How can a puppet comprehend a domain on its own?

That's obviously impossible.

No matter how powerful the clone is, it is essentially still a shell controlled by Zhou Huai's consciousness. Without an independent soul and its own convictions, how can it comprehend the rules of heaven and earth?

Zhou Huai frowned and summoned the system in his mind.

"System, since the clone has no self-awareness, how can we cross the level 70 threshold?"

He didn't have high expectations for the system originally.

As a result, that crisp mechanical voice immediately rang in my mind:

【Ding! Back to host, you may choose to consume certain resources to upgrade the AI ​​system within your clone.】

【The current version of Zhihe AI ​​is 1.0. Upgrading to version 2.0 will make Zhihe AI ​​even more intelligent.】

【At that time, you can create a unique 'virtual personality' for your clone's AI core. A clone with a virtual personality will possess independent emotional logic and simulated obsessions, significantly increasing the probability of learning domain skills!】

Virtual personality?

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Zhou Huai's eyes.

Is this even possible?

To be honest, with the increasing number and higher level of his clones, Zhou Huai is indeed feeling overwhelmed.

Each battle requires frequent switching of consciousness. Although the AI ​​1.0 is highly obedient, it lacks initiative and often can only rigidly execute commands like a programmed robot.

If we could enhance the AI ​​core within them and give them virtual personalities, that would be absolutely wonderful!

This is equivalent to cultivating a group of super henchmen who have independent consciousness and are absolutely loyal!

"System, upgrade immediately!" Zhou Huai gave the order without hesitation.

【Ding! The Intelligent Core AI system is upgrading...】

【The upgrade requires a significant amount of computing power and time, and will take at least two days. Please wait patiently.】

Two days?

The time frame isn't too long; we can easily wait.

Having resolved a major concern regarding the clone technique, Zhou Huai was in high spirits.

Only then did he have the mind to check the new skills that Li Er had learned at levels 40 and 50 after he had just leveled up 30 times.

Open the panel.

【Level 40 Skill: Eye of Time (Active). Consumes 10,000 Mana and Merit Points to see through the mist and glimpse the past and future of an item or person. The deeper the glimpse, the greater the cost.】

Zhou Huai raised an eyebrow.

Can you see through the past and the future?

This has already touched upon the realm of the laws of time! As expected of the Great Sage Li Er, whose words become law, each skill is more and more heaven-defying than the last.

My gaze continued downwards.

【Level 50 Ultimate Skill: Enlightenment (Active). Consumes a massive amount of Merit Points to forcibly transform an ordinary person into a professional! Or, it can reshape an existing professional's class, allowing them to undergo a new class change! The highest possible class change is S-rank!】

【Note: This skill is a heaven-defying, fate-altering ability; using it will result in an extremely terrifying backlash from the heavens! The higher the skill's grade, the stronger the backlash!】

"hiss--"

Upon reading the description of this level 50 skill, Zhou Huai couldn't help but gasp.

It's incredible!

The phrase "turning an ordinary person into a professional" in particular completely overturned the established understanding of the entire Great Xia Dynasty and even all of humanity!

In this world, everyone only has one chance to change jobs when they turn eighteen.

If you fail, or if you find yourself in a mundane or useless profession, your life is basically set in stone; you'll only ever be a cog in the machine at the bottom of society.

As a result, this 【Enlightenment】 skill is equivalent to giving ordinary people a second chance at rebirth!

What's even more outrageous is the second half of the sentence.

Forcefully upgrade a professional's rank! The highest rank can be S!

what does that mean?

This means that if Zhou Huai wanted to, he could mass-produce S-level geniuses!

“This is no longer the Great Sage...” The more Zhou Huai looked at Li Er, the more he felt that he was the agent of the will of heaven and earth in the human world.

No, strictly speaking, I was the one behind the scenes.

They're not even going to act anymore!

Did they just give themselves the authority to modify the world's rules as a skill?

"Now that we have such a divine skill, we might as well use it." Zhou Huai smiled and immediately had someone in mind.

No, there are two candidates.

With a thought, he issued a summons through the Eternal Night Guild's internal communication system.

Just a moment later.

The metal door to the underground training room was pushed open.

Jasmine and Qin Ming walked in quickly, their expressions solemn.

With a "thump".

The two knelt down on one knee simultaneously, their movements perfectly synchronized, their eyes filled with fervent reverence.

"Your subordinate is Jasmine!"

"Your subordinate, Qin Ming!"

"Greetings, Lord! What are your instructions in summoning me?"

Zhou Huai leaned back in his large chair, quietly observing the two people in front of him.

I was quite moved.

Jasmine was the first core subordinate he recruited in Donghai City.

From that little girl who was struggling at the bottom, ignorant and even a bit timid, she has worked her way up to become the intelligence chief of the Eternal Night Guild.

Zhou Huai witnessed all the hardships and efforts involved.

But he knew even better that Jasmine's talent was really limited.

She was originally just a C-rank support class - 【Eagle Eye Summoner】.

Her skills are pitifully few; she can only summon a few fragile magical birds to act as aerial scouts for intelligence gathering. In today's high-level games where destruction is commonplace, her ability to protect herself is practically zero.

Qin Ming, although slightly stronger than Jasmine, is only a C-rank assassin.

He was able to rise to the position of vice president of the Eternal Night Guild entirely because of his daring, tenacious, and resilient nature.

However, as the guild developed, the talent bottlenecks of the two became increasingly apparent.

Zhou Huai raised his hand, and a gentle, invisible force lifted the two of them up.

"Get up."

Zhou Huai looked at them, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable authority.

"I called you here today for no other reason than..."

"My Lord, I will grant you a great blessing."

good fortune?

Jasmine and Qin Ming looked at each other, both seeing a hint of confusion in each other's eyes.

What a stroke of luck!

Are they giving away top-tier equipment? Or some kind of miraculous potion that can forcibly boost your level?

However, in their minds, the upper limit of a professional is already locked by the grade at the moment of job change. No matter how much they improve, a C-grade can never beat an S-grade of the same level.

Despite not understanding why, their eyes showed no panic or doubt, thanks to their almost blind and absolute trust in Zhou Huai.

Qin Ming bowed his head and clasped his hands in a fist salute: "I will follow your arrangements, my lord!"

Zhou Huai didn't explain much. With a thought, the ethereal figure of the Great Sage Li Er appeared out of thin ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ air not far away.

"Jasmine, you go first," Zhou Huai said.

“Yes!” Jasmine stepped forward without hesitation and stood in front of Li Er.

Zhou Huai controlled Li Er, slowly raising his right hand and hovering it above Jasmine's head.

"Enlightenment!"