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Chapter 275
Chapter 245: "Shadow Clone" Research, Prayer Day
Tang Zheng carefully observed the Shadow Clone's appearance. It was indeed completely identical to the caster, but its aura was much weaker.
Even without using his Detect Ninjutsu ability, he could perceive the strength of the Shadow Clone's aura.
"The aura is very weak. Inheriting only a quarter of my level is about right."
"Most importantly, I can only create one clone at a time. It's not even as good as that Naruto fellow's version, despite the ninjutsu having the exact same name."
"No wonder Entoma of the Maid Squad didn't take this skill seriously back then."
Tang Zheng grumbled, raising a finger to poke the Shadow Clone's cheek.
"Oh, it feels like a real person. That part's not bad."
"Can you talk?"
Looking at the Shadow Clone, which remained silent as he poked its cheek, a look of understanding dawned in Tang Zheng's eyes.
"It seems it can't talk."
Tang Zheng was a little disappointed. This significantly reduced its tactical potential. Then, his gaze sharpened.
"Well then, let's begin."
The moment his words fell!
The Shadow Clone instantly raised its fist, throwing an uppercut straight at Tang Zheng's chin.
The fist whistled through the air, looking incredibly powerful.
Faced with this punch, Tang Zheng didn't dodge at all, allowing the seemingly heavy blow to land on his chin.
Thud!
The fist made a muffled sound as it connected with his chin, and a blast of air dispersed between them.
However, far from being knocked back, Tang Zheng's head didn't even move in the slightest, though his eyes narrowed imperceptibly. "A quarter of my physical attack power can't even breach my basic defense."
"But I can feel the force. That's the effect of the 'Aura of Courage' passive ability. It seems passive abilities can be used."
Whoosh!
Seeing its attack was ineffective, the Shadow Clone quickly retreated a step, nimbly sidestepping to the left before lashing out with a side kick, attacking Tang Zheng's lower back.
In just a few breaths, the Shadow Clone swiftly and continuously changed positions, striking at the various weak points on Tang Zheng's body. But aside from the first strike, which was passively enhanced and landed a critical hit, the rest of the dazzling array of attacks had no effect whatsoever.
Tang Zheng didn't mind this. Instead, a satisfied look appeared on his face. "It has pretty good combat awareness and can fight independently."
"That's similar to the 'Soul of Heroic Spirits'."
With a mere thought, the Shadow Clone immediately stopped its attacks and returned to stand before Tang Zheng.
"It can attack on its own, yet the caster can also control it consciously."
Tang Zheng had now figured out the Shadow Clone's operational patterns. Overall, he was quite satisfied.
"Let's see you use a job skill."
The Shadow Clone stood motionless.
"Job class skills are completely unusable, and 'Body Armament' is even more out of the question. This is within my expectations; even the 'Soul of Heroic Spirits' can't use most job skills."
"Use a Martial Skill."
"Hmm? It can use Martial Skills, that's surprising... No, the attack strength is too low."
Tang Zheng had the Shadow Clone stop again, his brow furrowing slightly. He wasn't disappointed, but there were no pleasant surprises either.
"No wonder the 'Shadow Clone Technique,' despite being a job skill, only has a one-hour cooldown and can be used continuously."
"In the game, it must have existed purely for support, harassment, scouting, and misdirection."
After a series of experiments, Tang Zheng extinguished his idea of using the Shadow Clone as a melee combat option. He didn't have a rogue-type class build, so the Shadow Clone couldn't fulfill the role of a pure assassin.
Whoosh—
The recent round of experiments had pushed the Shadow Clone to its time limit, and it dissipated back into a pool of black shadow.
Tang Zheng saw this and paid it no mind, quietly waiting for the cooldown to pass.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
"Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!"
Tang Zheng's shadow writhed again, and the Shadow Clone emerged from it.
"Second experiment: magic."
Besides inheriting the caster's Agility stat, the Shadow Clone also inherited the Magic Power stat, which was his main point of interest.
The Shadow Clone moved, quickly creating distance and standing over ten meters away.
"In YGGDRASIL, the Ninja is a high-tier, rogue-type job class that can only be acquired at level 60 or above. It's part of a pure rogue class build."
"For both game Players and inhabitants of the Otherworld like Tina, rogue-type jobs inherently have low magic power, as their abilities are focused on melee combat."
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up slightly as he watched the distant Shadow Clone. "For me, however, the strategic possibilities are much greater."
"Lightning Ball!"
"Lightning Ball!"
The next moment, Tang Zheng and the Shadow Clone cast magic simultaneously.
An orb of electricity glowing with blue light quickly condensed in front of each of them, transforming into a streak of blue light and blasting toward the opposite side.
