Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#126 - Sword and armor!

Setting aside the system's task for the moment, Liang Yue focused his attention on the well-made armor he was wearing and the long sword at his waist.

He was already getting used to receiving a set of gear from the system each time he entered a world for training, and he had come prepared this time as well.

He had deliberately changed into some home wear he'd bought when he first arrived in New York City, clothes that had long since been relegated to the bottom of his closet due to his rapid change in size.

Loose pink cotton shorts, a black t-shirt, and bare feet had been exchanged for a set of high-quality full body armor.

This was a steal!

"System, where did this armor come from? Don't tell me you conjured it out of thin air."

"Ding~! A trial work from the forty-nine-slot toolbox, consuming some iron ingots, leather, and cloth from the host's storage space."

"\n… … You have guts! You've even learned to take things without asking! Was this sword made the same way?"

"Yes."

… …

Before descending into this Hobbit world, the item upgrade treasure charm that Liang Yue had bought for a thousand points had finally not gone to waste.

Although the upgrade process had been a bit nerve-wracking, in the end, his original thirty-six-slot toolbox had managed to complete the upgrade, albeit with some difficulty.

Opening the storage space interface, with a thought, Liang Yue removed the chest armor piece from the upper body slot in his equipment column.

At the same time, the upper body armor that had been gleaming in the reflection of the lava firelight instantly disappeared from his body and appeared in his hand.

Liang Yue's upper body was now only clad in a large red, frilled-collar, wide-sleeved shirt with a touch of gothic style.

The armor in front of him was indeed a masterpiece of alchemy from the upgraded forty-nine-slot toolbox.

It was seamlessly integrated, without any welding or stitching marks, made entirely of bright iron and leather.

So much so that Liang Yue even began to suspect that even if ordinary people got this armor, it would be difficult to wear.

Because the correct way to wear this thing is to put it directly in the equipment bar!

In addition, the armor didn't look like a mass-produced product; every joint and muscle area on it had a beautiful streamlined shape.

However, the surface of the armor was not a completely smooth metal product either. Each turning point and transition of each part seemed to be cut from dozens of diamond-shaped sections.

Like delicate scales, each one was almost precise, thick, and exquisite, making one marvel at the beauty of the craftsmanship!

In comparison, the MC's original iron armor, whose shape could be compared to Tony Stark's Mark I, which was hammered out of a pile of scraps in a cave in Afghanistan,

had almost no comparability with the armor in front of him.

If the two sets of armor were placed together, probably no one would believe that they were actually a series of products… …

Compared to the armor in front of him, Liang Yue wasn't very satisfied with the other item the system had given him this time: the thick long sword, also from the forty-nine-slot toolbox.

First of all, there was definitely no problem with the workmanship of this sword.

Its overall shape was a widened, thickened, and lengthened eight-sided Han sword, also surrounded by diamond-shaped forged surfaces.

The sword weighed about forty or fifty pounds, and the sword's surface even had inverted triangular blood grooves.

In the tavern before, Liang Yue was able to horizontally slash the four mercenaries and the weapons in their hands with one blow, which, in addition to showing that he himself was strong enough, the role of this sword could not be underestimated.

Unfortunately, after a long period of swordplay practice, Liang Yue had gradually formed his own set of habits and sword-using concepts.

"Appropriately, I have to add a little arc, which is more conducive to cutting."

"The thickness and width of the blade should also be increased a little, otherwise it will be too light to hold in the hand, and you won't be able to use any force."

"Another thing is that the hilt must be made a little longer!"

"Um~ in this way, in the toolbox that is seven squares horizontally and vertically, the hilt will take up two squares, and the remaining five squares are the blade, and then the width must be… …"

… …

In this way, with Liang Yue's wholehearted investment and research, the first night of coming to this Hobbit world quickly passed.

In the morning, when the distant morning light penetrated the clouds and shone the golden sunlight on the earth, Liang Yue also woke up from his cultivation state.

After slightly moving his hands and feet and doing some warm-up exercises, he took out his new-style dual swords and continued to practice the *Hengshan Sword Manual*!

In fact, he didn't spend much time on the research of the new-style dual swords last night.

After all, Liang Yue was using the alchemy attached to the toolbox to synthesize items, not really forging swords with hammers on a stove and anvil, and the efficiency between the two naturally could not be compared.

At this time, the dual swords in his hand, looking at the shape alone, are actually more like two scaled-down versions of Miaodao.

As Liang Yue had previously envisioned, the width and thickness of the sword had been increased, and the edge of the blade had a slight arc.

The overall forging process has been upgraded again compared to the previous plus-three toolbox.

The whole body is silver and bright, and the surface is covered with diamond-shaped forged surfaces. With a gentle wave, Liang Yue suddenly had the illusion that he could cut through the air!

The weight of a single sword is about twenty-four or five pounds. It still feels a little light when Liang Yue holds it in his hand and wields it.

But there is no way around it. In his own opinion, the ordinary metal forging material of iron has almost reached some kind of extreme under the synthetic application of the toolbox!

In the next step, even if Liang Yue upgrades the toolbox again and has the space to add more details to the synthesized weapons, he may not be able to essentially improve the quality of the weapons.

Various alloy materials and combined matching with other types of metals are the main directions for his future exploration~!

"Ding-a-ling~"

After practicing swordsmanship for more than an hour, and taking a refreshing bath with MC's infinite water source, just as Liang Yue was holding a thick beef cake in one hand and a large glass of milk in the other, eating breakfast,

a crisp ringing sound suddenly slowly came from the road not far away.

Liang Yue looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Gandalf wearing a large gray robe and a pointed hat, riding a tall white horse, slowly passing by on the muddy path.

When their eyes met, Gandalf politely took off his hat and nodded to Liang Yue with a smile.

Liang Yue, on the other hand, raised the milk glass in his hand to the old man.

Afterwards, the two passed by each other without any substantial interaction.