that would be exactly what she would say, which made sense for Cernust to say the sa thing, since his mother probably lectured him on the topic.
[However, it isnt done because we are idiots or ignorant, Princess Hestia,] this ti, Shay spoke up. [There is sothing like natural armor we dragonkins use. Fire wyverns clock themselves in lava or their own fire. We snow wyverns flash freeze moisture into icicle armor, similar to Her Majesty. I presu true dragonkins accept them, as well.]
Beth nodded her wyvern head, making imagine her energy despite her less expressive face. [Its all about the origin of the armor! Its about showing-off your abilities! Besides, most humanoid armor wont fit our bodies, right? Not to ntion, what if we [Elvenize]? Armor isnt transformation-friendly like mana clothes.]
Good reasons, they were all good reasons. If I had to add to them, I also had [Panzer] acting like my de facto armor. That was the reason for why I invented the spell in the first place, after all, since normal armor just wasnt feasible. What if I wanted to transform during a fight? Either my humanoid armor would break, or huge chunks of armor would fall off my dragon body. In either case, it would be sooo annoying to manage.
Dragons should mostly fight as dragons. That was where most of our stats were, but that also exacerbated the issue. Considering how huge I was in my real form, how much effort and materials had to be invested to create an armor to fit ? What about even larger beings like Mom? The ti sink would be trendous, not to ntion the armor had to be stronger than her own scales to be worth putting on, as extra weight would slow her down.
Sis and Cernust ntioned there werent even any dragon or leviathan smiths, as they just werent needed. Every single dragonkin with [Scale Manipulation] effectively beca their own smith, since their scales could act as barriers, extra layered armor, and even weapons. Both my Sis and Cernust were pri examples of dragonkin martial artistsboth could create scale gauntlets and greaves to fight with.
In fact, their entire outfits were mostly made from their scales. Sis usually wore her scaled kimono with the huge cleavage, although she did mix things up since she was a fashionista. Cernust, since he didnt want to attract any attention at all, had his scales cover normal leather armor, making him look like a normal adventurer. It was as they said, every dragonkin was their own smith with [Scale Manipulation].
It was just common sense until Grimnir.
Hmm, I see, Master inspected Ellaine inside her new armor with focus, all while Rita was writing down her thoughts in her notebook. Rita, write down the composition of the materials. We should note how the tal is able to soften and harden upon mana injection.
Already did, but what I am curious about is how much is needed? Can you maintain it for long? Is it really that hard? Rita then knocked on Ellaines arm, testing what sound it made.
Those two Istari followers
Master Ellaine behind her armor grumbled, probably embarrassed and annoyed.
Bear with it, lass. We had combat tests, but its better for the scholars to take a better look on the H.E.S
My body jerked forward as I heard him say that last bit, unintentionally shouting, Oi, I told you guys not to say that na! Arrrrgh! Daichi-kun, this is all your fault!
Once again, fire mages were ruining my life. The fact Daichi was the one who coined the na on Ellaines new armor was just infuriating. Just rembering it made want to punch him.
In any case, since we successfully retrieved both Broggarts and Grimnirs old equipnt and upgraded our workshop with all those new tools and machines, it was ti for Grimnir to do what he did bestsmith. His plan to create a full suit of power armor was still underway, even if his current set of armor was almost close to it.
When we reunited, I only took a quick glance over the new armor before my eyes were enraptured by the big dragon head symbol on his chesthis mark of loyalty, as it was based on Krampss religious symbol and doubled as the Kargryxmor clans family emblem. Looking at it now, the whole set consisted of three layers.
First, eoriant plates about as thick as my hand encased everything, protecting all his vitals and limbs. Second, heavy scalemail made from my old scales sealed up any needed gaps to maintain mobility, while also providing him both holy and fire resistances. Lastly, padded leather armorprobably gambesonkept it comfortable to wear, while also acting as a last line of defense. I heard he also slipped the last pieces of chitin from that rank A geisenlarg king into it.
He wasnt wearing it right now, so the blue glowing mana seams werent lit, nor were the many runic letters on it. He only used simple blood, since all armor pieces only had three runes on each. However, what intrigued the most were the mana batteries attached on his gauntlets, giving it a very futuristic vibe to it. Without those two mana batteries, Grimnir probably wouldnt be able to even run with all that armor on.
Essentially, with this armor on, Grimnir would transform into one of those dwarven Earthshakers I saw, the ones with armor so fat and heavy, their every step would shake the ground. Grimnirs was the sa, but I bet his was faaar better. I was certainly not biased. After all, his was power armor! Well, almost.
