Chapter 300 Controlling Shadows
This situation occurred in addition to the intervention of the Vizeme Manor.
There is another reason, that is, under the erosion of negative energy, the initial consciousness of the five willow trees is obviously incomplete.
Let alone enlightenment into tree people, becoming enlightened trees is a problem.
But if the five initial consciousnesses are merged together and enlightened into tree people, it is more than enough.
So, Gavin now seems to be enlightening five trees at the same time.
In fact, the whole process is no different from enlightening a tree.
He is very curious now, when the enlightenment is completed, what form will the five willow trees appear in?
Could it be the same as Voltron, two form the legs, two form the arms, and one form the torso and head?
When the enlightenment of the five willow trees is completed, the remaining absorption and diversion of negative energy becomes a brainless job, and Gavin does not need to participate at all, but he has no way to get out.
In desperation, he can only find something to do for himself.
It happened that he was going to find an opportunity to contact Zalanda, and he couldn't be empty-handed.
Since it started with a military book, let's use a military book as a gift for the next contact.
Last time, time was tight, so he only had enough time to recall and write one book, but it didn't mean that he had only read this one book. If he dug it carefully, he could still find a lot of good things.
The seven martial arts books he chose at that time contained all kinds of strategic knowledge, mostly theoretical, and rarely involved military training.
The idea at that time was very simple. Zalanda was born in a knight family and had been trained with the Nott militia since childhood. She had rich practical and military training experience and didn't need these. What she needed was a big picture and strategic view to help her avoid detours.
Another reason was the existence of magic.
Magic is rarely used in daily life, but it is used more frequently in war, especially in regular armies. If there is no mage or warlock who can cast fireball in a regular army of 100 people, it is not worthy of being called a regular army.
Not to mention legendary warriors, even extraordinary warriors will have a decisive impact on local conflicts, so many tactics are formulated around these powerful warriors.
Therefore, the military training books that he knew were not practical.
After experiencing so many things, Gavin's thoughts changed again.
Military books are originally used for reference. How much can be applied in practice in the end depends on personal ability.
If the ability is insufficient, no matter how many military books you read, you will be Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper. When you go to the battlefield, you will still be defeated.
If the ability is sufficient, even if it is a military book from another world, you can draw inferences and expand your thinking.
Therefore, this time, Gavin chose the military training record of Qi Jiguang, a famous general who fought against the Japanese.
Even the background above, Gavin didn't bother to change it, anyway, just move it.
The fantasy experience in the past six months made Gavin figure out one thing. There is no need to hide some things he knows about another world, as long as he finds a relatively reasonable reason.
Furen has a lot of magic that can do this.
For example, the old wizard Elminster, according to legend, often visits old friends in other worlds, drinks tea and chats, including the earth.
This time, I still plan to transcribe the original version in Chinese, but I won't prepare any notes or translations.
I just came back last time, and my mindset hasn't changed yet, so I forgot about magic.
Language proficiency is just a first-level spell, a spell that a spellcaster can use.
This spell can grant the caster the ability to temporarily read or hear a language that they don't understand, but they just can't write or speak it.
The process of digging out the actual records of military training is also a process of reviewing and thinking, to see if there is anything I can learn from it.
After all, I will have soldiers to train, cities to build, land to cultivate, and people to protect in the future.
In the end, I'll do it all.
I started to dig out and filter the memories of my previous three lives from beginning to end, and filter out all the things that will be useful to me in the future, and store them in a focused way. When I want to use them in the future, I can just take them out.
But in this way, the workload is huge.
When the purification is completed, this work has not been completed by one percent.
This is a long-term job. He will dig slowly when he has time. In just a few days, he felt that he had gained a lot. Some things that he had forgotten were all back.
"Little brother Gavin, you are finally awake. You must be hungry and thirsty. Come, come, eat something first." When Gavin opened his eyes, he saw August's concerned face.
After such a reminder, Gavin suddenly felt hungry. Seeing a pile of food in front of him, he stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation and asked, "How many days have passed in total?"
"Three days and two nights."
"General Copperfield, where are they?"
"After dealing with the bodies of the refugees, he was originally going to guard you here in person, but I drove him back. Since we are preparing to move the village, there must be a lot of things that need him to prepare, and he can't help here."
"Thank you, sir, you helped me a lot." Gavin hurriedly thanked him. He was most worried that Copperfield would be stubborn and stupidly accompany him here.
Fortunately, Copperfield was only too obsessed with some things. At other times, he could distinguish the priorities.
A commander who could struggle for so many years in a dangerous place surrounded by wolves is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Are you okay?" August couldn't help asking.
"It's okay, except for being a little hungry, everything else is fine." Gavin said as he stood up and moved his muscles. Sitting motionless for so long was a bit too much for even a warrior.
"Look at your shadow." August couldn't help but remind him kindly.
