Chapter 97: Profession Analysis, The Sealed Saint【】
Subconsciously reaching out, he took out a potion from his storage space. Su Chen roughly checked it.
“There are still ten portions of each left. They’ve been mostly consumed, definitely not enough to last until the Court of Justice assessment begins.”
Fortunately, there was no gravity chamber on the spaceship, so the training effect was weakened, and the digestion of potions was also greatly reduced. Otherwise, they would have been used up long ago.
Entering the gravity chamber, Su Chen didn’t stop until late at night.
Arriving in Ying Feng City today, he hadn’t stopped for a moment and trained for half the night, so his mind and spirit were somewhat fatigued.
Lying on the bed, Su Chen rested for a while. As a mental-type professional, a small amount of sleep was enough for him.
The next day around seven or eight in the morning, Su Chen woke up full of spirit. He opened his bracelet and saw quite a few messages.
They were all contacts added yesterday through Yang Yan’s channel, plus with Gu Bing’s help: Zhang Hengyu and others.
Zhang Hengyu sent him a message inviting him to eat tonight. Du Yu also notified him, briefly describing the general situation.
After he left with Yang Yan yesterday, the others also found good places to stay. Coming from South Wind Academy, they naturally stuck together.
Today, after packing up, they called everyone to gather.
Su Chen thought for a moment and didn’t refuse. He replied to both of them that he would go in the evening.
After a quick wash-up, Su Chen eagerly left the hotel.
The sky was clear and sunny, with sunlight shining everywhere. Su Chen couldn’t help but glance at the huge “sun” on the east side. Its brilliance made him squint his eyes.
“I really miss this kind of sunlight…” After basking for a moment, Su Chen felt completely refreshed.
Not to mention anything else, he finally didn’t have to see the “underworld” filter from South Wind every day.
The Translation Department seemed very close from here, but that was when taking a hover car.
“Better call a car…” He muttered. The hotel provided this service: half an hour’s drive, only fifty gold.
After waiting a moment, a hover car descended.
“Going to the Translation Department…” The driver was very talkative and started chatting with Su Chen as soon as he got in. “This is the first time I’ve picked up a fare to this place.”
“Thanks for the trouble.” Su Chen responded simply.
“Not from Ying Feng City, right?” The driver looked at him in surprise through the rearview mirror.
“How could you tell?” Su Chen was a bit surprised.
“Your accent…” The driver grinned, full of interest. “Although everyone speaks similarly, regional differences make them slightly different in the end.”
“But you have to listen carefully. I’ve heard it a lot, so my ears react.”
“It seems like it’s almost time for the major institutions in Ying Feng City to recruit people, but… you came a bit too early.”
“Something to do…” Su Chen smiled in response. Looking at the surrounding traffic, he suddenly asked on a whim, “Are there any requirements for driving a hover car?”
“You don’t know?” The driver was surprised and casually said, “Just get the ordinary driver profession, then get certified by the association, and you’re good.”
“Ordinary driver? A profession?” Su Chen became interested.
“It’s a special profession…” The driver was also eager to chat. “Ordinary drivers can only drive hover cars. To drive hover trains, you need to advance to senior driver. For spaceships, you need super driver…”
South Wind Academy didn’t seem to have this requirement… Su Chen thought to himself. “Driving requires getting a profession?”
“You can drive without the profession, but you can’t carry passengers, only yourself.” The driver explained. “Ordinary drivers have an ability that makes them more focused while driving, with faster reaction speed.”
“I heard that senior drivers even have some enhancement ability for the vehicle itself.”
Su Chen understood. Every industry has professions, but it doesn’t mean you must have one to work in it.
Like a cook, it’s just about cooking things, but the profession brings various special enhancements.
Su Chen asked, “Are the requirements difficult?”
“Ordinary driver has no big requirements, as long as…” The driver grinned about to say it, but a flash of vigilance passed through his eyes. “Little brother, isn’t fishing for violations a bit too much? Your profession inspection department’s methods are getting more despicable.”
“Uh…” Su Chen opened his mouth and fell silent.
The driver seemed to feel deceived and stopped talking, muttering things like “inspection department don’t push it…”
Arriving at the Translation Department, this time Su Chen only needed to report his identity code to pass smoothly.