Boom!
The two magic spells slammed into each other, creating a massive roar like muffled thunder. The expected scenario of the two spells canceling each other out did not occur.
After a brief stalemate, the Lightning Ball cast by Tang Zheng easily overpowered the one from the Shadow Clone and continued hurtling in its direction.
"Dodge!"
This situation stunned Tang Zheng for a moment, and he hastily issued the command.
The Shadow Clone quickly dodged to the side. Fortunately, it had inherited his full Agility stat, but it was still a narrow escape.
"It can cast magic, so why is there such a huge difference?"
Tang Zheng ignored the Shadow Clone's ragged state, feeling surprised and confused, but he soon realized the problem.
"I almost forgot, it's the difference in the Magic Attack stat. Although they look like the same spell, the high-tier spell cast by the Shadow Clone must only possess the spell's own minimum power."
Tang Zheng's mouth twitched. He took a deep breath and composed himself. "Good thing it's not limited to just the offensive magic system."
"I hope the next test doesn't disappoint me!"
Waves of magic power once again emanated from the Shadow Clone's body. The next instant, a sacred white light condensed in midair.
Fourth-Tier Angel Summoning: Monitoring Dominion Angel!
A tall angel, about three meters in height, appeared, holding a round golden shield in its left hand and a silver short-hammer in its right.
With Tang Zheng's current power level, he could summon a Sixth-Tier Angel, but since this was just an experiment, there was no need to summon one that was too powerful.
Tang Zheng flicked his white sleeve. Without using a scroll, he activated his own magic power to summon an angel as well.
An identical Monitoring Dominion Angel appeared on the field!
Crash!
The two Monitoring Dominion Angels charged forward at the same time and collided in midair. Both swung their silver short-hammers and the golden round shields in their hands, attacking continuously.
Every collision produced a stunning roar, yet neither could gain an advantage over the other.
The power of the two angels was clearly identical.
"Since purely offensive magic is affected by the Magic Attack stat, then summoning-type magic doesn't have such a restriction."
"The strength of a summoned monster is fixed, unless one has a relevant specialized class." A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
If the 'Soul of Heroic Spirits' was a purely combat-oriented clone, then the 'Shadow Clone Technique' could be used as a summoning-type magic chanter.
Additionally, support-type magic would also be unaffected when used by the Shadow Clone.
When its time was up, the Shadow Clone dissolved into a black shadow, and immediately after, the summoned Monitoring Dominion Angel vanished along with it.
This made Tang Zheng, who had been quite satisfied just a moment ago, freeze. "As expected, there's no bug."
"A duration of two minutes is still too short. It can't sustain a full combat encounter. If the Shadow Clone's duration could be extended, it could be considered an independent combat unit."
Tang Zheng mused, thinking it was a bit of a pity.
As the distant sky began to brighten, the experiments on the "Shadow Clone" finally concluded.
Although it had many shortcomings, it also offered considerable strategic potential.
In the following days, in the eyes of ordinary people, Tang Zheng once again holed himself up in the inn, not appearing in public.
Aside from a single visit from the Rock Squad, the entire inn didn't receive any other outside guests.
Meanwhile, as the nominal members of the Free Will Squad, the Green Leaf Witch and Enri became more publicly active. Besides purchasing alchemy materials, they were also selling Regeneration Potions.
Its low price and excellent healing effect easily triggered a buying frenzy among the commoners and numerous adventurers in the Royal Capital.
The high-grade Regeneration Potions, valued at ten gold coins, were in such high demand they were constantly sold out, not to mention the extremely small quantity sold each day.
According to back-alley rumors, the Adventurer's Guild possessed a certain quantity of the high-grade Regeneration Potions.
Year 4 of the New Calendar.
December 31st.
Prayer Day.
The entire Royal Capital was enveloped in a joyous and sacred atmosphere. The stone slabs of the main street had been cleaned spotless over the past few days.
Both sides of the street were decorated with numerous flower-laden carts, adding a floral fragrance to the air.
In front of major shops, along the streets, and even on the doors of the residents, cloth draperies in six different colors were arranged as decorations.
Some doors had a single color, while others had several. Each piece of cloth bore the symbol of a "Holy Seal."
These six colors naturally symbolized the Six Great Gods.
Tang Zheng stood before the window on the second floor of the inn, watching the lively scene on the street below, somewhat lost in thought.
Dong! Dong!
The Temple at the center of the Royal Capital, which was usually not very prominent, now sounded its bell, the chimes magically amplified to carry across the city.
"Without realizing it, I've already been in this world for over half a year," Tang Zheng returned to his senses and spoke softly.
