My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 176

Xia Hanshi didn’t rush to ask. With a flash, he supported the swaying Su Chen, his hoarse voice tinged with worry. “How do you feel?”

“It’s nothing…” Su Chen rubbed his temples, his voice sounding a bit weak. He shook his head and said, “Every time I trigger a hallucination, I have a similar feeling, but it’s just fatigue; there are no other issues.”

Su Chen sat down on a nearby chair and, after a moment’s rest, heard Xia Hanshi ask, “What exactly did you see?”

“I…” Su Chen seemed to be recalling, his gaze directed at the strange artifacts on the floor, only three or four of which were still empty.

It would be too fake if the hallucination only triggered after he had absorbed all of them, so he deliberately left a few.

“I vaguely saw a group of people enter Ying Feng. One of them gave me a feeling very similar to Meng Qi,” Su Chen said.

“Very similar to Meng Qi…” Xia Hanshi pondered, “That thing is very strange; its camouflage ability is terrifying. If another such thing came in…”

“However,” Su Chen frowned, seemingly recalling carefully, “the feeling I got was that it was the same person as Meng Qi, not a new person. It’s hard to describe the feeling.”

Xia Hanshi furrowed his brows and paced back and forth, various thoughts swirling in his mind as he speculated based on the meager information Su Chen provided. “Ordinary believers certainly don’t have the ability to split their consciousness; at least they’d have to be a high priest. But a high priest infiltrating would just be asking for trouble. It’s not worth the Faceless Ghost believers expending such a great cost to lure us out. Could it be the Sacrificial Chief?

“No, there was news that the Sacrificial Chief is commanding the Faceless Ghost believer army earlier.”

“Could it be—” Suddenly, Xia Hanshi’s expression changed slightly, “a descended Divine Son?”

Yes—Su Chen secretly nodded. Finally, he had led Old Xia to this conclusion.

“Divine Son—Faceless Ghost Divine Son—” Xia Hanshi felt increasingly that his guess was correct and continued to deduce, “That body named Meng Qi was probably created by the Faceless Ghost Divine Son, with a split consciousness controlling it. No wonder such methods were never seen before.”

“But it was exposed. So this time, the believer army was used to lure out high-level combatants, and he infiltrated again. The purpose—the purpose—”

“To find the person who destroyed the body? No—Meng Qi’s hidden purpose—” Xia Hanshi’s eyes flickered, and he uttered two words: “Stone tablets.”

Everything was now connected perfectly.

But a new problem arose, and Xia Hanshi was puzzled. “Why would the Divine Son not prepare for the holy feast but instead head straight for the stone tablets? In their eyes, are these stone tablets more important than the entire Scarlet Thunder Star?”

“What do they want these stone tablets for?”

Su Chen was also curious about this question and naturally couldn’t answer it.

Xia Hanshi quickly pushed aside this unanswered question and looked at Su Chen again, inevitably surprised. “Your ability is truly remarkable.”

This solved many problems.

Su Chen still looked weak, forcing a smile. “As long as it can help.”

“It’s just this consumption…” Xia Hanshi glanced at the strange artifacts and statues in the room, feeling a slight headache. They were almost all drained.

He wondered how he would explain it when he returned them.

Lei Tieyan would surely be furious.

If it’s hard to explain, then don’t explain it. Xia Hanshi collected his thoughts. After Su Chen’s complexion improved significantly, he continued to ask, “Are there any other clues in the scene you saw?”

“For example, the attire and appearance of that group of people?”

Just knowing that a Divine Son has infiltrated is far from enough. Ying Feng is too large to search effectively.

“Hmm—” Su Chen seemed to be deep in thought. After a long while, he hesitantly said, “The scene was too blurry, and their appearances were difficult to discern. It’s just that their clothing and attire didn’t quite look like people from Ying Feng.”

Of course, this information wasn’t something he saw in some illusion but rather something he had people secretly investigate and find out.

Although he only sensed it for a brief moment that night, the location wasn’t too vague. Su Chen secretly had Gu Bing carefully investigate that area.

However, many people were moving through that area at that time.

But the problem was that, at that exact time, there were people from the Court of Judgment eating there, and one of them was someone Su Chen was very familiar with—He Kang.

Su Chen didn’t think this was a coincidence, so he had Gu Bing investigate further and found that the people eating with He Kang were a group from his hometown.

Moreover, according to the records, that group arrived ten days later than the estimated time.

At this point, Su Chen was almost certain that the Divine Son was hidden among this group of people from Gujiang City.

