What do you mean I'm a ghost story?

Chapter 79 Heavy Armor Completed
Although the model looks similar to the one I saw before, seeing the real thing is a completely different experience.

The layers of shoulder guards, breastplates, back armor, armpit guards, and abdominal armor made the entire suit of armor appear extremely large and imposing.

The metallic chill and the inky black background further accentuate the indescribable silence and desolation.

The sheer weight and hardness of the massive metal structure blended seamlessly with the somber atmosphere, creating what appeared to be an impregnable steel fortress.

Upon closer inspection, the armored humanoid figure resembled a divine general in black armor, as if everything in its path would be shattered in an instant.

Compared to the previous model, the impact of seeing the real thing in front of us is more than ten times greater.

It's important to understand that the metallic texture, the heaviness, and the hardness are not just decorative effects.

Instead, it is a genuine mobile fortress, based on ultra-high hardness armor steel, weighing several hundred kilograms, which is something that ordinary people simply cannot bear.

"How is it? How is it? Isn't it cool? This is the result of four whole days of overtime work by me and a bunch of people!"

Chen Nuonuo looked like she was showing off a treasure, extremely excited herself: "Want to try it on? See if it fits?"

"of course."

Xia Qing was already impatient.

Armor, weapons, and mechanical vehicles—these things are simply irresistible to a man.

They already have a dragon steed as a mount and a halberd as a weapon; all they lack now is this suit of armor.

"Then I'll help you put it on."

Chen Nuonuo enthusiastically helped her pick up the pieces of armor and put them on.

Each piece was extremely difficult to hold, and sometimes Xia Qing even had to lend a hand to pick them up.

This thing probably uses all the armor steel that Ling Shuang gave it, and the total weight is probably more than two or three hundred pounds. The thickness of each individual armor plate is astonishing.

"Luckily I have the Mirror Demon Card, otherwise it would be difficult to even wear this thing if I wanted to."

With Chen Nuonuo's help, Xia Qing worked for quite a while before finally managing to put on her full armor.

He was already quite tall, and after being enhanced by various martial arts techniques, he became even taller and stronger. Now, wearing this full-body heavy armor that resembled a steel fortress, he was simply too imposing to describe.

In Chen Nuonuo's words... it's practically like a Gundam.

"Finally, there's this one."

Chen Nuonuo laboriously placed the helmet and hood over Xia Qing's head.

The mask only covered the face, leaving the eye sockets exposed, like a face mask, but it didn't affect vision much.

"Your [Overlord Halberd Technique] is overjoyed to have acquired the precious armor. You are so excited that you don the armor and hold the halberd, ready to go. You are eager to conquer all directions for your lord and establish unparalleled achievements to repay your lord. In your high spirits, you seem to have gained some enlightenment."

Name: Overlord's Halberd Technique

"Progress: 60%"

The moment the helmet was put on, the notification for the Overlord Halberd Technique arrived simultaneously.

Looking at the attribute panel, I saw that my enlightenment progress had increased by 60% in one go.

Although the upgrade progress of these martial arts skills is always a percentage-based process, it is actually quite noticeable that the difficulty of achieving enlightenment increases after several upgrades.

Moreover, as the number of times a need is met increases, the threshold for its satisfaction, or rather, the expectation, also increases.

Therefore, further breakthroughs require some accumulation of progress, and it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough all at once. Money Dart and others are good examples of this.

Therefore, Xia Qing was quite satisfied with this 60% progress.

Following the feedback notification, another message about the Overlord Halberd Technique arrived:
"Overlord Halberd Technique: I am deeply grateful for the favor shown to me by my lord. You have bestowed upon me divine weapons, precious armor, and a magnificent steed. I would rather die ten thousand times than not repay you. Now I only wish to fight Yue Fei again and achieve a great victory to repay my lord."

"Didn't you say you weren't good with words? You're so eloquent. Are you going to take the postgraduate entrance exam?"

Xia Qing found it amusing.

"Overlord Halberd Technique: ..." There's nothing I can do; the lord has given me far too much.

Divine weapons and armor, mythical beasts and divine steeds—everything a warrior could ever dream of was fully equipped.

I can't do anything else, so I can only talk about it.

However, he was indeed not good with words, and then he disappeared without a trace.

Instead, I heard a series of wailing sounds.

"Wow!"

The moment Chen Nuonuo put on her helmet, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Quick, quick, where's your halberd? Take it out and let me see your complete form!"

"Did not bring."

Although Xia Qing herself wanted to try it, it was naturally impossible for her to project the halberd in front of Chen Nuonuo.

"Then, you must take a picture and show it to me when you get back."

Hearing Xia Qing say this, and seeing that her hands were indeed empty, Chen Nuonuo couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Row."

Xia Qing nodded: "Should I transfer the processing fee directly to you or to your dad?"

"Make the call, it should be accounted for through the company."

Chen Nuonuo seemed listless, clearly not interested in the matter.

However, the money still has to be paid; that's a matter of principle.

Xia Qing sourced the armor steel herself. Her main expenses were processing fees and material costs for linings, while her father's company quoted 50,000 yuan.

Xia Qing made the payment promptly, chatted for a while, then said goodbye to Chen Nuonuo and went straight home without even removing her armor.

The first thing I did upon arriving home was to store the entire set of armor into the Mirror Demon Card.

This way, you won't need to wear complicated clothes next time you want to use it; you can just project it directly onto your body.

"However... the space in this Mirror Demon Card seems to be a bit insufficient..."

After putting away his armor, Xia Qing was somewhat troubled.

The interior of the Mirror Demon Card is no bigger than a small wardrobe.

Although the shape is not limited and only the volume matters, the space suddenly becomes a bit cramped when you squeeze in a halberd and heavy armor, plus you need to carry at least a few jars of wine to use for Drunken Fist.

Not to mention he also wanted to be able to take the dragon steed in if necessary.

The current storage capacity of the Mirror Demon Card is far from sufficient.

"Sigh, let's just make do with it. After we deal with Yue Wumu, we'll find an opportunity to hunt some strange tales and see if we can increase the space's capacity."

After trying it out, Xia Qing managed to put in three jars of wine in addition to the armor and weapons, which he felt was enough for the time being. He then decided to hunt some more strange tales later.

The essence of other ghost stories can also be used to enhance the Nightmare Artifact, but this can only be absorbed as pure primal power and will not add to the power of that primal source.

The main way for the Ghost Story Walker to increase their strength is also like this.

By leveraging the properties of firearms and bulletproof vests, one can almost consistently generate Nightmare Weapon effects in terms of both lethality and defense. Based on this, one can gradually hunt down other Nightmares to obtain their essence and enhance them, thus making the Nightmare Weapon more and more powerful step by step.

However, the essence left behind by the nightmare can only be said to be a remnant after it dissipated, and it is extremely difficult to improve it to the level of approaching or even surpassing the original ghost story.

Don't think about it for now.

Xia Qing rested and recuperated during the day, waiting until nightfall before setting off in his dragon steed to Yue Wumu's location.

(End of this chapter)