Just from the "visual" point of view, Xiuge can already feel the changes that have taken place in the messenger in the mirror.

Both the itself and the "furnishings" inside the grooves in which it is contained are changing in a more detailed and concrete direction, and although the figure and face of the messenger in the mirror are still dominated by black shadows, Shuge is already able to make out the clothes on it.

That's what I used most often after I came into this world.

What surprised Xiuge even more was that the desk used by the messenger in the mirror actually revealed a strong sense of familiarity.

Schugg made a closer look, and then he realized that the desk was neither the old one he had used in the old Ernst mansion, nor the style he had seen since arriving at the Ernst manor—it belonged to his past.

This is the desk he used to face every day after work.

Except for the absence of a computer, the rest of the furnishings are exactly the same.

He remembered that in the left-hand corner of this desk there were two pots of tenacious greenery, and on the right-hand side there was always a stack of unfinished books, and next to this stack of books, there were some picture frames for decoration and decoration—Xiuge was very fond of collecting old objects and old propaganda posters for a while, so those picture frames contained some pictures and portraits that were almost forgotten by the times.

These are the things he used to love, and when he feels lost in his life and work, he likes to stare at these objects in a daze.

He remembers a friend who came to his house and joked that he was in some ways like an "old antique".

So, when Hug looked at the figure sitting behind such a desk, he felt as if his past and present had merged in the body of the messenger in the mirror.

It's a strange feeling, as if Schug Ernst had inadvertently visited his own dwelling on another plane.

In addition, the second groove of the metal disc has once again undergone an extremely sharp change.

Xiuge found that there was more than one groove that had been "activated" this time.

Of the six grooves on the second level, the arthropod mutation of Calon's Touch occupies one, the court hound and the hound's fangs occupy the second, and now, the mutation of the mirror messenger occupies three of them in one go!

In other words, at the current stage, there is only one groove that can be "filled" by Xiuge.

The three grooves, without exception, were connected to the "room" of the emissary in the mirror, and the thin lines of magic connecting them were particularly dark, as if they were an extension of the pitch-black mist, one of which was relatively clear enough to barely be seen as an empty room, but the fog in the other two was particularly thick, making it difficult for Xiuge to peer into it.

"You really like to be special everywhere......

Seeing this scene, Xiuge sighed to the messenger in the mirror.

In the face of Xiuge's questioning, the Messenger in the mirror was extremely calm and proud, smiling, standing up from behind the desk, and turning directly to the door of the room.

Soon, it was coming straight to one of the recesses on the second floor. ….

The dark fog in the groove flickered and flickered before it completely subsided.

So Xiuge saw that the messenger in the mirror was standing quietly in the center of the groove, its "clothing" had not changed much compared to before, but this time, Xiuge saw many pitch-black tentacles slowly extending behind it, which was clearly an imitation of the touch of Carron!

Before Xiuge could react, the emissary's hands in the mirror immediately changed into pitch-black claws, and it even waved it lightly twice to show that it knew exactly how to use it.

That's not all, soon Xiuge saw the messenger in the mirror lift the claws on his palm, and then he raised his palm, and he snapped his fingers as Xiuge usually used tricks.

The magic flame appeared on the fingertips of the messenger in the mirror, and although it was very faint and in the form of shadows, Shuge understood what it was trying to say.

"Looks like I have an extra stand-in?"

Shug looked curiously at the mirror messenger who was imitating himself, and then his gaze shifted to the "room" next door.

The fog in the second groove was slightly lighter than the third, and as the magic condensed and concentrated, Shuge barely got a glimpse of what was present in this groove—there seemed to be a mask floating there, and it was difficult to see clearly.

As for the third groove, no matter how hard Xiuge tried, there was no way to get a glimpse of the contents.

Obviously, it will take more time for the Mirror Emissary to enter the next two grooves and gain the power within.

However, for Xiuge, this growth of the Mirror Messenger has brought him enough benefits and help.

"Okay, I just don't have anything to do tonight...... Just let me see what you're capable of."

……

It would have been impossible for all of the Wattle military personnel stationed in Brownhill to have an independent residence.

However, in order to ensure the normal operation of the field hospital protection ritual, he and those mages need to be as close to their place of work as possible, so that the ritual can be maintained and inspected at any time.

And this gives them some small privileges.

Now, for example, they were able to borrow some of the houses left behind by the residents of Brownhill, which were still in rudimentary conditions, but definitely preferential treatment in times of war.

Now, this environment allows Xiuge to test his new abilities at will.

Almost the entire night, Xiuge was constantly experimenting with the new powers that the Mirror Emissary had given him.

If anyone happens to visit this house, they will be horrified to find that there are two Shuge in this room at the same time.

At this moment, Xiuge is facing his other self.

At this time, he was sitting on a chair, and the "clone" "changed" by the messenger in the mirror was sitting on the bed opposite him, and the two sides could be said to be exactly the same in terms of clothing, appearance and movements, which gave Xiuge an illusion that he was looking in the mirror, and the self in the mirror had directly walked out of the mirror world and came to his eyes. ….

After a series of tests, Xiuge has now basically confirmed the functions and characteristics of the messenger clone in the mirror.

It doesn't exactly count as another self, and while it can imitate its physical appearance very well, it is relatively weak in terms of strength.