“Sure enough, he’s an official.” The driver in the distance watched Su Chen enter and snorted coldly.
……
“You came today.”
Seeing Su Chen walk in, Sang Hanhai put down the metal instrument in his hand. The surrounding staff all looked over.
There were obviously more staff during the day. Some didn’t recognize Su Chen and showed curious expressions.
After asking colleagues who were on duty last night and learning the general situation, they were surprised.
“Isn’t it because I want to help you decipher it as soon as possible?” Su Chen’s eyes glanced around.
Sang Hanhai chuckled. “Smooth-talking kid, you want to help me decipher it quickly to exchange for a different profession, right?”
“You see through everything, Elder Sang.” Su Chen admitted frankly.
“What are you looking at? The Holy Word Stone is up there.” Seeing Su Chen turning his head and looking around the laboratory, Sang Hanhai pointed to the instrument in the center of the room.
“I’m checking if there are other Holy Word Stones.” Su Chen didn’t hide it and said straightforwardly, “I thought you had Holy Word Stones placed everywhere here.”
“Haha…” Sang Hanhai laughed twice and shook his head. “There aren’t that many Holy Word Stones. When the Translation Department was first created, it was somewhat like what you imagine.”
“But now ruins are being discovered less and less, not to mention Holy Word Stones. And I research relatively rare Hiss script, which is even scarcer.”
“Your work clothes are over there. Go change first.” Sang Hanhai instructed.
Su Chen put on the white coat. This thing wasn’t simple; the material was light and comfortable, able to adapt to the body automatically.
“It’s actually a ranked item…” Su Chen was inevitably surprised, stroking the work clothes on his body.
【Translation Department Senior Work Clothes（First Order）: Woven from cloud-soft fabric, with dust-proof, self-cleaning, self-adapting, and other support functions.】
The Translation Department’s foundation was reflected in these details.
“Actually, you don’t need to be in such a hurry. Heaven-bestowed profession translation is quite special. When it will sense the Holy Word Stone is completely uncontrollable and requires an interval of several days at least.” Sang Hanhai looked down at the symbols on the screen.
“Heaven-bestowed profession translation… what’s the deal exactly?” Su Chen couldn’t help asking.
Sang Hanhai looked up at him. “It’s hard to explain the specifics. Without enough specimens to study, such cases are rare.”
No way to study it is best, Su Chen relaxed a lot in his heart.
“By the way, what profession are you planning to exchange for?” Sang Hanhai asked casually. “Last night I did a simple evaluation. Even if it’s just a space support type, the value isn’t low. Even if you’re just assisting me with deciphering, it’s enough to exchange for a third- or fourth-order profession.”
“If it’s hard to decide, you can tell me your current profession, and I’ll give you some references.”
Su Chen’s heart stirred. The upper profession for Gale Hunter was 【Hurricane Warrior】, only third-order middle tier, which Su Chen had already ruled out.
On the other hand, the higher profession for 【Mystic Arts Scholar】, 【Mystic Arts Weaver】, was still third-order upper tier, which could be followed step by step.
He still had a portion of 【low-tier Strange God Power】 in hand, but it was best to avoid the trouble and effort if possible.
“If it can be compatible with Gale Hunter, it should also be compatible with Wind and Thunder Emissary. Might as well let this big shot give some references…” Su Chen’s heart moved. Xia Hanshi had also mentioned this; he would find someone to research it after returning.
Profession path compatibility and job change were also a complex field of study.
“My current profession is second-order upper tier Gale Hunter…” Su Chen said. “Focused on speed and strength… and wind element…”
“I know this profession…” Sang Hanhai didn’t even look up. “It’s a profession with very broad requirements and adaptability, common in many lower-tier cities.”
“Hurricane Warrior is only third-order middle tier, indeed not enough for you… Hmm…” He pondered briefly. “Two choices: Sharp Wind Golden Blade Warrior or Swift Wind Thunder Envoy, both third-order upper tier…”
“The former pairs with gold element for sustained damage, the latter with thunder element for burst power. Both are very good.”
