Catastrophe Card King-Chapter 918 - 285: Perfect Role-play

Chapter 918 -285: Perfect Role-play

“Do you think the Legion Commander will really catch the king of those people from the East Wilderness this time? Heh… If that happens, our ‘Venomous Bee Vanguard Legion’ will have made a huge contribution, and collective contribution points are definitely in the bag. Maybe the Commander will even get the ‘Red Dragon Medal’…”

“I heard that over at the East Wilderness, they’ve got some sort of Federal Parliament system, no king, right? The Taren royal family does seem to have some remnants left though. But since the Commander has personally gone over, he’s bound to rake in some contribution points. We’ll get to have a sip of the soup too…”

“If I get enough contribution points this time, I plan to exchange them for some gold-tier Thunder Dragon Material. After my next advancement, I’ll aim to join the official Knight Group… I’ve had enough of this damned patrol outpost.”

“Heh… I thought being a scout for the Taren Dynasty relics was going to be a tough job. But now that we’ve run into those soft eggs from the East Wilderness, it’s turned into a golden opportunity to rack up contribution points.”

“Joel, do you feel something strange? It’s like something in the dark is watching us.”

“We are moving right under the noses of those people from the East Wilderness, so it’s normal to be watched.”

“Hmm. I used my Cursing Spirit to sense around a bit, it shouldn’t be humans. It’s probably some reconnaissance spell or maybe a passing Demon Beast…”

“…”

In a hidden valley in the eastern suburbs of Demon’s Crossing.

The Ariel Empire’s Vanguard Legion was resting here.

At a high point near the entrance of the valley, two sentries were idly chatting out of sheer boredom.

They were completely unaware that a mass of black shadow in the darkness nearby had been observing them for a long time.

This was not a person.

It was a “Shadow Clone” composed purely of dark elements.

It was intangible, and merged perfectly with the dark environment around it.

Even the sensing Cursing Spirits equipped by the two sentries failed to detect it.

The one controlling the shadow was none other than Leonard Churchill, hiding in a concealed corner nearly a kilometer away from the valley.

The shadow observed the two sentries, while Leonard a kilometer away shared the shadow’s senses completely.

The scenes and sounds before the shadow’s eyes were as if they were right before his own.

Leonard watched on, mouthing the words like a parrot learning to mimic speech.

Indeed.

He was learning a language.

He needed an undercover identity, which necessarily required mastering the “Taron Language” spoken by those people.

Leonard himself was already proficient in Taron script, and having exchanged some knowledge of Taron Ancient Language with Tracy Garcia, he had picked up a bit of the language.

For him, mastering this language was easier than for most people.

Furthermore, the benefits Master Merlin had granted him in developing his brain domain had made his learning ability increasingly exaggerated, and paired with the JOKER “eidetic memory” entry, learning the Taron Language almost reached the level where he would know it after a single glance.

However, just “knowing” it was not enough.

Having observed for a while, Leonard had found several potential targets to replace.

Now, he needed to familiarize himself with these individuals’ social relationships, imitate their lifestyles, speech pronunciations, and accents.

…

“This Shadow Trick is really useful… Truly a divine skill for reconnaissance.”

After observing for some more time, Leonard came to a conclusion, a trace of a smile emerging on his face.

The Clown’s Shadow Trick, after all, was a JOKER exclusive ability, its tier rivaling Divine Skills.

Ordinary card masters had never seen it and would hardly comprehend such a level of spellwork.

The sentry’s alertness earlier was not because those two guys were highly perceptive.

It was a disturbance Leonard had intentionally caused.

The purpose was to test out the limit of the shadow triggering an alarm.

At a distance of thirty meters, the Fourth Tier sentry was completely unaware; he estimated that even if he encountered a Fifth Tier card master, as long as they had no special sensing methods, a hundred meters would be a safe distance.

And even if it was discovered, it didn’t matter.

The shadow was an elemental body to begin with; it could disperse on the spot, vanishing without a trace.

This ability was not only useful for reconnaissance, but also ideal for exploring dangerous Mysterious Realms.

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And the most important point!

Which was what Leonard found most surprising about this Secret Skill.

He had now confirmed through direct testing that the experience from skills learned by the shadow would stack on the original body!

Although the shadow couldn’t breathe for Meditation, it was highly efficient for learning Martial Skills, reading, and understanding Demon God Secret Skills.

It felt as if there were two Leonard Churchills, learning simultaneously.

Not just a simple addition.

It was like two people coordinating their work, often resulting in a learning effect of “1+1＞2”.

Which meant…

Leonard’s learning efficiency was now over twice his previous rate!

For his current situation, this was akin to a sleepyhead finding a pillow.

It was essentially like he had doubled his learning time.

Just from this aspect alone, the impact of this Shadow Clone on his transcendental ascension was comparable in significance to any Demon God Secret Skill, aside from Demon’s Feast.

Apart from the high consumption of Curse Power, this Secret Skill was nearly flawless.

But Leonard and the shadow were not two independent entities.

Rather, it was like an independent thinking and cognitively shared “second personality” had emerged within him.

Just this fact alone could make it difficult for others to grasp even the basics.

But Leonard was all too familiar with this situation.

He didn’t mind having another one at all.

In fact, because of this Shadow Trick, he even had a bold idea: could he create several more shadows in the future?

But that was a matter for later.

The Shadow Trick was only at Lv.1(103/1000) for now, and there was still great potential for improvement in the future.

As his proficiency increased, the shadow’s range of activity would also continue to expand.