Level 1 to Infinity: My Bloodline Is the Ultimate Cheat!-Chapter 225: A Second Self

The Prismatic Stone was still in his inventory. Ethan had assumed it would disappear after completing the quest and receiving the reward. But no—it was still there. He pulled it out to inspect it and was shocked to find that it now had a name and attributes.

[Second Avatar (Prismatic Stone) [Unique]]

Attribute: Use to create a (Second Self).

Description: The last remaining Prismatic Stone, forged by the Dwarven King over hundreds of thousands of years. It lacks only the nourishment of life and water to begin the process of soul infusion, transforming it into an immortal (Second Self). After the upheaval in the Iron Mountains and the Dwarven King's defeat by the Winter Queen, the unfinished Prismatic Stone was lost. Legend says that whoever completes its nourishment, attunement, and soul infusion will gain the ability to create a Second Avatar.

Ethan stared at the description, completely baffled. A Second Self? What was this?

"Act… Act… Activate!" Ethan stammered, sending the command to the system.

Ding…

[System Notification: You have successfully activated the Second Avatar. Please assign it a class!]

A holographic screen popped up in front of him, displaying the familiar character creation interface. Ethan froze for a moment, the screen so large that he thought he'd been kicked out of the game. He moved the screen to the side and confirmed he was still in the game. The character creation interface was indeed floating in front of him.

At his feet were three glowing items dropped by the Death Essence. He picked them up absentmindedly, too distracted by the screen to care what they were. His entire focus was on the character creation interface.

Wait... Did this mean he could have two classes at once? If so, his current Druid class already covered offense, defense, and speed. What he lacked were escape skills. His old specialty, the Rogue class, would be perfect.

This was the third time he'd seen the character creation screen. The first was in his past life, the second was after his rebirth when Morzan had forced him to choose the Druid class. Now, with excitement bubbling inside him, Ethan didn't hesitate. He selected Rogue.

Ding…

[Player has selected the 'Rogue' class. Please confirm!]

"Confirm!" Ethan replied quickly. He didn't want Morzan popping up to interfere again.

Ding…

[Class confirmed. Please enter a character name!]

A character name? Did this mean the Second Avatar was a separate character? Why else would he need to name it?

"Dreamshadow," Ethan typed in, using his Rogue's name from his past life.

Ding…

[Sorry, the character name 'Dreamshadow' is already taken. Would you like to add symbols or numbers? If not, please enter a new name.]

"No symbols!" Ethan snapped.

Of course, it was taken. Ethereal had been live for a while now, and two-word names were bound to be common. He tried several more names, but each time, the system rejected him.

"This is impossible!" Ethan muttered. New players joining Ethereal now probably spent hours just trying to come up with a name that wasn't taken.

Ten minutes later, Ethan was on the verge of a breakdown. He'd tried over a hundred names, and every single one was taken. And he was limited to names in his region's language. Finally, out of desperation, he tried something ridiculous.

"DruidGodIsMyBro."

Ding…

[Sorry, the character name 'DruidGodIsMyBro' is already taken. Would you like to add symbols or numbers? If not, please enter a new name.]

"What the hell?!" Ethan groaned. He tried again.

"DruidGodIsMyDad."

Ding…

[Sorry… Character name… Already taken…]

"DruidGodIsMyGrandpa."

Ding…

[Sorry… Character name… Already taken…]

"DruidGodIsMyAncestor."

Ding…

[Sorry… Character name… Already taken…]

"DruidGodIScrewYourUncle."

Ding…

[Sorry… Character name… Already taken…]

Ethan was speechless. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

How could names like these already be taken? Who in their right mind would choose such ridiculous names? Ethan couldn't believe it. He'd somehow gained a bunch of 'descendants' he never asked for, and the last one—what had he ever done to deserve that? He didn't even know if he had an uncle, but whoever took that name could go ahead and… well, do whatever they wanted.

As for the rest, Ethan didn't even want to try. He was pretty sure his entire family tree had been claimed by other players. Who were these people, and why were they like this? If he ever found them in-game, he'd make sure they regretted their life choices.

After another ten minutes of frustration, Ethan finally gave up and muttered, "NotARogue."

He fully expected this name to be taken too, but to his surprise…

Ding…

[Congratulations! Character creation successful! Character name: NotARogue.]

Ethan was speechless. He wanted to cry.

The holographic screen disappeared, and the Prismatic Stone in his hand began to crack. With a series of crack… crack… sounds, the stone slowly split open. Out tumbled a creature wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and sporting a tail.

"Wait… what?"

Ethan's jaw dropped. Was that... a monkey? A freaking monkey? The Prismatic Stone had actually spawned a monkey.

The creature landed on the ground, curled up in a ball, and then slowly straightened its posture. The movement took only a second, but to Ethan, it felt like watching millions of years of evolution compressed into a single moment. The monkey stood up, transforming from a stone monkey into a fully human player character. It wore the standard newbie outfit—shorts and a wooden sword—and stood there with a blank expression.

Ding…

[System Notification: Congratulations! You have obtained a Second Avatar! Please check the settings in your main character panel!]

Ethan had assumed the Second Avatar would allow him to switch to a second class. Instead, it was a separate character that could exist alongside his main one. A Druid paired with a Rogue—wasn't this the exact setup he'd envisioned for the Renegade Alliance's enforcement team? Maximum mobility, maximum crowd control.

But how was he supposed to control this avatar?

Ethan opened his character panel and noticed a new option:

[NotADruid (Main) / NotARogue (Avatar)]

He could switch between the two characters to view their stats. Clicking on the avatar option, he found that the interface was nearly identical to the main character panel, with three additional buttons: [Manual Control], [AI-Control Mode], and [Idle Mode].

Currently, Idle Mode was selected, which explained why the avatar looked so lifeless and dumb.

Ethan quickly figured out how it worked. This was essentially a "dual-control" system. Manual Control meant he could control both characters simultaneously. AI-Control Mode allowed him to assign tasks to the avatar, which it would then repeat indefinitely. Idle Mode was self-explanatory—the avatar would just stand there, staring at him.

The avatar could also grind monsters and level up on its own. If it died, it wouldn't lose experience or levels, and it wouldn't drop any equipment. It was essentially an invincible NPC. The experience it gained could be transferred entirely or partially to the main character, and vice versa. The two characters shared experience.

As Ethan processed this, a plan began to form in his mind.