He commanded some of his clones to read theoretical books on alchemy and puppetry, while others studied elemental energy theory.
Lin Yu's next plan was to convert energy and perfect the elemental clone technique!
In Jicheng, he could convert his internal energy into the forms of water and fire elements, thanks to the guidance of the Flame Jet skill and the Water Body skill.
Later, he didn't have time or corresponding attribute skills, so he didn't continue to develop towards elemental clones.
But now, he had a copy of "Five Elements Array" which reminded him.
This was a basic formation book. The principle was to arrange the Five Elements array with five energy crystals of the Five Elements attributes, which had the effect of defense, offense, and confusion.
The book recorded three formations.
They were the Five Elements Sword Array, the Five Elements Shield Array, and the Five Elements Illusion Array.
The Five Elements Sword Array was an offensive formation. Once entered, one would be attacked from all directions until the energy crystals' energy was depleted.
The Five Elements Shield Array could combine the Five Elements attributes to form a continuous, unbreakable defensive barrier, used for defense.
The final Five Elements Illusion Array was actually a illusion formation, which could cause people who entered it to hallucinate and get lost. If they couldn't find their way out, they would either starve to death or die of exhaustion.
The three formations were not very strong; stronger individuals could break through them by force.
But if his formations used clones instead of energy crystals, wouldn't he be able to set them up anytime and anywhere?
"It seems I have to learn this formation too!"
"Brothers, the next task is to read books related to formations. I want to learn the Five Elements Sword Array, Shield Array, and Illusion Array!"
Some of the clones who received the order put down their books and got up to find books related to formations.
"And my task is to learn the Five Elements Clone!"
"I can already create water and fire clones, and I still need earth, metal, and wood. For earth, I can rely on the Stone Arm skill to guide my understanding. For the other two element attributes, I can only try to comprehend them forcefully."
Lin Yu sat cross-legged and felt the energy within him.
He activated the Stone Arm, and instantly his internal energy changed. He captured this subtle change and was inspired.
Then he canceled the Stone Arm and began to convert his internal energy. The attribute-less energy within him slowly changed its nature and transformed into the earth attribute.
After a long time, he opened his eyes, and a look of joy appeared in them.
"It's done!"
"Earth clone!"
Moments later, an earth clone with yellow hair and wearing yellow clothes appeared before Lin Yu.
Seeing the earth clone, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. This step was successful, and now it was time for the metal and wood clones.
He closed his eyes, imagining the characteristics of the two energies, and combined with the book's description of these two attributes, gradually, he developed related concepts in his mind.
Metal: In autumn, it belongs to metal. Its direction is west, where the sun slowly sets. It signifies the frost-covered trees. The sacred beast White Tiger belongs to metal, and it is most skilled at killing. Therefore, the color of metal is white.
Concepts flowed and merged in his mind, giving him a sense of enlightenment.
Suddenly, the elemental energy within him slowly turned white. This white attribute energy was restless, full of killing intent.
"Metal attribute conversion, done!" He showed joy and mentally commanded clone. As expected, a metal clone with white hair and wearing white clothes appeared beside him.
Lin Yu was overjoyed and, seizing the momentum, continued to comprehend the wood element.
Using the same method, his understanding of wood's characteristics became clearer and clearer.
Wood: In spring, it belongs to wood. Its direction is east. It is the season of growth for all things, so the color of wood is blue and green. The Azure Dragon is the East Yi Wood, which represents vitality!
Traces of comprehension flowed into his heart, and the concept of wood gradually formed.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and wisps of blue light emerged from his fingertips.
"Wood attribute conversion is complete!"
He mentally commanded clone, and as expected, the wood clone was quickly formed.
This wood clone had blue hair and wore blue clothes, giving a warm and spring-like feeling.
"As expected, knowledge is power. I gained knowledge, and the Five Elements energy conversion was accomplished naturally," Lin Yu lamented in his heart.
His successful conversion of metal and wood attribute energies was largely the result of accumulated knowledge.
With knowledge, many seemingly difficult problems would become much simpler.
"I must read all the books in the library!" Lin Yu resolved.
