My profession is too unique.

Chapter 117 Targeting and Advancing to the Third Tier

He also wanted to get something for free from Cheng Lang, so he decided to leave with Du Yu.

On the way, I learned about the internal situation of the Supervision Department from Du Yu.

“The situation is much better now. The day after the Pang family was destroyed, people were really indignant. They wanted to storm the courtroom and capture your chief judge alive…” Du Yu’s words were still incoherent.

The judges walking in front of the two turned their heads with unfriendly expressions and glared fiercely at Du Yu, startling him. They only calmed down after glancing at Su Chen beside him.

"That's why I don't dare to wear my uniform..." he muttered to himself.

Su Chen was also wondering, "I wonder what the Elders' Council is thinking. They wiped out the Pang family without letting the Oversight Department get involved at all. Even if they suspect others, sending a minister to keep an eye on them would at least ease things a bit..."

As he gained a deeper understanding of Ying Feng and sorted out the various factions, he finally realized just how much hatred people felt about the actions taken by the court that night.

The hidden dangers behind this were something Chongjingtian and his ilk couldn't possibly be unaware of, yet they still did it anyway.

Suddenly, Su Chen remembered something, "I almost forgot, why haven't I received my share of the spoils from the destruction of the Pang family yet? The process is so slow."

Du Yu had to return to the Supervision Department, while Su Chen went directly to the Translation Office.

……

Cheng Lang had been waiting for a long time under the shade of trees inside the translation office.

Upon seeing Su Chen arrive, his furrowed brows relaxed somewhat. After throwing out the bait last time, Su Chen hadn't followed up, which made him quite uneasy.

Su Chen came from a lower-level city. Such a person without any connections could remain unresponsive for almost a month despite the security company's recruitment and even the guarantee of a top-tier job.

This composure exceeded his expectations. After much deliberation, Cheng Lang decided to take the initiative to make contact again.

Since Su Chen didn't refuse, there was still a chance. However, Cheng Lang didn't mention the previous recruitment. Instead, he sighed and said, "Yesterday, another judge died."

"Another one died..." Su Chen frowned slightly. This was the third judge he had heard of dying since the Pang family was destroyed. "Was it death due to occupational abnormality?"

Cheng Lang nodded, "That's how it appears on the surface, but perhaps it's revenge from the Pang family."

The main members of the Pang family were all captured, but some of those scattered in other places managed to escape.

"Why are you keeping the body covered?" Su Chen couldn't help but shake his head.

"Then you should ask Chong Jingtian why he attacked the Pang family without giving any warning." Cheng Lang said coldly but helplessly, "The friction between the Tribunal and the Three Departments has a long history, and it will probably take decades to resolve."

Cheng Lang practically said, "Once you become the chief judge, we'll work together."

“Yes,” Su Chen wholeheartedly agreed.

This kid… Seeing how patient this guy was, Cheng Lang could only speak first: “What I said last time, how have you considered it? A month has passed, and I heard that Chu Xuan is one step closer to becoming a top professional.”

"I can consider it," Su Chen pondered.

Even with Cheng Lang's composure, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. He represented not only the Ministry of Supervision, but the Security Bureau, and this kid actually said he would "consider"?
"However, shouldn't you show some sincerity first?" Su Chen asked tentatively.

Cheng Lang's face fell. At least the other guys still had some dignity as core seeds, but this kid was different; he came up here asking for benefits right away.

Since they've been so blunt, Cheng Lang's expression turned sour, and he said in a deep voice, "We will only offer sincerity to the core seeds."

"Heh..." Su Chen let out a cryptic laugh. Sure enough, all those words were nice before, but when it came to actually bleeding, things were a different story.

Cheng Lang's meaning was clear: if he lost this identity after advancing to the third rank, then there would be no value in investing in him.

“That means they’re not sincere.” Su Chen shook his head, feigning disappointment. “I thought the Security Bureau wouldn’t be so petty.”

Cheng Lang gritted his teeth in anger, his voice growing increasingly cold: "Being magnanimous doesn't mean being a sucker."

"Then... how can I believe your promises?" Su Chen shook his head and said:

“You should be able to find out that I come from a background of homelessness. My years of homelessness taught me a lesson: the future that others promise may be wonderful, but right now, whether you can have enough to eat is the most important thing.”

