My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 112

Chapter 112: The Former Ruins and the Challenger Arena

“Senior Brother…” Sang Hanhai sat down respectfully. “This junior brother is dull and can’t help you with anything.”

“You, oh you…” The old man chuckled, “Tell me, what’s wrong.”

“I found a Divinely Inspired Translator…” Sang Hanhai said.

“Oh?” The old man seemed a little surprised, but then lowered his head to look at the smooth Holy Word Stone in his hand, as if pondering how to carve words on it. “It’s been a while since one appeared. It saves some effort.”

A Divinely Inspired Translator could only assist in deciphering a Holy Word Stone. This matter wasn’t worth his full attention.

Sang Hanhai’s eyes flickered, his voice low: “Some time ago, the Holy Word Stone he resonated with was completely deciphered, but today, he came and, surprisingly, resonated with another Holy Word Stone I was deciphering.”

“Hmm?” The old man, who had been lowering his head, suddenly looked up. His previously unfocused gaze instantly sharpened like a hawk, and he exclaimed in surprise: “There’s actually such a thing.”

Sang Hanhai continued, “Could Teacher’s guess be correct, that the essence of Divinely Inspired Translation isn’t resonating with a profession, but resonating with the Holy Word Stone?”

“Hmm…” The old man’s expression flickered, and he pondered for a long time before shaking his head: “It’s not the Holy Word Stone. It’s essentially a stone made of special material. Even if it resonates, it resonates with the Divine Language.”

“Divine Language…” Sang Hanhai’s expression was dazed.

They kept excavating ruins and obtaining various pieces of information, often putting forward a hypothesis, only to have it quickly overturned by another, and then another.

The theory that Divinely Inspired Translators might resonate with the essence of Holy Word Stones was put forward by their teacher.

His senior brother’s theory, on the other hand, was that the symbols recorded on the Holy Word Stones, though seemingly complex, were actually just one or two sentences.

It was just that the writing used was the language of the gods.

The information contained in the language of the gods was too vast, and they could only analyze it using a lower-level language, resulting in much wasted effort.

If they could master the Divine Language, deciphering Holy Word Stones would be simple.

“Where is he now?” The old man couldn’t help but ask, with a touch of urgency.

“I sent him back.”

“Back where?” The old man frowned slightly.

Sang Hanhai also knew that his senior brother was oblivious to outside affairs, focusing only on studying the Divine Language, so he explained: “He was exceptionally made a core seed of the Tribunal this year, and possesses the Mo Cui talent.”

“Mo Cui talent?” The old man was even more surprised, but his expression couldn’t help but become agitated, “That’s it, I was right. The higher the talent, the stronger the resonance with the Divine Language.”

“Quick, get him over here!”

“Senior Brother…” Sang Hanhai gave a wry smile, “He’s a core seed. If the Tribunal knew you wanted to pull him to study the Divine Language, Chong Jingtian would come over.”

“And.” Sang Hanhai hesitated, saying, “He is also Xia Hanshi’s student.”

“Xia Hanshi…” The old man’s expression only slightly softened when he heard Chong Jingtian, but when he heard Xia Hanshi, his face changed, “Does he still want to save Ji Rou?”

“Su Chen is now a core seed of the Tribunal, Chong Jingtian should stop him.” Sang Hanhai hesitated, “Xia Hanshi also needs to be cautious.”

“He can’t stop him!” The old man said in a deep voice, and then sighed regretfully, “Forty years ago, I, Chong Jingtian, Xia Hanshi, and Ji Rou went out for training.”

“…In that strange ruin, we found ‘Qiongguang’, but unfortunately Ji Rou was trapped inside to save Xia Hanshi, and Xia Hanshi has been obsessed ever since.”

Sang Hanhai had long known about this. Qiongguang came from a strange ruin and took nearly twenty years to be fully restored and gradually promoted.

And Qiongguang was merely one of the rewards, and only an ordinary one.

But that ruin was extremely special; only those with high talent could enter. Now it was jointly controlled by the four cities of Ying Feng, and for many years, only fragmented objects had been obtained.

“Since his background is complicated, we can only coax him patiently. Will he come again?” the old man asked.

