My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 117

Chapter 117 Targeting and Advancing to Tier 3

He still wanted to sponge off Cheng Lang, so he left with Du Yu.

On the way, he learned about the internal situation of the Supervision Department from Du Yu.

“Things are much better now. The day after the fall of the Pang family, that’s when everyone was really agitated, wishing they could immediately attack the Tribunal and capture your Chief Judge…” Du Yu still spoke carelessly.

The several Judges walking in front of them turned their heads unpleasantly, glaring fiercely at Du Yu, which startled him. Only after seeing Su Chen next to him did they calm down.

“That’s why I didn’t dare to wear my uniform,” he muttered softly.

Su Chen wondered to himself, “I wonder what the Elder Council was thinking. They wiped out the Pang family yet didn’t let the Supervision Department intervene at all. Even if they suspected others, sending a minister to oversee things would at least ease the tension…”

As he gained a deeper understanding of Ying Feng and sorted out the various factions, he finally understood how much hatred the Tribunal’s actions that night caused.

Chong Jingtian and the others couldn’t possibly be unaware of the hidden dangers, yet they still did it.

Suddenly, Su Chen remembered something, “I almost forgot, why haven’t I received my share of the spoils from the destruction of the Pang family? The process is so slow.”

Du Yu had to return to the Supervision Department, while Su Chen went directly to the Translation Department.

…

Under a shaded area inside the Translation Department, Cheng Lang had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Su Chen arrive, his tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. After throwing out the bait last time, Su Chen had no follow-up, which made him quite anxious.

Su Chen came from a lower-tier city, a person with no foundation. Facing the Security Division’s recruitment and even the promise of a top-tier profession, he could remain unresponsive for almost a month.

This level of self-control exceeded his expectations. After much deliberation, Cheng Lang decided to take the initiative to reach out again.

Since Su Chen didn’t refuse, there was still a chance, but Cheng Lang didn’t mention the previous recruitment. Instead, he sighed and said, “Yesterday, another Judge died.”

“Another one died…” Su Chen’s brows furrowed slightly. This was the third Judge’s death he had heard about since the fall of the Pang family. “Still due to professional distortion?”

Cheng Lang nodded, “On the surface, yes. Perhaps it’s retaliation from the Pang family.”

The main members of the Pang family were all captured, but there were still some who had escaped and were scattered in other places.

“Why are they holding on to the bodies?” Su Chen couldn’t help but shake his head.

“You’ll have to ask Chong Jingtian why he acted against the Pang family without notice,” Cheng Lang said with a cold yet helpless tone. “The friction between the Tribunal and the three departments has a long history, and it will probably be difficult to resolve in a few decades.”

Cheng Lang almost explicitly said that when you become Chief Judge, we will work together.

“Indeed,” Su Chen agreed profoundly.

This kid… Cheng Lang saw that this guy was so patient, so he had to speak first: “What do you think about what I said last time? A month has passed, and I hear that Chu Xuan is closer to a top-tier profession.”

“I can consider it,” Su Chen pondered.

Even with Cheng Lang’s self-control, a hint of anger still rose within him. He represented not just the Supervision Department, but the Security Division. Yet this kid still said “consider”?

“However, shouldn’t you show some sincerity first?” Su Chen asked tentatively.

Cheng Lang’s face dropped. The other guys at least had some dignity as core seeds, but this kid immediately asked for benefits.

Since he spoke so bluntly, Cheng Lang also lost his good temper and said in a deep voice, “We only show sincerity to core seeds.”

“Heh…” Su Chen let out an ambiguous scoff. Sure enough, they spoke nicely before, but it was different when it came to actual spending.

Cheng Lang’s meaning was clear: if he lost this status after advancing to Tier 3, then he would have no investment value.

“Then there’s no sincerity,” Su Chen shook his head, feigning disappointment. “I thought the Security Division wouldn’t be so petty.”

Cheng Lang gritted his teeth in anger, his voice growing colder, “Being generous doesn’t mean being a naive fool.”

“Then… how am I supposed to believe your promise?” Su Chen shook his head and said,

“You must have investigated me. I came from a vagrant background, and years of life as a vagrant taught me a truth: the future promised by others might be beautiful, but the most important thing is whether I can eat my fill right now.”

