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Under the begrudging eyes of Sylveon, Dark took off the wooden skirt and began his second try of "armour crafting".
After his experience the first time around, his second attempt clearly proceeded at a much faster pace.
Whether it was the irrigation of Spiritual Furnace or the final smelting process, he had become more proficient in handling it.
Within just an hour, he had completed his second "armour crafting" and obtained his second [armour card]!
Because he only used a skirt, this [armour card] looked no different than an [equipment card].
But in fact, [armour card] and [equipment card] had a fundamental difference in the aspect of their actual implementation.
He picked up the final product to carefully inspect it. The pink skirt depicted on the card was visibly more realistic than the skirt in the [Wooden Armor] set.This groundbreaking progress increased his expectations for the result of the experiment.
Dark injected his magic energy with a hint of anticipation. Subsequently, the information flowed into his head, causing the corners of his mouth to reflexively curl up.
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[Card name: Moonlight Skirt(月光裙)]
[Type: item card]
[Effect: Defence +23, increases the charm of the wearer under the moonlight.]
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"From Wooden Armour to Moonlight Skirt... this is a qualitative breakthrough!"
One could tell that it was a huge breakthrough just from the names of the cards!
As for the increase in defence, it wasn't actually very important.
But the additional effect was quite excellent.
It was probably one of the most suitable buffs for Sylveon, who possessed [Cute Charm].
Dark eagerly summoned the [Moonlight Skirt].
As light shone, the pink skirt fell into his hands.
Upon touching it, he could clearly feel a softness that didn't belong to wood.
But the softness seemed to be insufficient still, lacking the delicateness of a fabric.
The most groundbreaking part was the waistband—it was actually inlaid with an elastic band!
Even though Dark did purposely carve out the texture of elastic band, he didn't expect that it would really take shape after the crafting process.
"At the very least, it looks like my conjecture is correct."
Dark's smile widened. He then held up the skirt and further observed it against the light of the magic lamp, simultaneously exhibiting it to the surrounding magical spirits.
Everyone's gazes were practically affixed to the skirt.
DemiDevimon touched the hat on top of its head, suddenly feeling a threat to its status.
Meowth's eyes lit up, its beaming gaze jumping back and forth between the skirt and the bighead carp in its grip, obviously raring to have a go.
Of course, the most excited one was Sylveon who had previously tried on the wooden skirt.
"Mi!"
It vigorously called out and used its two feelers to encircle Dark's wrist, giving it a light tug.
Dark broke out of his daze and put down his hands. Then he reached out to hug Sylveon, turned its body over so that its belly was facing up, and rubbed its belly with his hand.
"Mi~"
Sylveon instantly cried out in comfort.
Dark lifted up its tail and slipped it into the skirt. He then grabbed its right leg, pulled it under the skirt, and did the same with its left leg.
With that, he finished putting the small pink skirt on Sylveon.
Feeling satisfied after taking a closer look, he put Sylveon back on the floor.
The moment Sylveon's hind legs touched the ground, it immediately jumped around in excitement and danced in circles on the spot.
"♪♩♫♬~♥~♬♫♩♪…"
It even began humming the casual version of [Disarming Voice]—[Disarming Song].
In short, its happiness was clear for all to see!
……
Many days later, the king finally returned to its throne!
As Sylveon danced and sang, it kept stealing glances at the surrounding magical spirits and saw that all of them were looking jealous.
Especially that two-faced white cat who was huddled on top of the cat climbing frame like a pitiful orphan.
And that fat lousy cow who was good for nothing except for being able to produce milk.
Sure enough, it is I, Sylveon, who's the most favoured!
Glancing around, Sylveon's eyes landed at the top of DemiDevimon's head.
"Mi! (Isn't it just a hat? Sooner or later, I'll have it as well!)"
……
After a moment of observation, Dark took out [Sylveon]'s magic card and examined the change in its magic energy index.
Although this [Moonlight Skirt] wasn't fit for use, it was ultimately still an [armour card].
Aside from differing in terms of whether or not it needed to be worn, the [armour card] and [equipment card] also had a fundamental difference in regards to their operating principles and mechanisms.
To put it simply, [equipment card] was a foreign object, but the [armour card] was, to a certain extent, fused to the user.
Using a sword as a comparison, if it was an [equipment card], it could only be used by physically wielding it. The buff in attack power provided by the equipment had to be exerted through the sword.
But if the sword was an [armour card], then the buff in attack power would partially apply to the user, increasing the basic attack power of the user themself.
It would give the feeling as though the sword and one's body had united as one!
The same principle also applied to armours.
Using an [equipment card] was akin to simply equipping a suit of armour.
But just like undergoing a transformation, using an [armour card] would improve one's overall capability!
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The main reason for this difference lay in their operating principles.
An [equipment card] generally had a limited duration. However, it could immediately be used upon summoning. If the duration was up, one could prolong it simply by replenishing it with magic energy.
On the other hand, an [armour card] had no limit in duration because it required the infusion of magic energy at all times!
It was precisely due to the large supply of magic energy that the [armour card] was able to unleash the powerful effect the [equipment card] didn't possess.
It was also for the same reason that the
[armour card] could be closely connected to the user and achieve the "combine" or "transformation" effect.
Thus, everything had its own advantages and disadvantages.
[Armour card] might seem excellent, but because it required a huge amount of magic energy, it wasn't a popular choice.
If it was used on a magical spirit, its magic energy would be drained extremely quickly.
For magical spirits, the value of magic energy was equivalent to their lives.
Therefore, it was burdensome to use [armour card] in formal duels.
Basically, magisters would only use armour cards on themselves.
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Now that Dark had put the [Moonlight Skirt] on Sylveon, its magic energy was naturally also being drained.
But as of present, it seemed that the rate of magic energy loss was still within its acceptable range.
The reason for this was probably because the [Moonlight Skirt] was far too shabby.
This kind of armour which had more decorative value than combat value didn't have much worth.
This [Moonlight Skirt] was still lacking!
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