My profession is too unique.

Chapter 138 Unexpected Bidding
Su Chen tapped his chest, making a dull thud. The texture of his skin and his sense of touch remained unchanged.

"It's truly amazing..." he couldn't help but exclaim, after a brief assessment.
"In that case, a third-tier professional definitely can't break my defense. Even a top-tier professional with maxed-out development wouldn't be enough. I wonder if Wu Yang, a lower-tier fourth-tier professional, can break through my defense..."

"I feel so safe."

Su Chen was quite satisfied. Just the fact that it became a defense with no blind spots after the fusion was enough to make him feel worth enduring so many days of beatings.

On the panel, only 46% of the job requirements for the [Rebel] have been met.

As for the fragments of the Void Star, today is the auction day for the resource pool, and Gu Bing has already taken people to buy them, so there's no need for him to show up.

Immediately, he took out a new D-level meditation technique—the Mystic Ice Soul Purification Meditation Technique.

"...Visualize yourself as if you were in the freezing cold of the polar regions, drawing in the cold energy to refine your essence, repeating this nine times, until the sea of ​​your spirit rises with extreme ice..."

Just as she was pondering this, the gravity chamber door opened, and Bai Fengxi arrived, her pretty face tense. Seeing Su Chen standing there, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Am I early?"

She glanced at the time. "It's getting late."

"You don't need to beat me up today," Su Chen said, shaking his head, and added, "You don't need to in the future either."

"The requirements have been met?" Bai Fengxi looked disappointed, and her mood seemed to have worsened.

Su Chen was speechless, noticing something was wrong, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I lost." She said in a low voice, with a hint of anger, "I lost to Liang Jingcheng in the selection competition!"

"This guy seems to have taken up a special job again, and his methods have become more diverse."

"I see..." Su Chen wasn't too surprised. Liang Jingcheng had been a core seed for so many years, he must have some skills.

Seeing Su Chen's completely unsurprised attitude, Bai Fengxi was as deflated as a frostbitten eggplant, and sighed: "I was too hasty. After all, I am not you."

"What you're saying," Su Chen shook his head. "If you could be like me, that would be too incredible."

"Ha..." Bai Fengxi laughed in exasperation, "You really know how to comfort people."

After a few lighthearted banter, Bai Fengxi recovered. Her mentality wasn't so easily broken; it was just that she had expected to be a core seed, but had ultimately lost, which was somewhat disappointing.

"Those guys are really something else. Their experience, skill, and teamwork are practically perfect..." Bai Fengxi began to review the game, realizing that he had underestimated his opponents.

“After all, they’ve been in this position for so many years, and there are people specifically assigned to adjust their career paths,” Su Chen said with a hint of comfort. “You’ve only been in the courtroom for six months, and you already want to challenge them.”

"And what about you?" Bai Fengxi asked in return. "We came together."

"I told you, don't compare yourself to me, I've already opened my shop." Su Chen said helplessly. Old Bai was very competitive. After all, he had also climbed up from the ranks of the refugees. Since they came from the same background, it was inevitable that they would compare themselves to him.

Bai Fengxi sighed, "After fighting those core seeds, I realized how powerful you are. No wonder you forced Wei Yufan to advance to the fifth rank."

She had been keeping up with news about Su Chen, especially after his battle with Chu Xuan, but she hadn't witnessed the battle herself; she had only heard about it through word of mouth.

Many people are saying that if he steps onto the challenge stage, none of the core seeds should be a match for Su Chen.

Unconsciously, she began to look down on those guys, but after standing on the challenge stage and facing Liang Jingcheng...

She suddenly realized how powerful Su Chen was, and the oppressive feeling he brought to others.

"Forget it, I can't compare to you. Sooner or later I'll be able to compete with those veteran core seeds. I'll go back and train." Bai Fengxi said, then left gracefully. "Next time I have the chance to beat you up, remember to call me."

"Sooner or later, he will become a core seed." Su Chen said, watching Bai Fengxi's retreating figure.

Old Bai has the right temperament and enough talent. Once her foundation is strengthened, she will definitely be a core seed.

After getting started with the meditation method, Su Chen tidied up a bit and headed to the translation department. This time, he had extended the resonance time even further, and it had taken him almost two months to finish translating.

"Once this translation is finished, I can use it to trade with Minglin for that [Glutton]..."

Today is the final day of work. Qin Qiyuan has basically integrated the career information and made a rough rating of the careers.

