Chapter 21

"Is this...?" The originally half-closed eyes of Elder Ruizi widened when she noticed Catherine.

Wenlong knew that if there was anyone in Mirado Village who could recognize Catherine's Kirin armor, it would probably be Elder Ruizi, who had traveled to many places. Therefore, Wenlong was also aware that Elder Ruizi would be amazed by the exquisite craftsmanship of the Kirin armor.

"Could this be armor made from the mythical Kirin? And the seven teeth on the large sword on this woman's back, could they be made from the Kirin's horns?" Elder Ruizi asked in surprise.

"Indeed, as expected of Elder Ruizi, who has traveled across the continent, to understand it so clearly, meow," Wenlong agreed.

"Come here, child, let me see, let me see this set of equipment." In an instant, Elder Ruizi was completely captivated by Catherine's Kirin armor.

Although she didn't know what was going on, Catherine still stepped forward as Elder Ruizi requested, allowing Elder Ruizi to see the Kirin armor more clearly.

"Indeed, it is the Kirin armor. The mythical Kirin is extremely rare. When I traveled across the continent, I once thought of creating a set of armor using Kirin materials, but I never found any. I never thought that at this age, I would still see such a divine object."

As she spoke, Elder Ruizi couldn't help but put down the iron hammer in her hand and reached out to touch Catherine's Kirin armor.

"The craftsmanship is indeed exquisite. All the materials are connected without losing their original characteristics. The joints are tightly integrated, allowing energy to flow perfectly between all the materials. The Kirin's horns are extremely hard but have been polished just right without compromising their original strength. It's simply perfect, perfect!"

After her exclamation, Elder Ruizi seemed to notice something else.

"Unfortunately, it seems this set of equipment hasn't fully unleashed its power... It appears the Kirin soul within the equipment hasn't been tamed?"

Hearing Elder Ruizi's words, Catherine's face turned red.

"Sorry, Elder Ruizi, this set of equipment was a gift from my brother."

"Oh, I see, no wonder the Kirin soul within the equipment hasn't been awakened. After all, a Kirin isn't something a young hunter like you can hunt. But that's not important. For a girl, it's enough that the clothes look beautiful! If I were fifty years younger, I would really want to try on this Kirin armor too!"

It seemed that Elder Ruizi had a good impression of Catherine. Seizing this opportunity, Wenlong said,

"Then, Elder Ruizi, how do you think the craftsmanship of this Kirin armor compares to yours, meow?"

"This... hahaha..." Elder Ruizi was slightly stunned, then suddenly burst into laughter, "I didn't expect that at my age, I would be outsmarted by an Ailou cat! But I have to admit, the person who made this Kirin armor is indeed more skilled than I am. They are probably among the top five in the entire continent. To see such a masterpiece, I don't feel wronged in losing."

"But I will honor my bet and accept your commission."

"Thank you, Elder Ruizi, meow!"

As Wenlong spoke, he pushed five gold coins towards Elder Ruizi, but she shook her head and pushed the coins back.

"Elder Ruizi, these five gold coins are just a token of our appreciation, please don't be so formal, meow." Seeing this, Wenlong said.

"Not at all, I'm not being formal," Elder Ruizi replied with a smile, "When I saw this Kirin armor, I found the technique used to sew the Kirin hide to be very exquisite and unique. It gave me a lot of inspiration, which is far more valuable than five gold coins. With such a great gift, I won't take the gold coins."

Elder Ruizi firmly refused Wenlong's payment and took the materials from the wild boar. She then measured Catherine's body with a tape measure to create her equipment, constantly praising Catherine's elegant figure.

"A full set of wild boar hide armor and a large bone knife made from the wild boar's skeleton. By this time tomorrow morning, you will see the strongest wild boar set in Mirado Village's history!"

Elder Ruizi added, "As for this Ailou cat, I am confident in my forging skills, but I have never made equipment for an Ailou cat. If you need Ailou cat equipment, please find Jiaohuai Ai Pu next door; he is an expert in this field."

"Thank you very much, Elder Ruizi, but I still want to trouble you to make my equipment, meow!" To Elder Ruizi's surprise, Wenlong did not follow her advice and insisted that she make his equipment.

"I have no experience making Ailou cat equipment, is that okay?" Elder Ruizi asked, somewhat surprised.

"No problem, Elder Ruizi. You can make my equipment just like human equipment. As for the size, you can just scale it down proportionally to my height."

"Is that so? Since you insist, I will do as you ask. There are enough materials here to make another set of Ailou cat equipment. But I have a question, what kind of equipment do you want?"

"Thank you, Elder Ruizi. A set of Ailou cat-specific leather armor, and for weapons... " Wenlong thought for a moment and then said, "A pair of light bone dual blades. Apart from the size, please make them according to human specifications, meow!"

The reason Wenlong said this was because he knew that Ailou cat equipment was generally much simpler than human equipment.

The reason was that Ailou cats were smaller in size and not as strong as humans, so their weapons were often simplified to be lighter and more suitable for their bodies.

But Wenlong was different. Among all Ailou cats, Wenlong's strength was top-notch, equivalent to that of three ordinary Ailou cats, and even stronger than that of an average adult human male. With this level of strength, Wenlong believed he could handle human-standard weapons.

Moreover, as a top player in the Monster Hunter game, Wenlong had always used human weapons and was more familiar with their usage. To directly inherit the weapon usage experience he gained in the game during hunts, Wenlong naturally chose to have Elder Ruizi make his weapons according to human standards.