After Fish finished speaking, Phantom obediently closed his mouth. However, his expression carried a hint of resentment as he pulled out a small mirror from his top hat, examining himself from left to right as if asking, "Am I really that annoying?" Clearly, this member of the Free Alliance had little self-awareness about his reputation and personality.
Comparing him with another Free Alliance member Li Nian, Lin Yu couldn't help but form a thought: "Is one of the selection criteria for the Free Alliance being 'unconsciously annoying'?" Should he have Zhu Ming demonstrate some of these personality traits later? But those were considerations for after they got out. Right now, what needed consideration was...
How to help Fish pass this [Dessert] challenge. As fellow Unique Class holders, helping Fish was indirectly helping himself. After some thought, Lin Yu spoke again.
"[Alarm Clock]... Could you tell me about its functions? When you chose it, you must have seen its description. Do you still remember?" Fish crossed her arms: "Of course I remember!"
"The [Alarm Clock] allows me to simultaneously use abilities from three 'Classes' - with time limitations. Depending on the three 'Classes' I choose, it randomly sets an 'alarm time' between one hour and seventy-two hours. Before the alarm sounds, I can freely use all three Class abilities."
"Each time the alarm rings, I randomly lose one of the abilities." Hearing Fish's explanation, Lin Yu pondered. So the 'Freelancer' couldn't inherently use multiple Class abilities simultaneously - it required the [Alarm Clock]'s assistance. But...
This item sounded quite powerful. Why hadn't Fish chosen it? Was the other [Item] more suitable for her? Lin Yu shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it. He followed Phantom's train of thought.
"So among your current Class abilities... is there anything that could interact with this alarm clock?" Fish thought for a moment.
"Well... might as well come clean. The three abilities I drew for this session are 'Soldier', 'Student', and 'Monk'... I haven't decided which to use yet." Hearing this, Lin Yu nodded.
It seemed the 'Freelancer' ability involved drawing three Class abilities per game session for selection? And apparently, one could delay choosing indefinitely. Lin Yu was very familiar with both 'Soldier' and 'Student' - the latter was common, while the former, though fewer in number, formed the backbone of major organizations.'Monk'... Lin Yu searched his memory. Like 'Ninja', it was a relatively rare Class. Its ability was rather special - technically 'Skill Type' but many considered it 'Special Type'.
The 'Monk' ability involved performing a "pious prayer" to randomly receive one of three blessings: "Good Fortune", "Revelation", or "Blessing" - with effects depending on the degree of "piety". It could only be used once per dungeon or return. Rumor had it that in dungeons "closer to the gods", the 'Monk's' ability grew stronger. Clearly...
In dungeons where divine "agents" directly manifested, like now, the 'Monk' ability would be particularly suitable. Lin Yu thought that except for his second dungeon where gods inexplicably appeared personally... this was probably the "closest to gods" a dungeon could get. However...
Lin Yu looked at Fish. "I'd like to recommend choosing 'Monk', but... can you perform a 'pious prayer'?" he asked seriously.
Fish met his gaze, and for the first time, the perpetually cocky blonde-haired girl showed an expression of frustration. "Honestly, I've had 'Monk' before... and only got about 15 seconds of sensory enhancement blessing."
The 'Monk's' "Blessing" granted temporary physical enhancement. Even knowing Fish's temperament, Lin Yu couldn't help but be surprised. "15 seconds?!" According to forum data Lin Yu had seen, even in unfavorable conditions with bad luck, a 'Monk' should receive at least 10 minutes of blessing duration.
Hearing Lin Yu's reaction, Fish turned her head away irritably. "I'm not some god-babbling zealot like you... I'm an atheist materialist, okay? I genuinely can't believe in this stuff!"
Before Lin Yu could respond, Phantom interjected: "Surviving over a year in the Death Game while still claiming to be a materialist makes you some kind of miracle yourself. Why don't you ask that octopus over there what the banquet host's name is?"
Fish glared at him, looking even more annoyed. "Hah? Of course I know these 'gods' exist! But they're nothing like the deities religions describe! I just think they might be... whatever, I'm not discussing this on their turf." She waved her hand dismissively.
As Phantom opened his mouth to continue, Li Hua suddenly spoke: "This is why you're on her kill list. You have a way of making everything sound sarcastic." "Huh? Do I?" Phantom scratched his head. "You do," Even Mosin-Nagant felt compelled to chime in fairly.
Lin Yu understood now. Among higher-tier players, 'Magician' Phantom was probably known for traits like "being verbally obnoxious." Clearing his throat, Lin Yu steered the conversation back on track with Fish.
"Anyway... you've explained the reasons yourself, so choosing 'Monk' probably won't work. Therefore, I recommend you choose - 'Student'."
Fish scratched her head. "What? 'Student'? How would I use that?" Lin Yu pointed at Ka the Octopus. "Beg him. Ask this Head Chef how to properly enjoy the [Dessert] or find the cards - or at least get some hints." He said seriously.
Hearing this, Fish looked troubled. "Ah... that is an idea, but... compared to 'pious prayer', 'begging' isn't much easier for me, you know?"