(end of chapter)
Tang Zheng carefully observed the Shadow Clone's appearance. It was indeed completely identical to the caster, but its aura was much weaker.
Even without using his Detect Ninjutsu ability, he could perceive the strength of the Shadow Clone's aura.
"The aura is very weak. Inheriting only a quarter of my level is about right."
"Most importantly, I can only create one clone at a time. It's not even as good as that Naruto fellow's version, despite the ninjutsu having the exact same name."
"No wonder Entoma of the Maid Squad didn't take this skill seriously back then."
Tang Zheng grumbled, raising a finger to poke the Shadow Clone's cheek.
"Oh, it feels like a real person. That part's not bad."
"Can you talk?"
Looking at the Shadow Clone, which remained silent as he poked its cheek, a look of understanding dawned in Tang Zheng's eyes.
"It seems it can't talk."
Tang Zheng was a little disappointed. This significantly reduced its tactical potential. Then, his gaze sharpened.
"Well then, let's begin."
The moment his words fell!
The Shadow Clone instantly raised its fist, throwing an uppercut straight at Tang Zheng's chin.
The fist whistled through the air, looking incredibly powerful.
Faced with this punch, Tang Zheng didn't dodge at all, allowing the seemingly heavy blow to land on his chin.
Thud!
The fist made a muffled sound as it connected with his chin, and a blast of air dispersed between them.
However, far from being knocked back, Tang Zheng's head didn't even move in the slightest, though his eyes narrowed imperceptibly. "A quarter of my physical attack power can't even breach my basic defense."
"But I can feel the force. That's the effect of the 'Aura of Courage' passive ability. It seems passive abilities can be used."
Whoosh!
Seeing its attack was ineffective, the Shadow Clone quickly retreated a step, nimbly sidestepping to the left before lashing out with a side kick, attacking Tang Zheng's lower back.
In just a few breaths, the Shadow Clone swiftly and continuously changed positions, striking at the various weak points on Tang Zheng's body. But aside from the first strike, which was passively enhanced and landed a critical hit, the rest of the dazzling array of attacks had no effect whatsoever.
Tang Zheng didn't mind this. Instead, a satisfied look appeared on his face. "It has pretty good combat awareness and can fight independently."
"That's similar to the 'Soul of Heroic Spirits'."
With a mere thought, the Shadow Clone immediately stopped its attacks and returned to stand before Tang Zheng.
"It can attack on its own, yet the caster can also control it consciously."
Tang Zheng had now figured out the Shadow Clone's operational patterns. Overall, he was quite satisfied.
"Let's see you use a job skill."
The Shadow Clone stood motionless.
"Job class skills are completely unusable, and 'Body Armament' is even more out of the question. This is within my expectations; even the 'Soul of Heroic Spirits' can't use most job skills."
"Use a Martial Skill."
"Hmm? It can use Martial Skills, that's surprising... No, the attack strength is too low."
Tang Zheng had the Shadow Clone stop again, his brow furrowing slightly. He wasn't disappointed, but there were no pleasant surprises either.
"No wonder the 'Shadow Clone Technique,' despite being a job skill, only has a one-hour cooldown and can be used continuously."
"In the game, it must have existed purely for support, harassment, scouting, and misdirection."
After a series of experiments, Tang Zheng extinguished his idea of using the Shadow Clone as a melee combat option. He didn't have a rogue-type class build, so the Shadow Clone couldn't fulfill the role of a pure assassin.
Whoosh—
The recent round of experiments had pushed the Shadow Clone to its time limit, and it dissipated back into a pool of black shadow.
Tang Zheng saw this and paid it no mind, quietly waiting for the cooldown to pass.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
"Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!"
Tang Zheng's shadow writhed again, and the Shadow Clone emerged from it.
"Second experiment: magic."
Besides inheriting the caster's Agility stat, the Shadow Clone also inherited the Magic Power stat, which was his main point of interest.
The Shadow Clone moved, quickly creating distance and standing over ten meters away.
"In YGGDRASIL, the Ninja is a high-tier, rogue-type job class that can only be acquired at level 60 or above. It's part of a pure rogue class build."
"For both game Players and inhabitants of the Otherworld like Tina, rogue-type jobs inherently have low magic power, as their abilities are focused on melee combat."
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up slightly as he watched the distant Shadow Clone. "For me, however, the strategic possibilities are much greater."
"Lightning Ball!"
"Lightning Ball!"
The next moment, Tang Zheng and the Shadow Clone cast magic simultaneously.
An orb of electricity glowing with blue light quickly condensed in front of each of them, transforming into a streak of blue light and blasting toward the opposite side.
