"Ha ha!"
Xiulote laughed heartily, shaking his head slightly. In his laughter was the satisfaction of unrestrained joy; in his shaking head, however, was a wide embrace. After a moment, he looked at the craftsman master Chalape with approval.
"Chalape, this kind of long-body heavy armor is quite good! How much labor and time does it take to make a suit of armor like this?"
Upon hearing this, Chalape smiled sheepishly and looked to his kinsman. Tilipi scratched his head, calculating as he spoke.
"Your Majesty, a cloth-covered, long-body bronze heavy armor uses 13 jin of cotton and 32 jin of bronze. To make cotton armor, one must soak the cotton, repeatedly pound it into thin sheets, and, after drying, patch it into two layers of cotton cloth. This, for covering both the front and the back, to conceal the weak seams... requires 2 workers for 5 days, totaling 10 workdays. This step is relatively simple, though stitching is a bit time-consuming; it can be done by healthy women.