"Tentatively designated as Grade B, with two top-tier professions as one of the requirements, and also requiring the integration of metal materials, which should have a significant effect on physical enhancement."

Qin Qiyuan pondered, "But the specific professional skills and limitations after taking the job will have to be analyzed after someone takes the job."

"Or, you can come and talk to me after you take the job someday. You'll definitely be satisfied with the two types of physical abilities required for top-tier professions. The rest aren't too difficult; you just need to persevere."

Before taking up a job, one can only infer a person's professional abilities through speculation. Based on his experience, Lao Sang was able to deduce the abilities of the [Space Organizer], and the previous [Drug Tester] was also relatively easy to deduce.

However, it is difficult to make direct inferences about the "Bone Armorer" based on clues in their professional information.

If Su Chen hadn't already taken up a position, it would be difficult to know that his ability was to fuse with external armor to enhance his body's defense.

“Rank B…” Su Chen nodded, which also meant that he could exchange for a Rank B profession from the translation office. He asked Qin Qiyuan.

Qin Qiyuan chuckled: "Don't bite off more than you can chew. There aren't many special professions that can help you with your strength."

"Moreover, you can't master either of these two professions without three or four years of experience."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen had no choice but to give up. After chatting casually as usual and building some rapport, Su Chen turned back.

As soon as he stepped out of the laboratory building, he saw Cheng Lang waiting for him. Su Chen raised an eyebrow and said happily, "Vice Minister Cheng, it's been a long time..."

Seeing Su Chen's enthusiastic manner, Cheng Lang felt rather disgusted.

Last time, Su Chen got three Arcane Energy Crystals for free. Although they weren't anything precious, nothing came of it.

They had originally planned to wait for this kid to be defeated by Chu Xuan and then slink back to them for help, but instead, Su Chen cleanly and decisively crushed Chu Xuan, causing a sensation.

God knows how long he remained silent when he first received the news.

Later, the higher-ups realized that if this trend continued, Su Chen would have a high probability of becoming the chief judge even without their help.

They refrained from further actions and suspended contact.

They just set their sights on other people, but those veteran core seeds are all shrewd and calculating, the kind of people who won't act until they see a clear benefit.

As for Chu Xuan, who had no connections, he died inexplicably after only two encounters.

Then Meng Qi came up, but after only one meeting, she disappeared, leaving them speechless.

This time, the core seed selection tournament featured two veterans, Feng Ze and Liang Jingcheng, and Cheng Lang didn't even want to bother with them.

After looking around, the only one left who lacked a solid foundation and was likely to become a puppet was Su Chen.

"I can't help it, I've been too busy lately and just couldn't get away. I've been wanting to meet you for a while now." Cheng Lang sighed, then added, "The three Mystic Energy Crystals from last time, are they okay?" "No problem, that's wonderful." Su Chen nodded repeatedly, "I was just thinking of thanking you in person."

Do I need your thank you?

Cheng Lang was displeased and asked in a low voice, "I heard that on the day Meng Qi died, some Black Tuo believers appeared and entered the courtroom to identify him."

"What is the specific situation?"

Su Chen frowned, looking troubled: "The Chief has issued a gag order for everything that happened that day."

"I wouldn't ask if there's no gag order," Cheng Lang thought to himself. In fact, he already knew the gist of what happened that day.

However, cultivating traitors cannot start by asking highly confidential questions; it will most likely fail. It requires this kind of trivial information.

Su Chen still looked troubled, which annoyed Cheng Lang. They had already eaten the food, yet Su Chen wouldn't reveal even this trivial piece of information.

He sighed and said helplessly, "Last time, regarding the matter in Yunhai, the Supervision Department questioned me quite a bit. That was the stronghold of the Black Tuo believers, yet I let it go to you for nothing."

"I have helped you, and I hope you can help me in return. Let's help each other."

When he brought this up, Su Chen hesitated, looking conflicted. After a long while, he finally nodded with difficulty: "Okay."

Su Chen lowered his voice, "Indeed, Black Tuo believers came, and the whole thing is strange. It's certain that Meng Qi has a big problem."

"Are you sure Meng Qi is the problem?" Cheng Lang's eyes lit up slightly.

He didn't know much about Meng Qi's situation. The events that happened in the courtroom that night had been distorted over time, making it difficult to distinguish the truth from the falsehood.

The entire courtroom remained tight-lipped about Meng Qi's case, as it involved the reputations of several presiding judges.

"How did he manage to deceive Chongjingtian and the others?" Cheng Lang pressed.

"I don't know about that," Su Chen shook his head.