“Narrow-minded…” Cheng Lang, naturally aware of this, furrowed his brows and pondered for a long time before saying, “What do you want?”

“Five arcane energy crystals, five different types of thunder cores,” Su Chen demanded extravagantly.

Cheng Lang’s face was grim. Narrow-minded, but with a huge appetite.

These items, without even considering the connections used, had a paper value of nearly 20 million gold.

Of course, this was nothing to the Security Division, but if given, it would be pure foolishness.

“Too many…” Cheng Lang immediately refused, “One arcane energy crystal, one thunder core.”

He could give some benefits, but he couldn’t be a fool.

“You’re too stingy.” Su Chen frowned. “How about this, let’s cut to the chase, I only want the arcane energy crystals, three of them.”

Cheng Lang’s expression changed, and after a long hesitation, he finally agreed, “Alright.”

Su Chen immediately beamed, “Actually, I’ve admired the Security Division for a long time.”

“Oh, and please send the items to me as soon as possible.”

Cheng Lang’s cheek twitched. What a quick change of face. By the time he reacted, the other party had already turned and left.

Staring at Su Chen’s retreating back, Cheng Lang’s expression changed a few times, and finally, he showed an indescribable smile. “I’m not afraid of you having desires, I’m afraid of you having none.”

When Su Chen truly finds his position as a core seed unstable, the disparity in status will naturally prompt him to seek help.

They are not afraid of Su Chen falling from his position as a core seed; on the contrary, they welcome it, as this is when they will truly have the opportunity to control him.

…

Since I came to the Translation Department, I wanted to reconnect with Old Sang, but when I went to his laboratory, I found he wasn’t there, so I had to return to the Tribunal.

As soon as Su Chen emerged from the parking lot, he noticed many agitated Judges, indignant and loudly speaking.

As he walked past them, Su Chen understood what was going on.

It was still due to the death of a Judge. In this month, three Judges had died, which was already a major incident.

However, the bodies were held by the Supervision Department, making it impossible to conduct an investigation. Even when the Second Judge, who remained in the Tribunal, stepped forward, the Supervision Department showed no respect.

And without the orders of the Elder Council, the Tribunal had no authority to investigate within the city, so these people were seething with anger.

“Any force, once it develops to a certain extent, will naturally have a tendency to expand. Chong Jingtian cannot solve this problem; he cannot undermine his own foundation.”

“…Unless there’s an external crisis that forces them to unite. Perhaps when Ying Feng was first established, everyone was truly united, but now, after more than a thousand years of existence, the external environment can no longer be called a crisis…”

Su Chen’s thoughts drifted. When he returned to the villa, he found Gu Bing already waiting there, looking a bit sullen. A small hovering transport vehicle was parked at the gate.

“Su Chen…” Gu Bing’s expression barely softened when she saw him return. “These are the metal materials you wanted.”

“Alright,” Su Chen opened the door and placed the materials in the basement. Seeing Gu Bing’s distracted look, he asked, “Sister, something on your mind?”

“Huh?” Gu Bing was startled, hesitating a little.

“Anything difficult? You can tell me,” Su Chen pressed further. He had a good impression of the Gu family.

To enjoy others’ benefits, one naturally has to stand up for them.

“It’s like this…” Gu Bing organized her words, “Didn’t you mention arcane energy crystals and thunder cores to me before? Arcane energy crystals are a bit troublesome, but thunder cores are much easier.”

“I had already arranged with the people in the resource warehouse to get three at a price of four million gold, but yesterday they temporarily informed me that they couldn’t give them to us.”

“Even if my grandfather offered an additional 500,000 for each, it was no use.”

“Hmm…” Su Chen was quite surprised. He had indeed mentioned thunder cores once, just asking about the specific difficulty and price of acquiring them.

He didn’t expect the Gu family to be so attentive.

“It’s fine, I don’t need them for now,” Su Chen consoled.

“It’s not just because the items haven’t arrived,” Gu Bing whispered. “The resource warehouse’s reputation is quite good. My grandfather contacted an old acquaintance, so there shouldn’t have been a problem.”

