Chapter 928, New Profession, Totem Master

Translator: Silavin

 

After quite some time, Lu Fan smiled somewhat awkwardly. “I appreciate the sentiment, but talking about how to thank me is far too early. Whether this era can pass safely is still not certain. As for how to thank me, why not leave it until we’ve killed all the Ancient Gods, then talk about it?”

 

Lu Fan essentially deflected from the topic, glossing over the matter without giving any clear answer.

 

After all, his relationship with Qin Qiu, Tao Xiaoman, and Jian Ying had not risen to that level yet.

 

His relationship with them could be considered above that of friendship.

 

However, to call them lovers was still a bit too far off.

 

In fact, Lu Fan’s relationship with Ye Wuxian was even closer than with these three.

 

He and Ye Wuxian were practically separated by only a thin paper.

 

As long as they broke through it, they would be lovers.

 

In contrast with Qin Qiu and the others, while there were some ambiguous elements between them, they were still more like very, very close friends before taking that further step.

 

Therefore, Qin Qiu had indeed said something that caught Lu Fan somewhat off-guard.

 

But on the other hand, did Lu Fan like Qin Qiu?

 

Naturally he did.

 

Men have strong possessive desires. If he could follow his heart freely, Lu Fan naturally would not mind gathering all these girls together.

 

But such matters were not necessarily acceptable to everyone.

 

Like in novels where a  peerless woman shyly lies in a man’s arms saying he was too amazing, a blessing to all women. That the woman would openly declare that she wanted her man to have more women, that as a partner, she was not enough for the man… that their nights were too exhausting…

 

Such scenes were pure fantasy.

 

No woman would be completely unbothered by such things.

 

This had nothing to do with whether the man was ‘powerful’, only with whether the woman loved him humbly enough.

 

Among the women close to Lu Fan: Ye Wuxian, Qin Qiu, Tao Xiaoman, Jian Ying, which was someone who would humbly love him?

 

Moreover, they were all friends with each other. Once Lu Fan got together with one of them, their relationships would inevitably change.

 

They might even develop rifts.

 

This was the result Lu Fan least wanted to see.

 

Therefore, maintaining the status quo was actually the only path for their delicate relationships.

 

As for ultimately choosing who, or being able to gather them all, that could wait.

 

Once everyone became Ancient Gods, they would have endless time to settle this.

 

Even staying together like this indefinitely was not impossible. Therefore, there was no need to make a decision so quickly.

 

Qin Qiu, with her intelligence, immediately understood why Lu Fan gave such an ambiguous answer.

 

She also knew what Lu Fan was thinking, so she did not insist on a definite answer.

 

Thus, she nodded, not dwelling too much on this question.

 

In any case, the three of them had made their decision, willing to accept the Divine Seats.

 

Lu Fan planned to bring them together to Cherry Blossom Country to find those three Ancient Gods.

 

Using Shadow Isle as a transfer point, Lu Fan brought the three back to Dragon Capital, successfully meeting up with Jin Zhan.

 

Jin Zhan and the three girls were not strangers. Learning these three young ladies were the ones Lu Fan planned to grant Divine Seats to, Jin Zhan had no objections and was quite respectful toward them.

 

After all, though young, the three girls were already at their Fourth Profession.

 

When Jin Zhan was that young, his Level had not been as high as theirs.

 

Though Lu Fan had Carried them for a large portion of their Levels, they were not weak by any means. This earned Jin Zhan’s admiration.

 

Jin Zhan asserted that if the three trained properly in future, their eventual strength would definitely not be inferior to his.

 

Entrusting the Divine Seats to these three extremely promising youths was something he had no objections to.

 

Thus, the five formed a team, preparing to head to Cherry Blossom Country.

 

The time when the various Hidden Clans would jointly depart for the Earth Tripartite was drawing near. The five needed to impersonate a Hidden Clan and rendezvous with the others from Cherry Blossom Country.

 

However, before departing, Jin Zhan gave Lu Fan another good item.

 

It was a mask carved with star-like patterns that looked extraordinary. When Lu Fan took it and examined its Attributes, he discovered it was indeed as such.

 

This was an Epic Grade item that, when equipped, could grant the wearer a completely new Attribute Panel and Profession Skills for ten days!

 

Moreover, this equipment called the Mask of Deception even granted a Hidden Profession!

 

Jin Zhan had prepared two Mask of Deceptions total, letting Lu Fan choose from them.

 

Lu Fan examined the profession information of both Mask of Deceptions, discovering one was the Hidden Profession, Black Flame Mage.

 

This Profession was very similar to Fire Mage, except the Fire Skills it released would cause stronger Sustainable Damage Over Time to enemies, and were extremely difficult to remove with Cleanse Skills.

 

Therefore, in terms of Sustainable Damage Over Time, the Black Flame Mage Profession was quite domineering.

 

The other Hidden Profession was Totem Master, leaning toward functionality and Support.

 

This Profession could erect many Totems with different functions. Some could Taunt Monsters, forcing opponents to attack the Taunt Totem.

 

Some could Enhance teammates’ Attributes.

 

Still others could Weaken opponents’ status, applying Debuffs to enemies.

 

Other Skills could continuously strike down lightning within the Totem’s effect range, dealing considerable Damage.

 

In short, this Profession was quite versatile. IT was capable of Damage Output, Tanking, Crowd Control, and Support.

 

It was a jack-of-all-trades Profession, comparable to Tao Xiaoman’s Imperial Ice Sword God.

 

Between these two Mask of Deception, Jin Zhan let Lu Fan choose first.

 

After all, he and Lu Fan were both quite famous and might very well be recognised in Cherry Blossom Country.

 

Therefore, a new Attribute Panel and Skills could serve as an excellent disguise.

 

As for Jian Ying and the others, it was not necessary.

 

They were not famous in the first place. Even casually using their own Skills would not raise suspicions about their identity.

 

Lu Fan deliberated between the two Mask of Deception before ultimately choosing the Totem Master’s Mask of Deception.

 

Black Flame Mage was relatively singular in Profession Characteristics, just randomly releasing Attack Skills from the backline. How boring.

 

In contrast, Totem Master had a variety of Skills and could play various roles.

 

Rarely having the chance to experience the joy of another Profession, Lu Fan naturally wanted to choose something fun.

 

After choosing, Lu Fan and Jin Zhan each donned their Mask of Deceptions.

 

Instantly, both their Attribute Panels and Skills were completely changed, becoming ordinary Hidden Profession Players around Level 90-something.

 

Lu Fan sensed that though his Attribute Panel had changed, with just a thought he could still restore his original Attribute Panel at any time.