Sang Hanhai quickly threw out two options, then added, “However, since you’re changing jobs from Gale Hunter, your first-order profession should be Swift Walker. The trouble is the lack of affinity with gold or thunder elements.”
“To change jobs, you need to first become compatible with their respective first-order professions and develop them to 100%.”
This was the first time Su Chen learned about the troubles of job changing, so he asked a few more questions.
Sang Hanhai said helplessly, “Don’t the cities below teach this knowledge anymore?”
Su Chen’s expression paused. All in all, he had only been at the academy for a little over a month, so he didn’t know if they taught it or not.
Sang Hanhai didn’t pursue it and explained, “The lower the rank, the simpler the compatibility. The higher the rank, the more troublesome.”
“For example, Gale Hunter is pure wind element, which doesn’t even meet the basic job requirements for these two professions, let alone advancing?”
“This is also the benefit of top-tier professions. Some second-order top-tier professions naturally have dual elements, making compatibility simple.”
“In that case…” Su Chen couldn’t help asking, “Are there third-order top-tier ones?”
As soon as he said this, the other staff in the laboratory couldn’t help looking over, showing indescribable expressions.
“Haha…” Sang Hanhai shook his head with a wry smile. “Don’t even think about it. Reaching third-order top-tier is no longer something you can achieve with just effort. Some even require specific cultivation from childhood, without a single mistake.”
Su Chen grinned and didn’t ask further.
Sang Hanhai continued, “However, both professions I mentioned are in the Court of Justice. You’re Xia Hanshi’s student with double Crimson Gold. Becoming an Inner Court Seed isn’t hard, and you’ll have a chance to select a profession. No need to waste it here.”
“You can save this opportunity and use it later when you feel insufficient in some aspect.”
“I heard that your Translation Department has a profession called 【Saint】?” Su Chen probed.
Sang Hanhai paused, frowned slightly, and looked up at Su Chen. “Did Xia Hanshi tell you to ask?”
“Don’t even think about this profession. It’s been sealed and can’t be appointed.” Sang Hanhai said firmly, then complained, “That old guy Xia Hanshi is incorrigible.”
Sang Hanhai seemed quite annoyed. Su Chen wanted to ask but couldn’t, and quickly soothed, “Teacher didn’t tell me to ask. I just heard him mention it and was curious.”
“Sigh… Sigh…”
Su Chen’s expression changed. “I feel the Holy Word Stone calling me again.”
Sang Hanhai chuckled. “Alright, your acting is too clumsy.”
“No, Elder Sang… I really feel it…” Su Chen frowned, already at the Holy Word Stone, murmuring softly, “…Second-order…?”
His expression excited, he turned his head. “Elder Sang, it’s second-order, second-order… The required mental-type profession is second-order!”
Sang Hanhai’s expression stiffened, looking at him suspiciously. The other staff exchanged glances.
They had worked here for a long time and had never seen such a thing. Elder Sang’s deciphering was always sleepless and painstaking.
This was a heaven-bestowed profession translator? So perverse?
“Second-order, kid, you’re not fooling me, right?” Sang Hanhai stood up and walked to the Holy Word Stone.
“How could I…” Su Chen looked solemn. Sang Hanhai verified again.
Shooting the arrow then painting the target made the process much simpler. In just over half an hour, Sang Hanhai confirmed the result and stared at Su Chen like he’d seen a ghost. “It really is second-order, this…”
“What’s wrong?” Su Chen saw his frown and felt a bit guilty.
“The last heaven-bestowed profession translator I encountered was different from you.” Sang Hanhai couldn’t help saying.
“How was that one?” Su Chen’s heart jumped.
Sang Hanhai pondered for a long time. “Forgot.”
Su Chen was speechless. The other staff, full of anticipation, also lowered their heads.
Sang Hanhai explained helplessly, “That was decades ago. I was just an apprentice then.”
“However, deciphering it early isn’t a bad thing.”
Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief. After revealing the “second-order” info, he said no more, just chatted idly with Sang Hanhai to build rapport.
They even ate lunch together and he left in the mid-afternoon.
Learning he had a dinner gathering in the evening, Sang Hanhai specially sent someone to take him there.
