The Special Nature of Abilities
"Are these potions really for us?" Hu Wenhu swallowed. "We don't have any money to pay you..."
Zhou Ning smacked him on the back of the head. "Even if we had money, we might not be able to buy potions."
She looked at Xu Huo as she spoke. "You helped me a great deal when you saved my younger brother last time, and I still haven't figured out how to thank you. Now you're giving us potions too. Can I ask why?"
"Just consider it an advance investment," Xu Huo said.
He wasn't brushing Zhou Ning off. He was very interested in her ability, "Elderly Medusa."
"Can you tell me about your profession?"
"My profession is Medusa," Zhou Ning said. "The game gave me three options back then: Painter, Teacher, and Medusa."
"Profession options are tied to the player's original occupation, hobbies, and even personality," Xu Huo said.
"That's right. Painting is my hobby, and I occasionally took commissions. Before I evolved, a client happened to order a huge oil painting of Medusa. I worked on it for an entire year, so I chose Medusa."
Zhou Ning said with some frustration, "But the first ability I received was 'Elderly Medusa.' It has practically no combat power."
The little snakes that grew from her hair and the illusion of the Big Snake only looked frightening. Players with evolved eyesight wouldn't be fooled easily.
"I should have chosen a more specific profession."
She looked somewhat regretful.
Indeed, judging from the players Xu Huo had encountered, regardless of their professions, most evolutionary paths were linked to physical ability and skills. At the end of the day, they were still forms of bodily evolution.
Hu Wenhu and Shen Xin's abilities appeared to be connected to animals, but in reality,