Shadow Weaver

Chapter 67 What do you mean by this pile of stuff?
"Yes, I understand. Teacher Yang, don't worry about this. I'm sure I know what's going on!"

Bai Miaomiao nodded repeatedly. After hearing Yang Yanan's teachings, she stopped calling him "Researcher Yang" and just called him "Teacher".

Hearing this strange name unexpectedly, the thousand-year-old demon loli's face uncontrollably showed a blank look.

She turned her head and stared at the baby face of the girl in Hanfu for a while. After a long time, she reluctantly accepted the way she called her.

...This kid's name sounds weirdly formal.

She was really uncomfortable.

Yang Yanan frowned as he thought about it, then he gently lowered his chin towards Bai Miaomiao: "Well, as long as you know the situation in your heart, we still have to stick to that principle when we play this game - laymen should not guide professionals across industries. The suggestions I can give are only for your reference."

"Okay, let's continue." The little girl tapped the screen lightly and looked serious.

"Apart from this helmet tassel, the next thing that can be modified is this armor - especially the animal patterns on the helmet and arm guards."

"Generally speaking, in order to show the might and strength of the soldiers and to bring good luck, these places would mostly be decorated with animal patterns such as tigers, leopards, tortoises and dragons."

"These patterns not only serve to decorate and distinguish the official's rank, but also enhance the armor's defensive power to a certain extent."

"...? This thing can also enhance the defensive power of armor?" Upon hearing this, Xu Yichi, who had been quietly listening to Yang Yanan's explanation of armor, couldn't help but exclaimed. Yang Yanan nodded in response: "Yes, it doesn't increase much, but it does have some effect."

"——The surface of the beast pattern is not as smooth as pure iron armor. It has ups and downs. Such patterns can help disperse the impact force slightly when facing blunt objects. Otherwise, if a hammer falls on the armor, the light shock will be quite painful."

“Of course,” Yang Yan’an pouted in disdain. “Due to the limitations of materials and manufacturing technology, no matter how much this beast pattern can help disperse the force, it is impossible to disperse the force too much… So if you really encounter a 200-pound, tall and strong warrior on the battlefield, your bones will still break.”

"I just want to explain that these fancy-looking patterns are not just fancy decorations... although they are not very far from being waste decorations."

——Well, there’s nothing we can do about it.

The materials and production technology level are flaws. More than a thousand years ago, there were not so many miscellaneous high-tech materials as there are now, such as non-Newtonian fluid materials, nanofibers, and various alloys.

"Okay, let me continue." The little girl clapped her hands to signal Xu Da to be quiet. "Now that we know the purpose of these patterns, we can 'blindly modify them' based on this."

"Xiaobai, considering that the Yang Clan has many female generals, you can discard most of the traditional animal patterns and mix in bird patterns that can represent the heroines or other patterns you like."

"As long as the proportion of the decoration does not deviate too far from the overall shape of the armor, you can modify other details such as the color and pattern of the robe belly, the cloud pattern style of the cloud-head boots, and the animal head shape of the hu-head belt... These are decorative and distinguishing official ranks, and the details that actually increase the strength of the armor. "

"In addition, if you don't know what kind of pattern to change to, or you're worried about not being able to find relevant information, I have a collection of commonly used patterns in ancient times. I can send it to you later along with these photos of Song Dynasty armor restorations." Yang Yan'an added, and thoughtfully gave Bai Miaomiao an extra reference resource, "Or, do you need a research paper they wrote on the military uniforms of the Song Dynasty?"

"These things may seem a bit obscure and boring, but the content is actually quite solid and detailed, and there are also many hand-drawn restoration drawings based on ancient books, statues, and unearthed cultural relics. When we in the industry restore armor, we often use these images as references."

"...Please pack these papers together and send them to me, thank you!" Bai Miaomiao clasped her hands together, lowered her eyes and raised her paws high above her head, "You know, Teacher Yang, I have loved reading these boring books and papers since I was a child..." "Just throw these things at me without caring about them! Smash me to death! Let me be drowned in the sea of ​​books! (bushi)"

The Hanfu girl said something crazy, and the little girl couldn't help laughing because of her appearance: "Okay, okay, send it, wait until I finish telling Xiao An about her problem, and then I'll collect all these things and pack them together and send them to you."

"Okay." Bai Miaomiao sat up straight and moved her butt to make room for An Qing - looking at the situation, the problems in her original character design should have been criticized, and it was Qingqing's turn to be scolded next.

"Well, these are roughly the problems in your painting." Yang Yan'an nodded, "There are really no big problems with other common clothes... The Hanfu researchers these days really have some knowledge in their heads. It's been a long time since I've seen a few painters who can draw Song Dynasty Hanfu so clearly and restore it."

"Then let's talk about the plot." The little Lolita put away the manuscript and moved to An Qing's computer. She turned to look at the tall girl who had straightened her back early.

"Xiao An's writing is good. I think the structure of the text is also very good."

As usual, Yang Yanan first briefly praised the girls for what they did well, but then the topic suddenly took a sharp turn.

"But - Xiao An, can you explain to me the origin of the legend of the Yang Family Generals and the life story of Mu Guiying?"

The old loli crossed her fingers and placed them on the tip of her nose. A seven-inch long wooden hairpin was pinched between her fingers. The tip of the hairpin swung back and forth, occasionally hitting the table.

"Is this something you guys are planning to put into the game? Or is it just for your own enjoyment?"

Yang Yan'an asked in a deep voice, and An Qing broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.

She stood there for a long while, pinching the hem of her clothes, and finally she managed to stammer out a few words.

"Uh... that..."

"I'm worried that the players don't know the legend of the Yang Family Generals, so I thought I'd give them a brief introduction before the story begins!"

"This... This will probably help them quickly get into the plot... right?"

Seeing the little girl standing in front of the computer with increasingly cold eyes, An Qing felt more and more discouraged.

Under the pressure of the gaze of her top comrade, the little girl finally lost completely at a certain moment.

An Qing, whose defenses were broken, suddenly collapsed like a broken jar, and his whole body instantly wilted: "Okay, I admit that this paragraph is indeed long and useless."

"I just had a brainwave at the time... or maybe I was just trying to be a little bit pretentious."

(End of this chapter)