In any case, the point was that our crafting ga was better than ever before. The entire workshop was now like an industrial building with a giant slter, large machinery to speed up work, and also a large storage for every single material and ore we had. After Daichi and Grimnir finished setting everything up, most of the large machinery could be used by just about any kind of pushover with barely any muscle strength. Handles, levers, and so many more were around. With the sll of coal and the fiery warmth of the forge, Aurora successfully had a place for even the most demanding equipnt.
Of course, we shouldnt forget Ellaines little artificer workshop. Due to the noise of the forge, her workshop had to be moved and was now attached to the front shop, aning she had a place just for herself. Haruka had also been hanging out with her as the two of them attempted to understand the video recorder better. The plan was to recreate and improve upon the Revolution Queens works, so we could potentially make travel recordings, music videos, and, if possible, streaming. That last part was really just a pipe dream, since we probably needed the System to help us there.
The Divine System, if you thought about it, was kind of like Peolyncas version of the internet. Well, it wasnt completely comparable, but there were similarities. For example, you could send information through one party bracelet to another with mana using the System. That was why streaming could be possible.
Naturally, we had to be realistic, but that was why I was planning on asking the Ankoran King for a little favor if reverse engineering the recorder wasnt possible. I an, co on, inspecting an old, hidden workshop of a goddess protected by a dragon inside a dungeon just sounded like an adventure. Far better than the crap Ive been encountering lately. I could use a less morally stressful trip.
Lass! Finally, after a long wait, Grimnir called over. More like, it was the sign for everybody to co over to witness the birth of the new alloy we would be using for my armor.
Co on, everybody, first! Pushing herself through the growing crowd, Kohaku dashed right in the front, holding the recorder in her hand and training it on Grimnir and a small tal box with blue seams. Okay, okay, Grimnir, want to tell us anything before you start?
Why are you recording ? Grimnir frowned, clearly annoyed at her.
However, the perky city girl didnt let that discourage her. Instead of retorting harshly, she kept up a smile like an experienced content creator. Shouldnt it be obvious? Im filming everything for anybody who missed this! For example, Sensei isn't here, but she probably would love to see all of this. Co on, shes not around, but she can co and go whenever she has the ti during her training with Asaka-san. However, just like last ti, we miss her! We have to show them this!
True! This is also your cousins gift, so we have to use it more! Kazumi, who followed right behind her best friend, supported the argunt. Dont you want to know its limits and so on? How much can it store! How long can the videos be?
Bladdarg, alright, I get it, lasses! Mhrm, cant believe this Grimnir, as usual, grumbled with everything getting a bit too noisy for him. Well, if he didnt want so many people inside his place, he probably shouldnt have asked to make it larger now, right?
Regardless of his temper, he still allowed over 20 people to crowd around him. As he sighed at how full his workspace was, he shook his head before turning his attention to a small tal box. Once he opened it, cold air escaped from it before he grabbed a black tal bar from inside it with so tongs.
Mana Eyes.
Rythilic Bar: An ingot made from rythilic alloy, created using rheolic plant sap as the main binding agent between arcanuit and fairnite to maintain the function and stability of the two different minerals. Due to the addition of the rheolic sap, the alloy allows for incredible flexibility when it absorbs mana, but turns rigid and solid if it is manaless. The fairnite prevents large amounts from escaping, but it will break under its own weight when left manaless for a prolonged ti
Arcanuit was the ore used to create mana batteries, characterized by being the best mana absorbing ore you could find on the market. However, while it was incredible for this job, it was extrely fragile and, if left empty of mana for too long, it would just shatter. Farinuit, on the other hand, prevented mana leakages and was the closest this world had to marble in appearance.
I didnt know too much about this rheolic plant or its sap, but I also didnt need to appraise the word. I could just hear it from the mouth of the person who made it themselves.
This is the alloy my cousin had been secretly making according to sothing he read from Goddess Chihiro. Plastic, or sothing. No instructions at all on how to make it, so he decided on making sothing similar.
Ah, you need oil for that, but the process is a bit too hard to explain for us to help you recreate it in this world, Nishio answered, looking a bit perturbed. So, is this plastic? Its a far cry from what it looks like on earth, but I guess it's as black as fossil oil.
More like a tal version of it, Tatsuya chid in, instead of explaining things a bit for the Peolyncians amongst us. Can you really bend it?