“En.” Sang Hanhai nodded: “He wants to seek a special profession, and will help me decipher the Holy Word Stone in my hand, so he will come again.”

“Very good, proceed as you originally planned. When another Holy Word Stone is sent, let him try again,” the old man instructed, “and at the same time, mention things like Divine Language to pique his interest.”

“Understood.” Sang Hanhai nodded, but as he was about to get up, he asked, “Should I find an opportunity to let him see that stone slab?”

That was also a strange item from that ruin, with symbols carved on it similar to those on the Holy Word Stone, but its area was more than ten times that of a common Holy Word Stone.

“No…” The old man glanced at him, “You only saw it for half a glance, and one of your eyeballs shattered. Even a high-level healer couldn’t restore it. Carving some of its symbols onto a defensive Spirit Ring could make a radius of several thousand li around Ying Feng free of mutated species.”

“That thing is too powerful, what tier is he?”

Seeing Sang Hanhai hold up two fingers, the old man shook his head repeatedly: “To even keep a complete corpse would be lucky. Let’s talk about it later.”

…

“Why does old Sang’s reaction feel so strange?”

Outside the Translation Department, Su Chen was already in a hovercar, muttering to himself, “But since he’s let me leave, nothing should happen.”

“I’ve already shown this trait, so if there are any more Holy Word Stones in the future, he’ll definitely bring them for me to see. And the Arms Master… not bad. A few more times, and I should get it.”

Having solved the problem of upgrading his weapon, Su Chen was in a good mood. He hummed a little tune all the way back to the Tribunal.

After going and coming back, it was only noon, and an old acquaintance was waiting at the door.

“Old Bai…” Su Chen raised an eyebrow, looking at the young girl in front of him, dressed in a white training uniform, expressionless, carrying an aura that kept people away.

“What a rarity.” While inviting her in, he told Zero, “This is my friend. Next time she comes, don’t let her wait outside.”

“This place is really nice.” Bai Fengxi looked at the empty room, then glanced at Zero in her maid outfit, her tone indifferent: “As expected of a core seed.”

“Why don’t we live together?” Su Chen invited her to sit down and asked casually.

“Forget it.” Bai Fengxi shook her head, “I need to train in special environments, which you can’t provide here.”

Su Chen shrugged, chatting for a while before realizing that old Bai needed to train in extremely cold environments, which was quite troublesome.

With that, he turned to the hottest news at the Tribunal right now.

In just one morning, a lot had happened.

After a brief period of chaos, the old seeds unified their front and challenged the fairness of the challenge system.

Even several judges and leaders of external departments spoke out, with only one main idea: the challenge system is fine, but how can fairness be guaranteed?

And after Su Chen and Bai Fengxi had a simple lunch, the Chief Judge issued another announcement—

“In cooperation with the Ying Feng Research Department, a ‘Challenger Arena’ has been developed. It can suppress the professional ranks of both combatants to the same level, serving as a challenge arena for core seeds.”

“Since the lowest suppression level is Tier 3, Su Chen and Chu Xuan, the two newly recruited core seeds, are temporarily excluded from the challenge system until they advance to Tier 3.”

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves!

“Challenger Arena, there’s actually such a thing.” Su Chen carefully leaned closer to Zero, watching the projected virtual screen, which displayed the latest announcement and a detailed explanation of it.

“…For example, if a Tier 3 and a Tier 4 battle, the Tier 4 will be suppressed to Tier 3. Already advanced professions will be temporarily suppressed, and even the development level can reach a similar point…”

“The Chief Judge is quite cunning, he must have been preparing for a long time.” Bai Fengxi also leaned over, marveling.

“However, even if suppressed to the same level, the old guys’ development and experience with their own professions are still an advantage.”

The same profession, in the hands of different people, might have a world of difference. This was a consensus among everyone.

Moreover, it was also clearly stated that mental resilience could not be suppressed accurately, which was unfriendly to Psionists.

Tier 5 professionals couldn’t be suppressed either, but currently, none of the core seeds were Tier 5 professionals.

“It’s already very good that they can do this much.” Su Chen shook his head, “In other words, if the challenger doesn’t have the ability to suppress those old guys, there’s no need to replace them.”