He even wanted to know what they said during their meal that night, but doing so would inevitably require questioning the people at the table that day, which would be difficult to conceal.

Not to mention possibly alerting the enemy, and then when he tells Old Xia about this, and Old Xia investigates, if it’s discovered that he had already investigated beforehand, wouldn’t it just create unnecessary complications?

“Not like people from Ying Feng?” Xia Hanshi’s eyes flickered, and he immediately had a guess. “People from a lower-tier city?”

“This period is precisely the time for various institutions to assess people from lower-tier cities. Many people have infiltrated, so it is indeed a good window for lurking.”

Even though the number of these people is still large, there is finally a target.

After asking a few more questions, Su Chen finally recalled a crucial detail with difficulty.

“Among them, there seemed to be a one-armed person,” Su Chen said with some uncertainty.

“Enough.” Xia Hanshi’s eyes flashed. This characteristic was enough to greatly narrow down the scope again.

“You’ve worked hard today. Go back and rest first. If you feel any abnormalities in your body, tell me immediately.” Xia Hanshi looked at Su Chen and added, “When you’re well-rested, go to the Court of Judgment and go through the procedures.”

Naturally, it was the procedure to check for erosion. Old Xia was still thinking a lot.

Su Chen naturally had no objections, but as he was leaving, he glanced at the statue that had extracted the essence of the Faceless Ghost, pointed to it, and asked, “Teacher, where did that statue come from? When I first touched it, I felt an extremely strong sensation.”

“That?” Xia Hanshi looked in the direction he pointed and saw the number two marked on the back of the statue. He then fumbled with his hand for a bit and pulled out a document: “Faceless Number: 2 – Statue, acquired seventeen years ago during the ‘Faceless Ghost Divine Son Descent Incident,’ by the Chief—”

“Ah, that’s what it was—” Xia Hanshi suddenly realized. “No wonder you felt such a strong sensation when you touched it. This object is also related to the Faceless Ghost Divine Son.”

“Back then, we thought it had been completely annihilated, but it seems he successfully descended after all.”

The essence is related to the Divine Son? Su Chen was surprised and asked further, “What exactly is the Divine Son?”

“Hmm—” Xia Hanshi thought for a moment and explained, “Currently, all the known believers of the various Demonic Gods are commanded by the Sacrificial Chief.”

“Although they can draw upon the Demonic God’s power through faith, their most powerful method is to summon the Demonic God’s vessel, which is equivalent to possessing the power of a seventh-tier professional.”

“Any higher would require the Divine Son to act. The disaster of the Divine Son has been recorded several times in history, and it always took a huge cost to resolve it.”

Su Chen’s heart tightened. Wouldn’t this infiltrating Divine Son be a big problem?

“It’s not that simple.” Seeing Su Chen’s expression change, Xia Hanshi knew what he was thinking and reassured him, “The Divine Son is born from the flesh and blood of the Demonic God. For some reason, they must be born as infants. Their own strength is not formidable; they even need to steadily take up professions to improve their power.”

“It’s just easier for them to wield the power of the Demonic God and use more methods that ordinary believers cannot.”

Born of flesh and blood? Could the essence be the flesh and blood of the Demonic God?

Su Chen couldn’t help but speculate and relaxed a little. It seemed that the barrier between the Demonic Gods and reality was even greater than he had imagined.

After chatting for a few more sentences, Su Chen left, deep in thought.

“Let Old Xia investigate that Divine Son. The scope is so clearly defined, as long as the target is confirmed, directly attack and don’t give him a chance to mobilize divine power. It shouldn’t be a big problem, but I’m just afraid he’ll escape.”

Su Chen muttered, returning to his residence and entering the gravity chamber, excitedly opening his panel.

In addition to two portions of intermediate Faceless Ghost power and one portion of Faceless Ghost essence, there were also a total of thirty-eight portions of low-grade Faceless Ghost power.

“If it’s three-in-one, it should combine into—twelve portions of intermediate Demonic God power.” Su Chen calculated, simultaneously influencing the panel.

As expected, with his mental influence, these low-grade Demonic God powers began to rapidly condense.

However, in the end, it only transformed into nine portions of intermediate Faceless Ghost power, with two portions of low-grade Faceless Ghost power remaining.

“Huh?” Su Chen frowned slightly. “Why only nine portions? It’s not three-in-one; it’s four-in-one.”

“There’s even a loss when synthesizing higher grades from lower grades?”

Aside from this time, he had never simultaneously obtained more than three portions of the same-tier, same-Demonic God power.

The speculation of three-in-one was also because last time, one portion of high-grade Black Buddha power turned into three portions of intermediate-grade power.

