Chapter 40: Kill All The Top Brass Of South Wind City! Occupational Bullying!
Qi Chuan’s information is very clean. His parents died in the mist killing incident more than thirty years ago. He’s a bit better off than Su Chen, in that he doesn’t have a refugee identity.
Jiang He probably won’t run around for him. Next, whoever makes a move for Qi Chuan will reveal the thread.
“Heituo, Strange God, Zhou Xian…”
“Didn’t I just kill your son and take some things? Is it necessary to be so aggressive?”
As he walked, Su Chen muttered to himself.
………
In the hazy mist, a bluish-purple electric serpent suddenly tore through the darkness, with winding arc light shuttling back and forth between the clouds and the ground.
Immediately following was a shrill whistle that shook the lungs, like the roar bursting from some giant creature as its chest was forcibly split open, the mist distorting and deforming in the sound wave.
Bang!
As if something had crashed to the ground, kicking up a large cloud of dust.
Whoosh!
A slender silver-gray aircraft burst out from the mist.
“It’s a third order mutant, Crimson Eagle Demon…” At the cabin door, the gale howled, the black coat flapping wildly, under the white hair was a cold face.
“So slow…” A dissatisfied voice came from the corner. The old man lowered his head and fiddled with the virtual screen in front of him, not even lifting his head.
“Chief Judge…” The white-haired man’s cold demeanor broke in a second, helpless.
“Look at this…” The old man casually swiped, and the virtual projection came to the white-haired man’s side.
“News from Nan Feng…” The white-haired man glanced at it, quite surprised: “The Holy Word Stone was recovered?”
“…Yuan Chenyang sent his own student to infiltrate and go undercover, not only recovering the Holy Word Stone, but even discovering a Heituo cultist?”
“Impressive. I thought he couldn’t escape punishment this time.” The white-haired man couldn’t help but say.
“You’ve startled the snake…” The old man snorted coldly, his tone unkind: “The rest will probably shrink back. I’ll have to make this trip in vain.”
“You can’t say it like that…” The white-haired man argued: “They don’t know your plan after all.”
“The Holy Word Stone was found, but the Space Crystal wasn’t.” The old man continued on his own, “Startling Heituo’s people, the remaining cultists will probably go into hiding.”
“Old Xia, the Space Crystal was stolen from Yun Lan, not the responsibility of South Wind City.” The long-haired woman sitting on the other side spoke up.
“But isn’t there a clue? Zhou Xian’s son was used as a mule, he has a lot of suspicion.” The white-haired man said.
“Yeah…” The old man’s face flickered uncertainly, his gaunt body seeming like it would topple in the wind, “Director of Internal Affairs, one of South Wind City’s top leaders, actually corrupted. Can we trust South Wind City’s top leaders anymore? Might as well kill them all. Maybe a few innocents, but I believe they’ll understand.”
The white-haired man immediately broke out in cold sweat: “Wait, it’s just suspicion. If you kill them all, it’ll cause big trouble!”
“Coward!” The old man sneered, walked to the cabin door, and jumped straight down. The mist swallowed him up. The white-haired man only heard a hoarse voice:
“A third order mutant shouldn’t appear near this airway. I’ll go check what’s going on. You head to South Wind City first.”
“Old Xia!” The white-haired man chased to the cabin door, helpless with a wry smile.
“The Sixth Chief Judge is just like that.” The woman also sighed, “Last time that Crimson Gold Talent kid was taken by the Third Chief Judge, his temper got even more explosive. Good thing it’s a physical talent. If it were a mental talent, Old Xia probably would’ve made a move.”
“Old Xia for that rumored profession, has already…” At this point, she stopped. What followed wasn’t anything good.
The white-haired man wanted to speak but hesitated. Even without the Third Chief Judge, they wouldn’t choose Old Xia. After all, this one really has… a notorious reputation.
………
Su Chen returned to the room and found an unexpected visitor.
“Teacher?”
Su Chen cautiously approached the door and was somewhat surprised to see the figure inside.
Old Sun was accompanying nearby, his face full of wrinkles from smiling.
“Someone sneaked into your room?” Yuan Chenyang got straight to the point.
“Yeah.” Su Chen nodded, “Checked the surveillance, didn’t find anything.”
Sun Fatty immediately said from the side: “I’ve strengthened the defenses on this floor. There are people guarding both corridors, patrolling every half hour.”
Old Sun’s reaction was fast enough. No wonder he saw several big men.
Su Chen secretly thought it was impressive. When there’s a problem, and the higher-ups ask, there can’t just be excuses.
Yuan Chenyang nodded in satisfaction, “You go out first.”
“Okay.” Old Sun walked out and conveniently closed the door.
“You caught Qi Chuan.” He then asked.
Su Chen explained: “He previously colluded with Hu Xiang, preparing to attack me secretly.”
“Oh…” Yuan Chenyang suddenly understood, “This is the confession Hu Xiang mentioned. As long as you know what you’re doing.”
He emphasized again, “Follow the rules, don’t leave any handles for others.”
“Understood.”
“Also, this is【Engineering Apprentice】. Take a look…” He handed over a metal engraved plate.
Su Chen glanced at it–
【Discovered first order lower tier profession–Engineering Apprentice. After completing the job appointment conditions, you can job appoint.】
【Job appointment condition one: Complete repair of one thousand ordinary items.】
【Job appointment condition two: Be a first order mental side professional yourself.】
“This…” Su Chen was puzzled. This profession didn’t seem that great.
