Chapter 17: Strongman: Watch Mine!
“Who arranged for me to get in?” After Wei Zhigao left, Su Chen studied the Spirit Communication Device in his hand, along with the accompanying manual, like one of those old-style phones from his previous life, even with physical buttons.
Due to the mist’s influence, the communication range was limited to South Wind City, allowing short-distance temporary information communication, with only one contact for now—Wei Zhigao.
“Could it be that I misunderstood the victim?”
Su Chen fiddled with it carefully; the metal shell had a pretty good texture.
“Whatever, I’ll take the benefit first.”
For things he couldn’t figure out, Su Chen could only set them aside for now; at least he could get quite a few good things for free.
A First Order Superior physical profession was definitely stronger than Strongman.
According to the simple information given by Wei Zhigao, 【Swift Walker】 focuses more on speed, with a slight boost to strength.
【Strongman】 purely enhances strength; between low-tier professions, they generally don’t conflict.
In terms of prospects, 【Swift Walker】 is definitely better.
He went out to check the class schedule at the end of the corridor, memorized the classroom for the physical training class, and trained for a bit.
【Strongman: 20%】
【Molten Stone Training Method—Beginner: 65%】
【Molten Stone Training Method】, though it’s an F-grade training method, progresses quickly at the beginner stage.
There were more Inspector Guards in the academy; everyone entering or leaving had to undergo strict inspection, and many remote corners inside were subjected to blanket searches.
From what he saw on the road, Su Chen couldn’t help but guess, “Is that attacker still in the academy?”
……
“Yuan Chenyang reacts really fast… old guy…” In a certain corner of the academy, a pair of sinister eyes scanned the surroundings, murmuring lowly:
“That thing has special material, it’s hard to take it out openly; I’ll be discovered sooner or later.”
“Gotta think of a way…”
……
“This place isn’t simple.” Su Chen arrived at the top-floor classroom; the room was sealed by a heavy metal door. Su Chen swiped his Student ID Card, and with the heavy sound of gears, the door retracted to both sides.
Several people had already arrived, all with burly builds, their gazes carrying surprise and doubt.
“Is this a gym…” Su Chen looked around; the spacious room was filled with various massive pieces of equipment, all made of metal.
“Classmate, you… did you come to the wrong place?” Someone asked in a deep voice, holding something like a dumbbell, muscles bulging.
“Isn’t this the physical training class?” Su Chen asked.
“It is… but…” The other nodded, hesitating: “I haven’t seen you before.”
“I’m new…” Su Chen said casually; the others exchanged glances but said nothing more.
He looked around and picked up a dumbbell; both ends were black metal, with something like a knob at the grip.
Su Chen tried turning it, seeing blue fluorescence flowing in the patterns on the dumbbell’s surface, feeling it get heavier.
“Interesting…” Su Chen realized these things were indeed quite effective for training the body.
“Su Chen…” A somewhat familiar voice came from behind.
“Old Bai?” Su Chen turned and was quite surprised; it was Bai Fengxi in training clothes, hair tied up high, looking very capable. “You train physical too?”
Old Bai?
The others’ eyes widened slightly; this guy was close with Bai Fengxi?
Everyone thought Bai Fengxi was Yuan Chenyang’s “student,” a “second generation,” naturally separated from most people by a wall.
“Came to learn a bit…” Bai Fengxi said vaguely.
Seeing her unsurprised look, Su Chen immediately understood: “You arranged for me to get in?”
“It was Yuan Chenyang; he doesn’t plan to take more students, so he could only give you an opportunity.” Bai Fengxi nodded.
“Thanks.” Su Chen couldn’t help saying.
Bai Fengxi accepted it frankly.
Clack clack!
The metal door opened again; even Su Chen could clearly feel the oppressive aura coming at him. A lean and muscular man walked in, with distinct muscle blocks.
Everyone gradually gathered, expressions solemn. “Instructor!”
“This is the instructor—Zheng Shi.” Bai Fengxi reminded quietly.