Bai Fengxi pondered, nodding in agreement: “You’re right too.”

“This underhanded scheme is quite ruthless. It not only resolves public opinion but also incites internal struggles within small groups,” Su Chen thought further.

Because when he first became a Scholar, it did not transform his mental talent from Crimson Gold to Mo Cui, so he knew that there were differences even among talents of the same color.

In the past, core seeds were not rotated, and some people with excellent talent and temperament were forced to take sides.

But now, a crack had undoubtedly been torn open internally.

And for the forces supporting them, it also reduced their willingness to directly confront the Chief Judge.

As long as someone in their small group could remain in the position of a core seed, it would still be acceptable and not be considered a complete loss.

“Countering and attacking, amazing…” The more Su Chen thought about it, the more he realized its brilliance. If Chong Jingtian really wanted to force reforms, he certainly could, after all, he was the Chief Judge.

But this gradual approach was the least destructive and most stable.

Bai Fengxi said: “Strike while the iron is hot, then wane, then exhaust. The fairness offense has been resolved, I wonder if they have any other tricks, or perhaps they’re already hiding and crying.”

Su Chen chuckled, “Those core seeds haven’t reached the point of panic. After all, they’ve been in these positions for many years, so they should still be able to suppress those underlings to some extent.”

“But over time, disloyalty is inevitable. The Chief Judge has already displayed their HP, and it’s only a matter of time before someone strikes the first blow.”

Su Chen noticed a glimmer of eagerness in Bai Fengxi’s eyes. “Do you also want to try being a core seed?”

“Of course.” Bai Fengxi didn’t hide it, raising her head slightly, “What they can do, I might not be worse than them.”

“Indeed.” Su Chen nodded in agreement. Old Bai’s professional advancement speed was not slow, and the path was already laid out, which was also a unique advantage.

Bai Fengxi’s “ambition” was not small, and her training had never slacked off. After sending her off, Su Chen looked at the latest news again. Chong Jingtian’s secrecy measures were excellent, and the announcement plunged the entire Tribunal into silence.

“I guess old Xia didn’t even know about it beforehand. It’s… truly insidious.”

Su Chen muttered a few words, and not long after, Gu Bing arrived, carrying two large metal boxes.

Su Chen led her to the storage room, then opened the metal boxes. Inside were tubes of well-sealed potions. Gu Bing smoothed her hair and pointed to a pale red potion bottle, introducing,

“This is ‘Haunting Essence’, a total of sixty tubes. This is ‘Darkwater’, a total of thirty tubes…”

With a daily quota of two portions, the potions provided by the Gu family were roughly estimated to be worth six to seven hundred thousand gold.

Su Chen couldn’t help but gasp. This was just for one month, and only for Tier 2.

“Who invented these potions… using potions for training is truly heinous.” Su Chen grumbled to himself, but then suddenly realized.

The Tribunal’s allowance for seeds to form factions, in a sense, was also a way to bind the major and minor forces of Ying Feng.

If they didn’t rely on the Tribunal, they would have to rely on the Security Division.

“Alright…” Gu Bing and Zero cooperated, putting the potions into the display cabinet.

After crouching down to close the box, she looked up at Su Chen, but inexplicably remembered her father’s words, her eyes有点 dodging, and she hesitated to ask, “Do you have any other needs?”

“Hmm…” Su Chen thought for a moment, “Can you get some Arcane Energy Crystals?”

“”Arcane Energy Crystal?” Gu Bing frowned, and it took her a moment to remember what it was. “Something produced by the Engraving Department, it’s a bit difficult…”

Gu Bing didn’t shy away from explaining transparently, “The price is one aspect, but more crucially, it’s the production volume. This item has significant uses, and before it’s even produced, it’s basically all pre-ordered.”

“I estimate, at best, I can get one.”

“One…” Su Chen shook his head, not making things difficult for the Gu family, “Never mind, not for now.”

This matter was not urgent, and there was still some time before advancing to Tier 3, so there was no need to overly exploit the Gu family.

Three Arcane Energy Crystals were needed, and three types of thunder cores were also required. The total demand for these two items was no less than ten million gold.

Gu Bing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, yet felt somewhat helpless.

