Tang Zheng carefully observed the appearance of the Shadow Clone. It was indeed exactly the same as the caster, but its aura was much weaker.
Even without using the ability of Ninjutsu: Detection, he could sense the strength of the Shadow Clone's aura.
"The aura is very weak. It only inherits 1/4 of the level, which is about right."
"Most importantly, I can only create one clone at a time. It's not as good as that Naruto guy, even though the Ninjutsu has the same name."
"No wonder the Pleiades' insect maid didn't pay much attention to this skill back then."
Tang Zheng complained and raised his finger to poke the Shadow Clone's cheek, "Oh, the touch of a real person. That's a good point."
"Can you talk?"
Looking at the Shadow Clone being poked in the cheek, remaining silent, Tang Zheng's eyes revealed understanding.
"Looks like, it can't talk."
Tang Zheng was a little disappointed. This reduced the room for maneuver quite a bit. Then, his expression turned serious, "Then, let's begin."
The instant he finished speaking!
The Shadow Clone instantly raised its fist and threw an uppercut at Tang Zheng's chin.
The fist broke through the air, making a hissing sound, looking powerful.
Faced with this punch.
Tang Zheng didn't dodge at all, letting this seemingly heavy blow hit his chin.
Bang! The fist made a muffled sound as it contacted the chin, forming a burst of energy that spread between the two.
However.
Tang Zheng was not only not knocked back, but his head didn't even move a bit. Only his eyes narrowed imperceptibly, "1/4 of the Physical Attack level, can't even break through basic defense."
"But I can feel the force. It's the effect of the Aura of Courage's passive ability. It seems passive abilities can be used."
Whoosh! Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the Shadow Clone quickly took a step back, nimbly moved to the left, and swung its leg in a side kick, attacking Tang Zheng's lower back.
In a few breaths! The Shadow Clone quickly changed its position, attacking various weak points on Tang Zheng's body. But apart from the first hit, which had the passive bonus and caused a critical hit effect.
The remaining dazzling attacks had no effect at all.
Tang Zheng didn't care about this. Instead, a satisfied expression appeared on his face, "It has a pretty good combat awareness and can fight independently."
"This is similar to the Heroic Spirit Soul."
A thought flashed in his mind.
The Shadow Clone immediately stopped attacking and returned to Tang Zheng's front.
"It can attack on its own, and the caster can also control it with subjective consciousness."
Tang Zheng had now figured out the Shadow Clone's mode of action. Overall, he was quite satisfied.
"Release a Class Skill and see."
The Shadow Clone stood still.
"Class Skills are completely unusable, and Flesh Armament is even more impossible. As expected, even with the Heroic Spirit Soul, most Class Skills can't be used."
"Use Martial Arts."
"Hmm? Martial Arts can be used, which is surprising... No, the attack intensity is too low."
Tang Zheng stopped the Shadow Clone again, his brow furrowed. He couldn't say he was disappointed, but there was no surprise either.
"No wonder the Shadow Clone Technique, as a Class Skill, only has a one-hour cooldown and can be used continuously."
"In the game, it should be used entirely for auxiliary, harassment, probing, and confusing purposes."
After some experimentation.
Tang Zheng extinguished the option of using the Shadow Clone as a close combat role. He didn't have a Thief-type Class build, and the Shadow Clone couldn't display the characteristics of a pure Assassin.
Whoosh—
The previous research had already brought the Shadow Clone to its time limit, and it turned back into a pool of black shadows and dissipated.
Tang Zheng didn't mind and quietly waited for the cooldown time to pass.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
"Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique!"
Tang Zheng's shadow wriggled again, and a shadow clone emerged from it: "Second experiment, Magic."
In addition to inheriting the caster's "Agility" stat, the shadow clone also had a "Mana" stat, which was what he cared about most.
The shadow clone moved its feet, quickly creating distance, and stood ten meters away.
"The Ninja Class, in YGGDRASIL, is a High-Tier Job of the Thief type that can only be obtained at level 60 or higher, belonging to a pure Thief-type class build."
"Whether it's game Players or Tina and others in this other world, Thief-type classes don't have high Mana, and the Thief's ability is in close combat."
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up slightly as he watched the shadow clone in the distance, "But for me, there's a lot of room to maneuver."
"Thunderball!"
"Thunderball!"
In the next moment, Tang Zheng and the shadow clone simultaneously released Magic.
Electric balls emitting a blue light quickly condensed in front of them, turning into a blue stream of light and blasting towards the opposite direction.
