Yue Nu couldn't help but feel a little suspicious when Gale agreed so readily.
Gale wasn't a fool; how could he not see through his arrangements?
But why did Gale agree wholeheartedly without any displeasure?
He looked at Tulan, who was also full of doubts.
In Tulan's view, Gale had the habits of a merchant; how could he possibly give up profits that were already within his grasp?
Did Gale truly not care?
Of course not; he just felt there was no need to create conflict with Yue Nu over a small amount of money.
Han Tie Mine was only used for weapons and equipment enchanted with Frost Runes; otherwise, ordinary refined iron would suffice.
Frost Runes were not commonly used in the Kaldorei Empire, and Mages didn't master them extensively.
As far as Gale knew, besides him, there were no more than ten Mages proficient in using Frost Runes, and each of them was an Archmage.
The most outstanding among them were Savis and Prince Farodis.
For Archmages, Han Tie Mine was a bit low-grade; they preferred to use enchanted thorium ingots.
Only Gale had a large demand for Han Tie Mine, specifically to forge Ice Imprint Grip and the yet-to-be-created armor of eternal winter.
Currently, using Han Tie Mine for batch production of Ice Imprint Grip and armor of eternal winter was considered an act of war, and Han Tie Mine ore was supplied for free.
Once the war ended, the cost of these two pieces of equipment would inevitably skyrocket, making large-scale sales impossible.
Whether it was Ice Imprint Grip or armor of eternal winter, using Han Tie Mine required more than 5 pounds, and ordinary refined iron cost 2.5 gold coins per pound.
Han Tie Mine was more special than refined iron, so selling it for 3 gold coins was quite normal, right?
5 pounds would be 15 gold coins, and with the enchantment, it would exceed 20 gold coins.
For epic-grade equipment, profitability had to be high, so the selling price would not be less than 30 gold coins.
At such an expensive price, those who used it would certainly be willing to pay, but collectors would be deterred.
After all, the collection value of armor was far less than that of weapons.
The customer base for armor was warrior families, and very few warrior families could casually afford 30 gold coins.
Clearly, after the war, the profitability of Han Tie Mine would not be very optimistic.
Even 10 gold coins a month in Gale's hands would be considered a lot.
To fall out with Yue Nu over the right to control a few dozen gold coins? It was completely not worth it.
Gale recalled Metri to oversee the forging of Ice Imprint Grip.
Among his Mages, only Metri could skillfully use the Elemental Spell Codex, so letting him enchant Ice Imprint Grip would ensure quality.
As for the sample he personally enchanted, Gale casually gave it to Draksa.
Returning to his room, Gale immediately designed the blueprints for the armor of eternal winter, having already made his choice.
The Ice Armor coverage of Ice Imprint Grip took time to spread across the entire body, so the armor itself also needed to be enchanted with Ice Armor to reduce that time.
Ice Imprint Grip had Frost Nova, so the armor needed a complementary frost skill.
Gale chose Bursting Ice Shard, a spell that could instantly cast an ice shard at an enemy, and if the enemy was frozen, the ice shard would explode, increasing damage.
Bursting Ice Shard was somewhat similar to the Frost Witch Lissandra's Q skill, Ice Shard, from League of Legends, except the trigger condition for the bursting effect was different.
The armor's design was based on the eternal winter from Honor of Kings, with added special runes, Ice Armor runes, and a constant Bursting Ice Shard.
To increase the power of Bursting Ice Shard, Gale not only added bursting runes but also planned to embed a large number of water crystals into the armor.
As a result, the cost of the armor of eternal winter skyrocketed to over 40 gold coins, making it even less suitable for external sale.
Gale had no intention of making money from these two pieces of equipment; after all, Yue Nu wanted to equip the Alpha Squad.
The Alpha Squad had two hundred people, and Carlos's close confidants would number at least thirty to fifty.
This was tantamount to indirectly increasing Gale's influence.
After completing the blueprints, Gale immediately went to the forging area to forge samples.
After testing, the armor of eternal winter also met Gale's expectations.
The two pieces of equipment barely formed a set, and after using constant spells, they could unleash a combo.
Of course, this also depended on how much mana the warriors had; ordinary warriors would be completely out of mana after performing a combo.
If Carlos were to use it, he could probably use it three times.
He suggested to Yue Nu that after the war, the Alpha Squad could be stationed in Sin'dorei.
The rich Arcane Energy of Sin'dorei would be beneficial for the Alpha Squad's warriors to increase their mana capacity.
According to the training methods designed by Gale, after ten or eight years in Sin'dorei, these warriors would have enough mana to use combos twenty to thirty times, and their power would be quite impressive.
When the Burning Legion arrived, the Alpha Squad warriors would become a disaster for the demons.
Yue Nu was still thinking about how to mend his relationship with Gale and readily agreed to Gale's proposal.
Anyway, after the war truly ended, the Alpha Squad couldn't stay at Alpha Fortress, so they could be stationed anywhere, which conveniently allowed him to do Gale a favor.
He also wasn't afraid of Carlos completely controlling the Alpha Squad, as he had warriors from the Yue Nu family in the Alpha Squad, and the Yue Nu family had strong influence in Sin'dorei.
The armor of eternal winter also went into production, gradually equipping the Alpha Squad.
Carlos was very happy; to protect Gale, he had given up many opportunities to go to the battlefield.
However, this was for the development of his family, and he was willing to do it.
Now he had the opportunity to go to the battlefield, and his soldiers were equipped with two epic-grade pieces of armor; these soldiers could no longer be described as just elites.
If calculated according to the world of warcraft settings, these soldiers certainly wouldn't reach boss level.
However, they were definitely stronger than ordinary elites and should be considered rare elites.
Leading 200 rare elites to war against elite trolls would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?
This was an achievement handed to him on a silver platter; Carlos just had to open his mouth to claim it.
Although it lacked challenge, Carlos was truly not picky; being able to go to the battlefield was enough.
Gale made time to set up an enchantment assembly line with Metri and two other Mages.
The other two Mages carved runes and enchanted special runes and bursting runes, Metri enchanted Ice Armor runes and freezing runes, and Gale enchanted constant runes.
As a result, the manufacturing progress of Ice Imprint Grip and armor of eternal winter greatly accelerated, and the Alpha Squad was fully equipped in less than ten days.
Then Gale also fulfilled his promise to Maiev, creating one hundred Ice Imprint Grips for her.
He then made fifty sets for Yue Nu, which served to silence Yue Nu.
After all, such public-private use of resources would inevitably arouse suspicion if word got out.
Fifty sets of equipment cost as much as 3000 gold coins; even with free Han Tie Mine, the cost was 500 gold coins.
Yue Nu received such a huge benefit, so how could he speak ill of Gale?
He was more worried about others reporting this matter to Azshara, but he couldn't bear to part with these fifty sets of equipment, so he could only accept them all with a mix of worry and joy.
Tulan knew about this matter, and Gale had finally given him an excuse.
As long as he reported it to Savis, Savis could use this to attack Gale, and Gale would inevitably incur the wrath of Queen Azshara.
However, this matter involved Yue Nu, and offending the Yue Nu family for the sake of one Gale was clearly not worthwhile.
"What a pity for this opportunity!"
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