Choosing a Puppet

When the scene before him became clear again, Xiao Fan found himself standing in front of that huge table.

"Jiu Chen."

A Jian Qingfeng voice came from beside him.

Xiao Fan looked around and realized that he and his twenty players had been teleported to Jian Qingfeng and the other players who created Puppet.

Twenty players controlling the Puppet, plus four contestants, stand at four different positions on the table.

"Greetings, Lord Qingfeng."

Brother Heartless and Nashang, who were chosen, met Jian Qingfeng, the spiritual leader of the Dragon Nation, for the first time, and rushed forward with excitement.

Jian Qingfeng nodded to the two of them.

Hello.

Chen Xuewei, who had been standing to the side with an indifferent expression, suddenly turned around after hearing the ID "Jiu Chen".

Seeing Xiao Fan's familiar yet unfamiliar face, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes.

Then he turned his head away, silently thinking to himself.

"What a coincidence."

Shen Beiwu reacted much like Chen Xuewei, a flash of hatred crossing his eyes.

His eyes lit up instantly when he saw Chen Xuewei.

He knew Chen Xuewei; she was from their City of Kings and had a grudge against Xiao Fan.

Shen Beiwu instantly had an idea.

Chen Xuewei and Shen Beiwu did not greet Jian Qingfeng; they stood still without moving.

Upon seeing the two, Jian Qingfeng's heart sank instantly.

"How did these three people end up together...?"

The joy he felt upon seeing Xiao Fan vanished instantly, leaving Jian Qingfeng with a headache.

Will the deep-seated hatred between the three affect the upcoming matches?

Jian Qingfeng twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan had just finished observing the surroundings when he turned around and saw Jian Qingfeng looking at him with a complicated expression. He shrugged indifferently.

"Your Lord Qingfeng, please introduce the five Puppet you created."

What's done is done, and there's no point in saying anything now. We should focus all our efforts on the upcoming matches.

Upon hearing this, Jian Qingfeng realized that the five people would be controlling the Puppet he had created, and he quickly began to explain.

"The five Puppet are classified Profession Swordsman, Warrior, Archer, healer, and Assassin."

These are the five major categories of Profession created by Jian Qingfeng based on the Profession created by Xiao Fan, combined with his own learning and summarization.

Xiao Fan nodded; the five Puppet's Profession were quite good.

It's a pity there's no concept of Mage; otherwise, it would be even more perfect.

Next is the skill introduction.

The competition system seemed to have specifically allocated time for players to introduce their Puppet; after Xiao Fan and his group were selected to come to the contestants' side, the system did not provide any further prompts.

Of the five Puppet created by Jian Qingfeng, the Swordsman is undoubtedly perfect, perhaps because it is a replica of Jian Qingfeng himself, and the coordination and connection of the five skills are all excellent.

The other four Puppet were a bit lacking, but still not bad.

Xiao Fan pondered for a moment which Profession of Puppet he should choose.

The first thing to rule out is definitely the healer. It's not that the healer isn't strong, but often one person can't control the fight, especially when Shen Beiwu and Chen Xuewei, two uncertain factors, are present.

The Assassin is actually quite good, but the problem is that the Assassin skills created by Jian Qingfeng are really lacking.

Of the remaining three Profession, Xiao Fan thought long and hard and decided to choose the Swordsman, the most perfect Profession created by Jian Qingfeng.

Just as Xiao Fan was about to assign Profession, he discovered that he was completely unable to move.

What happened?

At that moment, a system notification sounded.

"The selection of the twenty players has concluded, and players are now choosing their Puppet. It's the first player's turn to choose."

"So it's about choosing Puppet."

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief, but soon he thought of something and tried to speak, only to find that he couldn't make a sound. Xiao Fan's face instantly turned ugly.

According to the system's rules, players take turns choosing a Puppet. While other players are choosing Puppet, the remaining players cannot move or speak.

Just like now, the first Puppet chosen by the Dragon Nation was Brother Heartless. Xiao Fan saw that Brother Heartless was already standing in front of five Puppet, while he was frozen in place.

"It's over."

Xiao Fan felt utterly hopeless.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the order in which the contestants choose their puppets will be based on the order in which they were previously selected by the system. This means that Xiao Fan will be the last person to choose Puppet.

It's no longer a matter of him choosing whichever Puppet he wants; instead, he gets to choose whichever Puppet is left after the other four have made their selections.

Brother Heartless is extremely excited now.

His most admired person is Jian Qingfeng. After hearing Jian Qingfeng say that the Swordsman Puppet is a replica of himself, Brother Heartless made up his mind to control the Swordsman Puppet.

Knowing that he was the first player to choose Puppet, he walked towards the Swordsman Puppet without hesitation.

"A tonic!"

Xiao Fan could only watch helplessly as his favorite Profession was chosen by the Brother Heartless.

After making his choice, the Brother Heartless suddenly vanished from his spot, and the Puppet he had chosen now resembled him.

Xiao Fan's pupils dilated in surprise; how amazing.

"It's time for the second player to choose."

As expected, Light Chant That Sorrow stepped forward, and Xiao Fan's anxious heart finally died.

Light Chant That Sorrow stepped forward, looked again and again, and only when the system notified him that time was running out did he quickly select the Assassin Puppet.

The third choice was made by Shen Beiwu, who selected the Warrior Puppet.

In the end, only Chen Xuewei and Xiao Fan remained, and the Puppet were reduced to only the healer and the Archer.

Xiao Fan felt devastated for a moment, but he quickly rallied.

"No, the Dragon Nation Server is still waiting for me, I can't give up. What's wrong with healing? I, Xiao Fan, played a healer from the very first time I entered the game, and now I've reached the top of the Combat Power Leaderboard, haven't I?"

Xiao Fan was already thinking of a solution. Of the five people, only Brother Heartless and Na Youshang were willing to cooperate with him.

A Swordsman, an Assassin, and a healer—if they coordinate well, they can actually be quite a fun team.

Xiao Fan comforted himself.

Chen Xuewei struggled for a long time in front of the last two Puppet, but in the end, she chose to receive treatment.

"What?"

Xiao Fan's eyes, which had previously dimmed, instantly lit up.

He hadn't expected Chen Xuewei to choose treatment, leaving him with the Archer.

This is... amazing!

Without Mage, Archer definitely have the highest potential among Profession.

Only...

Why did Chen Xuewei choose to leave him with a damage-dealing Profession?

Xiao Fan couldn't understand it.

When I saw Chen Xuewei again, she exuded a murderous aura and didn't look like a healer who was saving lives at all.

Xiao Fan didn't know what she had been through, but guessed it might be related to the Golden Talent she had been identified in the last appraisal.

In other words, Chen Xuewei not only unlocked the Golden Talent, but also successfully inlaid it.

"The last player, please choose the Puppet."

As the system voice sounded, Xiao Fan regained control of his body.

He twitched the corner of his mouth. What difference does it make whether he chooses it or not?

"All contestants have finished."