My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 115

Chapter 115: Recruitment from the Security Division

Sang Hanhai hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Can you confirm whether the resonance is with the Holy Word Stone itself or with the characters on it?”

“Why this question again…?” Su Chen was taken aback, secretly becoming alert. What was Sang Hanhai speculating about?

He feigned a confused look, “Isn’t it with the Holy Word Stone? If it were with the characters, how could two Holy Word Stones resonate successively?”

“No…” Sang Hanhai shook his head, “Actually, within our Translation Department, there’s been another theory in recent years.”

“The symbols inscribed on the Holy Word Stone should be divine language. It’s just that our abilities are insufficient to understand them, so we can only interpret them using the underlying language.”

Su Chen blinked, speechless. Couldn’t they have a clear statement internally? Did his lies have to keep up with the times?

He also knew that this couldn’t be blamed on the Translation Department. They were exploring many things, and overturning old theories was a common occurrence.

“So, what do you mean…?” He didn’t know how to answer, so he threw the question back.

“Is there a possibility that you can actually understand divine language, but only under certain specific conditions?” Sang Hanhai probed.

Su Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Sang Hanhai’s deduction was almost close to the truth, but it wasn’t him who could understand the divine language.

Hmm… so, the system recorded the divine language, analyzing it from its essence. No wonder those symbols could be recorded as professions with just a glance, no matter how they changed.

“What does this mean?” Su Chen threw the question back again.

“I don’t know either…” Sang Hanhai shook his head.

Su Chen: “…”

“I’m not playing with you.” Sang Hanhai saw Su Chen’s speechlessness and explained, “No one knows what this means. It might mean you have some divine characteristic, that you’re a born god, or perhaps a child of god.”

“Born god… child of god…” Su Chen felt increasingly off-topic, truly conforming to that classic old saying—

One lie requires countless lies to cover it up.

Seeing Su Chen becoming more and more confused, Sang Hanhai didn’t continue, merely introducing him to the concept of divine language for now.

Since he was so interested in the Holy Word Stone, he would definitely ponder it when he went back.

Su Chen appeared thoughtful, but then suddenly asked, “Old Sang, do you know the limits of professional ranks?”

He actually wanted to ask about the Morning Star rank, but he hadn’t found anyone to ask. Their relationship with Sang Hanhai had grown considerably during this time.

Bringing up divine language now also brought them a step closer, so Su Chen couldn’t help but ask.

“The limit of professional ranks…” Sang Hanhai looked at him in surprise, but it wasn’t strange for a young man to be curious about such things. He pondered,

“…The strongest in Yingfeng, that is, your first Chief Justice, was an eighth-tier professional. One more step and he would reach the Morning Star rank. As for beyond that, I don’t know.”

Su Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Sang Hanhai really knew. He couldn’t help but ask, “Is the Morning Star rank the ninth tier?”

“According to some materials we’ve unearthed, it should be. Morning Star… the star at the birth of the universe, also another name for the ninth tier.” Sang Hanhai nodded. This information wasn’t a secret, it just hadn’t been widely publicized.

“Then do we have professionals at the Morning Star rank?” He asked further.

“Where do you get so many questions, kid?” Sang Hanhai’s eyes flickered slightly, not answering directly.

Su Chen looked thoughtful. Sang Hanhai returned to the previous topic, “I’ll notify you when the other Holy Word Stone arrives. After I decipher this Holy Word Stone, I still have to translate some documents.”

This was a polite way of dismissing him. Su Chen wisely said, “You’re working hard.”

Sang Hanhai escorted him to the laboratory door and watched him go downstairs.

“Morning Star rank is the ninth tier, the star at the birth of the universe…” He couldn’t help but think that compared to the vastness of the universe, a nascent star would be as tiny as a dust particle.

“And divine language…”

Su Chen’s thoughts wandered, having heard many secrets from Sang Hanhai this time. The Translation Department’s speculation likely held a high probability of being the truth.

If it was divine language, who was the writer? It couldn’t be those ghost gods, could it?

“Perhaps… it’s just the language of some higher civilization. ‘Divine language’ is merely a designation.” Su Chen secretly shook his head, not wanting to fall into the “divine language” trap.

Suddenly, a shadow enveloped him. Su Chen didn’t even move an eyelid and stepped aside to let the person pass.

“Su Chen…”

But the person stood still and called out his name.

Su Chen looked up, his expression slightly grim. It was a middle-aged man with deep tear troughs on both sides of his nose and profound eyes.

He knew this fellow, Cheng Lang, one of the deputy directors of the Supervision Department.

A subconscious feeling of dread crept into his heart. The Tribunal and the Supervision Department were at loggerheads, and running into a high-ranking official from the other side now was not a good thing.