Pretty much, I turned my head around to Ellaine, who was still inside her armor. Her voice was slightly muffled, sounding deeper than usual. As you can see, the armor is fully flexible, acting almost like clothing. However, its hard enough to resist attacks.
Ellaine pulled out her sword and began slashing at her arm, resulting in so shallow cuts. She then cast [Wind Slash] on herself, showing off the armors respectable mana resistance.
Honestly, if she wasnt part of the masochistic Aurora, attacking herself like that would make her seem weird. Thankfully, we at Aurora appreciated party mbers who cut, burn, and hit oneselves for the sake of growth.
Once her demonstration was complete, she ignored Master and Rita who were howling in excitent and continued her explanation. Thanks to the addition of fairnite to the alloy, it is extrely resistant against magical attacks and the like, while the eoriant structure it was built around gave it so physical resistances. The form you see in its dormant state is the fra.
However! Daichi pulled our attention to him. And this is a big however here. It might be really good for everything, but the armor is seriously weak against anything that can sap mana from it cause of all the fairnite. It will protect people from sucking the mana out of your body, but without any mana, the armor turns useless.
Rita clapped when she heard that. No problem! If it protects you from people absorbing your mana, then it should be extrely valuable for us faefolk. Tasianna would love it.
Tasianna was currently taking care of the garden since Cernust and Rita wanted to co in. As such, the video Kohaku was filming would co in handy for her later on.
Ellaine nodded to that statent, before transforming her armor. As the mana stopped surging around its body, it solidified and turned back to its usual knight form. Also, the H.E.S.
Please! I cried out.
The armor. The armor was made with my abilities in consideration. Yours can be tuned for your needs. The runes are also important.
If its that good, then it probably will beco a good seller, Sis stated, to which the majority of us agreed, only for us to raise a brow when Grimnir shook his head.
Yes, but there is a problem with its production. Grimnir then took out a black-green liquid from his pouch, swirling the little bit of fluids in its glass. It needs, as ntioned, rheolic sap.
Ahhh, I see, so its that, huh? Where exactly do we get it? Krim asked, already looking worried.
Carmaniate. Deep in its cold snowscape.
Troubleso. Grazlahta massaged his temples, prompting most of us to ask him why exactly. Instead of answering it, he told us we had an expert in plants and seeds right here, prompting us to turn to Cernust.
Knowing the majority of us were Earthlingsa fact I had told him recently, lifting the confusion he had when he learned how young I was during our first etinghe cleared his voice and told us he would give us a long description.
Right, yes, heres the thing. Carmaniate is the beastn alliance territory, as all of you know. Folschreck Empire hates them, so trading is rare. Now, the dwarves do trade with Carmaniate here and there, since they have a train going deep into their territory. However, the issue is that the rheolic is a snow plant which, first, doesnt like warmth. Second, it only grows around the dung of a local monster. And thirdly, the plant only spreads through the seeds the monster ingests. Its rare.
And a local favorite alchemic ingredient for the tribes there, Grimnir added. Its used for drugshallucinogens.
aning the supply we can get will be scarce unless we go there ourselves, Haruka concluded from all of that. And let guess, even if we go there to get the beast, it has so conditions, too, right?
Cernust nodded. However, that was just the first problem, leading Rita to point at the next issue in her notebook.
To turn the sap into sothing usable, we need to use alchemy. Dont worry, though, Cernust, Tasianna, and I have already settled on a recipe from the samples Grimnir has. Tasianna can make it anyti you need it! Rita gave us the good news with a wide smile, only to shrug when it was ti for the bad. The thing is, we also need so rather valuable ingredients for the concoction. Nothing too rare, but they need to be above-average in quality. Depending on how much you need, it could get costly.
Siss and my face contorted when we heard that, agonizing as we shared that terrible mory of the mages guild taking over 90% of my wealth for that stupid [Crystal of the Divine System]. Considering how huge I was and how much larger I would grow in the future, I couldnt even start to fathom the price of it.
So, let get this straight. Tatsuya began to count with his fingers. First, we need lots of money. Second, we need to get into beastn territory to find so plant or a monster to ta. Third Well, Grimnir is making it, so I dont think that should count that as a problem.
Grimnir shook his head. It isnt. The alloy was created by an artificer, so instead of sothing complicated, its quite easy. The only hard part, if I was a normal smith, would be to find a way to flash freeze the alloy the mont it is finished. If you dont cool it down imdiately, the alloy will harden too much.
[You have us for that,] Beth interjected. [Or, well, that small box, but we can do it faster! And more efficiently! How many can you fit in that thing? Well, we can even freeze a mountain for Her Highness!]
