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"Wang Clan’s Ninth Generation Modular Black Armor Flagship Edition." Luo Yuqing quickly responded, "The usage of Xuan Iron is equal to thirty percent of the standard Black Armor, and the rest is all various grades of Fierce Crocodile hide armor."

King of Zhennan’s heart stirred, thirty percent Xuan Iron usage! With the current surge in Xuan Iron prices, isn’t that extremely cost-effective?

"Why don’t you use Xuan Iron entirely?" Zhao Xiqing also asked, "You know, on the battlefield, defense means survival."

"Director Zhao, let me answer this question," Wang Fugui stated, "Wang Clan’s Artifact Refining Headquarters have been researching battle armor for a long time, but we have always been troubled by one issue: the material. As everyone knows, our Da Qian is a ’barren land beyond transformation,’ and the output of Xuan Iron mines is quite low. The Da Qian army, when manufacturing Black Armor, also has to import Xuan Iron ingots at high prices from the Immortal Dynasty to make up for the insufficient production."

"The problem is that in recent years, the price of Xuan Iron has been climbing ceaselessly, and our Wang Clan ’just happens’ to have a Fierce Crocodile breeding industry. Naturally, we should opt for a solution that reduces the usage of Xuan Iron and increases the usage of Fierce Beast hide."

Wang Fugui continued, "Moreover, my great-grandfather used to say that Xuan Iron is a non-renewable resource. Even the official Xuan Iron mines of the Immortal Dynasty have been much depleted, and as time goes on, the production of Xuan Iron will decrease further and the prices will become increasingly higher. Reform in armor is an inevitable trend."

"However, the Fierce Crocodiles we breed at Wang Clan are different. Although the cost is still not low at present, with the scaling up of breeding and production, the individual cost will continue to decrease. Moreover, it is a renewable resource, and can continuously strengthen the defense of our Human race."

"That makes sense," mused the King of Zhennan, "In fact, the Immortal Soldier Department has also tried replacing Xuan Iron with hide armor before, but the cost of obtaining hide from Fierce Beasts and Spirit Beasts is far higher than the mining and refining of Xuan Iron. Even though the price of Xuan Iron has reached such a shocking level today, it is still far less costly than raising Fierce Beasts for their hides."

"King of Zhennan is right. As I know, the Immortal Dynasty also has considerable achievements in the breeding industry, and some high-ranking commanders and generals have also adopted bred dragon hide armors, etc., but the cost is extremely high and it’s almost impossible to promote them on a large scale in the army," said Wang Fugui, "But Wang Clan is different. Firstly, we have made significant improvements in the unit production and unit cost of food crops."

"With low unit cost of food, the unit cost of the pigs and cattle we breed for meat is low, which in turn reduces the cost of Fierce Crocodile breeding when shifted onto them. Also, we use a large-scale semi-free-range method to breed Fierce Crocodiles, further reducing breeding costs."

"Additionally, we continuously delve into and improve upon processes such as slaughtering, leather sorting, tanning, and armor manufacturing, further reducing costs..."