The five-colored stone was still in the backpack. I thought it should have disappeared after completing the quest and receiving the reward.
I took it out to examine it and found it had a name and attributes...
[Second Incarnation (Five-Colored Stone) [Unique]]
Attributes: Gain a clone after use.
Introduction: The last remaining five-colored stone after hundreds of thousands of years, refined by the hands of the Dwarf King. It only needs nourishment from life and water to begin the infusion of souls and become an immortal clone. After the Black Iron Mountain Range anomaly, the Dwarf King was defeated by the Winter Queen, and the semi-finished five-colored stone went missing. Legend has it that whoever obtains it and completes the final nourishment, recognition, and spirit infusion will possess the ability of a second incarnation.
Seeing the attributes and introduction above.
Chu Tian fell into a daze.
What clone, what second incarnation?
"Use... use...!"
Chu Tian sent a command to the system.
[Ding... System Prompt: You have successfully activated the Second Incarnation. Please assign a profession!]
Accompanying the system prompt, a light screen appeared before Chu Tian. The light screen displayed the character creation interface he was most familiar with.
Chu Tian's body stiffened, as the light screen was so large he thought he had been kicked out of the game. He moved the light screen aside and realized he was indeed still in the game, and the character creation interface was displayed on the light screen. The three glowing items at his feet were dropped by the leader monster, Death Essence. He casually picked them up, but he was in no mood to see what had dropped. His entire attention was captured by the character creation interface in the light screen.
Does the second incarnation have a second profession? If so, his current Druid profession, with its perfect offense, defense, and speed, was lacking in escape skills. His original profession, 'Rogue', would undoubtedly be the best choice.
This was the third time he had seen the character creation interface. The first was in his previous life, and the second was after his rebirth, when that old man Dao Tian forcibly chose the Druid for him. This time, with excitement, Chu Tian unhesitatingly chose 'Rogue'.
[Ding... Player has chosen the profession 'Rogue'. Please confirm!]
"Confirm!" Chu Tian quickly replied. He was afraid that old man Dao Tian would come out and cause trouble again.
[Ding... Profession confirmed. Please enter character name!]
Character name? Does this second profession mean it's a separate character? Otherwise, why would it require a character name?
"Jing Meng."
Chu Tian entered the rogue name from his previous life.
[Ding... Sorry, the character name "Jing Meng" you entered is already taken. Would you like to add symbols or numbers? If not, please re-enter the character name!]
"No addition!"
...It's already been taken. But then again, it's been so long since Tian Dao opened its servers. It's only natural that such a common two-character name would be taken.
He entered several more character names, all of which were reported as taken. This is... too difficult! People who enter Tian Dao later must have a hard time thinking of a character name.
Ten minutes later... Chu Tian was completely dejected. He even wondered if his naming skills were too common. He tried nearly a hundred names, and all were taken. And he could only use the language of his region for character names. Finally, in desperation, he tentatively said:
"De Shen is my brother."
[Ding... Sorry, the character name "De Shen is my brother" you entered is already taken. Would you like to add symbols? Or auto-generate a number? If not, please re-enter the character name!]
What the...
"...Is my dad?"
[Ding... Sorry... character name... already taken...]
"...Is my grandpa?"
[Ding... Sorry... character name... already taken...]
"...Is my ancestor!"
[Ding... Sorry... character name... already taken...]
"De Shen, I curse your ancestors."
[Ding... Sorry... character name... already taken...]
This time Chu Tian was utterly speechless. He didn't know whether to feel lucky or frustrated. How could someone even come up with such names? People who pick names like this must be brain-dead or stupid! Chu Tian was baffled by the sudden influx of descendants and ancestors. As for the last one, what did he do to offend them? He didn't even know if he had any uncles, and if they wanted to curse, they could go ahead!
As for others, Chu Tian didn't want to try anymore. He suspected his entire family had been claimed. He could only curse all the women in the families of those who insulted him a thousand times in his heart. He vowed that if he ever met them, he would make them regret being born into this world.
After another ten minutes of struggle.
Finally, he resignedly tried saying: "I am not a rogue."
He expected this name to be taken. To his surprise...
[Ding... Congratulations, your character creation is successful! Character name: I am not a rogue.]
Speechless...
Chu Tian felt like crying but had no tears. The light screen disappeared, and the stone in his hand made a crackling sound. Under his gaze, the five-colored stone slowly cracked open. A creature wearing only shorts and a tail somersaulted out!
Huh...? Monkey King? Chu Tian was shocked. A monkey truly jumped out of this five-colored stone. After landing, it slowly stood up from a crouched position with its arms embracing its knees. This movement was instantaneous, but to Chu Tian, it felt like a moment spanning eternity. It perfectly embodied the process of human evolution. As it stood upright, it transformed from a stone monkey into a complete human player character. Wearing beginner shorts and carrying a beginner wooden sword, it stood before Chu Tian with a vacant stare.
[Ding... System Prompt: Congratulations on obtaining a clone character! Please view and set it up in your main character panel!]
He had thought he would be able to switch to a second profession. He didn't expect it to manifest in this way, allowing him to appear with the main character simultaneously. Druid paired with Rogue, wasn't this the initial intention of forming an enforcement team in the Inverse God Alliance? Mobility for evasion, high-configuration control. But how would this clone be controlled?
Chu Tian opened his character panel. He found a new option added to the character panel.
[I am not a Druid (Main Body) / I am not a Rogue (Clone)]
He could switch between two characters and view their attributes. Clicking on the clone option, he entered. He found that the main character panel had no difference. Only three buttons were added: [Manual Control] [Tian Dao Auto-Pilot] [Idle Staring]. The currently selected button was [Idle Staring]. No wonder this fellow looked so vacant and listless, like an idiot.
Seeing this, Chu Tian understood. It turned out this was a 'combo' system for him! Manual Control meant he could control two characters simultaneously. Tian Dao Auto-Pilot meant assigning it a task, and it would continuously loop that task. Idle Staring was easier to understand; it meant doing nothing, just staring at you. Furthermore, the clone could level up by grinding monsters on its own, and it wouldn't lose experience or levels upon death. It wouldn't drop equipment when killed, making it like an NPC that drops nothing. The experience it gained could be chosen to be given entirely to the main character, or partially. The main character could do the same; experience was shared between the two characters.
After understanding this, a plan formed in Chu Tian's mind.