“What a coincidence, Minister Cheng. Are you also here on official business? Please.”

Su Chen didn’t want to talk much to him and moved aside again, expressing his attitude.

“No, I came to find you.” Cheng Lang stared straight at him.

Su Chen focused his mind, straightened his back, and composed his expression. Core disciples received the same待遇 as directors, and a Tribunal director was equivalent to a deputy minister.

That meant he could theoretically converse with the other party on equal terms. Since the other party was being so direct, he couldn’t lose face either.

“What do you need me for?” Su Chen’s voice became flat.

A flicker of surprise crossed Cheng Lang’s eyes, “As expected of a core disciple of the Tribunal.”

“Minister Cheng’s flattery is not very skillful.” Su Chen shook his head, “Just tell me what you want directly.”

Cheng Lang paused, then said, “You’ve been in the Tribunal for over a month now, and you might not have realized it, but in reality, every core disciple before you managed to gather a considerable amount of power within a month of joining the Tribunal.”

“Do you know why no one has approached you?”

“Because I hung a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on my door?” Su Chen pondered.

Cheng Lang faltered, “On one hand, it’s because the other core disciples have already carved up most of the pie. On the other hand, it’s because of Chong Jingtian’s reforms, which introduced uncertainty to your core disciple position, so many people are waiting to see.”

Su Chen, of course, understood this principle, but he stared at the other party suspiciously.

Cheng Lang continued, “The Chief Justice is one of the members of the Council of Elders and presides over the vast Tribunal. Everyone yearns for that position.”

“But I, as the Director of the Security Division, am also a member of the Council of Elders and preside over Yingfeng’s three departments.”

“You want me to be the Director of the Security Division?” Su Chen’s expression became even stranger.

“Why not?” Cheng Lang retorted.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. When do I take over?” Su Chen pondered, “I’m just worried that my Tier 2 professional status won’t be able to hold the fort.”

Cheng Lang’s face darkened, somewhat annoyed, “Please be serious!”

“You were playing with me first,” Su Chen scoffed.

Cheng Lang adjusted his emotions, “You should want to become the Chief Justice even more. Of course, we also want you to become the Chief Justice.”

“We are willing to provide you with some assistance.”

“You?” Su Chen pondered, “Specifically, what kind of assistance?”

“Top-tier professions.” Cheng Lang said deeply, “There’s something you might not know. Chu Xuan is currently taking on a Tier 3 top-tier profession and is determined to get back the humiliation you once inflicted upon him.” “Tier 3 top-tier…” Su Chen realized. No wonder he hadn’t heard any news of Chu Xuan; that kid was brewing something big.

“Once he successfully advances, he will surely trample you underfoot.” Cheng Lang looked at Su Chen, “Do you want to see that day?”

“Top-tier professions, if I really wanted to advance, the Tribunal should also give me this opportunity.” Su Chen shook his head.

The reason he hadn’t sought the top-tier professions controlled by the Tribunal was that the requirements for taking them on were too difficult.

He had a shortcut: he could upgrade his profession through immersion in the power of the heretic god. Compared to those difficult requirements, finding arcane energy crystals, thunder cores, and the like was obviously much easier.

“No, we can guarantee your advancement to a top-tier profession.” Cheng Lang showed a confident expression.

“Oh?” Su Chen was genuinely surprised. Guaranteeing advancement to a top-tier profession? Even the Tribunal wouldn’t dare to say that. A Deputy Minister of Supervision actually dared to say such a thing.

“How would you do it?” He showed an interested expression.

“I can’t tell you directly.” Cheng Lang shook his head, “If you agree, we will do our best to nurture you. Even if you can’t become the Chief Justice, the Director of the Security Division position awaits you.”

“Sounds tempting,” Su Chen narrowed his eyes. “So… what’s the price?”

Cheng Lang was somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected Su Chen to be so calm. The other few people showed more or less some reaction when they heard about this.

“Since we are being honest, I won’t hide anything from you.” Cheng Lang led Su Chen outside. “We are very dissatisfied with Chong Jingtian’s conduct. Under his leadership, the Tribunal has extended its reach into many areas where it shouldn’t.”

“We only hope that after you become the Chief Justice, you can curb this trend.”

Cheng Lang’s tone was very sincere: “Yingfeng’s power should not be spent solely on internal strife.”

It sounded reasonable, but Su Chen still showed no reaction.

Cheng Lang continued to press on, “The combined strength of our three departments, even if inferior to the entire Tribunal, is still unimaginable within Yingfeng City.”

Su Chen’s eyes flickered. He remembered the three arcane energy crystals and the thunder core he was missing.

After stating his conditions, Cheng Lang was not in a hurry, “You don’t have to agree now, you can go back and think carefully.”