"Your vision is so narrow..." Cheng Lang naturally knew this. He frowned, pondered for a long time, and then asked, "What do you want?"

"Five secret energy crystals and five different types of lightning cores," Su Chen demanded outrageously.

Cheng Lang looked unwell; he had a narrow perspective but a huge appetite.

These items, not even counting the personal connections used, are worth nearly 20 million gold coins on paper.

It's nothing to the Security Bureau, but if they give it to them, they'll become complete idiots.

“Too much…” Cheng Lang immediately refused, “One Mystic Energy Crystal and one Thunder Core.”

It's okay to offer some benefits, but don't be a sucker.

“You guys are too stingy.” Su Chen frowned. “How about this, let’s go all the way. I only need three Mystic Energy Crystals.”

Cheng Lang's expression changed, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally agreed, "Okay."

Su Chen's face immediately lit up with a smile. "Actually, I have admired the Security Bureau for a long time."

"By the way, send the things to me as soon as possible."

Cheng Lang's cheek twitched; the change of expression was incredibly fast. By the time he realized what had happened, the other person had already turned and left.

Staring at Su Chen's back, Cheng Lang's expression changed several times, but finally he revealed an indescribable smile, "I'm not afraid that you have desires, I'm afraid that you have no desires at all."

When Su Chen discovers that his position as a core seed is truly unstable, the resulting disparity in status will naturally prompt him to seek out someone who can help him.

They weren't afraid that Su Chenzhen would fall from his position as a core seed; on the contrary, they were happy to see him fall, because that would give them a real chance to take control of him.

……

I happened to be in the translation office and wanted to catch up with Old Sang, so I went to his lab but found he wasn't there and had to go back to the courtroom.

As soon as Su Chen came out of the parking lot, he saw a group of judges gathered together, indignant and loud.

In the short time it took Su Chen to walk past them, he figured out what was going on.

It was still because of the deaths of the judges; three judges had died in this month, which was already a major event.

However, with the body held by the Ministry of Supervision, the investigation could not proceed at all. Even when the second presiding judge, who remained in the courtroom, intervened, the Ministry of Supervision did not give him any face.

Without the orders of the Senate, and with the court having no power to investigate law enforcement within the city, these people were seething with anger.

“When any power develops to a certain point, it will naturally have a tendency to expand itself. Reverence for Heaven cannot solve this problem; it is impossible for it to attack its own foundation.”

"...Unless there is an external crisis that forcibly forces them to unite, perhaps when Yingfeng was first established, everyone was indeed of one mind, but now it has existed for over a thousand years, and the external environment can no longer be considered a crisis..."

Su Chen's thoughts kept wandering. When he returned to the villa, he found Gu Bing already waiting there, looking rather pale. A small hovercraft was parked at the entrance.

“Su Chen…” Gu Bing’s expression softened slightly when she saw him return. “Here are the metal materials you requested.”

"Okay." Su Chen opened the door, put the materials in the basement, and looking at the absent-minded Gu Bing, asked, "Senior Sister, is something on your mind?"

"Huh?" Gu Bing was startled and hesitated.

"What's troubling you? You can tell me about it," Su Chen asked further, as he had a good impression of the Gu family.

If you enjoy the benefits others have, you'll naturally want to support them.

“I see…” Gu Bing composed herself, “Didn’t you mention the Arcane Energy Crystal and the Lightning Core to me before? The Arcane Energy Crystal is a bit troublesome, but the Lightning Core is much easier to obtain.”

"We had already agreed with the people at the resource repository to get three for four million gold, but they only notified us yesterday that they couldn't give them to us."

"Even if my grandfather added 500,000 yuan to the price of each one, it wouldn't make a difference."

“Hmm…” Su Chen was quite surprised. He had indeed mentioned the Thunder Core once, but only asked about the specific difficulty and price of obtaining it.

I didn't expect the Gu family to be so attentive.

"It's alright, we don't need it for now," Su Chen reassured her.

