Iron Harvest: When Farming Becomes Conquest-Chapter 241 - 10: Kowtow in Worship

Roman finished dealing with the hospital and alcohol matters and then started working on enhancing the Attributes of the Angel Envoys.

The more barren the vein, the less the yield of Sealed Crystal Balls.

The fewer the crystal balls, the fewer the Magic Stones.

Generally speaking, using Magic Stones to enchant steel is considered a huge waste, only low-level Nobles would indulge in such technically unimpressive acts.

Because it’s better to use them on other metals.

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The heavy and hard Attributes of mountain copper:

The lightness of Mithril like feathers, its elasticity like rubber bands, yet indestructible:

Fine Gold, considered the highest level equipment, its performance is also extremely strong.

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It’s easy to process these three extraordinary materials, but forging them is very difficult.

Take for example, it is easy for Roman to obtain steel.

But the finished products of steel could number in the dozens, even hundreds.

Low carbon, medium carbon, high carbon, alloy, they are all material differences formed by the composition of the metal and different casting techniques.

Superior steel is, as the name suggests, stronger than inferior steel.

But the technical difficulty in forging superior steel is also much higher.

The advancement of a technology, through the relentless efforts of many brilliant individuals conducting countless experiments and learning from errors, can only be achieved when someone has that flash of Spirit Light, finding the right path.

In simple terms, picking the wrong technology tree has serious consequences.

Even worse, if a predecessor takes the wrong path, they can lead a whole generation astray.

But this era is barbaric and dark, making it difficult to spread knowledge.

Technology, systems, economy, environment, religion, customs, all are constraints that hinder development.

There are too many restrictions; thus, the stagnation for hundreds of years without progress, and if anything, regressing.

In Roman’s view, most of the Nobles of this land lack depth, not even at the level of nouveau riche.

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Divine Mysterious was a technically advanced empire with developed metallurgy, and even in decline, it still held a multitude of resource knowledge.

Black Iron was the state established by the Conqueror. The Conqueror’s Treasure Vault was full of countless treasures; only those with true skills could build a massive expeditionary fleet.

As for the rest, that was it.

The Free City-states are believed to be as ancient as Divine Mysterious, with a long history, but as commercial city-states nestled in their own corners, their armies are Mercenaries with little influence.

Cangyue’s ancestors were forest natives; the pioneering Wizards concocted Magic Potions by throwing poisons and herbs into crucibles, the dark witchcraft made people frown.

Ice Island was established with the help of the Conqueror; otherwise, how would they rule such a vast Kingdom.

The plateau was home to herding-born Barbarians, strong in battle and able to dominate a region, but their cultural heritage was severely lacking.

Wandong was a heavyweight land of bitter cold, not much better than the Igo Land, lacking the conditions for development even if they wanted to.

However, due to different environments, they too had developed their own extraordinary powers.

For instance, the Ranger Cavalry of the plateau Barbarians, the mysterious Wizards of Cangyue, and the Axe Guard of Ice Island.

The humans from Igo Land also possessed extraordinary powers.

They revered the Dragon Clan, an ancient human tribe.

The bloodline power of the Yige people was strong, but as they lived in harsh conditions with long nights and cold climate, their society was still in a barbaric stage of survival of the fittest.

Therefore, the North Ice Pirates were all brutally competitive and ferocious individuals.

But in general, their production technology was definitely backward, and due to systemic reasons, it was difficult to concentrate their efforts on one thing.

Advanced metallurgical technology also existed.

It was hidden deep within the Court.

But would the King of Divine Mystery and the Black Iron King give it to you?

Would the Pope share the composition of the Holy Knights’ armor materials?

Certainly not. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

These are hidden treasures of the utmost importance.

And even if they gave them to you, you would not be able to forge them.

Your resources, wealth, and manpower are simply insufficient for such difficult tasks.

It is said that Holy Knights are clad entirely in Gold, shining magnificently under the sun, like moving mountains of gold.

Forging a full set of armor like that would require the melting of tens of thousands of Gold Coins.

So, forces lacking deep resources can only rely on their own slow research.

Holed up in small workshops, they inch along with trial and error, slowly accumulating experience. If they take a wrong turn, it’s game over.

The results of the research also need to be carefully preserved to prevent leaks.

Anyway, the major Nobles all do their own thing behind closed doors, and you can imagine how slow their research and development progresses.

However, if one can develop a powerful, specialized forging technique that can be converted into military power, it can ensure nobles a place to settle down.

The three Black Iron Dukes each control their own special forging techniques.

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The Surging Wave Knights of Fury can make Light Cavalry wield the power of Heavy Cavalry.

The Oak’s White Oak Legion, a mass-produced, collective Extraordinary Soldiers.

The Shattered Archers of Riptide, whose arrows no armor made of anything less than Mithril can withstand.

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Roman knew little about the first two.

But he had some understanding of the Shattered Archers.

The weapon of the Crack Armor Great Bow and the Shattered Archer were not the same.

The Large Bow in his hand was a replica of the First Generation Split Armor Grand Duke’s weapon, valued in the triple digits.

The Shattered Archer’s weapon, with its custom-crafted bow limb, strong string, Arrow Shafts, and arrowheads, also carried an extremely high cost of production, likewise valued in the triple digits.

But the former was priceless. If anyone dared to buy it, 999 Gold Coins would not be too expensive. The only reason it didn’t sell was because it was too hot to handle.

Whereas the latter’s price ceiling was only three or four hundred Gold Coins.

In these times, the more expensive the equipment, the greater its power.

Roman knew he would inevitably rely on the development of extraordinary materials and needed to improve his mining capability.

Because the future wars he would face were sure to be high-strength, high-quality, high-intensity.

Ordinary armies would hardly impact the outcome of the wars.

It was time to enhance the army’s capabilities.

The advantage of mining Gold was that it greatly reduced the demand for Magic Stones.

Previously, without gold, Roman had to reduce the need for Gold, but this indirectly increased the demand for Magic Stones.

Now, back on track, Roman’s demand for Magic Stones had decreased by about seven times.

The resources he had on hand were initially only sufficient to upgrade the attributes of a dozen or so Angel Envoys, but now he had seven times that amount.

He could substantially increase the Attribute values of approximately one hundred and twenty Angel Envoys.

Roman immediately selected Squadron Leaders and team-level Angel Envoys, enhancing different Attributes according to the type of soldiers.

In the coming month, they would collectively experience an explosive increase in their Attributes.

According to the Five-dimensional Attribute Table, with just a 1D4E, one would approximately be a First Rank Transcendent.

While a 2D3E or 3D2E would be Second Rank.

And if someone had 5D or 1C2D2E, that would be Third Rank.

This was just the beginning. Roman planned by next spring, to at least improve three hundred Angel Envoys to the level of First Rank, which meant getting them all to 1D4E.

Training must be intensified, and nutrition must be well provided.

When he was improving Aaron and Green, they would eat five meals a day if they could, and the others were probably not much different.

This was an astounding transformation!

Of course, the odd behavior of one or two individuals was nothing to note, but now that the numbers had increased, it would certainly be noticed.

But Roman didn’t care about that.

Go and see what’s in the Origin Code!

The lord is bestowing his blessing upon you!

What are you asking for?

Can something like this even be explained?

What? Why did he transform and you didn’t?

Then reflect on it! Why weren’t you chosen from my Recruitment Pool? Perhaps you lack loyalty!

Think more about your problems, whether you have trained well over the years.

Aren’t you going to start worshiping me day and night, offering reverent praise?