My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 114

Chapter 114: The Death of the Judge, the Enlightenment of the Arms Master

“We are all our own people, so feel free to disturb.” Seeing the other party being very polite, Su Chen turned sideways and invited him in.

“I won’t go in. It’s not a big deal anyway.” He Kang waved his hand and pulled out an invitation from his pocket: “Old Wei is hosting a banquet tonight, and he specifically asked me to deliver the invitation.”

Su Chen reached out and took it, glancing down. It was a red card with gold edges. The “Old Wei” He Kang mentioned referred to Wei Yu Fan.

This person was the first to become a core seed, and it is said that he is about to be promoted to Tier 5. The forces gathered around him are also the most diverse and powerful.

Many inner court seeds worked tirelessly for him. Su Chen had watched several of his battles; his strength seemed almost on par with Ming Lin.

His Tier 1, 2, and 3 professions were all top-tier, and his foundation was extremely solid.

“A celebration banquet? Has Senior Brother Wei become the Chief Seed?” Su Chen asked in surprise.

“Uh…” He Kang chuckled and shook his head, his thick black eyebrows furrowing even more. “Not yet, it’s just a simple banquet.”

“Oh, oh…” Su Chen nodded, realizing, and apologized, “My apologies.”

Ming Lin and the other core seeds had been fighting for nearly a month. They had previously arranged for their subordinates to challenge each other, wanting to gauge each other’s strength.

The reputations of those “old-timers” were indeed not exaggerated. There had been wins and losses among them, and after more than half a month, no core seed had been eliminated.

Nor had a “Chief Seed” been decided.

He Kang waved his hand indifferently: “Old Wei only invited you now, so it’s normal for you to think that way.”

During this period, Wei Yu Fan was not the first to invite him. Aside from Ming Lin, the other two had also extended olive branches, either inviting him to banquets or proposing talks.

Su Chen attended one, and declined another.

These people all had similar intentions: they wanted him to join their camp, or more precisely, the forces around the core seeds wanted to recruit him as a backup.

But the core seeds themselves were naturally displeased by this. Su Chen was also too lazy to engage in their schemes, so he just ate and refused to agree to anything.

Wei Yu Fan was the only one who hadn’t invited him, so when he suddenly did, Su Chen thought he had only acted after becoming the Chief Seed. He even wondered why Zero hadn’t told him.

“Alright, I’ll go if I have time.” Su Chen held the invitation, neither accepting nor refusing.

He Kang seemed to have anticipated his attitude and whispered, “Old Wei also invited another person, Chu Xuan. He knows you two have a conflict and wants to mediate for you.”

“Then this Senior Brother Wei truly has a sense of responsibility,” Su Chen said with a half-smile.

“It’s better to make peace than to maintain a grudge,” He Kang said, and then added, “Also… Old Wei has people under him who also run a professional analysis office outside. They can help you cover up your promotion to Tier 3.”

If he didn’t tell anyone, it would be difficult for the Tribunal to determine if they had been promoted to Tier 3, but the requirements for Tier 3 promotion were not simple.

If they tried to figure it out themselves, it would waste a lot of time and energy. They would usually go through the Tribunal’s professional analysis office for assistance to save resources and effort.

In this way, promotion would naturally not be kept secret.

“Many people are watching you and Chu Xuan. To be honest, some truly powerful inner court seeds haven’t made a move yet. Even the core seeds can’t underestimate those guys.”

“If you don’t cover it up, and get challenged right after being promoted to Tier 3, even you might…” He Kang stopped there, then added, “We are very sincere.”

“What’s the price then?” Su Chen played with the invitation.

“There’s no price,” He Kang shook his head repeatedly. Seeing Su Chen remain silent, his face looked even more “awkward,” and he helplessly said, “I’ve delivered the message. I’m leaving.”

“Mediation… concealment…” Su Chen shook his head and casually put away the invitation.

On the way to the parking lot, Su Chen casually checked the challenge data from this period.

“Good… hit him, hit him!”

“…”

From a distance, Su Chen heard shouts coming from the challenger arena. He took a shortcut and glanced over.

Someone was fighting in the arena, but it wasn’t any of the core seeds.

During this period, there were many people fighting in the arena. Some had accumulated long-standing grudges, and in the past, due to different power levels, the weaker party could only endure.

Now that they had the opportunity, they naturally wanted to reclaim their dignity.

The Chief Justice also didn’t stipulate that only core seeds could use it. After some exploratory duels, it sparked a craze.

Su Chen saw people secretly setting up bets below, with discussions constantly buzzing.

