Goblin Dependency Chapter 432 - 224: Armor Repair and [Tide Rod] Handling Reco

Rock Hamr Blacksmith Shop.

The shopkeeper Barn stood behind the counter, gazing at the black-haired young man before him.

This middle-aged man, who claid to have Dwarf heritage, stood six feet nine inches tall, and had a physique more robust and burly than an ordinary Bear Goblin.

At this mont, his expression appeared sowhat peculiar.

It wasn’t the usual surprise at Xia Nan’s high armor breakdown rate, nor was it doubt about the quality of his forged equipnt.

Rather, it was a complex expression of "this is just right," and "finally ca."

Made from "Maran Pattern Steel," the plate chain composite armor had a defense effect and durability far stronger than ordinary equipnt.

Thanks to Barn’s outstanding forging skill and the remarkable qualities of the material itself, the equipnt even carried slight resistances to "slicing," "piercing," and "fla."

During this month and a half with the Sea Thorn Squad, even after many battles, it still remained in considerably good condition, allowing Xia Nan’s not-so-skilled maintenance techniques to improve.

During this ti, he had visited the blacksmith shop a few tis, and naturally, there was so interaction with Barn.

And every ti they discussed this plate chain composite armor, the other party always gave off a vibe of wanting to say sothing but stopping short.

Until now, when Xia Nan returned to Rock Hamr Blacksmith Shop wearing the armor nearly torn apart with deep claw marks left on the front chest.

Barn finally showed a peculiar relief.

It was akin to the expression he had when Vireis, whom Xia Nan suspected all along, finally made her move against him.

"How is it, can it be repaired?"

Xia Nan took off the plate chain composite armor and handed it to the other.

"If it significantly affects defense ability, then forget it, I’ll just get a new one."

Showing a relaxed deanor, Barn carefully examined the damage on the front chest iron plate, holding the iron armor shoulder guard in both hands.

After pondering for a mont, he slowly opened his mouth again:

"The damage is mainly concentrated on the chest guard; the other areas are in good condition."

"Just need to replace the plate armor on the front chest, nothing troubleso, no need for a new one."

"Luckily, we have a stock of Maran Pattern Steel, so there’s no need to worry about a decline in defense ability."

Upon hearing this, Xia Nan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With the mountain of "Beastification" pressing down, given his current economic situation, he truly couldn’t pool together several hundred gold coins to purchase equipnt.

Repairing is certainly the best option.

"How many days to finish the repair, and regarding the repair costs..."

"Five days should be enough." Barn, being an old acquaintance, wasted no words, placing the armor under the counter, speaking straightforwardly without looking up, "Steel material cost plus so labor fees... just 45 Gold Coins, pay when you pick up after repair."

Xia Nan nodded slightly.

Gold Coins, for most ordinary adventurers in the town, would be quite an expensive expenditure.

But considering the original price of his plate chain composite armor was as high as 365 Gold, paying one-eighth of the original price for a major repair was acceptable.

Perhaps due to the anticipated expenditure of 500 Gold for a magic scroll, he was now sowhat sensitive regarding Gold Coins.

The Gold Coins he just received from "Green Grass Cauldron" were already destined for a new purpose, causing a bit of heartache.

As for the five-day repair period ntioned by Barn, after the mission, he originally planned to rest in the small town for so ti, while waiting for the investigation task settlent and his association commission for recruiting spellcasters.

There was no imdiate demand for combat, so it wasn’t a concern.

"How about the leg armor, any repairs needed there?" Barn’s eyes swept over Xia Nan’s legs encased in the [Bone Binding Iron Leg].

"No, it’s very solid." Xia Nan shook his head. "Though it looks bone-made, the defense ability is stronger than ordinary tal."

"Magic Equipnt indeed isn’t easily damaged." Barn lightly stroked his carefully braided beard, "But if severely damaged, repairs would be much harder than ordinary equipnt. Even post-repair, whether it can retain its original equipnt effect is uncertain."

Xia Nan noted in his mind, planning to pay more attention in this regard in the future to avoid adding expenses to his already not wealthy life.

But thinking about it, in intense battles requiring full concentration, it’s quite difficult to continuously pay attention to the equipnt on oneself.

And should the leg armor or armor suffer severe damage, it would signify it took on damage ant for the body during the attack.

Trying to save money on repair costs at the expense of bodily harm would be putting the cart before the horse.

In a barely detectable manner, Xia Nan shook his head to dispel distracting thoughts, retrieving the two daggers from Vireis from his backpack, placing them on the counter.

"Also, these need appraisal."

Apart from repairing armor, having Barn handle the few pieces of equipnt he obtained during the mission was one of his main reasons for visiting Rock Hamr Blacksmith Shop.

With outstanding professional ability, Barn grabbed the handles, holding the daggers in hand, gently weighing them.

Having handled countless weapons, extensively engaged, and possessing incredibly rich forging experience coupled with knowledge inherited from ancient Dwarf clans, made this robust blacksmith renowned in River Valley Town.

With just his naked eyes and basic tactile sense, he made precise judgnts on the two short daggers:

"The color is sowhat black, dense texture, surface exceptionally smooth with faint patterns. These are standard characteristics of tals produced in the Dark Territory of Pan Yun Province."