My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Changes – Everyone is Holding Back

Su Chen only woke up after sleeping through most of the afternoon. He had gulped down a nutrient solution before falling asleep and now felt full of energy.

The first thing he did was ask Zero to summarize the news.

He learned that the ranking system announcement had only just been released, and all parties were still adapting to it.

After washing his face, Su Chen eagerly entered the Gravity Training Room again.

“…Exercising until exhaustion greatly prolongs the rest period needed, wasting more time. I found my limit yesterday, so today I’ll reduce the intensity a bit…”

“I wonder if there are any professions that can quickly restore energy…”

…

Meanwhile, in another villa not far from here, Chu Yunze and others were gathered.

Compared to their lofty ambitions when they first joined the Tribunal, they had been completely bewildered by Chong Jingtian’s series of moves.

“The challenge system…” Chu Yunze forced a bitter smile, but his eyes also gleamed strangely. “Our Chief Justice truly has many tricks up his sleeve.”

“Ranking… Ranking…” Chu Xuan stared coldly at the virtual screen in front of him, which showed six names in descending order.

“For now, it’s just ranked by tier, so don’t worry about it,” Chu Yunze reminded him.

“If it’s by tier, why is Su Chen above me?” Chu Xuan looked at the last person, who was him. Su Chen was ranked fifth.

“Uh…” Chu Yunze paused, muttering to himself, *Don’t you know why?*

Chu Xuan certainly knew, which was why his face was grim. This guy had almost become his inner demon. For the past two days, he dreamt of Su Chen striking down the assessment judge, revealing his talent.

“You can only officially join the challenge rankings after becoming a Tier 3 professional. There’s no rush,” Chu Yunze comforted him.

“So, until then, I’ll always be beneath him.” Chu Yunze had a unique way of thinking, gritting his teeth, “I’m going to change my advancement path to become a [Night Butcher].”

Chu Yunze’s face changed slightly. “That’s a Tier 3 Top-tier profession. Your accumulation isn’t enough, and the risk is too high!”

“No, I must advance!” Chu Xuan’s expression was cold. He also knew Su Chen’s strength. If he only advanced to a Tier 3 Intermediate Profession as planned, he still wouldn’t be Su Chen’s match.

Moreover, he knew that once this challenge ranking system was implemented, if he advanced to Tier 3, he would be met by inner court seeds with envious eyes.

“Why bother?” Chu Yunze couldn’t help but say, even if he couldn’t become the Chief Justice, with Chu Xuan’s talent, he would at least be a Judge.

But if he risked advancing to a Tier 3 Top-tier, and died midway, everything would be over.

“If you regret it, you can leave,” Chu Xuan said before heading to the basement.

Chu Yunze looked around. Besides Meng Qi’s bewildered expression, everyone else had different looks on their faces. He sighed deeply.

Their morale had broken.

…

While the Tribunal was undergoing drastic changes internally, externally, the ripple effects of the Pang family’s downfall continued.

Some Judges keenly noticed that there were more Supervisory Guards patrolling near headquarters. Every Supervisory Guard glared fiercely at the Judges, as if they wanted to devour them.

In secret, a group of people had also gathered due to the Pang family’s demise.

In the basement of a certain building, intricate symbols were carved into the walls, occasionally flashing with faint light. Several figures stood in the center.

Some had faces covered in dark patterns and black vertical pupils carved into their heads. Some had sallow faces with no facial features. Others had crimson pupils.

“The Pang family is destroyed. Ying Feng has noticed our clandestine activities.”

“What happened? How could they be destroyed without any warning?”

“Heituo doesn’t know what got into him. He wanted to eliminate Xia Hanshi’s student, a core seed of the Tribunal. Perhaps that’s what attracted their attention…”

The Heituo cultist looked up, controlling the urge to correct the other party’s address, and said in a low voice, “Invited one day, annihilated the next. It couldn’t have happened that fast. Ying Feng clearly had preparations. It has nothing to do with Su Chen.”

“No matter what, we need to inform the outside world to speed things up. Also, Heituo’s sacred blood is lost. What about the plan to corrupt Wei Yinsuo…”

“I will get it back,” the Heituo cultist said solemnly, not only because of the plan, but also because the loss of sacred blood was a blasphemy.

“Not many people acted that night. If we investigate them one by one, we’ll find clues.”

“If you want to die, don’t drag us into it. Are you afraid Ying Feng won’t find us?” The other Heretic God Cultists attacked at the same time. “The plan isn’t finished yet!”

“Our actions in Ying Feng City are also to attract attention from the outside. Be careful with your actions. Low-level Supervisory Guards can be provoked into speaking easily. Start with them.”

