Chapter 574: The Army Taking Shape (2/2)

Ayrin and Rinloran glanced at each other. Even the hygiene freak Rinloran who looked down on the demihumans due to how dirty they were could not help but imagine all of them throwing javelins at the same time.

“Leader! The metal veins in the Thorns Swamp have almost dried up, so we weren’t able to make proper weapons. However, there should be enough metal and ore in the Fearotz Stronghold.” The horse demihuman thought Ayrin was hesitating. He immediately added, “Leader, please don’t worry. We will definitely not be lazy. If you agree, we will produce many javelins once we arrive at the Fearotz Stronghold!”

“Your suggestion sounds decent! Oi! Get a Mud Doll here!” Ayrin shouted towards the brawling demihumans around the Mud Dolls.

He and the others had completely grasped the temper of the demihumans. They did not need to be polite towards them.

The submissiveness of the demihumans made them enjoy being ordered around by powerful individuals instead of resisting them.

They had no principles of themselves. They did not care who they followed, only that the stronger their boss was, the happier they were.

A few demihumans who got beaten black and blue immediately brought a Mud Doll over.

“We will be catching more monsters next. That way, you will have more protection.”

“If there are any others who can provide useful suggestions for the army, I will give them the privilege to become a Monster Knight or Platoon General!”

Especially these last words made the demihumans cheer.

“Leader! I have a good suggestion!” A tall demihuman excitedly shouted out as he squeezed to the front almost immediately.

The demihuman pointed at his body and spoke, “Leader, look!”

“What do you mean?”

Ayrin looked at the demihuman. He wore a thick dark red leather armor which looked even more crude than the leather armor sold in the cheapest handicraft shop in St. Lauren.

“Leader, look! Normal weapons can’t pierce this!” The demihuman took out a sword and stabbed his own body.

With that, Ayrin and Rinloran noticed the difference.

The leather armor the demihuman wore seemed to be made out of a special material. Apart from being sturdy, it was very elastic. After a closer look, it seemed to be a single piece without any sewing.

“This isn’t made of leather?” Ayrin asked in surprise.

“Leader, this isn’t made with leather, it’s made with the Rogue Worm!”

The demihuman immediately explained, “If you crush the Rogue Worm into paste and let it solidify, it will become sturdy armor like this!”

“Rogue Worm?” The group was surprised, “A type of worm?”

“Yes! There is a lake in our Thorns Swamp that is filled with them. After drying their eggs, we eat them. There are plenty of those thumb-sized worms, enough to equip an army!”

“You just have to crush the worms into paste?”

“Yes. And then just wait for the paste to solidify. The solidified paste is fireproof and waterproof. It’s similar to an arcane resistance layer!” The demihuman excitedly continued, “Leader, if all the monsters and foot soldiers wear this armor, our fighting strength will greatly improve!”

“It really seems sturdy!”

Ayrin pulled the paste armor with force and felt he was unable to tear it apart with just his physical strength.

However, he had one doubt, “Since it’s enough to equip an army, why didn’t you do that before? Why do you only mention it now?”

“Our previous leader was Zolka.”

The demihuman pointed behind Ayrin.

Ayrin and the others turned around and immediately understood. The Zolka that the demihuman mentioned was the mentally handicapped Troll who now worked for the demihumans.

“I discovered this with my companion. However, when my companion told Zolka, Zolka scolded him as a coward. Then, Zolka shouted ‘Our era has come’ and threw my companion into the furnace.” The demihuman explained to Ayrin.

“......”

Rinloran and the others were speechless again.