Mercenaries and Adventurers

The new armor in front of Kiel has a tough style, with short and thick metal edges on the front and sides of the helmet. This is a self-defense weapon designed by Kiel for close impact. Moreover, these metal horns also have higher defense power. In critical moments, they can barely be used to resist enemy attacks.

Because these places have the thickest metal and the best defense.

In addition, there are triangular spikes on the shoulders and elbows of the armor, and on the outside of the forearms. Ganner craftsmen polished one side of the outer edges of these triangular spikes to make them look sharp and shiny.

There are also several short metal nails on the front and bottom of the armor's skirt, which is the edge above the knees. There are also round nails on the front of the knees that look very powerful.

A similar design can be found on the toes of cowhide boots covered with iron armor. The shiny metal round nails make people feel pain just thinking about being kicked.

These are some of the shortcomings that Kiel feels when wearing his full-face armor made of hard cowhide.

Sometimes, when the weapon in his hand is stuck on the enemy and cannot be pulled out, and a new enemy comes close to kill, he has empty hands and feet but no suitable weapon to hit the very close enemy.

A similar situation occurs when the enemy is on the ground fighting, and there is no suitable guy at hand, so you can only rely on the armor's built-in defense to attack the enemy.

At that time, Kiel hoped that his armor itself would have some combat effectiveness, not to mention hidden daggers and the like, even if it was just one or two more sharp corners on the knees, elbows, and helmet. It can give him a reliable means of defeating the enemy in close combat.

So, when he designed new armor later, he added this much-needed thing to the new armor.

Kil looked at his new armor for a while, and when he was satisfied, he turned to see what Master and apprentice Ganner were busy with.

Both of them were sitting on a long wooden bench, with a hard cowhide armor part fixed at one end of the wooden bench using a clip connected to the bench. Ganna was holding a helmet, and his apprentice was holding a greaves.

Gunner is using a red-hot stubby rivet to penetrate the inner and outer cowhide of the hard cowhide helmet. The inner layer of cowhide is soft and comfortable, while the outer layer of hard cowhide is strong and tough. The different cowhide inside and outside are being connected together by a rivet, and as the shiny soft rivet passes through the holes in the two cowhide from the outside inward, the hot rivet emits a burst of green smoke.

There is also a small amount of burning smell.

Ganner quickly used a small round-headed hand hammer to flatten the rivet inside the helmet.

Dang dang dang, with his rapid tapping, the two layers of cowhide on the inside and outside of the helmet were tightly connected together. Of course, there are three other similar fixing points on the helmet, but Kiel looked at it and found that this was the last place to be fixed.

The hot rivets cooled down quickly, and Ganner sprinkled some water to cool the rivets faster.

Finally, he rubbed the rivets on the inside of the helmet with a hard and rough stone, polishing them smooth and shiny. In this way, the main fixation of the helmet was completed.

Ganner's apprentice is not as skilled as him. Compared with the complicated helmet, the leg greaves the apprentice has are simpler, but even so, this young man, who is about the same age as Keir, has to be careful. I concentrated on making it little by little, for fear of making some mistakes.

Ganner finished what he was doing and then stood up to greet Kiel.

"I haven't seen you for many days. If you don't come back, I don't know what to do with the final modifications to your armor." Ganner rinsed his hands with the water at his feet, and then used the coarse cloth apron around his waist. After wiping the putty on his hands, he and Keir hugged each other.

Kil couldn't wait to urge Ganner to try putting on the armor now.

"Okay, but you have to take off your coat first. You can only wear some not-too-thick clothing inside the inner armor."

There is no need for Ganna craftsmen to explain this. As the designer of the armor, Kil naturally understands it.

So he took off his clothes and pants, carefully hid the money bag, and put the money bag in his inner pocket into a big money bag and tied it up.

At the same time, Ganner also removed the armor parts from the wooden dummy one by one and placed them on the ground. Finally, he took off the inner armor from the dummy and handed it to Kiel, who was jumping from the cold.

Keir took off his little leather boots and threw them aside. He only wore the rabbit skin wraps that fit his feet. He first took over the inner trousers and put them on, and then put on the inner clothes.

At this time, the inner armor was still a little loose at the top and bottom, but as Kiel hung the tight-fitting metal buckle of the inner armor along with his body, he was soon wearing a suitable, well-fitting inner armor.

Taking into account the season, Ganner had prepared a soft animal skin to protect the inside of the inner armor, so Kiel didn't feel cold after putting on the inner armor.