“After being intercepted yesterday, my grandfather immediately went to see his old friend that night. The other party implicitly revealed that the person who intercepted us came from within the Tribunal.”

Within the Tribunal… Su Chen’s expression tightened. This meant that the other party wasn’t targeting the Gu family, but him.

His contact with the Gu family couldn’t be hidden from those with intentions. Thunder cores, a commodity the Gu family had never dealt with, were suddenly being purchased, most likely because of him. It was an easy inference.

Chu Xuan? Su Chen subconsciously thought.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

A knock on the door suddenly sounded. Su Chen’s eyes flickered, “Interesting, I just got back.”

Gu Bing appeared somewhat bewildered, not understanding what Su Chen meant.

“Junior Brother Su…”

Standing outside the door was a young man with a seemingly friendly smile, but his eyes were unusually calm.

“Senior Brother Liu…” Su Chen recognized the other party, Liu Chen… a core seed from the inner court, with a Gold-tier talent, a Tier 3 professional.

Just recently, he and Ming Lin battled for forty minutes and were hailed as one of the closest to becoming core seeds.

“I hope I’m not disturbing you.” His gaze swept over Gu Bing, who stood behind Su Chen, and without waiting for Su Chen’s reply, he said to himself, “Actually, I’ve come to apologize.”

“Apologize?” Su Chen’s eyes flickered, as if he had a guess. “What for?”

Liu Chen frowned, seeing that Su Chen didn’t invite him in, but quickly composed himself. “It’s like this, a younger brother in my family needs to go out on a mission, so I thought about getting him some self-defense weapons.”

“So I set my sights on the Thunder Core. When I inquired, I found out that this month’s production had already been reserved. Helplessly, I could only cut in line and took three.”

At this point, Gu Bing pursed her lips.

“Helplessly, cut in line,” that was something his grandfather had spent a lot of effort to reserve.

Liu Chen feigned helplessness and said, “It turns out I just found out it was snatched from the Gu family. I really didn’t expect it, so I specially came to apologize to Junior Brother.”

He started by saying “to apologize humbly,” but now it turned into “I’m sorry.” Su Chen stared at him with an inscrutable smile but remained silent.

He’s not even anxious? Liu Chen was quite surprised. This kid has a lot of self-control.

He then continued, “I also came this time to ask if Junior Brother needs them urgently. If you do, I can have someone send them over first, giving priority to you.”

Gu Bing’s face turned grim. Even she understood that Liu Chen wasn’t here to apologize at all, but clearly to assert dominance.

He’d only give it if he was asked.

This wasn’t just about the “Thunder Core,” but also encompassed everything Su Chen would need in the future. This was forcing Su Chen to choose a side. She couldn’t help but look worriedly at Su Chen, but saw that her junior brother was still smiling, gently shaking his head: “That’s not urgent. Prioritize your younger brother first. It would be bad if something happened to him.”

Liu Chen’s expression froze, but then he showed a forced smile. “Since Junior Brother isn’t bothered, that’s good. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know.”

With that, he turned and left without waiting for Su Chen’s reply.

Walking far away, Liu Chen looked back at the closed door, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. “Saving face at the cost of suffering.”

Professional development, fulfilling requirements, which one doesn’t require resources?

Su Chen came from a lower-tier city and also wanted to stay out of it, watching others fight to the death. It was ridiculous.

“Su Chen…” In the room, Gu Bing whispered, a worried expression on her face.

“What’s wrong?” Su Chen turned around, confused.

Gu Bing wanted to remind the other party not to act impulsively, but seeing Su Chen’s usual expression, she breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear him ask, “Is this Liu Chen from a very powerful family?”

Gu Bing explained, “The Liu family has served in the Tribunal for generations. Although no Judge has ever emerged from their ranks, several Deputy Section Chiefs and more than ten Senior Judges are currently members of the Liu family.”

“He himself was meticulously cultivated from a young age, and both Tier 1 and Tier 2 were top-tier professions. When he entered the Tribunal two years ago, he attracted a lot of attention.”

Gu Bing carefully asked, “He’s Wei Yu Fan’s man. I wonder why he’s targeting you. Is there some misunderstanding?”

“Perhaps,” Su Chen said noncommittally.