“Besides, whether we want to or not, Ying Feng will definitely start large-scale investigations, both openly and secretly. Instead of waiting to be caught, it’s better to take the initiative.”

Many Heretic God Cultists fell silent in contemplation. They weren’t afraid of death, only of dying without value.

Soon, they agreed with the Heituo cultist’s idea.

“Let’s do it. Give Ying Feng something to do.”

…

After training late into the night again, the Gravity Training Room hummed open. Su Chen’s sturdy body was covered in sweat, reflecting the surrounding light.

“Holy shit!”

As soon as he came out, he was startled. A hunched figure was standing in the shadows, looking sinister.

“Teacher?”

Upon closer inspection, Su Chen recognized Xia Hanshi. He couldn’t help but complain, “You’re too scary. At least say something.”

“So timid,” Xia Hanshi glanced at him.

*Your demeanor, standing in the shadows… Who wouldn’t be scared?* Su Chen muttered inwardly, only managing a wry smile.

“I’ll be leaving Ying Feng in a couple of days,” Xia Hanshi turned and walked upstairs.

“What’s wrong?” Su Chen’s face froze, inexplicably thinking of Yuan Chenyang.

“A lot of things were uncovered from the Pang family. Something big is about to happen, bigger than we anticipated. At least five Heretic Gods are cooperating,” Xia Hanshi’s expression was grave.

“Their plan has been ongoing for at least two or three years, and we only discovered it recently because their actions became too overt.”

After all, communication between cities was not as smooth due to the mist, and it had a significant impact.

“Five Heretic Gods?” Su Chen was startled. Even if nothing else, just the simultaneous summoning of their vessels would be enough to give Ying Feng a hard time.

At the same time, he also thought of the information about “blood sacrifices in ten cities.”

“Where are you going?” Su Chen couldn’t help but ask.

“There are a few definite locations, but I don’t want to go to any of them…”

The two came to the first floor, and Xia Hanshi suddenly stopped.

“What do you mean?” Su Chen saw the old man turn around, his deep-set eyes staring at him, which was quite chilling.

“So, I wanted to ask for one person’s opinion,” Xia Hanshi showed an ugly smile, “that person with a righteous heart.”

Su Chen’s expression changed slightly. He didn’t know what Xia Hanshi’s intentions were, whether he was just throwing out a random guess or if the Pang family incident made him suspicious, perhaps even guessing that Heituo’s investment in Southwind City was for him.

His previous message to Xia Hanshi hadn’t mentioned a “righteous heart.”

This sudden attack had indeed surprised him, but while it was surprising, it wasn’t alarming.

Su Chen prided himself on having a certain tacit understanding and trust with Old Xia.

“Actually, he did send me a letter,” Su Chen walked to a coffee table, casually pulled open a drawer, and took out an envelope.

Su Chen had intended to tell Old Xia about the blood sacrifice, so the letter was already prepared.

Xia Hanshi’s eyes suddenly became profound, with a hint of surprise. *Could this be some kind of innate precognition profession?*

He gestured with his hand, and the letter floated over to him. He opened it and immediately grumbled, “Such ugly handwriting. Can’t he practice?”

Su Chen strongly suspected the old man was taking revenge for a personal grievance.

But as he carefully read the contents, Xia Hanshi’s expression gradually became solemn, and his surprise deepened.

“…Baihe City, Zixiao City, Biyue City… there might be Heretic God activity. The information collected from the Pang family only gave general areas, but this guy knows the specific cities and even what might happen.”

“Can he predict the future?” Xia Hanshi asked tentatively.

As long as it didn’t involve the Heretic God cult, and didn’t stop him from dealing with the Heretic God cult, he was quite tolerant of many things. If it could help him deal with the Heretic God cult, that would be even better.

Several cities mentioned in the letter matched the information collected from the Pang family, which made him even more curious.

However, Su Chen was too wary. If he were to reveal everything, it would likely backfire.

“I don’t know, maybe,” Su Chen prevaricated. These things were truly inexplicable.

He wasn’t too afraid of Xia Hanshi prying now. At worst, he’d plead ignorance, as long as the information was true.

And with his status as a core seed, in a sense, it wasn’t easy for Xia Hanshi to move against him.

Moreover, Old Xia would need him for things in the future.

Combining these various reasons, this was why he dared to play coy.

“I understand.” Xia Hanshi pondered for a moment, not pressing the matter. Instead, he said, “Many Judges will be leaving this time, and Wei Yinsuo is among them. You can rest assured.”

*He’s leaving too?*

Su Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. The only one openly hostile to him whom he currently couldn’t resist was Wei Yinsuo.