After seeing Gu Bing off, Su Chen returned to the basement. The Tribunal assessment had already passed several days.

But he had been very busy these past few days and hadn’t had much free time. His training was sporadic, and his bones felt rusty.

However, before that, he had one more thing to do.

“I wonder what abilities it has…” Su Chen looked at the “Tester” on the panel, ready to be assigned a job.

This profession was a weakling, surrendering as soon as it was registered.

The two words “job assignment” dissipated into streaks of light, and Su Chen immediately noticed a subtle change in his body, not violent, like a pair of soft hands massaging various parts of his body, even penetrating his skin and flesh.

“Hiss—this is the first time I’ve felt so comfortable getting a job…” Su Chen suppressed the urge to groan, let out a long breath, and looked at the panel–

[Tester job successfully assigned, gained professional ability—Potent Metabolism: Increases the efficacy of potions applied to oneself by 25%.]

“Oh?” Su Chen’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t held out much hope for this profession, but he didn’t expect it to give him a little surprise.

“Increased potion efficacy… is also equivalent to increased training efficiency…”

The tingling and itching in his body gradually subsided, and he still felt a bit reluctant.

Slightly stretching his limbs, Su Chen took the Haunting Essence, Darkwater, and Liuli Blood from the storage room and walked into the gravity room.

He activated five times gravity and the spiritual projection device.

First, he took out the Darkwater. It looked like ink oil, and Su Chen hesitated for a long time before pouring it into his mouth. It tasted cool and had no flavor, but soon, a bone-chilling coldness swept through his body.

“Hiss—” Su Chen shivered, then opened the Haunting Essence and poured it down his throat. The pale red liquid was a bit spicy, made from a special phantom flower found in specific illusions. A scorching heat rushed to his brain, turning his forehead crimson.

“Ice and fire, damn it…”

Finally, he drank the Liuli Blood. With the stimulation of the Liuli Blood, the effects of the two potions became even more pronounced; his body grew colder, and his head grew hotter.

He struck a pose, and arcs of electricity began to burst from his skin, entering Su Chen’s familiar training rhythm.

However, with the combination of multiple auxiliary methods and the further improvement of his talent, Su Chen was surprised to find that the rate of potion consumption also became extremely fast.

It only took a mere seven or eight hours for the effects of Haunting Essence to wear off, and while some Darkwater remained, it was also nearing its end.

“So…” Su Chen emerged from the gravity room, shirtless, and went to the potion storage room to fetch two more bottles of potion. “Excluding the Liuli Blood, under full intensity training, I need to consume three auxiliary potions of each type daily, totaling ninety tubes for both types.”

“I’ll have to ask the Gu family to replenish a little bit…” Su Chen felt a bit embarrassed. “However, ninety tubes is just a theoretical figure. I can’t train constantly, so I estimate replenishing about ten tubes of each should be enough.”

“The Gu family can still handle it now, but if I advance to Tier 3, the cost of just the potions consumed will increase tenfold. Without money, it really won’t work…” Su Chen hadn’t fully realized this until recently, and he couldn’t help but gasp at the calculation.

“Next, I really need to find some supporters.”

He trained until the next morning, almost completely exhausting himself.

“So refreshing…” Su Chen dragged his tired body out of the gravity room, his eyelids heavy.

He wanted to sleep soundly, but Ming Lin paid a visit.

“What’s wrong with you? You look like you’ve been drained dry?” Ming Lin was startled when he saw Su Chen open the door, his tone quite familiar.

“I trained all night yesterday, and I was just about to rest,” Su Chen said, clearly implying he wanted the guest to leave.

“Then I guess I came at the wrong time.” Ming Lin said helplessly: “But there’s something I just found out, it concerns the core seeds, and I came to tell you immediately.”

“Oh?” Su Chen rubbed his temples, curious, and stepped aside to invite him in.

“Alas… no wonder the Chief Justice wants to reform the core seeds. You wouldn’t believe the brilliant ideas those guys came up with to deal with the Challenger Arena.” Ming Lin said as he walked, his tone filled with anger:

“They want to restrict challenge spots, letting their own people challenge each other, and through this method, still maintain their positions as core seeds.”