“It’s not just because we haven’t received the goods yet,” Gu Bing said in a low voice. “The resource repository has a good reputation. My grandfather contacted an old acquaintance, so there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

“After being robbed yesterday, my grandfather went to see his old friend overnight. The friend vaguely revealed that the person who robbed him came from inside the court.”

Inside the courtroom… Su Chen's expression turned serious. So, the other party wasn't after the Gu family, but after him.

His contact with the Gu family could not be kept secret from those who were interested. The Gu family had never dealt with thunder cores before, so their sudden purchase was most likely because of him, which was easy to deduce.

Chu Xuan? Su Chen thought subconsciously.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
A knock on the door sounded abruptly. Su Chen's eyes flickered. "Interesting. I just got back."

Gu Bing seemed somewhat bewildered, unsure of what Su Chen meant.

"Junior Brother Su..."

Standing outside the door was a young man with a kind smile, but his eyes were calm.

“Senior Brother Liu…” Su Chen recognized the other party, Liu Chen… Inner Court Seed, Crimson Gold Talent, Third-Order Professional.

Not long ago, he and Minglin fought for forty minutes, and he was hailed as one of the people who came closest to becoming a core seed.

"I hope I didn't disturb you." His gaze swept over Gu Bing, who was standing behind Su Chen, and before Su Chen could answer, he said to himself, "Actually, I came here to apologize."

"Bearing thorns to apologize?" Su Chen's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had a guess. "What do you mean by that?"

Liu Chen's expression darkened when he saw that Liu Chen didn't invite him in, but he quickly composed himself. "Well, there's a younger brother in my family who needs to go out on a mission, so I was thinking of getting him some weapons for self-defense."

"So I set my sights on the Thunder Core, only to find out that this month's production had already been pre-ordered. With no other option, I had to cut in line and get three."

At this point, Gu Bing pursed her lips.

"Out of desperation, I had to cut in line," because his grandfather had gone to great lengths to reserve it.

Liu Chen said with a helpless expression, "I just found out that it was actually snatched from the Gu family. I really didn't expect it, so I came here specifically to apologize to my junior brother."

At first, he said "I'm sorry," but now it has become "I'm sorry." Su Chen stared at him with an ambiguous smile, but did not say anything.

"Not in a hurry at all?" Liu Chen was quite surprised; this kid had quite a bit of composure.

He then continued, "I came here today to ask if you need it urgently. If you do, I can have it delivered first, so you can have it delivered to you first."

Gu Bing's face turned ugly. At this point, even she understood that Liu Chen hadn't come to apologize at all; he had clearly come to intimidate her.

He'll only give it to you if you ask.

This isn't just about the "Thunder Core," it also includes everything Su Chen will need later. This is forcing Su Chen to choose sides. She couldn't help but look at Su Chen with worry, but saw that her junior brother still had a smile on his face. She gently shook her head and said, "There's no rush. Let's focus on your brother first. It would be bad if something happened to him."

Liu Chen paused for a moment, then gave a forced smile. "It's good that you don't mind, Junior Brother. If you need any help from your Senior Brother in the future, just let me know."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Su Chen's response.

As he walked further away, Liu Chen glanced back at the now-closed door, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. "Stubborn to the end, suffering for the sake of saving face."

Career development and fulfilling requirements—which of these doesn't require resources?
Su Chen came from a lower-level city and also wanted to stay out of it, watching others fight to the death, which was utterly ridiculous.

“Su Chen…” Gu Bing called out softly in the room, her face showing worry.

"What's wrong?" Su Chen turned around in confusion.

Gu Bing wanted to remind the other party not to act rashly, but seeing Su Chen's normal expression, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then she heard him ask, "Is this Liu Chen from a very powerful family?"

Gu Bing explained, "The Liu family has been involved in the court for generations. Although they have never produced a presiding judge, they now have several deputy directors and more than a dozen senior judges who are from the Liu family."

“He was carefully nurtured from a young age, and his first and second levels were top-tier professions. When he entered the court of judgment two years ago, he also attracted a lot of attention.”

Gu Bing asked cautiously, "He's Wei Yufan's man. I don't know why he's targeting you. Is there some misunderstanding?"

"Perhaps," Su Chen said noncommittally.

After seeing Gu Bing off and finishing up most of the miscellaneous tasks, Su Chen returned to his previous training routine.