“For minor matters, find Bu Siqi; for slightly bigger troubles, find Teng Liang; and for anything bigger, go to Chong Jingtian,” Xia Hanshi put away the letter and then pondered,

“As for this challenge ranking system, don’t pay too much attention to it. Those guys are experienced, and failure is normal. Don’t risk advancing to a Tier 3 Top-tier profession because of it.”

*Old Xia is actually comforting people,* Su Chen thought, surprised. In fact, he hadn’t paid much attention to that challenge ranking system.

Xia Hanshi saw Su Chen’s surprise, snorted, and left.

“A major event that even Ying Feng has to treat with caution… blood sacrifice…” After seeing Xia Hanshi off, Su Chen’s expression also became serious. He only hoped that Ying Feng could nip the threat in the bud.

He inevitably felt a sense of urgency, but strength improvement was not achieved overnight. He took a sip of nutrient solution and went to rest.

And the changes brought about by the internal reforms of the Tribunal were far faster than Su Chen had imagined.

The very next day, someone challenged the third-ranked core seed—Fang Yan.

It wasn’t someone from his own faction, but from under another core seed’s command.

Out of curiosity, Su Chen also went to see the so-called Challenger Arena. It was located in a dedicated area, quite large, with an extremely heavy base, and was entirely black. He didn’t know what material it was made of.

Many people gathered that day, and Fang Yan fought with a grim expression.

The challenger was Tier 3. As soon as Fang Yan stepped onto the ring, he was suppressed to Tier 3, and his aura weakened considerably.

After battling for more than twenty minutes, Fang Yan won. As he left, his face was still very grim.

He was the first to be challenged, which was equivalent to showing the outside world that someone considered him weak.

“That’s all? It took him more than twenty minutes to win. Not as good as Su Chen from this year’s assessment…”

Su Chen heard someone mention his name, looked back, and the person gave him a kind smile, clearly recognizing him and saying that intentionally.

“Indeed, battled for over twenty minutes, and almost got overturned.”

In a battle of the same tier, the core seed’s filter was shattered. Many people developed the idea that they were “nothing special.” As this idea spread further, more people would take action.

“It’s getting lively… I wonder who will temporarily claim the position of Chief Seed.”

These matters were irrelevant to him for now. Su Chen watched the spectacle and then returned to his training.

In the following days, all four core seeds, except for him and Chu Xuan, who were temporarily excluded, were challenged.

Without exception, they all successfully defended their positions, but the most arduous battle lasted for a full forty minutes.

The quickest was Ming Lin, who won his battle in just over ten minutes.

Thus, in this increasingly tense atmosphere, over half a month passed in a flash.

The gravity room opened, and Su Chen walked out, still breathing heavily. He habitually glanced at his panel——

【Wind Thunder Envoy: 65%】

【Mystic Mind Controller: 70%】

【E-grade Thunderbolt Body Forging Method–Mastery: 30%】

【E-grade Heart Incineration Meditation Method——Mastery: 55%】

Due to the enhancement of his talent and the叠加 of multiple abilities, his current training speed was even faster than the initial stages of his profession development.

He checked the time, it was already seven in the morning. He had deliberately not trained too long today.

“Hmm, I should be able to finish deciphering today.” Su Chen took a shower and changed his clothes. “I wonder if I can exchange for the Arms Master.”

During this period, he hadn’t just focused on training. Every few days, he would go to the Translation Department to assist in deciphering the Sacred Word Stone. With deliberate control, the resonance interval for the Sacred Word Stone had noticeably lengthened.

“You are…”

As he opened the door, Su Chen saw a figure with his back to him, standing at the foot of the stairs.

“Finally found you.” The other man turned around, his eyebrows very dark and sloping downwards, making his entire face look like the Chinese character “囧” (jiong, representing embarrassment).

“He Kang?” Su Chen immediately recognized the name. This was one of the inner court seeds, with Crimson Gold talent.

During this time, Su Chen had already recognized most of the notable figures in the Tribunal.

But the reason he could blurt out the other’s name was because of those distinctive “囧” eyebrows.

“Indeed…” He Kang forced a bitter smile, which made his face look even more like the “囧” character. “Everyone recognizes me immediately, even you, the reclusive core seed.”

The inner court had been exceptionally lively recently, with core seeds fighting almost every other day, but it had nothing to do with Su Chen. He hadn’t reached the point where he could participate in challenges, so he was rarely seen by outsiders.

This comical face inherently carried a sense of affinity. Su Chen asked with a smile, “Senior Brother He, why are you standing at my door?”

“I’ve been standing here for most of the day,” He Kang pointed to the “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging on Su Chen’s door.

(End of this chapter)