Becoming a god by raising witches

Locke prepared breakfast, offered a devout prayer, and then let Eileen eat.

[Ding! Successfully fed the witch!]

[Randomly acquire one of the witch's abilities]

[Retrieving data...]

[Shooting Basics: You have reached the basics of shooting and can hit the target within 200 meters.]

[Advanced Path: 1000 shots to upgrade to Shooting Accuracy.]

[Shooting Accuracy: You've mastered the knack of shooting accuracy; you can hit the bullseye within 200 meters.]

Whether it was his sincerity that moved Lady Luck or not, he finally drew a new ability from Irene! And it was exactly the superpower he needed, like a pillow delivered just when he was sleepy.

Locke decided to try using his clones to train, to see if it could be considered training himself.

Because he was scheduled for the night shift today, he had a reason not to travel to the East District with Hannah. After watching Hannah leave from the doorway, Locke closed the door and excitedly summoned his first clone—Locke Shadow.

It gradually stood up from Locke's shadow and transformed into a form exactly like Locke, with its height, appearance, and clothing being 100% identical to Locke's.

Locke's shadow was noticeably lighter in color, but most people wouldn't notice anything unusual about it, since it wasn't completely without a shadow.

"Hi, Locke, good morning."

Ying took the initiative to greet Locke.

"Hi, Ying, good morning."

Locke responded to him, a feeling akin to looking in a mirror, which Locke found both novel and amusing.

Of course, if the system hadn't said that Shadow would absolutely obey him, he probably would have felt a little fear.

After all, this is someone who is exactly like me and even stronger than me. What if he wants to replace me?

Locke gave Shadow instructions to go to the Fifth Sheriff's Court for training in his place today, while he and Eileen would continue studying occult knowledge at home.

Ying left Old Tom's apartment with great enthusiasm, like a newborn baby full of curiosity about the world. When he encountered those reckless pickpockets, he showed no mercy and broke their hands.

If he sees a child fall, he will laugh mercilessly and scold them for blocking the way.

If he encounters a scammer on the street pretending to assault a woman, he might say, "Oh, lady, you haven't even taken your pants off yet. How unprofessional! Haven't you guys eaten? You can't possibly satisfy a woman's needs."

When he entered the shooting range and began training, Locke did not receive positive feedback.

If he wasn't slacking off, then the system doesn't allow the clone's proficiency points to be counted towards the main body, because that would cause the main body to choose to lie low.

After failing the test, Locke sent his clone away from the shooting range and continued training himself.

Although Shadow can't help me level up my proficiency, he can accompany me in training [Long Hair Art].

This is his most offensive skill so far, and Locke feels he must master it.

During his lunch break, Locke and Shadow would practice sparring at home. The only downside was that they were prone to breaking the few pieces of furniture and objects they had.

Of course, Locke dared not let his shadow clones appear in the Bureau of Investigation, fearing that the director would discover that his abilities had been stolen.

He still has to go to work by himself.

Furthermore, feeding the witch with shadow clones is useless; it won't grant any skills or increase her favorability.

After a week of continuous training, Locke had already earned the title of "Most Popular Senior Sheriff Reserve" at the shooting range.

Because the staff responsible for changing the bullseye were not worried at all that Locke would damage the target, basically not even one or two bullets out of 100 would hit.

The maximum number of bullets a woman can receive at the shooting range is 100. Locke fires 100 bullets every day, even if there is a 90% chance of missing the target.

Their greatest joy each day was looking forward to Locke going to the shooting range.

“Look, Locke, he’s here again.”

"Let me take charge of him."

"No, it's my turn today."

"Don't even think about slacking off. You already took charge of him yesterday."

When they say "responsible," they mean responsible for changing the targets. Senior sheriffs who come here to practice usually have to change six or seven targets in a morning, but Locke doesn't have to change a single target, which is why he has become the most popular person.

Locke knew that these people were secretly laughing at him, that he was the least talented person they had ever met.

But he didn't care. As long as he could improve his proficiency, what did it matter if he was mocked?

In addition, progress has been made in training with instructor Anya Dubi.

At least his legs won't tremble after two hours of training; he's gotten used to this intensity of training, even though he'll be drenched in sweat every time.

I've also gotten 822 to [Physical Coordination], and with the two more [Physical Coordination] draws I did on Eileen these past few days, I've just accumulated enough experience points to advance!

Chapter 77, The Demon is Depressed

[Physical Coordination] Successfully advanced to [Balance Master].

