"If we want a quick victory, we need to expand the scope of our march..."

Lin Ye's mind was rapidly spinning.

Being unable to use his own abilities indeed placed a significant restriction on Lin Ye. At the very least, his army would suffer a certain degree of Damage.

This point, rather than keeping everyone on the same level, is more for limiting Lin Ye's Healing ability.

With Lin Ye's Healing ability, he could easily turn Low Level units into Intermediate or even Advanced units in no time.

If Lin Ye were to exchange for some units with already high combat power, then probably no one could defeat him.

However, to encourage the use of the Relic item, the Rule has relaxed the restrictions on item usage.

Yet many items lose their effect when one cannot use them personally.

For instance, items that can temporarily enhance a user's combat power have no meaning in this game.

Since you cannot make a move, what impact does your combat power have?

There aren't many items that can still make a difference in this situation.

But Lin Ye indeed had something useful at hand...

"Shadow Treasure Pearl."

Lin Ye took out a smooth black pearl.

This was the Supreme Treasure of the Shadow Demon God that he had obtained in the Shadowless Forest.

It allows the user's Shadow to detach and act independently.

In this game, the Shadow Treasure Pearl can not only be used but also serve a very effective function!

The dark pearl's luster flashed briefly.

Lin Ye's Shadow writhed on the ground and quickly transformed into a figure identical to him.

From the back, one couldn't find the slightest difference between the two.

"Hold on, I'll set up an army for you."

Lin Ye did not bother to exchange more Experience Value but directly allocated an army from the Experience Value harvested from Zhong Ziyu at a one-to-one ratio for his Shadow clone.

To be honest, Zhong Ziyu was just unlucky to encounter him.

If he had faced someone else, with Zhong Ziyu's army size, he could have easily overpowered the opponent.

And now, apart from those Lin Ye slaughtered, some of Zhong Ziyu's army joined Lin Ye after surrendering upon defeat.

These remnants joined with a part of the new recruits to form an army identical to the one Zhong Ziyu led.

Moreover, Lin Ye also equipped the Shadow with some Gale Falcons for reconnaissance.

Thanks to the Shadow's panel being almost identical to Lin Ye's, the Shadow also has the "Wide Area Spellcasting" Talent, allowing the Gale Falcons to have their reconnaissance range increased tenfold under its control.

Additionally, Lin Ye could continuously and remotely control the Shadow clone's actions, thereby indirectly commanding the army.

All these combined allowed Lin Ye's Shadow clone-led army to be more flexible in action than the vast majority of players.

This is the benefit brought by strategic vision.

"Take this army and move in this direction!"

Lin Ye quickly issued the command.

Once the Shadow clone received the command, it moved swiftly, leading the army allocated to it by Lin Ye in a different direction.

Watching the Shadow clone's army leave, Lin Ye turned around, leading his army in his own direction.

Other than this, Lin Ye didn't have many means to expand his search area.

However, the existence of the Shadow clone gave Lin Ye an additional option.

Most importantly, if it encountered weaker armies along the way, the Shadow clone could directly absorb them.

This could save Lin Ye a lot of time and effort.

Only by doing so could they truly aim for a swift and decisive victory.

In the following hours of marching, Lin Ye himself encountered three groups of players' armies.

These players were evidently weaker than Zhong Ziyu, whom Lin Ye initially faced.

One even failed to notice Lin Ye's army until they were within a hundred meters of him.

The outcome, naturally, was Lin Ye easily harvesting them.

Another player, upon recognizing Lin Ye's army, chose to surrender without hesitation.

Not wanting to fight, he willingly handed over his army.

One could say the name Lin Ye exerted immense pressure on these players...

If the game allowed them to exit at the start, many would have likely left upon seeing Lin Ye join the same game.

They wouldn't have held out until now.

Facing such a legendary figure, most had lost their will to fight.

Few, like Zhong Ziyu, could muster the courage to resist, even knowing the opponent's power greatly surpassed theirs.

As for the Shadow clone, it encountered even more opponents than Lin Ye.

Throughout, he faced five opponents!

Though the Shadow clone's army wasn't as strong as the one directly commanded by Lin Ye, compared to other players, it was undeniably powerful.

Combined with an extended reconnaissance range, the five opponents were easily wiped out by Lin Ye's Shadow clone in sudden assaults.

After accepting the remnants from these five, the Shadow clone's army expanded significantly.

Though the troops were various and quite mixed, those surviving the assaults tended to be stronger than basic units in combat power.

Their addition considerably boosted the Shadow clone's fighting strength.

"These people are unlikely to be Player No. 1."

Lin Ye paused, preparing to rest a bit, have some food, and drink some water.

As for the soldiers, they didn't need a break.

Throughout this time, neither Lin Ye nor the Shadow clone encountered Player No. 1.

Lin Ye speculated that Player No. 1 must be the one colluding with Gongsun to deal with him.

Yet Lin Ye hadn't met him so far.

Right then, Lin Ye suddenly raised his head, receiving a warning from the Shadow clone.

"Someone actually scouted the Shadow side's movements ahead of time?"

Lin Ye was a bit surprised.

Under the Shadow clone's tenfold reconnaissance range, someone detected him ahead of time?

Lin Ye realized that this mysterious Player No. 1 had finally appeared!

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