Time flows like water.

That day, in the gravity chamber, Su Chen's head trembled, and his mental energy leaked out in all directions, as if the surroundings were shrouded in a hazy mist.

[Cloud Breath Meditation Technique upgraded to Master level, gaining the ability -- Cloud Spirit: Slightly increases mental acuity]

As the tingling sensation gradually subsided, Su Chen clenched his fist, his bones cracking.

"With the Wind and Thunder Envoy activated, I should be able to kill Zhou Xian head-on..." Su Chen estimated his current strength. The gradual accumulation of training methods had made him far stronger than others of the same level.

Even among top-tier professions, it is difficult to compare.

With a sigh of relief, Su Chen stared intently at the control panel.

[Wind and Thunder Envoy: 87%]

[Mystic Master: 100%]

[Grade E Mystic Iron Body Forging Technique - Proficiency: 40%]

Lei Yao's body tempering technique had long since reached the master level, and he had obtained an ability called [Thunder Bone], which enhanced his bone strength and allowed him to change his body tempering technique.

But the most crucial thing is that once his Cloud Breath Meditation Technique reaches the Master level, he can advance to the third tier.

On the panel, the class [Arcane Weaver] has changed to [Arcane Master].

The secret energy crystal that Cheng Lang promised to deliver arrived several days ago.

After Su Chen obtained it, he immediately caused the weaver of the secret technique to undergo a transformation.

As he expected, under the influence of the Black Tortoise's power, the conditions for employment remained unchanged.

He had long suspected this, since the "Wind Hunter" had been able to complete the transformation conditions after being promoted.

After the transformation, no additional conditions are needed, which is enough to prove that even before promotion, one can change the nature of the profession without affecting the job requirements.

"Only the trial of delirium remains..."

Su Chen completed the creation of a second-tier elemental ability with ease, demonstrating that the strength of the Wind and Thunder Envoy profession was no joke.

"Then, let's get ready..." Su Chen's expression became much more serious.

Leaving the gravity chamber, we entered the bedroom. There were windows here, and the walls weren't thick, so if anything went wrong, we could get back to light as soon as possible.

And timed it to zero, and after one hour, it produced light.

Having quickly set up the dark conditions, Su Chen took a deep breath; the preparation process was already extremely skillful.

When the symbol on his chest was completed, Su Chen felt an unprecedented dragging sensation, as if his body had been struck by a tremendous force and was falling into an abyss—a feeling he had never experienced before.

Previously, it was a slow immersion, but this time, it felt as if a pair of hands were forcefully pulling him into a certain area.

The surrounding darkness seemed to have transformed into a viscous, living entity.

He could still breathe, but the air gradually took on a stale smell.

A sound gradually came to my ears, like something being dragged on dry fallen leaves.

The sounds rang out simultaneously from above, below, left, and right, without any source or pattern, weaving an endless net that tightly bound him.

“It’s different from last time…” Su Chen tried to stay calm, having consulted a lot of information.

There are all sorts of professions related to the spiritual realm, but eight out of ten of them will include a trial of delirium as a requirement for employment.

The area where the Whispering Trial takes place is called the "Netherworld." Yingfeng's materials contain various speculations, but the most mainstream idea is that it is the final destination of all spirits.

Su Chen felt as if his limbs were filled with lead, or as if he were tightly bound by the thick darkness; he couldn't even lift a finger.

Finally, a hazy light appeared before his eyes, and he saw an endless expanse of smooth ground with huge, crisscrossing dark lines.

“This place is…” Su Chen looked around but couldn’t see anything. He tried walking forward a bit, then squatted down and tapped the ground, making a dull sound.

Rumble!
Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and Su Chen was thrown into the air. The ground shrank continuously, and he felt excruciating pain all over his body, as if he were being cut open inch by inch by a sharp blade.

"This is...!" Su Chen's pupils dilated dramatically. The ground below, which was shrinking continuously, gradually became a circle, and the crisscrossing black lines actually condensed into a vertical pupil.

The place I was standing in just now wasn't land at all, it was clearly a head, the head of Heituo!
"Fuck you!"

Su Chen was truly cursing this time. With only himself as a reference point, he couldn't fully grasp the size of the head at such high speeds.
But without a doubt, it must be extremely terrifying.