“I bet on Shi Yang. Wu Hong stolen his love before, and Shi Yang must have cursed him countless times in private. There’s a bloody hatred in his moves.” Someone below commented.

“Bloody hatred alone isn’t enough. Shi Yang lacks actual combat experience, and his professional strength is a bit inferior. I bet on Wu Hong.” The person next to him threw out a handful of gold coins.

“It’s a pity that the battles between core seeds have slowed down. We can only watch these duels, which are ultimately a bit lacking.”

“There’s nothing we can do. Those guys have basically all fought each other once, and their strength is generally known. No one can consistently defeat the other three. Unless a core seed is eliminated, or the remaining two reach Tier 3, then there will be some excitement to watch.”

“It’s said that many inner court seeds are eyeing those two. I wonder if they can keep their positions.”

“Su Chen’s performance is a bit frightening. No one knows what his specific profession is yet, so he’ll probably keep it. As for Chu Xuan… it’s hard to say.”

“Su Chen might not be able to keep it either. Tier 2 is Tier 2, and Tier 3 is Tier 3. But they have Mo Cui talent after all, so even if they lose it, they should be able to get it back.”

“Mo Cui has nothing to do with actual combat. What you’re saying doesn’t make sense…”

Su Chen watched for a while, and when he saw that someone had already noticed him, he turned and left.

“There hasn’t been any news about Chu Xuan recently. I heard that most of his subordinates have dispersed.” Su Chen thought to himself, but didn’t pay too much attention to it.

In the parking lot, his vehicle was already ready. Just as he was about to get in, he heard a slightly familiar voice from not far away.

“The Supervisory Guards are simply too much! They won’t even let us see the body!”

Su Chen looked up and saw Yang Yan, whose face was ashen. Beside him were several other Judges, all looking grim, clamoring to go find the Chief.

“Su Chen?” Yang Yan also noticed him. He stopped his steps, his expression softening, and greeted him, “Going out?”

“Mm.” Su Chen nodded. Someone next to Yang Yan spoke up, a burly man with resentment, “Then you have to be careful. Drive slowly, and don’t park illegally. Recently, those Supervisory Guards have been acting crazy, constantly looking for trouble with us.”

“In the past ten days, I’ve already been fined two thousand gold. This time is even worse; a Judge died, and they won’t even let us see the body.”

Someone next to him tugged at his sleeve, but he paid no attention, “This is a core seed, one of our own. What’s there to hide?”

“A Judge died?” Su Chen asked, quite surprised.

“Mm.” Yang Yan lowered his voice, leading the others a bit further away, and explained:

“It was discovered last night. When we rushed over, the Supervisory Guards had already taken the body away, giving us only the examination report, which said it was a professional mutation.” “Absolute nonsense!” the Judge who spoke earlier fumed, “Old Xiao’s profession at each stage was very stable. How could it mutate?”

Professional mutation only occurs in those who are forced to take on a profession or barely manage to. Due to an unstable foundation, they lose control during the development process.

However, only when the mutation reaches a certain degree will it lead to life-threatening danger. During this process, the professional themselves will usually notice something is wrong and terminate the development.

“I think those Supervisory Guards killed him!”

“Enough!” Yang Yan turned and barked, “The Supervision Department wouldn’t do something so stupid.”

He seemed to have considerable authority. The emotionally distraught Judge gasped, finally calming down.

“We are going to negotiate with the Director. We must get the body back,” he told Su Chen.

“Alright, you all go about your business.” Su Chen nodded and watched the group leave.

“The Supervision Department’s anger hasn’t subsided yet,” he shook his head and got into the hovercar.

After the Tribunal’s swift destruction of the Pang Family, there was constant friction with the Supervision Department. Su Chen himself experienced it once, being inexplicably stopped on his way to the Translation Department, accused of smuggling contraband.

That is, until a Supervisory Guard recognized him, quickly clarified it was a misunderstanding, and sincerely apologized. Otherwise, the conflict would have certainly escalated.

“Drive slowly,” Su Chen reminded again. The Supervision Department was looking for trouble with minor characters. The last time they went after him, it was probably because the information on his hovercar hadn’t been updated.

Since then, no one had stopped him, but it was better to avoid trouble than to invite it. Su Chen didn’t want to bring trouble upon himself.

He headed straight for the Translation Department.

…………

“You’re really punctual. Every three days at this time, you’ll surely come.”

In the laboratory, Sang Hanhai was not surprised to see him.

After Su Chen greeted a few familiar staff members, he noticed that the Holy Word Stone on the table was gone.

Before he could ask, Sang Hanhai spoke, “Not long after you left last time, I deciphered it. The profession has been recorded and is called ‘Apothecary.’ The names you come up with are quite fitting every time.”