“Don’t underestimate it. After perfect job appointment, it can awaken a professional ability called【One Mind, Two Uses】.”
Yuan Chenyang emphasized: “Not the ordinary one mind, two uses from practice, but something like a mechanical device’s ability.”
“You’re not the first guy who wants to test physical and also take on multiple mental side professions. Training the body and then meditating wastes too much time.”
“I see…” Su Chen suddenly understood. Every profession has its unique uses. He’d have to pay attention in the future.
Some professional abilities might not seem great alone, but properly combined, they’re very different.
Old Yuan said again: “I’ll have Old Sun arrange for you to go to logistics. Mess around with it every day, and you can job appoint in a few months.”
“Thank you, Teacher.” Su Chen was sincerely grateful. Now was way better than when he was in the Southern Academy dormitory.
“Mm.” Old Yuan wasn’t pretentious and handed over a gold-embossed card: “Also, one more thing. Zhang Yunqing, Zhang Hengyu’s sister, has a banquet tonight. The invitation was sent home. You go.”
“Banquet?” Su Chen took it, looking at the intricate patterns on it, remembering Zhou Zong had mentioned this before.
Yuan Chenyang’s bald head gleamed under the light, his eyes flickering: “It’s some young people from the city, and his sister stayed in Ying Feng, knows a lot. Good for you to make contact.”
“I see…” Su Chen thought thoughtfully. The explanation seemed a bit insufficient, but he still nodded: “Since Teacher says so, I’ll go.”
Yuan Chenyang left. After the elevator door closed, he chuckled and cursed: “Little rascal.”
“Banquet, banquet…” Su Chen rubbed the card, helpless: “This refugee identity is really troublesome.”
Didn’t know what those refugee predecessors had done.
Glanced at the time. Still early.
Su Chen pondered this【Engineering Apprentice】 again. With resources, the job appointment time shouldn’t be long.
He sighed: “But with the current complicated situation, wasting time on this is really…”
【Detecting the host’s difficulty, Void Ripper Warrior and Mystic Tool Master kindly talk with Engineering Apprentice. Engineering Apprentice deeply feels the host’s hardship and decides to directly perfect job appoint. Only needs the host after job appointment…】
Hm? Su Chen’s cheek twitched. Void Ripper Warrior and Mystic Tool Master teamed up to bully it, huh.
Direct job appointment… fine too. Wonder how long the time limit for this job appointment is?
One thousand ordinary items, not simple.
However, Su Chen waited and waited, but no text appeared after the ellipsis, until a moment later–
【Engineering Apprentice decides that after the host job appoints, no need to complete the job appointment conditions within the time limit.】
Huh?
Su Chen thought he’d adapted to the panel, but these lines still shocked him.
For some reason, he could even feel a sense of indignation from them.
Void Ripper Warrior, Mystic Tool Master, what exactly did you two do?
Is this the crushing of top tier professions over lower tier professions?
Su Chen grinned with complex feelings, happily job appointing.
As a result, a large amount of familiar yet strange memories surged into his mind. Different mechanical creations appeared before his eyes: details, damaged parts, repair processes.
It was as if he had really repaired over a thousand broken things, making his brain swell. It took a long time before he reacted.
【Job appointment Engineering Apprentice successful. Obtained professional ability—One Mind, Two Uses】
【One Mind, Two Uses: Mind can handle two things simultaneously.】
“Phew…” Su Chen rubbed his temples. The feeling of this knowledge-type profession was truly unique.
He tried it briefly and immediately felt the difference. His consciousness seemed to split in two, each able to think different things.
In some cases, he could also one mind, two uses, even multi-use, but at most for a moment or an instant.
And this was like a computer opening two taskbars, not interfering with each other.
“Godly skill…” Su Chen’s eyes lit up. Whether meditation method or training method, both were very complex.
Normally, even with extra practice, it’s hard to truly run them simultaneously.
But just an ordinary profession solved this problem.
He immediately started trying. His body assumed a stance, and he began meditating at the same time.
【Body Tempering Method】 running, body muscles tensing, stinging pain gradually coming from various places, while【Hellfire Meditation Method】 was also cycling, brain heating up.
This feeling was quite unique. Su Chen was like a kid with a new toy, practicing for over half an hour before reluctantly stopping.
“Still have to go out today, can’t consume too much.” Su Chen smacked his lips, “If paired with potions, it’d be heavenly. Still need to figure out how to get some Black Flame Potion. Blood activation efficiency is too low.”
“Little Brother…” Sun Fatty knocked. After Su Chen let him in, he gently opened the door and walked in with a grin, “I’ve arranged it with logistics. You’ll be specifically responsible for repairing damaged items, with a master to teach you.”
Su Chen once again admired Old Sun’s efficiency but shook his head, “No rush on this.”
Sun Fatty was slightly stunned but still smiled: “Okay, Little Brother. Whenever you’re ready, just tell me.”
He was about to leave but was stopped by Su Chen, “Brother Sun, I want to ask you to help me sell something.”
“Oh?” Sun Fatty was surprised, watching Su Chen pull out a blurry black coat from under the bed.
He had gotten two sets back then, planning to sell one.
“Shadow-Evading Clothes?” He couldn’t help but be astonished, “You…”