Then connect the buckles connecting the upper and lower parts of the inner armor together, and the inner armor as a whole is finished.

Kil tried taking a few steps and found no problems. He ran around and jumped around the workshop and made some combat moves with his bare hands, but found no problems.

All movements are flexible and there is no restriction on the body caused by the inner armor.

"Let's try the armor again!" Craftsman Ganner rubbed his hands and became excited. He couldn't wait to hold the heavy armor breastplate with both hands.

Keir also felt that it was right to have the inner armor made by a tailor and clothing shop. After all, they were making clothes that were worn all over the body. Although they could not be made into armor, the inner armor that was worn inside, which had little defensive power, was made very carefully. Easy to handle and properly attached.

"Okay, come on."

He also wanted to try out what the new armor would look like. He took over a somewhat heavy metal breastplate. The upper half of the breastplate, which protects the torso of the body, is made of large pieces of steel. The outer layer is made of harder steel armor, and the inner layer is slightly elastic. armor.

The two are firmly fixed together. If you want to disassemble them, you can only disassemble them from the inside. The exterior cannot be disassembled at all.

The parts of the abdomen that need movement are also the inner and outer layers. However, steel is used here as the main material for better defense and lighter weight, while ordinary iron is used as the wrapping and connecting part of the steel sheets.

The armor breastplate that had not yet been tightened was relatively loose. Kil lifted it up and put it over his head, then put his hands through the arm holes on both sides.

Boom boom.

He knocked on his chest with his fist, making two dull sounds.

Extraordinarily strong.

The buckles of the breastplate on his waist are connected. Not only are the inner armor and breastplate connected together, but the breastplate is also tightened and attached to the inner armor. Keir bent down and tried again. It was a little awkward, but acceptable.

"Kiel, here, here, and here, there are some obstacles and friction. Wait a moment and let me note the location." As he spoke, Ganner pulled out the detailed design of the armor in the metal box on the side. There will be a delay. The area is circled and marked with a mark to be modified.

Then, Kil picked up the pants on the ground and put them through his legs and lifted them to his crotch.

This is a piece of armor used to protect the vital points between the thighs and legs. You must wear it!

With the protection of this thing, the vital points of the body are no longer afraid of being kicked by the enemy. At the same time, there are openings on the front and back of this part, barely allowing him to excrete easily while wearing armor.

These things are necessary. He is not a humanoid monster like Lanissa Knight. He can adjust his body circulation according to the needs of the battle. Therefore, people in combat situations have three urgent needs, which are things that they have to consider.

There are metal plates on the front and back of the crotch that can be pulled up, and if you pull up the front, you can use the smaller ones. Pull up the one at the back and you can get the bigger one. At the same time, there are openings and openings on the inner armor that can be opened.

The front is fastened with buttons, and the back is a cloth opening that can be pulled and pushed.

After putting on the leg armor, Kiel fastened the leg armor and the lower part of the breastplate together with buckles.

Then tighten the armor at the waist so that the armor fits tightly against the body.

Immediately afterwards, Gere installed the knee armor with metal round nails on the knees separately on the lower part of the leg armor. This is a very complicated area, that is, to ensure sufficient defense and not to affect the body's flexible activities. Both he and Ganner have put a lot of thought into it.

In the end, I made it by referring to some of the armor designs of the knights in the city.

Of course, the armor of the knights was overweight, and the corresponding design was certainly different from the armor of ordinary people like him. Therefore, when Kil was copying the design, he removed some parts that were obviously not used by him and simplified it a lot.

After the knee parts were connected, he sat on the solid chair and bent his legs many times, but he didn't notice anything wrong with the design of the knees. This made both Kiel and Ganner extremely excited.

It seems that the knights' armor is indeed of reliable design.

Below the knee is the calf greaves. This part is much simpler. Just put a set on the legs, then tighten it to fit the calf, and then connect the greaves to the upper knee armor.

Finally, there are cowhide boots with iron armor attached.

After putting on his boots, Kiel stood up, took two steps, and then ran, jumped, kicked, and kicked around the workshop as before. After there were no problems, Ganner handed over the last part of the waist.

It is a skirt armor made of armor pieces connected together.

This thing is simple. Its skirt and armor are hung under a wide belt made of metal and hard cowhide. Kiel loops the belt around the waist, closes it with a structure similar to the belt buckle in his previous life, and then arranges the skirt and armor, and the entire The lower part of the armor is complete.

"Phew." Kil breathed out. Although all the armor had not yet been put on, he could feel the weight of the armor now.