"Although it is also possible to use the Kalon Touch, it is much weaker in terms of strength, toughness, and explosiveness, and although the summoned Calon Touch is also covered by a shell and has arthropods, its actual power is much weaker than it appears to the naked eye...... It's just a 'look,'"

With Xiuge's thoughts, the mirror messenger clone in front of him summoned a black tentacle, Xiuge pulled out the demon-strangling silver dagger he was carrying, and just waved it twice quickly, and actually cut off the tentacle on the spot.

"In this way, its strength should be closer to that of me when I was still in Salem City...... The same is true for the mana level, at most a few simple tricks can be used, and the mana stock is very limited, and must be continuously supplied through the mana link between me and it to maintain it."

Perhaps sensing the thoughts in Xiuge's heart, the messenger in the mirror pursed his lips very humanely and put on an expression of "I don't want to do this either".

This made Shuge feel a little funny.

However, the help that the Mirror Emissary was able to provide was obviously not entirely focused on the combat domain, and its functionality was still very obvious, and Xiuge had just tested it specifically.

He deliberately "manipulated" his doppelganger to leave the room, and went outside for a walk, during which he met the patrolling sentries and other mages who had just finished a round of field hospital protection rituals on the night shift, and the two even nodded and said hello, and the mage gave "Xiuge" a cigarette.

This is enough to show that the doppelganger in the mirror has been able to conceal the magic perception of the stream-level mage.

But

He also discovered some new problems.

That is, this doppelganger of himself is actually a thick cloud of magical smoke - it has no real entity at all, and all interactions and collisions with foreign objects are actually a kind of camouflage and simulation at the level of magic, for example, when Xiuge controls his doppelganger to smoke, the smoke will come out of its body directly, this kind of picture is really weird and excessive.

"Looks like I can't just let this guy go to certain occasions instead of me...... If you need to eat, drink, or speak, I'm afraid it will be exposed on the spot."

Thinking so, Shug placed the revolver on the table next to him, and then he gave the order, and the mirror messenger clone immediately stood up and picked up the pistol.

With the accelerated consumption of mana, Xiuge saw that the messenger in the mirror was like a real soldier, quickly checking and operating the pistol.

It moved nimblely, swiftly, and accurately, and in just a few seconds, it checked and reset the wheel, and then it raised its gun and made an aiming motion against the wall in the same standard posture.

"While interaction with physical objects requires more mana, it is clear that it can also exist as an independent point of fire at critical moments...... I might even consider letting it carry out some of the more dangerous infiltration and reconnaissance missions, such as charging at the enemy with an alchemy bomb or something......"...

Naturally, this thought was passed on to the Messenger in the Mirror, and its expression became subtle, but it did not dare to express any objections.

……

The next day, Hug submitted an application for an extra pistol and a new revolver.

Because of Xiuge's status and his previous special performance in the army, this application was quickly approved, so he successfully obtained two new ordnance and the corresponding quota ammunition, which were actually additional weapons for the mirror messenger clone.

Xiuge believes that if he can get the fire cover and support of an accurate shooter when confronting the enemy head-on, then the battle will become easier, and if he wants to hide from others, Xiuge also needs to make his own doppelganger play all the tricks.

If he could, he would even want to get his doppelganger a set of equipment to suit the specifications of a sword-wielding hermit or a Kalfan heavy machine gun.

Of course, that's just a thought.

As Shug struggled to achieve his new abilities, as he had predicted, humanity's understanding and perception of war had begun to change dramatically.

The tragic battle in the "Silver Corridor" revealed a terrible truth to all the exhibitors.

Almost all generals and marshals realized that in the current cross-era war, the tactics and thinking of the old era must be innovated and changed.

In previous wars, in order to ensure the progress of the soldiers' charge, almost all armies would take the lead in using crystallized cannons to bombard the enemy's positions before launching an attack, and after the magic explosion destroyed the enemy's defensive line, the soldiers armed with crystallized guns and magic silver weapons launched a frontal cluster attack.

However, the terrifying lethality and suppressive power provided by the new ordnance completely shattered these conventional tactics.

The magical protection provided by the mages is simply not enough to withstand a large number of bullets head-on, and once this protection is penetrated, all soldiers exposed to the enemy's vision will become the most vulnerable and helpless meat targets.

"The Wartels' bullets are cheap, they just mold ordinary metal into the form of bullets and inlay them with bits and pieces of magic crystals...... The power of these bullets was nothing compared to crystallized ammunition, but when they swept through the arrays of our soldiers, it was like a sharp saw blade sweeping through the fragile grass, and I could even see that someone's limbs were cut in two by the bullets, and the blood in the air was thicker than the magical mist."

A war correspondent who witnessed the tragedy of the Silver Corridor described: "The old tactics had to be changed, and our soldiers were far superior to each other's sons

Bullets are precious!"

At the same time, the army of St. Steele, which was trying to advance in the Isa River valley, also came to a standstill.

In order to counter the frequent shelling of the Saint-Steele army, the troops of the Duchy of Imop began to build bunkers and bunkers on a large scale to avoid artillery fire and explosions, and when the shelling came, they hid in these fortified bunkers reinforced by magical rituals to take refuge, and when the Saint-Stills launched a formal attack, the soldiers of the Duchy of Imepp emerged from the bunkers and used weapons to meet them......

Thus, a "truth" was placed in front of everyone.

In this war, "defense" may be the real theme, and any large-scale offensive model that follows the lines of previous wars will come at a terrible cost.

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