"That Ability is incredible," Xin Rong praised. "It has to be a White Player."
"White Players and Black Players can both evolve their Abilities. There isn't much difference between them. How can you be sure it's the former?" Xu Huo asked.
"Just a feeling," Xin Rong said. "Abilities are based on a Player's profession, but developing them isn't easy. Two Players might have similar professions, yet their Abilities could be worlds apart. Take me, for example. My Abilities are mostly defensive, and even the rest don't have much offensive power. I certainly can't directly strip someone of their props. Generally speaking, the game treats White Players a little better."
Xu Huo had never heard that claim before.
"That's based on statistics from the Platinum Eye," Xin Rong said after a moment's thought. "Look at the Players who get off the Preliminary Train. Red Players either have no Abilities or can't upgrade them. Black Players lean more toward offense and usually have an easier time getting good props. White Players are more cautious. Anyone who survives certainly isn't harmless, but the game sets a baseline for Players. When they clear the same Dungeon, Black Players are more likely to get good props, while White Players' Abilities are more likely to upgrade."
"Black Players' Abilities can upgrade too, but on a large scale, they're not as quick as White Players'. It also depends on how much you build them up. Anyway, the more they upgrade, the stronger they get—not just in range, but in how forceful they are, too. Stripping so many Players of their props means that Ability is seriously powerful."
"You know Abilities are harder to guard against than props."
Xu Huo knew that Abilities were more unusual, of course. But based on his own upgrades and Dungeon-clearing history, he