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Next came the upper body. Kiel first took over the elbow arm armor handed over by Ganner. This part mainly protects the inner side of the shoulders, upper arms and elbows. The connection part is very troublesome, and it is easier with Ganner's assistance, but if you wear it alone, it will probably take more time.

Next is the arm armor of the forearm. This part is made very wide, mainly because the forearm sometimes also assumes part of the defensive function when not holding a shield.

Therefore, the inside of the arm armor is filled with three layers of soft cowhide, which is used to cushion the impact of impact.

Finally, there are the gloves. The palm part of the glove is fixed with an iron armor piece to protect the hard cowhide underneath, while the back part of the hand is protected with a thin steel armor piece.

This part is the most delicate. Craftsman Ganna spent a lot of time wrapping the inside and outside of the fingers with nails. The tip of each finger was the most difficult to do. He directly used the metal part that wrapped the entire fingertip to make the fingertips of the gloves.

Keir moved his fingers and found that they were very stiff. But there is no problem with the basic straightening together and holding things with fists.

"Yeah, yeah. Well, actually this is the only way." Kil finally compromised. Although it was really inflexible, the defense was not bad. Even if he hit his palm with a small hammer, he would not feel any pain at all. Less than.

But in this case, if you want to wear the armor alone, these inflexible gloves can only be put on as the last step.

At this time, Kil's body was already covered in solid armor with a metallic color. The apprentice craftsman next to him opened his mouth in an O shape and his hands had already stopped moving.

"Master, I want to learn this! This is so amazing. It was nothing when worn on a dummy before, but now when it is worn on a human body and moves, it is really amazing!" The apprentice got up from the long wooden chair and came over to touch it. Round spikes on armor.

"Be careful, some places are quite sharp." Ganner warned. Although he was scolding, his face was still full of anger.

Keir was happy too.

Since he wore gloves on his palms, it was inconvenient for him to move flexibly, so he asked Ganner to help put on the final parts of the outer shoulder armor, neck armor and helmet.

The outer shoulder armor is actually nothing. It is just a curved steel piece with several metal spikes on the outside. It is stuck front and back at the connection between the chest armor and arm armor. This can protect the complex shoulders from the outside.

Since the combat flexibility of both arms must be taken care of, the connection between the chest armor and the arm armor is the most complicated. There are two connections at the front and a connection part at the back where your hands can reach.

So an external shoulder armor is needed to protect those connecting mechanisms from being damaged in battle.

Then Ganner opened the neck armor that protected his neck and wrapped it around Kil's neck, fixed it on the breastplate, and finally closed it on the front side of his neck. The front of the neck requires high defense, so the place where the neck armor closes is left on the side.

"There's one helmet left. Come on Kil, take it." Ganna handed the semi-folding metal helmet with a mouth visor to Kil's hand.

No one needed help for this part. Kiel turned the helmet over and put it on his head.

The inside of the helmet is soft and comfortable. Although it is heavier than the previous helmet, the defensive power is definitely higher than the helmet he used before.

The entire helmet is forged from the best steel, with a bulge on the ears to prevent the ears from being squeezed. This allows you to wear the helmet for long periods of time without ear discomfort. At the same time, seven small holes were punched in the bulge of the ear so that Kiel could hear sounds.

As for the eyes of the helmet, it is different from before. Instead of using a visor the size of the entire face, the eyes are protected by steel sheets with many holes. The mouth is covered with a half-face armor that can be opened and closed for drinking water.

However, this time there are no openings in the half-face armor. Although it will affect talking while wearing the helmet, the defense will be stronger than the previous helmet.

After everything was put on, Gunner connected the bottom of the helmet to the neck armor so that Kiel wouldn't feel heavy wearing the helmet for a long time. Although a full set of armor is really heavy.

Kil sat up from his chair and felt it.

Good guy, the overall weight is about the same as carrying a person on your back, at least 40 kilograms.

However, he waved his arms and stretched his legs, and found that apart from the weight, it didn't affect much. But the sense of security brought by the solid and cold metal on the upper body of the armor is far superior to the previous hard cowhide armor.

This is a full-coverage armor. After wearing it, only some holes in the eyes and ears are exposed, and the rest of the body is basically protected by thick metal.

Even the soles of the feet are protected by steel linings, not to mention other places. The thickest armor on the body is the stomach and heart in the middle of the chest. The outer layer of steel armor and the inner layer of iron armor are double-layered for protection. There is also a dense inner armor padding, and the inner armor is separated by close-fitting clothing.