Beth then turned to , eyes sparkling as if she found sothing she could help with. I rubbed my hand on her shoulder and smiled, telling her she would be great for the future.
But, that isnt the problem here. However, this mont didnt last as Tamae spoke up, worry crystal clear on her face. We learned the Folschreck Empire is hostile with the beastn alliance, and from what we heard, the beastn there dislike and distrust humans a lot. Slavery is par for the course in the Empire and the Alliance, with each taking prisoners of war as slaves, and anyone left would just be executed.
Right that would an we cant enter. Kyouya let out a sigh. Not to ntion, its deep in so snowscape? I guess the far north?
That ans we cannot go, either, Master replied. I apologize, my apprentice, but while I would gladly help you out, as it would benefit my party, we saurians deal with the cold very badly. We can endure it if it was just a winter breeze and if we had a fire, but a blizzard? It would be life threatening for us to even remain there.
If you cant do it, then you dont need to apologize, Master. I wont risk your life for sothing like this. I then looked over to Neill, but she only shook her head.
Id been in Carmaniate once for a trip. Only on the border of Folschreck, though, but I got to listen to a free beastn rcs there. Their people are divided into many tribes, each governed by a grand tribe like a city. So tribes are more like a dictatorship with a single ruler governing everything. Everything is a ritocracy, and the leaders of the alliance are the tribe leads of these grand tribes.
My encounter with the lizardn in the Belzac swamp had been a while back, but I did rember them ntioning sothing about a grand tribe market or sothing. It wasnt super important, so I didnt pay much attention to it.
She continued, Dragonewts and levianewts are seen as great opponents for the warrior creed-loving fighters there. While I like a scuffle, I dont want to get challenged everywhere I go. Sis, just imagine Ghorush, but worse. In fact, now that I think about it, considering how ta he was compared to a normal leonid warrior, I should have probably figured sothing was wrong! Dammit!
Dont bla yourself for that. I patted her back but didnt say anything. Sis seed to be blaming herself for not deducing Ghorushs true intentions sooner. I an, to , he seed quite boisterous and rowdy, fitting his image of a berserker. However, was a leonid supposed to be even more irrational?
As such, I wont go there alone. Even if I make a straight path up north, how am I supposed to find that plant? At least, Cernust or Rita needs to co with . Also, other strong fighters so we can dissuade the lone or duo belligerent drunk warriors. The portal can help out a bit, but I am still going into unknown territory. I dont know anybody there. Not to ntion, the cold will be a problem.
[We are at your service!] Shay and Beth both kneeled down.
It made sense. Since both were snow wyverns, they wouldnt have any trouble navigating the cold waste up there, not to ntion, they beco quite strong after the grimgarian invasion. At least, combat experience-wise. Not to ntion, I could probably also ask Reajaen for help. Maybe she had a contact here or there to help us out, since Grimnir didnt say anything about Broggarts contact. He had all the ti up until now.
We had the people to send on this expedition, however
No. I shocked everybody with my answer, so I elaborated on it. The problem is that we dont have enough ti.
We have a month, Tatsuya argued, but I had to rebuke it.
No, you guys dont understand. We might have a month left until the summit, but that is about it. Guys, what exactly do you think would happen once the summit is over and the alliance is signed?
A few caught on to what I was talking about, but to the few who hadnt heard the full details on the Summit of Ankor-Nazta, it was to be expected they couldnt figure it out. These included anybody not officially part of the Aurora.
So, I answered their unspoken question. If Artorias wishes the support of the dwarves, they must break their vassalage to the Empire. This is the minimum, not to ntion they could even end up allying themselves with the elves of Saelariel and the dragonewts of Loatryx, if everything goes well. If those two join the summit, at all.
War. Ellaine frowned.
I didnt want to agree, but it was the most likely outco. That was why the alliance had to be made for Artorias to break free. If we could get Saelariel and Loatryx to help them out, they might scare the Empire from a war. However, the situation had vastly changed after the initial plan.
Back then, we thought we could use my status as a blessed to prevent hostilities. Unfortunately, right now, I was the Empires public enemy number three, right next to the demonkins and Carmaniate. The popethe Prince of Envyhated and the Empire newspaper painted as the leader of the grimgarians. The Prince of Envy, if given the chance, would happily send a warband to kill after what Mom and I did to him.
With Mom asleep, a huge contingency plan was not possible. If I had to, I would use up my deal with Mom to prevent the war in the first placeby killing the Prince of Envy and exposing him.