“The last missing data point was that the consumed potion cannot be lower than one’s current tier,” Sang Hanhai told him.

“With this data point filled in, the overall requirements are very clear. This profession probably directly affects potion absorption, and the difficulty isn’t high, so it’s expected to be sent to the Tribunal soon.”

“If you have time, hurry up and meet the requirements.”

“Okay.” Su Chen nodded. Getting the profession information directly was also a perk of assisting in the deciphering. He then tentatively asked, “And the rating?”

“D-grade…” Sang Hanhai said, “Because it only affects potion absorption, and the improvement is not high, and potions are only one of the auxiliary factors for professional development, the rating is not high.”

“I see…” Su Chen was inevitably disappointed. He remembered that the Arms Master should have been a C-grade evaluation, and could not be exchanged.

“Come with me,” Sang Hanhai, seeming to read Su Chen’s thoughts, showed a faint smile and walked towards the Restroom.

Su Chen raised an eyebrow, a premonition in his heart, and quickly followed.

Closing the door, Sang Hanhai slowly sat down, watching Su Chen skillfully pour him tea, and chuckled, “You’re a clever one, so I won’t bother with any other nonsense. Listen carefully to the requirements for becoming an Arms Master…”

He had originally intended to say something like, “It couldn’t be exchanged, but I decided to make an exception…” to do Su Chen a favor, but the words caught in his throat, so he just got straight to the point.

Su Chen’s expression was solemn, and his panel popped up—

【Discovered unique profession: Arms Master. Can be taken upon meeting requirements.】

【Requirement one: Hand-refine over a hundred tons of metal raw materials.】

【Requirement two: Master basic metallurgy, basic materials science, and basic casting.】

Su Chen’s eyelids twitched. It truly deserved to be related to weapons, and he even had to refine metal materials. A hundred tons! How long would that take?

“Go to the Tribunal’s professional analysis office,” Sang Hanhai said, taking a sip of tea, “They’ll tell you how to complete it as quickly as possible.”

“Normally, you’d go to the Crafting Department, where machines refine the raw materials to the final stage, and you take over from there. As for materials science and so on, a few months of in-depth study should be enough. After all, this profession doesn’t require overly profound knowledge.”

Su Chen frowned slightly. The job requirements Sang Hanhai just described did not include the word “hand-refine,” which was clearly automatically corrected by the system panel.

Since it’s hand-hardening, it should include the entire process.

A discrepancy in job requirements would lead to a discrepancy in professional abilities. Could this be the reason why the Arms Master consumes too many materials?

Seeing his furrowed brows, Sang Hanhai couldn’t help but say, “Actually, I still don’t recommend you to take this profession. According to our data analysis, the materials consumed by an Arms Master to upgrade weapons are three to four times that of conventional casting.”

Su Chen was about to speak, but his eyes suddenly unfocused, and the panel popped up again––

【The Arms Master witnessed the magnificent figure of the Red Flame Thunder God, discovering that it conforms to the perfect cutting laws of all things, the perfect creation he has always pursued. He wept tears of joy, and gained profound enlightenment.】

【Requirement one weakened: Refining raw materials reduced to ten tons.】

【Requirement two automatically completed!】

【After successfully becoming an Arms Master, additional rewards will be granted!】

Magnificent figure? Perfect creation? Su Chen smacked his lips, only able to say “awesome.”

He didn’t know what the Arms Master had enlightened, but there were actually additional rewards.

After praising the Great Elder again, Su Chen finally came back to his senses.

“Didn’t remember?” Sang Hanhai thought he was distracted, reminiscing about the job requirements, “Do I need to say it again?”

“No need, I’ve remembered it all.” Su Chen shook his head, then asked, “Old Sang, have we received any Holy Word Stones here recently?”

“Do you think this is a few hundred years ago, when Holy Word Stones were piled up like mountains?” Sang Hanhai chuckled, glancing at Su Chen, who he noticed swallowed hard.

He shook his head and said, “Everything that could be explored has been. It’s hard to find Holy Word Stones anywhere else now, except for newly discovered ruins.”

“Alright…” Su Chen said, disappointed, “I still want to try if I can resonate with all Holy Word Stones.”

“Well, it’s not impossible,” Sang Hanhai suddenly added, “We just got news a couple of days ago that a Holy Word Stone was unearthed in Pankucheng, so it should arrive in a while.”

Su Chen’s eyes lit up. This old man was only telling half the story.

The young man’s interest in Holy Word Stones was not feigned. Sang Hanhai, seeing the sparkle in his eyes, confirmed this after their interactions over this period.

(End of chapter)