Amber Sword-Chapter 731 - 109th Act Tonyger and the Young Lord (9) (1st Update, Rank Dropping Like Crazy)_2

The cave dweller chief was evidently stunned by this number; five hundred sets of heavy armor are a huge fortune even underground. The underground lords would definitely not use these things to arm a group of cave dwellers—in other words, a bunch of cannon fodder.

It stammered and hesitatingly replied, "Cave dwellers...don't wear armor...Lord!"

Cave dwellers without armor? Ben couldn't help but silently curse in his heart. The cave dweller lord, the siege master Erache's charging team—those cave dweller assault troops dressed in heavy armor during the third war—still left a vivid memory for him.

The armor in Ben's hand was actually the original design of Erache's Rhino Armor. Of course, he didn't get the later versions, but this set of armor was still ahead of its time in the Flowers and Summer Leaves era.

Ben remembered clearly that the first set of Rhino Armor should have been born approximately five years later.

"Are you so willing to be cannon fodder? This kind of thing should become history from now on, Tajib," the young man shook his head, "I said, this armor is specially designed for you."

"Wait!" At this moment, Master Bai Lu interrupted the two of them, "Lord, are you saying that this armor never existed before?"

"Naturally."

The elder looked at the young man, somewhat agitated, "An entirely new design of armor, you didn't even let these guys try it on, and you made more than two hundred sets!"

As he continued speaking, this craftsman master almost shouted. He felt Ben was playing with him; from ancient times until now, there has never been such a thing—a new designed armor that hasn't even been tested directly going into mass production. Did this guy think it's a toy?

Of course, if Ben were as rich as a kingdom, he could understand it, but clearly, the territory is just starting to develop, barely able to maintain itself.

The iron ore used to make more than two hundred sets of armor nearly exhausted Lengshan Domain's entire reserves. Even the city wall reconstruction was delayed because of this. Antitina complained to him about this more than once.

Bai Lu got angrier the more he thought about it, especially considering how Ben kept standing by the Princess. If everyone around the Princess were like this young man, he now seriously doubted the future of this damn Kingdom.

He felt like he, a dignified Kingdom's chief craftsman master, was being toyed by this guy. The elder stared fiercely at Ben, as if signaling that the young lord better give him an explanation, or he would show him that even a Master Level craftsman has his temper!

And this temper was bad!

However, Ben's face seemed undisturbed, not showing even the slightest change, except for a hint of surprise when Bai Lu first got angry. He didn't expect the elder to be so furious but, after listening to Bai Lu, the young man laughed.

"Is it worth getting so angry, Master Bai Lu?" He shook his head.

"You can still laugh. You better give me an explanation, damn it!" The old man answered indignantly, "Otherwise, today I'm giving you an explanation!"

"How do you plan to give me an explanation?" Ben crossed his arms, leisurely asking.

As they started to quarrel, they seemed to forget about Tajib—let alone our 'Mo Duncan' sir, who had been forgotten in the corner from the beginning.

"I—I quit!" The elder jumped and shouted.

"Okay, okay, calm down," Ben shook his head, "Master Bai Lu, you are the Kingdom's chief craftsman master; can't you tell if this armor works or not?"

"Precisely because I'm the Kingdom's chief craftsman master, I should stop this irresponsible behavior of yours!" The elder responded angrily. However, he glanced at the cave dweller chief next to him—he was very familiar with the armor crafted by his own hands. Even with just a glance at the cave dweller, he could tell Ben's design was fine.

It seemed slightly larger.

But Tajib claimed to be a witch doctor, so the warriors among the cave dwellers must be more robust. This armor would surely fit perfectly. As for those with unusual body types, some minor modifications would suffice.

Seeing this, Bai Lu's anger involuntarily subsided a bit, turning into surprise. Only relying on experience to draw the design and complete the product, this required at least decades of forging experience. Even he himself couldn't necessarily do it—he glanced at Ben, wondering if this young man was a hidden master?

However, he couldn't wholly believe this assumption and asked, still somewhat irritated, "This wasn't created by you, was it?"

Ben nodded, unwilling to take credit for others' work, "It's designed by a friend of mine; he is very knowledgeable about cave dwellers." Of course, he casually mentioned that cave dweller Erache was his friend.

So, at this moment, someone far away in the underground of Jogen Digan couldn't help but sneeze.

"That sounds more reasonable," Ben satisfied his inner assumption; the elder didn't pursue further and said, "In the future, don't play this trick on me anymore. Save these surprises for you youngsters. My old bones can't take much more of your antics."

"You exaggerate," Ben replied with a grin, "How could I? Master Bai Lu, you are the most precious treasure in my territory now."

"This is only a temporary job—" The elder grumbled, reminding Ben of this fact. However, the young man's compliments still made him feel pleased.

Ben shook his head and turned to the cave dweller chief, "How about it, Tajib? Would you like to accept this gift?"

Tajib hesitated a bit; while Ben was conversing with Bai Lu, he touched the armor. Due to lack of vision, cave dwellers rely more on touch and hearing than the average person. Though he only roughly felt it, he could confirm the armor was tailored for his kin. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

He was tempted but knew there are no free lunches in the world. The cave dweller hesitated and asked, "Lord...the conditions?"

Ben nodded.

He was very satisfied with Tajib's response. He certainly couldn't give away five hundred sets of battle armor for free. Although cave dwellers and Lengshan Domain were in a mutual aid relationship, it wasn't enough.

"The conditions are simple." Ben replied, lowering his voice, and whispered something into the cave dweller chief's ear.

Tajib first froze, then hesitated, but finally nodded.

"Deal."

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