“It’s reasonable that there’s a loss for tier advancement.” Su Chen was only slightly surprised, after all, it only consumed one extra portion.

“By this calculation, I now have twelve portions of intermediate Faceless Ghost divine power. A fifth-tier dual-profession, or a sixth-tier dual-profession, only requires four portions. I still have eight portions left, which means I can synthesize two more high-tier portions—”

This should last for a long time.

“However,” Su Chen’s gaze fell on the [Faceless Ghost Essence] below, “I wonder if divine power can synthesize essence.”

Although it could be saved for future consumption, the later stages are powerful. Essence that can affect special professions is clearly more needed.

Just as his thoughts stirred, the panel changed, and a small line of text appeared—

[Do you want to consume divine power to forge essence?]

“It actually works?” Su Chen’s heart jolted. While delighted, he also noticed something different.

“It doesn’t seem to merge directly like divine power. This forging process is probably different—”

Let’s try it—Su Chen didn’t hesitate and directly chose to forge.

Immediately, the quantity of [Intermediate Faceless Ghost Divine Power × 11] rapidly decreased: 10, 9, 8, 7—

In the blink of an eye, only two portions of intermediate divine power remained.

“It consumed nine portions of intermediate Faceless Ghost divine power?” Su Chen’s eyelids twitched. This quantity far exceeded his expectations, and the low-grade divine power showed no consumption.

“These nine portions could have synthesized two portions of high-grade divine power. No, it requires three portions of high-grade divine power to decompose into nine portions.” Su Chen speculated, “Forging essence should require three portions of high-grade divine power, and at least intermediate-grade divine power is needed to forge it.”

This cost—it’s a bit too high.

“Is it because these are two completely different substances, which is why the consumption is so great?” Su Chen couldn’t help but think. Essence and divine power were clearly not the same thing.

Above high-grade divine power should be divine power that can influence the Morning Star stage, not some essence.

Su Chen thought, and on the panel, a faint golden flame appeared, with dynamic effects, and he could indistinctly hear a “clinking” sound.

“It still needs time, so it really is forging?” Su Chen was surprised, becoming more certain that this was a material transformation.

He wondered how long it would take to forge it. Su Chen couldn’t help but rub his hands. With another portion of Faceless Ghost essence available, he was a little impatient.

“The effect of this thing should be similar to divine power, right?” Su Chen thought, and then directly applied this portion of Faceless Ghost essence to [Wind Dancer].

Whatever its effect, there must be a test subject. Anyway, based on his experience, it certainly wouldn’t be a bad thing.

[The Wind Dancer came into contact with the Faceless Ghost Essence, and the strange Faceless power gradually eroded it, causing it to dance wildly and forget itself. Requirement two for its profession was removed.]

“Ha—” Su Chen raised an eyebrow. “The effect is indeed the same: removing requirements.”

The second professional requirement was simply the perfect dodge requirement, which would have taken a lot of time and effort.

It’s great that it was directly erased—very good indeed.

Although he had already completed one, Su Chen didn’t feel it was a waste of resources. Instead, he felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, making him feel much more at ease.

That feeling of waiting for an attack in the dark was also quite tormenting.

Moreover, it couldn’t be done simultaneously with career development. Now that it’s erased, it’s for the best.

“With this, only the last ritual requirement remains, which is simple. Based on the experience of those before me, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

Su Chen rolled up his sleeves, unable to resist checking the progress of [Destroyer]. It was already at 22%.

The requirements for this fellow were consolidated into a progress bar; he wondered if the essence would be useful.

However, he didn’t need to expend effort on this profession, nor did it take up his time, so even if he forged the essence, he didn’t plan to use it.

“Essence, essence—” Su Chen couldn’t help but think, “What I saw today was just the storage of Faceless Ghost divine power in the Court of Judgment. What about other Demonic Gods? I need to find a way to get my hands on those too.”

He wondered if Black Buddha essence could make special professions evolve further.

“Some special professions can evolve, like believers, while others cannot. I wonder what changes would occur.” Su Chen’s imagination ran wild, but he quickly reined it in.

“With Old Xia’s personality, there’s definitely a chance.”

Even though the essence required a massive amount of divine power for conversion, Su Chen was in high spirits. He sent a message to the Professional Analysis Department to prepare for a storm environment and informed Bu Siqi that he didn’t need to wait for him to return; the hitting training was paused.

“Old Bu must have been tormented quite a bit too.” Seeing three consecutive “Okay”s on the screen, Su Chen chuckled, finally able to continue developing his professional progress.