The main material for leather armor production is animal leather, which is indeed easier to obtain compared to iron in terms of price and availability.

But that is precisely what he lacks the most at the moment.

The ranch has just been built and is just starting to engage in breeding production.

He doesn't have a large amount of leather to make leather armor.

Even if he purchases a large volume of cowhide or pigskin from merchants, he would still need to tan them before they can be used in leather armor production.

Chain armor, Lynn had considered.

But very soon, Lynn dismissed the idea.

To produce chain armor, it requires smelting iron ore and forging them into small iron rings!

Additionally, a lot of labor is needed to weave them one by one.

Time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Padded armor, Lynn also considered.

Padded armor is made up of numerous small armor plates, woven together with cords or leather strips.

Thus, padded armor can fit well with the soldiers' body curves, relatively providing freedom in limb movements.

Even when attacked, each armor plate can disperse the pressure it receives.

However, just like producing chain armor.

Padded armor requires hammering large iron blocks into thin armor plates, and a lot of manpower to weave them with cords or leather strips to produce one piece of padded armor.

Lynn can only consider it later.

Ultimately, Lynn decided to produce standard plate armor!

However, unlike ordinary forging of iron plates for plate armor.

Lynn decided to use molds for casting production!

Ehrelo bowed slightly and nodded, "Ehrelo understands, Master Lynn."

Lynn responded and walked into the inside of the blacksmith workshop with steady steps.

Arriving at the furnace, Lynn put on a pair of slightly blackened thick gloves.

Holding a pair of long iron tongs in the right hand, he opened the iron extraction port of the enclosed furnace with his left hand.

At that instant.

An enormous heat surged out from the iron extraction port.

In an instant, Lynn's face was roasted red.

Lynn's expression remained calm, moving his right hand to clamp a flaming red and orange cast iron block weighing over ten pounds from the furnace, then immediately closing the iron extraction port.

Although the temperature in the blacksmith workshop remained high, it was within a tolerable range.

Placing the iron block under the anvil of the forging water wheel, Lynn turned on the switch of the forging water wheel.

At that instant.

The water wheel standing by began moving, driven by river water.

The iron hammer fixed on the water wheel also spun and fell.

Driven by gravity and inertia, it fell downwards.

The lowest point of the iron hammer's fall was the large anvil where Lynn stood.

Clang!

Clang clang!

Clang clang clang...

The iron hammer on the forging water wheel repeatedly fell, pounding onto the flaming piece of raw iron.

Under this force, the iron piece continuously deformed and twisted.

The carbon residue mixed in the iron ore fell off constantly, removing impurities.

The densely packed crisp sounds echoed in the blacksmith shop.

The newly arrived blacksmith apprentices all stared in shock at this scene.

Their Master Lynn is actually personally forging iron!

[Forging Experience +1]

[Forging Experience +1]

[Forging Experience +1]

...

While the experience increased bit by bit.

In Lynn's mind, the knowledge of how to produce standard plate armor emerged.

As Lynn continued to swing the iron hammer, he rapidly integrated the knowledge.

The high-quality iron piece in his hand also continued to deform.

From a raw iron chunk weighing over ten pounds, it gradually unfolded under hammering...

Until two hours later.

Lynn's mind had completely fused the memory of making chest armor.

The iron block on the anvil had transformed into a flat iron plate, just about one millimeter thick.

And this was precisely what Lynn needed!

Continually hammer forged, turning cast iron from the high furnace into wrought iron.

Then forge the wrought iron into such thin durable iron plates.

Then, differing by need, reheating at high temperature, through continuous hammering, bending, folding, and other operations, producing needed chest armor, helmet, and arm armor...

Afterwards, proceed with cutting, trimming, and quenching among other processes.

Lynn walked to the not-so-distant water tank and took several gulps of well water.

During these two hours, Lynn's clothes were completely soaked with sweat, dried, and soaked again.

Such a cycle repeated.

Until he removed his clothes, like those blacksmith apprentices.

But even so, it was only a temporary relief.

The high temperature in the blacksmith workshop made Lynn sweat like rain.

滴 across滴汇聚下,流淌下这些他的肌肉上涌出...

Even his complexion changed into a fiery red due to the heat.

In such a work environment, increasing their salary by one penny is reasonable and fair!

Even Lynn felt like it was a bit too little.

Returning to the forging area, taking out the thick iron plate, Lynn continued to hammer.

Lynn directly used his body outline as reference and began making the chest armor.

His physique, in the whole territory, is not considered very burly but rather average-sized.

Time swiftly moved forward.

After multiple forging, hammering, and heating, the thick iron plate changed, becoming curved, resembling a body contour.

Forging and hammering continued.

The thick iron plate on the anvil wasn't just a flat piece anymore.

It gained dimensions and started to take shape...

The chest armor's semi-finished product, forging completed.

Spending nearly an entire day, just to forge and shape the iron plate into the front silhouette of a vest — a chest armor!

Afterwards, using files and chisels for detail work, as well as quenching to increase hardness is still needed.

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