"My shadow? What happened to my shadow..." Gavin turned his head to look for the shadow, and the question came to an abrupt end, because anyone with a clear eye could see that his shadow was abnormal.
The shade and slope of a normal person's shadow are related to the lighting.
Gavin's shadow is obviously not the case now.
The color is pitch black, as rich as ink, and it branches out into four thick and long tubes, connecting the other four willow trees.
It looks like a weirdo with huge arms and legs.
Anyone who unexpectedly sees his own shadow transformed into such a virtuous person will feel uncomfortable all over.
When Gavin focused his attention on the shadow, a mysterious feeling came to his heart. He could feel the close connection between himself and the shadow. He seemed to be able to control it, just like controlling his own arm. Same.
Become the same again.
Gavin gave orders to Shadow.
The large, distorted shadow retracted like a tide, and within a few seconds, it returned to what a normal shadow should look like.
At least most of it is normal.
If you look carefully, you can still see the difference.
Gavin's shadow was too rich in color and exuded a cold aura.
This change, in the eyes of others, is even more eerie.
Fortunately, the people present were not ordinary people, otherwise many people would jump up in fear even if they didn't faint.
August asked incredulously: "Manipulating shadows?"
"It's manipulating the shadow. I guided the negative energy into the Vizeme Manor earlier. The negative energy activated my shadow and I can control it to a certain extent." Gavin has communicated with the sea of consciousness and found the root cause.
Manipulating Shadow (Special Ability) - Under the infusion of a large amount of negative energy, your shadow is activated. You can control your shadow with your own will and let it act according to your will.
After all, this matter happened under the eyes of everyone. There was no way to hide it, and there was nothing to hide.
"Can you also obtain special abilities in this way?" August's eyes widened. This was the first time he heard that in addition to divine gifts, extraordinary rewards and professional level improvements, people could also obtain special abilities.
And it sounds so simple.
As long as there is a large amount of negative energy infused, it seems that everyone can activate this special ability.
But if you think about it carefully, that's not the case at all.
Many people can guide negative energy, but how to inject it into the shadow to the extent that it activates special abilities is difficult to master.
And Gavin's previous situation seemed impossible to imitate.
After all, it involves a ghost manor, enlightenment, and a group of trees with unique conditions.
Apart from being extremely lucky, August couldn't think of another adjective.
If August knew that most of Gavin's special abilities were not obtained by upgrading his professional level, he would be shocked.
"I didn't expect this to happen." Gavin spread his hands, looking innocent.
This situation is unexpected and reasonable.
The shadow itself is the existence closest to the shadow and is most closely related to negative energy.
With so much negative energy transported through your own shadow, wonderful changes will definitely occur.
Many masters of negative energy use are masters of shadow control, and there are many shadow-related monsters in the shadow plane.
Manipulating shadows is just the basic introductory ability to this ability.
As far as Gavin knows, there is a special assassin profession that is good at using shadows to assassinate.
August's curiosity was completely aroused, and he asked: "To what extent do you control shadows? Can you transform and bind people?"
If it can be done to this extent, it will be an excellent auxiliary ability for melee combat.
Give the enemy a cold shock, which is probably enough for him to endure.
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, August felt that he was being abrupt and said quickly: "Sorry, sorry, sorry, this matter involves personal privacy, you don't need to answer."
"Sir, you are too unconventional. I can't trust others, and I can't trust you either," Gavin said with a careless smile, "But as you can see, I have just gained this ability, and I haven't had time to test it yet. I don't have any idea. Otherwise, sir, you can try it out for yourself, which can be regarded as a test for me."
To be honest, Gavin himself was very curious as to how far this ability could go.
Only with a corresponding target can you see the experimental results, especially a powerful target like August.
"Okay." August moved his hands and feet enthusiastically, and there was a clicking sound in the joints. "It just so happens that we haven't had the chance to move our muscles and bones in the past few days, so why don't we take the opportunity to make some gestures."
"Say it in advance and stick to it." Gavin also wanted to know to what extent his combat effectiveness had been restored.
As he spoke, he summoned the battle armor, and at the same time drew out the Crown Shield and Death Roar.
"Hey... didn't you just say it's better? How did you take that thing out?" Seeing the death roar, August suddenly felt a little scared.
That was a terrifying thing that blasted the vampire's head with one shot and broke the vampire's bone breastplate.
Even if it was aimed at his own shield, he would still feel heartbroken.
"Sorry, I'm used to it, I'm used to it." Gavin smiled awkwardly, quickly put the Death Roar back, and pulled out the rarely used magic sword.
"Your Death Roar is a bit unsolvable. When did the stuff made by the dwarves become so powerful and reliable? When I have time, I will also get two to use." Gavin scared him so much that August's interest dropped a lot on the spot.
When the most powerful weapon of others is banned, this kind of fight is unfair and a bit bullying.
The professional levels of both parties are there, and the other party is ten professional levels lower than him.