After seeing Gu Bing off and handling most of the miscellaneous tasks, Su Chen returned to his previous training rhythm.

Time flowed like water.

This day, in the gravity training room, Su Chen’s head trembled, and his mental power leaked out in all directions. The surroundings seemed to be covered with a layer of hazy mist.

[Cloud Breath Meditation Method has been upgraded to Master level, gaining the ability – Cloud Spirit: Slightly increases mental acuity]

The tingling sensation gradually subsided, and Su Chen clenched his fists, his bones popping.

“With the Wind Lightning Envoy state activated, I should be able to directly defeat Zhou Xian…” Su Chen estimated his current strength. The gradual accumulation of training methods had made his strength far exceed his peers.

Even among top-tier professions, he would be difficult to rival.

Taking a breath, Su Chen looked at the panel with glowing eyes.

[Wind Lightning Envoy: 87%]

[Mystic Weaver: 100%]

[E-grade Black Iron Body Forging Technique – Proficient: 40%]

The Lightning Flare Body Forging Technique had long since reached Master level, granting him the ability [Lightning Bone], which enhanced his bone strength, and he had switched to a new Body Forging Technique.

But the most crucial thing was that the Cloud Breath Meditation Method had risen to Master level, allowing him to advance to Tier 3.

And on the panel, the profession [Mystic Weaver] had also changed to [Mystic Saint].

The arcane energy crystals Cheng Lang promised were delivered a few days ago.

Upon receiving them, Su Chen immediately triggered the transformation of the Mystic Weaver.

As he expected, under the influence of the Black Tuluo’s power, the job change requirements remained unchanged, still the original conditions.

He had already speculated about this. Since the “Gale Hunter” could continue to meet the transformation conditions after advancing.

After the transformation, there was no need to add additional conditions, which proved that the essence of the profession could be changed without affecting the job change requirements before advancing.

“Only the Whispering Trial remains…”

Creating a Tier 2 elemental ability was easy for Su Chen; the Wind Lightning Envoy’s professional strength was no joke.

“Then, let’s prepare…” Su Chen’s expression became much more solemn.

Leaving the gravity training room, he entered the bedroom, which had windows and thin walls. If anything went wrong, he could quickly reach the light.

He set Zero to timed mode, to emit light after one hour.

Quickly setting up dark conditions, Su Chen took a deep breath. The preparation process was incredibly familiar.

As the symbol on his chest was completed, Su Chen felt an unprecedented dragging sensation, as if his body had been struck by a great force and then plunged into an abyss. This was an experience he had never had before.

Before, he had always slowly immersed himself, but this time, it was as if a pair of hands had forcibly pulled him into some area.

The surrounding darkness seemed to turn into a viscous, living entity.

He could still breathe, but the air gradually took on a stale scent.

A sound gradually echoed in his ears, as if something was dragging across dry leaves.

It came from above, below, left, and right simultaneously, with no source or pattern, weaving an endless net that firmly trapped him.

“It’s different from last time…” Su Chen tried hard to keep calm. He had consulted many资料.

Mental-type professions are diverse, but 80% of them require the Whispering Trial for advancement.

The area where the Whispering Trial takes place is called the “Nether realm.” Ying Feng’s data contains various speculations, with the mainstream idea being the “resting place of all spirits.”

His limbs felt like they were filled with lead, or as if they were tightly bound by the viscous darkness. Su Chen couldn’t even lift a finger.

Finally, a gray light appeared before his eyes, and he saw an endless expanse of a smooth ground, crisscrossed by huge dark patterns.

“This place is…” Su Chen looked around, seeing nothing. He tried walking forward, then squatted down and knocked on the ground, producing a dull thud.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the ground shook, and Su Chen was sent flying. The ground beneath him continuously shrank, and excruciating pain spread throughout his body, as if he were being cut inch by inch by sharp blades.

“This is f***ing…” Su Chen’s pupils dilated in shock. The constantly shrinking ground below gradually formed a circle, and those crisscrossing black patterns coalesced into a vertical pupil.

The place he had just been standing on was not the ground at all, but a head, the head of Black Tuluo!

“Holy freaking s***!”

Su Chen really swore this time. With only himself as a reference point, he couldn’t fully gauge how massive this head was while moving at high speed.