Benefits, future, even an escape route were laid out before him, and even an excuse to deal with the psychological burden of being a traitor was provided to him, after all, it was all for Yingfeng.

Su Chen seemed a little hesitant, “Why me?”

“Because you have the cleanest background and the strongest will.” Cheng Lang said solemnly, “With our help, the chances of becoming the Chief Justice are very high.”

“Su Chen?” At some point, Sang Hanhai had come downstairs and stood at the laboratory door, calling out.

“Professor Sang…” Cheng Lang turned around, very accommodating. “The minister asked me to get the translated material on the ‘high-heat energy core’.”

Sang Hanhai looked suspiciously at Cheng Lang, while Su Chen had already waved goodbye and left. He said indifferently, “It’s not ready yet, you can take the translated parts first.”

Upon exiting the Translation Department, Su Chen boarded the hovercar and looked out the window. “The Tribunal’s reforms have also presented an opportunity for the Security Division.”

As for his thoughts…

………

“Did Cheng Lang really say that to you?”

Behind the floating, grayish-blue alloy desk, Chong Jingtian switched off the virtual screen and looked at the somewhat reserved Su Chen.

“Not a word changed,” Su Chen said solemnly.

“Blocking you at the Translation Department, a place not under the Tribunal’s jurisdiction and without our manpower, was indeed a good spot for a conversation.” Chong Jingtian nodded, a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

This was the second time he had met Su Chen; his previous understanding of him was mostly superficial.

“What are your thoughts?” Chong Jingtian suddenly asked.

“I am a member of the Tribunal and will never betray it,” Su Chen stated firmly.

“The Tribunal, the three departments of the Security Division, they are all people of Yingfeng.” Chong Jingtian waved his hand, “It’s not a matter of betrayal or not.”

Su Chen felt speechless, unsure if Chong Jingtian truly thought that or was just pretending.

“Actually, it’s not impossible to have contact with them,” Chong Jingtian then added, “The resources the Tribunal can provide you are limited after all. Contacting other forces in Yingfeng also has benefits.”

“Benefits…” Su Chen’s eyes flickered, understanding Chong Jingtian’s intention. He wanted him to be a double agent.

This was actually his plan too, to enjoy the sweet coating and throw back the shell.

But he didn’t think he could contend with the three departments of the Security Division, which was why he reported this to Chong Jingtian. With his endorsement, someone would take responsibility if something went wrong.

“I understand,” Su Chen nodded.

Chong Jingtian looked at the overly young face before him, and for a moment, he thought of his younger self. He couldn’t help but ask, “How did you manage to resist?”

“A Tier 3 top-tier profession, they guaranteed your success. Do you not even have the slightest inclination to try?”

Chong Jingtian knew the intentions of the three departments: to first offer benefits, taking advantage of the uncertainty of the core seeds, to lure Su Chen in.

Then, to entangle him deeper and deeper until he couldn’t extricate himself.

But he found it hard to guess Su Chen’s thoughts. Cheng Lang had just finished talking to him, and in the blink of an eye, he was in his office, revealing everything.

Even if he didn’t trust Cheng Lang or the three departments, facing a top-tier profession, the position of Chief Justice, and the fallback to Director of the Security Division, did he genuinely not have any thoughts about it?

The other party wasn’t asking him to do anything immediately, yet Su Chen didn’t even have the idea of “trying.”

This young man, did he guess that he would be made a double agent, or was he truly loyal to the Tribunal? Chong Jingtian didn’t know.

Su Chen was taken aback, not expecting the Chief Justice to ask such a blunt question.

“I still want to build from the ground up,” he gave an evasive answer.

The main reason was that Cheng Lang’s offer held no real appeal to him. Did he really need the other party to guarantee his promotion to a Tier 3 top-tier profession?

“No wonder…” Chong Jingtian murmured, shaking his hand, “Go ahead. Whatever benefits you can wring out of them is up to you, but don’t touch that top-tier profession. I roughly know what’s going on; it has hidden dangers.”

“I understand,” Su Chen stood up, preparing to leave, but then heard Chong Jingtian speak again: “You said, did they only approach you?”

A gleam flashed in Su Chen’s eyes, and he shook his head, “I don’t know.”

“I hope there are still others, like you, who will walk into my office.” Chong Jingtian said with a certain expectation.

You’ve hurt people’s feelings with this reform; they’re probably cursing you. How can you expect anyone to be frank with you?

Su Chen muttered to himself as he walked out of the office. He didn’t know how many people Cheng Lang or the three departments had approached.

But he wasn’t naive enough to believe that he was their only choice. “Cleanest background” and “most resolute mind” were just pretexts.

“There are quite a few people watching me. I need to advance to the third rank as soon as possible.”

(End of this chapter)