Chapter 40: Kill all the top brass of Southwind City! Professional bullying!

    Qi Chuan’s background is clean. His parents died in a fog incident more than 30 years ago. The only thing better than Su Chen is that he does not have vagrant status.

    Jiang He probably won’t fight for him. Now, whoever makes a move for Qi Chuan will reveal the clue.

    “Black Tuluo, Mysterious God Cult, Zhou Xian…”

    “Didn’t I just kill your son and take some things? Do you have to be so relentless?”

    As he walked, Su Chen muttered to himself.

    ………

    In the hazy mist, purple-blue electric snakes suddenly tore through the darkness, and winding arcs moved back and forth between the clouds and the ground.

    Immediately followed by a piercing shriek that shook the lungs, like the roar of some giant creature being ripped open, the mist twisted and deformed in the sound waves.

    Bang!

    Something seemed to fall to the ground, raising a large cloud of dust.

    Whoosh!

    A slender silver-gray flying craft flew out of the mist.

    “It’s a third-order mutated species, Scarlet Harpy Demon…” At the hatch, a strong wind howled, and a black overcoat flapped. Under the white hair was a cold face.

    “So slow…” In the corner, a dissatisfied voice came. The old man looked down at the virtual screen in front of him, without even lifting his head.

    “Judge…” The white-haired man’s coolness broke in an instant, and he couldn’t help but feel helpless.

    “Look at this…” The old man casually swiped, and the virtual projection came to the white-haired man.

    “News from Southwind…” The white-haired man glanced at it, quite surprised: “The Holy Word Stone has been recovered?”

    “…Yuan Chenyang sent his students to undercover, not only recovering the Holy Word Stone, but also discovering a heituo cultist?”

    “Amazing, I thought he couldn’t escape the blame this time.” The white-haired man said.

    “We’ve alerted the enemy…” The old man snorted coldly, his tone unfriendly: “The remaining people will probably shrink back, and I’ll have to make a trip for nothing.”

    “You can’t say that…” The white-haired man argued: “They don’t know your plan after all.”

    “The Holy Word Stone has been found, but the Space Crystal has not.” The old man said to himself, “Having alerted the Black Tuluo people, the remaining cultists will probably go into hiding.”

    “Old Xia, the Space Crystal was stolen from Yunlan, it’s not Southwind City’s fault.” The long-haired woman sitting on the other side said.

    “Isn’t there a clue? Zhou Xian’s son was treated as a mule, and he is highly suspected.” The white-haired man said.

    “Yes…” The old man’s face flickered, his emaciated body looked as if it would fall over in the wind. “The Minister of Internal Affairs, one of the top brass of Southwind City, was actually corrupted. Can the top brass of Southwind City still be trusted? Why not kill them all? Perhaps a few will be wronged, but I believe they will understand.”

    The white-haired man immediately broke out in a cold sweat: “Wait, it’s just suspicion. If you kill them all, there will be big trouble!”

    “Coward!” The old man sneered, walked to the hatch, and jumped straight down. The mist engulfed him, and the white-haired man only heard a hoarse voice:

    “A third-order mutated species shouldn’t be near this air route. I’ll go check what’s going on. You go to Southwind City first.”

    “Old Xia!” The white-haired man chased to the hatch, and smiled helplessly.

    “The Sixth Judge has this personality.” The woman also sighed, “After the little guy with the Crimson Gold talent was taken by the Third Judge last time, his temper became even more explosive. Fortunately, it’s a physical talent. If it were a spiritual talent, Old Xia would probably have to make a move.”

    “Old Xia has already…” At this point, she stopped, and the rest was not good.

    The white-haired man hesitated to speak. Even without the Third Judge, no one would choose Old Xia, after all, this person was truly… infamous.

    ………

    Su Chen returned to his room and found an unexpected visitor.

    “Teacher?”

    Su Chen carefully approached the door, and was a little surprised when he saw the figure inside.

    Old Sun was accompanying him, his face full of wrinkles from smiling.

    “Did someone sneak into your room?” Yuan Chenyang asked directly.

    “Hmm.” Su Chen nodded. “I checked the surveillance, but didn’t find anything.”

    The fat man Sun next to him immediately said: “I have strengthened the guard on this floor, with people guarding both corridors and patrolling every half hour.”

    Old Sun reacted quickly enough, no wonder he saw a few big guys.

    Su Chen secretly thought it was amazing. When a problem arises, and the superiors ask about it, there cannot be just evasive explanations.

    Yuan Chenyang nodded in satisfaction, “You go out first.”

    “Okay.” Old Sun walked out, and gently closed the door.

    “You arrested Qi Chuan.” He then asked.

    Su Chen explained: “He conspired with Hu Xiang to secretly attack me before.”

    “Hmm…” Yuan Chenyang realized, “This is the explanation Hu Xiang mentioned. You just need to know what you’re doing.”

    He emphasized again, “You must abide by the rules and don’t give anyone a handle.”

    “Understood.”

    “Also, this is the [Arcane Apprentice], take a look…” He handed over a metal carved printing plate.

    Su Chen glanced at it–

    [Discovered a first-tier low-grade profession–Arcane Apprentice. After fulfilling the job requirements, you can take up the profession.]

    [Job requirement one: repair one thousand ordinary items.]

    [Job requirement two: be a first-tier spirit-type professional.] “This…” Su Chen was puzzled. This profession doesn’t seem to be very good, right?

    “Don’t underestimate it. After perfect specialization, it can awaken a professional ability called [Dual-tasking].”

