Back in the city, Han Wu leveraged his position as an envoy to request that Ban Tu gather as many ores as possible.0

Ban Tu was puzzled. In the Armor Civilization, armor served both defensive and offensive purposes, so mining ores to forge weapons was generally unnecessary. Only those unable to awaken their armor crafted weapons for personal protection. Still, Ban Tu could not ignore Han Wu’s request. Reluctantly, he ordered the Armor Warriors to lead groups of civilians into the nearby mountains and forests to search for ores.0

After a day’s labor, they amassed a three-meter-high pile of ores at a designated location, consisting...0