"Next, I'll go practice formations. With formations, the strength of my clones can be further enhanced."
In a good mood, Lin Yu, accompanied by his elemental clones, walked outside.
The academy was not large, only a thousand meters in circumference. With Lin Yu's mental power, his clones would not dissipate due to exceeding the distance limit within half the academy.
He stood up and let the clones in the library continue reading.
He, however, led the elemental clones towards the training ground, with the goal of practicing the Five Elements Array.
Leaving the library, he arrived at the training ground.
The training ground was a large open-air platform, covered by a transparent energy shield, preventing outsiders from entering.
Lin Yu placed his identity card on the induction pad, and the energy shield opened an energy gate for him to enter.
Upon entering the training ground.
He followed the descriptions in "Five Elements Array" and manipulated his clones to practice the formations, starting with the Five Elements Sword Array.
After relentless effort, Lin Yu was exhausted, but the effect was not significant, and he didn't succeed at all. Indeed, the difference between theory and practice was huge.
He said helplessly, "Let's continue practicing. Practice makes perfect. I'll practice all three formations together."
He then split off two more groups of five elemental clones, making a total of three groups of fifteen elemental clones, distributed in various locations, practicing the formations over and over.
Suddenly, a rumbling sound echoed, and his expression changed slightly. He touched his stomach.
"Alas, I've been studying for so long, I'm hungry!" It was only then that he realized he had been reading books in the library all night.
"Let's go to the cafeteria to eat something," Lin Yu murmured.
Then, he walked towards the cafeteria.
Arriving at the cafeteria, he took out his identity card and placed it on the induction pad.
[Beep, Supreme Academy student Lin Yu detected. Please enter!]
The cafeteria was very quiet. Apart from robots, he was the only living person.
Lin Yu was hungry and quickly ordered, "Give me a set meal!"
A hum.
A robot was activated by voice. It walked up to Lin Yu and asked, "What set meal would you like?"
"Any one will do!"
The robot was silent for a moment and then said, "I recommend the A set meal, which includes..."
"Just the A set meal!"
Lin Yu completely ignored the robot's subsequent words, as he was extremely hungry.
"Alright, please wait fifteen minutes."
The robot left. Lin Yu sat on a stool and surveyed the cafeteria's environment.
It was an Oriental-style building that combined high technology with traditional style. It appeared low-key and reserved, but its interior was truly luxurious. It was the kind of architecture that was pleasing to the eye the more you looked at it.
Lin Yu nodded, having a very good impression of the cafeteria. Eating here made him feel much better.
Fifteen minutes later, the food arrived.
Lin Yu stared at the table full of dishes, stunned.
At this moment, the robot introduced:
"The A set meal includes thirty-six dishes. The first dish is made from the hindquarters of a sixth-tier unicorn fire pig. The second dish is made from the heart meat of a seventh-tier extreme cold crocodile... and the thirty-sixth dish..."
Lin Yu's mouth gaped open. This was too extravagant!
"Where did this meat come from?"
"It was all obtained by the Dean hunting. He replenishes the ingredient庫 every half month."
"The Dean is awesome!"
Lin Yu was shocked and excited. He picked up his chopsticks and, ignoring the robot watching, began to feast.
Undeniably, the robot's cooking skills were not bad. These sixth-tier, and even seventh-tier ingredients, were prepared perfectly and were extremely delicious.
Lin Yu ate with his mouth dripping with oil, exclaiming with satisfaction, a faint white light emanating from his body.
"Hoo hoo, that was too satisfying!" Looking at the still half-full feast, Lin Yu touched his round stomach and said sheepishly, "I'm stuffed. Please save the remaining dishes for me, I'll eat them next time!"
The robot said, "According to the Dean's rules, you get as much as you can eat, and try not to waste. If you can't finish it, you must dispose of it yourself as a warning!"
"Then I'll eat a little more," Lin Yu said helplessly.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the door.
Lin Yu turned his head and saw his senior brother approaching.
He held a wine gourd and took a sip of wine as he walked, saying:
"I'll eat the remaining dishes. Oh, and bring another A set meal. This half table isn't enough to eat!"
"Alright!" The robot, following orders, went to prepare.