Published: February 8, 2025
Originally, for gray-level equipment, Ye Zhongming generally wouldn't bother to check its attributes, as there was no need; items of this level simply did not pique his interest in the slightest.
However, this set of gray-level Rong Clan Holy Armor left him greatly shocked.
"Rong Clan Badan Upper Armor: Defense 36, powerful abilities, damage reduction of five percent from attacks received."
"Rong Clan Ice Split Lower Armor: Defense 30, abilities intertwined with ice patterns, attackers suffer ten percent of their total attack amount as ice attribute damage retaliation."
"Rong Clan Silent Battle Boots: Movement Speed AA15, abilities to move silently; the sound of footsteps decreases as movement speed increases. The faster you move, the quieter you become; when exceeding the speed of sound, it is silent."
Looking at the three pieces of equipment that made up the Rong Clan Holy Armor, Ye Zhongming admitted that these abilities were quite good for gray-level items, definitely considered excellent.
But for Ye Zhongming, that didn't mean much; as long as he wanted, he could create countless similar pieces of equipment.
Individually, they weren’t all that impressive, but together, the added effects made Ye Zhongming envious.
"Rong Clan Holy Armor (Qualified), Set Attribute 1: Base attributes increase by ten percent, values not displayed."
"Set Attribute 2: Bow Back Attack, the user can unleash a back attack equivalent to the sum of the base attributes of all set parts once every ten hours."
"Set Attribute 3: Cloud Leap, the user can perform three segment cloud leaps while sprinting at full force, with a cooldown time of fifteen hours."
Seeing these, Ye Zhongming understood why the Rong Clan Holy Armor had the reputation of "exceeding set levels." Indeed, when these items were completely combined, they could produce effects of the next level.
Take this gray-level Holy Armor for example; when combined, it was indeed no less than wearing a set of white-level equipment.
To be honest, Ye Zhongming still couldn't create such equipment at the moment.
Gray was gray, white was white; even if a thousand pieces were combined, he still couldn't give the equipment he crafted any extra set attributes.
But the Rong Clan Holy Armor could.
Of course, Ye Zhongming wasn't looking to manufacture the Rong Clan Holy Armor since that required the ‘garment artisan’ profession, which could only be possessed by one individual in a lifetime. Having already taken on multiple professions, he had lost that opportunity.
However, his intention was to learn some artisan techniques and skills from the Rong Clan Holy Armor to enrich his own profession.
Ye Zhongming examined the Holy Armor closely; he always felt that merely relying on the garment artisan profession could not simply create the Rong Clan Holy Armor. There must be some aspects he couldn’t comprehend within it.
With the outside sea beast tide not attacking, Ye Zhongming continued his research. After more than an hour, he reluctantly gave up.
He really couldn't discern much from the equipment.
It seemed that in the future, to obtain such equipment, he either needed to cultivate a garment artisan himself or purchase it from the resistance zone.
Thinking about the preciousness of the garment artisan profession scroll and the possible true identity of the resistance zone made Ye Zhongming's head ache.
Was this something he truly had no connection to?
After regretting for a few minutes, Ye Zhongming returned to normal and began to see if he could use his own profession to make the Rong Clan Holy Armor even stronger.
This modification of already formed equipment, especially the renowned Rong Clan Holy Armor, made Ye Zhongming extremely cautious. He understood well that while reinforcing a regular piece of equipment was simple, enhancing equipment like the Rong Clan Holy Armor with set attributes was difficult. A misstep could ruin the entire set.
Considering all the possible factors, Ye Zhongming began to take action.
First, he enchanted the Rong Clan Silent Battle Boots with materials from a very fast sea beast, slightly increasing the attributes of the boots and changing their color level to white.