[The Balance Master: You can maintain your balance anywhere, as long as there is something to support you, even a single hair. You can find the delicate balance point and become an unbreakable roly-poly toy.]

[Path to Advancement: Complete 1000 Balance Master exercises to upgrade to Acrobat.]

[Acrobat: You can manipulate your body with great dexterity, enabling you to perform superb acrobatic acts. Your flexibility, agility, and speed have all been enhanced.]

Wait, is this a suggestion that I should pursue a career in the circus?

However, the next advancement will improve flexibility, agility, and speed, which sounds pretty good.

"Xiao Ai, if I fall down later, remember to catch me."

Taking advantage of the darkness and the fact that Hannah was already asleep, Locke decided to try out his newly acquired skill, [Balance Messenger].

He climbed onto the windowsill.

The windowsill was only 5cm wide. In the past, Locke would never have dared to climb up there, because he would definitely fall. This was the third floor. He wouldn't die from the fall, but he might lose an arm or a leg.

The first thing he had to overcome was his inner fear. After several mental pep talks, Locke slowly stood on the windowsill.

Feeling himself steadily walking on the windowsill, Locke was in a good mood and wanted to try to cooperate with the "Long Hair Art" and climb up like Spider-Man.

First, let your hair grow long and hang it on the windowsill upstairs.

Then, pulling on her hair, she climbed upwards.

Locke discovered that after mastering the [Balance Messenger] skill, he could walk horizontally on a wall without falling, as long as there was a support.

With the help of the Balance Messenger and the Long Hair Art, Locke successfully climbed to the top floor.

"Becoming Spider-Man is just around the corner!"

Locke was confidently marveling when, just as he finished speaking, his foot slipped, his body leaned backward, and he plummeted from the 18-meter-high floor.

Just as Locke was about to fall to the ground, his hair caught the rooftop in time, making him hanged, his scalp stretched straight.

Although my scalp hurt a bit, at least I didn't smash the watermelon to pieces.

Locke breathed a sigh of relief, used his balance to perform a jump in the air, and retracted his hair to land steadily on the ground.

"Hmm, not bad. To not die from falling from such a height shows that you have the basic ability to survive in the supernatural world."

Locke said with certainty.

If it weren't for the fact that it was late at night, there weren't many people on the street, and the people in Old Tom's apartment were all asleep, it would probably have attracted a lot of attention.

In addition to the improvement in physical coordination, I have also improved my proficiency in other skills during this period.

For example, if you have 700 proficiency points in [Shooting Basics], plus an additional 100 points from the repeatability ability you obtained, you only need 100 more shots to advance [Shooting Basics] to [Shooting Accuracy].

For example, with the "Acuity of Hearing" skill, after listening to the secrets of neighbors and colleagues 22 times and drawing the same secret twice from Eileen, it's equivalent to gaining 222 experience points, leaving you only 566 points away from leveling up.

[Long Hair Art] has also increased to 200 experience points through continuous training with the shadow.

I drew [Shadow Clone] twice from Renis, and with my original proficiency and recent practice, it reached 307.

[Mirror Trick] was practiced 37 times.

On the surface, the mirror trick seems the simplest to practice, requiring only repeated jumping between the mirror world and the outside world. However, each time one enters the mirror world, it is a test of resisting temptation. Locke has tested it, and for him at present, five times a day is his limit.

In addition, I also obtained the new skill [Acupuncture] x2 from Eileen.

Locke understood Eileen's feelings; the Pet Street area really did smell awful.

It's also becoming increasingly difficult for Old Tom to continue living in his apartment.

The family moving association helped find three houses, but Locke was not satisfied with any of them because they all had a very strong smell.

One house was moldy because of dampness, another house had a filthy neighbor who smelled terrible, and yet another house was near a gold refinery and had a mixed smell.

Although Hannah thought Locke was a bit picky, she ultimately respected his decision.

Locke decided that if the Family Moving Association couldn't find suitable housing, he would have to send his clone to look for it.

Self-reliance is essential; we cannot depend on others for everything.

Given that he would be undergoing Boyd's weekly assessment the next day, Locke decided to go to bed early and get up early.

Locke climbed upstairs, took out his key, opened the apartment door, and went back to the sofa to sleep.

The next morning, Locke and his clone separated; Locke went to work, while Locke Shadow looked for a place to live.

First, we went into the canteen to prepare breakfast with Old Rani and the others.