    Yuan Chenyang emphasized: “It’s not the ordinary dual-tasking after practice, but a capability similar to mechanical equipment.”

    “You’re not the first to want to be a multi-talented professional, both physical and spiritual. It takes too long to meditate after training your body.”

    “So that’s how it is…” Su Chen suddenly understood. Every profession has its unique uses, and he needs to pay attention to it in the future.

    Some professional abilities might not be impressive on their own, but if properly coordinated, they can make a big difference.

    Old Yuan also said, “I’ll have Old Sun arrange for you to go to logistics. You can work on it daily, and you’ll be able to specialize in a few months.”

    “Thank you, teacher.” Su Chen was sincerely grateful. It was much better now than when he was in the Southwind Academy dormitory.

    “Hmm.” Old Yuan didn’t fuss, and handed over a gilded card: “Also, there’s another matter. Zhang Yunqing, that is, Zhang Hengyu’s sister, is hosting a banquet tonight. The invitation arrived home, so you should go.”

    “Banquet?” Su Chen took it, looking at the intricate patterns on it, and remembered that Zhou Zong had also mentioned this before.

    Yuan Chenyang’s bald head gleamed under the light, his eyes flickering. “It’s a gathering of some young people in the city, and his sister has stayed in Ying Feng, so she knows a lot of things. It’s good for you to get in touch with them.”

    “I see…” Su Chen was thoughtful, the explanation didn’t seem sufficient, but he still nodded, “Since the teacher has spoken, then I’ll go.”

    Yuan Chenyang left, and after the elevator door closed, he laughed and scolded, “Little rascal.”

    “Banquet, banquet…” Su Chen rubbed the card, feeling helpless. “Being a vagrant is really troublesome.”

    He wondered what those vagrant predecessors had done.

    He checked the time, it was still early.

    Su Chen pondered over the [Arcane Apprentice] again. Although he had resources, the job promotion shouldn’t take long.

    He sighed, “But the situation is complicated right now, wasting time on this is simply…”

    [Detecting the host’s difficulties, Riftwalker Warrior, Mysterious Tool Master, and Arcane Apprentice had a friendly chat with each other. The Arcane Apprentice, deeply moved by the host’s plight, decided to perfectly job change directly. The host only needs to…]

    Hmm? Su Chen’s cheek twitched. So, Riftwalker Warrior and Mysterious Tool Master teamed up to bully, huh?

    Direct job change… well, that works. I wonder how long the time limit for this job change is?

    A thousand ordinary items is not simple either.

    However, Su Chen waited and waited, but the text after the ellipsis did not appear until a moment later–

    [The Arcane Apprentice has decided that after the host takes up the position, there is no need to complete the job requirements within a limited time.]

    Huh?

    Su Chen thought he had adapted to the panel, but these few lines of text still surprised him.

    For some reason, he could even feel a sense of grief from it.

    Riftwalker Warrior, Mysterious Tool Master, what exactly did you two do?

    Is this the suppression of top-tier professions over lower-tier professions?

    Su Chen grinned with complicated feelings, and happily took up the job.

    As a result, a large amount of familiar yet unfamiliar memories poured into his mind. Different mechanical creations appeared before his eyes, details, damaged parts, and repair processes.

    He seemed to have really repaired thousands of broken things, which made his brain swell, and it took him a long time to recover.

    [Successfully specialized as an Arcane Apprentice, gaining the professional ability “Dual-tasking”]

    [Dual-tasking: You can process two things simultaneously in your mind.]

    “Whew…” Su Chen rubbed his temples. The feeling of this knowledge-based profession was really peculiar.

    He tried it out briefly and immediately felt the difference. His consciousness seemed to be divided into two, each able to think about different things.

    In some situations, he could also multitask, or even multiprocess, but it would only last for a moment.

    But this situation was like a computer with two taskbars, each not interfering with the other.

    “What a divine skill…” Su Chen’s eyes lit up. Both meditation and training methods were very complex.

    Under normal circumstances, even with a lot of practice, it is difficult to truly run them simultaneously.

    But a mere ordinary profession solved this problem.

    He immediately began to try, spreading his body into a stance and meditating at the same time.

    [Body Tempering Exercise] was running, his muscles were tense, and various parts gradually felt a stinging pain, while [Purgatory Fire Meditation Method] was also cycling, making his brain hot.

    This feeling was quite peculiar. Su Chen was like a child with a new toy, practicing for half an hour before stopping, still unsatisfied.

    “I still have to go out today, so I can’t consume too much.” Su Chen smacked his lips, “If I combine it with potions, it would be incredibly refreshing. I still need to find a way to get some Black Flame Potion. The efficiency of Blood-activating Potion is still too low.”

    “Little brother…” Fatty Sun knocked on the door, and after Su Chen let him in, he gently opened the door and walked in with a smile. “I’ve already arranged with the logistics department. You’ll specialize in repairing damaged items, and an old master will teach you.”

    Su Chen once again praised Fatty Sun’s efficiency, but shook his head, “This matter, there’s no rush.”

    Fatty Sun was slightly startled, but still smiled and said, “Okay, little brother, just let me know when you’re ready.”

    He was about to leave when Su Chen stopped him again, “Brother Sun, I want to ask you to help me sell something.”

    “Oh?” Fatty Sun was surprised, watching Su Chen pull out a blurry black garment from under the bed.

    He had gotten two sets back then, and planned to sell one.

    “Shadow-Hiding Clothes?” He was surprised, “You…”

    (End of this chapter)

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