Chapter 3: The Black Tower of Clone.
In the life of a Black Tower Man, many things are important, but for Yao Lan at this moment, only two things are truly important: Wealth and status.
After all, humans are social animals, and it's impossible to completely isolate oneself from society. Therefore, in this Douluo world, Yao Lan needs a higher status.
Wealth, on the other hand, complements status; if one rises, the other will naturally follow.
Having just transmigrated, Yao Lan possesses considerable power, but he has no identity in this society.
To put it bluntly, he's an unregistered person.
Fortunately, slums still exist in this world, and having an unregistered person appear out of nowhere is better than not being able to find anyone in a full census.
"Thinking about it carefully, in the Douluo Continent during the Dragon King Legend era, there's only one profession that's both wealthy and has status, right?"
Blacksmith!
Because the Douluo Continent during the Dragon King Legend era, compared to the Douluo Continent during the Douluo Continent of the Peerless Tang Sect era, has introduced armor called Battle Armor, which can significantly enhance a Soul Master's strength. Therefore, blacksmiths who forge this armor have become highly sought-after.
By crafting top-tier metals, one's reputation will naturally expand. Selling the metals would bring in a large sum of money, making it a lucrative career.
"However, for now, I can only create one clone."
"Should I use the 'Intelligence' character for future planning? Or should I first find a way to become a blacksmith, gaining wealth and status?"
"Or... perhaps both?"
Yao Lan's brow gradually relaxed as he thought of a character that met both criteria.
A member of the Genius Club—the word "genius" alone speaks volumes about their prestige; their intellect is undoubtedly exceptional.
Long-term contact with the Interstellar Peace Corporation suggests considerable cunning and strategic thinking. Just look at Chadwick's fate—you can't succeed without a bit of shrewdness.
And that giant hammer in their hand, while intended for fighting enemies, its effectiveness in forging metal must be considerable, right?
Being both an "Intelligence" character and capable of acting as the blacksmith and designer of this world… it seems like they could handle any secondary profession.
After all, they're a genius!
"It's you I choose, Black Tower!"
With Yao Lan's command, his figure changed once again. The outline of what was originally a boy instantly transformed into the appearance of a cute little girl, even down to her clothes.
Waist-length brown hair, dazzling purple eyes—although there were some differences from the one in the game, anyone with discerning eyes could recognize it at a glance: this was Black Tower.
But this wasn't the end!
This "Black Tower," like a splitting Tomie, was extracted from Yao Lan's main body by an unknown force.
Afterward, the two stared at each other in silence.
"It really is a literal 'clone,' huh?" x2
The same words came from both of them in the same tone. Thinking about it carefully, it made sense; although there were two bodies, there was only one consciousness.
Yao Lan: "I don't feel any discomfort."
Black Tower: "Is this what they call multitasking? If you were to manipulate a puppet, this must feel like it, right?"
But speaking of puppets…
Both Yao Lan and Black Tower focused their attention on Black Tower's joints, because here, a completely different situation had occurred compared to the game.
"No joints like those puppets?"
"That means what I created is the real young Black Tower, not a puppet or anything like that. No wonder some details are different."
However, according to the rules given by the system, all of Yao Lan's clones conform to the rules of the current world, which means... Black Tower has a martial soul!
"What is a martial soul? Could it really be a hammer?"
"Why don't we try and see?"
Black Tower's main body hasn't revealed much information yet, but judging from the Black Tower puppet in the game, it's very likely to be a hammer.
Although Yao Lan can create clones, he really doesn't know what the clone's martial soul is, unless it's something with very obvious characteristics, like a robin.
He can't figure out anything like Black Tower's.
As expected of Lady Black Tower, even her created clones are so extraordinary!
As the little Black Tower closed its eyes, Yao Lan's eyes also lost their luster in an instant. In a daze, he seemed to see a huge mechanical body staring at him from the end of knowledge.
The next second, Yao Lan and Black Tower's eyes became clear, and he was ejected. At the same time, he understood everything that had just happened.
"The gaze of the Venerable Master of Knowledge..."
Whether it was an illusion or not, Yao Lan felt himself become much smarter the moment he was looked at by the Venerable Master of Knowledge.
"What would happen if this power from the Venerable Master of Knowledge were introduced into the Black Tower clone, System?"
Although he had a vague guess in his heart, Yao Lan still chose to ask the system. After all, this was power granted by the system, and getting an official answer was naturally the best.
"The Black Tower clone will awaken a martial soul named Venerable Master of Knowledge, just like what the host did before, possessing both the Hunting and Abundance martial souls simultaneously."
"That's really... amazing. Is this what they call Star God Substitute Fighting?"
"Then let's begin!
"The mechanical figure reappeared before Yao Lan's eyes, or rather, on the Black Tower, but this time it wasn't illusory like before, but appeared on the Douluo Continent with the new identity of "Black Tower's martial soul."
"Innate soul power... level twenty?" His words carried a hint of surprise.
In the Douluo Continent world, the innate full soul power is level ten. The only innate level twenty martial soul is Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel from the first era of Douluo Continent. And Black Tower's current martial soul, "Bo Shi Zun," is also level twenty?
Yao Lan felt something was amiss, because for Bo Shi Zun, innate level twenty wasn't high, but low!
After all, the Starry Sky Railway's worldview is quite powerful. If a Star God became a martial soul, even with weakening, it couldn't possibly be only at this level. However, the answer isn't hard to guess: innate level twenty… might be the upper limit of this world.
If a martial soul with even higher innate soul power appeared, it would completely shatter the rules of this world.
Yao Lan took a step back, scrutinizing her Black Tower clone from head to toe. "Outstanding appearance, powerful learning ability, plus a level 20 innate divine martial soul… truly deserving of the title of genius. Becoming the Forging Association's rising star shouldn't be a problem, right?"
The Black Tower clone, hands on hips and head held high, confidently declared, "Of course! Because I am the Black Tower!"
"In a sense, communicating with oneself is quite interesting?"
(End of Chapter)