“Swift Wind Thunder Envoy…”
Sitting in the back seat, Su Chen pondered. His 【Wind and Thunder Emissary】 prerequisite profession should fit well with it.
“Can only get it after entering the Court of Justice, so no rush. My development progress is barely half.”
The gathering place wasn’t close, called Baisheng Building. It looked fairly luxurious outside, with plenty of people.
Su Chen sent the driver off and looked at the virtual screen, muttering, “Room 1406…”
Led by the waiter to the private room, quite a few people were already there: Du Yu and others, plus people from South Wind Academy.
Seeing him arrive, the discussion quieted noticeably.
“Brother Su, you’re finally here. Sit… sit…” Du Yu stood up enthusiastically to greet him.
Sitting in the main seat was Zhang Yunqing, wearing a pair of silver earrings, dressed very sharply.
She was the organizer of this gathering. Seeing Su Chen, she felt a bit awkward but still stood to offer him the seat.
Su Chen waved it off and casually sat next to Du Yu, quietly listening to everyone discuss.
“…This year, the Carving Department’s requirements have increased a lot. The primary carving integrity in 30 minutes needs to be over 90%. I feel it’s a bit tough…”
“Yeah… Crafting Department too. Material property understanding needs to be over 70%. Difficulty has increased a lot.”
“These years, Ying Feng City’s institutions keep raising recruitment requirements, probably because more people from lower-tier cities are coming…”
Everyone sighed. Being able to come to Ying Feng City didn’t mean they could stay.
To prevent lower-tier cities from wasting too many resources, all major institutions in Ying Feng City set their member recruitment in the same month.
They came early and could inquire ahead, but their moods weren’t great.
“Crafting Department?” Su Chen perked up at this. “The place that forges weapons?”
The speaker was a South Wind Academy student—Jiang Xi. Though two years older than Su Chen, seeing him look over, he was still a bit at a loss, with a hint of honor.
“Yes, yes… Under the Resource Department, mainly researching and forging weapons.” He explained.
“Can they upgrade weapons? Like upgrading a first-order weapon to second-order.” Su Chen asked. As his rank rose, the mystic tools he controlled before definitely couldn’t keep up with his growth trajectory.
But he couldn’t change the controlled mystic tools, so he could only find ways to upgrade them.
“Upgrade?” He hesitated, awkwardly saying, “I haven’t gotten in yet, so I don’t know some things.”
“Then I wish you success in joining.” Su Chen raised his glass in toast. The other fumbled to raise his and drank it down.
“Brother Su, why are you staying so far away, all the way in North City?” Du Yu asked in surprise.
He had asked Su Chen’s address to bond more, but they were too far apart—a round trip would take most of the day.
“Closer to the Translation Department…” Su Chen replied casually.
“Trans… la… tion… De… part… ment?” Du Yu’s expression changed, unable to hold back. “You can go in and out of the Translation Department?”
The discussion at the table gradually stopped, everyone’s gazes turning over. Even though they’d only been there a day, they had a general understanding of Ying Feng City.
They naturally knew the Translation Department was a transcendent place, the source of almost all professions in Ying Feng City.
Zhang Yunqing couldn’t help looking over, her eyes rippling with indescribable waves.
Translation Department… Su Chen had just gone with Yang Yan to deliver the Holy Word Stone, how could he now go in and out of the Translation Department?
Su Chen then realized and explained, “Just temporarily helping out, not a formal member.”
“Even temporary is impressive.” Du Yu envied. Everyone’s expressions were complex, sour inside, but they didn’t dare show it.
“Sister Yunqing, is there really an Ink Jade Talent for this Court of Justice assessment?” Someone asked.
Everyone’s gazes turned to Zhang Yunqing. She hesitated and nodded. “Yes, that person’s identity is confidential. I don’t know much, but there is indeed such a person, already taken under the Fourth Chief Judge.”
Zhang Yunqing said softly, “In any case, I pre-wish everyone success in staying in Ying Feng City.”
Everyone raised their glasses, clinking amid hopes.
After three rounds of drinks, Du Yu said lowly, “Old Su, I heard Jiang He came too.”
“Jiang He?” Su Chen was stunned and looked over. If Du Yu hadn’t mentioned, he almost forgot about this woman.