Underneath the clothes, there were also Kil's strong muscles and strong sternum to protect his fragile internal organs.

"It looks great, Kil, move around. Let me see what else is wrong."

Ganner put his hands on his waist and said loudly and proudly.

He also deliberately turned his head to the door, deliberately letting the people in the weapons workshop next door hear.

Sure enough, as Keir moved around the house, several apprentice craftsmen from next door appeared at the door.

"What is this? Which Lord Knight is here with you?"

The apprentice next door asked curiously.

Kil chuckled: "I am not a knight, I am Kil. Everyone should still remember me." His voice was muffled, because there was no hole in the mouth, so once the visor was closed, his The sound is somewhat distorted.

Obviously they still have some impression of Kiel. After all, a young man like Kiel has bought weapons from their weapons workshop several times, and even generously asked their chief priest craftsman to make him a magic material long sword. This piece Although the craftsmen didn't say it clearly, these apprentices still knew it.

They didn't come in and just watched from the door. After all, this workshop was not the place where they worked. Even though there were two workshops right next to each other, there was actually little contact between the two.

Kil didn't care about anyone else. He excitedly followed the instructions of the Ganna craftsman and performed a series of movements, all of which were extreme angle movements that would not be used in normal battles. Although it won't be used, the armor must be completed.

Ganner's apprentice also followed his master's instructions and used the largest hammer in the workshop to hit Kiel's body, allowing Ganner to check the deformation of each part after the heavy blow and the stress of Kiel's wear.

Kong! Kong! Kong!

Kil stood still, maintaining his balance after being attacked.

He didn't feel any discomfort, and he thought the armor apprentice's hands were too weak, unlike real bandit enemies who could kill people.

"Can you use more force?"

Keir stood there with his hands folded and muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Ah, Kiel Warrior, I didn't use enough force? Hey, isn't it because I'm afraid that my master's new armor will be damaged!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ganner slapped his apprentice on the head: "What nonsense are you talking about! You really dare to use the hammer as hard as you can? If you break a part, you have to repair it? I can't repair it!"

"Okay, Kil, I've done all the necessary movements and inspections. You see, I found twenty-five places that need to be modified. It's ready. Let's take off the armor."

Kil was a little reluctant, after all, he hadn't had enough of this new armor yet. This armor is like a new toy for him. How can he put it away if he doesn't play with it enough?

But this 'toy' was not perfect yet, and he also felt this, including the lag in movement, the friction noise of armor parts, and the discomfort in some places.

They all have to be modified and perfected by Gana craftsmen who have become more and more professional.

He reluctantly took off the armor parts one by one, and then put on his clothes after a while. He touched the inner pocket of his clothes and said, 'Hey, where's my small purse for valuable coins? ’

He panicked and found it hard to find.

The Ganna craftsman couldn't stand it any longer: "Kiel, didn't you put the small money bag into the big money bag?"

After listening to this, Keir touched the big money bag containing copper and iron coins. Sure enough, the small money bag containing gold and silver coins was inside.

"Huh, I thought I lost it. I just received the bounty for killing bandits today, so I don't dare to lose it. I got a lot of money from killing many people."

Kil's words didn't matter to him, but the craftsmen and apprentices watching around him all shuddered.

"Kiel, you participated in the previous militia's operation to clear out bandits, right? How many bandits did you kill?" asked a curious weapons apprentice.

Kil chuckled: "About ten, I can't remember the exact number. The main thing is that I killed a bandit leader, so I got more rewards."

"oh."

"so much!"

Everyone was surprised.

"Tell us quickly!"

Keir smiled proudly and rubbed his nose: "It's okay to talk, but you have to offer wine and barbecue."

The apprentices laughed and said, "This is easy. You don't know it yet. There is an artisan tavern in our artisan area that only insiders can enter. Let's go there."

Keir raised his head at Ganner: "Are you leaving?"

Ganner looked at the messy armor parts in the room. He didn't want to go, so he shook his head.

But Kil continued: "After you hear the actual situation of my battle, you can create armor that is more suitable for battle!"

"Oh, that's the truth." Craftsman Ganner thought for a moment: "Then let's go."

So Ganner and his apprentice piled the armor into a pile, found a thick cloth to cover it, then extinguished the charcoal that had been used to heat the rivets, closed the workshop door, and everyone walked to the tavern in the craftsman area.

Kil rubbed his palms. He hadn't been to this place yet. He didn't know what delicious food there was, so he couldn't wait.