Despite graduating from the Naval Academy, where she wears a naval officer's uniform or a navy digital combat uniform all day, the young Isabel Walton is still a woman with a modern eye for beauty.

However, living in England in the mid-16th century, she did not have a variety of cosmetics and skincare products to protect and improve her skin, nor did she have jeans, camisoles and flip-flops to wear in her daily life, but she could still increase her femininity in other ways according to the times.

One of the most important aspects is the selection or customization of the main component of a piece of armor, the cuirass. In Isabel's mind, she always regarded the cuirass as a piece of hard body armor-like equipment. By the way, the hard body armor of later generations was made of metal materials such as special steel plates, super strong aluminum alloys, or hard non-metallic materials such as alumina and silicon carbide.

In contrast, sheet metal iron cuirasses, which emerged in the late 15th century with the advent of rolled sheet metal technology, appear to have some of the same functions as hard body armor. Because, the main armor of a soldier or officer in this era is enough as long as it can resist the damage of cold weapons to the human body to a certain extent, unless it encounters armor-piercing arrows with armor-piercing effects and melee weapons such as battle axes and war hammers that have extremely strong attack power against cavalry.

As for the people who lived in this era, the full-body plate armor (similar to the full-body steel equipment of Robocop, Iron Man, and other characters) admired by Beard Smith Jr. has almost lost its usefulness in actual combat.

Once you don the full-body plate armor that is bulky to the point of perversion, you must ride a super strong war horse to go into battle. On the battlefield, if you accidentally get hooked off your horse by an enemy infantry with a hook and sickle spear designed to deal with hoplites, you can only watch yourself being killed by the enemy with a dagger.

To sum up, instead of wearing a set of full-body plate armor is equivalent to suicide, it is better to wear a cuirass that can maximize the mobility of cavalry. In any case, there must not be a tragic ending in which you can only wait for death after being knocked over and dismounted by the enemy.

Reminiscing about the Greek queen (played by Rosamund Pike) in ancient Greek armor in that European mythological film, and the Duke of Richmond's trust in herself, Isabel roughly paints a muscular pattern of armor praised by the ancient Greeks after rummaging through all the books related to ancient Greece in the duke's library.

Little Beard stared at the armor pattern on the letter paper with great interest and said, "Ma'am, why does the armor you drew have the shape of a chest?" ”

Isabel, who was sitting across from her, glanced at the pattern on the letterhead, slowly sipped the blackberry wine, and said, "This is a kind of armor that can show the shape of the body that is unique to ancient Greece. Of course, I only drew the line of the chest, and the real ancient Greek armor will also highlight the beautiful belly and tight back line. ”

"For the upper class of ancient Greece," she added, "the cultivation of toned muscles was a symbol of status and prestige. They believed that such armor not only had a protective effect, but also reflected the wealth and power of the person wearing it. ”

"Ma'am, I'm interested in what you're talking about. So, were all the sergeants or cavalrymen in the ancient Greek army wearing such armor? ”

"Of course not. About one out of every 10 sergeants can afford to wear this bronze armor. Others can only wear cheap linen cuirasses. ”

Little Beard stroked his bearded chin with his hand and wondered how to forge it, "Ma'am, does the shape of the chest on the armor do anything to protect your body?" ”

Isabel smiled slightly, played with the cup in her hand and said, "The shape of the chest does not have any effect on enhancing the resistance of the armor. ”

"Ma'am, I... I don't understand what you mean. If you can't withstand the enemy's weapons, then why do you want me to forge such a cuirass? ”

"Hey, little Beard, what do you think of what I look like?"

"Uh, uh, ma'am, I am reluctant to describe your beauty and charm in disrespectful language."

"Yes, you also think that I am a heroic, beautiful and charming female knight, right?"

Little Beard's face was slightly red, and he didn't dare to look her eyes. Just whispered, "Yes, ma'am." It is for this reason that God has sent angels like you to His Highness. ”

Isabel amusedly picked up the dagger and continued to admire it as she said, "Thank you, even though this is the first time that people have praised me as an angel." ”

"Oh, I understand when you say that. This cuirass must not only be as strong as a knight, but it must not hide the true face of your angel. ”

"That's right. Also, you can forge it by a few inches to match the proportions of a male breastplate. It makes me look feminine and strengthens my courage when I fight on horseback. ”

"Well, ma'am, I think I can forge such a cuirass for you. So, is there anything else you could ask for? ”

"Well, just use iron. It weighs 13 pounds (about 5.9 kg), is 0.12 inches (about 3 mm) thick, and can be coated with black pigment after the surface is polished. You should know how to make it in other aspects. ”

Little Beard nodded and said, "Yes, ma'am, I know." I guess you'll also need a helmet to match it. ”

Isabel shook her head: "No need. If the enemy wants to kill me, there are a hundred, a thousand ways to do it. How much does a beautiful helmet do on the battlefield? ”

Before leaving, Isabel confessed a few more words: "Little Beard, I need two pieces of such armor, as well as two pairs of leather bracers of the same color, and two pieces of fine leather armor. Can you do it? ”

Little Beard thought about it and said, "Yes, ma'am, I'll do all the things you need." However, the timing of the production may be... A little more than you might expect. ”

"It doesn't matter, it's a week, two weeks, even a month. I'll pay you a total of 50 pounds for the production and materials, and if you think it's less, I can pay you some more. ”

"50 pounds?? No, ma'am, you're paying too much. ”

"Little Beard, the extra money is what I paid you for the handwork, understand?"

"Uh, okay. I'll be done before I leave Richmondshire. ”

"Thank you, little Beard. In this way, I came to pick up my stuff after a month. ”

Previously, Isabel had Sir Alex Ferguson's brother illegally obtain a new batch of monk's uniforms. This means that the Black Monks will continue to exist, and there are signs of continued development.

Judging from Isabel's current membership in the knightly family and a job that can earn a high income, there is no need for her to participate in any more raids, and even the "Blackfriars" can be canceled. But why would she keep this gang of thieves whose main purpose is to plunder wealth?

Obviously, her ultimate goal will no longer be wealth, but something else. It is predictable that in the future, when she has a mercenary legion, she will use Henry's status as a duke to do whatever she thinks is worth doing.