Although there was no answer, at least something was pried out, which made Cheng Lang feel much more at ease, and his smile became much kinder:

"We are all from Yingfeng, so we should help each other. If there's anything we can do for you in the future, just let us know."

The two exchanged a smile, their eyes filled with confidence for Ying Feng.

“The Security Bureau has done countless similar things.” Sitting in the back seat of the hovercar, Su Chen couldn’t help but speculate that the struggle between the Security Bureau and the Tribunal could be traced back to a very long time ago.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the inner court reform, they made some small moves, but they are probably just idle moves. If they can have an effect, great; if not, they can simply wait for the next opportunity.

Then he thought, "Hmm, I wonder what the situation is with Gu Bing. I hope I can get her."

.........

The resource repository is Yingfeng's resource distribution center, directly under the jurisdiction of the Resource Reserve Management Department. More than 90% of the resources are gathered here and then allocated according to their categories.

Located in the core area of ​​Yingfeng, it covers a vast area, with super-heavy suspended cargo containers traveling on the main roads. The surfaces of these containers are marked with logos of different cities and resource types.

Guided by the dispatcher, the cargo is diverted to the corresponding area. A large number of gantry cranes stand in the unloading area, and electromagnetic chucks take standard containers out of the transport hold and precisely stack them on the guide vehicle for storage.

On the top floor of the central high-rise building, Gu Bing and Tie Feng stepped out of the elevator.

"Do we have enough money?"

Gu Bing glanced at the corridor. There were many people coming and going. People from the crafts department, the pharmacy department, and the inspection department were all there.

Tie Feng responded, "I've studied the records from recent years, and the price of Void Star Fragments is quite stable."

"The price is estimated to be around 150 million, but since we are here representing His Excellency Su Chen, others will give us some face and won't raise the price that high."

"The 130 million we prepared should be enough."

Gu Bing nodded and followed the flow of people into the bidding hall. There were quite a few people there, so she found a seat and sat down.

"That's Gu Bing. Does Su Chen also need something?"

In the corner, someone's gaze swept over Gu Bing, a hint of something unspoken flashing in their narrow eyes. Beside them, He Kang frowned slightly, his signature brow furrowing, and whispered:
"Xiao Ying, don't cause trouble. Don't forget Lao Wei's instructions. He needs 'Jade Hidden Flowing Light' to stabilize his career."

"Don't worry, am I the kind of person who would cause trouble for no reason?" Xiao Ying said with a smile.

He Kang was still worried and was about to speak when he saw Xiao Ying had already stood up. He then called to the person next to him, "Uncle Zhou, you're the one coming to the Supervision Department this time."

"Yes..." The person being greeted was short, with a thick beard around his chin, and looked quite capable. He gave a wry smile upon hearing this.
"Good stuff, there's only so much of it. It's easy to get angry if I compete with others, so no one wants to come. Only I can get it."

Zhou Honglang, the head of the logistics department of the Ministry of Supervision, was someone He Kang also knew, and he greeted him.

"What brings you two here? Do you need something?" Zhou Honglang asked, sitting down beside him.

“Yes.” Xiao Ying nodded and smiled, “Uncle Zhou, let’s work together later and try our best to get what we need.”

“Okay,” Zhou Honglang replied with a smile.

Everyone was already familiar with the bidding process. After the person in charge of the resource pool appeared, they exchanged a few pleasantries as usual, and then the first item appeared on the big screen.

It is translucent dark green, and its interior seems to contain flowing rosy light.

"This jade comes from Jinbi City, and only this much is produced every few months," he explained simply. "Everyone knows its uses, and the starting bid is 15 million."

"Twenty million..." Someone immediately made a bid. It was someone from the pharmacy department, who was obviously preparing to conduct in-depth research to see if they could manufacture some extremely potent medicines.

“Thirty million…” someone from the craftsmanship department also offered a price, perhaps they had their own ideas.

The moment the two sides locked eyes, tensions ran high.

"Why is no one here in the courtroom?" Gu Bing sat downstairs, looking left and right.

“The vast majority of these things come from lower-level cities, and the court has already harvested them once.” Tie Feng clearly knew the inside story.

Gu Bing was taken aback, and then she understood.

Items were bid on and taken away one by one, and then put back on the market one by one. Among them were weapons made from special metal materials by the craftsmen.

There were also potions from the pharmacy, made with rare medicinal herbs, and each one was auctioned off at a high price.

Not only Yingfeng's official agencies, but also many family buyers and private buyers.

(End of this chapter)