Zheng Shi looked around, his gaze landing on Su Chen, frowning slightly. He said deeply: “There’s a new member today, Su Chen. From now on, he’ll train with us.”
“Su Chen…”
“Never heard of him…”
The crowd murmured lowly; suddenly someone exclaimed lowly: “Fuck, no wonder this guy looks familiar; he seems to have taken Teacher Jiang He’s path.”
“Jiang He… no wonder he’s so handsome…”
In an instant, eyes full of envy, jealousy, and hate came flooding.
Even Instructor Zheng was stunned for a moment. Jiang He…
“Quiet…” Instructor Zheng’s brows furrowed sharply as he shouted, “Start training first; I’ll guide you later. Think of any questions to ask me.”
“Su Chen, come here.”
Su Chen complied and followed Instructor Zheng to a corner; the other had a businesslike demeanor, taking out a Metal Tablet sealed in some transparent lipid material.
“Read this and memorize it.” He was concise.
Su Chen took it; there was a long string of text on the inner Metal Tablet. Just one glance, and the panel popped up a reminder—
【Discovered First Order Superior profession—Swift Walker. Complete the Job Appointment Conditions to appoint.】
【Swift Walker Job Appointment Condition 1: Cumulative running time of three years（1 year completed）】
【Swift Walker Job Appointment Condition 2: Elevate any basic physical training method to proficiency.】
Su Chen’s brow twitched; cumulative running time of three years—having lived so long in his previous life, it only counted as one year, with two years left.
This was too much trouble; even if he didn’t eat or drink and felt no fatigue, it would still take at least three or four years to complete.
No wonder that Wei Zhigao had that reaction.
This kind of profession clearly wasn’t prepared for ordinary people.
Even due to body development reasons, high-intensity physical training or mental meditation usually starts after adulthood.
But running can be accumulated specifically from childhood.
Thinking this, Su Chen handed the Metal Tablet back; the paper recorded slightly differently from the panel, but he was used to it.
“Memorized?” Instructor Zheng was surprised to see him glance once and hand it back.
Other students, when getting profession information, would read every word a dozen times, afraid to miss anything.
This guy’s memory is that good?
He wanted to remind him, but on second thought, he expressionlessly put the thing away. “Go back to training…”
Su Chen found a corner and casually weighed the dumbbell.
“What profession did you choose?” Bai Fengxi came over.
“Swift Walker,” Su Chen said.
“First Order Superior?” Bai Fengxi frowned slightly, hesitating as she reminded: “The Key Training Class has regular assessments; if progress doesn’t meet standards, you’ll be expelled.”
The academy naturally wouldn’t let slackers eat and drink for free.
“How often?” Su Chen asked, calculating in his mind.
“Once a month.”
Bai Fengxi looked at the pensive Su Chen and added, “As long as you’ve thought it through.”
Instructor Zheng was patrolling one by one, checking their training progress.
The others didn’t have the panel’s straightforward data presentation and could only judge by experience how far they’d progressed in the relevant skills their profession required.
The basic physical profession requirements weren’t too hard—just improving physical intensity—but perfect promotion was a bit difficult.
“…Idiot, did you sneak extra training again? Your abs and back muscles are obviously overdeveloped; if you keep going, you won’t be able to perfect job appoint!”
Instructor Zheng scolded in frustration; the burly youth standing before him hung his head, not daring to speak.
These guys came from various classes in South Wind City, but hadn’t reached the level of being cultivated from childhood; many were even from ordinary families and valued this opportunity greatly.
Seeing this, Su Chen couldn’t help but sigh; 【Strongman】 was really damn generous back then, direct job appointment saving him so much trouble.
【Strongman detects host’s sincere gratitude, in great mood, decides to devour Swift Walker.】
What the hell?
The panel popped up abruptly; Su Chen was shocked.
Little brother, don’t mess around; if you get counter-killed, will I still have this 【Strongman】 profession?