But undoubtedly, it was terrifyingly enormous.

This treacherous deity was already targeting him, so wasn’t he just walking into a trap?

Under the crushing sense of being eaten, Su Chen, in a moment of desperation, quickly transformed into a “Black Tuluo Priest.”

“What?”

A surprised, bell-like voice rang in his ears. Su Chen couldn’t understand what it meant.

But the feeling of being torn apart gradually disappeared, only to be rapidly pulled back from the state of being flung away, and the head before him quickly expanded again!

Black Tuluo had discovered him!

It was at this moment that a light suddenly shone in front of Su Chen’s eyes.

To prevent himself from sinking too deep and being unable to control his body, Zero, which he had placed in a corner and set to a timer, suddenly emitted an intense light from its eyes.

Like a drowning man suddenly pulled up, Su Chen gasped, instinctively stood up, his heart pounding rapidly, and it took a long time for him to calm down.

Opening the window, natural light shone in, and Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief, still shaken. “That’s f***ing eerie, to actually encounter Black Tuluo.”

Taking a breath, Su Chen looked at the panel. After Mystic Saint, the two large characters for “Initiation” finally appeared, then dissipated.

In an instant, Su Chen felt his brain explode with a roar. His mental power surged out, rapidly expanding, instantly sending Zero flying to crash against the wall.

[Mystic Weaver successfully advanced to Mystic Saint!]

[Mystic Tool Master gained enhancement – Controllable Mystic Tools +1]

[Crimson Lightning Tribulation evolved into – Crimson Lightning Purgatory: Consumes mental power to expand a lightning field around the body.]

[Psionic Power enhanced!]

[Mind Control evolved into – Mental Implantation: Splits off a mental seed that can be implanted into organisms with insufficient mental tenacity for monitoring.]

[Gained professional ability – Black Tuluo’s Gaze: Stolen power from Black Tuluo, can temporarily pull the target’s mental body into the Nether realm.]

The surging spiritual power gradually subsided, and Su Chen tried hard to rein in the surrounding scattered spiritual power, adapting to the 360-degree vision that could even perceive dust in the air.

He was already experienced in dealing with this feeling and quickly retracted his expanded spiritual power.

Scanning the panel information, what should be transformed was transformed, and what should be strengthened was strengthened.

Crimson Lightning Tribulation became a wide-range attack method. With a slight thought, crimson electric arcs lit up around the bedroom.

Crackling!

Zero in the corner, due to its heavy metal composition, quickly attracted a nascent crimson lightning bolt.

Boom! Various parts scattered across the floor, his eyelids twitched, and he quickly dispersed the lightning.

“Such immense power, and that’s just the beginning of charging…”

Zero is a mechanical puppet, and the materials used are not inferior. Ordinary Tier 2 individuals cannot dismantle her.

“Not bad, not bad…” Su Chen nodded repeatedly. This was the power of a top-tier profession. If he met Zhou Xian again, he estimated that a single glance would be enough to strike him down.

He was also quite curious about the ability [Mental Implantation].

Carefully attempting to activate it, he felt a stinging pain in his mental body, as if pricked by a needle, and then a tiny mental seed, invisible to the naked eye, split off.

“This is really a sharp tool for acquiring information and surveillance… and given my mental strength, I might be able to implant it even in peers,” Su Chen mused.

Finally, there was [Black Tuluo’s Gaze], also a reward from this Whispering Trial.

“The Nether realm… that’s no place for a human to stay.” Su Chen still shudders recalling it.

The cumulative effect of top-tier professions and various meditation methods had made his mental strength far surpass that of newly advanced Tier 3 professionals.

This [Eye of Black Tuluo] would likely be too difficult for any Tier 3 top-tier mental profession to withstand.

He was quite satisfied with this advancement. The enhancements, transformations, and fusions of the abilities on his panel didn’t mean that his former abilities had disappeared.

The panel provided an integration of information, but these abilities were still intrinsically his own and could be used flexibly.

“Tier 3… Liu Chen…” Su Chen rummaged through Zero’s wreckage and found a tiny, thumb-sized, glowing blue bead. With this, Zero was still considered alive.

He glanced out the window; the light was already dimming, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)