I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Lin Yuan was taken aback: "Master Gu has heard of me?"

"nonsense!"

Gu Zhi plopped down on the pile of junk, not caring whether it was dirty or not, and said excitedly, "I heard Su Ya mention it before."

"She said that this year a remarkable national champion emerged, a shield warrior, who also made great contributions in the college entrance examination secret realm and fought against the abyss."

"I was busy studying the blueprints at the time and didn't pay much attention to it."

"I thought to myself, how good can a high school student be, no matter how talented?"

"I didn't expect that."

Looking at the calm young man in front of him, Gu Zhi sighed, "So you were the top scholar."

"That makes sense, that makes all of it!"

Followed by.

Koji's boundless curiosity resurfaced.

He leaned closer and asked with a gossipy look on his face:

"Hey kid."

"Although Suya told me that you saved someone."

"But she didn't go into details."

"Could you tell me how you managed to save thousands of students from the abyss army in the secret realm of the college entrance examination?"

You should know that places like the Gaokao Secret Realm are real slaughterhouses if an abyss invasion occurs.

A group of students who haven't been in their current jobs for long are facing the Abyss Army; saving one or two is easy.

Save thousands?

That's simply a fantasy!

Faced with the master craftsman's question.

Lin Yuan didn't hide it, after all, it wasn't a secret, many people had seen it at the time.

Lin Yuan then said, "This is actually related to two of my own skills. One is my one of the few attack skills, Shockwave."

"Shockwave!" Gu Zhi exclaimed in surprise. "I remember this skill; it's one of the common skills of the Greatshield Knights, right?"

"I remember this skill; the higher the armor value, the greater the power, right? No wonder!"

"This skill is indeed one of the few powerful skills among the Greatshield Knights, and its power has been fully demonstrated in your case."

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, there's another skill called [Knight's Dance]. Anyone I recognize as a teammate and have imprinted with my spirit will receive a 30% defense bonus (armor and magic resistance) from me."

"hiss!!!"

"Are you telling the truth?"

Gu Zhi gasped, feeling a chill run down his spine.

He is not only a master craftsman, but also holds the rank of major general!

Although he doesn't usually go to the front lines, he mainly conducts scientific research and manufactures equipment in the rear.

But he was also very clear about what this skill meant!

This means—strategic deterrence!

Lin Yuan's current physical defense is 28.

Approaching 85000 points!

This means that as long as you stand next to Lin Yuan, even a fragile mage can instantly gain more than 8 armor!

If Lin Yuan were to bestow this aura upon a thousand mages on the battlefield, those thousand mages would become a thousand mobile artillery emplacements, with no need to worry about being killed by assassins!

So that's how the indestructible barrier works!

Gu Zhi finally understood why Lin Yuan's profession was called that.

"Hahaha! Now I understand why your profession is called the Undying Barrier."

"If you are allowed to grow up, then you alone will be a solid bulwark on the border of my country!"

Gu Zhi suddenly stopped in his tracks, and the casual look in his eyes as he looked at Lin Yuan was gone.

Instead, there is a sense of solemnity towards the nation's most important assets.

"Hahaha! Good! Great!"

"Lin Yuan, you have truly surprised and delighted me!"

Koji took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind: "So, I've made up my mind!"

"Besides the leg armor I just promised you, I'll cover all your other non-level-restricted, undead equipment, whether it's weapons, armor, or accessories!!"

"I'm going to forge a unique set of divine gear just for you!!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.

This is the promise of a master craftsman!

"Really?! Master Gu!"

Gu Zhi waved his hand dismissively: "Don't call me 'Master,' that's too formal. Just call me Gu Lao from now on!"

"Since I've said it, it's a done deal!"

However, Gu Zhi changed the subject, his expression becoming slightly more serious:

"However, let me state this beforehand."

"Although my skills are not a problem, the construction of this set of equipment is very difficult, and the materials required are extremely rare."

"Some core materials cannot be gathered in a short period of time, even when applying for national funding."

"Moreover, I also need to constantly experiment and make mistakes."

Gu Zhi looked at Lin Yuan and said, "So, for those rare core materials, such as the [Undead Monarch Core], you'll need to find a way to collect them yourself."

"Can you do it?"

Lin Yuan nodded without hesitation and chuckled:

"Of course, no problem!"

"Old Gu, whether that kid can have a complete set of divine gear with no level requirement and immortality in the future depends entirely on you."

This deal was an absolute steal!

All he needs to do is fight monsters and collect materials. In this world, Gu Zhi is exempt from the highest-level forging fees, design fees, and labor costs!

You should know that if someone isn't at the right level, even if they have money, they can't hire a master craftsman!

Seeing that Lin Yuan readily agreed.

Koji smiled, his face full of satisfaction:

"Good lad, that's straightforward!"

"In that case, we need to discuss the future attribute trends of this equipment set."

"Good lad, that's straightforward!"

"In that case, we need to discuss the future attribute trends of this equipment set."

Gu Zhi pulled a huge blank sheet of paper from the pile of junk, spread it on the table, and picked up a pen to start sketching:

"Basic attributes like health, physical defense, and magic resistance go without saying."

"As my creation, Koji, I will do my best to ensure that the base stats of this equipment reach the maximum that the current materials can withstand!"

"The key lies in," Koji pointed to the blueprints, "the special effects!"

"Your defense is already overflowing, so I don't think that simply increasing the defense percentage is very meaningful for you."

Gu Zhi analyzed, "And your core damage output method, the talent counter-damage, is based on your maximum health."

"This is a very clear direction."

"We can consider this from three dimensions: increasing the maximum health, improving health regeneration speed, and increasing mana regeneration."

What do you think?

Lin Yuan nodded repeatedly as he listened.

It must be said that a master craftsman is a master craftsman; he saw through the essential needs of his profession at a glance.

"As expected of an ancient scholar, his words hit the nail on the head."

Lin Yuan smiled and then added:

"Besides these three basic special effects, I have a few other ideas that I'm not sure if Gu Lao can implement."

Gu Zhi didn't even look up: "Tell me what you think."

Lin Yuan pointed to his Ant King Set: "The first one is the set effect."

"My Thousand Devouring Ant Queen set has a very useful effect called [Monarch Force Field]."

"Once activated, it can force monsters within a certain range (excluding boss-level monsters) to attack me unconditionally."

"This effect, unlike the Knight's [Taunt] skill which requires an attack, is an aura-type effect that activates as soon as you get close."

"It's an amazing skill for pulling monsters and protecting teammates, and I hope the new equipment will retain this mechanic."