Boom! The two Magic spells collided, emitting a muffled thunder-like roar. The imagined situation of the two Magic spells canceling each other out did not occur.
The Thunderball released by Tang Zheng, after a brief stalemate, easily overwhelmed the Thunderball released by the shadow clone and continued to blast towards the shadow clone's direction.
"Dodge!"
This situation stunned Tang Zheng, and he quickly issued the command.
The shadow clone quickly dodged to the side, thankfully inheriting the complete "Agility" stat, but it was still a bit of a mess.
"It can release Magic, so why is there such a big difference?"
Tang Zheng ignored the shadow clone's embarrassed appearance, feeling surprised and puzzled, but he quickly realized the problem: "I almost forgot, it's the difference in the Magic Attack stat. Although it looks like the same Magic, the High-Tier Magic released by the shadow clone should only maintain the minimum strength of the Magic itself."
Tang Zheng's mouth twitched, he took a deep breath, and cheered himself up again: "Fortunately, it's not just mastered the attack system's Magic."
"Hopefully, I won't be disappointed next!"
The shadow clone's body surface once again emitted Magic fluctuations, and in the next instant, a sacred white light condensed in mid-air.
Fourth Tier Angel Summoning: Surveillance Authority Angel! A tall angel about three meters in height, with a circular golden shield in its left hand and a silver short hammer in its right hand, appeared.
With Tang Zheng's current strength level, he could summon Sixth Tier angels, but it was just an experiment, so there was no need to summon angels that were too strong.
Tang Zheng flicked his white sleeve, not using a scroll, but using his own Mana to summon an angel as well.
The same Surveillance Authority Angel appeared in the field! Rumble!
The two Surveillance Authority Angels charged forward at the same time, colliding in mid-air. Both sides waved their silver short hammers and constantly waved and attacked with the golden round shields in their hands.
Each collision produced an astonishing roar, but neither could take down the other.
The strength of the two angels was clearly exactly the same.
"Since pure attack-type Magic is affected by the Magic Attack stat, then summoning-type Magic doesn't have such restrictions."
"The strength of summoned Demon Creatures is fixed, unless there are related specialized classes." A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
If the Heroic Spirit Soul is a pure combat-type clone, then the Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique can be used as a summoning-type Magic Caster.
In addition.
The shadow clone can use auxiliary Magic without being affected.
When the time was up! The shadow clone turned into a black shadow and dissipated. Immediately afterward, the summoned Surveillance Authority Angel also disappeared.
This made Tang Zheng, who was just a little satisfied, freeze: "Sure enough, no bugs."
"Two minutes is still too short, it can't support a complete battle at all. If the shadow clone's time can be extended, it can be completely calculated as an independent combat force."
Tang Zheng pondered, thinking with some regret.
As the distant sky gradually brightened, the experiment on the "Shadow Clone" came to a complete end.
Although it has many shortcomings, it also has a lot of room for improvement.
In the following days,
In the eyes of ordinary people, Tang Zheng stayed in the inn again and no longer appeared in public.
Apart from the Rock Squad visiting once, the entire inn did not receive or meet any outside guests.
As nominal members of the Free Will Squad, the Emerald Witch and Anri were even more actively engaged with the outside world, buying alchemical materials and selling Regeneration Potions.
The low price and excellent healing effects easily attracted the rush of commoners and many adventurers in the Royal Capital.
The advanced Regeneration Potion, worth ten Gold Coins, was in such high demand that it was always sold out, especially since the quantity sold each day was extremely limited.
According to rumors, the Adventurer's Guild possessed a certain number of advanced Regeneration Potions.
New Era, four years before the start.
December 31st.
Prayer Day.
The entire Royal Capital was shrouded in a joyful and sacred atmosphere. The stone-paved ground of the main street had been thoroughly cleaned in the past few days.
The streets on both sides were decorated with many floats adorned with fresh flowers, filling the air with their fragrance.
Various shops, streets, and even the doors of the residents were decorated with cloths in six colors.
Some doors displayed a single color, while others displayed several, each cloth bearing the pattern of a Holy Seal.
These six colors naturally symbolized the Six Great Gods.
Tang Zheng stood in front of the window on the second floor of the inn, watching the lively scene on the street outside, slightly lost in thought.
Dong! Dong! Located in the center of the Royal Capital, the Temple, which usually had a low profile, now rang its bells, using Magic to transmit the sound.
"Unknowingly, it has been more than half a year since I came to this world," Tang Zheng said softly, regaining his senses.
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