Boom!
The two magic spells slammed into each other, creating a massive roar like muffled thunder. The expected scenario of the two spells canceling each other out did not occur.
After a brief stalemate, the Lightning Ball cast by Tang Zheng easily overpowered the one from the Shadow Clone and continued hurtling in its direction.
"Dodge!"
This situation stunned Tang Zheng for a moment, and he hastily issued the command.
The Shadow Clone quickly dodged to the side. Fortunately, it had inherited his full Agility stat, but it was still a narrow escape.
"It can cast magic, so why is there such a huge difference?"
Tang Zheng ignored the Shadow Clone's ragged state, feeling surprised and confused, but he soon realized the problem.
"I almost forgot, it's the difference in the Magic Attack stat. Although they look like the same spell, the high-tier spell cast by the Shadow Clone must only possess the spell's own minimum power."
Tang Zheng's mouth twitched. He took a deep breath and composed himself. "Good thing it's not limited to just the offensive magic system."
"I hope the next test doesn't disappoint me!"
Waves of magic power once again emanated from the Shadow Clone's body. The next instant, a sacred white light condensed in midair.
Fourth-Tier Angel Summoning: Monitoring Dominion Angel!
A tall angel, about three meters in height, appeared, holding a round golden shield in its left hand and a silver short-hammer in its right.
With Tang Zheng's current power level, he could summon a Sixth-Tier Angel, but since this was just an experiment, there was no need to summon one that was too powerful.
Tang Zheng flicked his white sleeve. Without using a scroll, he activated his own magic power to summon an angel as well.
An identical Monitoring Dominion Angel appeared on the field!
Crash!
The two Monitoring Dominion Angels charged forward at the same time and collided in midair. Both swung their silver short-hammers and the golden round shields in their hands, attacking continuously.
Every collision produced a stunning roar, yet neither could gain an advantage over the other.
The power of the two angels was clearly identical.
"Since purely offensive magic is affected by the Magic Attack stat, then summoning-type magic doesn't have such a restriction."
"The strength of a summoned monster is fixed, unless one has a relevant specialized class." A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
If the 'Soul of Heroic Spirits' was a purely combat-oriented clone, then the 'Shadow Clone Technique' could be used as a summoning-type magic chanter.
Additionally, support-type magic would also be unaffected when used by the Shadow Clone.
When its time was up, the Shadow Clone dissolved into a black shadow, and immediately after, the summoned Monitoring Dominion Angel vanished along with it.
This made Tang Zheng, who had been quite satisfied just a moment ago, freeze. "As expected, there's no bug."
"A duration of two minutes is still too short. It can't sustain a full combat encounter. If the Shadow Clone's duration could be extended, it could be considered an independent combat unit."
Tang Zheng mused, thinking it was a bit of a pity.
As the distant sky began to brighten, the experiments on the "Shadow Clone" finally concluded.
Although it had many shortcomings, it also offered considerable strategic potential.
In the following days, in the eyes of ordinary people, Tang Zheng once again holed himself up in the inn, not appearing in public.
Aside from a single visit from the Rock Squad, the entire inn didn't receive any other outside guests.
Meanwhile, as the nominal members of the Free Will Squad, the Green Leaf Witch and Enri became more publicly active. Besides purchasing alchemy materials, they were also selling Regeneration Potions.
Its low price and excellent healing effect easily triggered a buying frenzy among the commoners and numerous adventurers in the Royal Capital.
The high-grade Regeneration Potions, valued at ten gold coins, were in such high demand they were constantly sold out, not to mention the extremely small quantity sold each day.
According to back-alley rumors, the Adventurer's Guild possessed a certain quantity of the high-grade Regeneration Potions.
Year 4 of the New Calendar.
December 31st.
Prayer Day.
The entire Royal Capital was enveloped in a joyous and sacred atmosphere. The stone slabs of the main street had been cleaned spotless over the past few days.
Both sides of the street were decorated with numerous flower-laden carts, adding a floral fragrance to the air.
In front of major shops, along the streets, and even on the doors of the residents, cloth draperies in six different colors were arranged as decorations.
Some doors had a single color, while others had several. Each piece of cloth bore the symbol of a "Holy Seal."
These six colors naturally symbolized the Six Great Gods.
Tang Zheng stood before the window on the second floor of the inn, watching the lively scene on the street below, somewhat lost in thought.
Dong! Dong!
The Temple at the center of the Royal Capital, which was usually not very prominent, now sounded its bell, the chimes magically amplified to carry across the city.
"Without realizing it, I've already been in this world for over half a year," Tang Zheng returned to his senses and spoke softly.
(end of chapter)