Technically, the Empire wasnt my enemy. They were supposed to be one of my best allies here in my Divine Quest, since they worship Aurena like, well, a literal goddess. They should be helping , so going to war with them was the last thing I should be considering. It was what the demonkins would want!
Not to ntion, Im a bloody idol.
Do we really have no ti? Haruka asked sheepishly, but it was clear by everybodys faces that things were starting to ramp up. This last month was essentially what we had left to prepare.
Sis. Neill grabbed . Training ti. I am going to make sure you get to the moderate stage with [Battle Frenzy] before then. Ill also help you out with your Territory and other stuff until lloxtressa wakes up.
Jeez! I stomped my feet down, stopping her. Chill! Really, Sis. Thanks for your consideration, but I am not planning to die. You dont have to worry about like that.
She frowned, looking at as if she didnt believe . I guess what happened during the end of the Elyonda siege scarred her a bit. You dont have the personality of sobody who should go to war. Its like that demonkin said you are naive and too sympathetic. Im not worried about your fighting abilities, Hestia, I worry more that you cant handle what you have to do.
I couldnt fault her for that. Still, I pulled my arm out of her hand and, instead, hugged for a second before releasing my embrace.
Thats why Im murdering that stupid Prince of Envy~ I have no problem killing him, even if he has so sad backstory. I want his head for what he did to Mom and ~ Bastard should burn.
Now, everybody else was silenced by my words, but I ant them for real. I didnt have anything personally against five of the Princes of Sin, but I did have sothing personally against Pride and Envy. Pride was responsible for the Griffonpeak siege and sent his minion to kill Eshe. Envy tried to kill Mom.
I will kill them.
That was the line I was drawing here. Yes, VifiYok was close to killing Tatsuya, Saori, and Ellaine, and that was why I was targeting her when I knew she was around. Not to ntion, I thought Alia was in danger. I was fully ready to kill her there and then. However, as proven when I tried to have her surrender herself peacefully, she could be reasoned with. She, just like , was just another cog in this war.
The Prince of Envy, on the other hand, has been an eyesore since Griffonpeak. Now, he was making his intentions clear, and I had this feeling we wouldnt find any real compromise here. Besides, wasnt cutting off the heads the most efficient way to stop and win a war? Situations determined choices, and in this case, I had a target for my anger.
Well, said! Just as the silence was starting to turn awkward, a foreign voice broke everything. I snapped my head around as I realized four new signals just entered the subspace Thankfully, they werent an enemy.
High Ki Grimnir was about to kneel, but the dwarf accompanied by Tasianna shook his hand.
Stuff it, Grimnir! And the rest, too, if you dont mind. I might be king, but I would prefer it if we dont have to deal with it right now.
Ankoran King Fugnarus had entered my subspace.
Tasianna bowed once she was close. He had wanted to speak with you, so I invited him in, my lady. I had managed to convince his guards to wait outside the workshop, at least, but they were watching us from afar. I apologize if I disturbed.
I shook my head and then turned to Fugnarus, curtsying to him out of respect. Even if he didnt want it, I found it was necessary here.
Polite. I appreciate it, unlike most dragonkins. He then turned to Neill, who was looking away, trying to whistle. Yup, unlike most dragonkins.
Oh, Neill Your past sure must be interesting.
When I prompted him on what he needed, Fugnarus, though, told I didnt need to worry about it. I had wanted to talk to you about the summit but, from what I had just heard, I dont think I need to worry about it until then. You have a clear head. Know what consequences will be caused by your actions. Good. So, dont worry too much about it. We can deal with all of it during the summit, Princess Hestia.
The regalness of a real king; it has been a while since I felt it. Instead of the accent he used to speak with his fellow dwarves, Fugnarus was now speaking proper Common, clear to hear. Seemingly, he had heard what I had said before, aning he probably eavesdropped on the thing with the war. I was so focused on the conversation, I didnt detect them in ti.
What exactly do you an by that? I asked, wanting to understand what he was saying.
I an, have so fun before the real problems co, kid. Enjoy the dungeons we have at the capital, ahahaha!
And, lass! I snapped my head around, seeing Grimnir smiling as he pulled up a box full of black ingots. We got enough for your chest armor, at least. Broggart might be a fool, but at least he didnt squander the Davi he made.
Oh
And so, my trip on this train was filled with training, preparing, and having myself asured by Grimnir. It didnt take too much ti for us to finally reach the capital of the Ankor-NaztaInkoran-Tazul.
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