This monstrous spirit was already watching him; wasn't he just walking into a trap?

Under the pressure of being about to be eaten, Su Chen had a flash of inspiration and quickly transformed into the "Black Tuo Priest".

"*?"

A voice, filled with surprise and doubt, and as loud as a great bell, rang in his ears. Su Chen couldn't understand what it meant.

But the sense of separation he felt gradually disappeared, but he was quickly pulled back from the state of being knocked away, and the head in front of him rapidly enlarged!
Black Tuo discovered him!

Just then, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared before Su Chen's eyes.

To prevent himself from getting too deeply involved and losing control of his body, Zero, who was placed in a corner and put on a timer, suddenly emitted an intensely bright light from his eyes.

Like a drowning person suddenly pulled up, Su Chen took a deep breath, subconsciously stood up, his heart pounding rapidly, and it took a long time for it to calm down.

After opening the window and letting in natural light, Su Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, still feeling lingering fear. "That's really weird, I actually ran into Hei Tuo."

Taking a breath, Su Chen looked at the panel. After the words "Secret Technique Master" appeared, the words "Job Appointment" finally appeared before dissipating.

In an instant, Su Chen felt his brain explode, his mental energy surged out and rapidly expanded, instantly sweeping Zero away and sending him crashing into the wall.

[The Mystic Master has successfully advanced to the rank of Master of Mystic Arts!]

[The master of the secret weapon gains an enhancement - control over the secret weapon +1]

[Crimson Lightning's Metamorphosis - Crimson Lightning Prison: Consumes spiritual energy to expand a lightning domain around the body.]

[Psychic powers have been enhanced!]

[Mind Control Metamorphosis - Mind Implantation: Splits off a mental seed that can be implanted into life forms lacking mental resilience for monitoring.]

[Gained Professional Ability - Black Tortoise's Gaze: Stealing power from Black Tortoise, this ability can briefly pull the target's spirit into the Netherworld.]

As his surging mental energy gradually subsided, Su Chen tried his best to gather the scattered mental energy around him and adapt to the 360-degree field of vision, where he could even see the dust in the air.

He was already quite experienced in dealing with this feeling and quickly reined in his expanding mental energy.

A quick scan of the panel reveals that those that need to transform have transformed, and those that need to be strengthened have been strengthened.

The crimson lightning quickly transformed into a wide-range attack method. With a slight thought, crimson arcs of electricity lit up around the bedroom.

Crackling!

The Zero in the corner, due to its high metal content, quickly attracted a tender crimson lightning bolt.

Boom! Various parts scattered all over the ground. His eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly scattered them.

"Such immense power, and this is only the beginning of its power-building phase..."

Zero is a mechanical puppet, and the materials used are of high quality; even a regular Tier 2 puppet cannot dismantle her.

"Not bad, not bad..." Su Chen nodded repeatedly. This was the strength of a top-tier professional. If he encountered Zhou Xian again, he could probably kill him with a single glance.

He was also quite curious about the ability of [mental implantation].

I tried to activate it cautiously, and felt a stinging pain in my spiritual body, as if I had been pricked by a needle. Tiny spiritual seeds split off, invisible to the naked eye.

"This is indeed a powerful surveillance tool for gathering intelligence... and with my mental strength, it's possible to implant it at the same level as others," Su Chen pondered.

Finally, there is [Black Tuo's Gaze], which is also a gain from this murmuring trial.

"The Underworld... that place is no place for humans." Su Chen still feels terrified when he thinks back on it.

The accumulation of top-tier professions and the enhancement of various meditation techniques have made his mental strength far surpass that of a newly promoted third-tier professional.

This [Black Eye] should be difficult to block unless you are a top-tier third-tier mental class.

He was quite satisfied with this promotion. The enhanced, transformed, or even fused abilities on the panel did not mean that the previous abilities disappeared.

The panel integrates information, and these capabilities are essentially his own and can be used flexibly.

“Third-order… Liu Chen…” Su Chen found a bright blue bead, about the size of a thumb, from the wreckage of Zero. With this thing, Zero was still alive.

He glanced out the window; the light had already dimmed, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)