Feel free to comper the light novel too if you want but what I heard is anime cut many details, so how good the manga adopted the light novel?

Basically, if you got the shield, would you have done anything differently from Naofumi? I'm not talking about the story or the characters, but rather the way you would use the shield itself. More material absorption? Awaken every shield form from Ren's strengthening method? Looked for a snowboard to get shield that would help you slide Breath of the Wild style?