“Insignificant.” Su Chen shook his head and plopped down on the sofa. “They’ve really lost their minds. To become Chief Judge, one must subjugate everyone. How can this method command respect?”

“Indeed.” Ming Lin strongly agreed. “It’s a clever trick they think they’re pulling. Do they really think the Chief Judge didn’t anticipate it?”

“How so?” Su Chen became interested.

“This is an announcement that will be made this afternoon, and my teacher told me about it, so don’t tell anyone else.” Ming Lin lowered his voice, using the secret to draw them closer.

“The Judge wants to implement a ranking system. Of the six core seeds, four can currently participate in challenges. Through cross-challenges, if one can defeat the other three, they will be ranked first, known as the ‘Chief Seed’.”

Su Chen’s eyelid twitched. The cards were now fully revealed. This was the true killing move of the combination.

Although there were only four core seeds before, the path to becoming Chief Judge was long and complex, and it wasn’t unheard of for core seeds to fall by the wayside.

Everyone’s chances were overtly equal, but once the rankings were out, it would be entirely different.

Chief Seed, Chief Judge, both are “Chief.” After hearing it for a long time, who can still distinguish which is which?

This is inherently a way to accumulate power.

“Ha…” Su Chen couldn’t help but laugh out loud, “Now, the people under those core seeds won’t be suppressed anymore. Their backing forces will also compel them to engage in internal competition, to determine the strongest and contend for the ‘Chief’ position.”

“Not bad…” Ming Lin nodded. Talking to smart people was easy. “This is an overt scheme. Everyone’s attention will be focused on the ‘Chief,’ and they will have to contend and compete for it.”

“To be honest, the ranking system hasn’t even been announced yet, and some people around me are already itching to go. When the announcement comes out this afternoon, it will probably be even worse.”

He sounded like he was being self-deprecating, but Su Chen could feel his confidence.

Ming Lin brought up another matter, “That Chu Xuan, the forces around him have already lost 30%. It’s like cooking over a raging fire, the foundation is unstable. It seems grand, but in reality, it’s vulnerable.”

The challenge system itself increased the uncertainty of core seeds. When the chief seed emerged, it also led to a decrease in the weight of other core seeds. The power they had gathered would inevitably dissipate like quicksand.

Su Chen didn’t care, since only the Gu family had invested in him. He speculated:

“I estimate that after a while, the challenge system will be expanded. Not only will the core seeds no longer be fixed, but the ordinary members and ordinary seeds of the inner court will also not be fixed…”

Ming Lin was startled, and he looked at Su Chen deeply. His focus had always been on the core seed aspect, and his vision hadn’t extended so far. “This way, the Tribunal’s cultivation system will become a flowing water, and no one will be able to slack off.”

“It’s a pity you’re not Tier 3 yet, otherwise I’d really like to spar with you.” Ming Lin couldn’t help but feel regret. “The four of us are quite deeply rooted, but there are many people eyeing you two.”

“In half a year at the earliest, or a year at the latest, you two will both be able to advance to Tier 3. By then, there will probably be another fierce struggle, but you should be able to hold onto your core seed position.”

“As for Chu Xuan.” Ming Lin shook his head: “He might fall for a while.”

No matter how high the talent, it is difficult to affect actual combat. It is normal for some veteran seeds to challenge newly advanced professionals who are not yet familiar with their profession.

As for Su Chen, his combat power displayed during the evaluation was too exaggerated, and until now, people were still trying to figure out what his profession was.

The probability of him holding his position is not small.

Su Chen glanced at Ming Lin and chuckled, “I see that you already have the Chief position in your grasp.”

“I’ll try my best,” Ming Lin said with a smile.

After “leaking” this news to Su Chen and further cementing their relationship, Ming Lin left, telling him to get some rest.

“This Chief Judge is quite dedicated…” Su Chen couldn’t help but think, as he walked upstairs,

“Perhaps, it’s also because the solidified four core seeds, and the forces they have gathered, have threatened him, and it’s also easy for them to become entangled with the major forces of Ying Feng, which is why he’s trying to break them up.”

Su Chen lay on his bed, falling into a deep sleep, “I shouldn’t think too darkly of people…”

(End of Chapter)