“Yeah, my cousin told me. She arrived even earlier than us. The Jiang family has some influence in Ying Feng City.” Du Yu explained.
Su Chen was slightly surprised, thinking of the low-presence Research Department head Jiang Rong from South Wind Academy, and sighed, “What an old fox…”
But he didn’t take it to heart. After the meal, everyone dispersed.
Su Chen was about to leave when Zhang Yunqing stopped him.
“Wait a moment…” Zhang Yunqing stepped in slim crystal high heels, her height reaching Su Chen’s chin. Her expression awkward, she really couldn’t say “Martial Uncle.”
“Someone’s looking for you. Gu Bing asked me for the location. She’ll be here soon.”
“Who?” Su Chen was curious, but Zhang Yunqing had no answer.
It didn’t take long. A pitch-black hover car descended from the sky, landing roadside. A young man got out, fiddling with his virtual screen, looking tired.
Not sure what happened, he seemed to mutter curses before closing the virtual screen.
Looking up, he quickly locked onto Su Chen, his face finally showing some excitement. “Junior Brother!”
He called out.
Su Chen immediately understood. One of Old Xia’s students.
“Junior Brother…” The other walked up, sizing Su Chen up and down. “Teacher was right. The handsomest one in the crowd is you.”
Old Xia would say that? Su Chen pictured the grim-faced old man in his mind—not likely.
“Senior Brother Bu Siqi, just as Teacher described, talented and handsome.” Su Chen responded.
Xia Hanshi had told him someone would take care of him upon arrival—it should be this person.
Old Xia had many students, not just high-talent ones, but some with average talent too.
Bu Siqi grinned involuntarily and explained:
“I miscalculated the time. Thought you’d arrive in a couple days. Good thing you didn’t end up on the streets, or Teacher would chop me when he returns.”
“Teacher wouldn’t bear to.” Su Chen smiled too.
With a foundation of trust, they soon chatted familiarly.
Zhang Yunqing had already sent off the last person and bid them farewell.
“Junior Brother, where do you live? I’ll take you.” Bu Siqi asked.
“Mo Yun Guan Ting…” Su Chen gave the address. Bu Siqi was stunned. “That one in North City? Why are you staying there?”
“Convenient for the Translation Department…” Su Chen had to explain again.
“Going to the Translation Department?” Bu Siqi’s eyes deepened, pondering a long time before saying, “Impressive, Junior Brother.”
“Just temporary help.”
He started the hover car, merging into the overhead lane, and chuckled at that. “Many people want to help but can’t.”
They chatted casually. Su Chen gradually learned about him: Bu Siqi had Brilliant Silver Level talent but was the son of Xia Hanshi’s old friend, whose father had passed.
“The judgment assessment is about twenty days away. With your talent, becoming an Inner Court Seed is no problem.” Bu Siqi got to business. “But watch out for some things.”
“Fourth Chief Judge—Wei Yinshuo. That Zhou Xian is his grand-disciple, sending plenty of benefits every year. Lately, he’s quite dissatisfied with Teacher.”
Fourth Chief Judge… Wei Yinshuo… Su Chen frowned. The guy who took the Ink Jade Talent?
“This year, he’s still the chief examiner and might trip you up.”
Su Chen shook his head. “Zhou Xian colluded with the Cult of the Strange God. Why is he dissatisfied with Teacher?”
“Precisely because Zhou Xian colluded with the Cult of the Strange God, it implicated him to some extent, plus prior grudges, so the resentment falls on Teacher.” Bu Siqi said helplessly.
Seeing Su Chen silent, Bu Siqi added, “No need to worry too much. As long as Teacher returns before the assessment, he can only stew.”
“He took an Ink Jade Talent student?” Su Chen asked.
Bu Siqi’s expression changed, and after a long while, he showed a wry smile. “Yeah, who knows where that old guy got such luck. Ink Jade Talent…”
Seeing Su Chen fall silent, he wanted to comfort him with words about disposition and effort.
But for some reason, the words felt lackluster on his tongue.
That old guy had a successor, but Teacher’s side…
He glanced at Su Chen. Double Crimson Gold, one step below Ink Jade, but not without hope to catch up.
