SWDnovel Chapter 7: The clone is timid and hesitant, while the real body strikes with full force!
Chapter 7: The clone is timid and hesitant, while the real body strikes with full force!
Back in his dorm, Fangzhou lay on his bed and opened his personal terminal.
He wanted to learn about the simulated battlefield and the privileges of professional players.
The simulated battlefield is a mirror space built by Haicheng Military Academy to hone students' combat skills. It is also a product of the combination of professional skills and advanced technology from Earth, and it has only been developed for a few years.
In the simulated battlefield, trainees can project their own attributes, skills, equipment, etc. one-to-one, and fight against different monsters from other worlds in various battlefield environments.
Of course, opening the simulated battlefield requires a huge amount of resources. Students who want to enter and hone their skills not only have a daily limit on the number of times they can enter, but also need to pay contribution points.
To encourage the cadets, the military academy has also set up various Easter eggs in the simulated battlefield, where rewards such as contribution points, equipment, training resources, and even skill books will occasionally drop.
Each simulated battlefield also has its own leaderboard for first clears and speedruns, with generous rewards for those who rank high.
Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow, his interest piqued. Wasn't this just like a dungeon in an online game?
He then searched for information on professional access rights.
The Human Alliance classifies permissions into levels S, A, B, C, D, E, and F based on the professional's strength, rank, and contributions to humanity.
As newly awakened recruits like Fang Zhou, their authority was naturally only at the lowest level, F.
The resources available for exchange are also very limited, consisting mainly of apprentice-level skill books, low-quality equipment, and so on.
However, once your privileges are upgraded, you can exchange for rare materials such as Soul Soothing Potions, Dedicated Meditation Rooms, and Otherworldly Monster Cores.
Looking at the dazzling array of exchange lists, Fangzhou breathed a sigh of relief and secretly made up his mind.
Over the next month, I need to improve my combat capabilities in all aspects, strive to perform outstandingly in the simulated battlefield, and receive key training from Haicheng Military Academy.
His consistent guiding principle is to seek progress while maintaining stability and to accumulate strength before unleashing it.
The skeleton clones, engaged in life-or-death battles in the Netherworld, naturally had to be cautious and prioritize stability.
Meanwhile, the main body is in the rear of the military academy, where there is no immediate threat of death, so it is time to strike hard and advance bravely.
The peaceful years at military academy only last for the first year or two; the later years involve various combat missions.
The more resources you acquire within a limited safe timeframe, the stronger you become, and the greater your chances of surviving the brutal battles to come.
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In the afternoon, 70% of the combat-oriented trainees went to physical training classes, while the remaining 30% of the legal and auxiliary trainees went to meditation classes.
The instructor in charge of the meditation class was a female instructor named Shen Hongyu, who claimed to be a lower-ranking Silver-level "Flame Mage".
What's particularly eye-catching is that Instructor Shen's legs are mechanical prosthetics, which, combined with his fiery red mage robe, create a striking visual impact.
The meditation methods differ for each profession, and Shen Hongyu cannot provide specific guidance. Her main role is to maintain the [Focus Array] and [Mental Perspective Device] in the meditation room.
The [Focus Array] has a similar effect to Tranquilizing Mushroom; both can reduce soul fatigue and extend meditation time.
The "Mental Perspective Device" can scan and monitor the meditation progress of the participants.
After all, the students are all novices, and it's impossible for them to accurately and perfectly mobilize their mental energy every time. They do need a teacher to look after them.
In the quiet meditation room, Shen Hongyu glanced at the [Mental Perspective Device] and thought to herself, "As expected, the meditation efficiency of rare professionals is significantly faster than that of others."
Shen Hongyu saw that Bai Xiaochun, who was the [String of Chanting], had already visualized half of the guqin in her mind.
At this rate, she should be able to master the basics in less than two days.
On the other side, Gu Zhiqi, the Storm Mage, made an even more impressive progress, having already visualized the most crucial eye of the tornado.
At this point, most ordinary legal practitioners and assistant practitioners are only just beginning to grasp the framework of visual imagery. It would take them at least five to seven days to get started.
Shen Hongyu sighed inwardly, recalling how it took her a full half month to successfully master the meditation method twenty years ago, a feat that was considered far ahead of her peers at the time.
The main reason for this is, of course, technological advancements, which make students' cultivation efficiency faster and faster, with each generation stronger than the last. However, we cannot ignore the exceptional talent of Bai Xiaochun and Gu Zhiqi.
Just as Shen Hongyu finished her sigh, her gaze casually swept across the room and she saw Fang Zhou pretending to meditate in the corner while actually controlling his skeleton clone. Suddenly, her expression froze.
Holy crap, a complete skeleton image!
You've successfully mastered the basics of meditation. Where did this monster come from?
While Ark was leveling up by killing monsters in the Burial Grounds, his soul fire suddenly flared, and he sensed that someone was watching him.
He quickly stabbed the skeleton in front of him to death, regained his composure, and opened his eyes to see Instructor Shen Hongyu staring at him blankly.
Has my progress in meditation been exposed?
Fang Zhou's mind raced, and he quickly understood.
But this is not a big deal. Didn't that necromancer senior named Su Xinyan in the guide also master it in just one day?
I'm a tiny bit better than her, so I should be able to accept that, right?
Fangzhou then gave a polite smile, closed his eyes again, and continued meditating.
Shen Hongyu silently withdrew her gaze, her heart filled with utter shock.
"Is he the Fangzhou that Lu Hu mentioned to Principal Su?"
Without any resources or assistance, I mastered the basics of meditation in less than a day.
His talent is probably far more terrifying than Major Xin Yan's!
Thinking of Principal Su's words last night, "What capital does Fangzhou have?", Shen Hongyu quietly swallowed and had a strange premonition.
Will Principal Su get a severe slap in the face from Fang Zhou this time?
As a meditation instructor, she is required to record the students' performance accurately, and she hopes that Principal Su will be prepared after seeing this.
After two hours, the meditation class ended, and the [Focus Array] automatically shut down.
Fangzhou turned his attention back to his body and was pleased to find that the feeling of exhaustion in his soul was much weaker than usual.
The [Focus Array] is really useful, but unfortunately it can only be experienced for free during meditation classes; at other times, you need to pay contribution points.
Let's look at the gains from leveling up by killing monsters with the skeleton clones in the afternoon:
Base Attributes: Strength 1.3, Constitution 1.2, Agility 1.2, Spirit 2.2
Clone [Attributes] Strength 4, Constitution 3, Agility 3, Spirit 2
[Soul Power] 11
The amount of bone essence provided by the newly formed skeletons on the outer perimeter is decreasing, and even the rate of obtaining soul power has been greatly reduced.
Fangzhou frowned slightly, deciding to quickly select some powerful skills for his clone to ensure that it could enter the depths of the Burial Wasteland with overwhelming force.
Just then, Shen Hongyu coughed lightly and said to the students below the stage who were still full of enthusiasm, "Students, you all did a good job, with an average progress of one-sixth of the course."
Students who are falling behind should catch up. They can ask Fang Zhou, Gu Zhi Qiu, and Bai Xiao Chan for help; they are all progressing very quickly.
After saying that, she glanced at Fang Zhou again, then turned and left the classroom.